Chapter 610: Evil Planet

Xu Zhi temporarily left his underworld clone. It was already dark outside.

Having a butler was certainly convenient; he never had to worry about meals or household chores. His focus was entirely on managing the outdoor orchard and the basement.

For Xu Zhi, this kind of rural farm life was quite idyllic, like a utopia.

He leisurely ate dinner in the living room, then sat back on the sofa with his legs crossed, reviewing his combat experiences from the recent fight. After all, he rarely fought, so it was important to learn from the experience.

And he had to admit, having personally experienced it, his peak combat strength was truly astonishing. While Medusa was incomparable – she could kill him instantly – it seemed he had almost no rivals at the Heavenly Emperor realm, apart from her. There was no other reason; his passive abilities were simply too formidable, and his body was incredibly resilient. So tough that he was practically unmovable even standing still.

"But my clone has cultivated martial arts; that's its final complete form. My main body doesn't have the energy to cultivate this yet, so it's not that heavy..." Xu Zhi thought that if his main body cultivated this, building upon his Nuwa and Pangu true forms, his weight would undergo a complete qualitative change, possibly reaching 480,000 kilograms. That would be like a human tank.

But what was the reality? He couldn't. Although martial arts seemed to have no threshold or bloodline requirements, they demanded an immense amount of energy, requiring all sorts of potent supplements to accumulate power. After all, where did the weight come from? It didn't appear out of thin air. A large intake of food and energy supplements was necessary, consuming more energy than other systems. That's why he hadn't dared to cultivate it. Practicing martial arts emphasized nourishment, reflecting the adage "poor scholarly, rich martial." Yet, it was clear that after cultivating this third system, one would become incredibly powerful.

"It's so difficult for me." Xu Zhi felt that the issue of energy continued to limit his overall cultivation progress, being the sole bottleneck at present. After all, with the continuous evolution of each realm system up to this point, he had accumulated enough foundation to maturely break through to an eighth-tier deity. But there was no need to rush. Although he had just harvested a wave of "leeks" (a metaphor for gaining benefits from others), the yield was considerable.

"I need to intensify my 'farming' efforts," Xu Zhi thought, full of new ideas. "However, farming on Mercury is clearly not as extensive as in that small universe. It seems more convenient over there."

"I'll think about it tomorrow." He looked at the starry sky outside his window, then returned to his room and quietly fell asleep, feeling a wave of exhaustion wash over him, his consciousness quickly dissolving into slumber. Heavenly Emperors typically no longer required sleep at this level. However, for Xu Zhi, it wasn't just a habit; his bloodline factors caused him to spend half his day in slumber. The suffering of an immortal was truly this simple, unadorned, and tedious.

The next morning.

The sun shone brightly. Xu Zhi got out of bed, threw off the covers, and stretched, feeling completely refreshed. The entire house, including its furniture, had long since been reinforced. While he was usually fine, his power was uncontrollable during sleep; a single breath could destroy the room, and even his bed would be crushed under his weight. After all, a weight like that was no laughing matter.

Suddenly, Xu Zhi's brow twitched, as if he had been summoned by some being.

"It's Caroline..."

Xu Zhi immediately realized it was his communication method. The other universe must be nearing completion, he thought. After all, he hadn't checked on it for days. She was responsible for elevating planets every day; even for an extremely powerful high-level deity, giving birth to a "planet son" the size of a hundred *mu* each time was incredibly arduous! She was probably exhausted beyond belief.

"Ultimately, she's truly a diligent little bee, creating planets."

Xu Zhi directly entered the small universe to check on its development.

"If she really wants to interact with the Six Paths of Reincarnation world, to have some players come over and develop some ecology..." Xu Zhi felt somewhat uneasy about this, but he still needed to see how things would unfold. After all, the flourishing Buddhist and Taoist civilizations there indeed needed to develop.

In the small universe, at its center was a massive, earthy yellow planet, emitting a hazy glow. Around it, various smaller planets of different colors were scattered like constellations, orbiting and rotating in all directions along specific paths within the atmosphere.

A deity, with long hair and a body of pristine white porcelain, stood quietly above a planet.

"What happened?" Xu Zhi slowly approached.

Caroline pointed to a distant stone planet. "They shattered the meteorites and ushered in a new era."

Xu Zhi followed her gaze and saw Zach, the Great Elder, and Android 18. The world-line he had previously deduced was unfolding in reality. The concept of "Omni-God," creating planets throughout the entire universe and standing on the world-line of past and future, was now well-known to them. Although they could no longer predict the future of the era after breaking through to Heavenly Emperor, they were unaware that the concept of "Omni-God" as the Creator had already taken deep root in people's minds: creating planets, standing on the world-line of past and future, Omni-God the Creator. From the perspective of deception, the great power of creation was already somewhat similar to the original!

"Over there is Cybertron," she said, looking towards another side, at a sci-fi planet covered in skyscrapers. "It's a special mechanical civilization formed by self-aware 'sparks' – akin to Dragon Balls – embedded within mechanical battle suits."

Xu Zhi followed her gaze. Both of these civilizations were now flourishing! A group of Heavenly Emperor-level powerhouses had emerged in each. The other planetary civilizations, for whom there hadn't been much time to deduce their future, were still in their primitive, indigenous stages, akin to naturally overgrown wilderness.

She smiled, standing in the starry sky, and said, "Currently, there are seventeen planets, inhabited by various races and civilizations. But when I think about it, it's quite similar to the ancient Lava Region back then. Each of those great regions – Stone Wall Region, Blazing Fire Region... – also contained unique life forms and species. What we see now is essentially an enlarged ancient Lava Region, with each separated region being like a small planet."

Xu Zhi also subconsciously realized this was true. With deep understanding, he responded, "It's merely a step-by-step enlargement; the essence remains the same. If it's a small village, what's divided are the people in individual houses. If it's a nation, it's the towns. In a small universe, naturally, it's individual planets."

Caroline also smiled; this was the essence of the world. Smaller circles forming larger circles. Living beings exist within these circles. Just as a seventh-tier Heavenly Emperor, upon breaking through to an eighth-tier deity, seems to leap into another, larger circle—another cage—observed by higher-dimensional beings. The truth of the world was that simple.

She said, "I called you here not just because things are nearly ready, and I thought we might have a friendly bilateral exchange with the world of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, but also because a rather strange planet has appeared."

Were both worlds really going to engage in friendly exchanges and visits? Xu Zhi took a breath. He hadn't expected her to still be thinking about this, but it was understandable. They shared the same foundational system, both being sources of radiation and primal energy, so an exchange would be mutually beneficial.

"Or is it because you discovered a very strange planet?" Xu Zhi asked in surprise. "It's a naturally formed planet, right? How strange is it?"

He immediately grew curious. Because both the Stone Planet and the Cybertron mechanical planet had been artificially guided into existence. It wasn't that they were bad, but they bore the marks of human creation, forced along their predetermined paths. But they also lacked the unknown. Nature was magnificent, nurturing all the incredible wonders of the world. Some naturally evolved species possessed traits that they themselves could barely imagine. Or rather, a completely new, unknown path.

"Extremely strange," she said, pointing to a medium-sized reddish-iron planet. "Their life form system is unbelievably bizarre; they have no physical bodies. They are composed of a special frequency of radiant light, perhaps best described as 'digital' beings."