Are You Worried About Me?

On the outskirts of Juxia City, inside the somewhat out-of-place Luxury Villa.

Si Yao sat on the Living Room sofa, idly turning over the Silver Blade Flying Dagger he'd gotten from Sumali.

His icy blue eyes were fixed on the cold light gliding along the blade, as if he were analyzing its complex microscopic structure—or perhaps just staring into space.

Suo Dun lay on the Backyard lawn, happily devouring a feast.

He always seemed to be hungry.

The doorbell rang.

Without even looking up, Si Yao gave a slight thought, and the villa's front door slid open without a sound.

Du Qiangwei stood at the entrance. Compared with the last time they'd met, she seemed less professionally distant and more conflicted. She took a deep breath and stepped inside.

Si Yao's gaze remained on the Dark Silver dagger in his hand. "Need something?"

"Um... thank you for saving Huang Village," Du Qiangwei said softly, her voice much gentler than usual.

She'd heard Lianfeng's detailed account of what had happened in Huang Village. It wasn't until she confirmed that the invader had most likely been Morgana herself that she truly understood how serious the situation was.

The Demon King had come in person. According to the records of the Known Universe, that was practically a plague upon civilization, leaving nothing alive in her wake.

Huang Village had lost only a third of its population. That was already a stroke of incredible luck.

And the one who'd worked that miracle was the silver-haired man before her, who seemed indifferent to everything.

If not for him, Huang Village might have vanished from the map by now.

At last, Si Yao looked away from the Silver Blade and glanced at her, his voice flat and emotionless. "No need to thank me. I was just passing by and happened to crush a few bugs that were bothering my eyes."

His reply was as cutting and distant as ever.

Yet seeing how unconcerned he seemed only made Qiangwei more certain that this Ancient Great God wasn't as cold as he appeared.

If he truly didn't care at all, he wouldn't have "passed by" Huang Village, much less exercised such precise control while dealing with the threat.

For a moment, the "cold on the outside, warm on the inside" lens through which Qiangwei viewed him grew even thicker.

This Ancient Great God seemed to have a certain... tsundere quality?

"Whatever the case, you saved a lot of people," Qiangwei insisted. She hesitated, then couldn't help asking, "What exactly happened back then? Were you... hurt?"

Even if Si Yao had acted completely at ease, she couldn't help worrying when faced with a legendary Evil God.

After all, as far as she knew, that was one of the most terrifying beings in the universe.

"Hurt?" Si Yao looked at Qiangwei in confusion. "Do I look hurt?"

"From what I can see..." Qiangwei carefully scanned him, as if searching for any sign of injury.

Si Yao raised an eyebrow. "Are you worried about me?"

The question caught Qiangwei off guard. She turned her face away awkwardly, the tips of her ears turning faintly red. "...We've known each other for half a year, after all. And you helped us, so it's only natural to ask how you're doing."

Growing up, she'd had few friends because of her unusual abilities and hard-edged personality.

After joining the military, she'd become known for her toughness and obedience to orders. Few people ever spoke to her as an equal or showed her any warmth, and she'd long since grown used to keeping her feelings buried.

Given the distance that had marked her unusual upbringing, this mysterious "alien," Si Yao, was, in a way, one of the few "friends" she could really talk to.

"Anything else?"

Qiangwei realized she might have overstepped with her concern. She steadied herself and returned to her usual cool demeanor. "Aunt Lianfeng asked me to pass along a message. Super Seminary... or rather, Aunt Lianfeng personally hopes to discuss technology and the Pangu Civilization with you..."

"Let her come herself."

Qiangwei paused, then nodded. "All right, I'll pass that along. Then... I won't bother you."

She glanced at Si Yao one last time, then turned and left the villa.

The door closed, and silence settled over the Living Room once more.

Si Yao set down the Silver Blade, leaned back against the soft sofa, and slowly closed his eyes.

After the battle in Huang Village, the Demons, Angels, and Lieyang had learned of him. Carl would probably hear about it soon, too.

And the True Points from the fallout of the battle in Huang Village were still climbing.

[Current True Points: 1,000,860]

Over a million!

As expected of the Angels!

He already had a plan for this enormous stash of True Points.

A weapon!

[Colorless Realm Divine Power] gave him nearly unbeatable domain suppression, [Dizang Realm Divine Power] was an efficient way to clear the field, and [Yongzhen Realm Divine Power] made for an impressive show of force.

But against a Third Generation God Body, he lacked a lethal move that could end the fight in one strike.

The Dark Silver dagger was sharp, but it was ultimately someone else's weapon. It didn't suit his identity as the Pangu Old God, and it lacked a sufficiently powerful special ability.

He needed a weapon that truly belonged to him and matched his status as the Lord of Gods.

He'd already chosen the backstory, so naturally the weapon had to fit.

[Weapon Name: Blood Spear

Material Design: The spear's body is forged from Godfall Blood Gold, a superior material with properties modeled after "Dark Silver," and built around a "Paradox Singularity of Law."

Abilities (based on the principles of God-Slaying Weapons)

Anti-Dark Singularity Core: A miniature Anti-Dark Singularity is perpetually maintained at the spearhead. Any target struck by it will trigger localized Antimatter Annihilation.

Delta Radiation Field: Automatically releases Delta Radiation, continuously dismantling the target's Super Gene Defense System.

Law-level Gene Collapse: An attack that destroys "Gene Singularities," surpassing conventional God-Slaying Weapons. Each strike from the Blood Spear directly triggers a "Paradox Singularity of Law" at the target's Super Gene level, causing structural collapse at the Conceptual Level and bypassing the defensive mechanisms of most Third Generation God Bodies and below.

Energy Singularity Silence: Wherever the spear points, it can actively create a miniature "Anti-Dark Energy Singularity" or "Law Silent Field." Rather than simply canceling out energy, it directly "consumes" or "nullifies" energy-driven attacks and defenses, such as Flame Bombardment, Wormhole Calculation, and Energy Shields. The principle resembles, but surpasses, the "infinite energy-devouring" effect of God-Slaying Weapons.

Mass Singularity Liberation: Briefly releases some of the constraints on the "Paradox Singularity of Law," allowing the Blood Spear to produce an almost limitless increase in mass effect. It simulates the effect of a Black Hole Engine, though its nature is different. A single strike is powerful enough to shatter a small planet on the Material Plane."]

"How many True Points would this cost?"

[100000000]

"..." Si Yao.

"Am I seeing things, or have you malfunctioned?"

How many zeroes was that?!

One hundred million True Points?

That was nowhere near the million-level cost he'd expected!

[Ding!]

[Assessment confirmed.]

[Notice: Your design for the "Blood Spear" involves high-level concepts such as "Anti-Dark Singularity," "Delta Radiation," and "Paradox Singularity of Law," while also requiring "Perpetual Maintenance" and "Automatic Release." These concepts far exceed the technologies you've unlocked or encountered so far. This is "in-depth creation from nothing."]

[According to the principles of "Cognitive Anchoring" and "Information Pollution," the less you understand the relevant concepts, the harder it is for Belief Power to directly support a highly complex manifestation. The cost in True Points required to achieve "Reality Distortion" therefore grows exponentially.]

[In short: Your design for this weapon is too far ahead of its time and lacks any basis in real technology. It relies entirely on "Lies Come True," so the cost is enormous.]

[Suggested approach: Lower the initial requirements and manifest it in stages, or find related materials or technologies that already exist in the Real World and use them as a "base" for "enchanting" or "upgrading." This can greatly reduce the cost.]

The system's cold prompt quickly brought Si Yao back to his senses.

[Seed of Delusion] wasn't an all-powerful wish-granting machine. It was more like a reality editor based on "cognition" and "information."

His design for the "Blood Spear" was based entirely on his imagined principles of God-Slaying Weapons and his embellishments about the Higher Dimension. It lacked solid "technical details" and "real-world reference points."

It was like an ancient person imagining a smartphone. No matter how extravagantly he described it, making it real would require an enormous distortion of reality and a vast amount of technical knowledge to fill in the gaps. The cost would naturally be staggering.

For now, directly creating the complete, conceptually overpowered "Blood Spear" seemed unrealistic.