After their movie date, Mo Xing and Qi Lin went for a stroll.
Looking up at the sky, Mo Xing felt a sudden sense of oppression rise within him.
That oppressive feeling made goosebumps prickle across Mo Xing's skin.
At once, Mo Xing frowned slightly.
"Judging by the time, the Great Worm Bridge terminal should be activating soon..."
The Great Worm Bridge was the cosmic highway established by the God River Civilization!
Within the Solar System, a Great Worm Bridge terminal had been set up on Pluto!
And the one who set it up... no, that should be called a god!
The Great Worm Bridge terminal on Pluto had been established by Death God Karl!
Around twenty thousand years ago, before Death God Karl had become the Death God, he passed through the Solar System. When Earth entered Karl's sight, the Solar System was named the Chi Wu Star System.
Furthermore, using the Great Clock, Karl had calculated that Earth would enter its pre-nuclear age twenty thousand years later!
Thus, Karl established the Great Worm Bridge terminal on lifeless Pluto!
But!
None of that was the most important part!
The most important part was that this point in time had been twenty thousand years ago!
Twenty thousand years ago!
One had to know that the final war between the male and female angels—the War of the Wrathful Sea—had only taken place twenty-three thousand years ago!
And the diplomatic relations between God River and the angels, as well as the Form War, had only occurred around seventeen thousand years ago!
It was easy to imagine that Karl had already foreseen it twenty thousand years ago: on this very day in the future, Earth would stir up waves that swept across the universe!
Although he did not know whose orders the descendants of the De Nuo Civilization had followed in coming to Earth.
The shadow of the God River Civilization was definitely involved!
Mo Xing had only two gods in mind.
Karl and Keelan!
There were so many civilizations and habitable star systems in the universe, so why had the De Nuo descendants specifically chosen the remote Chi Wu Star System in the Milky Way Galaxy?
If there were no hidden secrets behind this, no one would believe it!
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Mo Xing's tightly furrowed brow, Qi Lin stepped forward and took his hands in hers.
This was the first time she had seen such an expression on Mo Xing's face.
In their more than a year together, Mo Xing had appeared before her every day like sunshine.
Yet today was the first time she had seen him like this.
Solemn, conflicted!
At the same time, a trace of hostility showed in his eyes!
This version of Mo Xing made Qi Lin's heart ache...
Seeing the worry on Qi Lin's face, Mo Xing took a deep breath and slowly let it out.
"Inhale~"
"Exhale..."
"It's nothing. I just thought of some unpleasant things..."
Mo Xing adjusted his expression and once again revealed his sunny smile.
However, to Qi Lin, this behavior was plainly an attempt to conceal something!
"Can you tell me?"
Qi Lin raised her head and looked Mo Xing straight in the eye, her expression utterly serious!
"Although we're only boyfriend and girlfriend right now, I keep seeing beautiful images of our future in my heart..."
"So, can you tell me?"
Mo Xing fell silent.
Faced with Qi Lin's words, which were practically a confession, he did not know how to respond.
Although he knew that she would inevitably be drawn into this Heavenly Tribulation in the future, Mo Xing did not want Qi Lin to shoulder all this too early!
But...
Qi Lin was a person, someone with her own opinions.
And as her boyfriend, her future husband, Mo Xing felt that Qi Lin had the right to know and the right to choose!
"Do you really want to know?"
"Mm!"
Mo Xing smiled at Qi Lin's resolute expression, then put away his smile and sighed softly. "Sigh, all right..."
"Qi Lin."
"I'm here!"
Mo Xing placed both hands on Qi Lin's shoulders and asked solemnly, "If war breaks out on Earth in the future, will you raise the gun in your hand and fight?"
Qi Lin froze for a moment after hearing this, then replied with exceptional gravity and seriousness, "If the country issues the call, I will answer it without hesitation and join the fight!"
"As expected..."
Qi Lin's answer was completely within Mo Xing's expectations.
Setting the original story aside, during the year he had spent with Qi Lin, Mo Xing had discovered that although this girl blushed easily in front of him, her heart held the most sincere passion for this country!
That was also why, in the original story, she had joined the Super God Academy without hesitation after Lian Feng merely invited her!
Mo Xing looked up at this world that had never originally belonged to him, his heart filled with countless emotions.
Although this was not his world, it bore the same name as his own world.
"Hua Xia!"
"Perhaps I should not have remained tangled in the past, yet I cannot forget the glory of my original world..."
The same Earth, the same Hua Xia...
Yet Mo Xing was like an observer, a lone wanderer.
If not for the attachments in his heart, Mo Xing could have lived freely in this universe with his strength and foundation.
Perhaps he would have felt deeply lonely, but he would not have thrown himself into the flames of war because of it.
But now, he already had things he cared about. Therefore, Mo Xing knew that he too had to make a move in this war...
Qi Lin was deeply puzzled as she looked at Mo Xing's upright figure and his dark eyes.
Although there were some international disputes right now, it should not be enough to trigger a war, should it?
"Um... Ah Xing, what exactly is this war you're talking about?"
After coming back to himself, Mo Xing let out a long sigh. "Sigh, so be it. Since I'm already in this, how could I possibly stay detached from it..."
"Qi Lin, what I'm about to say may sound unbelievable to you, but it is the truth!"
"Perhaps you won't believe it, or perhaps you'll find it unbelievable, but Earth will fall into an age of raging war in the future..."
"How could that be..."
Qi Lin covered her cherry lips in shock, her face full of disbelief.
"What exactly is going to happen? Could it be something on the United States' side..."
"No..."
Mo Xing shook his head. "If that were all, this war would not be so serious."
"Qi Lin, this world is about to undergo a Heavenly Tribulation!"
Mo Xing looked at Qi Lin with an extremely solemn expression. "During this Heavenly Tribulation, ordinary people will live lives where they cannot be sure they will survive from one day to the next!"
"I could have remained detached from the world, but now I have things I care about. Therefore, my presence will inevitably be part of this Heavenly Tribulation as well..."
Qi Lin was incredibly shocked now. She did not know why things had turned out this way.
Two hours ago, they had still been laughing and teasing each other. Now, they were discussing matters of life and death.
The difference was simply too great!
Still, though it seemed unbelievable, Qi Lin instinctively felt that what Mo Xing said was true!
Seeing the dazed Qi Lin, Mo Xing naturally knew that his words had stunned her.
But since he had already resolved to wade into this war, it was time to raise his strength to that of a Third Generation Super Warrior...
However, before that, Mo Xing felt there was one more thing he needed to do!
"Qi Lin, call He Wei Lan and ask for leave while you're at it. I'm afraid you two won't be able to go to work tomorrow..."
Qi Lin: "...???"
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