Chapter 665: Chapter 524: An Absurd Way to Lose—Starvation

"This way of breakthrough, huh?"

Liu Jun observed the scene thoughtfully.

One must admit, the Hundred Mouths Emperor is indeed remarkable.

He created an innovative method to lock in a series of fixed Divine Objects.

Then, he locked in two complementary frequency Divine Object series.

One was a mouth, the other was provisions.

Mutually compensating...

One side becomes sustenance, supplementing the core source of a Divine Object!

Allowing the other side to exist as a virtual temporary Divine Object for just a few breaths, continuously becoming tangible from virtual, and eventually becoming something of a constant existence.

Liu Jun’s definition of the tenth stage is:

Their Divine Objects aren’t temporary virtual illusions for a few seconds; they must exist stably.

By this standard...

The Hundred Mouths Emperor, who can maintain his realm stably without relying on Heaven-Opening Divine Power, can indeed be considered a normal tenth stage.

"But, there still seems to be something imperfect, something missing."

Liu Jun stroked his chin.

Although the opponent’s Divine Object can exist in a stable form.

It gives him a feeling.

Like a flawed piece of art, lacking limbs, its stable existence is only among the weakest.

"Forget it, the mythical era of Hundred Mouths and Hundred Herbs, the unparalleled divine skill, Hundred Mouths Swallowing Hundred Herbs, is indeed quite interesting."

The corners of Liu Jun’s lips curved slightly,

"This experiment seems to be at a point where it can be defined... it might be time to proceed with harvesting, and then seek other paths for a tenth stage breakthrough."

Liu Jun roughly guessed that this path has already taken shape completely.

With such development, it might just be moving further down a defective path.

Better to return to the crossroads early, absorb this experience, and then search for a more complete path.

For instance.

Could the Hundred Mouths Divine Object series be turned into a Hundred People Divine Object... a hundred people swallowing a hundred herbs?

Having only one mouth eat herbs is certainly not as perfect as having a person eat herbs!

For another example.

Why only eat herbs? Could there be a nutritional imbalance?

Could the Hundred Herbs be turned into plants, animals, these foods?

Why only eat herbs?

Does a mix of meat and vegetables better fit dietary habits?

Have his subordinates research a Cow and Horse Divine Object, a Pig and Dog Divine Object, a Big Cabbage Divine Object, a Fish and Shrimp Divine Object...

Is a balanced supplement of meat, eggs, and dairy more nutritionally balanced than just eating herbs?

At first glance, Liu Jun felt the path was quite flawed and there were many possibilities for improvement.

Of course, the opposite side probably also knows their path is flawed, but being able to secretly reach this step is already quite impressive.

With these insights, Liu Jun can better perfect the next mythical system and breakthrough the tenth stage path!

Liu Jun is very clear.

The tenth stage is different from any previous realm, the difficulty is terrifyingly high, and it requires multiple explorations and countless eras of assistance to deduce...

Thinking of this, Liu Jun looked at the Hundred Herbs Emperor, who was filled with battle intent, considering ways to deal with him,

"Heaven-Opening Divine Power, Parallel Space-Time, are not very proficient in combat..."

"However, let’s give it a try."

Liu Jun thought for a moment, taking steps forward, his body enveloped in the high plane of parallel space-time, as if not in the same dimension as everyone else.

"Here you come!"

Seeing this, the Hundred Mouths Emperor laughed heartily, "Heaven and Earth Divine Objects mutually generate and restrain each other. As you hide in parallel space-time, I will summon a parallel space-time series Divine Object to break through your barrier!"

As soon as the words fell.

A half-transparent mouth full of sharp teeth flew out, heading towards Liu Jun.

Yet, after biting for a while, it only bit a gap in Liu Jun’s parallel space-time barrier.

But this gap was quickly repaired.

Observing this, Liu Jun pondered slightly, "The rank is indeed lacking, the same attribute Divine Object ends up being like a knock-off, with a huge disparity in capabilities."

"Moreover..."

Liu Jun looked at the not far away Hundred Mouths Emperor and said calmly, "Your Divine Object can only be used to smash people, is there no way to let the Divine Object release Divine Power, to burst forth?"

Liu Jun’s mushroom Divine Object is all about the source of Divine Power, as if it’s a fountain, releasing various Divine Power.

And the opponent’s Divine Object?

It seems difficult to emit Divine Power, only usable as a weapon to smash people in close combat.

If it was the previous flawed Divine Object series, only usable as bullets to smash people, Liu Jun can understand, after all, a pseudo-tenth stage.

But this one in front seems to be a genuine tenth stage...

His Divine Object can also only smash people, like one flipping the heavens, the defect is somewhat significant.

"Damn it."

Listening to the opponent’s mockery, the Hundred Mouths Emperor snorted coldly, "My own painstakingly nurtured Divine Object is naturally inferior to the Heaven’s gift and the Creator God’s bestowed innate creation, it is indeed quite reasonable!"

"However, the Divine Object that I nurture myself has infinite potential and will accompany my growth in the future; there will be a day, sooner or later when it can rival the progenitor Divine Object bestowed by the Creator God..."

"And even, one day, I shall ascend to the rank of Creator God!"

As the words fell, the Hundred Mouths Emperor suddenly took action, various Divine Objects turned into flying discs, smashing towards the opposing Heaven-Opening God,

"In olden times, mortals with no Divine Objects could rely on their strong foundational values to overthrow the gods!"

"Now, I have Divine Objects, coupled with strong foundational values... why should I fear not being able to kill you!"

Various Divine Objects crashed fiercely into the Heaven-Opening God.

A high-temperature, high-pressure explosion formed in an instant. Centered around the Creator God, countless laws collided to create new chaos, unleashing a terrifying power that twisted the surrounding space and time, bringing all things to silence.

"Go die for me!"

The terrifying power of the tenth tier erupted once more.

In the next moment, the Creator God’s shield began to crack.

"It’s working!"

A terrifying barrage of divine objects swept through, as if the heavens and earth were splitting apart.

"Energy is still a bit lacking..." came the Creator God’s faint voice in the next instant, "It feels like your energy level isn’t much stronger than a pseudo-tenth tier... like a malnourished tenth tier, unable to eat or drink enough, lacking strength to fight."

"Is it because there’s no bread to eat? So, even the tenth tier needs to eat bread, containing a true parallel cosmos energy level within, to truly become a strong being."

This series of calm analysis made the Hundred Mouths Emperor incredibly angry.

The opponent was hiding in a parallel space-time, while he couldn’t break through the turtle shell no matter what.

By theory, his parallel space-time power should have been able to open the opponent’s parallel gate.

But in practice, the difference in status made him laboriously open a parallel gate, only for the opponent to close it with a flick of the hand.

"This guy..." the Hundred Mouths Emperor growled lowly, looking at his subordinates in the distance, "Use the Heaven-Opening Divine Power from earlier, gather more Hundred Herbs Divine Objects, I need to eat. Once my divine object level is high enough, I can break him!"

In the next moment.

The strong ones from afar were already prepared, with a large amount of Hundred Herbs Divine Objects shooting out, each getting devoured by his hundred mouths one after the other.

In an instant, his divine objects became more solid and his aura grew stronger.

"Finished eating." The Hundred Mouths Emperor took a deep breath, looking towards the Creator God in the distance.

He completely realized it.

This guy had no offensive capabilities.

The power of parallel space-time was just letting him defend, and as long as his turtle shell was cracked, victory would be his.

He flushed red, and a hundred mouths flew out again, unleashing various miraculous divine powers, attempting different combinations to pry open this turtle shell.

But the status... was still too low. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Moreover, none of his divine objects had the trait of Ultimate Wisdom, and most were at the lower or middle divine object stage.

Boom!

A series of loud noises stirred up countless waves of sand in the void in an instant.

Kill, kill, kill, as the relentless attacks continued, one month, two months, three months passed...

Their battle grew increasingly dull, lacking any spectacle.

Finally, the Creator God yawned, "Let’s end this here."

"Are you kidding, you have the ability to kill me?" the Hundred Mouths Emperor growled lowly.

The Creator God ignored him and silently returned to his bread shop, shutting the door, leaving them isolated outside.

It was then.

They realized a terrifying truth.

The opponent controlled the bakery, possessing all the bread... and they had no energy supply whatsoever.

And in the empty void, they found themselves losing body energy at every moment in this energy-scarce desert...

This depletion of energy was unstoppable.

In a high-concentration area, energy would automatically flow to a low-energy area.

This was why long-term survival in the void was impossible.

Unless they possessed both Heaven-Opening and Chaos, they couldn’t sustain energy consumption in the void.

Chaos could be their solar panel.

Heaven-Opening could let them slash open this solar panel.

"Now, they can only create chaos... but cannot produce Heaven-Opening." an expert remarked with a heavy expression, "If we create chaos but cannot split it, chaos will consume us, and we’ll die even faster."

The strong ones turned to the Hundred Mouths Emperor: "Now that you’ve broken through to the tenth tier, can you produce Heaven-Opening Divine Power?"

The Hundred Mouths Emperor fell silent for a moment, "No."

Heaven-Opening Divine Power was probably a formula, a blend of various laws, similar to Chaos Divine Power.

Though he broke through the ninth tier, instant comprehending of Heaven-Opening Divine Power was not a given.

Another expert remained silent, "Then what do we do? Exile to the void? Wait for death?"

"Shall we try going outside?" an expert whispered.

The Hundred Mouths Emperor shook his head, "Do you think we could find our way?"

All hesitated in an instant.

It’s said that those who left the Immortal Realm did so under the guidance of the God of Longevity, known coordinates in hand.

If they didn’t have coordinates, could they really survive by aimlessly wandering the vast void ocean?

"Damn it, Heaven-Opening Divine Power is choking us."

The current situation is absurdly comedic.

In a normal progression of civilization, before breaking through the tenth tier, they would have inevitably studied and developed both Chaos and Heaven-Opening powers.

But they took a shortcut.

They hadn’t developed Heaven-Opening Divine Power themselves and broke through to the tenth tier prematurely.

They skipped over a long and profound accumulation of foundation!

This made them fall into an awkward situation, missing a Heaven-Opening Divine Power, resulting in even tenth-tier powerhouses being unable to survive in the void.

"It’s too ridiculous." someone murmured, "Did they plan Heaven-Opening Divine Power well in advance?"

"We might have already lost, destined to die in the void..." They looked toward the bakery.

Next, they attempted to smash the bakery open, hoping to steal bread.

But each smash was quickly recovered by the barrier.

This only made them more exhausted with each attempt.

In the end, they became emaciated and haggard, like beggars outside the bakery, dizzy and starving.

Inside the bakery, Liu Jun’s mouth curved slightly, "How pitiful, without Heaven-Opening Divine Power, it’s just like this..."