Chapter 2115: Chapter 53: Tree of the End, Black Hole Engine
The more black holes there are, the closer this âtime periodâ is to the âEnd of the Universe,â and simply put, âAether Life Formsâ become less able to survive, and the life existing in this space-time will become fewer, or be âcollapsedâ into the Singularity of the End.
If within a time period, all stars turn into black holes, then from this time period onwards, all time until the universe ends will be completely controlled by the End, unable to be utilized by Star Gods and other Aether life forms.
And for mortals without the knowledge to transcend time and space, from this time period onwards, all creatures would be âextinct,â as the universe heads towards extinction, towards a prolonged demise.
This is the âscorched earth tacticâ of the End.
A âtimeline battleâ that gradually occupies the past from the future, spreading towards the âBeginning of Creation.â
Currently, in the battle between Star Gods and the End, the End holds the upper hand.
Even if the Star Gods and the Great Aether Circulation carry other Aether life forms through space-time, they cannot place life in a time period full of black holesâthey must traverse back to an earlier universe, or...
Create a [Cradle].
The Cradle is a microcosm independent of the Great Universe. When the Great Universe collapses into the âDoomsday Black Hole,â the Cradle remains independent and eternally so; it cannot be captured by the End, nor can it be found by the Endâso long as Aether does not overflow, in the eyes of the End, these things that will not collapse into the Doomsday Black Hole simply âdo not exist.â
Moreover, due to the existence of the perpetual motion machine within the Cradle, each Cradle can be seen as a larger âloopâ equipped with infinite power, able to exist forever.
The groups protected in the Cradle are forever safe (unless the Cradle breaks).
But this is only a temporary measure.
Because if the End continues to dominate, it will eventually attack the origin of the Star Gods, which is the âPrimordial Singularityâ of the Beginning of Creation.
Just as the âSingularity of the Endâ contains all the information of the universe, the âPrimordial Singularityâ also contains all the information of the universeâeven its ability to transcend time and space due to Aether results in the Primordial Singularity containing more information and possibilities than the Singularity of the End.
The past and the future, origin and conclusion, are equivalent there.
That is the true âwaiting placeâ of the End.
If the End indeed breaks into the âPrimordial Singularity,â then there can only be one outcome.
The âBeginningâ and âEndâ of the universe simultaneously would be constantly spread, occupied by the âTree of the Endâ that spans the past and futureâthis originally âInfiniteâ âLiving Logosâ would form an unprecedented âloop,â an âinfinite loop of infinity,â constructed by two infinitely large âblack holesâ reciprocally transcending space-time, swirling and rotating to establish...
[Black Hole Engine]
A truly [Infinite Element].
If it really gets to that point...
"Even the Star Gods can only admit defeat."
Roaming in the Aether Sea, Ian did not find the possibility of defeating the End; instead, he arrived at a chilling conclusion: Even though the Star Gods have made various countermeasures, such as retracting Aether, creating the Cradle, causing the âsun-chasing treeâ to lose direction, unable to continue growing.
But as long as the âStar Godsâ exist, as long as Aether exists, then the continuously time-revoking End will inevitably return to the âBeginning of Creation,â subsequently mastering the very essence of the power of the Star Gods, transforming itself into the âInfinite Loopâ on a universe-level infinite scale.
A kind on par with the Great Aether Circulation, even transcending the Great Aether Circulation, the âInfinite Force Engine,â Black Hole Engine.
However, that being said.
Ian again had no intention of defeating the Endâat least not intending to defeat the End in the next few million years.
His goal was merely to leave the Cradle and head for the Great Universe.
It sounds somewhat strange.
[Cradle], clearly a small cosmos prototype created by the Star Gods to protect the myriad of lifeâthereâs no worry of the Endâs invasion as long as inside the CradleâEven though the Cradle on Terraâs side has flaws, Ian shouldnât constantly think about going out.
But thatâs not the case.
In Ianâs perspective, the true essence of the Star Gods is âunknown possibilities transcending predetermined destiny.â
The End of the Universe is the [predetermined destiny].
And the actions of the Star Gods using Aether, transcending time and space, and preventing wise life forms from falling into the Doomsday Black Hole are indeed a [miracle transcending the future]!
This miracle would create âtheoretically non-existent unknown possibilities,â crafting a âgenuine future not devoured by the Endâ and âinfinite parallel space-times.â
This possibility, this miracle and unknown, is indeed the strongest power of the Star Gods.
Yet they choose to retreat and create the Cradle to evade.
This might be to protect more wise life forms, but in the end, the End continues to maintain its upper hand.
But Ian is different.
He doesnât protect the wisdom of life across the universe but needed he protect, heâd protect only the Terra Humans among his friends.
He loves, but not as profoundly as the Star Gods; hence his love is more genuine.
The good news is that although the Star Gods might have muddled through due to excessive tenderness, rendering themselves at a disadvantage, they accomplished many thingsâas in, they withdrew Aether from the Great Universe, resulting in the End nearly unable to operate within the Great Universe now.
Similarly, this indicates the âGreat Universeâ outside the Cradle, is no longer an âAether Universeâ!
The current form of the Great Universe outside the Cradle is most likely the primordial universe form that once nurtured the Star Gods... and what he discussed with the Fairy Queen and hypothesized as âprimordial supernormal power,â might have reemerged!
Itâs because of this reason that Ian wants to head towards the âGreat Universe.â Only there can he find the most primordial power.
Moreover, Ian hasnât forgotten that actually, heâs a âtravelerâ!
Beyond the universe, there are other universes... precisely because he once became a Star God, Ian could ascertain that the âEarthâ he initially lived on is a universe without Aether! An âOther Universeâ!
What he aims to ascend to Above the Sky is not merely the universe beyond the âCradle,â but also the universe beyond the âAether Universe,â the ultimate [Multiverse]!
In other universes and even multiverses outside the universe, perhaps he can find âgreater possibilities,â thereby uncovering in the future the chance to conquer, or say, restore the End.
The premise for all these is âleaving the Cradleâ!
And the prerequisite for leaving the Cradle is ârepairing the Cradleâ!
Reality world, Terra.
[The End? If thatâs the enemy we have to deal with, I would definitely be destined to lose]
The Duke of Steep Ridge extracted a Crystal Stone flashing azure lightning from his body: [However, for some reason, I always feel itâs not an undefeatable targetâif itâs your father, if itâs Ian Silverpeak... perhaps, might win!]
Thus speaking, he extracted the âDragon Crystal Heritage of Terraâs Dragon,â and handed this inheritance containing âCradle repairâ technology to the âHeart of Terra.â
[Following the contract, I hand it over to you]
[Heart of Terra, Emissary of Ian Silverpeak, here lies the secret of Terraâs Dragon heritage]
[Hope you can rely on it to find a more splendid future]
"I will."
At this moment, the Heart of Terra received the box.
At this moment, Ian Silverpeak received the box.
At this moment, the Pioneer received the box.
And so.
In this universe gradually heading towards its end, towards the End, towards the [predetermined destiny]; in a corner of this boundless space-time, among infinite life, an insignificant entity.
After experiencing countless reincarnations, numerous rebirths, prophecies, and despair.
He finally took the most important step towards the âUnknownâ...
The first step.