I'm bombarding the Supernatural World with my firearms

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"I understand," Chen Miao nodded, his face seemingly calm, but in reality, his heart had already begun to churn like turbulent waters. The intel brought to him by this so-called mole was too shocking, reshaping his entire worldview.

Great Qin, civilization downgrade, the expansion speed of the universe, cages... these terms made up the universe as observed by their naked eyes.

"If..."

He paused for a moment before whispering, "If this universe is truly a cage, one constructed by civilizations outside of it to imprison civilizations within, even if we truly break out of the universe in the end,"

"So what?"

"Could we really oppose the civilization beyond the universe?"

"The day of escape would be the day of annihilation."

"If that's the case, why not pretend to know nothing, to just survive as is? We're at least all still alive, and living isn't so bad, is it?"

"..."

Wang Defa's expression shifted to one of surprise and anger as he looked at Chen Miao and said word by word, "What are you talking about? Knowing full well we're in a cage, you don't want to try to break free, and instead, you think about living comfortably within it?"

"Indeed, there are quite a few conservative civilizations in the universe that think like you."

"But the Azure Dragon Civilization is of the militant faction, even if we can't win, we'll still fight!"

"Either we'll be annihilated,"

"Or we'll restore the former glory of the Azure Dragon Civilization!"

"At that time, the Great Qin Civilization was the first to rush forth, and we, the Azure Dragon Civilization, were the second. If the ancestral dragon of Great Qin doesn't fear death, should we, the Azure Dragon Civilization, be afraid to die?"

"Ridiculous!"

"If this humiliating history will forever haunt the Azure Dragon Civilization, I would rather have the Azure Dragon Civilization perish!"

Chen Miao remained silent, just quietly listening to Wang Defa venting his emotions. After a long time, he softly said, "That's not my opinion. I think I understand now, if you have the chance to meet the Great Qin National Master, the Three Waters Ghost."

"Pass on a message for me."

"The day I come out, I will be the new emperor."

"The New Emperor of Great Qin? That's no different from seeking death."

"No, the new emperor of the universe. I, too, would like to see what lies beyond the universe, to see what kind of existence turns the entire universe into a cage. I'm very curious to see it."

"For this..."

"I am prepared to die at dusk."

...

Wang Defa left.

They watched Wang Defa walk away from the town, quickly disappearing from everyone's sight. Before leaving, Wang Defa gave Chen Miao a complex look and left him with some words.

In the universe, there are a million lucky planets like theirs.

But... in these years, nearly 700,000 planets have been annihilated.

Not a single one left.

This power system, though strong and limitless, allowing rapid empowerment, is a selection-based system. It's far from gentle; if you can't withstand it, you die.

There's no second path to take.

It's still unclear what level this power system must reach to begin interstellar travel, but for now, there is a significant gap. According to estimates, it might take at least Level 100 to have the capability for interstellar travel.

And to break through the edge of the universe, you might need to be at least Level 500.

This means that, at the very least, it would take another hundred years for the universe's top civilizations to break out of the cage.

Most life does not have such a long lifespan, except for some from the Eternal Life Tribe, such as the Great Qin Civilization, where everyone has everlasting life. However, with the civilization's downgrade and collapse, this unique attribute is rapidly diminishing until it's gone.

The good news is, within this power system from beyond the universe, there's an excellent alternative like the Lifespan Extension Pill, with no usage cost, meaning any race can use it.

Some civilizations with short lifespans, with access to this, could unleash unimaginable potential, something they couldn't obtain before.

Civilization downgrade.

The universal purge.

It's a crisis, and also an opportunity unlike any since the Big Bang.

Out of sight in the universe, countless civilizations are licking the wounds caused by the civilization downgrade, enduring the pain to transform and constantly seeking a new way out.

A decisive battle is inevitable.

...

"It's shocking..."

Hungry Monkey gazed blankly towards where Wang Defa disappeared, murmuring, "I thought seeing an alien for the first time, something I've only read about in textbooks, was shocking enough, but what this alien said is even more astounding."

"If what this man from the Azure Dragon Civilization hasn't deceived us,"

"Then the universe outside seems to be in a precarious state; as a child, I always imagined doomsday scenarios, but never once did I think there could be something like a universal doomsday." Stay tuned to empire

"Hmm."

Chen Miao nodded slightly, saying nothing.

Before leaving, Wang Defa had specifically warned them to stay as far away from black holes as possible. All black holes in the universe are monitoring probes and receivers from the civilizations outside.

The Prison Warden uses these devices to watch over the movements of civilizations within his prison.

Once these civilizations' levels get too high, or if they show any restless behavior, a universal purge is triggered immediately.

This universal purge isn't without precedent.

Since the Big Bang until now, after eons, whenever any civilization's level gets too high, a universal purge begins, erasing all traces, cleaning the universe to a disturbing degree.

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