Eternal Night

Chapter 872 I (We) Understand!
Something is wrong!
Something is very wrong!

The mothership of the extraterrestrial demons carried Bo Xun, one of the three sublimated beings of their race, as well as a large number of elite or top-level extraordinary beings. In fact, the mothership in the extraterrestrial sky alone was already a very powerful force in the dream world.

"A vessel of sub-civilization"—this is how many civilizations describe the extraterrestrial demon mothership.

On average, out of a hundred civilizations in a real era, perhaps one will possess the artifacts of civilization. Possessing the artifacts of civilization is actually the most core prerequisite for becoming an ancient civilization. At the same time, every civilization that possesses the artifacts of civilization, regardless of its ultimate fate, can be virtually invincible during its time as a real civilization. And most civilizations that possess the artifacts of civilization, unless they encounter an extremely accidental event like the revival of the Heavenly Court, can basically survive their real era safely, then settle down and at least retain enough vitality to wait for revival in the future.

This civilization is different from the swarming Ao Quan. Each of them is a renowned and powerful civilization with its own roots, multiple, even dozens of, sublimated beings, a stable dream world, and a reasonably real origin... and so on.

According to the classification of civilizations in the Dream World, these civilizations that arrived like Ao Quan were actually insignificant. Therefore, when the extraterrestrial demon mothership arrived, it only needed to summon the sublimated forms of these civilizations, and these sublimated forms flocked to it, mainly extraterrestrial demons. This is the reason.

The last remaining civilizations refer to these civilizations. Going back further, they are actually the remnants of powerful civilizations like the Extraterrestrial Demons. No matter how powerful their predecessors were, once they declined, it's fortunate that they survived. Their foundation might be slightly stronger than those last remaining Ao Quan civilizations. As the saying goes, even a lean camel is bigger than a horse, but they are not that powerful. The Extraterrestrial Demons civilization, the remnants of the True Martial civilization, the E civilization, the Containment civilization, the New and Old Testament Angel civilizations... all belong to this category.

This level of civilization is generally referred to as a second-tier strong civilization or a descendant civilization. They usually have some foundation, some strength, and may even have some source support, but they are all on the verge of dying out. They may also possess sub-civilization artifacts, but most of them are fragments or broken.

Above that are powerful civilizations that possess artifacts of civilization but have not yet reached the level of ancient civilizations. These civilizations usually have a dormant mechanism and are protected and suppressed by artifacts of civilization. They typically have a relatively complete real cycle and a system for human reproduction. Each time they emerge from dormancy, they can still awe the dream world. Such civilizations are called powerful civilizations. The Zhenwu lineage almost became a civilization of this level.

As for going further up, there are the so-called ancient civilizations. These civilizations are very mysterious, and it may not appear for dozens of eras. However, each appearance may cause a change in the situation of the dream world, regardless of what the real civilization of that era is.

As for going further up... there are only two civilizations that are generally considered to be in a league of their own.

First is the Heavenly Court, and second is the Buddhist Realm. The legend of the first immortals and the first Buddhas has been passed down and has never changed. However, the Buddhist Realm has been asleep for far too long, while the Heavenly Court will revive once every long period of time. So gradually, the pattern of the Heavenly Court being the first and the Buddhist Realm being the second has emerged.

The Aoquan civilization was actually quite confident in this war of plunder against Gaia, the true civilization of this era. The reason was that the human civilization of Gaia was too young. No matter how great its future potential was, it had only experienced two or three hundred years of dream world time. In terms of life age, it was only a month old. In fact, according to common sense, such a true civilization could not even be extraordinary, nor could it even have the knowledge of the dream world. It was just meat on the chopping block.

But... Wu Pifu alone is astonishing enough, a pure Chosen One of the Era, and a super one at that.

But if you can't afford to offend them, you can at least avoid them, right?

Even if the chosen one of this era is trapped, the human civilization of Gaia will still be nothing more than a piece of cake. That's common sense, right?
then……

The mothership of the extraterrestrial demons has vanished...

Dozens of sublimated beings of the Aoquan civilization level have disappeared...

Hundreds of exceptionally talented individuals have vanished...

Tens of thousands of ordinary superhumans from various Aoquan civilizations have vanished...

All the teams that invaded the Gaia human civilization completely disappeared once they entered the A1 and A2 entrance worlds, leaving an eerie silence, a silence tinged with terror.

A few individuals from the Aoquan-level civilization who hadn't participated in the plunder waited outside for a day and a night, then began to tremble with fear. They didn't understand what was happening, but they knew one thing: the Gaia human civilization, which had only experienced the Dream World for two or three hundred years, was unfathomable. Even the extraterrestrial demons of the second-tier civilization, wielding sub-civilization artifacts, couldn't stir up the slightest ripple...

Could it be that... this Gaia human civilization is not actually the real civilization of the new era, but a disguise of some powerful civilization, or even an ancient civilization?

But these individuals of the Aoquan civilization, even their sublimated forms, can't be squeezed dry even if you grind them to dust. What's the point of deceiving them?

Wait, wait a minute...

Individuals from the scattered civilization began to tremble; they seemed to have discovered some blind spot...

These Aoquan civilizations were actually drawn by the dramatic changes in the Dream World and discovered signs of the Heavenly Court's revival. That's why they started heading towards the higher levels of the Dream World, just to scavenge for scraps behind the Heavenly Court. That was the initial plan of all the Aoquan civilizations.

However, as they discovered that the true civilization of this era had only experienced a mere few hundred years of the Dream World, and that its essence was still at the Absolute Truth level, greed immediately arose. With a second-tier extraterrestrial demon civilization leading the way, everyone's minds began to race and become dizzy, and then… that was it. Looking back now, it all seems illogical.

A new era civilization that is only two or three hundred years old could never have its chosen ones grow to the point where they could kill the source of the problem. Absolutely not!

This isn't just challenging common sense; this is an absolutely impossible problem!

Therefore, the true civilization of this era is absolutely, positively flawed, and seriously flawed...

The Heavenly Court has been revived, and the absolutely true civilization of this era has only experienced a mere two or three hundred years of dream world time. At the same time, the children of this civilization, the children of the era, can kill the source...

All of this combined points to an incredible conclusion... the true civilization of this era is likely a hoax, a trap, a trap set against the Heavenly Court!

But who would dare to set a trap for the Heavenly Court?
That's the Heavenly Court!

A unique civilization that surpasses all ancient civilizations, the strongest civilization that dominates the entire dream world and is almost invincible, is about to lay a trap for the Heavenly Court?

No matter how many or how big the traps laid by ants are, they are all a joke to dragons or even gods, unless... this force that is pretending to be the true civilization of this era is capable of matching, or at least threatening, an ancient civilization or force of the Heavenly Court!
Just as the survivors were lost in their own thoughts, the prodigies who had "infiltrated" the human civilization of Gaia sent back a message.

Some of them were still in the entrance world when they witnessed an incredible scene: the extraterrestrial demon Mara and the demon mothership he piloted were completely annihilated.

Dozens of Aoquan-level civilization ascendants, along with the geniuses and extraordinary individuals they led, were all wiped out.

The most terrifying thing is that the messages clearly stated one point, and some even included images of what the prodigies saw: there was no so-called "great battle" at all. All the invaders who entered were annihilated in a very short time. In one world, they vanished in a flash, and in another world, a human punched out of thin air and turned Bo Xun and the Heavenly Demon Mothership into ashes.

This information further confirmed the survivors' suspicions: the Gaia civilization was not a real civilization of any era, but rather a disguise of some terrifying ancient civilization!

As for which ancient civilization it was...

Four days after the annihilation, a golden Buddhist light shot up from the lower level of the dream world, transforming into a channel of Buddhist light that could be clearly seen throughout the myriad dream worlds. A vast and boundless consciousness surged up from the bottom and finally entered the three entrance worlds in the upper level of the dream world.

At the same time, a thought began to spread downwards from the higher levels of the dream world, reaching countless civilizations, extraordinary beings, ascended beings, and even the tentacles of many origins within the dream world.

"Namo Amitabha."

"Today I am finally free from my predicament. I shall use the bitter yellow lotus of the earth and the red lotus of purgatory to suppress the fate of my homeland and the human race of Gaia, in order to uphold the friendship between allies."

"I am the compassionate and merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva."

In their minds, all extraordinary beings and those who had ascended to higher realms saw a yellow lotus and a red lotus slowly rising. Their roots were in the 0.2 level dream world, and their stems spread upwards, penetrating layer upon layer of dream worlds. Finally, in the 0.9 dream world, two lotuses bloomed, shaped like Buddha's hands, radiating countless rays of Buddha's light. In the stillness, they saw the true meaning. After a long time, they slowly dissipated and finally disappeared.

At the same time, the three entrance worlds appeared as ethereal phantoms, disappearing for a moment before reappearing. However, those who harbored hostility were no longer visible, touchable, or knowable. Only those who sincerely wished to cooperate with humanity could enter the three entrance worlds.

A moment later, the survivors, as well as the many civilizations that had not yet arrived at the higher levels of the dream world, all had a look of sudden realization.

"I see……"

"The Buddhist realm has been revived!"

"The Gaia civilization is a trap, a trap laid by the Buddhist realm for the Heavenly Court!!"

(End of this chapter)