Chapter 857 Is it Necessary? (5000)

Su Zhou and Emperor Hongshi's communication occurred between the Great Daos, with the underlying structure of the universe as an intermediary for information transfer.

That was a process that no divine sense, will, or soul could observe, unless the observer could perceive the changes and vibrations of the universe's underlying structure with their own power.

Except for Dao Harmonization experts, or the peak of Great Heavenly Venerates armed with Dao Harmonization-level magical treasures.

Just as Su Zhou and Emperor Hongshi's communication reached a stalemate, and the two ascended into the void of the multiverse in disagreement, Taiyi Tianfeng and Xuan Renzi, who were suppressed in the tower by Emperor Hongshi, also ascended into the void.

Now, only the two of them could observe the communication and confrontation between Hongshi and Su Zhou.

[What exactly is going on?!]

[Why is Hongshi so strong? And who was he communicating with just now?]

To this day, Tianfeng still hasn't figured out the cause and effect of all this. In fact, his battle with Hongshi can be described as one-sided. To put it simply, he activated his magical treasure, and was instantly killed by Hongshi. It was that simple, nothing to say.

As for why Hongshi attacked, and why he suddenly went from being slightly stronger than them to being able to kill them instantly, this divine bird really didn't understand at all.

On the other hand, although Xuan Renzi was also confused at first, he now saw the situation clearly: [He's using us as whetstones.]

[That Hongshi guy never took us seriously from the beginning. He just needs us as pressure to ensure that the worlds under him have motivation and don't relax.]

Recalling the past hundreds of thousands of years, where the Three Realms honed each other and progressed by using each other as grindstones, Xuan Renzi couldn't help but let out a long sigh: [In the past, although our Three Realms seemed adjacent, they were actually separated by endless voids. Instead of wasting time conquering and suppressing, it's better to set up a target, so that the beings under your command have a sense of crisis and know that they are not unique in the multiverse. If they don't move forward, they will be suppressed.]

[And now, the void of the multiverse has changed. How can others be allowed to snore beside your bed? That old thief Hongshi must have planned to attack long ago. Recently, he just found an excuse to suppress us.]

That made a lot of sense, but Tianfeng still found it difficult to accept.

The divine bird was proud. He had always felt that for many years, he had led the beings under his command to continuously advance, the number of powerhouses in the universe had increased year by year, and the entire Tianfeng civilization was like cooking oil over a raging fire, brocade on flowers. He might even be able to obtain benefits from the universe's advancement process and go further.

But who knew that all of this was just an illusion! He was actually just a plaything in the other party's hands, a chicken raised but not killed!

[...What's the deal with that Zhuzhou?]

It was really difficult to calm down his anger. Even in the tower, Tianfeng couldn't help but peer outside, frowning: [Although I know that the gap between the strongest Dao Harmonization expert and us is like heaven and earth, even greater than the gap between ordinary Dao Harmonization experts and mortals—Hongshi might be that kind of existence.]

[But where did this Zhuzhou come from? Could it be that Dao Harmonization experts are a dime a dozen in this multiverse?]

To be honest, Xuan Renzi really didn't want to pay attention to Tianfeng—the Three Realms stood in a tripartite balance, and they were indeed working together to fight against Hongshi, but the relationship between the two sides wasn't a formal alliance, and there were also conflicts in private.

But considering that it was very likely that he and Tianfeng wouldn't be able to escape Hongshi's seal for at least millions of years, and that his future cellmate would probably only be Tianfeng, he still patiently opened his mouth, considering this point: [Daoist Brother Tianfeng... within the scope of the multiverse void that you and I can perceive, there are less than ten Dao Harmonization experts—and we can only touch you, me, and Hongshi.]

[In this void circle, only the three of us will come into contact with each other... so we think there are very few Dao Harmonization experts, but is that really the case?]

Raising his head, Xuan Renzi shook his head slightly. This solemn-looking Daoist with a long beard sighed: [For Hongshi, who can probably perceive most of the multiverse—Dao Harmonization experts are indeed probably a dime a dozen.]

[And that Zhuzhou is probably the overlord on the other side of the multiverse—for them, we are probably just stray cats and wild birds wandering around, while the other party is a real opponent.]

Saying this, the Daoist was obviously also very uncomfortable. He probably would never have thought about this possibility that denied all their past glory and dignity if he hadn't already been suppressed and sealed.

But since they had already lost so thoroughly, it was better to learn to accept the setting.

The name Zhuzhou had indeed spread throughout the multiverse, but it was only famous in the multiverse surrounding Su Zhou. The distant and some remote corners were still new, and it hadn't had time to spread such a great reputation.

Taiyi Tianfeng looked at it seriously for a while. At this time, Hongshi was already in the void of the multiverse, facing the gradually solidifying phantom of Zhuzhou from afar. He hesitated: [So, after cleaning us up, are the two of them going to have a final battle?]

Xuan Renzi looked at it seriously: [No.]

He said: [They're just discussing the Dao?]

Tianfeng was furious: [What nonsense are you talking about? You call this discussing the Dao?!]

At this moment, in the void of the multiverse.

The great emperor, whose face was shrouded in a layer of gray-brown halo, and the youth, who was surrounded by cyan-purple flames, faced each other from afar. Between them lay endless torrents of time and space, and the empty void of the multiverse.

The origin of the torrents of time and space was the many worlds themselves. Every world with the possibility of nurturing life would continuously release its information and possibilities into the surrounding void. And the infinite information and possibilities of infinite worlds intertwined, which was enough to create a raging torrent that swept through the heavens and myriad worlds.

Yes—the name 'torrent' originated from this.

If the entire multiverse was regarded as a life, then the infinite chaos of the infinite world information and possibilities intertwined in its body would itself be transformed into the proof of the 'multiverse time-space torrent'. The magnificent waves pushed every world in the torrent, causing the many worlds to intertwine and overlap, creating many primitive 'collisions' and 'sparks', like the flames of inspiration in the human brain.

A multiverse without a clear self-will was the peak torrent only one step away from a 'transcendent'—and if the multiverse had self-will, and also had the possibility to take itself a step further, break through its own limitations, transcend the multiverse's established fate, and sublimate itself further, then it might be a newly born transcendent.

And now, the 'information and possibilities' overflowing from Emperor Hongshi and Su Zhou, the ripples born from their power, were stirring the void, creating their own waves.

The terrifying power far beyond Tianfeng and Xuan Renzi's comprehension was stirring. Even the distant aftershocks were enough to push a world. For a time, just staring at them, these two sealed Dao Harmonization experts felt suffocated—because when the void waves created by Su Zhou in Hongshi's hand rushed towards them, they felt like mortals facing the collapse of a mountain.

The defenses instinctively created by their own power were like a beautiful villa. Although it was indeed extremely precise and impossible for anyone below Dao Harmonization to break, this villa had no defensive effect against Su Zhou's simplest brute force, and would be crushed like cardboard.

Without even thinking, Tianfeng just imagined what would happen if he and the many disciples and worlds under his command faced Zhuzhou's mere display of his own Great Dao's aftershocks, and he showed a horrified expression.

—His world would be washed away, like a flood sweeping through farmland. All the seemingly lush seedlings, the seemingly indestructible fences and sheds, would instantly turn into nothingness, completely submerged, and he could only float helplessly in the waves.

All beings would be annihilated—if that Zhuzhou wanted to, with just a thought, his Great Dao could easily override the will of the universe itself, crush the heavenly rules set by Tianfeng, modify the constants of the entire universe, distort everything in it, and turn it into nothingness.

This was the power to re-refine earth, water, fire, and wind.

And this shock reached its peak when the two Dao Harmonization experts realized that Su Zhou was actually less than thirty years old—Xuan Renzi even punched Tianfeng to confirm that he wasn't hallucinating.

[This is impossible!] They both roared.

If Su Zhou could hear this, he would naturally just chuckle and shake his head.

—Do you understand what a growth process guided by a great existence is? Every step is exactly the right enemy and exactly the right world. Even Su Zhou himself couldn't replicate this process of combining growth and trials! That was a result that could only be created by Yala and the Heavenly God Scale working together!

What's more, Su Zhou himself was also gifted.

Ordinary Dao Harmonization experts shouldn't even think about this kind of shocking advantage and basic conditions. They couldn't even replicate it!

But in contrast.

Faced with Su Zhou's impact, Emperor Hongshi just raised his hand slightly.

Instantly, the waves that were enough to wash a universe into a blank space stopped.

An extremely wonderful scene appeared in the void—on Su Zhou's side, endless raging waves surged endlessly, as fierce as the sea in a storm, greedily licking many worlds, trying to merge into them, while the many universes and worlds were at most half-pushed and half-willing, allowing Su Zhou's power to merge into them.

And with Emperor Hongshi as the center, there was only a calm lake surface. Although there were occasional ripples, like a dragonfly skimming the water, bringing up perfectly circular concentric ripples, it was generally calm.

In the center of this extreme calmness and turbulence, at the core of the two Dao Harmonization experts' Great Dao collision, a vortex was generated. Thousands upon thousands of 'small worlds' that seemed illusory and were completely composed of information and possibilities were emerging like bubbles, even erupting, and instantly filled all the void affected by both sides!

[This is the Great Dao Void Realm?!]

For a time, even Taiyi Tianfeng, who seemed very unlearned, was shocked: [How is it possible? How can there be so many?!]

[Very, normal, we can also create such a void realm.]

And Xuan Renzi pretended to be calm, but his tone began to waver: [It's just, the number is a little, a little more...]

The so-called Great Dao Void Realm is a world without any substantial energy or matter, composed only of information and possibilities.

If a person can perceive pain, can feel love, can know joy, the feeling of touch is real, and they can taste flavors in their mouth... if all their senses are real, then it is real.

And the world is naturally the same.

The Great Dao Void Realm is such a real virtual universe, in which life may also be nurtured, living, reproducing, growing, and becoming stronger like all normal life—but in essence, they are just a coincidence in the void of the multiverse, without any real support, just a bubble phantom.

In other words, if normal material universes are the neurons and cells of the multiverse, then the Great Dao Void Realm is actually the 'dream' of the multiverse.

The dream created by a Dao Harmonization expert with their own Great Dao, if it can exist independently in the void, can also be regarded as a man-made Great Dao Void Realm.

Tianfeng and Xuan Renzi can both create such dreams as a simulation of their attempt to create a real universe—after all, if they can really create an infinite Great Universe, they can prove that they are only one step away from a torrent. This can be regarded as the path of advancement that the native powerhouses in the sealed multiverse without great inheritance have explored on their own.

And if you want to discuss the Dao, you naturally also use such a Great Dao Void Realm to discuss the Dao—the Dream Universe of the Myriad Manifestations Burial Ground, and Su Zhou's Dream of Zhuzhou, are both superior derivatives of the Great Dao Void Realm, using the fake to refine the real, and transforming the void into reality.

But, Hongshi and Zhuzhou's Dao discussion... can the collision of the two people's will and aura create these hundreds of millions of trillions of void realms?

This really exceeded the two Dao Harmonization experts' concept of Dao discussion—for them, this was already a terrifying supernatural attack. If it were placed in a void area with many worlds, just Su Zhou and Hongshi's starting move could destroy galaxies, annihilate many small worlds, shake the foundation of a great world, and create terrible disasters such as the severance of heaven and earth and the multiverse time-space storm.

[Are we really Dao Harmonization experts?]

Gazing at this scene, Tianfeng couldn't help but murmur: [Or, did we really take the wrong path?]

No Dao Harmonization expert would easily admit that they were wrong—if the opponent only surpassed them in strength, they would at most think that they were not strong enough and their foundation was not deep enough.

And if the opponent only won the debate against them, they would definitely not be convinced. After all, without evidence, it's just discussing the Dao. Saying it eloquently is also empty.

However, Hongshi and Zhuzhou completely crushed them in terms of both Dao discussion and strength... Even if they were unwilling, the two Dao Harmonization experts could only unwillingly reflect on themselves.

Su Zhou and Hongshi didn't care about these two Dao Harmonization experts who were just acting as soy sauce commentators.

Both sides' attention had always been on each other.

[Simple salvation is wrong.]

After hearing Su Zhou's words, Hongshi was not angry, nor did he agree. He just repeated it, and then slowly said: [What you said may be right, and I also know very well that if it's just salvation without providing remedies and follow-up assistance, then there will definitely be big problems.]

[Just like that old woman.]

Lowering his head, Emperor Hongshi gazed at the scenes in the Tianfeng universe: [If I only revived that family without giving any protective measures and giving them the power to protect themselves, then their best ending would be to die a second time—in this multiverse with great power, ordinary people are so fragile that they will disappear with just a little malice.]

Raising his head, he looked at Su Zhou: [So, I said that saving people requires complete salvation—if it were me, I would give that old woman a certain amount of power and move her into my world to become my people. In this way, I can protect her fairly.]

[Not just her, I will save the entire Tianfeng universe—I will protect all the beings inside, and they will all become my people.]

[They want to live, so I will let them live. They want peace, so I will give them peace.]

[And you, Zhuzhou, you are just giving blessings—what is the meaning of this? You are just watching a show, like giving a child who wants to avenge his parents a sword, watching him grow up, take risks, become stronger, and finally kill the powerful enemy... Yes, he will indeed be happy.]

Emperor Hongshi's words were powerful and sonorous. Every word he uttered from his lips and teeth was enough to burst out thunder and extinguish powerful enemies: [But how many people can this help? Have you ever thought that he actually doesn't want to experience so much suffering, but just wants to live with his parents and kill the enemy? Everything in the middle is a waste of time, and more innocent people will suffer!]

[Why not solve the problem first and then give them possibilities?]

Thunder and storms swept in, but Su Zhou just blinked, and those words containing infinite divine power disappeared like the wind. The youth always just smiled calmly.

"What you said is all correct."

He said calmly: "But Hongshi, people are not eternally unchanging."

"A boy, at the beginning, may just want revenge. This is a child's pure wish, a dream, and his life—he walks in the unknown, chooses the forks in the road in the future, will encounter many people, many things, he will participate in them, change the original ending of those people and those things, and similarly, he will be changed by these things."

"At first, it was just a small dream, and he only had himself in his heart. But it is very likely that his dream will become bigger and bigger, and he will have more and more things in his heart, possibly companions, possibly love, possibly the peace of the whole world—the child who was initially only focused on revenge decided to end the chaotic world that was the source of all suffering in the process of growing up, and embarked on the road of saving the world and creating peace for the people and the country."

"He still persists in his wishes and dreams, wanting to live a peaceful life with his parents... Even, he no longer needs others to save him. He has redeemed himself, and even wants to redeem others, so that all other children can live a peaceful life with their parents."

"Small dreams will also grow—the initial wishes will also become huge, just like us, from the initial small drops of water, turned into trickling streams, and now directly to the vast torrent."

Su Zhou stared at Hongshi, he chuckled: "Hongshi... does he need to be saved?"