Please be my partner.

The struggle for spacetime nodes and rule barriers was extremely fierce. Even though the Beast Universe made a lot of sacrifices, it still couldn't widen the gap. The two sides remained in a state of near equilibrium.

In this situation, the disadvantage that the Beast Universe suffered due to the betrayal of the Celestial Dragon Clan began to emerge, and the balance between the two universes began to tilt slightly...

Realizing this, Xuanling and Youdi finally couldn't sit still any longer and prepared to reveal their trump card.

In the boundary zone, the offensive of the Beast Universe suddenly intensified. After occupying some specific spacetime nodes, they began to adopt a defensive posture, leaving the other spacetime nodes and rule barriers to their own devices.

Just when the vast universe was uncertain and people were becoming wary.

In those spacetime nodes occupied by the myriad beast universes, one 'rule resonator' after another was activated, initiating a large-scale rule assimilation centered on these nodes.

In an extremely short period of time, tens of thousands of spacetime nodes and rule-based illusions were transformed into a state favorable to the Myriad Beasts Universe.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Myriad Beasts Universe launched a full-scale attack, eliminating tens of thousands of mythical powerhouses in the Starry Universe in just three years, including five Sovereign powerhouses.

As a result, the Myriad Beasts Universe also suffered considerable losses, with nearly a thousand god-level experts killed in battle and two ancestral god-level experts falling, one from the Fire Seed Alliance and the other from the Xuanfeng Clan.

Of course, if you include the occupied territories, then it's a true victory.

The spacetime nodes and rule barriers occupied by the Beast Universe this time are enough to play a certain role in promoting the fusion of the two universes.

This level of failure naturally provoked a violent reaction from the Starry Universe, which in turn began to reveal its prepared trump cards.

Although the Beast Universe was prepared for this, it still suffered considerable losses due to the counterattack from the Starry Universe.

The powerful beings of the Starry Universe used the ability of [Heart Abyss Projection], which allowed them to bypass the protection of spacetime nodes and directly overlay the rules of the Starry Universe onto the spacetime nodes, giving them a greater advantage in battle.

At the same time, [Heart Abyss Projection] can also influence the rule-based illusions from a great distance, completing the newly generated rule-based illusions in advance and gaining the upper hand.

In addition, the Starry Universe also uses a special treasure... [The Nest of the Time Descendants].

The Timeborn Swarm can spawn from the Nest of Timeborn. It is a kind of time-like life form, not a true time-dimensional life form, but rather a creation by capturing and manufacturing projections of higher-dimensional worlds through the time dimension. It is somewhat similar to the time worms that Melen saw in the Worm Plains of the higher-dimensional world.

The Chronoborn swarm can parasitize the timeline of spacetime nodes, accelerating the infiltration of friendly rules, and can also gnaw at the time protection layer of enemy nodes, delaying their occupation time.

In response, the Universe of Beasts naturally revealed its trump cards one by one...

【Causal Loom】, by weaving a causal chain, forcibly binds the spacetime nodes occupied by the starry universe to the 'future victory' of one's own universe, so that the nodes logically 'before' belong to one's own side.

Injecting a 'fate of certain defeat' into the rule maze makes it naturally biased towards one's own rules when it is being filled in.

【The Well of Entropy】 creates an 'entropy well' beneath a spacetime node, extracting the order energy of the enemy universe and converting it into chaotic fuel for one's own side, thereby reinforcing the assimilation of rules.

The entropy flow erupting from the well can contaminate the rule-based illusion, causing it to be mixed with disordered attributes when it is completed, thus reducing the enemy's utilization rate.

Of course, this method is a thankless task. While interfering with the starry universe, it is also very troublesome for one's own side to repair the polluted rule barrier. After all, the pollution of entropy flow does not distinguish between friend and foe. Therefore, this method is usually only used on rule barriers that are certain cannot be contested.

And so, the two sides went back and forth, using one method after another and employing one secret treasure after another, making the struggle for spacetime nodes and rule barriers increasingly fierce.

When the Starry Universe used the [Starry Remains Altar] to forcibly destroy the large spacetime nodes that had been occupied by the Beast Universe, the Beast Universe was the first to become restless.

Because in those time-space nodes, there were several ancestral gods of the Nether Tiger Clan and a large number of god-level powerhouses.

Faced with the devastating attack of the Star Remains Altar, the Nether Emperor suddenly made a move, raising the chain of cause and effect in his hand in an attempt to interfere.

Unfortunately, the Starry Universe seemed to have anticipated the Beast Universe's actions. A deep energy was released from the Starbone Altar, transforming into a gigantic maw that bit into the chain of cause and effect.

The next moment, the [Star Remains Altar] disintegrated, turning into streaks of meteors that crashed into a large number of spacetime nodes, annihilating many of them.

Chapter 766 The Decisive Strike!

In the flickering firelight, the Emperor You's gloomy and uncertain expression was reflected.

A faint ripple flashed in the void, and the dragon leisurely stepped out, laughing, "You Emperor, a million years have passed, and you haven't changed at all. You're still as impatient as ever."

A sinister light flickered in the Nether Emperor's eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "Dragon! It was you!! Why did you betray us? Betray the Universe of Myriad Beasts?!"

Long remained calm and relaxed, as if chatting with a long-lost friend, and said casually, "Naturally, it's for greater benefits."

"If we stand on the side of the Beast Universe and win in the end, the spoils will be split among the three of us. But if I switch to the side of the Starry Universe, I can take the majority of the spoils. Why not?"

"Over a million years, with both sides making their plans, I naturally have to choose the more advantageous option."

Emperor You fell silent. In fact, the dragon's choice also represented the choice of these supreme beings. If the opportunity was right, he and Xuanling would do the same.

But no matter what, the two sides are now on opposite sides, and all past friendships and agreements are naturally meaningless. Now, they are only fighting for their own interests.

Emperor You raised the chain of cause and effect in his hand and pointed it at the dragon, saying, "Then let me see how much you have improved after receiving the power of the rules of two universes!"

A war between the strongest beings erupted with a roar.

The two sets of rules intertwined and shattered the spacetime nodes, causing the rule maze to collapse. Both the starry universe and the beast universe received evacuation orders immediately.

God-level, mythical, ancestral god-level, and sovereign-level powerhouses quickly moved away, fearing they would be affected by the power of the supreme beings.

The battle lasted for a full year. Apart from destroying a large number of spacetime nodes and rule barriers, neither side seemed to have gained much more, and no victor emerged.

After the Nether Emperor and the Dragon left, powerful figures from both universes began to enter the area where they had fought and began to contend for it.

The Heart of the World.

Xuanling and Youdi arrived together once again, but Mellen keenly sensed that Youdi's aura seemed slightly discordant, not as harmonious as when they fought each other before.

After a moment of silence, Xuanling seemed about to say something, but Youdi raised his hand to stop him and said, "Wolf Lord, tell me honestly, how much strength do you have left?"

Mellen calmly replied, "Does it matter how much strength I have left?"

Emperor You sighed and said, "This time, the plan to promote the fusion of the Myriad Beasts Universe and the Starry Universe is actually a plan of the three of us: Long, Xuanling, and me. Millions of years ago, there was only one supreme being in the Starry Universe, and he was seriously injured. So he was actually passively accepting our plan."

"Later, even when we realized that something was wrong with the dragon, and that it had even jumped to the Starry Universe camp, Xuanling and I didn't feel anything was wrong, because in our view, we always had the advantage."

"But, not long ago, I fought against Long. His strength was terrifying. I even felt that even if Xuanling and I joined forces, we might not be able to suppress him."

"And if we also consider the strongest beings in the Starry Universe who may have already recovered from their injuries..."

Emperor You did not finish speaking, but his meaning was already very clear.

The situation is simple. Originally, the Beast Universe had an absolute advantage and should have been in the bag. Unfortunately, in order to gain more benefits, the dragon changed his mind halfway and switched to the Starry Universe camp. He also used his original identity advantage to cause trouble on both sides.

As a result of Long's actions, the probability of the Beast Universe winning has decreased significantly, while the probability of the Starry Universe winning has increased dramatically.

Mellen's true aim is not to seize the benefits of the cosmic merger, but to occupy the Beast Universe. Therefore, it is most advantageous for him to delay as much as possible and bring the two universes into a state of balance.

In this case, at least for now, the interests of Mellen, Xuanling, and Youdi are aligned: to prevent the Starry Universe from gaining more advantages, so as to avoid the balance being broken prematurely.

Thinking of this, Mellen nodded and said, "I see. But if it's a dragon, then it is indeed a formidable opponent."

After a brief silence, Mellen continued, "As you can see, I now devote most of my energy to repairing the Beast Universe, so I don't have many opportunities or much time to go all out."

"However, since it's for the sake of the Myriad Beasts Universe, I should indeed do my part."

A crystal surrounded by countless rules floated out from the heart of the world and landed in front of Xuanling and Youdi.

Mellen said, "My current state is equivalent to being connected to the rules of the universe of beasts. When you deem it necessary, you can call me through this rule crystal, and I will descend at that time."

Xuanling and Youdi exchanged a glance, then put away the rule crystal.

After the two left, Mellen's eyes became deep and indifferent. He knew that Xuanling and Youdi's arrival today was still a test of him, but it didn't matter. His progress in occupying the Myriad Beasts Universe was faster than ever before.

Of course, such progress has come at a huge cost.

As mentioned before, each of those supernatural powers and immortal techniques that can occupy the universe requires a specific price to be paid.

For example, the [Rebellion and Heaven-Changing Technique] can rewrite the rules within a certain range, but the larger the range of rewriting, the heavier the mental burden, and excessive use will lead to the collapse of consciousness.

For example, the [Eternal Silence and Formlessness Technique] transforms self-consciousness into a 'Formless Black Hole', which is powerful. However, precisely because the 'Formless Black Hole' is too powerful, it has the potential to backfire on one's own consciousness. If things go wrong, one's own consciousness will be slowly worn down. Once self-consciousness is completely worn down, it is equivalent to transforming oneself into the 'Dao' which is without desires or wants.

The [Return to Truth from the Ruins] technique consumes a large amount of one's lifespan... The [Nine Tribulations of the Dao] technique is even more severe, requiring a permanent sacrifice of one of one's senses or the seven emotions and six desires for each use...

However, it cannot be denied that the power of these supernatural abilities and immortal techniques has exceeded Mellen's original expectations. With the support of the series of inheritances of [Chosen One], [Star Binder], and [World Devourer], Mellen has now completely integrated the power of the universe within his body into the Myriad Beasts Universe and is growing rapidly with the help of the primordial power of the Myriad Beasts Universe.

The entire will of the Beast Universe was focused on fighting against the Starry Universe, and it didn't even notice that its own home was about to be 'stolen'.

At this moment, from a grand perspective, Mellen could see two radiant suns intertwined, devouring and merging with each other high in the sky.

And Mellen, like a candle flame in the sunlight, flickered with a faint light.

However, though the candlelight was weak, it was resilient and enduring, quietly absorbing the light and heat released by the two blazing suns and growing rapidly.

When the candlelight fades and the worldly splendor fades, the day it reveals itself will surely shake the world!

Let's turn to two different parts of the story.

The participation of the supreme powerhouse caused the intensity of the battle between the two universes to surge instantly. Even ancestral god-level powerhouses had to be extremely careful when carrying out certain missions, fearing that if they were not careful, they would be crushed to death by a single finger from the supreme powerhouse they suddenly encountered.

During this process, the dragons became exceptionally active, leading the Beast Council of the Starry Universe to gradually rise to prominence and become the de facto leader of the Starry Universe.

As for the original supreme being of the Starry Universe, he may have reached some kind of agreement with the dragon and has always remained hidden in the background, with only a few sovereign-level powerhouses having met him.

Because of the strength of the Starry Universe, the situation in the Beast Universe also changed several times. In the end, faced with a powerful external enemy, the three forces began to cooperate sincerely and no longer held each other back.

In the century that followed, the strongest beings from the two universes began to clash frequently, with a collision occurring almost every ten years.

Sometimes it's Xuanling fighting the dragon, sometimes it's Youdi fighting the dragon, and sometimes it's even Xuanling and Youdi joining forces to deal with the dragon.

Regardless of the type, the dragon has never been at a disadvantage, and this record alone is enough to influence the morale of both sides.

Under these circumstances, the two sides clashed again in a new round of battles between the strongest. This time, Xuanling and Youdi joined forces to fight against the dragon.

This wasn't their first encounter, so the initial phase wasn't too uneventful. However, when their battlefield shifted to a certain point in time and space, Xuanling and Youdi suddenly stopped.

Long glanced around at his surroundings, a smile playing on his lips, and said, "This is the method you prepared for me? It was easy to guess."

Emperor You sneered, "Easy to guess? Whether it's easy to guess or not doesn't matter, the key is that it works!"

Xuanling said calmly, "Dragon, you don't really think that after all these years, we're still only good at the same things, do you? Then haven't we wasted all these years?"

Long laughed and said, "Although I don't have high hopes for you, I'll just have some expectations for what you're about to do."

Emperor You snorted coldly and said no more, directly activating the arrangements they had made long ago.

Invisible seal script appeared at the time-space nodes, forming strange chains of rules.

"The Reversal of Fate Formation... Activate!"

"Buzz!~"

The original rules and energy in the spacetime node were instantly drained, and chains of rules wrapped around and bound the dragon's body. These chains of rules continued to drill into the dragon's body, as if trying to imprint them on the essence of his soul.

The dragon's lips curled slightly, and a deep dragon roar resounded from the depths of his soul. Dark forces swirled around him like smoke and mist, vaguely gathering into the shape of a ferocious dragon head, protecting him inside. Any chains of rules that got close would be shattered by the power of the dragon head.

Xuanling and Youdi were moved. They hadn't expected that the Reversal of Fate Formation, which was powerful enough to restrict even the strongest, hadn't been very effective against the dragon. However, since they had decided to make their move today, they naturally had more than just the Reversal of Fate Formation as a trump card.

Emperor You raised the Chain of Cause and Effect, which was actually a weapon formed from the ultimate power [Chain of Cause and Effect - Binding Pact] wielded by the Youhu clan. Immediately afterward, the reflection of [Dimensional Beast Tomb - Eternal Cemetery] appeared high in the sky.

The Nether Emperor's voice was icy as he roared, "Shackles of Fate - Closed Loop of Cause and Effect!"

In the 【Dimensional Beast Tomb·Eternal Silent Cemetery】, one after another, life-defying beasts emerge, but they sacrifice themselves the moment they appear, transforming into causal power that gathers on the causal chain.

The two ends of the causal chain, hidden in the void, began to appear and, as if forcibly interfered with by some force, eventually linked together, forming a huge causal closed loop.

This process may seem slow, but it actually transcends time, with cause and effect occurring simultaneously.

At the moment the causal loop was completed, the same causal mark appeared on the dragon's body. It was as if he was trapped in some kind of cycle, and his actions, behaviors, and even thoughts were trapped in a fixed range.

Of course, the strongest beings themselves have their own cycles. The moment they fall into another cycle, the inherent cycle within the dragon's body begins to rotate, attempting to break through the fixed cycle of the outside world.

As the Nether Emperor made his move, Xuan Ling also unhesitatingly used his ultimate move... Entropy Silence Cocoon - Rules Return to Zero!

【Eternal Corridor - Egg of the Time Beast】is an unknown beast egg. Even in its egg form, it has already displayed a variety of incredible abilities. Unfortunately, even if all the energy in the entire universe of beasts were drained, it would not be enough to hatch the beast egg. It can only wait for one long era after another to accumulate energy little by little.

However, the Xuanfeng clan has a method that can truly unleash a portion of the power of the [Eternal Corridor - Egg of the Time Beast].

That is, to put the [Eternal Corridor - Time Beast Egg] into the [Soul of Ten Thousand Beasts - Final Furnace], and rely on the power of the latter to refine the energy accumulated in the beast egg all at once.

In this way, one can obtain a 'Cocoon of Entropy Silence', which has the ability to reduce even the strongest to mortal in a short period of time, that is, 'resetting the rules to zero'!

Of course, using 'Entropy Silence Cocoon - Rules Reset' means that the accumulation of beast eggs will completely disappear, and 'Eternal Corridor - Time Beast Egg' will also enter a long period of slumber.

However, if it's for the sake of dealing with dragons, Xuanling feels it's all worth it.

An ordinary cocoon, seemingly made of countless intertwined silkworm threads, crossed space and touched the dragon. Instantly, the countless threads disintegrated, completely binding and enveloping the dragon.

At this moment, the power of the rules within the dragon's body stagnated, and then seemed to vanish into thin air. Starting from every microscopic particle, it transformed into the most ordinary flesh and blood, just like a mortal that had never undergone any extraordinary cultivation, at most with a more vigorous life force.

Youdi and Xuanling understood that neither the 'closed loop of cause and effect' nor the 'zeroing of rules' could trap the dragon for a few short moments, but that was enough for the strongest beings!

Without any hesitation, the Nether Emperor and Xuanling unleashed their strongest attacks on the defenseless dragon.

A single spark can start a prairie fire, burning away the void and annihilating matter.

The soul is shaken, and all hearts and wills are doomed to destruction, cleansing all things.

The two extremely powerful forces resonated and intertwined in the spacetime node, not only without interfering with each other, but also creating a feeling that one wave was higher than the other.

As the power gradually subsided, only Xuanling and Youdi remained in the spacetime node; there was no trace of a third person.