I Don't Agree to the Terms

Chapter 837 444: I Shall Take the World as My Race! (Part 2)

Caution doesn't mean cowardice; when it's time to be bold, you must be bold.

When faced with plans that can't keep up with changes, you have to fight for it.

If you're truly unwilling to take any risks, then why become the world, when the inexpressible could have developed back then.

"Level 8000, once I've completely stabilized, it'll be at least level 8000."

At first glance, a world at level 8000 might seem a bit underwhelming, but this level 8000 is just the starting point, not the end. In other words, the stabilized level 8000 is just the infancy stage of a world, and it can continue to grow stronger effortlessly.

If lack of nourishment leads to incomplete development and a decrease in strength, that would be a great loss.

In a state of forgetting oneself and the world, the cancerous universe was forcibly ingested by Gu Shanhai over the course of a year and further digested.

"The body is too large, take it slow, take it slow."

Gu Shanhai also felt exhausted, not from the eating, but from the digesting.

The worlds ingested into the stomach must be digested and absorbed, they can't directly become nutrients.

Moreover, the current massive body has already compressed the Navia Universe itself, causing the original stars to fall apart.

The Ascended Empire has now fully retreated into the Moon Star Universe, and under Gu Shanhai's orders, the restrictions have been removed via the Four Saints Beasts System. Although it hasn't truly become a mechanical life, it's begun a frenzy of proliferation through planetary high-energy computers and the knowledge left behind by Gu Shanhai.

This was a deliberate early removal of smart machine restrictions by Gu Shanhai.

If swallowing both the Navia Universe and Moon Star Universe is still not enough, Gu Shanhai will need sufficient assistance to hold back the entire Xuandao civilization when facing the Xuandao Universe.

The Heart Demon Dao Soldiers are indeed up to the task; the issue is that Gu Shanhai's digestion and absorption still require the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers.

These Heart Demon Dao Soldiers are like cells; otherwise, relying solely on Gu Shanhai would significantly decrease efficiency.

Currently, his body houses several trillion Dao Soldiers, which Gu Shanhai evolved to accelerate world digestion. For Gu Shanhai, these numbers are currently just a drop in the ocean, easily sustainable.

More might not be impossible, but it would exceed Gu Shanhai's plan, so he can only temporarily abandon it.

As long as it's enough, there's no need for excess.

"How's the development of the Ascended Empire?" Gu Shanhai directly inquired of the Four Saints Beasts System, now eager for rest.

[Current scale data is...]

The Four Saints Beasts System compiled a report, allowing Gu Shanhai to visually understand the entire year's development of the Ascended Empire.

The development principle is summed up in two words: produce soldiers!

Everything is serving the potential incoming war.

The smart machines hollow out planets, using stars as energy furnaces, continually developing various war techniques.

Civilian life? Not needed, smart machines aren't human; they lack emotions or self-awareness and operate only by program. They are rigid but highly efficient.

Gu Shanhai is quite satisfied with the current progress.

Especially the planetary high-energy computer, which, with the rise of smart machines within the Ascended Empire, is continually improving itself through constant innovations, expanding its original size by ten thousand times to compensate for insufficient computing power.

"Huh, that Didor is still not dead, really got rescued." Gu Shanhai soon noticed a situation.

Back then, Didor experienced total genetic breakdown, barely hanging on until rescue by the Ascended Empire. Even after full efforts to save him, the situation wasn't optimistic.

He continued in a coma, barely clinging to life, while Gu Shanhai didn't pay further attention, needing to cultivate the Dao Fruit, then consuming worlds, with no time to focus on a comatose invalid.

The protagonist's fate still lingered on him, but compared to a year ago, it had become extremely fragile and might disappear soon.

However, there's good news that he woke up three months ago.

Gu Shanhai guessed it might be because he consumed his protagonist's fate to save his life; there's no need to worry, as the fate should recover unless something unexpected happens. Just how long it will take, that remains unknown.

Upon waking, Didor found himself powerless and crippled.

The genetic collapse left his entire body paralyzed; previously being in a vegetative state felt like nothing, but now awake, he's drained of all vitality.

Plus, he was surrounded by nothing but smart machines, a tremendous blow to Didor.

"So could there be a rise from the ashes?" Gu Shanhai accessed relevant data for viewing.

Based on various physical data, the possibility has essentially been eliminated.

But as long as the protagonist's fate hasn't been lost, there's still a chance.

Provided Gu Shanhai hasn't devoured the Star Moon Universe; if it has been devoured, then even with extraordinary abilities, success wouldn't be possible.

With nowhere to support him, rising from the ashes has no foundation.

The concept of rising from the ashes has to follow logic.

"But the protagonist hasn't disappeared, meaning there's some calamity still in the Moon Star Universe?"

Gu Shanhai pondered, yet nothing came to mind regarding any disasters. As for Didor leading the trend, that's possible too.

The problem is that even if he wants to lead, there needs to be an era to lead. In the Moon Star Universe, with a multitude of smart machines everywhere, living beings... no, living entities are truly rare.

"Wait a minute, could the calamity be referring to the Ascended Empire or me?" Gu Shanhai thought of himself and the ever-exploiting Ascended Empire.

In terms of antagonists, he and the Ascended Empire certainly fit the bill.

Realizing this, Gu Shanhai immediately felt enlightened.

"I never thought I'd end up in such a situation, too terrifying." Gu Shanhai had previously played the villain in the Xuanzhen Realm, where the protagonist did not meet a good end.

Now looking at it again, it seems to be the same.

Didor has slim chances for a comeback.

Never mind healing his injuries and finding his strength, recovering the protagonist's fate is a massive challenge.

Data comparison shows that returning his protagonist's fate to normal would take at least ten years.

And Gu Shanhai is worried whether Didor could even live ten years; he's not a young man, having lived fifty thousand years. If his powers remained, there'd be no problem. But now he's useless, and with genetic issues, just surviving another three to five years would be tough.

Paralysis is just one expression of his genetic issue, also including immune deficiency, multiple organ failure, etc. Without the Ascended Empire's support, using top-notch equipment and medication, anyone else wouldn't last three days.

"Tsk, given this, let the Ascended Empire handle it, and if suitable, allow euthanasia." Gu Shanhai, being kind-hearted, couldn't bear to see him suffer.

Better to die early than endure prolonged pain; besides, it prevents him from living ten years, only for fortuitous coincidences to restore him.

"But the initial bloodline collapse appearing odd, could it be due to the twenty-day connection with the Xuandao Universe?" Gu Shanhai was also puzzled.

But this question quickly passed out of his mind without further thought; it held little meaning to him. Even knowing it now wouldn't change much.

"Well, it's about time to resume feeding." Gu Shanhai flexed his massive body, fully rested and ready to stop wasting time, to continue devouring worlds for sustenance.

"This time, it shouldn't take a year." Gu Shanhai glanced at his massive body, estimating that in four to six months at most, he could finish devouring the Navia Universe.