69novels Chapter 334, The Heart of Evolution
Chapter 334, The Heart of Evolution
Chapter 334, The Heart of Evolution
Virtual universe, dark temple.
Currently, the human race has only four strongest individuals and the Shadow Blade Master, totaling five, who are qualified to convene the Supreme Conference. The rest of the strong individuals are slightly lacking in ability.
Now, this is the first time the Dark God has convened this meeting since gaining the authority.
The many cosmic lords did not neglect this, after all, this was the Dark God's first time. Although he rarely spoke at the highest council, he still handled important matters concerning his race very well, demonstrating a great sense of the big picture.
Moreover, the more than twenty human race's universe lords are currently stationed in the primordial universe, overseeing various territories, dealing with the dying struggle of the machine race, as well as the covetous eyes of other top races such as the insect race and the demon race.
In just over ten seconds, all twenty-six cosmic lords arrived, along with the other three strongest beings.
"dark."
"Darkness, what is it?"
"This is the first meeting held by the Dark Ones; it must be something big."
The various lords of the universe took their seats, greeted each other, and finally all turned their gaze to the Dark God at the head of the table.
"Gentlemen," the Dark Demon God, clad in black armor, glanced at the twenty-odd pillars of the human race present and spoke, "Just now, the Mingwu Venerable Lord successfully inscribed the array pattern that combines the illusion array and the will array, enslaving the Silver Lord of the Mechanical Race with his will."
"It has been proven that enslaving the Machine Race's universe lord is feasible!"
After revealing this information, the Dark God fell silent.
The twenty-odd Universe Lords present were all formal disciples who had received the inheritance of their sects and had all witnessed the wonders of formations. However, enslaving a soulless mechanical Universe Lord was still somewhat of a challenge to their worldview.
Before this, those races and powerful beings without souls were not at risk of being enslaved. For example, the Shadow Blade Lord's Huang clone, the Demon Slayer Clan, the Flint Lord of the Hong Alliance, and the Rock Giant Lord of the First Ancestral God Cult in the Cosmic Sea—these soulless powerful beings were not afraid of those illusionists at all.
No matter how powerful the illusionist's soul attack is, I don't even have a soul.
"Lord Mingwu, what is the difference between enslavement of the will and enslavement of the soul?"
"Does that mean that Lord Mingwu is equivalent to having the power of two Universe Lords?"
"Can the Silver Lord summon those former cosmic overlords and cosmic rulers of his machine race?"
"Darkness, how's your progress in enslaving the mechanical father god going?"
"I remember the Machine Race also has two Universe Lords, right?"
"Should we capture all the Machine Race's Supreme Overlords alive next?"
"I think we could capture a few of the Machine Race Immortals alive and try it out. What if we could train them into Venerables or even Lords of the Universe?"
Many powerful figures spoke up, their eyes fixed on the Dark Demon God and the Venerable Mingwu.
After all, being able to enslave a mechanical universe lord is equivalent to doubling one's own strength. Especially since mechanical universe lords do not have souls, they are not afraid of soul attacks from opponents, and the means of will enslavement are currently only possessed by the human race, so there is no need to fear that other races also possess this method.
"We've just enslaved the Silver Lord, and there are still many methods we need to try." The Mingwu Venerable, clad in dark red armor, spoke without concealing anything. "But personally, I feel it's similar to the recognition process of intelligent life forms, the difference being that this forces the Silver Lord's will to succumb and forcibly recognize him as its master."
"The advantage is that I can now give the Silver Lord an order: if I die one day, the Silver Lord will not follow me to my death, but can forcibly recognize the person I designate as its master."
Upon hearing this, the twenty-odd powerful figures present fell silent for a moment, before their eyes lit up again.
This is equivalent to providing one's family and power with a stable strongman, so that even if one were to perish, it would not have a significant impact on the overall strength.
"The downside is that this forced recognition of a master severely damages the Silver Lord's will. Even if he does nothing and focuses solely on cultivation until the end of this cycle of reincarnation, he probably won't be able to become the strongest."
"As you all know, for a Universe Lord to break through and become the strongest, willpower is of paramount importance." Venerable Mingwu's gaze fell upon the more than twenty Universe Lords present, and after looking around, he said, "Since the Silver Lord forcibly acknowledged a master, he will essentially become a Universe Lord from now on. His path forward is cut off."
The eyes of many universe lords calmed down. They basically could not improve any further. Did that mean that if they were enslaved, they would always be enslaved? If that's the case, then their influence is not that great.
"That's not important." Below the Chaos God, Ye Muxuan, dressed in a simple white robe, tapped his fingers on the stone table and slowly said, "Not to mention that the Mechanical Race was already defeated and was captured alive by us, so cutting off their path is nothing. Even if the Mechanical Race hadn't been defeated, unless they could also obtain the inheritance left by an ancient civilization like a sect, few of these universe lords themselves have the potential to become the strongest."
"Moreover, and most importantly, after we enslave the powerful members of the Machine Race, all we need to do is obtain the method by which the Machine Race creates the 'Heart of Evolution.' This will allow our own intelligent life forms to cultivate as well, and it's not impossible for them to reach the level of the Lord of the Universe."
Ye Muxuan saw it clearly: after annexing the Machine Race, the most important thing for the entire human race as a whole was the expansion of the Machine Race's territory. This would significantly enhance the overall strength of the human race. Only with more territory could more geniuses be nurtured, leading to more immortals, more Venerables, and even more Lords of the Universe in the future.
Besides these, what can assist these powerful beings is the "Heart of Evolution" unique to the Machine Race. Only when every intelligent life can integrate an Heart of Evolution can it be considered a true member of the Machine Race.
Creating intelligent life is not difficult for humans. Even the auxiliary and intelligent quantum computers purchased by ordinary people at the planetary and celestial levels have the potential to evolve into intelligent life. For example, "Nine Phoenixes," who have always followed Ye Muxuan, is an intelligent life form that evolved from an intelligent quantum computer.
Intelligent life forms, having integrated with the Heart of Evolution, are able to sense the fluctuations of laws and thus cultivate. Thanks to the numerous resources provided by Ye Muxuan, Jiufeng is now a mechanical life form that has cultivated to the intermediate Venerable level.
Many powerful figures were immediately intrigued. Previously, most people had focused on territorial expansion, and even with the possibility of enslaving the mechanical race's powerful members, this aspect had been overlooked.
Once the method for creating the Heart of Evolution is obtained, each of these powerful humans could potentially cultivate numerous mechanical lifeforms. If handled well, the strength of each of them could be doubled.
In comparison, the mere presence of one or two mechanical universe rulers seems insignificant.
"Mu Xuan is right." The Giant Axe Founder nodded in agreement. "Darkness, you will continue to be responsible for enslaving the Mechanical Father God. Mingwu, it is very important that you obtain the method for manufacturing the Heart of Evolution from the Silver Lord."
"Can."
"OK."
The Dark Demon God and the Venerable Mingwu responded.
"Giant Axe, and everyone else, since you're all here, I'd like to address another question." The Chaos True God looked at the universe lords present and spoke, "We now have 1688 universe kingdoms, and the next Star-Level Genius Battle is just around the corner. Will we still be selecting one thousand members this time?"
Upon hearing this, the eyes of Peng Gongzhen and the others lit up.
Before this, the human race had a total of 1008 cosmic nations, with the Virtual Universe Company and the Giant Axe Founder each controlling half. The Star-level Genius Battle and the Cosmic-level Strongman Battle were held once every five thousand years, taking turns.
However, the number of cosmic kingdoms has now increased to 1688, and thanks to the great efforts of the three major powers led by True God Peng Gong, the Lord of Desolate Mirror and the Lord of Azure East are about to become the strongest beings in the universe. It would be inappropriate to continue allowing the Virtual Universe Company and the Giant Axe Arena to share the world equally.
The strongest beings in the universe should have the respect due to them, and True God Peng Gong and his cosmic galaxy are qualified to participate. However, Lord of Desolate Mirror and Lord of Azure East are not currently the strongest beings and cannot stand on equal footing with True God Peng Gong.
In terms of the number of Universe Lords, the Virtual Universe Company alone has one more than the next three combined. Not to mention that Venerable Qingmei and Venerable Yueqiang are currently in seclusion and could break through at any moment, and Venerable Mingwu just enslaved the Silver Lord.
However, although the voting rights are held by the Virtual Universe Company, it's not feasible to make a decision now and then change it a few years later when the Lord of Desolation and the other two have made a breakthrough.
Changing policies frequently is unacceptable.
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