Essence II

There are only three evolutionary branches.

Lin Hui didn't hesitate and chose the third one directly.

Because of his previous cultivation techniques, Wind Energy was originally one with him, a part of his body.

This third aspect further strengthens this fusion. And the subsequent suppression of the Celestial Venerable's status is enough to solidify the improvement of his overall strength.

Even a single Source Disaster wouldn't be able to easily suppress a Celestial Venerable's status. Therefore, in a sense, he felt that he was surpassing True Heavenly Venerable, surpassing Source Disaster, and entering a completely new level.

The third requirement is the Existence Force of ten thousand existence crystals.

Golden flames rose in front of Lin Hui, engulfing his chest. In just a few seconds, the evolution was complete.

Nothing has changed.

The Wind Energy across the entire war zone seems to remain unchanged, without any alteration.

However, as Lin Hui slowly opened his True Sight, he could see that an extremely faint portion of the Wind Energy was quietly disappearing.

It is not being swallowed up, nor being transformed into other forms of energy, but rather being completely eliminated.

This process is extremely slow and weak. Lin Hui roughly estimated that it would take at least hundreds of millions of years for all of his Wind Energy to be converted and disappear.

He stopped observing and instead continued to evolve his Spirit-Sight Wind.

Below the new identification information, two evolutionary branches quickly appeared.

1-- The Origin Wind: The starting point of all things. After it blows, it will inevitably give rise to the wind that spreads new life. It is the original Force of Void Life, which is a mixture formed after merging with the Spirit-Sight Wind. It can suppress all existences below the primordial level.

2-- Original-Matter Wind: Originally, there was no wind. After evolution, the radiation pattern around it will be forcibly transformed into wind.

This is the pinnacle of the original system, the ultimate evolution, capable of suppressing all existences below the Origin level.

These two...

If Lin Hui had some doubts before, the complete indication of the Blood Seal made him realize that the original object and the void are two completely different systems.

In the original system, everything originates from the original thing; therefore, there is no such thing as nothingness. The original thing is the endpoint, the core, and the source of everything. From the original thing, existence and non-existence differentiate, and then spacetime and all things evolve.

In the void system, the original object is merely an extension of the void itself, from which all things are derived.

Lin Hui instantly understood.

At his level, even the slightest trace can be used to deduce a wealth of related information.

After combining with the Supreme Omniscience Seal, he now has a faint air of knowing everything within his current scope.

At this moment, the two evolutionary branches presented by the Blood Seal are actually two paths for him to choose from in the future.

Choose the original as supreme, or choose nothingness as supreme.

"Wasn't the answer already decided a long time ago?" Lin Hui smiled.

He suddenly reached out and plunged his hand straight into his own chest.

My hand gently grasped a hot, pulsating object, like a heart.

That was the Blood Seal.

"I choose... 1: Origin Wind!"

The moment the thought crossed his mind, the Blood Seal in Lin Hui's hand dissolved and vanished as if it were an illusion.

At the same time, countless pieces of information about the origin of the Blood Seal flooded into his mind.

In the beginning, before all things evolved, there was nothingness, eternal and unchanging, lifeless and devoid of any vitality.

Without spatial evolution, nothing has a platform to support it.

Gradually, the nothingness began to change. Countless transparent lines appeared around it, weaving a net. The net layered upon layered to create different dimensions, and space took shape.

The moment change occurs in nothingness, that is the beginning of change.

The definition of time only began when change occurred.

"I thought space appeared before change, but it turns out it's the opposite." Many of Lin Hui's doubts were resolved.

The Blood Seal appeared at this time; it was a remnant of the Void Life that had not yet fully evolved, born in a void period before space and change had occurred.

Originally, it should have been completely transformed into space, then into all things, becoming the resources for the evolution of all things.

But things weren't quite right. Once the spatial structure was complete, everything evolved into a unified whole, and the Blood Seal was that extra little spot.

It was a product of the Void Life stage, and before it could complete its mission, everything began to turn around, and it entered the Void Death stage.

The Source Disaster manifests, and all things begin their descent into destruction.

Thus, the Blood Seal became the catalyst for the transition to the Void Life after destruction, originally intended for the next round of Void Life to create everything.

Unexpectedly, her soul was merged into Lin Hui's, who had awakened his past life memories.

The key question is, how was I able to fuse with the fragments of the Void Life?! Lin Hui frowned slightly.

This level of creation represents the very foundation, surpassing even the Celestial Venerable and everything else. It shouldn't be his turn, an ordinary person, to fuse with it.

There's no why. The Blood Seal chose you. That's all. From countless lives, it chose you.

Suddenly, a vague voice rang in his mind.

Lin Hui's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly looked up. In front of him, a semi-transparent, blurry black figure had floated out at some point, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

The figure seemed to be composed of flowing water, its body changing rapidly every moment, making the viewer slightly dizzy.

"Who are you!?"

"I am... Yi," the figure said calmly. "As a fellow True Heavenly Venerable, you should have heard of me."

"... Yes, I know you... Your legend seems to have stopped at the moment of your final, mysterious disappearance." Lin Hui suppressed the shock in his heart and said in a low voice.

This was the first True Heavenly Venerable he had ever encountered.

Moreover, it was Yi, who was rumored to be the strongest Celestial Venerable. But inexplicably, he could sense that the other party seemed to have no ill intentions towards him.

"It wasn't disappearance, just abandonment," Yi said softly. "I abandoned my ordinary Celestial Venerable status and chose to completely merge into the Dao of Transformation and Reality. You know, my original true name wasn't Yi. Of course, none of that matters now. What matters is the Blood Seal on your body, which I've observed for a very long time. Before you, it merged into the bodies of countless beings, but they all perished halfway, failing to enter a new stage of Void Life. Only you... now seem to have a glimmer of hope."

"Are you saying that I'm not the lucky one, but that everyone before me is gone?" Lin Hui asked.

"Yes. You can understand it that way, although the vast majority of them are not human," Yi replied.

"Then why don't you seize the Blood Seal? Why do you let it merge with you at will?" Lin Hui asked again.

It makes no sense that the other party was unmoved by such a treasure as the Blood Seal.

"The Blood Seal is powerful, but it's not the path that resonates with me. I have my own path, and each has its strengths," Yi the Celestial Venerable calmly replied. "You evolve all things, returning everything to its origin. I, on the other hand, can calculate everything; the past, present, and future of all things are under my control. It's just that each has its advantages and disadvantages. In fact, this challenge can only be faced once; what suits you best is the best."

"So, what is the purpose of your appearance now?" Lin Hui didn't believe the other party had any good intentions. According to what the other party said, so many people who had been involved in the Blood Seal fusion were gone, and Yi hadn't shown up. His appearance now must be because he had triggered something.

"Your current evolution is about to enter the true stage of Void Life, but it's not the right time yet. All things need to completely enter the Void Death before creation can begin, in order to stabilize the cyclical structure. Therefore, I suggest you don't complete the final step of evolution for now."

"What would happen if I activated it now?" Lin Hui asked, narrowing his eyes.

"It will amplify the third variable, Chaos," Yi replied. "Now you are about to reach the summit, at the same level as me, or even one level higher. Everything we have depends on this infinite cycle of life and death. If Chaos grows stronger, our power will weaken. At that time, all things will follow a completely unknown trajectory."

"I understand... So how do you know that chaos is not part of the Void Life Void Death? Or rather, is it the original intention of the evolution of nothingness?" Lin Hui asked rhetorically.

"... All changes in the universe are within my mind; chaos naturally belongs to nothingness, but... do you want to become utterly Void Life? Do you know that the essence of our own will is the ultimate product of order, the opposite of chaos? As chaos grows, you and I will inevitably be affected..."

Yi's words made Lin Hui understand what the other party meant.

This guy is like a conservative who maintains the cycle of Void Life Void Death. The Blood Seal he merged with also belongs to the pinnacle of the conservative power that maintains the order of everything.

Chaos, on the other hand, is the natural opposite of reformers and willpower.

The essence of chaos is the absence of consciousness and will, plunging everything into utter confusion.

Like those so-called chaotic faction monsters in stories, if they still have a specific form, a specific consciousness, or can speak, they are all fake.

Because consciousness itself is a product of a highly developed order, and so are language and writing.

A specific form also requires materials arranged in an orderly manner to be constructed.

Therefore, true chaos should be the intangible, unintentional disorder that one is forced to merge into upon contact.

It has no good or evil, only the essence of stirring everything up to become the same as itself.

It is not destruction, nor is it annihilation, because destruction and annihilation are merely necessary stages of evolution for the sake of new life.

"Wait... don't rush... I understand your intentions. But the Wind Disaster is not your target," Yi the Celestial Venerable advised.

"But I want to take his place," Lin Hui replied.

"You are about to achieve Void Life, your True Status far surpassing the Wind Disaster that merely Destruction Status. Why bother?"

"But that's exactly what I want," Lin Hui said again.

"Chaos can also be destroyed, and destruction itself contains chaos. You are not nothingness, so how do you know that the Source Disaster is weaker than you or me?" Lin Hui asked again.

This is the biggest loophole in Yi the Celestial Venerable's words.

"Since you insist on this, then you'd better watch yourself..." Yi paused for a moment, surprisingly not continuing to persuade him, but instead giving Lin Hui a deep look before turning and disappearing.

Even though his body was completely blurred, and it was unclear whether he even had eyes, Lin Hui could still feel that the other person was watching him.

Watching the other party depart and dissipate, Lin Hui hesitated no longer and directly clicked on the next evolution of the Spirit-Sight Wind.

No matter how reasonable the other party's words may be, they are not enough to change his already established plans and goals.

Besides, he claims to be Yi the Celestial Venerable, so does that mean he really is? Just because he knows about the Blood Seal?

Lin Hui planned to go and ask this Yi the Celestial Venerable for a hand once he finished evolving.

Look at his so-called "way of change," see how capable he really is.

If you can beat him, then he's easy. If you can't, then you're just trying to trick him into achieving some goal. The cause and effect are already settled, so you might as well just kill him.

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