Five Frozen Centuries

Chapter 377: Missing

Chapter 377: Missing

Finding a star in an interstellar desert was as difficult as finding an oasis in a desert. That was why very few civilizations chose to cross the interstellar desert. Most races who chose to cross the interstellar desert got lost in it and eventually died.

Unless one had sufficient resources, sufficiently fast transportation tools, or had reached the Mythical stage like Wei Huo and the Snake God, entering the interstellar desert would be a dead end.

The interstellar desert was a dark area. There was nothing there. There were no stars, no Star Paths, not even dust, gaseous clouds, or meteoroids.

It was as if someone had wiped out everything in this Star Field with an eraser. Perhaps an extremely huge creature had bitten and swallowed everything in this area.

While Wei Huo and the others were talking about these possibilities, the Snake God said, “That’s not impossible. If I had a few billion years, I might be able to reach this realm. The end of the Mythical stage is this universe. My mental strength can increase by devouring it. The upper limit should be as big as this universe.”

Wei Huo said, “You need to devour matter to increase your mental strength. However, all the matter in the universe combined can’t fill the universe. That’s why your mental strength could never cover as wide an area as the entire universe.”

The Snake God said, “Yes, that is a pity.”

The Snake God was playing with a glass ball as he spoke. It was a black glass ball with tiny stars inside.

This glass ball was actually a small universe he had obtained from Wei Huo. He planned to build a new small universe and develop new lifeforms in it. From single cells to multiple cells, they would gradually evolve into different species and eventually evolve into intelligent creatures.

Then, the Snake God would find an individual with potential among these intelligent creatures and give him all sorts of opportunities and challenges. He would make him suffer setbacks and hardships to grow and become stronger.

However, the Snake God had tried many times. These intelligent creatures could only grow to the late stage of the Legendary stage at most. They could not even reach the peak of the Legendary stage, let alone the Mythical stage.

Wei Huo said, “There are three limits in the universe. Individual limits, biological limits, and physical limits. Legend has it that the later stage should be the limit of biological evolution. This limit cannot be surpassed by external forces. One has to achieve enlightenment and sublimate one’s soul. The physical limits are even harder to reach. One has to see through life and death and escape the control of all rules.”

The Snake God said, “We still don’t know the secrets of the soul. There is a Void Spirit civilization among the four terrifying races. Perhaps we should find the descendants of this Void Spirit civilization and figure out what the secrets of the soul are. When that time comes, we might be able to reach a higher level.”

Chen Xuanyue could not imagine what realm a Mythical creature would reach if it reached another level.

Wei Huo smiled and said, “That realm might be able to break through the world barrier and transcend. In terms of extreme thought, it should be the world’s limit.”

However, the limit of this world was only an unattainable goal. It was almost impossible to reach it.

The black-and-white Titan kept moving forward in the interstellar desert. In the Titan battleship, the Snake God kept studying the small universe. The living creatures in the small universe kept being renewed generation after generation. The Snake God also selected a few talented people and gave them important responsibilities.

In addition, the Snake God did not spare any effort to create villains to temper these geniuses. However, the effect was not as good as he had imagined. Many of these geniuses could not even reach the Legendary stage, let alone the Mythical stage.

While the Snake God was engrossed in this mini-universe, Wei Huo sat cross-legged in meditation. He seemed like a dead man while he was sitting down with his eyes closed. There were no signs of life in his body.

Mythical creatures were no longer humans. Thus, human concepts did not apply to them.

Chen Xuanyue tried her best to comprehend the Mythical stage. She was thinking, comprehending, and experiencing it, but she could not penetrate the membrane. She could not take another step forward. The Mythical stage had become a chasm she could not cross.

On the other hand, Xiao Xuanyue lived a very free life. It was unknown if everyone who was about to die would end up like this. Xiao Xuanyue’s naivety had gradually disappeared over time. She now sat on the steps and looked at the endless sea very often.

In the past, she would definitely have flown around restlessly in such an environment. She might have picked flowers, chased butterflies, or caught a crab to make it her mount.

However, at that moment, she was only sitting on the stairs, her tiny body facing away. If the sun set, her tiny shadow would be dragged until it became long.

Little Xuanyue’s complexion was getting worse, and her body was getting fainter.

Chen Xuanyue looked at her small back and did not know what to say. She could make a small coffin for Little Xuanyue, but she might not leave a corpse behind. As a spirit, if her lifespan ended, she would dissipate without leaving a corpse.

Chen Xuanyue thought about the way Little Xuanyue had protected her for countless years when she had sealed herself in the coffin. However, when Little Xuanyue reached the end of her life, she would not be able to protect her... unless she was sealed in ice.

This was the only way. There was hope for eternal life in the universe. As long as Little Xuanyue was sealed in ice and the secret of eternal life was found, her lifespan could be extended. However, this was just an extravagant hope.

“Everyone will die...” Chen Xuanyue mumbled to herself before going into seclusion.

No one could help Little Xuanyue, not even God. As long as one did not become a Mythical creature, one would eventually die. No living creature, regardless of whether they were formless or invisible, could escape this fate.

The Titan battleship kept moving forward. The black-and-white Titan battleship was the only traveler in the interstellar desert. No one knew how long it would take to walk out of the interstellar desert. No one knew how long it would take Wei Huo to find the black hole hidden in the interstellar desert.

As time passed slowly, Little Xuanyue’s spirit body grew dimmer and dimmer. Her spirit body had turned translucent.

Most of the time, Little Xuanyue could not even concentrate. Her thoughts kept wandering. Sometimes, she would look at a crab by the sea for an entire day. Sometimes, she would stare blankly at a swaying blade of grass by the road. Sometimes, she would look up at the ever-changing clouds in the sky.

Only when she saw Chen Xuanyue would she feel a little more energetic. However, most of the time, she would be in a daze. She had been sitting on the stairs in front of the door for a long time. It had been many years. Every time Chen Xuanyue opened the door, she would see her.

However, when Chen Xuanyue opened the door one day, Little Xuanyue was gone...