"Have you managed to break through that barrier?" Huang Yi asked.

Mr. Huang Sha shook his head and said, "Not yet to that extent, but we have made some new discoveries, and we’re starting preparations. We created the Virtual World partly to let humanity understand the universe’s truth in advance, subtly influencing them so that once they know the truth, they can accept it more easily. On the other hand, it’s to select elites like you to execute our subsequent plans. Once the next generation Virtual World is over, we’ll gather you elites to control a kind of interstellar exploration tool we’ve created, pass through that barrier, and enter the real universe to explore human origins."

"So that’s how it is?" Huang Yi suddenly understood.

If the real universe is truly like it is in the Virtual World, then indeed, those who achieved great accomplishments in the Virtual World would be most suitable for exploration.

However, the thought that such terrifying beings as the King of Hell really exist in the universe made his heart shiver. In the Virtual World, they dared to confront The Seven Archdemons because they knew it was fake, virtual, and after death, one could resurrect.

But in the real world, death means death. Even if you obtain a quota for resurrection surgery, it requires a complete body. When confronted with those supreme warriors, one often dies without a whole body, blown to pieces, smashed to pulp, evaporated into nothingness, or corroded to bare bones...

The entire Earth is incredibly fragile before the King of Hell, who only needs to slap once for humans to face extinction. Weapons like atomic bombs or hydrogen bombs may only be slightly more powerful skills to the King of Hell.

Mr. Huang Sha halted and turned to look at Huang Yi, saying, "What I’ve told you today, I hope you and the Ice Queen won’t spread around. After all, humanity finds it difficult to accept this fact right now. Our Era of Corporation will occasionally leak some rumors, let the outside world speculate and gradually discover, but we will not respond officially. When the time is right, we will disclose the truth to all of humanity. In short, the universe is perilous, humanity is weak, and survival or extinction is only a moment away. As the elites we’ve chosen, you carry significant responsibility. You will be pioneers in humanity’s exploration of the universe and heroes forever remembered by future generations."

At this point, Huang Yi suddenly thought of a question: "Are those adventures and discoveries we had in the Virtual World also real? Does it mean that once in the real universe, we can still get those adventures by following the steps we took in the Virtual World?"

Mr. Huang Sha shook his head, saying, "We don’t know. Until we reach that real universe, these questions won’t have answers. Of course, we hope it’s like that. If you were able to smoothly obtain those corresponding adventures, humanity would rise and grow rapidly."

He patted Huang Yi’s shoulder and said, "Alright! Let’s leave it there for today. We will talk again next time!"

After speaking, he vanished into the air.

Huang Yi stood by the lake, gazing at the distant Lake Heart Pavilion, digesting the shocking information he had just received.

Compared to the universe’s truth, institutions like the World Federation or places like the Rose Prison seem insignificant.

The Earth, situated in such a dangerous universe, is like a lone boat in a stormy ocean, ready to be torn into pieces at any moment.

Human survival until now is just a coincidence. Several mass extinctions in Earth’s history, like the dinosaurs’ extinction, might have been artificially caused in that true universe, and one day humanity may face the same destiny.

The current Virtual World is equivalent to a pre-exercise and must be taken more seriously, even completely immersive, treating it as the real universe. Do not indulge because of the ability to resurrect. Every matter has to be dealt with as if it were real.

With this in mind, after being chosen by Era of Corporation and exploring the real universe later, they’ll be accustomed to that edge-of-death feeling.

After calming his mood, Huang Yi left the Courtyard of the Pantheons and returned to The Second World to relay this message to the Ice Queen. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

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As time flew by, the World Tree grew continuously, and the nature’s spiritual energy in The Second World became more abundant day by day.

During this period, The Second World embarked on a grand cosmic adventure. Players departed from The Second World, exploring the universe, occupying planets, and becoming One-Star Lords.

"[System Prompt]: [Giant Bear Star]’s Star Lord[Giant Bear]has established an Interstellar Teleportation Array, connected with The Second World, and brought [Giant Bear Star] into the sphere of influence of The Second World."

On this day, as soon as Huang Yi came online, he received a system prompt.

Giant Bear had also become a One-Star Lord.

There are too many ownerless planets in the universe; occupying any one makes you a One-Star Lord. Building an Interstellar Teleportation Array to connect with The Second World means gaining protection from The Second World.

However, these planets are too barren and desolate, having little meaning upon occupation.

In becoming Star Lords, ordinary players perform better than Super First-Class masters. Given that there are billions of ordinary players, the larger the base, the more likely to find resource-rich prime planets.

Meanwhile, super-first-class masters like Huang Yi are too busy to find excellent planets.

A few days ago, Huang Yi heard that the planet Giant Bear was interested in is a high-quality, resource-rich planet ruled by a race called Russ.

The Russ Clan once served as a subordinate power under the Demon Clan, and Giant Bear blood-washed the sacred land of the Russ People to forcibly take over this planet.

"Ah-Yi, is it about time? I’ve already dragged 28 satellites into outer space of The Second World," Thunder God sent a message to Huang Yi.

Huang Yi looked up, and sure enough, the starry sky of The Second World was significantly different. Dazzling ’moons’ were scattered across the sky, their ring mountains and craters clearly visible, making the night sky even more beautiful than before.

However, these new ’moons’ are not as large as the original moon of The Second World, but just some small asteroids or small planets.

With these new satellites as cover, his Small World Satellite should not be detected by the Barbarian God.

Next, Huang Yi went out into outer space to meet with Thunder God, found a secluded Star Domain, and took out the Small World Satellite from his storage ring.

In his palm appeared an object resembling a globe, slowly rotating on its pedestal.

The Colored Glaze Mini-World was integrated into this celestial body, and once the pedestal is released, the satellite can rapidly enlarge into a true small satellite, and the Small World within it can be used normally.

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Wishing everyone a happy and joyful life with your loved ones in the New Year.