Not Brothers, but Companion Souls

My mind was in chaos.

I never could have imagined that Little Nian Bai had such an identity.

He was not, strictly speaking, a "human." He was a composite of various gifted individuals and various "gods."

Thinking about it that way, it made sense how he had appeared carrying a halberd before and displayed such astonishing combat power.

Of course, I knew there were no real "gods." These people were humans too, merely humans with absolute strength. Ordinary people had regarded them as divine, which was how they earned the title of "gods."

Yet many of them were not even a match for Guiguzi.

Guiguzi was human too, but he did not belong to the era recorded in history. He had traveled from the modern age, or perhaps even from the future, to that time.

Yet he had not truly altered the course of history, even though his ideas, abilities, and knowledge far surpassed that era.

He clearly could have used his knowledge to change that era, but he had not. He followed the course of history, using those abilities only to improve his own quality of life before playing a high-level game by himself.

And I, my twin brother, the "Guiguzi" before me, and the other life vessels of Guiguzi that I did not yet know about had unfortunately become part of that game. Calling us chess pieces was not quite right, nor was calling us NPCs. After all, we had personally participated in the game, and we still had a chance to change our fates.

We had merely needed to face countless choices, make innumerable decisions, and endure many upheavals. It left me exhausted in both body and mind.

Yet I was also faintly excited. I was filled with curiosity about my past lives, my present life, and