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Zhang Zhi reached out and grabbed the paper crane; needless to say, it was Confucius who had invited him.

He smiled apologetically at Liu Wanwan and the others, then passed through the teleportation portal formed by the paper crane and arrived at Professor Confucius's cave.

After bowing slightly to Professor Confucius, who was sitting in the center of the main hall, Zhang Zhi asked, "Teacher, what have you been busy with all this time? I've missed you so much."

Professor Confucius was slightly taken aback when he heard Zhang Zhi say such cheesy words. Then he shook his head, pointed at Zhang Zhi, and said, "You little rascal."

"Where did you learn to be so glib and smooth-talking?"

Zhang Zhi said with a big smile, "Teacher, you've wronged me. I wasn't just being glib; I was telling the truth."

"It's been almost half a year since I last saw you, teacher."

Professor Confucius smiled and shook his head, saying, "Alright, I didn't call you here to listen to your empty talk."

After hearing what Professor Confucius said, Zhang Zhi composed himself and asked seriously, "May I ask why Master has summoned his disciple here this time?"

Professor Confucius nodded slightly to Zhang Zhi: "Actually, you should have guessed some of the reasons why I asked you to come here."

"After leaving your underworld last time, I shared some of the conclusions we reached that day with other professors."

"After learning the relevant details, they basically agreed with our speculation at the time about the mastermind behind it all."

"They all believe that the reason why there are no beings above the God Realm in the current multiverse, no worlds above the level of the main world, and why the Great Calamity is so difficult is indeed all because of the mastermind behind it all."

"So, during this time, we have been discussing matters related to the mastermind behind it all."

"For example, based on our previous speculation about the strength of the mastermind behind the scenes, how strong would our human race need to confront that mastermind head-on?"

"For example, how can we acquire the strength to deal with the mastermind behind it all?"

"For example, the difficulty of that great calamity should be much higher than we previously estimated, so we need to figure out at what stage of preparation it will be appropriate to try to overcome that great calamity."

"For example, their speculations about those monsters."

At this point, Professor Confucius paused, looked up at Zhang Zhi, and said, "Of course, there are some things here that are not quite the same as what we previously speculated."

"For example, we both believe that the monsters that appeared near the Gates of Hell after they opened through the black hole were very likely from some fragment of the underworld."

"Because at the time we believed that only fragments of the underworld could connect to a certain world in the multiverse across countless distances."

"However, several professors raised different opinions this time."

"They believe that the place that can connect all regions of the multiverse regardless of distance is not just the former underworld, but other possibilities."

"For example, outside the multiverse!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhi pondered for a moment and immediately understood what Professor Confucius meant.

The underlying principle is similar to the concept of multidimensionality.

If the mastermind's headquarters are outside the multiverse, then it is indeed possible to teleport regardless of the straight-line distance within the multiverse.

However, this conjecture actually has some minor problems. Thinking of this, Zhang Zhi looked up at Professor Confucius and then asked, "Teacher, have those professors ever been to beyond the multiverse?"

Professor Confucius seemed puzzled by Zhang Zhi's question. After a moment's thought, he shook his head and said, "No!"

"Most professors probably didn't have the concept of other multiverses in mind before they talked to me."

After saying this, He realized why Zhang Zhi asked that question, and he smiled and said, "You mean that they have never been outside the multiverse, so they can't possibly determine what the multiverse is like, therefore, their proposal might not be true?"

"What you said does make some sense."

"However, that hypothesis is just one possibility proposed by everyone, and it does not mean that it is necessarily one or the other."

“Those monsters may have come from fragments of the former underworld, or they may have come from outside the multiverse, from the stronghold of the mastermind behind it all.”

"To be honest, currently no one in the entire multiverse knows how to go outside the multiverse."

"Nobody knows what's going on outside the multiverse."

"We speculate that it may be necessary to advance to the level of a main god or higher to have the ability to break through the boundaries of the multiverse and go beyond the multiverse."

"This is probably why the mastermind behind it all is trying to prevent the emergence of beings above the God Realm in the multiverse!"

"Actually, the reason those professors asked that question was based on another hypothesis we had."

"This hypothesis suggests that our multiverse consciousness is so averse to the mastermind that they cannot stay in the multiverse for very long."

"If this conjecture is true, then if the Six Paths of Reincarnation controlled by a certain race has become so powerful that it has touched the warning line set up by the mastermind behind the scenes."

"However, since the underworld is located within the multiverse, if the mastermind wants to know the specifics, they will need to overcome the multiverse's rejection and enter the multiverse to obtain the relevant information."

"However, if those black holes come from outside the multiverse, then there's no need for all this trouble."

After hearing what Professor Confucius said, Zhang Zhi thought about it for a moment and felt that it made sense.

If the monsters' stronghold is located in a fragment of the underworld, and the consciousness of the multiverse truly rejects the mastermind, then the mastermind would have to expend considerable effort every time they try to leave the fragment of the underworld.

So, the monsters' stronghold might actually be outside the multiverse. Hmm?
No, is it possible that the underworld itself exists outside the multiverse?
Is it possible that the monster's lair is located within the fragments of the underworld, and at the same time, outside the multiverse?

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhi felt a chill run down his spine!
According to the conventional spatial laws within the multiverse, the existence of the underworld seems very abnormal.

Because it can connect all worlds within the multiverse regardless of spatial distance, and the energy consumed in the teleportation is not much.

When the Lingbao Small World first opened the Gates of Hell, Zhang Zhi actually found it a bit unbelievable that the two small worlds were connected to the same underworld.

After all, this goes against common sense.

However, if the underworld is outside the multiverse, and the Gates of Hell are viewed as a spatial array used at the level of a main god, wouldn't all of this make sense? Wouldn't it become reasonable?
But the problem is, if the underworld is outside the multiverse, then my two small worlds will be in trouble!

The underworld connected to my little world is constantly expanding, and if I'm not careful, it will be discovered by the mastermind behind it.

If the underworld is discovered, then my little world will truly be in turmoil.

Zhang Zhi let out a breath and began to pray silently that the situation outside the multiverse was very complicated, and that even the mastermind behind it wouldn't have much energy to investigate the situation outside the multiverse.

Then he remembered that he had some doubts before: if the multiverse really rejected the mastermind behind the scenes, then why didn't the multiverse play a role when the underworld fought against the mastermind behind the scenes?

If the underworld is outside the multiverse, then this question can also be answered.

Because the underworld and the mastermind are fighting outside the multiverse, the consciousness of the multiverse can't help them at all.

Similarly, this also explains why there are no records of the incredibly fierce battle between the Underworld and the forces behind it all in the multiverse.

Previously, it was thought that a mastermind had erased the relevant records using the law of cause and effect. Now it seems that the great war did not actually break out within the multiverse, and the races within the multiverse naturally had no idea what had happened.

Thinking of this, he turned to look at Professor Confucius, hesitating whether or not to tell Professor Confucius what he had just thought of.

Professor Confucius was unaware of Zhang Zhi's thoughts at that moment. After finishing his speech, he paused briefly before continuing, "In addition, let's discuss some things that we didn't notice at the time."

"For example, those races that tried to survive the great catastrophe all ended up being wiped out. We once thought that their fall and the destruction of their races were due to the multiverse."

"But is it really due to the multiverse?"

"Was it actually the multiverse that intervened, or the mastermind behind it all?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhi blinked and immediately understood what Professor Confucius meant: As far as the multiverse itself is concerned, it certainly hopes that beings above the level of the main god will appear within the multiverse.

Therefore, even if those main gods who attempt to break through the barrier of the main god realm encounter the mastermind behind the scenes after surviving the great calamity, what the multiverse wants to do is definitely to prevent those beings who are not strong enough but want to break through to advance to the main god realm, rather than directly killing those main gods who want to survive the great calamity.

It's even less likely that they would directly destroy the entire race of the main god who was attempting to transcend the tribulation.

The multiverse would certainly prefer as many people as possible to try and survive the great catastrophe, because only in this way can an entity capable of dealing with the mastermind behind it all emerge.

Therefore, killing those who attempt to break through to the level of a main god, slaughtering the races to which those main gods belong, and destroying the main worlds where those who attempt to break through to the level of a main god reside, is definitely not something that happens in the multiverse.

The only one who would do this is the mastermind from another multiverse who has always wanted to prevent the multiverse from becoming stronger!

At this point, Professor Confucius continued, "According to our previous predictions, the mastermind behind this is likely to be very skilled in the laws of mental power and the soul."

"In this respect, it is almost the same as the method we previously obtained for destroying races that wanted to break through to the level of the main god."

"Therefore, we speculate that this great calamity is very likely a simulation of the multiverse, and the main method used by the mastermind behind it all."

"Because the methods seem the same, after the mastermind behind the scenes destroyed those beings who attempted to transcend the tribulation and their races, we would mistakenly believe that the great calamity killed those beings who attempted to break through, and that the great calamity destroyed their main world."

"But in reality, it was probably done by the mastermind behind it all."

"Any movement that breaks through to the level of the God of Gods could trigger the arrangements of the mastermind behind the scenes. Once the mastermind learns that someone is trying to break through to the level of the God of Gods, they will definitely go there immediately and then make their move after the great calamity ends."

Upon hearing Zhang Zhi's words, Zhang Zhi gasped, thinking that if Professor Confucius's deduction was true, then the human race had truly escaped death last time!
Seeing the look of astonishment on Zhang Zhi's face, Professor Confucius said with some emotion, "When we arrived at this conclusion, we were also shocked."

"Fortunately, Professor Zhuangzi stopped the attack on the barrier of the God Realm in time."

"Otherwise, it would be questionable whether our human race even exists now."

"With the current strength of our human race, it is almost impossible for us to be a match for the mastermind behind it all."

"Our only reliance at present is that we, as the Lords of the World, specialize in cultivating mental power. Our mental strength is much higher than that of ordinary races, and our resistance to mental power spells is also much higher than that of ordinary races."

Hearing Professor Confucius say this, Zhang Zhi let out a long sigh of relief.

Thinking to himself, Professor Zhuangzi truly deserves to be called a saintly being who has achieved great merit. His subconscious interruption of the breakthrough above the God Realm can be said to have pulled humanity back from the brink of destruction.

If Professor Zhuangzi hadn't interrupted his breakthrough last time, unless He could survive the great calamity, the human race would definitely have been wiped out by that mastermind!
At this point, Professor Confucius continued, "We humans are fortunate to have escaped a catastrophic disaster without even realizing it."

"However, we currently have no way of knowing whether Professor Zhuangzi's encounter with the barrier of the God Realm last time triggered the arrangements of the mastermind behind the scenes."

"Although the mastermind behind this would have acted long ago if they wanted to, in order to avoid being at the mercy of others, after discussing for a period of time, we professors decided not only to accelerate the preparations for the cultivators in the God Realm and the various preparations for breaking through the God Realm barrier, but also to start implementing the Fire Seed Project!"

Upon hearing Professor Confucius mention the Fire Seed Project, Zhang Zhi's gaze sharpened.

As the name suggests, the Fire Seed Project is a series of plans devised by the human race to ensure its continuation when faced with the crisis of extinction.

The humans in the Demon Lord's World region were those who, when the human race lost the favor of the multiverse, initiated the Fire Seed Project and went to the Demon Lord's World region. (End of this chapter)