The one percent chance of victory made Chu Tian’s head buzz.
Such a slim hope, what was the point?
Chu Tian’s initial fervor vanished instantly, replaced by a complete loss of confidence.
“Haha, don’t be so worried. It’s not that easy for them to devour this world!”
Chu Batian chuckled upon seeing Chu Tian’s expression change.
“I’m talking about our one percent chance of winning. The remaining ninety-nine percent… is mutual destruction! They have absolutely no chance of winning!”
Chu Batian narrowed his eyes as he spoke.
Chu Tian’s heart skipped a beat.
“Mutual destruction? No chance?”
These words echoed in Chu Tian’s mind.
It seemed this person had made extensive preparations.
He wouldn’t deceive him; if he said the opponent had no chance, then they truly had none.
It appeared that Chu Tian himself, Dao Tian, and even those old brothers of Dao Tian…
Perhaps many people from long ago had been resisting, and he had witnessed it all.
Maybe he had awakened long ago.
But he had been meticulously planning something.
Or perhaps, he was searching for someone or something that could turn the tide.
It seemed his choice wasn’t him, but his grandfather.
“You are mistaken. I only recently acquired him! Or rather, it found me. Everything you experienced before was indeed my arrangement.”
Chu Batian saw through Chu Tian’s thoughts.
“Before it found me, I also believed my plans could change everything. After all, we… have had eight experiences.”
“Unfortunately, only after it found me did I realize how terrifying a great universe with intelligence, even one that seeks to devour other worlds to advance, truly is.”
“Most importantly, it is incomplete. To be precise, only one-fourth remains. The universe where Blue Star was located was like a large pie sliced twice, divided into four parts.”
“Now, the other three parts have mysteriously disappeared. This is also something… it discovered only after awakening.”
“Therefore… it allows and can help us execute our plan first. If it fails, it… will destroy itself, taking the Void God Realm with it!”
“Similarly, a universe with will would not allow itself to be devoured.”
“Although the Blue Star universe is missing parts, its inherent grade is higher than that of the Void God Realm.”
“This is why the Void God Realm is bound to devour the Blue Star universe.”
“Because the star core of a universe is Blue Star itself! For a great universe to become divine, it must have a star core! The star core is like a divine spark; without it, no matter how high one’s cultivation, one cannot attain a divine position.”
Hearing this, Chu Tian couldn’t help but touch his brow.
He already possessed a divine spark.
Chu Batian smiled slightly upon seeing his action.
“This divine spark of yours was likely brought back from the Void God Realm by it! Do you know why Blue Star itself is the star core, and why the entire π universe is so powerful, yet gods need to ‘ascend’ to the Void God Realm?”
Chu Batian looked at Chu Tian with affection, the kind a senior would show a junior.
Chu Tian felt a bit awkward under his gaze.
Having grown up in an orphanage, he had never experienced such familial warmth.
In his childhood, he harbored resentment towards them.
As he grew older, that resentment vanished, and his feelings about family became distant.
It wasn't until he learned his parents were still alive that his emotions surged the most.
He desperately wanted to ask them: why did you abandon me?
Later, through various events, Chu Tian learned his parents' identities and everything they had endured.
He found peace, realizing… they had suffered even more than he had.
Looking at his grandfather, who appeared only slightly older than him, Chu Tian felt a pang of sadness.
Why did their family have to torment themselves for this world?
Wouldn't it be wonderful to live like ordinary people?
Even if the world were to be destroyed, as long as they were together as a family, what would they have to fear?
Alas, such thoughts were merely fleeting wishes. Their family… was separated by realms of existence.
This grandfather was more like an emissary of the great universal will.
He himself was like a chess piece, having gone through eight cycles; this was his ninth, and final, reincarnation.
It was also Blue Star’s last chance.
All his hopes were pinned on victory.
Returning to the surface from the earth's core, Chu Tian remained lost in thought.
There were only a little over ten hours until the full-scale invasion of the Void God Realm.
It felt too sudden.
Chu Batian claimed this suddenness was precisely the effect he desired. If Chu Tian found it abrupt, the Void God Realm would be even more caught off guard.
He needed a few hours to directly teleport the entire π universe, detaching it from the Void God Realm’s front lines.
He would move the entire π universe to the edge of the Void God Realm.
This would catch them off guard, and the great universe’s aura would intervene with the Void God Realm’s laws, preventing those fighting in unfamiliar territory from suffering too much.
Chu Tian and his group would hold back the Void God Realm’s main forces, while the Blue Star universe’s will would secretly and gradually erode the Void God Realm.
Even though only a quarter remained, the gap between a top-tier universe and a subordinate one was significant. As the saying goes, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse.
Regarding his grandfather’s question about why the Blue Star universe, despite its power, did not permit the existence of gods, and why those who reached that level did not ascend to the Void God Realm.
Instead, they were expelled by the π universe.
Every cultivator, throughout their life, had to endure countless heavenly tribulations.
These tribulations had only one purpose: to eliminate cultivators.
Every cultivator defied the heavens.
And Blue Star was the ancestral land of humanity.
Human spirituality was the highest among all races.
Their cultivation talent was unmatched.
Human bodies could more quickly and effectively grasp the laws of heaven and earth.
This was why various demon, ghost, and monster races, upon reaching a certain level of cultivation, chose to transform into human forms.
However, humans also had a drawback: their lifespan was too short.
Blue Star expelled those with immense power to allow themselves to survive longer.
In essence, it was self-preservation, because individuals who reached a certain level found ordinary spiritual energy of little use. To further improve their cultivation, they needed to absorb the energy of the star core.
Star core energy was the primordial force; if it were depleted,
It would be akin to a god… losing their divine spark and falling from grace.
The Blue Star universe could not tolerate such an occurrence. These individuals who achieved godhood were like tumors within it.
If the countless heavenly tribulations could not eliminate them, then the only recourse was expulsion.
The Void God Realm was originally a place for these god-level individuals from countless universes to be received.
In simpler terms, it was like a prison.
Easy to enter, difficult to leave. All those with supreme cultivation would wait for death in this energy-less void.
Conversely, those with lower cultivation, or even no cultivation, could leave the Void God Realm.