My clan is super powerful

After all, for the vast majority of people in the multiverse, the world region is the entire world as they perceive it, and the existence of the multiverse is something they cannot even imagine.

Not to mention imagining what might exist or what it might look like outside the multiverse.

As a being at the level of a supreme god, Professor Confucius's knowledge is undoubtedly top-notch, but even so, when he suddenly heard about the existence of other multiverses, his first thought must have been disbelief.

Therefore, even Professor Confucius would subconsciously deny the existence of other multiverses when he heard the term "other multiverses" mentioned, since it would be challenging his understanding of them.

Only I possess the memories of my past life, which is why I am certain that there are other multiverses beyond the multiverse itself. Otherwise, how did I come to be?

However, Zhang Zhi did not stop there, but continued to slowly explain his speculations about his connection with the mastermind.

At first, Professor Confucius's expression showed a hint of doubt, but the more he talked, the more serious his expression became.

Clearly, Zhang Zhi's speculation can well explain why the mastermind behind the scenes has remained silent since destroying the underworld.

This also explains how the underworld, which was suspected of breaking through to the main world, was destroyed.

After Zhang Zhi finished explaining his speculation, Professor Confucius pondered for a long time before finally nodding slowly and saying, "Your speculation may sound a bit shocking, but after careful consideration, I find that the situation you described is very likely."

"The mastermind behind the destruction of the Underworld and the severing of the multiverse's breakthrough to the level above the God Realm is indeed very likely not from our multiverse."

"Only in this way can we explain why the mastermind did this."

"Only then can we explain why the mastermind behind the destruction of the underworld made no further moves."

"Only then can we explain why the mastermind behind this doesn't want any beings above the God Realm to appear in the multiverse."

"Because all of this is actually to make the resistance encountered when invading our multiverse weaker."

"In order to more easily conquer our multiverse."

After saying this, Professor Confucius paused for a moment, and then continued:
"However, I also have some different opinions regarding your speculation."

"For example, is it possible that the mastermind behind this is not a single powerful being, but a group, such as a group of beings above the God Realm?"

"However, most of those beings died in the war with the Underworld, leaving only a few survivors, and their strength has greatly diminished?"

"Furthermore, since they come from outside the multiverse, the multiverse itself will reject them, so they cannot stay in the multiverse for long. They can only use the backup methods you mentioned to collect as much information as possible about the multiverse."

"Only when it is confirmed that there is an existence above the God Realm in the multiverse will they reappear in the multiverse and take action against that existence that has advanced to the God Realm."

"It's very possible that long ago, the difficulty of the great calamity above the God Realm wasn't this high. Rather, it was because of the discovery in multiple universes that all beings who advanced to the God Realm were eventually killed or enslaved by the mastermind behind the scenes. That's why the difficulty of the great calamity gradually increased?"

"As for why their reinforcements haven't arrived yet."

"Is it possible that those high-level cultivators attacking the Underworld were actually reinforcements?"

“They discovered the existence of our multiverse a very, very long time ago, and after spending some time, they organized a force that they considered powerful enough to conquer our multiverse.”

"However, due to the sudden rise of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, they eventually defeated the Underworld, but they also suffered heavy losses and their strength was greatly diminished. In addition, due to the rejection of them by the consciousness of the multiverse, they no longer had enough strength to occupy our multiverse at that time."

"Therefore, the multiverse remains in a state of calm and tranquility!"

After hearing what Professor Confucius said, Zhang Zhi pondered for a while, thinking that indeed, the possibility of his teacher's inference was not small.

This backup plan is actually the same as the sophon used by the Trisolarans to suppress the development of Earthlings in The Three-Body Problem. It is actually the means used by the mastermind behind the scenes to suppress the development of himself, a cultivator from a multiverse.

The Trisolarans did this because they were worried that humans would catch up with, or even surpass, them.

The reason the mastermind did this was naturally because they were worried that intelligent beings in the multiverse would surpass them.

Therefore, even if their power was somewhat greater than that of the multiverse at that time, their power was still absolutely limited.

Professor Confucius then continued, "The reason I say this is very simple."

"Even the most powerful backup plan cannot withstand the erosion of time."

"If the mastermind is just one person, and has already fallen into a coma or is asleep, then the backup plan he set up to cut off the advancement to the level of God within the multiverse will definitely only become weaker and weaker over time."

"But in reality, after all these years, that backup plan has not weakened at all; otherwise, the great calamities that have descended upon the multiverse would not have become more and more powerful."

"Therefore, it can be seen from this that the so-called backup plan must be protected by someone."

Upon hearing Professor Confucius's words, Zhang Zhi nodded subconsciously, thinking that indeed, if the backup plan used to monitor the multiverse were not maintained by manpower, it would have lost its effectiveness long ago.

Then he thought of the special monsters that appeared every time the gates of hell opened, and wondered if those monsters were also part of the mastermind's scheme.

However, the arrangement was not intended to detect beings above the God Realm, but rather to prevent the Six Paths of Reincarnation from being restored.

It is highly likely that once the path to the underworld is restored to a certain extent, the mastermind behind the scenes will soon notice the anomaly through those monsters and take action to eliminate anything related to the path of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

This is why, over the years, information related to the underworld and the six paths of reincarnation has not been disseminated.

Perhaps some race has already rediscovered the laws and pathways of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. However, once it has recovered to a certain extent, the mastermind behind it will intervene, and those races that try to restore the pathways of the Six Paths of Reincarnation will be wiped out.

Therefore, even after so many eons, the six paths of reincarnation and the underworld have never been restored.

At this point, Professor Confucius continued, "Another reason why I speculate that the mastermind is a group of people is because they have remained silent for so many years."

"I believe that when they invaded our multiverse back then, they must have come out in full force."

"So, even if they did successfully defeat the Underworld within our multiverse back then, they must have suffered heavy losses, so heavy that their power has not yet recovered to this day." "Otherwise, it would be impossible that no trace of them has been found in the multiverse yet."

"Given the current situation, it is very likely that they can only rely on some methods they set up during their peak period to try to block our path to the level of a god."

"If it weren't for the fact that there were beings above the level of the main god who survived back then, perhaps the power of our multiverse would have surpassed theirs long ago."

"Therefore, this also shows that the foundation or scale of that multiverse may not be very powerful."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't still be in the recovery phase."

Zhang Zhi let out a long sigh: "Teacher, even if the foundation of that multiverse is not very strong, they were already a world with power above the God Realm before."

"But countless eons have passed since the destruction of the underworld. While their power may not have returned to its former state, it is certainly greater than the current multiverse!"

"I think this is why the catastrophes descending upon the multiverse are becoming increasingly powerful!"

"Because the intruder's strength has been constantly increasing!"

After hearing Zhang Zhi's words, Professor Confucius silently nodded in agreement with Zhang Zhi's conjecture.

However, he quickly discovered a few more problems, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "But judging from the fact that they still haven't attacked us, their strength at this moment shouldn't be much greater than ours."

"Otherwise, they would have invaded long ago."

After a pause, Professor Confucius continued, "Oh, right, there's one more thing we just overlooked!"

"According to our previous speculation, the power of this catastrophe was determined by the multiverse based on the strength of those invaders."

"Judging from the power of the current catastrophe, those people are not actually strong enough to overwhelm us."

Zhang Zhi was taken aback when he heard this, thinking to himself, "That's right. If the Great Calamity is indeed a selection process by the multiverse to identify those powerful enough to deal with the invaders above the God Realm, then the power of the Great Calamity must be determined based on the strength of those invaders."

From this perspective, the invaders are not actually that strong now.

Oh no, it should be that they haven't become powerful enough to make people like us despair.

However, at this moment, a hint of doubt appeared in Zhang Zhi's eyes.

He looked up at Professor Confucius and asked, "But teacher, according to common sense, even if the multiverse suffered severe damage back then, it's impossible that it hasn't recovered by now."

"This is completely illogical."

"After all, even if it was a Pyrrhic victory, they were still the victors, possessing a multiverse with a lineage that could reach beyond the realm of the main gods."

"The underworld was destroyed at least tens of thousands of epochs ago, how could they not have recovered their strength yet?"

After hearing Zhang Zhi's words, Professor Confucius's eyes also flashed with a hint of doubt: "Indeed, I also find this very strange."

"However, it's not impossible for such a situation to occur."

"For example, back then, all the beings above the God Realm mobilized, and after that great battle, most of them either perished or were seriously injured and were unable to return to their own multiverse in a short period of time."

"Those survivors from back then may have taken a long time to return to their own multiverse, which is why they are not very powerful now."

"Or perhaps, when they came to invade our multiverse, their own multiverse had problems, causing their subsequent power to be insufficient."

"It is even quite possible that no reinforcements will arrive for such a long time."

"Their increased strength is likely due to those people recovering from their injuries, or through various means, obtaining some power from within our multiverse."

"Or perhaps, our multiverse itself has always been eroding the power of those things."

"Or perhaps the environment outside the multiverse is extremely harsh, and most of their reinforcements simply cannot reach our side."

"Or, since our multiverse already has its own consciousness, it is impossible to enter our multiverse unless one possesses the power to fight against the entire multiverse."

"And so on, there are countless possibilities like this."

"We don't really need to delve too deeply into why their strength is growing so slowly."

"All we need to know is that once we survive that calamity, we will have the power to fight the masterminds behind the destruction of the underworld."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhi spat out a mouthful and said, "Teacher, you're right, I have a form."

"Indeed, as long as we can survive the great calamity, we don't need to worry too much about the mastermind behind it all."

"The mastermind behind the destruction of the underworld has never made a move against us, which means that their power at this time is simply insufficient to deal with our multiverse. They can only restrict us by cutting off our path to the realm above the main god."

"Once we get through that great calamity, we can deal with them however we want."

Upon hearing Zhang Zhi's words, Professor Confucius felt a surge of pride and laughed heartily, saying, "That's right. The mastermind behind this is our human race's nemesis, who has been entangled with us for countless epochs. As long as our human race can defeat them, the consciousness of the multiverse will surely favor our human race."

"We humans are determined to be the protagonists of this multiverse!"

Zhang Zhi let out a sigh of relief. In fact, the monsters that attacked each time before had always been a major worry weighing on his mind.

He had always worried that if the path of the Six Paths of Reincarnation developed too quickly, it might bring about unspeakable disasters.

If, as I suspect, the mastermind behind this is indeed as I've predicted, then things don't seem so terrible after all! (End of Chapter)