That sliver of sharpness wasn't meant to kill. It was meant to lock the current human civilization's upper limit, as if telling Lu Yin that they'd gone far enough: don't increase their strength any further, and don't ally with other human civilizations. If they dared, that sliver of sharpness would be waiting for them—a sharpness without equal.
That was what left Lu Yin bewildered.
He wasn't afraid of a powerful enemy. But if such a powerful enemy had locked their upper limit, how could they break through?
The Eternal Life Civilization was the Fourth Barrier, yet they couldn't reach it.
Perhaps from the very beginning, they'd never truly been able to merge with Star Under Red Clothes—not even if Red Hero hadn't been involved.
What could he do to break this deadlock?
Breaking it didn't require wisdom, but absolute force.
It was the simplest kind of deadlock, and also the most complicated.
Human Civilization had never been so silent. No matter what predicament they faced, they always discussed things and found a way to get through one hurdle after another. But this hurdle was truly hard to overcome.
They were like immature children, with a powerful adult blocking their way. With the road ahead barred, how could they hope to survive?
Perhaps they'd been kept in a cage from the very beginning, and simply hadn't known it.
That sliver of sharpness had shown everyone the truth.
A powerful enemy wasn't frightening. What was frightening was being unable to grow stronger. That was true despair.
Mr. Mu set down his teacup and looked at Lu Yin with a smile. "Little Seven, you've never really needed anyone else to comfort you."
"Some people have lived longer than you, but haven't necessarily suffered as much."
"Some people have suffered more than you, but