Chapter 2525: The Cruel Truth
How could Innocent not know the prestige of Great Lord Qingjie? Even though he had already passed away over 2.2 billion years ago!
There were still people in the Starry Sky who remembered his name!
The absolute peak of the Eternal Era, once carrying the ambition of the Bose Clan, the only one who rushed up to a realm beyond life's reach, and named it the Cosmos Realm—the ultimate powerhouse!
The Cosmos War erupted because of him, and even ended an era with his death!
Great Lord Qingjie! He was Innocent's aspiration!
Because he also wanted to become a powerhouse who could suppress an entire era!
Just then, Innocent turned and said: "Uncle Hua Hong, please tell me more about the important points to note during the seed-taking. This is my first time carrying out a mission, and I don't want to make any mistakes!"
Even Innocent's attitude became somewhat more respectful toward this Bose elder!
Because this Hua Hong had personally participated in the Cosmos Grand Hunt a hundred sessions ago, and was also one of the team members of the seed-taking plan!
The long lifespan of the Bose Clan had allowed him to live until today, but unfortunately, his talent was not good enough, and he hadn't been able to break through to Star Devourer. His life would be like this from now on.
Having Hua Hong, who was familiar with the process, accompany them this time was also an additional safeguard for the seed-taking plan, to prevent any mishaps!
Hua Hong laughed heartily: "Lord Innocent, you don't have to be so polite. Your future is boundless!"
"Being sent to take charge of such an important seed-taking mission is enough to show the clan's high regard for you. Nowadays, the Star Devourer lords in the clan have more or less taken the lead in participating in seed-taking missions!"
"I suppose that after this Sequence War, there will be one more seat in the Eternal Temple, right?"
Innocent shook his head: "Uncle Hua Hong flatters me. So, what exactly is seed-taking..."
Hua Hong clasped his hands behind his back, his expression full of profound meaning!
"This is a long story. You all know the origin of the Chuangjie Daxu. It was a small world created by Great Lord Qingjie with the combined strength of the entire clan. In the Eternal Era, it was called the Cosmos World!"
"Great Lord Qingjie achieved his Dao through this, but precisely because he broke through to the unprecedented Cosmos Realm, he shattered the balance of the Starry Sky Races. The other Starry Sky Races naturally wouldn't allow the Bose Clan to dominate alone, and thus the Cosmos War broke out!"
"The war lasted for a very, very long time. No one knows how many civilizations were destroyed, how many races were wiped out, and it even caused historical gaps!"
"Ultimately, the Cosmos War ended with the fall of Great Lord Qingjie, and the Cosmos World was also damaged, becoming the dilapidated sight it is today!"
As he spoke, Hua Hong's eyes were full of regret!
Zhong Xu said anxiously: (งᵒ̌ࡇᵒ̌)ง⁼ "Wasn't Great Lord Qingjie already in the Cosmos Realm? How could he still fall?"
Innocent also frowned deeply!
Hua Hong smiled bitterly: "Don't underestimate the people of the world. At the end of the Eternal Era, which had developed for over five billion years, you have no idea how terrifying it truly was!"
"There were not only Great Lord Qingjie who possessed the potential for the Cosmos Realm. Moreover, Great Lord Qingjie's Cosmos Realm was far from being firmly established. That realm is beyond our understanding!"
"Although Great Lord Qingjie fell, before his end, he eliminated strong enemies for our Bose Clan. The foundation accumulated during the war also laid the groundwork for our clan's rapid rise after the war!"
"We lost, because Great Lord Qingjie fell, and the ambition of the Eternal Era was shattered! But we also won, because we created a new Thousand Stars Era and secured the throne as the overlord of the Starry Sky!"
"And this current Chuangjie Daxu is one of the treasures left by Great Lord Qingjie!"
Innocent slowly clenched his fist. Was there really nothing eternal in this world?
Even someone as powerful as Great Lord Qingjie, the supreme existence under the Cosmos, could also fall...
Zhong Xu swallowed his saliva: "So the Cosmos Seed is..."
Hua Hong laughed: "That's right! Although the Chuangjie Daxu was damaged, it wasn't completely destroyed. Some of the world operation systems formulated by Great Lord Qingjie back then can still function normally!"
"Do you know why the Cosmos Grand Hunt must be held in the Chuangjie Daxu?"
Innocent said calmly: "It's to collect the Life Essence of the strong from all the Starry Sky Races, right?"
Hua Hong narrowed his eyes: "Correct! The Cosmos Grand Hunt! Each race selects ten thousand of the strongest existences below Star Devourer to enter the Chuangjie Daxu, where they fight and engage in chaotic battle!"
"It can be said! These over ten million contestants! Are the most powerful batch of people below Star Devourer across the entire Starry Sky over the past ten thousand years. Geniuses, prodigies, monsters—all are included here!"
"Under these cruel rules, seventy percent of these strong will die inside the Chuangjie Daxu!"
"Their life potential, Life Essence, bloodline, everything, will be absorbed by the Chuangjie Daxu, flowing along the Star Veins to the World Heart, becoming nourishment for the Cosmos Flower!"
Even Zhong Xu's face turned a bit pale upon hearing this!
"Does it have to be the Starry Sky Races? If it's about sacrifice, we could secretly bring those slave races here and kill them in the Chuangjie Daxu! Massacre them!"
"Wouldn't that speed up the plan's progress? If so, the plan wouldn't have lasted this long, right?"
Although the quantity demanded was a bit large, there were plenty of slave races, enough to fill this gap!
Hua Hong shook his head: "How could it be that easy? What use are those worthless slave races? No matter how many, it's still not enough! Only the strong are qualified to be absorbed, utilized, and the quality is better!"
"For the Chuangjie Daxu, the contestants are outsiders, natives born and raised in the Starry Sky. Their bodies contain World Force that doesn't belong to the Chuangjie Daxu. That is exactly what the Cosmos Flower lacks and needs. It can complete the rules... I don't understand the specifics either!"
"Only by using the Cosmos Grand Hunt method can we gather the strongest of the Starry Sky Races together to fight, willingly die for their race, and contribute everything to the Cosmos Flower!"
"Our Bose Clan won't leave any pretext that way. Everything is for Xun Zu!"
Innocent's eyes sharpened: "So what the Cosmos Flower condenses is the Cosmos Seed?"
Hua Hong smiled and nodded: "That's right! The Life Essence of strong from all races gathered in one session isn't enough for the Cosmos Flower to bloom! Only with the accumulation of a hundred sessions, after the Cosmos Flower has absorbed enough nutrients, can it condense the Cosmos Seed!"
"It is also called the World Seed! And every time the Cosmos Flower blooms, there is only an extremely brief window during which the Cosmos Seed appears!"
"Only during this time can the Cosmos Seed be taken; otherwise, it will dissipate. What you need to do is to take the seed when it blooms! Although the process might be a bit troublesome, given your strength, it shouldn't be a problem!"
"I'll explain the specific method in detail when we get there!"
Zhong Xu swallowed his saliva. Accumulation over a hundred sessions! In each session, about seventy to eighty million top-tier strong from the Starry Sky Races die!
Over a hundred sessions, that's seventy to eighty billion strong from all races. Was the Cosmos Seed really such a precious thing?
And the time span to condense it was a full million years!
No wonder the upper echelons placed so much importance on it!
Innocent asked curiously: "The Cosmos Seed is taken to be used by Xun Zu, right? What does Xun Zu intend to do with it..."
Hua Hong's gaze turned serious, and he instinctively lowered his voice!
"Do you even need to ask? It's naturally for breaking through to the Cosmos Realm! The Cosmos Seed is the key to breaking through to the Cosmos Realm!"
"Since the start of the Sequence War, all the Cosmos Seeds collected have been given to Xun Zu for cultivation. It is said that Xun Zu's cultivation has now reached a critical stage!"
"This is the last one he needs! As soon as it's obtained, Xun Zu can successfully break through to the Cosmos Realm and become the true pinnacle of the Starry Sky!"
"I've heard this too. After all, no one has ever seen Xun Zu's true form. I heard that Xun Zu is a giant who has lived from the Eternal Era to this day, existing in the same era as Great Lord Qingjie, and has a very close relationship with him!"
Innocent was stunned. A giant from the old era? One who even crossed the Cosmos War?
He had indeed never seen Xun Zu either, because Xun Zu had long been staying in higher dimensions, rarely showing his face!
Even the Star Devourer lords in the clan seldom had the chance to meet him!
A look of longing appeared in Innocent's eyes: "The Cosmos Realm?"
Hua Hong chuckled: "Don't think about that for now, kid. Remember not to aim too high in your cultivation. For you, becoming a Star Devourer is a sure thing. You might have a chance in the future too!"
"Xun Zu's successful breakthrough is a tremendous boon for our Bose Clan. Now that the Thousand Stars Era has only passed 2.2 billion years, Starry Sky civilization is far from its peak!"
"The Star Devourers of various races haven't even touched the threshold of the Cosmos Realm, let alone competitiveness! Once Xun Zu breaks through to the Cosmos Realm, there will be no existence under the entire Starry Sky that can threaten him!"
"Moreover, unlike Great Lord Qingjie back then, he won't face a joint siege from all sides. He can easily suppress the entire era!"
"Do you know what this means?"
Innocent's eyes also began to burn with excitement: "It means that the era will never change again, and Xun Zu will become a wall that no life under the Starry Sky can surpass!"
"Our Bose Clan will also become eternal, the sole overlord of the Thousand Stars Era, enduring forever!"
Looking at the historical progression of past eras, the current Thousand Stars Era was only in its middle stage. If a Cosmos Realm existence appeared at this time...
Then they would truly be invincible under the Starry Sky!
The Bose Clan was also trying to avoid the tragedy of Great Lord Qingjie repeating itself!
Thus, using the residual foundation of the Eternal Era, they paved the way for 2.2 billion years, just to send Xun Zu to the throne of the Starry Sky's pinnacle, thereby making the Bose Clan eternal!
This plan, spanning over two billion years, was called the God-Making Plan!
And this Cosmos Seed was the most critical part of the God-Making Plan!
If they missed it, they would have to wait another million years!
Lost in thought, Innocent and the others had already arrived at their target location!
The Starry Sky here was deathly silent and ruined, with irregularly shaped meteorites floating everywhere, forming a sea of meteorites!
And this was their destination for this trip—the location of the World Heart!