The commotion Margot Moxi caused while condensing an Origin Seed was colossal.
Even the *Mechanical Empire* could not conceal its aura. The moment Margot Moxi condensed the Origin Seed, that purple energy, brimming with malice and foreboding, radiated outward wantonly and ostentatiously.
Looking through the screen, Yu Xian felt as if he could see Margot Moxi baring fangs and brandishing claws with a barbed whip in hand, swearing to enslave every living soul across the myriad worlds.
*Gulp!*
Watching the footage, Yu Xian swallowed hard. He even began to wonder: could Margot Moxi actually be the one to achieve Origin Return?
After Margot Moxi successfully condensed the Origin Seed, the *Mechanical Empire* drew in even more challengers. But the Mechanical Empire was simply too formidable; even the Mighty Ones who had formed alliances were ruthlessly suppressed and slain by it.
Next, Yu Xian watched with his own eyes as the *Mechanical Empire* began to undergo strange transformations. Its contours grew sleeker and more fluid, even giving off the impression of a deep-sea leviathan.
It grew even more powerful, and it seemed to have come "alive"—transforming from an icy-cold mechanical life-form into a warm-blooded, carbon-based entity.
Yet this change hadn't weakened it in the slightest; instead, it made the vessel even more terrifying. It hadn't fully converted, but was in a state of half-transformation, possessing the advantages of both sides.
"Could it be... Margot Moxi is the true protagonist of this era?"
Yu Xian felt that the current Mechanical Empire was practically invincible. Unless it ran into a Transcender, no one could do anything against it.
But that spelled trouble.
Nora also wanted to become an Origin Returner; she was bound to clash with Margot Moxi sooner or later.
Besides, he had already offended Margot Moxi by snatching Li Zhenlong's corpse. If she succeeded in her Origin Return and settled scores later...
No way!
He had to find a way to kill Margot Moxi.
Yu Xian stared at the still-playing screen, murderous intent gradually welling up in his eyes.
His brain began turning—a rare occurrence—spinning faster and faster as his thoughts sharpened. All the various pieces of intelligence he had gathered flipped through his mind.
Finally, his eyes lit up.
Praise her to ruin!
Right now, countless Mighty Ones across the myriad worlds wanted to achieve Origin Return. Margot Moxi had taken the lead, which meant she posed the greatest threat to every single Mighty One seeking the same goal.
Furthermore, now that Margot Moxi had condensed an Origin Seed, it wasn't a state she could just abandon even if she wanted to. A battle between them was inevitable.
Yu Xian immediately activated his long-unused electronic manipulation ability. He began scouring sections of the network for data on the Mechanical Empire while converting everything he knew about Margot Moxi into video clips. Ultimately, he blasted all the information on the Mechanical Empire and Margot Moxi across various network platforms.
This took him several full days of effort. Once he finished, he collapsed straight into bed to rest.
He hadn't even fully digested Li Zhenlong's experience before taking on such a massive task; he was genuinely exhausted now and needed a good rest.
Good night!
The sun had set.
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A day later, many Mighty Ones saw the dossiers and videos Yu Xian had prepared.
The material was presented in the style of an explanatory video commentary, detailing Margot Moxi's secrets in full. Its opening hook proclaimed: "This time, we introduce to you all the newly born Origin Returner—Margot Moxi!!!"
Numerous Mighty Ones who initially had no intention of watching stopped themselves from closing the video upon hearing those words. They watched on, their expressions turning darker and darker with every passing second.
In truth, Margot Moxi was by no means the only person in the Tree Universe currently condensing an Origin Seed.
However, she was the only one hyping it up so high-profile.
Yu Xian had succeeded.
Under his instigation, many Mighty Ones set their sights on Margot Moxi.
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Yang Shen was a Mighty One who cultivated the rules of destiny, renowned for his ability to settle the universe with a single stratagem.
After finishing the dossier on Margot Moxi, he closed his eyes and gently tapped the armrest of his chair. Without a doubt, someone was deliberately praising Margot Moxi to bring about her destruction.
However, if the information in the video was accurate, then Margot Moxi was indeed a grave threat.
"Since she has already condensed an Origin Seed, there is nothing more to be said," Yang Shen murmured to himself.
Margot Moxi hadn't left herself an escape route, so naturally, no one else needed to leave her one either. Right now, only one option remained: kill!
Yet Yang Shen knew very well that quite a few Mighty Ones across the myriad worlds had likely set their sights on Margot Moxi already.
If he made a move himself, he would inevitably be the bird that stuck its neck out. Once Margot Moxi died, it would be his turn to become the thorn in every Mighty One's side.
That clearly did not align with his goals.
Margot Moxi had to die, but he could not expose himself.
He then looked toward the distant void. Another enemy he feared surfaced in his mind; perhaps he could pit the two against each other.
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On the other side of the Tree Universe, a green-skinned grotesque figure sat cross-legged atop the back of a colossal beetle.
This grotesque figure was the Insect God, who cultivated the insect rule, life rule, reproduction rule, evolution rule, and immortality rule—a being extraordinarily difficult to kill.
On top of that, he commanded a gargantuan insect army.
Although his insect army wasn't as formidable as Margot Moxi's Mechanical Empire, it triumphed through sheer numbers—so overwhelmingly numerous that even if Mighty Ones killed relentlessly, they could never exterminate them all.
However, he hadn't gone out of his way to hunt Mighty Ones to plunder Calamity Origin. Instead, he took matters into his own hands: wherever he went, every world was instantly trampled flat by his swarm, its inhabitants reduced to food while he extracted their Calamity Origin.
Whenever he occasionally encountered powerful insects, he would use his abilities to assimilate them into the swarm, having the entire species breed with them to produce even stronger variants.
Though few under his command reached the level of a Mighty One, their defenses were all terrifyingly robust. Buffed by his powers, even a Mighty One couldn't kill them easily within a short span of time.
Suddenly, he sensed a certain pheromone.
The insect race had many methods of communication, and pheromones were one of them.
At this moment, the Insect God picked up a pheromone left behind by a fellow insectoid. It seemed to carry a warning: do not advance any further in this direction.
An ordinary insect would indeed obey the pheromone's command; after all, in an insect's mind, pheromones never lied.
The Insect God, however, was an exception. His intelligence was exceptionally high, and his experience ran deep. The instant he sensed the pheromone, suspicion arose: *Could there be something good over there?*
He quickly pushed his perception to its peak, extending two antennae to probe in the direction the pheromone indicated.
Extending across who knew how many light-years, a terrifying aura suddenly caught his attention.
"Such concentrated Calamity Origin!"
"No, that's the aura of a Calamity Seed... Someone has condensed a Calamity Seed!"
The Insect God was jolted, staring in disbelief in the direction the pheromone had pointed, waves of shock churning within his mind.
Yet immediately afterward, boundless murderous intent surged through him. No one knew when an Origin Returner would achieve their return, but everyone knew that an Origin Returner had to come from someone who had condensed an Origin Seed.
Kill!
She had to be killed!
With a single thought from the Insect God, the dense, pitch-black insect swarm began to march, mobilizing in the direction of Margot Moxi.
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