Genesis: Starting with Growing Mushrooms

Chapter 289 Sweeping Away the Undersea Civilization, Returning Home

Here
It is a ruin, but also a tremendous treasure of civilization!
Similar to the Sona civilization mentioned in the previous introduction of divine artifacts, without the help of divine artifacts, it would have been a failed civilization that sank into the deep sea.

And here?

They all established new underwater worlds and became successful underwater civilizations!
Each one is more powerful than the Sona civilization.

Although they were even more desperate when they arrived here.

They realized they were on the wrong path, but their skill level was beyond question.

The best among the thousands of people who fought their way in are extremely rare.

The centipede civilization before us is one of the civilizations in this underwater wasteland. As God, He favored it and thus awakened it.

The centipede in front of us resembles a giant cosmic serpent, coiled around the planet as an equator, but its shape is more like a small space train.

"you are?"

One by one, the centipede people awoke, their consciousness returning in a daze.

We're alive?

"Where is this place?"

"Didn't we already commit suicide?"

They remember that as they dived deeper, they found no breakthroughs and were trapped on the seabed, surviving by scavenging for trash, unable to surface, which led to utter despair.

The declining birth rate, the collapse of dreams, the loss of energy and spirit, and being confined in a small underwater world, make a long lifespan feel like that of a prisoner living in a cage.

What would happen if a prisoner were imprisoned for tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years?
They might be so desperate as to commit suicide.

Once inside, there's no way out. Similar civilizations abound in this seabed, or perhaps those who can avoid suicide are the rare exceptions.

The "path to immortality" was severed, and after painstakingly "ascending" to this place, one can only imagine the despair of discovering that the universe is a huge lie and that the seventh rank does not exist.

“You have not come back to life; you are already dead.”

God looked at this ancient civilization that had committed suicide and said calmly, "You are merely the fairies I have awakened, inheriting the memories of the dead, and are considered new life."

"Resurrection requires the gods to work together to complete the construction of the world of the dead and perfect the order of heaven and earth in this respect, so that the natural order of heaven and earth can be fully established."

resurrection?

A world of death?
What exactly is this humanoid life form from the universe, radiating an unknown pressure and mysterious power, saying?
This is utterly unbelievable gossip.

Furthermore, the basic white value power he possesses is definitely not from conventional Nen.

Divine power? Does such a thing really exist?
How much time has passed since then? Is the universe so unscientific now?

The speed of light formed a halo around him, indicating that he had actually exceeded the speed of light.
This is unscientific!
"Please introduce yourselves."

Suddenly God spoke.

The leader of the centipedes paused, and though it was about to say more, it suddenly spoke instinctively, "My name is Centipede K98 Train, and our race exists as a civilization of trains."

"We have no gender. We were born in the Left Starfall region of the Scaled Fish Galaxy, creations of a fifth-order civilization that has not yet left our planet."

"Our civilization is very adept at integrating and genetically modifying mechanical life forms. We were born in a laboratory and coexisted peacefully with this fifth-order civilization, but tragedy struck."

"When one of our centipede tribesmen broke through to the sixth rank and gave birth to a sixth-rank infant, a cry triggered an instinctive wide-area mental attack that directly pierced the will of all life on the entire planet, killing all life."

"That's the story of our first ancestor, Train A001, who was born in the ruins of a fifth-order civilization."

"Our ancestors spent tens of thousands of years restarting civilization, beginning to venture into space, then, in despair, turned on each other, ultimately choosing to transform themselves into space trains, constantly descending."

Liu Jun listened quietly to the other party's introduction of civilization.

Like most civilizations, the period before the fifth level was relatively pleasant, but the sixth level began to be filled with various forms of despair.

Currently, this millennium-legged civilization is only at level 95 of the God Era.

In this ruined civilization with an average of over a hundred generations of gods, they were among the weakest.

However, after traveling a long way, Liu Jun has not yet discovered any civilizations that have exceeded 200 generations of gods.

The reason is actually very simple.

The higher you go, the lower the growth efficiency and the higher the difficulty.

At the same time, the desire to have children will decrease dramatically, until finally, people will sterilize themselves.

This is based on the reasons for the low birth rate of modern humans on Earth in a previous life.

And here?

Even worse, killing one's parents, leading to even greater despair.

They are all unfilial and rebellious children. Knowing full well that the children they have will not support them in their old age and will even beat them up, would you still have them?

It would be quite an achievement if the birth rate could be sustained for more than a hundred generations.

Two hundred generations ago, these civilizations either made a desperate gamble by venturing into the bottom of the ocean of space, or they perished due to internal strife.

It's so tragic and hopeless.

"You centipede people are the most interesting and unique civilization I have ever seen."

"He actually turned himself into a space train."

Looking at the small trains slowly rising up, Liu Jun couldn't help but marvel, "So, I woke you up."

"Thank God!"

Train K98 couldn't help but speak respectfully.

The 95th generation of gods represents the lowest level of civilization here.

But looking at it from another angle, the fact that they've made it this far in just 95 years is also a testament to their immense potential.
He just died young.

Liu Jun had seen those gods with over 190 levels of cultivation when he passed by, but he felt that their potential was just average, and that the level of cultivation didn't mean anything.

"I come from a mythical world with gods."

God said succinctly, “I have explored this place and need some manpower, so I have chosen to awaken you as fairies.”

"There is a truly living civilization in the distance, and my first task for you is to persuade them."

K98 frowned slightly, then said very rationally, "Excuse my bluntness, but after being locked up here for too long, most of the survivors in these civilizations are mentally unstable lunatics. We need to persuade them."

God said coldly, "Our world of gods exists in seven orders!"

Seventh level?

The entire K98 train trembled.

Isn't this exactly what they've been longing for?
Or perhaps this is an obsession found in all ruined civilizations, even to the point of extreme fanaticism.

The garbage dump was littered with the bones of countless dead people, and the despair there was beyond words.

Everyone's aiming for the seventh rank!

"If that's the case, I'm confident I can convince any civilization!" The two indicator lights on the K98 train kept flashing; they were like its big eyes.

"The only difficulty is finding more living civilizations in these ruins, which is not easy because the number is already small, and the ocean currents in the seabed are like a maze."

God nodded, "Go." The little trains immediately and happily sped off.

They thrived in the ocean currents of this space, and no other more advanced civilization was as adept as them.

Unfortunately, Liu Jun's power has already consumed 10% of his strength in awakening more than a thousand centipede fairies from the 90th generation of gods.

For the sake of stability, he did not intend to awaken any more fairies.

After all, we also have to consider surfacing and resisting other ocean currents, which could lead to various unforeseen circumstances.

"Ultimately, it's because I've left the magic network. My physical strength isn't enough to draw upon the power of heaven and earth."

"The physical exertion is too great; we must be prepared for any unforeseen circumstances."

Liu Jun valued his life more than anyone else. After a moment's thought, he said, "We'll figure out a way to open up a passage in the seabed of space, creating a direct route. That would make it much easier to get in and out of here."

This time, obtaining the key to the advanced spatial artifact and unlocking a new adventure map is quite meaningful.

Although it was a bit disappointing, as it was just another ordinary ancient civilization, this underwater adventure map was basically not dangerous and quite barren.

The only thing that gives me a headache is natural disasters, such as ocean currents.

The might of Heaven is unstoppable.

Even as God, I am merely a sixth-order individual, and the most troublesome problem is traveling back and forth.

It's like an ordinary person holding an umbrella and walking through a torrential downpour during a category 8 typhoon—it's not fatal.

But it's uncomfortable, it's definitely uncomfortable.

And you can feel the helplessness of being alone with an umbrella, braving the typhoon, the vastness and pressure of the heavens.

Just as Liu Jun was pondering, K98 had already brought the representatives of the civilization from that new underwater world in the distance.

His name is Yiba.

The 175th floor of the God Era has relatively strong combat power, but no special advantages.

Ordinary.

"Is there really a seventh tier?" The Yiba leader clearly didn't believe it. "How could you possibly have only thirty levels?"

Without a word, God unleashed a massive pressure that instantly caused the opponent to collapse to the ground.

The leader of the Yiba tribe immediately softened, his voice trembling, his expression filled with fear, like a puppy wagging its tail and begging for mercy.

God released his oppressive aura, completely disregarding Iba, and turned to look at K98, coldly saying:
"You may live in this world of Yiba civilization, come in and collect some interesting cultural relics, or search for other living remnants."

"And send some men with me back to the land of the gods."

K98 was taken aback, and quickly asked, "Then will you come back?"

"We will come back." God told them directly to pack their bags.

“I will.” A hint of undisguised resentment and jealousy flashed in the eyes of the Yiba chief.

"You still dare to harbor rebellious thoughts?"

God scoffed, "So you've really been stuck here for too long, your brain's gone haywire."

Without saying much, he threw in a bundle of fate, twisting the personality.

Then the power continued to spread.

The remaining inhabitants of the entire civilization were all distorted; their worldview, civilization, and even architecture were reshaped.

One after another, towering temples of God rose from the ground and appeared in the central areas of various cities in the Yiba civilization.

In the eyes of every citizen, God is the spiritual pillar of their history and the greatest religion.

“Thank God, I will follow your will!” the Iba chief said respectfully.

"That's it." God paid no further attention.

K98, standing nearby, gleamed with fervor. "Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! With a single thought, the world was reshaped. Mountains split into valleys, forests turned into plains, churches rose from the ground, a new history, a new civilization, and a new faith."

"Is this God?"

He clenched his fist, brimming with excitement. "The world of gods, the world of all gods... how exciting! And he's only at the sixth rank, what about the seventh rank powerhouses?"

Three days later, he led a group of centipede people to the surface.

As for the Yiba civilization?

Without any inherent advantages, a race without distinctive features offers no benefit.

They became a devout civilization of God worshippers in the ocean, with magnificent temples everywhere and countless believers praying.

Ten years later.

After navigating through a series of chaotic ocean currents, Liu Jun finally surfaced and saw the endless, vast starry sky.

After spending a long time in that oppressive seabed area, even this previously dull and monotonous starry sea and river system felt like a long-lost sense of tranquility.

Meanwhile, the people on the K98 train nearby wept with joy, exclaiming, "It's the sea of ​​stars! It's the sea of ​​stars! It's land! It's the land our ancestors spoke of!"

They were like cave dwellers who had never seen the sun in their entire lives, crying tears of joy as they saw sunlight for the first time.

"Is that a planet?"

"So funny!"

A train, as happy as a child, clung to a planet, spinning back and forth like a thin rope wrapped around a basketball twice.

K98 couldn't help but explain, "Back when our planet and the race that created us coexisted, it's said that we were like a giant egg wrapped in bandages."

"Our trains orbit around like satellites, making transportation incredibly convenient."

He excitedly recounted his past stories.
"However, with the advent of the space train era, we have sunk into space. Our dozens of people, connected end to end, can become a long and narrow space teleportation tunnel, very quickly."

Liu Jun seemed to be deep in thought, vaguely sensing that this civilization must have been quite interesting before, with incredibly advanced transportation.

It's a pity that many brilliant cosmic civilizations have perished in this way, and the universe has become barren, with large amounts of land sinking into the seabed, leading to the current Age of Exploration, leaving only scattered planets and islands.

Liu Jun found this kind of cosmic environment too boring.

A growing thought arose in his mind: "The real universe is such garbage! Reality is indeed a piece of trash. I really need to create a mythological world and reshape this universe."

"I can mold it however I want, and mold it into a mature seventh-tier path."

After surfacing for a short rest, they continued their journey and soon arrived at the location of the God Continent's star system.

Ignoring the awe of the K98 trains, Liu Jun led them into the mushroom soup, returning to the abode of the gods.

After this round of travel, Liu Jun finally felt a bit tired; such a long journey was too exhausting.

He figured he probably wouldn't go there himself next time; he'd ask the other gods to help him research new technologies and create a fast passage to the seabed.

what?
You think it's impossible?

With the divine power wielded by the gods, anything is possible.

If you really can't do that, then just start making soup and brew the corresponding divine power to deal with this underwater garbage dump.

Clean up litter and protect the environment – ​​it's everyone's responsibility!
(End of this chapter)