[Late Sixth Era: At the height of their evolution, the increasingly massive insects could no longer take to the skies.]
[Trapped between land and sea, the resources of the Tianyuan Realm were completely consumed, leaving nothing for the insects to feed on.]
[In desperation, the insects searched for a way out. One generation of Stag Beetles attempted to break free and fly into space. He succeeded… and failed.]
[The moment he broke free of gravity and passed through the world's barrier, he perished.]
[The Allomyina dichotoma began to decline, dragging the rest of the insect population down with them.]
[Late Sixth Era: Plants, having suffered long-term ravaging, collapsed in waves and went extinct. The struggling beetles fell into full decline.]
[The death of the final generation of Stag Beetles marked the end of this path.]
[Meanwhile, the other branch—the Sea Spiders—had made no progress for six entire eras. Still surviving. Still quite pleased.]
"Watched him build his tower, host a grand banquet, then watched it all collapse."
Su Bai sighed in reflection.
At the same time, it became clear: the meteor wasn't a natural disaster.
Something far deeper was behind it!
"Could it be that Call of Cthulhu triggered a hidden storyline?"
Su Bai speculated.
He remembered that during the last simulation, there were constant messages of strange cosmic fluctuations.
The octopuses' ritualistic behavior might have drawn the attention of some unknown entity.
"I don't have the strength to probe this for now. I'll explore it later when I'm stronger."
Su Bai kept watching.
The Sea Spiders proved to be far more tenacious than expected.
As the land entered its doomsday phase, they continued to endure.
After six full eras of growth, the Tianyuan Realm had expanded to 28 kilometers.
But now, it began to shrink.
[Mid Seventh Era: The world regressed. Most plants went extinct. Oxygen and spiritual energy declined. Nine out of ten land species perished.]
[The Sea Spiders remained joyful. However, they lost much of their coastal habitat, and many perished.]
[Late Seventh Era: 99% of land insects and plants went extinct. Massive numbers of oceanic creatures also died.]
[Eighth Era: The Sea Spiders still hung on.]
[Late Eighth Era: Land animals were extinct. 90% of marine life perished.]
[The Tianyuan Realm shrank to 10 kilometers.]
"Well great, eight eras of effort and we're right back where we started."
Su Bai understood something.
If you only focus on surviving—
Once the world's resources are exhausted, and you can't access outer space to draw from the stars,
You're just slowly committing suicide!
As the teachers said, World Masters cultivate Civilizations.
The planet itself is just the beginner zone—real training and treasure-hunting take place in the universe!
Otherwise, how much can a world's own resources really offer?
Just relying on passive sunlight isn't nearly enough.
To rise up, a world must actively venture forth and hunt in the starry sea!
What came next completely stunned Su Bai.
With 98% of ocean life dead, the Sea Spiders suffered heavy losses.
Their numbers dropped to just a few hundred—but they still didn't die out!
Relying on sparse nutrients in the sea and faint sunlight from the surface, they evolved a hibernation ability.
And began a cycle of deep slumber.
[Mid Ninth Era: The Sea Spiders are still hanging on.]
[Tenth Era: Upon awakening, they had a brief reproductive spree, slightly expanding the population, then resumed hibernation.]
[+5 Happiness, +10 Joy.]
[Ding dong! Congratulations, your simulation has reached a milestone. New function unlocked: God's Guidance.]
[Reward: Creation Points +500, 1 Talent Upgrade Card! (First-time reward only.)]
"We made it to the Tenth Era—and got this amazing surprise?"
Su Bai laughed—this was definitely a massive bonus.
He quickly opened the new feature.
[God's Guidance]: "At critical points in history, you may intervene, allowing your creatures to choose a development path."
"For example: Go ashore / stay in the sea, evolve physically / strengthen mentally, use fire / extinguish fire, etc."
"Great function!"
Su Bai's eyes lit up. This would give him far more control over simulations.
As for the card—
[Talent Upgrade Card]: "Use this to raise a selected Talent up one tier!"
"Brilliant! What if I used this on the guaranteed orange Talent someday?"
Holding the card, Su Bai was itching to try it.
But frustratingly…
The simulation still wasn't over!
The Sea Spiders still weren't dead!
[Late Tenth Era: Despite dwindling numbers and shrinking habitat, Sea Spiders living in a rocky coastal corner refused to give up.
On the contrary, they were quite content. No one fought them. No enemies.]
[Eleventh Era: ……]
Su Bai's patience was wearing thin.
"How long is this cooldown going to be? Stop surviving already, come out and die!"
He hadn't even used his fixed Talent this run!
Surely he wouldn't end up fixing only Cthulhu…?
As if sensing Su Bai's mood,
Something changed as they entered the Twelfth Era!
[Twelfth Era: You look upon the now-shrunken 2-kilometer Tianyuan Realm and feel utter disappointment.]
[You are speechless toward the bottom-feeding Sea Spiders.]
[A branching path has appeared. Please choose an outcome.]
[1. Let the Sea Spiders keep clinging to life. See how long they can last. Maybe a gift from the cosmos will revive the world.]
[2. God has lost patience. Trigger world-ending destruction.]
"This new feature kicks in so soon?"
Su Bai was thrilled and immediately issued the destruction command.
[You took action. Undersea volcanoes erupted. The Sea Spiders were wiped out.]
[This simulation has ended. Total survival time: 12 Eras. Total Creation Points earned: 400!]
[Cooldown time: 120 minutes!]
Su Bai's heart skipped a beat.
A whole two-hour wait.
It was already past 7 PM.
The fifth simulation wouldn't begin until after 10.
There wasn't much time left!
If he didn't pull a good Talent soon,
He'd have no choice but to fix the best one from a mediocre batch.
However, he felt he was starting to pick up on something…
Could the God Simulator actually respond to his subconscious?
And now, with the new God's Guidance feature unlocked—
In the future, exploring or ending simulations early would be much easier.
If something annoyed him?
Boom—global flood, world reset.
"Now this is what I call a God Simulator!"
Su Bai carefully reviewed the harvest and intelligence gathered from this run.
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