Chapter 961: Sorry, I am the Player's First Ninth-Rank

Recruit a group of Asura Path warriors?

Xu Zhi was momentarily taken aback.

It seemed Caroline, having broken through to the complete Ninth-Tier and entered the new Ninth-Tier civilization era of true Cosmic Dao Attainers, was still very interested in those players. After all, they were virtually all "keyboard saints," grinding tirelessly, and possessed an extremely strong drive to learn.

Moreover, Asura Path beings possess unique evolutionary talents, allowing them to adapt and evolve according to their environment. The previous Digital Beasts, for instance, were directly evolved by them based on the characteristics of the Saiyan race.

Currently, if they were introduced into this collapsing world-tower, where laws are distorted, they might adapt and evolve into new species.

“You wish to deploy a group of Asura Path beings?” the Ancient God said calmly.

“Yes, ordinary animals cannot enter the God’s Tower. Only the Saiyan race can adapt to this environment, but having just one race is insufficient. We need species diversity. Various animals, like Digital Beasts, would be excellent choices, and they will also evolve, leaving behind a diverse array of native species within the God’s Tower.”

Caroline had evidently anticipated this point and was prepared.

Xu Zhi continued to ponder.

Digital Beasts, then?

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed through his mind.

Caroline's words, it must be said, truly enlightened him!

The Digital Beasts evolved by the Asura Path are also a branch of the Super Saiyan race, sharing the entire race's characteristic: the Ninth-Tier path has no threshold.

Eighth-Tier Gods, with only a few million cells, can easily become Ninth-Tier.

Xu Zhi’s previous plan was to evolve the Saiyan race, hoping they would reproduce wildly and rapidly ascend to the Ninth-Tier, producing a vast number of Ninth-Tier beings to assimilate the entire world. This was somewhat unrealistic.

The Digital Human race, these natives, might not be so diligent or fervent.

To summarize the characteristics Xu Zhi needed:* Extremely large numbers.* Unwavering commitment to advancement, tireless and uncomplaining.

Aren't there exactly such a group of people right now?The Fourth Calamity?

Xu Zhi's eyes grew brighter and brighter as he continually stated, “Perhaps, this truly is the best choice for the Calamity! They are my strongest Calamity force for assimilating the universe and becoming a Creator God!… Ninth-Tier, with their relentless dedication, might actually be achievable!”

Xu Zhi closed his eyes.

Caroline had conceived an excellent strategy.

However, from Xu Zhi’s perspective, the plan's implications were far more profound—it was virtually the optimal method for him to achieve a Ninth-Tier population boom!

A transcendent world where Ninth-Tier beings are as common as dogs.

As long as many Ninth-Tier beings die, the energy and matter from their remains will be imbued with a quantum spiritual brand, becoming part of Xu Zhi’s body.

Ultimately, the entire world would be assimilated.

Xu Zhi opened his eyes, a glint of shrewdness passing through them. “And they are indeed the best group for this… they can certainly achieve it.”

Naturally, Xu Zhi needed them to die.

But this, in itself, was a tremendous opportunity for them!

Those with weaker aptitudes would naturally fall, while those with stronger aptitudes could transition from the "disabled" Ninth-Tier of the Super Saiyans to truly complete Ninth-Tier beings like Caroline.

The Super Saiyan system is quite unique.

The Ninth-Tier path has no threshold: beings with only a few million cells can break through to Ninth-Tier, and then further increase their cell count along the Ninth-Tier path.

They reach tens of millions, hundreds of millions, and eventually the normal Ninth-Tier cell count of 100 trillion cells; only then do they possess normal Ninth-Tier combat power.

At that point, their lifespan would also reach that of a true Ninth-Tier, granting them immense longevity!

“As long as a path is opened for them, they will choose it themselves…”

Xu Zhi’s mind churned as he mused, “This can be considered the greatest opportunity—to become a true Cosmic Dao Attainer… But they should also know better than anyone how many corpses and remains of their contemporaries a true Cosmic Dao Attainer treads upon.”

Xu Zhi didn't need to do anything.

Those who couldn't break through would simply die of old age.

Alternatively, those who did break through to become true and complete Ninth-Tier Cosmic Dao Attainers… they, too, would eventually die of old age, and their energy would then feed back into and assimilate the world.

But if they reached that level, they would be the true upper echelons of the Zerg race, Ninth-Tier overlords. They would find ways to integrate with the Blood of Eternal Life, becoming true transcendents, moving freely between heaven and earth, soaring through countless worlds.

“Yes, soaring through countless worlds… great Dao Attainers.”

Xu Zhi’s voice suddenly became calm as he murmured, “I never interfere. I just need to silently observe the development of each world, watching them traverse and interact.”

In an instant, Xu Zhi made up his mind.

The era of the Great Ninth-Tier, where Ninth-Tier beings are ubiquitous, had now set a future development plan for the Zerg race.

“I understand…”

The Ancient God pondered for a few seconds, then smiled at Caroline beside him. “I will contact the Six Paths of Reincarnation world, contact Emperor Zun, and have him open up the Asura Path… allowing them some means of reaching the God’s Tower.”

“Thank you so much, Your Majesty,” Caroline said, delighted. After all, having the Asura Path beings help enrich the species diversity was indeed the best choice for the new world's creation.

The Asura Path.

Within an ancient, quaint city.

In a secret meeting hall, several high-ranking player leaders were seated around a table.

Bai Xiaojun, accompanied by a group of Digital Beast players, observed the Asura Path players. Having come from Caroline’s world, they currently had no plans to return.

“Brothers, it seems the twelve of you will soon be in trouble…” Bai Xiaojun said.

The twelve God-tier players remained calm.

One of them spoke, “With the primordial essence given by the Alchemist Emperor, we can last for a while. Entering dormancy will allow us to last even longer… Additionally, we’ve returned to the Beast Path, where the flow of time is very slow, so we won’t die too quickly.”

Some of the nearby players shook their heads and sighed.

The upper limit of the Asura Path was simply too low!

After all, they weren't players who originated from the "Spore Evolution" system; Eighth-Tier Gods were their absolute limit!

Because the lifespan of Asura Path beings was incredibly short. If even normal Eighth-Tier Gods barely had a chance to break through, what about these short-lived Eighth-Tier Gods?

They were doomed to die.

“Players on our side see almost no hope for the future.”

A player leader, a prominent figure in reality with a net worth exceeding tens of billions and owner of a sizable internet company, shook his head. He said, “This era is a massive wave. I brought my company and consortium to sponsor a server for you all… but there’s still no hope here.”

There were many such players.

Major real-world corporations and guilds chose to establish a presence within this epoch-making virtual game, “Spore Evolution,” even heavily investing to recruit various combat-oriented and research-oriented players, forming professional studios.

With major consortiums intervening, this scene was already akin to that of various online games.

Someone spoke, “Indeed, there’s no hope… Breaking through to an Eighth-Tier God here guarantees death… We might as well stay here to research evolutionary knowledge, become wise beings with profound knowledge, and then seek enlightenment in the 'Spore Evolution' next door… After all, knowledge is power, and so-called strong individuals have always been those with the most extensive knowledge.”

Someone quietly added:

“But even if one successfully seeks enlightenment in 'Spore Evolution' next door, becoming an Eighth-Tier God in the future is inevitable… After all, those who can pass such trials possess at least the aptitude of a God in terms of knowledge and talent… But can they surely enter the Ninth-Tier?”

The surrounding people were stunned, then slowly shook their heads.

Mengmei, Alchemist Emperor, Hill of Autumn Name Racing Speed, Balloon Fish—this group was undoubtedly among the top players, but could even they stably enter the Ninth-Tier?

“That’s right, no matter where, becoming a God is already incredibly difficult, and the Ninth-Tier is an even narrower single-plank bridge, blocking countless individuals… On our side, there’s absolutely no hope of achieving Ninth-Tier enlightenment… but even on their side, it’s merely a sliver of a chance,” someone lamented.

In the vast universe, while countless astounding geniuses emerge in every era, like carp crossing a river, how many can become true cosmic Dao Attainers and transcendents?

The Tier Civilization Empire, a super cosmic civilization developed over tens of thousands of years, capable of interstellar colonization and far surpassing Earth by countless levels, had still been unable to take that final step!

Even though this was related to their severed civilization heritage.

On their side, they were fortunate enough to receive the Ancient God’s legacy, and now, after Emperor Qi, Caroline, and others had broken through, the Ninth-Tier breakthrough path was completely perfected.

However, even with the legacy and a clear path ahead, without any civilization gaps, breaking through remained difficult!

“You are all too ambitious…” At this point, Bai Xiaojun shook his head, sighed, and reprimanded them, “You spend all day dreaming of strange futures. Just breaking through to become a God, and standing above others, is already unimaginable… You might not even get a chance to break through, yet you’re thinking: ‘Can I be like Emperor Qi? Can I surpass the Ancient God?’”

Everyone felt as if they had been struck by lightning!

It was as if a single phrase had awakened them from a dream!

“When living, one cannot always be dreaming.”

Bai Xiaojun continued to chastise them for being overly ambitious, unable to resist saying, “You constantly think about breaking through to the Ninth-Tier, but how incredibly difficult is that? Stop always thinking of catching up to me, reaching my current realm… I am the man you cannot possibly catch!”

Everyone stared blankly at Bai Xiaojun, sensing something was off.

What did he mean, ‘catch up to him’?

“Isn’t that what I mean, ‘catching up to me’?”

Bai Xiaojun smiled, this pixelated green dragon resembling Rayquaza, with its hands clasped behind its back, hovered in the air. “To be honest, I have already broken through to the Ninth-Tier. Not only am I the first player to reach the Ninth-Tier, but I am also a Cosmic Dao Attainer! My breakthrough speed was even faster than Emperor Qi, Caroline, and the others.”

Everyone: “……”

They were dumbfounded.

They instantly realized that this person was indeed from the Super Saiyan race, with no threshold for breaking through to the Ninth-Tier… Strictly speaking, he was now also considered a Ninth-Tier, albeit a ‘disabled’ one.

But now, he had actually managed to show off.

However, this wasn’t the time to worry about this guy boasting. Bai Xiaojun’s current state had already caused a huge shock to their minds, making them too preoccupied to bother with his smugness.

Indeed.

Super Saiyans, why didn't we think of that?

The Ninth-Tier path, no threshold!