When Ye Lin finished, everyone stood frozen, their hearts churning with shock.
Although they had realized there might be something wrong with the stars toward the end of his explanation, when Ye Lin revealed that the celestial crisis consisted of tens of billions, even hundreds of billions of Star God Demons, a terror that almost shook their souls instantly swept over them.
No one knew how powerful a Star God Demon resembling a celestial body would be, but judging by the demon transformation Ye Lin had mastered, a fully formed Star God Demon might be Fourth Tier or even stronger!
At the thought that the starry sky above them consisted of endless monsters, they finally understood why those incredibly powerful civilizations had died, why even a civilization with a Super-Organism like the Jade Emperor had perished!
This was hell. This was the dark forest. Any civilization that lit a flame would be devoured by endless horrors.
Remembering how the Rebels had nearly opened the Dyson Sphere and exposed Earth, their scalps prickled. They felt as though they had narrowly escaped death!
"Ye Lin! So these stars are all monsters, and everything above our heads is made up of transformed Energy-Absorbing Monsters...!?"
Before He Zheng could finish swallowing, a series of cold system notifications rang out, as though confirming the answer:
``` "Beep. Current Transcendence progress has increased. Examinee Ye Lin, ID E99067, has earned 20 points. All team members receive +10 points. Other examinees aware of this information receive +10 points."
"Beep. This examination's hidden scenario has been unlocked: [Star God Cataclysm]. Difficulty: S-???. Entering this scenario a second time will automatically trigger a special examination. The system will automatically issue an entry key upon your return."
"Beep. Soul Peace Team, to which Examinee Ye Lin, ID E99067, belongs, please