Lord Shenxiu-Chapter 947: Virus

The placenta of heaven and earth, or rather, beyond the crystal wall system.

Zhong Shenxiu raised his hand, scattering nine rays of celestial light into the infinite ocean.

"A bit troublesome…"

He watched the all-encompassing sea of life boil instantly, eroding the nine pure celestial lights, and couldn't help but murmur inwardly.

In reality, the power of these five Supreme Demons was comparable to when he previously mastered two unique divinities.

In his current state, if it were a one-on-one battle, he could easily gain the upper hand, or even suppress them.

With the cooperation of the Lord of the Gate and Time's Ouroboros, it wouldn't be difficult to take down one or two Supremes if they're willing to pay the price.

But... it's not feasible!

They are only outsiders, Outer Gods; it's best not to interfere with the evolution of this world, at least allowing the natives to complete the process of cleansing the pollution.

Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Because of that, Zhong Shenxiu didn't consider this approach earlier, instead using remnants of secret histories and the power of the Utopia to summon the incarnations of five Dao Ancestors from history.

Coupled with the voluntary accommodation of that great existence's will, they have become incredibly powerful, and they belong to "our side," thus they can take action.

As time passes, the gap will only continue to shrink, and the five outer Supremes will inevitably have no chance at all.

No wonder they have become so frantic.

Although Zhong Shenxiu and other Outer Gods possess the ability to eradicate such old gods, they must not act rashly, as it could disrupt the recovery of that great power.

Of course, not being able to kill doesn't mean not being able to inflict serious injury.

Inflicting severe injuries should still be within allowable limits.

When Zhong Shenxiu made his move, he naturally sought out the one with whom he had the deepest old grievances—[Heavenly Elder]!

The endless ocean gathered as the source of life, vast and boundless, as if it could engulf the entire world.

The nine rays of celestial light Zhong Shenxiu had previously unleashed made no impact whatsoever.

Even...

He heard the sound of waves crashing in his ears.

In an instant, he found himself enveloped by the sea of life, countless amniotic-like fluids attempting to invade his seven orifices.

Gurgle!

From the deep, dark ocean depths, bubbles emerged one by one, each like an ovum pod, nurturing offspring of the Evil God, countless Upper Demons, and even including Great Evils!

One Great Evil after another was being rapidly nurtured and grown, serving as cannon fodder for the divine battle!

Zhong Shenxiu sighed, and curtains of history fell heavily, hiding him behind layers of curtains.

By retreating into the flood of history, everything in reality seemed to become a separate world from him, incapable of harming him in the slightest.

At the same time, he directly mobilized the power of the "Light of Order."

A seed emitting an ominous glow, enhanced by the Utopia and remnants of secret histories, floated into his palm.

"[Heavenly Elder] is indeed very strong! Moreover... holding the authority of life and reproduction, with an enormous size and endless vitality, making it hard to injure or kill..."

"To severely injure Her, one cannot rely on strength alone and must find another path."

After multiple encounters with [Heavenly Elder], Zhong Shenxiu had some new ideas.

This is the superiority of a Dao Ancestor over a Supreme being; compared to their constant madness, a Dao Ancestor-level entity possesses rationality, capable of thinking, making it easier to find an opponent's weakness.

'It is said... that some battles between True Gods could evolve into a world, cycling through thousands, or even many Primordials within it...'

'The combat methods of supreme beings are beyond the imagination of ordinary cultivators...'

While thinking, Zhong Shenxiu observed the endless sea of life.

Even though there was the barrier of the historical curtain, threads of sea breeze continued attempting to infiltrate history.

A salty and fishy scent permeated between Zhong Shenxiu's nose and mouth, and on those layers of shadowy curtains, seaweed and shells unknowingly climbed and clung to them...

'For Supreme-level entities, the fight has become instinctual... Even if a strategy to restrain is devised, it likely can only be a temporary dominance at best...'

Zhong Shenxiu watched with a sense of awe but threw the seed from his hand anyway.

Gurgle!

The seed fell into the ocean, surrounded by countless seawater, instantly dissolving completely, transforming into a stream of data, merging with the ocean.

The soup of life naturally accommodates everything!

But this stream of data fell into an ovum pod and drilled into the body of a demonic creature being nurtured.

The demonic infant howled, countless bizarre patterns appeared on its surface, and then it exploded entirely, turning into countless streams of data.

More identical data streams began infecting the surrounding demons, continuously multiplying, dividing, and splitting...

It seemed just like a rampant epidemic of viral infection!

Not only that!

Zhong Shenxiu even utilized his own authority to turn long stretches of time into history, accelerating the pace of this infection.

'Life force being too resilient, even immortality, may not be a good thing, like cancer cells...'

He looked towards [Heavenly Elder], his expression calm: "This is a data virus I meticulously crafted for you. Surprised, aren't you?"

In an instant, countless streams of data viruses had already spread over half of the ocean.

At this point, even if the arm is cut off, severe damage to vitality cannot be avoided.

Yet Zhong Shenxiu's expression remained without the slightest relaxation, as he continued to observe [Heavenly Elder]'s actions.

"Wow wow!" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

A datafied demon howled, rushing towards an intact ovum pod, only to be stomped into minced meat by a massive foot descending from the sky.

This was unmistakably a Great Evil!

Yet at this time, countless datafied demons howled and exploded one by one, transforming into countless Iron Worm-like entities, madly boring into the body of this demon.

Before long, the entire body of this Great Evil Demon was covered with terrifying worms, and their numbers even increased, spreading constantly to the surroundings.

It itself seemed to be controlled, attacking other Great Evils on [Heavenly Elder]'s side.

…

'The power of exponential growth... Once it snowballs into the later stages, it's practically unbeatable.'

Zhong Shenxiu gazed towards [Heavenly Elder], but at this moment, the immense sea of life suddenly fell quiet, seemingly welcoming the arrival of the datafied virus.

Then, a gigantic ovum pod formed, within which a Great Evil Demon roared, tearing through the membrane and emerging.

Countless virus-like Iron Worms pierced into its body but were seized by it and swallowed whole.

Zhong Shenxiu saw this scene and couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eye.

This Great Evil had evidently acquired the capability to resist datafied demons, yet it still served [Heavenly Elder],

'Life always finds a way!'

'The essence of life lies in evolution!'

In a daze, Zhong Shenxiu realized [Heavenly Elder] used his datafied virus to complete a metamorphosis.

From then on, such datafied viruses could no longer affect Her in the slightest.

'Truly worthy of a Supreme existence...'

Zhong Shenxiu sighed, letting a phantom domain hover above the ocean...