Chapter 201: Chapter 194: 1000 Cosmic Countries
Thousandfold Cosmic Country, as the name implies, from afar, the entire Thousandfold Star Domain seemed like a heavy void collapsing, squeezing all stars apart, revealing a vacuum zone, where only a dark and shiny star stood.
Thousandfold Main Star.
This is a giant star with a diameter of hundreds of light years, even the Tai Long Main Star cannot compare to it.
One after another, luxurious and ornately decorated cosmic battleships engraved with the emblems of various nations were heading towards the Thousandfold Main Star, densely packed, filling the entire vacuum zone.
Onboard the warships were geniuses from the Cosmic Countries. Wang Xu glanced casually, and everyone was dressed in noble attire, with radiance flowing, clearly not made of ordinary materials.
"These are all geniuses from the Cosmic Countries, some of whom are unimaginably powerful." Su Long sighed.
"Su Long, have you ever participated in the qualification battle before?" Ba Donghe asked.
Su Long shook his head, "I have not, but I visited a senior who succeeded before to learn about it. From his words, in the vastness of Cosmic Countries, with trillions of living beings, countless geniuses emerged, the horror is extreme. That senior barely survived the qualification battle."
"The last qualification battle was six hundred thousand years ago. At that time, the battle was held in remote areas, and the War Realm was a Forbidden Area, extremely dangerous. Many Great Cosmic Countries did not send their subjects to participate, and that’s why the senior chose to withdraw just after entering."
Withdrawing right after entering is quite normal for an ordinary Cosmic Martial Artist, but for a genius, even if others do not scorn or criticize, there would be a great sense of humiliation in their hearts.
However, Wang Xu, Ba Donghe, and Princess Bing Qing did not think the senior did anything wrong.
The Forbidden Area is a place where even those in the Celestial God Realm can fall. Even if the danger factor decreases, there’s still a great risk of dying in it. Bravery means no fear, but it doesn’t mean risking one’s life unnecessarily.
"The land occupied by Thousandfold Cosmic Country seems bigger than Tai Long, and this main star is enough to rival half of the Tai Long Star Domain. Why is it said to be weaker than Tai Long?" Wang Xu asked.
Back then, when Xian Qu described Thousandfold Cosmic Country and Tai Long Cosmic Country, he said that Thousandfold was not as good as Tai Long. But from every aspect, Wang Xu thought Tai Long should be inferior to Thousandfold.
"It’s national power." Su Long said, "Though Thousandfold Cosmic Country is so large, its true national power is not as strong as Tai Long."
"Tai Long has eight in the Celestial God Realm, thousands in the Mixed Universe Realm, tens of thousands at White Hole Level, and millions at Black Hole Level... these constitute national power."
"While Thousandfold, except for the Sovereign, only has two in the Celestial God Realm, and the numbers at Mixed Universe Realm, White Hole Level, and Black Hole Level are much lower than Tai Long."
Su Long had done his homework about this qualification battle: "Do you know why Thousandfold Cosmic Country is so large, even appearing more magnificent than Tai Long?"
"Hurry up and finish talking!" Princess Bing Qing urged impatiently.
"Actually, I also heard this from someone else." Su Long’s expression was solemn, "It’s rumored that in endless ages past, Thousandfold Cosmic Country was a... Super Cosmic Country!"
"What?!" Wang Xu and the others were all surprised.
A Super Cosmic Country, whose national power is immensely strong, there are only ten thousand Super Cosmic Countries in the entire cosmos, not even one more spot can be added, showing its immense strength... but how did it deteriorate to a Great Cosmic Country?
On second thought, this qualification battle is exactly because a Super Cosmic Country fell, leading various countries to compete for this sole spot, isn’t it?
A Super Cosmic Country’s decline is nothing out of the ordinary.
"What I know about Thousandfold Cosmic Country, it once was a Super Cosmic Country, its super strong figures were renowned across the cosmos, standing at the pinnacle of the cosmos!" Su Long continued, "At that time, Thousandfold Cosmic Country was incomparably strong, with thousands of Great Cosmic Countries as its subordinates."
It’s entirely normal for the weak to depend on the strong.
Just like Tai Long depending on the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion, because of this, Wang Xu was assigned by the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion to participate in the border war.
Cosmic Countries can depend on forces, and naturally, they can also depend on other powerful Cosmic Countries, in fact, most Cosmic Countries choose to depend on a strong nation, knowing well that distant water won’t quench present thirst. The Heaven-Reaching Pavilion, being one of the three major forces in the cosmos, has countless Cosmic Countries depending on it, it can’t manage all of them, not even Wang Xu, who was merely a discarded disciple sent there.
But if one depends on a strong country, the aid received will naturally be much greater.
"However, the good times didn’t last long. After the super strong figure of Thousandfold Cosmic Country fell in a massive cosmic war, the country began to decline and wither, eventually, to ensure the nation’s survival, they had to withdraw from the ranks of Super Cosmic Countries and became a Great Cosmic Country."
A massive cosmic war?
Wang Xu recalled the great war mentioned by the Endless Saint Venerable, even he could not turn the tide of the battle, the entire Endless Tai Long Palace was annihilated.
Tai Long also once mentioned an earth-shattering battle, even the strong like Endless couldn’t protect them...
The great war affected the entire cosmos.
Even the Thousandfold Cosmic Country could not escape unscathed.
A deep sense of sorrow suddenly rose in Wang Xu’s heart; he could imagine how fierce that war must have been, how many beings vanished in the river of time, and how once glorious powers and cosmic countries withered away with that war.
"Super strong entities have fallen, and the Thousandfold Cosmic Country has withdrawn from the ranks of super cosmic countries. Why now does it even fall short of Tai Long, which used to be a super cosmic country?" Princess Bing Qing wondered.
"This is quite normal," Ba Donghe spoke up, "A super strong leader controls all the ’national fortunes’ of a cosmic country. Once he falls, the fortunes of the entire cosmic country will decline along with him. This situation has long existed, so no matter which cosmic country, they will not easily break face and let their strongest fight. Otherwise, the national fortunes will weaken, and the entire cosmic country will be affected."
Su Long laughed teasingly, "I’m with the Cosmic Alliance, with the strongest intelligence control, yet I didn’t expect you, Ba Donghe, to know even more than me."
While they talked, the Earth had already gotten closer and closer to the Thousandfold Main Star.
"Gravity, such strong gravity." Wang Xu could clearly feel an attractive force when they approached the main star.
"Haha, you probably don’t know this," Su Long laughed, "The gravity of the Thousandfold Main Star is a thousand times that of a regular star. The closer you get, the stronger the gravity becomes. The reason why there’s a vast vacuum area around the main star is that its gravity is so strong, it would pull other stars in. If they weren’t moved away, this Thousandfold Main Star would’ve long become a pile of craters, nowhere near as prosperous as it is now."
Although the gravity was powerful, it had little impact on Wang Xu, Su Long, Ba Donghe, and the others.
...
Upon entering the Thousandfold Main Star, Wang Xu put away the Earth, and the four of them walked through the air among the geniuses from various countries, flying towards the Thousandfold Main City.
The Thousandfold Main Star was vast and grand, with as many as 860,000 main cities. However, due to gravity, most cosmic martial artists would choose to land in main cities with less gravity. The geniuses of various countries were different; they had pride, and naturally, they had to head to the very center, the main city with the greatest gravity.
"Princess Bing Qing, let’s stop at this main city," Wang Xu suggested.
Princess Bing Qing’s forehead was covered in sweat, her face pale; clearly, the gravity here had reached a level she found difficult to bear.
"I’m fine, let’s keep going." Princess Bing Qing ignored Wang Xu and continued flying towards the main city, gritting her teeth.
Although Princess Bing Qing’s strength had reached the White Hole Level, her physical body was still at the Black Hole Level. To someone at the Black Hole Level, the main city’s gravity was deadly. Only those like Ba Donghe and Su Long, with White Hole Level bodies, could handle it easily.
Wang Xu’s body had reached the Mixed Universe Realm, and gravity to him was like nothing.
Wang Xu approached Princess Bing Qing and, without a word, forcefully carried her on his back.
"Wang Xu, what are you doing!" Princess Bing Qing was both embarrassed and angry, but soon, she realized the surrounding gravity suddenly vanished, completely disappearing, and now she felt like she was floating in the void.
This was gravity transfer; Wang Xu used his Fire Hole to transfer Princess Bing Qing’s gravity onto himself, making her feel as if she were in the void, with no gravity pulling at her.
For Wang Xu, not to mention two shares of gravity, even thousands or hundreds of shares were not a problem. But for a White Hole Level person, two shares of gravity would be somewhat taxing.
Princess Bing Qing’s face was flushed, her heart pounding fiercely, her delicate nose catching the scent emitted from Wang Xu, making her bury her head even lower, not daring to lift it up.
Ba Donghe and Su Long exchanged glances, smiling knowingly with a mysterious air.
Four hours later, they saw the Thousandfold Main City.
A city forged of dark steel, deeply rooted in the earth under immense gravity, stretching for thousands of miles, grand and magnificent.
Even Princess Bing Qing couldn’t help but exclaim "Wow"; one must know, the Thousandfold Cosmic Country was once a super cosmic country, and its main city was naturally incomparable to those of a great cosmic country.
Entering the main city shoulder to shoulder with people from various countries, guards clad in Black Iron Armor scanned back and forth with their spiritual consciousness.
There were no technological devices in the Thousandfold Main City, no means of transportation, and even mechanical buildings were rarely seen. Most of the structures were made entirely of steel. Indeed, with this terrifying gravity, even a thin piece of paper would weigh as much as a thousand catties, let alone technological devices, which couldn’t withstand such gravity.
Wang Xu and the others walked through the main city, looking around.
Rumble~
Suddenly, a loud noise came from behind them. Wang Xu and the others turned around and saw three Star Giant Beasts, with lightning horns on their heads, electric arcs flickering, covered in blue scales, filled with radiant light, stomping on the ground, pulling a magnificent four-sided wooden carriage, rumbling towards them. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on .)