Cosmic-Level Demon God

"Is that the Pillar of Chaos?"

Qin Shi strained his eyes, yet could only glimpse a silhouette so immense it defied imagination, like a supreme giant hidden behind a veil.

"Don't stare too much."

Yu Weiwei pulled Qin Shi aside, shielding his view, reminding him:

"Little Qin Junior Brother, don't act recklessly just because you have the favor of the Four Pillars.

To those powerful entities of the Chaos Faction, you are the perfect offering to please the gods.

Similarly, those Pillars of Chaos will cast extra attention upon you."

Qin Shi obediently nodded:

"Understood, Yu Senior Sister."

On the spiritual ability path, Yu Weiwei was a sure teacher, worthy of trust and respect.

"Senior Sister, can the Pillar of Chaos fight one against four?"

Qin Shi asked curiously.

"You are not a surrenderer, but if you are willing to offer your body and soul to a certain pillar deity, becoming its 'vessel,' you could invite one or even several of them to descend personally."

Yu Weiwei lowered her gaze, not focusing on the rivalry between the divine pillars, as that was already beyond the limits of imagination.

"The mental fluctuations of the Four Pillars cannot rival the true body projection of {Nest}.

Let's go, little Qin Junior Brother, wounding Gethu was enough to satisfy me."

Yu Weiwei released her spiritual force, embracing Qin Shi in her heavenly form. Their consciousnesses tightly adhered, perfectly in tune.

"Oh."

Qin Shi watched the confrontation; the mental fluctuations of the four blazing suns could not surpass that wall of flesh, their brilliance constantly diminishing.

"Touched with {Steel of the Heart}, it's considered a gain."

He obediently nestled into the heavenly form's embrace, their spirits intertwining, transforming into a beam of white light, gracefully exiting the Netherworld's rift.

Returning to Nanhuang Daoist School, Yu Weiwei and Qin Shi's consciousnesses returned to their bodies, and the two headed to the front yard.

As "cultivation time ended," the Tai'an Region restored the blockade level, and the rift was forcibly closed like two hands pressing it shut.

"Senior Sister, did that guy target you?"

Qin Shi felt refreshed, his mortal body absorbing sufficient energy factors, replenishing his foundation, restoring his peak state.

"It's called Gethu, a noble of the holy blood race, yet chose to degenerate into a minion of chaos."

Yu Weiwei briefly introduced, then continued:

"Those who are insufficient tend to seek pathetic pride by dominating others. Gethu abandoned its noble holy blood, becoming a worm in the Netherworld, thus wanting to destroy pure spirits to satisfy itself.

A pathetic creature, really."

Yu Weiwei evaluated, speaking with little regard for the infamous Gethu, even if the opponent was a powerful chaos demon at the peak of the sitting and forgetting stage.

"Senior Sister, why don't we come up with a plan to deal with it?"

Qin Shi proactively offered his ideas, intending to repay Yu Weiwei, who had helped him multiple times.

"It's extremely difficult to kill a spiritual ability user in the sitting and forgetting stage."

Yu Weiwei chuckled, touched by her junior brother's concern.

"Besides, Gethu was once a member of the holy blood race, one of the nine great powers of the Star Sea.

It possesses an extraordinarily abnormal recovery capability and a long lifespan.

Even the Nine Marshals could not withstand nine millennia, needing to sleep. And the 'true ancestor-level' of the holy blood race, ten thousand years is just reaching middle age."

Qin Shi sat beside his senior sister, closely nestled next to each other on the corridor railing.

With curiosity in his eyes, he asked:

"I read about the 'Nine Great Powers of the Star Sea' concept, but the specific details are rather vague, merely glossed over."

Yu Weiwei smiled peacefully, counting on her fingers like a kindergarten teacher patiently explaining:

"The Nine Great Powers of the Star Sea is a list provided by Entropy Sea Bank, gathering the most powerful civilizations in the Great Cosmos.

The holy blood race is one of them; they naturally hold the advantage of longevity species, breaking genetic shackles through long sleep.

Every time they experience a long period of deep slumber, they become stronger."

Just Entropy Sea Bank again?

No wonder they are the financial giant capable of issuing universal cosmic currency!

"Besides the holy blood race, there are the 'Dragon Kin', fanatically worshipping the Four Pillars, {True Dragon}, are adherents that grow stronger with age, with their civilization being extremely conservative and closed."

Yu Weiwei's brow curved like crescent moons, enjoying the feeling of being a teacher:

"Also, 'Free Alliance', the largest director of Entropy Sea Bank. 'Weavers', the civilization with the least population, self-proclaimed observers.

'Ether Tribe', nomads of Star Sea, their phantom fleet extraordinarily strong, hailed as an unbeaten formidable force.

Then, there's 'Eternal Race' and 'Orlen Remnants', etc."

Qin Shi listened attentively, deeply absorbed, as he had long yearned to witness the dazzling civilizations of the infinite Star Sea since childhood.

"Of course, Dongxia humans are also one of the Nine Great Powers."

Yu Weiwei raised the corners of her mouth.

Huh?

Is it our own power?

Qin Shi froze for a moment.

He initially thought humans should be the weak side struggling for survival in the gaps.

Then he realized that, even excluding ancestry, the Empire's authority swept across the galaxy, establishing a vast territory.

The newly born Dongxia is also full of martial prowess, maintaining a nine-millennia Great Expedition, battling Star Gods and aliens, gradually reclaiming lost ground.

Indeed deserving the title of "Star Sea Power" as a dominant name.

"Senior Sister, like the holy blood race and Dragon Kin, they all have special talents.

What about Dongxia humans?"

Qin Shi was puzzled, comparing to the holy blood race's 'longevity', Dragon Kin's 'bloodline', Weavers' 'prophecy'.

Dongxia humans seemed quite ordinary!

"They have it too. Aside from 'extremely strong reproduction ability', 'farming and developing', 'construction projects', these talent points are widely commended.

The one that makes other power races most envious is... 'potential upper limit'."

Yu Weiwei said.

Qin Shi had a slight impression; Dongxia, among the Nine Great Powers, was a young 'rising star'.

Yet its development speed was astonishingly fierce, not only continuously producing Martial Gods but also maintaining a terrifying technological research capability.

During the Imperial Era, it could even create the 'Artificial Star God' black technology, causing the 'Iron People Rebellion', not only tearing apart the rule of Dongxia over the galaxy but also affecting other civilizations.

According to uncertain statistics from Entropy Sea Bank, the Gear Emperor and its Iron People dependents at least caused the extinction of dozens of races, leading to the decline of hundreds of life planets.

"No matter if it's 'holy blood race', or 'Dragon Kin', they are innately powerful, it is undeniable that the difficulty to break the upper limit increases geometrically."

Yu Weiwei shook her head:

"Reaching the end of the path within a hundred years, becoming Celestial Gate Fourth Stage or Manifestation Grandmaster, for those power races, is akin to fantasy.

Holy blood race seeking 'true ancestor', conservatively estimated at around fifteen thousand to eighteen thousand years.

That's almost twice the existence time of the newborn Dongxia."

Qin Shi pondered this and indeed felt 'abnormal'.

"As a powerful race, when I venture the Star Sea in the future, I will also be able to walk with pride."

Yu Weiwei reminded:

"Every civilization in the Great Cosmos knows, the individual strength of Dongxia humans ranks at the bottom, so if you want respect, you must deploy a fleet.

An old saying goes, 'A single Dongxia person can only be a slave, a group of Dongxia people are like mad dogs, but a Dongxia fleet is simply a catastrophe.'"

Qin Shi grinned, piloting the Divine Machine is every Dongxia boy's dream, but commanding a fleet already goes beyond the range of imagination.

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The fierce clash between Nanhuang Daoist School's disciple and the Seventh Battle Group's vanguard only maintained its heat for a few days.

Soon, a nationwide movement sweeping through Heng Province replaced individual topics as the most explosive issue.

This was the Grand Expansion.

All major universities actively responded to the call, issuing enrollment forms to fill out identity information.

Places like Qiguang Heng University, Jia Kai Science University, basically all senior students who met the standards were required to participate, serving in the army.

As for Central City, Tai'an Metropolitan Area, such high-density residential areas, every adult male with settlement rights had the obligation to cooperate.

Thus, the mighty Grand Expansion unfolded.

And on the seventh day of Heng Province fully entering the state of war, Qin Shi received the "enlistment report" from the Tai'an Region.

He would be heading to the Western Front!