At this moment, Li Chen's worldview seemed to expand once again, and it could no longer be stopped.
He wanted to see the world outside the wall.
That curiosity, which could plunge him into the abyss at any moment, could very well kill him, but if his guess is correct, then Human Race will never have a chance to recover.
Intelligent races emerged from the Eerie Monsters.
Perhaps they are beyond one's control, or perhaps they are under one's control; it is impossible to know for sure. But they are very likely to be born from the Eerie Monsters, because of Zero.
If Li Chen unintentionally gave it to me as a small gift, one of the Six Evil Gods, but it was locked in Forbidden Door, I didn't know how to use it at the time and could only slowly figure it out.
So, is this small gift Zero himself, or is it a message that Li Chen (Chen) wants to convey?
Zero of an intelligent and Eerie Race.
Perhaps my guess is correct.
"For eighteen years, almost no one in the Human Race dared to risk their lives to explore the Black Mist, but no one knew what had happened inside. Even those who could foresee the future were trapped in a vicious cycle due to the cycle of reincarnation, and the only thing they could foresee was the destruction of the Human Race."
"How could we possibly know what's inside the Black Mist?"
"Perhaps a vast kingdom composed of Eerie Monsters has already been born inside, just like the Human Race, except that they move freely within the Black Mist."
"Human Race are like livestock kept in an enclosure."
At this moment, Li Chen raised his head slightly, and hesitated for a moment. If this was the case, then his danger would be even greater.
Why don't the Eerie Race directly wage war against the Human Race?
There are only a few reasons,
One means it was never born.
Secondly, they were unaware of the existence of the Human Race.
Third, they have not yet fully developed wisdom, or they do not have the strength to engage in such a pretense.
These are all not entirely certain ideas.
It's just speculation, but that doesn't mean it's not true. Li Chen believes it's definitely not that simple.
If it were their own doing, then the Eerie Race would inevitably exist. Otherwise, the Human Race would be too complacent. Although they are now close to ruin, the Human Race's resilience is too strong, and it is impossible for Evil Cult to destroy them.
And from what perspective do I now view the Human Race?
See hatred?
No... it should be said that it was the moment my memory faded away.
It's all over. Unless the Human Race can produce God Realm, but that's just wishful thinking. Li Chen said that to ascend to the God Realm, one needs the Authority Power, and no one has ever touched that Authority.
That is, the Great Dao to immortality as described by those writers.
Authority may represent those Great Dao.
But how difficult is it to acquire those Great Dao?
How did Human Race rise from humble beginnings to where it is today?
This path was found through the trials and tribulations of countless lives.
They simply don't know where the end is, or even if there is an end at all. The God Realm is just what they acknowledge; there might be even stronger beings in the real outside world.
This is what Li Chen once said: even he was just a slightly stronger creature.
Humans may have already guessed it, but they haven't seen it yet and are unwilling to believe it. But they should know the truth: none of the powerful beings who can reach the Wasteland Realm do not believe in fate, but they have probably guessed this fact.
"If Authority represents the Great Dao."
How many Great Dao does the world possess? How much Authority does it wield?
"And how many Gods wield those Authority?"
"If we consider the myriad Authorities in the world, does that mean there are tens of thousands of gods in the outside world?"
Previously, Li Chen hadn't thought that much about it.
Now that I've calmed down and examined the world and the universe with all that I know, I realize that the freedom I seek might be no less than annihilating the entire universe.
But this is possible.
This is why Li Chen, despite knowing so much, still didn't find it absurd—because it was the truth.
Will the Human Race's powerful beings in the Wasteland Realm attract the Gods if they aspire to the God Realm?
After all, it was a power that a Human Race dared to attempt to seize Authority.
It's equivalent to humans fighting against God.
Only when one side obtains the power of Authority can that one person become God who wields Authority.
"But... if we judge things according to our current thinking, if Human Race really has to Authority those Gods who have already seized Authority, how can we win?"
"This is also a dead end, but there are clues to follow."
To become a god, one must kill a god. This principle applies to the Eldritch God, because he killed Li Chen, and thus he is now the Weird God of Rules. This is one method, though it is rare.
If it were a human... even Li Chen couldn't think of a way to kill God for the time being. Only by becoming God and then fighting against him would it be possible.
But this also involves how to kill God.
According to his thinking, unless the Human Race can find an Authority that is not possessed by any living being, and ascend to godhood, it is possible for them to gradually survive by relying on that human.
A race may not have many powerful individuals, but it must have a god in order to continue its lineage.
This is the hard truth.
At this moment, Li Chen finally understood why the old man had gambled on him becoming God. Because without a god, Human Race would never break free from this prison. And even if they did, would the outside world truly be as wonderful as they imagined?
No... it will only get worse.
They were even enslaved and annihilated by other races.
This is the Dark Forest Law of the universe.
When the two sides are not equal in strength, one side has the right to plunder the other side entirely, including ownership of the entire planet it was born on.
Slowly walking towards the crack that had been breached in the Sinful Pass, Li Chen stepped out little by little. The Eerie Monsters brushed past him, but he did not stop.
Until I stepped into the outside world for the first time.
At this moment, Li Chen could feel that instead of feeling lighter, he was becoming increasingly heavy.
Perhaps it's due to pressure.
Or perhaps it's for that unknown future.
In a flash, he saw countless Gods watching this world from the outside, turning him, Human Race, Evil Cults, and Eerie Monsters into pawns to bet on.
This might be a game played by the Gods.
But it cannot be denied that they are all living beings.
A series of low roars seemed to emanate from within the Black Mist. Li Chen walked further and further away, his figure gradually disappearing into the Black Mist, while the swaying wind and snow began to fall in small drops.
His voice echoed, his tone still as calm as ever, but a sense of loneliness and desolation could be heard within that calmness.
"Someone as ordinary as me has been reincarnated tens of thousands of times to end up like this."
"But they told me this world was fake, just a trap... I didn't lose my life, but escaped the cycle of reincarnation."
"When the road ends and flowers bloom, I will finally be free."