Absolute Destiny Game-Chapter 1290 - 70: Saint’s Dao, Fate of the Universe (Part 3)

"Ultimately, among all Innate Humans, seven of the most powerful individuals ascended to the realm of Saints, becoming supreme beings who wield certain cosmic powers."

"These seven Saints each have their strengths: some can create life and worlds out of nothing; some wield destruction, capable of reducing everything to ruins and reforming earth, water, fire, and wind; some can understand the river of fate, weaving the trajectories of all lives... Among them, one named ’Tongtian Saint’ possesses the ability to comprehend the Heavenly Dao and perceive the essence of all things and the future."

"Utilizing this power, he attempted to glimpse the ultimate fate of the universe but unexpectedly witnessed a terrifying scene that made even Saints tremble—all seven Saints, including himself, will eventually fall and transform, becoming Demons that only know to devour and destroy!"

Xiao Jie thought to himself, "Indeed, the Demon Lords are transformed Saints."

He couldn’t help but ask, "But Saints are already supreme beings, why would they transform into Demon Lords and seize the spiritual energy of all living things?"

"Hehe," the Tongtian Taoist chuckled softly and asked, "Have you noticed a dramatic change in your thoughts, desires, and worldview after ascending to immortality from a mundane body?"

Xiao Jie nodded slightly; indeed, after becoming an Immortal, many worldly obsessions indeed faded, and his way of thinking became more macro and... non-human.

Finally, to maintain his humanity, he had to reconstruct his flesh to avoid losing himself. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"That’s right," said the Tongtian Taoist, "the thinking pattern of a living being is largely determined by its life form and energy level. Your mundane flesh determines your desires and pursuits when you are ’human’, your emotions and desires. When you ascend to immortality and transcend the shackles of mundane flesh, your energy level leapfrogs, and your thinking pattern naturally changes, even to a level that mortals cannot comprehend."

"And Saints are further beyond, transcending the Immortals. Their life forms and energy levels are fundamentally different from Immortals, and thus their thinking patterns are also incomprehensible to Immortals.

As humans have humanity, Immortals do as well, and so do Saints. However, the essence of Saints’ strength and the underlying rules of the universe determine that their destiny leads them to the form of ’Demon Lords’. To them, becoming Demon Lords isn’t about doing ’evil’, or rather, in Saints’ perspective, there’s no mundane concept of ’right and wrong’, only the cold laws of the universe and inevitable fate."

"What is the fate of the universe?" Xiao Jie continued to ask.

The Tongtian Taoist did not answer directly but instead asked, "Do you know about gravity?"

"Yes. The greater the mass of an object, the stronger the gravity it generates."

"Exactly. This also applies to Saints.

The body of an Immortal contains a small world, able to self-circulate and generate spiritual energy.

But Saints—haha, it’s far from just generating spiritual energy. The existence of Saints is itself a massive, incessantly devouring ’gravitational source’. They naturally absorb the spiritual energy and material essence of everything around them. This absorption isn’t out of subjective malice but is a biological instinct caused by the nature of Saints’ life form. This instinct is a predestined factor that drives the universe toward its end."

"The myriad phenomena that Taiyi transforms into, the colorful and diverse multiverse, after a lengthy period of prosperity and development, its ultimate destiny is to re-converge, return to one, and revert to chaos. This is a complete cycle of the universe. The Saints are the penultimate phase before returning to chaos."

"Saints themselves are walking ’Dao’ and ’reason’, the embodiment of universe rules. Their existence is continually assimilating and reshaping the surrounding environment. This change isn’t driven by subjective will but is the natural influence generated by their life forms.

As time progresses, this fusion process is filled with uncontrollable energy releases and rule annihilation. To all lower-level creatures and worlds within their sphere of influence, it becomes an unyielding doomsday calamity. The Saints, in such a state, even their consciousness will be gradually eroded and overwritten by the pure instinct to seek ’unity’, eventually losing their individuality and becoming Demon Lords that only know to devour and merge."

"Demon Lords will absorb all spiritual energy and material essence in the universe, eventually leaving nothing but Demon Lords.

And Demon Lords will instinctively attract and merge with one another; they will compete, devour, and seize the ’Dao’ and power contained in each other. Because only by merging the ’rules’ represented by each can they get closer to the complete state of ’Taiyi’.

This process is irreversible, ultimately leaving only one Demon Lord.

When only one Demon Lord remains in the end, it will gather and absorb nearly all the spiritual energy and rule essence in this epochal universe. Due to the overwhelmingly vast and mixed power, far beyond what its thoughts can control, this last Demon Lord will fall into eternal slumber."

"During its slumber, it will generate irresistible gravity, drawing in all surrounding matter, energy, and even time and space itself, ultimately transforming all the universe’s creations into the most primordial chaos—this is the new ’Taiyi’, awaiting to commence another cycle and creation in an unknown future."

Xiao Jie was shaken to the core, both astounded and enlightened as if the clouds had cleared and the sun was shining! So, this is it! Behind the Doomsday Tribulation is such a grand and cruel cosmic truth!

"So, according to this explanation, the Doomsday Tribulation is bound to happen? Is it a program set by the universe?"

"Exactly," the Tongtian Taoist nodded affirmatively, "without the intervention of powerful external forces to break this cycle, ultimately, all creations in the universe, including everything we treasure—civilizations, memories, emotions—will completely vanish, then... a new cycle begins."

"But I don’t want to see such a spectacle." The Tongtian Taoist looked deeply into Xiao Jie’s eyes, his gaze profound, "Can you accept it?"

Xiao Jie shook his head without hesitation. Of course, he could not accept it. This is not merely destruction but complete eradication, a total negation of the meaning of existence.

Humans, or rather, all intelligent beings with self-awareness, have long desired free will and the uniqueness of individual existence, which can be said to be the cornerstone of civilization’s birth and continuation.

If everyone becomes unconscious energy, all emotions, all achievements of civilization, all explorations and dreams, are absorbed and dissipated, consciousness returns to nothingness. Such a result is undoubtedly more terrifying than any tragedy, so terrible it couldn’t be worse.

What cosmic fate, what cycle Dao, all seem pale and meaningless in the face of personal, vibrant, unique consciousness!

The Tongtian Taoist saw Xiao Jie’s reaction, nodded, and revealed a hint of relief, "I also cannot accept it. Therefore, while I still retain clear consciousness and have not fully transformed into a Demon Lord, I’ve used all my strength as ’Tongtian Saint’ and created this ’Old Soil’ Game World.

This is my attempt to save the Great Thousand Worlds, and from this seemingly irresistible cycle fate, I’ve opened up... the only chance for billions of beings to struggle for survival."