# Chapter 2560: That's the Smell
Chong Feiyu and Yang Jian's eyes went straight!
A Cosmic Seed?
This was the Cosmic Seed that the Bose Clan had been searching for at all costs?
Didn't they say they didn't take it?
How did it end up on our dining table, damn it!
Yang Jian's eyes bulged, sweat pouring from his forehead:
(•́口•̀٥) "You... this he he he... holy crap!"
And here I was being so righteous, feeling wronged!
Turns out they weren't wrong at all? It was right in our hands the whole time?
Such a hot potato, and you just casually pull it out and put it on the table like it's nothing?!
Chong Feiyu looked utterly incredulous:
(º﹏º*) "Hiss~ We really took it? Hasn't Jiangnan been busy fighting, basically never leaving the Void Manifestation's sight? How did he..."
Jiangnan spread his hands, smirking sinisterly:
ʅ(˵ಡ̫ಡ˵)ʃ "I'm not the only MVP among the contestants, you know?"
Black God's eyes lit up: "This is all thanks to the One Who Does Not Exist, that invisible teammate among humans!"
"This is a good thing~"
As he spoke, he grabbed the Cosmic Seed and started fiddling with it, black mist swirling in his hand!
Everyone present had a million question marks in their minds, and at the same time couldn't help feeling sorry for the Silicon-Based.
They really had it rough!
Let's feel sorry for them for one second~ Ahahaha, serves them right!
Jiangnan suddenly got excited:
(งᵒ̌ヮᵒ̌)ง "Speaking of which, what exactly is this thing useful for? What's its specific function? Is there any chance humans can use it?"
Such a high-level item, but in Jiangnan's hands, it was just like a brick—he had no idea how to use it!
Black God said mysteriously:
(◕ˇﾍˇ◕) "This thing's uses are huge. It's not something you can just create by casually sacrificing and absorbing seven or eight billion elite members of various races!"
"A Cosmic Seed contains an extremely rich amount of World Essence! It seems that Qingjie Dazun created this collection system to use the Cosmic Seed formed by condensation to supplement the rules of his Cosmic World, right?"
"That way, he could truly secure the Cosmos Realm. Unfortunately, he was killed before completing it, and this collection system was instead exploited by the Bose Clan..."
Everyone swallowed hard!
Odin's eyes sparkled: (O✧ﾛ✧) "World Essence? What kind of high-level thing is that? Sounds impressive!"
Black God toyed with the Cosmic Seed, grinning:
(￢↼￢●) "It is indeed high-level. Even if I explained it, you wouldn't understand! Even Star Devourer-level beings basically have no right to touch this kind of power!"
"I said before, the key to achieving the Cosmos Realm lies in Creation, forming your own universe, flawless and complete!"
"But life is just life after all. Even if you successfully create a world, how could it be flawless and complete? How could it have a complete system of rules?"
"And to make your world more perfect, you need the support of World Essence to supplement the rules of the world you created!"
As he spoke, Black God directly tossed the Cosmic Seed to Jiangnan. Jiangnan, as if he had found a treasure, quickly held it with both hands and started examining it!
Black God continued: "And how do you obtain World Essence? The answer is here! Taking it from the Starry Sky World! Collecting it!"
"This is the simplest and fastest channel available right now!"
Xiao Chuihuo was stunned: "In this Starry Sky? World Essence? How come I can't sense it?"
The old man was very curious about this thing!
Black God smiled: "Of course you can't sense it. World Essence is everywhere, in every corner, every piece of matter, and even in everyone's body! Formless and invisible!"
"Everything in this Starry Sky World contains World Essence, because you belong to this world!"
"And the stronger you are, the stronger your life force field, the more you can influence and change the world. The more World Essence you contain in your body, much more than what's contained in matter or void, because life is the spirit of all things!"
"That's why Qingjie Dazun wanted to use the people who died in the Cosmic World to collect their World Essence, transform it into a Cosmic Seed, and complete the rules of his Cosmic World. The Bose Clan's Cosmos Grand Hunt is pretty much the same path, just in a different form!"
Yang Jian swallowed hard. Good grief, they've been harvesting the Starry Sky Races for 2.2 billion years through the Cosmos Grand Hunt?
Those representatives who died for their races died unfairly!
Odin's eyes glowed with energy: "Holy crap? It's that terrifying? Let me take a look~"
So Odin took it and examined it. The more he looked, the more fascinated he became. He couldn't help but sniff it!
(٥¯¨̯¯) "Oh wow? This... this Cosmic Seed smells a bit... burnt?"
Bader was stunned: (๑•̌.•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Burnt? Such a high-level thing, how could it have a smell?"
"Hey! Like I'm lying to you! Smell it yourself!"
Bader leaned in and sniffed:
(︶¨̯︶๑) "Oh? It really does smell burnt!"
"See?"
"Let me smell too!"
So a bunch of big shots started crowding around to sniff the Cosmic Seed!
Black God, watching from the side, was sweating profusely. I remember this thing was pulled out of Zhang San's underwear pocket, right?
How could it not smell burnt?
Li Si's mouth twitched. Better... better not tell everyone?
Zhang San: (ﾉ)´-﹏-`) I didn't see anything, I didn't see anything!
Odin frowned: (｡･ˇ◠ˇ･｡) "Maybe the Cosmic Seed just smells like this? Like how clove flowers smell pretty hooligan too..."
Liu Mang: ●???
Huh? What does that have to do with me?
Pang Badi grabbed it: "How do you use this thing? Is it edible? What does it taste like? Let me try to mimic it!"
He grabbed it and licked it!
Li Si:!!!
(‧̣̥̇ﾟ口ﾟ)ﾂ "Hey hey hey? Boss Pang, you..."
Pang Badi tilted his head: (๑•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "What? Is there a problem?"
Li Si was drenched in sweat: (•́ω•̀٥) "It's... it's nothing now. If I may ask, what... what does it taste like?"
Pang Badi smacked his lips, savoring it:
(〃︶～︶) "Hmm~ Salty! Burnt! Definitely a high-grade item. I can't mimic it!"
Black God: (●థжథ)σ Pfft~
Xiao Chuihuo looked dazed: "World Essence?"
Black God smiled: "You're still far from being able to touch this kind of power. It's normal that you can't understand or sense it. Realm Force is exclusive to Cosmos Realm beings!"
"In the current Thousand Stars Era, basically no one is qualified to step on this threshold. You're still far off!"
"But the total amount of World Essence in the Starry Sky is limited. Just like matter, no matter how its form changes, the total amount is constant. That's why a single Starry Sky can't nurture too many Cosmos Realm beings!"
"That's the true pinnacle of life! What's more, in the 13.8 billion years of the Starry Sky, there hasn't been a true Cosmos Realm yet!"
Jiangnan swallowed: "I don't fully understand, but this thing is obviously awesome! But what's it useful for?"
Black God facepalmed. Such a precious treasure, and in your hands, you summarize it with "awesome"?
You're not exactly cultured, are you?
"It contains extremely rich World Essence. After all, it was collected from killing seven or eight billion elite members of various races over a million years. In a sense, it's also a product of Qingjie Dazun!"
"It can also be called a World Seed, because it has the potential to grow into a small world!"
Everyone's eyes bulged: ∑(°口°๑) "Holy crap? Like the Chuangjie Daxu?"
Black God waved his hand: "What are you thinking? That scale? One Cosmic Seed is nowhere near enough. How many has Xun Zu collected over the years? He hasn't created a world either!"
"This thing can serve as a good aid and catalyst during world creation. For example, Grandpa Xiao, if you actually create a small singularity, using this during world creation would make the world evolve and take shape quickly!"
Everyone was sweating profusely, and Xiao Chuihuo's mouth twitched too.
(•́ω•̀٥) "Actually creating a true singularity? Right now I can only manage some small sparks, you know?"
World creation? Xiao Chuihuo dared to think about it, but the problem was his realm was too far off, millions of miles away!
Jiangnan raised an eyebrow: (๑◔～◔ิ) "Um~ Does anyone present have plans to create a world soon? The Cosmic Seed can..."
Everyone shook their heads so fast they left afterimages. Create a world? The hell we will! Among the indigenous humans, there isn't even a Star Devourer yet!
Even Chong Feiyu shook her head. She had no idea about world creation!
She was just a silkworm baby. How could she create a world?
Jiangnan: (≖_≖)...
"So because the treasure we got is too awesome, no one can use it?"
"Can this thing be used to break through to Star Devourer?"
Black God's eyes widened:
∑(°口°●) "Huh? Just breaking through to Star Devourer? Such a simple thing, and you want to use a Cosmic Seed? Are you brain-damaged or what?"
"That's like using a nuclear bomb to fish in a pond!"
Jiangnan pouted: "If I can't use it, what use is it? Just tell me if it works!"
Black God said irritably: "It can work. It's World Essence after all! If you completely refine it into your body, your life level will naturally evolve again!"
"But are you sure? This is meant for breaking through to Cosmos Realm! It's a real treasure! Using it to break through to Star Devourer is just throwing it away! This opportunity won't come again!"
Jiangnan's eyes lit up: "If you say it works, that's all that matters! But the ownership of this Cosmic Seed should still belong to the One Who Does Not Exist. He worked hard to get it!"
With that, he handed the Cosmic Seed back to Black God!
Black God was taken aback. That's true. So he turned his gaze to Zhang San!
"You..."
Zhang San was stunned: =͟͟͞͞(°ー°〃) "Why are you looking at me? I don't want this thing!"
Black God said: "This is a supreme treasure that can help you break through to Star Devourer, and even aid in breaking through to Cosmos Realm. You don't want it? Don't you want to reach Star Devourer?"
Zhang San shook his head frantically: "Who the hell wants to reach Star Devourer? Back then, I was fooled into thinking I needed to reach Transcendent. Otherwise, wearing a big gold chain, Boss Nan and the others would still be able to see me!"
"Even reaching Transcendent almost made me disappear. If I go to Star Devourer, won't I vanish on the spot? No no no! Give it to Boss Nan. Let him become a Star Devourer after the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle to fight the Apex War!"
Zhang San had no desire to cultivate at all!
Black God tossed the Cosmic Seed back to Jiangnan: "He said to give it to you, let you break through to Star Devourer after the second round to fight the Apex War!"
Jiangnan was stunned: (°～°〃) "Me? No thanks. Besides, there's still half a year until the Apex War. After the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle, I'll probably be close to Star Devourer anyway, right?"
"I already have no opponents below Star Devourer. Staying down here any longer, what's the point?"
Everyone was coughing blood. So casual? Saying you'll reach Star Devourer just like that?
But with Jiangnan's cultivation speed, it might actually be possible. Who knows how many phases of Transcendent he needs to cultivate to complete his life evolution?
"Grandpa Xiao? You..."
Xiao Chuihuo shook his head: (︶◠︶〃) "I don't need this. I'll definitely reach Star Devourer on my own. It's just a matter of time. External aid is just external aid. I'll let nature take its course!"
Jiangnan's mouth twitched. Grandpa Xiao doesn't want it either. He turned to ask Weiwei'an, and she also refused. She said she could just split more clones to cultivate, which would have a similar effect to using the Cosmic Seed. It would be a waste on her!
Yakeli didn't want it either. He said if he wanted, he could directly become a Star Devourer in an instant!
He asked around the entire circle, and no one wanted it. Odin and Bader all felt that using such an awesome thing just to break through to Star Devourer was a waste!
What if someone could really use it later?
Black God was speechless: "Are you guys playing Pear Offering Pear here? Nobody wants it? Give it to me! I'll keep it safe!"
"Little Brother, Grandpa Xiao, when you're free, come hang around the World Essence. Let the scattered Realm Force influence you. It's good for you! Just smell the scent!"
Zhang San: (´-﹏-`；)...
With a snap of his fingers, Black God directly threw the Cosmic Seed into his own treasure vault museum!
Then he waved his hand, and black mist spread, erasing all traces of the Cosmic Seed's aura from everyone present. Then they continued eating!
The Bose Clan's most sought-after treasure, and the humans here actually had no one who wanted it?
[Note: The translation preserves the colloquial and humorous tone of the original, including the playful use of "burnt smell" as a running gag. All Chinese characters have been translated or transliterated per instructions.]