This Human Immortal Is Too Serious

Chapter 543 541 Grand Finale: Break Out of the Black Hole!

Black holes.Black holes?

The illusion of the Giant of Starlight had already vanished. Wu Wang had returned to his own perspective, standing there gazing into the boundless void, unable to regain his composure for a long time.

This? Is the Great Wilderness within a black hole?

Wu Wang stood there in a daze, memories surfacing in his mind.

How did I come to the Great Wilderness? By piloting the spaceship that plunged into the wormhole near Earth.

Wu Wang was a spaceship pilot in his previous life and, of course, understood that wormholes and black holes were two completely different concepts. Wormholes refer to high-dimensional passages between two distant space-times, much like folding a piece of paper, punching a hole through it, and then unfolding the paper to reveal two corresponding small holes—similar to wormholes in a two-dimensional world. Wormholes can be called 'space-time tunnels'; they are merely passageways.

But a black hole is a type of celestial body with immense mass, possessing gravity so strong that not even light can escape. They often form from the collapse of super-massive stars.

So, although Wu Wang was well aware that he had arrived at the Great Wilderness through a wormhole, his understanding of physics did not lead him to consider black holes.

How can the Great Wilderness exist within a black hole? Why does something like the Great Wilderness exist?

As the Heavenly Dao operated, Wu Wang's thoughts suddenly expanded. The entire Great Wilderness World seemed to be aiding him in deducing and validating his calculations.

Upon learning the crucial information that he was within a black hole, and with the Three Thousand Dao conditioning him, Wu Wang quickly understood the various key points and realized the cause and effect.

He took a step forward, his figure bizarrely disappearing into the void, and appeared in an utterly dark and empty space. Before long, Wu Wang caught a trace of fluctuation. This fluctuation belonged neither to the Great Dao nor to anything known within the Great Wilderness.

Wu Wang took half a step back, his figure once again materializing above the Great Wilderness.

This is transcendence.

He had found a way to avoid the great calamity and a passage to escape this world.

Step out from the event horizon of the black hole? That would be an act capable of causing Einstein, the Venerable One, to flip his coffin lid.

Wu Wang crossed his arms and looked down at the Great Wilderness with a sudden, self-mocking chuckle.

'Everything is an illusion.'

'Everything is real.'

The Great Wilderness World exists within a black hole. Relative to the universe to which the black hole belongs, the interior of the black hole is another space-time; hence, everything here is an illusion. Yet the black hole itself exists in reality, and so does the Great Wilderness.

So, how does the Great Wilderness exist?

Wu Wang narrowed his eyes slightly, suddenly recalling two rather famous theories: the black hole hair theory and the black hole no-hair theorem.

To Wu Wang's half-baked understanding, the black hole no-hair theorem is a process of simplification. Physicists adopted it when describing black holes as celestial bodies using three essential pieces of information—mass, charge, and angular momentum. These three can describe the physical characteristics of black holes; other information is insignificant. The black hole hair theory, however, is more complex.

For example, if the strong gravitational pull of a black hole rips apart a planet, the matter that originally existed on that planet has corresponding information. This information is also absorbed by the black hole. Information does not vanish out of thin air, nor does it appear from nowhere; it should exist, but inside the black hole, it loses its meaning. This information is like the soft hair of a black hole.

The existence of the Great Wilderness is likely related to the 'information of matter absorbed by the black hole'.

Wu Wang had a sudden, wild thought.

Could the universe in which Blue Star resides be within an even larger black hole? Was there once a mythological civilization that ultimately fell, its remnants falling into a black hole, with information rearranging and merging within the black hole, giving birth to this Great Wilderness? Or perhaps, had some powerful being from the universe entered a black hole, leaving behind its information, sketching the outline of the Great Wilderness...

Wu Wang couldn't understand, nor could he gain full insight; this was a question far beyond the many levels of the Great Wilderness World.

Outside the black hole, the curvature of space-time prevents even light from escaping. Yet inside the black hole, there exists a relatively stable space-time.

Shifting the focus back to the apocalyptic disaster of the Great Wilderness, everything became simplified.

Is it that the black hole itself is about to undergo violent turbulence, affecting the existence of the Great Wilderness World, so the Great Wilderness World must inevitably be destroyed—and must be destroyed—unless the tremors within the black hole itself can be stopped? And this fluctuation seems to be periodic, with the internal energy of the black hole erupting toward the original universe. White Holes? The apocalyptic disaster corresponds to a White Hole eruption?

Indeed, the Great Wilderness must be destroyed at fixed time points because the black hole itself must carry out a periodic energy output, which is the White Hole eruption. This process disrupts the existing form of the black hole's 'information hair.'

Wu Wang raised an eyebrow, continually reasoning and searching. Knowledge once heard on Blue Star flowed into his mind, extending according to the rules of the Three Thousand Dao of the Great Wilderness. At the end of the Great Dao, all truths intersect and become evident.

"Master."

Zhong Ling's voice came again. The not-yet-fully-born Eastern Emperor's Bell appeared beside Wu Wang, covered in 'cracks'.

"Now, do you still need that hint?"

Wu Wang's voice became much lighter. "Go ahead."

Zhong Ling hummed softly, speaking slowly, "This is what the Master said to me on the first timeline that created me—It is the material that determines consciousness, not consciousness that determines the material."

Wu Wang couldn't help but respond, "Having seen the truth of the Great Wilderness, why didn't you give me the hint directly before?"

"Master, on other timelines I tried to tell you these things, but you suspected that I was the very cause of the disaster," Zhong Ling sighed softly. "The path we tread now has been carefully tried and summarized. It's just right, and moreover, you figured it out all by yourself before the cataclysm, achieving transcendence."

"You've had quite a hard time yourself."

Smiling, Wu Wang uttered these words, then stood with his hands behind his back, bowing his head and gazing upon the Great Wilderness World.

"When people and land are lost, they both survive."

"Master, what do you plan to do?"

"Seal off the Great Wilderness," Wu Wang said indifferently. "Explaining black holes and such to everyone would probably be something they can't accept, but all I need to do is change the explanation. The destruction of the Great Wilderness is inevitable. We must do everything we can to protect as many living beings as possible. Then, find a way to break through the black hole and return to the more stable outer universe. Or perhaps, to the space-time of another universe."

"Another universe?"

"If black holes and White Holes are related symbiotically, there might be an energy pathway between them, which is the very nature of wormholes. If brane universes really do exist, then black holes and White Holes might be regarded as the two sides of the same brane, or perhaps two parallel universes."

"Just keep at it; there's no need to explain all this to a bell."

Wu Wang: ...

"When it's time to work, remember to remind me of the moment I'm supposed to create you."

Wu Wang turned his head to look at the Eastern Emperor's Bell, his eyes flickering slightly.

You have a way out... never mind, let's talk about this as we go.

The Eastern Emperor's Bell gently rotated, settling firmly on Wu Wang's shoulder; Zhong Ling did not directly respond to Wu Wang's question.

Next, Wu Wang looked down at the world below, his form gradually becoming ethereal.

At the same time, Divine Light surged through the Heavenly Dao, and Divine Spirits were summoned by the Heavenly Dao, rapidly gathering at this place. Wu Wang had also prepared everything for what was to come. Having thoroughly understood the fundamental problem, these tasks became much simpler, and his thoughts were suddenly clear.

After a passionate discourse, Wu Wang leaned forward slightly, sparks of wit shimmering in his eyes, and said softly, "My fellows, we must prepare for both eventualities. I have attained a state of transcendence, but this state is nothing special. It just allows me to escape this world. However, it is a way out for the beings of the Great Wilderness. If the destruction of the Great Wilderness is inevitable and we cannot prevent the collapse, then I will do my utmost to take as many of the Great Wilderness's beings with me as I leave this place. Just a caveat, I cannot guarantee that I can take everyone; I can only try my best to bring the majority. Additionally, one thing is certain: once you leave this world, your Divine Powers and Dao rules will cease to exist, and you will become ordinary beings."

The Divine Spirits fell into silence one after another.

The Wood God heaved a sigh. "If we can survive the ultimate calamity, that would be good enough."

The Water God also said, "As we have felt before, how domineering the corpse of the Third God King was, how difficult it was for us to achieve victory, and now the great calamity brewing in the Outer Sky is several times, even ten times more powerful than before. If we can survive, that alone would be fortunate."

"Let us not be so pessimistic." Wu Wang smiled. "Right now, it's not certain that we can't withstand such a catastrophe. Let's give it our all for a bright future. Escaping is only a last resort if it comes to that."

The expressions of the Divine Spirits instantly brightened. However, powerful beings like Yun Zhongjun, the Human Emperor Shen Nong, and the Head Manager understood the deeper implications hidden within Wu Wang's words.

Subsequently, Wu Wang became busy once more. After a goal was set, the process to achieve it suddenly felt 'blissful'.

On the surface, Wu Wang actively prepared defenses against the great catastrophe, strengthening the Heavenly Dao and augmenting the Power of Living Beings. He appeared everywhere to inspire the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals of the Celestial Court.

In reality, Wu Wang dedicated almost all his energy to refining the Bloody Sea Six Paths Reincarnation Disc.

A rather bold plan quietly took shape in Wu Wang's heart. Leaving the Great Wilderness was just the first step; ensuring that these beings would be able to survive in their future haven was the ultimate test. For this purpose, Wu Wang immersed himself within the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc, endlessly expanding its capacity.

Apart from modifying the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc, Wu Wang's most important task was to comprehend the origin of the black hole, namely the 'Singularity.' However, this Singularity remained impenetrably abstruse to him. It seemed to contain the ultimate mysteries of the entire universe, also providing Wu Wang a path forward after surviving this great ordeal.

The river of time flowed ceaselessly onward.

Previously, Wu Wang had delayed some time to achieve transcendence. Just as he completed the modification of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc, the second wave of the final calamity began. This time, what revived in the void were the mighty figures from the First Era of Gods. The First Era of Gods was far too distant from the present, and the old Gods Wu Wang had once suppressed on Kunlun were merely remnants of that age.

When the entire First Era of Gods resurrected fully from the void, empowered by the Power of Annihilation, and surged toward the Great Wilderness from all directions... even Wu Wang, the transcendent, felt immense pressure.

But he knew deep down that he had to use this momentum to let the Gods and living beings realize there was indeed no way out; only then could he lead them away from this world. Also, Wu Wang was aware he couldn't save everyone; he preferred to use the final catastrophe as a test to save those lives more deserving of survival. The human heart is complex, and Divine Spirits have many entanglements.

The great catastrophe erupted.

The Heavenly Dao resisted with full strength, and Wu Wang led the Gods into a life-and-death battle against the remnants of the First Era of Gods. What the Gods did not notice was that the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc had already been with Wu Wang at his side.

Those battling bravely, dedicated to protecting the world until death, had their spirits prioritized for entry into the Reincarnation Disc upon death. Those who sacrificed themselves for others, performing good deeds amid the battle, also had their spirits prioritized for entry into the Reincarnation Disc.

...

Gradually, more and more Spirit Light filled the wheel of reincarnation.

Battle after battle erupted. One year, five years, ten years passed. The Spiritual Power and Spiritual Energy of the Great Wilderness World began to be overdrawn, and the number of Divine Spirits who died in battle continued to increase. Despair began to permeate everywhere.

The beings between Heaven and Earth also began to exhibit various problems; those who died were sifted by the Heavenly Dao to determine if they should be incorporated into the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc.

In fact, this was not an entirely fair approach. For example, the Blood Sea Asura Tribe, which had been fighting alongside the Lord of the Blood Sea, had earned great military exploits, yet Wu Wang did not include their spirits into the Reincarnation Disc after they died in battle. One reason was that the Asura Tribe's prowess in battle stemmed from their inherent traits bestowed upon them at creation; the other was that the Asura Tribe had fallen to become such because they had accumulated too many sins previously. After due consideration, Wu Wang would prioritize taking away those ordinary beings that lived carefree lives.

「Fifty-two years of war.」

The Great Wilderness became a desolate wasteland, the sky shattered, the sun and the moon left no trace, and half of the Gods had perished in battle. The remnants of this world's strength stood behind Wu Wang, looking up at the boundless 'enemy forces' with smiles of resignation on their faces.

They had tried their best. And had ultimately no regrets.

"My fellows."

Wu Wang slowly rose from meditating and turned to look at the sparse handful of his comrades.

"Those beings who believe in me, forsake your physical bodies and enter the wheel of reincarnation; Gods who believe in me, forsake the Great Dao and enter my sleeve... I will take you away."

No one said much; only sighs were heard. Figures began to fall backward or sit down, and streams of flowing light flew into Wu Wang's sleeve and chest. Even a trace of the Goddess of Fortune's Spirit Light was treated as an ordinary being and taken by Wu Wang into the wheel of reincarnation.

Of course, for his own family and friends, Wu Wang gave them special care and took them all into his body.

Except for Ling Xiaolan.

"I should be the one to stay," Ling Xiaolan said, pressing her lips together slightly.

"Hmm," Wu Wang nodded lightly. "You need to place that seal on me. I shall return to pick you up as quickly as possible... but once you enter the River of Time, you may go through many thoughts, and it may cost you many years."

"It's all worth it." Ling Xiaolan shook her head slightly, gazing at Wu Wang. "If I can do something for Heaven and Earth, I am more than willing."

"You've been wronged."

Wu Wang brushed his palm over her back, brought her into his embrace, then gently pushed her, sending Ling Xiaolan, who had mastered the Fortune Dao, into the space-time rift.

He had to do this. One reason was that the seal was crucial for his own growth. The other was that, as he was about to break out of the world and the birth of the Eastern Emperor's Bell was almost concurrent with his departure, there would be a brief moment of vulnerability. He was to burst forth from the black hole, shifting from the abstract to the concrete. And to prove that the Great Wilderness had indeed existed, there needed to be a fulcrum to sustain the past of the Great Wilderness, to affirm its past, so that the beings and Gods within could step from illusion into 'reality'.

With these two considerations, sending Xiaolan as a temporary pivot was the most perfect solution. Moreover, given her steadfast nature, she would ensure that she would not lose herself in the turbulent flow of the River of Time.

"Alas..."

Wu Wang let out a soft sigh. He looked up at the monsters that had already begun to swarm in, then looked down at the ground beneath his feet.

Farewell, Great Wilderness.

Taking a step forward, Wu Wang's form disappeared in an instant, waiting quietly near the Singularity of the black hole.

It was almost instantaneous because time here had lost its meaning.

When the Great Wilderness was dispersed by the swarm of Void Beasts, a strong fluctuation occurred near the black hole's Singularity, and a thick, chaotic energy burst forth from the darkness! Wu Wang, without any hesitation, had rehearsed this moment innumerable times in his mind! He leaped forth, plunging into this energy, becoming a part of it!

The White Hole was about to erupt, and this peculiar energy tore through space, surging along an unseen pathway.

Wu Wang seemed to see it: an endless expanse of Stars, twisted and compressed, sometimes stretched into long bands of light, at other times becoming a clear pool, with the Stars as droplets of water. The energy distribution in this passage was uneven; in the blink of an eye, Wu Wang locked onto the thinnest area of energy.

He reached out with his palm. Or rather, his will sent out feelers. A strong vibration emanated from his will, opening a portal, tearing a rift!

Ahead was the profound expanse of space! Without any hesitation, Wu Wang's figure flashed into it.

Just as he was about to pass through the rift, Wu Wang, as if blessed with a stroke of insight, turned to look at the other end of the path. There, another portal appeared, facing the one he had created, as if mirroring each other. Through that portal, a crushed and battered spaceship, carrying the youth inside who was roaring incessantly, entered this pathway and was quickly torn apart by the energy. However, bits of information were absorbed by the pathway itself.

This pathway was the black hole itself.

Wu Wang inexplicably felt moisture in his eyes, presumably understanding how he had come to be and knowing where he had to go next.

HUM!

The rift in Heaven and Earth closed instantly, and Wu Wang was now in a peaceful expanse of the universe.

He threw out the numerous figures from his sleeve without pause. In the burst of the White Hole in the deep reaches of the universe, he raised his left hand high! The Eastern Emperor's Bell solidified in an instant, its numerous parts coming together at once, the seams on it erased directly!

DANG!

A shockwave emanated from atop Wu Wang's head, and his Dao rhythm burst forth. He was a transcendent being, his strength comparable to that of the Great Wilderness era. Although the Great Wilderness was but an illusory world within a black hole, Wu Wang had shattered the illusion and arrived in this universe, becoming a top-tier existence in this cosmos.

Yet, Wu Wang felt no pride. He summoned a planet of ice and snow nearby and implanted the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc near the planet's core, turning it into an intangible object. Soon after, the disc would remodel the planet on its own. Once the planet became suitable for the habitation of living beings, it would continue to release the souls within, reincarnating them as 'intelligent life' in the world.

After doing this, Wu Wang turned around, tore open Heaven and Earth, and plunged into the pathway that had not yet had the chance to close. He needed to return the Eastern Emperor's Bell and save Xiaolan. The Eastern Emperor's Bell was the true fulcrum of the Great Wilderness, and all his arrangements related to the timeline and transcendence relied on the Eastern Emperor's Bell.

Wu Wang quickly located the point in time where Xiaolan was; she had already endured eons of loneliness. This scene, Wu Wang had seen before and had already experienced.

He embraced Xiaolan and turned around to tear open Heaven and Earth, wanting to escape the 'past' entirely. But the energy of the pathway formed by the black hole began to surge back, and the strong gravitational pull of the black hole became an obstacle to his exit. Projected into the Great Wilderness, it became continuous dark clouds ahead.

DANG—

The Eastern Emperor's Bell appeared once more, just as Wu Wang had seen before, giving 'himself' a push from behind.

"Master, keep it up."

A sense of bitterness inexplicably welled up in Wu Wang's heart. He had long been aware of these events and had already convinced himself, but when it came down to it, he couldn't help but look back at the Eastern Emperor's Bell. In front of that large bell, which had been filled with mottled marks since its creation, a phantom stood quietly, bowing to Wu Wang.

Wu Wang suddenly realized how much meaning lay behind that phrase: 'Master, my spirit exists only in the past.'

Without pausing, Wu Wang's form vanished into the void and arrived once more in the tranquil starry sky.

He had emerged.

"Husband!"

"Your Majesty!"

Several figures flew towards him; these were the shadows that Wu Wang had flung from his sleeves: Jingwei, Young Master, Shen Nong, Yun Zhongjun, Xiong Ming herself, Head Manager, the remnant souls of the Earth God and Water God, his parents, Ji Mo, Lin Qi, Xiao Jian, and the Grand Elder...

"Everyone's out?" Wu Wang asked with a somewhat hoarse voice.

Jingwei hurriedly said, "We're out... except for Sister Suqing. Is she by your Primordial Spirit?"

Wu Wang was startled. He looked down at his own Primordial Spirit, only to see emptiness around it.

But soon, he sensed many scenes. He saw the large bell moving up and down upon the long river of time, tirelessly busy, seeking. It was exploring every possibility, every timeline—those that could be walked and those that couldn't. It accompanied Wu Wangzi on each timeline, whether discoverable or not. In the end, it guided every Wu Wangzi on the timelines, after their failures, into the terminus of the ages, merging into that figure, achieving the transcendence of Wu Wang on the perfect timeline. Then it accompanied Wu Wang through the final great calamity.

However, there's a sequence to everything. The last thing she needed to do was to send off Wu Wang and Ling Xiaolan.

Wu Wang watched her, felt her, until the sensation became lighter and fainter. He saw Zhong Ling, relieved of her heavy responsibility, standing dazedly at the end of the river of time. He saw Zhong Ling's expression of loss, the smile that lingered on her lips, and that look which seemed to say, "I was born for this purpose."

Zhong Ling spoke softly to the barrier at the end of time, "Please don't be sad, Master. I must arrange everything in the past epochs. My existence in the past allows you to exist in the future."

"Master, I am but your creation."

"Be happy."

Afterward, she turned around, echoed up the river of time, sinking the original body of the Eastern Emperor's Bell into the riverbed of time and transforming herself into a speck of Spirit Light, returning to the sacred timeline.

She was born a step before Wu Wang. She went to a small Sect, taking a master whose Daoist name was rather strange, called Zuo Dong. She soon had a handsome junior brother, but alas, he was "picked" by a junior sister, much to her regret. Afterward, just as she had hoped in her heart, Zuo Dong encountered a small problem and needed a particular herb. Since their Sect was too small, she and her junior brother decided to go to the Northern Wilderness to gather herbs for their master...

"So weak." The youth sitting in the main seat of the tent curled his lips, not concealing the disdain on his face.

"What's your name?"

"Suqing."

"Your Sect, cultivation years, your age—give us an introduction."

...

In the tranquil starry sky, the gathered figures around him were mostly silent now. They didn't ask further where Lin Suqing had gone, seeming to understand something as well.

Wu Wang looked up at everyone before him. He wanted to smile, but no sound came out. He fought back the tears in his eyes, and in the end, all that remained was a long sigh.

Xiaolan.

"I'm here!"

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