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Chapter 577 Obtaining the Holy Sword and Achieving Divinity

"Is this the Holy Sword?"

Zhou Nan looked at the naked woman holding the greatsword in both hands, raised his hand, and used the sixth palm of the [Nine Subduing Dragon Palms], [Wind Phase].

As soon as this palm technique was unleashed, a gust of wind immediately enveloped the second form of the Cosmic Emperor.

That gale was actually a gravitational storm.

Zhou Nan's palm was like a source of gravity. Where the Cosmic Emperor was, ripples appeared in space, and lines of gravity invisible to the naked eye appeared, rapidly wrapping and binding the Holy Sword, trying to pull it into Zhou Nan's palm.

With Zhou Nan's current cultivation level, he could uproot a mountain using the Wind Phase Capture Technique, but he couldn't budge the Holy Sword at this moment.

Zhou Nan immediately sensed that the second form of the Cosmic Emperor not only possessed terrifying power completely inconsistent with her physical appearance, but also a deeper level of power to control space. She seemed to have merged with the surrounding space, deeply rooted in it, and unshakable.

"Trying to take my weapon? Is that so brutal?"

The second form of the Cosmic Emperor emitted a charming female voice. She chuckled and spun the holy sword in her hand, severing one gravity thread after another. The breaking gravity threads emitted a sound like thunder, forming a chaotic and disordered distorted force field.

"kill!"

Her body spun again, causing ripples in the space, and then she became like a high-speed spinning top, slashing towards Zhou Nan.

The Great Sword God and the Nuclear Powered Sword Immortal remained unmoved. The colossal demon Zhou Batian, who had appeared, laughed heartily, leaped forward, and the small antenna on his iron hat spun rapidly, emitting rings of light visible to the naked eye.

"Waaaaah, come and hit me!"

He directly used mind control, and the sword-blade top that the Cosmic Emperor had transformed into changed course halfway and chased after the super demon Zhou Batian. Soon, blood splattered everywhere. Before the sword-blade top even arrived, the super demon Batian already had many sword marks on his body.

In the blink of an eye, the sword-blade spinning top struck the colossal demon Zhou Batian, instantly tearing his flesh apart. Strangely, the flesh that was scraped off Zhou Batian vanished without a trace, as if it had evaporated and dissolved.

The colossal demon Zhou Batian didn't care. His immortality and evolutionary divinity immediately took effect, and golden light quickly appeared on his body. His flesh was rapidly turning metallic, and his mind control ability continued to unfold, firmly attracting the hatred of the Cosmic Emperor.

"Waaaaah, I can still hold on! Kill them!"

Zhou Batian shouted.

The Great Sword God and the Nuclear Powered Sword Immortal then made their move, one a melee fighter and the other a ranged attacker, both stationary and focused on outputting damage. Their combined swordsmanship created sparks and lightning on the sword-blade spinning top that the Cosmic Emperor had transformed into.

Wang Ba Zhenjun, the mountain guardian, and Yang Jian also began to make their move, each striking from opposite directions and simultaneously unleashing the [Destruction Divine Halberd].

At this moment, Lan Caihe, who was on the sky platform, spoke up again: "According to the data detected by the core, the second form of the Cosmic Emperor has super speed, powerful vitality, slashes similar to space cutting, and self-destruction methods. Its offensive power is much stronger than that of the first form."

"Based on core calculations, the first form of the Cosmic Emperor is an aggregation of spatial fragments, while the second form is a spatial rift wandering in the void. To kill her, one must either mend the spatial rift or violently obliterate it; in short, one needs the power to destroy space. Of course, the second form of this real-world Cosmic Emperor currently only simulates the appearance of a spatial rift; she is not a real spatial rift that can be violently destroyed!"

Wu Tian continued, "Everything has energy, and everything can be killed. As long as we find the source of that energy and sever it, we can even kill the heavens and the earth!"

He looked at Zhou Nan and used a telepathic technique to say, "Refining the Void and Uniting with the Dao, the Dao is reason, law, rule, the Great Dao, and the Heavenly Dao. When you reach this realm, you will naturally be able to see the original Qi of all things, and your attacks will naturally be in accordance with reason and are also a way of refining Qi. Your realm is not yet high enough. If that Great Emperor of the Universe truly descends and unfolds his second form, you must avoid his sharp edge."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Nan understood and bowed to Master Wu Tian in the sky.

He understood that Master Wu Tian was sharing his latest insights with him. It was roughly the realm of refining emptiness and merging with the Dao that would grant him true attack power. This was a genuine true attack power, effective even against divine beings like the Cosmic Emperor.

This is content not found in that book of seven thousand years of insights.

The Star Wheel Saint Ancestor, who manifested the Nirvana Tathagata Dharma Form, also transmitted a divine thought to Zhou Nan: "We cultivators cultivate our skills and bodies, cultivating fission, fusion, qualitative change, and energy transformation. Qualitative change can lead to transformation, and energy transformation can lead to qualitative change. We refine our precious bodies, using force to subdue ten wisdoms. I, the Great Sun, remain unmoved, suppressing space and time!"

He paused briefly, then transmitted his divine thought: "The sages have long determined that space and time are also cosmic energies. The ultimate goal of the Tathagata Realm is to create the universe. The ability to change direction also includes space and time. If we make good use of the means of energy change, it is not difficult to destroy spatial rifts. In the future, when we fight against that true cosmic emperor, you and I can join forces!"

Zhou Nan also bowed to the Star Wheel Saint Ancestor in respect.

Zhou Nan had already grasped the principles and concepts of the cultivation method he described.

"In terms of Qigong cultivation, my level is one major realm lower than Master Wu Tian's. In terms of nuclear energy cultivation, although my major realm is the same as that of Star Wheel Saint Ancestor, I am still far inferior to him. On these two paths of cultivation, I will probably never surpass them. If I cultivate step by step, I am afraid that even after cultivating for several thousand years, I may not be able to reach their current level. Dual cultivation is stronger, but it also takes more time..."

Zhou Nan shook his head and smiled. How could someone like him, who liked to take shortcuts, possibly cultivate step by step? Zhou Nan had already decided on his path, which was to embark on the path of a card warrior, accumulating cards every day, building up for a burst of power, and this required obtaining the core holy sword.

With this in mind, Zhou Nan stopped leisurely watching the show and began to unleash his own power, attacking the second form of the Cosmic Emperor.

The colossal demon Zhou Batian held aggro very well, making him a competent tank. His body had become metallic, and the damage from the slashes inflicted by the Cosmic Emperor with his holy sword was decreasing.

The Cosmic Emperor quickly ended her sword-blade spinning top form. She used cards, and all the cards transformed into naked women identical to her, each wielding a greatsword. However, they were all forcibly drawn into the hatred of the colossal demon Zhou Batian, who then surrounded her and launched a fierce attack, seemingly intent on tearing her apart.

The scene was quite "shocking," with the enormous demon Zhou Batian screaming and yelling, looking both pained and happy.

Zhou Nan and the Nuclear Power Sword Immortal, on the other hand, simply stood still and continued to output damage.

Before long, Taiyi Zhenren arrived and took his place in mid-air. Together with the mountain guardian and Yang Jian, he unleashed the Annihilation Divine Halberd.

Subsequently, Jade Cauldron Immortal, Yun Zhongzi, Duobao Daoren, Nezha, Barefoot Immortal, and others arrived one after another.

Zhou Nan's King Overlord True Monarchs all seemed to have obsessive-compulsive disorder, forming neat formations in mid-air and striking in unison.

As time went by, Wang Ba Zhenjun's team grew larger and larger, and other players also arrived.

The two-headed lizard player was the first player to arrive here, besides Li Xinxin and others.

Over the years, his Cloud Steps and Heavenly Demon Fist have become quite advanced. He had previously felt regretful, thinking that his strength should be no less than that of the Mountain Guardian, and regretted not being able to have another match with him.

Upon arriving here, he was led by Lan Caihe to the Sky Viewing Platform, where he immediately spotted the Mountain Guardian and Zhou Nan, leaving him somewhat bewildered.

Lan Cuihua then explained to him that the Nuclear Powered Sword Immortal, Taiyi Zhenren, the Super Demon, the Mountain Guardian, and others were all Zhou Nan's card seals, and so on.

The two-headed lizard players were stunned after hearing this.

"I finally mastered the Heavenly Demon Fist, thinking I could finally challenge the Black Card Emperor, and you're telling me that what I fought was just one of his card summons, while he has dozens of the same card summons..."

The two-headed demon lizard player immediately lost all fighting spirit and just watched from the sky stands as Zhou Nan and his God of Imagination besieged the Cosmic Emperor.

Before long, Dinosaur Emperor Zhang Daqian also arrived. He was somewhat incredulous when he learned that the Super Demon Zhou Batian was just a card summoning unit of Zhou Nan.

"One card can take me down? Is there no justice in this world...?"

Once this Dinosaur Emperor arrived, the scene was anything but quiet. He kept rambling on and on, and Lan Caihe didn't take him to the sky viewing platform, letting him watch the battle alone in the distance.

This emperor also became a new viewing platform. A moment later, the deep-sea demon god Tu Sanjia, the living zombie king Qiang, and the white-browed old monk Yuanzheng, who had arrived here, appeared above his head. Only these three could endure Zhang Daqian's nagging and could talk to him.

A moment later, all the imaginary gods that Zhou Nan had previously scattered gathered together. Apart from the four special King-Overlord True Monarchs—Nuclear-Powered Sword Immortal, True Great Sword God General, Super Demon Zhou Batian, and Universal Salvation Venerable Zhou Yinxiang—the remaining 42 King-Overlord True Monarchs formed a circular formation in mid-air and attacked in unison.

Under such attacks, even the second form of the true form of the Cosmic Emperor could not withstand it.

After all, she wasn't a true cosmic emperor and didn't possess the characteristic of flowing spatial rifts. Although she could use card techniques to create clones, she ultimately couldn't withstand the relentless bombardment from Zhou Nan and his God of Imagination.

"No, I am not reconciled. I cannot perish like this. I am the master of the universe, I wield the Holy Sword..."

She let out an angry roar, and finally turned into white light and disappeared, leaving only a two-handed greatsword floating in mid-air, which Zhou Nan grabbed by the hilt.

At this moment, the dust settled, and an announcement sounded in the area, declaring that the human player Black Card Emperor had obtained the Holy Sword, and the Holy Sword quest had thus come to an end.

Zhou Nan, holding the holy sword, remained motionless in mid-air, as if he had become a statue.

The moment he grasped the holy sword, he felt a mysterious power enter his body, and a unique loli-voice system notification sounded in his mind.

"Ding, would you like to load the Holy Sword program?"

"Ding! The Holy Sword Program is a special program that was accidentally awakened by Deep Space Probe No. 365 while monitoring and deducing Earth's civilization. It has now evolved into an independent, unique, and unreplicable card system. If you agree to load the Holy Sword Program, it will merge with your soul, inseparable and unremovable. You will become the core of the Holy Sword System!"

"Ding! Please note that once the Holy Sword program is loaded, your soul form will be affected, and your body will undergo changes to adapt to the program and the power of the laws, and will be taken over by the Holy Sword system. The specific changes cannot be predicted, and the loading process is irreversible. Please make your decision carefully!"

"Ding, would you like to load the Holy Sword program?"

Zhou Nan had made up his mind and responded to the loli-voice system: "Yes!"

"Ding, confirming the loading of the Holy Sword program, loading progress 0%, loading progress 1%, loading progress 2%..."

Zhou Nan immediately felt a splitting headache, and the system notification sounds seemed to echo countless times in his mind, causing his consciousness to begin to blur.

This feeling seemed to last for centuries. When Zhou Nan regained consciousness, the system notification continued to ring in his mind: "Ding, Holy Sword program loaded, Holy Sword System activated, Card Laws loaded, loading complete..."

"Ding, full-body scan in progress!"

"Ding, your body is adapting to the power of the laws... Your body has adapted to the power of the laws!"

"Ding, loading deep space database... Loading complete!"

"Ding! According to the Deep Space Database, you have become a completely new and unprecedented divine being, and the Law of Cards is your divine power!"

At this moment, Zhou Nan had a very strange feeling. The system notifications in his mind seemed to be broadcast by his soul, and he already knew the information before it was broadcast.

And his body did indeed undergo strange and unpredictable changes. Now Zhou Nan has felt the instinct to create cards. As long as the card's color, star count, prefix name, and suffix name are determined, his body can operate on its own, like a machine, to create the card through some mysterious calculations.

For this purpose, there is something called the "Deep Space Database" to support it.

In short, Zhou Nan now possesses a wealth of information. He has a feeling that his brain can function like a computer, performing operations such as uploading and downloading, and even updating databases.

However, if you want to update the database, you need to go to a place called "Deep Space" and update it through the database host there.

Zhou Nan even had a route map to deep space in his mind.

"This Holy Sword System is indeed amazing. It seems that I can continue to cultivate my Qi Gong and Light Radiation Technique, but... it seems to have reached its end."

The moment this thought crossed Zhou Nan's mind, a system notification automatically sounded in his head: "Ding, calculating evolutionary direction!"

"Ding! Due to the influence of the card rules, based on the calculations from the Deep Space Database, your Qi cultivation will stop at Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness, and there will be no possibility of Refining Emptiness and Merging with the Dao."

"Ding! Due to the influence of the card laws, and based on calculations from the Deep Space Database, your Radiance Realm will only reach the Tathagata Realm; there is no possibility of entering the Daoless Realm!"

"Ding! Your ultimate evolutionary path is to become an Unbelievable Being. Based on your own will, this Unbelievable Being is named Black Card Emperor!"

(End of this chapter)