Chapter 850: Chapter 850

Supreme Genesis said in a deep voice, "We must stop this Calamity of Eternal Oblivion! Otherwise, under the never-ceasing tsunamis of the Eternal Oblivion, the Astral World... will become a dead land.

"This Eternal Oblivion Tsunami isn't merely the product of the eighteen Supremes. It's now circulating on its own and includes the power of the Astral World's very laws. It's like a star falling into a black hole. To reverse it would require power capable of resisting a black hole... in other words, resisting the Astral World's laws themselves.

"Unless we can gather a force even larger, far larger than last time and work together to reverse the situation, any individual Supreme who dares to interfere will definitely be dragged into the Astral World by this power."

Supreme Primordial sighed and said, "In other words, until we gather enough Supremes to withstand the Astral World's backlash, we... can no longer intervene in any of the Astral World's internal changes."

Supreme Genesis sensed the raging, violent tsunami of the Eternal Oblivion inside the Astral World.

The Astral Gods living within the tsunami were still faring relatively better. Though the tsunami drastically increased the dangers in the sea, as long as the fish could grow quickly and avoid the waves, they could still survive. But any other living creature outside the tsunami would immediately be torn to shreds the moment it entered.

Even Supremes were no exception.

"This upheaval is meticulously planned. It absolutely isn't the work of a single individual. It must be a faction... an extremely powerful one, with significant standing among the Nine Sovereign Races," Supreme Genesis said firmly.

Supreme Primordial glanced at the Astral World, now rendered murky and obscure by the Eternal Oblivion Tsunami. After running some calculations, he said, "Jin'que must be involved. Otherwise, the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations' rules couldn't have been rewritten so smoothly.

"Not just Jin'que. Among the other Eight Sovereign Races, at least one individual of crucial standing, either a Heavenly Emperor or even a Divine Emperor, must have joined in."

Supreme Genesis nodded. Then, as if struck by a thought, he said, "Their goal—"

Supreme Primordial sighed. "It must be fortune. To save the Astral World...that's essentially saving the universe. What an astonishing stroke of fortune."

Supreme Genesis had also figured it out. "They want to become the Universe's Child, and use the fortune of the Child to break through to Supreme."

At this point, he frowned. "Jin'que, as the Central Sovereign Heavenly Emperor, already embodies immense fortune and yet..."

"Does he really embody immense fortune?" Supreme Primordial shook his head. "If we hadn't placed him in that position, it'd be one thing. But we did put him right where success seemed within reach, only to never truly let him grasp the opportunity to take that final step...."

"Greed is insatiable!" Supreme Genesis snorted coldly. "It's not that we didn't give him the chance to reach Supreme, but he simply lacks the aptitude to attain it! He already holds the position of Central Sovereign Heavenly Emperor. What more could he want?" ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel⟡fire.net

Supreme Primordial said, "Clearly, he doesn't think that way, especially when he remained stuck and the Council began considering replacing him with another candidate for the Central Sovereign Heavenly Emperor."

He paused for a moment. "This is a flaw of us humans. It has nothing to do with cultivation or status. It's simply inevitable."

Supreme Genesis composed his emotions. He knew clearly that venting emotions would do nothing to solve the problem.

"Universe's Child..." he muttered.

He quickly realized that if Jin'que and the others truly managed to purify the Astral World and bring it new life, given the close connection between the Astral World and the universe, they could become the Universe's Child with that accumulated fortune.

Moreover, the distribution of benefits to each contributor to this plan wouldn't be a problem. For instance, they could establish a faction, with leaders rotating in turn. They would follow an order, for which each leader could take up the role for one era, and at that time, everyone could become the Universe's Child and use the fortune to attempt a breakthrough to Supreme. This would continue until the status of the Universe's Child fell.

"Eliminating ninety-nine percent of the Astral World's Astral Gods just to play a game of pass the flower...."

Supreme Genesis shook his head. It's selfish, but it aligns with human nature.

At that moment, Supreme Primordial brought out a strand of spirit light and announced, "It's the Star Spirit Clan's Supreme Yuan Xing."

A strand of spirit light also appeared in Supreme Genesis's hand. "It's the Intelligent Lifeform Race's Matrix Mother."

The two exchanged glances, with silent understanding. Clearly, these transmissions were to discuss how to respond to the upheaval in the Astral World.

Supreme Primordial said, "With the Astral World in this state, the situation is nearly impossible to resolve, unless someone has enough renown to make thirty or forty Supremes act simultaneously. Even so, those Supremes would have to put their lives on the line to resolve an issue of this magnitude...."

Supreme Genesis looked solemn. "But we absolutely cannot let the Astral World slip from our control. Let's pool our wisdom and come up with a solution."

Supreme Primordial nodded. "First, send messages to the major Heavenly Emperors to shrink their territories and do their best to withstand the terrifying Eternal Oblivion Tsunami catastrophe. Also... I believe it won't be long before the force behind all this reveals itself."

"They've already revealed themselves."

At that moment, a beam of light projected from the spiritual radiance on the two of them.

It was Supreme Ordainment.

"The force behind it is the Astral Lord Council, led by nine Divine Emperors who have long been unable to attain a breakthrough, along with thirteen unrecognized talents among the elders. There are a total of twenty-two members."

Supreme Ordainment shared, "This conclusion comes from data gathered and observed by Mother Matrix. It's nearly certain."

Supreme Genesis frowned. "The Astral Lord Council...."

He had heard of this faction before but had never paid it much mind.

Who would have thought...

Supreme Ordainment continued, "According to the Mother Matrix's analysis, the identities of nine out of the thirteen elders in the Astral Lord Council can be confirmed. They are the Human Race's Jin'que, Divine Race's Xuan Zhao, Astral Beast Ruler Race's Hou, Intelligent Life Clan's Deep Blue, Demon Race's Mo Qing, Sky Clan's Zhen Yi, Star Spirit Clan's Bei Dou, Unique Lifeform's Zhong Sheng, and Chaos Clan's Xian Shi."

Upon hearing these names, both Supreme Genesis and Supreme Primordial quickly confirmed their earlier suspicions.

These nine had one thing in common. All of them had reached the threshold of the Heavenly Emperor realm, yet were unable to make that final push toward Supreme.

Although their statuses within their own races were high, the Supremes who stood above their entire races had, for various reasons, already shifted their gaze away from them and no longer held much hope that they could achieve Supreme.

Supreme Ordainment shared, "As for the nine Divine Emperors and Astral Lords, the identities of three have been confirmed. They are the Demon Race's Wu Tian, Intelligent Lifeform Race's Cuo Wu, and Chaos Clan's Yuan Jie."

Supreme Primordial spoke up. "I'm not surprised that Cuo Wu would take this path. As for the Demon Race's Wu Tian, demons have always been known to take extreme measures to reach their goals. So, that doesn't surprise me either.

He squinted. "But Yuan Jie..."

He couldn't find an answer as to why Yuan Jie would join hands with this bunch.

"There's no need to dwell on it. In the end, they've taken this step and chosen to risk everything. If they become Supremes, so be it. But if they fail... once the Eternal Oblivion Tsunami settles, they will have to pay the price for their actions," Supreme Genesis said.

Supreme Primordial nodded. Just then, as if recalling something, he suddenly said, "Wait, Yuan Jie?"

He looked at Supreme Ordainment. "If I'm not mistaken... wasn't this round of the Ten Thousand Tribes Dominion War hosted by Yuan Jie?"

Supreme Ordainment nodded. "Yes."

Supreme Genesis seemed to have realized something as well. "The Astral Lord Council, nine Astral Lords, thirteen elders.... Who will become the first president, rallying the allegiance of the eight Astral Lords and the elders, to become the one favored by destiny, the Universe's Child!?"

Supreme Ordainment had also realized this crucial point. "The best method is a time limit... Before the accumulated fortune becomes vast enough to form the Universe's Child, the one with the most fortune should have all others' fortune transferred to them..."

"The Astral Lord Council has no idea how long it'll take us to gather thirty to forty Supremes willing to risk rewriting the rules, so... everyone would wish to become the first as soon as possible."

And when it came to fortune, the human contestant who had just won the Ten Thousand Tribes Dominion War, defeating all the other races, would undoubtedly be a major feast.

"I'll immediately send word to the Divine Martial Emperor," Supreme Primordial said in a deep voice.

Supreme Genesis nodded. "Once the message is sent, immediately convene with the Supremes of other races and see if we can persuade them to deploy four or five Supremes to rewrite the Astral World's rules."

Supreme Primordial nodded.

Currently, the Supremes couldn't interfere with Astral World's affairs. Sending word to the Divine Martial Emperor and informing them about the Astral Lord Council was the only thing they could do now.

Moreover, aside from this matter, the great upheaval in the Astral World would certainly bring all sorts of other troubles for them to handle. Some of those troubles would be so impactful that they might even outweigh the safety of the Divine Martial Emperor's party. Even Supremes would find it hard to oversee everything.

Aboard the Sovereign Divine Weapon-class warship heading toward human territory.

Be it Heavenly Emperors, Tyrants, or Cosmic Radiances, everyone remained immersed in the joy of a great victory.

Their current location was far from all the core areas, so they naturally had difficulty sensing the ripples formed by the clash between Supremes and Astral World forces.

Even if they sensed something, they would only assume the Supremes were revising the rules, something entirely normal.

Until... the power of Eternal Oblivion began to change.

"Why has the Eternal Oblivion Force suddenly become so active? At my realm, just flying without engaging in battle shouldn't attract the Eternal Oblivion power at all..."

"Something's wrong! Damn, I can't precisely control my internal power to avoid the Eternal Oblivion power anymore..."

Before long, several Solar Radiance personnel on the ship responsible for maintenance and daily life were the first to detect anomalies.

Such changes naturally caught the attention of the Divine Martial Emperor and the others.

"This is... the Calamity of Eternal Oblivion? The one described in the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations? Why has it erupted so soon? And this intensity... something's not right!"

"Something went wrong! There's a problem with the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations! Such an acute Eternal Oblivion power. How many can truly avoid it!? Maintaining such heightened perception... among Starshines and Solar Flares, it won't be long before nine out of ten are wiped out!"

"Not just Starshines and Solar Flares... even the True Spirits of Cosmic Radiance can't seem to perfectly evade the detection of the Eternal Oblivion Force!"

The Heavenly Emperors aboard the warship gathered together, and after a round of discussions, their expressions all changed.

At that moment, the avatars they had left in the material realm received a message from Supreme Ordainment.

The great catastrophe of the Astral World had begun.