Those who face the wall, but are in the Nascent Soul stage.

Chapter 137 Escape!
Luo Qing said to MOSS, "I am a cultivator. Although I have encountered a bottleneck in my cultivation and cannot break through to a higher realm, I can still continuously refine my cultivation and enhance my power. Judging from the progress of my hometown, I can at least reach the Nascent Soul Realm and become a god in three hundred years. If the Nascent Soul stage has the ability to move mountains and overturn seas, then the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators at least have the ability to move continents and change the surface of the earth. In fact, I already had this kind of cultivation 50 years ago."

Since he had demonstrated this ability many times over the past fifty years, he didn't need to worry about Tomoko hearing these words; it was public information.

— Zhizi is still 10,000 meters away from Luo Qing, but unlike the previous static observation, Zhizi is constantly maneuvering at the speed of light, almost filling the entire observation space.

Luo Qing couldn't hit a sophon moving at the speed of light. He couldn't aim at an object traveling at the speed of light, let alone in the microscopic world.

"And now?" MOSS asked.

"I should still be within the Nascent Soul stage, but my divine sense is already comparable to that of a Tribulation Transcending stage cultivator." Luo Qing sighed. After fifty years of seclusion, he felt that his strength had increased just in time to match his understanding of cultivation speed.

Not fast at all, not slow at all.

The ability to refine hydrogen nuclei to attack the sophon was simply due to a slight increase in his control over the microscopic world through his own comprehension.

The strength of divine sense has been continuously increasing, but divine sense cannot defend against enemies. Even if it covers the solar system, it is not very useful. It is nothing more than serving as an early warning machine and radar for mankind.

Therefore, Luo Qing was also very worried about the crisis three hundred years later.

What if I can't beat them?

MOSS could analyze through various micro-expressions and changes in tone of voice to conclude that Luo Qing was not lying and that he was indeed stuck in a cultivation bottleneck.

MOSS said, "What level of individual strength can you expect to reach in 300 years? If the numbers are high enough, then I can indeed adjust my predicted win rate."

"Three hundred years later..."

Luo Qing was pondering whether he could break through to the Integration Realm within five hundred years if he were in his own world.

The time required to break through a cultivation realm increases exponentially. Don't be fooled by the fact that you only took 1 year to establish your foundation, 10 years to reach the Golden Core stage, and 50 years to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. That was achieved with the sect allocating a large amount of resources to you.

Apart from the tiny bit of local produce I brought with me (all of which has been quantized), this wretched universe has absolutely no resources for cultivation. The fact that I've been able to cultivate to this point using that vacuum zero point is already a testament to my extraordinary talent.

Luo Qing pondered for a moment, his expression gradually turning serious. Then, his tone hardened: "300 years from now, I can try to reach the combat power of the Fusion Stage. If I can, then I will at least have the strength to destroy the moon! Could it be that the Trisolaran fleet really can destroy a planet?"

MOSS countered, "Destroying Earth's satellites sounds impressive, but humanity can do it too. We just need to deploy ten thousand star-shaped nuclear bombs arranged in a matrix and detonate them from the outside in to trigger lunar core fusion. Humanity can destroy the moon just as easily. If even humanity can do it, I don't think the Trisolaran fleet doesn't have that capability. After all, they can travel four light-years to reach the solar system. We can't underestimate the enemy."

Luo Qing remained silent for a long time before saying, "I still have some methods to become a demon. By burning my remnant soul, I can briefly reach the Tribulation Transcending Realm."

Moss asked, "That sounds like it would require you to make a huge sacrifice."

Luo Qing did not answer, but looked at the lights of thousands of homes in the distance.

The Trisolaran civilization is reassessing the threat of the so-called "brief tribulation realm" through the Sophons, but they are destined to be unable to obtain results. Just as humanity knows nothing about the strength of the Trisolaran fleet, the Trisolaran civilization knows nothing about the cultivation realm, and can only speculate that it is very powerful.

This is a double-blind war.

MOSS accompanied him as they gazed at the brightly lit city in the distance. She said, "Civilization is always fragile and beautiful. It cannot only need your protection; it also needs some internal motivation."

"I'll do my best." Luo Qing quickly changed the subject. He had another reason for calling MOSS over: "At the Wallfacer Project hearing, I heard a scientist say that the scientific community had discovered an anomaly in solar activity. Did you help those scientists with simulations and predict the occurrence of a solar helium flash event?"

Upon hearing this, MOSS became serious: "That's exactly what I wanted to tell you."

Luo Qing asked, “As far as I know, the Sun is currently in the main sequence stage, which is relatively stable. In the past, it was generally believed that stars of the Sun’s magnitude could maintain this state for about 100 billion years. The Sun is currently 46 billion years old, and it will take about another 50 billion years for the Sun to completely burn up its hydrogen and gradually transform into a red giant. After becoming a red giant, it will take about 20 billion years for the Sun to have a helium flash. The natural evolution of a star is an extremely long process, and I really cannot understand why there would suddenly be traces of a solar helium flash.”

MOSS sighed deeply: "This is indeed beyond the expectations of the astronomical and scientific communities. In fact, I did not find any abnormalities in the early simulation of solar nuclear fusion. The abnormality of solar activity only began about 20 years ago. At that time, I tracked this abnormality. It was not until about 5 years ago that I finally concluded that the probability of solar helium flash was increasing rapidly, and I notified the Planetary Defense Council of this conclusion."

Luo Qing said to MOSS, "But when I was in the meditation chamber, I had completely covered the sun and stars with my divine sense, but I did not find anything unusual."

Within 550W, the virtual MOSS was slightly startled.

“How did you observe it?” MOSS asked.

"Based on my understanding of the sun, I analyzed its internal structure layer by layer, but the conclusions I reached were that the corona, chromosphere, photosphere, troposphere, radiative zone, and core were all healthy..."

What is your standard of 'health'?

"It conforms to the standard solar data model recorded by people, and no bad situation has been found."

“That’s right,” MOSS explained. “I believe in the power of your divine sense, but I think your judgment of the helium flash is too simplistic and crude. There are no obvious, easily observable surface signs before a helium flash occurs. Before a solar helium flash actually occurs, there are only some changes that I can perceive, such as the continuous increase in the temperature and pressure of the sun’s core and subtle changes in the sun’s internal structure. But these changes usually require complex data analysis to detect, and your brain probably does not have that level of computational ability.”

"So that's how it is. No wonder I couldn't see it." Luo Qing said worriedly, "Then is your prediction really accurate?"

MOSS said respectfully, "In human terms, this is pretty close to the truth."

“But…” Luo Qing said hesitantly, “But if a solar helium flash occurs, it means that the solar system has actually become a high-risk star system, no less dangerous than the Trisolaran system. In that case, what reason would the Trisolaran fleet have to continue heading towards the solar system? Even you can calculate the solar helium flash, so the Trisolaran civilization behind the Sophon should also be able to do so. I have observed the Trisolaran First Fleet through the Fitzroy-Rollinger Telescope. The First Fleet is currently in the third snowfield, and they are still heading towards Earth without any signs of slowing down or changing direction. This is a paradox.”

MOSS offered his prepared explanation: "That's because the probability of a solar helium flash isn't entirely certain. The behavior patterns of celestial bodies like stars are difficult to predict precisely. The Trisolaran civilization might want to take another gamble, betting that the sun won't have a helium flash, or that the timeline of a solar helium flash will be pushed back by tens of thousands of years—either option is much better than Trisolaris, since Trisolaris is at risk of being swallowed by three suns at any time, and they don't have a better choice."

Luo Qing's expression gradually turned ugly.

Compared to the Trisolaran fleet, if he could still use his strength to stop them, then the power of the sun was something he absolutely could not withstand.

If the sun goes mad, the entire solar system will perish. No matter how advanced human technology becomes, it will be impossible to withstand such a cataclysmic disaster.

Even the Trisolaran civilization, with its advanced technology, was being chased by three suns, wasn't it?

"Then tell me, MOSS, what should humanity do next?"

MOSS had been waiting for this question from the Wallfacer for a long time, and she calmly gave the answer she had been preparing for.

"Just like the letter from the Trisolaran Earth Organization, escape!"

(End of this chapter)