My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2330 - 1742: Before God, Hai Zhen (Part 2)
Previously on My Simulated Road to Immortality...
"Mountain Sea makes its comeback, and the New God takes form. Truly a magnificent spectacle!"
Li Fan continues to feel a deep tremor even as he ponders the earlier Returning God Flood.
"Immense and unstoppable, wiping out everything in its path. Even the Mount Sea Saints seemed no more than insects. The flood's might was hardly less than the New God's own. Without the shield of True and False Changes, I would've perished right there alongside the other Saints."
His mind drifts along with the Returning God Flood, tracing back to the origins of Mountain Sea.
Two white ones, a purple, a Qing, and the New God—all gathered within that enormous nutrient vortex.
"That white spot..."
Li Fan's eyes tightened slightly.
Memories from before surged forth as he contemplated them.
"Mr. Fan, have we encountered each other prior to this?"
"Legends abound in Mountain Sea; how could they all be fooled!"
Li Fan mulled over these two phrases intently, his gaze sharpening without effort.
"This white spot, much like the Saint of the End Qiu Xinhui, dimly grasped the reality of Mountain and Sea's reset."
"Upon crossing paths with me once more, it sparked an illusory familiarity, prompting endless doubts."
"I offered no reply, yet following yet another Reincarnation, the white spot's instincts sharpened further..."
"The momentum proved unstoppable. That's why it sighed that Mountain Sea's heroes couldn't all be tricked."
"Hmph, far too rigid in thought. From the start, a simple pretext could've dismissed it. Staying mute only amounts to tacit confession."
"When deception fails, options remain: eliminate it, contain it, or ally with it. Allowing it to flourish freely..."
Li Fan shook his head faintly, filled with utter contempt for his earlier decisions.
He remembered the vision from time's conclusion, where the Void Realm devoured Mountain Sea in its final instant, and two white spots broke free.
Li Fan felt nearly convinced that, across endless Reincarnations, these two white spots had probably realized Mountain Sea's perpetual loops.
They might not identify Li Fan or True and False Changes as the source.
Still, that didn't prevent them from concealing themselves, lying dormant.
Until the restart of Mountain Sea.
"Lurking inside Hai Zhen—it's rather irksome, to say the least."
With Hai Zhen's reset, Mountain Sea reverted to its primal state.
Yet these two entities lingered like stubborn stains.
Through every reset, they etched themselves subtly into existence.
"They surely lack my full recollections, but some parallel instincts must linger within them."
"Both spots share this trait, but how about that New God?"
A sudden concern stirred in Li Fan's mind.
Nevertheless, after deep contemplation, the unease slowly dissipated.
"Intuition from bygone eras isn't what frightens."
"True dread lies in divine power."
"Back at this juncture, the New God ranks as just another ordinary Saint of Mountain Sea."
"The Divine Split Battle brims with uncertainties. Even in repetition, victory isn't guaranteed for Him."
Regrettably, it had to be conceded that the New God, having devoured almost all of Mountain Sea's essence, stood undeniably superior to the Saints.
The purple and Qing spots had ranked among the scant survivors of the Saints.
Still, the New God crushed them with ease.
Even famed figures like Silver Glow and Cang, who preserved their instincts amid Hai Zhen, stood powerless against the New God, reduced to chaotic retreat.
The chasm between them bred utter hopelessness.
"Across Mount Sea, only True and False Changes can marginally influence the New God."
"I wonder if Lord Guardian Hill gleaned insights from that final strike of the previous existence."
Guardian Hill's True and False Finger had unquestionably grazed the New God.
Though it fell short of true injury, Li Fan trusted that Guardian Hill's insight would yield something from mere contact.
"From first contact to second, perhaps even third..."
"Defying the God might not prove impossible!"
"And yet... the New God hasn't achieved flawless perfection." Li Fan's eyes narrowed once more, lost in thought.
All stems from the divine essence.
Not even Silver Glow or Cang had reclaimed the divine yet, let alone Li Fan.
Compounded by the nutrient vortex's incomplete assimilation by the God...
"The New God from my last lifetime was, in truth, merely a demigod."
"It pales vastly against the era when Mountain and Sea divided the True God's power."
"Likely no match for the Star."
"The New God must sense this weakness, resorting to schemes like faking demise, all to lure the four concealed spots and achieve full evolution."
"Alas, the ploy fell short."
"In the end, fortune played its part. A mere demigod nearly rattled Hai Zhen White Mist. Should the True God arrive..."
"Regardless, He remains beyond the reach of Mountain Sea's typical Saints or standard methods."
"In that moment, I truly believed Hai Zhen White Mist might shatter."
Li Fan's vision filled anew with the New God's pitiless colossal gaze.
Even during Visualization, Li Fan's heart tightened against his will. Yet the current Li Fan had shed the lingering trauma once inflicted by Kitty Treasure.
His mindset steadied, banishing the New God's lingering impact.
"Hai Zhen White Mist..."
"True and False Changes."
A mere notion summoned a twig into Li Fan's grasp.
Crafted entirely through Li Fan's command of True and False Changes.
He clutched it firmly, his Divine Sense enveloping it, examining every nuance with precision.
Next, Li Fan attempted to summon memories of his former triumphs.
Though brief and ephemeral, the torrent of recollections, amplified by his Visualization, truly transported him back in time.
Power and assurance surged within him in tandem.
"This twig ought to feel even more tangible."
As the idea escaped his lips, Li Fan sharply detected the twig growing more 'real' in his hold!
Beyond mere sensation, this shift revealed itself in the illusion's extended lifespan.
"Relying alone on my grasp of True and False Changes, this twig would endure..."
"A full thousand years untouched by rot."
"Yet blending in the finesse from my prior self..."
"Might it persist eternally for ten thousand years?"
Shock rippled through Li Fan.