Chapter 510: Who says bricks must be yours? We

On this wasteland…… build a home?

Wo Xi Ling stared at the vast, boundless darkness on the star chart, feeling her imagination challenged.

That is not ordinary void.

It is an absolute dead zone swept by the nullification command, a graveyard of rules, a logical abyss from which even light cannot escape.

Build a home in such a place?

That's more outrageous than building a villa on a black hole's event horizon!

You mean……

The Lord of the End caught the key information, but dared not be certain.

My meaning is quite clear.

Qin Hao's gaze swept over all the civilization representatives present, who were at a loss from fear and confusion.

Since the universe, this great environment, is going to abandon us, we'll create our own small environment!

If the whole server is going to be formatted, then we'll assemble a new, independent server not under its control!

He stepped up to the massive holographic star chart and, with both hands, slashed across it!

A ring flashing with golden light was drawn by him.

This ring, centered on the Miracle Garden, encompassed the G-37 Branch and the vast territories of tens of thousands of surrounding river systems.

From today on, this ring's interior is our turf!

Qin Hao's tone was overbearing.

I will build a wall on the boundary of this ring!

A wall that no rule, no power, no concept can surpass!

Inside the wall is our safe zone; outside, the zone about to be formatted.

Never mind the floods outside, the universe rebooting—as long as we're inside this wall, we are absolutely safe!

Absolute safety zone?

That word struck like lightning into everyone's minds.

Against the backdrop of the universe's impending doom, those four words 'absolute safety' themselves carry an irresistible allure.

But…… what kind of wall could withstand the power of cosmic nullification?

A leader of an eighth‑level civilization trembled as he asked, "Even a ninth‑level civilization's truth bulwark would be as flimsy as paper before this cosmic‑scale reset!"

He's not wrong.

The Lord of the End also spoke solemnly.

You could earlier pause time in this region, but that was merely exploiting the special nature of the river of time, a clever trick.

Once the second stage of nullification begins—that is, rule reshaping starts—the new cosmic laws will surge in like a tide, and our little temporal island will be overwhelmed.

What you say is all correct.

Qin Hao unexpectedly nodded, acknowledging their worries.

Using any existing technology, whether eighth‑ or ninth‑level, it's impossible to build such a wall.

Because we're trying to build a house with this universe's bricks to resist the universe itself. The bricks are still those bricks, the rules still those rules—if they want to tear down your house, it's no big deal.

Then we……

Everyone's hearts sank again.

So," Qin Hao shifted his tone, the corner of his mouth curling into a mad arc, "we can't use its bricks.

We'll make our own bricks!

He abruptly turned, gazing into the void, as if conversing with some existence.

System!

Grant me the highest authority of the Yanhuang Civilization to initiate the Ultimate Agreement!

【Concept Creation】!

Boom—!!

When the four words 'Concept Creation' left Qin Hao's mouth, the core of the Miracle Garden, that Origin Furnace,

together with Qin Hao's chest‑mounted 【Xuanyuan】 steel pen, emitted a fierce buzz!

A surge of truth aura, vaster and older than the origin of a ninth‑level civilization, flashed and vanished.

The Lord of the End trembled all over, staring at Qin Hao in shock.

He finally understood: the Yanhuang Civilization's true trump card is not its inscrutable divine medical technique,

nor the 【Xuanyuan】 sword that can tamper with logic, nor even those monstrous children.

But this!

It is this terrifying ability to create something from nothing and define a brand‑new rule out of thin air!

Concept Creation……

He muttered dazedly, "So that's it! So that's it! No wonder we've lost from the start.

What is Concept Creation?

Wo Xi Ling was still in a daze, feeling only an impulse that made her soul want to bow in worship.

It's…… the literal meaning.

Qin Hao's voice now carried a divine majesty: "What I say it is, it is!

I say, let there be light—and there was light.

Now I say——

Qin Hao reached out, pointing at the boundary of the massive golden circle he had just drawn.

"Within this realm, I am the heavenly law!"

"I will create an entirely new supreme rule that surpasses all existing rules of this universe!"

"I shall name it—"

Qin Hao paused after each word, his voice resonating through the entire Soul Network.

"【Absolute Defense】!"

"Under this rule, any energy, matter, information, concept, or law that I have not permitted may not enter this domain!"

"Reset is impossible! Reboot is impossible! Even if the creator god of the next universe shows up, damn it, it still won't work!"

Crazy!

Too crazy!

This is no longer a challenge to the universe; it's a blatant attempt to set oneself up as king and rule a new realm!

Yet for some reason, no one present thought he was bragging.

Because that aura of words shaping law and defining all things felt so real, so convincing!

"System, what is required to create the 【Absolute Defense】 rule?"

Qin Hao asked inwardly.

The system replied directly.

"【Absolute Defense is a creation‑level concept; its construction requires two core elements:】"

"【1: An absolute definitional core.】"

"【2: A massive amount of energy capable of anchoring that absolute concept so it is not diluted or assimilated by universal laws.】"

"I have the definitional core."

Qin Hao's gaze fell upon the 【Yellow Emperor】 steel pen at his chest.

This sword of civilization, forged from the collective will of the Yanhuang Civilization, upgraded countless times, even having devoured a ninth‑level primordial source,

it itself is an absolute symbol.

It represents the Yanhuang Civilization's endless vitality and unyielding absolute will.

Using it as the core of 【Absolute Defense】 could not be more fitting.

"What about the energy?"

Qin Hao pressed further.

"【According to calculations, to construct a 【Absolute Defense】 barrier capable of covering the G-37 Division's territory and resisting universe‑level rule‑restructuring impacts, the required base energy is—】"

A number so long that Qin Hao's eyelids twitched appeared on his retina.

"【One thousand Energy Points.】"

"One thousand...?!"

Qin Hao inhaled a gasp of cold air.

After painstakingly saving for so long, the system's current energy reserve had only just surpassed one hundred Energy Points.

This damn number is more than he could ever scrape together!

"System, did you miscalculate? Did you add extra decimal places?"

"【The calculation is correct. Maintaining this rule independent of the universe requires exactly this amount of energy.】"

"I...!"

Qin Hao almost couldn't hold back a curse.

He finally understood why those ancient ninth‑level civilizations would rather build an ark to gamble on a vague, illusory survival than take this self‑established path.

It's not that they couldn't think of it.

It's that they simply couldn't construct it!

The cost is outrageously high!

"Wait..."

Qin Hao's mind raced.

"You're talking about base energy? Then is there a non‑base method?"

"【Yes.】"

The system's answer gave Qin Hao hope.

"【The host can choose an installment payment mode.】"

"【That is, pay a down payment first to build a basic version of the Absolute Defense framework, then continuously absorb external energy within the framework to repay the remaining loan and gradually perfect the barrier.】"

"How much is the down payment?"

Qin Hao asked immediately.

"【Minimum down payment: one hundred Energy Points.】"

Qin Hao glanced at his system panel, at the energy balance that had just surpassed that figure.

"【Current energy reserve: 102 Energy Points.】"

Just right!

Qin Hao's heart rose to his throat.

This damn thing isn't an installment plan at all; it's basically draining all my assets and slapping a mountain of debt on me!

"Do it!"

If we don't pay this down payment, we all go down!

Paying it means taking on debt,

but at least we'll have a house of our own to shelter us!

All personnel, attention!

Qin Hao issued the final order to everyone.

The next part might be a bit spectacular.

Everyone, hold on tight and stay steady!

We're about to start building the wall!