Life-Bound Child of Destiny (End of the Month, Please Vote)

Standing at the edge of the mountain, Bo Saixi remained silent.

The memories of her dream intertwined with the truth of reality, leaving her thoughts somewhat confused.

Or perhaps there was no dream at all.

That's just another possibility happening in another world; who knows?

Having sat in this mountaintop temple for many years, what has he finally figured out?

Many things happen not because of a single factor, but because of the combination of circumstances such as stance, cognition, concepts, and emotions, which leads to the final choice.

After a long while, Bo Saixi spoke again, saying in a low voice, "I'm sorry about what happened two years ago."

"It's okay, I understand."

Su Cheng was somewhat surprised, not expecting the other party to apologize for that matter.

At the time, he was naturally extremely unhappy.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have immediately drawn his sword and attacked with all his might as soon as he broke through, even taking away the opponent's Sea God Scepter and saying those words.

But times have changed, and Su Cheng doesn't really care anymore.

When a person's strength and confidence far exceed their original level, their perspective naturally changes, and they can easily let go of many things.

"To be honest, your actions really surprised me. Actually, I had similar conflicts with Bibi Dong before, and there was some potential hostility and threat between us. You don't know much about her personality. The Pope Bibi Dong at that time was quite crazy and extreme."

"But even so, she didn't directly attack me because of some vague possibility; at most, she was just wary."

Bo Saixi was somewhat surprised.

In reality, Su Cheng is much younger. If we go back a few years, he would probably only be a teenager.

If it weren't for that dream, how would he and Bibi Dong have gotten involved?

No matter how you look at it, the Pope the Spirit Hall, with his extraordinary strength and lofty status, wouldn't be so wary of a mere child.

Bo Saixi blinked and tentatively asked, "So, what's the real relationship between you and Bibi Dong now...?"

"I can't go into details about what happened between her and me."

Su Cheng smiled and waved his hand, refusing to answer the question. Instead, he said, "By the way, if you ever decide to change your way of life and live for yourself, then tell me. I might be able to help you out."

At this point, he turned to look into the other person's clear blue eyes, "After all, you're not that old, you still have plenty of time to waste."

Bo Saixi blushed and said gently, "You child are so disrespectful, always talking nonsense."

Su Cheng pursed his lips, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with her rebuke.

"Speaking of which, the festival ceremony at the Sea God Island market is about to begin, right? Should we go and take a look?"

"The Sea God Festival?"

Bo Saixi was taken aback by what he heard.

She doesn't even remember this incident.

The celebration was nominally held to thank the Sea God for his protection, but it was actually more like a folk tradition and entertainment program.

It has no official status and does not require her, as the High Priest, to preside over it.

However, those Sacred Pillar Douluo often attend and participate.

How many years ago was the last time I participated...?

"Take your time to think it over."

Su Cheng glanced at her, then smiled and turned to walk down the mountain.

Where are you going?

"I think I'll go live in the Sea Maiden City. It's too high up here, I can't stand it."

"... Is it too high?"

Watching his receding figure, Bo Saixi pursed her lips and glanced back down at Sea God Island below.

As the messenger of the Sea God, his only duty was to serve the Sea God wholeheartedly and protect the Sea God's people; there was no need for him to personally go into the world.

In that vivid dream memory, she recalled how her "disciple" used sweet words to "lure" her down the mountain.

But as it turns out, the other party had ulterior motives for doing so.

Now, a similar choice is presented to me once again. How should I choose?

At night, in an ordinary residence in the Sea Maiden City, Su Cheng sat quietly cross-legged on a clean bed.

Even the seven Sacred City of Sea God Island, including the Sea Dragon City with the largest population, are not at full capacity, with many rooms available.

With Bo Saixi's approval, finding a place to stay was naturally easy.

As for Sea God Mountain, he certainly cannot stay there for long.

Su Cheng had to consider Qian Renxue's thoughts at all times. If this caused her to misunderstand or overthink things, it would be a loss.

However, since he was prepared for a protracted battle with Xiao Xue, he did need a place to stay.

Fortunately, Xiao Xue saw that he hadn't turned back after arriving at Sea God Island, suggesting that he was also hesitant, which gave the situation room for maneuver.

So he decided to go straight into the new Simulation and take advantage of the opportunity of another world influencing reality to see if there would be any other turning points.

Of course, if it's not possible, there's no need to force it; there are always other solutions in reality.

In comparison, completing the Simulation task is still the most crucial.

After all, Su Cheng himself was unsure what variables might arise in this Simulation, or how it would differ from the past.

There was only one thing he understood very well.

His own future, as well as the future fate of the Spirit Hall members who were closely related to him, were all firmly tied to him.

We must not let temporary emotional conflicts delay more important matters.

Once everything was ready, as the energy circulated, the familiar light blue panel finally unfolded before him once again.

[Villain Life Simulator starting up...]

Please select the final objective for this Life Simulation:

[1. Defeat the Sea God's successor and survive. Mission Reward: A large amount of Source Power; Difficulty: B]

[2. Kill the successor of the Asura God and survive. Quest reward: Sample of all-attribute divine power; Difficulty: A]

3. Defeat the Sea God in his true form. Quest Reward: External Soul Bone Enhancement; Difficulty: S

Looking at the screen of light, Su Cheng felt a slight stirring in his heart, but he did not immediately make a choice or take any other action.

Instead, he pondered silently for a moment, analyzing the implicit information.

Immediately, he calmed his mind, fully mobilized the True Power within his body, and then gathered it all together, crashing it towards the Source Power hidden deep within his bloodline.

Just as his power touched the Source Power, the originally unified energy cluster suddenly rippled, and the flexible surface began to show signs of being torn apart.

Clearly, his current level of True Power is so high that it can already shake the powerful Source Power.

Compared to the fused state of Innate Power, the transformed power within Su Cheng's body has undergone a fundamental change in nature.

At the same time, the panel in front of him gradually became noticeably unstable as he moved, turning into a blurry afterimage.

Seeing that it was effective, Su Cheng immediately increased his efforts, squeezing out all of his body's potential and forcing out more True Power to condense into sharp sword shadows, which he then directed to attack one direction.

This powerful collision, occurring inside his body and even deep within his bloodline, was not pleasant for him either. His face turned pale, and subtle signs of cracking began to appear on his internal organs.

Fortunately, True Power and physical body are one, and they can easily merge and separate.

This characteristic greatly buffered the enormous pressure he was experiencing at that moment.

Otherwise, even with Su Cheng's current bone and flesh strength, he would likely be severely injured by the continuous aftershocks of the collisions, making it difficult for him to continue.

Time ticked by, and after a short while, the Source Power was finally completely dissipated, and the light screen before him crumbled. Then it reformed, with flashes of gibberish and distorted text appearing in succession...

Shortly after, a new notification appeared.

[Simulator malfunction... Currently being fixed...]

[...]

[Fixed!]

As the words "Repair Complete" appeared, the light screen returned to normal.

Looking at the content on the panel again, it has changed dramatically compared to before.

There are no descriptions of the task options, nor are there any task rewards.

It consists of only three very simple lines of text.

[Mission Origin: Find the root cause of the changes on Douluo Star and establish a connection with it.]

[Mission: Reshaping: Changing the fate of key figures.]

[Mission - Final Chapter: Changing the existing world order.]

Su Cheng carefully examined the three tasks, narrowed his eyes, and noticed some details.

In the "Mission: Origin" section, the description is "find the root cause of the changes in 'Douluo Star'", but in the "Mission: Final Chapter" section, it is shown as "change the 'world' pattern".

Therefore, the "world" mentioned here probably refers to more than just this continent.

Moreover, even before he fully activated the Simulator's energy, S-level missions were already as difficult as killing the Sea God himself.

Now that all the enormous energy has been fully activated, how could the mission requirements possibly stop at a mere Douluo Star?

Therefore, the scope referred to by this "world" is probably...

"The Divine Realm?"

Su Cheng took a deep breath, various thoughts flashing through his mind, and then calmed down.

This was something he had expected, and he didn't feel too nervous or fearful; on the contrary, he felt a little excited.

Higher and farther views, even more terrifying enemies—this is going to be very interesting.

Whether or not the task rewards are displayed is actually irrelevant.

He didn't think that the new Simulation he created by unleashing the full power of the Simulator at once would be any worse than what he expected.

Of course, what he will actually get depends on how he plans to complete this Simulated World mission.

Soon, the task interface disappeared, and a new panel appeared.

[Initial Talent: True Physique (Replica), Trajectory Demon Eye (Partially Sealed), Bloodline Purification (Insufficient Awakening Energy)]

Similar to the mission description, this time he also wasn't given any choice regarding his Initial Talent.

Instead, three talents were given directly, two of which seem to be unable to be realized immediately, and only the first one, "True Physique (Replica)," is complete.

The effect seems quite intuitive; it appears to simply replicate his real-world physical condition into the Simulated World.

That alone makes it a perfect start.

However, this also highlights the fact that this Simulation is far more difficult than any previous one.

It's not that Su Cheng overestimates himself.

With his current physical attributes, he possesses an absolutely overwhelming, unparalleled talent in the Douluo Continent.

Even with all his accumulated knowledge, if he were to start from scratch, he could fuse his Innate Power, but achieving True Power would be absolutely impossible.

The formation of this extremely special power can be said to have been achieved through a confluence of many fortunate circumstances.

The profound foundation of Innate Power, the tempering of Qian Renxue by the Sun Fire, and the nurturing of Bibi Dong's special Soul Power —all these conditions are indispensable.

Or rather, he would only have a chance to reproduce it if there were at least similar conditions and environment.

However, given the energy levels of the Sun Power and the Water Soul Core, where can one find similar energy?

Su Cheng even suspected that if the energy wasn't plentiful this time, even in the Simulated World, the Simulator wouldn't be able to replicate his current special state.

After the Initial Talent information disappears, a new panel appears.

This time, we finally have a choice.

[Selectable initial bloodline: None, Elemental Affinity, Dragon God Bloodline, Close Combat Intuition, Innate Sword Seed]

"..."

Looking at the five options in front of him, Su Cheng hesitated.

To be honest, if he only considered the final reward, he would prefer to choose "Close Combat Intuition" or "Innate Sword Seed".

This bloodline selection might actually represent one of the potential mission rewards.

Although the final name, "Innate Sword Seed," sounds rather unfriendly and even insulting, it will definitely greatly enhance his future combat power.

In terms of skill, Su Cheng is not much better than the others.

Although he also had a few Self-Created Soul Skill, they were only slightly better than those below him. Looking up, all the gods in the Divine Realm who had lived for countless ages had several signature moves.

His own swordsmanship might be considered top-notch in the Soul Master World, but it's far inferior to that of the beings in the Divine Realm.

"Dragon God, Sword Dao... and why is this 'Nothingness' listed among the options alongside other bloodlines..." Su Cheng frowned in thought.

"Does a pure physical body without any bloodline also possess unique advantages...? Or is it that when other bloodlines are mixed into the body, the effects are not all beneficial? In fact, there are both advantages and disadvantages? And that talent, Bloodline Purification... If that's the case..."

[The initial bloodline has been selected as: Dragon God Bloodline.]

After a long pause, Su Cheng finally made his final choice.

In making this choice, we cannot only look at the future; the key is to complete the task of this Simulation.

Having the Dragon God Bloodline would make it easier for him to find allies.

This is definitely the best shortcut to completing "Mission: Origin".

Moreover, the Dragon God Bloodline itself is of great research value.

As a former pinnacle of the world, its lineage must possess unique characteristics.

As for whether or not it can be taken out in the future, and what impact it will have on the body, these are just speculations, and there is no need to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

[Note that everything in the Life Simulation is a projection of the real world and will also affect the Strings of Fate this plane. Please take it seriously.]

[Note: This Simulation has excess energy remaining. Four Spirit Core have already been deployed as Life-Bound Child of Destiny. Please carefully select the appropriate ones.]

[Note: This Simulation has ample remaining energy and has already released an unspecified number of Spirit Seed as potential chosen ones. Please carefully select them.]

[Simulation Start.]

As the prompt appeared, before Su Cheng could even ponder the meaning of "Spirit Core" and "Life-Bound Child of Destiny," his consciousness instantly detached from his physical body and entered another world that seemed so real.

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