"???"
Beef Noodles' mind was now completely full of question marks.
What the hell?
An evil god?
Wait—hold on!
"Don't tell me this evil god is the same one from back then, when I was disguised as a mantis shrimp in the Chaotic Star Sea—the ancient evil god's phantom that parasitized me?"
"So that ancient evil god phantom that caused all the loot I scavenged back then to vanish…"
"Damn it—there's a good chance that thing was just a leftover fragment of this evil god!"
…
Beef Noodles suddenly understood.
Holy crap—so my old nemesis' true body was actually hiding in the Ancient Era?!
Since I've run into it now, if I don't beat this bastard until it's reduced to paste, what the hell am I even cultivating immortality for?!
"Correct!"
"Although I, Heavenly Dao Noodles, was severely injured back then and have already forgotten many things related to the evil god…"
"Even so, I, Heavenly Dao Noodles, fear nothing at all!"
"A mere evil god…"
"One word—
Fight him to the death!!!"
…
Beef Noodles spoke with overwhelming dominance, once again sending the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation into a frenzy of excitement and reverence.
"Oh right—what exactly is this evil god?" Beef Noodles asked casually.
"We previously knew nothing about the evil gods either," the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation replied slowly.
"But once we sensed the aura of an evil god, the memories sealed deep within us—along with the methods to combat them—automatically awakened."
It then gave a broad explanation.
"The evil gods do not originate from our Endless Star World."
"Our master, the Heavenly Dao, unleashed the Heavenly Tribulations precisely to prevent the invasion of evil gods—by erasing all intelligent life and denying them any opportunity to infiltrate!"
"However, during the Primordial Era, the human race rose unexpectedly.
With the appearance of the Longevity Immortal Emperor and the Purgatory Immortal Emperor, humanity grew too powerful to be erased."
"Yet the clash between the Heavenly Dao and the two Immortal Emperors weakened the Heavenly Dao.
The Longevity Immortal Emperor created the Immortal Realm and fell into slumber, while the Purgatory Immortal Emperor was exiled."
"As a result, this Endless Star World entered an unprecedented state of weakness."
"And it was precisely at this moment that the evil gods set their sights on it and began to invade."
"The evil gods cannot directly enter the Endless Star World, but they can corrupt the will and souls of intelligent beings, using them as pawns and coordinates."
"In this way, those corrupted by the power of evil gods can offer sacrifices, prepare sufficiently powerful vessels, and summon the evil gods."
"Once an evil god successfully descends, it inhabits the vessel and begins corrupting the entire Endless Star World—turning it into their playground."
"When we Heavenly Tribulations detect evil god energy, the sealed memories related to evil gods awaken, and we gain the ability to fuse with one another—assuming the form of the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation."
"This form is specifically designed to counter evil god power."
…
The Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation finished its explanation.
"…"
Beef Noodles was stunned.
Holy crap!
So that's how it is?!
That means the reason the Heavenly Dao's Five Calamities relentlessly targeted humanity was, at its core, to eradicate all intelligent life—simply to deny evil gods any chance to invade!
The existence of intelligent races like humans was essentially a back door for evil gods.
No wonder…
"I—"
Just as Beef Noodles was about to say something—
A commotion broke out among the players.
He looked down and saw that Handsome Sanji was preparing to head toward Ten Thousand Beasts City.
"Holy crap, Brother Sanji, you're not even healed yet! Going now is just feeding yourself to the enemy!"
"Yeah! Brother Ming is almost here—once he arrives, he'll probably release a quest! Why not wait and go together after taking it?"
"Exactly! With Brother Ming around, wouldn't that be straight-up invincible?"
…
The players all tried to persuade him.
After all, although Handsome Sanji had been revived by pseudo-divine technique Life Unending, the flesh he had lost couldn't regenerate instantly—it would take time and nourishment to recover fully.
After all, the human race isn't like the demon race—
it's not as if you can lose half your body and, as long as your demonic core isn't damaged, simply regenerate everything without any lasting harm.
"No, I have to go!" Handsome Sanji replied firmly.
"If we wait until Brother Ming gets here and then move out, it'll definitely be too late!"
"How do you know?" many players asked, completely confused.
"A man's intuition!" Handsome Sanji answered coolly, then stepped into the air with a Moon Walk, soaring upward.
"Brother Noodles, thanks for this one!"
"When the main storyline arc is over, hotpot's on me!" Handsome Sanji shouted as he passed by Beef Noodles.
"Handsome Sanji—catch!" Beef Noodles thought for a moment, then waved his hand.
Six Intent Cards shot through the air and were caught by Handsome Sanji in one grab.
"These are…?" Handsome Sanji asked, stunned.
"My Intent—Heavenly Dao Five Calamities!" Beef Noodles replied through voice chat.
"Many thanks!!!" Handsome Sanji was shocked—but he didn't have time to think about how Beef Noodles had obtained an Intent that was basically cheating.
Because time was seriously running out!
Handsome Sanji leapt into the air and rushed out of the prison.
Amid the chaos outside, he broke straight through the guards.
"Wait for me—I'm coming!" Handsome Sanji widened his eyes.
In his field of vision, a thousand-meter-long arrow floated continuously ahead of him, pointing toward a distant direction!
Without thinking twice, Handsome Sanji followed the arrow's guidance, charging forward at terrifying speed!
"Holy crap, I'm only noticing now—there are so many non-human races imprisoned here!"
"So what do we do? What about these guys?"
"If only Brother Lufei were here…"
…
Super Vegeta and the others looked at the hundreds of thousands of non-human races imprisoned inside the dungeon, all staring at them eagerly, and hesitated—unsure what to do.
"Everyone, I'll leave the outside guards to you!"
"I'll be back shortly!" Beef Noodles shouted.
He then rose into the air together with the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.
Moments later—
BOOM!!!
With a single strike, the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation blew apart the main gate of the Warden's Residence of the Ten Thousand Beasts Prison!
Although some guards attempted to resist, they were instantly killed in a single exchange.
"Heavenly Dao Noodles, why have we come here?" the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation asked, puzzled.
"Obviously to loot the place—
ahem—I mean, to look for clues!" Beef Noodles scanned the area and quickly discovered a hidden chamber.
As for how he found it—
A brute who purely trains the physical body like that Thousand-bones Ashura, yet has a bookshelf in his room?
Even a monkey would know something's fishy.
Boom!
With a single kick from Beef Noodles, the bookshelf and the wall behind it shattered together, revealing a secret passage.
"I'll clear the way for Heavenly Dao Noodles!" the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation said hurriedly, then rushed in ahead.
Boom boom boom!
After a series of loud explosions, the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation quickly returned.
"Heavenly Dao Noodles, all mechanisms and traps have been dealt with," it reported respectfully.
"Holy crap—this underling is insane!" Beef Noodles was stunned.
"I love it!"
Damn it—having Heavenly Tribulation as a subordinate was way too good.
Better than professional henchmen by far!
Is this really a Heavenly Tribulation?
Are Heavenly Tribulations this amazing nowadays?!
Beef Noodles didn't dwell on it and quickly went inside, eventually arriving at a massive chamber.
As expected—
This room was Thousand-Bones Bolun's treasure vault, packed full of all kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
Beef Noodles naturally showed no restraint and took everything.
Then—
He noticed a scroll.
"HOLY CRAP!"
The moment he opened it, Beef Noodles was completely stunned.