Chapter 945: Universe Restart, Innate Primordial Qi (Two-in-One)

The entire parallel universe was undergoing its final, ultimate collapse.

Life, flesh, and water were inextricably mixed together.

All matter and all energy, interwoven with countless wondrous cosmic laws flowing in reverse, were like a pressure cooker, generating the most astonishing chemical reactions.

"In a peculiar ratio, it's as if a world-sized alchemy furnace is refining the 'primal' essence of the universe."

The Alchemist Emperor looked on, as if seeing something even more anticipated than the Door of Alchemy. "No one knows what will happen. The initial point of life is protomatter... but what is the initial point of the universe? What properties does it possess?"

"In the teachings of Daoism, this is the 'Xiantian Yiqi' – the original primordial qi from when heaven and earth first opened, known as... Dao," Mengmei added.

Xu Zhi looked over, his expression also somewhat tense.

The true origin, the One Dao...

Could there truly be a Creator God in this world...?

If a genuine Creator God were to appear, that would be rather awkward...

After all, it's not impossible for the true physical embodiment of laws, the subtle will of the Heavenly Dao governing the entire universe, to exist. The cosmos is so vast, holding infinite possibilities.

"Smaller, smaller!"

Medusa dragged the massive hundred-acre parallel universe as it rapidly collapsed and contracted.

At this moment, Emperor Qi was also observing. He suddenly looked at Medusa in the distance and said, "Not enough, still not enough... Theoretically, you cannot compress it to a true single point. After all, your combat power hasn't reached that intensity; I'm afraid you won't even achieve one quadrillionth the density of the 'Dao'!"

Indeed.

Even though she commanded tens of thousands of cosmic laws and accurately simulated the universe, she couldn't compress it to that level.

Imagine compressing countless galaxies, star systems, and planets throughout the entire universe into an infinitely small, infinitely dense "singularity"—the beginning of everything. How terrifying that is!

To give a simple analogy, it would be infinitely, infinitely denser than compressing ten thousand suns into a single grain of sand!

Because this means compressing countless cosmic galaxies into that point.

"Yes, it's impossible. So, how will the Evil God solve this problem?"

The scientists on Earth watched intently. The universe is always magnificent, and they all understood the implications of a cosmic singularity.

Medusa smiled. "I know I can't compress it to that extent. I can only hope that, compressed to a certain degree, that phenomenon will occur. Even a singularity that is one quadrillionth of a quadrillionth will be enough."

"As for how to compress it...? Emperor, you will see soon. Are you ready?" Medusa exerted all her power, furiously compressing the sphere, and lightly raised her hand.

"The opening move is complete. Now for the second move."

"Go!"

The entire light point rapidly collapsed and shrank, flying towards the Emperor.

"Cosmic Collapse."

The Emperor's body first stiffened, with no chance to react at all.

The light point arrived in an instant.

Under the dumbfounded gaze of everyone, the entire Emperor was instantly sucked into the singularity, violently pulled inside.

"The Epochal Annihilation Cataclysm, this greatest destructive force in the universe, is not something anyone can withstand." Medusa looked at the light point, as if her gaze could pierce its interior. "Are you still struggling?"

"Can no one truly withstand it?"

From within the singularity, a voice surprisingly emanated; it was the Emperor.

"He's still alive?"

Next to Mr. Cat, several disciples were utterly speechless.

This move instantly killed him?

The Demon Lord's expression was grim, his scalp tingling with numbness. This was a clash between two ancient primal universe beasts!

Their battle had already transcended material form.

Caroline, seeing this scene, couldn't help but look even more solemn. "Yes, it's still not enough to shred him. The Emperor's combat body is too terrifying... and the Evil God's artificial singularity has too low a density... This move, in the end, is only theoretical; achieving it is incredibly difficult."

"What do you mean 'too low density'? This is already insane!!" Shi Ji felt her scalp tingle completely. "With this move, an ordinary lower-tier Ninth-Tier would instantly be beaten to death without any resistance!... Although the move is quite complex, requiring extensive preparation and sacrificing a universe as the price..."

But it's still terrifying, isn't it?!!

Further away.

Their battle had formed a strange, static state, with one person holding an infinitely dense singularity, and within that singularity, there seemed to be some kind of life.

In the player's hands, there was an aura like that of the mythical Grand Supreme Elder holding an alchemy furnace.

"Brothers, I've discovered another secret! The ancient Grand Supreme Elder refined Sun Wukong. Doesn't that battle resemble what's happening now?"

Akina Mountain Speed couldn't help but exclaim, "It's highly possible that this story records the battle between the Super Ancient God and the Evil God's father. The Super Ancient God was also put into an alchemy furnace, a cosmic singularity, to be refined into some kind of super treasure... Unfortunately, the Super Ancient God broke out, even acquiring fiery golden eyes!"

The Grand Supreme Elder's alchemy furnace equals a cosmic singularity?

Everyone was somewhat stunned.

But before they could discuss it, the battle fully erupted, and a voice came from within the light point:

"Is this all there is? I feel like I'm swimming in a pile of particles."

"Emperor, you are indeed a terrifying five-gene monster, an unprecedented peak of perfection... But do you think my strongest move is only this much? This is just the beginning." Medusa watched the singularity intently, opening her hands and exhausting all her reserves.

"Cosmic Big Bang."

The entire infinitely dense singularity in her hand transformed into a massive, colorful explosion vortex.

At this moment, people saw the Emperor's flesh, spray, cells, and particles scatter everywhere with the big bang, turning into multicolored fireworks that splashed into the distance in space.

And within the singularity, extremely dense particles surprisingly grew larger with the big bang, turning into massive, planet-like stones that spread in all directions.

This scene seemed to be a re-enactment of the true beginning of the universe.

In the first 0.0001 seconds of the cosmic singularity's explosion, any planet was comparable to a grain of sand. As it diffused and exploded, its density gradually recovered, turning into massive planets that drifted in all directions. This incredibly magnificent sight was surprisingly replayed here.

Boom!

Scattering everywhere.

However, the Emperor's vitality was incredibly tenacious. Surprisingly, his flesh and hair from various parts of the cosmic void were slowly wriggling, vaguely showing signs of reassembly.

"This battle! It's too fascinating! To think it reached this level!?" Emperor Qi's eyes gleamed as he furiously extrapolated, observing this miraculous scene. It held immense significance for his Great Luo Heavenly Sutra.

"If the current battle is likened to a simulated cycle of cosmic destruction, then the Emperor is equivalent to an existence who escaped the epochal cataclysm. He was swept into the cosmic collapse, transformed into an infinitely dense point, and merged with the Dao..."

"However, at this point, he was already so strong that the 'Dao' of the universe could not kill him. Swept into the singularity, then expanding outwards with the singularity's big bang, he reassembled his body and survived the restart of the epochal cataclysm. He was like an eagle, soaring over one universe after another, surviving into the next cosmic epoch!"

From the subtle, one could understand the profound.

Their power, through the evolution of this scene, seemed to reveal a glimpse of the future, showing them the true ultimate conceptual existence of the universe!

"Currently, the Emperor can escape and become the eagle of this cosmic big bang, not because he is so strong, but because this singularity is too weak... But in the true universe, are there really such terrifying existences?"

Caroline also couldn't help but let her eyes sparkle, falling into thought. "To be swept into the great destruction of cosmic return, the unification of the universe, or perhaps the cosmic reset, and survive into the next epoch!"

The Three Pillar Gods also exclaimed with emotion, "Who would have thought this battle would reach such a level? But then again, an ultimate existence that escapes the cosmic reset? Do they truly exist?"

It must be said, the battle between the Demon God and the Emperor was simply too spectacular.

This was no longer limited by their respective realms; their concepts and philosophies had reached an astonishing level.

This battle between the two was something countless universe Dao-achievers could only dream of!

Seemingly, the Emperor was battling the Evil God's forbidden magic.

But in everyone's eyes, it was as if a transcendent being of the cosmos was resisting the ultimate destruction of the universe.

And the Demon God's Dao techniques were simply eye-opening!

"I have to say, the Evil God's Dao techniques are too exaggerated. Mastering ten thousand Daos, as the unifier of all things... Who in the same realm is her match? However, she can only go so far... But ultimately, she has brought us sufficient value. This final battle can truly perfect our Dao foundations."

They clearly knew that the benefits this battle brought them were immense; it broadened their horizons, laying the final foundation for their impending breakthrough to the Ninth-Tier!

Once they break through, they will truly be like carp leaping over the dragon's gate!

In fact, Caroline had begun to completely suspect that this was truly at the Super Ancient God's instruction, that they had come here for their final breakthrough and accumulation.

And the Emperor, also at the Super Ancient God's instruction, initiated this battle to broaden their horizons.

"Is this all the singularity amounts to?" The Emperor laughed from within. "But I must say, this level is already terrifying."

At this moment, Medusa laughed. "Did you think this was the end? If it were just this level of singularity, why would I have acted? I told you, this could be an outcome more terrifying than death."

Medusa reached out again, her voice stern:

"Cosmic Collapse!"

The entire exploded singularity rapidly retracted, becoming an even denser point.

"Cosmic Big Bang!"

The Emperor's body was instantly scattered in all directions.

"Cosmic Collapse!"

The Emperor's body was instantly returned to a single point.

Moreover, with each cyclic rotation, like a massive swirling fan, she repeatedly used this method to compress it further towards the densest point.

"She's relaying it."

Emperor Qi gazed into the distance. "Layer after layer of force is superimposed, using insane explosions and collapses to form a distorted inertial vortex, thereby compressing the singularity."

This method was terrifying.

This technique could destroy worlds!

Because the vortex formed by each cycle was stronger than the last.

Theoretically, as long as the vortex's cycle is long enough, this "vortex" could encompass the entire Andromeda Galaxy, restarting it and making it a dense singularity.

Moreover, in the future, it could cover the entire universe. At that time, the universe would, due to this Dao technique, prematurely end its life, forming a true cosmic singularity.

The concept of this Dao technique was beyond insane; it even had the potential for self-destruction.

"Emperor, you can't escape."

Caroline's expression turned utterly grim. "He's trapped within it, only able to endure repeated grand collapses and big bangs. The suction is too strong; he can only march towards utter destruction."

Because with each rotation of the explosive vortex, its power grew stronger.

The Emperor's fate would inevitably be death.

"Furthermore, theoretically, this spell, as long as its rotation cycle is long enough, can kill any existence. Even the so-called Tenth-Tier wouldn't escape... And as the rotation cycles continue to the very end, it will even kill the entire universe!"

"The Emperor is basically doomed."

At first, the pressure wasn't great, but with each subsequent restart cycle, the density deepened crazily, and the pressure Xu Zhi endured seemed to increase exponentially.

He felt as if he had been thrown into a tumble dryer spinning at quadrillions of rotations per second; his proud defensive combat body was instantly shredded to pieces.

Cells, particles, hair, fibers, energy—all constituent matter—were violently churned into a chaotic state, becoming a tangled mess with all the surrounding cosmic particles.

What is chaos?

This is chaos.

All previous descriptions of this concept were laughable; this was the true singularity of the cosmic origin, the true return to primordial chaos.

"Is this the end of the Great Dao of the universe?"

Xu Zhi was furiously shredded and annihilated.

His main body's Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique had begun to wildly gush energy, secretly channeling it over; only by borrowing the immense power of his main body could he barely survive.

"My clone might really be killed... At this rate, even accounting for the energy feedback from the Insecta's deaths every second and the energy generated by my inner world, I can't break even. In another seventy thousand cycles, I will be killed."

Xu Zhi's expression remained calm.

After all, how vast was his main body?

The immense energy provided to this small ant was naturally overwhelming!

"I can now understand Medusa's approach. Theoretically, by continuously increasing density in this manner, it's possible to form a pseudo-singularity with relatively high density, perhaps allowing one to see the Creator God..."

Does a Creator God truly exist?

Medusa's technique could indeed verify this.

"But will I die? Not necessarily. The Great Universe Technique, that demonic martial art I've been cultivating lately, has been stuck at the very end, as if lacking some catalyst. This present moment might be the best opportunity for a breakthrough."

Xu Zhi closed his eyes. "Feel the entire universe, merge with the entire universe, the Great Universe Technique... regard the entire universe as part of your body."

When on the verge of death, it's difficult to think calmly.

Tension, anxiety, and fear completely affect the brain.

Although it doesn't exclude extreme madmen like Medusa, who become more excited and calmer the closer they are to death, such people are ultimately a minority.

Others at this moment might lose their ability to think due to fear, but Xu Zhi was incredibly calm, his mind as still as water, like the moon's reflection on its surface.

"The essence of the universe, particles scattered everywhere during the cosmic big bang." Xu Zhi silently sensed the laws, as if he was gradually understanding why he couldn't comprehend or cultivate the Great Universe Technique. He had a sudden enlightenment: How could one cultivate it without truly witnessing the cosmic explosion itself?

"I know why I couldn't do it. Something was missing: something akin to protomatter, from the very instant the universe began."

At the instant life began, a trace of protomatter was extracted.

At the instant the universe began, there was also an unimaginable "substance." This substance was fleeting, vanishing completely into the cosmos in the very moment of the universe's outburst.

"I must wait."

He remained very calm. "In this current singularity furnace, tens of thousands of laws, matter, and the lives of powerful beings indeed encompass all the matter of the universe... Theoretically, a rudimentary restoration is possible!

It's just that the compression degree isn't enough yet; nothing truly akin to the universe's 'protomatter,' the very first Xiantian Yiqi, has appeared. If I can find it and use it as a medium..."

"My Great Universe Technique will be completely refined."

He suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze growing heavier. "Within the Great Dao singularity, that initial trace of mysterious substance symbolizes the root of all things, supremely noble."

"It's just that the energy, perhaps it's not enough. Seven thousand deaths are not enough for me to survive this furnace's collapse and harvest that trace of substance. Energy... energy."

He took a deep breath, a glint of ruthlessness in his eyes. "There will almost certainly be no more chances. I must endure at all costs until that trace of substance appears, and I can even... carry out a mass extinction outside."