Chapter 850: Evil God Ritual

Footsteps echoed as he returned inside the cosmic villa, where Xu Zhi's clone had largely finished tidying up.

At least, on the surface, the repairs gleamed brightly. However, some spaces, where laws were still twisted and collapsed, remained unfixable. They stayed as tangled voids, leaving large gaping holes.

“It’s acceptable,” Xu Zhi thought. “I can’t expect too much in such a short time.” He gently ascended to the attic.

The villa had three floors. Only now did he fully grasp the sheer size of this space; each attic floor was the size of five or six Earths’ surface area.

Xu Zhi could barely comprehend it... It was simply too extravagant.

What did it feel like to gaze upon something truly boundless? What was true legacy? This was the legacy of a Ninth-Tier world existence!

Xu Zhi felt like a parvenu who had leveled up too quickly, without any accumulation or depth.

“A complete Ninth-Tier being truly is powerful,” Xu Zhi mused with emotion. While Eighth-Tier beings were the strongest life forms on a planet, Ninth-Tier beings were indeed cosmic existences capable of destroying planets, overlords ruling entire galactic systems.

Of course, their planet destruction didn't involve brute force. While brute force was possible, it was too foolish. They would inevitably twist laws, using the universe as a lever to directly detonate a planet's core, alter its stability parameters, and cause the planet to explode effortlessly.

This was the elegant way of a law-abiding existence, a transcendent power capable of obliterating stars.

And for such a being to be able to alter a planet's orbit, shift it to a specific location, and use planets to build a grand villa—that was truly astonishing!

Footsteps. Xu Zhi stepped onto the stone slab staircase, ascending to a room on the second floor. The more he looked, the more exquisite and awe-inspiring it became. It was simply too vast, too impressive.

Even for a Ninth-Tier being, this was a colossal cosmic engineering marvel that would have taken tens of thousands of years to complete.

This was very unique. If one didn't possess such an enormous body, who would build such a massive dwelling for themselves? A normal living space would suffice.

How would others with normal bodies live here? But Xu Zhi was different; he could inflate his body to fill the space and reside here.

Although it was useless to others and served no practical purpose for Xu Zhi, what practical purpose was truly needed?

It was just as the players themselves said: practicality was temporary, but coolness was forever.

He had come here primarily to evolve civilizations and settle the Crystal Wall System civilization. It didn't hurt to enjoy it a little while he was at it. He had to admit, he was genuinely amazed by this place, and it didn't change the fact that secretly, he was still a country bumpkin.

“Perspective, you see, improves step by step.” Xu Zhi was quite modest, admitting he was deeply impressed. He entered the study, sat down at the desk, and grew serious.

“I feel this Ninth-Tier existence in the universe is not simple, given its enormous size...” Xu Zhi mused. “Even the Great Octopus, theoretically, couldn't break through to Ninth-Tier because its body was too massive to complete the Ninth-Tier cellular path! Eighth-Tier deities were the limit for this octopus species. So, how did this mysterious giant, even larger than the octopus, break through to Ninth-Tier?”

This was terrifying. Extremely terrifying.

Perhaps only those from that era knew the hidden truths.

“If that’s the case, in the same realm, even Di Qi and others who reached the four-gene limit would only be evenly matched back in ancient times, and might even be defeated. This being was a terrifying life form at the perfect ultimate fourth realm... Would I need five genes to defeat it in the same realm?”

One must remember that reaching this level through wild cultivation, comparable to beings like Di Qi and Caroline, was truly remarkable.

“Yet, even a Ninth-Tier being with such mysterious combat power perished in the grand epic of ancient myths, its remains divided... His two Ninth-Tier disciples died, and other Ninth-Tier beings who arrived to divide the inheritance erupted into a great battle, in which several more Ninth-Tier beings fell... It's clear the secret was extremely tempting.”

At this point, Xu Zhi also harbored some interest in treasure hunting and unraveling ancient history. He thoroughly explored the cosmic villa, but quickly realized it was futile.

It was only natural, after all. So much time had passed, the treasures and inheritance must have been taken. Even if they were hidden back then, they would have been discovered by subsequent treasure-hunting powerhouses. It was impossible for anything to remain; finding nothing was normal.

“But who could have taken the inheritance of such a powerful being?” Xu Zhi wondered, dumbfounded.

“Let’s begin.” Xu Zhi extended a fingertip. With a gentle tap on the desk, a golden teleportation array shimmered into existence.

It was incredibly delicate and tiny, looking like a fingernail-sized teleportation array, emitting a faint glow.

“Distant demon god of the void universe, please accept my summon...” Xu Zhi chanted a non-existent incantation, sitting in his chair with unusual calm.

Meanwhile, in the orchard's study, Medusa slowly awoke within her glass bottle, curling up and hugging her legs, looking up. Suddenly, she saw a mysterious teleportation array shimmering on the inner surface of the bottle cap.

It was precisely what Xu Zhi had secretly carved earlier. She heard a faint call from the void:

“Distant demon god of the void universe, please accept my summon...”

Medusa was instantly startled. What... what was this?! She frowned. A legendary array? A summoning circle?

In the Wizard World, there were similar summoning methods. But she had never heard of anything summoning her in this manner.

“I've taken over the body of a Cthulhu demon god, becoming a member of this race. Could this be a summoning ritual of the demon god race?” Medusa pondered deeply.

“If so, will I be exposed? Will they see through my identity, that I've actually taken over this body?”

“Probably not now. I spent over a decade in the Creator God's garden, re-evolving this Evil God body...” she mused. “What exactly is an Evil God?

It's composed of 173 Evil God organizations—muscles, skin, hair, and so on—each forming hundreds to thousands of populations, totaling over 129,000 components that make up the body.”

“Before, I had one organizational leader as my main body controlling the other 172 organizational leaders, making it easy to find flaws. Now, my soul has been split and perfectly distributed among all 173 organizations, becoming their leaders and controlling each population... This entire body is completely mine.”

“I have truly mastered this body.”

Her vital organizations had also transformed from one to 173. This was a huge breakthrough.

This idea for bodily improvement came to her after observing the Daoist Monarch's Ninth-Tier cellular division path and entering the Creator God's garden.

Splitting the soul into 173 parts was also a concept of the Ninth-Tier path.

However, 173 was far from even the lowest threshold, so she naturally couldn't twist laws. One must remember that Super Saiyans needed at least over a million units of faith to form.

“But this is still the first step.”

“When I walk the Ninth-Tier path in the future, I will definitely split my soul into 173 parts, and then further split them into 129,000 organizational beings... Then, using these over 120,000 organizational lives, I will split my soul three more times, each time taking 129,000 'Ninth-Tier cellular paths.' This is the concept of my cultivation method.

Others are one world, but I will be 129,600 worlds. I alone will be the myriad worlds, a single epoch, aligning with the predetermined fate of the Heavenly Dao!”

She took a deep breath, knowing this would be an incredibly long journey. 129,600 cellular paths—even if each creature only had a million cells, it would still be a colossal and terrifying undertaking!

“Thinking this way, I should now be a flawless Cthulhu Evil God...” she concluded. “So, I should go. Perhaps I can gain some useful information about this race.”

Ultimately, she split off a portion of her body and cautiously entered the other end of the teleportation array.

Whoosh! On the desk, a tiny remnant appeared, smaller than even a mite.

Medusa lifted her head and looked slightly, immediately becoming utterly dumbfounded. “This is... a creature of such immense size, comparable to a large star.”

She had always believed her own body was large enough, but now she felt indescribably tiny!

The sheer size of this living room alone made her dizzy!

Even ten thousand Wizard Worlds might not be enough to fill this space, right?

This place was terrifying! What kind of truly great, unseen law-abiding existence was summoning her?

Even Xu Zhi was stunned by this place, so how could Medusa, who had never witnessed such a grand scene, not be terrified? The sheer size of this space was astonishing.

“A race of friends from ancient times, long time no see,” the giant slowly spoke. He then paused slightly, “Why are you still so weak, like an immature infant of the Evil God race?”

Medusa was slightly startled by the words, but calmly replied, “My elders, the heads of my family, went out for something and never returned. I never saw them since I was born, and I haven't heard from them for a long time.”

This answer was subtle and perfect. It made her ignorance of current affairs excusable.

“Also vanished?” The giant paused slightly. His finger, as massive as a mountain range, gently tapped the tabletop. “After so many years, not only did I fall, but your race has also declined to this extent?”

His voice gradually rumbled, carrying a hint of gentle anger. “I warned you long ago not to associate with other civilizations everywhere, to conquer and plunder. You would eventually encounter troublesome existences, but you never listened...”

“The universe is simply too vast. Even if our two races possess heaven-defying combat power, we will eventually encounter existences even more indescribable...”

Medusa listened respectfully. In reality, her heart was trembling. The Cthulhu Evil God race, warring everywhere—did they also wage war against her world back then? And were they defeated by the Land of Gods...?

But she dared not speak. She knew that if she revealed she had taken over the body and was merely summoned, she would surely die.

“To think, after sleeping for over a hundred thousand years, barely recovering a shred of consciousness from the old days, and returning to the ruins of my old home to seek help from your race, only to find you have also fallen into such decline.” The terrifying, mysterious existence sighed with emotion.

As these words fell, Medusa's expression grew even calmer. “Our race also never imagined we would fall to such a state,” she replied.

In reality, her guard was raised even higher. To have slept for over a hundred thousand years and still be able to revive from the old days meant this was at least a Ninth-Tier existence, likely among the strongest of its kind.

Just looking at this living room was enough to demonstrate its immense power.

The giant fell silent for a moment, then said, “Since you've fallen to such a state, it is indeed equally pitiable... I still have the ability to look after you, little girl. You can stay here as a guest for now, or return whenever you wish.”

Medusa's expression remained calm as she respectfully replied, “Thank you, senior.”

Her mind raced, weighing the pros and cons.

The other party seemed to have just revived and was in an extremely weak state. Summoning the Evil God race for help, unafraid of being attacked, clearly implied a deep friendship between the two races. They could be trusted, as long as she didn't expose her identity...

Moreover, this might even be a tremendous opportunity.

“You may wander freely, I am going for my afternoon nap,” the giant suddenly sighed. “But only walk within the house. Do not go outside. The creatures in the courtyard are still being re-organized; after all, it hasn't been tidied in years and is overgrown with weeds.”

With that, the giant dozed off in his chair. Medusa dared not move. After waiting for a while, her heart thumped as she looked towards the grand door beyond the living room. “If the living room alone is this vast, then what about the entire house? It must be unimaginable, right? And what about the courtyard outside?”

“Could the so-called weeds and animals in the courtyard actually be an entire transcendent world's civilization?” Her heart trembled at the thought as she slowly moved towards the living room's grand door.