Facing the Apocalypse with My Other Selves-Chapter 242 - 157: Building the Association’s World

The All Heavens End-of-the-World Civilization Mutual Aid Association was, after all, destined to step by step emerge from nothingness and become reality.

And the symbol of becoming real isn't something that can be accomplished just by a few mouths talking about it. It requires recognition from more people, more powerhouses, more forces, and even entire civilizations.

The internal construction demands of the Association are indeed growing higher and higher.

The other Shen Yu, at this moment, also understood Shen Yu's intention.

"From a security perspective, the 'secret realms' we previously built in our respective worlds, to be honest, are far from truly safe." Wizard Shen Yu thought for a moment, glanced around, and was the first to speak. "Can we build a 'secret realm' within the Gray Mist Space that can sustain life over the long term?"

This idea had actually come up as early as when Shen Yu first suggested creating a place for different worlds to communicate.

However, the Gray Mist needed for that is an astronomical figure as well.

Because that would mean breaking the rules of the Gray Mist Space.

But now, for Wizard Shen Yu to mention it, of course he's aware of this point. What he's referring to is actually a clever loophole.

Namely, to create an independent plane that doesn't belong to the Gray Mist Space, nor to any other world, but merely connects to the Gray Mist Space.

Or rather, an independent world!

Yes, if it isn't connected to any other plane, then it is not a plane but a world—a world in the sense of the All Heavens World!

But, only in this way could they truly be safe.

Otherwise, should they encounter enemies capable of traversing planes—like the Divine Spirits of the Magic World, or whatever lurks behind the crisis in the original Shen Yu's world—they would all have the ability to invade these so-called secret realms.

Wizard Shen Yu had even long suspected—

That the so-called secret realm he created in his own world might already be under the surveillance of certain gods. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

To the extent that he barely dares use it at all.

"I thought the same," Shen Yu said, "and I've already used Gray Mist to inquire about the consumption. To be honest, it's within a level we can bear, though not low. That's why I've been hesitant about it all this time. Only when Cultivator Shen Yu unequivocally demonstrated this need did I officially bring it up."

He revealed the cost to the other Shen Yus.

Forty-four point three billion Gray Mist, and one World Seed.

Utterly astonishing indeed.

And this is only a single World Seed—subsequent construction would still require no small expense.

However, after learning more details, all the Shen Yus realized just how incredible its effect would be.

"After cultivating the World Seed, it will become a world belonging to us." Shen Yu had long known about this, and now explained to the other Shen Yus, "In other words, we are the Heavenly Dao of this world, capable of imposing Heavenly Dao-level enhancements according to our will—such as controlling energy, increasing cultivation speeds. And that's just the basics. As our power grows, our understanding of Extraordinary Rules deepens, and the number of extraordinary paths we master of different properties increases, we can basically do anything: induce mutation, twist time, rewrite reality, even resurrect the dead..."

With each potential ability Shen Yu mentioned, the eyes of those Shen Yus grew brighter.

They fully grasped the significance of such a small world!

This is a world they could remodel at will!

The greater their Power, the higher their technological advancement, the greater the effect of their modifications.

Perhaps there's not much benefit to themselves alone, but for others—especially for an entire civilization—the help is tremendous!

And this help would all feed back into the world-saving process.

Ultimately saving them huge amounts of Gray Mist—and earning them even more!

"Let's do it." interstellar world Shen Yu was the first to voice support. "Such a highly promising expenditure is something we'll have to make sooner or later. Frankly, these several tens of billions in Gray Mist may seem a lot, but can't make much decisive difference to our worlds. Crises that can be solved don't require that much, and for those that can't be solved, even all this Gray Mist still won't be enough."

The Association currently has a total of sixty-seven point two billion in Gray Mist.

The major part of this is provided by Wizard Shen Yu and interstellar world Shen Yu.

Especially interstellar world Shen Yu.

After repelling the Void Spirit Race, he basically saved the whole civilization entirely.

The Gray Mist obtained later was utterly staggering.

If not for shouldering the main research missions of the current pact, which come with enormous expenses, the amount of Gray Mist interstellar world Shen Yu possessed would already be enough for many Shen Yus to step into the next realm.

Comparable to the Main God realm.

After all, accelerating research requires Gray Mist.

Key project acceleration can save enormous time and fetch the greatest returns.

"I'm in favor as well." Wizard Shen Yu was the second to support it. "After spending this forty-plus billion Gray Mist, the order of magnitude of the Association's remaining Gray Mist still won't change, and it's more than enough for emergencies. What's more, improving the structure of the Association and drawing in powerhouses from the Immortal Cultivation World will directly elevate the Association's Power! Put it this way: give me ten Earth Immortals, and I'll immediately declare total war on all gods, fully resolve the Doomsday Crisis, and we'll earn at least another fifty billion Gray Mist!"

By the end of his words, Wizard Shen Yu was almost excited.

Among all the Shen Yu present, perhaps he was the one who could truly understand what it meant to have a small world of his own.

It meant being the Creator God! The one and only God!

And not just on par with the Divine Spirits of the Magic World.

The Divine Power and Divine Authority of the Magic World are limited by the world's Extraordinary Source; even if a Unique God who wields all authority eventually appears, he still cannot be omnipotent, because the Extraordinary Source isn't omnipotent.

But the Extraordinary Source of their own world is something they create!

If push comes to shove, they can even use Gray Mist to create one!

For example, there's no Time Domain Extraordinary Rule in the Magic World. No matter how strong a Mage is, they can't turn back time with magic, or even speed it up.

But what if, using Gray Mist, they create a time rule in their own world?

And then integrate that rule into magic power?

Then they could create things that magic was never capable of—artificially accelerating the evolution and enhancement of extraordinary rules!

This is true unlimited growth, true infinite potential!

"You all agree, then I'm in as well." Martial Artist Shen Yu also raised his hand.

Cultivator Shen Yu needed no further words—this kind of small world at present would help him the most, so he immediately raised his hand too.

Unanimous vote!

Shen Yu did not hesitate anymore.

"Then let's begin." He reached out and tapped gently.

In an instant, a sea of Gray Mist surged within the Gray Mist Space, wildly flowing, all gathering at one point in front of his fingertip like a vortex, pouring in relentlessly, until at some moment—boom! A singularity explosion appeared before everyone's eyes.

All the Shen Yu witnessed the birth of a world for the first time!

Torrential energy, amid violent bursts, relentlessly formed the most fundamental truths layer by layer in an orderly manner.

First came the rules of space.

Three-dimensional space, curvature constants, quantum space... these are the fundamental truths for constructing a material world. Any world, no matter what it is, shares exactly these same data and rules.

There's no other possibility.

If anyone has the power to alter any one of these numbers, even the tiniest value after infinite decimals, it would instantly collapse the entire world.

Even if, by some miracle, the world doesn't collapse, it would become a bizarre zone that normal life forms and consciousness could never explore or enter.

Because the underlying structures and base truths that underpin all existence would now be different.

And when all the material rules had finished forming, a newly-created "All Heavens World" appeared before them all.

Having witnessed the entire "creation" process, all the Shen Yus felt an indescribable sensation.

It was as if something in themselves had changed.