The old man stroked his beard, his expression serious.
"Li Chen, you should understand."
"Our enemy in this world has never been Evil Cults, but rather the Evil God that gazes upon humanity from the void."
"Evil Cults are not scary; what's scary is the Evil God behind them."
Li Chen remained silent...
Evil God...
At that moment, a detached voice rang in his mind, carrying a hint of mockery.
"Interesting... but how could humans possibly know what Evil God is?"
"Even I have been defeated by those ugly and unspeakable people, so why would they want to resist?"
"This is not something humans should come into contact with."
"In every universe, a Main God will be born, but that Main God is destined to be me, to be us."
Li Chen frowned slightly. He knew who that voice belonged to; it was the one within his body.
The Main God? That's another unfamiliar term.
Does it literally mean that after becoming a god, one is called the Main God?
Does he mean that only one God can be born in our universe?
So, no one in the world has become a god?
The voice in my mind continued.
"Li Chen, you must understand that you are destined to become strangers to these humans. You must sever ties; emotions cannot solve anything."
"We are destined to once again break out of the universe, to confront the truth, and to annihilate those old gods."
"I'm almost consumed by that chaotic consciousness; this will be the last time I speak to you across reincarnation."
"Will you choose to follow your own Trajectory in life, or embark on the path of seeking divine intervention?"
"Step onto the path that should have followed my Trajectory."
At that moment, the entire world before Li Chen changed.
The old man and the masked man stood in the pavilion, both staring at him, both wanting to know his choice.
Li Chen remained silent for a long time before raising his head. At that moment, his eyes changed, becoming filled with a pure blackness, devoid of any light, like the void in the universe.
He slowly began to speak, "I will walk my own path."
"Puppet, human, god, Evil God."
"These are all external factors. I'm destined to be influenced by you, but I also want to walk the path I've chosen."
"Only by becoming a god can one see the future, see hope, and see one's own life."
"Then I had no choice. Becoming a 'god' and replacing this broken and ruined world was my choice."
This wasn't just something he said to himself, but also to the old man and the masked man.
The masked man in the phantom form chuckled, stood beside the old man, removed his mask, and revealed a face that resembled a second Li Chen.
He said, "As always, the power of the Reincarnation Authority has been completely exhausted."
"Whether it was that battle 16 years ago or today, my choice has never changed."
"It's still about becoming the Main God, becoming 'god'."
"This seed has begun to sprout, but I too... will eventually wither away."
Then he looked at Li Chen and smiled, "Go, embark on that new path to Main God. What I couldn't do before, you Li Chen, will do now."
I'm out of time.
"The madness has possessed me. I am no longer the Lord of Rules, but the Weird God of Rules. The last rule has been broken. Li Chen, remember my words: do not enter the last Forbidden Door of the Throne Space again. I can never go back."
After saying this, his figure gradually disappeared.
Li Chen felt as if he were witnessing the fall of a God; the Throne Space within his body was in turmoil, and an aura of unparalleled sorrow was spreading.
The Shattered Throne at the end of the white road seemed to tremble slightly.
This aura affected Li Chen, and his eyes stung slightly. He didn't know why, and he hadn't fully understood what the masked man had said.
The Lord of Rules became the Weird God of Rules, Eldritch God... could it be God of Eerie Monsters...?
The old man seemed to sense an unfamiliar presence, but only for a moment.
But why did he sense a sense of sadness at this moment?
It was as if living beings were crying out in despair.
Li Chen was stunned for a long time, and it took him a while to recover.
Until the old man slowly spoke, "That's how cause and effect are; there are gains and losses."
"Since you have chosen to become a 'god,' it means you already know your destiny."
But at this moment, Li Chen's mind was in chaos.
The amount of information is too much, too complicated.
After a moment of silence...
Li Chen snapped out of his reverie, his gaze turning somewhat indifferent as he looked at the old man, and said, "Human Race will not perish. Even if the world is in ruins, Human Race will not perish."
The old man smiled and waved his hand.
That's enough.
10,000 meters in the air.
Jianping and the Sword Elder stood on their canes.
The pressure at high altitude had no effect on the two of them.
"Master, why did you bring Li Chen here today?"
"That old man looks like Elder Gu."
"Hasn't he already passed away?"
The Sword Elder tapped Jianping on the head with a chopstick and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Even if I die, that old guy will never die."
Jianping scratched his head and said quietly, "Master, why is that?"
The Sword Elder shook his head and said slowly, "It's an inevitable trend, and destiny is hard to defy."
"Why do you think I wanted you to enter Canglan and contact Li Chen? It was all that old man's doing..."
"Does karma really exist in this world? That guy's lifespan should be almost over, otherwise it wouldn't have happened so early."
"What do you mean?" Jianping, somewhat puzzled.
The Sword Elder said nothing more, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes. After taking one last look down, he and Jianping transformed into a shooting star and headed towards Canghai City.
The water flows gently below.
Li Chen had already disappeared.
Cough...
The old man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "Qingnian, come out."
A flash of lightning appeared, Yu Qingnian stood before the old man, supporting him and saying with some reluctance, "Elder Gu, there really wasn't any need to rush."
"Li Chen is still young; he hasn't fully grasped the world yet."
Forcing him into the eye of the storm would be counterproductive.
Elder Gu shook his head slightly and said, "I'd like to slow down, but I don't have much time left."
"Planning for the future, calculating cause and effect, the boundaries of time do not allow me to linger in this space-time for even a moment longer."
"The future can be changed..."
"At least I'm halfway there now, aren't I?"
After a few seconds of silence, Yu Qingnian said, "But by doing this, you're ruining your present and destroying your future."
Is the future really that terrible?
"Even if you've schemed and plotted everything, is making Li Chen a god the only path you can choose?"
Elder Gu didn't say much, but after a few seconds of silence, he asked, "If you were a special agent and encountered a mission that required sacrifice, would you be willing to sacrifice your own interests or the greater good?"