"Zergs!"
"Zerg?"
It wasn't only Chu Hao who noticed the strangeness of the gray tide.
The mid-tier god from before had also sensed that these waves were unusual.
Like Chu Hao, he remained extremely cautious. Naturally, in such bizarre circumstances, all the gods could not afford to lower their guard.
"Why are there Zerg everywhere in this world?"
Both Chu Hao and the mid-tier god asked themselves this question.
In fact, Zerg were not rare in Chu Hao's current world.
He had seen them multiple times in courses and research at Tianding University.
Zerg were a relatively large biological branch within the Divine Realms.
If studied more deeply, Zerg could, strictly speaking, be considered a type of… unusual beast-like lifeform.
The reason for this distinction was simple: the concept of Zerg was far too broad.
Regarding hive-mind control, Zerg could be roughly divided into three types.
The first type had a central hive or collective consciousness. Individuals of this type were weaker, but they were the most numerous.
The second type consisted of individual Zerg, the rarest, but each was far stronger than ordinary beast-life.
The third type resembled tribal Zerg. Their numbers and individual strength were between the first two types.
If subdivided further, Zerg species were far more numerous than all types of worlds combined.
Every year, universities published astronomical numbers of papers and studies on Zerg.
But…
Very few gods actually adopted Zerg as their followers.
Even the strongest god with Zerg as followers held the title of Zerg Overlord—never a high-ranking god, not even a candidate.
The reason for this discrepancy was preference.
Most gods disliked these dirty, low-intelligence creatures.
Even if a god humbly served as a Zerg hive-mind, they would soon be driven mad.
Managing the activity data of an entire Zerg swarm required immense computational power. Brain overload was no joke.
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In short, every god present had some experience with Zerg. They were not unfamiliar with them.
But a new question arose.
"Are these… really Zerg?"
A lower-tier god trembled as he whispered to a companion.
Moments ago, the gray tide had swept away a massive Secret Realm.
A realm that normally required multiple mid-tier gods to conquer had been reduced to dust in an instant!
Its nutrients, its rules, its world core—everything—turned to dust!
Even considering the time flow of a Secret Realm, the speed of this consumption exceeded all expectations.
And the gray tide showed no signs of stopping.
It surged toward every god and every Secret Realm present!
"Run!"
A lower-tier god made a quick decision.
He expanded his divine world and tried to flee using his divine fire.
But unfortunately…
"Wait, there are no coordinates?"
Before he even expended his divine fire, he realized in shock that there were no spatial coordinates in this barren world.
"It's not that there are no coordinates…" Chu Hao frowned.
"It's just that this place hasn't generated coordinates yet."
His words, like thunder, struck the hearts of every god.
"What?! What do you mean?"
Several gods attempting to escape did not understand Chu Hao's point.
"What a bunch of fools…" Chu Hao rolled his eyes but continued explaining.
"Haven't you realized?"
"This region we're in is the nascent form of a newly born multiverse!"
"In this newborn multiverse, we cannot leave—at least not using the methods from our original worlds."
"As beings from another multiverse, we cannot simply rely on previous coordinates to exit this nascent universe!"
Chu Hao's voice, almost like a memetic command, left every god in disbelief.
"To put it bluntly, we're trapped here."
"The nascent multiverse…"
The mid-tier god understood more than most. He glanced at the gray tide with a greedy gleam.
He knew the significance of this nascent multiverse.
This was… a treasure beyond any price!
The core of a multiverse was priceless!
"Is there really no way out?"
Another trapped lower-tier god ignored Chu Hao's explanations. He only wanted to escape.
"There is a way…" Chu Hao smiled.
"If you hold a high divine rank, you can use previously set [Anchor Points] to leave."
"For example, the servile gods of sequence high gods can escape."
"Or if you are the founder of a new divine system, you too can possess anchor abilities."
Hearing this, the other gods paled. Clearly, they did not meet these conditions.
"Any other methods?"
"Of course, but it's more complicated."
"What is it?"
Chu Hao smiled, then vanished, merging into the Endless Abyss.
"We'll exterminate these Zerg and seize the essence of this multiverse!"
Black mist surged, carrying all beings within the Endless Abyss, directly colliding with the gray tide.
What Chu Hao hadn't revealed before was that he himself was the founder of a new divine system—the Abyssal Path—and thus possessed anchor abilities, allowing him to leave at any time for a price.
But…
He had no urgency to leave this multiverse, nor concern for the other trapped gods.
What fascinated him were the Zerg before him!
He wanted to see how strong a swarm occupying an entire newborn multiverse could truly be.
Seeing Chu Hao's actions, the other gods clenched their teeth and began summoning their own followers, preparing for war against the Zerg.
At the edge of this multiverse, deep in the void, Peter furrowed his brow.
He observed the ever-expanding newborn multiverse with a complex mix of emotions.
"The Lord's mortal enemy…"
After hesitation, he stepped into the world.
"Hopefully we can resolve them quickly; otherwise, the Lord may need to intervene personally."