No, that wasn't an illusion!

Time seemed to have truly stopped at that moment.

The roaring firepower, the distorted space, the exploding flames, the howling winds, even the Star Apostle and the people around him, were frozen in place.

Li Tianran's pupils suddenly constricted.

This scene was like the arrival of the First Extinction Era. It was similar to now, as if a low-quality game screen had frozen.

"Only I can move?" Li Tianran lowered his head and found that in this absolutely still scene, he was the only exception. Only he could move, speak, and think as usual, without being affected in any way.

"What the hell is going on?" Li Tianran roared in a low voice.

Just then, a voice that didn't belong to anyone suddenly sounded in his mind.

That voice was incredibly ethereal, like celestial music!

It was gentle, yet full of majesty!

"Li Tianran, my child, you have finally reached this point..."

Li Tianran's head buzzed. He didn't know who was talking to him. This voice appeared directly in his mind, as if it had always been there.

"You are... the System?" Li Tianran seemed to understand something, and he tried to ask.

"System..." The ethereal and majestic voice sounded again: "The System is me, but I am not the System..."

"It is a part of me."

Li Tianran was stunned. He could hear a huge amount of information in this sentence.

The System was indeed bestowed upon him by this ethereal voice, but the System was not its true form. Its true form was a being even more advanced than the System!

Could it be that there really are so-called gods in this world?

"Are you a god?" Li Tianran forcibly maintained his composure and continued to speak. He suddenly thought of the other party calling him "my child" earlier, so he added, "Are you my... elder?"

The ethereal voice sounded again: "I am not a god, nor am I your parent... I am the Will of Blue Star! I am the Mother of All Things!"

As these words were spoken, extremely dazzling light appeared in front of Li Tianran, and a ball of light appeared before him.

In this ball of light, Li Tianran saw rivers, mountains, wild animals, the sky, and humans. It constantly changed its form, like smoke without a fixed shape!

"Will of Blue Star, are you... the god that the ancient civilizations saw?" Li Tianran felt that he had become extremely small in front of the other party, and a feeling of extreme reverence and intimacy arose from the bottom of his heart.

He could sense the other party's power, but he was not afraid, because he felt warmth and kindness from the other party!

"Yes, from the day Blue Star was born, I was born at the same time. I have witnessed countless civilizations appear and disappear in my embrace..." The Will of Blue Star answered Li Tianran's question seriously.

Li Tianran's Adam's apple bobbed up and down. His guess was correct. There was indeed a god overlooking all living beings on Blue Star, controlling everything.

"Then, the Extinction Era and the Great Extinction, were they also your doing?" Li Tianran asked in a trembling voice.

This time, the Will of Blue Star was silent for a long time before speaking again: "Yes."

"Why?" Li Tianran suddenly couldn't help it. His emotions became somewhat out of control: "Since you are the Will of Blue Star, and we are all life born on you, why did you create so many disasters for us to endure? Do you find it enjoyable to watch us being separated from life and death because of disasters, just a pleasure in your long life?"

Li Tianran completely lost control. He couldn't accept this fact.

"My child, I don't want to see any civilization born in my embrace suffer disasters. In the past billions of years, I have never interfered with the rise and fall of any civilization..." The Will of Blue Star's voice became somewhat low: "But starting from the Apostle Civilization, I had to intervene."

"Why?" Li Tianran asked, breathing heavily.

"Because... an enemy is about to arrive." The Will of Blue Star's voice became somewhat solemn.

"Enemy?"

"Yes, enemies from other star systems." The Will of Blue Star explained patiently: "In the vast universe, Blue Star is not the only planet where life is born, nor am I the only planet with independent consciousness..."

"In more distant star systems, there are even more powerful civilizations."

"Do you know the law of the dark forest? The universe is a dark forest. In the forest, there are countless hunters. Everyone is carefully hiding their location, because once exposed, they will be attacked by other hunters. Unfortunately, I once exposed my coordinates..."

"Do you know why the civilizations born in my embrace have never been able to break through level one civilization? It's not because their level of civilization is not high enough, but because I have been subjected to a technological blockade!"

"I don't know where that enemy comes from, nor do I know how powerful it is. I only know that it was once a ship drifting in the starry sky. As it passed by me, it launched a technological blockade attack on me."

"I know they will definitely come back. When they come back, what they bring to Blue Star will not be a blockade, but destruction!"

Li Tianran listened to the words of the Will of Blue Star. He was also very clear about the law of the dark forest. There were too many civilizations in the vast universe, and when a civilization discovered another civilization, unable to judge whether the other party was benevolent or malicious, they usually did not choose to communicate, but attacked directly.

Because the level of civilization of a civilization that can be discovered first must be lower than its own!

And in order to prevent it from continuing to grow and threaten itself in the future, most civilizations will destroy the low-level civilizations they discover!

Li Tianran could tell from the words of the Will of Blue Star that the star civilization that blocked Blue Star was definitely above level 1.5, and if Blue Star fought according to its current technological level, it might be wiped out in less than ten minutes!

"I launched the Great Extinction on the Apostle Civilization to allow them to grow rapidly in the disaster... Have you seen an eagle teaching its child to fly? It will stay beside a cliff and throw its child down. If it can't fly, it will only die." The Will of Blue Star continued, "Perhaps you think the Great Extinction is terrible, and that I am very cruel, but without these hardships, my children, you would not want to spread your wings and fly high. When that civilization that blocked me descends on Blue Star in the future, all living things, including me, will become dust in the starry sky..."

Li Tianran wanted to refute, but he didn't know what to say.

Just like the Will of Blue Star said, there would be no growth without hardship.

The Will of Blue Star was like an eagle, honing its children in the most ferocious way, wanting them to grow up as soon as possible so that they could survive better.

"What is that technological blockade attack like?" Li Tianran asked again.

The Will of Blue Star was silent for a long time. With a flash of light, Li Tianran's vision seemed to be brought into the starry sky. He looked down on Blue Star from the starry sky and found some chain-like ripples outside the atmosphere. These chains formed an encirclement, firmly locking Blue Star inside, unable to move!

"The destruction of the sun, is that also the means of those star civilizations?" Li Tianran was a little puzzled. Even if the star civilization was of a high level, it would be difficult to destroy the sun, and the Will of Blue Star didn't seem to be able to do this.

"The sun has never been destroyed..." The Will of Blue Star said, "I just created a layer of shielding for you. If a war with the star civilization breaks out near Blue Star in the future, cosmic dust will surround the periphery of Blue Star. I just want you to adapt in advance and promote your evolution."

Li Tianran took a deep breath. He finally spoke the answer he wanted to ask the most: "Then, how can we break the blockade of the star civilization?"

"Upgrade the Shelter to lv5, and you can break through the shackles of level one civilization and snap the chains!" The Will of Blue Star said, "I once chose the ancient civilizations and gave them some help, but after countless epochs, they could only upgrade the Shelter to lv4."

Li Tianran immediately reacted. The level of the miracle building was probably the level of the lv4 Shelter!

"So, you chose the ancient civilizations in the first place, and this time, you chose me?" Li Tianran asked.

"Yes, this is my last choice. I hope you don't disappoint me." The voice of the Will of Blue Star became low.

"Last time?" Li Tianran raised his eyebrows.

"I'm dying..." The Will of Blue Star said slowly, "The Sixth Extinction Era, you must have already received the hint, the passing of that great life represents me."

Li Tianran suddenly woke up. He had thought that the life referred to himself or Han Han, but he didn't expect it to point to a higher-level existence, Blue Star itself!

"Every planet is not eternal. Only when the level of civilization born on the planet is improved will the planet's lifespan be improved..." The voice of the Will of Blue Star became a little tired, "And I have less than a month left."

Li Tianran's body froze.

He couldn't imagine what would happen on Blue Star after the Will of Blue Star died. Resources would gradually dry up, and life would slowly disappear. Even if the star civilization didn't invade, Blue Star would slowly head towards destruction.

At this time, there were only twenty-two days left before the arrival of the Sixth Extinction Era. Li Tianran had to complete the upgrade of the lv5 Shelter within these twenty-two days!

"Then, what exactly is the spark of civilization?" Li Tianran asked again, "As long as I have it, I can complete the upgrade of the lv5 Shelter!"

"That is a kind of will, a kind of belief..." The Will of Blue Star said, but its voice became weaker and weaker, "My child, I cannot provide you with accurate information. You need to find it yourself."

Li Tianran took a deep breath, and he made his last request: "Can I take a look at the real starry sky with my own eyes?"

The Will of Blue Star was silent for a long time before answering, "My power is about to be exhausted..."

"You only have this one chance, watch carefully, the truth of the vacuum!"