My clan is super powerful

Zhang Zhi was about to say that the current situation shouldn't be this bad when he suddenly realized that the opponent the human race was facing was the mastermind behind the destruction of the Underworld, which was likely already above the level of the main world.

They are the masterminds behind the destruction of countless races that have attempted to break through to the level of a supreme god over so many eras.

Such an opponent certainly deserves the utmost respect; no amount of caution is too much!

After suppressing this thought, he began to wonder whether he should tell Professor Confucius about his speculation that the underworld might be outside the multiverse.

Then another thought popped into his mind.

After pondering for a while, he decided to take it one step at a time, so he said to Professor Confucius, "Teacher, I still have some doubts about the mastermind behind this."

"For example, if they are truly a race that excels in mental power and the laws of the soul, then why would they kill those gods who attempt to break through the barrier of the main god realm? Why would they destroy their race?"

"Wouldn't it be a better option to directly enslave those beings at the God-level?"

"This will not only increase their own strength, but also allow them to gradually erode the multiverse by enslaving powerful races."

"It's not impossible that he could even take over the multiverse directly through the races he enslaves."

Professor Confucius's expression showed a hint of approval when he heard Zhang Zhi's question. He nodded slightly and said, "I had the same question when I talked with other professors."

"Finally, we believe it may be due to the consciousness of the multiverse."

"The mastermind behind the scenes is not unwilling, but unable."

"Just as we predicted, if one's cultivation level does not break through to the level of a God, it is almost impossible to break through the boundaries of the multiverse and go beyond it."

"Because of the consciousness of the multiverse, the mastermind cannot stay in the multiverse for long. In addition, none of the beings who are able to try to break through to the level of the main god are easy to deal with."

"Therefore, the mastermind behind the scenes is simply unable to enslave those who attempt to break through the barrier of the main god realm in a short period of time."

“Pollution is certainly much easier than slavery.”

"That's why they returned to the outside of the multiverse after casting spells that pollute the mind and soul."

"For example, the main world of the Elf race next to your small world was not destroyed by a mastermind, but by their high-level cultivators who, after being corrupted by spiritual power, fought each other and ultimately destroyed their own main world."

"And because they were tainted by the aura of the mastermind behind it all, they lost the favor of the multiverse and were eventually wiped out."

"Of course, after discussing with the professors, I believe that there are certainly more than one similar possibility."

"For example, Professor Yuan Zi believes that the price that the mastermind would have to pay to bring beings from within the multiverse to outside the multiverse through that black hole is so high that they themselves cannot bear it."

"After all, any being within the multiverse bears the imprint of the multiverse, and the consciousness of the multiverse can still prevent them from being transported outside the multiverse by using those imprints."

"Therefore, the mastermind behind the scenes could only choose to corrupt those beings who were trying to break through to the God Realm, rather than enslave them."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhi nodded slowly, and after a moment of contemplation, he said, "Therefore, based on your deductions and those of the other professors, it is not suitable for any intelligent life within the multiverse to travel outside of it."

"Unless we overcome a great catastrophe, even if we find a way to travel beyond the multiverse, we still won't be able to go beyond the multiverse?"

Professor Confucius nodded and said, "That is indeed the case at present."

"However, the only confirmed way for us to travel beyond the multiverse is to advance to the level of a God."

"After our discussions, we have come to believe that there were no major catastrophes in ancient times."

"The reason for this great calamity is very likely that some main gods broke through to the main god realm and were then enslaved by a behind-the-scenes mastermind outside the multiverse."

"That's why the great calamity eventually occurred."

"This great calamity occurred for two reasons: one, to prevent too many people from aiding the enemy; and two, to filter out those who can fight against the mastermind behind the scenes."

"Finally, the occurrence of this great calamity may be a way for the multiverse to remind those beings who have advanced to the level of Gods to be wary of intelligent beings with the power to corrupt their spirits and souls."

"That way, even if we encounter a mastermind outside the multiverse, we won't be completely unprepared."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhi nodded inwardly. After pondering for a moment, he looked up and asked Professor Confucius, "Teacher, if that's the case, shouldn't we inform other races in the multiverse about the existence of the mastermind?"

Professor Confucius nodded upon hearing this and said, "We also considered spreading the news about the mastermind through the Temple of Trade, but due to the many uncertainties involved and the fear of alerting them, we had to give up in the end."

After a pause, Professor Confucius added, "Actually, the most important reason is that all of us professors believe that the next race in the multiverse to break through to the level of a main god will definitely be our human race."

"At that time, our human race will surely defeat the alien races that have invaded our multiverse."

"Therefore, it wouldn't be very meaningful to inform other races of this news."

After hearing Professor Confucius's bold words, Zhang Zhi felt a surge of fighting spirit. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Teacher, what you just said about the multiverse actually having a very strong constraint on that mastermind behind the scenes."

"So, I have a guess in my mind."

"Is it possible that the underworld is actually outside the multiverse?"

Upon hearing Zhang Zhi's words, a glint flashed in Professor Confucius's eyes, and he then smiled and said, "You've noticed this situation too?"

"Yes, in fact, the professors and I also believe that the underworld may be outside the multiverse."

"However, since your little world is now connected to the latest underworld, I didn't tell you about it just now to avoid making you too worried."

"Since you've come up with this yourself, I'll just take this opportunity to tell you some of our speculations about the underworld."

"After discussion, we believe that the area where the underworld is located, or the underworld itself, may not belong to my multiverse, or rather, it may not have been separated from the multiverse."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhi's pupils contracted slightly. The Underworld doesn't belong to our multiverse?

According to what Professor Confucius said, they believe that the underworld comes from another multiverse.
Or perhaps the underworld itself is a relatively small multiverse?
Shouldn't it?

If the Underworld originated from another multiverse, then the multiverse itself shouldn't have the ability to split into other multiverses, right? How could it possibly be separated from another multiverse?

Furthermore, the earliest underworld shouldn't have been that big, so how could it have evolved from a multiverse?

If this is true, then the multiverse is too small, isn't it?
Professor Confucius, who was standing to the side, continued to explain: "You have also come into contact with the Law of Death before, and you may have some understanding of it."

"In the ancient multiverse, there was no law of the six realms of reincarnation."

"It's possible that because the Death God's Law was only responsible for reaping, the entire multiverse was in trouble. At that time, the consciousness of the multiverse somehow captured the Underworld."

"And the laws of the Six Paths of Reincarnation may have originally existed in the underworld."

"We have no way of knowing what happened in between."

"But in the end, our multiverse has an additional underworld, a place where the souls of the dead can reincarnate."

"Perhaps because it was necessary to collect souls from all parts of the multiverse, the multiverse consciousness ultimately did not assimilate the underworld into the multiverse."

"Instead, it serves as an appendage attached to the multiverse."

"Because only such a hell can more conveniently connect all the worlds within the entire multiverse."

Seeing the hint of realization on Zhang Zhi's face, Professor Confucius pondered for a moment and continued, "I know you're actually worried that the fragment of the underworld you chose to connect to will be discovered by those monsters or the mastermind behind it all."

"Actually, I personally think you don't need to worry too much about this."

"We all agree that the spatial relationships outside the multiverse are extremely chaotic, and the underworld that was destroyed back then has turned into countless fragments of the underworld."

“And when I went in last time, your fragment of the underworld was pitifully small.”

"Such a small fragment is no easier to find than a needle in a haystack in such a chaotic area."

"Furthermore, even if they discover the fragment of the underworld you've connected to, neither the mastermind nor those monsters would have any interest in an underworld of that scale."

At this point, Professor Confucius paused for a moment, then continued, "Of course, all of this is merely speculation by us professors based on the information we have at hand."

"That's not necessarily true."

Zhang Zhi nodded slightly upon hearing this. After pondering for a while, he asked, "Teacher, why do you and those professors believe that the underworld did not originate from our multiverse?"

Professor Confucius, upon hearing this question, explained: "The reason is actually quite simple. This underworld and the law of the Six Paths of Reincarnation seem to have appeared suddenly."

"When Death ruled our multiverse, there was no such thing as reincarnation."

“Through the Temple of Trade, we also learned a lot of secrets from the time of the Death God, when souls had no place to belong in the multiverse.”

"However, after the age of death ended, records of reincarnation suddenly appeared."

"Therefore, we believe that the Six Paths of Reincarnation are not laws that originated within our multiverse."

"As for why there are so many multiverses?"

"It's actually quite simple. The healthy and sustainable growth of a multiverse is closely related to the utilization of resources within the multiverse."

"Just like this chaotic energy, it is a means of reusing various resources within the multiverse."

"However, the soul of a living being can be said to be the most essential crystallization of the multiverse. If a multiverse does not even have the means to reuse the soul, the most essential part of the multiverse, then this multiverse must have a great flaw."

"The multiverse we inhabit is a flawed multiverse."

"It is highly likely that the multiverse discovered its own flaws early on, and realized that if it did not find a way to make up for its flaws, it might never have room for improvement."

"Therefore, the multiverse used some means to capture a world that possessed the Six Paths of Reincarnation in order to make up for its own deficiencies."

"This is probably why, after losing the Six Paths of Reincarnation, no world in the multiverse has been able to break through to the level of the main world."

"Because we are a multiverse that is inherently flawed, the upper limit of our world is the level of the main world."

"The original idea of ​​the multiverse was to elevate the underworld to a level above the main world, and then give back to itself, so that worlds above the level of the main world would also appear within the multiverse."

"However, I didn't expect that the Underworld would be attacked as soon as it was upgraded to the level of the main world. So, for so many years, the upper limit of the multiverse has not been able to be increased."

"Of course, all of this is just our speculation."

"However, it's not just our speculation. Among the information we exchanged with the Temple of Trade, many documents mentioned that many powerful beings believe that our multiverse is missing something. Therefore, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for a world above the level of the main world to arise on its own."

"Only by making up for what the world is missing can the main world have the possibility of breaking through to a higher level than the main world."

"However, those worlds that spend their entire lives searching for what exactly is missing in the multiverse."

"Now we finally know that all the worlds in the multiverse lack the means to accommodate the souls of living beings after they die."

"The soul of intelligent beings should be an extremely important resource. Our multiverse does not have the means to reuse this resource, which is why this situation has occurred."

After a pause, Professor Confucius continued, "Of course, some races may have previously deduced the importance of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and they may have even tried to repair the Six Paths of Reincarnation and the Underworld."

"However, with that mastermind behind it all, those races that attempted it naturally had no chance of succeeding." (End of Chapter)