Chapter 844 - 472: Expedition Team No. 13

At first, no one paid attention to the small void that suddenly appeared in the Cosmos, thinking it was a normal cosmic phenomenon like a black hole.

For the vast majority of civilizations, their lifespan simply wouldn’t last until the day the Cosmic Void arrived. The universe remained incredibly chaotic, and no one cared about the suddenly appearing void.

Even though the void was expanding at a speed far surpassing that of light, it was an area of complete silence where any physics fails, yet the universe contains many unexplored mysteries, so no one would care about this void.

Until one day, everyone across the Cosmos discovered a twisted Great Void appearing in the starry sky.

According to normal physics, even if a Great Void appeared, people in other regions of the universe would still not be able to see it, because the speed of light across the cosmic scale is astonishingly slow. Perhaps before other civilizations could even see the Cosmic Void, they would be swallowed by its rapidly expanding presence.

But this kind of physics does not apply to the Cosmic Void!

If the Cosmic Void devours the light source itself, then the light emitted tens of billions of years ago, which has crossed tens of billions of light-years, would be entirely consumed, as if crossing the river of time, conducting a dimension-reducing strike against the entire Cosmos in a way that completely defies the laws of physics.

Gradually, more civilizations discovered that the starry sky above had a Great Void devoid of any light, like a toilet bowl, engulfing surrounding lights at a visibly perceptible speed.

Day by day, observing would reveal that the Great Void grew slightly bigger, and this visibly perceptible expansion of the Cosmic Void sent all civilizations into unimaginable panic.

Even more despairing was its expansion rate not being constant, but exponentially increasing, like a tumor emerging within the universe, simultaneously causing the Cosmos to rapidly swell from the inside out until it completely disintegrated.

By the time they reacted and prepared to send probes towards the Cosmic Void, they were horrified to discover that all surrounding galaxies had already been swallowed by it.

Within hundreds of millions of light-years, only this Cosmic Void remained, and calculations showed that even converting to the time understandable by Xue Dili, within a thousand years, the Cosmic Void would completely consume the entire universe.

Currently, the universe is like a balloon about to burst, merely its final explosive expansion.

Fear swiftly swept through all known civilizations in the universe, prompting the formation of the largest cosmic organization since the birth of the Cosmos, "Universal United Front," under the leadership of several advanced civilizations.

From silicon-based mechanical civilizations to energy-form Spirit Body lifeforms, billions of civilizations set aside disputes lasting billions of years, pooling all their knowledge, resources, and hope, simply to seek a glimmer of hope.

Xue Dili glanced at his dormitory, which bore the promotional poster of "Universal United Front Established."

On a screen blending into the wall, a host with an abstract appearance, akin to an octopus-like being, said: "The sixth expeditionary force has discovered a clear non-Cosmic power at the edge of the Cosmic Void, temporarily named ’Demon Element.’ Could this power become the reliance to resolve the Universal crisis?"

"Hey, what are you thinking about, Yi Shan?" A being seemingly transformed from a tree tapped Xue Dili’s shoulder, leaving him momentarily stunned.

Only then did he realize he could perceive "himself" within this Spirit Vision, he looked at his badge...

[Universal United Front Employee

Name: Yi Shan

Race: Spirit Race

Position: Recorder]

Xue Dili stared at this information, uncertain why he entered this Spirit Vision again. It should be the vision of the Lord of Mist, or maybe what the Mimic Venerable King mentioned, treading the path of the Venerable King once more...

Meanwhile, Xue Dili examined the being in front of him, a Tree-man?

In any case, looking like some fungi or a refined plant, he again glanced at the host’s octopus-like face on the news, pondering...

Perhaps this was the norm before the Venerable King was born, where the Cosmos was full of diverse appearances. Many reminded him vaguely of familiar ones; yet many races defied description.

Unlike later generations, where almost every intelligent species was "humanoid," at least somewhat resembling humans.

One could even assess the elegance of the beings on the first encounter to confirm their evolutionary status; the more beautiful, the closer to the Venerable King, indicating higher evolution.

"Already 6 expeditionary forces remain permanently within the Great Void..." the Tree-man opposite murmured.

Xue Dili noticed its badge; this Tree-man was a maintenance worker, and he saw its name as well.

"Dominic..."

Xue Dili murmured this name.

But he was merely witnessing a historical segment through Spirit Vision, and at this moment "he" spoke: "Yes, 6 expeditionary forces have already been sacrificed... Perhaps their sacrifice was completely meaningless, a mere sacrifice..."

This "Yi Shan" recorder seemed to be a pessimist. After he said this, both fell into silence.