Who Was Behind All of This?

"My appearance has derailed this universe from its predetermined destiny, is that correct? In other words, the so-called Cosmic Consciousness no longer has such strong control over this universe, which is why you can now speak freely, right?"

"Actually, I don't know either. I just feel that as you change more and more things, the feeling of it monitoring or restricting me is becoming less and less intense."

"During our previous meetings, I could sense that if I said too much, it would simply eliminate me. But now, it seems to have forgotten about me and is probably focused entirely on you."

The old man pointed to the top of his head and said.

"What exactly is it?"

Although Xia Yu understood somewhat, he still asked.

"Destiny? Cosmic Consciousness? Or what you Huaxia call the Heavenly Dao? Or perhaps a monitor that keeps this world running according to a predetermined path. If this world is a computer system, then you are a bug, a virus, a virus that threatens the system's control."

Computer systems are not capable of killing viruses.

Xia Yu shrugged and said.

"But it can download antivirus software. Before, it was just minor stuff; it didn't notice you. You were very law-abiding before, and everything ended up like in the movies, except there was one more of you."

"But I'm really glad that the Ancient One survived. She's one of my favorite characters. It's a shame she died in the movie. Damn budget."

The old man complained helplessly.

Well, it's confirmed that the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, died due to lack of funding.

"Most importantly, you not only absorbed the Infinity Stones, but also Asgard, which are considered the Source of the universe. You broke into someone else's house, not only changing its fate, but now you're fighting for its ownership. It will use every means to reverse everything. Your troubles have only just begun, child."

The old man looked at Xia Yu with pity.

"Don't look at me like that. You want me to win too, don't you? To completely reverse fate, especially now that I've inherited Asgard. They all have Godhood and thousands of years left to live. Then you can relax and enjoy life on earth, flirt with beautiful women, and watch your kids save the world, right?"

Xia Yu spread his hands and said, "Now everything is clear. His path is simple: to fight against the entire universe, or rather, to defy the heavens, and then transform himself into the Heavenly Dao, becoming the controller of the universe."

This universe will be completely freed from the influence of the original world and become independent.

"Yes, this is the biggest surprise. Every step you've taken is what I hoped to see. But why do you retain memories of your past life, and why does some kind of system exist? I swear, I know absolutely nothing about any of these things."

The old man raised both hands in assurance.

Xia Yu recalled many Eastern-sounding names in the system, and then he thought of the martial arts techniques within it.

"Do you think it might have been one of those old men who did it?"

Xia Yu felt it was very possible. As a master of martial arts novels, and with the Avengers being so popular all over the world in recent years, he naturally hoped that his martial arts skills could appear in this world and compete with these Hero.

But didn't he also go to his own world? And the old man he met in the space of Kamar-Taj Sanctum, and that lewd World Tree, clearly someone has set up a scheme in this world.

Xia Yu was puzzled.

"It couldn't possibly be him. At that time, we were just two souls on the verge of dissipation. Even the search for the transmigrator was a power given to us by some unseen force. We had absolutely no ability to do any of this."

Old Master Li said with absolute certainty that he knew exactly what the two of them looked like back then.

If it were simply that Xia Yu possessed memories of his past life, then it wouldn't be considered an accident. However, the sudden appearance of so many things clearly indicates that someone is pushing things from behind. Who has such great power?

"That's not right. In my memory, I was perfectly healthy before I transmigrated. I definitely didn't look like I was about to die."

"How long has it been since you had a medical check-up? Or perhaps you're destined to die from some accident. I'm not sure. We make requests, and some unseen deity will grant them for us; we're not the ones actually making the requests."

Stan Lee wasn't entirely sure about this either, and could only offer his own interpretation.

Xia Yu made a bold assumption.

If the original world was the foundation of everything, and many worlds today were born from that foundation, then that mysterious being, whether it was a deity or a controller of the Afterlife, must be the source of all this.

The fact that there are rewards for world creators like Stan Lee suggests that the emergence of new worlds is beneficial to him.

It absorbs and devours to strengthen itself, but due to certain rules, it cannot act on its own. It can only find a pawn to devour the universe, and then consume it itself?

Wrong?

Xia Yu felt that this was not right either, because if it were like this, it could simply find someone to bind the system and throw it into these worlds, why go through the trouble of going through the old man, the creator.

Even if certain rules only allow people to enter through the old man's mark, it doesn't mean he can use lies like reincarnation. Besides, the old man was in the original world, and he was so omnipotent that he should be able to do something directly if he wanted to.

For example, remove the mark from the old man's body and find someone else.

Xia Yu's mind began to wander endlessly, and the old man, who had drawn comics all his life, had an incredibly vivid imagination. The two of them chatted back and forth.

Dozens of seemingly credible versions emerged instantly, but their guessing was useless; even if they were right, there was no way to verify them.

"Ahhh!!"

Xia Yu rubbed his hair vigorously as he stood up.

"Whatever, that's how it is for now. I'm destined to fight against this universe. If there's anyone behind this conspiracy, they'll come out once I succeed."

"I don't want to think about it anymore."

Xia Yu had made up his mind. Random guesses were pointless; he should face the immediate situation first.

"What should we do next? According to the plot, we should be facing Thanos, but Thanos is gone, and I have all the Infinity Stones except for the Soul Stone. Could you tell me how to get the Soul Stone?"

Since the Infinity Stones are the Source of the universe, if Xia Yu were to collect them all, he would have the means to fight against the universe. Moreover, he had long had a feeling that obtaining the Soul Stone would lead to a qualitative leap in his life.