Pei Guang had no idea that someone was watching his little adventure: he was just going about things his own way, continuing to develop his Swarm.
With the addition of the Vidyadhara, the Swarm had now obtained the Vidyadhara Marrow. Combined with a portion of the concept of the Path of Propagation that Pei Guang didn't even remember when he snatched, his Swarm was now stronger than ever.
[Pei Guang seized a portion of the concept of the Path of Propagation. His Swarm has grown stronger. Some Vidyadhara Zerg realized the power of Leviathans had limits—they decided not to be Leviathans anymore.]
[Leviathan evolved autonomously, combining with human technology according to the needs of war, becoming Leviathan: Spear of Adun. It possesses the ability to produce all known war technologies of Pei Guang's arsenal and can launch planet-targeted annihilation attacks.]
[Leviathan evolved autonomously into Leviathan: Paradox Engine. It can absorb stellar energy and unleash time stasis across entire star systems. Time stasis only affects regular units.]
[Leviathan attempted planetary consumption. Leviathan successfully devoured a planet and became a colossal living planet.]
Thanks to the player's unique reproductive ability, Vidyadhara blood rapidly spread throughout the entire Swarm. Under the influence of Pei Guang's power, everything from massive warships like Leviathans down to ordinary little dogs underwent earth-shattering transformations.
During this time, the Swarm also encountered Tayzzyronth's brood. But with prior experience and the power of Vidyadhara blood, Pei Guang's Swarm showed those mindlessly reproductive enemies what true brutality looked like.
[Spear of Adun completed neutron extermination. It efficiently wiped out all enemy broods on a planet. All life in the universe began to dread this level of "efficient cleanup."]
[Paradox Engine froze time on an entire planet and activated planetary-scale hyperdimensional teleportation. Swarm carrying pure Vidyadhara blood, shielded by Iron Curtain (invincibility), devoured one of Tayzzyronth's sub-avatars.]
[The living planet had a great meal...]
Over the course of several decades, the Vidyadhara High Elder personally witnessed a transformation—from just a few Zerg carrying Vidyadhara blood to all of them carrying it.
Especially when she saw a Vidyadhara Zerg individual grown to nearly the size of a star... she wasn't sure anymore whether joining Pei Guang back then had been a mistake.
"Heh... looking at things now, I must be the shame of the Vidyadhara, huh?"
The High Elder stared at the endless tide of Vidyadhara Zerg spreading through the universe. She felt like she'd boarded a pirate ship—with no way off.
How had she let herself be blinded by the idea that they could have kids, and ended up tagging along with Pei Guang?
Now, even if she wanted to leave, it was too late. The reproductive speed of the Vidyadhara Zerg had far exceeded everyone's expectations. In just a few decades, through constant devouring and assimilation, even the Leviathans, evolved into super warships, were now reproducing.
Just within the Spear of Adun and Paradox Engine series alone—
But that wasn't the point.
The point was: it was all happening too fast. Unlike Tayzzyronth's brood, Pei Guang's Swarm didn't devour planets—they converted stellar energy or antimatter into resources through player-specific traits.
This completely bypassed all Imaginary Law conversion restrictions, meaning that even if the Swarm had certain propagation limits, they could still reproduce at a geometric rate.
Pei Guang noticed the look on the High Elder's face.
"What are you thinking about?"
Vidyadhara High Elder: "I was just thinking… could I be the sinner of the Vidyadhara?"
Pei Guang shook his head. "How could that be? Who dares say you've done wrong?"
Though Pei Guang's Swarm wasn't as outrageous as Tayzzyronth's, by now it was already a renowned force across the universe. And this wasn't just bragging—other worlds' draconic races truly didn't dare provoke these Vidyadhara Swarm.
Of course, there were some draconic races in other worlds that voiced opposition: but when the neutron annihilation beam fired upon their planets, everyone went silent.
High Elders and Preceptors were indeed powerful—powerful enough to repel Pei Guang's massive Swarm motherships. But the problem was, only a few of them were that strong.
Neutron annihilation was an efficient method of wiping out all life. After witnessing how Pei Guang handled the Swarm of the Path of Propagation, no faction was willing to provoke him.
After all, only a handful could actually fight, and Pei Guang could choose to leave just those few alive and annihilate all the rest.
As for the ones who could fight? He could slowly wear them down. "You have a High Elder? I've got Zerg Elders. One might not be as strong as you, but what about a hundred? A thousand?"
As long as resources were sufficient, the Swarm could reproduce without limit, perfectly inherit the abilities of their parents, and even evolve. That was far more terrifying than the Swarm of Propagation.
Not to mention, in the galaxy, even among the Nameless of Akivili, there existed an extremely powerful Vidyadhara Zerg Elder. In a world where strength is everything, when the other party is both strong and willing to coexist peacefully—no one wanted to court death.
Not happy about it? Tough luck.
Hearing Pei Guang's words, the Vidyadhara High Elder smiled. "Really now. You've always had that personality since I met you."
She turned her gaze to the cosmos. "But that's not what I'm sighing over this time… I can feel it: my time has come. It's time for me to shed my scales and reincarnate…"
Pei Guang: "What, reluctant?"
Vidyadhara High Elder: "Of course I'm reluctant. I haven't even had a kid with you. We can reproduce now, and we didn't even do anything. Such a regret. Hopefully my next self will do better~"
[Vidyadhara High Elder sheds her scales and reincarnates. Pei Guang believes she was right to worry—as a proper player, how could he let anyone else judge the rights or wrongs of his subordinates?]
[Pei Guang feels this universe lacks harmony. Pei Guang prepares to establish a Cosmic Tribunal, with judicial power in his own hands. The Tribunal's members? All his own people. Who would dare to say he's guilty?]
[Pei Guang, however, thinks "Cosmic Tribunal" sounds terrible, so he renames it the Tribunal of Life. Pei Guang declares that the Tribunal of Life will uphold balance among all intelligent life across the universe, maintaining cosmic equilibrium. No lifeform may trample on the survival rights of others at will…]