Chapter 1416: The Battle

“They are all on their way?” Xue Lan Ancestor murmured slightly, “Then we wait. Once they arrive, we’ll act together.”

Firefly True Lord pondered. He thought that his small universe’s origin had been devoured, and enduring for another four or five days would definitely leave him ‘severely weakened,’ but certainly not collapse. Moreover, he himself dared not go alone to fight against the Boundary Beast, so naturally he couldn’t ask ‘Xue Lan Ancestor’ to go either.

…

Days passed one by one.

To a True God, how brief a ‘day’ was! Usually, they would unconsciously spend entire epochs, so in the past, the distances between small universes within the Cosmic Sea seemed quite short. But now, ‘Firefly True Lord’ was frustrated why the distances between small universes were so vast!

If it were his own small universe, it would have been much easier with the Primordial Universe.

“Ahh!” Firefly True Lord was filled with anxiety.

This was the fourth day since the Boundary Beast had begun devouring his ‘small universe’s origin.’ He was still outside the membrane, with the other four True Gods around him—two of them from the First Cycle Age, and two from the Second Cycle Age.

“Everyone,” Firefly True Lord glanced around at the others.

The ‘Xue Lan Ancestor,’ who was surrounded by red flowers, the tall and gaunt skeletal warrior of the Hai race, and the vaguely shaped water-formed figure—all the True Gods who had arrived merely looked at Firefly True Lord without taking any action.

“Everyone,” Firefly True Lord became desperate, “the Boundary Beast devours the small universe’s origin very quickly. Now, nearly half of my small universe’s origin has already been consumed. If this continues, even if my small universe survives, with such severe damage to its origin, there will be absolutely no hope of transcending samsara in the future.”

“Firefly, how can we fight the Boundary Beast? If we could handle it ourselves… the will of the Primordial Universe’s origin wouldn’t have made such a big fuss and caused so much commotion.”

“Firefly, let’s wait for the Nine-Headed Demon Lord. He is one of the Eight Overlords. We’ll follow his command.”

“We going there would probably be useless.”

Even though they had some friendship with him, when it came to fighting the Boundary Beast, even Luo Feng had prepared to sacrifice his ‘Mosha Clan clone,’ clearly showing how cautious and vigilant the Cosmic Sea’s experts were. None of them dared to underestimate the enemy.

“Firefly, you can go by yourself too. Just be careful. Hide inside the Palace Supreme Treasures. As long as you don’t leave the Palace Supreme Treasures, you should be able to survive.”

…

This time, three overlords had come: the Milky Way Lord, Jiuyou True Lord, and the Nine-Headed Demon Lord.

Among them, the Milky Way Lord and Jiuyou True Lord were from the Primordial Universe era and would take a long time to arrive. Relatively speaking, the Nine-Headed Demon Lord was much closer.

…

On the sixth day since the Boundary Beast began devouring the small universe’s origin.

“To go or not to go, to go or not to go…” Firefly True Lord had already fallen into a state of madness. He was anxious and worried—worried that his universe’s origin would not last much longer, yet afraid that rushing in would immediately cost him his life.

There were already eight True Gods altogether, including Firefly True Lord.

“It’s been so long already.”

“At this rate, the Ancestor may not be able to hold on.”

The Firefly Race’s Cosmic Sovereigns nearby were deeply worried too, but when it came to fighting the Boundary Beast, they, as Cosmic Sovereigns, couldn’t even get involved. After all, with the secret techniques of burning divine power and the treasures of the Mechanical Stream, the gap between Cosmic Sovereigns and True Gods had actually widened further. A hundred Cosmic Sovereigns couldn’t match a single True God. Considering how few Cosmic Sovereigns there were in the entire Cosmic Sea, unless there were millions of them, it would make a difference. But with the current numbers…

It was destined that Cosmic Sovereigns could only stand aside in the battle against the Boundary Beast, with the True Gods still being the main force.

Of course, someone like ‘Luo Feng’ was an exception.

He had inherited the ‘Duan Donghe Lineage’ and obtained all the inheritances of the Jin Kingdom (after the death of the Jin Divine King, Luo Feng’s high status in the Jin World naturally allowed him access to all its inheritances). He bore two supreme inheritances, a feat that would have driven countless warriors in ancient civilizations to jealousy and madness.

Boom!

A dazzling golden warship suddenly appeared, then transformed into a streak of light rushing straight toward them. Seeing the golden warship, the eight True Gods, including Firefly True Lord, were all overjoyed.

“It’s the Nine-Headed Demon Lord.”

“The Nine-Headed Demon Lord has arrived.”

“The Nine-Headed Demon Lord’s warship.” One by one, the True Gods were delighted. Firefly True Lord was especially ecstatic. He moved his body forward, flying rapidly with great excitement: “Nine-Headed Demon Lord, I’ve been eagerly awaiting your arrival!”

With a boom, a towering figure strode out from the warship. He had a physique similar to a human’s—tall and muscular—but with nine different heads of varying appearances on his neck. The nine terrifying heads, with the other eight slightly smaller and the central one the largest, now scanned the surroundings.

He was the Nine-Headed Demon Lord.

Originally, the Nine-Headed Demon Lord had the form of a monstrous beast with four legs and nine heads. However, after entering the Jin World, he found that the Jin World mainly consisted of two types: ‘monstrous beasts’ and ‘tribal warriors.’ Among the tribal warriors, there were even nine-headed warriors. Thus, the Nine-Headed Demon Lord also transformed into a humanoid form.

“Nine-Headed Demon Lord,” they all rushed forward to greet him.

“I’ve already spoken with the Milky Way Lord and Jiuyou True Lord,” the Nine-Headed Demon Lord strode through the void, his voice thundering. Immediately, all the other powerhouses fell silent, listening attentively.

The Nine-Headed Demon Lord scanned the crowd: “They departed from the Primordial Universe, and Firefly True Lord is from the First Cycle Age, so his small universe is extremely remote. They probably won’t arrive for several more days.”

“Demon Lord,” Firefly True Lord anxiously interjected, “by the time the Milky Way Lord and others arrive, my small universe may have already collapsed. Even if it doesn’t collapse, its origin will likely be completely drained.”

“Firefly True Lord, you’ve already informed me of this,” the Nine-Headed Demon Lord said solemnly. “The Boundary Beast’s speed in devouring small universe origins is indeed very fast. In just about eight days… if the small universe were even farther away, one probably wouldn’t even have time to reach it.”

The other Cosmic Sovereigns present all nodded gravely.

“My race’s First True Lord also said that this Boundary Beast is very dangerous. What we fear most is that there may be more than one Boundary Beast this time,” spoke a True God of the Divine Eye Race, who had a single-eyed phantom behind his back. There were two Divine Eye Race True Gods who had arrived this time.

“Yes, I’ve also spoken with the Divine Eye,” the Nine-Headed Demon Lord nodded.

“Demon Lord… if we wait any longer, I… I…” Firefly True Lord was truly anxious now. Behind him, the Firefly Race’s Cosmic Sovereigns looked on pitifully, without even the right to speak.

The Nine-Headed Demon Lord nodded: “Rest assured, since the Milky Way and Jiuyou can’t arrive soon, we naturally can’t keep waiting. We must act first… After all, logically speaking, this Cycle Age still has a long way to go before its end. At this time, there should be quite a few Boundary Beasts around. This one shouldn’t be too strong. If we join forces, we should be able to handle it. Even if we can’t defeat it, we should at least be able to protect ourselves.”

The others all responded in agreement.

Indeed.

The Nine-Headed Demon Lord was one of the Eight Overlords. Even Huanxin True God and Tongmo God, who had entered the Boundary Beast’s lair, managed to escape with their lives. Let alone the Nine-Headed Demon Lord.

“We will confront the Boundary Beast first,” the Nine-Headed Demon Lord declared, “forcing it to be unable to focus on devouring the small universe’s origin. This way, we can buy time. Once Jiuyou and the Milky Way Lord arrive, we will join forces and eliminate it!”

“Yes.”

“Exactly.”

“We’ll stall for time. Once Jiuyou True Lord and the Milky Way Lord arrive, we’ll surely win.” At this moment, the True Gods were no longer fearful.

The Nine-Headed Demon Lord nodded: “Alright then, we will act together. However… Firefly True Lord, you will lead the charge.”

“Lead the charge?” Firefly True Lord’s deeply wrinkled face showed some surprise.

“This is your small universe. Should other experts really go first?” The Nine-Headed Demon Lord coldly stared at him, “If you are unwilling, we are not in a hurry either. We can wait here while the Boundary Beast keeps devouring… When the Milky Way and Jiuyou arrive, acting together will naturally be the safest option.”

Firefly True Lord gritted his teeth and immediately said: “I will lead the charge.”

“Good. Then let’s move out!” The Nine-Headed Demon Lord was decisive.

“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”

Each of them boarded their Palace Supreme Treasures. Only those of the same race, like the two Divine Eye Race True Gods, shared the same Palace Supreme Treasure, while others of different races each boarded their own.

Then, under the control of the ‘Nine-Headed Demon Lord,’ they all teleported together, advancing toward their target.

…

The tall golden body, the terrifying tail. From its center radiated countless curved lines extending into the void, constantly devouring vast amounts of cosmic essence.

The Boundary Beast, Molosar, was feeling extremely pleased.

“Hmm?”

Suddenly, Molosar was startled. Its innate ability, which had been covering a vast area, had sensed a group of beings rapidly teleporting closer. There were nine powerful lifeforms in that group… approaching him.

“Finally arrived?” A trace of ferocity flashed through Molosar’s blood-red eyes. “So cowardly, I thought they were extremely weak. But now it seems they are somewhat decent, comparable to Zhenjia Wang and his two servants. Come on… I haven’t tasted these Cosmic Sea beings yet.”

Suddenly…

As several Palace Supreme Treasures appeared in the distance, the surrounding void instantly solidified. Clearly, space had been sealed, making teleportation and escape impossible.