Ch. 2443A Road Never Taken

No. 1 spoke with a Transmigrator who had spent over thirty years imprisoned after helping an emperor strengthen his empire with modern knowledge. No. 1 rescued him and brought him to meet the others, where he reflected on how he might have escaped sooner.

  • The emperor learned from the middle-aged Transmigrator that industry, pumps, and irrigation could increase food production and ease population pressures.
  • No. 1 questioned the Transmigrator about his long imprisonment, and the man described his anger, failed escape attempts, and hope that future political change would free him.
  • No. 1 agreed to rescue the Transmigrator after the man finally asked directly, then brought him to the group of ten.
  • The Transmigrator explained that he had arrived in prison awaiting execution and survived by selling the emperor his knowledge.
  • The group suggested that he might have escaped by claiming he could make divine medicine and offering the emperor pharmaceutical knowledge.

Ch. 2444A Middle-Aged Man's Outburst

A middle-aged man imprisoned for more than thirty years received temporary Superman-like powers and began taking revenge on the emperor and royal family who had exploited him. After sparing a restaurant full of commoners, he entered the palace, confronted the emperor, and ordered the late emperor’s corpse dug up and disgraced.

  • No. 1 used Truth Telling on the middle-aged man, who revealed his hatred and desire to destroy the world.
  • No. 4 transferred his extraordinary powers to the middle-aged man for ten years, and the ten observers turned invisible to watch him.
  • The middle-aged man killed two restaurant guards who drove him away, but spared the restaurant staff and patrons after the owner treated him respectfully.
  • The middle-aged man flew into the imperial court, attacked the old eunuch Cao Bingqian, and confronted the emperor over his decades of imprisonment and stolen achievements.
  • The emperor ordered the late emperor’s coffin dug up and his corpse whipped, while the middle-aged man watched and vowed to ruin the late emperor’s reputation.

Ch. 2445Two Great Organizations

Wenren Sheng learned that the World Ender Group was gaining ground against the world-saving organization in the Void Spirit Land, and Little Illusion accepted an invitation to join the saviors. After inspecting their training system, Wenren Sheng identified the danger of hypocrites defecting to the World Enders, while the leaders explained that both sides offered immortality and the chance to become a World Lord.

  • A middle-aged man was forcibly recruited by a voice in his mind and vanished before the emperor, who then turned to ash.
  • A young woman invited Little Illusion to join the Savior Base, and Little Illusion asked Wenren Sheng for permission.
  • Wenren Sheng used the invitation to uncover a meeting where three leaders discussed the World Ender Nest's advance and their plan to recruit Little Illusion to reach the powerful person behind her.
  • Little Illusion joined the Savior Base and traveled with the young woman to a round-table meeting, while Wenren Sheng projected his consciousness there.
  • The leaders showed Little Illusion their world-saving training base, and Wenren Sheng challenged them on how they would keep villains from pretending to be saviors.
  • The young woman admitted that hypocrites had caused an earlier defeat, and the Old Man explained that both organizations rewarded saviors with immortality and the chance to become a World Lord.

Ch. 2446Defense Line World

Wenren Sheng learned why the World Saving Group was losing to the World Enders and used a plague-stricken world to show how destruction outpaced salvation. He proposed uniting worlds into a shared defense, and the chapter ended with him explaining that access to an Inner World could be routed through a surface world that would serve as the line of defense.

  • Wenren Sheng listened as the elderly man explained the training base’s voluntary membership, military discipline, and the World Saving Group’s early-stage resource disadvantage.
  • The elderly man showed Wenren Sheng a plague-ravaged world where the World Enders’ destruction and the natives’ sabotage overwhelmed the World Savers despite their victories in several battles.
  • Wenren Sheng identified the World Enders’ selfishness and the saviors’ spirit of sacrifice as the key to victory, prompting the young woman to propose uniting worlds under a shared World Will.
  • The elderly man, the young man, and the young woman asked Little Illusion to help establish a United World as a defense against the World Enders.
  • Wenren Sheng advised them to route all connections to an Inner World through a surface world, making that surface world the line of defense.

Ch. 2447A Trial Run

Wenren Sheng united the Small Worlds into an onion-shaped Great World to test its defenses against World Enders. The assassin and Plague World Ender both failed to harm it, leaving the three saviors amazed at the Moat World's strength.

  • Wenren Sheng reconciled the Small Worlds’ conflicting rules and merged their World Wills into layered defenses around the core worlds.
  • An assassin World Ender entered the Great World, but its rules repeatedly thwarted his attempts to target powerful figures, and Wenren Sheng’s influence led to his death.
  • The assassin returned through a copied resurrection and told his teammates the Great World was powerful, prompting the Plague World Ender to enter.
  • The Plague World Ender spread a conceptual plague, but it turned against him and killed him whenever he tried to infect the Great World.
  • The three saviors marveled that the Moat World had defeated both World Enders without their help, while Wenren Sheng attributed its resilience to the complexity of its combined worlds.

Ch. 2448Invitation from a World Ender

Wenren Sheng and the saviors held the World Enders in a stalemate, while a Game World Ender failed to conquer Moat World and was killed. The World Enders tried to bait Wenren Sheng with origin power, then invited him to meet them after learning he was drawn to strange phenomena.

  • The Game World Ender entered Moat World, but its World Will turned people against him, cut off his supplies, and eventually helped its inhabitants kill him.
  • The three saviors praised Wenren Sheng, and he brought Tang Seng, Yu Gong, Yan Chixia, and Tal Rasha to Moat World to train and fight the World Enders.
  • The Three-Headed Bird, Nine-Headed Lion, and stone statue invested origin power to expand Moat World and hoped it would lure Wenren Sheng into a trap.
  • When Wenren Sheng ignored their bait, the three World Ender leaders deduced that he was interested in strange phenomena and sent him an invitation.
  • Little Illusion opened the invitation, where the stone statue called Wenren Sheng a worthy opponent and described the World Enders as Devourers who cleared decaying worlds.

Ch. 2449Reincarnation, Not Human

Wenren Sheng rejected the World Enders’ justification for destroying worlds and insisted that innocent inhabitants should be allowed to escape. The Nine-Headed Lion sent him through lives as various animals to turn him against humanity, but Wenren Sheng concluded that the experience made him value being human even more.

  • The stone statue argued that destroying decaying worlds was necessary evolution, but Wenren Sheng refused to accept its justification or join the World Enders.
  • Wenren Sheng suggested that the innocent in doomed worlds should be allowed to travel to normal worlds, prompting the Nine-Headed Lion to mock his human morality and attack him.
  • The Nine-Headed Lion stripped away Wenren Sheng’s protections and cast a trace of his essence into another world to make him experience nonhuman life.
  • Wenren Sheng lived brief lives as an ant and a snake, then as other animals, including a panda, witnessing how humans exploited and neglected them.
  • The Nine-Headed Lion claimed the experience proved humanity’s cruelty, but Wenren Sheng said it had shown him how precious it was to be human.

Ch. 2450Initial Exploration of Time

Wenren Sheng rejected the World Enders’ offer, so they planned to lure him with secrets about time and use another power against him. When Little Illusion found a lead about a Time True Scriptures in the legendary Myriad Phenomena Realm, Wenren Sheng investigated and entered the world.

  • Wenren Sheng rebuked the Nine-Headed Lion and refused to join the World Enders, who warned that he would eventually die.
  • The Nine-Headed Lion explained that they needed an epic-grade world to threaten Wenren Sheng, while the Three-Headed Bird ordered the stone statue to find his home world.
  • The stone statue failed to trace Wenren Sheng through the layers of Mysterious Objects around him, so it decided to lure him with time secrets and borrow another’s strength.
  • The stone statue gathered time-related secrets and world origin into a book called “Initial Exploration of Time,” then placed it in a legendary world as bait.
  • Little Illusion told Wenren Sheng that a Savior had heard of a Time True Scriptures that could grant abilities such as Save and Load.
  • Wenren Sheng traced the lead to the Myriad Phenomena Realm, confirmed the Savior had not lied, and entered the vast world through him.

Ch. 2451Pursuit and Escape Game

Wenren Sheng entered a magicless Earth Realm in the Myriad Images Realm, where he and six newcomers had to uncover the Truth and escape pursuit. The group used a vote to make an initial save, while Wenren Sheng anticipated that the newcomers would soon clash over whether to reload after someone died.

  • Wenren Sheng projected an incarnation into the Myriad Images Realm and learned that the mission involved surviving pursuit in a magicless Earth Realm.
  • Wenren Sheng woke in a hospital ward with six other newcomers, and Sunglasses Men explained the mission and its rewards.
  • The newcomers received a mission briefing that gave them five saves and five reloads, each requiring a majority vote.
  • The group voted to make an initial save, with five votes in favor and two abstentions.
  • The Physical Education Teacher and Mathematics Teacher considered how to build alliances, despite their history of rivalry and mutual regret over the reckless driving that killed them.

Ch. 2452First Reload

Wenren Sheng and the other escapees began their first pursuit round, but Yellow Hair was killed by a nurse and the survivors refused to reload until a later ambush left them no choice. After returning to the hospital ward, they learned the conspiracy’s secret and argued over whether the living would ever spend a reload to save someone who had died.

  • Sunglasses Men warned the newcomers to stay together and search for supplies before the pursuit began.
  • A nurse stabbed Yellow Hair with a syringe of potassium cyanide, and the doctors pronounced him dead; the survivors chose not to reload.
  • Police investigators discovered that the seven escapees had been unknowingly drawn into a contest over illicit funds, and they arranged to transfer the six survivors to a secret location.
  • Four trucks ambushed the police van, so the survivors voted to reload and returned to the hospital ward with Yellow Hair alive.
  • Yellow Hair accused the others of delaying the reload after his death, and the Physical Education Teacher admitted they had preserved their chances in case they could clear the scenario.

Ch. 2453Time Page

Wenren Sheng cleared a succession of deadly pursuits by exploiting the Light Egg’s rules, then discovered it was an illusion generator that projected people’s consciousness into simulated worlds. After modifying the next mission and exploring the real Earth Realm, he found a clue to pages of the Time True Scriptures and headed to a desert where people were fighting over them.

  • Wenren Sheng hypnotized the other six people, helped them evade four pursuit rounds, and the Public Side dismantled the organization hunting them.
  • The group stayed in the world for a hundred safe days, but Yellow Hair was captured after ignoring the others, so they chose to leave.
  • Wenren Sheng investigated the Light Egg and discovered it projected their consciousness into illusions while their bodies remained in Life Support Pods.
  • Wenren Sheng altered the next wizard-world mission, then explored the real Earth Realm and learned of a pyramid containing a page that controlled time.
  • Wenren Sheng boosted a local wizard’s spellcasting power and traveled to the desert, where he found people fighting over three likely pages of the Time True Scriptures.

Ch. 2454Summoned Creatures

Wenren Sheng took the Time True Scriptures, then led the group into Summoner's World, where the others were summoned as animals by Mountain People. He reversed his summoning bond with Little Fatty, while the others discovered they had been tricked into becoming servants and faced being sold or slaughtered.

  • Wenren Sheng hypnotized the wizards, took the Time True Scriptures, and gained 500 Mystery Points from its three pages.
  • Wenren Sheng returned to Light Egg Plaza as the group prepared for a new mission, then entered Summoner's World with them as Void Spirits.
  • The Mountain People summoned the group through a ritual, and Wenren Sheng reversed the Incantations Little Fatty used to summon him.
  • Wenren Sheng appeared as a dragon, while the Physical Education Teacher became a cow, the housewife a sheep, Sunglasses Men a white goose, the professional woman a chicken, and the Mathematics Teacher a duck.
  • The group realized that the summoning ritual bound them as slaves who could be sold or slaughtered, while Wenren Sheng's reversed bond made Little Fatty his servant.

Ch. 2455Dragon's Intimidation

Wenren Sheng intimidated the villagers into making Liu Wealthy Man emperor, then helped the new Great Han Dynasty win popular support by lowering rents and bringing rain. After a hunter informed the county seat, the County Magistrate led an armed force toward Liu Family Village, where Wenren Sheng drove them back with a hurricane.

  • Wenren Sheng became a dragon, and Liu Wealthy Man declared himself emperor after his son summoned the dragon; the villagers pledged their allegiance.
  • Wenren Sheng advised Liu Wealthy Man to lower rents and bring rain, earning the villagers’ support as the Great Han Dynasty took shape.
  • The hunter who had summoned an ox secretly reported Liu Wealthy Man’s rebellion to the County Magistrate and presented him with a dragon scale.
  • The County Magistrate gathered Yamen Runners and able-bodied young men and marched toward Liu Family Village, taking ten days to reach it.
  • Wenren Sheng flew out to confront the force and blew a hurricane that sent the able-bodied young men fleeing.

Ch. 2456Recruiting the True Dragon

After Wenren Sheng’s dragon routed the County Magistrate’s and Governor Zhu’s forces, the court ordered the rebels suppressed and the True Dragon claimed for the dynasty. Liu Wealthy Man was assassinated, but just as Little Fatty was expected to accept amnesty, a Transmigrator possessed him.

  • The County Magistrate reported Liu Wealthy Man’s rebellion and the dragon to the Prefect, whose officials verified the accounts and escalated the reports.
  • Governor Zhu assembled eight thousand soldiers, but Wenren Sheng’s dragon routed most of them, and Zhu withdrew to report the defeat.
  • The Emperor ordered the Southeast Governor-General to lead an army against the rebels while sparing Liu Wealthy Man’s son and taking the True Dragon.
  • The Governor-General’s Eight Ox Crossbows failed to harm Wenren Sheng, so he secretly arranged Liu Wealthy Man’s assassination while preparing to claim the dragon.
  • Liu Wealthy Man was poisoned, and Little Fatty was scared to death before a Transmigrator possessed him.

Ch. 2457Amnesty Won't Work

Little Fatty rejected the amnesty decree, used the True Dragon to rout the Governor-General's forces, and began building support for rebellion. At court, the emperor learned the dragon came from beyond the heavens, while the Chief Assistant Minister and his allies plotted to use it against the prophetic mirror the emperor refused to surrender.

  • Little Fatty tore up the amnesty decree, persuaded villagers that accepting it would get them killed, and used the True Dragon's wind and rain to scatter the Governor-General's troops.
  • The Governor-General retreated to the county town and sent an exaggerated report, while Little Fatty recruited men, distributed land, strengthened his guards, and sought allies and a safer fortress.
  • The emperor and his ministers received the news in Fengtian Hall, and the ministers avoided advising him about the True Dragon.
  • The Chief Assistant Minister secretly met with the Second Assistant Minister and Third Assistant Minister through their summoned creatures, and they planned to lure the dragon into the palace to destroy the prophetic mirror.
  • The emperor questioned the mirror about the True Dragon's origins, learned it was a visitor from beyond the heavens, and refused to give up the mirror that had protected his rule.

Ch. 2458The Appearance of Deadly Assassins

The Emperor sent four elite Embroidered Uniform Guard deathsworn to assassinate Little Fatty, while Little Fatty abandoned self-indulgence and built up his county through reforms, grain policies, and recruitment. The deathsworn infiltrated his territory, learned how quickly his power was growing, and decided to use Number Three’s disguise as a woman to get close to him.

  • The Emperor dispatched four elite deathsworn, each with a battle-suited summoned creature, to kill Liu Wealthy Man’s son, Little Fatty.
  • After his companions urged him to reform, Little Fatty governed the county, reduced rents, improved public security, established schools, and introduced Grain Coupons to secure food and loyalty.
  • Little Fatty recruited scholars and appointed his five modern companions to manage judicial and economic affairs, while keeping command of his thousand-man battalion for himself.
  • The four deathsworn entered True Dragon Territory disguised as caravan guards and were shocked by its orderly streets, plentiful food, and favorable harvests.
  • At a tavern, the deathsworn heard about Little Fatty’s sweet potatoes, planned Blast Furnaces, and other projects, then resolved to kill him and reclaim the dragon for the imperial court.
  • The deathsworn decided that Number Three, a delicate-featured opera singer who played female roles, would disguise himself as a woman to approach Little Fatty.

Ch. 2459Taking Him as Foster Father

Little Fatty survived an assassination attempt, persuaded the Opera Singer that the court had exploited him, then faced the Opera Singer’s betrayal and capture attempt. After Little Fatty spared him, the Opera Singer was moved to swear loyalty to him as his Foster Father.

  • Little Fatty let the animals help review official documents and went out drinking while they handled his work.
  • The Opera Singer revealed himself as an assassin, but Sunglasses Men rammed him and the guards captured him; Little Fatty learned that the court had recruited him after his family starved.
  • Little Fatty lectured the Opera Singer about the court’s exploitation, and the Opera Singer agreed to join him in overthrowing it.
  • The next day, the Opera Singer kidnapped Little Fatty, hoping to win a noble title by delivering him to the court, but Little Fatty warned him the emperor would execute him.
  • The Opera Singer signaled for help, and Little Fatty’s guards and animal companions caught up and defeated him.
  • Little Fatty ordered the Opera Singer imprisoned instead of killed, and the moved Opera Singer knelt and asked to take him as his Foster Father.

Ch. 2460An Unusual Person

Wenren Sheng stole the Emperor’s prophetic mirror, merged its pages, and gave Little Fatty a gift that helped him survive and eventually seize the realm. He then entered a seemingly safe slice-of-life world, where he encountered a high school girl whose extraordinary basketball skills defied ordinary physical limits.

  • Little Fatty learned from the death warrior that the Emperor’s mirror could foresee the future, and Wenren Sheng flew off to steal it.
  • After the dragon’s departure prompted betrayals, the Emperor celebrated, only to discover that the mirror had vanished; Little Fatty later fell gravely ill while fighting a guerrilla war.
  • Wenren Sheng merged the mirror’s six Time Pages and gave Little Fatty fivefold disease resistance and vitality, allowing Little Fatty to recover, rebuild his forces, and eventually conquer the realm.
  • Wenren Sheng returned to the Light Egg Plaza and entered a world near a private high school.
  • Wenren Sheng watched a tall girl dominate a basketball game with remarkable speed, accuracy, and strength, then leave unimpressed by the other players.

Ch. 2461The Person in Her Fantasies

Wenren Sheng discovered that Qing He possessed extraordinary physical and intellectual abilities, then used an AI ghost to contact her and draw out the mysterious fragment connected to time. Qing He mistook the apparition for a hallucination and began reflecting on how her own abilities had suddenly surpassed ordinary limits.

  • Wenren Sheng compared Qing He's attributes with the other students and recognized that her strength and speed were abnormal.
  • Qing He excelled at sports and ignored her classmates' admiration, while the school's second-most outstanding boy accepted her indifference.
  • Qing He read about time and aging, murmured that she would defeat time, and received a message from Wenren Sheng.
  • Qing He opened the link and saw Wenren Sheng's AI ghost, but concluded it was a hallucination and observed him solving a difficult mathematical problem.
  • Qing He recalled that she had once been merely talented before her studies and judgment suddenly became much easier, including assessing the risks and rewards of investments.

Ch. 2462Future Possibilities

Qing He followed the Ghost, believing its supernatural abilities might help her overcome time, and witnessed it eliminate assassins targeting her. After the Ghost discussed how future science might solve aging, Qing He remained aware that such breakthroughs were still far away.

  • Qing He followed the Ghost from school to an abandoned building, where she watched it read, eat, and sleep before discovering that it could see and speak to her.
  • Qing He spent several days observing the Ghost and learned they were both in Senior High First Grade Third Class.
  • When attackers fired Bolts near the abandoned complex, Qing He organized her bodyguards' defenses and called for the police.
  • The Ghost approached the attackers and passed through them, killing them before the police arrived.
  • Qing He began eating in the school cafeteria like the Ghost and gradually became familiar with it.
  • Qing He asked what could defeat time, and the Ghost said the future might bring cures for aging, though Qing knew her research remained far from success.
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