Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 1168 - 890: Dominator

"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

"Don’t worry about those formation materials, just evacuate everything!"

"I’ve lived on this frontline for thirty epochs, during which I resisted the attacks of evil gods 1,339 times, killed 188 avatars of evil gods, and even helped Immortal Venerable Wan Jie kill a real evil god... Now, the war with the evil gods is not over, yet we have to evacuate... What on earth is happening deep within the Heart of the Cosmic?"

On the edge of the Cold Moon Star Domain near the Heart of the Cosmic defense line, one by one, Golden Immortals and Immortal Golden Immortals boarded the huge warships.

A large amount of supplies was transported onto the warships, sent back for evacuation.

Some equipment, though valuable, was large and had to be abandoned, leaving behind formation bases and Immortal Artifact pedestals that, without maintenance, would soon become ruins.

Moreover, some immortals and Golden Immortals felt that the higher-ups were issuing orders recklessly. With the evil gods charging out due to the turmoil at the Heart of the Cosmic, they believed that choosing to evacuate instead of resisting here was utterly irresponsible, stubbornly opting to hold their ground.

The leadership of their clans did not force these Golden Immortals and Immortals either.

If they were willing to hold till death, then so be it.

And similar occurrences happened in almost every area surrounding the Heart of the Cosmic.

Especially those lines of defense and divine temples closer to the deep inside of the Heart of the Cosmic, which had already become deserted.

This scene was like a rapidly aging star beginning to expand, forcing all the civilizations on the planets within the star’s gravity field to choose evacuation; otherwise, their civilizations and planets would inevitably be completely devoured by the star’s expansion.

At present, the defense line built by humans at the Heart of the Cosmic to defend against evil gods has been completely destroyed. The power of destruction has further expanded and spread, affecting the star domains closest to the defense line at the Heart of the Cosmic.

Moreover, as time goes by, people dare not guarantee that this destructive power will not continue to spread.

At that time, the Six Realms, Four Seas, and the Eight Desolates will become completely unsuitable for human survival.

For a stable environment, people have no choice but to flee to regions farther from the Cosmic Core.

But even if they flee far from the Six Realms, Four Seas, and Eight Desolates on the outer region of the Heart of the Cosmic, they cannot be sure of their continued survival.

Within ten thousand years, the waves of destruction emanating from the Cosmic Core will have already affected the area outside the Heart of the Cosmic. In another hundred thousand years, the Six Realms, Four Seas, and the Eight Desolates of the eighteen major star regions will be obliterated by the energy torrent that surpasses the speed of light.

Soon, the power of destruction will continue to spread outward.

Even if they can flee this region, within a million or ten million years, the cosmos will inevitably be utterly destroyed.

Fleeing far away is nothing but a struggle for existence.

This...

Is a problem that all Great Powers understand but have to face.

...

Fire Cloud Palace, Evergreen Hall.

No one in Evergreen Hall knew what happened after Gu Jinlai, Emperor Xi, and the Creation Immortal Emperor went to the depths of the Heart of the Cosmic ten thousand years ago.

Even many Immortal Venerables in the Fire Cloud Palace were in the dark.

They only knew that since then, Gu Jinlai has never been seen again.

Just like Qin Yuyan, Qin Yiren, Wang Xuanjing, and Leng Tianfeng expected...

The magic stabilizer in their hearts, Gu Jinlai, indeed seemed to have encountered a mishap.

However, although Gu Jinlai seemed to have encountered a mishap and had not shown himself, the development of Evergreen Hall over ten thousand years was not limited or affected in any way.

Not only was it not affected, but the aid received was even greater than Gu Jinlai had initially mentioned.

Everyone in Evergreen Hall could use the Enlightenment Star as they pleased, browse the Immortal Inheritance at will, and learn the Supreme Immortal Skills freely.

Once their foundation was solid, the high-ranking members of the Fire Cloud Palace quickly sent the Great Dao Divine Stone to help them make that crucial step.

In a short span of ten thousand years, tens of thousands of Great Dao Golden Immortals were born in the Changqing Sect below Evergreen Hall.

Even the number of Immortal Golden Immortals had surpassed a hundred.

Over a hundred Immortals!

This was unimaginable ten thousand years ago.

To know, even Great Power families didn’t dare to claim they could accumulate over a hundred Immortals in their clan.

But this is nothing compared to the most astonishing, which was Qin Yuyan, who originally had a thousand epochs in cultivation.

Under the nourishment of numerous Supreme Treasures, she miraculously comprehended the mysteries of eternal life in just ten thousand years, then using three pieces of the Great Dao Primordial Crystal, she stepped into the Immortal Venerable Domain in one breath.

From then on, the Qin family truly became a family of Immortal Venerables in the true sense.

Aside from her, Leng Tianfeng and Qin Yiren’s cultivation also made rapid progress, and they were not far from reaching the Immortal Venerable.

...

At this time, in an annex next to Evergreen Hall, the lively scene had just ended, but there were still many people coming and going in the hall.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother Xie, on achieving immortality."

Leng Tianfeng congratulated with a face full of smiles towards the person in front of him.

The Junior Brother Xie he was referring to was none other than Xie Yusheng from Blue Star, whose talent was so lacking that under normal circumstances, even achieving the level of a Great Dao Golden Immortal seemed unlikely.

But it was precisely because he was acknowledged as a disciple by Gu Jinlai, with various resources provided without reservation, that in just ten thousand years, this ordinary person from Blue Star, who had no hope of achieving a Great Dao Golden Immortal, actually stepped into the Immortal Domain, realizing dreams that an average cultivator would find hard to achieve in a lifetime.

"Thank you, Senior Brother. If it weren’t for your help, I would never have achieved what I have today."

Xie Yusheng politely replied.

"It’s all thanks to your hard work."

Leng Tianfeng said.

But then he felt that attributing everything to personal effort seemed a bit shameless, so he ultimately added: "Of course, the aid of resources from Fire Cloud Palace also played a part."

"Resources..."

Xie Yusheng glanced at the few people in the annex.

Apart from Leng Tianfeng, there were also Su Nanxing and Gu Xiangyang.

These two had similar aptitude to Xie Yusheng and were also standing at the threshold of immortality, seemingly hopeful to achieve the state.

And they all shared one common identity.

Gu Jinlai’s recognized direct disciple.

"The resources provided to us are probably not just from Fire Cloud Palace. Many of the resources I used to breakthrough into immortality were not produced by Fire Cloud Palace, but came from Creation Immortal Dynasty, Primordial Spirit Temple, and other places. There was even quite a bit from Innate Sacred, Alien Demon Clan, Undying Clan, and Star Spirit Clan."

Xie Yusheng lowered his voice slightly as he spoke: "Master... what on earth did he do to make all the clans of the universe owe him a favor, thereby taking such good care of us disciples?"

"What did he do..."

Leng Tianfeng shook his head.

This, he wanted to know too.

Why would the attitude of Fire Cloud Palace, and even the entire Human Clan, suddenly take such a 180-degree turn?

...

It wasn’t just Gu Jinlai’s disciples. The members of the Qin family, even the high-level members of Fire Cloud Palace, were equally puzzled.

At this moment, just after congratulating Xie Yusheng on achieving immortality, Immortal Venerable Hong Luan asked her master, Emperor Yan: "Master, it’s just a disciple of Great Ability of Ancient breaking through to immortality. I’m here to offer congratulations as an Immortal Venerable, which is already enough face. Why did you need to come personally?"

She seemed to think of something as she spoke: "In recent years, have we been treating the disciples of Great Ability of Ancient, and those related to him, such as the Qin family and Changqing Sect, too..."

"too well?"

"Yes, it’s overly generous care."

Immortal Venerable Hong Luan nodded and straightforwardly expressed her doubts: "This kind of care has exceeded the limits of any Great Power’s direct disciple or relative, to the point where it’s fulfilling every request. Outsiders might even think our Fire Cloud Palace has become Fire Cloud Palace of Evergreen Hall, serving Evergreen Hall in everything."

"If I tell you that it’s not just our Fire Cloud Palace serving Evergreen Hall, the entire Human Clan, Primordial Spirit Temple, Creation Immortal Dynasty, Cosmic Light Commerce, Void Sword Sect, Light Council, all strive to meet every reasonable demand Evergreen Hall makes?"

Emperor Yan said.

"This..."

Immortal Venerable Hong Luan’s eyes widened: "How is that possible? Even the Creation Immortal Dynasty..."

Behind the Creation Immortal Dynasty stands the Creation Immortal Emperor!

The strongest being of the Human Clan!

But even a disciple of this strongest being couldn’t make all the Great Power forces of the Human Clan give face.

"Inconceivable?"

Emperor Yan smiled: "This is nothing. Some more critical resources, even if controlled by Innate Sacred, Alien Demon Clan, Undying Clan, Mechanical Clan, Star Spirit Clan, as long as we say it’s for the cultivation of Gu Jinlai’s disciples and direct relatives, these strongest races will send them over without hesitation, do you understand?"

Upon hearing Emperor Yan’s words, Hong Luan felt her mind go blank.

Innate Sacred, Alien Demon Clan, Undying Clan, Mechanical Clan, Star Spirit Clan!

They are as powerful as the Human Clan and are regarded among the universe’s six strongest entities.

The six strongest races all take meticulous care of Gu Jinlai’s disciples and relatives, looking after them warmly...

This...

"Gu Jinlai... Great Ability of Ancient, what exactly did he do at the Heart of the Cosmic?"

Immortal Venerable Hong Luan was utterly incredulous: "Could it be... he took that final step and became a Daoist Ancestor!?"

"Became a Daoist Ancestor?"

Emperor Yan recalled the scene when several Great Powers occasionally observed the Cosmic Core from afar...

Gu Jinlai...

By himself, he fought against three thousand Daoist Ancestors.

He seemed to even have the upper hand.

Such terrifying power...

"Using the newly elected title by various Great Powers, perhaps, you should call him... Cosmic Sovereign."

"Cosmic Sovereign!?"

Immortal Venerable Hong Luan was greatly shaken.

Sovereign!

Even from just the literal meaning, she understood the level of authority this title carried.

"Master, what realm has Great Ability of Ancient reached now?"

"No one knows."

Emperor Yan shook his head without further explanation.

The three thousand Daoist Ancestors are manifestations of the Power of Dao Authority, lacking much thought or emotion.

No matter what they do, if the Daoist Ancestors defeat Gu Jinlai, they may not seek retribution later, at most they’ll conduct a thorough cleansing of the universe.

But Gu Jinlai...

He’s a human.

A living, thinking, emotional human.

Once he overcomes the three thousand Daoist Ancestors and achieves the ultimate victory...

The entire universe will fall under his dominion.

This is also why the six strongest races are trying every means to provide support to Evergreen Hall.

Other top races don’t even qualify to provide support.

"Buzz buzz!"

At this moment, the Communication Jade Token on Emperor Yan slightly vibrated.

A group Divine Thought message soon conveyed from within: "All Great Immortal Venerables of the Human Clan quickly come to Ten Thousand Clans Immortal Palace."

At the end, a sentence was added with utmost seriousness.

"Gu Jinlai... the Sovereign, has descended."