Chapter 818 Pioneer Space, Redeem It For Me! (5000)

A sense of superiority is a marvelous thing.

A person who loves to eat fish can afford it and get enough to eat. They enjoy all kinds of fish, from ordinary dried small fish and braised fish to foreign delicacies like cod burgers and sashimi. They love everything about fish.

From a young age, they studied fish ecology, obtained professional certification, and even became the owner of a fish shop. In their spare time, they travel around searching for and cultivating new species of fish.

If they lived alone, they would surely be happy, eating what they love, doing what they love, with expectations and goals for the future.

But if they are not alone, it becomes a bit troublesome.

Another person loves to eat beef, can afford it and get enough to eat, and also enjoys all kinds of beef. From Australian breeds to Yingzhou breeds, from American breeds to Zheng country breeds, they have tried them all, and experimented with all kinds of cooking methods. They do more than just eat; they have practically organized all the methods and techniques of eating beef into a discipline.

They devote their whole life to this, whether it's breeding or ranching, opening a barbecue restaurant or some other restaurant. They also pour their life's energy into this.

Doesn't sound like anything is wrong, does it?

Both are people who deeply love their hobbies and want to promote their love to others, hoping that others will also try what they like. And indeed, many people who love to eat fish and beef have gathered under their banner, forming a huge association of like-minded people.

And so, peaceful days continued for not long.

All the tranquility lasted until a passerby curiously asked a question, which then triggered all subsequent disputes.

"Hey, I don't know which one I like... Do you guys say fish is tastier, or beef?"

The conflict began.

First, each explained their side, then they defended their views, and then they attacked each other, starting from the people in their respective fan clubs and all the way up to the two at the top of the organizations, who couldn't stand it anymore. They began to proclaim the advantages of what they loved, showing others how perfect their side was.

But ultimately, what in this world is perfect? Fish has bones, beef is too expensive, raising fish wastes water, raising cattle wastes land.

The debate never ends.

Is loving fish a bad thing? Is loving beef a bad thing? Aren't they both doing the right thing, doing happy things? What's the point of comparing these things? Are these two people stupid?

--But that's how things always are.

However, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. In the process of arguing, fish and beef lovers have each discovered their shortcomings and filled in some gaps that they couldn't have found on their own. They seemed to have realized something, so the subsequent quarrels, the subsequent debates, were sometimes not so natural, but rather had the feeling of being deliberately provoked by someone.

A sense of superiority... A competitive spirit.

Confidence, arrogance, and a sincere belief and love for what one loves.

Believing that one's own path is the best, the most suitable for popularizing to the masses, and can give all passersby the best experience.

Vulgar emotions, pure love.

This contradictory feeling is the beginning of everything.

The World of Creation, the edge of the universe, the battlefield of the One God and the Perpetual Star God.

The two powerful beings, nearly like torrents, stopped their fighting fists. They stopped fighting.

Both the One God and the Cosmic Will focused their attention on a cosmic giant dragon with broken wings and peeling scales.

Su Zhou slowly walked towards Duska, his steps firm, his expression sincere.

"For my sake, Duska, how about a truce?"

The youth said this, his speech almost like a Face Fruit ability user.

But in reality, even if he didn't have this ability, he really did have enough face. Su Zhou persuaded: "Why bother continuing to oppose the Cosmic Will? He was only born a few tens of thousands of years ago—perhaps a little over ten thousand years? Anyway, for the universe and you, he's just a child."

"I'll mediate, and that's about it, how about it?"

Although the Perpetual Star God's angry voices of 'I'm not a child!' 'I don't want a truce!' came from behind him, Su Zhou simply turned his head and shook his finger, causing the Cosmic Will to stop complaining after a few dissatisfied murmurs.

The Second Generation Cosmic Will wasn't stupid.

He personally saw Su Zhou guide the One God to break through the imprisonment set by the five Daos combined. He personally saw the One God, whose fist was heavier than his own, crying after seeing the world, and that almost cowardly declaration of not wanting to continue fighting.

No, that wasn't cowardice.

That was just reality.

Aside from madmen, who would be willing to risk their lives to fight to the death with people who they didn't have any deep-seated hatred for? Of course, the previous generation might have had deep-seated hatred, but he was the Second Generation Cosmic Will, not even considered a descendant of the First Generation, just two different souls born from the same body.

And the One God was even more innocent. He was a fighting tool created for the purpose of defending against the arrival of the End Disaster.

This was a conflict that shouldn't have arisen in the first place, but there was a prisoner's dilemma: because of the First Generation Cosmic Will's atrocities, the Ten Heavens Divine System and all living beings in the universe were wary of the Second Generation's birth, and even planned to eliminate him at the very beginning. And the Second Generation Cosmic Will, who originally had no intention of being hostile, was forced to carry out various plans for his own survival, and even prepared to carry out the End Disaster for his own safety.

One side carried the burden of all living beings and couldn't take risks; the other's life was at stake, and no matter how you thought about it, they couldn't be careless in the slightest.

For the World of Creation, this was an unsolvable ending.

So the Primordial Torch Dragon arrived, giving the One God eyes, and also giving himself a new choice.

[At least, you really have no reason to help me... no benefits, no interests]

Muttering softly, the Perpetual Star God slowly coiled his body: [So, if you help me...]

Seeing this scene, what could Duska say?

[Why bother asking me? Haven't you already successfully brokered a truce between the two sides?]

This Dao-Establishing Heavenly God did indeed wield a Dao-Combining Armament, but he had obviously lost his will to fight. His gaze towards Su Zhou was extremely complicated.

If he could, Duska definitely wanted to beat Su Zhou up, for intruding on their hundreds of thousands of years of planning and rendering all their schemes futile.

But did Su Zhou do anything wrong? No, he prevented a great war that could have endangered the entire universe, and prevented them from being backlashed by their own creations in the future.

He heard the One God's crying clearly just now... If the One God really achieved the Flood and had thoughts like 'Is there any need for this painful world to exist?' even if it was just a thought, the entire World of Creation would suffer and fall into a great disaster of annihilation.

But doing nothing was even more impossible—just sit and watch the Cosmic Will grow stronger? Just stand still and not think about the path forward? The conflict between the Cosmic Will and the Ten Heavens Divine System was in the ten small universes, but now it was impossible to return the small universes. Couldn't this unsolvable conflict only be resolved by fighting?

Su Zhou, Duska, the Ten Heavens Divine System, and the Second Generation Cosmic Will were like people who eat fish and people who eat beef.

No one was wrong, but if a conflict really arose, one could only say 'that's how things are'.

Duska was silent for a while.

He turned his head and looked at the four supporters behind him.

[I said long ago, if the plan fails, I'll leave]

Great God Emperor Jun Guang crossed his arms, his expression calm, as if he had expected this result long ago: [I have to be responsible for my people. I said that the One God is already out of our control, and there's also the Perpetual Star God, this 'great enemy'. If we really fight, we'll be at a disadvantage]

[Responsibilities that shouldn't be borne shouldn't be forced onto others]

Mentor Helandi of the Endings shook his head slightly: [I said long ago that we should choose one of the five of us to transform into a Dao-Bearing Body, thereby achieving the One God—that way, the Primordial Torch Dragon wouldn't have any chance, let alone the situation we're in now]

[Who told you all not to trust each other? That's why you ended up with such an ambiguous result?] The core will of Hong Hui Dao said a sarcastic remark, indifferent to success or failure: [Then again, after the One God develops self-will, he's a free being, right? So, should I recruit him without violating the covenant?]

This was indeed very Hong Hui Dao—if you can't beat them, invite them to join.

But the last one, the Descendant Herald Faul of Apocalypse Dao, didn't join the conversation.

He just stared at Su Zhou in the distance, as if the old man wanted to see through something, and then lowered his head with a painful groan, raising his hand to cover his eyes.

[Mmm...]

Taking his hand away, the Dao-Combining powerhouse in the form of an old man stared in astonishment at the palm of his hand—his eyes had shattered, leaving only a pool of shattered blood-colored spiritual light, and the pages of the book he had been holding also began to slowly burn.

Although he had no eyes, he could still observe the world. Faul raised his empty eye sockets without pupils, looked in the direction of Su Zhou, and muttered meaningfully to himself: [Losing is also part of fate... I admit defeat, Duska, you should admit defeat too]

[After all, you also know that what we're doing isn't right, so if someone finds a loophole, it's best to admit defeat as soon as possible]

[Since you all say so] Hearing the opinions of all his allies, Duska nodded slightly.

He turned around, looked at Su Zhou, and nodded simply: [Then let's make peace—as long as the Perpetual Star God and the One God agree, we have no objections.]

"Eh."

Hearing this, Su Zhou was immediately a little surprised.

The giant dragon, who thought he would have to fight one last battle, wagged his tail, obviously looking around at all the Dao Combiners with some disbelief: "I thought you'd hesitate for a while... After all, the One God is your highest creation. What I'm saying is actually asking you to abandon your achievements and admit failure."

"You can accept that the results of your painstaking efforts no longer exist?"

[Creation doesn't need existence to give it meaning]

After admitting failure, Duska relaxed instead.

Putting away the Dao-Forging Heavenly Hammer, no longer holding the Dao-Combining Armament, his danger level decreased a lot, and his expression became more tired and sincere: [Moreover, even if we make peace, it's not like we haven't gained anything]

[Creation doesn't need to achieve any purpose, it doesn't need a successful result. How it will ultimately turn out, what kind of ending it will have, doesn't matter. What matters most is what intelligent life creates... what things it tries to do]

Saying this, Duska looked at the One God on the side.

The One God, whose eyes were drawn by Su Zhou and whose mouth and ears were torn and pierced by himself, looked terrifying, after all, the One God was drawing a mouth and ears on a dragon's head, which was strange no matter how you thought about it, but in his eyes, there was a simple beauty.

This was the face that the One God created for himself.

The Dao-Combining powerhouse nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: [We created the One God, pursuing a better truth... Isn't this the greatest meaning? We, intelligent life, are pursuing it, taking action, and getting results. Although the process may not be very appropriate and the ending may not be very satisfactory... But who knows if this isn't a better ending]

Duska and the One God looked at each other. Duska's gaze didn't shift at all. On the contrary, the stronger One God lowered his head in fear. Under Su Zhou's encouragement, he slowly raised his head and continued to look at the Dao-Establishing Heavenly God.

He gradually adapted to Duska's gaze and began to curiously examine his creator in the true sense of the word.

However, Duska didn't continue to look at the One God. He withdrew his gaze, looked at Su Zhou, and smiled: [To hear the Dao in the morning, one can die content in the evening, right?]

He looked around at the other Dao Combiners present and said slowly: [In the process of creating the One God, we gods united, we proposed plans, implemented plans, and gathered strength. This plan of the One God allows the dependents of the gods who were originally in conflict to work together. This is something that many Daoist friends in other worlds who hold the same great Dao have not done]

[The 'One God' plan has solved many problems, allowing us to see the path to the Flood. If it succeeds, there's naturally no need to say more. If it fails, at least later generations can see that our creation was a failure. They can create more things on our foundation, more correct and successful results]

Sighing, Duska closed his eyes and shrugged his shoulders, probably having completely convinced himself: [Isn't this the meaning? No need to continue, no need for results]

Finally, he opened his eyes and looked at the Cosmic Dragon who had been listening attentively all along: [Primordial Torch Dragon, can you deny our correctness?]

"You've done a good job."

But, unlike what Duska thought, Su Zhou at this moment had a bright gaze.

His eyes were shining, and he praised without stinginess: "What an interesting, what a novel creation—why should I oppose it?"

Indeed, it made sense.

Su Zhou really felt that Duska's words, which he used to persuade himself, were very reasonable and were also what he thought in his heart.

Yes, why must creation succeed, why must creation have results?

As long as all living beings yearn for creation and carry out creation, then in the process of creation, they will inevitably discover many problems, raise many problems, and solve many problems.

Just like when looking for new cooking methods for fish and beef, one will definitely find more knowledge that delves into the essence of beef and fish, as well as better cooking materials, spices, and more suitable cooking utensils and other related knowledge... Isn't this the meaning?

Su Zhou almost wanted to shout—if Duska's previous impression on him was still that of a stubborn creator, an old stubborn who used powerful means to control creations, then now he really deserved his name as a Dao Establisher.

Perhaps these two labels weren't contradictory.

But, now.

Su Zhou thought to himself, but couldn't help but look in the direction of the Twin Divine Trees in his soul space.

At this moment, both the World Tree and the Great Dao Tree were deep in thought.

[So, this is the idea of creation...]

Muttering to himself.

The ancient voice, which originally intended to see what was going on when he first entered the World of Creation and planned to cause trouble if necessary, was now thoughtful: [Indeed, if the current creation holds this kind of thinking]

[Then 'creation' doesn't need existence—it itself is another foundation, it has gone one step further!]

[Yes] The Great Dao Tree also agreed slightly: [Although it hasn't completely broken free, creation has indeed begun to improve its 'correctness']

"It's hard to imagine..."

Even Yala couldn't help but speak. Although he didn't care about Duska's speech at all, he was still greatly shocked: "Although I've always said you're all wrong, someone actually admits their mistakes and corrects them?"

"Did creation take the wrong medicine?"

Su Zhou had reservations about this—wasn't this just a simple fine-tuning of ideas? His Dragon of Myriad Ages innovated himself a hundred times a day, a little too much, but a dozen times was definitely possible.

But it wasn't a big problem.

"You've agreed, haven't you."

Saying this, Su Zhou looked at Duska and the other Dao Combiners, receiving a message of agreement.

Beside him, the One God also nodded slightly.

Then, the youth turned his head and looked at the quiet Perpetual Star God in the distance.

Su Zhou and the Cosmic Will looked at each other, he smiled slightly.

He mouthed something, as if speaking to the other party from afar.

--Trust me, Cosmic Will, I will bring a win-win situation, a better ending, you will definitely be satisfied.

Su Zhou didn't open his mouth, but the belief in his heart was transmitted to the distance.

[I believe you]

And after that, this message was returned: [Although I don't think you can solve the fundamental problem, you are unknown, who knows if you can?]

[At least this time, I want to choose to believe]

"I will definitely live up to expectations."

Hearing this, Su Zhou nodded.

At this moment, under everyone's gaze, he stretched out his hands, the silver pocket watch dial in his left hand shining with light like a supernova.

And in his right hand was a book, the golden Prajna Book shining brightly, and the silver brand flickering.

Using the power of the Heavenly God Caliber, in conjunction with the Prajna Book, to connect to the Pioneer Space imprint.

Su Zhou spoke, his voice shaking the void.

[Pioneer Space!]

He said bluntly: [Inquire about the number of opening permissions and exploration points required to redeem the 'Essence of the Universe'!]

[Forget it, to put it simply—tell me how many points are needed to repair the origin of the universe in the World of Creation!]

Immediately, the entire place was silent.

Only the sudden, emotionless, inorganic voice echoed throughout the universe: [Searching...]

A phantom of a light sphere emitting infinite silver rays suddenly appeared at the edge of the universe in the World of Creation—with the Heavenly God Caliber and the Prajna Book as the base, the light of the Pioneer Space illuminated the World of Creation at this moment!

Then, there was an answer.

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