It was hard to say why the gods had risked their lives to return to the present world. Even the Sorcerer Supreme could only guess a little bit.
According to the obscure records of the oldest document about faith, the "Dead Sea Scrolls", Kamar-Taj's researchers had summarized some general reasons from between the lines. Although it was not completely accurate, it had already revealed some truths.
In the few words left behind by the first batch of wise men who came into contact with the gods, they had revealed a cruel truth.
In this universe, all life in this world was included in the unknown boundary and concept called the Tree of Life. The rank of each life was fixed in this Tree of Life. For example, the number of gods was limited, and below the gods were mortals. The lower life forms had to transcend in order to advance to the higher life ranks.
This process was called "upgrading."
The Tree of Life of a world was not enough for the gods who were already at the top of the world. They longed to see the scenery outside the tree, and the only way was to become the tree itself, destroy it, and then absorb all the nutrients and life of the tree, turning everything in the world into a single person. After everything was destroyed, that person would naturally become the only individual, including all the things in the world, and all the flaws of that person would be repaired.
In this return, he would become a true god!
And this return was given a strong religious meaning. For the gods, they also needed to repair themselves in order to have the hope of advancing to a higher life form.
In other words, to become an existence with the power of the multiverse. To reach this point, what they needed was not just a tree, but a lot of trees …
The burning of the soul firewood would quietly cause the Tree of Life of Earth to wither quietly, and those souls who died in the battle would become part of the return … This process was very complicated, and this was also why the gods did not use violence to directly destroy it. In short, the war of faith was only the first part, but it was also the most dangerous part. If the human civilization exhausted all of its vitality in the controlled battle …
Then, even if they finally discovered this sinister purpose, they would not have enough power to fight back.
But now, all of this had nothing to do with Saber for the time being.
"Cough, cough."
He woke up in a cold, black rock. He opened his eyes and saw a dark sky. Pale white light seeped through the thick clouds. Further away, a torrential rain was madly beating on this dead world. Perhaps there was still life here a long time ago, but now, this place was just a desolate wasteland.
Its core was struggling to maintain the last spark, and above the ground, everything weathered by time quietly told of the planet's past glory. But now, it was like an old man, waiting for death to come. This was a dying world.
Saber stood up on the cold rock with some difficulty. He took a deep breath and was immediately choked by the strong smell of sulfur. The next moment, the venom on his body gurgled and quickly spread to the lower half of his face, forming a black breathing mask, which made him feel much better..
"Ah, Saber, I've underestimated you …"
The Phoenix's weak voice sounded in his mind. It did not sound too angry, but it sounded tired. "You used the Reality Stone to send you to a strange place, a place that even I have never been to before … The power I gave you made me weak. I need to sleep for a while. As for you, I advise you to find a safe place to rest. Your body is already at its limit, if you don't rest, it will collapse."
"I just told it that I need to go to a place where I can find power …"
Saber randomly chose a direction and walked forward. In his body, the Demonic Dragon Sim and Daitengu had fallen into a deep sleep because of the power explosion. And just like what the Phoenix said, his body was also in a state of extreme exhaustion. He urgently needed to rest for a while.
This was not the same as sleeping. The process of suppressing his mental activity and allowing his body to recover was very dangerous. This meant that he would not be able to protect himself while he was in hibernation. But to be honest, with his skin's current defense and excellent self-healing ability, it would take a lot of effort for a normal creature to kill him.
"Can you tell me the approximate location of this place?"
Saber asked. The Phoenix was silent for a moment and said, "It's still in the Milky Way, but it's close to the edge of the galaxy. It's a completely barren land. I didn't sense any signs of civilization within a few thousand light years. This place is far from Earth … It's far beyond your imagination."
"The Reality Stone will not toy with me."
Saber said bitterly, "I gave it all the souls I have. If it is sure that there is the power I need here, then there must be it … The only question is, where is it?"
"The range you gave is too broad … Maybe the Reality Stone thinks that you can become a genius of the multiverse if you eat this planet … Forget it, you can find it yourself, I'm going to sleep."
The Phoenix made a joke that was not funny. Her consciousness slowly faded out of Saber's mind. Before disappearing, she whispered.
"After I wake up, you will embark on a difficult journey. Be prepared … Or take advantage of this time to find a way to ask me for help, little cutie … This is your last chance."
"Fufu …"
Saber did not answer. He dragged his tired body forward. Before reaching his limit, he saw an abandoned temple hidden in a broken valley in the distance. He had a hunch that there should be some kind of revelation from the Reality Stone hidden there, but unfortunately, he had no strength to move forward.
He looked at his hands, and his flesh and blood began to slowly dissipate. It was very similar to the scene when Ancient One died. This meant that his body had reached its limit and he must rest.
Bearing the Fire of Creation of the Phoenix was not a simple thing. The load on the body was almost super. Saber looked around. Not far from his feet, there was a fairly clear pool. He jumped into it and slowly sank to the bottom. At the moment when extreme exhaustion hit, he did one last thing.
The venom on Seiber's body quickly seeped out, and a few drops of blood flowed out from Seiber's finger. The venom seemed to have smelled the most delicious food, and it quickly devoured the blood in the water. Then, it began to struggle violently. This parasite that evolved by devouring the template of other creatures was obviously trying its best to absorb the tyrannical power of Seiber's genes, but it was difficult …
After the last round of devouring, the messy energy in his body was completely sorted out, and after fusing with the Killing God's Inferno, Seiber had truly stepped into the ranks of high-rank creatures. His blood was a hope for Venom to evolve, but if it couldn't survive the fusion period, it would become the most terrifying poison in the world.
"Eat, eat …"
Saber closed his eyes, and at the last moment before his consciousness completely sank into darkness, he whispered:
"Go find what I need … I'm going to sleep for a while. After I wake up, it will be a real … New World!"
At this moment, his breathing completely stopped, and all the circulatory systems in his body moved at the slightest frequency, ensuring that he would not die because of the complete cessation of his body's activities. At the most microscopic level of the body, the cells that had been on the verge of collapse began to repair quickly. This will not be a short process, but it will definitely not be too long.
And at the moment when he fell into deep dormancy, the devouring of Venom also ended completely. The liquid that was originally curled up like a small black ball stretched out like a black fish, quickly looking for a parasitic life in the water. It is still a parasitic creature in essence and cannot exist without its host.
Soon, Venom found a suitable target.
At the edge of the pool, the last creature on this broken planet, a rat-like alien monster with a body length of more than one meter, was jumping around, hissing in groups, drinking water by the pool. These ferocious little monsters did not find the deadly killer hidden in the water, and in the process of drinking water, black Venom rushed out from the bottom of the water like a sharp arrow leaving the string. Its rolling body swelled to the extreme, like a big black net, completely enveloping the dozen or so alien rats.
"Gulp Gulp"
Fresh flesh and blood gave Venom the support of its body. Soon, its body twisted and expanded on the ground, and finally, it turned into a familiar figure.
It looked just like the monster it was when it had possessed the small spider. It had a human body, black scales, ferocious claws, and bulging muscles with great strength. It also had jagged teeth and a tongue covered in mucus. On top of its head, under the ominous white spots, there were flickering malicious eyes.
Saber's genes gave it unparalleled evolution, but the more so, the more it feared the owner of the blood. The newborn Venom sat cross-legged by the pool. It seemed to be thinking. After a while, its body quickly jumped up, crossed the barren land, and moved forward quickly in the corrosive rain. It roared happily, crazily destroying everything along the way, enjoying its little freedom to the fullest.
And the target of its running was the abandoned temple that Saber saw before falling asleep.
It could have run away. As an interstellar creature, it had the ability to survive in the universe, but it was the instinct of a creature to avoid harm. Obviously, in the face of a master like Saber, the price it had to pay for freedom was not so beautiful and tempting.
At the same time, the space civilization closest to this abandoned planet, which was also the planet where the New Star Army was located, Xandar, was located. This planet hub at the edge of the Milky Way was a transit station for many different species.
And in a certain alley of this advanced city, a conversation about hiring and being hired was going on.
"Yondu, the leader of the most powerful space pirates in this galaxy, I want to entrust you with a mission."
An alien wearing a white uniform very similar to a suit was sitting on a chair, talking to another rude guy in a leather coat.
He was a very famous black market merchant in Xander. It was said that he had connections with the New Star Corp and some dark forces. This guy had the body of a human, but there were six strange horns on his forehead. He had no hair, and his eyebrows were very light, but in his small eyes, there was a cunning light no different from that of a human.
Sitting opposite him was a guy with blue skin. He looked no different from a human, but there was a red metal machine on his head. Obviously, this was also an alien. A red light flashed in his eyes from time to time, looking very strange.
In the face of the flattery of the "client" in front of him, the leader just snorted.
"Come on, Xander's New Star Corp can't wait to send me into the black hole … If you have something to say, just say it."
"Okay."
The client was not angry. He whispered, "At the edge of this galaxy, in the ruins of the ancient home of the Kerry Empire, there is a hidden planet. There is something called the Universal Orb on it. Give it to me, and I will give you … 4 billion star dollars!"
"4 billion? I don't remember you being so generous in the past, so, there is only one explanation … "
Yondu raised his head. "That place is very dangerous, isn't it?"
"Isn't this your professional risk? Yondu … or are you going to refuse this mission? "
The client looked at the Interstellar Pirate leader. The latter snorted. "Since it is dangerous, I want 5 billion! And 1 billion for those fugitives. After 10 days, I will bring it. Prepare the money, old friend. "
"Hum …"
As soon as the voice fell, Yondu's figure completely disappeared in the dissipation of the mass projection. Obviously, he did not come in person, but really, why do I feel that the place this client mentioned … is so familiar?
I haven't read this kind of book for a long time. I finished reading 890,000 words in one night. This is probably the most surprising book I have read in the past year. The author's writing is delicate and delicate. Among the authors I know, only Dirty Sword can compare to him. Although the plot is a little loose and the main story is not clear, just reading this kind of text is enough to make people feel joy from the bottom of their hearts. I don't know this author, but I believe that those who like this book will definitely like that book. Reading it with a leisurely mood is definitely a pleasure … except that the updates are not very good …
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