Chapter 1750 Umbrasol's Past. "They were the firstborns?' Nux raised his eyebrows in surprise. Usually, the firstborns in a world were simple creatures, organisms with the simplest body structure and pretty much no intellect. These organisms would then slowly evolve, and as the world progressed, more complex beings would be born. The firstborns of most worlds did not even receive the world's support because the world was not satisfied with its creations and continued to aim for something better. Of course, Nux didn't exactly have much data to rely on. He just knew this was the case with the two Lowest Level Worlds he had devoured, and Earth, where he was initially from, followed the same route. He just believed it was the case for any world in general, but... 'I guess High Level Worlds are different, huh. Nux thought inwardly as he continued to watch. As the intelligent firstborns, the Progenitors quickly took over the empty world. Of course, since there were no beings other than the few of them, the scope of their knowledge was extremely small. Yes, they were intelligent, but they lacked wisdom. However, as Umbrasol started creating other, simpler beings, clashes eventually became inevitable. It was the first time the Progenitors of Umbrasol witnessed... Death. They noticed how the Death Energy in the world reacted to it, and from that point, their study began. These beings studied Death to the point they started wielding it to strengthen themselves. It was then. Umbrasol's Cultivation Bridge was upgraded. Instead of using normal energy to grow stronger, the Umbrasol Progenitors started using the abundant Death Energy. Since they were still in their growing phase, their bodies evolved, developing a physique that allowed them to understand and adapt to Death Energy better. 'Eclipse Bone Physique! Nux recognized that physique. Simba did mention this before, but even if he had, Nux only realized its true terror when he saw it in action. 'Or maybe it is different for them because they are the Progenitors?' Nux wondered. After all, the Eclipse Bone Physique Simba knew about belonged to a normal netizen of Umbrasol. Obviously, after millions of years, its strength would deteriorate. Nux finally understood why the Progenitors of Umbrasol were feared so much. Everything he had heard about them before seeing this... every time their strength was mentioned and how no one dared to underestimate them... It was all true. And Nux was sure that most people who talked about them didn't even know the true extent of their strength. They came into existence for, like, what? A thousand years, maybe? But Nux, who had seen them grow from wisdom-less fools to fearsome beings with almost unbelievable control over Death Energy, These beings were using Death Energy to heal, for fuck's sake! He even saw one of them mastering the Art of Resurrection! Of course, complete resurrection was pretty much out of reach since the very Universe involves itself in that and devours the soul, but these beings had indeed managed to learn how to resurrect a dead being if they got to him before his soul attracted the Universe's attention. The level these beings had reached in such a short amount of time was terrifying. What's worse? There was nothing stopping these beings. They were the firstborn. They and their children had already taken over Umbrasol. All other lifeforms, no matter how strong, were quickly subdued by these beings. The ones who these beings considered to be a threat were eradicated, while the rest were tamed or even used as experiments, helping these beings develop their strength even further. The Progenitors also strictly forbade their children from any sort of infighting. All conflicts were resolved through different means. These beings craved knowledge and improvement; they didn't have time to waste on foolish conflicts. Because of that, the beings of Umbrasol continued to improve themselves. Thousands of years passed, and the rate at which these beings improved didn't slow down. It was then, Umbrasol's protection barrier ran out of energy. Umbrasol was now visible to foreign entities, and without waiting, these entities attacked. After all, in the Universe, wars were commonplace. A force conquering another world was extremely common, and a new world with almost no knowledge about the Universe? Heh. It was prey ready served on a golden platter. Well... At least that's how it usually goes. Umbrasol, however, was an exception. These foreign entities, who quickly attacked Umbrasol, were swiftly subdued by the beings of Umbrasol. The Progenitors didn't even have to move. Their children were enough. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞 Soon, these foreign entities became nothing more than another batch of experimental subjects for the children of the Progenitors. From start to finish, the Progenitors didn't even bother seeing these foreign, unknown entities. However, this didn't stop other foreign entities from entering Umbrasol and trying to take over, but in the end, they were all subdued, and again, the Progenitors didn't move. They trusted their children to deal with these minor inconveniences. They were still too busy exploring Death Energy and the Law they had formed. As time passed, the foreign entities entering Umbrasol became stronger and stronger, and while the beings of Umbrasol were still able to subdue them quite easily simply because of how absurdly powerful they were, Unfortunately, these beings finally attracted the Progenitors' attention. One of the Progenitors, who had taken a little break and had gone out on a stroll, quickly encountered a foreign group who came to attack Umbrasol. Seeing their strength and how these beings were using an entirely different form of energy, his curiosity was piqued. After all, he had dedicated his entire life to learning about Death Energy. Although he knew about the existence of other energies, he never even thought about using anything other than Death Energy to raise his strength. Why would he use other scattered energies when he had access to such abundant Death Energy? This also made him wonder why these beings, who seemed quite intelligent as well, didn't use Death Energy. That was when he got the answer. Their world, unlike his, didn't have such dense Death Energy. From here, the Progenitors found out about other worlds that existed in the vast Universe. The next step? Well, wasn't it obvious? These beings had been attacking them for a long while, hadn't they? It was only fair that they reciprocated, no? With that, for the first time, the Umbrasol army left Umbrasol, and when they did, these beings caused chaos all over the Universe. Just as Nux stated, they were strong. Absurdly strong. Almost no world they encountered could stand against them. All the worlds that had sent their scouts to their world were conquered by them. And this didn't end here. The Progenitors of Umbrasol, who learned so much about other worlds and beings with entirely different body structures compared to theirs, had an entirely new research topic. How would Death Energy react to different beings with different body structures? With the Umbrasol army driven by the Progenitors' thirst for knowledge, Umbrasol participated in this sick Universal Game and started taking over different worlds. Of course, they didn't win all battles, but they did win the majority of them, and the more they won, the more they learned, the stronger they got. They also learned how to devour other worlds to peek into the Universe's secrets, and to these beings who craved knowledge to the point others would consider them crazy, this was no different than their wettest dreams. Beings of Umbrasol started participating in more and more wars. Nux could see much of these wars since his vision was limited to Umbrasol alone. The vision did get quite boring since almost all the beings he usually observed were out of Umbrasol. However, one day, The Progenitors returned. And for the first time, he saw injuries all over their bodies. They had finally run into enemies who could take them on and even defeat them. The Progenitors realized they weren't the strongest in this vast Universe. Of course, this didn't scare them. The Universe came with broader possibilities. The progress they had been making, which had slowed down a lot because of their limited vision, had once again received a boost. The Progenitors had found quite a lot of things to research, and as their research continued, they uncovered more secrets of death, getting stronger and stronger. As these beings got stronger, they defeated the enemies who overpowered them once. They surpassed everyone they met, reaching levels they didn't think they could reach. And then, on one fateful day, these beings learned about the Supreme Worlds. Of course, at first, it didn't matter. The Progenitors of Umbrasol knew that one day, they would surpass the Supreme Worlds as well. So for now, they decided to submit to the Supreme World of Darkness and joined their faction. With that, they secured their survival, and while there were some restrictions on them, it didn't stop them from continuing their research, and Umbrasol continued to get stronger. The rate at which they improved was still as fast as it was before. It was honestly surprising. It seemed as if these beings had no limit to how much they could grow. So much that even Nux was surprised. However, as much as he was surprised, his willingness to learn was even stronger. Everything the Progenitors did, he observed keenly. Hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands... millions of years of progress... Nux observed it all, and unlike the Progenitors, who, at one point, understood how versatile Death actually was, separated death into different 'paths, and decided to explore different paths, Nux, who observed them... Observed them all. Every step, every path, he followed every single one of them. He learned everything there was to learn about death. He even observed beings of Umbrasol who weren't the Progenitors but were exploring an entirely different path than what the Progenitors laid out. All of the progress the beings of Umbrasol had made through millions of years of study... He devoured it all. His mind was very much capable of doing so. It was as if the souls of Umbrasol's Progenitors had come inside him, making him crave more and more knowledge. The more he observed, the stronger his understanding of Death Energy got. He wanted to learn more, but then... He realized something. The Progenitors... They had finally reached their limit. Going against the Supreme World of Darkness was simply impossible. And although frustrated, in the end, the Progenitors of Umbrasol had to accept reality. They had to give up, and they did give up, accepting their fate. But then.... Another entity visited them....