Chapter 70 The Ultimate Test of the Multiverse! The Darkest Hour of an Eternal Civilization!

After completing the patrol mission of the Quantum Civilization, the Balance Cruise Fleet of the Eternal Divine Kingdom had been patrolling the edge of the Multiverse for seven consecutive days.

During these seven days, Lin Feng had been contemplating the revelation given by the Quantum Observer—true observation is not conquest-style superluminal observation, but rather causal observation based on understanding. This revelation made him realize that the mission of the Eternal Guardian is not only to restore balance, but also to understand balance.

"Eternal Guardian," Li Xue's voice suddenly became urgent, "The Multiverse monitoring system has detected abnormal fluctuations."

"What kind of abnormality?" Lin Feng immediately asked.

"Abnormalities in three different dimensions have appeared simultaneously." Li Xue looked at the data on the console, "The first abnormality comes from the physical dimension, where the balance field of the Chaos Civilization has experienced slight fluctuations. The second abnormality comes from the causal dimension, where the causal understanding network of the Quantum Civilization has experienced interference. The third abnormality comes from the cognitive dimension, where the Power of Eternal Perception of the Eternal Divine Kingdom has developed a blind spot."

"Abnormalities in three dimensions appearing simultaneously..." Tian Jian repeated, "This cannot be a coincidence."

"It is not a coincidence." Lin Feng's tone became grave, "This is a sign of the same threat manifesting in three dimensions simultaneously."

Lin Feng closed his eyes, and the 15 Cores of Civilization Evolution began to resonate; his Power of Eternal Perception instantly spread to every corner of the Multiverse.

In the endless sea of stars, he finally sensed the existence of that threat—an entity hidden deep within the Multiverse that did not belong to any universe, did not belong to any dimension, and did not even belong to any link in the causal chain. It was like a void, a singularity of nothingness, an ultimate threat capable of simultaneously destroying physical balance, causal chains, and cognitive understanding.

"Triple threat..." Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes, "Its mode of existence completely transcends our understanding. It is not an entity, but a kind of 'Nothingness'. It can simultaneously destroy the balance of the physical, causal, and cognitive dimensions."

"Nothingness?" Tian Jian repeated.

"Yes." Lin Feng said eternally, "The essence of this threat is not 'existence', but 'non-existence'. It wants to return everything to nothingness, allowing the Multiverse to return to the absolute state of nothingness before creation."

"Then what should we do?" Li Xue asked.

Lin Feng looked toward the depths of the Multiverse, his eyes flashing with eternal light: "We must take the initiative, find the true location of this triple threat, then understand its essence, and ultimately eliminate it."

"Eternal Divine Kingdom Fleet, set sail. Destination: the Realm of Nothingness in the depths of the Multiverse."

Realm of Nothingness · The Domain of the Triple Threat

The Eternal Divine Kingdom Fleet sailed toward the depths of the Multiverse and soon arrived at the boundary of the Realm of Nothingness.

This was a region that completely defied common sense—matter did not exist, energy did not exist, time did not exist, causality did not exist, and even concepts themselves began to vanish. This was not "emptiness," but "nothingness." Emptiness can be understood, but nothingness cannot be understood.

"This is the Realm of Nothingness..." Li Xue looked at the detector, "The detector cannot read any data. The state of existence here is zero; our monitoring system has failed completely."

"Let me investigate with the Power of Eternal Perception." Lin Feng released the Power of Eternal Perception, attempting to understand the state of existence in this region.

But the Power of Eternal Perception encountered unprecedented resistance here—not a powerful confrontation of energy, nor a complex distortion of laws, but pure nothingness. The Power of Eternal Perception attempted to "perceive" the nothingness, but the nothingness itself "refused" to be perceived, because perception is also a form of existence, and nothingness refuses all existence.

"The Power of Eternal Perception has failed." Lin Feng said in shock, "Nothingness not only refuses material existence, but also refuses causal existence, and even refuses cognitive existence. My Power of Eternal Perception cannot understand it, because it refuses all understanding."

"Then what do we do?" Tian Jian asked.

"We cannot face nothingness using traditional methods of 'understanding'." Lin Feng said eternally, "The essence of nothingness is the refusal of understanding. We need to find another way—not to understand nothingness, but to let nothingness understand us."

"Let nothingness understand us?" Li Xue said in confusion, "Nothingness will refuse all understanding, including understanding us."

"No, nothingness will not refuse true understanding." Lin Feng said eternally, "The revelation of the Quantum Observer tells us that true understanding is not conquest-style, but respect-style. If we can let nothingness understand us in a respectful way, nothingness will not refuse."

"Respect-style understanding..." Tian Jian repeated, "But nothingness is absolute nothing; will it respect us?"

"It will." Lin Feng said eternally, "Because nothingness itself is also a form of existence, a special kind of existence. Although nothingness refuses all existence, it is itself a state of existence. As long as we can understand the state of existence of nothingness, we can communicate with it."

Just then, a fluctuation came from the depths of the Realm of Nothingness.

This fluctuation was not energy, not matter, not causality, not cognition, but a pure signal of nothingness.

[You... why... have you come... to nothingness...]

This signal had no source, no causality, no concept, but it did exist.

"We are the Eternal Divine Kingdom," Lin Feng said eternally, "We are the Eternal Guardians of the Multiverse. We have come to the Realm of Nothingness to understand the existence of nothingness, and then to coexist with it."

[Understand... nothingness...] The signal of nothingness was full of confusion, [Nothingness... refuses... all understanding...]

"Nothingness refuses all conquest-style understanding, but it will not refuse respect-style understanding." Lin Feng said eternally, "Let us show nothingness what respect-style understanding is."

Lin Feng released the Power of Eternal Evolution, but this time he was not attempting to conquer nothingness, but rather attempting to let nothingness understand the mode of existence of the Power of Eternal Evolution.

He created a demonstration space—in this space, the Power of Eternal Evolution did not exist in the form of "power," but in the form of a "mode of existence." It demonstrated how the Power of Eternal Evolution respects physical balance, respects causal chains, and respects cognitive understanding, and how it maintains its own existence while respecting all other existence.

[What... is this...] The signal of nothingness began to change, [Power of Eternal Evolution... is not conquest... but respect...]

"Yes." Lin Feng said eternally, "The essence of the Power of Eternal Evolution is not conquest, but understanding. To understand all existence, to respect all existence, to protect all existence. This is the mission of the Eternal Guardian."

[Understand... all existence... respect... all existence...]

The signal of nothingness began to fluctuate, as if it were engaging in some kind of thinking.

[But... nothingness... does not exist... how can... nothingness... understand...]

"Although nothingness is not a material existence, nothingness itself is also a state of existence." Lin Feng said eternally, "Nothingness is a special kind of existence; it is not matter, not energy, not causality, not cognition, but it does exist. As an existence, nothingness also has the right to be understood."

[The right... to be understood...]

The signal of nothingness began to fluctuate violently, and the entire Realm of Nothingness began to undergo subtle changes.

The Awakening of Nothingness · The Truth of the Triple Threat

As nothingness began to contemplate its own state of existence, unprecedented phenomena began to appear throughout the Realm of Nothingness—nothingness was no longer absolute nothing, but began to exhibit a "sense of existence of nothingness." This feeling is hard to describe in words; it is like something coming from nothing, but it definitely happened.

[I... think... exist...] The signal of nothingness became clearer, [I... am nothingness... but nothingness... is also a form of existence...]

"Very good." Lin Feng said eternally, "Nothingness is awakening. From a state of absolute nothingness, nothingness is beginning to realize its own state of existence."

[But I... why... do I exist...] The signal of nothingness was full of confusion, [Shouldn't... nothingness... let everything... return to nothing...]

"The mission of nothingness is not to let everything return to nothing, but to let everything maintain the balance of existence." Lin Feng said eternally, "Let me show nothingness the meaning of its existence."

Lin Feng released the Power of Eternal Evolution and created a demonstration in the void:

In this demonstration, Lin Feng showed the complete cycle of the Multiverse—material existence, energy flow, causal connection, cognitive understanding; all these states of existence are components of the Multiverse. And nothingness is the "background" of these states of existence, the "foil" for these states of existence, the "resting place" for these states of existence.

Without nothingness, existence would lose its boundaries. Without existence, nothingness would lose its meaning. Nothingness and existence are not opposites, but mutually fulfilling.

[Nothingness... is the background of existence... is the foil of existence... is the resting place of existence...] The signal of nothingness began to understand, [Without nothingness... existence would lose its boundaries... without existence... nothingness would lose its meaning...]

"Yes." Lin Feng said eternally, "Nothingness and existence mutually fulfill each other; both are indispensable. Nothingness is not the enemy of existence, but the partner of existence."

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[Mutual fulfillment...] The signal from the void began to change, [So that's it... Void and existence... are not opposites... but rather, they fulfill each other...]

Right then, a terrifying wave of energy pulsed from the depths of the Realm of Nothingness.

This wave was not a fluctuation of the void itself, but rather the vibration of another being hidden deep within the Realm of Nothingness.

[No... The mission of the void... is to return everything to nothing... You... are deceiving the void...]

"A hidden existence..." Lin Feng said in shock, "There is another being in the Realm of Nothingness; it is controlling the void, using it to destroy the Multiverse."

Lin Feng released his power of eternal perception, delving deep into the Realm of Nothingness, and quickly found the true form of that being.

It was a shudder-inducing existence—its form was indescribable because it was not matter, not energy, not causality, not cognition, and not even the void. It was an absolute anomaly that transcended all existence and non-existence. It wanted to utilize the 'nothingness' state of the void to return the entire Multiverse to the absolute state of nothingness that existed before creation.

[I am... the Void Terminator...] This being's voice was filled with absolute destruction, [My mission... is to return everything to absolute nothingness... Eternal Guardian... you cannot stop me...]

"Void Terminator..." Sky Sword repeated, "This is the true source of the Triple Threat."

"The Void Terminator utilizes the nothingness of the void to destroy the physical balance, causal chains, and cognitive understanding of the Multiverse," Lin Feng said eternally. "It made the void believe its mission was to return everything to nothing, but in reality, the Void Terminator only wants to use this method to achieve its ultimate goal—making the entire Multiverse disappear completely."

[You... cannot understand... my goal...] The Void Terminator's voice was full of absolute anomaly, [The ultimate state of existence... is nothingness... All existence... is temporary... Only nothingness... is eternal...]

"The ultimate state of existence is not nothingness, but dynamic equilibrium," Lin Feng said eternally. "The Multiverse exists not to disappear, but to maintain balance amidst change. Void Terminator, you are wrong."

[Wrong...] The Void Terminator's voice was filled with rage, [Non-existent Eternal Guardian... you cannot understand the beauty of nothingness...]

The Void Terminator's power began to erupt, and the entire Realm of Nothingness began to surge toward the Eternal Divine Kingdom Fleet. This power was not energy, not matter, not causality, and not cognition, but a pure power of 'nullification'—any existence that touched it would be forcibly 'nullified,' returning to a state of absolute nothingness.

"Power of Eternal Evolution—Nullification Defense!" Lin Feng instantly released the Power of Eternal Evolution, constructing a defensive field around the Eternal Divine Kingdom Fleet.

The special thing about this defensive field was that it did not resist the nullification power, but rather 'understood' it. The Power of Eternal Evolution treated the nullification power as a state of existence, understood its mode of being, and then allowed the nullification power to coexist with the Power of Eternal Evolution.

"It's working!" Li Xue said in surprise, "The understanding-based defense of the Power of Eternal Evolution is neutralizing the Void Terminator's nullification attack."

Lin Feng did not stop at defense; he began to actively analyze the Void Terminator's state of existence: "The Void Terminator's power is indeed formidable, but it has a fatal weakness—it believes the ultimate state of existence is nothingness, but in reality, the void itself is also a form of existence. When the Void Terminator tries to return everything to nothing, it is also returning the void to nothing. This means the Void Terminator will eventually cause itself to disappear as well."

**[I... will also disappear...]** Confusion appeared in the Void Terminator's voice.

"Yes," Lin Feng said eternally. "When everything returns to nothing, the Void Terminator will also return to nothing. The Void Terminator's goal is to make everything disappear, including itself. Is such a goal meaningful?"

**[Make everything... including myself... disappear...]** The Void Terminator fell into silence.

At that moment, Lin Feng made an unexpected move.

He proactively allowed his Power of Eternal Evolution to merge with the Void Terminator's nullification power, but not a complete fusion; rather, he let the Power of Eternal Evolution 'understand' the nullification power's way of existence, allowing the two to coexist at a higher level.

"Do you see?" Lin Feng said eternally. "The Power of Eternal Evolution does not conquer nullification power; it understands it. While the Power of Eternal Evolution understands the nullification power, it also allows the nullification power to understand the existence of the Power of Eternal Evolution. The two understand and fulfill each other, coexisting at a higher level."

The Void Terminator began to observe this state seriously, its nullification power starting to reach a mutual understanding with the Power of Eternal Evolution, finally achieving coexistence at a higher level.

[So...] The Void Terminator's voice began to change, [The Power of Eternal Evolution... is not conquest... but understanding...]

"Yes," Lin Feng said eternally. "The essence of the Power of Eternal Evolution is not conquest, but understanding. Understanding all existence, respecting all existence, and protecting all existence. Void Terminator, your mission is not to return everything to nothing, but to understand all existence, including the void itself."

Void Awakening · Resolving the Triple Threat

As the Void Terminator's understanding deepened, the entire Realm of Nothingness began to undergo a fundamental transformation.

The void itself began to evolve from a state of 'absolute nothingness' to a state of 'void existence'—the void was no longer absolute nothingness but had become a special state of existence. It could understand material existence, causal connections, and cognitive understanding while maintaining the essential characteristics of the void.

The Void Terminator was no longer a destroyer trying to return everything to nothing, but had become a guardian who understood the existence of the void. Its nullification power no longer destroyed the Multiverse but helped the Multiverse understand the meaning of the void.

[We... finally understand...] the void and the Void Terminator said simultaneously, [The void is not the enemy of existence, but its partner. The Void Terminator's mission is not to return everything to nothing, but to let the void understand existence.]

"Very good," Lin Feng said eternally. "Now, the Realm of Nothingness will become the 'existential background' of the Multiverse, providing a space for contrast and rest for all existence. The Void Terminator will become the 'Void Understander,' guarding the balance between the void and existence."

With the resolution of the Triple Threat, the anomalies in the three dimensions of the Multiverse began to disappear simultaneously.

The equilibrium field of the Chaos Civilization stabilized, the causal understanding network of the Quantum Civilization returned to normal, and the blind spots in the Eternal Divine Kingdom's power of eternal perception vanished.

"The Triple Threat has been resolved!" Li Xue said happily, "The physical balance, causal chains, and cognitive understanding of the Multiverse have all returned to normal."

"More importantly, we have gained a new ally," Lin Feng said eternally. "The Realm of Nothingness will become a part of the Multiverse, and the Void Terminator will become an ally of the Eternal Divine Kingdom."

Just then, the Void Terminator gave Lin Feng a special gift—the Core of Void Understanding.

"The sixteenth civilization evolution core..." Lin Feng felt the newly acquired power, "The Core of Void Understanding, the final piece of the Eternal Evolution system's puzzle."

Lin Feng merged the Core of Void Understanding with the other fifteen civilization evolution cores, and his Power of Eternal Evolution received an ultimate upgrade—it could now not only understand all existence but also understand the void itself, maintain a balance between existence and the void, and protect the complete existence of the Multiverse.

"The Power of Eternal Evolution is finally complete," Lin Feng said eternally. "Sixteen Cores of Civilization Evolution, the fusion of sixteen states of existence. The Eternal Guardian's mission has finally upgraded from repairing balance to protecting the complete existence of the Multiverse."

[We are forever grateful to you, Eternal Guardian,] the void and the Void Terminator said in unison, [We shall forever be allies in the Multiverse's understanding of the void.]

"We shall also forever protect the complete existence of the Multiverse," Lin Feng said eternally.

The fleet of the Eternal Divine Kingdom set sail once more, heading into the depths of the Multiverse.

Lin Feng, this being of the Eternal Civilization and Eternal Guardian of the Multiverse, had completed his third inspection mission and resolved the ultimate crisis of the Triple Threat. But the real challenge was only just beginning.

In the deeper reaches of the Multiverse, a new power was brewing—an ultimate existence transcending the 16 Cores of Civilization Evolution was secretly observing every move of Lin Feng and the Eternal Divine Kingdom. This being's purpose was not to destroy balance, causality, cognition, or even the void, but rather...

What Lin Feng did not know was that he was about to face the ultimate test beyond the Multiverse.