Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 1322 Burned Corpses

With a mix of trepidation, nervousness, and curiosity, the group arrived in this universe.

After passing through the pitch-black cosmic barrier passage, the group saw a faint light, seemingly the faint glow emitted by a star. Su Ping narrowed his eyes slightly and slowly steered the shop closer.

As they got closer, they could see what the light was—a ball of white divine fire.

Upon sensing the aura of this divine fire, Su Ping's pupils contracted slightly, and he almost instinctively tried to steer the shop away quickly, because this divine flame was none other than heavenly fire!

Have any Celestials been here?

Su Ping's expectations had cooled down when he discovered that the ball of heavenly fire was burning something. When he looked closely, his eyes narrowed.

What was being burned was a corpse!

The remains were enormous, like a mountain, tens of thousands of meters in diameter, resembling some kind of ancient beast.

At this moment, the flesh on the surface of the corpse had long been burned away, but its bones were still being burned by the heavenly fire.

Su Ping couldn't help but look around. In addition to being pitch black, the void was also exceptionally quiet. Moreover, Su Ping discovered something strange: he couldn't sense much of the aura of the Great Dao in this universe, nor could he see any rules. The void was completely empty, with nothing at all. Even if gasoline were lit here, it would not burn.

Because there are no rules for the Flame Path.

Even if you blow hard, you can't feel a breeze.

Without corresponding rules to establish it, this world is nothing more than ruins.

"There are no signs of battle, nor any trace of the Celestials..."

Su Ping's eyes flickered slightly as he sensed the silent world. A chill ran through him, as if he had stepped into a bottomless quagmire. He suspected that this universe was a ruined wasteland that had been destroyed by the Celestial Race!

Perhaps, the universe they escaped from will also turn out like this.

"That looks like heavenly fire!"

The other Supreme Beings also recognized the Heavenly Fire. After all, the alien race had used such flames on the battlefield before. They would never forget such a strange and powerful flame.

"Could there be Celestials here?" The crowd asked in surprise, a hint of fear in their eyes. If they encountered Celestials here, it would be difficult to escape. This time, there weren't enough people to cover for them or send them off to their deaths.

"There is no trace of the Great Dao in this universe. It is impossible to cultivate here, and there is not even any star power!" a Supreme Being said, his voice solemn. He had already sensed the strangeness of this universe. It was very likely that this was an abandoned universe that had been destroyed.

Su Ping paused for a moment, then stepped out of the shop. He concealed his aura and went to the starry sky. He used the Time Reversal technique to reverse time here by a thousand years, but found that nothing had changed. The flames burned fiercely, and apart from the rapidly changing trajectory of the burning, Su Ping almost doubted that his ability had failed.

But this is enough to prove that there are no Celestials here, and the battle here has long since ended.

Everyone saw Su Ping's actions and breathed a slight sigh of relief. At this moment, someone noticed that the corpse had not changed for thousands of years under the burning of the heavenly fire!

Without a doubt, this corpse must have been an extremely terrifying being in life; if it were them, they wouldn't dare to touch this heavenly fire.

Su Ping also noticed the state of the corpse, his expression changed slightly, and a terrible guess came to his mind: could the owner of this corpse be a being at the Ancestral God Realm?

"Brother Su, are we going to stay here any longer?" Crimson Fire Supreme whispered, looking around nervously, afraid that a Celestial Clan figure might suddenly rush out from the darkness.

The other supreme beings also began to consider retiring and leaving this universe.

Now, upon seeing any trace of the Celestials, they are like mice seeing a cat, so terrified they feel like vomiting and just want to get away.

"Now that we're here, let's take a look at the state of this universe."

Su Ping pondered for a moment and said, "These remains are enough to prove that the Celestial Race once came here and fought. The situation in this universe may be similar to ours, but their timeline is earlier."

"Isn't this place too risky?" a Supreme Being advised, wanting to leave.

Su Ping shook his head slightly and did not answer. He felt that since the universe had become ruins, the Celestial Race would most likely not stay here. In fact, they would be safer here.

The next moment, Su Ping arrived in front of the corpse.

Feeling the scorching heat, Su Ping had the feeling of cultivating in the underground fire pit of the Flame God Palace. The fire source in front of him was the same as there. If it could be removed from the corpses, it would be enough to form a fire domain.

"The Celestial Race is indeed not just those nascent forms of the Heavenly Dao at the God-Emperor level..." Su Ping's eyes flickered slightly. The corpses before him were clearly powerful beings from this universe, yet they died so tragically, their immortal bones burned by heavenly fire.

Su Ping raised his hand and slowly guided the heavenly fire from the corpse over. He wanted to attract this heavenly fire into his chaotic universe, making it a furnace within the universe, providing it with a continuous source of energy, and constantly tempering it. This heavenly fire was deadly to ordinary people, but if it could be tamed, it would be a rare treasure.

As he absorbed the energy, Su Ping extended the space within his universe, dividing it in two. He placed the inhabitants of the universe on one side, while his cultivation area became the other side, ensuring that they did not interfere with each other.

Nevertheless, the temperature inside his microcosm rose sharply, and the inhabitants inside clearly felt the surrounding weather become hotter.

Su Ping could only use the Great Dao to form a barrier to isolate it, which required him to constantly output energy, but Su Ping did not find it troublesome. On the contrary, he felt it was a kind of training.

As the heavenly fire continued to be absorbed, the heavenly fire on the corpses grew weaker and weaker. Su Ping felt the surging and vigorous flame power within his body, like a sun that was about to explode at any moment. This scorching power was transmitted into his universe and absorbed by him, and his own power was expanded again, slowly increasing.

Inside the shop, everyone was astonished by what they saw through their extended senses.

"God, it seems your disciple is cultivating?" a supreme being asked incredulously, feeling that his words were somewhat insane.

The Divine Lord was also somewhat stunned. He hadn't expected Su Ping to be able to absorb such a terrifying divine flame. This heavenly fire was different from the Flame Dao. It was a divine flame that blended countless Great Daos. Although it was called fire, it was only manifested in the appearance of fire. It could also turn into ice. The function was the same, only the appearance was different.

"No wonder he's reluctant to leave. This is actually a great tonic for him. I feel his aura has become even more terrifying." A Supreme Being stared for a moment, then said bitterly, "Such a crazy cultivation method, no wonder it can create such a madman."

"Divine Lord, why don't you advise your disciple to be on the safe side and let's leave this place? I've had a sense of foreboding ever since I came to this universe," a Supreme Being said.

The deity glanced at the other party and knew that he was making excuses, but in reality he did not want to stay any longer and was afraid of encountering the Celestial Clan.

"Xiao Su must have his own reasons, not just for cultivation." The Divine Venerable said solemnly, "The scene that Xiao Su just reversed time and space has not changed in the past thousand years, which means that the battle of the Celestial Race here has long ended. Although a thousand years is nothing, the Celestial Race may no longer be in this universe."

"Even if there are any, they won't be many. We can stay here and investigate the situation in this universe."

"This place is already ruins. What's the point of investigating? The rules and the Great Dao are all gone. It's probably been destroyed. Under these circumstances, it's impossible for ordinary life to survive, unless it's a cultivator," said Crimson Shadow Supreme.

The Divine Lord shook his head slightly and said, "That corpse could withstand the burning of heavenly fire for a thousand years without any change. It must have been a cosmic overlord in life, or even an even more terrifying existence that Xiao Su mentioned. The Celestial Race that can kill such an existence is more terrifying than the one we encountered. In other words, if that Celestial Race were still around, they should have already noticed us as soon as we arrived here."

"But we haven't encountered any Celestials yet, which means that such beings are not here. Since we're here, let's take a look and see what happens."

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, and one of the supreme beings couldn't help but ask, "What higher realm are you referring to? Above the cosmic overlords, is there something even stronger? Is that the level of the Creator?"

"The Creator... that's probably the only way to describe him." The God shook his head and said, "But if Xiao Su says he exists, then he must exist, after all, he has seen worlds that we have never seen."

No one could refute that this was indeed the case.

"We thought we had reached the pinnacle of cultivation, and the ultimate goal was to become the overlord of the universe. But we never expected that becoming the overlord of the universe was only the penultimate stop. No wonder there were seven Celestials who invaded our universe. Any existence with more than three leaders will inevitably have a higher leader..." a Supreme Being said bitterly.

The Divine Lord shook his head and sighed, "Little Su once said that above the cosmic overlord, there are two more realms. Therefore, even if that corpse is at the level of a creator, there are even more terrifying beings above it. That is the source of cultivation. Reaching that level surpasses our imagination and may even possess all the abilities from myths and legends—omniscience and omnipotence!"

Everyone was stunned, feeling their worldview had been severely shaken.

If that's the case, then their once-proud supreme status... seems to mean nothing at all.

We're still a long way from the end of our spiritual journey!

Suddenly, everyone understood why Su Ping had been so indifferent and arrogant towards them in the StarNet conference room earlier, completely disregarding them. They initially thought it was because Su Ping was strong enough to suppress them, but now it seemed that he had seen too far ahead.

Having seen the summit, one naturally wouldn't care about the scenery halfway up the mountain.

"We can construct microcosms. I originally thought that the ultimate goal of cultivation would be to create a macrocosm in which we live. Now it seems that there may be an even more terrifying power," a supreme being sighed.

"To ordinary people, we are no different from the Creator. People living in our own microcosms are just like the macrocosm we inhabit, completely ignorant of what lies beyond. We don't know what level we need to reach to transform our microcosm into a true macrocosm, to surpass the cosmic overlord?"

The supreme being murmured to himself.

While everyone was talking, in the starry sky, Su Ping, who was absorbing the corpses, suddenly narrowed his pupils and opened his eyes.

Suddenly, an extremely faint thought entered his mind.

"Who...are you?"

These were not Su Ping's words, but rather the thoughts that conveyed surprise and bewilderment.

The faint thought made Su Ping doubt that it was his imagination, but it wasn't until the thought rang out several times that he was sure it wasn't an illusion. When the Primordial Dao Realm appeared in his eyes, he saw that the faint thought was drifting out from the corpse, like a thread connecting to his body.

"Still not dead?"

Su Ping was somewhat shocked. The corpse was too terrifying. It had been burned by heavenly fire to the point that only bones remained, yet there was still a faint remnant of divine consciousness.

"Were you killed by the Celestials?" Su Ping immediately asked. "When did this happen? Have the Celestials all left this place?"

The faint thought suddenly paused, and after a moment it spoke: "You are not a member of the Celestial Race, but you possess a faint aura of the Celestial Race and can absorb Celestial Fire. Have you assimilated a part of your body with the Celestial Race, or have you comprehended the power of the Celestial Race? Or... are you a Celestial Race being in disguise?"

The voice paused, and after a moment, slowly said, "No, given the arrogance and self-proclaimed nobility of the Celestial Race, they would never disguise themselves as a life form like you. Chaotic aura... divine and demonic bloodline? Interesting..."

Su Ping's expression changed. This corpse could actually sense the bloodline within him?

"Senior, you haven't answered my question yet," Su Ping asked in a low voice, not daring to be presumptuous.

"You don't seem to be a being from our universe," the voice suddenly said.

Su Ping's expression changed slightly, but he didn't deny it, saying, "That's right, we come from another universe. Our home was also invaded and destroyed by the Celestial Race. We escaped, wanting to find allies from other universes to fight against the Celestial Race together!"

He spoke truthfully, hoping to connect with the corpse through a similar experience.

"So many years have passed, and the Celestial Clan still hasn't stopped..." the voice murmured, then chuckled, "Searching for allies... Heh, if only you had come here sooner... But you are too weak. Even if you had arrived earlier, you would have perished alongside us..."

Su Ping's heart sank. Indeed, they were too weak. He even doubted whether the powerful beings in those worlds would choose to ally with them to fight against the terrifying enemy, the Celestial Race, if they were to actually find those powerful cultivation worlds.

"However, even you who are so weak have such courage. This is something we should possess from the moment we are born: the belief to always hold onto hope and never bow down. If you had come 100,000 years later, perhaps I would have chosen to extinguish my will. Fortunately, my perseverance has not been in vain. I will pass on my remaining power to you, hoping you can make good use of it," the thought said.

Su Ping was taken aback, somewhat astonished. So, this corpse could still last for 100,000 years?

And choosing to extinguish... does that mean ending one's own life?

"Senior, were you once an Ancestral God Realm cultivator, or a Witch Ancestor from the Chaos Era?" Su Ping couldn't help but ask.

"Hmm? You actually know about the Witch Ancestor?" The corpse was clearly surprised, not expecting that Su Ping, who was so weak, would know about the highest realm.

"Judging from the power within you, you must be a genius rarely seen throughout history. Even the geniuses of our clan might not be able to compare with you," the corpse said. "Do you know the Witch Ancestor, or have you received his inheritance?"

(End of this chapter)