Chapter 226: The End of the War: Destruction or Rebirth?

The leaders of the other two nations, in order to quickly occupy the city, find the launch base, and shut down all the launched Nuclear Bombs, ordered their soldiers to speed up and kill anyone who resisted without exception.

The city was now filled with ordinary civilians; they were no match for the army, yet they held a determination to die, using their bodies to block the enemy's advance.

Finally, all the civilians gathered together in a square, surrounding their leader in the center. The soldiers of the other two nations stopped their attack at this moment, surrounding them instead and raising their weapons in constant vigilance.

The siege had come to an end, and the leaders of the other two nations, seeing that the overall situation was settled, also arrived at the square.

"You have already lost. Tell us how to stop the launch, and we might consider leaving your bodies intact."

The leader of the invading side said haughtily.

Seeing this, the leader of the third nation spoke up.

"Hahaha, we have reached this point, and you still use such childish words to threaten me. Although we have lost, neither I nor my people are cowards. Ask my people if any of them are afraid of death."

As soon as the leader finished speaking, the people gathered around began to speak one after another.

"Fight to the death, never retreat! Live and die together!"

"Fight to the death, never retreat! Live and die together!"

"Fight to the death, never retreat! Live and die together!"

"Did you hear that? You can destroy my country, you can destroy my city, you can destroy my army, but you cannot destroy our will."

After the leader said these impassioned words, they pressed the detonation device in their hand.

"Stubborn and unyielding! Seize them for me, and kill anyone who resists on the spot!"

Hearing their leader's command, the soldiers began to take action against the people in the square.

These were the last civilians of the nation; they linked arms, with no intention of retreating even a step.

Although they had no weapons, they were going to use their own lives to protect their country and to protect their leader for the final journey.

Seeing the last of the people using their own flesh and blood to block the soldiers of the other two nations before their eyes, the leader's heart was bleeding.

Even if they were to die, they would die heroically and would not bow to the enemy nations, staring fixedly at the leaders of the other two nations.

"Do you really think you can destroy our will this way? My people, are you afraid?"

"Not afraid!" "Not afraid!" "Not afraid!"...

"Hahaha, good! You are worthy of being my people; I am proud to have you!"

"Shout with me: 5"

"5"

"4"

"3"

Hearing the countdown, the leaders of the other two nations panicked.

Oh no, they were going to detonate the Nuclear Bombs.

Previously, over twenty thousand had been launched, and many had not detonated. They had originally intended to use these unexploded Nuclear Bombs to force the other two nations to retreat, but the other two nations saw success right before their eyes, so how could they give up?

However, it was already too late!

"2"

"1"

As the final number 1 was shouted out, the Nuclear Bombs exploded.

Whether it was the ones launched previously that hadn't detonated, or the last Nuclear Bomb in the city, they were all detonated simultaneously.

Many mushroom clouds rose across the entire continent at the same time.

A continent of 6 million square kilometers, with twenty thousand Nuclear Bombs detonating at once.

In an instant, the entire continent was enveloped by mushroom clouds; the clouds collided, and the whole continent was shrouded in gray.

The twenty thousand Nuclear Bombs directly blasted the continent down by a layer, and seawater began to pour back onto the land.

The entire landmass soon disappeared into the ocean; except for the dust in the sky, one could not even tell that this had once been land.

Nuclear Bombs have radiation; some Soul Beasts that had previously hidden in the deep sea were also affected by this radiation, their bodies beginning to fester and die one after another.

One week after the nuclear explosion, Jerry checked and found that there was not a single living creature left in this Small World, leaving behind only seawater and air filled with radiation.

Except for the place where Jerry and the others lived, which was protected by a Barrier, the entire Small World was filled with radiation.

Because the space was only so large, the radiation could not dissipate and filled the entire space.

With this radiation present, it would likely be difficult for any living creatures to be born again.

The Small World was destroyed, and only 6,000 years had passed this time.

From the birth of the Small World to its destruction, a total of 20,000 years had passed.

Above the clouds, Jerry, the Silver Dragon King, and the Fairy Queen witnessed the birth and destruction of a world, gaining much insight; at this moment, all three fell into a deep Awakening.

This realization lasted for four thousand years, because Jerry had made a small device that would alert him once a year had passed in the outside world.

Upon waking, Jerry had gained many insights.

The comprehension of the Time Rule alone had reached 80% completion.

Jerry also learned that 70% of the Time Rule could accelerate time by 20,000 times, and at 80%, it doubled again, reaching 40,000 times.

40,000 times! One day in the Main World was over 109 years in the Small World.

If a Spirit Master were trapped for a day, they might die of old age directly.

The humans of the Small World followed a technological path and had created and invented many things.

Therefore, the Creation Rule also increased to 60%; compared to the Creation Rule, the Destruction Rule had increased even more.

Witnessing the destruction of a Small World with his own eyes allowed Jerry's Destruction Rule to reach 80% completion.

When the world was destroyed, all living creatures in the Small World died.

This gave Jerry a more thorough understanding of death; sometimes, death really happens in an instant.

In the face of powerful opponents, falling behind means being beaten; invasion, slaughter, and death are happening at every moment.

Facing death, some choose to cling greedily to life, while others choose to resist to the death.

Before their own faith and country, they possess an iron-like will; at such times, death becomes not so terrifying.

Seeing the various ways people face death has allowed Jerry to comprehend much, and his Death Rule has increased to 10%. Although it is only 10%, Jerry believes that now, when facing the gods of the God Realm, even without the aid of the Crystal Ball, he can completely kill them.

The Silver Dragon King and the Fairy Queen also woke up, and after everyone exchanged thoughts, their comprehension was about the same.

"Jerry, in twenty thousand years of time, the Small World went from birth to destruction. Having witnessed all of this with my own eyes, I still feel very shocked. Will our Main World outside also head toward destruction in the future?"

The Silver Dragon King is very sad, having witnessed with her own eyes the birth and destruction of a civilization.

This makes her very sorrowful; she saw every step of the Small World with her own eyes, and because of one weapon, it was destroyed in an instant. So, will the Main World outside eventually head toward destruction because of some object in the future?

"Silver Dragon King, I know you are very worried, but the Main World and the Small World are different. This Small World only headed toward destruction so quickly because its area was limited. In fact, these are all caused by greed for resources. As long as we guide them well, although we cannot be certain whether the world will eventually be destroyed, we can make the world develop in a better direction as much as possible."

Jerry comforted the Silver Dragon King, though in his heart, he was also very shocked.

Taking the path of technology, the final result is destruction.

This Small World had many limitations, which disguisedly accelerated the development of society, but the unbridled extraction of resources, the consumption of resources, and the stirring up of wars for the sake of resources—these were all the work of greed.

In fact, there is another very important reason: this is a world of Cultivation, yet humanity abandoned Cultivation and chose the path of technology.

The path of technology consumes more resources than Cultivation.

In the later stages of Cultivation, one does not need to eat; one only needs to absorb the soul power in the air.

In this world, the only thing Jerry did not restrict was soul power.

Moreover, he set up a Spirit Gathering Array in the Small World; it can be said that the concentration of soul power in the Small World was over a hundred times that of the outside world.

This is why, at the beginning, even without Cultivation techniques, humans could achieve the effects of Cultivation by relying on the soul power absorbed passively by their bodies.

It is a pity, though, that Cultivation depends on talent.

The Small World had a small area, and too few people with good talent were born; there were too many people at the bottom, and for the sake of survival, they took the wrong path.

After taking the wrong path, if they had exercised restraint, it would not have necessarily headed toward destruction like this.

In the human world, out of tens of millions of people, it is considered good if one wise person can be born.

The population of the Small World was still too small, and most of the time was spent in war; they did not wait for a wise person to be born to lead them, which is also a point of regret.

If Jerry had made the continent larger at the time and expanded the living space for humans, perhaps the situation would not have been like this.

For Jerry, this Small World was an experiment. It was his first time doing it, and he had no experience; the role of the three of them was that of Observers, with no actions of intervention.

"Jerry, four thousand years have passed from the destruction of the Small World to the end of our comprehension. What are we going to do next?"

The Fairy Queen spoke up. She and the Silver Dragon King were completely different; it might be that she had seen far more death and destruction than the Silver Dragon King, and psychologically, she was already fully able to endure it.

"Fairy Queen, you saw the Small World from birth to destruction; do you have no feelings about it?" Jerry asked in confusion, as he also wanted to get some answers from the Fairy Queen.

"I do, but not many; it just deepened my memories. Back then, the Fairy Clan was even worse off than the third country. At least they perished together with their enemies, which can be considered revenge. But the Fairy Clan was different, because I fell first, and the other fairies also resisted to the death; in the end, the Fairy Clan was exterminated, while the enemies of the Fairy Clan are still living carefree lives in the God Realm."

When the Fairy Queen said this, a trace of desolation appeared on her face.

Although the Fairy Queen did not usually say much, Jerry knew that the Fairy Queen had always been holding a breath in her heart.

It was just that she hid her thoughts in her heart; when the time was ripe, she would absolutely not be soft-hearted when facing the God Realm.

There was nothing left to observe in the Small World. Standing above the clouds and looking at the gray world below, Jerry also felt a little bit of emotion; after all, it was the first Small World he had created with his own hands.

"Huh!"

Jerry suddenly let out a "huh."

"What is it?" the Silver Dragon King asked; at their level, they rarely expressed confusion.

"Look at the Small World, in that direction."

Hearing Jerry's reply, the Silver Dragon King and the Fairy Queen both looked toward that direction.

On the surface of the sea, where there was originally nothing, there now appeared a few small, green trees.

This location was originally a high mountain, but because of the Nuclear Bomb explosion, it had been blasted and submerged under the sea.

However, this location was different; less than 50 centimeters below the sea level was the ground.

Besides the trees that had grown above the sea surface, many water plants were also growing inside.

From the end of the nuclear explosion to now, four thousand years of time, life had recovered here.

"I will adjust the flow of time."

After Jerry finished speaking, he directly adjusted the time flow of the Small World to forty thousand times; this was the maximum multiple he could adjust to after comprehending 80% of the Time Rule.

Inside the Small World, as time passed, more and more trees grew above the sea surface.

The rebirth of plants added another color to the Small World once again.

Plants can perform respiration and photosynthesis.

Moreover, because these plants were born after the nuclear explosion, they had all undergone some mutations and could absorb the nuclear radiation in the seawater and the air.

More and more plants were born, consuming a lot of water; gradually, the sea level began to drop.

One piece of land after another appeared on the water surface, just like individual small islands.

As time flowed, the plants began to spread their seeds; the seeds landed, took root, and grew into new plants.

Because of the consumption by the plants, the sea level continued to drop, and the islands that were relatively close had already connected.

In the Small World, ten thousand years passed; these islands eventually connected into one piece, and a complete landmass was born.

Perhaps because of the nuclear radiation, although many plants were born during these ten thousand years, they did not transform into Soul Beasts.

Jerry asked the World Consciousness about it.

The World Consciousness told Jerry that because these plants absorbed nuclear radiation, they had mutated into a new species. Although their appearance was that of plants, their essence was too different from plants, and therefore they were not recognized as plants by the World Rule.

During these ten thousand years, all the nuclear radiation in the entire Small World had been absorbed by these plants and converted into nutrients for the Growth of the plants.

These plants all grew in nuclear radiation, and nuclear radiation became a necessary element for their Growth.

Now that there was no more nuclear radiation, these plants began to show signs of large-scale death.

Large swathes of plants began to die, a sight that pained Jerry and the other two.

"Jerry, these plants are also life; could it be that these lives will perish once again?"

Looking at the dying plants below, the Fairy Queen asked; although the World Consciousness had said they did not belong to plants, the Fairy Queen did not think so.

She secretly checked and discovered that, aside from absorbing nuclear radiation, they were the same as plants in every other way.

"The world was destroyed last time, yet they were able to be born again; I think there might still be new vitality."

Jerry said uncertainly; he had originally thought that once plants were born, animals would soon appear and everything would return to the initial starting point, but he had not expected the plants to start dying off on such a large scale now.

As time passed, more and more plants died, until one day, some plants began to evolve; they survived and no longer needed to absorb nuclear radiation.

As these plants finished evolving, the World Consciousness suddenly contacted Jerry.

The World Consciousness told Jerry that these living ones were now recognized as plants by the World Rule.

Hearing this news, the three of them were very happy.

Plants were born, spread seeds, and evolved into Soul Beasts; life became increasingly vigorous.

Then, when the plants reached one hundred thousand years of Cultivation, the Thunder Tribulation descended, and a portion began to take human form.

After another period of time, living creatures were born in the ocean.

The marine creatures evolved into Sea Soul Beasts, then evolved into amphibious Soul Beasts, and began to head toward the continent.

After an unknown number of years, humans rose up and began to explore the forests.

Plant Soul Beasts were once again caught between Animal Soul Beasts and humans.

Plant Soul Beasts were once again at a disadvantage, and Animal Soul Beasts began to push toward the center of the land, coming into contact with humans and erupting into battle.

Humans killed Soul Beasts, touched the Spirit Rings, began to break through, and then humans launched a counterattack.

……

Everything, everything, had returned to the starting point.

How truly marvelous!

Destruction is also rebirth, death is not the end, and life is a miracle.

This was because the time flow rate Jerry had set this time was forty thousand times.

The Small World once again headed toward the edge of destruction, though this time it did not head down a technological path, remaining on the path of Cultivation, yet it did give birth to Soul Guidance Devices.

Humans researched Soul Guidance Devices extensively and eventually developed a Soul Guidance Device with power equivalent to a Nuclear Bomb.

Then, once war broke out, this type of Soul Guidance Device was utilized in the war.

In the end, all living creatures in the Small World perished once again, and the land sank back into the seabed.

This time, the Small World still did not escape the twenty-thousand-year hurdle, still being destroyed at the twenty-thousand-year mark.

After the destruction, as time passed, new life appeared again.

This time it stepped onto a technological path, but the ending was the same; at the twenty-thousand-year mark, it was destroyed once again.

Having witnessed the birth and destruction of the world three times, the birth and death of life.

Whether it was Jerry, the Silver Dragon King, or the Fairy Queen, even the World Consciousness had been watching the Small World this time, and all had gained many insights.

Perhaps because the Small World was created by Jerry's own hands and the time flow rate within was also set by Jerry, Jerry's insights were greater than anyone else's.

Speaking solely of the Time Rule, at the twenty-thousand-year mark, Jerry had comprehended 90% of it, allowing him to set a time flow rate of eighty thousand times.

Then, another twenty thousand years passed, and Jerry finally comprehended the Time Rule to 100%; at this time, everyone would think the upper limit of the time flow rate was one hundred and sixty thousand times, but in fact, it was not—100% comprehension is already a perfect mastery of the Rule.

If he were to return to the Main World at this time, the World Rule might redefine a God Position for Jerry; being the God of Time would not be an exaggeration.

After perfectly mastering the Time Rule, there is no upper limit; a glance of ten thousand years, a glance of a million years, all depend on a single thought from Jerry.

In addition to the Time Rule, the Space Rule reached 80%, the Destruction Rule reached 90%, the Death Rule reached 30%, and the Life Rule also reached 10%.

The current Jerry looked at the Small World and suddenly felt that the Small World was still too small, with too many limitations.

Jerry waved his hand, and the land of the Small World began to rise, finally being turned into a sphere by Jerry.

Then he began to add gravity to this sphere, and all the seawater began to adhere to the surface of the sphere.

After thinking about it, he made the planet larger, just like the Douluo Planet, and then replicated the distribution of land and ocean from the Douluo Planet one-to-one.

The space of the Small World was too small, so Jerry waved his hand, and the space directly expanded until the edges could no longer be seen.

Then he used every type of element to create a planet, totaling eight single-attribute planets, plus the original one, making nine in total.

Why eight single-attribute planets? Because Jerry had left the Douluo Planet and explored the universe, and there were indeed eight single-attribute planets in this universe.

He placed the fire-attribute planet in the center, and then the other planets were arranged in order around the fire-attribute planet.

He set the rotation and revolution for each planet.

Then he adjusted the size and gravity of each planet.

Finally, Jerry felt something was still missing; after looking at it, he suddenly understood—the fire-attribute planet was now equivalent to the Sun, so naturally, it was missing a moon.

Then Jerry made another small planet and let it orbit the Life Planet, and thus, the moon appeared as well.

Now this planet was created entirely in the image of the Douluo Planet; except for a few Meteorites in space, everything else was basically the same.

In this way, the development of this world might be one direction for the development of the Douluo Planet in the Main World.

With this, a replicated Douluo Star System was born.

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