bookbashuk Chapter 284 Fireworks 4 Light-Years Away
Chapter 284 Fireworks 4 Light-Years Away
Chapter 284 Fireworks Four Light-Years Away
Luo Ji and Da Shi were both stunned. Da Shi murmured unconsciously, "My goodness—are there really immortals?"
This force, which almost completely defies the laws of physics, shocked almost everyone.
For a time, the materialist view of history held by Luo Ji, Hines, and Da Shi was challenged.
Those who had already given up hope were now all kneeling down and worshipping Xu Qing.
Xu Qing, the protagonist of this incident, was looking down at the water droplet lying quietly in his palm, his fingertips able to clearly feel its absolutely smooth texture.
"A very interesting universe," Xu Qing thought to himself.
This may be his first encounter with such a pure matter universe.
It is completely different from the Yangshen Universe.
Although the spiritual energy of that world is not outwardly apparent, and one cannot mobilize various true energies without cultivating Taoist arts, even a human immortal who reaches the peak of martial arts can find the true energy of heaven and earth to temper themselves. Moreover, the energy level is so high that it can even give birth to terrifying beings such as the Longevity Emperor and the Creation Daoist.
However, this Trisolaran universe is a completely magic-free place, and its energy level is even lower than some of the low-level martial arts worlds that Xu Qing has encountered.
There is no so-called primordial energy of the universe, nor are there any universal energies such as primordial energy, spiritual energy, or immortal energy that can be used by cultivators.
If an ordinary cultivator who relies on external energy were to come here, they would probably be trapped in a power stagnation as soon as they landed, unable to maintain their own cultivation, and even a decline in cultivation would be the least of their worries; self-destruction would be the most likely outcome.
However, this "barrenness" was insignificant to Xu Qing.
After all, he had already attained the karmic level of nine tribulations, which made him an independent and self-sufficient energy source. Through self-rebirth, he could even form a star larger than the sun.
Not to mention, having already created a property, as the creator, the mutual conversion of matter and energy is as natural and smooth to him as breathing, without needing to rely on changes in the energy level of the external environment.
Unless he falls into complete nothingness, devoid of any matter or energy, or into a world with an extremely high energy level, such as the Upper Realm of Immortality, Xu Qing's power will not change.
Energy level is one aspect, while power is another.
The detector in Xu Qing's hand alone is as hard as a neutron star, and its speed usually exceeds that of a ninth-order star. It can penetrate tens of kilometers of earth layers as easily as breathing, and its maximum speed can even reach 1/10 of the speed of light!
If the internal structure cannot be directly destroyed, even a low-star Dou Sheng powerhouse from Battle Through the Heavens, a peak Heng Xing powerhouse who is not a spiritual martial artist, or a high-level powerhouse with a fourth-order gene lock would probably be unable to deal with this probe sent by the Trisolaran fleet and would be instantly killed by this droplet upon impact.
Even the destroyed solar system fleet was not weak.
Any random spaceship could destroy the entire Earth's surface within half an hour, yet it was easily destroyed by a water droplet.
The Trisolaran fleet was created by the Trisolarans hundreds of years ago, and the Trisolarans now possess even greater power than they did hundreds of years ago.
The Trisolarans are nothing but ants.
The explosive increase in productivity hundreds of years ago was a common phenomenon in the universe. In the Milky Way alone, there are probably no fewer than a million beings stronger than the Trisolarans.
For civilizations capable of destroying a star system, whether it be the Trisolarans or humans, they are nothing more than ants.
But with the explosion of technology, such a terrifying technological civilization could emerge in just a few hundred years.
In contrast, consider the worlds of Douluo Continent, Dou Qi Continent, Shrouding the Heavens Universe, and Swallowed Star.
Forget it, there's no point in talking to a bunch of archaeologists.
For people in these worlds, talking about technological progress is less practical than letting me raid a couple more ancient tombs.
It seemed to go "whoosh".
The water droplet in Xu Qing's hand, which had slaughtered tens of thousands of lives in the solar system fleet, turned to ashes, and then the dust turned into flower petals and scattered.
"You—you really—"
Upon seeing this scene, Hines' voice trembled almost imperceptibly.
The material of the water droplet is already well-known.
As a top scientist, he knew better than anyone the material and hardness of water droplets, but what he saw completely overturned his understanding of physics.
Hines was now absolutely certain that the man before him could not possibly be human, but rather a god walking on the earth in human form! A super-intelligent life form!
Xu Qing looked down at the dust that remained on her fingertips, now dissipating like flower petals, while the suppressed gasps of the crowd filled her ears.
Hines's hand, which was adjusting his glasses, was still trembling slightly. Da Shi opened his mouth wide but couldn't speak, while Luo Ji looked at him with a complicated expression.
With a gentle flick of his fingertips, Xu Qing caused the dust to dissipate completely in the night wind, as if that drop of water that had plunged human civilization into despair had never existed.
His thoughts, however, had already transcended the atmosphere of this planet and encompassed the entire territory of the Trisolaran universe.
"It's still too small—" Xu Qing sighed softly in her heart.
His guests are spread across countless worlds and realms. He has seen vast universes that can contain billions of stars and whose laws are self-generated and self-propagating, as well as special planes with energy levels so high that space itself can be easily distorted.
But this Three-Body universe, with a scale of 160 billion light-years, was like a marble in his palm.
It appears vast, but in reality it is pitifully cramped.
As for the "Dark Forest Law" that terrifies both humanity and the Trisolaran civilization, Xu Qing believes that its root cause is not the malice inherent in civilization, but rather the "inherent deficiencies" of the universe itself.
It is a purely material universe, with no possibility of creation from nothing. The total amount of resources is like a fixed pool of water, which can neither increase out of thin air nor be transformed into new energy through laws.
However, the rate of expansion of life is far faster than the rate of expansion of the universe.
A territory spanning 160 billion light-years may seem capable of accommodating countless civilizations, but once a civilization masters interstellar travel technology, it will surge towards various star systems like a tide.
Limited resources coupled with ever-increasing demand inevitably lead to fierce competition.
If you don't eliminate your opponent, they will seize your living space. Over time, "hide yourself and clean up" has become a survival instinct engraved in the genes of civilization.
If this were a universe where spiritual energy could be generated naturally, or where laws could directly transform matter, there would be no such predicament.
Not to mention some universes that are already sparsely populated.
Your mention of resource scarcity made Brother Zhetian and Brother Yangshen laugh.
LOL, there's nobody here.
Resources flow endlessly like a living spring, and civilizations only need to focus on their own growth, without having to fight to the death for a planet or a star field.
Xu Qing looked up at the distant starry sky, as if he could see through the atmosphere to the direction of the Trisolaran home planet, and also see those scattered civilizations hidden in the darkness, following the "laws of darkness".
"But it's alright,"
"Such a microcosm is not too difficult to solve."
Xu Qing turned to look at Luo Ji.
"Mr. Luo, would you like to see fireworks?"
"Fireworks?" Luo Ji suddenly snapped back to reality, his eyes filled with astonishment.
Where did the fireworks come from at this time? It means—before he could even ask his question, Xu Qing had already grabbed his hand.
"I'll take you to see fireworks four light-years away. Isn't that why you sent me here?"
Before the words were even finished, and before anyone could react, Xu Qing and Luo Ji had vanished from their spot.
"Where is she?!" Da Shi instinctively took two steps forward, reaching out to grab at the air, only to grasp a handful of cold night wind. His voice was filled with disbelief and urgency. "She was just here! How could she just disappear like that?"
Hines pushed up his slipped glasses, his eyes behind the lenses filled with unprecedented astonishment. He squatted down and carefully examined the sandy ground where Xu Qing and Luo Ji had just stood.
The footprints of the two people were still there, but they had vanished without a trace, as if they had never existed.
"Gone—really gone—" someone in the crowd murmured, their voice trembling with awe. Then the crowd began to kowtow to the ground where the two had just stood, even kissing and licking it.
The fervent atmosphere made the two ancient people, Hines and Dashi, feel as if nothing had changed after hundreds of years.
The only thing that has changed is this group of fanatics, who believe that the saint they worship can truly bring about miracles!
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