Chapter 966: The Path of the Tenth Tier, Ultimate Cosmic Truth

Caroline was completely stunned by what she heard.

Carry you to the finish line?

However, this species is indeed incredibly powerful and terrifying, even possessing infinite possibilities. Calling it the 'Gate of Truth' would not be an exaggeration! It can create cosmic laws! This isn't about a Rank-Nine Dao Acolyte transcending the universe and merely twisting existing cosmic laws; it's about... creation! Twisting and creating — these are fundamentally distinct concepts.

Of course, new cosmic laws cannot be created out of thin air just by wishing for them. Any cosmic law originates from the splitting and explosion of a "Chaos Singularity." What she called 'creating laws' was merely utilizing the branching trees of existing laws to deduce patterns and fuse various existing laws, thereby creating new laws that do not belong to this universe. However, such a law might never have existed within the universe, or it could be a law of a future cosmic epoch, or an ancient law from countless epochs ago.

"This is already incredibly terrifying," Caroline took a deep breath. Emperor Qi had monopolized the Alchemy Factory and the Primordial Race; now it was her turn to possess one or two world-stabilizing treasures.

Swoosh.

With a flick of Caroline's wrist, an entire piano materialized out of thin air at the finish line. Everyone still midway was instantly stunned.

"What the hell is this?"

"A digital piano suddenly appeared right in front of us! This is cheating!"

"Official cheating! I'm reporting this!" Countless people shouted.

Meanwhile, Pan Yuxian stood calmly at the finish line, watching them and merely chuckled, "Although this lady can walk, a piano walking on four splayed legs would be too undignified... I'm not like my muscular sister; that would be quite an eyesore."

Caroline paused, a slight surprise on her face, and sat in front of the piano. "Creating laws that don't belong to this universe is theoretically feasible... but one must know the sequence... I do know some of the synthesis processes for the new laws that emerged from the universe's division, from the Cosmic Genesis Overture I heard before..." That overture of the cosmic big bang indeed contained some new laws. She had memorized three of the musical notes; it seemed like a small number, but it was already a great deal, considering how vast the universe is!

"Choose the simplest one," she closed her eyes, recalling the sequence of a few notes. "I remember it was a higher-level law formed by the convergence of lower-level laws like wind, thunder, rain... and these laws exist in our universe!"

She raised an eyebrow, and mana surged in her hand. As a Dao Acolyte of the universe, she could naturally manipulate laws with ease, her Daoist magic divine. At this moment, several cosmic laws were infused into the piano keys.

Ding-dong.

She began to play those notes in reverse.

Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh.

The piano keys sounded crisp and melodious, like the voice of the Heavenly Dao. Countless phenomena of laws began to emerge out of thin air, faint traces appearing, exquisitely beautiful. If one remembered the Cosmic Genesis Overture from back then, they would know that this sequence of notes was its inverse playback.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a viscous, black soil appeared in the void, carrying a contaminating aura that gave off an extremely evil, malevolent sense of destruction! A brand-new cosmic law had appeared.

Whoosh!

The entire black soil law descended. Space, sand, and rivers rapidly underwent visible, terrifying blackening, as if a black curtain had fallen, an unknown cosmic phenomenon splattering ink across the world.

"What kind of cosmic law is this?" Caroline's pupils widened, an unimaginable shiver running through her soul. "In my deduction, this law should have been a natural phenomenon... similar to wind, fire, thunder, lightning, leaning towards the tidal forces of water flow, a very natural cosmic phenomenon... How could it be so evil!?"

This expanse of black earth frantically contaminated all matter, as if the sky instantly turned dark. The entire Daoist art of the law was instantly assimilated by the greater universe; after only a few seconds, this land of spreading black tide rapidly regressed and returned to normal.

"It's normal for this law to be assimilated since it doesn't belong to this universe, but what the hell was that situation just now...?" Caroline closed her eyes, silently sensing everything. "This was played according to the overture of that evolving universe, a law belonging to that universe, so how could it be so evil?" If it hadn't been assimilated by the greater universe, that new universe which had appeared at the time, judging by its fragmented laws, would likely be an incredibly evil, bizarre, and mysterious universe with unknown rules. One could say it was a brand new cosmic epoch: dark, profound, and evil. It gave her an extremely unsettling sense of horror. From this law, she could sense that the evolutionary and growth patterns of life in that extremely evil universe were completely different.

"Furthermore, the moment I saw this law truly appear, I had a strange, fleeting feeling that universe might not operate on the four fundamental forces: strong nuclear force, weak nuclear force, electromagnetic force, and gravity. That universe might possess five fundamental forces! And under the influence of this fifth fundamental force, life might not evolve through cells, but grow in some alternative way..." The more she thought about it, the more terrified she became.

"This is too terrifying." Caroline's gaze was solemn; at that moment, she felt how insignificant she was. She gathered her thoughts: "Although the law created now would be repelled by the greater universe, its bizarre properties would be enough to severely wound an opponent in an instant before it dissipated." For a Dao Acolyte, no matter how distorted a law might be, it would still be familiar to them. But what if a new law suddenly appeared out of nowhere before them? Completely unfamiliar. They would likely be caught off guard instantly! Rules that do not belong to this universe are incredibly difficult to comprehend.

"It's just that this universe is too bizarre...." Caroline took a deep breath. "And we, having listened to part of that universe's Cosmic Genesis Overture, now know most of that universe's structural composition. It's highly probable that by continuously creating the laws of that world... we could eventually recreate that evil cosmic world... within one of our own realms."

Caroline pondered for a few seconds. This Piano of Truth was indeed terrifying: creating laws... However, at this thought, Caroline suddenly looked at the ancient deity beside her. "Is the legendary Rank Ten—the creation of laws?"

Xu Zhi: "..."

He had been watching intently; this Piano of Truth was truly powerful! It was a key to the gate of cosmic truth, and he wondered if he could get one to place in his own orchard someday. The prestige would be immense... But to ask him how to break through to Rank Ten? He didn't know either.

The ancient deity's expression remained serene. "You have stepped into Rank Nine, and with your combat power and accumulated strength, you will likely swiftly pass through the period of weakness and reach the higher echelons of Rank Nine... At this point, you should be exploring the path to Rank Ten, shouldn't you? Often, discovering things yourselves through personal experience leads to a deeper understanding."

The ancient deity gently added, "At the same time, don't bear too much pressure. If you cannot find the path, I will tell you when the time is right."

Caroline nodded. She had indeed begun exploring, and suddenly couldn't help but laugh. "In fact, you've hinted so obviously, and I've also experienced so many things; how could I *not* understand how to break through to Rank Ten? If I still haven't figured it out... then I truly am too dull, and would have failed to live up to your expectations."

Xu Zhi was stunned, then couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "You already know how to break through to Rank Ten?" He felt as if he had discovered a new continent. Rank Ten, the ultimate cosmic realm, the end of the Great Dao...