"Of course I refuse to accept it!"
Qin Shujian smiled, then his expression turned cold.
"They say my fate is mine to decide, not Heaven's, and I wholeheartedly agree. There is no clear boundary between reality and illusion. There is only a difference in power.
"When the power of the illusory layer is weak, we are no different from ants before reality.
"But if we become stronger than the Reality Layer, then we could destroy it with a wave of our hands."
Inside the Inner Hall of the Heavenly Palace.
The gods lowered their heads in thought.
Qin Shujian said, "As far back as the destruction of the First Era, there were powerful beings who refused to perish. They sought to steal the power of reality and shed their illusory nature.
"Unfortunately, the First Era failed.
"The surviving powerhouses plotted again in the Second Era, but the Second Era failed as well.
"Every time an era is destroyed, it is reborn. But each rebirth causes the Universe to shrink."
"Compared to the First Era, the Universe in our current era is already much smaller."
At his words.
The gods were shaken once more.
Xiao Chengfeng's expression grew grave. "Heavenly Emperor, do you mean that once the Universe shrinks to the point where it cannot shrink any further, the era will no longer be able to be reborn?"
"Exactly!"
Qin Shujian nodded.
"Once we reach that point, every living being in the Universe will perish forever. Even Dao Fruit powerhouses will be powerless to resist when surrounded by the power of reality."
Even Dao Fruit powerhouses would die!
Upon learning this, quite a few of the Immortal Gods actually looked much calmer.
At the ordinary end of an era, only Dao Fruit powerhouses could survive. But when the final end came,