The resource planet was right there. It wasn't going anywhere.
If we couldn't take it this time, we could always try again next time.
And to be honest, Azathoth's need for this resource planet was nowhere near as great as Elder Hun Jie's need for the two carbon-based fruits.
So this time, it truly was thinking of Elder Hun Jie.
Since they couldn't kill their opponent, recovering the fruit became their first priority.
But the situation was even worse than he had imagined. Even the "Cosmic Relic" had been shattered.
That meant that while he had been trapped by the "Stargate," Elder Hun Jie had endured attacks far beyond the limit.
A planetary cannon blast could raise the relic's damage rate to fifty percent at most.
Everything beyond that had come from a brutal beating.
Or could it be that the "Ninth-Order Physique" had developed instincts of its own!?
At that thought, Azathoth's heart gave a violent jolt, and uncontrollable greed flared within him.
The refinement of this physical body might be even lower than he had expected.
Even so, he still maintained an attitude of consideration for Elder Hun Jie.
If they couldn't kill their enemy, they would withdraw. If they really attracted a civilization fleet, it would be troublesome.
Elder Hun Jie also knew that it was time to make a decision. His gaze swept across many places, yet he could find almost no opening to break the stalemate.
But he was extremely unwilling to withdraw now.
If the carbon-based divine system was incomplete, he would never be able to refine this body and become a true ultimate lifeform of the universe.
That was an existence that only an ultimate civilization could create through ascension technology.
*I will use the last carbon-based fruit to buy you enough time.