You stood within the Boundless Sea of Void, surrounded by the wreckage of a universe.
The Taiyuan Star Vortex had been destroyed.
It had once been a vast universe. Even after Gray Ball discarded vast amounts of matter, it had still possessed an astonishing mass, a weight you could not bear or contend against.
Yet through Gray Ball, a Cosmic Lord with authority, you had indirectly destroyed it.
Among the wreckage, some True Immortals kept their distance from you, while others stepped forward to bow and express their gratitude.
You saw a pale-purple-skinned woman resembling a human, unable to stop yourself.
"When thanking someone, you should—"
"Thank you, benefactor!" Tears streamed down her face. "At last, I have escaped the cage."
"But too much time has already passed. Humeng—Gray Ball's real name—imprisoned me for too long. My home universe, my family and friends, I fear they were completely destroyed as early as 170 billion years ago."
The emotions she had suppressed for countless years erupted, leaving her almost incoherent.
"I have nothing left. I have lost everything."
You closed your mouth. It was too tragic; it reminded you of your former self. Better let her off this time.
"I hope Senior will tell me your name and residence. After I return to take one more look at that newborn universe, I will come and serve you for the rest of my life!"
You: "..."
She had delivered herself to your door. You could not be blamed.
In this stretch of the future, you left with her as companions, crossing a relatively long distance and asking for directions several times along the way, until you finally reached a patch of void.
There, you saw a purplish-red sphere the size of only several hundred million light-years, like a placenta, faintly pulsing.
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