bookbashuk End of Chapter 288
End of Chapter 288
End of Chapter 288
In just one day, a new church, with Luo Ji as its sole spokesperson for God, or even God himself, spread rapidly across the globe through the network systems of Earth International and Fleet International.
When human civilization is on the verge of extinction and society is on the verge of collapse, most people have long since turned to a vague and ethereal faith for solace in despair.
At that moment, Luo Ji suddenly appeared, not only announcing a complete victory over the Trisolaran civilization, but also using his supreme power to pull the entire Trisolaran home planet out from the depths of the dimension and make it orbit the Earth.
That colossal object suspended in the sky became the most awe-inspiring miracle.
This unimaginable absolute power caused billions of people to bow down instantly.
Within just 24 hours of its founding, the new church attracted more than half of the world's population as believers. The fervent worship overwhelmed the internet and the real world, and all dissenting voices were completely swallowed up.
In contrast, Earth International and Fleet International, who had been desperately hoping for a miracle in despair, are now plunged into unprecedented confusion and helplessness.
When they reinstated Luo Ji as a Wallfacer, that almost dictatorial power was a desperate gamble, a bet on a slim chance of a miracle.
But when a miracle actually happened, and faced with a world blessed by the gods and where the entire population was caught up in fanatical worship, the two major international powers panicked.
They knew neither how to maintain the existing order nor how to coexist with this "Divine Messenger of Logic" who held the life and death of two civilizations in his hands.
But the power that the world so desperately seeks, and the overwhelming fervor of worship, are as light as a feather in Luo Ji's eyes.
After the clamor of victory subsided, he returned to the manor where he had once lived as a Wallfacer, and with a wave of his hand, he would restore everything to its former state.
He then initiated the hibernation pod's defreezing procedure, waking Zhuang Yan and the child. The family of three finally enjoyed a peaceful and almost luxurious time together after many years.
But peaceful times are always short-lived.
On the third day after Luo Ji took over the fate of the two civilizations, a familiar figure appeared on the lawn of the manor without warning.
Xu Qing remained nonchalant, merely glancing at Luo Ji before vanishing like a bubble, leaving not a single word behind.
Luo Ji stood there, stunned, his mind filled with confusion.
Why did Xu Qing suddenly reappear? What exactly does the price he mentioned mean? What did he do during the days he was gone?
Before the doubts could dissipate, an urgent communication from the Trisolaran civilization shattered the tranquility of the manor.
They informed Luo Ji of some news.
The sophons of the Trisolaran civilization, with whom they had lost contact, have reappeared.
"Lord Luo Ji."
The Trisolaran leader wore a specially made voice transmitter, his voice filled with barely concealed trepidation as he looked humbly at the man before him who could destroy the entire Trisolaran civilization with a single thought.
The officials behind him also bowed their heads.
"So what data did the vanished Sophon retain?"
Curiosity and apprehension towards Xu Qing were intertwined in Luo Ji's mind at this moment.
Perhaps some of the secrets can be learned through the disappearance of the Somozi.
After all, Zhizi's disappearance was clearly related to Xu Qing's appearance.
As Luo Ji finished speaking, the data stream stored in the Zhizi was slowly transmitted.
"Tomoko—was it disassembled?!"
The Trisolaran leader's voice emitted a sharp, trembling sound, full of disbelief.
The data stream records Xu Qing's manipulation of the microscopic structure of the sophon.
The supercomputer, which the Trisolarans considered the pride of their civilization, was deconstructed layer by layer with a flick of this mysterious and powerful being's fingertips, its eleven-dimensional structure unfolding and contracting.
Although these dismantling records are helpful to Earth's civilization.
But this was not the answer Luo Ji wanted.
He quickly skipped over the data, his eyes fixed on the subsequent records.
Based on the information stored in the sophon, after studying the sophon, Xu Qing took it to "outside the universe".
"Outside the universe?"
Luo Ji's pupils contracted sharply, his initial doubts instantly replaced by utter shock, his fingers clenching involuntarily. "Could it be—that our universe isn't unique? That the multiverse truly exists?!"
The Trisolarans present experienced a violent tremor in their thought waves.
If there are universes beyond our own, then their lifelong belief in the "finite matter" universe law collapses at its very foundation.
"Could it be that the logic of the Dark Forest theory is merely a narrow-minded perception of a lower-dimensional civilization?"
Fortunately, Xu Qing did not block Zhi Zi's records during this trip.
By following the data stream, Luo Ji and the Trisolarans were able to glimpse the truth beyond the universe.
Besides this massive universe with a diameter of 16 billion light-years, countless smaller universes of varying sizes are scattered like stars, like parasites attached to the larger universe. According to the data provided by Xu Qing, they all seem to have been formed by advanced civilizations cutting through the matter in their own universes.
These countless universes are suspended above a boundless supermembrane, like countless vacuoles being born within it.
However, the subsequent analysis results plunged all the Trisolaran scientists and Luo Ji into deep disappointment.
It is impossible to travel through the vast universe using a supermembrane.
The only thing that can be transmitted across the universe is information, and the cost of this is already beyond their cognitive limits.
"According to the data analysis of Zhizi, the transmission of information in the universe requires a supermembrane carrier."
The Three-Body Science Administrator's voice trembled uncontrollably, his thought processes so disordered they were almost incoherent.
"But the energy required is equivalent to converting the entire mass of the Milky Way galaxy into pure energy!"
The mass of a Milky Way galaxy!
This number struck like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of everyone present hard.
The Trisolarans, despite exhausting all their civilizational power, could not control the energy of a single star.
A galaxy is merely the minimum threshold for transmitting information.
Such an energy level is practically impossible for them.
Not to mention wanting to go to other universes.
The Dark Forest Theory remains unresolved, and the universe's resources are still finite.
But Chiko's records unfolded even more mind-blowing images.
The data clearly shows that Xu Qing took out a world ring that was exactly the same as the one in Luo Ji's hand.
Immediately afterwards, the ring disintegrated on its own, revealing a vast, immeasurable landmass.
Its diameter is a hundred times that of the World Ring in Luo Ji's hand!
This means that what is sealed inside this ring is the mass of a galaxy, or even more than a galaxy!
"Is this being really going to expend such terrifying energy just to convey a single sentence?"
"!" The Trisolaran leader's eyes were filled with horror.
All the Trisolarans felt somewhat incredulous.
In the logic of the Trisolaran civilization, every bit of energy consumed must have a clear utilitarian purpose.
What Xu Qing did was practically equivalent to Earthlings using the Mona Lisa painting as firewood.
No one could imagine why Xu Qing possessed such power, and why it required such a huge amount of energy.
Next, the data recorded that the landmass, a hundred times larger than the existing world, instantly transformed into a pure torrent of energy.
Its violent average energy level, as detected by the sophon, felt like the Big Bang.
In that endless sea of energy, Xu Qing's figure also briefly disappeared, as if swallowed by this energy that was capable of annihilating everything.
In the end, only a ball of pure energy diffused within the supermembrane, and the Sophon's recording came to an abrupt end at that moment, as if everything that followed had exceeded its detection limits.
Zhi Zi's recording function was restored only when Xu Qing reappeared in front of Luo Ji.
This incomplete and terrifying record plunged the entire scene into a deathly silence.
Luo Ji leaned back in his chair, his fingertips feeling slightly numb.
He had initially felt slightly excited about possessing godlike power, but now he felt exhausted again.
What are these compared to Xu Qing, who can casually command a galaxy?
The Swallowed Star World, the initial universe, within the Chaos City.
Xu Qing, who had been in seclusion, opened his eyes.
In that instant, if anyone were here, they would probably see what appeared to be billions of universes flowing within Xu Qing's eyes, with countless worlds reflected in them.
"Haha, great, really great! I never expected that a world without magic could bring me such great gains."
With the divine light in his eyes receding and the boundless intent withdrawing, Xu Qing smiled.
The ultimate experience I just had in the super membrane is still churning in my mind.
When he transforms the world ring, spanning billions of kilometers, into pure energy, he himself becomes an information flow that spreads throughout the supermembrane along with the energy.
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Thus, through the supermembrane, he entered almost all the universes of the entire Three-Body multiverse; he existed in countless universes, and countless universes existed within him.
Some universes have an eleven-dimensional structure and contain almost no life.
Some universes are flat, membrane-like structures where life exists as energy waves.
Some universes are at the moment of a singularity explosion—
The endless world structures and the vastly different rules of the universe—this boundless information poured into his cognition like a surging galaxy, nearly scattering his true self into the void of the supermembrane.
"Fortunately, we have the Zhutian Pavilion as our anchor, and Luo Ji himself as our coordinate guide."
A smile appeared on Xu Qing's lips.
"Otherwise, with my foundation comparable to that of a cosmic overlord, I'm afraid I would lose myself in this endless stream of information."
The results of this operation far exceeded his expectations.
Originally, they only wanted to use the supermembrane of the Three-Body universe to try to transmit supermembrane information to other universes, but they did not expect to directly glimpse the whole picture of the multiverse.
Although he didn't directly gain anything, Xu Qing's will is now almost stronger than that of a true god. In addition, with the mutual corroboration of various forms in the multiverse, Xu Qing's comprehension speed will reach a new level.
Once you reach the King level, even for ordinary immortals, no matter how hard they try to cultivate, it will be in vain.
Effort is no longer effective; what is needed is enlightenment, inspiration. Without enlightenment or inspiration, even if you seclude yourself for trillions of years, you will not gain anything.
Having witnessed the mysteries of the universe, Xu Qing only needed to contemplate the various laws and then correlate them with what he had seen and heard, and countless inspirations would immediately arise.
Xu Qing was able to comprehend the spatial laws that others could not comprehend even after hundreds of millions of years.
All sorts of mysteries were revealed before his eyes.
To become a Cosmic Venerable within seven years?
No, it won't take that long anymore.
Xu Qing's lips curled into a confident smile, his aura suddenly surged, then instantly subsided.
He was not promoted directly.
"With this understanding of the structure of the universe, coupled with the breakthrough in my will, even if I break through to become the Lord of the Universe, it will only be a matter of ten thousand years." Xu Qing pondered for a moment.
"Even if one breaks through to become a true god and becomes the second strongest human in the universe, it will probably only take a million years."
Xu Qing's expenses amounted to only one million mixed units.
One million Mixed Yuan Units—even a Marquis-level Immortal could afford that.
Even for an ordinary immortal with an endless lifespan, this is the wealth accumulated over a lifetime.
But in Xu Qing's eyes, it was nothing more than a drop in the ocean.
"A million units of Hunyuan can bring about such an understanding."
"If those old guys who have been stuck at the level of the Lord of the Universe for billions of years knew this, they would be eager to do this deal even if it cost billions of Chaos Yuan."
Xu Qing sighed.
In the primordial universe, countless cosmic lords, in their quest to touch the threshold of true godhood, traversed countless perilous lands and walked between life and death, yet still could not break through.
Although the Lord of the Universe was second only to the strongest being in the original universe.
But without becoming a true god, even the master of the universe can only become a vassal of others.
Therefore, Xu Qing absolutely cannot break through to the Universe Venerable level at this time.
Although humanity is the pinnacle race, it is not invincible in the primordial universe; it is merely one of the six pinnacle races.
Besides humans, there are several other top races that also possess true gods, the strongest beings in the universe.
They don't want to see another human become the strongest in the universe.
They don't even want another human to become a ruler of the universe.
Humanity is the most advanced race, and has also caused much bloodshed in the universe.
Invaders, kill!
They showed no mercy in killing humans of other races, and the hatred accumulated over generations, with many of these races indeed harboring extreme resentment towards humans.
Which top-tier race didn't rise to the top through bloodshed? A soft-hearted person can never become a top-tier race.
To become a top-tier race, you must seize resources, and to seize resources, you must kill!
The strongest beings in the universe are extremely rare! A race with even one strongest being in the universe is a pinnacle race! A power with the strongest being in the universe is the most powerful super power.
In addition to the six top clans, there are three other major forces.
The nine super powers in the universe are the alliance of the six peak races, the Ancestral God Cult, the Northern Frontier Alliance, and the Starry Sky Beast Alliance.
The fiercest battles were between the Six Great Clans Alliance and the Northern Frontier Alliance, while the Ancestral God Cult and the Starry Sky Beast Alliance were somewhat detached—firstly, the Ancestral God Cult did not contend for territory or the world at all, and the Starry Sky Beast Alliance was extremely rare, with even ordinary Starry Sky Beasts being extremely rare.
Apart from the Prison Clan and the Crystal Clan, who live in remote territories of the primordial universe.
The four dominant races—the Demon Race, the Human Race, the Mechanical Race, and the Insect Race—are located adjacent to each other.
Hatred builds, and the two sides fight like wolves, with assassinations of each other's geniuses occurring frequently.
Although Xu Qing felt some dislike for other races, his hatred for the insectoids, demons, and mechanical races was not so intense as to be insane.
The truly powerful who live long lives are different. They live so long that the four peak clans have too many entanglements and hatreds—again and again they fight, and the hatred accumulates, and that hatred is immense.
Once Xu Qing appears outside Chaos City, powerful figures from other races will surely want to kill him as soon as possible.
Even with Xu Qing's current talent, it is already terrifyingly high. There has almost never been anyone with such talent among the human race.
Not to mention that if he were to break through to the Universe Venerable level now, a Universe Lord would probably take the opportunity to assassinate him.
Back then, Luo Feng was just a minor domain lord, a kid whose understanding of the laws was only at the seventh level of the Tongtian Bridge, and he was still assassinated by an immortal. Let alone himself.
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