Gestation Period

In a distant corner, Zuoshanke listened to the three Ancestral Gods' narration, shaking his head and sighing softly, "Truth and falsehood, mixed together, it's quite frightening. To think even the Universe Boat... is said to have been created to deal with the Beasts of Calamity, how ridiculous."

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Luo Feng and the thousands of other powerhouses from various major forces in the Universe Ocean were indeed startled. The Universe Boat was created to deal with the Beasts of Calamity?

"Of course, that's for the later-stage Beasts of Calamity," the young Ancestral God's voice was clear. "The Beasts of Calamity are mainly divided into two stages: the first is the Gestation Period, and the second is the Growth Period. During the Gestation Period, the Universe Ocean will birth a billion Beasts of Calamity."

"What!"

"A billion Beasts of Calamity?"

"Aren't there supposed to be only one Beast of Calamity?"

All the powerhouses were astonished; they had previously heard the three Ancestral Gods say there should only be one.

The young Ancestral God continued, "The Universe Ocean will birth a billion Beasts of Calamity. These billion Beasts of Calamity will slaughter and devour each other, causing their numbers to continuously decrease... After devouring other Beasts of Calamity, the remaining ones will grow increasingly powerful. Until the very last moment... all other Beasts of Calamity die, and only one remains alive."

A collective gasp. So that's how it was. Luo Feng couldn't help but be horrified; to have a billion Beasts of Calamity slaughter and devour each other until only one survived, how terrifying would that single Beast of Calamity be?

"The one that ultimately survives is the true Beast of Calamity, representing destruction and nightmare," the aged Ancestral God said in a deep voice. "However, once it reaches this stage, this last remaining Beast of Calamity will have entered its Growth Period, and your three Reincarnation Eras and two Sacred Lands will no longer be able to stop it."

"Once a Beast of Calamity enters its Growth Period, know that it can devour everything, and within its body, it also contains a world capable of birthing life. Once it enters the Growth Period, it can birth powerful warriors," the aged Ancestral God lamented. "At that point, it will be invincible."

"And to kill it..."

"It must be killed during its Gestation Period. Although there are many Beasts of Calamity during the Gestation Period, each one is weak and unable to birth powerful warriors. This is the optimal time to kill them," the aged Ancestral God stated solemnly. "If you kill individual Beasts of Calamity, the others will have no chance to devour them and grow stronger."

"According to the judgment of the great Original Universe's Primal Will, by the time this Reincarnation Era is about to end, only one Beast of Calamity will remain. That will be the invincible Beast of Calamity, having entered its Growth Period."

"Kill them before this Reincarnation Era ends."

A profound silence fell. Complex thoughts swirled in the minds of all the powerhouses.

"However..." the Two-faced Ancestral God began, "even during the Gestation Period, that group of Beasts of Calamity is still terrifying. Therefore, Cosmic Overlords should not go; to go would be to court death. Only Cosmic Ultimate Experts can fight them."

"Cosmic Ultimate Experts?"

"What?"

"Cosmic Overlords can't go?"

A commotion erupted among the assembled thousands of powerhouses, almost all of whom were Cosmic Overlords. After all this talk, it turned out Cosmic Overlords weren't even qualified to fight.

"Furthermore," the Two-faced Ancestral God continued, "even Cosmic Ultimate Experts must possess Ultimate True Treasure Armor and a Soul-type Ultimate True Treasure. Only with these two great treasures protecting them... can they engage the Beasts of Calamity. Otherwise, it's also courting death. Of course, it would be best if you could obtain some Mechanical-type True Treasures from Jinzhi World to further enhance your strength."

"Remember, a Soul-type Ultimate True Treasure and Ultimate True Treasure Armor are mandatory. Without them, even a Cosmic Ultimate Expert must not go!"

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Listening to the Ancestral Gods' narration, chaos began to erupt within the various forces, and the Hong Alliance side was also filled with debate and panic.

"How terrifying are these Beasts of Calamity, to be so powerful even in their Gestation Period? They actually require True Gods, and those True Gods must have armor and soul treasures."

"Anyway, we can't defeat them, nor can we intervene."

"They're so terrifying, we didn't want to go in the first place, and since our strength is insufficient, we certainly won't be arrogant." The Cosmic Overlords conversed amongst themselves; they had been terrified just by listening. If even True Gods needed two Ultimate True Treasures—armor and a soul treasure—to protect themselves, who among them would dare to go?

Luo Feng and Chaos City Lord exchanged glances, both feeling a sense of urgency. Someone had to step forward. If everyone cowered, it was destined that once the Beasts of Calamity had slaughtered and devoured each other until only one remained, and that true Beast of Calamity arrived with its birthed powerful warriors... it would be a true, sweeping annihilation. Even Sacred Land Universes would be destroyed. Even if they rushed to transcend reincarnation before this era ended, it would be useless; the Sacred Land Universes would still be annihilated.

Powerful individuals *must* step forward!

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Suddenly, a powerful voice boomed, "Where are the Beasts of Calamity?" The young Ancestral God scanned his surroundings and said, "The Beasts of Calamity's lair is in the 'Dim Realm,' the core region of the Tilted Peak Sector."

"It's there?!"

"So it's in the core region, a place even we Cosmic Overlords dare not venture deep into."

"No wonder once you're trapped in the Dim Realm, you can't get out. It turns out to be the Beasts of Calamity's lair." All sides silently noted down the name 'Dim Realm'.

On the Hong Alliance side, Luo Feng and Chaos City Lord were both greatly shocked. "Giant Axe!"

"Giant Axe fell in the Dim Realm, it's right there! That place, it's actually the Beasts of Calamity's lair!" Luo Feng was horrified, and he finally understood why Giant Axe had died so quickly back then. After all, at that time, Giant Axe had no Ultimate True Treasure Armor, no Soul-type Ultimate True Treasure, and no Palace-type Ultimate True Treasure, only a divine axe...

"Beasts of Calamity!" Chaos City Lord, standing beside him, also had eyes filled with killing intent and rage. Giant Axe was like a brother to him. The thought of Giant Axe being killed by a Beast of Calamity only intensified Chaos City Lord's hatred.

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"Because it's in the Dim Realm," the aged Ancestral God added, "the area surrounding the Dim Realm is the necessary path to the Land of Reincarnation. Therefore, if you wish to attempt to transcend reincarnation, you will inevitably be intercepted and attacked."

"Even if one of you truly manages to transcend reincarnation, your Sacred Land Universe will still be destroyed by the Beasts of Calamity in the future."

"If the Beasts of Calamity do not die, you cannot transcend reincarnation."

"If the Beasts of Calamity do not die, every one of your races will face extinction, and all of you will perish."

"It must die."

The aged Ancestral God said, "Now, go, go to Jinzhi World. Quickly strengthen yourselves in Jinzhi World, obtain numerous True Treasures, and even Mechanical-type True Treasures. The stronger you are, the easier it will be to survive and even successfully kill the Beasts of Calamity when fighting them. Those who kill more Beasts of Calamity will also be credited by the Original Universe's Primal Will. The more you kill, the more rewards you can receive from the Original Universe's Primal Will."

"Powerful ancient civilization treasures, ancient inheritances, and anything else the Primal Will can bestow, you can ask for it. As long as you kill enough Beasts of Calamity."

The three Ancestral Gods exchanged glances. They then directly entered an ancient three-story Palace True Treasure and flew away.

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The three Ancestral Gods departed directly, but the powerhouses from various major forces gathered in the Universe Ocean were in utter chaos. The news brought by the three Ancestral Gods was too shocking, revealing that such terrifying creatures were being nurtured in the Universe Ocean—a billion Beasts of Calamity slaughtering and devouring each other until only one survived?

Beasts of Calamity, containing a world within their bodies, capable of birthing powerful warriors? Capable of leading vast armies to sweep away everything?

"This isn't just a Beast of Calamity; it's an entire world," Luo Feng murmured. "Once it enters its Growth Period, it can continuously birth warriors, and with just its subordinate warriors, it could sweep everything away. If it grows to its later stages... it might truly require the Universe Boat to kill it!"

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Within Jinzhi World, in the East Army camp, inside the Python River Army camp. Luo Feng's Earthling true body remained on the island.

"Whoosh." Luo Feng activated his military ring, and instantly, space-time shifted within the stone house hall, as a golden figure appeared. "Lord Yinhe," the golden figure bowed. Luo Feng nodded, "I need information about the Beasts of Calamity."

"Beasts of Calamity?" The golden figure pondered for a moment, then a large amount of text information appeared on a nearby screen. Luo Feng turned to look. Jinzhi World, indeed worthy of being the remnant of the ancient Jin Kingdom civilization, truly held information about the Beasts of Calamity. However... it was very brief.

"The Beast of Calamity is an extremely cruel, dark, and terrifying creature; its birth is for destruction! It possesses a powerful, dark world within its body, from which it continuously births powerful warriors. Warriors specialized in speed, defense, siege, or self-detonation—countless types of powerful warriors. The stronger the Beast of Calamity, the more terrifying the warriors it creates... When a Beast of Calamity reaches true maturity, it will be a genuine catastrophe. Even the Jin Kingdom at its peak could not withstand the endless army led by a mature Beast of Calamity."

"It is destruction itself."

"Each time it appears, it is either exterminated early on, or it later destroys numerous forces, ultimately requiring many forces to unite and exert their utmost effort to eliminate it."

"It is the common enemy of all forces."

"Once discovered, it must be killed as early as possible; the later it is, the greater the price that must be paid."

The accompanying information was sparse. Even during the Jin Kingdom's founding and its eventual destruction, it had never encountered a Beast of Calamity that reached its most terrifying mature form. Clearly, their knowledge of the Beasts of Calamity was limited, consisting only of legends.

Luo Feng, however, was dumbfounded. How... how could it be so terrifying? The Jin Kingdom, with a God King, numerous powerhouses, vast numbers of Eternal True Gods and Void True Gods, and an endless army of True Gods. Countless Mechanical-type True Treasures, even millions of True Gods simultaneously controlling a single Mechanical-type True Treasure—such a formidable force... yet it was said they couldn't withstand a single mature Beast of Calamity?

"It is a world?" Luo Feng mused. "It sounds like the records are about Beasts of Calamity that have entered their Growth Period, with no mention of the Gestation Period."

"The Growth Period should also be divided into juvenile and mature stages."

"However, even in its juvenile stage, we wouldn't be able to stop it. It must be killed during its Gestation Period," Luo Feng sighed.

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In the void outside the miniature universe 'Jinzhi World,' Palace True Treasures floated. Whether to transcend reincarnation or to kill Beasts of Calamity for survival, all needed to enter Jinzhi World to obtain inheritances and treasures to strengthen themselves. Suddenly, the membrane of the miniature universe changed color, turning white.

"The membrane has changed color."

"We can enter."

"Enter."

"Enter."

Immediately, Palace True Treasures, from various directions around the miniature universe Jinzhi World, pierced through the membrane one by one, directly entering Jinzhi World.