The outskirts of the Heart of the Cosmic.
The Creation Immortal Emperor, Emperor Xi, Primordial, Kunwu, and a few other Great Powers, along with the two top Great Powers who lost the Creation Divine Artifact, Yuan Yi and Fan Xiu, were gasping heavily.
Clearly, they had long since lost such physiological habits typical of normal people; yet at this moment, they couldn’t help but pant heavily to calm their turbulent spirits.
After slightly slowing down, the Creation Immortal Emperor glanced back.
The sky was dazzling.
Severe tremors continued to emerge incessantly from the Cosmic Core.
Waves of chaotic Power of Dao swept outward at an unbelievable speed, escaping from the Heart of the Cosmic, spreading toward the entire cosmos, gradually beginning to disrupt its normal operation.
It was evident that intense confrontations were still taking place at the Cosmic Core.
Who would win or lose, nobody knew.
After a good while, these Great Powers in the field managed to regain their composure from the shock.
Among them, Emperor Xi looked at the few remaining Great Powers around him, filled with sorrow: "Dead... all dead..."
This time, fourteen Great Powers of the Human Clan ventured into the Heart of the Cosmic, and in the end...
Only the four of them escaped alive.
Moreover, the reason they survived wasn’t due to their strength, but simply because they were fortunate enough.
They weren’t caught in the most violent energy wave.
Even esteemed figures like the former holders of Creation Divine Artifacts—Nine Netherworld and Chaos, although they stood at the Peak of Great Powers despite losing their artifacts—were not spared from the destructive aftermath of the Cosmic collision.
Just like great figures in the face of natural disasters...
No matter how much wealth or prominence they had in life, in the face of such terrifying calamity, everyone was equal. Thıs content belongs to novel✶fire.net
After a while, Fan Xiu of the Alien Demon Clan suddenly fixed his gaze on Primordial, with a hint of fright amidst his sorrow: "What on earth happened!? And also..."
This former Supreme took a deep breath: "That being known as Gu Jinlai... What exactly is He?"
Not only Fan Xiu, but Yuan Yi’s gaze also fell on Primordial.
Everything that happened today felt like a nightmare to him.
A nightmare that he still dared not face when he thought back on it now.
The rumbling at the Cosmic Core continued.
The chaotic Power of Dao had already affected the outskirts of the Heart of the Cosmic, and even if they found it hard to believe and accept, they had to face reality.
Pain, unwillingness, disbelief flashed in Primordial’s eyes...
But more than that, there was fear.
Fear from witnessing Gu Jinlai’s one strike annihilating two Supreme Powers, and thirty-four Great Powers.
Fear from witnessing him clash directly with the Daoist Ancestors.
The fear of an entity seemed to be summoned by him, which threatened to destroy the entire universe.
"I thought that Gu Jinlai was just an ordinary Cosmic Oddity, and I obtained him, cultivating him into a life form in the shape of the Human Clan, integrating the powers of cultivators and Evil God Power to perfect my speculations on the Three Saints Realm... or rather, the Creation Realm, but..."
Primordial glanced toward the direction of the Cosmic Core: "Clearly... he isn’t."
Emperor Xi murmured: "We have always known that Cosmic Oddities stem from the Cosmic Core, but what exactly lies within the Cosmic Core, until today, we never knew... But now..."
The Cosmic Core, connecting to another universe.
A universe seemingly greater, more vast, more perfect than theirs.
The Daoist Ancestors seemed to be concentrated at the Cosmic Core...
Or rather, the Daoist Ancestors represent the Cosmic Core.
They gathered there, seemingly absorbing and devouring that universe.
Those who could achieve Great Power were extremely wise individuals.
Previously, they were limited by their perspective and knowledge, unable to grasp the truth, but now...
After witnessing that universe being collectively refined by the Daoist Ancestors, they guessed.
That universe clearly wouldn’t willingly be refined by the Daoist Ancestors, perhaps...
Cosmic Oddities are the means of that universe’s retaliation.
"Gu Jinlai said that you followed the guidance to step out of the path of the Three Saints Realm..."
Emperor Xi’s gaze shifted to Primordial.
He immediately thought of something, turning his gaze back to Fan Xiu, the Creation Immortal Emperor, and the three Supremes who once wielded Creation Divine Artifacts.
These Supreme Powers also realized something, their expressions subtly changing.
"We believed the Creation Divine Artifacts were nurtured by the rules of the universe because they... are too perfect. Even us Great Powers who comprehend the Three Thousand Great Dao cannot touch a fraction of their perfection. Each Creation Divine Artifact seems like the most perfect artwork, irresistibly drawing us to comprehend and study it..."
Fan Xiu said, looking grim: "Perhaps, it’s not us comprehending the mysterious nature of the Creation Divine Artifacts, but rather the Creation Divine Artifacts guiding us, leading us down a path of inspiration they provide."
Primordial, recalling various methods demonstrated when Gu Jinlai clashed with the power of the Daoist Ancestors, suddenly understood: "A path that allows that universe to perceive all the operational mysteries of this universe’s rules..."
Understanding this, he suddenly felt a sense of bewilderment.
Thinking about all his plans and calculations, in the end...
It turned out to be guided by an external force, resulting in some terrible consequences...
For a moment, he didn’t know what the meaning of his life’s efforts and struggles was.
The Creation Immortal Emperor said.
"Go back, and do what?"
The Creation Immortal Emperor’s eyes held some pain, some unwillingness, but more so a deep sense of powerlessness: "We can do nothing."
He glanced at the few remaining Great Powers on the scene...
Once standing at the peak of the cosmic, where nothing less than a Great Power could attract their attention, today, in just a single battle...
They weren’t even the main force of the fight, merely impacted by the battle’s aftershocks, and they fell en masse.
Of nearly a hundred Great Powers, it’s uncertain if even ten managed to escape.
This was a battle far beyond their reach, belonging to Dao Ancestor and Gu Jinlai, cosmic against cosmic...
"The only thing we can do is wait."
The Creation Immortal Emperor said with deep sorrow.
The other Great Powers, including the Supreme beings Yuan Yi and Fan Xiu who lost their Creation Divine Artifacts, also fell silent.
What difference does it make to be a Great Power?
In battles of this scale, they were at the mercy of others.
They could only wait, waiting for the battle’s outcome, with nothing else to do.
"Now, I hope that Gu Jinlai wins, as this represents a new direction for the future, but the consequence is that no one knows where this direction leads. I also hope that Gu Jinlai doesn’t win so that everything can return to normal, where we remain the supreme Great Powers of this universe... but in that case, under the authority of the Dao Ancestors, we Great Powers may never rise again."
His words echoed the thoughts in the hearts of the other Great Powers.
For a moment, the crowd could not help but look up again, glancing in the direction of the Cosmic Core.
There, the collision of cosmos, the fusion of cosmos, continued.
The dust of the era, when it falls on a person, becomes a mountain.
These Great Powers, watching the battlefield, felt this sentiment at this moment.
As the Creation Immortal Emperor said, at this time, all they could do was wait.
Wait for the two cosmos, wait for Gu Jinlai and the Dao Ancestor, to determine the victor.
The Great Powers fled away.
Meanwhile, the battle belonging to Gu Jinlai also slightly calmed down.
Just as he had suspected, as long as he could withstand the first wave of attacks from the Dao Ancestor, he had hopes of using the power of this ancient universe to break through the crisis.
With the cover of the Great Powers, the aura of the Evil God, he lurked beside the Dao Ancestor, then with the aid of the Mysterious Three Saints Realm, the seven Creation Divine Artifacts, and various Cosmic Oddities, he evolved cosmic and survived the most perilous stage.
At this moment, following the guidance of cosmic power, he arrived in this ancient universe.
The entire universe had almost all its constant stars extinguished, with black holes filling every corner of the universe.
Countless black holes intertwined and devoured each other, forming larger black holes, which combined to evolve supermassive black holes.
The power of these supermassive black holes had already surpassed the force of cosmic expansion, starting to pull back the cosmic towards the center spontaneously.
In this process, all energy and matter is being retracted.
He didn’t know where this cosmic transformation would ultimately lead.
At most, in a billion years, the entire cosmic would become a super singularity, crushing and annihilating everything.
After entering this universe, Gu Jinlai keenly sensed a special telepathy between himself and the universe.
This universe was completely unguarded against him.
When he calmed down to comprehend it, his thoughts and consciousness effortlessly merged into this universe and spread to every corner along with cosmic fluctuations—so long as his mind and consciousness could maintain it.
Next, he seemed to have two choices.
The first was to treat this universe as a legacy, a gift to be infused, integrated into the universe he simulated and manifested.
Allowing it to gain new life in his own universe.
But due to the existence of the other universe, how much of this gift he could ultimately receive, how far the reborn universe could expand, and whether it could let him roam the Chaos Void in the form of a cosmic, remained entirely unknown.
was to use the remaining power of this universe, turning the tables, to devour that newborn universe, filling it with the energy and matter from this ancient universe, breathing new life into this dead ancient universe.
To achieve this, his greatest opponents were the Three Thousand Tao Ancestors who embodied cosmic authority.
He needed to slay the Three Thousand Tao Ancestors to reshape the universe!