Above The Sky

Chapter 2115 - 53: Tree of the End, Black Hole Engine

The more black holes there are, the closer this ’time period’ is to the ’End of the Universe,’ and simply put, ’Aether Life Forms’ become less able to survive, and the life existing in this space-time will become fewer, or be ’collapsed’ 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 ’extinct,’ as the universe heads towards extinction, towards a prolonged demise.

This is the ’scorched earth tactic’ of the End.

A ’timeline battle’ that gradually occupies the past from the future, spreading towards the ’Beginning of Creation.’

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 holes—they 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 ’Doomsday Black Hole,’ the Cradle remains independent and eternally so; it cannot be captured by the End, nor can it be found by the End—so long as Aether does not overflow, in the eyes of the End, these things that will not collapse into the Doomsday Black Hole simply ’do not exist.’

Moreover, due to the existence of the perpetual motion machine within the Cradle, each Cradle can be seen as a larger ’loop’ 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 ’Primordial Singularity’ of the Beginning of Creation.

Just as the ’Singularity of the End’ contains all the information of the universe, the ’Primordial Singularity’ also contains all the information of the universe—even 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 ’waiting place’ of the End.

If the End indeed breaks into the ’Primordial Singularity,’ then there can only be one outcome.

The ’Beginning’ and ’End’ of the universe simultaneously would be constantly spread, occupied by the ’Tree of the End’ that spans the past and future—this originally ’Infinite’ ’Living Logos’ would form an unprecedented ’loop,’ an ’infinite loop of infinity,’ constructed by two infinitely large ’black holes’ 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 ’sun-chasing tree’ to lose direction, unable to continue growing.

But as long as the ’Star Gods’ exist, as long as Aether exists, then the continuously time-revoking End will inevitably return to the ’Beginning of Creation,’ subsequently mastering the very essence of the power of the Star Gods, transforming itself into the ’Infinite Loop’ on a universe-level infinite scale.

A kind on par with the Great Aether Circulation, even transcending the Great Aether Circulation, the ’Infinite Force Engine,’ Black Hole Engine.

However, that being said.

Ian again had no intention of defeating the End—at 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 life—there’s no worry of the End’s invasion as long as inside the Cradle—Even though the Cradle on Terra’s side has flaws, Ian shouldn’t constantly think about going out.

But that’s not the case.

In Ian’s perspective, the true essence of the Star Gods is ’unknown possibilities transcending predetermined destiny.’

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 ’theoretically non-existent unknown possibilities,’ crafting a ’genuine future not devoured by the End’ and ’infinite parallel space-times.’

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 doesn’t protect the wisdom of life across the universe but needed he protect, he’d 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 things—as 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 ’Great Universe’ outside the Cradle, is no longer an ’Aether Universe’!

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 ’primordial supernormal power,’ might have reemerged!

It’s because of this reason that Ian wants to head towards the ’Great Universe.’ Only there can he find the most primordial power.

Moreover, Ian hasn’t forgotten that actually, he’s a ’traveler’!

Beyond the universe, there are other universes... precisely because he once became a Star God, Ian could ascertain that the ’Earth’ he initially lived on is a universe without Aether! An ’Other Universe’!

What he aims to ascend to Above the Sky is not merely the universe beyond the ’Cradle,’ but also the universe beyond the ’Aether Universe,’ the ultimate [Multiverse]!

In other universes and even multiverses outside the universe, perhaps he can find ’greater possibilities,’ thereby uncovering in the future the chance to conquer, or say, restore the End.

The premise for all these is ’leaving the Cradle’!

And the prerequisite for leaving the Cradle is ’repairing the Cradle’!

Reality world, Terra.

[The End? If that’s 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 it’s not an undefeatable target—if it’s your father, if it’s Ian Silverpeak... perhaps, might win!]

Thus speaking, he extracted the ’Dragon Crystal Heritage of Terra’s Dragon,’ and handed this inheritance containing ’Cradle repair’ technology to the ’Heart of Terra.’

[Following the contract, I hand it over to you]

[Heart of Terra, Emissary of Ian Silverpeak, here lies the secret of Terra’s 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 ’Unknown’...

The first step.