Chapter 473: The Video Ends.
In the video.
With the rapid increase in the number of powerful individuals on Douluo Star, this time, when the Abyss invaded, the response from Douluo's side was drastically different.
In the past, the Abyss had always relied on sheer numbers to oppress them.
But now, the tables had turned
It was Douluo who outnumbered and overpowered the Abyss.
Of course, this was only one Abyssal Lord's faction, not the entirety of the Abyss itself.
There was nothing to be overconfident about.
More importantly, the outcome of this battle was never going to be decided by the struggles of lower ranked soldiers.
The real deciding factor…
Was the battle happening in space between two supreme beings.
Each of them had enough power to destroy civilization with a single move.
So, in truth
This war was not about the armies fighting on the ground.
It was about which leader would emerge victorious.
If their leader lost…
Then no matter how well their troops fought, they would still lose everything.
But if their leader won…
Then even if their side suffered severe losses, victory would still be theirs.
The upper echelons of power not the foot soldiers were the true key to victory.
The battle between Bai Yue and the newly arrived Skeleton King Abyssal Lord was beyond comprehension for the viewers.
All they could tell was that the scale of destruction was unimaginable.
Entire star systems trembled.
The shockwaves of their battle alone seemed capable of shattering reality itself.
Just as the viewers were on the edge of their seats, desperately wanting to see who would win…
The video abruptly ended!
For a few moments, the entire livestream fell into stunned silence.
Then, chaos erupted.
["Wait, WHAT?!"]
["THAT'S IT?!"]
["NO WAY, YOU CAN'T STOP HERE!"]
["WHERE'S THE REST?! WHO WON?!"]
["THIS HAS TO BE A JOKE!"]
The viewers lost their minds.
They had been so engrossed in the story, waiting for the final confrontation…
And then it just cut off?!
Not even a hint of the outcome?!
The sheer frustration was driving them crazy.
If they found out who was responsible for making this infuriatingly unfinished video, they would hunt them down and drown them in a thousand years' worth of spit.
Meanwhile, elsewhere…
Ye Cheng, the one behind the video, couldn't care less about the audience's frustration.
Leaving a cliffhanger was exactly what he wanted.
It would ensure that Bai Yue's character would be deeply imprinted in people's minds.
If everything had wrapped up too neatly, people might quickly forget.
But an unresolved ending?
That would keep the discussion alive for ages.
And sure enough
Even after the video ended, Bai Yue's completion rating continued to increase.
[Creation God Bai Yue: Completion 15%.]
Ye Cheng estimated that once the hype settled, the rating would likely rise to at least 20%.
"In the past, I was too straightforward."
"I didn't understand the importance of leaving mysteries unsolved."
"A little suspense goes a long way."
Ye Cheng began planning ahead.
"When should Kanna make her debut?"
"Then Bai Yue will introduce the concept of parallel universes…"
"After that, the fusion of Douluo One and Douluo Two…"
Though he was deep in thought, he did not mutter out loud.
He had never been the type to foolishly reveal his secrets, even when alone.
Even though the video had ended, its impact was far from over.
The concept of Bai Yue's Void Network had given certain people…
A very dangerous idea.
In the God Realm.
The five God Kings had just finished watching the entire video.
At this moment, they all fell into deep silence.
They were not merely surprised…
They were completely shaken to their core.
A man who should never have been able to reach Creation God…
Had defied all logic and succeeded.
Using the power of all living beings…
He had broken through the ultimate barrier.
This was a revelation unlike anything before.
For centuries, the God Kings had been harvesting faith and draining energy from their subordinate lower worlds to sustain the God Realm.
They had always treated those lower lifeforms as mere resources like cows to be milked for power.
But…
The lesson from Bai Yue was clear.
Those "cows" weren't just for milking.
They could also plow the fields
Bai Yue had demonstrated that instead of merely extracting energy and faith, they could gather the collective intelligence of all beings…
And channel it into a single god.
If one Creation God could be born from a single planet…
Then with the countless worlds under their control, why couldn't they do even better?
A god empowered by all life across multiple worlds…
What kind of divine existence would that create?
Would it surpass even a Creation God?
The five God Kings' minds burned with excitement.
But then, reality set in.
The biggest question remained…
How?
How could they replicate Bai Yue's plan?
The first step having a centralized information processor was easy.
They had the God Realm's Central Hub, which was far superior to Douluo's planetary core in terms of data processing.
That was not the issue.
The real problem…
Was that they had no idea how to create something like the Void Terminal.
In the video, it seemed simple a small device connecting all living souls into a shared consciousness.
But when they tried to analyze it, they realized…
It was absurdly complex.
Even the fundamental principles behind it made no sense.
How had Bai Yue "merged intelligence" into one entity?
Wisdom was not a tangible force
How had he collected it?
How had he converted it into something usable?
This wasn't just advanced technology…
It was a miracle.
"Should we order the civilizations under our rule to start developing their own Void Terminals?" The Evil God hesitantly suggested.
"We don't have much of a choice," the other four God Kings sighed.
For centuries, they had intentionally suppressed the advancement of technology in their lower worlds.
They had always feared that scientific progress would threaten their godly rule.
Now, it seemed…
They had crippled their own potential.
If they had allowed technological growth, perhaps they would have already reached this stage long ago.
For the first time, the God Kings realized…
Perhaps technology, not divine power, was the true future of the universe.
(End of Chapter.)
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