Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 579 The Great Unification, Part Two

In Lei Chi's view, Ascension to Heaven is a mysterious organization that cultivates faith techniques. This organization operates in more than one universe, and the Ascension Grand Venerable is merely the person in charge of Ascension to Heaven's branch in the starry universe.

If I eventually unravel all the mysteries of the starry universe and wish to travel to other universes to continue exploring their secrets, perhaps I can obtain useful information and assistance from ascending to heaven.

"Great One, forget everything else! Only by eliminating this treacherous Eternal Emperor can we escape!"

Lei Chi roared at the Ascending Heaven Grand Venerable, and then launched the first attack on the Eternal Emperor. Five cosmic rings appeared behind him, and he mobilized the power of the five small universes within his body. With a punch, eight sixteen-dimensional spatial cages appeared and flew towards the Cosmic Emperor like cannonballs.

Wherever these eight sixteen-dimensional spatial cages passed, space distorted, creating layers of visible spatial ripples.

Yu Baichen made his move simultaneously. He shouted loudly, his aura erupted, and a statue a hundred feet tall immediately appeared behind him.

"go!"

Yu Baichen threw a punch, and the Dharma Image stepped on a dragon and snake, quickly flying towards Emperor Yongheng.

The Eternal Emperor had a mysterious appearance and strange methods. His body suddenly grew larger, and then he charged forward, knocking back the Dharma Image that Yu Baichen had created.

The eight sixteen-dimensional spatial cages of the Thunder Pool did strike the Eternal Emperor's body, but they seemed to be made of water and exploded directly, failing to display any power.

"What a magnificent Eternal Emperor!"

Lei Chi was not surprised. He flicked his sleeve, and a treasure gourd appeared above his head. The gourd opened its mouth, but this time it did not show any suction force. Instead, it poured out the Primordial Chaos Qi, which quickly divided into eight substances, including Primordial Chaos Heavy Water, and surrounded the Eternal Emperor.

The Eternal Emperor's body suddenly shrank again. Its main target was the Dharma Image created by Yu Baichen. Avoiding the primordial dust, it charged, pounced, and bit with the agility of a wild beast. In just a few breaths, it created several gaps in the Dharma Image's body.

Yu Baichen snorted and flew over to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Eternal Emperor, displaying extreme agility and strength. After the two clashed several times, Yu Baichen roared and reached out to grab a Spring and Autumn Greatsword out of thin air.

He used weapons.

With his broadsword in hand and his momentum rising, Yu Baichen unleashed a series of powerful strikes, then with the force of splitting Mount Hua, he sent the Eternal Emperor flying.

Lei Chi also gave chase. Suddenly, the fourth magic ring on his back shone brightly, and thunderous sounds came from it. Lei Chi threw a punch, and crimson lightning flew out from his fist, while the phantom of a golden lion dog surrounded it.

This strange bolt of lightning caused the Eternal Emperor to stumble. He then turned to look at the Thunder Pool and pounced on it.

Lei Chi exchanged a punch with him head-on and immediately felt a tremendous force, which forced him to take a step back. The five small universes within his body also trembled slightly.

This slight tremor manifests as the earth shaking and the ground cracking in some star systems.

But a bright light shone from Lei Chi's eyes.

The direct attack allowed him to observe a secret of the Eternal Emperor.

"He... seems to be a one-dimensional time-related being! Eternity, eternity... the pursuit of eternity is not evolution, but degeneration. No wonder he lost his mind and became this monster!"

With a thought, Lei Chi's internal supercomputer rapidly analyzed and calculated, preparing a report to deal with the Eternal Emperor.

Meanwhile, in the fourth universe within Lei Chi's body, on the planet Tianlei, Lan Parker, who had proclaimed himself the leader of the Tianlei Cult, looked up at the sky. As if sensing something in the darkness, he roared, "All followers, follow me! In the name of the Tianlei Cult, aid the God Lord in this battle!"

Upon hearing this, dozens of golden lion dogs roared. They transmitted their power in a peculiar way, allowing Lei Chi to sense it. Lei Chi then channeled this power into a punch, unleashing a strange thunderbolt surrounded by lion dogs.

The lightning bolt struck the Eternal Emperor again, causing him to stumble. Yu Baichen rushed over, dragging his sword. His moves were fierce, and he slashed the Eternal Emperor three times, sending him flying a hundred feet away.

Emperor Yongheng's body was indeed sturdy. He was struck solidly by Yu Baichen's greatsword without any damage. He rolled over like a wild beast and lay prone on the ground, his eyes fierce.

At this moment, the Ascended Great Venerable finally made her move. She opened her mouth and spat out a flying sword, which pierced straight at the Eternal Emperor. When it was close to him, it suddenly transformed into an ice and snow phoenix.

Emperor Eternal roared and met the attack head-on, attacking in response to attack. He instantly tore the ice phoenix to shreds, but his body was also covered in frost. Yu Baichen rushed over and engaged him in battle.

Lei Chi also stepped forward. He no longer accepted the power of Blue Parker and the Golden Lion Dog. He threw a punch, and [Heavenly Wrath] appeared. He threw another punch, and a spatial cage that was more stable than before appeared. This spatial cage was only the size of a dragon's eye. Lei Chi punched it into the right eye of the Eternal Emperor.

The Eternal Emperor let out a painful roar, stubbornly withstanding the attacks of Yu Baichen and the Ascending Heaven Venerable, and rushed to the Thunder Pool without regard for anything, biting his left arm.

Lei Chi remained expressionless and casually used his right arm to grab Emperor Yongheng.

The cosmic ring behind him lit up, and its power reached an incredible level in that instant. The Eternal Emperor was tightly gripped and unable to break free for a time.

This was a golden opportunity for Yu Baichen and the Ascending Heavenly Venerable, and the two immediately unleashed their most powerful attacks on the Eternal Emperor.

The battle continued for another half hour. Finally, the Eternal Emperor broke free from the Thunder Pool's restraints. However, the wildness in his eyes faded somewhat, replaced by fear, and he dared not approach the Thunder Pool again.

Yu Baichen's Spring and Autumn Greatsword was now riddled with cracks. He threw it away, reached out and grabbed a long-handled hammer, and continued his attack.

The battle continued, and after three full days, the outcome remained undecided.

The Eternal Emperor's defenses were incredibly strong, and he seemed tireless.

Yu Baichen had already destroyed six of his weapons. The sun and moon on his shoulder and the dragon and snake at his feet had disappeared. It seemed that the continuous fighting had made him feel tired.

The Ascending Venerable's face was deathly pale. She had already been injured by the Black Coffin Emperor, and after engaging in continuous high-intensity battles, she was completely exhausted.

Lei Chi, however, was in excellent condition.

In this battle, he didn't contribute much damage output, but he acted as a meat shield, absorbing a lot of the Eternal Emperor's attacks. It was only because he possessed five miniature universes within him and had a powerful physique that he remained unharmed.

Suddenly, thunder roared, and cracks appeared in the space.

Lei Chi's expression brightened, and he shouted, "Come!"

The rumbling grew louder and more intense, and more and more cracks appeared in the space.

Finally, a huge spatial rift was torn open, and a giant beast engulfed in flames flew out from it.

Those are the cosmic spirits of Leichi: the blazing giant Kun and the Pixiu.

More figures emerged from the spatial rift, all of them were cosmic spirits from Lei Chi, including the True Great Sword God General, the Nuclear Powered Sword Immortal, the Great Tiger, and the Sky Crane!

They have completed the task assigned to them by Lei Chi and are now here to provide support!

Although the combat power of his six cosmic spirits was not high, with each one only around 10 billion, Lei Chi was very gratified that they came to support him.

Moreover, they have already made a contribution by tearing open space, allowing the thunderous sky and the still sword shadows to reappear.

At this point, it would be easy for Lei Chi to escape.

Emperor Yongheng, however, showed fear at this moment. He roared a few times and suddenly turned and fled.

"Which way?"

Yu Baichen snorted coldly and gave chase.

The Ascended Great Venerable's expression was cold, and he also wanted to pursue.

Lei Chi, however, said, "Senior Yu, Great Venerable, that's enough! That Eternal Emperor is not easy to kill. Let's take advantage of the current lifting of the space-time seal and leave quickly!"

"good!"

The Ascending Venerable responded immediately. He glanced at the spatial rift created by the Cosmic Spirit of the Thunder Pool, and without hesitation, flew over.

Yu Baichen, having failed to catch up with Emperor Yongheng, said, "Emperor Yongheng's defenses are indeed quite formidable; further struggle against him is pointless, so let's leave!"

After saying that, he flew towards the spatial rift. Before entering, he noticed that Lei Chi hadn't moved and asked in confusion, "Aren't you leaving?"

Lei Chi shook his head, a smile appearing on his face.

He doesn't plan to leave.

This place is embedded in the heart of the universe, where space and time hold mysteries. It allows for excellent observation of the operation of the heart of the universe, and all the spirits of the universe have arrived. Lei Chi cannot find a reason to leave.

"Senior Yu, and Venerable Ascension, you may depart now. I intend to remain here in seclusion for cultivation. We shall meet again someday!"

After saying this, Lei Chi sat down cross-legged.

The Ascending Celestial Venerable turned back, looking at the Thunder Pool with a puzzled expression, and said, "The Four Extremes of Heaven will automatically repair themselves. In a few more days, the Four Extremes of Heaven will regain their function. At that time, this Heavenly Mystery Tomb will be buried again, as if sealed off, making entry and exit extremely difficult. We don't know how long it will be before it opens again. Are you sure you don't want to leave?"

"Confirmed!" Lei Chi said, "I entered the Heavenly Mystery Tomb with the intention of cultivating in seclusion here."

Yu Baichen narrowed his eyes, a thoughtful expression on his face, and said, "I've remembered your name, Great Unification Thunder Pool. While you're in seclusion here, you still need to be careful of the Eternal Emperor and the Black Coffin Emperor. Farewell, and may we meet again in the future!"

After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.

Lei Chi nodded in acknowledgment. His gaze pierced through the spatial rift, watching the Ascending Venerable and Yu Baichen enter the cross-shaped spacetime rift. Yet, his mind remained calm as still water, and he quickly entered a state of cultivation.

However, his observation target at this moment was not the Heart of the Universe, but the Black Coffin Emperor's black coffin in the fifth universe within his body.

This black coffin is no ordinary object. Lei Chi had casually glanced at it before and was able to observe many mysteries, even expanding his own life dimension. Now, observing it carefully, he should be able to rapidly expand his life dimension. This is also the cultivation advice given by the Opening Up Light Brain.

"Let's open this black coffin first!"

As Lei Chi focused his thoughts, his unified divine nature erupted, and within the third universe space cage of the fifth universe within his body, the black coffin began to tremble violently, and then its lid began to slowly move.

Two days later, the lid of the black coffin was finally opened completely. As soon as the divine power of the Thunder Pool spread slightly within, it immediately shook people's minds.

Previously, Lei Chi had also obtained a black coffin on the second level of the Heavenly Mystery Tomb.

Through that black coffin, Lei Chi learned that the Black Coffin Emperor could create intelligent life, and that the black coffin was like a client, from which one could download or send the intelligent life he created, and also like a teleportation point.

The intelligent life forms that emerge from the black coffin will not perish no matter how they are killed, because they are like monsters or NPCs in a game. Their core data or character information is controlled by the Black Coffin Emperor. As long as the core data is not damaged, they will not truly perish and can be recreated and deployed.

And at the moment the black coffin was opened.

To Lei Chi's surprise, he found the "server" that stored all the data!

"If we compare the black coffins we obtained before to game clients, then this black coffin is the game server..."

Lei Chi's mind was shaken.

In fact, he wasn't very interested in the intelligent life created by the Black Coffin Emperor, but observing the black coffin meant that Lei Chi could learn the methods and principles by which the Black Coffin Emperor created intelligent life, thereby expanding his own life dimension.

Therefore, this black coffin was, to him, a detailed manual of cultivation techniques.

Next, Lei Chi eagerly absorbed knowledge from the black coffin, constantly expanding the dimensions of his life.

Several days later, the four poles of heaven were restored, the Heavenly Secret Tomb was covered up, and the Heart of the Universe was sealed.

Lei Chi sensed it, but remained unmoved.

Several days later, the Eternal Emperor reappeared. He was like a mindless zombie, acting on instinct, seemingly unaware of what had happened before, and ignoring the Thunder Pool.

Lei Chi saw that the Eternal Emperor had dug a spacetime crater, transformed himself back into a ball of light, and then entered the spacetime crater as if into hibernation.

But Lei Chi sat cross-legged, remaining motionless, never ceasing his observation of the black coffin.

Time slowly passed...

Unbeknownst to many, Lei Chi has been sitting in meditation for a hundred years!

At this moment, his consciousness finally broke free from the black coffin and turned to continue observing the operation of the Heart of the Universe.

He has observed all the mysteries of the black coffin.

"This black coffin has given me so much inspiration. The information I've gleaned from it is enough to put my previous plans into action... The Black Coffin Emperor truly lives up to his name; this black coffin is comparable to the Nine Divine Skills of the Cowardly Emperor!"

Lei Chi silently made a summary. After a moment, he had a thought and granted the Open Space Brain authority. With the help of the Open Space Brain, he began to create the Spirit of the Universe.

This spirit that created the universe, in Lei Chi's eyes at this moment, is "editing life".

His first target was [Big Tiger].

"Great Tiger, the spirit of the first universe of the third universe, the pseudo-tower defense universe, number 0003001, open the file, write information, and begin editing the life form."

The voice of "Exploring the Light Brain" rang in Lei Chi's mind, and at the same time, an editing window resembling an attribute panel popped up in front of Lei Chi.

"Life is sustained by rejecting physical sustenance, rejecting energy sustenance, rejecting soul sustenance, and choosing the strongest conceptual sustenance!"

"Life type: Eliminate flesh and blood creatures, eliminate elemental creatures, eliminate soul creatures, choose energy creatures!"

Lei Chi silently made his choice, thinking, "I will overturn the previous settings of Great Tiger, re-edit its life form, and create a completely different, stronger Great Tiger as the cosmic spirit of my second universe! Or perhaps it can be called the guardian of the universe: the Spirit Tower!"

His thoughts flowed freely, and he muttered to himself, "The first unification is the Spirit Cage! The second unification is the Spirit Tower!"

(End of this chapter)