Considering a Strategy

"World Fusion would indeed make us stronger as Rule Keepers, but the worlds chosen for fusion would be crushed completely before they merged."

Crushed...

That word changed Lu Qi's expression.

"In other words, everything inside those worlds would be torn apart, and then the worlds would be pressed together."

The Rule Keepers nodded. "You could put it that way. World Fusion is, at its core, the fusion of the origins of their rules. Everything within a world is built from those rules, so naturally it must be torn apart, sorted by rule, and reassembled."

"Then... even if we can't save the planets, can we get the living beings out? I mean..."

Lu Qi thought for a moment. "Could we move them to other worlds first, then carry out World Fusion?"

He looked hopefully at the Rule Keepers, but they all shook their heads.

"Everything within a world is made of rules. Living beings are no exception. In fact, they contain more rules than inanimate objects."

One Rule Keeper spoke with obvious regret, and another added, "If worlds are fused, all their rules will respond, no matter where they are. Even across timelines, they'll begin to break down. For living beings, that means death!"

"The connection between rules runs that deep... Most Dimensional Demon Gods came from the Material World. Could we use those rules to destroy them?"

One idea had failed, so Lu Qi came up with another. But when he voiced it, the other Rule Keepers stared at him in surprise.

"Dimensional Demon Gods are beings who betrayed their worlds because the Material World couldn't satisfy their ambitions. If they've already chosen betrayal, why would they leave such an obvious weakness?"

"Every Dimensional Demon God has severed all ties to their original world. They use their own special energy