260: Chapter 13 Seven Days Until the End of the Universe

Around the countless Xingyang Temple and sanctuaries of various sizes and forms located throughout the Milky Way Galaxy, the vast majority of the living beings in the entire Milky Way Galaxy had gathered.

In their hearts, according to the warning previously given by the Xingyang Civilization, the entire universe would perish in seven days.

Because that existence capable of easily devouring the entire universe, that "Silence," would descend in seven days!

Of course, because they had known about this for a long time, these living beings seemed to have already prepared themselves mentally.

It seemed they were no longer struggling or grieving over this inevitable fate.

Those with despondent expressions were more concerned about the afterlife.

They confirmed with those around them over and over again.

"Can I really enter the star hall? I only stole things from others when I was a child, but I have been law-abiding since growing up and have never harmed any living being."

"Must one be pure of heart to enter the star hall? I seem to still have evil thoughts and greed, desiring things that shouldn't belong to me."

"I am not afraid of death now, but I am truly afraid of entering the dark prison after death. I don't want to endure endless torture after I die!"

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Even though the end of the universe and their own deaths were only seven days away, the hearts of these living beings were still filled with confusion and fear.

But their companions, the saintesses of the sanctuaries, and the Priest in the Xingyang Civilization's theocracy were all trying their best to give them final comfort.

"Do not worry, the star hall is open to every living being who devoutly believes in the great deity and sincerely repents!"

"Do not waver; kneel here devoutly."

"Almost every soul will, at some point in their life, commit improper acts or harbor unseemly thoughts. But... isn't that the very meaning of the Xingyang God's existence? To allow you to repent to the Great God and atone for your mistakes! As long as it is from the heart, you can still enter the star hall."

Under the comfort and persuasion of these people, the entire Milky Way Galaxy, instead, reached its quietest and most peaceful state before destruction.

Hundreds of millions of civilizations also became quiet and tranquil at this moment. The living beings brought seven days of rations and sat quietly around the various Xingyang Temple or sanctuaries, holding their relatives or lovers with peaceful eyes.

These poignant scenes naturally reached the divine might one by one.

Yu Lan, Wei Wei, and the others watched these living beings, feeling an indescribable sense of sadness in their hearts.

Solia let out a soft sigh, unable to bear it, and said, "Countless living beings from hundreds of millions of civilizations will perish along with this universe in seven days."

"Thinking about it, it really feels quite painful."

At this moment, Chu Xingyang, who had just finished training the two demigods, walked over with a cold gaze: "Seven days from now, this universe will perish!"

"But... the destruction of the Milky Way Galaxy... might happen two days early. At least that Chu Zhangyang certainly believes so."

Upon hearing his words, everyone was shocked.

Wei Wei said tremblingly, "We were only thinking about the Silence. We overlooked that the Evil God would be able to evolve into its complete form two days before the Silence descends!"

"Once that guy completes its Flesh and Blood Universe, it will definitely strike at the Milky Way Galaxy immediately."

Just then, Suo Xiaoli, the survivor from the Xueyang Universe who had been idling nearby, suddenly said out of the blue, "You might not feel it while staying inside the spaceship..."

"But I went out for a spin and even landed on a nearby planet to play for a while..."

"I feel like the temperature has risen a bit."

Everyone did not expect her to care about such issues during this sentimental time, and many cast angry glances at her.

Chu Xingyang, however, said, "Suo Xiaoli and Solia, these high-level Gaimu People, have all undergone skin modifications, so they are naturally more sensitive to temperature!"

"In fact, the temperature of the entire Milky Way Galaxy is indeed rising!"

"This heat is coming from the outside!"

While everyone was still astonished, the Helmsman Tang Ling immediately turned on all the detection equipment on the divine might. He wanted to know what external reason could possibly cause the temperature of the entire Milky Way Galaxy to rise.

Half a day later, Tang Ling was dumbfounded and stammered, "It seems... the Flesh and Blood Universe outside the Milky Way Galaxy... is becoming increasingly contracted,"

"Those cosmic structures of tens of thousands, or even millions of light-years, are approaching each other!"

Chu Xingyang nodded: "Yes, and this speed is accelerating!"

"Now the entire universe is no longer ninety billion light-years large."

"Moreover, it is estimated that when Chu Zhangyang truly reaches its complete form, the entire Flesh and Blood Universe will shrink to about ten billion light-years."

"At that time, the Flesh and Blood Universe will be harder to deal with than it is now; the organic matter formed from those celestial bodies will no longer be as loose as it is now!"

"Instead, it will be denser and more compact!"

A look of horror appeared on Wei Wei's face. After thinking for a moment, she said, "The catalyst won't be able to fully function until five days later!"

"But now Chu Zhangyang has evolved to the point of being able to compress its own Flesh and Blood Universe."

"The energy overflowing because of that is the culprit causing the Milky Way Galaxy to heat up, right?"

Chu Xingyang nodded, his mood becoming even heavier.

At this time, most of the nearly three hundred million civilizations in the entire Milky Way Galaxy naturally noticed the abnormal phenomenon of the gradually rising temperature. After searching for all possible causes for this phenomenon to no avail, they naturally turned their gaze outside the Milky Way Galaxy.

Soon, these civilizations also discovered the situation where the entire universe was shrinking. Initially, it was not very obvious, but as time passed, the speed of this contraction and collapse became faster and faster. Countless living beings discussed this strange phenomenon among themselves.

"Could it be that Chu Zhangyang, that Evil God, is being subdued by the Xingyang God, which is why it is becoming smaller and smaller!"

"Is our Milky Way Galaxy saved?"

"I don't think so! If you observe carefully, you will find that the Zhangyang Evil God's Flesh and Blood Universe is not being cannibalized or squeezed by external forces!"

"Instead, it is purposefully shrinking towards a certain center point! Just like muscles contracting when exerting force!"

"And current observations show that the mass of the entire Flesh and Blood Universe has not changed. In other words, its density is becoming higher and higher!"

Hearing these analyses, some living beings who were full of Hope just a moment ago saw their moods instantly plummet to the bottom.

"Ah, it seems this is not a sign of the Evil God's destruction, but a sign that it is about to become a complete form!"

"It seems that our Milky Way Galaxy, just as the Xingyang Civilization said, cannot escape the fate of total destruction."

"Now, we just want to witness the destruction of the Evil God with our own eyes before the universe's doomsday arrives!"

Other living beings patiently comforted them from the side.

"Don't panic! The Xingyang God said that it would let us see the fate of the culprit!"

"No matter what form Chu Zhangyang turns into, or to what extent it evolves, it definitely cannot shake the Milky Way Galaxy under the protection of the Xingyang God!"

"The people of the Xingyang Civilization said long ago that the one truly difficult to deal with is that Silence."

Amidst the slow rise in temperature across the entire Milky Way Galaxy, countless living beings also looked up at the starry sky, gazing outside the galaxy at the increasingly compact Flesh and Blood Universe.

At this time, the observation personnel of the entire Xingyang Civilization were also extremely busy. Countless pieces of intelligence gathered like a flood onto the flagship, the divine might.

"The entire universe, except for the Milky Way Galaxy, is shrinking. And the shrinkage is in a state of extreme acceleration!"

"The Triangulum Galaxy, three million light-years away from the Milky Way Galaxy, was previously infected by the black mist of the Zhangyang Civilization! It became an organic universe, but its diameter has always been 160,000 light-years. But now, with the contraction of the entire Flesh and Blood Universe, its diameter is shrinking step by step. It is estimated that in five days, it will be less than 20,000 light-years!"

"The rise in the Milky Way Galaxy's temperature is still continuing! Currently, most Carbon-based Life and silicon-based life have not been affected, but if the temperature is allowed to rise, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

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Intelligence poured in, all kinds of information.

In the small meeting room inside the divine might, everyone had a heavy expression.

Xiliu stared at Chu Xingyang in front of him and said slowly, "Missionary Tuku Lie has been praying all over the Milky Way Galaxy! He wants to give final comfort to those believers who are about to perish!"

"Regarding the current rise in temperature, we intelligent mechanical lifeforms and energy lifeforms will most likely not be affected!"

"But... Carbon-based Life lifeforms will be under great threat!"

His words were not yet finished.