My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2346 - 1752: The Final Solution to the Mountain Sea Riddle (2)
Previously on My Simulated Road to Immortality...
Li Fan verified this fact initially.
"Ultimately, it's the Star."
What precisely constitutes the Star?
Whenever a Reincarnation concludes, a Lone Star plummets down and engulfs the entire world.
Clearly, this Star acts as the True God’s secret contingency, designed to destroy and regenerate after fragmentation and consumption.
The Lone Star plummets, obliterating Mountain Sea, while the Void Realm vanishes entirely.
This marks the resurgence of the New God.
Li Fan had long held this belief.
However, does reality align with this view?
The moment the True God Finger inverted to contain the starlight utterly demolished this notion.
"The Star isn't the True God?"
"So what is the Star then..."
No alternative explanations emerge as viable answers.
If the Star isn't divine in nature, then...
The Star embodies Mountain Sea.
"The Star is Mountain Sea? The Star is Mountain Sea!"
As this realization flooded his spiritual awareness, Li Fan's entire being trembled violently. The intense jolt from such a stark revelation nearly caused him to lose control over the True and False Changes barrier enveloping him, exposing his presence amid the clash between the True God and the starlight.
"How could this possibly be? How bold is this audacity?"
Li Fan compelled himself to regain composure.
Yet, within his depths, an intuition had already surfaced, revealing the outcome of his reasoning prior to full contemplation.
Within his spiritual awareness, the vast recollections from previous lives, resembling a torrent bursting through a barrier, surged uncontrollably.
They erupted with thunderous force.
Myriad human silhouettes danced about, endless prior events unfolded, all igniting like flames in a blaze.
These ultimately merged into a colossal, unrelenting grudge.
And an infinite fury born from desperation.
This represented the final sentiment of the previous Li Fan prior to his fateful choice.
It also explained the origin of the present Li Fan.
"Now I understand completely." Li Fan's face twisted into an odd expression.
Observing the confrontation before him, his icy demeanor served as a steadying force, carefully dissecting every trace of grudge and fury.
What the earlier self found intolerable, the current Li Fan regarded as trivial.
"I merely feel a touch of regret for you."
Li Fan let out a faint huff.
Fortified by these recovered memories, all pieces clicked seamlessly into position.
Li Fan harbored no further uncertainties.
"If the Star isn't what it appears, then the Star is Mountain Sea."
"Mountain Sea consuming itself appears nonsensical. Yet, when linked to the inevitable merging of Mountain Sea, along with the traits and maneuvers of the True God Finger..."
"Everything becomes clear."
"Returning to the era of the True God’s demise and Mountain Sea’s divine division."
Suddenly, an eerie vision materialized before Li Fan’s eyes.
In the shadows, two formless savage creatures lurked, silently feasting on something unseen.
They indulged with ravenous delight.
The True God had faded, paving the way for two New Gods to emerge.
But...
A wave of dread abruptly emanated from Mountain Sea’s core.
Having ingested portions of the Divine’s form, they acquired fragments of the Divine’s powers.
Consequently, they gained a partial glimpse into forthcoming events.
They perceived that the True God, even in death, lingered without total extinction.
As though the Divine’s solitary eye continued to glare at them with chilling intent.
Wherever Mountain Sea persisted, the True God Finger would manifest.
As Mountain Sea progressively unified, it would dissolve into oblivion.
Yielding solely untainted energy.
Atop this vast expanse, built upon the ruins of Mountain and Sea.
The True God would resurrect.
The True God would reclaim its dominion once more.
The remnants of the True God lost their allure suddenly.
As fresh New Gods, Mountain Sea refused to suffer the same fate as the sustenance they devoured.
Anticipating their own destruction, Mountain Sea swiftly explored innumerable scenarios.
Yet every outcome lacked any sign of their endurance.
The True God’s final assault before collapse eradicated all prospects for Mountain Sea to reverse their plight.
Mountain Sea stood no chance of triumph.
Freshly evolved and renewed, they faced a route leading inexorably to ruin.
How could these nascent deities tolerate such an end?
Even the lowliest insects crave existence.
To say nothing of gods?
After fully consuming the True God’s corpse, an indeterminable span of time elapsed.
Through innumerable epochs, Mountain Sea collectively devised the singular strategy to reverse their defeat.
"Since Mountain Sea is fated to perish, then..."
"Let Mountain Sea meet its end."
"Entomb themselves utterly, then cycle back into rebirth prior to the True God’s resurgence."
"Is this your desperate bid for survival?"
Li Fan’s stare appeared to penetrate the murky Void Realm, confronting the underlying will directly.
Once more, within his spiritual awareness, the vision of a Lone Star descending and swallowing all resurfaced.
"The True God Finger’s presence and triggering rely on Mountain Sea’s existence."
"As the Dao of the Void Realm encroaches, Mountain Sea fades away, and the True God Finger merges into nothingness, vanishing entirely."
"With their sole dreaded adversary gone, the Star—or the resuscitated Mountain Sea—eagerly descends."
"Permitting no rivals, only solitary dominance."
"I alone persist, I alone endure, I alone prevail."
"The Dao of the Void Realm serves merely as Mountain Sea’s instrument for self-obliteration."
"In truth, this elaborate scheme amounts to nothing but a carefully orchestrated drama."
"The inhabitants of Mountain Sea, Mountain Lian, Gui Hai, Taiyi. Guardian Hill, Morality. They function as mere players in the performance."
"Provided they adhere to the predetermined roles, all ends satisfactorily."
"The True God tumbles, freeing the New God from threats."
"The drama concludes, elevating the New God."
"Flawless."
"However, against expectations..."
Li Fan exhaled a profound sigh.
Not for any other reason, but for the former [Li Fan].
"Within this vast theatrical production, an unforeseen intruder emerged."
"To him, Mountain Sea’s self-annihilation represented a horrifying catastrophe. The creatures suffered immensely, and he yearned to rescue them from peril."
"If one attempt failed, he tried a hundred. If a hundred proved insufficient, then thousands, even tens of thousands."
"Endless repetitions."
"At long last, at long last, at long last..."
"He transformed the unattainable into reality. He shattered the narrative imposed by [Mountain Sea]."
"’Mountain Sea’ ultimately triumphed. Yet..."
"How can the drama proceed under these circumstances?"
As [Mountain Sea] had anticipated.
Mountain Sea endures, ensuring the True God Finger’s persistence.
Absent the Void Realm, absent Dao Yan.
Mountain Sea integrates, but refuses to vanish.
Thus, [Mountain Sea] grew furious.
Toward Li Fan, the saboteur, it unleashed its vicious talons at last.
For [Mountain Sea], myriad reincarnation loops pass in an instant. They hold no concern for such cycles.
But that Li Fan demolished the storyline they authored.
Therefore, Li Fan must perish.
And thus...
Starlight envelops Mountain Sea, All Saints wield their weapons fiercely, Mountain Sea deems Li Fan an enemy demanding total elimination.
In this instant, Li Fan fully grasped the origin of that tear from his past.
It stemmed not from despair.
Instead, from absolute desolation.
Cessation of opposition, struck down by those he once protected.
Yet, mercifully, in the final instant, he altered his resolve.
Leading to the emergence of the present Li Fan.
...
Upon comprehending his history, Li Fan sensed no profound rage within.
Mountain Sea’s actions proved comprehensible.
Were he in their position, he would act likewise.
But...
"Whatever you achieve, I can undoubtedly accomplish too."
Li Fan gazed steadily forward.
Mountain Sea, the Void Realm, and the Star.
A sudden, whimsical notion crossed his mind.
Even Mountain Sea, after devouring the True God’s remains, could predict its impending ruin.
Thus, could the deceased True God, while establishing the True God Finger, truly fail to anticipate Mountain Sea’s scheme for transcendence?
"Unless..."
"An outsider intervenes in the drama, disrupting Mountain Sea’s scheme."
"This accounts for my current existence."
In Li Fan’s spiritual awareness, a long-buried image abruptly surfaced.
That depicted his existence prior to crossing worlds.
Family intact, loved ones whole.
"Damn you all!"
"Perish, every one of you!"