Chapter 2372: Ambitions of the Eternal Era
Jiangnan's hairs stood on end all over his body:
(*ﾟﾛﾟ) "Sounds pretty cool, doesn't it? Cosmos Realm? Cosmos Source Crystal? Why is everything called Cosmos?"
Jiang Ning rubbed her brow: "So you think the Cosmos Source Crystal that naturally counters Bose bodies came from where? It's also a product of the Cosmos War!"
Wang Youzhi grinned: (˶‾᷄↼‾᷅) "Cosmos Realm? Pretty cool, right? Want to give it a try? If you actually succeed, you'd be invincible across the entire starry sky! No one could beat you!"
Jiangnan waved his hand dismissively:
(︶～︶〃)ﾉ "Forget it, over ten billion years and no one's achieved it, what makes you think I could? Speaking of which, is it really true that reaching the Cosmos Realm makes you invincible in the starry sky? Even you couldn't win?"
Wang Youzhi's expression stiffened, his eyes shifting evasively:
(๑◔₃◔ิ) "Wh-why bring me into this? There's never been a true Cosmos Realm existence before, I've never fought one, how would I know if I could win?"
"Don't talk about that! Let's focus on the important stuff!"
Jiangnan looked teasing, observing Big Zhi's reaction. If a true Cosmos Realm being actually appeared, would they even be able to go toe-to-toe with the Black God in the Dimensional Gap?
Chong Feiyu's mouth twitched. Over ten billion years without one appearing? But wasn't mastering the Black Hole Devouring Star also unheard of before?
And yet Jiangnan had done it!
Chong Feiyu had been hanging around in the Star Devourer realm for so long, but even she knew nothing about what lay beyond Star Devourer!
Wang Youzhi cleared his throat: (◕ˇกˇ◕) "In the later period of the Eternal Era, the Bose clan gathered all the power of the Creation Beasts and created the Cosmos World in the starry sky!"
"And the Bose clan's Great Venerable Qing Jie relied on this Cosmos World to take that most crucial step, attempting to break through to a higher realm, thus becoming invincible across the starry sky!"
"But this directly shattered the balance of the Eternal Era. The entire era was like a powder keg ready to explode at any spark, and so the Cosmos War erupted!"
"That Cosmos World, which carried the ambitions of the Bose clan from the Eternal Era, was shattered, lying dormant in the Star River Cemetery, becoming what is now the Chuangjie Daxu!"
Jiangnan was utterly shocked. So the current Chuangjie Daxu was a remnant product of the Eternal Era?
Yet now it was being used as the battlefield for the Sequence War's Cosmos Grand Hunt!
(๑•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "The Cosmos World was broken, what about that Qing Jie guy?"
Wang Youzhi shrugged: ʅ(･´‸･｀)ʃ "He died, of course! Would the other races let him live? Otherwise, what was the point of the Cosmos War?"
Jiangnan covered his face. Good heavens, he died? The Cosmos War was really brutal!
But Jiangnan could somewhat understand. Once the Bose clan had a Cosmos Realm powerhouse invincible across the starry sky, it would be fatal for other races!
Their strength would suppress the entire starry sky, leaving no room for other races to survive. That's why the Cosmos War broke out, right?
Jiang Ning frowned deeply: "I don't know these secrets either. I only know that before every Cosmos Grand Hunt, the Bose clan holds a Cosmos Grand Sacrifice!"
"Eight Star Devourers pour Bose particles into the fourth dimension at full power, claiming it recharges the Chuangjie Daxu, resets the world, and prepares the arena!"
"This process lasts a long time, happening before every Sequence War, and has become a tradition that continues to this day!"
Jiangnan suddenly remembered. Di Chou did say he took leave from Yu Gen to come and fight him!
Was that leave for the Cosmos Grand Sacrifice?
∑(°口°๑) "Wait! Eight? The Bose clan has eight Star Devourers?"
Jiang Ning nodded: "That's just the ones publicly known... everyone in the starry sky knows that. There should be more in secret!"
"Among all sequences, they have the most Star Devourer powerhouses. Every Sequence War, when it reaches the final peak battle, it's always a show for the Bose clan's Star Devourers!"
Jiangnan clicked his tongue. Just being a Bose body was already troublesome enough, and a Star Devourer-level Bose body would be even more terrifying, not to mention their instant-kill abilities!
Even for someone like Chong Feiyu, facing a Bose clan Star Devourer would be a losing proposition!
And it wasn't just "should be"—there were definitely hidden Star Devourers. How could such a major clan lack hidden foundations?
Jiangnan said with emotion: "So this is the foundation of the starry sky's overlord? Truly impressive!"
Chong Feiyu spread her hands: "Since the Thousand Stars Era, the Sequence War has been held over 22,000 times, and no one has been able to shake the Bose clan's position as the starry sky overlord. That alone shows how formidable they are!"
"During the Cosmos Grand Hunt, most of those who fight are Lawkeepers, each incredibly powerful. But what puzzles me is that for so many Sequence Wars, the Cosmos Grand Hunt has always been held within the Chuangjie Daxu!"
"It could actually be held anywhere. Why does the Bose clan insist on having their own Star Devourers expend so much effort to activate the Chuangjie Daxu?"
"As for reasons like 'protecting the starry sky environment,' forget it—the Bose clan isn't that kind-hearted!"
Jiangnan chuckled slyly: (˵ಡ‿ಡ) "Where there's smoke, there's fire. What exactly they're scheming, only they know!"
"But since it's gone smoothly for over twenty thousand sessions, there's no reason for something to happen specifically in this session. Caution is necessary, but we can't stop moving forward because of it!"
"Just keep it in mind!"
Wang Youzhi stroked his chin, looking thoughtful:
(͡°ก͡°) "Oh? Scheming what?"
Old habits die hard? Ambitions not yet extinguished? Hmm~
It was already evening. Everyone was in the living room chatting about this and that, shooting the breeze!
Zhong Yingxue and Qian Benying went to cook, while Xia Yao's culinary skills were completely unreliable—she could only manage instant noodles, sugar-coated tomatoes, and scooping out watermelons!
The two made a huge table of delicious food, and everyone ate until their mouths dripped with oil. Jiangnan rarely had some beer with Wu Liang and Wang Youzhi—the kind without a leak!
Jiangnan couldn't remember the last time he'd enjoyed such leisure time. His body and mind relaxed along with it!
After the meal, everyone said they were tired and went to their rooms to sleep. As for the dishes, there was no need to wash them—Xing Cheng would be responsible for licking them clean~
Back in his room, Jiangnan lay on the bed pillowing his arms, staring at the ceiling, tossing and turning unable to sleep!
The night was as heavy as water. He could still hear Wu Liang's thunderous snoring from the next room!
Jiangnan's thoughts wandered far away as he calculated how to secure a place in the Cosmos Grand Hunt. Humanity was short on manpower, how to make up for these gaps, how to ensure everyone survived!
What other methods could he use this time during the Cosmos Grand Hunt?
The more he thought, the less he could sleep. He scratched his head in frustration!
His cheeks flushed as he secretly checked whether Xuexue and the others were asleep. This wasn't peeping or anything—he just wanted to see if their blankets were properly tucked in, purely out of concern!
So he opened a spatial wormhole and started looking through the rooms one by one!
But the moment he checked, Jiangnan's expression froze. Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao were both sitting on their beds absorbing star source energy blocks!
Qian Benying was doing the same. Even Xiao Mila and Lan were secretly cultivating, trying not to make any noise!
∑(°口°๑) Damn it!
So when you all said "good night early," you meant going back to your rooms to cultivate? How can you guys be this competitive?!
Good night, baby~ Sleep early, baby~ I've got another party to go to?
Gah! In the end, I was just too naive!
Then he turned to hear the snoring from next door!
Dammit! Was Wu Liang pretending to sleep, using his snoring to fool me while secretly cultivating?
So he peeked through a spatial wormhole!
There was Wu Liang lying spread-eagled on the bed, wearing only a small pair of boxers, covered in fat, genuinely sleeping!
But during sleep, divine power surged through his body, divine patterns shimmering, and the accumulated divine power he hadn't absorbed auto-refined while he slept!
His cultivation speed was even faster than Zhong Yingxue and the others!
Jiangnan was dumbfounded!
"Starting off by eating an ancient star god, I get stronger while sleeping?"
This was utterly unfair! So in the end, I was the only one fooled?
Even Xiong Er, Xiao Jiuwo, and the others were competing!
No, no!
Feeling the pressure, Jiangnan did a lazy donkey roll and disappeared from the bed!
The next moment, he had already appeared in the Dike Uninhabited Area of the Western Frontier!
This was where the Celestial Vine's main body was located. Now, the little vine had long broken through to Star Breaker, its roots spreading across the entire Blue Star continental shelf and the seafloor rock layers!
It was Blue Star's true guardian!
The Chinese had two evergreens—the towering tree of Dao Yi Cheng and the Celestial Vine of the Western Frontier!
Now, the Dike Uninhabited Area was no longer plagued by beast tides but had become a lush grassland like a paradise on earth, brimming with spiritual energy!
Jiangnan's figure appeared directly on the vine branches of the Celestial Vine!
(ﾟꇴﾟ)ﾂ "Yo~ Little Vine? My good boy! Daddy's come to see you~"
The Celestial Vine sensed Jiangnan's arrival and became exceptionally excited. Countless vine branches gathered around, rubbing against Jiangnan!
It couldn't speak yet but was incredibly skilled at using vine branches for sign language!
Normally, the intelligence level of a Star Devourer mother vine wouldn't be too high. Even if its strength reached the Star Devourer level, most would still follow their instincts!
But clearly, under the illumination of the Blue Moon, the Celestial Vine had undergone a qualitative evolution!
Seeing its rapidly forming sign language, Jiangnan laughed heartily: "I know~ I know you missed me. Didn't I come back to see you? Your mom? She's researching in the Thousand Stars City, no time to bother with you. Don't be good to mom, be good to dad, alright~"
The Celestial Vine extended its branches, continuously tickling Jiangnan!
Since the Celestial Vine was jointly created by Jiangnan and Li Bing, it became their shared good son!
"Haha~ Alright, alright, stop messing around. I came to you because I need your help. Xuexue and the others are all competing like crazy, so I can't fall behind either. The second domain needs to be implemented quickly!"
"You have a domain too, right? What's it like?"
The Celestial Vine's branches suddenly froze, swaying for a long time as if it didn't know how to describe it. But it really did have a domain!
Jiangnan smiled confidently: (͡°͜ʖ͡°)✧ "No need to explain, you probably can't explain it clearly anyway. Just try it on me directly. Let me experience it deeply and see if I can figure one out too!"
After speaking, he teleported to a lush grassland and patted his chest!
The Celestial Vine made a series of sign language gestures!
"Daddy? Are you sure?"
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: (꒪ั～꒪ั*) "Hey hey hey! Are you afraid of killing me? Your dad is the Fifth Calamity, after all. The strongest power, just let it loose! I won't even dodge!"
The Celestial Vine hesitated for a moment, then extended a vine branch, aiming directly at Jiangnan!
It compressed its domain to the smallest range, then burst forth, enveloping Jiangnan!
Jiangnan's eyes bulged violently: !!!
Σ(ଵ益ଵ|||) "Damn it!"