Surviving in a universe transformed into a painting?
Is it an eternal solidification, the restraint of thought, or a shift to an unimaginable perspective to persist in life?
No one could provide an answer.
But what numerous onlookers understood was that it must be an incredibly daunting ordeal.
Within the bubble, eleven individuals fell into a profound silence.
As living beings, their senses were more acute!
In that moment, the visual shock and impact led them to believe that they too would metamorphose into a painting, rendering them utterly speechless.
After a protracted exhale, Tony let out a small sigh, "The blow of dimensionality reduction, if I hadn't witnessed it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it in my life."
Vegeta, with a furrowed brow, remarked, "The entire universe turning into a painting, aren't they afraid of death?"
Uchiha Madara, arms crossed, responded coldly, "When a civilization begins to employ two-way foils recklessly, if it's not madness, then that civilization must have discovered a way to survive in a two-dimensional world."
"So, do you think they're mad?"
In response to the rhetorical question, Vegeta snorted and turned her head away. If it weren't for the constraints present, he would have thrown a punch at this man who is more arrogant than him.
On the other hand, Tony displayed admiring eyes; Uchiha Madara's quick deduction was truly commendable.
[The screen starts to flicker, unveiling the true clash between universes.]
[In front of these advanced civilizations, during the actual 553 interstellar war, the laws of the universe become the most formidable weapons.]
[Utilizing dimensionality reduction for offense, slowing the speed of light for defense, and creating numerous low-light-speed black holes to ensnare other civilizations!]
[Various weapons based on unimaginable laws of the physics emerge.]
It was a surreal, magnificent spectacle never witnessed before, with a staggering power and a bloody cruelty.
In the pirate world, everyone fell silent.
Ancient weapons, the countless treasures pirates covet, all became inconsequential at this moment.
Many even shifted their gaze from the ground to the sky!
True freedom resided there!
The so-called sea amounted to nothing more than a speck of gravel!
And to reach where one desired, individual power was utterly inadequate; only a new path remained!
Marine Headquarters, Sengoku sighed, foreseeing the world being turned upside down.
[The universe is dying, drained of vitality by the ongoing war.]
[And at this juncture, a new civilization... no, it should be said, a group of individuals with a common goal! (They are known as the Zeros!)]
[The so-called stellar civilizations are mere insects in their eyes.]
[Their strength doesn't hinge on how many dimensions the Master has, no (afah) has transcended the dark forest law!]
[But they have completely mastered the cornerstone of the universe.]
[What's most terrifying is their ability to modify the laws of physics!]
Inside the bubble, everyone turned their gaze towards Tony simultaneously.
His face, at this moment, was devoid of color.
Tony couldn't help but swallow hard, then hoarsely smiled and said, "The so-called modification of the laws of physics, let me give you an example."
"What do you say 1+1 equals?"
Everyone fell silent upon hearing the question. Despite lacking extensive scientific knowledge, this question was too demeaning.
Yet, Uchiha Madara immediately dispelled such thoughts; he believed the other party wouldn't pose such a question without reason.
Arrogance was foolish in this context.
"Equals two," responded Uchiha Madara without hesitation.
Tony nodded, and his next words struck everyone like a bolt of lightning.
"If the video is correct, then in the hands of the Zeroers, and still within the decimal premise..."
"1+1 can equal... 3!!"
[There is only one purpose for those who return to zero!]
[That is, like turning the clock past 12 o'clock, lowering the universe to and crossing over the zero dimension, to restart the universe and realize a new reincarnation!]
[The universe at that time will return to the pastoral era!]
(…)
Time swiftly passes, and in the blink of an eye, eighteen thousand centuries go by!
A human spacecraft emerges from the low light-speed region by chance!
Inside is a human woman named Cheng Xin!
The next moment...
Past events involving Cheng Xin rapidly unfold, revealing all her actions!
She betrayed Yun Tianming, Vader, and the entire Earth civilization.
By relinquishing the threat when becoming the sword bearer, she shattered the deterrence of the dark forest, nearly allowing the Trisolarans to conquer Earth before reaching it.
Due to her, research on Wade's light-speed curvature spacecraft stagnated. Only one curvature spaceship was secretly developed, saving only herself and A Ai.
Countless people can't believe what they witness; such a woman exists in the world!
She makes mistakes repeatedly, showing no remorse, challenging conventional beliefs!
Inside the bubbles, Uchiha Madara's eyes gleam with coldness!
If such a person appeared in the ninja world, he would surely seek to eliminate her!
In the DC world, God's eyes express disgust for the first time—absent when facing Majin Buu and One Star Dragon!
In His eyes, he sees not a saint but an exceedingly selfish human woman!
What's more absurd is that she is oblivious to it!
Her selfishness differs from the typical kind; she perceives her values and morals as universal and correct!
She cares only about her morals and conscience, disregarding the consequences!
Lucifer licks his tongue and smiles, stating: "This woman's screams in the fires of hell will be exquisite."
Cheng Xin in the spaceship arrives at Blue Star.
(Enter a small universe left by Yun Tianming for her!)
There, she need not worry about other civilizations, enjoying a serene pastoral life!
Simultaneously, the vast universe outside collapses rapidly, reaching singularity in ten years!
Although the small universe avoids collapse, it is composed of mass stolen from the large universe!
And the universe's mass is extremely delicate.
The collapse of a large universe losing part of its mass won't restart into a new one but will perish entirely!
Before long, an ultimate civilization, akin to Zero One, announces the return of life to the entire universe in the languages of 1.57 million civilizations!
(Since the universe's mass is stolen by countless microcosms, it doesn't restart after the singularity explosion but dies in infinite expansion!)
"So please return the essence you took away."
(...)
Confronted with this statement, Cheng Xin finally decides to return the Small Universe.
Countless viewers breathe a sigh of relief; this woman finally does one thing right at the last moment.
But in an instant, everyone wears an expression of disbelief.
This woman leaves an ecological ball, occupying five kilograms of mass in the Small Universe, to add a bright touch of life to the new universe.
(...)
The singularity explodes, yet no new universe appears!
Chaos engulfs all matter, and the universe expands infinitely!
All life is extinguished, but Death is immortal...
Three-Body concludes in an open ending, yet leans towards destruction due to the presence of Madonna Chengxin.
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