Chapter 892: Outer Gate Opens

The little iron ball’s voice continued to call out, very affectionate and gentle, emanating an inherently strong divine sense.

“Daddy...”“Daddy...”

Xu Zhi felt completely overwhelmed, his expression frozen, unsure how to describe it.

Perhaps... this was life.

Life’s journey is long, and strange surprises always appear; becoming a father unexpectedly was one such surprise.

“Forget it, let it develop,” he took a deep breath. After all, this thing’s emergence was probability-based; even if Xu Zhi wanted to create another, it would require a lot of primordial substance and a stroke of luck.

“With this thing suddenly appearing, I wonder if it’s a good or bad sign...”

Sensing with his divine consciousness, he summoned Medusa.

A moment later, the minuscule Gorgon walked into the study. “Your Majesty Renimansga, how may I serve you?”

“What has happened recently?” Xu Zhi asked sternly from his chair.

It had been a day since he went into seclusion to propagate, then forcibly used Zerg energy to cultivate to the Heavenly Emperor realm.

“In the past day, the entire Fureigas Continent has completely fallen. All the mechanical special forces dispatched there were annihilated; not a single unit survived! They were destroyed by mechanical zombies,” Medusa reported.

“Mechanical zombies?” Xu Zhi echoed.

“Yes, there are currently two types of zombies spreading.”

Medusa’s voice was sharp and clear. She explained, “The first type is humanoid zombies. They are reanimated corpses that have regained intelligence, becoming a corpse race. Every member of this race can enter higher-dimensional space.

They call themselves ‘New Humans,’ a new species favored by the cosmos. They are resisting and establishing a new empire. Ordinary lower-dimensional beings pose no threat to them.

Living in higher dimensions, they have endured a hundred years in the disaster-ridden ruins. Their technology, civilization, and society have begun to adapt to the apocalyptic structure.

The second type is mechanical zombies.

They are even more terrifying. Even the humanoid zombies that entered higher-dimensional space are struggling to resist them. In fact, they’ve even allied with external empires to fight back.

But it hasn’t had much effect. The mechanical zombies have not only annihilated all the mechanical combat teams that entered, but some have even been assimilated. Most of the gods who entered have also been captured and sent to a certain intelligent cloning factory, facing the cruel fate of being cloned into gods.

Just three hours ago, to curb the development of the Mechanical Pillar God, they launched a second planet-destroying missile, bombing Fureigas Continent again. However, the effect was no longer very apparent; the developed zombies possess high intelligence and high radiation resistance.

And just half an hour ago, according to the latest intelligence, the mechanical zombies have formed a new type of technological civilization. It’s said they’ve successfully developed—the ‘God Spirit Gym,’ stepping into the ninth-order threshold.”

Gym?

Xu Zhi was slightly startled.

A bizarre and absurd scene seemed to form before his eyes.

Piles of vacuum cleaners, small factories, toy cars, and flush toilets wobbling down the street, arm-in-arm, exuding a societal vibe, heading to a gym for a workout.

Each time they came out, they would advance one realm.

First order,Second order,Third order...

Xu Zhi found it utterly grotesque and amusing. It seemed the Mechanical Pillar God’s technological development speed was much faster than imagined.

“So, has the outside world been breached then?” Xu Zhi asked again.

“Not at all.”

Medusa tidied her snake-like hair and smiled, “The outside world is also rapidly developing its civilization. The entire Teal Empire is undergoing frantic updates and iterations in higher-dimensional space. One must say that this generation’s Teal Emperor is a brilliant and ambitious monarch.

They are struggling. Before their demise, many heroes and martyrs have emerged from their entire civilization and race, writing odes to their civilization.

The transcendent civilization is also seeing a massive emergence of powerful gods, and technological civilizations have also begun to feature ‘God Spirit Gyms’ and new technological methods, crossing the threshold of ninth-order technological civilization, reinforcing the barrier around Fureigas Continent.

They have developed a variant of the spatial railgun—the ‘Spatial Debris Barrier,’ injecting shattered spatial fragments into the chaotic currents to prevent the enemy from passing through. They’ve also established spatial fortresses, guarded by powerful individuals who use ‘Spatial Oscillation Towers’ to disrupt nearby laws, making it impossible for the enemy to break through the turbulence or pinpoint their location in external spacetime.

Meanwhile, the residents of the entire central star have evacuated to other central stars. Beyond the continent, it has become a formidable frontline battlefield, with transcendent gods and scientists stationed there, vowing to resist this terrifying forbidden existence that has destroyed countless civilizations of ‘Dao Attainers’!”

Xu Zhi listened, slightly stunned.

This entire indigenous civilization in the Andromeda Galaxy, was it also forced into higher-dimensional space by the arriving Zerg, leading to rapid development?

Even more, they were being rapidly assimilated on a large scale, becoming Zerg, such as the zombie ‘New Humans’ and mechanical zombies, all of whom are Zerg capable of entering higher-dimensional space.

But they were completely oblivious.

“That’s quite interesting...” Xu Zhi mused.

Medusa remained silent.

She didn’t know the terrifying ancient being Renimansga’s view on the invasion by the Ru Lai Pillar God. However, ignoring it and allowing it to run rampant under his nose surely had a deeper meaning.

“I know what you’re thinking. We don’t need to concern ourselves with those so-called ‘Virus Pillar Gods’...”

Renimansga, from his seat, spoke softly:

“Those laughable planets are merely playthings; if they perish, they perish... As for the other civilization, there’s a deeply involved entity behind it. I never imagined that after more than a hundred thousand years, it would still be alive.”

More than... a hundred thousand years!?

Upon hearing this, Medusa felt intense ripples stir within her.

Behind the Ru Lai Pillar God’s virus, there truly was a terrifying civilization?

And its history was incredibly ancient? It had already appeared over two hundred thousand years ago, during the prosperous and brilliant Universal Garden era, when Renimansga was still alive?

And he still recognized it?

But could it truly have lived for over two hundred thousand years? That was an incredibly long time!

And now, Renimansga didn’t want to concern himself with it...?

“It is locked in a desperate battle with another entity. I have only just recovered, so there’s no need to concern ourselves with them. It’s unknown whether they’re alive or dead; there’s no point in interfering. A madman will bite anyone before they die.”

Renimansga chuckled, “We can remain neutral; let them cause their own commotion... We’ll act as if they don’t exist and simply do our own work.”

Medusa quietly pondered, then suddenly asked, “So, our sect will open as usual? Ignoring them... those dying civilizations from the outside will surely come seeking admission, aid, and strength to resist that forbidden virus...”

“You may decide yourself,” Xu Zhi said softly. “Proceed according to previous logic, don’t worry too much about it.”

“Your Majesty is wise,” Medusa quickly replied. “Then I shall immediately announce to nearby planetary civilizations that the outer sect trials are officially open! We will widely recruit talented disciples from nearby planets!”

Xu Zhi naturally knew Medusa’s little tricks. She appeared very deferential now, but in reality, she was incredibly bold. Without knowing the other party’s true background, she immediately created a plant-type Pillar God and eagerly captured it for study... What she was thinking was: even if the sky fell and the enemy came knocking for their people, she had this big shot right in front of her to take the brunt.

“Oh, and by the way,” Xu Zhi gently handed the small iron ball from the table to her. “This is a junior from our lineage, so you could say it’s your contemporary. Take good care of it.”

Renimansga’s junior?

Medusa trembled all over as she looked at the little iron ball, a terrifying thought sprouting in her mind!

How intelligent was she? In an instant, she deduced the cause and effect. So the Mechanical Pillar God’s birth wasn’t out of thin air; it had absorbed the genes of this land, specifically Renimansga’s genes... This meant that this towering, immense giant, this vast existence, was actually a mysterious iron-based lifeform?

She looked at the mysterious giant shrouded in mist, feeling a slight chill and trembling, as if she had narrowly escaped disaster.

“Good thing I was cautious before! Otherwise, as a Cthulhu evil god of a friendly race, if I hadn’t known this entity’s race was iron-based life, I would have completely given myself away!”

She felt as if she had nearly exposed herself. Steadying her taut nerves, she quickly said, “Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will take immense care of it.”