Chapter 113 The Truth About the Gray Fog

In the evening, when Achen returned to his room, he saw Senior Xiaoshi floating in front of him again.

"Kid, what's wrong? Scared by the information from the Demon Clan?" Xiao Shi mocked.

“Senior, I’m not afraid of death, but I’m afraid that even if I die, I won’t be able to protect my sister and parents,” Achen said.

"If you want to protect the people you care about, there's only one way—become stronger!" Xiao Shi said.

"I want to become stronger too! But I'm only nine years old. Even if I work day and night without rest, I can't become strong all at once!" Achen said indignantly.

"Boy, if you really want to get stronger quickly, I do have a way, but I don't know if you have the guts," Xiao Shi said.

"Senior, your provocation is really lame! You know perfectly well that I dare to venture into a place like the Spirit Realm where I'm almost certain to die, so what danger in this world wouldn't I dare to face?" Achen said.

"Pshaw! The dangers of the Spirit Realm are all just illusions. Anyway, you all know that as long as you crush the teleportation jade talisman at the moment of death, you can return to the academy square unharmed."

"But the method I'm about to use really involves facing life and death. If you're not careful, you could actually die," Xiao Shi said.

"As long as it makes me stronger quickly, I'm not afraid. Everything comes at a price, and what you give and what you get are always proportional," Achen said resolutely.

"Have you thought this through? Once you make a decision, there won't be a chance to regret it later!" Xiao Shi said.

"Yes, I've thought it through, and I won't regret it!" Ah Chen said earnestly.

"Actually, I once saw a record of this gray fog in an ancient miscellaneous book."

Back then, in our universe, there was a cultivation realm that was destroyed because it was eroded by the gray mist.

However, not all the powerful figures in this interface fled in a panic.

They conducted a thorough study of the fog and eventually discovered that it was actually a substance derived from many abandoned interfaces.

The main reason those interfaces were abandoned was the excessive exploitation of energy resources by humans, or the development of powerful and destructive weapons.

To put it bluntly, the root of all this comes from humanity itself.

When an interface is abandoned for more than 10,000 years, it will generate gray fog.

The reason why the gray fog devours all spiritual energy and vitality is actually to re-condense energy and build a new universe.

During this process, the gray mist slowly condensed, and a new race was born within it—the Fine Demon Clan.

The Fine Demons inherited the Gray Mist's devouring properties, and they also possessed intelligence.

Under their conscious guidance, the gray fog will continuously erode those interfaces that are still in their prime, extracting their spiritual energy and vitality to strengthen itself.

When the gray fog has absorbed enough energy and the demon race is powerful enough, they will destroy this interface and continue towards the next target, until they have devoured all the interfaces in this universe.

Thus, this universe entered its period of decline.

At the same time, a new universe was born.

After the new universe is born, the will of the universe will reject the powerful demon race and banish them into the endless void.

The area was surrounded by chaos, and the powerful Demon Clan would eventually merge into the chaos, becoming the energy of the newborn universe.

After discovering the catalytic role played by the gray mist and the fine demon race in the cosmic process, the powerful beings of that realm, knowing they could not resist their erosion, ultimately chose to gather together and collectively self-destruct.

The power of countless powerful beings self-destructing destroyed a small part of the interface, ultimately dispelling the gray fog that was corroding the interface and killing the fine demons hidden in the gray fog.

Such a devastating explosion ensured that no living being in that realm survived.

But at least they stopped the gray fog from expanding further and prevented the demon race from becoming increasingly powerful, buying tens of millions of years of time for humans in other realms of this universe.

Unfortunately, after a long period of time, later generations have long forgotten the sacrifices of those powerful beings from that realm, and have also forgotten the history of the Gray Mist and the Fine Demon Clan.

People have even forgotten the realm that sacrificed itself for this universe—the Realm of Bathing Sun.

Senior Xiao Shi's introduction to the gray fog shocked A Chen.

He originally thought that the gray fog invasion was just an isolated case in the Misty Heaven Realm, but he did not expect that it was actually an inevitable path for the universe from its infancy to maturity and then to its decline after its birth.

Then consider the green algae planet where he was born, and the Flowing Light Galaxy which was eroded by the Withering Virus.

Once a completely abandoned planet appears in a star system, gray fog will gradually emerge, giving rise to the Fine Demon race, thus setting the stage for the destruction of the entire star system.

This is truly terrifying to think about!

The Misty Heavenly Realm, currently invaded by the gray mist from multiple directions, is actually on the path to destruction.

If the people here give up resistance and allow the Demon Clan to completely devour the entire interface, then they will continue to advance towards the next adjacent interface.

Those powerful individuals thought they could escape the Misty Heaven Realm and find a more suitable realm for their cultivation and survival, but little did they know that by doing so, they were actually opening a door of convenience for the Gray Mist and the Fine Demon Clan.

The descendants of humanity in this universe will ultimately face utter destruction because of their inaction.

"Senior Xiao Shi, why did you say these words to me?" Achen asked after a long silence.

"Kid, that's a good question!"

Logically speaking, I should tell this to that old fellow Zhuang Xingfeng from the Confucian Academy.

Then he would convene the experts of the Misty Heaven Realm to discuss countermeasures.

But have you ever thought that the stronger a person is, the more afraid they are of death, because they have a long enough lifespan to enjoy?

Have you ever heard of the term 'hot-blooded youth'?

Compared to those old guys among the strong, it is you young people who are more willing to sacrifice yourselves.

If I were to tell them about this, those powerful figures would definitely choose to suppress the news for the sake of their reputation.

Even worse, they might directly eliminate Zhuang Xingfeng, because that old guy will definitely choose to sacrifice himself, and he will also drag other powerful people down with him.

The problem is, even if a small group of strong individuals are willing to sacrifice themselves alongside him, what will the outcome be?

Are you really willing to let everyone in the Misty Heavenly Realm perish just to delay the destruction of this universe?