Chapter 724: Destruction and End

Stone Star.

Frieza was filled with bewilderment, his face displaying a strong sense of helplessness. Cell and the King of Cybertron both possessed the ancient lineage of the All-Gods, but he did not. The All-God lineage granted natural talent for radiation and "qi," with extremely high affinity.

"Damn it, are they favored by some unseen force just because they are descendants of ancient gods?" Frieza sat blankly in his chair, next to the Great Elder of the High-Green Star People and Android 18.

On Android 18's shoulder stood the Red Beetle Elder of the Red Ribbon Army. "No need to worry," he said, "I have a plan. This time, our Red Beetle clan will protect Stone Star."

The Red Beetle Elder chuckled eerily, as if twitching, then snapped open Android 18's body and pointed at the core inside. It was a beautiful crystal gem.

"What is this?"

Frieza frowned, then a look of disbelief crossed his face. He sensed the extreme abnormality of this crystal.

"Yes, this is another race from the Pixel Planet, the Kingdom of Gems. They are also pixelated beings with few cells, but their blocks are made of crystal." The Red Beetle's face was filled with fanaticism. "To be honest, a long time ago, Android 18's soul was damaged while fighting Cell and the virus."

"I later searched everywhere for a new host and finally found a crystal girl from the Kingdom of Gems on the Pixel Planet. I implanted Android 18's memories into her soul!" The Red Beetle pointed to the gem. "That's right, this is Android 18's new body now—a gem block. Do you understand what I mean?"

Everyone's expression changed. They clearly sensed that this gem block, Android 18's true form, had only hundreds of thousands of cells. At the same time, Android 18 had just broken through to become a High God in recent years.

"Are you saying..."

"Yes, it's a coincidence of fate!" The Red Beetle exclaimed with a fanatic look. "On the Pixel Planet, the ancient conflict between the Block Tribe and the Gem Tribe is playing out once again!"

"Although, in my search for a new Android 18, I hunted the people of the Kingdom of Gems for centuries—they call themselves Moon People—it was worth it."

Half a month later.

Bardock returned again and encountered an extremely formidable Android 18.

"Hm? A kin from the Pixel Planet?" Bardock was greatly surprised. Both sides possessed powerful transformation modes and performed their decoded transformations. Although Android 18 was slightly inferior and had almost no power to fight back, she gathered the "qi" of all living beings on the entire planet and unleashed a Spirit Bomb, successfully repelling Bardock.

From then on, the era was reshuffled. Among the three major cosmic powers, only the Stone Star faction withstood this crisis. Cell and the King of Cybertron were nowhere to be found. Their remaining forces were quickly divided, and their names would become ancient legends in the long ages to come. A new era had begun. It was ruled by two major powers: the Super Saiyans and the Stone Star clan.

Years passed by, another three to five.

"So that's how it is?"

On a secluded Saiyan planet, Bardock diligently read through Android 18's notebook, its pages yellowed and curled. "The secret of the world truly lies within!"

"It warned me from the start that Android 18's body contained the mystery of the world. As expected of those mysterious high-dimensional unknown beings." As he continued to read, he cast aside any initial embarrassment and began to study seriously. Even he had to admire the foresight of those pixelated beings! They were becoming increasingly mysterious.

At this moment, the entire Super Saiyan race, the universe's strongest combat race capable of ruling the cosmos, had sealed themselves off on a rich planet to use as their base. They chose not to rule the major civilizations of the universe but instead opted for seclusion!

Meanwhile, Frieza and the forces on Stone Star continued to rule the entire universe. The Saiyan race and Stone Star signed a "Resource Stabilization Agreement," stating that the Saiyans would not interfere with Stone Star's rule, but Stone Star would periodically provide forty percent of its resources to the Saiyan planet.

And why did they choose seclusion? Because they were Pillar God races. Only by sealing off their "butterfly" wings and eliminating external interference could they advance the civilization of the world-line, allowing "destiny" to guide future development and board the true high-speed train of civilization.

"In the blink of an eye, we could rule the era again, but we no longer care to. We only hope they can bring us some threats, some enjoyment." Hailantong shook his head, deciding to continue living an ordinary life. He even chose to abdicate, letting other clan members lead the civilization's development. A new Saiyan King was crowned, a tall, mighty, and fiery-tempered member of the clan.

Of course, he also possessed immense pride—the pride of the Ishudarans, but now... perhaps it could be called the pride of the Super Saiyans, the universe's strongest combat race. Without a doubt, they were a proud race!

In just ten years.

While he quietly cultivated, and under the optimal deduction of the world-line, he married a woman, had children, and continued the race's civilization. The new Saiyan King also married a woman and had a child of remarkable talent, exceptionally powerful from birth, hailed as the most gifted high-ranking warrior in centuries.

The entire Saiyan civilization, possessing forty percent of the entire cosmic civilization's development energy, along with each individual who was already a strong warrior, advanced by leaps and bounds with the help of the world-line. On average, every elder member of the clan reached the fifth or sixth rank. Furthermore, in this life, they tempered their minds, experienced the myriad flavors of life, and no longer relied on their portable "auxiliary smart-brains," becoming truly ordinary people.

Everything was thriving. A world civilization guided by Pillar God deductions was constantly riding a high-speed train.

Until this day.

Above the entire secluded Saiyan planet, seven powerful evil warriors suddenly appeared, radiating terrifying aura and also possessing ninth-rank transformation abilities.

"What are these things?"

"Dragon Balls?"

"These are...?"

"Dragon Ball Warriors?"

All the warriors on the planet erupted.

"Perhaps we should retreat," Bardock chuckled, his expression turning serious as he looked at the seven terrifying dark green, dragon-scaled monsters. "At most, I can only stop one of them."

"Retreat?"

"How is that possible?"

The surrounding warriors roared in defiance. One by one, clad in combat suits, they flew out from the planet, their faces determined to fight to the death. They could retreat, abandon their king, and flee alone—that would have been the best option. Yet, they refused. The molten, fervent pride of the Ishudarans—no, it was already the pride of the Super Saiyans—made them charge forward, transforming into the most brilliant fireworks.

Boom. Endless "qi" erupted. Various "qi" light cannons flashed. This cosmic battle was horrific to the extreme. In the end, almost everyone died in battle, achieving spiritual sublimation at the last moment. Many broke through their limitations, their spirits forged and transformed, merging with their bodies.

All Ishudarans of this generation perished, Bardock included. But before dying, they sent their newborn infants out from the planet.

"Our civilization has been extinguished once again."

"Reaching the peak only to rapidly decline, like a fleeting moment." All Ishudarans couldn't help but sigh as they returned to the Pillar Gods' spiritual universe.

On this day, the entire universe was in an uproar.

"What happened?"

"That was Bardock, the strongest warrior in the universe, a Super Saiyan!"

"Based on the vibrating light, we strongly suspect Bardock had already broken through to the legendary Super Saiyan 2. How could he still lose?"

"What kind of terrifying enemy was it?"

Even the entire planet was shattered! This was an unprecedented battle, even drawing ancient divine officials to repair and reshape the entire planet, restoring its shattered ecological soil. No one knew what enemy the Super Saiyan race had encountered, or why they had suddenly mysteriously perished and vanished.

Rumors spread that Frieza had destroyed the entire Saiyan planet, as only they possessed such terrifying power! Stone Star, where Frieza resided, tacitly approved of this. Because the other party was destroyed, although the enemy's identity was unknown, they could continue to rule the entire universe with even greater deterrent power. Frieza, the Frost Demon, and Android 18 behind him, remained the supreme rulers of the entire cosmos.

Only Cell knew all of this in secret. Even he couldn't help but admire them.

"What a truly admirable combat race, hot-blooded and proud. Even though only Bardock would have died, the entire race didn't shrink back."

In the desolate, silent, dark cosmos. Several space pods, carrying infants, flew into the distant universe, drifting towards backward small planets established according to coordinates. Although no one knew the truth about the Saiyan race, their mysterious origin, or where they came from, perhaps, after the end of their racial civilization, a new continuation would emerge among a few newborns...

In the vast cosmos.

Xu Zhi quietly observed a segment of cosmic civilization history. Everything that unfolded made him feel deeply emotional.

Surrounded by cold, dark, endless stars, an All-God with a body of pristine, delicate ceramic slowly re-emerged, her aura now completely different.

"Is it complete?" Xu Zhi turned around and asked with a faint smile.

A dream of the mortal world, after all, must awaken. Xu Zhi just hadn't expected it to end so quickly. A great era of cosmic planetary civilization, brilliant like fireworks, blooming in an instant and vanishing just as quickly. If one were to make a comparison, it was a world of difference compared to the unremarkable Earth civilization era. His own civilization universe had clearly developed to an extremely high degree.

"Yes, it was probably like completing a life journey." Caroline's expression was extremely calm. She said, "They were too comfortable. The highly advanced technological society and peaceful research life made them almost forget the Ishudarans' passion and glory. Now, returning to the spiritual universe, they feel greatly transformed and much more mature." It was truly like a furnace of life, tempering people to maturity.

"So, it's equivalent to a mass virtual online game for the Ishudarans in the spiritual society, a virtual life experience?" Xu Zhi suddenly chuckled. The Ishudarans' virtual network back then was extremely developed; there were online games with mechanical mechs that were incredibly realistic, allowing people to train mechs and make friends within them.

"You could explain it that way?" Caroline was startled, then also smiled. "Perhaps, virtual games of higher civilizations are simply that difficult to comprehend."

"We call ourselves gods, and the people on these planets have no idea that their lives are just online games, that they are NPCs for higher beings to experience life.... But could there be gods from even higher dimensions who treat our entire civilization as a game?" Caroline asked.

Xu Zhi was speechless. This was another one of Caroline's external perspectives, a way of speaking from another circle.

In reality, Caroline hadn't expected it to be so fast either. It was so fast that her progress only increased by a little over ten percent. Although many souls underwent qualitative transformation and sublimation during the final desperate struggle, leading to significant leaps, it was still only a few percent. Overall, this experience only improved her by a little over twenty percent, bringing her soul-flesh integration progress to 54 percent.

Although it ended so quickly, Caroline's mind and body were extremely pleased. Because this had proven it could work, reaching the Ninth-Rank was now only a matter of time!

Secondly, although she herself hadn't advanced to the Ninth-Rank world, Hailantong within her had already reached this Ninth-Rank realm. While the Three Pillar Gods themselves had advanced, the Daughter of Shenglin and others within them, despite cultivating the rapid nuclear fission method of splitting brain demon cores into cell nuclei for implantation, were still only on the Ninth-Rank path and had not yet fully transformed. Hailantong could take action, managing to put up a fight.

Thirdly, it propelled the entire cosmic era forward. The Demon Core race now had its own Ninth-Rank path, and the All-God race also had its unique Ninth-Rank path.

"I don't plan to return for a while," Caroline said. "I need some time to digest this experience."

"Now, due to our interference and the stimulus provided by the Super Saiyans, the speed of the entire cosmic civilization has advanced significantly, pushing directly from the First-Rank to the Eighth-Rank, and then smoothly into the Ninth-Rank, without any stagnation. Although it's not a true Ninth-Rank, this alternative model offers a compromise for the extremely difficult Ninth-Rank path," Caroline said with a serious expression.

Xu Zhi stopped speaking, simply listening quietly. After talking with Caroline for a while, he directly left. After all, she had just returned, awakening from a grand dream, but still needed to consolidate her state.

Xu Zhi also fully realized that with the development of the Eighth-Rank transcendent civilization, the path to the Ninth-Rank had truly entered the mainstream, becoming extraordinarily impactful.

"Caroline has transformed... in such a short time..." Xu Zhi murmured. It seemed, "the war between the Three Pillar Gods and the other two great worlds is about to fully commence."

"The emergence of the Ninth-Rank means widespread death, and even higher beings will begin to fall. My path to godhood is not far off!"