Infinite Job Transfers Starting from Mechanic Chapter 1164 - 616: The Cruel Beginning
Previously on Infinite Job Transfers Starting from Mechanic...
Upon returning to the Primordial Universe, Su Yu found himself mysteriously singled out by an unknown force. Soon after, he was forced to slay the Supreme Consciousness, which granted him the candidate's mark for entering this trial.
Su Yu had always been unable to pinpoint the identity of the schemer orchestrating everything.
At this point, it appeared highly probable that the Supreme Consciousness was the culprit!
This role of Supreme Consciousness proved to be an arduous burden; the former one might have grown weary ages ago and sought escape.
Thus, it chose Su Yu as the instrument to deliver the decisive strike.
This formidable God of Objects could rank as the mightiest among all such deities.
However, it ultimately dwindled to a mere sliver, perishing after Su Yu merely cast a look its way.
From any angle, this outcome defies logic.
The Mechanical God had fragmented into innumerable pieces, yet those shards persisted in existence. Su Yu kept one close, and there were even formidable ones that founded the so-called Mechanical Sect in a bid to seize back the divine throne.
If the Mechanical God endured in such a manner, then surely the illustrious Supreme Consciousness could achieve the same?
Furthermore, the Supreme Consciousness maintained a low profile and played a vital role in upholding the Universe's balance, making it improbable for any mighty entity to seek its total annihilation.
Its reduction to a single fragment was most probably a self-inflicted act!
It had essentially taken its own life!
Yet, due to certain constraints, the final remnant couldn't be ended by the Supreme Consciousness itself.
Even as it seized control of the Cultivator Civilization and incited conflict with the Mechanical Sect, despite being hunted for millennia, it refused to perish.
Eventually, it turned its attention to Su Yu.
It's possible that it had marked him as a target far earlier.
When Su Yu formed the Little Universe and severed ties with the Primordial Universe, all of it likely unfolded under the Supreme Consciousness's vigilant gaze.
The Quantum System in the Little Universe stayed steady, probably thanks to that scrutiny.
What precisely drew this Supreme Consciousness to Su Yu, prompting it to unleash this chain of events upon his reentry to the Primordial Universe and thrusting him into the Cultivator Civilization?
And then, it met its end...
Su Yu was thrust into the role of a Supreme Consciousness candidate.
Grasping this revelation, Su Yu fell silent for a moment.
During his clash with the Supreme Consciousness fragment, a flicker of unease had gripped him, wary of some hidden ploy from the foe.
Ultimately, the adversary dissolved without resistance, erased by a single glance, leaving Su Yu to dismiss such a vaunted God of Objects as utterly pathetic back then.
Now he comprehended that the foe wasn't inherently feeble, but deliberately performing.
It scarcely bothered with the act—a god on a cosmic scale toppled by Su Yu's mere look; who could accept that as genuine?
With this insight, Su Yu yearned to haul that Supreme Consciousness forth and pummel it soundly.
Though the entity was deceased, Su Yu suspected that demise marked not oblivion but liberation.
The present Supreme Consciousness might be reveling in bliss somewhere distant.
The responsibilities once his had been shifted onto Su Yu's shoulders.
Contemplating this, Su Yu's feelings roiled, and the Universe shifted in response to his turmoil.
It wavered between brilliance and shadow, teetering perpetually on collapse.
Su Yu hastily reined in his thoughts, allowing the Universe to regain its equilibrium.
After enduring so many years, Su Yu only now perceived the Universe's fragility, forever poised on the edge of ruin.
The Supreme Consciousness had probably guarded it with utmost care across endless eras.
Perhaps a single lapse in vigilance could doom the entire Universe to nothingness.
The Universe seemed infinite and immense, yet in truth, it resembled a delicate bubble, liable to shatter at the faintest pressure.
Existing within such a realm offered no true safety.
With the Universe steadied, Su Yu began to deliberate with utmost caution.
How would this trial unfold?
He now grasped its essence: by upholding the present condition and averting the Universe's demise for a set duration, he could fulfill the criteria to ascend as the new God of Objects.
For Su Yu, this challenge posed little more than tedium, though far from insurmountable.
That held true for a limited span.
He might endure a millennium, ten millennia, even a hundred millennia.
But mirroring the prior Supreme Consciousness's vigil over eons—Su Yu doubted his own capacity for that.
The trial ritual served merely as the onset; the endless ordeal of a God of Objects lay beyond.
Therefore, Su Yu now weighed whether to press on with the trial.
Or to abandon it outright, allowing another to claim the mantle of Supreme Consciousness.
As these notions crossed Su Yu's mind, the Universe began to waver once more.
Su Yu promptly banished such ideas, a touch exasperated—it appeared this trap was inescapable now that he'd stumbled in.
Su Yu let go of further rumination and shifted his perspective instead.
That is, devising ways to finish the trial and, upon success, embody the God of Objects.
In truth, such pondering felt redundant; Su Yu merely needed to empty his thoughts, remain idle, hold a vacant mind, and all would proceed smoothly.
The trial boiled down to that simplicity, akin to slumber.
Yet Su Yu faced another pressing concern, namely...
What scheme did the Radiant Emperor harbor?
The Radiant Emperor, leveraging the observer effect, had integrated Su Yu into the Emperor’s Golden Armor.
And Su Yu's trial manifested within the Zhendan Imperial Palace.
Undoubtedly, layers of intent underpinned these arrangements.
The Radiant Emperor likely desired Su Yu to undertake specific actions during the trial.
Thus, Su Yu couldn't afford mere passivity but must take initiative.
In that instant, Su Yu sensed the surrounding light and shadows shifting dramatically.
Within moments, it felt as if a millennium had swept by.
The arrangements inside the palace hall underwent noticeable alterations.
Su Yu's brow furrowed faintly; these shifts didn't stem from his own volition.
Rather, they arose from inherent progression.
"Does this mean these are inherent developments in the trial?"
Su Yu's pulse quickened, sensing that the authentic trial was about to truly begin.
He had to stand firm as an unyielding mountain through the impending upheavals, ensuring the Universe's enduring stability.
Abruptly, Su Yu's form shifted, and the next moment found him ensconced upon the Golden Throne.
The throne loomed enormous, yet the Emperor’s Golden Armor adorning Su Yu aligned perfectly with it.
Gazing ahead, the palace hall brimmed with figures.
Each individual donned diverse combat armors, radiating an aura of sheer dreadfulness.
Su Yu even witnessed one inhaling and exhaling entire galaxies!
All of them qualified as at least River System Level powerhouses!
Assembled, they bowed deeply to Su Yu: "Great Emperor! Your sixteenth son has conspired with the evil entities of the Subspace, betraying the Empire!"
At these words, Su Yu's heart jolted, and his Emperor’s Battle Armor instinctively glowed, connecting to a colossal tower that pierced the Universe. That structure broadcast endless signals, instantly relaying visions from billions of light-years distant straight to Su Yu's sight.
Su Yu beheld, at the Empire's frontiers, swathes of devastation trailing the rebel army: planets without number and billions of lives transformed into sustenance for the Subspace Demons.
Galaxies fell to annihilation in rapid succession.
Confronted by this vast slaughter, Su Yu's face twisted in shock.
"So, to succeed in the trial, I must witness endless human deaths and stay unmoved? This is utterly... merciless!"