Chapter 56: The Greatest Terror (Part II)

Li Ye looked at Chen Xuanzhi and the other demons who were laughing strangely, and didn't understand why they were so happy.

Truth be told, if it weren't for his existence, the Wall-Facing Project would not have been a success. At the beginning of the battle in the Wall-Facing Star Field, the Wall-Facing Fleet would be defeated by the Darkest Abyss, and then the Blue Government would be destroyed, and there would be no counter-offensive against the Heavenly Demons just now.

If the Wall-Facing Plan's plan didn't succeed, the Heavenly Demons should be happy, after all, there would be no threatening opponents. But now, because of Li Ye's existence, the wall-facing plan has not failed, why are Chen Xuanzhi and other demons still so gaffe?

Li Ye touched his chin, from the perspective of the wall-facing plan, his unexpected appearance did affect its success or failure, just judging from the great battle in the rock galaxy, he even affected the fate of the azure civilization.

However, he was stronger than ordinary monks, and the reason why he was able to grow so fast was because of the dragon qi in his body and the special cultivation path that arose from it.

Everything is back to that fundamental question: where does the dragon qi in his body come from?

"How do you say 'another accident'? What is another 'accident'?" When Chen Xuanzhi was almost smiling, Li Ye asked curiously.

"Of course, it's the 'Heavenly Gods' plan!"

Chen Xuanzhi suddenly raised his voice, and his face changed from gloating to inexplicable excitement, and in an instant, he recovered his ferocity and hatred, "The Azure Government originally implemented the 'Heavenly God Descending to Earth' plan, and it was the idea of immortality, but then it failed, and we became heavenly demons, and the fate of human beings on earth was changed!"

"If it weren't for your unexpected appearance, the Azure Civilization would have been destroyed by the Heavenly Demons!

"I really want to bring you back and put you in the 'Celestial' laboratory to study it. With the ability of the 'Heavenly God' Laboratory, we will definitely figure out why you are so powerful, and we will definitely be able to find a solution to the problem that has made the Heavenly Demon suffer for more than three thousand years!"

Li Ye frowned, the Azure Civilization should have been defeated by the Heavenly Demon a long time ago, but the war had dragged on for a thousand years, and this question had always made him wonder: "Since you want to say it, why don't you just make it clear, what is the plan of 'Heavenly God Descending to Earth'? What has the human race done to you? What is the problem that makes you miserable?"

Chen Xuanzhi closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and calmed down.

When it opened its eyes again, it finally became peaceful, but its expression was unprecedentedly solemn and solemn, looking at Li Ye and slowly speaking: "Do you know that for human beings, what exists in the universe is the most terrifying?"

Heavenly Demon, Li Ye really wanted to answer these two words. But this obviously won't be the right answer, at least not what Chen Xuanzhi wanted to express. What is the most terrifying thing in the universe, he thought about it seriously.

Is it a civilization that is much more advanced than human beings and has the alien race that needs to invade human beings, such as the 'three-body problem'? Or is it a black hole that can devour everything and destroy everything, and it is constantly expanding? Or is it some kind of mysterious existence that human beings have never discovered but is extremely powerful? Or is it an irreversible cosmic life and death rule?

Admittedly, for human beings, these are terrifying enough to affect their own survival and destiny. But if you want to say who is the most terrifying, Li Ye can't compare it for a while. These terrifying existences, while terrifying, don't seem to be that terrifying.

For example, a black hole, no matter how powerful it is, it is known after all, but if it is known, with the wisdom of human beings and the development of human society, sooner or later it will be understood, and it will not always be helpless, at least there is a possibility of solving it.

So, what is unknown is the most terrifying? In ancient times, the unknown was indeed the most terrifying, but human civilization has developed until now, and all unknowns will be explored and recognized. The unknown will always be there and it will be unsettling, but it is no longer so frightening to humans.

Chen Xuanzhi saw that Li Ye couldn't think of a reason, so he didn't laugh at him, but took the initiative to give an answer: "Li Ye, for human beings, the most terrifying thing in the universe is not what it has, but - nothing!"

Li Ye's heart moved, and after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't help but be shocked, and even his face turned pale for a moment.

It's scary indeed.

It's terrifying!

"Li Ye,

From the perspective of the history of human development, no matter what exists on the planet and what exists in the universe, we can recognize and explore. Even if there is a powerful alien civilization, with the wisdom of human beings and the continuous development of civilization, it will not be a dead end.

"But in the vast and boundless universe, if there is nothing and no other civilization, do you know what this means?" Chen Xuan asked slowly, word by word.

Although Li Ye is from the age of the earth, he also knows that the solar system is not even a drop in the ocean for the universe that human beings have already known, and the time of human existence is only the light of fireflies to the sun and moon for the time of the existence of the universe.

So for human beings, the universe is almost infinite. Infinity, in theory, means infinite possibilities. There are countless environments and histories similar to those of the solar system and the earth. How is it that from the beginning to the end, there is only one civilization, human beings?

What does it mean if there is nothing in the universe – no other civilization – ?

Li Ye felt cold behind his back.

"How can there be no other civilization in the universe, you Heavenly Demons ......" Li Ye immediately retorted, and halfway through his words, he stopped suddenly, looking at Chen Xuanzhi's eyes, he immediately became like a ghost.

Facing Li Ye's stunned and probing gaze, Chen Xuanzhi sighed, his expression became gloomy and painful, and he did not deny the speculation revealed in Li Ye's eyes at all.

He said slowly: "Since the era of interstellar exploration, human beings have traveled all over the world, explored countless star fields, seen many galaxies, and discovered countless habitable planets. Many habitable planets have remained habitable for a long time. But they ...... No intelligent race was born.

"There is not a single civilization on so many habitable planets!

"The more star fields humans explore, the greater the fear in their hearts. When you walk in the boundless darkness of the night, walk through a long time, only to find that there is no one else in this world except you! At this time, you look around blankly, can you suppress the fear in your heart?

"What would you think?

"You will think about the meaning of life in just 100 years, what is the meaning of the existence of human civilization, why human beings appear, where they will go, where the end is and where is the other side, why there is nothing in the infinite universe, why all this is why.

"Eventually, when you can't get any answers after thousands of years, you'll be left with only one question: whether this world, this universe, including ourselves, is real!"

Hearing this, Li Ye couldn't help but feel chills in his hands and feet.

Chen Xuanzhi continued: "If this world is not real, what is it? If it is the plaything of some kind of big being, then why should you make you doubt this, why don't you just get some intelligent races to compete with human beings and make this world seem more reasonable?"

"Li Ye, human beings have been exploring the universe for 10,000 years, but they have found that there are no other civilizations in this universe, nothing at all!

After meeting Chen Xuanzhi's deep gaze for a while, Li Ye closed his eyes, took a deep breath, stabilized his mind, and calmed himself down.

"Actually, no matter what exists in this universe, human beings will not be afraid of anything, nor will they be helpless. Chen Xuanzhi withdrew his aggressive eyes to look at Li Ye, and his face was sad.

It's a great sorrow.

He raised his head and looked at the colorful chaotic passages, and his voice gradually became difficult: "Our ancestors started in the wilderness and lived the life of wild beasts with fur and blood, and in that era, wind, rain, thunder and lightning were disasters, and the whole world was full of existential threats.

"All the ancestors could rely on was the cave where they lived, and the stones and sticks in their hands. At that time, all they thought about in their minds was food, which was the stuff of gods and ghosts.

"From such difficult and ignorant years, we can all come out and create such a splendid human civilization, what is there in the universe that will really make us afraid?

"No matter how powerful the enemy, no matter how severe the challenge, no matter how desperate the environment, we will not be lost

If we lose hope, we may suffer, great suffering, but in the end, we will be able to survive.

"But who would have thought that there would be nothing in this universe?"

Speaking of this, Chen Xuanzhi fell silent, and the other two Heavenly Demons all bowed their heads sadly and sadly.

Li Ye pondered for a long time, barely suppressed the surge in his heart, and asked, "So, in this case, the plan of 'Heavenly God Descending to Earth' has appeared?"

Chen Xuanzhi nodded, "When the outward exploration no longer has much meaning, the front of us becomes dark, and we can't see anything, when the expansion of matter can no longer bring us spiritual peace, and cannot let us see the direction and hope of the future, we will naturally look back and examine ourselves."

"We hope that by studying our own bodies, we can unlock the treasures contained in our bodies and discover the secret of why we are the unique existence of the universe!

"The essence of human beings, who have been able to move from the age of beasts drinking blood to the glorious civilization of interplanetary expansion, is our body, our hands, our feet, and our heads! Isn't this enough to show that our body is powerful and extraordinary?

"This is the original intention of the 'Heavenly Gods to Earth' plan. ”

Li Ye nodded again and again when he heard this, and finally said: "In this way, there is no problem with 'the gods descending to earth'. ”

"No, Li Ye, you're wrong!"

Chen Xuanzhi's voice suddenly became high-pitched again, and resentment and anger returned to his face, "Maybe the original intention of the 'Heavenly God Descending to Earth' plan is not wrong, but you underestimated the background of this plan, underestimated people's fear of the universe, and underestimated human nature!"

Li Ye didn't answer, waiting for Chen Xuanzhi to continue.

Chen Xuanzhi continued: "At that time, human science and technology were extremely developed, our warships could jump in space, our fleet could set foot in any galaxy, our civilization was brilliant and powerful, and the universe was invincible, but our bodies were still weak, we couldn't lift a thousand pounds of weight, we couldn't survive a few nails, the most ordinary metal could penetrate our heads, and the most ordinary poisons could make us die!"

"Birth, old age, sickness and death, no one can avoid it!

"We are so strong, but so weak, the great imbalance between the two, absurd like a joke!

"Ordinary people are just that, they know that they are helpless and unable to do anything, but those high-ranking big people, social magnates, wealth owners, and scientists who preside over the 'gods descend to earth' have the resources and ability to make themselves more powerful, worthy of the strength of the developed civilization.

And so...... As a result, the scientific plan of 'descending from the gods' gradually turned into a sinful plan for the pursuit of power and immortality in the process of implementation.

"Since there is nothing in the universe and life has no special meaning, what else can be more important than personal self-interest?

Perhaps, when you become an immortal, you can unveil the universe? Perhaps, only when you have the power of an immortal, can you wrestle with the powerful existence who created the universe behind your back, choke the throat of fate, and go to the more brilliant and real outer world of the universe, to the 'kingdom of heaven'?

"Li Ye, do you know, they say, what is the ultimate pursuit of life? It is that you can get rid of the shackles of gravity by yourself without the help of external forces!

Only then can the individual be truly free to roam the universe as he pleases! Only then will we be able to see the universe as it is! They say that the reason why there is nothing in the universe is only because we are too weak to see more!

"Do you really think that there will be another cultivation civilization in the universe?

"What is Xiuzhen? It is a term created by human beings themselves! What is the world of Xiuzhen? It is a system built by human beings themselves! Combined with the results of scientific research and using scientific methods, individuals can cultivate into gods, have god-like powers, and live forever like gods, and this is the true face of the 'Heavenly Gods to Earth' plan!

"And we, whom you call the Heavenly Demons, are nothing more than test subjects, failed test subjects!"