Lu Chen left the Land of Death, pondering whether there were any downsides to dating Death.
Then he decided there was nothing wrong with dating Death. The main thing was that he was strong enough-that was what mattered most. With enough power to sweep through the entire omniverse, he could date Death without a care.
He wouldn't have to worry about Infinity Thanos or a fourth-wall-breaking Deadpool coming to steal his girl.
There was another perk to dating Death: he could have a new partner every day!!!
Death was the finality of all things and could take on any appearance.
In short, whatever you wanted Death to look like, she could look like it!
That was...
Way too awesome!
"Mm, such a useful pawn. I'll trick her into becoming mine first," Lu Chen said with a perfectly straight face.
"I haven't said anything in the group for ages. Time to pop in."
Lu Chen opened the chat group he hadn't posted in for a long time and discovered that four newcomers had joined.
They were:
Aizen from the world of Bleach.
Long Kui, the spirit of the demonic sword from the world of Sword and Fairy III.
Nami from the Pirate world.
Medusa from the world of Battle Through the Heavens.
A smile tugged at Lu Chen's lips. These were all familiar faces, especially Medusa. She was one of the goddesses of Chinese animation.
Aizen's world of Bleach had existed for trillions of years. Its cosmological scope was fairly vast, approaching Beyond-Single-Universe-level. Although the world's overall level was low, nowhere near that of the Marvel Universe, its ceiling was very high, making it worth devouring.
Long Kui's world of Sword and Fairy III had six realms. Its cosmological scope was immense, at least Single-Universe-level.
Nami's Pirate world was far too low-tier. From what he currently knew, its power system was very weak, incapable of even wiping the planet's surface clean.
The world of Battle Through the Heavens, home to Medusa, queen of the Snake People, was also only a low-tier fantasy world, possessing Planetary Level destructive power.
However, with countless, immeasurable parallel universes in existence, the strength of their power systems couldn't be judged across the board.
For instance, the world of Sword and Fairy III was currently only Single-Universe-level, but in other Parallel Universes, it might be Multiverse-level.
Likewise, a Dou Di, the strongest being in Battle Through the Heavens, could only destroy a planet at full power, but in another parallel version of that world, one might be able to destroy a universe.
Thus, although parallel universes shared roughly the same cosmological framework, their power levels could differ enormously.
Nami: "Sigh."
Maoshan Taoist: "Miss Nami, why are you sighing?"
Qin Shi Huang: "Presumably because of that Arlong fellow?"
Nami: "Yes, it's Arlong. He massacred several more villages today. Sob, sob... He'll be coming our way soon."
Maoshan Taoist: "That Arlong is powerful indeed. I went there last time and nearly got beaten to death!"
Lin Fengjiao from the zombie world had previously traveled to the Pirate world, intending to help Nami get rid of Arlong. But he had overestimated his strength. Instead of showing off, he ended up getting his ass handed to him. Fortunately, after spending half his life single, his hands were lightning-fast, and he immediately returned to the zombie world.
Lu Chen's eyes lit up, and he tagged Nami in the group: "@Nami, tell me about your world's power system."
Kaisa the Old Bitch Must Die: "Oh! Boss Heavenly Dao finally popped in! By the way, where's Susu? She hasn't posted in ages either."
Heavenly Dao: "Shh, don't talk. She's enjoying herself."
Kaisa the Old Bitch Must Die: "??"
Only Admin of This Group: "??"
Sakazuki: "??"
Playboy Stark: "??"
DC Batman: "??"
That single phrase, "enjoying herself," successfully flushed out everyone lurking in the chat.
Nami: "@Heavenly Dao, power system? What does that mean?"
Heavenly Dao: "All right, you don't understand that. Just give me a simple description of how much destruction your world's strongest people can cause."
Nami, in the Pirate world, thought for a moment before replying: "I once saw a Rear Admiral fight. He blasted an entire mountain range apart with one punch!"
"Oh? Looks like it's a high-tier Pirate world after all."
Lu Chen raised an eyebrow. Just as he had suspected, although parallel universes shared roughly the same cosmological framework, their power systems still differed.
In the version of Pirate he had watched, it would take someone at least on the level of an Admiral or one of the Four Emperors, going all out, to have any chance of destroying a mountain range.
Yet according to the Nami in the group, a mere Rear Admiral could shatter a mountain range with a punch. That meant the Vice Admirals above them, and the top-ranking Admirals and Four Emperors, could probably destroy small planets. This was completely different from the Pirate Lu Chen had watched.
Thus, the Pirate world this Nami lived in had a relatively high-level power system. In Lu Chen's terms, it was a high-tier Pirate world, where the strongest beings could destroy planets.
Of course, that was relative to low-tier worlds such as the zombie world and the Qin Dynasty plane.
To Lu Chen, Planetary Level wasn't even worth mentioning. Someone had to be at least Hyper-Multiverse-level to barely qualify as an opponent.
After all, he had defeated the Serpent God Set, one of the higher-ranking Hyper-Multiverse-level gods, in just a few moves.
Thus, the Pirate world wasn't particularly valuable to devour. Still, it had a complete power system. Even if he didn't use it himself, he could toss it into the Ming Realm Dimension and let it evolve and develop.
Heavenly Dao: "Understood. I can help you get rid of Arlong and restore peace to your world."
Nami was instantly overjoyed: "Really???"
Heavenly Dao: "Really."
Nami: "Then what price do I have to pay?"
Although she wasn't particularly calculating, she wasn't a fool. She understood that there were strings attached.
Heavenly Dao: "Send me your World Coordinates. We'll discuss it once I get there."
At that, Nami stopped hesitating. She had had enough of those vile pirates' harassment. Let all of this disappear!
Notification: Group member Nami has sent World Coordinates to group member Heavenly Dao!
A multicolored spatial vortex appeared beside Lu Chen.
Lu Chen kept his hands moving, one on each, and said to Su Yuexi, who was free beside him, "I'm busy. You go."
Su Yuexi's lovely face was flushed crimson. Her belly was already full of his essence, and she had no strength left to fight. All she wanted now was to escape the battlefield as quickly as possible.
Hum!
She stepped straight into the Galaxy Vortex and vanished.
The Pirate world.
Su Yuexi emerged from the Galaxy Vortex. She surveyed the surrounding world, her delicate brows drawing together. "This world... is so weak!"
Then she spotted Nami nearby, looking somewhat anxious. "That should be her, right?"
Nami, who had been scanning her surroundings, also spotted Su Yuexi and hurried over.
When she saw Su Yuexi up close, Nami was awestruck. She had never seen such a beautiful woman.
Nami asked cautiously, "Are... are you Senior Heavenly Dao from the group?"
"I'm not Lu Chen. I'm his... subordinate. He sent me to help resolve your crisis," Su Yuexi said.
"Then do we need to make any preparations? For example..."
"No need. Just take me there."
"He should still be pillaging the neighboring village right now..."
Nami pointed in a direction.
Su Yuexi nodded without a word, and her figure instantly vanished from the spot.