Special zones—special regions in the literal sense. Some said they represented the future, while others believed they were merely divergent paths. For decision-makers, establishing special zones was perhaps meant to test the viability of certain choices.
Whether they were called the future or divergences, if they succeeded, other regions would follow suit. If they failed or fell short of expectations, they would become so-called "IF" lines—hypothetical scenarios.
Any rational person knew that the future could not be stopped. In a future where the multiverse had fully opened, opening the gates to outer realms was inevitable, along with racial leaps and the reality of universal transcendence.
"We are standing atop the wave. This world is supporting us."
Standing upon the earth, Lu PingAn could feel the expansion of the ley lines. At his level, the so-called World's Will was no longer something vague and intangible.
"More accurately, it is the direction in which the world is flowing."
All living beings yearned for evolution, mortals yearned for better lives, and the world yearned to endure.
Those countless desires—or rather, survival instinct—ultimately turned into prayers directed toward the world, toward the gods, toward...
"What right do I have? I merely happen to be standing here."
With the winds of the era at one's back, even a pig could fly. As Lu PingAn saw it, he merely happened to possess the most suitable ability and had arrived at the right place at the right time.
The world's power manifested through him as its vessel.
"So, I refuse."
When everyone believed this was Lu PingAn's Apotheosis Ritual, part of his scheme, he chose to refuse.
"I am not your tool."
Lu PingAn restrained the "mutations," restrained the "speed of evolution," and did not allow miracles of species mutation and overnight maturation to bloom everywhere.
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