Gods Vanish on a Cloudy Day
Chapter 69 Who Says Helping Others Can't Win the Game (5600)
"No, it probably really has nothing to do with Zhuzhou..."
Xingying's voice of denial was also weak at the moment, because at this moment, she could see the stunned speeches and chat records of the Zhuzhou in the Heavens Zhuzhou Chat Group, and naturally knew what her primordial ancestor was doing now.
The power of the Heavenly Evolution Dao is spreading with many Zhuzhou as the core. This is another completely new power.
It might be a little difficult to understand if put it this way, but if you regard the Flood as transforming an action-adventure game into a real-time strategy game.
Then, Dao Unification is loading a DLC (additional downloadable content pack) for the original game type.
Of course, this is also very difficult. After all, every world will have huge differences in subtle aspects. This DLC is not easy to load, and it is very likely to conflict with the previous content and cause bugs.
If bugs appear, then that is Dao Unification failure. The result of failure is either death, leaving only a trace of true spirit to be reincarnated, or completely abandoning this path, suffering a great loss of vitality, and starting to cultivate from the Heavenly Venerable again.
The latter is a little better than the former, but only slightly better. After all, the path of Dao Unification is the condensation of a cultivator's lifelong practice and cognition. Once it fails, it is a denial of everything in the past. Even if one wants to start over, there might not be one in a hundred heroes who can succeed. After all, it is easier to create a new account to practice again than to play a ruined main account.
However, Su Zhou was not unprepared.
Relying on the Heavens Zhuzhou Chat Group, he had already collected information about the local world from Zhuzhou all over the multiverse. Just like the first major thing he did after coming to the Creation World was to connect to the divine power network and collect local universe big data with the Flame of Evolution and the newly established network.
With this data and information, developing a new DLC is as easy as pie—the creative workshop is open to you, so isn’t the rest just free stuff?
Especially if it fails, it won't matter much to Su Zhou, because he has already unified with the Heavenly Evolution Dao in the Creation World and has a solid foundation. If he fails again, it's just like the game crashing and restarting, with a few more patches to fix it, and it won't cause the Great Dao to collapse, requiring a reinstall of the game.
This was his confidence in the Three-Step Dao Unification.
Therefore, it could be seen that after Su Zhou made up his mind, his will, like a roaring river, continuously spread, split, and implanted in many worlds.
Rumble!
Thunder rumbled loudly.
The speed and urgency of Dao Unification's fluctuations caused the void to vibrate with thunder. Before the Ruins of Creation, countless thunder vortexes split the space-time, and countless lightning bolts extended from these vortexes, spreading to the infinite distance.
For a time.
In the Creation World, one could only see a storm of lightning crisscrossing, and the endless thunder was deafening.
——World of the Divine Tree Zhuzhou——
The real name of the Divine Tree Zhuzhou is 'Yuan' (Source). The world it is in is wild, but it is attached to a large realm called 'Huantian' (Whole Heaven). It is one of the thousands of small worlds derived around this large realm, so it is named 'Tiansui' (Heavenly Year).
'Yuan' was born from the void and was the first living being to fall into the Tiansui World. As soon as it was born, it absorbed the world and the void's divine power, nurturing living beings and creating things, just like other divine trees. It gradually filled this world with its own origin and dependents.
Today, the Tiansui World, which was originally full of rocks and mist, is now full of towering rock trees and ancient dragons with strong scales. These ancient dragons are essentially a form of divine trees, a manifestation of the myriad modules of Zhuzhou.
The immortal ancient dragons and divine trees stood in the heaven and earth, as if they could continue forever... But suddenly one day, many towering divine trees surrounded the center, and the clouds in the cloudy sky kept churning. A cyan-purple thunderbolt suddenly exploded from it, bringing the new Great Dao of another world, and the beginning of all futures!
Crack... A ball of flame ignited from the land struck by the thunder.
【...The Way of Heavenly Evolution, cycles endlessly, life never ceases】
Yuan stared at this ball of flame. As the only supreme life in this world, as one of the Zhuzhou, it had not felt danger for a long time. As its dependents, the ancient dragons were immortal beings, and the divine trees were even more immortal and indestructible, and could not be killed by any means.
Even the dependents were almost immortal, let alone the source, the divine tree? Especially after the divine tree achieved the level of immortal god, the immortal factors spread. Unless it wiped out all the living beings in the Tiansui World, it would also be immortal.
This was naturally not a bad thing. Rather, it could be said that Yuan was able to achieve such achievements precisely because it diligently opened up the wild world, transforming a barren area with no life and no possibility into a living world with a future. This was a reward; in the context of Eastern language, it meant that it had the merit of creation, and if all things were immortal, then naturally it would be immortal.
The problem lies here - it has not made progress for a long time.
Merit, or rewards, are limited. Without any threat, a divine tree with the entire world as its own offspring, no matter how much it absorbs energy or how much it strengthens itself, it will never be able to reach perfection, the peak of the Great Heavenly Venerable Creator.
It was already invincible - except for the many Zhuzhou it encountered in the Zhuzhou chat group, it had not encountered an existence that could make it feel dangerous for a long time.
Even those Zhuzhou could not cross billions of worlds to come here and fight it to the death.
Until now.
【Flame of Evolution... Fire of the Source】
The giant tree, so large that even the sky could not completely cover it, slowly lowered its branches. The wide wooden hand descended, like a mountain descending, covering the sky and the sun, sheltering this weak flame.
As if afraid of it being blown out by the wind.
Yuan felt this flame of the Great Dao from the primordial Zhuzhou, its own 'primordial ancestor'. This dangerous flame was enough to burn its own immortality... But in contrast, this kind of flame could also give birth to new life, new possibilities.
For a moment, Yuan even saw that - driven by this flame, other new lives would appear in the Tiansui world besides stone trees and ancient dragons. These lives would break the balance and make the silent and cold wild world lively.
Perhaps giants, perhaps dwarves, perhaps other kinds of life.
There might be killing, there might be destruction, there might be strife, but at the same time, there would also be creation and exploration, and order and ending would coexist.
Yuan even saw that - it was possible, highly possible, that its powerful but slow, difficult to change, and unwilling to change dependents would be eliminated by these new lives.
Their heads would become badges for the new civilization to show their courage, and their flesh and tree trunks would become the armor, weapons, and raw materials for forging supreme martial achievements and wonders.
Even itself would face the various challenges and calamities brought about by this flame in the future - maybe it would even be successfully defeated?
The primordial divine tree was cut down, and infinite divine power was returned to the world, creating the birth of many gods, just as the primordial Zhuzhou once said, a story called 'Burning Wood God'.
Such illusions are presented.
But this is not a bad thing.
Because this is only a possibility, a future where it is completely defeated, unable to resist even a bit of its ancestor's Dao, and will be crushed.
——Haha, if its Dao is something that can be so easily destroyed, replaced, and extinguished by other people's Dao...
Then it should be extinguished!
A sense of pride suddenly arose in Yuan's heart.
Zhuzhou are not creatures that are respectful to their ancestors and feel that they will definitely not win... Primordial Zhuzhou? Who is that!
The divine tree lives and never ceases, and all things exist and are immortal. Even if it fails temporarily, so what? The flame will also be extinguished, and it will be rekindled. This is life, and not just existence.
【The empty days are over】
The huge tree murmured, its voice full of joy, spreading throughout the Tiansui Universe: 【My children...】
【The era of innovation and challenge is coming】
It raised its hand, which was larger than a mountain, up to the clouds - there, at the tip of its finger, a dazzling fire was burning, like the sun, hanging high in the sky, above the high heaven, illuminating all living beings.
Yuan smiled and stared at this light.
The Divine Tree Zhuzhou used itself as firewood to welcome the fire of the Great Dao, illuminating the world.
The Tiansui World swept away the chaos and mist, and officially became one of the three thousand small worlds under the jurisdiction of the Whole Heaven Realm.
The Way of Heavenly Evolution - Innovation was once again unified with a world.
There are many more...
Lightning crisscrosses the void, igniting flames, and a great wind follows, stirring up boundless waves of spiritual energy.
Creation World.
【What on earth is the Primordial Zhuzhou doing...】
Di Sika, the God of Dao Creation, raised his head. This Dao Unification powerhouse, who appears as a middle-aged man, focuses on his creation and Flood plan, but he is not someone who does not pay attention to other things.
Of course, he knew about the Primordial Zhuzhou's activity recently, but since the other party's Flame of Evolution was beneficial to the Ten Heavenly God Systems, and his other actions were not too out of line, he would naturally not target a junior.
In the final analysis, he was not an evil god. It was a gratifying thing for him to have a new Great Dao unified with the primordial world.
The problem was that Su Zhou's actions this time were obviously somewhat unexpected.
Multiple Dao Unification... After Dao Unification, unifying with other universes again, this kind of thing was simply inexplicable!
One must know that almost all Dao Unification powerhouses are worlds themselves. A dream can evolve all living beings, and going to other worlds will naturally have the power of Dao Unification, unaffected by any external situation.
Forcing Dao Unification with other worlds would be overkill, making one's foundation unstable.
But this time, the Primordial Zhuzhou showed another possibility - first establish the foundation of Dao Unification in one world, not completely unifying, and then continue to expand one's Great Dao domain... This is a partial Flood characteristic!
If the Primordial Zhuzhou really unifies with many void worlds and finally unifies, then he will be a Dao Unification powerhouse with partial Flood characteristics.
In this way, if this Primordial Zhuzhou wants to advance to the Flood, it will definitely be simpler and faster than their old version of Dao Unification.
【I have thought about this method of Dao Unification... But it is almost impossible to succeed and requires too many conditions】
【Unexpectedly, the Primordial Zhuzhou actually proved the Dao successfully! It is indeed worth learning】
With a thought, Di Sika exchanged glances with the other four Dao Unification powerhouses, and then nodded slightly.
In an instant, the Only God slightly turned his head, his eyeless face 'looking' in Su Zhou's direction, seemingly wanting to peek at the details of Su Zhou's current multiple Dao Unification, at least to collect some information.
If necessary, He would definitely intervene. After all, the plan had reached this point, and no one could stand another extra variable.
However, before the Only God could take action, the Perpetual Motion Star God on the other side took action.
The huge Star Serpent raised its head high and began to breathe.
In an instant, the sky and earth darkened, and a tornado sweeping the universe formed from its mouth. All the energy in the universe was drawn away, approaching absolute zero.
The galaxy dimmed. Centered on the Perpetual Motion Star God and the Only God, a spherical domain covered by the absolute zero domain was forming, like a wrestling arena, or a sumo wrestler's dohyo.
【Your opponent is me, one who intends to kill the soul of heaven and earth】
Just as the Only God silently turned around and looked at his true enemy, he could hear the solemn declaration of the universe's will: 【Actually, I have figured it out. What does it matter to me if all living beings hate me? They cannot harm me in the slightest. Only you, the gods of Dao Unification, arbitrarily tamper with the iron laws of heaven and earth, thinking you are the representatives of this universe】
【Only you madmen who distort the universe and arbitrarily create small universes are my true enemies】
The barrier domain condensed by absolute zero, although not powerful, anyone who comes can break it with a Creation Machine God, but only the aftermath of the battle does not cross it, affecting the other lives in the Creation World.
【You are just a failed creation of the Creation Ring that went out of control in the past. How can you talk about the soul of heaven and earth】
Facing the Perpetual Motion Star God's interference, Di Sika's expression sank slightly. He did not know what Primordial Zhuzhou and the Perpetual Motion Star God had communicated before, but this was the first time that the universe's will actually had rational communication, instead of simply destroying.
But He didn't care, just shook his head slightly: 【Child of the monster, your original body is our creation and our mistake. Our responsibility to you and your predecessor is not to eliminate, but to recover our past mistakes】
He suddenly revealed a truth - the first-generation universe will in the past was probably not naturally conceived, but a creation of the Creation Ring's experiment... a man-made monster.
But obviously, the second-generation universe will did not care about this.
The battle started again.
On the other side.
Aurora Phi Bi finally received Su Zhou's communication.
【Not bad, Primordial Zhuzhou】
Sensing the communication transmitted through the Dao Unification fluctuation, the Lord of the Supreme Sky Tower immediately smiled: 【The method you told me last time is really useful! If I really only used our Transcendent One Dao divine power, I'm afraid I would be beaten to the ground by the Only God in an instant】
【Di Sika and the others are indeed secretly collecting the Great Daos of all our Creation World's God System forbidden zones through the Key of Origin, to teach that Only God... If He really achieves the Flood, we Floods might really only be able to run away with our belongings!】
Speaking of this, the blond beautiful boy couldn't help but feel emotional - the reason why the people of Dark Abyss Dao wanted to run away was probably because they knew this. Since they saw the ending from the beginning, then it was indeed better to say goodbye early, so that there would be infinite possibilities in the future.
As early as when Su Zhou left the Vortex of Strife's sphere of influence and solved the doomsday disaster of many world's fall, this Primordial Zhuzhou established contact with himself through a divine power incarnation.
He informed him of the existence of the Only God and pointed out that the power of the Only God was not comparable to ordinary Dao Unification. In addition, he also reminded Aurora Phi Bi that He had an opportunity to fight the Only God, and a way to not be crushed by the Only God.
That was to use the Primordial Zhuzhou's 'Way of Heavenly Evolution', the only divine power that the Only God had not incorporated into His own Great Dao response system, so that He could keep a breath after the fight, so as not to be knocked over in one move.
Now it seemed that Su Zhou was absolutely right, and Aurora Phi Bi was very satisfied with the other party's help.
"I also want to thank you... If it weren't for you and the other god systems in the Vortex of Strife blocking the doomsday disaster, while I blocked the doomsday disaster together, and also accommodated many ordinary people who didn't have time to withdraw into the small universe into the Supreme Sky Tower, I'm afraid the number of deaths of ordinary people would be hundreds of millions of times what it is now."
In response, Su Zhou, who was still constantly unifying with the Dao at the other end of space-time, spreading his Dao to many designs, solemnly said: "I thought that the gods of the Supreme Sky Tower only knew how to cultivate, but I underestimated them."
【Haha, how is that possible? Without all living beings, where would the pursuit of the Dao come from, where would the seekers of transcendence come from?】
The blond boy laughed at this, obviously not taking it seriously, thinking it was normal.
At this moment, his eyes were shining, as if he wanted to observe Su Zhou's current form across the distant space-time: 【Compared to these, Primordial Zhuzhou, your Dao Unification method is truly novel and powerful - once your Dao Unification is completed, not to mention that achieving the Flood will be a natural process, at least it will add a 40% success rate!】
【I...】
"I will naturally teach you, but my path is difficult to walk, and requires exploring many void worlds. If I didn't have divine objects to assist me, I'm afraid even the preconditions would not be met."
Before Aurora Phi Bi could finish speaking, Su Zhou smiled and said in advance.
He never minded passing on his cultivation methods, but he always needed to remind people of the key points: "Compared to this, Lord of the Tower, I urgently need your help now."
【Say it】
Nodding slightly, Aurora Phi Bi did not intend to take advantage of Su Zhou's critical moment to ask for a high price - Dao Unification powerhouses are not that vulgar, even the blond beautiful boy who is good at exceeding his limits is the same: 【Speaking of which, do you have any plans to join our Supreme Sky Tower...】
"No, your place is too chaotic, and the lower limit is too low." Su Zhou interrupted again, he said bluntly: "In short, I hope you can condense the divine will of the 'Transcendence' Dao and give it to me."
【What are you going to do? I remember you have asked many Dao Unification powerhouses for divine will before】
Hearing this, Aurora Phi Bi couldn't help but frown. It wasn't that he was unwilling, but he smelled a strange possibility from Su Zhou's request: 【Wait】
The blond boy, who was a little disheveled by the Only God, became serious at this moment, still showing the majesty of a Dao Unification powerhouse. He stared at the space-time where Su Zhou was and said in a deep voice: 【If you want to condense all kinds of Great Daos into one like the Only God, that's impossible!】
【Even if your Primordial Zhuzhou body is comparable to the Dao-Bearing Body, in the final analysis you have only just achieved Dao Unification. Even if you unify with other worlds, it is nothing more than a solid foundation. You simply don't have the strength of Di Sika and the others, with five Dao Unification peaks working together to give the Only God five supreme inheritances!】
【Don't do stupid things, Primordial Zhuzhou. Let Di Sika and the others be the controllers of the Creation World. At worst, we will go to other worlds and start over. There are so many universes in the multiverse. Where can't we be at home?】
"You're thinking too much."
Hearing Aurora Phi Bi's words, Su Zhou couldn't help but smile dumbfounded. He shook his head slightly and said calmly: "Indeed, I collect divine will, indeed for the future unification of all kinds of Great Daos, and indeed related to the Only God... But it's not like that now."
As he said this, under Aurora Phi Bi's almost shocked gaze, Su Zhou said his true purpose.
The other end of space-time.
In front of the Dao Unification powerhouses such as Dark Abyss Dao's - Reversal Time Serpent Yangardaro.
In front of the Vortex of Strife's - Fairy Queen, Domain Master of Contradiction.
In front of the Ruins of Creation's - Sky-Supporting Titan Androktos.
The Primordial Zhuzhou's divine power incarnations appeared one by one, stating their requests.
The young man stated his true purpose.
"I'm not going to oppose the Only God... On the contrary, I collect these Great Dao divine wills for only one thing."
"That is to add the finishing touch, to enlighten chaos - I want to use my continuous Flood of Dao Unification to impact the essence of the Only God, to make that Only God innovate, to make Him stronger and better!"
As he said this, at this moment, Su Zhou's eyes seemed to be burning with raging flames: "To make His Great Dao, more complete!"
"In this way, Di Sika and others will no longer be able to control their 'creation'... and can also avoid the ending where the Only God is destined to fall into the realm of 'error' and 'monster' in the future!"
Today is the day when the Zhuzhou SSR card enters the pool for recommendation! Friends who are interested, go and take a look!
Here, I would like to thank Vera0205, who has been supporting and helping with the final draft of the card, as well as other operations officers, Night Raid Devil and Feng Chenyin, and others. Thank you very much. Without your support, Monster Kill would not be where it is today!