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Hearing Mei Lin's description, Lin Qiye frowned more and more.

"Higher dimensions... Memorial also said something similar at the time, as if saying that our world is just a dream of Azathoth?"

"It can also be understood in this way." Merlin nodded, "For example, when we stand under the scorching sun, the light shining on our body will cast our own shadow on the ground. This shadow exists because of us. Once we Turn around and walk under the shade of the tree, and the shadow will disappear...

As for the ants on the ground, they saw this shadow, and they gave this shadow a name, but what they saw was the real us?

No, it's just a shadow. They can't see our appearance in the three-dimensional world through this shadow, and they can't step on this shadow to make us suffer the slightest harm. To these ants in the two-dimensional world, we are 'indescribable'. "

"You mean, this piece of darkness devouring the universe is the shadow cast by Azathoth... and we are just observing his ants on the ground?"

"As desperate as it sounds, it's true."

"So, wouldn't we never be able to defeat Azathoth?"

Merlin was silent for a long time, "Yes... Theoretically speaking, any existence in this dimension can't hurt Azathoth, and naturally it can't defeat him... Unless someone can ascend the dimension."

"Upgrade?"

"From the dimension we are in to the dimension where Azathoth's body is, shadows will never be able to defeat humans, and only humans can defeat humans..."

In Lin Qiye's eyes, there was a flash of hope,

"How can I upgrade my dimension?"

"...Difficult." Merlin shook his head, "The difficulty of dimension ascension is to let a shadow grow into flesh and blood, cross the barriers of dimensions, and become a real high-dimensional existence... So far, only the Holy Lord Yeland of the Western Holy Cult has , barely touched this threshold..."

Yeland?

Lin Qiye immediately asked, "Did he succeed?"

"He just barely touched it, and he is still far from success, but even if it is only a half-step 'upgrade', it is enough for him to single-handedly challenge the gods of the restraint system, seriously injure the three pillar gods, and seal the rest of the restraint gods in the world. Over the moon..."

"Then where has he gone now?"

Lin Qiye knew very well that Yelande was not dead. If he had died, then Chloe would have inherited his law and become the new Holy Master, and would not have been trapped in the human ceiling for 2000 years... But since he He is not dead, and he was not there when the moon seal was broken, so where is he?

"...I don't know." Merlin sighed, "After half a step of 'dimension ascension', there should be some kind of reaction between him and this world, even I can't find him."

Lin Qiye fell silent.

Yelande is the closest existence to dimension ascending. After he disappears, who else in this world can hope to ascend in a short period of time?

"No... and him!" Lin Qiye's eyes burst into a gleam, and he pulled out a thread of cause and effect in nothingness with his backhand.

Apart from Yelande, there may be another person in this world who has reached the level of half-step "upgrade"!

Lingbao Tianzun!

Lin Qiye clearly remembered that when the gods in the heavenly court were about to fall into a deep sleep, Lingbao Tianzun said that he had touched the threshold of Yelande's realm... If the eternal heavenly court can return, maybe Lingbao Tianzun has stepped into the half-way Step up to the level of "upgrade"!

And this may be their last hope.

Lin Qiye's eyes followed the thread of cause and effect, extending to nothingness, and the next moment, his body shook slightly!

He held the [Unprovoked Cause] in his hand, looked at the dark depths of the universe, opened his mouth,

"What are you kidding..."

The position pointed by the thread of karma is the darkness that engulfs the universe!

A thunder roared in Lin Qiye's mind, he froze in place, his eyes were full of disbelief...

Eternal Heaven, how could it be there? ?

The darkness full of madness and disorder is like a silent monster, engulfing this universe bit by bit. Looking around, there is nothing to be seen at all, let alone the sleeping giant. The Eternal Heaven of the Xia Gods!

Lin Qiye didn't understand... the gods of the Great Xia were just sleeping, and they left the earth just to escape from the suppressed Gods of the Moon who once again threatened the Great Xia. That darkness, I don't know how many years it will take...

But now it's only been four years, how did the Heavenly Court cross this distance and enter there?

Are they... still alive?

The moment this idea appeared, Lin Qiye gave an affirmative answer.

They must be alive... Otherwise, this causal thread would have been broken long ago, and they are in the depths of Azathoth.As for whether it is still in a deep sleep, or has been polluted and insane, it is not known.

Yelande and Lingbao Tianzun, the two most promising existences to complete the "dimensional ascension", are both missing at the moment, which means that no one can confront Azathoth head-on.

"Your Excellency Merlin... How long will it take to spread to Earth at the rate of Azathoth's expansion?" Lin Qiye said hoarsely.

Merlin thought for a moment, "It's strange to say that the position of the earth is exactly at the center of the universe swallowed by Azathoth... In other words, the earth will be the last planet to be swallowed by Azathoth. At the speed of darkness, there are at most eight days left on Earth."

"eight days……"

A look of despair appeared in Lin Qiye's eyes.

Lingbao Tianzun has spent more than 2000 years in the "reincarnation of the true self" from the highest level to the half-step "upgrading dimension"... Yeland has achieved breakthrough The half-step "upgrade" also took more than a thousand years.

Even if Lin Qiye stepped into the highest realm right now, it would be impossible for him to touch the half-step threshold of "dimensional ascension" within eight days, let alone complete the "dimension ascension" completely and have the ability to fight Azathoth head-on. strength.

"Is there really no other way to fight Azathoth besides ascending the dimension?" Lin Qiye asked unwillingly.

"...No, at least not within the scope of my cognition." Merlin stroked his slender beard and sighed, "I have been exploring deep space for so many years, just to find a way out for this universe, but unfortunately... I haven't found it yet."

Lin Qiye clenched his fists tightly...

He traveled such a long distance to find a solution to Azathoth, but he did not expect that what he finally got was an unsolvable dilemma.

At this moment, he finally understood why [Chaos] was so sure that humans would not be able to win this war... With Azathoth, even if the three pillar gods and the restraining gods on the earth were all wiped out, humans still would not be able to recover from that war. Survive in the madness of the darkness, from the very beginning, the end of mankind is doomed...

and many more!

Lin Qiye suddenly raised his head, as if thinking of something,

"Reminiscence said that [Chaos] is the only existence among the restraining gods that can communicate with Azathoth...Since he is also in this universe and exists in the same dimension as us, how does he communicate with us? Azathoth communicated?"