Chapter 732: A Confused Big Octopus

The Six Paths of Reincarnation World.

Overwhelming spiritual energy, like a tsunami, poured into this barren land. It was as boundless as a vast sea, covering the entire Heavenly Dao, Mortal Dao, and Beast Dao like a thick, turbid white mist.

"What is this?"

In the Mortal Dao, countless scholars from private schools and cultivators from various Buddhist and Daoist sects emerged onto the streets, gazing up at the sky.

"How can there be such immense energy! Just the scattered spiritual energy is enough to prolong the lives of us mortals!" exclaimed a grey-robed Daoist practitioner of Qi cultivation.

"It's more than that! In the long run, if beings on this land cultivate even a little, they might reach the Third or Fourth Realm of cultivation by adulthood!" said a young bald monk with clasped hands. His head was smooth and round, devoid of hair, and even his eyebrows were gone, clearly an initial sign of cultivation-induced bodily changes.

"Even a wild boar, growing up immersed in such a high-density environment of spiritual energy, would become powerful enough!"

"Unimaginable!"

All beings in the Six Paths of Reincarnation revealed expressions of incredible shock.

Looking up, the terrifying spiritual energy resembled a vast, mighty true dragon sweeping across the world. Its power was immense, as if the entire world had entered a terrifying era of ancient gods and demons' revival.

This would be a historic moment. The spiritual energy concentration of the entire Six Paths world instantly surpassed that of countless established, mature transcendent worlds, even exceeding them by hundreds of times!

What does "hundreds of times" even mean?

This land would become the smallest yet highest-tier transcendent mini-world. Powerful cultivators, rare treasures nurtured by spiritual energy, and enlightened spirits would undoubtedly emerge in endless succession!

This was merely ten percent of the total energy.

This was the result of major sects and powerful entities negotiating, with each contributing a portion to concentrate the world's spiritual energy.

The world is the foundation of the strong.

An increase in the average aptitude of common beings also represented a long-term development for them, spanning thousands of years.

What would it be like to kill an incredibly massive cosmic creature, whose body and flesh were hundreds of times larger than the entire world's landmass, and then concentrate the spiritual energy from its flesh into this land?

It could be described as: becoming rich overnight.

Before this, even the Saints of this land could not have imagined such a terrifying situation. This unprecedented prosperous era felt like a monumental surprise had struck them, as if they were still living in a dream.

And at this moment, the great octopus also felt like it was living in a dream.

"What kind of world is this?"

It looked bewildered, even wondering who it was and where it currently was.

Everything it had encountered was too incredible, and it had always believed itself to be so powerful that it was impossible to be killed. Therefore, it had not yet fully accepted the reality of its situation.

With a whoosh!

In a valley in the Heavenly Dao, powerful Saint avatars, enveloped in divine light, descended.

They had not even had time to fully process their immense gains before hurriedly coming here, eager to learn some ancient historical secrets.

Representatives from the Heavenly Dao, Mortal Dao, and Beast Dao were all present.

After all, the Heavenly Dao held great power.

The Mortal Dao and Beast Dao subtly showed a tendency to unite against it. Moreover, both Buddhist and Daoist paths were propagated by Ashura warriors from the Beast Dao, so it was only right to show them some respect, both by convention and by reason.

"What are descendants of ancient gods?"

"What are descendants of worlds?"

Each of the mighty beings had their eyes shrouded in divine light.

The great octopus heard the questions and looked over, seeing those terrifying "monsters," each unbelievably tiny in stature, like grains of sand in the vast universe.

"How can there be such a low-level world, such a barbaric and primitive civilization!"

The great octopus couldn't help but sneer, "A bunch of creatures, frantically honing the Heavenly Emperor realm, yet they don't even know the realm of deities! They don't know about the descendants of ancient gods! They don't know about the descendants of worlds!"

"How ridiculous are you, a bunch of country bumpkins? You're just a bunch of boors with only combat power! What's even more shameful is that you possess Tier 8 and Tier 9 bloodlines as descendants, yet you squander such a treasure!"

"You, this group of barbaric and primitive guys, how could you possibly defeat me!"

By the end, the great octopus was hysterical.

It seemed as if it wanted to pour out all the frustration and bewildered rage from its defeat.

If it had been killed by a deity or a being of a higher realm, it wouldn't have been so frustrated. The laws of the universe are cruel, survival of the fittest. But to be killed by a group of Heavenly Emperors was simply a great humiliation!

It had always considered itself the top combat power among Heavenly Emperors. Who would have thought that this group of barbaric and primitive natives, despite possessing such powerful bloodlines, had only ever refined themselves within the low-level Heavenly Emperor realm?

Could it be that there were actually monsters capable of defeating it within the Heavenly Emperor realm?

And not just one or two?

But a whole group?

There was actually a group of them!!

Who would dare believe such a strange world existed if it were told?! Who else would believe it?

This world was simply insane!

Its death was too humiliating.

These ridiculous natives probably didn't even know how to break through to Tier 8 deities! Sitting on an endless mountain of treasures, they complacently cultivated in the Heavenly Emperor realm, surely not truly believing that Heavenly Emperor was the pinnacle of all cultivation?

How utterly ridiculous!

Instantly, it felt a sense of ridicule, akin to "a summer insect cannot conceive of ice."

At the same time, it grew incredibly jealous.

If it, Galway, had possessed such a magnificent bloodline—not to mention the lineage of worlds, even the pure blood of their ancient gods—it would have long become a supreme cosmic powerhouse, ruling over many lower civilizations.

"It's finished speaking. We've heard many roars from the defeated; there's nothing surprising."

The terrifying beings of the Great Saint realm whispered among themselves, utterly calm, as if placidly enduring the curses of a street beggar.

"So that's how it is? We've largely understood some implications from what it said. Do we actually possess the bloodlines of Tier 8 and Tier 9 gods within us?"

"In the eyes of beings from other worlds, we are extremely high-level beings."

"Could this be related to the Six Paths of Reincarnation and the Underworld?"

How intelligent and wise were they?

In an instant, by combining this information with their previous actions, they understood the meaning of "descendants of ancient gods" and "descendants of worlds."

Descendants of Tier 8 deities control mental spacetime.

Just like the immense difference in time flow between the Heavenly Dao and Beast Dao, it was no wonder that upon seeing this creature, its thought speed and actions were so slow, completely out of sync with theirs.

And the descendants with Tier 9 bloodlines should be related to their innate talents.

After all, their talent was indeed terrifying, a heaven-defying ability involving hidden laws, allowing them to strike down beings without talent as easily as tearing a piece of paper.

The Hundred-Generations Saint, Li Sansheng, stepped forward and asked, "So, Six Paths of Reincarnation, do you know what that is?"

"What Six Paths of Reincarnation?" The great octopus scoffed.

Li Sansheng explained, "When living beings die, they enter the Underworld, pass into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and are reborn, with their next life's identity determined by their merits from their previous life."

The great octopus was shocked, its mind assailed by a terrifying worldview. It gasped, "Re...Reincarnation?"

How could a dead person be revived?

How could living beings undergo reincarnation?

It felt its common sense being overturned.

Life was a straight line, a perfectly straight line from birth to death, not a circle, not a cycle. Life was not cyclical.

Could it be an ancient law from a Tier 9 world?

Some kind of distorted law?

At the same time, it suddenly recalled something terrifyingly strange: these beings were clearly descendants of a world, yet after killing them, their bodies contained no law-infused flesh and blood organs!

Then how did they utilize laws?

The great octopus looked at this eerie and mysterious world, suddenly feeling a shiver of fear, its hair standing on end. Could it be that some earth-shattering, ultimate cosmic entity was secretly orchestrating a game here?

It trembled all over in shock, completely intimidated.

Li Sansheng said, "In reincarnation, there is the Bridge of Helplessness, Meng Po's Soup, the Three Lives Stone, the Terrace of Home-Gazing... and the Arcade Hell, which suppresses numerous ancient beings who committed evil deeds in their past lives."

The great octopus was utterly stunned, its expression instantly frozen.

"Reincarnation True Name, do you know what this is?"

Li Sansheng whispered, constantly observing its expression and reaction, and said faintly, "Those ancient beings sealed in the Underworld say they need to retrieve their Reincarnation True Names to be able to dictate their own destiny rather than having it dictated by heaven."

The Underworld?

Reincarnation True Name?

Galway shuddered completely, as if it had sensed the profound horror of this world. This was something only legendary high-level civilizations possessed. It felt an incredible, abyssal truth within it, unfathomably profound, causing it to feel an insane urge to escape.

"You're lying to me, you're lying to me, aren't you!" It suddenly roared.

"When a person dies, their soul perishes; how could they be reborn through reincarnation! Could it be some ancient world entity twisting the laws of its own world? But twisting laws! Not changing them! This is simply... simply impossible to achieve!" Its voice trembled in shock, fragmented, bewildered, and dazed.

Suddenly, a terrifying thought arose in its mind.

A terrifying thought arose in its mind, leaving it as panic-stricken as if doused in cold water, chilling it to the bone. "You don't have law-infused organs... Could it be that your true law-infused organs, your real bodies, are within the Underworld's cycle of reincarnation... and that the Reincarnation True Name is your true body, your law-infused organs?"

The Great Saints also trembled, as if they, too, had realized something, slowly exchanging glances.

Judging by the laws and common understanding of realms from the Outer Heavenly Demon's perspective:

They could use "talents" because their ancestors were terrifying Tier 9 supreme beings, enjoying unparalleled advantages. Yet their flesh and blood law-organs were not on their bodies... No wonder that Outer Heavenly Demon was so surprised earlier.

"Could it be that the so-called Reincarnation True Name is our true body?"

"Our law-infused flesh and blood organs?"

They all speculated.

This could indeed reasonably explain the truth.

"Yes, and no." At this moment, Yuan Qinghua stepped forward.

Everyone turned their eyes towards him.

"What insights do you have?" a Great Saint asked with a smile.

After all, Ashura warriors possessed some knowledge and memories from ancient times, knowing many secrets. Even the ancient Buddhist and Daoist lineages were re-established in this current world by them.

The Ashura Dao had once stated that the previous Avici Scorching Hell, specifically the ancient Kṣitigarbha temple of lava, housed their most ancient ancestors—ancient gods from hundreds of thousands of years ago.

"Yes, and no!" Yuan Qinghua repeated.

"What do you mean?" Li Sansheng asked solemnly.

"Your Reincarnation True Name... I've just combined these theories, and in an instant, the truth became clear."

Yuan Qinghua took a deep breath. At this moment, he also felt that the mysterious historical background of this "online game world" was slowly unfolding. He continued, "I said yes because your true bodies, your Reincarnation True Names, can basically be confirmed as the law-infused flesh and blood organs described by this Outer Heavenly Demon, currently within the cycle of reincarnation."

"I said no because you are not truly law-infused flesh and blood organs, but rather..." Yuan Qinghua paused for a few seconds, startled, and also felt his scalp tingle.

Only now did a terrifying truth occur to it.

The super-ancient gods back then took a Tier 9 remnant, went to the Ishdarians to create mechanical battle armor, then changed its form, turned it into reincarnation, and handed it over to the Lord of Reincarnation.

And it was precisely because of reincarnation that the living beings of this world came into existence...

So, these lives, it's clear, might be part of the reincarnation entity itself; they are beings born from the individual flesh and blood particles of the Tier 9 remnant.

"Your true bodies are indeed flesh and blood law-organs, but you are not descendants of the world... Instead, you are the flesh and blood law-organs of the world's remnant, evolved into the beings of the Six Paths of Reincarnation!!"

As his words fell.

It was like a thunderclap from a clear sky!

All the Great Saints present, whose combat power could defy heaven, showed a trace of uncontrollable panic on their faces and were struck dumb.

Are we not truly living beings?

Are we merely individual beings born from the flesh and blood of an ancient being's remnant?

And Reincarnation, is it that being's remnant?

This information utterly overturned their entire worldview!

They all thought they were normal living beings, but never imagined that they were actually a group of lives born from the corpse of an ancient being.

They were completely consumed by bewildered fear.

Meanwhile, the great octopus beside them was utterly astonished, its face filled with terror. "Tier 9... this world is actually the fallen remnant of a Tier 9 being? How is this possible? You're lying to me! What a clever scheme!"

This was simply unimaginable!

"You, great octopus, are truly a native. You called others country bumpkins before, but you are the one," Yuan Qinghua said, shaking his head and proudly clasping his hands behind his back. "You simply don't know the truth of the world! You don't even know that terrifying wars are raging in the myriad worlds nearby, involving both new and old Tier 9 beings... And the ripples of that war have already reached your location; even if we hadn't come, you might have faced a terrifying Tier 9 entity!"

The great octopus's eyes widened. This was simply unbelievable.

Yuan Qinghua continued, "You make too much fuss! You're such a super bumpkin! Such a low-level creature from the countryside! You simply lack experience, and you've never even known or seen the Creation God in the ethereal realm."

Cre! A! Tor! God!

The great octopus was startled; its mind felt as if it had been bombed by thunder, and its entire body trembled almost uncontrollably.

Why have I never heard of this?

Does such an entity exist in this world?

Could it be that my inherited memories are already startlingly behind the entire cosmic era?

Could it be that I really am a bumpkin?

Is my level unable to reach such high-level world planes?

At first, it would surely have thought the other party was spouting nonsense. But now, facing such a terrifying and mysterious world—a remnant of a fallen Tier 9 being, transformed into "reincarnation" by another Tier 9 deity—was an incredibly horrifying feat that it couldn't even imagine.

Instantly, it became incredibly excited and trembled. It, Galway, had actually come into contact with the terrifying, high-level secrets of the universe's core!

Even death would be worth it now!

"And we were fortunate enough to witness it."

"Otherworldly creature, you are too young, too low-level, to grasp the ultimate mysteries of the universe," Yuan Qinghua said proudly, looking at the surrounding Heavenly beings and other Great Saints.

"He is the ultimate concept of the universe. He is infinite, eternally unperishing, an abstract conceptual entity of chaos within the entire multiverse. He does not belong to the space of any universe; he resides in the layers between dimensions."

"The entire myriad worlds, time, space, and dimensions, were all created by his own hand."

"Transcending matter, time, space, ethics, cognition, and causality, his existence cannot be comprehended by any past, present, or future understanding of the entire universe."

The great octopus gasped, its face filled with shame.

So that's how it is.

I truly am a country bumpkin.