270: Chapter 23 Hope

Two days had already passed since the cosmic apocalypse predicted by the Holy See.

The entire Milky Way Galaxy still existed intact within this space-time.

Nearly three hundred million civilizations were crowded into this barred spiral galaxy, which spanned a diameter of roughly a hundred thousand light-years.

Aside from a small fraction of indigenous civilizations, most of these civilizations had fled here from all corners of the universe.

Their homes, home planets, and the vast majority of their compatriots had long since been devoured by the Zhangyang God, turning into a tiny speck of organic matter within the evil god's Flesh and Blood Universe.

Thus, the excitement felt by the living beings of these civilizations at this moment was not because they had survived past the predicted doomsday.

It was because they were alive to witness the destruction of the evil Zhangyang God with their own eyes.

An unprecedented and shocking spectacle was unfolding across the universe.

The Zhangyang Universe, which had been aggressively lunging toward the Milky Way Galaxy, now seemed to have its entire body bound by an invisible, colossal force.

The Flesh and Blood Universe, spanning nearly ten billion light-years, hung motionless in space.

Simultaneously, in a corner of this ten-billion-light-year universe, vast amounts of its own organic matter were spiraling and drilling into the void.

It was as if an unimaginably massive supermassive black hole was violently sucking in the Zhangyang Universe like a storm.

That... was the "Oblivion" that had arrived here.

Inside the Milky Way Galaxy at this moment.

The advanced civilizations among them were already able to capture images of this terrifying existence.

Because all civilizations now worshipped the same god: the Great Deity Xingyang.

Consequently, these images were shared without reservation across the Milky Way Galaxy.

Countless beings also saw the strange state of the entire universe through holographic projections.

The evil Zhangyang God had devoured every part of the universe except for the Milky Way Galaxy, converting it into organic matter to form his own flesh-and-blood body.

A colossal body spanning a full ninety billion light-years.

Later, seemingly to concentrate his power, the evil god compressed his flesh-and-blood body down to ten billion light-years in size.

Thus, at this very moment, the universe...

...consisted of only two parts.

The evil god's ten-billion-light-year flesh-and-blood body, and the tiny Milky Way Galaxy, which was only about a hundred thousand light-years across.

Aside from those, there was that unimaginably powerful existence: "Oblivion."

However, in the eyes of the countless beings within the Milky Way Galaxy...

...it was the Great Deity Xingyang who had protected the tiny Milky Way Galaxy.

That was why the terrifying "Oblivion" had targeted the massive Flesh and Blood Universe first.

Thus, the various civilizations observed the scenes within the Milky Way while chattering among themselves.

"How satisfying! To hear the evil god's wails of agony. Thank the great deity, thank the Great Deity Xingyang for allowing us to live to see this!"

"Exactly! The evil Zhangyang God is being sucked in right now, spinning like a giant top! He doesn't look so invincible anymore!"

"Xingyang God is eternal!"

"Xingyang God is eternal!"

...

Their great vengeance avenged, countless beings, feeling immensely gratified, spontaneously gathered around the Cathedrals or the Xingyang Temples.

Then, in the unique ways of their respective civilizations...

...they expressed their piety and faith toward the Xingyang God.

No matter the time, the Priests in the temples and the saintesses in the cathedrals remained steadfast at these holy sites.

Receiving the countless believers who arrived from all directions.

The cathedrals and Xingyang Temples spread across the Milky Way Galaxy were as crowded and bustling with people as ever!

Believers surrounded the holy sites, singing praises to the great deity over and over again.

But at this moment, in...