Battle

“Are they all on their way?” Blood Orchid Ancestor pondered slightly. “Then we wait. Once they arrive, we act together.”

Fireworm True God mused, feeling that his miniature universe’s origin was being devoured. He could definitely last another four or five days, but it would be a ‘severe blow to his vitality,’ though certainly not enough to collapse. Since he himself didn’t dare to charge in alone to fight the Beast of Worlds, it naturally wouldn’t be good to let ‘Blood Orchid Ancestor’ go either.

Time passed day by day.

For a True God, how short a time is ‘a day’? Usually, they pass an epoch without even noticing. So, in the past, the distances between miniature universes in the Cosmic Ocean felt quite short, but at this moment, Fireworm True God resented why the distances between miniature universes were so vast!

If only his miniature universe was closer to the Original Universe.

“Ah!” Fireworm True God was burning with anxiety.

This was the fourth day since the Beast of Worlds began devouring the ‘origin of his miniature universe.’ He remained outside the membrane wall, surrounded by four other True Gods. Two of these True Gods were from the First Reincarnation Era, and two were from the Second Reincarnation Era.

“Everyone,” Fireworm True God looked around.

Blood Orchid Ancestor, surrounded by blood-red flowers, the tall and thin Skeleton Clan True God composed solely of bones, and the blurry figure formed by flowing water… these arriving True Gods merely looked at Fireworm True God, taking no action.

“Everyone,” Fireworm True God grew anxious, “That Beast of Worlds is devouring the origin of my miniature universe incredibly fast. Now, about half of my miniature universe’s origin has been consumed. If this continues, even if my miniature universe can be preserved, with its origin so damaged, I fear there will be no hope of transcending reincarnation in the future.”

“Fireworm, just a few of us, going to deal with the Beast of Worlds? If we could deal with the Beast of Worlds… then the Original Universe’s Origin Will wouldn’t need to make such a grand display and cause so much commotion.”

“Fireworm, let’s wait. Wait for Nine-Headed Demon Lord to arrive. Nine-Headed Demon Lord is one of the Eight Great Overlords; we’ll follow his lead in everything.”

“If we go, it’s likely useless.”

Even with some camaraderie, when fighting a Beast of Worlds, even Luo Feng was prepared to let his ‘Demon Killer Clan clone die in battle.’ Clearly, the various powerhouses of the Cosmic Ocean were extremely vigilant and cautious; no one dared to underestimate the enemy.

“Fireworm, you can also go yourself, be careful. Hide inside a Palace Supreme True Treasure. As long as you don’t leave the Palace Supreme True Treasure, preserving your life shouldn’t be an issue.”

…

This time, three Overlords were rushing over: Yinhe Lord, Jiuyou True Lord, and Nine-Headed Demon Lord.

Among them, Yinhe Lord and Jiuyou True Lord were both from the Original Universe era, so it would take a long time for them to arrive. In comparison, Nine-Headed Demon Lord was much closer.

…

On the sixth day of the Beast of Worlds devouring the origin of the miniature universe.

“To go, or not to go, to go, or not to go…” Fireworm True God had fallen into a state of madness. He was both anxious and worried; anxious that his universe’s origin wouldn’t last much longer, but worried that if he charged in, he would immediately lose his life.

Including Fireworm True God, there were already eight True Gods present.

“It’s been so long.”

“If this continues, the Ancestor might not be able to hold on.”

The Universe Masters of the Fireworm Clan nearby were also extremely worried, but in a battle with a Beast of Worlds, these Universe Masters couldn’t intervene at all. After all, with the advent of divine power burning secret techniques, mechanical-type treasures, and so on, the gap between Universe Masters and True Gods had actually widened. A hundred Universe Masters couldn’t stand against a single True God. How many Universe Masters were there in the entire Cosmic Ocean? If there were millions, perhaps they would be useful. But with so few now…

It was destined that in battles against Beasts of Worlds, Universe Masters could only stand aside; the main force was still True Gods.

Of course, exceptions like ‘Luo Feng’ existed.

He possessed the ‘Duan Dong River lineage inheritance’ and had also obtained all the inheritances of the Jin Kingdom (with the fall of Jinzhi God King, Luo Feng’s high status in Jinzhi World naturally allowed him to access all inheritances). One person holding two supreme inheritances was enough to drive countless powerhouses in ancient civilizations mad with jealousy.

Boom!

A dazzling golden warship appeared out of thin air, then transformed into a streak of light and charged directly forward. Seeing this golden warship, all eight True Gods, including Fireworm True God, were overjoyed.

“It’s Nine-Headed Demon Lord.”

“Nine-Headed Demon Lord has arrived.”

“Nine-Headed Demon Lord’s warship.” Each True God was overjoyed, and Fireworm True God was even more ecstatic, swimming his body and flying over with a roar, incredibly excited: “Nine-Headed Demon Lord, I’ve been waiting for you!”

A burly figure strode out from the warship with a boom. He had a body similar to a human’s, tall and robust, but his neck bore nine heads of different appearances. The nine ferocious heads, with the other eight slightly smaller, and the central head being the largest, were now scanning the surroundings.

He was Nine-Headed Demon Lord.

In truth, Nine-Headed Demon Lord’s original form was that of a four-hooved, nine-headed exotic beast. However, after going to Jinzhi World, he discovered that Jinzhi World primarily distinguished between ‘exotic beasts’ and ‘tribal warriors.’ And among the tribal warriors, there were nine-headed warriors, so Nine-Headed Demon Lord also adopted a human-like appearance.

“Nine-Headed Demon Lord.” Each greeted him.

“I have already spoken with Yinhe Lord and Jiuyou True Lord.” Nine-Headed Demon Lord strode through the void, his voice booming. Immediately, the other powerhouses quieted down, listening intently.

Nine-Headed Demon Lord scanned them: “Both of them departed from the Original Universe, and Fireworm True God is from the First Reincarnation Era, so his miniature universe is too remote. It will likely take several more days for them to arrive.”

“Demon Lord,” Fireworm True God anxiously said, “By the time Yinhe Lord and the others arrive, my miniature universe will likely have collapsed. Even if it hasn’t, its origin will be nearly depleted.”

“Fireworm True God, you already informed me via message,” Nine-Headed Demon Lord said solemnly, “This Beast of Worlds indeed devours the origin of miniature universes very quickly. In just about eight days… if it were a more distant miniature universe, there might not even be enough time to rush there.”

The other Universe Masters present all nodded solemnly.

“Our clan’s First True Lord also said that this Beast of Worlds is very dangerous. The greatest fear is that there’s more than one this time.” The speaker was a God-Eye Clan True God with a phantom single eye behind him. There were two God-Eye Clan True Gods who had arrived this time.

“Yes, I also spoke with God-Eye,” Nine-Headed Demon Lord nodded.

“Demon Lord… if we wait any longer, I, I…” Fireworm True God was truly anxious. Behind him, a group of Fireworm Clan Universe Masters looked on pitifully; they had no right to speak.

Nine-Headed Demon Lord nodded: “Don’t worry, Yinhe and Jiuyou won’t make it in a short time, so we naturally can’t wait any longer. We must make a move first… After all, logically, there’s still a long time until the end of this reincarnation era, and there are quite a few Beasts of Worlds at this moment. This particular Beast of Worlds shouldn’t be too strong. If we join forces, we should be able to deal with it. Even if we can’t, self-preservation shouldn’t be a problem.”

The others all responded.

Yes.

Nine-Headed Demon Lord, after all, was one of the Eight Great Overlords. Even Illusory Heart True God and Pupil Demon God, who went to the Beast of Worlds’ lair, managed to escape with their lives, let alone Nine-Headed Demon Lord.

“We will engage that Beast of Worlds first,” Nine-Headed Demon Lord said, “forcing it to be unable to focus on devouring the origin of the miniature universe. This way, we can buy time. Once Jiuyou and Yinhe arrive, we’ll join forces to annihilate it!”

“Right.”

“Yes.”

“We’ll buy time. Once Jiuyou True Lord and Yinhe Lord arrive, we’re sure to win.” The True Gods were no longer timid at this moment.

Nine-Headed Demon Lord nodded: “Very well, we’ll act together, but… Fireworm True God, you will be the vanguard.”

“Vanguard?” Fireworm True God’s wrinkled face showed some astonishment.

“This is your miniature universe. Do you expect other powerhouses to go first?” Nine-Headed Demon Lord looked at him coldly, “If you’re unwilling, we’re not in a hurry. We’ll wait here and let that Beast of Worlds devour… Once Yinhe and Jiuyou arrive, acting together will naturally be the safest.”

Fireworm True God hardened his resolve and immediately said, “I am willing to be the vanguard.”

“Very well, let’s go!” Nine-Headed Demon Lord was decisive.

“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”

Each boarded a Palace Supreme True Treasure. Only those from the same clan, like the two God-Eye Clan True Gods, would ride in the same Palace Supreme True Treasure, while others from different clans rode in their own.

Immediately after, ‘Nine-Headed Demon Lord’ controlled them to teleport together, advancing towards their target.

…

A tall golden body with a ferocious tail. From its center, curves radiated, extending into the void, constantly devouring vast amounts of cosmic origin.

Beast of Worlds Moluosa was utterly content.

“Hmm?”

Beast of Worlds Moluosa was suddenly startled. The area covered by its activated innate ability had already sensed a continuously teleporting team approaching it. This team was steadily drawing closer. There were nine powerful beings in this team…

“Finally here?” A hint of ferocity flashed in Beast of Worlds Moluosa’s blood-red eyes. “So timid, I thought they were very, very weak. But now it seems they’re alright, similar to Zhen Jia King and his two servants. Come… I haven’t tasted these Cosmic Ocean beings yet.”

Suddenly…

As Palace Supreme True Treasures appeared in the distance, the surrounding void simultaneously solidified, clearly a spatial lock, making it impossible to teleport away.