Invisible ripples spread outward in layers, centered around the space occupied by Lin Feng and Ling.
At the opportune moment, countless universes, as if about to restart, began to flicker.
All life within those universes felt a sense of approaching the end of their existence.
Shining stars became unstable, and the cosmic barriers, as if being sliced, developed numerous fissures through which unnamable substances began to pour in.
Outside hyperspace, cosmic bubbles now resembled actual bubbles, constantly twisting, deforming, and shattering.
Some powerful beings within the universes could no longer bear to watch and began to use their abilities to maintain cosmic stability.
They paid no mind to the usual state of the universes, but now, the destruction of the cosmos would undoubtedly affect them.
However, no matter how hard they tried, their efforts were like bailing out a sinking ship with a single cup.
Universes began to break down one after another, like a chain reaction, their decay far surpassing the limits of those powerful beings.
In the end, even OAA could not stand by any longer.
He extended his hand, and a small amount of faint golden light surged into countless universes, sustaining their existence.
OAA had intervened, largely alleviating the disintegration of countless universes.
After all, OAA did not wish to see so many universes meet their end.
Within the ultra-stable universe, no one cared about the ongoing battle.
Clark felt the despair of being bound all over his body, his bio-force field constantly struggling against it.
Kara beside him wore a pained expression on her face.
Under the oppressive darkness, Kara could not even utter a sound.
Suddenly, a point of light appeared before Kara, and in the boundless darkness, an unstable portal opened.
Behind her, a large hand swept towards her, pushing Kara into the portal.
Kara struggled to turn her head, opening her heavy eyelids to see who had pushed her.
Her final gaze fell upon Clark’s determined eyes.
As Kara fell through the portal, it immediately collapsed.
Under this immense pressure and despair, Clark inexplicably grasped some new abilities.
Using the Infinity Stones that Lin Feng's clone had given him in advance, he opened a portal, just before space completely collapsed and coordinates became impossible to fix, sending Kara back to the DC universe with all his might.
He could fight until the very last moment, even sacrificing his life for the sake of countless universes, but Kara could not.
Kara had to survive…
Clark, gazing at the irredeemable universe, had already resigned himself to death.
Images of Martha and Lois appeared in Clark's mind.
They stood together, quietly, smiling at Clark.
Their eyes were filled with reluctance, yet they did not utter a single word of persuasion.
...
An hidden withdrew her wings, her gaze fixed in the direction of the starlight space.
She glanced at the tattered corpse in her hand and casually tossed it into the cosmic void.
It was the dwarf's corpse…
The imprint of Lin Feng within the core principles was vibrating incessantly.
She could sense that Lin Feng was enduring even greater pressure and was powerless against the universe's demise.
Without receiving any orders, she no longer knew what to do, only to hover there quietly, awaiting Lin Feng's return or the universe's destruction…
On Luo Yongtian's side, only two or three of the First Faction's black-robed figures remained.
Barrol, that woman, had eventually turned traitor, aiding Luo Yongtian's faction in eliminating the black-robed figures.
Though the reason was unknown.
It was precisely because of her addition that the First Faction's demise was accelerated.
The dwarf, Devent, and Ivan had lost their vital signs.
Luo Yongtian and Egart sat back-to-back on an energy chessboard.
The chessboard, affected by the encroaching darkness, was also in the process of collapsing.
Before them, Joseph lay there, barely breathing.
"In this situation, is there any hope…"
Egart touched the wound on his left shoulder.
It was the last strike left by Joseph; if not for Luo Yongtian's assistance, that blow would have likely pierced his heart.
"Given the current circumstances, we can only trust Lin Feng…" Luo Yongtian responded weakly.
What Egart was asking about was not whether Joseph could be saved, but whether the universe could be saved.
They had lost sight of Lin Feng and Ling's battle in the latter half.
Yet, even so, everyone knew that the current cosmic anomalies were likely caused by the two of them.
Waiting idly for their fate to descend was vexing, despairing, yet utterly helpless.
"Huh? Something's wrong?!"
Egart suddenly exclaimed.
He suddenly felt the emotion of despair rapidly receding!
Luo Yongtian felt a premonition and looked up.
The all-encompassing dark erosion suddenly stopped its advance.
Then, before everyone's eyes, it rapidly receded like a tide.
"This is…"
Luo Yongtian's eyes lit up, and he ignored his depleted body, struggling to stand.
Could it be that Lin Feng had won?
The enveloping shadow receded, and the situation changed abruptly once more!
As all beings quietly awaited the descent of death, a glimmer of inexplicable life began to surge.
The cosmic barriers stabilized, and the constantly twisting bubble universes ceased their struggle.
Everything began to inexplicably improve!
This was perceived by all beings in the cosmos.
Though they did not understand, a joy of surviving a disaster filled everyone's hearts.
That inescapable feeling of impending death pressing down upon them had truly been a terrible experience!
Somewhere unknown within the cosmos, OAA withdrew his hand, sensing the change.
After gazing in a certain direction for a while, a smile appeared on his face.
The destructive aura that had enveloped all universes had arrived swiftly and departed just as quickly!
After bringing despair to numerous lives, it had, as if playing a joke, vanished without a trace?!
In the starlight space.
No, this space had already disappeared.
Along with it, all matter here had vanished, including those few planets.
All that remained were Lin Feng and Ling, whose chest was pierced and almost gone.
After the space was destroyed, the two no longer knew where they were.
Perhaps it was another graveyard for all universes, or perhaps it was in the void between universes.
Lin Feng's arm pierced Ling's chest.
A circular hole in Ling's chest was covered by a mixture of gold and blue substance, causing Ling's existence to dissipate.
Ling's eyes had dimmed, and he continuously spat out purple blood from his mouth.
He paid no mind to Lin Feng, nor to the arm plunged into his chest.
Ling tremblingly turned his head, struggling to look back.
Behind his semi-transparent body, a similarly semi-transparent being embraced him from behind.
This being had appeared just as he was about to detonate all the starlight to destroy the universe.
It had simply embraced Ling from behind, preventing the starlight's self-destruction.
In that instant, Ling lost control of all the starlight.
That starlight revolved around the being behind him, continuously dissipating.
It seemed as though that being was the true master of the starlight…