Chapter 424: Chapter 410: Trust

“My goodness!”

“What is that!!?”

On the Cosmic Continent, countless Saints, nations, kingdoms, and strong individuals looked at the sky in horror.

It was like a massive ominous cloud casting a shadow, enveloping the sky above the universe, blocking the sun.

At this moment, all Saints felt certain supreme cosmic rules, never seen before, unrecorded by the universe, began appearing on this land and were privatized and hijacked.

“What on earth is happening?”

“How can those rules still exist in the universe?”

“But they do exist. The reason they haven’t been discovered is probably because these rules have never been used!”

Rules, once used, will be discovered.

But once in possession of the rules, who would resist using them?

They will inevitably be used, for the creation of a new universe.

For instance, the lower rule Saint who controls the temperature of the fire element must readjust the natural parameters of flame in the universe, modify the shape of fire to establish a more habitable new universe.

For example, the Celestial Venerable who holds the rule of life expectancy must adjust the longevity rules of life in the cosmic abyss, modifying the lifespan distribution of insects, fish, plants, carbon-based, element-based, and silicon-based lifeforms, to build a more perfect new universe.

And these rules, never used, have been self-operating all along.

“The Venerable of Creation is rallying other Celestial Venerables to resist him!”

Someone with sharp vision saw the scene in the sky.

“No! Frontline message: Celestial Venerables outside the region have already eliminated the external Demon Venerable, all obstacles are cleared, the universe’s creation is imminent, yet the decayed presence of the Prehistoric Cosmic Era appears at this moment to steal our final accomplishment??” A young celestial watched the sky.

…

The entire universe fell into unprecedented despair.

Chaos, darkness, trembling.

The end of the world was closer than ever before.

Everyone knew the appearance of that presence possibly meant the end of the Cosmic Era, intending to kill all other Celestial Venerables, consolidate power, and recreate the cosmos.

All Celestial Venerables looked heavy-hearted.

Upon reflection, they were indeed too idealistic.

If I were an ancient, decayed existence, to prevent others from having the chance to overthrow me in the future, I’d ensure with utmost certainty to use all measures possible! Reduce the probability of overthrowing me to 0%.

The awakening time now is clearly his most vulnerable period. Others might use this time to overthrow him; how could he not consider it?

With such an obvious flaw, he’s likely devised various countermeasures over countless years, making it completely impossible to overturn him.

“Indeed, he is the most decayed prehistoric existence.”

Fu Qingjun sighed, compared to other Celestial Venerables, he still seemed too naive; he left himself absolutely no flaw, can awaken whenever he desires.

“Thankfully, I reacted early, combining my own wisdom with that of several Celestial-level experts under my command, and endless followers, specially focused on intelligence integration. Boundless wisdom flowing along my hairline, merging into my brain, is considerable, but can I really defeat him?”

“I’ve cultivated the path of Creation, praised by bald Qin Hong and those believers of the nameless god in the void, the more hairlines, the stronger the intelligence.”

Fu Qingjun felt deep unease within.

Though all his life’s rules were focused on intelligence, a path unmatched in history…

A booming voice resounded throughout the universe:

“Ridiculous, how ridiculous, and you all foolishly spent time killing those Celestial Venerables… you wasted the only chance to resist me.”

“If all of you had abandoned hunting those Celestial Venerables, instantly renounced all rules, became mortals, sacrificed yourselves for righteousness, concentrated the entire cosmic rules’ power to forge another Divine Artifact to resist me, I might have been troubled, although even a force twice as strong couldn’t overturn me.”

He taunted in contempt.

The other Celestial Venerables looked up with extremely grim expressions.

With rules in hand twice the magnitude, yet like scattered sand, while rules’ accumulation exponentially increases combat power, the enemy commandeers 35% of the cosmic rules, making his strength over a hundred times theirs.

He continued: “What a pity, such a pity! You could have had hope of resisting me, but Venerable of Creation turned out to be worthless, using the precious final moments to miss the opportunity, leaving you to deal with those six Celestial Venerables.”

The other Celestial Venerables’ faces sank further, looking towards the Venerable of Creation.

Fu Qingjun’s eyelid twitched.

Good opportunity…

Again, it’s my fault?

Was it my flawed decision-making that led us to lose our last chance?

Fu Qingjun’s eyelids twitched as countless torrents of wisdom converged in his mind, and he suddenly laughed, “To have them abandon their own rules and concentrate their power on one person? That’s more painful than killing them. It’s impossible to achieve. It would be better to let them strengthen their power slightly before you wake up.”

The expressions of the other Celestial Venerables slightly relaxed upon hearing this.

Everyone knew that to confront this monster, they indeed needed to unite, but it was impossible to achieve because no one would willingly relinquish their rules.

This was a trap based on human nature.

“Interesting.” Venerable of Life and Death expressed a hint of surprise, “I don’t know who you are. Even if you’re an old friend, you may just be pretending. It’s hard to judge!”

He rested his chin on his hand, feigning helplessness, “It’s really difficult, truly hard to determine your origins, your rule, and where it’s from. There’s no trace of your background.”

Due to that unexpected event with Fu Qingjun, they did not know the origin of Fu Qingjun’s rule, nor could they determine his heritage, which was Fu Qingjun’s greatest asset.

Venerable of Creation suddenly looked at the other party, “It seems you’ve taken the most important rule of life in the universe, which is why you’re so confident.”

“Oh? You know?”

He smiled with amusement, “Creation, you govern the evolution and transformation of the universe’s creatures. The Immortal Race, Demon Race… various races with defying combat power are your creations, and you yourself can evolve your own form at will.”

“Therefore, the Venerable of Creation throughout the ages has been the most powerful individual creature in the universe. The creation rule is considered one of the most terrifying combat-oriented rules in history.”

“But the Venerable of Creation in this era is a unique person.”

Even though Fu Qingjun’s true form was not present, he saw through Fu Qingjun’s details at a glance and said calmly, “You modified your life form, not to be the most combat powerful, but instead to focus all evolutionary aspects of life on intelligence, right?”

Fu Qingjun remained silent,

Goosebumps rose on his skin as if someone saw through him.

“By mastering the rule of life, you’ve made yourself the most intellectually advanced individual of life today.”

“Thus, you orchestrated these things, forcing the Celestial Venerables to reincarnate, then enticing the Celestial Venerables to deduce the grand trend, only to discover me… truly impressive,” he smiled.

Fu Qingjun shook his head,

Although I indeed focused my skill points on evolving intelligence to confront you, this has only happened recently.

The previous events were not my doing, but it doesn’t matter anymore.

Indeed, he took an unconventional path, planning to infiltrate Jiaxia’s ancient time ship secretly and formally become a Celestial Venerable-level being, to forge his own path.

“You said I took the most important rule of the universe, why do you say that?”

The other party smiled, “You should deduce the grand trend and know that I had no choice back then, to gain more rules, I plundered everywhere, took whatever I encountered. Whether I could obtain top-tier rules was a matter of probability, such as your rule and other life rules. If they were so powerful, I didn’t obtain them, so I quickly hid to avoid being discovered by the people of this era.”

“No, you must have deliberately sought a specific rule.”

Fu Qingjun pondered for a moment, “Based on the grand trend deduction, if you were randomly frantically collecting rules, you should have acquired about 35%, but currently, you have less than 30%, which is much less than expected. Therefore, you must have spent a significant amount of time deliberately seeking a particular rule you had to find.”

“Rule, Life and Death?” Venerable of Life and Death laughed.

“Not him.”

Fu Qingjun shook his head, “This rule is mediocre. In fact, there are many substitutes for the rule that allowed you to awaken quickly, such as the stronger and better Summer Celestial Venerable, with his time rule… You didn’t even look for Life and Death, since there were multiple substitutes for the rule, but the rule you sought is incomparably more important than Life and Death.”

“Oh?”

Venerable of Life and Death laughed, “Then I shouldn’t be called Venerable of Life and Death, after all, it’s just the facade I’m using in this era, truly weak and insignificant. Tell me, what should I be called as a Celestial Venerable?”

Fu Qingjun propped his chin on his hand, shaking his head.

He had no notion of what the most important rule was that he acquired.

“I don’t know if you’re genuinely ignorant or pretending to be, those prehistoric old friends may still be trying to trick me…” Venerable of Life and Death chuckled, “After all, those people from prehistoric times also didn’t know my true background, which rule I truly controlled. But now, I will benevolently tell you.”

Venerable of Life and Death crossed his arms behind his back, “The rule I sought was trust. You can call me Trust Celestial Venerable.”

“Nonsense, such a name is unpleasant, and you should know trust is a noun, not a rule of the universe,” Fu Qingjun said.

“But mastering that rule is equivalent to mastering trust.”

He said calmly, “Since the beginning of heaven and earth, through countless era cycles, many geniuses have roared in defiance against me, each spanning numerous glorious eras, but unfortunately, none could overthrow my rule.”

“Why? Trust, I took the universe’s most important trust.”

“Therefore, the living beings in the entire universe are only a loose sand, constantly scheming and wasting energy, unable to trust each other. I never worry that you would unite as I said.”

“As long as one-third of the rules are mastered, no one can overthrow me.”

Clasping his hands behind his back, he said calmly, “I have played chess for countless years, knowing the pattern of heaven and earth, the grand trend of the universe. I understand there is no need to seize the strongest, most heaven-defying, most terrifying rule, just seize the most crucial trust, and the living beings of this Cosmic Era will inevitably crumble.”

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