But this prison, at some unknown time, began to develop its own intelligence.
It hit it off with the countless strong individuals imprisoned within it over endless years.
From then on, this prison transformed into a demon.
It attacked all the great universes.
Its purpose was to plunder.
Resources, spiritual energy, and so on… anything that didn't exist in the Virtual God Realm was their target for plunder.
However, many seemingly powerful great worlds.
Such as the Dragon Clan, the Elf Clan, and their territories, which should have possessed star cores, had nothing at all.
Ultimately, the Virtual God Realm and those strong individuals who had ascended from Blue Star set their sights on their own ancestral land.
This decision was precisely the beginning of the schism among the humans in the Virtual God Realm.
Some people supported devouring the Blue Star universe.
Others opposed it.
The two factions then began to fight fiercely.
However, the opposing side did not receive the support of the cosmic will in this battle.
All sorts of heavenly laws and principles were restricted.
They were gradually annihilated, captured, or imprisoned. The few who escaped were unable to achieve anything significant.
Some powerful beings who lived as long as the heavens, those who could not be annihilated or perish, were all imprisoned.
The Virtual God Realm was inherently a prison; it was too simple for it to create smaller prisons within itself that could restrict them.
Chu Tian returned to the villa and explained the situation to Gao Kai and the others.
However, he concealed the matter of winning odds.
After clearly explaining, everyone became excited.
With the great battle about to begin, everyone was full of vigor.
Lin Ran and Miao Zuo asked Chu Tian if the construction of the teleportation array still needed to continue.
Chu Tian nodded, stating it must continue.
If people weren't being transported, the plundered resources needed to be brought back.
Otherwise, there would be a deficit in the mechs participating in subsequent exhibitions.
Without mechs, how could the entire populace be involved?
With everything arranged, all that remained was to wait for Chu Batian's signal.
This was not something he could concern himself with.
At this moment, everyone on Blue Star was discussing the new expansion pack for the Heavenly Dao World.
They were unaware of the events about to unfold.
Even less did they know that the scenes depicted in the Heavenly Dao World were actually the more powerful beings from beyond the heavens.
The battles they faced were with real existing creatures.
Night…!
Chu Tian stood in the villa's courtyard, gazing up at the starry sky.
Blue Star's current technology could already access space, though not for long-distance travel.
In the hearts of all, the vast universe seemed boundless.
They did not know that the boundary of that universe was the boundary they could not reach, beyond their grasp.
Within this universe, mythical "ghost hitting walls" were commonplace.
It was impossible to traverse these with human strength or Blue Star's current technology.
Only by reaching the level of the First Universe, where targets could be located in space, could one navigate the cosmos.
It could be said that all of this was the will of the Blue Star universe itself, restricting Blue Star's development.
Perhaps Blue Star's technology would never reach that level.
According to archaeological findings on Blue Star, it should have experienced countless eras of advanced technology.
But those eras had vanished into the river of history, turning into fossils!
Thinking of this, Chu Tian couldn't help but lament humanity's insignificance.
If not for his encountering extraordinary opportunities, or embarking on the path of cultivation to reach a certain level, people could only be subject to the restrictions of the laws of heaven and earth.
Countless people wanted to defy heaven, but countless more met their demise.
They didn't know that defying heaven could ultimately lead to expulsion from this realm.
The path to ascension and godhood ultimately turned out to be a prison.
All hope turned into despair; it was no wonder those people colluded with the will of the Virtual God Realm.
If it were Chu Tian, he might have gone mad too; he might have even done more insane things.
One could only sigh at how fate plays with mortals!
However, their threatening him now was their misfortune.
He stayed there, fighting, for an entire night.
The eastern sky began to show the first hints of dawn.
Old Yang, Gao Kai, Zhao Lei, Ma Deju, Lin Ran, Lin Chi, Lin Yu, Miao Zuo, Wei Du… and others.
The people around Chu Tian gradually increased.
Rou Rou and Tian Ya Kuang Dao also arrived.
Including Chu Tian, all forty-three individuals were present.
In fact, apart from the few people by his side, Chu Tian was not very familiar with many of the others.
These were people who had survived the last world-ending war, Blue Star inhabitants whom Chu Tian had relocated to the Yin-Yang Realm.
Chu Tian wasn't familiar with them, but Gao Kai was quite familiar, as they were all renowned figures in that realm for so many years.
Upon meeting each other, and realizing they were fellow countrymen, a sense of closeness naturally developed.
Everyone who arrived stood behind Chu Tian without a word.
They were all old veterans who had lived for tens of thousands of years in the Yin-Yang Realm.
They were no strangers to combat, and this time, some willingly returned with Chu Tian, while others were subdued by him.
Regardless, the important thing was that these people now harbored no ill intentions towards Chu Tian.
Those subdued by Chu Tian had marks imprinted deep within their minds.
Should they dare to act out, a single thought from Chu Tian would cause their heads to explode.
"Prepare yourselves! Time is almost up!"
Chu Tian checked the time, the Heavenly Dao World's expansion pack update was about to commence.
Once it began, the gateway to the Virtual God Realm would open.
Hearing Chu Tian speak, everyone's expressions became solemn.
They had grown stronger in the Yin-Yang Realm, carrying memories of their past lives.
They all remembered the world-ending war on Blue Star.
Everyone present, except for Chu Tian, had experienced that battle in their memories.
That world-ending war was a nightmare for many.
Of course, even more had lost loved ones, partners, and friends in that battle.
Chu Tian brought them back to merge with their current physical bodies.
Friends and family lost tens of thousands of years ago reappeared beside them.
The few days since their return had brought them countless memories.
With the great battle about to commence, they would fight for their regrets from the past.
Back then, they lacked the ability to protect those around them; this time… they needed to make amends.
"Let's go!"
Chu Tian gave the order and was the first to disappear.
The others followed suit. The villa courtyard, once filled with people, instantly became silent and deserted.
Upon reappearing, Chu Tian was already in the pitch-black expanse of space.
One by one, people appeared behind him.
Behind them was a massive planet, the Moon, though Chu Tian and the others were on its far side, very close to it.
From here, they could not see Blue Star.
After waiting for about ten minutes, everyone suddenly felt the entire space dim, and then instantly return to normal.
Following that, the surrounding aura began to change. That inexplicable aura made Chu Tian very uncomfortable.
Hum…
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Suddenly, countless portals opened on the surface of the Moon.
One by one, humans capable of flying in space emerged.