Chapter 442: The Converging World Line

The concept of a Ninth-Tier world does not refer to the creation of a new world, but rather to an entire life form being likened to a world.

Xu Zhi clearly understood that deducing the next Ninth-Tier realm was not difficult for beings at their level.

This was because, in a sense, the Three Pillar Gods were already high-level deities, just a step away.

In fact, Armin, Phoenix, Di Qi, and others had probably already anticipated the next direction of energy condensation. After all, they had deduced the Eighth-Tier divine realm long ago; their difficulty wasn't in how to become a god, but how to gather such immense energy.

Ultimately, the essence of advancing life realms is the continuous condensation of energy.

This was true for the transition from Seventh-Tier Heavenly Emperors to Eighth-Tier Deities, and it would undoubtedly be true for the Ninth-Tier as well.

Could the Ninth-Tier involve an average person perfectly controlling their ten billion cells at a microscopic level, with each cell becoming a basic unit for energy storage?

Is one person truly a world?

Perfect control over the ten billion cells that compose one's own body?

This might seem simple, but it is actually terrifying, requiring an immense "divided attention" or multi-tasking ability.

Perhaps this is the true meaning of rebirth from a single drop of blood.

A single cell containing vast energy and bloodline, a drop of divine blood, could be enough to suppress countless Heavenly Emperors. Furthermore, over time, a god's blood might even develop sentience and give rise to a new race carrying their own lineage.

Reproduction for beings at this level would no longer be traditional; they would enter the realm of asexual reproduction, where a single drop of their blood could potentially birth the offspring of a deity.

If a Ninth-Tier "world" descended upon a lower-tier world, a single drop of its blood could lead to the continuous proliferation of descendants bearing its lineage, forming an army capable of dominating the entire world.

This... truly defines the Ninth-Tier!

A single person is a world; perhaps every Ninth-Tier transcendent being could span a cosmic domain, establish sects that endure through eons, and have billions of descendants serving as disciples. From these, they could then select individuals of exceptional talent and divine potential for significant roles.

At this moment, the enigmatic Ninth-Tier realm was slowly unveiling its mysteries.

Xu Zhi took a deep breath. "This is simply incredible! The previous Eighth-Tier Deities were, at best, amplified versions of Heavenly Emperors – vastly more powerful, but still beings who relied on bursts of force. However, the Ninth-Tier life level already begins to involve fundamental laws..."

"Perhaps Medusa and Armin had already deduced the possibility of this Ninth-Tier realm. Otherwise, their letters wouldn't have speculated that Bai Xiaosheng was a being born from the bloodline of Ninth-Tier Hermes after his death..."

Only now did Xu Zhi fully grasp the implications of Medusa and Armin's earlier conversation; no wonder they had speculated so wildly then!

The higher the realm, the more terrifying it became, the greater the disparity, and the less possible it was to fight above one's tier.

An Eighth-Tier civilization possessing Eighth-Tier Deities might still be a common pillar of strength in the universe, but the Ninth-Tier was already an exceedingly rare pinnacle of power. Even within the vast cosmos, a Ninth-Tier civilization capable of producing a single Ninth-Tier being was considered extremely advanced.

Xu Zhi looked towards Emperor Great Joy in the distance.

"Even with the aid of luck, he cannot possibly control all ten billion cells in his body; he can only control two to three billion of them. Yet, even with that, his techniques already border on 'phenomena of laws,' precise down to every energy particle... Emperor Great Joy must have researched the spatial manufacturing technology he obtained from the Ishtarians, turning it into spatial magic, using quantum-level manipulation to hide within a special void."

The Ninth-Tier is truly the realm of perfect, microscopic manipulation.

The Daughter of Prosperous Forest's eyes widened slightly. "As expected of the Primordial God, that is indeed the case... In reality, this is not a realm reachable by Mid-Tier Deities, who possess such terrifying computational power, because the entire world's destiny converges upon him, aiding his calculations."

Xu Zhi nodded.

The Ninth-Tier seemed to be becoming clearer.

It required an even more terrifying level of energy compression, along with immense mental computational power for perfect control, to "suppress" these energies and prevent them from spiraling out of control.

"In other words, if one is not good at mathematics, or if one's mind doesn't surpass a supercomputer, it's impossible to break through to the Ninth-Tier." Xu Zhi's expression became peculiar. "The same was true for previous realms; every powerful individual had to be exceptionally knowledgeable and well-versed in ancient and modern wisdom. Now, an even more terrifying computational ability is required."

Boom!

The battle continued in the distance. The twenty deities were unable to inflict any damage on Emperor Great Joy; they could only desperately resist his onslaught, appearing utterly discomfited. Their defeat was only a matter of time.

Suddenly, a woman holding a white balloon slowly approached. "Greetings, esteemed sirs," she said.

Du Xue's expression was respectful, even somewhat awestruck.

She clearly sensed that this plant-race woman's true form, hidden in the void, was actually a Mid-Tier Deity.

Apart from Emperor Great Joy, this world actually contained another Mid-Tier Deity!

This was a terrifying revelation.

Du Xue slightly lowered her head, her heart pounding with excitement. Even with a dozen hidden deities, they had been powerless against Emperor Great Joy, who possessed unexpected trump cards. But now, with another deity of the same realm joining them, wouldn't victory be assured?

Her eyes gleamed brightly as she respectfully inquired, "May we implore the Primordial God, and this powerful being, to assist us in defeating Emperor Great Joy?"

The Balloon Fish, meanwhile, was pretending to be an ordinary balloon, acting perfectly docile.

Xu Zhi cast a knowing glance at the Balloon Fish, a faint, unreadable smile on his face.

Xia Naiming's scalp instantly prickled. Could this ancient being also see through his true identity?

The Daughter of Prosperous Forest remained calm when facing the two. She reasoned that there must be other hidden human deities whom her own Pillar Gods hadn't detected, simply because they weren't of the plant race, which was perfectly logical.

However, the Humanoid Pillar God must have sensed this deity, meaning this god was not an anomaly.

In this world, no being possessing a magic core could exist outside the calculated variables.

Xu Zhi merely smiled and ignored them, turning his head instead to the Daughter of Prosperous Forest. "Those twenty deities are close to death. After all, they cannot harm Emperor Great Joy, but he can attack them. Are you not going to intervene?"

The Daughter of the Gods took a deep breath. "This is destiny. According to the future calculated by the Pillar Gods, we have fully entered this world-line. Emperor Great Joy is destined to win... No matter how desperately our two races struggle, we are bound to be defeated. Emperor Great Joy will achieve complete unification."

Pillar Gods?

World-line?!

A destined future?

Xia Naiming, hiding nearby, felt his face twitch.

These terrifying terms and concepts bombarded his mind, shocking him to his core.

"In your eyes, is it all the same whether you act or not?" Xu Zhi asked calmly, gazing at the Daughter of Prosperous Forest. "So you will just stand by and watch them die, and then allow Emperor Great Joy to kill you without resistance?"

"Would resistance even make a difference?"

The Daughter of Prosperous Forest calmly replied, "It is already destined. No matter what actions we take, it will lead to a dead end; our opponent has countermeasures for everything. Before it even begins, the outcome is already set... Whether I choose to join the struggle or not, the final outcome will not change. The process might vary slightly, but the world-line will converge, leading to the same ultimate conclusion. That is to say, while minor details might change, the grand course of events remains immutable."

World-line convergence?

Xu Zhi found this quite interesting.

It was understandable, in fact. The Unified Humanoid Virus had already calculated everything, intending to utterly crush both races and leave them no chance of recovery. Emperor Great Joy had become so powerful that he could suppress all of them, rendering any struggles or attempts to resist futile.

That was why she sought the help of the only variable: the Primordial God.

Xia Naiming was trembling, his scalp tingling with numbness.

Oh my heavens!

World-line convergence!

The grand course of events might allow minor changes, but the overall trend remains immutable!

He quickly and discreetly made some characters appear on the balloon, jotting down the current situation.

Screenshot.

Screenshot.

He silently took screenshots of the text, sent them out, and then secretly captured images of the Primordial God and the Daughter of Prosperous Forest.

The external network immediately erupted, as a terrifying truth about the world was slowly unveiled through the conversation of the Primordial God.