Within the simulated black hole, a branch pierced through the void and began extending endlessly downward.
Huang Yuanli sat atop the branch, while Gao Gong's physical body stood beside her.
The tree demon Granny was also sighing with emotion.
"Come to think of it, I haven't seen Xiao Xiaoyu for nearly a thousand years either. But this thousand years really passed quickly. It feels like it was over in the blink of an eye."
"After changing species, your perception of time is definitely different from before. If you were a spacetime species, let alone a thousand years—even ten million years might not feel like anything."
"Is that a good thing?" Huang Yuanli asked, a little uneasily.
"Of course. Mental decay and aging are terrifying for any species. A prominent characteristic of such species is that they have no reverence for time, only numbness. You still have that reverence, which is good," Gao Gong said.
"One major cause of the decay of ascended civilizations is putting a group of spiritually withered old fellows in power. That's why lifespan limits exist."
Huang Yuanli still wanted to ask something, but Gao Gong had already frowned and looked downward.
She followed his gaze and looked down, suddenly letting out a startled cry.
"What the hell is that?"
A black hole was a standard spacetime boundary of "no going back."
There had always only been movement from top to bottom. It was impossible for anything to be swallowed or expelled from the bottom of a black hole.
But now, something seemed wrong. From the depths of the black hole, a streak of transparent light was continuously extending upward along the black hole.
The transparent light seemed slow but was actually fast. It created a sense of "speed" within the black hole and was undoubtedly moving