Chapter 1686: Macroverse Limit! New Conquest Target!

Chapter 1686: The Limit of the Great Universe! A New Conquest Target!

Zhou Zhou gazed into the consciousness core swirling within his mind, feeling the surging, more potent willful essence pulsing within its depths—far surpassing what he had experienced before. A faint smile played upon his face.

"Yesterday, I ascended to the lower realm of Supreme Will."

"Today, I have reached the middle realm of Supreme Will!"

"This pace—perhaps it has never been seen before in the annals of eternity."

Zhou thought to himself with certainty.

There was no being in the entire Ultimate Void Great Universe who had ascended from the lower to the middle realm of Supreme Will within a single day.

Even if some powerful beings possessed rare treasures akin to mysterious fruits, it would be of no avail.

For those who held such treasures did not necessarily possess Zhou’s unique combination—countless top-tier inheritances, unparalleled potential and insight, and even the remaining Law Techniques on his body, each brimming with the potential for Will Transcendence.

All these factors, woven together, have forged His present marvel.

Other powerful beings find it nearly impossible to replicate what lies within Him.

After all—

This enigmatic fruit, indeed, was once the catalyst that propelled Tian Chen God King directly from the Mid-Level Supreme Will State to the Upper-Level Supreme Will State, a legendary catalyst for transcendent strength.

He still feels it—the primordial will essence within the fruit has not vanished. A small portion remains within his very being, patiently awaiting his absorption.

Once he fully absorbs this will essence, he may not ascend to the Upper-Level Supreme Will State, yet he should at least progress halfway along that path.

The remaining journey, though still vast, will be no more than a matter of time for Zhou Zhou—a being of exceptional insight and untapped potential.

Then,

He shall effortlessly ascend to the rank of Upper-Level Supreme Will State!

"Sometimes, relying on external forces to elevate oneself can be quite exhilarating."

"I now long to taste the second mysterious fruit."

"Alas, this mysterious fruit allows only one being to consume it. If it were otherwise, no matter what cost I would bear, I would insist on purchasing several more from my brother and consume them all."

Zhou Zhou thought of it with a gentle reminiscence.

Then he prepared to return to the Palace of Cyclic Rebirth and continue his cultivation.

But at that very moment,

a figure radiating pure white light descended before him.

His face was soft, embodying the very essence of water, his gaze filled with compassionate mercy toward all living beings, so profound that merely gazing upon him stirred deep reverence within the soul.

It was the Supreme Will!

"May I have the honor of addressing the Supreme Will!"

Zhou Zhou was startled, then quickly bowed with due respect.

Then He asked out of curiosity, "I wonder what brings your eminence, the Supreme Will, to descend so suddenly?"

"Could it be that seeing how many Supreme Will Realm experts this disciple of yours has nurtured, you intend to reward me with a Transcendence-Tier Unique Lord Talent?"

The Supreme Will rolled His eyes at the remark and said:

"If you want a Transcendence-Tier Unique Lord Talent, come back to me after you have nurtured fifty Supreme Will Realm experts."

"Very well,"

Zhou Zhou said with a trace of regret.

This matter was precisely what He and the Supreme Will had agreed upon yesterday—He would nurture fifty Supreme Will Realm experts, and the Supreme Will would elevate one of Zhou Zhou's abilities into a Transcendence-Tier Unique Lord Talent.

Having nurtured twenty-two Supreme Will Realm experts this morning, if He wanted that Transcendence-Tier Unique Lord Talent, He would have to cultivate another twenty-eight in the days to come.

To Zhou Zhou, this was naturally no difficult feat.

In fact, it would not even take two days; with just one more day, by tomorrow morning, Zhou Zhou was confident He could nurture twenty-eight or even more Supreme Will Realm experts to claim a Transcendence-Tier Unique Lord Talent from the Supreme Will.

As to why He would knowingly ask such a question—naturally, Zhou Zhou had merely casually inquired, and the Supreme Will was simply seeking conversation.

This is the art of idle talk.

The Supreme Will, of course, fully understood the reason behind Zhou Zhou's words, and thus did not reprimand him. Instead, He directly stated His true purpose for coming here.

"Lord of the People."

"Within the short term, you must temporarily prevent any emergence of Supreme Gods or Beings of Unparalleled Will among your subordinates."

The Supreme Will spoke.

Zhou Zhou was immediately stunned.

"Why? Supreme Will, sir?"

He could not help but ask.

He believed the Supreme Will must have a reason for such a statement, so he did not grow angry—nor did he possess the strength to be angry—and instead, with reason, inquired further.

"The Supreme Will replied, 'Crown Sovereign of the People, do you know that the number of powerful beings capable of emerging within a great cosmos is inherently limited?'"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhou immediately grasped the implication.

"Supreme Will, are you saying that the Great Cosmos has now reached the limit of how many powerful beings can be born?"

The Supreme Will nodded.

"I have personally examined the primordial will of the Great Cosmos and discovered that in recent times, within the realm of Jiaoyang Godland, a vast number of deities—true deities, master deities, supreme deities, and ultimate will beings—have emerged."

"These newly arisen beings—deities and those of ultimate will—amount to the same quantity as those that would normally emerge across the entire Great Cosmos over billions of years."

"The primordial energy of our Great Cosmos has nearly been drained away by these newly born powers."

"If this trend continues, before the race of the Illusory Clan breaches our Great Cosmos, it may instead collapse and dissolve into the ultimate void of the Infinite Cosmos."

Zhou Zhou paused, then could only shake his head with a bitter smile.

He had never imagined that the very strength he had nurtured so diligently would ultimately become a threat to the very cosmos he belonged to.

Having considered so many factors, he had inadvertently forgotten that the supreme, boundless cosmos itself possessed a limit to its capacity.

He had nearly drained the very essence of the ultimate cosmos.

What a ridiculous mistake.

"Most High Will, I apologize for my oversight—I did not foresee this aspect."

Zhou Zhou offered a sincere apology.

After all, he had nearly become the hidden architect of the cosmos's destruction.

Though unintentional, an apology was still due.

"You have nothing to apologize for,"

the Most High Will chuckled, shaking his head. "I shared this with you not to criticize you. You have nurtured so many powerful beings within the supreme cosmos, strengthening it to such a degree that this is an absolute achievement—without a single flaw. Therefore, you need not apologize."

"I merely wanted to pause your progress and discuss with you a solution to this matter."

"Lord of the Supreme Will, what advice do you have?"

At the moment, Zhou Zhou immediately asked.

To halt its progress, to prevent its subordinates from growing stronger—this was utterly impossible.

It would be a betrayal of itself and a dishonor to those who had faithfully followed it.

Yet, it also could not allow its own selfish desires to harm the vast cosmos that had nurtured it, nor the Supreme Will that had always shown such kindness. Thus, it must find a solution to this dilemma.

Otherwise—

It would have to seek a way to leave the Supreme Cosmos, to build its own power within the Ultimate Void Cosmos.

But then, it would become a wandering lord's faction.

Such wandering factions were not rare in the Ultimate Void Cosmos, in fact, they were quite common. Yet, lacking a foundation or a development base, they often grew slowly, had extremely limited access to resources, and were frequently looked down upon by other powerful beings and factions within the cosmos.

Even when passing through other cosmoses, they might be seen as hostile forces and subjected to indiscriminate attacks.

There are many powerful beings who refuse to join such a wandering lord faction, for it brings too much shame and too much danger. Even if you offer them the greatest rewards, they will still perceive no prospects for growth within such a wandering faction.

For a lord like Zhou Zhou, who thrives on recruiting talent, this is utterly unacceptable.

Thus, unless absolutely forced to, joining a wandering lord faction would only be a last resort—something he would only consider when all other options had collapsed.

"Methods, of course, do exist."

"There are currently two viable solutions to the problem you now face."

At this moment, the Supreme Will spoke. "The first solution is to find a way to elevate the Supreme Great Universe."

"In truth, the Supreme Great Universe has already reached its upper limit in ascension. Any further ascent would entail replacing the Ultimate Void Great Universe and becoming the new Ultimate Void Great Universe."

"But under current circumstances, such a thing is utterly impossible."

"Thus, we cannot elevate the rank of the Supreme Great Universe. Our only alternative is to expand its volume."

"In other words, we must make the Supreme Great Universe grow larger."

"As the supreme vast cosmos grows larger, the primal energy within it becomes stronger, allowing it to contain more powerful beings."

"And to make the supreme vast cosmos grow larger is actually quite simple."

"Merge with other vast cosmoses."

"The difficulty of merging vast cosmoses aside, the act of merging itself is an exceedingly time-consuming process."

"Normally, two vast cosmoses would require at least one hundred million years of merging before they can officially fuse together."

"Is that time span something you could possibly accept?"

"Absolutely not!"

Zhou Zhou immediately shook his head.

Nonsense.

One hundred million years!

On Earth, it could be traced back to the age of the dinosaurs.

He hasn't even lived to a hundred years in the real world—how could he possibly endure a wait of one hundred million years?

He could certainly wait.

But He doesn't want to.

"Are there any other methods?"

Zhou Zhou asked.

"There is."

The Supreme Being nodded firmly. "Then there remains only one method: you take over a vast cosmos, become a master of a vast cosmos like me. When your subordinates ascend, the primal cosmic energy they naturally absorb during their progression will come from the primal energy of the cosmos you've conquered. Thus, my own cosmic primal energy will not be depleted, and it will gradually recover."

"And there's another advantage: if this situation arises again in the future, you won't have to worry about it."

"Just conquer another vast cosmos, and you're set."

"That way, you'll never have to worry about the upper limit of cultivating subordinates. You can endlessly expand across the vast cosmos and cultivate powerful warriors without restriction."

"The only difficulty lies in facing the original masters of those great cosmos—you must defeat them and become the new master of the great cosmos."

"I'll choose the second method."

Zhou Zhou spoke without hesitation.

"I knew you'd pick this one."

The Supreme Great Cosmos chuckled softly.

Then it said: "You won't have to face any overly powerful opponents."

"The Ultimate Void Great Cosmos is immensely vast, with infinite space. Within such a vast cosmos, there are countless masters of smaller cosmoses whose power barely reaches the level of lower-tier transcendence."

"You can simply find such cosmoses and become their master."

"For these weaker cosmoses, having a powerful yet benevolent master like you might be a great blessing."

The Supreme Will chuckled lightly.

He naturally knew how extraordinarily bizarre the lordly talents upon Zhou Zhou's body were.

There was no exaggeration in saying that

Choosing which great cosmos to enter and becoming its master—this, for the native inhabitants of that cosmos, was truly a fortune beyond measure.

This could be clearly seen in the people of the Jiaoyang Divine Nation under His command, who lived in such unparalleled prosperity.

Everyone becomes a god!

Such a thing—no, even the mightiest being who had transcended the limits of will among the first great cosmos would have dared to imagine it.

For Zhou Zhou, however, simply becoming a subject of His would make it a reality.

Even the Supreme Will himself could not achieve such an absurdity.

Thus, the magnitude of Zhou Zhou's innate talents was truly staggering.

At this moment.

The Supreme Will gently touched Zhou Zhou's brow, and then Zhou Zhou immediately felt a vast array of fundamental knowledge about the Ultimate Void Great Cosmos flooding into his mind.

Among these fundamentals, the most abundant were detailed introductions to countless Great Cosmologies within the Ultimate Void Great Cosmos.

Among them were many Great Cosmologies whose dominant powers were extremely weak, with their Great Cosmos Masters possessing only lower-tier Will Transcendence-level abilities.

"If you wish to choose the second path, then the information I have provided should prove useful to you," said the Supreme Will, with a calm, gentle smile.

"Useful! Absolutely invaluable!"

Zhou Zhou immediately exclaimed.

He felt an overwhelming sense of joy.

With this knowledge of countless Great Cosmologies at his disposal, he even had the confidence that today he could locate and seize a suitable Great Cosmos, allowing his subordinates to harness its native cosmic energy for ascension.

The Supreme Will nodded, then added a few brief instructions before vanishing from before Zhou Zhou.

Zhou Zhou respectfully watched as the Supreme Will departed.

After it was gone, Zhou Zhou paused, and with a simple technique, created his twenty-first duplicate.

Once the duplicate was formed, Zhou Zhou spoke directly to it:

"Call yourself Zhou Yu."

"Zhou Yu, immediately contact Zhou Sheng, Zhou Wu, and the others currently conquering the myriad realms within the Supreme Great Cosmos. Have them immediately dispatch half their forces and commanders to the Ultimate Void Great Cosmos, where they must locate a suitable and proximate Great Cosmos, seize it, and establish themselves as the new sovereign rulers of that realm."

"Today!"

"You must conquer a Great Cosmos and become its master, claiming its primordial energy!"

"I cannot allow even the slightest delay or obstruction in the advancement of my subordinates!"

Zhou Zhou spoke, his voice deep and resolute.

"Very well, host."

Zhou Yu nodded.

Then he vanished instantly from his place.