Fifth Advancement Quest

"Notification: Notarization failed. This task cannot be completed and will be distributed by the Mastermind Universe itself."

"Lister Merrick's exclusive fifth job advancement quest: To facilitate the merging of two universes."

Task specific requirements: Three stages in total.

First step: Ensure that the Mastermind Universe can integrate into the "Divine Revelation" universe when it shatters. (Incomplete)

Second Ring: During the cosmic merger, protect the life forms of the Mastermind Universe necessary for survival. (Incomplete)

Third Ring: During the period of cosmic fusion, assist the Mastermind Universe life form in reaching the Hegemon level, requiring a rank of 18 or higher and a combat power of S-rank or higher. Quantity: (0/10). (Incomplete)

Inside the meditation room, Lister pondered the situation regarding the Fifth Advancement quest.

Unexpectedly, this task was directly assigned by the mainframe.

Moreover, the tasks they undertake are mostly similar to the contracts they sign.

His soul, which had transmigrated from the Mastermind Universe, showed no aversion to this content.

In fact, even without these contracts and quest restrictions, he would help players as much as he could when he had the capacity.

It's just that now we're paying more attention and concentrating more resources on it.

While it's not easy for ten players to emerge as Hegemon, it's not impossible.

However, there were some doubts about his role in ensuring the fusion of the two universes in the first two rings.

It's clear that the universe he traveled through was on the verge of collapse.

He didn't feel anything about his past life, and now, looking back, he can hardly recall any details.

After all, before he transmigrated, he was just a low-level member of the Federation and didn't have any useful information.

Looking back now, could it be that the game "Divine Revelation" was essentially designed to facilitate cosmic unification?

Or perhaps it's about letting the citizens of that world experience this game world ahead of time?

And what about the merging of universes... is that really something he can interfere with?

In this universe, there seems to be no record of fusion.

At the same time, I can't help but wonder: was my time travel truly an accident, or was it all part of the Mastermind Universe's plan or experiment from beginning to end?

If they really merge... then will the players still be immortal?

Will the Game System on my body remain? Or will I need to replace it with a personal terminal chip that's universally compatible in this world?

A series of questions now lingered in Lister's mind.

Unfortunately, before the tenth act begins, or before the two universes truly merge, most of the doubts in his mind will remain unresolved.

As time went on, the conflict between the Star Machine Civilization and the Void Corridor seemed to have escalated into a full-blown battle.

Localized friction has completely degenerated into a gladiatorial arena dominated by Overlord Tier.

Ocas's open scheme seems to have actually worked.

The mutual weakening of these two major forces is naturally a great thing for them.

At that moment, the intergalactic teleportation array lit up beneath Lister's feet.

The intense blue light and the powerful sense of spatial dislocation, even if it only lasted for a dozen seconds, were still unbearable for most Class Holder.

But for Lister, it was just a bit of a hassle.

In the blink of an eye, they had arrived at the Eternal Sea of Trees.

Inside the Mother Tree Royal Court, the Lord of Qingteng had already been waiting outside the courtyard for some time.

Over the centuries, her appearance has remained unchanged.

She was still wearing a green robe, her figure slender, giving off a sense of tranquility.

"Grown ups."

"With only 10 years left until the birth of the Seed of Eternity, is the birthplace still confirmed to be in the Milky Way Galaxy?"

Let's go somewhere else.

"Switch to the Divine Rise Galaxy."

The Milky Way Galaxy was never Lister's first choice.

As the absolute core star system of the Machine-Slaying Federation, the Void Corridor has long been infiltrated by new intelligence agents.

Lister's past discussions with Qingteng were merely a tactic to mislead outside intelligence.

The Divine Rise Galaxy, also located in the core area of Machine-Slaying Federation, has had an extremely low profile over the past few centuries.

There have always been many voices within the Federation hoping to abolish the status of the Divine Rise Galaxy.

The number of core galaxies has been reduced from three to two: the Milky Way Galaxy and the Babylon Galaxy.

One main and one secondary, each serving as the core of the left and right halves of the galaxy clusters of the Federation.

This voice was also a result of Lister's laissez-faire attitude, preparing for the birth of the Seed of Eternity.

"No problem."

"However, sir, after this change, it seems we are truly entering the birth phase, and no further changes will be possible."

The Lord of Qingteng Vine made a final confirmation to Lister.

In just a few hundred years, she was one of the earliest witnesses to Lister's growth.

They were the first to discover Lister's World-Ending Level power, the first to invest in him, and gained his trust early on, leading to his promise to accept the mission of protecting the Seed of Eternity.

It can be said that since she was born into this universe, she has been burdened with the great mission of the Tree of Eternity, and the only correct and effective step she took was to pass the exam for Lister.

And Lord Lister truly kept his promise, never breaking his word regarding the matter of protection.

It should be noted that the terms they agreed upon, although witnessed by the Tree of Eternity and bound by the power of its rules, were still in effect.

However, the terms include a clause granting the right to renege on the agreement: as long as the Seed of Eternity has not fully descended into Lister's hands, he has the right to completely overturn any involvement in the task.

It can be said that the Lord of Qingteng was quite nervous about Lister's arrival today.

After all, this Seed of Eternity is now directly confronting the Emerald Royal Court, and is also involved in the World Annihilation War.

Lister never changed his mind or gave up, and today the location of his birth was confirmed, which moved the Lord of Qingteng and relieved him.

In fact, if Lister knew what the other party was thinking, he would only shake his head inwardly.

He's not the kind of person who always keeps his promises.

The real reason for the World Annihilation War was not the Seed of Eternity, but the two new Hegemon Lister and Kavin, and the new World Annihilation forces.

Essentially, it's a problem of resource allocation in this universe; under the original system, they weren't even considered.

Furthermore, given the dynamic balancing act between various factions, and with their involvement, a re-division after the great war was inevitable.

Furthermore, since the Emerald Royal Court and Lister were bound to have a battle over the Seed of Eternity, and the battle wouldn't drag on for long, everyone tacitly agreed on the timing of the war.

Today, this Seed of Eternity serves as a link between Lister and the Church of the End.

Lister himself was also very curious about the Power of the Plane.

The thing that the Lord of Qingteng was worried about was simply impossible.

An urgent message from Lilina suddenly came through the system, Lister, seeing this, did not linger any longer.

He's only here to make the final selection of the birth star system; the actual arrangements for the birth of the Seed of Eternity will be made by the Lord of Qingteng himself.

The intergalactic teleportation array lit up again, and as soon as he returned to the castle, several more urgent messages appeared in his system.

The messages came from Crimson Pact Alcas, as well as from Kaven, Hoffman, and other overlords.

The message is simple: the Church of the End made the first move!

Two World Annihilation powerhouses from the Church of the End have actually come directly to the Void Corridor, and the World Annihilation War seems to have already begun.

Upon hearing this, Lister also felt a headache coming on and immediately contacted Ocas.

"Lister?"

Ocas remained calm, holding a glass of scarlet liquor in his hand, sipping it as he pleased.

She took another small sip before finally giving him a polite yet sinister smile.

"It's rare for you to reach out to me first!"

"Is it because of the Void Corridor?"

"Why?"

Why weren't I informed about this beforehand?

As Lister questioned them, he also mentally assessed the situation.

It's unclear whether the others in the Church of the End are like Ocas; although they act without restraint, they have always had a careful calculation in mind.

"I was notified in advance!"

"We're allies bound by the contract, so we'd definitely inform you of something this important beforehand."

"The notification you're referring to isn't the email I received personally yesterday, is it?"

Lister received an email from Ocas yesterday.

The content is very simple, just one sentence.

"We can't wait any longer; we're about to take action."

Lister didn't think much of the email; it was the usual style of messages from Ocas, but most of them were just impromptu.

When there are truly major operations, like the last one at the Ruins of Alcaso, we will still take the initiative to communicate with him.

He initially thought the email was just Ocas's usual complaints and planned to talk to him about it later.

Who knew... they actually did it today!

"That email."

"There's no way around it; the church's archbishops are certainly not going to stay idle now that they've awakened."

"This time it's not bad, at least they took the initiative to tell me. In the past, they probably wouldn't tell me until the game was over."

Ocas offered an indifferent explanation.

He then picked up the drink again and took another sip.

"I didn't expect even you to contact me first."

"It seems their move was somewhat sudden; they should give the Void Corridor a surprise."

It was more than just somewhat sudden; even he, as an ally, couldn't have imagined it, let alone the Void Corridor.

Lister was also having a bit of a headache. When there was only Ocas, he thought the Church of the End was actually quite good.

He was powerful, and although his actions were somewhat abrupt, at least he was informed in advance, giving him a chance to prepare mentally.

Now that the old archbishops of the Church of the End of the End have awakened, he finally understands why they are called the Church of Madmen.

His actions are completely unpredictable, and even he is now somewhat passive.

"Don't worry, these two archbishops just have some grudges against the Void Corridor."

Lister, after all, needed to ensure the birth of the Seed of Eternity, so his main focus was on defense.

From the very beginning, it was planned that the Emerald Royal Court would launch an offensive.

Now, he has brought forward the Great War by the Church of the End by ten years, catching him somewhat off guard.

"Are they the two archbishops? Is this just a probing attack, or..."

In a battle of World-Ending Level, truly annihilating each other is no easy feat.

Unless the difference in strength is too great, like that between Ocas and Curtis.

In fact, it was Curtis and the Overlord II who first seriously injured each other that time.

Now, fighting in the Void Corridor's lair, even the two World Annihilation of the Church of the End would probably not be able to kill them in a short time.

"It's Isaac and Archbishop Emily, as for whether it's a test or something else..."

"Don't ask me, I have no choice but to listen to the two of them."

Lister knew little about these two bishops.

The Church of the End has a total of five World Annihilation powerhouses, one more than the Emerald Royal Court.

Ocas was the youngest member of the church, so naturally he couldn't command these veteran world World Annihilation.

As they were talking, it seemed that Ocas had received some new information, and his smile grew even wider as he made a suggestion to Lister.

"The Emerald Royal Court has also made its move, heading towards the Void Corridor."

"Why don't we stop being idle?"

"I remember your Machine-Slaying Federation coveted the Star Machine Civilization, didn't you?"

"And with the intelligence from the Crimson Covenant, how about we take advantage of this opportunity to wipe out the Star Machine Civilization?"

"Now?"

Lister realized that the Church of the End really did have a system.

They act without any scruples, yet they are quite adept at seizing opportunities.

Especially with today's sudden move, the secret plans of these major forces have probably been caught off guard.

Even he seemed to unconsciously follow the rhythm of the Church of the End.

"Now... think about it."

"Anyway, the Seed of Eternity hasn't descended yet, so it doesn't matter whether you're in the Federation or not."

"Why not take advantage of this opportunity and kick this Star Machine Civilization out of the game?"

Lister originally planned to deal with the Star Machine Civilization after the first wave of attacks from the Emerald Royal Court.

Now that they have started fighting, it has become a kind of distraction.

Furthermore, given that Kavin has been keeping this in mind, it might be a good opportunity to eliminate the opponent now.

He is currently at the peak of the Fourth Advancement in terms of both level and combat power, and he also wants to test his strength again.

As soon as Lister spoke, Kavin was already prepared for the actions of the Star Machine Civilization.

Under Kavin's control, the mechanical legions of the Machine-Slaying Federation transformed into a silver torrent and swiftly headed towards the Star Machine Civilization.

At the same time, the latest deployment map of the Star Machine Civilization, transmitted by the Crimson Covenant, flashed on the tactical screen.

This naturally demonstrates Arka's "sincerity" in fulfilling the contract.

In the outer star systems of the Star Machine Civilization, the dark silver star ring defense matrix operates silently, and the detection waves from tens of thousands of mechanical sentry towers cover the entire star field like a dense spider web.

In fact, the Star Machine Civilization controls a larger number of star systems than the Machine-Slaying Federation, totaling forty-seven star systems.

This galaxy was already a relatively weak point, yet they've gone to such lengths to protect it.

As expected, for a faction primarily composed of mechanical units, the sheer number of mechanical troops is their greatest advantage.

Kavin's pupils were now glowing gold, and countless streams of data flashed in his eyes.

Suddenly, a massive Mechanical Energy flashed across a vast expanse of star field in front of them.

As their fleet passed through the mechanical outposts of this star system, none of the defense systems reacted in the slightest.

These detection matrices were manipulated by Kavin in an instant, and the mechanical forces invaded at an extremely fast speed.

"The Ruler One should be in the Machine Creation Galaxy."

Kavin stared at the map of the Star Machine Civilization in front of him, which was covered with markings given by the Crimson Covenant.

However, the area where the Overlord One exists is marked as the Data Abyss Galaxy, which differs from Kavin's judgment.

"I'll listen to you."

The information provided by the Crimson Covenant shouldn't be able to deceive him, but this information itself shouldn't be entirely trusted; it should only be used as a reference.

Lister naturally trusted Kavin's assessment of the Mechanical Engineering class more.