Nü Yi, this saint, had been one of Yi Mang's nine disciples.
Though she had been the youngest disciple, responsible for establishing the evolutionary laws of Acquired Lifeforms, this youngest child had already become exceedingly ancient by now.
Yet at this moment, she was completely stunned.
The Great Dao Singularity!! He was actually the Great Dao Singularity!
He was the universe itself! It was precisely His Big Bang that had given birth to this universe; matter, laws, and energy had spread outward, bringing forth all living beings and all things.
"And now, He has actually appeared here, manifested in human form. He even has self-awareness?" Nü Yi's blood boiled throughout her body, her heart pounding wildly in her chest.
The entire universe had actually developed self-awareness. It had formed thoughts of its own!
This was simply unimaginable!! Even if there were some unseen universal will, some God of Creation, it ought to have been a celestial phenomenon—like a storm, rain, a mirage, or a rainbow. It absolutely should not have possessed consciousness. This was too terrifying: a Great Universe with self-awareness.
It was like an Earthling suddenly learning that the Earth beneath their feet, the one they lived upon, had developed consciousness and could even move. Even she felt goosebumps rise all over her body. What exactly had caused the Great Dao Singularity, the God of Creation, to develop self-awareness?
She suddenly recalled those words:
I am not even a living being. I merely appeared due to certain special circumstances and lost a certain powerful authority, thus giving rise to consciousness. Perhaps after some time, when my former authority returns, I will lose consciousness once more.
Lost authority? What authority? Could it be authority over the universe? As an unseen collective will formed from the vast consciousness of all living