The long river appeared, and the Universe fell silent.
All clamor, doubt, fear, and shock froze at this moment.
Only the soundless, surging torrent of Fate exuded a despairing pressure as its indifferent voice resounded throughout the Human Territory.
[Defier... of... Fate...]
The invisible barrier that had once sealed off the Universe's anomalies and steadfastly protected the entire human race seemed to no longer exist.
Firecrackers fell silent, and drums and gongs came to an abrupt halt!
The neon billboards spread across the Stellar Sea froze motionless, every human smile stiffened upon their faces, even—
The planets beneath their feet, the spacecraft traveling through the void, the satellites moving along the Orbit...
The entire Great Thousand Universe seemed to have had its pause button pressed, everything coming to a complete standstill.
Only that solemn proclamation still echoed on.
Information, matter, space, time...
Fate encompassed everything and ruled over everything!
However...
"Defying Fate?"
A soft laugh rang out. Dazzling starlight illuminated the frozen time and space, revealing a majestic figure coiled within the Starry Sky, calmly watching the River of Destiny that ran through the Nine Heavens Universe.
"If Fate is [Fate], why can it not be defied?"
"[Fate] is still Fate!"
The solemn voice did not grow angry. It remained aloof and indifferent, as though a pair of eyes gazed down from the river.
"Li Qingshan, what gives you the confidence to 'defy Fate'?"
"Is it your human race's Nine Heavens Ten Lands Plan, or the 'Network,' 'wormhole,' 'public support'..."
As name after name was uttered, Li Qingshan lowered his head and swept his gaze across the territory below, unable to help falling silent.
Sure enough, seemingly perfect plans often failed before they even began.
The Nine Heavens Ten Lands Plan had not escaped [Fate].
More importantly,
The three thousand