Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1233 - 1087: Joining Forces (Congratulations to Alliance Leader of Gilded Machinery)

Chapter 1233: Chapter 1087: Joining Forces (Congratulations to Alliance Leader of Gilded Machinery)

"Sir, have you had your fill of killing?"

The Martial Ancestor said with a smile, "I have yet to congratulate you, Sir, on your recent breakthrough in cultivation..."

Upon hearing this, a chill went through Fang Xi’s heart, knowing that the realm of the Martial Ancestor must still be above those like the Yin Monarch, the Water Ancestor, and a host of other Evil Gods.

"Please enlighten me, Sir."

He asked solemnly.

"At the level of cultivation you and I have reached, it has become difficult to define each breakthrough as taking a step into the unknown fog that lies ahead!"

The Martial Ancestor spoke at length, with a hint of interchange of ideas and advice: "Thus, everyone’s path differs; there is no need to forcibly seek uniformity... What suits oneself is best."

"Indeed..." Fang Xi nodded in agreement.

In that corner of the cosmic universe, speculations were rampant about what lay ahead for the Black Hole Immortal.

Recently, the evidence proved that the path of Universe Reunification was viable, and so was the creation of an Inner Cosmos!

He stretched out his hand, and a miniature universe appeared on his palm, where a nebula-like vortex slowly rotated.

"Good!"

The Martial Ancestor struck a fist posture, and a mighty fist intent fell into that miniature world, evolving into a myriad of extraordinary Martial Arts worlds.

In those worlds, peak Martial Artists could manipulate stars and decide eternal destinies!

This was an exchange about their respective Taoist Paths.

After a while,

Fang Xi shook his hand, and the miniature cosmos vanished without a trace.

He gave the Martial Ancestor a Taoist salute: "Thank you for your guidance, Sir..."

"It was a mere exchange..." The Martial Ancestor smiled slightly: "I must also thank you, Sir, for holding back your hand..."

"It seems you are prepared to attain the Tao in this world? Well then, this world is yours to keep."

Fang Xi let out a hearty laugh, and with a flash of silver light, he instantly disappeared.

Seeing this scene, the Martial Ancestor fell silent, then sighed, "That was close..."

In an instant, a powerful fist intent dissipated into the distance, leaving only Zhang Longyi, staring at the ruins before him, looking lost and confused.

"What happened? Me?"

The next moment, he clenched his fists, and a hint of joy appeared on his face: "Did I advance?!"

...

Alpha Star.

"Do peak experts blaze the trail for the ones that follow?"

With a flash of silver light, Fang Xi’s figure appeared in a cutting-edge laboratory.

He silently recalled his dialogue with the Martial Ancestor, nodding and then shaking his head: "But... I am not yet at the peak..."

Perhaps in the Martial Ancestor’s eyes, both he and Fang Xi had reached their limits.

Yet Fang Xi knew that his achievements were still following in the footsteps of those who had come before.

The ’Cosmic Immortal’ was a state beyond the Black Hole Immortal, but whether it could compare to a Taoist Master of the True Immortal Realm still lacked concrete proof. Only a fight could tell.

Apart from the Taoist Masters having a "Tao Resonance," he had no other intelligence and was very unclear about the combat power of a Taoist Master.

Nevertheless, Fang Xi knew that above the Taoist Masters lay the realm of the ’Taoist Fruit.’

A ’Taoist Fruit’ is indescribable, defying logic!

’Therefore... compared to the Martial Ancestor, I am far luckier; I can see the path ahead, just need to keep walking the tried and true until I reach the point where I need to forge my own path...’

’However, to see if a ’Cosmic Immortal’ can compare with the realm of a Taoist Master, aside from challenging a Master directly, could there be another way to test it?’

While pondering, Fang Xi started operating various monitoring devices.

Then, a blinding red alert appeared.

A dense stream of data flowed down like a waterfall.

And with just a glance, Fang Xi saw the final result: "The rate of cosmic expansion has become a negative value... Although it is only negative ten times the speed of light now, it will soon become infinitely faster..."

"With my lifespan, I can definitely wait until the day the universe is unified..."

He had previously ordered Wenger to prepare the most advanced laboratory and observation instruments.

Now, a somewhat terrifying conclusion had emerged.

"The universe... is it rapidly approaching its end?"

Fang Xi stroked his chin, looking towards the Emperor Star: "Is it related to the ’Giant Gravitational Source’ there? No... If it can reverse and devour the universe, the gravity must have gone far beyond the ’Giant Gravitational Source’... Has someone been trying to break through as a Universe Integrator?"

At that moment, his expression shifted, and he assumed a posture as if straining to listen.

"Hss hss... I am... hss hss... asking for help..."

He seemed to hear the voice of the universe, a gentle but overwhelmingly feeble female voice, coming through in fits and starts...

"Interesting! Seems like a specific frequency... but it’s too weak, only those stronger than Black Hole Immortals could barely capture it..."

"No, it’s not that the transmission is too faint, but rather it’s being broadcast throughout the whole universe... in the form of quantum entanglement... only ’black holes’ can hear it; this is a broadcast to all ’Black Hole Immortals’ of the universe..."

Fang Xi smiled slightly and sat cross-legged.

A gravitational field more terrifying than that of the ’Black Hole Immortal’ emerged, and then he heard that complete broadcast:

"I am Yvory, the Great Empress of the Insect race, calling upon all Black Hole Immortals of the universe for help... Emperor Levi Phoenix of the Lanicanian Empire is trying to make a breakthrough on the Emperor Star, to unify the universe..."

"This is no joke! Everyone has a way to confirm that the universe’s rate of expansion has turned negative..."

"As the supreme ruler of the Insect race, I hereby plea... for the Star beasts, Insect race, and human race to join forces... if we don’t kill Levi, we will all die!"

"We will hold a gathering in ten Cosmic Days, the location is..."

The broadcast content was highly unsettling, repeating over and over again.

"Ten Cosmic Days?" Fang Xi calculated that this might be a critical point in the speed of the universe’s contraction.

It seemed that after this point, the trend would become irreversible.

He originally had no particular thoughts about the Emperor Father.

"It’s impressive Insect race technology, to be able to broadcast instantaneously across the universe..."

"So... what is my position?"

"Sit by and watch the Emperor achieve Universe Reunification and break through to become a Universe Integrator?"

"Or brazenly rebel for the sake of the infinite lives in the universe?"

Fang Xi found himself momentarily lost in contemplation.

In the blink of an eye.

Ten Cosmic Days had passed.

In a desolate stretch of the Cosmic Starry skies.

A terrifying behemoth was slowly approaching.

It had nine heads and nine tails, each head seeming even larger than a planet.

This was the ’Star Beast Clan Leader,’ a strange species. As juveniles, they consumed planets for sustenance, maturing to feed on stellar bodies, and their societal structure was familial.

The Star Beast Clan Leader was the patriarch of the Star beast family.

Despite its massive size, it moved at the speed of light, only slowing to a stop in a region of darkness.

"Ivory... I have arrived!"

The Star Beast Clan Leader’s ancient voice sounded out.

A distortion in the Void revealed a honeycomb-like planet.

Atop this planet, a woman in a purple dress appeared, bowing slowly: "Augustus... it’s been a long time."

The Star Beast Clan Leader ’Augustus’ nodded all nine of its heads in unison as several other massive figures appeared behind it.

"Thank you all for coming..."

The voice of Ivory, the great Empress of the Insect race, seemed to resonate directly within the souls of the many interstellar giants present.

And by her side, one after another, Insect Empresses appeared, all of Black Hole Immortal caliber.

"It’s a real shame the previous plan failed..."

Ivory spoke: "If Levi had died... it would have been ideal."

Previously the Insect race, allied with the Star beasts, and even recruited the five pirate lords of the Cosmic Sea, had launched an assassination against Emperor Levi of the Empire.

The result was the destruction of the Emperor Star, a massive ’Giant Gravitational Source’ emerged, even beginning to reverse the expansion of the universe.

"We cannot allow Levi to continue, else we will all face inevitable destruction..."

Augustus’s voice was grand and vast: "This time, I have brought the strongest of my clan... But humanity has been at war with us, and even if there are secret communications, they can’t necessarily be trusted..."

Ivory furrowed her lovely brows, even the Star beasts found her somewhat pitiable: "This is a disaster affecting the entire universe, to stop it, we must unite all Black Hole Immortals..."

As they were discussing, Ivory and Augustus shifted their gaze to a certain direction.

With a whoosh!

The Void of the universe turned grid-like as a Spaceship weaved its way through.

This Spaceship was clearly a Pirate Group’s ship, but engraved on the prow was an exquisitely realistic fire Phoenix.

"The Phoenix Pirate Group... Jenny Phoenix!"

Ivory spoke slowly upon seeing a pirate, dressed in a black suit, step out from the Spaceship.

He was extremely handsome, with blood-red hair that flowed down to his waist, but atop his head, there was no golden horn, only a blood-red scar.

Rumor had it that this prince of the Phoenix clan, after his defeat in the previous generation’s rivalry, willingly cut off his own symbol of honor—the solitary golden horn—and became a pirate in the Cosmic Sea.

"Ivory, Augustus..."

Jenny Phoenix bowed slowly and behind him two human experts stepped out, both also Black Hole Immortal caliber.

"The remaining three of the eight Lords of the Cosmic Sea have arrived."

Ivory said, "It seems you’ve made your choice..."

Jenny, who already had a vendetta against Levi, and the other two Black Hole Immortals, who remained silent, apparently concurred.

Just then, another massive fleet approached.

This fleet was led by a dark-golden dragon-shaped Spaceship, which slowly docked on the periphery.

Subsequently, the hatch opened and a white-haired Black Hole Immortal holding a pitch-black staff, set with a giant ruby, flew out.

Following him silently were several other Black Hole Immortals.

After successive losses, this was the last strength of the Lanicanian Empire.

"Marshall of the Southern Battle Zone—Lord Jouce!"

Ivory’s soul-piercing gaze swept over the assembly, then nodded in satisfaction: "Excellent... It appears that all the Black Hole Immortals have received my message, and agree that Levi Phoenix must be dealt with!"

In her speech, there was a strong sense of confidence.

With her profound Soul Achievement, the Black Hole Immortals who had listened to her broadcast across the universe matched up perfectly with those present, without a single mistake!