Eternal Night

Chapter 971 The Primordial Immortal's Aura and Sublimation Completed

Wu Pifu thought so too.

Of all his possessions, this wooden prayer bead is probably the most powerful thing besides the Ultimate Freedom Technique. He even thinks it might be much more powerful than the Ultimate Freedom Technique, or even that other kind of "Free and Easy" thing.

This is probably what Qing is worried about. He only needs one more source to kill. Once he kills one more source, this item can immediately undergo a qualitative change. He doesn't even need to use it himself. Whether it's used by Chu Minghao or Guanyin, it can undergo a qualitative change.

Qing probably foresaw this, so he simply gave up and didn't want his item to be completed.

At this moment, Guanyin suddenly said, "Wu Pifu, I am willing..."

"Shut up."

Wu Pifu interrupted Guanyin, saying, "The source contained in this bead is not innocent, and it never will be... Don't make me silence you. Now, everyone, think about what we should do next."

With Wu Pifu's existence and the Heavenly Court's potential targets, everyone at least had a better understanding of the situation.

As long as it's not the Heavenly Court brewing something big, that's fine. As for other things... at least let's wait until Chu Minghao and Liang Min have completed their ascension before talking about anything else. At least for now, we're on the side of the Gaia humans.

In this way, Wu Pifu remained stationed in the center, while the others continued to guard the various nodes. Daiyu and the three sublimated beings acted as firefighters, and Guanyin remained stationed at the Redemption Land of Zero Point Nine Dream World.

No matter how many heavenly soldiers the Heavenly Court continued to send to pollute the battlefield, as long as they did not deploy their own troops, the pollution level would increase very slowly and would not affect the entire battlefield. With powerful beings like Daiyu and the Ascended Body, who were beyond the standard, and with Wu Pifu preventing the Heavenly Court's source from appearing, the entire situation immediately eased.

In the following period, not only were the guards and watchmen at each node given a break, but more of the weapons and vehicles on Gaia were also repaired and began to enter each defensive node. The Heavenly Court's offensive intensity remained very low, so much so that after five days, even firefighters like Daiyu Goddess were no longer needed. The powerful weapons and vehicles alone were enough to repel the Heavenly Soldiers.

This life-or-death battle for the Gaia civilization suddenly turned into a comical scene of "no war today".

However, this is also why the humans of Gaia have such a relaxed mindset. The three sublimated beings, Daiyu, Guanyin, and a few non-Gaia civilizations in Gaia all feel a sense of dread about an impending storm.

A person's name, a tree's shadow—that's the Heavenly Court!

The Heavenly Court, which has dominated the entire Dream World for countless eras, has destroyed countless vigorous and powerful civilizations, and plundered countless brilliant and extraordinary beings and origins, has almost suffocated all ancient civilizations.

How could there be no backup plan?
Moreover, the so-called eternally green Eastern Qinghua Emperor, a being renowned for his understanding of time, is a nightmare with countless origins.

So... that's it... all stopped?

Then, on the seventeenth day after Wu Pifu's return, a subtle but palpable pressure appeared, which could be felt by anyone with a certain level of strength. Later that day, even Gaia's ordinary mortals became aware of its existence.

"...A large-scale sunspot eruption has occurred in Kepler-186f. At the same time, based on the mainframe's assessment of the photon intensity in Kepler-186f, the probability of a helium flash is rapidly increasing. Currently, the probability of a helium flash in Kepler-186f is approaching three in a thousand... Please note that this is the probability of a helium flash occurring every day..."

A Gaia scientist spoke with a shocked expression.

Not only was she shocked, but everyone present was shocked, including Wu Pifu.

Wu Pifu actually knew what a stellar helium flash was, because he had read a science novel that mentioned the specific concept, which even forced the human civilization in that novel to undertake the Wandering Earth project.

But Kepler-186f was fine before, and according to the mainframe's calculations, there shouldn't be any problems for at least three billion years.

Another scientist who accompanied them added, "Moreover, according to our calculations and analysis, the probability of a helium flash is increasing over time. This is not a natural phenomenon; there is a supernatural force influencing Kepler-186f, and the extent of this influence is enormous!"

Wu Pifu looked at Daiyu and asked, "Daiyu, do you have a way to influence a star?"

After thinking for a moment, the Goddess Daiyu said, "If there is enough reality, I can then unleash my sublimated body and use the ultimate techniques. That would indeed be able to destroy a star without much effort. However, the consumption of reality would be quite huge, since this is the Absolute Reality Layer."

Wang Yihui, who was standing nearby, immediately said, "So, this is the Heavenly Court's plan? Since they don't dare to face Brother Wu directly, they're destroying Kepler 186f? Using the natural power of the Absolute Truth Layer to annihilate us?"

"Do not."

Guanyin's voice rang out: "It's impossible. You can ask Daiyu how much reality she needs to destroy a star in the Absolute Reality Layer. Moreover, apart from the true civilization of your current era, any powerful being from previous eras, the stronger they are, the harder it is for them to appear in the Absolute Reality Layer, and even harder to exert their strength there. If there isn't a transcendent-level Great World, they can't even reach the Absolute Reality Layer. No amount of reality can make it possible. Therefore, the plan you mentioned is simply impossible!" Wang Yihui looked at Daiyu with a face full of doubt.

After thinking for a moment, the goddess Daiyu said, "Based on your points system, it would take me about 500 billion points to destroy a star in the Absolute Truth Layer... and that's just the minimum."

Everyone was horrified.

At this moment, an ascended being suddenly spoke up: "Transcendence is corruption. This is a universally acknowledged truth in the entire dream world. If you were to use high-tech weapons to destroy a star, you might not need any reality at all. But if we were to use transcendence to achieve all this, we simply cannot do it at the level of absolute reality. The amount of reality required is far too massive, making it impossible!"

Wu Pifu wondered, "If that's the case, then Kepler-186f couldn't have suddenly experienced a helium flash, could it? I could clearly feel the subtle fluctuations coming from beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens before, and then this problem occurred... those fluctuations couldn't be some kind of high-tech weapon, could they?"

"No, that is a nascent immortal."

Guanyin's solemn voice rang out: "I cannot be mistaken, that is the First Immortal!"

Wu Pifu looked even more puzzled: "Isn't it said that the stronger the strength, the more real power is needed? I'm afraid even a trillion points wouldn't be enough to make a Primordial Immortal act?"

"No... the First Immortals and the First Buddhas are exceptions..."

Guanyin remained silent for a long time before saying, "They are the only two exceptions in the entire dream world, because I personally witnessed the aftershocks of their battle reaching the Absolute Truth Layer, causing the entire Absolute Truth Layer of that era to collapse. That entire infinite universe eventually turned into a black hole-like bead, which was annihilated by the First Immortal in his hand."

"...What does it mean for an entire, infinite universe to ultimately transform into a single bead!?"

Wu Pifu exclaimed in surprise, while the others stared in disbelief, and Guanyin remained silent.

"……never mind."

Wu Pifu rubbed his temples and looked at the scientists, saying, "If all else fails, I'll go and cut down the sun—no, Kepler-186f. If I cut it down, will our planet be affected?"

"He's... he's killed him!?"

Many scientists gaped, looking at Wu Pifu with an expression that seemed to say, "Are you kidding me?"

Wu Pifu nodded seriously and said, "Yes, killing it... is better than having our planet destroyed by a helium flash, right? Although we might have to wander the universe again..."

A scientist, his thoughts in disarray, said, "Gravity can cause the operation of a star system to become disordered, which will lead to..."

"No, the explosion during the slash alone is a thousand times more terrifying than a helium flash, isn't it?"

"No, how do you cut it? Do you use a knife to chop down a star?"

"That's not the key point. The key point is that the suddenly triggered gravitational wave will tear everything apart!"

"besides……"

The scientists started arguing on the spot, but before Wu Pifu could speak, suddenly, everyone subconsciously looked up at the sky, even though they could only see Gaia's metal ceiling.

Two incredibly strong presences emanated from above, almost piercing through the entire planet, and rapidly spreading throughout the universe.

Two brilliant beams of light suddenly erupted, their brightness even surpassing that of the star Kepler 186f. One of the beams emitted billions of rays of light, taking the shape of a sword, and instantly spread throughout the entire star system, and even beyond the star system, throughout the entire visible universe. Meanwhile, the other beam of light suddenly multiplied into ten, a hundred, a thousand, a billion, seemingly omnipresent in an instant.

The next second, all the strange phenomena disappeared, and the two beams of light also vanished.

When everyone came to their senses, Chu Minghao and Liang Min were already standing in front of them.

(End of this chapter)