Chapter 1941 This is the only way out. "The race is on, brat. And this time, it will be much fairer." Azriel's grin widened as he stared at Nux. "…" Nux blinked in surprise. Not just him, everyone around him was the same. "The Universe's Cultivation Bridge…?" Aeliana muttered, a little lost. After all, these words sounded so… grand. If her father could now grow as much as he wanted, then… Wouldn't he become the strongest? After all, unlike Nux, who still had to figure out a way to get stronger as he climbed the stage, her father knew everything, all the way to the Infinity Stage. Sure, he was walking on a different Cultivation Bridge, but that didn't change anything. After all, the said Bridge still belonged to the Universe. It would be familiar, if not similar, to Yrniel's Cultivation Bridge. The speed at which someone like Azriel would understand it couldn't even be predicted. This was nothing more than giving a man, who was already the strongest, a straight path to greatness. A path that would turn him into a True Absolute, a being no one in this Universe could stand up against. "So the Universe was that desperate, huh…" Nux chuckled as he stared at Azriel. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖 Instead of being intimidated or pressured by Azriel's words, he just grinned at him. "You see, it has been a while since I have encountered someone I can call a rival. No, actually, I have never encountered a rival." "What a coincidence." Azriel grinned as well. "But don't worry, child. You still do not have a rival. After all, being rivals means to go back and forth, to sometimes win and sometimes lose against each other while pushing each other to greatness, but… For the two of us, it would be different. You may feel pressured to get stronger right now and stay ahead of me, but the instant I surpass you, the difference between us will be so big that you will simply give up. We will never be rivals, Nux Leander. I will always be better." "Funny how the one saying it is a mortal without any cultivation." Nux chuckled. Azriel, however, just shook his head and grinned even more. "Who said I am a mortal? I understood the new Cultivation Bridge while I was coming here and broke through to become somewhat equivalent to a Beginner Stage Cultivator." "You are a Beginner Stage Cultivator?" Nux raised his eyebrow. "I do not sense anything." Dagahra commented. "Of course, you do not. None of you even understand the Universal Energy. How can you sense it?" "Wait, you mean…" "Yes, I cultivate the most abundantly found energy in the Universe, the energy that is always growing, the energy with no limits, the energy that can be found anywhere in this Universe, The Universal Energy." Azriel revealed, still staring at Nux with a smile. It felt oddly satisfying to finally stand up against this annoying man who was always the one with the highest potential in the room. Yes, since the very start, Azriel knew Nux was someone who would surpass him eventually, but now, things were different. Now, it was his turn to surpass Nux. "Wait, is this the reason I still sense your connection to Yrniel?" Faustina suddenly questioned, and Azriel nodded. "I now represent the Universe. I have a connection to every world." "And what about the Supreme Worlds?" Suddenly, Nux questioned. "I presume they wouldn't take kindly to the existence of a Universe's Child. What if they come find you?" "They would try that, indeed." "And it wouldn't exactly be easy to hide Yrniel's existence either. After what I did before, this Sector would already be under their eyes. And once Yrniel absorbs all this energy, the cultivators here would become much stronger than before. Eventually, it would raise suspicions, and once it does, those Supreme Worlds would definitely look into it. It wouldn't take more than a thousand years. Actually, this might happen even faster, considering everything that is happening in the Sector. Those Middle-Level Worlds might come after us. If we do not do something, more suspicions would rise, and with how desperate those Supreme Worlds must be right now, they would definitely hear about it. How do you plan to deal with that?" Nux asked a series of questions, and Azriel's expression turned serious as well. After all, they may be rivals, but in the end, they both knew they were in this together. Their enemies were the same. Not to mention, their connection with Aeliana made it absolutely impossible for them to go against each other. "Why do you think I want you to devour all your wives and these old things right now?" Azriel questioned. "What do you mean?" Nux frowned. "I have already thought of the use for all that energy Yrniel has gotten." "What is it?" "Yrniel will create the shield, for the third time." "What…?" Nux blinked in surprise. Not just him, the rest of the people present here were the same. "You want Yrniel to use all this energy to create a Third Shield?" Faustina frowned. "No, not all of it, just enough for the shield to last another 20,000 years. That is all the time I need to return to my previous power level. It would take about half of the energy I returned to it, and even after using it, Yrniel would still be as strong as a weaker High-Level World." "But…" Faustina tried to counter. Azriel, however, shook his head. "Faus, this is the only way out." Silence fell over until, a few seconds later, Nux nodded. "I agree." "What…?" Felberta called out. After all, she knew what raising the shield meant. Nux stared at her and shook his head. "As Lord Azriel said, we have no other way out. Yrniel needs to create another shield so it disappears from Outer Space's eyes and stops attracting attention. It would be like it was destroyed, and even the Supreme World wouldn't be able to link Lord Azriel to Yrniel. Not just that, If Yrniel is gone and its safety is absolutely assured, we wouldn't have anything holding us back either. It would allow us to truly go all out since we would have nothing to worry about." "But…" Felberta lowered her head, and, "It would also mean that we wouldn't be able to return here either."