"I've finally been waiting for you all…" The Will of Reincarnation looked at the Reincarnation Epoch Ancient Tree from within Blue Star. Rosen and the others, in the Reincarnation Holy Hall, also looked at Blue Star from within the Reincarnation Epoch Ancient Tree.
Both sides were enveloped by the World Crystal Wall, able to maintain only a small space of less than three cubic meters. It was hard to imagine the consequences of a battle erupting in such a tiny space. The energy in a sealed space had nowhere to vent; under infinite compression, it would become the most terrifying bomb. Therefore, in this environment, initiating a battle was equivalent to suicide.
Both sides were wary of each other and could only communicate across worlds from within their respective ones.
"How do we break open the World Crystal Wall together next?" Rosen's voice penetrated both worlds as he asked.
"The method is very simple: overlap your domains and jointly cast Death Reincarnation." The Will of Reincarnation's voice likewise penetrated both worlds, providing an answer.
Inside the Reincarnation Holy Hall, a new proposal was quickly passed. Control of the Lord's Will was temporarily handed over to Death Sovereign for an extended period. This was because no one surpassed Death Sovereign in mastery of Death Reincarnation. After Death Sovereign gained control of the Lord's Will, his own immortal will and the Lord's Will assimilated and merged. With the immense power of Transcendence of Reincarnation, he projected his domain using the Reincarnation Epoch Ancient Tree as a medium.
When Death Sovereign's domain collided with the Will of Reincarnation's domain, they quickly assimilated into a single domain with their cooperation. Then, both simultaneously cast Death Reincarnation, which condensed into a pinpoint-sized dot that overlapped and struck the World Crystal Wall at the edge of the domain. This Death Reincarnation, capable of effortlessly destroying a universe, failed to inflict any damage on the World Crystal Wall. This was because the fusion just now wasn't perfect enough; it hadn't achieved one plus one equals two.
As both sides continuously refined their coordination, their Death Reincarnation became increasingly synchronized. Finally, little by little, they eroded the vitality contained within the World Crystal Wall, shattering a fist-sized portion of it. At the same time, the expanded domain covered the breach, preventing the damaged World Crystal Wall from automatically healing.
Both sides thus jointly cast Death Reincarnation, each time breaking open a fist-sized section of the World Crystal Wall. Then, little by little, they carved out a passage that continuously moved away from the Reincarnation Great Realm. Rosen looked at this efficiency. Even if the hardness of the World Crystal Wall did not increase further, it would still take at least a billion years to pass through it. It was indeed correct to entrust the task of clearing the path to Death Sovereign. Now, he only hoped that Death Sovereign would not shirk the responsibility halfway through.
However, often, what one least wanted to happen was precisely what occurred. After only a little over a hundred thousand years, Death Sovereign insisted on being replaced. There was no alternative; Dark Sun Sovereign had to take over. Although the efficiency of clearing the path was a bit slower than Death Sovereign's, it merely extended the billion-year journey to one and a half billion years. If Death Sovereign had truly been made to persist for 1.5 billion years alone, he would likely have gone mad.
The eight Epoch Sovereigns began to rotate continuously, with Rosen being the last in the rotation. After a million years, it was finally Rosen's turn to jointly clear the path with the Will of Reincarnation. Death Sovereign and the others couldn't endure more than a hundred thousand years, yet the Will of Reincarnation had persisted for a million years. In fact, before their arrival, the Will of Reincarnation had been trapped for over a thousand reincarnation epochs. Even though her avatars could move within the Reincarnation Great Realm, it still couldn't completely offset the suffering the Will of Reincarnation endured.
Could someone truly live in a cramped three-cubic-meter space for over a thousand reincarnation epochs without breaking down? If this were true, how powerful must the Will of Reincarnation's immortal will be? Filled with doubt, Rosen began to coordinate his Death Reincarnation with that of the Will of Reincarnation. It was only by personally interacting with the Will of Reincarnation's Death Reincarnation that Rosen truly felt her power. After transcending reincarnation, logically, Reincarnation Sacred Arts should also become more powerful.
But in reality, they didn't. The Death Reincarnation mastered by the Will of Reincarnation had no essential difference from the Death Reincarnation he mastered. Three hundred million years had passed since their transcendence, had the Reincarnation Council not considered creating Transcendence of Reincarnation Sacred Arts?
He thought for three hundred million years, and the result was no progress. This was because the upper limit of the Reincarnation Great Realm was the Reincarnation Sacred Arts. Even the passive Space-Time Reincarnation and Karma Reincarnation manifested by the Reincarnation Great Realm itself were merely quantitative changes, not qualitative. There were no extraordinary skills beyond the Reincarnation grade within the entire Reincarnation Great Realm.
The only explanation for this situation was the existence of unknown underlying limitations within the Reincarnation Great Realm. Since there was no difference at the level of the Death Reincarnation extraordinary skill, the deciding factor of strength was the power of their respective immortal wills. The Will of Reincarnation's immortal will, acting alone, was at least twice as strong as the Lord's Will formed by gathering the immortal wills of all reincarnation lifeforms. Death Sovereign and the others couldn't endure for long because they had to exert themselves to the extreme at all times. While they had to go all out, the Will of Reincarnation was at ease.
Soon, over a hundred thousand years passed, and Rosen also couldn't hold on, so he had Death Sovereign take over again. In this manner, the eight Epoch Sovereigns took turns, persisting for a full eight hundred million years before finally getting a breather. It wasn't that the progress had stopped, but rather that Reincarnation Lords were continuously becoming Epoch Sovereigns.
Of course, these new Epoch Sovereigns didn't have the audacity to become chief councilors. This was because they became Epoch Sovereigns not through a qualitative change in their extraordinary system, but by forcefully accumulating transcendence resources. Their power was indeed no less than that of Epoch Sovereigns, but their quality differed greatly from true Epoch Sovereigns. Furthermore, the greatest progress during these years was made by chief councilors like Rosen and Dark Sun Sovereign. So, in the end, these newly promoted Epoch Sovereigns, with their unstable foundations, not only failed to become chief councilors but also took over the path-clearing work from Rosen and the others.
The efficiency became even slower, yet the Will of Reincarnation showed no objection whatsoever. She was like a robot, mechanically casting Death Reincarnation continuously for a full eight hundred million years without a single pause. At this point, nearly half the journey was complete, and everyone was filled with anticipation.
Although they were trapped within the World Crystal Wall, it was only their physical bodies that were confined. Immortal will had strong penetrative power through the World Crystal Wall. Otherwise, the Will of Reincarnation wouldn't have been able to form avatars by having her immortal will penetrate the World Crystal Wall while her true body was trapped. They could tell that half the journey remained because their immortal wills could finally reach the outside of the World Crystal Wall.
In fact, as far back as eight hundred million years ago, the Will of Reincarnation, whose immortal will was twice as strong as the Lord's Will, could already see outside the World Crystal Wall through her immortal will. However, no matter how they asked, the Will of Reincarnation refused to say what she saw outside. Now that they could finally see for themselves, all reincarnation lifeforms immediately united to manipulate the Lord's Will to spread outside the World Crystal Wall.
The Lord's Will spread for several decades, finally reaching the outside of the World Crystal Wall. For these decades, they even paused the forward progress, and the Will of Reincarnation surprisingly did not object. At this very moment, a strand of immortal will pierced out from the World Crystal Wall, transforming into a Dark Sun Heavenly Eye. The Dark Sun Heavenly Eye rested against the World Crystal Wall, opening its eyes to look at the "Heaven beyond Heaven" outside the Reincarnation Great Realm.
Then, everything it saw was projected onto the Dimensional Canvas in the Reincarnation Holy Hall. However, after just one glance, the Dark Sun Heavenly Eye was torn apart and devoured. The last image seen was vividly materialized on the Dimensional Canvas, appearing before all reincarnation lifeforms. It was countless, densely packed insects. These insects clung to the surface of the World Crystal Wall, continuously gnawing, then exploding, dying. The gnawed-off World Crystal Wall powder reintegrated into the World Crystal Wall, as if in an endless, cyclical process.
Countless reincarnation lifeforms had suspected the Reincarnation Great Realm was a farm; now it seemed that even if it was a farm, it was an ownerless one. The former creator of the Reincarnation Great Realm had probably either abandoned it or died in the world outside. Otherwise, how could there be such strange insects gnawing at the World Crystal Wall? One had to remember that only those who transcended reincarnation could damage the World Crystal Wall. Although these insects had not transcended reincarnation, they seemed to be able to gnaw merely because their teeth were strong enough. However, these insects also appeared to be reincarnation lifeforms.
If these insects truly covered the entire World Crystal Wall of the Reincarnation Great Realm, then their numbers would probably be immeasurably vast. If all the insects were merely reincarnation lifeforms, it would still be manageable. However, if there were higher-grade insects among them, or even insects more powerful than those who transcended reincarnation, it was not impossible. If such a situation arose, leaving the World Crystal Wall would be tantamount to seeking death.
Indeed, within the Reincarnation Holy Hall, some reincarnation lifeforms began to question the true intentions of the Will of Reincarnation. Since the Will of Reincarnation had known about the situation outside the World Crystal Wall for so long, knowing that advancing was a dead end and retreating meant being expelled by the Reincarnation Great Realm's immune system, was it possible that she simply wanted company in death, malevolently intending to drag all reincarnation lifeforms down with her? Various conspiracy theories plunged the Reincarnation Holy Hall into chaos.
Rosen lowered his head, deep in thought. The insects outside the Reincarnation Great Realm confirmed one of his suspicions: the Reincarnation Great Realm might indeed not be a prison, but rather a sanctuary avoiding danger. However, they had now taken the wrong path and had no way back.
Rosen looked across the universe at Blue Star, and a possibility suddenly occurred to him. Could the Will of Reincarnation truly be unable to penetrate the World Crystal Wall with her own power? Also, Blue Star World, which had transcended the universe just like the public territory, why was it structured as an infinite number of parallel worlds? On the surface, Blue Star looked like an ordinary planetary world. How many layers of parallel worlds would it need to not be inferior to a public territory that had merged hundreds of thousands of universes?
Rosen now suspected that the Will of Reincarnation was using them as bait. The insects outside could gnaw on the World Crystal Wall of the Reincarnation Great Realm. Assuming these insects had an exceptional sensory ability for powerful worlds, then when they and the Will of Reincarnation left the World Crystal Wall together, which of the two transcended worlds would the insects prioritize attacking?
It would definitely be the public territory, not the seemingly exceptionally weak Blue Star World. Perhaps what the Will of Reincarnation needed was not united teammates, but cannon fodder for sacrifice and bait to draw away the tigers. Regardless of the truth, they now had no way out.
The arguments within the Reincarnation Holy Hall lasted for several years, but ultimately, the proposal to openly break ties with the Will of Reincarnation did not pass. Even if they knew they had been tricked by the Will of Reincarnation, they could only grit their teeth and accept it. They couldn't defeat her, and openly revolting would mean being trapped together within the World Crystal Wall. In such a situation, what else could they do? Even if it was a dead end ahead, they could only fight desperately to carve out a path to survival.
Having paused the path-clearing for several decades, they resumed their advance. Rosen also accelerated the Emperor's Will's erosion of the Lord's Will. Eleven hundred million years had passed since they entered the World Crystal Wall, yet the Emperor's Will had only eroded one-fifth of the Lord's Will. In another one hundred million years, the Emperor's Will would at most reach less than three-tenths. The further they went, the slower, not faster, the efficiency became. This was because the more the Lord's Will was eroded and replaced, the more easily it would be discovered by others. Therefore, he had to be more cautious. If any other reincarnation lifeform discovered the anomaly, he would become the public enemy of everyone.
Rosen's sudden acceleration now was entirely due to him becoming the main force for clearing the path. The Lord's Will was almost entirely entrusted to him. The arduous task of jointly casting Death Reincarnation with the Will of Reincarnation was entirely thrown to him by the others. The reason was simple: he had become the Will of Reincarnation's scapegoat. The reincarnation lifeforms who felt tricked couldn't do anything to the Will of Reincarnation. Their fear and anger had nowhere to vent, and naturally, it was directed at him. If he hadn't been secretly guided by the Will of Reincarnation to create the Reincarnation Lord extraordinary system, they would still be living freely in the Reincarnation Great Realm.
Although this misdirected anger was unreasonable, if everything were based on reason, there wouldn't be so many disputes. Now, some reincarnation lifeforms had given up on considering the future, indulging recklessly in the public territory without regard for the cost. They lived one day at a time; if the sky fell, the tall ones would bear the brunt. Nightfall Sovereign and the others wouldn't simply give up and wait for death, but they no longer trusted Rosen.
They had persuaded many reincarnation lifeforms to gather their accumulated transcendence resources, and they had already amassed enough for one permanent transcendence. Now, the seven of them gathered together, preparing to secretly create a second existence that transcended reincarnation. Having one more transcended being meant one more hope for survival after leaving the World Crystal Wall. Especially with the Reincarnation Epoch Ancient Tree possibly being used as bait by the Will of Reincarnation, they didn't need to outrun the Will of Reincarnation; they only needed to follow the Will of Reincarnation and run faster than the Reincarnation Epoch Ancient Tree. This might allow them to escape the threat of the external insect swarm.
On the surface, Rosen appeared to be forced into taking on this arduous task, but he was secretly delighted. This situation made it convenient for him to use the Emperor's Will to erode the Lord's Will. Thus, as they approached the outside of the World Crystal Wall, the Reincarnation Epoch Ancient Tree began to be assimilated, bit by bit, by the Emperor's Will and the tree seed in its heart. He only waited until the degree of erosion surpassed fifty percent, then he could, by his own power, override the authority jointly controlled by all other reincarnation lifeforms.
With six hundred million years remaining until they broke through the World Crystal Wall, the Emperor's Will had already eroded over fifty percent. However, it was at this time that Nightfall Sovereign and the others also transcended reincarnation. They ultimately chose the path of fusion, relying on Fertility Sovereign's power. They used everyone's Reincarnation Saint Bodies and Immortal Wills as nourishment, then fused the transcendence resources, creating a new life that was naturally born transcended within Fertility Sovereign's womb.
Then, the immortal wills of the seven individuals jointly transformed into seven different personalities within this new life. Separately allowing one person to transcend would not be agreed upon by the other six. Since that was the case, they fused to transcend. Once they were out of danger, they would find a way to separate the seven personalities and reshape their respective Reincarnation Saint Bodies. This was the best choice Nightfall Sovereign and the others could make in the current situation.