My cards can be infinitely combined.

Chapter 568 has a threat level of only 5.0.

The projection of the Cosmic Emperor descended once, and the core collected data to simulate his abilities. Zhou Nan also has a card of the Cosmic Emperor, but that card can only appear in the training ground.

The Cosmic Emperor who appears in the world of Fengshen is obviously also a simulation. To ordinary players in the fantasy world, she is not much different from the projection of the real Cosmic Emperor.

The Deep Sea Demon God Tu Sanjia and the white-browed old monk were clearly no match for the Cosmic Emperor, who chased after them playfully, like a cat toying with a mouse. Zhou Nan estimated that if he didn't care, the Deep Sea Demon God and the white-browed old monk would surely die.

"Very well, let's use this to test the power of the cards I created."

Zhou Nan brought his right index and middle fingers together and gently touched his brow. As his fingertips left, a black card appeared.

"go!"

With a flick of the sword, the card flew into the air, like a streak of light, and quickly disappeared into the distance.

The two-headed demon lizard, who was sparring with the mountain guardian at the foot of the mountain, noticed the stream of light. Curious and wondering what it was, it quickly stopped fighting the guardian.

"What is that?" he asked the mountain keeper.

The mountain guardian watched the streak of light disappear into the distance and said, "A black card stronger than mine... it seems a formidable figure has appeared."

"Stronger than you?"

The two-headed demon lizard player's heart stirred, and he said, "Let's end our sparring here for today. I'm going to take a look!"

Clouds appeared beneath his feet, and he soared through the air.

After years of arduous training, the two-headed demon lizard player not only created the Heavenly Demon Fist, but also greatly improved his Cloud Stepping Technique. Now he is extremely fast, and if he exerts his full strength to use the Cloud Stepping Technique, he can cross a mile in one step.

He wanted to catch up with the streak of light and see what kind of being was even stronger than Zhou Nan, but he found that the streak of light was too fast. Even when he used his full power to unleash the Cloud Step, he still didn't even have the chance to be among its dust.

The two-headed demon lizard player didn't give up, and instead flew through the air in the direction the light had gone...

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, the deep-sea demon Tu Sanjia felt utterly hopeless.

Who would have thought that there would be a big boss like the Cosmic Emperor in the world of Investiture of the Gods?

He had the Demon God Mech and was doing quite well. Even a powerful immortal like Guang Chengzi couldn't catch him. But he had a bad habit of trying to open the Starry Sky Altar. It took him a lot of effort and more than three years to finally open it, and in the end, he unleashed the Cosmic Emperor.

He wondered how the Cosmic Emperor could have appeared in the world so early if he hadn't worked so hard.

Now look what's happened, his own mech has been destroyed.

His mech wasn't just an ordinary card-summoned unit; it was a divine artifact he had imagined, and he had even used real materials to enhance it. Once destroyed, the card would simply disappear and could never return.

This loss is too great.

Although I can still come up with similar cards, they will never be as powerful.

Now he can only fly slowly, and it seems he's doomed.

"I brought this on myself. Now that I've released this big boss, whoever she catches will die, haha. She's a ruthless harvester; I'm going to swindle so many people..."

This guy knew he was doomed, but he also came to terms with it.

As for the white-browed old monk who ran away with him, he was an unlucky fellow. He suddenly appeared, initially shouting something like "Let this old monk lend you a hand," and then he ran away with him.

"Esteemed benefactor, my Buddhist name is Yuanzheng, and I am also known as the White-Browed Divine Monk. Judging from your appearance, could you be the legendary Deep Sea Demon God?"

The white-browed old monk spoke at this moment. He was standing on a gleaming flying sword and had some knowledge of the subject, recognizing the Deep Sea Demon God.

Tu Sanjia thought to himself, "What White-Browed Monk? He still wants to chat at a time like this. Isn't he afraid of dying?"

He did not answer.

Yuan Zheng remained calm and continued to ask, "The Deep Sea Demon God Tu Sanjia, ranked among the top thirty in the player potential rankings, was once the chief god of the Deep Sea race's civilization. I have heard the goddess mention him many times and have great respect for him. However, seeing him today, I am somewhat disappointed..."

"Can you shut up and focus on running away?"

Tu Sanjia roared at the old monk Yuanzheng.

The latter remained unmoved and continued, "Your combat strength is probably inferior to mine. Is this the level of the top thirty on the potential ranking? Disappointing, truly disappointing..."

"Disappointing my foot!" Tu Sanjia thought to himself that if his Demon God Mech was still around, he would definitely kill this old bald monk before running away. How dare he show off his superiority in front of him? It's too infuriating.

The old monk Yuanzheng then asked, "May I ask, benefactor demon god, what is the origin of that demon behind us? If we join forces, do we have a chance of defeating it?"

"Join forces with you? What's the difference between that and me going it alone?" Tu Sanjia said impatiently. "Let me tell you the truth, that guy behind us, apart from the powerful Wu Tian and the Star Wheel Saint Ancestor, is someone no one can handle!"

"Hehe, benefactor, you are undermining your own prestige while boosting theirs. You should know that there are always people more powerful than you, and mountains beyond mountains. I have heard of the two you mentioned, benefactor, and they are indeed heroes of the ages. However, there are certainly experts among our human race who can rival them, such as Zhe Yunfei and Hua Yun Daoren..."

The old monk Yuanzheng wanted to mention a few more of his companions' names. Based on the current strength of the Deep Sea Demon God, he estimated that even if Zhe Yunfei and the others were not as good as the Martial Ancestor of the Ape Clan or the reincarnation of the Radiant Saint Ancestor, they should not be too far behind.

Tu Sanjia interrupted him, yelling, "You're an idiot, don't talk to me again!"

"Amitabha Buddha, please do not be angry, benefactor. Why don't I summon some of my companions to show you our strength!"

At this point, Yuan Zheng opened the chat channel and sent messages to the other fifteen companions, asking them to join him in killing the BOSS. Soon enough, some people responded and expressed their willingness to help.

"Don't worry, benefactor. The request for help has been sent, and an expert will come to your aid soon."

Yuan Zheng smiled, but at that moment, a light suddenly burst forth in the sky. The light was so bright that people couldn't open their eyes. Tu Sanjia and Yuan Zheng were both stunned. When the light dissipated, they saw a proud, long-haired, white-clad swordsman standing in mid-air.

The white-clad swordsman glanced at Tu Sanjia and Yuan Zheng, and said calmly, "Quickly retreat behind me!"

He is none other than Zhou Bai, the nuclear-powered swordsman.

"Huh?" Tu Sanjia felt that the newcomer looked somewhat like Zhou Nan, but he didn't think about Zhou Nan. He had a feeling that the newcomer was a master.

Without waiting for their response, the Nuclear-Powered Sword Immortal let out a soft snort, drew his longsword, and launched a direct attack on the Cosmic Emperor.

The current Nuclear Power Sword Immortal has more than twenty skills. He has combined all of Zhou Nan's cultivation cards with him. Moreover, due to his own special nature, whether it is palm techniques or qigong, they are all transformed into sword moves and sword techniques in his hands, which is incomparable to Zhou Nan's.

It's safe to say that if Zhou Nan didn't use cards and fought this nuclear-powered sword immortal with his bare hands, he probably wouldn't have gained the upper hand and would likely have been defeated.

The moment he made his move, sword energy roared.

In his hands, the [Futian Xuanhuang] transformed into Futian Sword Qi. With a single move, a great sword seemingly forged from real gold descended from the sky.

The [Destruction Divine Halberd] also transformed into Destruction Sword Qi; with a single strike, the golden divine sword could pierce through the air for dozens of miles...

For example, palm techniques such as [Fire Prison], [Thunder Net], and [Wind Phase] are all transformed into different forms of sword energy storms by the Nuclear Power Sword Immortal.

These are real forces with real destructive power, completely different from the illusions generated by core simulations.

The Cosmic Emperor who was chasing Tu Sanjia and the Old Monk Yuanzheng was, after all, a figment of the core's creation. In front of the nuclear-powered sword immortal, it was impossible for her to be as sturdy as the real Cosmic Emperor. Her many methods were also ineffective. In just a moment, her mosaic armor was shattered, revealing her charming female body.

Of course, the Cosmic Emperor also launched attacks, but her attacks were essentially wishful thinking. The nuclear-powered sword immortal didn't even bother to dodge, and would not suffer much damage from the attacks, as if she possessed an indestructible body.

Thus, the outcome of the battle was predictable.

A moment later, the nuclear-powered sword immortal unleashed a move called "Sword Reversal of Yin and Yang," which seemed to invert space. The space in the area where the Cosmic Emperor was located was distorted, and her figure was reversed, completely losing her attack power.

The nuclear-powered swordsman attacked relentlessly, his sword moves sharp and fierce, before unleashing the [Sea-Stabilizing Divine Sword].

This move was mutated from the [Sea-Stabilizing Needle], and is specifically used for suppression. With one strike, a lightsaber pierced the brow of the Cosmic Emperor, pinning her head to the void.

The nuclear-powered swordsman swung his sword again, unleashing seven more strikes of the [Sea-Stabilizing Divine Sword], which resulted in seven light swords being embedded in the throat, chest, wrist, ankle, and abdomen of the Cosmic Emperor.

Thus, the cosmic emperor created by the core was firmly pinned to the void, unable to move at all.

The nuclear-powered sword immortal unleashed another wave of sword energy, which struck the Cosmic Emperor like a laser, emitting a blinding light and setting him ablaze.

Ten breaths later, everything vanished into thin air. The Cosmic Emperor had been struck and disappeared into light. With a clang, a large number of Divine and Demonic Coins fell out.

"Demonic coins actually dropped! Not bad!"

With another wave of his sleeve, the nuclear-powered sword immortal generated wind-shaped sword energy, which swept up all the divine and demonic coins.

"You all better behave yourselves; I'm leaving!"

The nuclear-powered swordsman turned around and bowed to Tu Sanjia and the old monk Yuanzheng before flying away, taking the divine and demonic coins he had picked up with him.

Tu Sanjia was dumbfounded.

Who is this? Is he that powerful? He even killed the Cosmic Emperor!

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that such a powerful cosmic emperor could easily destroy his demonic mech, yet seemed utterly powerless against this swordsman.

This shouldn't be happening.

He glanced at Yuan Zheng, wondering if the sword immortal was a savior this bald monk had summoned? Could there be such a master hidden among humans?

Yuan Zheng was also quite surprised.

His thoughts differed from Tu Sanjia's. He wondered if that expert was one of the top thirty human experts on the potential ranking? He certainly seemed powerful, probably stronger than Zhe Yunfei and the others.

At that very moment, inside the Star-Picking Tower, Lan Caihe sensed something and frowned, saying, "A Cosmic Emperor has been killed!"

"Huh?" Lan Cuihua, who was drawing comics next to her, asked curiously, "Who is it? It's so fierce! Even if it's the imagined Cosmic Emperor, most people couldn't handle it, right? Was it a group attack or a one-on-one fight?"

Lan Caihe remained silent for a moment, her expression blank, before saying, "The data detected by the core contains a lot of gibberish. What is certain is that the person who killed that Cosmic Emperor was named Nuclear-Powered Sword Immortal Zhou Bai. He possessed real power, but the core also described him as a sealed entity of a nine-star black card..."

"A nuclear-powered swordsman? Zhou Bai?" Lan Cuihua thought for a moment, "Could it be related to the human player, Black Card Emperor?"

"The Black Card Emperor? Is he also in the world of Investiture of the Gods?"

"You didn't know?" Lan Cuihua asked, somewhat surprised. "He's been here the whole time. Besides me, he was the first player to arrive here!"

"His data contains too much gibberish, making it impossible to analyze any useful information in a short time! Yet it still consumes a large amount of the core's computing power. To thoroughly analyze his information, it might take... a hundred years. However, his information is constantly changing, generating a large amount of data every moment, and the analysis speed may not be able to keep up, unless all the core's computing power is used to monitor him, but that's impossible..."

Lan Caihe could access the core database. She was shocked when she saw Zhou Nan's data, realizing that his data was extremely abnormal.

"I think this is a good thing. No matter what, now we have another nuclear-powered sword immortal who can threaten the Cosmic Emperor!" Lan Cuihua muttered. "Then I'll add this character to my comics too."

Lan Caihe was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I used the core computing power to calculate the outcome of the battle between the Nuclear Powered Sword Immortal and the True Universe Emperor. The conclusion is that his threat level to the Universe Emperor is only 5.0, which is still too low."

"Threat value? This is the first time I've heard of that. What are Wu Tian and Xing Lun's threat values?"

"Wu Tian has 17 and Xing Lun has 18. However, these are estimated figures and may not be accurate. They are only for reference, since there is a lot of random data mixed in with the data for Wu Tian and Xing Lun."

"And what about my threat level with Unicron?"

"Yours? Without a doubt, it's zero."

"Tch!" Lan Cuihua pouted and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Give me some background information so I can draw it in my comics... How many imaginary universe emperors did you release into the Investiture of the Gods world? What are the benefits of killing them?"

"You're wrong. The Imaginary Universe Emperor wasn't deployed by me; it was deployed by the core team themselves, and there were quite a few of them. As for the kill rewards, players who activated the Holy Sword quest will receive Godhood Points, while players who didn't activate the Holy Sword quest will receive God-Demon Coins... one million!"

At this moment, the Nuclear-Powered Sword Immortal had already returned to Chiyang Mountain with one million Divine Demon Coins. With a snap, he transformed back into a card and flew into Zhou Nan's brow, where the one million Divine Demon Coins piled up in front of Zhou Nan.

Zhou Nan sensed that the nuclear-powered sword immortal had consumed nearly a dou of his kingly true energy in this battle, which was not much. He quickly replenished his reserves.

"Fighting against the imagined Cosmic Emperor doesn't reveal the Nuclear-Powered Sword Immortal's true strength. I wonder what would happen if he were to fight a real Cosmic Emperor in the future, but he would definitely be no match for him. If I could break through to the Tathagata Realm and enter the Daoless Realm before the Cosmic Emperor descends, allowing the Nuclear-Powered Sword Immortal's foundation to exceed one level, that would be wonderful..."

Zhou Nan sighed briefly, then closed his eyes again and began to cultivate earnestly.

(End of this chapter)