vncnus Chapter 187, Discussion
Chapter 187, Discussion
In the primordial universe, on an unknown planet, three thoughts traversed endless spacetime and descended upon this place, where three majestic figures could be vaguely seen.
One is exquisitely beautiful, with a slender figure faintly visible, surrounded by endless light; simply looking at her figure is enough to enchant a cosmic venerable.
A huge, oval-shaped black sphere was suspended in another location.
The last figure was surrounded by countless faint snake shadows, and a huge silver-white snake head looked around, with the starry sky around it completely distorted into a vortex.
"Meng Tu, where is Zhen Jiao?" the huge black sphere asked.
"We, the demon race, can handle this," the silver-white snake head also spoke. Their voices were instantly transmitted to the other two sides, as if the rule that the speed limit of the original universe was the speed of light did not apply to them at all. "Mechanical, you are the one who summoned my demon race and the insect race. Now that the insect queen and I have arrived, it's time to talk."
"Mechanical, speak," the vaguely slender figure finally spoke.
"Alright, I'll get straight to the point." A black sphere spoke, "Among the human race protected by the giant axe, a genius named Mu Xuan has emerged. In just over two million years, he has become a top-tier cosmic overlord. Judging from the current trend, he is already more terrifying than Tian Shi. What do you two think?"
"It's terrifying." The slender figure spoke, her voice filled with endless allure. "He also has two clones. The clone has no soul and is unaffected by soul attacks, making it extremely difficult to eliminate him."
"The disciple of Zhenjiao, Juxian, recently fell at his hands, with only three strikes," the silver-headed snake added. "His attack techniques have reached the level of a Universe Lord. Could he have already broken through to the Universe Lord level?"
"If breaking through to the level of a Universe Lord isn't so scary, what's truly frightening is if he creates his own Universe Lord secret technique while still a top overlord. If he becomes a Universe Lord, he'll be the next Chaos Lord." A black sphere of phantom spoke. As the strongest beings, they knew the terror of a Chaos Lord even better. Many matters within their race and the Hong Alliance didn't even require the Giant Axe Founder's intervention; the Chaos City Lord could handle them all. For a race, having one more Chaos City Lord was far more terrifying than having several more ordinary Universe Lords, especially for humanity's mortal enemy.
A top-tier cosmic overlord creates a secret technique for becoming a cosmic master. Once they break through to the cosmic master level, their divine power becomes a hundred times purer, making them a top-tier cosmic master. With a little refinement, they can rival the Chaos City Lord. Before this, even the most terrifying of humanity's top cosmic overlords, the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master, could not achieve this.
"My insectoid race is also willing to eliminate him as soon as possible, but most of the time, he operates as a clone of the Jadeite, making soul enslavement impossible. The Jadeite has no soul," the slender figure spoke. "As for material attack methods, the Jadeite's innate secret technique is similar to that of the Intuo, capable of weakening any material attack to one-thousandth. As long as he has a top-tier treasure armor protecting him, even some universe lords would not be able to kill him in a short time. He gave the Netherworld Sword Seal to the Giant Axe after obtaining it, and I believe the Giant Axe will definitely bestow upon him a top-tier treasure armor."
"Unless the four of us personally intervene, but isn't that a joke?"
If they obtained the Netherworld Sword Seal from the tribal overlord, they would also bestow upon him a top-tier treasure armor for protection. This is fair, unless one is shameless.
If the Lord of the Universe couldn't carry out the assassination, would it be too shameful for these four strongest beings in the universe to personally assassinate a top-tier cosmic overlord?
"How about we invite those strongest lone wolves?" a black sphere asked.
"Should we ask the strongest lone traveler?" The slender figure and the silver snake both hesitated.
"Who should we look for? The Illusory Demon God? He's the strongest in the Illusionary Flow realm. Mu Xuan's avatar has no soul, and his innate secret techniques are too powerful; he might not be able to do it. The Lord of the Primordial Island? He might not be willing to offend the Giant Axe." The slender figure spoke. "Or the Ancestor of Demonic Beasts? The Mountain-Sitting Guest? The Founder of the Black Universe?"
"It's the Mountain Keeper, isn't it? Among these strongest lone warriors, his methods are the most unpredictable. He should be capable of a successful assassination," a black sphere spoke. "Your Majesty, you have a good relationship with the Mountain Keeper. Why don't you ask him to take action?"
"The price for asking the Mountain Guest to help is not small," the slender figure said. "He is very skilled at crafting supreme treasures. He will craft supreme treasures himself when he needs them. He doesn't even look at ordinary things. Don't tell me you are willing to offer a supreme treasure."
A supreme treasure? Don't be ridiculous. A supreme treasure is more important than the life of a universe lord. It's something that can protect the destiny of an entire race or alliance. If a universe lord could exchange a supreme treasure for one, they would absolutely be willing. Currently, four of the nine strongest beings in the nine super powers of the primordial universe do not possess a supreme treasure, and many of the more than twenty strongest beings also lack one.
"Actually..." The silver serpent head hesitated for a long time before speaking, "...we shouldn't focus our attention on that human. His becoming the Lord of the Universe is already a foregone conclusion, and the cost of assassinating him would be too high. As far as I know, there is another genius among humans who should be close to becoming a Venerable."
"Reaching the level of a Venerable One shouldn't be anything special, right?"
"What if it also takes more than two million years to become a Venerable One?"
"That's not much worse than the Eclipse Fire of yesteryear! Who?!" Humanity's Eclipse Fire rose to prominence, dazzlingly powerful, becoming a King in less than ten thousand years, and a Venerable in hundreds of thousands of years. Now, it's only a hair's breadth away from becoming a cosmic overlord. Back then, the three races paid a huge price for the assassination attempt, but unfortunately, they failed.
"Yun Ming, titled Nine Swords King. His spatial laws have reached the final stage, and he's estimated to be close to becoming a Venerable, at the latest in about several hundred thousand years," the silver snake-headed man said. "Back in the extraterrestrial battlefield, the Zerg should have made a move, but they failed."
Among the four top clans, if a genius emerges, the other three clans will join forces to assassinate the genius of the other clan; it's almost an unspoken agreement.
"Having become a Venerable One after millions of years, with a chance of becoming a cosmic overlord in the future, it's indeed time to act. Ideally, like Cody, we should prevent them from reversing time and resurrecting," a black sphere spoke. "Empress, should your Zerg race give it a try?"
The Zerg seized the opportunity to assassinate Coty, a true genius, causing his complete and utter demise. Even his teacher, the Lord of Chaos, could not revive him by reversing time.
"One cosmic overlord is nothing; he can't affect the situation, not to mention that becoming a cosmic overlord is a matter of chance. The human race has over thirty cosmic overlords on the surface, and there are probably more in secret," the slender figure said. "The important thing is that Mu Xuan! He has the strength of a top-tier cosmic overlord and created his own secret technique for becoming a cosmic overlord. You should know what that means."
"If he's not a top-tier cosmic overlord but a cosmic master, then becoming a cosmic master in just over two million years—you should know what that means!" The slender figure glanced at the two and said, "He might very well stand with us in the future!"
"Therefore, at least kill him once, thwarting his opportunity! To be able to rival a universe master in such a short time, whether he's a top-tier overlord or a nascent universe master, he definitely has secrets. Even if the former is resurrected, those secrets cannot be brought back by reversing time and space; the latter will truly perish and never appear again!"
"good!"
"agree!"