On the surface of the Reverse Dyson Sphere, arrays of Space Telescopes began to whir, observing the direction from which the white flash had appeared.
Shen Feng’s expression was grim. He soon discovered that the white flash was, in fact, the Space Wormhole from which Billion Will had emerged.
A thick tether, composed of quantum life matter, still connected Billion Will to the Space Wormhole. While minuscule compared to Billion Will’s massive form, it was still several hundred meters in diameter.
Ever since Shen Feng had first discovered its existence, the colossal Quantum Life Form had remained connected to the Wormhole. The link had persisted even as it breached the Reverse Dyson Sphere and crashed toward Earth’s surface.
He had originally thought this quantum chain was something like a tail on the massive Quantum Life Form, but now Shen Feng was discovering that might not be the case at all!
The quantum chain was now erupting with a searing light, its constituent matter surging and trembling violently.
The energy burst was so violent that the Space Wormhole itself seemed to react, emitting a blinding white light and appearing somewhat unstable.
Billion Will’s enormous body was at first still patrolling through space, but then the quantum chain abruptly tightened. The creature instantly accelerated, hurtling toward the Space Wormhole.
It looked as if it was being yanked back by the quantum chain!
Shen Feng’s brow furrowed. A horrifying thought suddenly struck him.
’The Billion Will that appeared in the Dark Apocalypse might not be a complete Quantum Life Form at all, but merely a part of something else!’
’That quantum chain... it could be the tether connecting it to some unknown entity on the other side of the Space Wormhole!’
’And now, that entity on the other side of the Space Wormhole, perhaps having noticed the steady loss of its constituent matter, wants to pull Billion Will back!’
If that was true, the implications were utterly terrifying.
Billion Will was already an invincible being, capable of wiping out all intelligent life. If Shen Feng hadn’t found and destroyed its source within the Stone Statue Apocalypse, he would have been obliterated without a trace.
And yet, such a powerful, indescribable entity was itself being controlled by something else?
As these thoughts raced through his mind, Shen Feng continued to watch Billion Will rush toward the Space Wormhole.
The massive, quantum-entangled life form moved at a terrifying speed, arriving before the Space Wormhole in the blink of an eye.
Then, like an amoeba, it was either dragged by the quantum chain or propelled by its own volition, contorting as it was pulled into the Space Wormhole!
Its colossal body, thousands of kilometers long, began to feed into the Space Wormhole, which was only a few hundred meters in diameter, disappearing bit by bit.
Shen Feng watched this unbelievable scene, a complex expression on his face, as if watching an elephant squeeze into a mouse hole.
Billion Will’s body continued to shrink, a clear sign that the Gray Tide in the Stone Statue Apocalypse was still devouring the silent statues.
Meanwhile, the speed at which Billion Will was being drawn into the Space Wormhole increased.
Finally, with the disappearance of the last speck of blue light, the colossal Quantum Life Form—nearly half the size of Earth—was completely gone, having vanished into the Space Wormhole without a trace, as if it had never existed.
With the quantum chain gone, the energy feeding it ceased, and the Space Wormhole began to shrink. It didn’t vanish entirely, however, stabilizing at a diameter of just a few centimeters—a tiny, almost imperceptible speck in the vastness of space.
Shen Feng, however, dared not let his guard down. He immediately ordered the Reverse Dyson Sphere to launch several missiles toward the Space Wormhole.
These were from the Reverse Dyson Sphere’s defense system, part of an arsenal of several hundred space-borne nuclear missiles.
They were the last resort the Salvation Army of the Dark World had prepared against Billion Will.
They never had the chance to use them, having been annihilated by that unstoppable, mysterious power. Their loss was Shen Feng’s gain.
Launched from the Reverse Dyson Sphere in low-Earth orbit, the missiles didn’t have to fight Earth’s gravity. They traveled at incredible speeds, requiring only about an hour to reach the Space Wormhole.
While he waited, Shen Feng wasted no time. He began using the Reverse Dyson Sphere’s systems to assess the damage and check on human survivors across the globe.
Although Billion Will hadn’t fully enveloped Earth’s surface, its two descents had brought it into contact with tens of millions of square kilometers of land and hundreds of millions of square kilometers of ocean.
Such indiscriminate contact would have inevitably caused catastrophic losses.
And sure enough, when the Reverse Dyson Sphere’s life-detection systems scanned the areas Billion Will had touched, there was nothing but darkness—no signs of life at all.
In the ruins of cities and even in the wilds within these zones, countless bodies lay on the ground, their faces frozen in expressions of rapturous joy at having seen the light.
In the ocean areas it had touched, vast numbers of marine creatures had died, their bodies now floating on the surface.
Fortunately, while many had been killed by Billion Will, many more had survived.
According to the Reverse Dyson Sphere’s sensors, there were well over a million human survivors who had emerged from their Shelters, exposed to the darkness.
Shen Feng sighed to himself. ’Humanity is as resilient as cockroaches,’ he thought, ’able to tenaciously survive even in the dark.’
By the time the global survey of human survivors was complete, the missiles had reached the tiny, centimeter-wide Space Wormhole and detonated simultaneously.
A violent electromagnetic pulse and a powerful shockwave erupted through space. The distorted Energy Field they created immediately destabilized the Space Wormhole, causing it to pop like a soap bubble and vanish completely.
Once the shockwave from the nuclear detonation dissipated, Shen Feng used the Space Telescopes to confirm the Wormhole’s annihilation. Only then did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Using nuclear weapons to destroy the Space Wormhole had been a desperate measure.
Humanity’s technology, when compared to these mysterious, indescribable entities, was simply too primitive and crude. Their most powerful weapons were still nuclear.
It was a sad testament to their backwardness.
Shen Feng suddenly understood how Kuafu and his fellow apes must have felt when faced with the dazzling brilliance of human civilization: a profound sense of resentment and helplessness.
Fortunately, things were looking up. A sliver of hope remained.
At the very least, Billion Will was gone from this world, and the Space Wormhole had been annihilated in the nuclear blast.
At this thought, the corners of Shen Feng’s mouth lifted into a smile. He flopped down into the chair formed by the Gray Tide, a wave of relief washing over him.
The survivors in the Sea City Ruins only saw the mysterious, statue-like youth suddenly relax and then abruptly sit down. They watched in bewildered silence, wondering what had just happened.
Everything that had happened today was too strange, far exceeding the bounds of their common sense and imagination.
The tower now seemed to transform into a flowing sand dune, lowering the seated youth to the ground.
Xiaocao, holding her "Exorcism Staff," mustered her courage. She walked to the front of the crowd and timidly asked Shen Feng:
"Excuse me... are you the great Purifier from the Purification Holy Assembly?"
It was the only explanation for this mysterious man’s immense power, for how he could drive away the monster made of those terrifying Evil Ghosts.
Hearing this, Shen Feng was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head with a faint, wry smile.
He had completed his mission and saved this world. But this world had gone off the rails, and the people who had struggled so hard to survive in the dark needed a new baptism.
He then raised his right hand, snapped his fingers, and declared:
"Let there be light."
In the next instant, the Reverse Dyson Sphere in the sky blazed with light. Gentle rays shot down to the ground, beginning to flicker rhythmically. The interplay of light and shadow was like a grand sonata!
At the same time, the Gray Tide within the Reverse Dyson Sphere surged, emitting a soft RUSTLE, like spring silkworms devouring mulberry leaves. This sound, mingled with the roar of wind and thunder, echoed across the entire world.
The sound drew every human survivor out from their Shelters and into the open. They looked up at the gentle, alternating patterns of light in the sky, listening to the white noise that filled their ears. With expressions of dazed joy, they stared at the celestial display, becoming like statues themselves!
Then, a deep voice, broadcast from the Reverse Dyson Sphere, echoed across the globe, ringing in the ears of every person:
"What I say is Truth..."