New World (4,800 extra)

"I finally succeeded!"

Inside the Main God Hall, Wu Ming's true self waved a hand, closing the transdimensional passage.

"Next... all I can do is wait and see how my separated consciousness fares. Fortunately, I made preparations long ago. Even if it fails, it won't matter... The path to eternal life will eventually lie beneath my feet!"

Muttering to himself, he returned to the Main God Hall and sat down without moving. His eyes held neither joy nor sorrow as he seemed to carefully observe the Great Zhou World, Wu Zhi holding court and moving the capital, the other Reincarnators carrying out their missions, and even the scenes of his separated consciousness exploring.

In an unknown universe.

Dark, deep, and seemingly touched by a hint of warmth.

He did not know how much time had passed before Wu Ming managed to regain a little consciousness.

"Where... is this...? Why am I so weak?"

A thought surfaced, then he promptly sank back into slumber.

After a long while, Wu Ming finally woke again. His thoughts spread out, but he could see only a dim expanse, with a faint orange-red glow in the distance.

"The universe... a world? Did I succeed or not?"

Unfortunately, all the accumulated effects of his long slumber could manage was to give rise to this single thought. Then darkness swallowed him once more...

"How long have I been asleep...?"

He did not know how much time had passed before Wu Ming's consciousness finally awakened completely. By then, he could just barely make out his situation.

After all, it was not hard to guess when he was sealed inside an enclosed space, with only an umbilical cord above his navel sustaining his life.

"Damn! I really reincarnated straight away?"

Wu Ming was utterly speechless. "That black hole