[The unspoken panic, like a plague, began to quietly spread across the entire universe.]

[The thirteen divine-level civilizations left behind by the Primordial God all embarked on a journey of exploring the "future," each delving into the study of the "End Divine Throne" in hopes of finding a sliver of survival for their civilization under the impending "Chaos Fear."]

[However, the gods knew nothing about the true meaning of "Chaos Fear." During their years as "students" following the "Primordial God," this "concept" was only occasionally mentioned.]

[Whenever they mentioned this name to the gentle "Primordial God," a nameless terror would appear on his face, sternly warning them: "Do not think, do not look, do not study, do not observe."]

[Is this so-called "Chaos Fear" that can devour everything a person? A civilization? Or a terrifyingly abnormal "True Realm"?]

[All of this shrouded the universe like a mist, making it elusive and inspiring fear.]

[The gods did not understand, so they decided to "destroy everything that could possibly be Chaos Fear."]

[For ten thousand years, major civilizations engaged in an arms race, and various terrifying "Star-Destroying Weapons" were developed by the gods, who even studied the Ultimate Divine Throne and developed the "Conceptual Martial of Star System Destruction."]

[Due to the gods’ frantic exploitation of resources to forge "Divine Bodies," countless fixed stars dimmed and went out. Once they detected an abnormal "True Realm," they would unhesitatingly use "conceptual martial" to obliterate it, turning everything into nothingness, often causing entire star systems to fall into the abyss of destruction.]

[What was once a universe full of brilliant civilizations and bustling prosperity has now turned into a dead silence, devoid of life.]

[For the civilizations that emerged later, when they looked up at the starry sky, they would often see bright stars flickering—a sight that was not a natural beauty but the poignant sparks of planets’ destruction.]

[Divine-level civilizations enslaved one indigenous civilization after another.]

[Any civilization that could potentially give birth to "Chaos Fear" was suppressed, but if there was resistance, they would immediately activate "Star-Destroying Weapons," ruling everything with cruelty and bloodshed.]

[And "Chaos Fear" seemed not to occur due to the gods’ strategies; however—]

[There arose a divergence among the divine-level civilizations, initially just a collision of ideas, an ordinary quarrel.]

[Until in a fit of rage, someone shouted: "Perhaps, your civilization is the embodiment of that ’Chaos Fear’!"] 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

[From that day on, the divine-level civilizations dawned realization, as they gazed at their twelve remaining brothers and couldn’t help but gasp—the greatest hidden threat had always been lurking beside them.]

[A civilization capable of giving birth to "Chaos Fear" could only emerge from among the thirteen divine-level civilizations.]

[Henceforth, there was no verbal communication between them.]

["Too many, too terrifying, perhaps if only one civilization remains in the universe, true safety would be achieved." This dangerous thought quietly took root in the hearts of their respective civilization leaders.]

[They began to probe each other and discovered that each was secretly researching "Chaos Fear"...]

[Oh no!]

[They must be terminated quickly!]

[Conservative forces within the civilizations began to secretly communicate, hoping to end this unwarranted cold war cloud.]

[Yet, the war that engulfed the entire universe broke out regardless.]

[And the war, began as it ended.]

[Within the divine-level civilizations, the Great Gods’ trust in each other evaporated completely, thus they unanimously decided to activate the "conceptual martial" that could end everything.]

[The Great Gods of other divine-level civilizations had the same thought; hence, the mother stars of the thirteen divine-level civilizations headed toward the abyss of destruction under the ravaging of the "conceptual martial."]

[The universe bloomed into dazzling brilliance in an instant, but this was merely adding a few insignificant cracks to its body.]

[The universe, this dark and lifeless realm, was cold and ruthless, like a constantly expanding corpse devoid of any vitality.]

[Pain!]

[Among the divine-level civilizations, only a few Great Gods possessing the "Divine Throne," "Divine Body," and "Divine Format" survived. From then on, the gods wiped away their tears and never exposed their traces in the dark universe easily, to avoid repeating past mistakes.]

[With the grave of their entire civilization on their backs, they began the hunt.]

[The gods hunted each other, seizing the "Divine Throne," "Divine Body," and "Divine Format" to create even stronger "weapons"!]

[And "Zhuang Xinyao" came from one of the divine-level civilizations, who accidentally discovered the secret of the "Ultimate Divine Throne" in the Dongzhou civilization. She was just a pawn of the divine-level civilization but obtained the chance of "Ascension to Divinity."]

[Not everyone in divine-level civilizations could "ascend to divinity," as the universe’s resources were limited and only would be supplied to the "strong," yet "Zhuang Xinyao" was not strong enough among the angels.]

[I silently digested the "Hidden Star," indifferent to it all.]

[Time has become vague to me, seemingly decades, or perhaps a century.]

[Until one day, this dead silence was abruptly shattered.]

["Kill!"]

[A group of people unexpectedly stormed into this deep valley, the dull thuds of swords piercing flesh merging with the piercing and clamorous sounds of murder.]

[So noisy!]

[I suddenly opened my eyes, with a chilling gleam flashing in them; the "Sword Demon Heart Eye" silently extended, probing the chaotic world outside.]

[Dozens of low-tier swordsmen, along with a high-tier knight, were relentless in pursuit. Their targets were a pair of fleeing young lovers, a boy and a girl in a white dress. The obvious lovers ran hand in hand; the boy’s body was already riddled with wounds, his clothes stained red with blood.]