The wheels of time roll ever forward, and in tandem, every epoch and every space within time follows its inherent laws. With the emergence of humanity, these advanced primates, humans have created more and more things, and the unknown has grown, leading to the proliferation of parallel worlds. Originally, everything had its traceable path, but somewhere along the line, spacetime began to develop fissures.
She had already drawn a slightly abstract "painting" in the air, a depiction that profoundly illustrated the original state of the entire spacetime.
She drew one of the circles crookedly. "Perhaps because the barycenter of the stars became unstable, in this cyclical rotation, a gradual shift occurred. Once two or more adjacent worlds deviated, spacetime fissures would form. I've discussed this with the Main Network before; the department within the Spacetime Administration dedicated to handling world invaders exists precisely because of these frequent spacetime fissures. People, intentionally or unintentionally, invade other timelines—these are the so-called transmigration and rebirth individuals. Their existence further widens these spacetime fissures. The instability of one timeline triggers a butterfly effect, leading to more and more worlds experiencing such problems, ultimately culminating in the current situation. Some worlds are practically riddled with holes."
These were all of Luan Yu's deductions and speculations regarding the issue of spacetime fissures.
Next, she intended to ask her own questions.
"I've asked you several times, what exactly is Human Karma?"
She didn't rush to answer, instead letting the Main Network express its own view first.
The Main Network had previously inquired about this question and had its own understanding. It used the system screen of 007 to display an image, showing several planets in the vast universe.
"This is the 441st year after humanity stepped out of Blue Star. In a certain star system, people discovered a highly efficient energy source on one of these planets. Various factions, both individual and official, desired to possess it. Later, during a dispute, they accidentally ignited the largest energy reserve. The reserve, equivalent to seventy Tsar Bombs, detonated instantly. Within minutes, this planet was reduced to cosmic debris. Approximately six million people on the planet at the time turned to dust in an instant. The fragments of the planet severely impacted over a dozen surrounding planets, and the final death toll from this catastrophe exceeded thirty million. And all of this began simply because humans fought over the energy on a single planet."
The image of the planet's explosion was simulated. As the Main Network explained, everyone present felt a chill run down their spines.
Zhu Nian continued, "This is a more macroscopic example, but in fact, such disasters were foreshadowed much earlier. Before humans broke free from the constraints of gravity, there was a period of intense solar activity. Droughts were rampant year after year. Humans, for their own selfish gain, frantically extracted groundwater, almost completely cutting off the lifeline for other creatures, leading to the death of over half of the Earth's life forms at the time. Later, when it finally rained, humans thought they had survived, unaware that it was only the beginning of the disaster. The decomposition of countless animal corpses bred innumerable bacteria and viruses. Most humans, who had narrowly survived the drought, suffered heavy casualties from bacteria and viruses. According to historical records, the death toll from that disaster exceeded three-fifths of the world's population."
Based on these two examples, Luan Yu made her own deduction: "So, what is known as Human Karma is that a portion of people commit sins, and everyone bears the karmic consequences. Is it that simple?"
"It is that simple."
"That's not right," Luan Yu said, somewhat confused. "If it were truly that simple, then each world could just solve its own problems. Why are all of them suffering?"
"Human realms, places with people, or places with living beings, the Three Thousand Worlds, Human Karma, pertains to all, not just one."
This explanation made sense.
At the same time, it became even more terrifying.
Main Network: "I have simulated the operational methods of the Three Thousand Worlds. When countless worlds overlap, problems are prone to occur. I can understand that. Human Karma is easier to comprehend, but I still cannot connect them to what is happening now. How did these aliens appear? Why do negative emotions turn people into aliens?"
This time, it was Zhu Nian's turn to explain. She had only recently come up with this possibility herself.
"In my world, there was a place called the Three Realms Stele, from which one could enter different timelines. The Three Realms Stele was filled with resentment, and this resentment formed various kinds of monsters. That might have been the prototype of aliens. After the Three Thousand Worlds developed fissures, those things escaped and affected other worlds. As for here..."
"I understand!"
Luan Yu suddenly shouted. She quickly erased what she had drawn earlier and sketched a simple diagram of the operational trajectory.
"This is the progression of time. I said earlier that this line has no beginning or end. What if it does?"
"What do you mean?"
Luan Yu said excitedly, "This is the beginning, your world, you are the god, and it ends here, my world, I am the god, and the Three Thousand Worlds will ultimately converge here!"
The place where they were began to change. The walls of the houses receded, and they found themselves standing in the void. There was nothing here but the simple drawings before them.
"Do you understand? Starting with you, ending with me, on some dimensional level, we form a closed loop. Everything in between originally had its own operational trajectory. All the bad things should also have had their own trajectory—from the demonic creatures formed by resentment in your world, to the aliens here, they had their own path. If one world bears too much negative emotion, it would disappear, but this would have no overall impact. There are too many parallel timelines; losing one or two does not affect the overall operation. But one day, all of this became chaotic. Suppose it starts here; humanity is born, and they exert the greatest influence on the Three Thousand Worlds, or perhaps the Three Thousand Worlds were born because of them. More and more, negative things accumulate. Adjacent worlds rotate and collide, creating spacetime fissures. 'Aliens,' which originally had their own separate trajectories, entered the normal human worlds. They liked this world where they wouldn't mutate endlessly, so they began to ram against it incessantly. Spacetime fissures increased, the operation of the Three Thousand Worlds became more chaotic, and finally, it became what it is now."
She superimposed countless circles on the drawing, making the entire image appear chaotic but clearly conveying the reason for the Three Thousand Worlds' current state.
If everything existed objectively, then in the Three Thousand Worlds, the demonic creatures originally had their place. It was the continuous increase and superposition of the Three Thousand Worlds that covered their world, forcing them to replicate endlessly, becoming hideous and transforming into aliens. Due to continuous replication and increasing negative influences, their numbers rapidly increased. Simultaneously, with nowhere to go, they could only continuously crowd into human worlds, snatching human living space.
Luan Yu finished speaking excitedly, looking intently at Zhu Nian. "The most likely scenario is this. This is how it can have a beginning and an end, how it can form a closed loop. Do you understand?"
Zhu Nian nodded heavily. "I understand."