"Why had a war broken out?"
The surrounding universe instantly shrank into something resembling a plane... a supercluster, which floated in Leien's hand.
And they returned to that magnificent building.
"This is our universe. When certain individuals grow increasingly powerful and surpass its threshold, it becomes unstable."
"So, for many years in the past, all powerful individuals were restrained."
"Once an individual's power exceeded the limit the universe could withstand, it would collapse."
"The universe has a will of its own. It doesn't want to die, so it can only seal us all away."
"But this method... actually has little value."
"As long as it continues operating, new super-powerful individuals will keep appearing. It can't go on doing this forever."
"Every time it seals someone away, it loses part of its own power. One day, it will be unable to do anything at all."
"So the will of a higher level gave it a choice: elevate our universe, making it stronger so that it could accommodate more powerful individuals."
"For the Cosmic Will, this was the optimal choice, and the only path available."
"To elevate the universe, certain special conditions must be met."
"I've read the Bible... In fact, I browsed your memories. Besides that, I've also read the scriptures of other religions. They all mention one concept: the Only God."
"So this will ultimately be a war that affects the entire universe. There may not even be such a thing as allies."
"It's not that we want to start a war. We only want to survive."
After listening, Lin Qi laughed. "I never expected gods to have survival troubles too. I always thought only laborers had to face such dilemmas."
Leien was stunned for a moment, then laughed as well. "In essence, all life is the same. Some details