173: Chapter 172 The Space Escapee

With the full support of all members of the Silver Core Alliance, the 120 warships of the Xingyang Civilization were fully stocked, carrying equipment provided by various civilizations to deal with any potential situations that might arise.

Once everything was prepared, Chu Xingyang crushed the "Primordial Power" in his hand.

Without hesitation, he entered the parallel universe where "Extinction" was born once again.

Following closely behind was a joint fleet dispatched by nearly a hundred members of the Silver Core Alliance.

After all, this was a matter of life and death for the universe, so those civilizations naturally had to send forces to provide assistance at critical moments.

Soon, the massive fleet arrived in this universe.

The moment they entered, everyone was stunned.

A world of void.

No stars, no dust, no sunlight, and no air.

Even the boundless darkness was different from what everyone had experienced before.

Tang Ling, the Helmsman on the "divine might", scanned the surroundings and sighed, "Since there are no stars and no sunlight, it is naturally pitch black. But this darkness feels terrifyingly chilling."

"Lifeless, empty. A darkness so suffocating it brings despair!"

No one responded to him, as everyone was immersed in this scene that was almost enough to drive a person mad.

Even with the lighting facilities of hundreds of warships turned on to the maximum, they could not illuminate this small area.

They knew that every time the Xingyang Civilization fleet traveled to a parallel universe, they arrived not far above the Blue Planet.

But now, there were no reference points around, and everyone felt lost, not even knowing if the fleet had gotten lost.

Chu Xingyang said calmly, "Everyone, do not panic. This area is still within the Solar System where the Blue Planet is located. It is just that the entire Three-Spiral Galaxy System and the surrounding galaxies have been devoured. So, it is normal not to be able to tell for a while."

It took half a day for the various fleets to scan the results.

With this Solar System as the center, everything within a radius of five billion light-years had disappeared!

There was nothing but void and silence; not a single speck of dust or a trace of elements remained to prove that this place had once been a bustling universe.

The observable universe of over ninety billion light-years looked as if a piece had been forcibly carved out of it, like an apple.

Goddess covered her face and wept, "This is all my fault! I not only harmed the Solar System but also harmed the entire universe! I am a sinner, and I deserve to die!"

Wei Wei injected her with a sedative while comforting her, "Don't be sad. Aren't you here now? Great Deity Xingyang brought you here to make up for all of this."

Chu Xingyang was secretly shocked. In such a short time, "Extinction" had swallowed ten billion light-years of the universe. If they didn't come to stop it, he feared that by the time it reached the Main Universe, everything would be too late.

There was no time to delay, so he immediately ordered six warships to assemble the equipment for returning to the past.

Just as everyone had everything ready, they saw strange fluctuations appearing in a patch of the void in space.

It rippled out layer by layer like waves.

Everyone's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that "Extinction" already knew they had come to stop it?

And so, was it here to destroy them this time?

Everyone in the Silver Core Alliance's joint fleet was shrouded in deep despair.

Since this monster could devour everything in ten billion light-years of the universe in a short time, swallowing these hundreds of warships would be a trivial matter.

Fortunately, after the fluctuations stopped, it was not Extinction that emerged from that space.

Instead, it was dozens of huge spaceships.

Just as the people of the Xingyang Civilization were about to ask for the other party's identity, several more batches of spaceships of various sizes and styles arrived one after another through different paths.

Chu Xingyang said calmly, "They must all be refugees. With such a massive disturbance from devouring the universe, any slightly advanced civilization would be able to observe it."

"Those with the ability will naturally try every possible means to continue their race!"

Sure enough, the people on these spaceships soon exchanged their origins with the people from the Main Universe.

They came from almost everywhere in the universe.

One of them said straightforwardly, "Through our calculations, we learned that this part of the Three-Spiral Galaxy System was the first to disappear."

"This must be where the Great Devouring began. Since this place has already been devoured, it should be safe. So, we came here to start a new era for our civilization!"

Chu Xingyang used communication equipment to call out to these spaceships, "I'm sorry to disappoint you. In the universe where Extinction was born, nothing can be spared."

"In the end, it will carry out a massive absorption due to extreme hunger. By then, neither space nor time will exist in this universe. It will be as if it had never been born."

"So, it is useless no matter where you flee!"

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured onto the heads of the fugitives. They muttered in despair, "So all our struggles were in vain. We cannot escape the fate of destruction."

But some among them questioned, "Then why did you people from another universe come here? You wouldn't be here to throw your lives away, would you?"

Tu Kulei on the "divine might" was furious, "Insolent! Our Xingyang Civilization is a Civilization of Gods, and we are here to stop the disaster."

"After Extinction finishes devouring this universe, it will definitely turn to other parallel universes! We came here specifically to save those worlds."

Someone on one of the fugitives' ships immediately mocked, "Haha, bullshit Civilization of Gods. If you're really capable, save our universe first."

Chu Xingyang felt he could not wait any longer, and he did not waste any more words with them.

Instead, he revealed his true form in space.

His body, ten thousand feet tall, emitted a blinding golden light, illuminating this space area—which had nothing but spaceships—with brilliant radiance.

The hundreds of ships of the fugitives were also gathered and overlapped together under the traction of divine power.

These civilizations that managed to escape naturally possessed technology they were proud of.

However, no matter how hard they tried, these ships, which were the crystallization of their civilizations, remained motionless.

Chu Xingyang said indifferently, "The time travel machine we are about to activate requires massive energy, but the nearest stars are five billion light-years away."

"And some of your ships have already stored a considerable amount of energy."

"So... to save time, we won't go looking for stars, but will requisition you directly. You should quickly get into your shuttles and escape pods and fly out."

"If you are late, you will become batteries along with your ships!"

Not long after he finished speaking, the hulls of the fugitives' spaceships began to decompose under the shroud of golden light.

They turned into long, thin beams of energy and entered the time travel device.

After these people exhausted all their efforts and couldn't change anything, they could only curse and abandon their ships.

The people of the Xingyang Civilization did not make things difficult for them. Yu Lan said loudly, "Requisitioning your ships is for your own good. Instead of waiting here for death, it's better to wait until we successfully return to the past to stop Extinction, and then we will find a way to take you out of this universe!"

The fugitives, who had just been complaining, finally quieted down.

They also gradually understood that this might be their only chance to survive!