Chapter 582: Void System Crash

"There is actually an existence who has ascended to Great Venerable?"

Where the Multiverse Alliance resides, in a place of obscurity, a Divine Sense sensed such a great disturbance and could not help but exclaim in surprise.

"The sudden appearance of such a powerhouse will likely affect our plans," another Divine Sense emerged and commented as such.

"It is of no concern. Figures of this realm are either repelled by the Great Void out into the Wuqiong Weizhi and cannot return, or they must obediently submit to the Great Void's control and repay their Causal Debt, making them almost equivalent to an Outsider."

A third Divine Sense appeared, its tone surprisingly calm.

"So let us continue our previous topic: how exactly are we to retrieve the Number Five Strange Object and deal with that Daoist who ignored our Multiverse Alliance, yet whose strength caused Kong Zunzhe to suffer a setback?"

Once these words were spoken, this place of obscurity fell into silence once again.

The Multiverse Alliance, since it is called an alliance, is composed of different powers and factions; naturally, it is impossible for it to be truly united, as there are various factions standing within it.

Therefore, no one wants to be the first to stick their neck out and cause their own faction to suffer a loss.

This third Divine Sense seemed to be the one in charge, similar to the role of a United Nations Secretary-General. Seeing that everyone present had fallen silent, saying nothing, it spoke with some anger.

"I know what you are each thinking, but this is not some great enemy worthy of you harboring suspicions and hesitating toward one another, yet refusing to stand up? Is this how cowardly you are?"

Once these words were spoken, sounds of cold snorts resounded through the Void, seemingly dissatisfied with the words of this "Secretary-General."

"You speak lightly. Since you are so proactive, why not let your faction handle this matter entirely? You must know that the era in which that Daoist resides is extremely special and is already approaching the End Tribulation, right?"

Another voice spoke up, mocking with great dissatisfaction.

"Before that era, there was a stronger fellow who once forced all of us to step back. Now that person's traces have reappeared, who knows if this Daoist might be that person's pawn?"

Others also raised objections.

Although everyone present is a Venerable, a supreme being of their respective past eras, an Invincible One, and all believe themselves to fear no enemy when it comes to slaughter.

But they also do not want to fall into a trap and be schemed against by others.

"Then do not forget, that Li Daoren killed our Core Inheritance Sequence; it now appears that numbers one through ten are all dead. These were future Venerable seeds, and they died just like that—can you really swallow this anger?"

"If I remember correctly, nine of you are the masters of those Venerable seeds. Now that your disciples have been killed by someone, as their masters and teachers, you actually won't help your disciples take revenge?"

The "Secretary-General" continued to speak in a very cold and hard tone.

"What a ridiculous provocation."

"Children can be born again if lost, let alone disciples? At worst, we can just pick another one and take on another. Unless, among these Venerable seeds, someone has already passed down the core orthodoxy and viewed them as the true core."

Another voice rose, refuting the point.

To them, this matter is neither big nor small. But one thing is clear: the situation has not yet reached the point of no return, so their reactions naturally do not need to be so intense.

"Wait, among us, only you, this fellow, are so proactive. What is it, Xingzun? Is it possible that among those ten Venerable seeds, someone really did receive your core inheritance?"

Once these words were spoken, the many Venerables present could not help but cast their gazes toward Xingzun, the "Secretary-General" in charge, whether with suspicion or regret, but mostly with schadenfreude.

Xingzun's aura sank instantly.

"I know what you lot are thinking, and I do not wish to say too much about it. But you must know that the Number Five Strange Object is critical to our plans!"

He did not answer the other Venerables' words, but instead shifted the topic to discuss the Number Five Strange Object. Just as he was about to continue speaking, a piece of news arrived that left him somewhat surprised.

"Eh? Wait, that number ten is not dead yet! And is actually returning along some incredibly ancient Time-Space Nodes that were about to be abandoned?"

This news also greatly surprised the many Venerables.

A situation of certain death, yet they did not die—what is going on?

On Li Heng's side, he used Source Power to attempt to communicate with the Great Void. Although the Great Void has no personality and is an impersonal, objective reality, theoretically and factually it cannot be communicated with.

But how would he know without trying?

After all, he had walked this path until now, and Source Power remained invincible, still matching his previous evaluation of Source Power: omnipotent, of an extremely high status, and mysterious to the extreme.

Then, he successfully communicated with the Great Void.

Although the communication was only vague and the Great Void seemed only able to express simple meanings, such as yes or no, it was indeed a connection.

Li Heng did not delay; his Source Power was already bottoming out, only one step away from bankruptcy and being a pauper. And this communication process consumed Source Power every moment; if he dawdled any longer, the communication would be directly interrupted.

He quickly expressed his meaning, using the Source Power on his person as collateral, indicating that as long as he had enough Source Power, he could easily repay the Causal Debt, asking the Great Void not to be so urgent in forcing him to repay the Causal Debt.

This is like a bank loan.

If you do not have a stable job or something you can mortgage, it is very difficult for a bank to lend you money. After all, who knows if you will be able to pay it back after lending it to you?

And the matter of owing debt and repaying it before him is the same principle.

The reason the Great Void is so urgent in forcing those at the Great Venerable realm to repay their Causal Debt, besides the fact that a Great Venerable has already faintly become independent from the Great Void and has the ability to repay, is also because this Causal Debt is one that even Great Venerables find hard to repay.

It is as if the Great Void was hurt by a scumbag in the past; it seems to feel that Great Venerables do not want to repay such massive debts. Or perhaps it feels that with the ability of an average Great Venerable, it is hard to repay, requiring nearly Eternal time.

Therefore, to prevent a Great Venerable from dragging it out forever, enjoying everything the Great Void has to offer while still owing debt, it can only keep urging them. And what Li Heng needs to do now is prove that he is not ordinary.

He is not an ordinary Great Venerable!

Li Heng's mind stirred, transforming the form of his Source Power's manifestation, and he displayed a supreme, exalted status—a power that was already omnipotent and capable of doing everything.

Although the amount of Source Power he had now was insufficient, and he did not have a single Golden Source Point left, this kind of thing is like soliciting investment; as long as you can demonstrate how superior your product is, you do not need a large quantity.

But the next moment, the surrounding Void fell silent.

The Great Void did not give Li Heng a response.

Li Heng raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

This is... a system crash?