Disaster

In the chaotic currents of the Universe Ocean, a warship was advancing. Inside the warship was Juehe, one of the Eight Hegemons of the Universe Ocean. In another void region, a nine-story tower was also moving forward. Both had the same destination: the miniature universe of Hengxing Demon God. At the same time, many powerful beings in the Universe Ocean were rushing towards that location. “Juehe True God (Yinhe Lord) (God-Eye True Master) (Nine-Headed Demon Master)...” At that very moment, Hengxing Demon God simultaneously transmitted a message to numerous True Gods within the Universe Ocean: “Just now, the origin of my miniature universe is no longer being devoured. I also rode my palace-type supreme true treasure to check, and the Beast of Calamity is gone! It has vanished!” The news spread. The True God powerhouses who had rushed there, and many who hadn't yet arrived, were all shocked. “Hengxing Demon God, you say it vanished? How long has it been devouring? It’s only been one day (a 'day' is a common time unit for Earthlings; in the universal language of the Universe Ocean, it translates to this Earth time unit), and it’s already gone?” Juehe True God was greatly alarmed. Devouring the origin of a miniature universe usually takes about eight days. How much could it have devoured in just one day? “Hengxing!” Nine-Headed Demon Master also transmitted urgently, “It vanished after only one day of devouring? Did a True God engage it in battle?” “No! No powerful being engaged it in battle,” Hengxing Demon God replied. “It wasn’t attacked at all, devoured the miniature universe origin for one day, and then vanished without a trace?” God-Eye True Master also grew anxious. “Yes, it just directly vanished,” Hengxing Demon God confirmed. ... Inside the nine-story tower. Luo Feng, who had a faint smile just moments before, immediately changed his expression upon receiving this message. “This… this is big trouble,” Luo Feng said slowly. Hong and Huoqiong, who were beside him, also wore solemn expressions. No one was foolish; they all recognized the inherent ‘danger’ in this Beast of Calamity’s actions. Hong said in a low voice, “It vanished after only one day of devouring the miniature universe origin, and without any powerful being attacking it. This indicates it vanished voluntarily! If it were due to some special reason, like a disturbance in the Beast of Calamity lair calling it back, then its urgent departure would be understandable… But if it left without any other factors, then it means it has become even more cautious and careful.” Luo Feng said softly, “Exactly. If it devours this miniature universe for one day, then that miniature universe origin for one day… how can we possibly catch up in such a short time? We won’t be able to form a pincer attack or encirclement at all! Killing it will become even harder.” Huoqiong quickly added, “If it devours for one day this time, then one day next time, and the same miniature universe gets devoured seven or eight times… then it’s probably doomed.” “This is even more terrifying than it continuously devouring a single miniature universe,” Hong said, his expression grim. “Don’t rush,” Luo Feng said, frowning. “Let’s wait and see what its next move is! Its next action will confirm whether… it’s doing this occasionally due to special reasons, or if it truly intends to continue this long-term strategy.” “Mm,” Huoqiong and Hong both nodded. The Star Tower, meanwhile, stopped and hovered in the chaotic currents of the void. ... Throughout the entire Universe Ocean, all True Gods understood what the Beast of Calamity’s actions implied, and each was worried. They hoped, they truly hoped, that this was merely an occasional occurrence due to special circumstances. Time flowed by. One day, two days… one month, two months… the Beast of Calamity never reappeared. “The Beast of Calamity hasn’t appeared!” “Last time, the Beast of Calamity devoured more than half of Fireworm True Master’s miniature universe; it could have devoured even more. But this time, it only devoured for one day… yet it’s been gone for so long. Perhaps it has something important to do and went somewhere.” “Its disappearance after only one day last time might also have been due to some matter.” The True Gods all yearned for the latter scenario. Nine-Headed Demon Master, Luo Feng, Juehe True God, Skeleton Master, and others also held the same hope. After all, facing the resourceful Beast of Calamity, they wished for more True Gods to unite and confront it. ... In a blink of an eye, half a year had passed since the Beast of Calamity devoured the miniature universe origin of Hengxing Demon God. In the chaotic void. “Hoo!” “This is truly comfortable,” the Beast of Calamity said, flicking its tail contentedly. “The portion of the miniature universe origin belonging to Hengxing Demon God that I devoured earlier has been completely transformed into my power! My strength has increased again… Hahaha, I am truly too clever. In the lair, killing and devouring another Beast of Calamity is incredibly difficult; it takes a very, very long time to devour just one. And Beidi is there! But here… these miniature universes are just lying around, completely defenseless, allowing me to devour them at will. My strength will continuously grow, and at a faster rate than Beidi and the others.” “When I return, I will surely become the final king.” “By then, after sweeping away all miniature universes, I will go devour the Primal Universe. Hahaha…” The Beast of Calamity was immensely pleased. “Time for the next one. Who should I choose?” the Beast of Calamity pondered. “I’ll temporarily forgo the strongest ones. Next, it will be Tong Demon God.” Whoosh! The Beast of Calamity then instantly vanished from this chaotic void. It took a little over a day. In terms of instantaneous travel and rushing, it was much faster than the True Gods of the Universe Ocean. In just over a day, it traveled from a region far from many miniature universes to the void outside Tong Demon God’s miniature universe. “Miniature universe origin,” the Beast of Calamity said, gazing at the distant, rough outline. “The most delicious food, and it can also enhance my strength.” “Let’s begin.” The Beast of Calamity extended its long, frog-like tongue and licked its massive mouth. Immediately, black mist began to permeate its surroundings, and winding rays of light started to extend directly into the void, stretching for an unknown number of light-years, penetrating deep into the void. Then… the devouring began! ... Tong Demon God was currently seated in a palace atop a divine tree. This divine tree was the tallest and most ancient divine tree within his miniature universe; when he first constructed his miniature universe, he had built it centered around this very tree. “No good!” Tong Demon God abruptly opened his eyes, a look of alarm appearing on his colorful face. “The Beast of Calamity is here!” ... The Beast of Calamity was here! After vanishing for half a year, following its one-day devouring of Hengxing Demon God’s miniature universe origin, the Beast of Calamity had reappeared! This sent the entire Universe Ocean into a state of tension. “Tong Demon God, keep a close watch, a very close watch. See how long the Beast of Calamity devours the miniature universe origin this time!” God-Eye True Master was the first to transmit a message. “You, ride your palace-type supreme true treasure directly over and keep a close eye on it,” Luo Feng also transmitted. One powerful being after another transmitted messages. Tong Demon God, however, panicked and quickly transmitted to the many True Gods: “When will you all arrive? I am no match for that Beast of Calamity.” The last time he and Hong went to investigate the Beast of Calamity lair, he was severely injured and hadn’t recovered since. How could he dare to fight the Beast of Calamity? Of course, riding inside a palace-type supreme true treasure to investigate, he dared to do that. He knew that as long as he didn’t leave the palace, he would be safe. “Don’t worry, we are on our way,” Luo Feng transmitted. “Yinhe will definitely go, and Skeleton Master, who is near you, will also rush over,” God-Eye True Master transmitted. ... With the reassurance from other powerful beings, Tong Demon God immediately boarded a gray warship, flew out of his miniature universe, and headed towards the Beast of Calamity. A moment later. “The Beast of Calamity!” Tong Demon God spotted the Beast of Calamity in the distance. Although the Beast of Calamity had a tall, golden, humanoid body, Tong Demon God knew… even Universe Masters could easily change their appearance, so it was naturally effortless for this terrifying lifeform, the ‘Beast of Calamity,’ to change its form. “Beast of Calamity, get out of my territory!” Tong Demon God, hidden within his warship, unleashed his domain-type supreme true treasure, attacking the Beast of Calamity through the domain, while simultaneously transmitting an angry roar. A mere domain, however, was like a tickle; the Beast of Calamity didn’t care at all. “Hmph,” the Beast of Calamity sneered, glancing at Tong Demon God in the distance. “Foolish and cowardly Tong Demon God, you can only hide in that ship, yet you want me to leave? If you dared to come out, I could easily annihilate you.” “You…” Tong Demon God was furious, but the Beast of Calamity was right; he didn’t dare to come out. “Detestable Beast of Calamity, get out!” Tong Demon God burned his divine power to activate his ‘domain-type supreme true treasure,’ condensing the domain’s power into massive ribbons of light, remotely controlling and unleashing secret techniques, attacking the distant Beast of Calamity again and again. However, condensing a domain to use as a weapon was inferior to general offensive supreme true treasures. Moreover, there was no mechanical-type treasure amplification! And Tong Demon God specialized in illusions and soul attacks, knowing that the Beast of Calamity was truly adept at soul attacks, which was why he resorted to controlling the domain to attack… But no matter how he attacked, without mechanical-type treasure amplification and not being his specialty, its power was so weak… the Beast of Calamity truly treated it as a gentle breeze. “So weak, so weak,” the Beast of Calamity scoffed, completely unconcerned. It couldn’t even affect the Beast of Calamity’s devouring of the miniature universe. One day later. “Just keep hiding in your warship. Your miniature universe will eventually be completely devoured by me,” the Beast of Calamity laughed wantonly, then instantly vanished and departed. Tong Demon God’s expression immediately turned incredibly grim: “The Beast of Calamity, it… it left!” ... “Again, only one day of devouring!” Luo Feng’s face was ashen. “Disaster has arrived,” Hong shook his head. ... All powerful beings in the Universe Ocean learned this news, filled with immense anger and helplessness. After devouring Tong Demon God’s miniature universe origin for one day, the Beast of Calamity vanished again. Half a year later, the Beast of Calamity reappeared, devouring Luozhen True Master’s miniature universe origin for one day, then vanished. Half a year later, it reappeared again… Each time it appeared, it would devour a True God’s miniature universe origin for one day. It always reappeared after half a year. Why always after half a year? There were three possibilities: first, its devouring talent required a cooldown period after each use; second, it might need time to ‘digest’; third, it had a peculiar preference. Eleven years later. “Every time the Beast of Calamity appears, it’s outside the miniature universes of weaker True Gods! I said it before… Haolei Star Master, Zhen Jia King, and Qiuyan Ancestral God were very likely on the Beast of Calamity’s side. Haolei Star Master is dead, but Zhen Jia King and Qiuyan Ancestral God are still alive. They know a great deal about the Universe Ocean,” Luo Feng transmitted furiously. “You all are fine, primarily staying in your own miniature universes. But I occupy two regions, each close to two miniature universes. Why has the Beast of Calamity never come to my region? Could it be that Zhen Jia King and Qiuyan Ancestral God also know my location?”