Thirteenth Cosmos.

Within a huge cliffside nest, a bird-like creature covered densely in feathers slowly stands up.

What is speaking?

"Oh, locked on, it's you, isn't it?"

"Please receive your phone hotline!"

No more words were spoken, nor was any reaction given.

In an instant, within the trial of the Twelve Universes, in every galaxy, every empire, every community, all lives, regardless of age or gender, felt their life being extracted.

All forces, advance!

The vast flood of cause and effect surged into the brain of the bird-like creature.

Instantly.

The head of this giant bird began to boil, feeling like it had turned into a pot of boiling water.

"What...what is this?"

"Is this another kind of Divine Vortex? A single-attribute Divine Vortex?"

He immediately invoked his Ninth Tier universal Divine Object to resist and instantaneously discerned the only way to counter this force.

Erasure.

Boom, boom, boom!

Vast telekinesis swiftly rotated with the Divine Vortex, forming an astonishing high-frequency protective shield.

But soon, the other party sensed something was amiss.

Because this was not something that erasure could withstand.

It was a pure numeric collision.

It was a straightforward battle of attrition, draining you to death.

"Damn it, what is this thing?"

The terrifying telekinesis spread like a sandstorm across the entire area, plunging everything into darkness.

Meanwhile, soldiers in other places also sensed the disturbance and immediately shouted:

"Protect the king!" "There are assassins!"

"First Legion!" "This is bad!" "How bold!"

A variety of voices quickly converged, and many powerful beings felt the impact of something.

These Ninth Tier powerhouses also raised their own universal Divine Objects to help their king resist the force of this vast flood.

But the force was too overwhelming.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Each Ninth Tier powerhouse fell dead in an instant, dropping like raindrops on the ground.

After three-quarters of an hour.

The bird-like heavenly boss could no longer withstand it.

The entire being swayed, collapsing in an instant, lost all signs of life within a few breaths.

"Dead?"

"This is bad, His Majesty is dead!"

"How is this possible!?"

More distant troops rushed over upon hearing the news, looking at this scene in disbelief.

Their king was supposed to be the top invincible ruler in the Cosmos, requiring at least eons of prolonged warfare to kill him. How could anyone kill him so quickly?

Just then.

A gate opened in the sky.

A figure slowly descended, surrounded by divine light, with coils of telephone lines forming loops that rotated around him, his presence exuding an air of arrogance and coldness,

"Surrender, or... die!"

Xibo, the God of Faith's voice carried cruelty and mercilessness.

"Kill him!"

Countless powerful beings saw their king's corpse and, in an instant, leaped up furiously.

But in the next second, these individuals were also "called on the phone," exploding in place, falling on the spot.

Boom, boom, boom.

A mist of blood blossomed open.

This scene severely shocked everyone present.

What follows was the time to quell the rebellion and take over the control of this universe.

A large number of powerhouses under Rotten Country surged in, managing, registering, and capturing powerful figures from all directions.

Xibo watched this scene, looked down at the corpse of the giant bird, revealing a hint of surprise, "This guy, so strong, to resist for so long with the collective strength of an entire universe."

"How much foundation was consumed?" Magaras asked beside him.

"Hmm, a part of the Cause and Effect Value of the entire universe has been extracted. If measured in terms of lifespan, all living beings in the Twelve Universes have lost an average of seventeen years of lifespan."

This was an incredibly exaggerated number.

It showed the strength of this monster!

Actually, not so much expenditure was necessary, mainly due to the low conversion rate.

Now, the entire universe is still vast, and it is unrealistic to collect all the Cause and Effect Value instantly.

Therefore, they implemented a gradient system.

The farther away, the calls that would take ten years to reach, were initiated ten years in advance, transmitting the opponent's Cause and Effect Value over the phone line.

Calls that would take three years to reach were initiated three years in advance.

In short, the aim was to ensure that the telephone of the entire universe would arrive simultaneously in an instant, bursting the opponent's mind!

The operation was unimaginably complex.

Even Xibo had to spend enormous energy and spirit to synchronize the arrival time of the calls, killing the king of this universe.

Though it looked simple!

But from the farthest place, it took ten years for a bullet to fly and hit the boss's brain!

And this led to a problem.

Transmission incurs energy consumption!

Over the super-long distance covered by the ten-year call, crossing more than half the universe, it might have consumed over 99.99% of the energy in the phone line.

But even so, the gathered forces from all directions were potent enough to overturn everything!

This was the deadly strike ignited by the collective strength of all life forms in the universe!

"It seems our first experiment was a success!"

Xibo smiled, revealing a cruel look, "The fact proves that individual strength can no longer defeat the encirclement of the masses..."

After saying that, he turned to the side, where he noticed the distressed look on Rotten's face, "By the way, have you figured out what makes this Cosmos different? Have you seen where the strength of this powerful being lies?"

Rotten took a deep breath, now truly feeling the fear of a mortal towards a god, and said with some awe, "This Cosmos, if I'm not mistaken, is the ascended-dimensional Cosmos after the successful trials of the Twelve Universes."

"Ascended-dimensional Cosmos?" Xibo asked.

"Yes."

Rotten analyzed, "The twelve trials are essentially the process of the Cosmos ascending dimensions... Now, the Thirteen Cosmos is equivalent to a complete new Cosmos after ascension."

Everyone was shocked and looked around at the environment.

Have we successfully passed the trial?

That simply?

That effortlessly?

Is this the new Cosmos that the mother civilization has long dreamed of?

"No wonder the natural environment here feels so complete, with a sense of thorough perfection."

Magaras thought for a moment and directly picked up a document, "The natural environment is solidified, and the destructive power of the strong is much less than before... Whereas before they could shatter a mountain, now they can only break a stone."

"The area of the Cosmos has also drastically shrunk, is the concentration of essence the key?"

"Moreover, the realm has also introduced a new upper limit."

Upon hearing this, Xibo suddenly showed a keen interest, "A new realm?"

"Yes."

"Previously, breaking through the Ninth Tier Divine Vortex meant there was no further breakthrough."

"But the upper limit of this Cosmos has been raised; the Ninth Tier has been divided into ten realms, and the Divine Vortex now has ten stages too."

Rotten's words made Xibo unable to refrain from asking again, "Then this giant eagle, at what realm is it?"

"It's at the Sixth Realm of the Divine Vortex."

Magaras fell into contemplation.

Previously, every dimensional ascension, once a major realm appeared, had the corresponding minor realms mostly at Tenth-Layer Perfection.

Because minor realms were generally just a test of time.

But now, here it only reached the sixth layer of the Divine Vortex, and it seems it can't go further.

"Is there some risk involved?"

Xibo kept asking, "With the abilities of this giant bird, it shouldn't be affected by minor realms, right? Could there be some mandatory condition?"

After all, they were here exploring new maps, defeating bosses, just for better equipment, higher civilization technology...

Now, this realm is evidently very special.

"Yes, there are mandatory conditions."

Magaras said, "Firstly, a talent of 9999 is needed to proceed with the Ninth Tier breakthrough, otherwise, one will be eternally stuck at the early Ninth Tier, unable to further the Divine Vortex."

A non-9999 Divine Vortex is not perfect.

A flawed Divine Vortex cannot be cultivated, which is not surprising!

Xibo said, "Then this giant bird should have also learned something similar to Reincarnation methods, reincarnating repeatedly to complete the 9999 foundation; it shouldn't be troubled by this threshold, right."

"Yes."

Rotten bent down, examined the creature's corpse, "According to calculations, every realm enhancement requires exponential levels of energy consumption."

"Theoretically, the Tenth Layer of the Ninth Tier's Divine Vortex would drain the entire Cosmos' energy."

After these words fell.

Everyone frowned deeply.

Does that mean reaching Tenth-Layer Perfection of the Ninth Tier is theoretically impossible for anyone?

Draining an entire Cosmos' energy, what would happen then?

Moreover.

Everyone realized one thing.

If your cultivation is a parasite to the Cosmos, then you are the Cosmos' public enemy!

This giant bird must have numerous enemies besieging and rebelling against it!

Pressing his temples, Magaras couldn't help but sigh, "Which means we have already reached the theoretical maximum boundary of the realm."

Rotten said, "No, theoretically we can still cultivate to the mid-Ninth Tier, the late..."

Xibo, thinking of this, couldn't help but begin contemplating the path forward.

He is the protagonist of the Mythical Era of this Cosmos, so naturally, he must bear a protagonist's mission, achieving something significant to avoid being looked down upon.

Which protagonist of the past eras hasn't had grand achievements?

"Appearing in this era means there's a mission and significance for me."

As the king of this era, he pondered how to respond to the vast new information obtained.

How to change this Ninth Tier?

Or rather, how to perfect it?

But for a moment, he had no clues.

After taking a deep breath, he said to Magaras next to him, "Together, the Cosmos is no match for us."

"At least, not something these mortals can resist."

There is no flaw in this statement.

One provides the transmission and parallel, one the telephone line...

Xibo spoke calmly, "So, we must rule over this Cosmos, integrate it into our territory, and then, with the Thirteen Cosmos... proceed to attack the Fourteenth Cosmos."

"Act so decisively?" Magaras also laughed, "Can't find answers here, why not see what the next Cosmos is like?"

"Practice leads to true knowledge, can't think of it, then go and see." Xibo said.

For a moment, Magaras was also moved by the plan of this God of Deception.

Compared to the previous Levi, immature, hot-headed, overconfident... this Second Generation Demon King seemed much more reliable.

He was aiming to establish a Multi-Cosmos empire of faith all at once.

And at the moment when God has retired, his becoming the master of this era seems only natural.

Magaras agreed to the other's plan, but still added a point, "My suggestion is to invite the God of Merchants to settle in this area..."

"Oh?" Xibo hesitated for a moment.

"For instance, the corpse of this giant bird before us, and even those at the Ninth Tier... their Divine Vortex can only be peeled off by the God of Merchants."

Xibo was immediately tempted.

How enormous is this being's Divine Vortex? Ninth Tier, Sixth Realm Divine Vortex!

If it could be peeled off and forged into equipment, it would undoubtedly be an earth-shattering support.

And it seems only the God of Merchants could extract cultivation levels... otherwise, these corpses would lose most of their value.

"I understand." Xibo nodded.

A day later, the God of Merchants arrived as promised.