Chapter 957: Era!

This is probably......the true Insectoid Scourge.Invading all, destroying all, conquering all!

Xu Zhi sighed softly, "On this very planet, who knows if the soil beneath their feet, the water they drink, or even their fingernails and hair, were once parts of another creature's body thousands or tens of thousands of years ago?"

Perhaps, this is still difficult to comprehend.Matter is cyclical, just like the water on this planet.For instance, the water you drink now might have once been part of the cellular fluid, urine, or blood of an ancient human a thousand years ago.

Xu Zhi stood up and looked out.He was secretly devouring and transforming the matter of the entire universe.From vast meteorites and life-bearing planets to small rivers and trees, as long as they were once part of the physical composition of a deceased Ninth-tier Insectoid powerhouse in ancient, distant times... what still appears to be the natural universe is no longer the universe itself.And in the future, these very substances might recompose into new forms of life—humans, birds, beasts—who will remain entirely unaware... that their bodies are already a part of some unseen entity!

Until finally......the entire universe becomes His body.This subtly yet completely aligns with the conjectures about the concept of a "Creator God" within the quantum universe system!

"The previous Insectoid Matriarch used terrifying wars to create calamities, invading all, destroying all, occupying all... Am I not, in a way, another form of calamity?" Xu Zhi chuckled softly, realizing he had, unknowingly, embarked on this very path.However, this terrifying calamity is utterly concealed, bloodless, and impossible to defend against.

"Although both are ruthless breeding machines, madly proliferating the insectoids... my proliferation lacks the smoke of war; it's a calamity of the 'farming' or 'development' type," Xu Zhi quipped to himself.

He had to admit, the future of this cultivation method was highly anticipated.However, it was merely an expectation, as this method was even more absurd and unattainable than Medusa's late-stage development.

How vast is the universe?For even the Ninth-tier insectoids to plunder the matter of the entire universe is ridiculous. Would it require ten quadrillion Ninth-tier beings? They might not even be able to appropriate one ten-thousandth of the universe's matter and energy.

"If I proceed meticulously like this, even with tens of billions of years, I might not achieve it before the universe truly perishes, right?"Xu Zhi mused, "It truly deserves to be called a 'madman's technique'—impractical in every way... But then, devouring the universe to become a true Creator God is an inherently ludicrous dream... At this rate, unless I employ special means to produce a massive number of Ninth-tier beings, accelerating my absorption of the entire universe, it's impossible."

He closed his eyes, contemplating the future plans for his insectoids.Gradually, three relatively feasible ideas emerged.

First, Ninth-tier cosmic Daoists could engage in rampant procreation.Similar to breakthroughs by Emperor Qi, Caroline, and others, their offspring would be Ninth-tier progeny. The descendants of Daoists are naturally born with partial law organs and a partial integration of spirit and flesh...If they simply reproduce extensively, it is theoretically viable.The children they bore would have a partial soul-flesh integration, and that part would carry a spiritual imprint, regardless of whether they cultivated or not.As long as all future Ninth-tier cosmic Daoists become super breeders, producing profusely... it could accelerate Xu Zhi's assimilation of the universe.

"However, the higher the life form, the lower its fertility rate, and the more energy reproduction consumes..." Xu Zhi frowned silently, his expression peculiar. "I no longer lack energy for my 'farming' sandbox, so I can supply them to have children, to reproduce madly... It just depends on whether they are willing.""Emperor Qi and Ruyun haven't had children, and it seems having a few wouldn't be an issue. As ancient gods, if I'm willing to provide energy, they would probably agree, especially since their children would be born sacred. As for the Three Pillar Gods, they are unconventional Ninth-tier non-individual life forms, so reproduction cannot be expected from them. And Caroline, if she were to reproduce madly..."Nevertheless, it was a highly feasible option.

The second method involved the Super Saiyans.As Ninth-tier beings with no entry barrier, they could quickly form; no matter how weak they were, sheer numbers would suffice.Proliferating the Super Saiyan race extensively within the sandbox, spreading them throughout the civilization, having countless weak Ninth-tier beings absorb and emit cosmic matter, integrating soul and flesh, and imprinting them with a spiritual mark, was highly viable.

Third, evolving a race that is naturally born with soul-flesh integration.Being naturally born with soul-flesh integration means being naturally on the Ninth-tier Law Path.If such a creature existed... Xu Zhi would only need to massively produce them; it would be the most perfect solution.

"But, does such a creature truly exist?"Xu Zhi frowned slightly. The more he understood, the more he realized the terrifying implications of such a life form.

Why are insectoids powerful?Because insectoids are naturally on the Eighth-tier path, possessing a mastery of high-dimensional space-time at level 100. This inherently means one day for them is equivalent to a hundred years. As a race naturally gifted with control over high-dimensional space-time, they can even surpass a 1:100 ratio, reaching an unimaginable time flow of 1:10,000 years, thereby creating a "Genesis" flow rate... allowing them to evolve countless species.It is precisely because they are naturally on the Eighth-tier path at level 100 that the insectoids are so formidable.

If there were a creature naturally on the Ninth-tier Law Path at level 100, naturally born with soul-flesh integration... that would mean its power would absolutely not be inferior to that of the insectoids!It might even surpass them.After all, the insectoids are on the Eighth-tier path, while such a race would be on the Ninth-tier path... the superiority is obvious.Even as a first-tier commoner or mortal, such a being would possess the terrifying power to distort cosmic laws, naturally endowed with law authority that surpasses even a cosmic Daoist!

"I once asked the insectoid sub-brain if, in the vast and magnificent universe, there exists such a terrifying species naturally born with the Ninth-tier path completed...It didn't answer then, but honestly, I don't believe it's impossible.I don't believe the insectoids are the most powerful. At most, they are a top-tier cosmic race among carbon-based life forms; otherwise, they wouldn't have been defeated...The universe teems with life forms: carbon-based, iron-based, silicon-based. The life limit of iron-based life is infinitely higher than carbon-based, and there might be even more powerful unknown life forms." Xu Zhi closed his eyes."While I could attempt to evolve such a species, for now, the most reliable approach is still to find a way to proliferate the Super Saiyan race and mass-produce Ninth-tier beings."

Xu Zhi established his future sandbox development strategy: Ninth-tier.A massive number of Ninth-tier beings!Who says that great Daoists who transcend cosmic laws, or galactic overlords above the laws, are exceedingly rare, perhaps only existing in legends? That even a top-tier Eighth-tier civilization like the Teel Civilization, which can access the path of laws, might not produce one in tens of thousands of years?Xu Zhi, however, was determined to try. He would 'farm' madly, develop the civilization sandbox, and bring forth an era of super-civilization where Ninth-tier beings would be as common as dogs.Without an insane burst of Ninth-tier beings, he could not reach his 'madman's' goal.

"However, with the battle of the Cosmic Garden concluded, marking the complete end of an era of gods, it's also time for the entire sandbox civilization to enter the Ninth-tier era..." Xu Zhi opened his eyes. "If I'm not mistaken, Emperor Qi, Caroline, and the Three Pillar Gods are about to complete their final realm stabilization and will fully break through to the Ninth-tier in less than five years."

Xu Zhi sat silently in his chair, sipping tea, his gaze complex."Recalling the past scenes, a new era is about to begin... It has truly been a long journey. I have finally transitioned from Almin's Wizard Eighth-tier God era to the new Ninth-tier era.""Everything feels like a distant past; it took more than half a year to cross this threshold.""And my time at the top was truly short-lived. Medusa and I, at the same realm, gave them a good beating, but after that, we couldn't defeat them anymore..." As Xu Zhi's voice trailed off.

With a day in the sky equivalent to a year on the ground, Xu Zhi glanced sideways. Almost simultaneously.

A rumbling sound!In the minor universe.The sky churned, countless laws intertwined and warped.It was as if some great cosmic entity, bridging heaven and earth, had fully descended and been born.The moment she was born, countless laws throughout the minor universe cheered, and various colorful divine lights enveloped the star river. In that instant, an unimaginably terrifying super-pressure emanated, causing ordinary Ninth-tier beings to tremble and gasp for breath in the presence of such a dreadful existence.

"Ancient God... I have finally achieved a perfect breakthrough," Caroline slowly opened her eyes.Her pristine, delicate skin radiated a distorted visual effect; light itself was naturally warping, and the universe's laws were all being modified around her.

Seven Realms Chongming Heavenly Court.White-gold fireworks bloomed in the sky, and immortal maidens, holding flower baskets, scattered petals as they danced through the air.The earth-shattering phenomena were fleeting, quickly settling down.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on becoming a cosmic overlord!""Congratulations, Your Majesty, on reaching a lifespan of a hundred thousand years!""The Hundred-Thousand-Year Mythical Dynasty, Chongming Heavenly Court, will surely unify all heavens and myriad realms, making all barbarians from beyond the realms submit to Your Majesty's rule!"

In the palace of the Mythical Heavenly Court, tens of thousands of Heavenly Emperors and Gods offered congratulations on his longevity, a magnificent and unprecedented mythical spectacle.

"The breakthrough was inevitable."Emperor Qi sat on his imperial throne, his face as still as an ancient well, his eyes cold and indifferent, like an immortal, eternal divine furnace. Mortals glancing at such a forbidden existence would be doomed to destruction.Emperor Qi's gaze suddenly grew complex, as if recalling the ancient era of primordial gods, of Human Ancestor Xuyounian and Dao Changsheng. The scenes, the present circumstances, seemed just like those of old.He composed himself, his eyes now filled with the domineering aura of one who surveys the world. "Everything has fallen into place. This is a new beginning. A lifespan of a hundred thousand years is merely the start. In the future, I shall surely reach the pinnacle of existence, leading the entire Chongming Heavenly Court Dynasty to escape the Great Annihilation of the universe and stride towards eternity."