Cataclysm: Undead Dragons and Zero Empire

The demon was powerless to resist and could only fall into the warp along with the corrupted planet.

It should be free, like a fish entering the sea, but the vast psionic energy is enough to span both the real universe and the warp. The shackles binding it are more despairing than a mountain pressing down on humanity.

After banishing the planets and demons, Lin Zimo looked at the warp rift that was spiraling out of control. At this moment, the passage had expanded to an enormous size, and he could see countless entities trying to rush into the real universe.

These entities, which could also be called "demons," appeared much weaker, far less powerful than the demons summoned by the pirate alliance after exhausting all life on a planet, and could indeed become food for the latter.

The psionic energy instantly enveloped the entire subspace rift, and Lin Ziming forcefully curbed its continued expansion, like two bolts pressing down on a door panel.

The psionic energy began to contract continuously, squeezing the warp rift. The amount of psionic energy flowing into the real universe began to decrease, as if a reservoir valve was being closed, leaving the passage for those demons to narrow.

The demons that had already rushed into the real universe roared and tried to turn back after seeing the black and red dragon shadow in the starry sky, while the demons still crowding behind them couldn't bear to see the passage closed and wanted to continue rushing out.

The two sides collided and were squeezed by the closing subspace rift until the passage closed to a certain limit. The real universe began to repair itself, and these demons had no chance to escape. They were crushed into nothingness by the increasingly perfect rules.

Lin Zimo closed the door and channeled his spiritual energy into the curtain, assisting the self-healing universe and making the door even more solid, like a boulder that had fallen and could no longer be opened.

"When the door is closed, this scar can only be opened last."

With Lin Ziming's blockade in place, and without a sufficiently powerful force to shatter the door directly, the rules of reality within this star system remained incredibly stable and continued indefinitely, preventing even other psionicists from communicating with the subspace.

After closing the rift that was about to tear the galaxy apart, Lin Zimo traveled to other star systems, taking a detour into subspace, where he soared through the air.

He left behind this galaxy that has finally returned to peace, not knowing when new life will emerge. It is likely that the civilization born here will not even have the nightmares of ancient times. Mysticism has no foundation; they will only forge ahead and walk proudly on the path of scientific development.

Since his first subspace traversal after returning to the universe, Lin Ziming realized that the subspace today was probably no longer what he remembered.

Time is as fragile as flowing water, and as merciless as flowing water. The world changes, and Lin Ziming still needs to get to know this universe, this new friend, and this new home.

Lin Ziming easily found a suitable frame of reference. The location where he stepped into the warp was exactly where the corrupted planet and the demons were banished. This is the wonder of the chaotic nature of the warp. If left uncontrolled, even time can be traversed.

Lin Ziming has always revered time and believed that those who manipulate time will inevitably be manipulated by time. Therefore, he never uses the special properties of the subspace to travel through time. However, he can always see things that have traveled from other times in the subspace.

In the current warp, the psionic energy gathered around demons is mixed with countless negative emotions. This highly malleable energy has been given new characteristics, just as Lin Zimo can give psionic energy the characteristic of death.

Lin Ziming slowly surveyed his surroundings. He could clearly sense that the subspace psionic energy here had been severely polluted. It was no longer the pure power that originated from the soul and was dominated by consciousness, but was filled with all sorts of impurities and was controlled by negative emotions.

This corrupted psionic energy was violent and uncontrollable, as if it had developed its own consciousness, constantly eroding the warp and even attempting to corrupt the real universe.

Lin Zimo found the demon he had banished back to the warp. At this moment, the corrupted planet was drifting in the warp, and the signs of corruption on its surface had become even more severe.

The demon was still bound by psionic energy, but its state had undergone a dramatic change.

It was once just a phantom mist in the real universe, unable to maintain a stable entity, but in the subspace, the phantom body is becoming solid, larger, and more ferocious.

The demon revealed its true form, glowing with an eerie red light, as if it had been soaked in blood. A pair of curved and intertwined horns grew from its head, and a pair of huge, tattered membranous wings unfolded from its back, with what appeared to be flowing molten lava.

Its power surged rapidly, its body twisting wildly, emitting a silent roar. Its madness and anger grew ever stronger, like an erupting volcano, wanting to destroy everything.

However, no matter how much it struggled, no matter how violent and angry it became, it could not shake the shackles imposed by Lin Ziming. Lin Ziming slowly approached the demon that had gained physical form, carefully observing its changes, just like a researcher looking at a test tube in his hand.

Emotional traits unique to intelligent life are a new attribute of this psychic energy. However, strong emotions are often the main factors that can be projected into psychic energy, which is why negative emotions can prevail and far outweigh the positive and beautiful aspects.

What caused such strange changes in the subspace?

Lin Ziming could only think of time. Time flows continuously in the universe, and countless civilizations and beings are born and die within it. The subspace accepts everything, like rivers flowing into the sea. Perhaps it is these souls that have undergone mutations over the long period of time.

Lin Ziming suddenly remembered the black mud from subspace that had once wrapped around him. It had the property of devouring everything, like an insatiable hunger. It looked like a wriggling mass of black mud, but in reality, every elementary particle was opening its mouth wide, wanting to devour anything outside.

These black muds, along with his skeleton and the remains of the Zerg tyrant, fused together in the fires of death. Perhaps during his lifetime, the warp had already begun to undergo some negative changes, and the gathered psionic energy within it gave birth to some powerful beings with consciousness.

If this conjecture is true, then the warp is probably in a complete mess right now, with countless souls gathered there, countless negative emotions piling up like a sea, and psionic energy severely polluted.

Demons are born and grow endlessly in the chaos. They are violent and full of all kinds of desires. Given the chance, they will break through the barrier between the real universe and the subspace, bringing endless disasters to the civilizations in the universe.

Thinking of this, Lin Ziming felt a sense of solemnity. He recalled the rootless state of the demon after entering the real universe, and the "Virtual Realm" hidden in the subspace and sealed off by the Empire's top-level authorities, where he had experienced fleeting moments of terror.

"Praise be to the empire."

Lin Ziming's reverence for the empire is probably just as he guessed. The fact that the universe can still flourish with diverse cultures and civilizations is likely inseparable from the empire's achievements. The "Virtual Realm" is still operating, even after so much time has passed.

Regardless, Lin Ziming must maintain the existence of the "Virtual Realm"—this is an inevitable responsibility.

The "Death of Zero" ignites, a flame symbolizing the end of all things, burning away all filth in the warp, instantly purifying the psionic energy contaminated by negative emotions.

The demon's body trembled violently, and as the black and red flames ignited, it sensed impending doom. It was being purified, like charcoal ash wiped off a stove. It lost its ability to resurrect from the warp, and the souls it had devoured broke free of their restraints, finding liberation in the flames.

The corrupted planet began to decompose rapidly under the burning flames of death. The planet's ethereal outline shrank and shattered in the flames, and the freed slave souls flowed like a waterfall flowing backwards into the sea of ​​souls within Lin Ziming.

They called out to the unfamiliar dragon shadow, as if expressing their gratitude to Lin Ziming.

After the purification was completed, the flames of death gradually subsided and returned to Lin Ziming's bones, turning into a smoldering state. At this time, this subspace had been completely cleansed, as if it had returned to the state before Lin Ziming's death, which looked pleasing to the eye.

The ultimate law of death is that it ends all that is not ended.