Chapter 731: Large-scale Loot Distribution Scene

The cosmic octopus wished this was all just a nightmare. It had already proclaimed itself the strongest Heavenly Emperor; it simply couldn't fathom anyone stronger in this realm, let alone... an entire group!

Not everyone possessed such a colossal, bloodline-infused body. Its immense size granted it infinite power, and furthermore, it possessed a highly concentrated divine bloodline. It could potentially enter high-dimensional spacetime, rendering any ordinary low-dimensional creature motionless. In its view, it was the noblest and most powerful of all great beings. In this realm, there was no need to band together with other beings; it only needed to quietly guard a star and cultivate until it broke through to godhood.

But now?

"The world... it feels like it's been turned upside down." Its consciousness grew hazy as it stared at the terrifyingly tiny beings before it. Suddenly, another sharp pain surged through its lower body, and it completely lost consciousness.

Within a world of flesh and blood, voices cheered:"Dig, dig, dig! I'm a busy little bee!""Dig, dig, dig! I'm a handsome fella gutting organs!"

The power of a group of Heavenly Emperors was terrifying. Transformed into the ultimate miners, each could excavate hundreds of meters in an instant, wielding shovel-shaped immortal artifacts. With frantic, almost possessed movements, they relentlessly advanced, mining the flesh and blood. Like wild boars rooting through the earth, their hands moved with frenzied intensity, driven by an unimaginable passion!

"Hahahahaha! This is amazing! So exhilarating!""Is this the benefit of touching Emperor Qi's behind?""We're rich! Just digging a few hundred meters yields the energy of a Heavenly Emperor!"

Everyone went wild, like a tide of refugees, as if they had stumbled upon a cosmic energy mine. Their leaders were fighting on the front lines, while they themselves were "slacking off" in the back, extracting immense wealth. Could anything be more thrilling? Absolutely not!

Boom! The sky suddenly shook.

The vast, dark-red, blood-filled world within the giant octopus suddenly went limp. Its surrounding taut muscles instantly became incredibly soft, causing their excavation speed to skyrocket.

"What the heck? It's dead so soon? The muscles are soft, so it must be... According to our predictions, it shouldn't have died this quickly. Those cunning masters should have dragged it out for a while longer. Did they team up already?"

"Perhaps the Reincarnation Emperor couldn't stand how cautious those people were. If they kept playing it safe, Emperor Qi might have returned!" someone offered, a very reasonable deduction.

"Hahaha! Those giants of the Heavenly and Mortal Paths are all so cowardly and treacherous. We shouldn't be as sneaky as them, hiding our strength in the shadows! We should learn from us and fight honorably, always on the front lines battling the great octopus!"

"Brothers, charge!""Oh, giant octopus, what a terrible death you met! I'll take care of your remains for you!"

Their movements grew even more frantic, and they couldn't help but burst into maniacal laughter. Dig first, for time waits for no one.

Meanwhile, outside, the great octopus's vast and endless body floated silently in the void. Its soul had already been seized and forcibly imprisoned. After all, those present were cunning old foxes who planned for every contingency. There was no way they would kill it, as far too much valuable information was still needed.

Whoosh!

"First, let's divide this terrifying, endless carcass; we only have an hour.""This fearsome extraterrestrial demon might possess unimaginable intelligence regarding our cycle of reincarnation, our bloodline, and the true spirits of the Underworld...""Could it be unimaginable ancient truths?"

All the Saints' expressions grew solemn. The one hour granted by the Reincarnation Emperor was not for achieving victory in battle, but for collecting the remains. Victory itself was too easy; their combined talents could instantly overwhelm and kill the opponent. What did it matter how massive the body was? Piercing the skull and extracting the soul was a simple task.

Whoosh!One by one, the terrifying entities sprang into action, each displaying their unique powers. They extracted vast amounts of energy from the flesh and blood, converting it into endless spiritual liquid which they then collected. Even the tens of thousands of ordinary Heavenly Emperors who had arrived joined the frenzied extraction.

Simultaneously, one or two Heavenly Emperors were dispatched to quickly return to the Six Paths World to summon a large contingent of powerful individuals—a full million direct lineage experts—to rapidly commence mining and excavation. There was no conflict or fighting over resources. The sheer volume was too immense; everyone silently and rapidly engaged in the plundering and collection. Large sections of flesh and blood quickly turned into withered husks, stripped of all energy. In fact, due to the sheer speed, some flesh was discarded before all its energy was extracted, as they moved on to collect other parts, leading to considerable waste.

In the sky above, Xu Zhi merely smiled quietly, looking down at their frenzy. He had no intention of participating, as all the harvested energy would eventually return to him, absorbed into his Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique.

Boom!The powerful beings from across the world were exerting their full strength, participating in what amounted to a vast, colossal feast of consumption. Finally, exactly one hour later, only a carcass with some residual energy remained in the cosmos, and everyone swiftly retreated.

Xu Zhi gestured. The spatial tunnel completely closed. Soon after, once everything was swiftly settled, a group of Great Saints held the trembling octopus soul, which was as immense as a vast mountain, brimming with incredibly rich energy.

"Tell us, what is the truth about our bloodline! Do you know any ancient, hidden histories?" asked You Shanfu Jun, his expression grave. He had a strong intuition that this terrifying extraterrestrial demon held the key to the most ancient truths of the Six Paths of Reincarnation—truths concerning the Reincarnation Emperor and the supreme reality of their entire world.

In the Seven Realms, within the Chongming Heavenly Court, the land lay desolate and shattered, razed to the ground. Emperor Qi's expression was serene as he gazed in the direction where the Three Pillar Gods had departed, his hands clasped behind his back.

"It knew it couldn't defeat me this time, so it left... But next time, it will likely try to replicate my various forms again." To fight a weak Ninth-Rank with a lower cultivation realm and remain undefeated was still an unimaginably impressive feat! After all, the realm difference was vast; fighting above one's level was harder than imagined. Each major realm was akin to a high-dimensional being confronting a low-dimensional one. Even so, a weak Ninth-Rank at level 100 versus level 56 did not represent a qualitative difference, meaning resistance was still feasible.

"Eh?"

Suddenly, Emperor Qi's brow twitched. After settling down and perceiving his surroundings, an expression of extreme shock, followed by intense fury, crossed his face. "Who?! Who tampered with the results I only discovered after thousands of years?!" His fury instantly soared beyond measure. He had spent an entire god's lifetime roaming the vast universe to discover that living creature; how could he not be enraged when his life's work had been stolen?

Whoosh.

He returned to the ancient wood planet and swiftly made his way to the star. There, he saw only a shattered, riddled carcass, slowly drifting in the cosmos. The octopus was lifeless. On its shattered, incomplete corpse, a line of elegantly written, artistic characters from the ancient, desolate world was inscribed, as if penned by a refined scholar:

"Don't blame us; we simply caught a glimpse of it in the crowd.""Upon seeing it, all I could imagine were all sorts of possibilities.""With such fine weather, please allow us to exert ourselves upon it.""Love is selfish; love is possession.""The wind rises. Standing in the sea of stars, the sun's hot winds scorch my broad, powerful chest.""A mistake? A mistake? We took everything, yet we are not wrong. If love is a sin, then we are unforgivable."

Emperor Qi read the inscription and fell silent.