I Truly Am The Villian - Chapter 2570

Chapter 2570: Chapter 2569: Secrets of the Cosmic Realm, Backtracking

“You should know about the Heavenly Burial Grounds, right?”

Abyss Zero asked.

Xu Zimei frowned slightly and replied, “Of course I know.”

“Rumor has it that place is what was left behind after the last Cosmic Big Bang.”

“That’s where the treasures and secrets of the previous cosmos are hidden.”

The destination Xu Zimei was heading to this time was precisely the Heavenly Burial Grounds, so how could he possibly not know?

Abyss Zero nodded slightly.

He continued, “Have you ever thought about this question: why does the cosmos explode?”

Xu Zimei shook his head.

He had actually thought about it, but there was just too little known information.

On top of that, he hadn’t really been to the Heavenly Burial Grounds yet.

Many things, if you only think about them, are meaningless.

“It’s just like dynasties: when a dynasty rots, someone will rise up and change it.”

“In fact, the cosmos is more or less the same.”

Abyss Zero replied.

But Xu Zimei shook his head.

“That’s not the same. The change of dynasties is driven mainly by human will.”

“When a dynasty’s heir, the Emperor, starts to be muddle‑headed or corrupt, the dynasty will naturally decline.

In the end, being replaced by another dynasty is perfectly normal.”

“But the cosmos is different. The will of the cosmos is not the same as human will.”

“The cosmos doesn’t rot or morph into some unstable state.”

“The cosmos doesn’t change; you could even say it keeps running in a stable state forever. It’s like a machine.”

Responding to Xu Zimei’s words, Abyss Zero explained,

“You’re right about one thing: the cosmos itself doesn’t change.”

“But what about the powers within the cosmos?”

“Once the cosmic structure stabilizes, a situation appears where the strong stay strong and the weak stay weak.”

“All the resources and all the powerful beings in the cosmos come from powerful worlds.”

“And the weaker worlds never again see the light of day.”

Abyss Zero was voicing their view.

This was the creed of their clan.

And also their mission.

Put in ancient terms, it’s just like we say: ‘a Prime Minister rarely comes from a poor family.’

Why do we say that?

Because knowledge and the channels for upward mobility have all been monopolized by the big clans.

People from poor families either attach themselves to those powerful clans, or else, if they want to rely on their own ability, it’s unimaginably difficult.

Take the Third Star System of the cosmos for example.

There is only one Giant World here.

That is the Immortal Star.

The Immortal Star has occupied the Third Star System for hundreds of millions of years.

During all that time, the Third Star System has never produced a second Giant World.

If we narrow the scope a bit more.

Take the Extreme East of the Third Star System for example.

A few large worlds allied together and divided up all the resources there.

Even medium‑sized worlds can only cling to them to get a chance.

For hundreds of thousands of years, the structure of the Extreme East has never changed.

If it weren’t for the accident called Xu Zimei.

I’m afraid even a newly born large world would be hard to see.

Why does this happen?

Because all the resources are controlled by the large worlds.

And if a medium‑sized world wants to advance to a large world, it must have resources piled up.

Only when its foundations are deep enough can it go through the Cosmic Trial.

So you see, this is a dead end.

In fact, this point is the same in modern society.

The children of capitalists have endless capital with which to make mistakes.

And as for ordinary commoners, many of them probably don’t even have the courage to make one mistake.

…

“So, how does any of this relate to the conflict between your two clans?” Xu Zimei asked.

“Our existence as Zero is precisely for when the cosmic structure can no longer change, and the bottom‑tier worlds cannot rise.

At that time, we appear to trigger a Cosmic Big Bang, so the cosmos can start from zero again.”

“That is our mission as Zero.”

Abyss Zero said.

“As for the Cosmic Clan, they’re dedicated to maintaining the stability of the cosmos.

They rarely meddle in affairs within the cosmos.”

“First, they themselves are the most apex race.”

“Second, they also have to bear the mission granted to them by the cosmos.”

“So the so‑called hatred between Zero and the Cosmic Clan is not just personal grudges.

It’s even more a clash of creeds.”

Xu Zimei fell silent for a moment.

This piece of news was a bit too heavy for him, so he needed time to digest it properly.

“The mastermind behind the Cosmic Big Bang, huh!”

To be honest, even Xu Zimei.

What he’d thought about before was no more than the annihilation of the Nine Domains World.

As for the cosmos itself.

It had no feud with him.

He had never thought about clashing with the Cosmic Will.

“Anything else you want to ask?” Abyss Zero continued.

“The Cosmic Clan is the race endowed by the cosmos; I know a bit about their origins.

What about you Zero?”

Xu Zimei asked again.

“Where did you come from, and how were you born?”

You have to know, the Cosmic Clan is a race that’s uniquely blessed.

To be able to be their enemy.

Then Zero absolutely cannot be simple.

“As for that, I’m actually not very clear either.”

Abyss Zero shook his head.

He said very seriously,

“It’s not that I don’t want to tell you.”

“My strength doesn’t count as powerful within the Zero Clan.”

“I don’t know that much, either.”

“But there is one thing I can tell you.”

“The Cosmic Clan’s strength lies in the Universal Book within their bodies.”

“And Zero’s strength lies in the Origin of Zero slumbering within us.”

“But with my current level, I’m not yet capable of awakening the Origin of Zero, otherwise those two little brats just now would already have been cut down by me.”

Xu Zimei nodded slightly.

“Alright, I’ve got nothing more to ask.”

“Then I can leave now, right?” Abyss Zero said.

“When did I ever say I’d let you leave?” Xu Zimei suddenly countered.

“But your Cosmic Oath just now…”

Abyss Zero frowned slightly.

“Could it be you intend to violate your own oath?”

“Of course not,” Xu Zimei shook his head.

A Cosmic Oath is impossible to violate; the price is too great, simply unbearable.

“What I said was that I wouldn’t kill you.

But I never said I couldn’t imprison you, did I?”

“You’re playing word games,” Abyss Zero’s face turned ugly.

It was the first time he’d met someone so shameless.

Mainly, at their level, they normally don’t bother with such petty details.

Since the other said he wouldn’t kill, he naturally didn’t think any deeper.

“Honestly, I don’t want to imprison you either; there’s no benefit in it for me.”

Xu Zimei shook his head.

“But I don’t trust you.”

“I just killed members of the Cosmic Clan, and right now you’re the only witness.”

“If the news leaks from you.”

“I’m really not ready yet to take on that race.”

“So, I’ll have to wrong you for a while.”

“I can swear a Cosmic Oath that I will absolutely never speak of this matter,” Abyss Zero hurriedly promised.

“Cosmic Oaths aren’t foolproof either.”

Xu Zimei shook his head.

If people from the Cosmic Clan captured Abyss Zero.

And forcibly used some method to extract the information.