Merging

  Shocking! Unbelievable! Beyond imagination!

  Faced with the magnificent and extraordinary scene in front of him, which was comparable to the creation of heaven and earth, Lin Xu could only stare with his mouth agape, unable to make a more suitable expression for a while.

  In the visually stunning Hollywood blockbusters, the catastrophic changes that can be described as devastating are simply comets colliding with the Earth. Those small asteroids and comets from outer space usually have a diameter of only a few kilometers, and even the larger ones rarely exceed a few hundred kilometers in size, but they are already enough to make all humanity tremble at the end of the world. However, what appeared before Lin Xu's eyes at this moment was two massive plates colliding directly like continental plates.

  A collision of such a scale, let alone a comet colliding with the Earth, even if it were ten times larger, would be nothing but a small trick, not worth mentioning!

  Just imagine it! Asia and North America floating in a vast expanse of emptiness, two massive continental plates colliding head-on from opposite directions. It's not just like a comet hitting the Earth or Mars hitting the Earth, that's nothing compared to this.

  If it weren't for some unknown force slowing down the destructive power generated by the collision of the two pieces of land in the seemingly empty and endless void, Lin Xu would not have doubted that the piece of land he was standing on would instantly turn into countless ugly-shaped debris made of rocks, mud, and ice, floating forever in the endless void.

  What the D-brane looks like, people living in it can hardly see its whole appearance, just as few earthlings have the opportunity to see the full view of the earth from space.

  At this time, Lin Xu's location was roughly the only best vantage point from which to gaze out at the entire realm.

  If you simply look at it from the outside, almost every piece of interface has a very similar overall structure, which can be compared to a sandwich cookie floating alone in a glass filled with milk.

  It's hard for people living on this spherical celestial body called Earth to imagine that in a corner of the infinite universe, there is such a strange world. Although it has a flat structure, the interface can also carry the prosperity and vitality of billions of lives.

  From Lin Xu's bystander perspective, looking towards the colliding two continental plates, the most striking thing is undoubtedly the scorching hot bright red giant fireball suspended just below the land. The heat emanating from this fireball appears to be the driving force supporting the continental plate above, preventing it from plummeting into the endless void. The oceans surrounding the continental plate seem like a perpetual motion machine, where every time the azure seawater cascades down from the edge of the plate like a waterfall, it is later re-evaporated by the heat from the super-large fireball beneath the land, transforming back into water vapor and returning to the sky above the plate in the form of clouds, initiating a new cycle of terrestrial hydrological circulation.

  A lonely continent floating in the endless void, a blazing fireball of unparalleled heat, oceans surrounding the land and an atmosphere covering the entire interface. If all these phenomena were to be summarized, what would they evoke?

  No need to doubt, those are the simplest and most basic earth, fire, water, wind, four elements.

  Assuming that the balance of the four elements is a fundamental condition for the existence of the plate boundary, it is natural that during this violent plate boundary collision event, the first to be affected would also be the four elements that allow the two plates to exist.

  All this change is happening outside the perceptual range of creatures in the world, even the most shocking and dramatic changes often manifest in the most ordinary and simple way, which is the most elusive place in the infinite mystery hidden between heaven and earth.

  As the two bright red fireballs approached each other, they seemed to be driven by some kind of huge external force, accelerating rapidly towards the central point, and then violently collided with each other.

  Orange-red, brown-red, deep red and other slightly different fire tongues spewed out, like a super octopus with countless tentacles shaking its tentacles wildly in the void. After another dazzling flash of light, a fireball emitting a faint golden color appeared calmly at the point where the two collided, as if it had been standing there peacefully since ancient times. Next, the performance was two vast oceans starting to devour and roll over each other, with waves of various depths and colors seeming to have an overwhelming momentum that swallowed everything.

  At the same time, the seemingly invisible and colorless atmosphere also began to accelerate communication and connection. The junction of the two landmasses was filled with terrifying storms of thunder and lightning, followed by the grand finale of the fusion of land and land.

  Just as the human body has a circulatory system of blood vessels, the solid earth also has a network of channels and pathways that crisscross and intersect, carrying a mysterious energy. The different colored rock layers and other strange substances of unknown origin are like the muscles and skeletal structures of the body.

  At this moment, Lin Xu suddenly realized that only when all these structures are perfectly combined can a piece of land be a living existence. He felt like he understood something, but couldn't put it into words.

  Under the witness of Lin Xu, a bystander, the two plates are gradually merging into one. As the shock caused by the collision of landmasses gradually subsides, at the deformed edge zone caused by the collision of the two plates, a truly merged and wonderful scene slowly appeared.

  "...Bent!"

  Unconsciously, Lin Xu's eyes widened as he spoke. Indeed, in front of him, the two pieces of the interface that had initially completed their fusion naturally changed their originally flat external shape, like two pieces of a spherical puzzle inserted into a ball-shaped surface, each slightly curved downward according to the arc degree of the sphere at their respective positions. Perhaps it was the mutual fusion of these two interfaces that enhanced their attraction to external objects, and some small fragments floating in the nearby void, as well as suspended water balls and other debris, continuously approached and were absorbed by this newly born super-large interface.

  Building something beautiful takes a long time, destroying it only takes an instant, but what is most touching is the creative power that sprouts from nothing to something, which is a good hope that no destructive force can give.

  Witnessing the birth of a brand new world for the first time, Lin Xu muttered:

  "This... is really..."

  It wasn't until this moment that Lin Xu deeply felt for the first time how pale and powerless human language was.

  Bound by the limitations of language, human vocabulary is unable to describe such a magnificent and rare natural wonder, at this moment any words seem superfluous.

  After muttering to himself for half a day, Lin Xu still couldn't come up with any words that could encompass the significance of this earth-shattering event, and in the end he wisely chose to give up.

  Ignorance is bliss! When the world that sustains life undergoes such tremendous changes, and all futures become unpredictable. Those ordinary people who rise with the sun and rest with the sunset are completely unaware of this, and in their eyes, it's just an ordinary day.

  Witnessing the spectacular collision of heaven and earth, Lin Xu knew that changes from a macro perspective would eventually turn into a reality visible to ordinary people. However, since the overall trend didn't show any signs of change, he didn't bother pretending to be a prophet or descending with divine revelations. The mountain god's duties also didn't include telling others the whole truth, as the truth might be painful and unchangeable, and ignorance might make people happier. So let these mortals continue their happiness!

  Two plates collided and merged violently, undoubtedly one of the most terrifying forms of natural force release in the universe.

  It's ironic that such a drastic change has had almost no substantial impact on the lives of beings living in this realm. Except for a few great powers who can see through the void and glimpse the true face, everything in the realm continues to operate according to its own rules, which is just the ordinary life of ordinary people.

  At dawn, a thin layer of morning mist spread along the banks of the great river, and the gentle sound of flowing water lulls people to sleep.

  Yesterday evening, the fishermen hung their nets on bamboo poles to dry in the wind. Now, in the early morning mist, some sparkling dew drops have also been added, and everything around is so quiet and peaceful, like a beautiful painting depicting the life of a water town.

  "Kill him!"

  Suddenly, a loud roar erupted, and more than 100 longbows of human height shot out long and heavy bamboo arrows. Immediately, a piece of high-held and waved Japanese sword, facing the rising red sun in the east, reflected a sparkling light like water waves, and a fierce and bloody killing intent was already coming face to face. In an instant, this quiet fishing village Qingjiangpu by the river turned into a bloody slaughterhouse, every corner of the village was filled with bloody atmosphere, the sound of killings and flashing firelight.

  "Pffft... Ah!"

  When the hot blood, emitting a strong smell, spurted out of the severed carotid artery, that eerie sound was enough to make one's hair stand on end.

  The loud thuds of heads hitting the ground sent these normally law-abiding citizens into a panic, their livers and gallbladders shattered with fear, leaving them only to cover their heads and flee in disarray.

  If the current Great Qin Empire is now on the eve of a turbulent era, where smoke and fire will appear everywhere and heroes will rise together in an apocalyptic dynasty. Then, under the premise that the governing power of the old generation's hero, Yuan Guanbai, is on the verge of collapse, the Eastern Islands are undoubtedly a human hell without discount. Brother killing brother, father and son wielding swords against each other, the lower class overthrowing the upper class, all these tragic events are common occurrences on the barren and narrow land of the Eastern Islands.

  In this extremely chaotic island country, the samurai who served under the banners of various daimyos would immediately become ronin once their masters suffered defeat.

  Having lost the land and stipend they relied on for a living, these warriors who knew nothing of any trade other than wielding their swords to kill were left with only one path: either voluntarily or forced by circumstances, they joined together quickly to become pirates.

  These former samurai grasped sharp swords, boarding small wooden boats with crude workmanship and anxious hearts. Under the impetus of the cold sea current, pirates sailed south along the coast of Eastern Japan, waiting for opportunities to find targets for plunder, usually undefended villages and merchant ships.

  Not long ago, the two pieces of continental fragments merged, and also attracted many floating debris in the void. Changes from a macro perspective will always be reflected in people's lives in some form. This group of eastern pirates were driven by a newly formed cold current on the ship they were riding, unintentionally leaving their hometown of Dongying Island, which was suffering in the flames of war, and unexpectedly arrived at the delta region where the Yangtze River enters the sea.