this infinite world

Too weak.

It was not until today that Yang Yun finally got a glimpse of the truth beyond the multiverse.

There is no brilliant civilization as imagined, no lighthouses left by pioneers, and even no identifiable reference points. There is only the vast "emptiness" and the "void" that fills everything, which is intertwined and transformed with each other. This realm beyond cognition is like the chaos before the creation of the world, but it is more primitive than chaos...

"The great void is formless, the essence of Qi; its gathering and dispersion are the external forms of change."

Lin Xuwen's rare sigh caused some ripples in the space: "No one can define 'Taixu', just like fish cannot understand water, even I can't. It is everywhere and at all times. It can be anything that exists in your cognition, or it may just be its most basic form... Perhaps it is very likely that it represents the concept of 'infinity', and it is the 'outer multiplicity' itself."

For the first time, Yang Yun heard an uncertain tone from Lin Xuwen. It was as if this nearly omniscient and omnipotent "World Observer" could not fully understand the concept of "the void", just as he attributed his own abilities to the so-called "non-existence level"...

“…Ah, I’ve said too much.”

Lin Xuwen suddenly tapped his forehead and smiled apologetically. He snapped his fingers, and in an instant, the eternal and eternal Taixu scene began to shrink rapidly, just like a microscope switching lenses, making the world in Yang Yun's eyes return to normal.

The omnipresent gray receded like a tide, and a layer of translucent film that Yang Yun was somewhat familiar with gradually emerged around him. Countless colorful streams of light flowed on the surface of the film, and even countless tiny songs could be faintly heard...

"This is……!?"

Seeing this amazing scene, Yang Yun's pupils slightly dilated. Even though he had never seen the multiverse from this angle, the glimpse he got when he became a saint and the resonance in the depths of his soul made him instantly understand... This seemingly fragile membrane structure in front of him was the "fetal membrane of the multiverse" that nurtured and protected the multiverse, and made the holy ways of 3,900 saints engraved on it!
You know, how vast is the multiverse? Even if a saint spends billions of years, it is still difficult to see its full picture. However, at this moment, in this observation point beyond the dimension, located in the outside world, the magnificent outline of the entire multiverse is as clear as the lines on the palm of your hand... And it is precisely because of this that the hideous gray scar appears even more shocking!
...No, rather than being a "wound" in the ordinary sense, it is more like a "sky abyss" that swallows everything and wants to assimilate the entire multiverse!
“This is the truth we want you to know.”

Lin Xuwen's eyes swept across Yang Yun, who was extremely shocked when he saw this shocking scene for the first time, and then looked at the hideous scar again, like a prophet reading the prophecy of doomsday: "The multiverse you are in is gradually dying."

After saying that, Lin Xuwen raised his hand and drew a line in the air. Suddenly, an object was created. It was a flawless crystal wall sphere, with a rainbow-colored dimensional glow flowing on its surface. But as the scene progressed, tiny cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the sphere, and the gray "Void" flowed in...

“Like a cracked egg.”

Lin Xuwen tapped the crack with his fingertips, and the crack suddenly expanded: "When the egg is broken, the concept of 'Void' in the external multidimensional world will automatically flow in through the crack, distorting and assimilating the orderly multidimensional laws into 'non-existence'..."

The picture was played at an accelerated speed, and before long, the "gray" completely enveloped the multiverse and turned into a shapeless and intangible gray, as if there had been nothing here from the beginning... There was no civilization, no multiverse, nothing, only a gray "void".

"...But our multiverse is not defenseless."

Yang Yun narrowed his eyes slightly. Although he was not standing as high as Lin Xuwen, he could still see that the 3,900 holy ways on the fetal membrane of the multiverse seemed to form a formation, resisting the erosion and assimilation of "Taixu" all the time. And in the gray "sky abyss", a yellowish-brown light spot could be vaguely seen...

"Yes, your multiverse is indeed full of talented people."

Lin Xuwen waved his hand, and the scene in Yang Yun's eyes was brought closer again, allowing him to see clearly what the khaki light spot was... Right in the center of the "sky abyss", there was a dark yellow star that was already mostly dyed gray, but was still burning quietly, like a flame in the abyss!
“…That is Fuxi’s true spirit.”

Seeing the current situation of Xuanhuang Star, Hou Tu's expression became much gloomier. She whispered: "Eighty-one epochs of perseverance, a bit of true spirit is indestructible. Even Fuxi, the strongest among us, can hardly resist the assimilation of the entire multiverse by 'Taixu' on his own..."

"In our multiverse, you can become an emperor by creating three from two, and make your own holy path independent of the multiverse, claiming to be immortal and indestructible, and you can obtain it forever and prove it forever. Even if the era is restarted, it will not be damaged at all. At best, it is equivalent to having an extra small sampan in the endless void, and you can only protect yourself in the endless sea. As for finding land, forget it..."

“Even if you take one more step and achieve the realm of the inner universe, and evolve your own universe, it will still be just an isolated island in the sea like the multiverse. When the deadline comes, you will eventually be buried in the sea…”

Listening to Hou Tu's lonely tone, Yang Yun felt a sense of desolation coming towards him, and Lin Xuwen beside him also shook his head and said: "The great void is the sea, and the self is the boat. In the great void, in order to resist the pressure from all sides, you must use everything you have as fuel to support your own survival."

"Luck, strength, cause and effect, will, belief, emotion, everything... In the eternal calamity, these things will be worn out and disappear without a trace, and eventually turn into 'emptiness' and 'nothingness'."

For a moment, the three of them were silent. After a long time, Hou Tu raised her head and waved her hand to wipe away everything in front of her. Her tone became cheerful again without her knowing when: "It's okay. As long as you are here, there is hope!"

"... Let me make it clear first. The most I can do is to do my best. If you really pin all your so-called 'hope' on me, then the burden is really too heavy."

Although Yang Yun said to Yi Qi at the end of the battle, "Am I now qualified to shoulder the future of the entire multiverse?", after seeing the current state of Human Emperor Fuxi, he clearly realized that this burden was not something he could carry, at least not now... Even the Three Emperors could only burn themselves, and Lin Xuwen, a spectator of the world, was powerless to do anything about it. How could he, with his few pounds, carry it?
——Sorry, I'm just a lowly high-level saint, I really can't bear the life of others... I mean the future of the entire multiverse. "It's okay, brother, the Human Emperor Fuxi can still hold on for a while, and we are all working hard in our own ways!"

As if she could see that Yang Yun was losing confidence due to this series of shocking facts, Hou Tu clenched her fists and cheered him on like a cheerleader: "I believe you can do it, brother!"

"Is this what they call 'You should trust me more, trust my own self'?"

Yang Yun exhaled, put aside the previous feeling of loss, smiled and said: "I'm fine, anyway, I've been hit more than once since entering the main god space, I'm used to it. Rather than this, it's better to talk about my next 'whitewashing' in other multiverses..."

At this point, Yang Yun suddenly remembered something: "... Wait, since the outside of the multiverse is so dangerous, how can I go to other multiverses? Will I really not get lost and die in them?"

"Of course not in normal circumstances. After all, in the void, there is no up or down, no left or right, no earth, fire, water or wind, and no difference in distance. You can only move forward in any direction. If you are lucky enough, you will find another multiverse before your own 'existence' burns out... Otherwise, you will live if you find it, and die if you don't. That's all."

This time it was Lin Xuwen who answered. As a "traveler" from another multiverse, his words were naturally quite authoritative: "But there is no difference between far and near, but there are corresponding advantages... This means that as long as you know the coordinates of other multiverses, then even if the distance between them is far, you can still get there in an instant."

"…Space-time coordinates?"

After hearing Lin Xuwen's explanation, Yang Yun immediately raised his right hand, on which there was a dull mark.

Time and space coordinates, Da Yunyang’s unique ability... Like Lin Xuwen’s “Watcher of the World”, it is also listed among the “non-existent level abilities”!
Moreover, unlike Lin Xuwen's ability, which is subject to many restrictions and may be excluded from the multiverse, Da Yunyang's ability can be said to be extremely practical. Not only can he travel freely on the timeline and exist at the same time, he can even leave the multiverse he is in and find the coordinates of other multiverses in the vast universe... This alone is enough to have endless possibilities.

"Unfortunately, this time it really has little to do with Da Yunyang's ability."

But to Yang Yun's surprise, Lin Xuwen smiled and denied his answer: "Unlike the multiverse I live in, your multiverse is more complicated... Um, the box theory, is this right?"

"If the space outside the multiverse 'box' I'm in is the endless void, then there should be an extra 'box' outside your 'box'... or rather, there should have been an extra layer."

"Well, at this time, it seems more appropriate to use the 'Cosmic Tree Theory' that we proposed later?"

Hou Tu's voice woke Yang Yun from thinking about the difference between the box of "Magic Century" and the box of "Infinite Horror". When he heard this question, he subconsciously looked at Jianmu in his inner world: "Although I'm not bragging..."

"But maybe, I'm quite familiar with it."

The Cosmic Tree Theory is a concept in Norse mythology, which regards a "Cosmic Tree" as the central axis of the world, connecting heaven and earth and supporting the communication of all things. It just so happens that it has been almost perfectly confirmed in Yang Yun's body... Hearing this, Hou Tu nodded with satisfaction: "Well, since you understand it, then it will be much easier to explain next."

After saying this, Hou Tu raised her sleeves lightly, and her slender jade fingers drew a mysterious trajectory in the void. In an instant, a tree made of pure energy broke through the air, with lush branches and leaves, and abundant fruits. And those fruits hanging on the branches were like crystal balls carved by invisible hands, reflecting the reflections of the world on the surface...

"This is our... well, let's say, a rough model of the 'second level box' that should have existed."

Gazing at this lifelike "cosmic tree model", Hou Tu sighed and said, "I believe you can also see, brother, if the first layer of boxes is the multiverse we are in, then the second layer of boxes that should exist is a tree, and the fruits hanging on the tree are one multiverse after another...including our multiverse, which is one of them."

"Our universe is like a fruit plucked from a tree... No, it would be more accurate to say 'torn off'."

Yang Yun's mind flashed back to the discussion between Nong and Fuxi. In front of him, Hou Tu waved her hand and a fruit automatically fell from the tree. "Since our multiverse is inside another box, how can it survive on its own after leaving this box?"

As Hou Tu spoke, the fruit that symbolized the multiverse began to decay at a speed visible to the naked eye. The crystal-clear surface was quickly covered with gray spots, and the light flowing inside was distorted and flickering like a screen with poor contact. Finally, under the gaze of the three people, the fruit was finally assimilated by the omnipresent "gray" in the outside world and turned into a part of the void...

"Generally speaking, when the multiverse is destroyed, it starts to rot from the edge where the energy is the thinnest and the laws are the most incomplete, which then leads to a chain reaction of rules collapse, causing the entire world to be assimilated by the 'Void' and completely disappear. Just like the fallen leaves in autumn, they begin to wither from the edge of the leaves and eventually return to dust."

Staring at the fruit that disappeared, Lin Xuwen said, "But a multiverse with a solid structure will not be damaged rashly, not to mention that your multiverse is still far from the moment of infinite calamity. Rather than natural decay, it is more like a safe being split open by an axe, with scars that should not exist appearing in the core area that should be the strongest. In other words..."

"All this is not accidental, but man-made." (End of this chapter)