Chapter 390: Verifying the Feasibility of the One-digit Path

"I don't have the confidence to compete with you Sun King Group."

Hearing Kurma's thoughts, Su Nian couldn't help but laugh; it was a smile carrying a hint of mockery.

"You don't think a pie-in-the-sky promise from the World-Maintaining God Vishnu is enough to entice me to join, do you?"

After all, who doesn't know that the Spirit Status of the World-Maintaining God Vishnu is a pitfall in the truest sense?

Heitian was trapped by this pitfall of a project, running himself ragged for the sake of Kalki.

The First Avatar, Ark, Matsya; the Eighth Avatar, Heitian; the Second Avatar, Kurma; the Ninth Avatar, Shakyamuni; plus the Tenth Avatar, Kalki—that makes five Two-digit Avatars.

But what about Vishnu's other avatars? Those avatars don't have the potential to be Two-digit.

However, it is very clear that it is hard to say whether five Two-digit avatars can reach the realm of the One-digit Spirit Status of Vishnu.

It is even extremely difficult to integrate the powers of these five different avatars under a single Cosmology.

Otherwise, Kalki's Simulated Star Creation Chart: Avatar wouldn't have lost all its special abilities.

It only has the output of a Simulated Star Creation Map.

It lacks things like the ability of the Void Star, Tai Sui, to seal Divine Spirits and Star Spirits, the replication and superposition of Avesta, or the absolute victory of the Vajra.

Instead, it is somewhat similar to that unfinished Simulated Star Creation Map: Unidentified belonging to Izayoi Sakamaki.

How could the conflict of ten different Cosmologies be so easily overcome?

Right now, the Spirit Status of the World-Maintaining God Vishnu is stuck at this step, which is to integrate the Spirit Statuses, truths, and authorities of these avatars—which originate from different Cosmologies—under a unified Cosmology.

Only then can the next step be taken: accommodating these Spirit Statuses to the One-digit level.

One can only say that every step is difficult to an heaven-defying degree.

This Kalki is one of their attempts, the Savior of the end; when Little Garden is about to encounter the end, it will inevitably receive the full support of Little Garden.

And what is the Simulated Star Creation Map that the Sun King Group gave to Kalki? It is the Avatars, the Ten Avatars of Vishnu.

To put it bluntly, they are raising Kalki as a mini-Vishnu.

By utilizing the full support of Little Garden for Kalki when the end arrives, there is a high probability that Kalki, with the support of Little Garden Central, can turn the impossible into the possible.

Allowing his Simulated Star Creation Map to become one with the ability to truly transcend the end.

Naturally, the Simulated Star Creation Map will be further perfected, and the possibility of the World-Maintaining God Vishnu being born will further increase.

One can only say the plan is well-conceived, but let's see if Little Garden Central cares about you lot.

Upon hearing this, Kurma was not surprised and continued to say with a grin.

"Sure enough, I knew you wouldn't join."

"Then why did you ask?"

Su Nian rolled his eyes in silence.

"But what if I said we could let you have Kalki's Spirit Status?"

Kurma looked at Su Nian with a smile; after all, in her view, so-called unwillingness to participate was merely because the price offered wasn't high enough.

As long as the price is high enough, even a Two-digit entity might be swayed.

And unfortunately, this expenditure was entirely footed by the Black Prince, so she naturally felt no psychological pressure when naming her price.

At this moment, Orpheus, who was reading outside, couldn't help but sneeze.

"Who is plotting against me again? That brat from Arcadia?"

Orpheus said with some confusion, not knowing why he had just felt a very deep malice.

"And then?"

Su Nian continued to ask out of curiosity; he was actually quite curious about how high a price Kurma could offer.

"Of course, there is also the faith accumulated over a long time in Vishnu's status, as well as the power we have accumulated for Vishnu's Spirit Status for a long time."

"And naturally, there is the status of the Last King; under our will, this position will be as easy as reaching into a bag to take something for you."

Kurma said calmly, having already put away the smile on her face; this was the highest price she could offer.

And Su Nian could extract at least Two-digit power from this, which for Su Nian, who is currently only Four-digit, could be called a true opportunity to ascend to the heavens in a single step.

Only, Su Nian's expression became increasingly strange, and after a long while, he sighed softly.

"Why does everyone, one after another, want me to be this Last King? And you all love using this thing as a bargaining chip."

Do you really think this thing belongs to you?

Su Nian really wanted to retort with that, but he held it back; after all, now is not the time to tear off his mask.

Hearing this, Kurma was stunned for a moment, looking at Su Nian with a subtle expression.

"Did Little Wansheng not tell you that in the judgment of Little Garden Central, you are the highest-qualified candidate for the Last King?"

"Uh..."

Su Nian was stunned; he hadn't paid attention to this point, or to put it more accurately.

The position of the Last King was a spot he had dug for himself with his own hands; how could the compatibility not be high?

The reason it wasn't maxed out was even because Su Nian's current main direction is not on the Last King.

"However, I refuse."

Su Nian waved his hand and said quite coldly, not feeling the slightest bit tempted.

As he spoke, Su Nian changed the subject; since Kurma invited him to join the Sun King Group, he might as well invite Kurma in return.

After all, his own path of the Yinglong still needs to be verified, otherwise, he fears that even if he awakens the Dragon Species Spirit Grid, reaching Three-digit would be difficult.

Su Nian wants to walk the path of the Dragon Species, and it is very clear that he absolutely cannot do without the help of Kurma, this Two-digit Pure-blooded Dragon Species.

"How about this, Sister Xiao Ju, why don't you join us? Stop rotting away in that pitfall project of the Sun King Group?"

"Interesting."

A look of surprise appeared on Kurma's face; sure enough, just as Wansheng said, coming here in person would yield unexpected gains.

"I wonder, what does Sister Xiao Ju think of the Yinglong Spirit Grid?"

"A Spirit Status that is nearly impossible to complete."

Kurma shook her head; she had once attempted to challenge the Yinglong Spirit Status, but the result was obvious—it was naturally completely ineffective.

Otherwise, she would not just be a World Dragon now.

"The act of creating a world is not something a Two-digit Dragon Species can accomplish; even the world I created can only barely maintain its existence by borrowing the incomplete World-Preserving Power of Vishnu."

"And there is also the Spirit Status of the World-Preserving Spirit Grid."

If the difficulty of completing the Spirit Status of the World-Maintaining God Vishnu is ten, then the Spirit Status of Yinglong would be at least a thousand times that.

After all, the completed form of the Yinglong Spirit Status can be completely viewed as a combined form of the completed bodies of Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva.

A giant god of the Trinity of Creation, Preservation, and Destruction.

"Then what if it's this?"

Su Nian flipped his hand, and a pure white Creation Spark burned faintly in his palm, while inside the Spark, miniature worlds were being born one after another.

Now that he had the means to deal with Two-digits, he no longer feared ordinary Two-digits harboring greed toward him; did they really think he had no one backing him?

At the peak of Little Garden, looking down upon the world, as long as I, Su Nian, exist, there is heaven.

Even if I hold Little Garden in one hand, I am still invincible in the world.

At worst... Sister Bai, save me!!

Kurma's eyes lit up, and she grabbed Su Nian's hand in disbelief, unable to help but call out.

"Sure enough, I knew it; Little Wansheng would not lie to me, and I certainly didn't recognize this younger brother wrong."

"Xiao Ju has finally found a path other than becoming the Little Garden Central~~"

Su Nian looked at Kurma with a subtle expression.

"Why can't I be your older brother?"

He is a Creation Dragon, and Kurma is a World Dragon; clearly, Su Nian's status is significantly higher than Kurma's, right?

"No, no, you have already acknowledged Little Ju as your older sister."

Kurma shook her head vigorously and said.

"How can one go back on what has been promised?"

"Little Su, you aren't being good."

Kurma rubbed Su Nian's head, ignoring his resentful gaze, and said.

"So, you're just jumping ship like this? Don't you care at all about the thoughts of the Sun King Group?"

Seeing Kurma agree to cooperate so directly, Su Nian was stunned for a moment and asked quite curiously.

However, facing Su Nian's question, Kurma puffed out her chest and said righteously.

"Who said I'm jumping ship? Can't I, Little Ju, hold multiple positions?"

Holding multiple positions? That does seem to be Kurma's standard operating procedure.

After all, while she is one of the four Divine Beasts of Chinese Mythology, the Black Tortoise, she is also the black tortoise that was once dismembered by Nüwa to support the heavens.

Or rather, that is Kurma's true origin.

As for her later guises, such as the World-King Buddha of Buddhism or the Second Avatar of Vishnu of the Indian Pantheon, they are all just one of her identities.

For Kurma, this is indeed a standard operation, but the price is that she is always a relatively marginal person wherever she goes.

However, she is happy with that.

"But if you want me, Little Ju, to withdraw from the Sun King Group, it's not impossible."

Kurma saw Su Nian's confusion and scratched her cheek to explain.

"What? Are you scared by this?"

Kurma looked at Su Nian with amusement.

"It is a bit, actually."

Su Nian scratched his cheek, then leaned against Odin behind him, and spoke to Kurma in a brain-wave state.

"After all, I didn't expect you to give up the interests of the Sun King Group so decisively."

"After all, following a younger brother who is destined to become a One-digit is much better than sitting in prison with Heitian."

Kurma said while raising her index finger.

"And after hearing your sister do this, don't you feel a little touched?"

"No."

Su Nian slapped Kurma's hand away in disgust.

Both Su Nian and Kurma tacitly avoided discussing the distribution of benefits.

After all, Kurma's help was not essential to Su Nian, and Su Nian could not afford the price of getting Kurma's full support.

Kurma was very cunning, using their shared status as Pure-blooded Dragon Species to build a sibling relationship and pull them closer.

In the future, when Su Nian has fully grown, wouldn't it be normal to pull Kurma along for the ride?

(End of chapter)