Gaining Creation, Becoming a True God
Li Wei still held her hand. He could feel the woman beside him losing her life. Logically speaking, after living for so long, she should have become indifferent to life and death, but Li Wei felt as if he were being stabbed in the heart.
This is what is known as the separation of life and death, one of the greatest tragedies in life.
"Li Wei, I'm so lucky to be your wife."
Suddenly, Xue Yan's voice became much louder, and her eyes became somewhat bright, but everyone knew that this was just a final burst of energy before death.
"I know, I know," Li Wei said, his hand trembling slightly as he held hers.
Xue Yan suddenly smiled like a little girl, as if recalling something, and asked, "I know my time is running out. There's something I've always wanted to understand. That night, when Chen Dong kidnapped me, they died mysteriously. At that time, I felt a murderous aura behind me. Li Wei, tell me the truth, was that you?"
This question had troubled Xue Yan for decades. It was this very question that led her to continue her relationship with Li Wei, and it was during this continued contact that she fell in love. Later, her happy life allowed her to bury some of her doubts deep in her heart, but on her deathbed, Xue Yan desperately wanted an answer.
At this moment, Li Wei looked completely bewildered. He truly had no memory of that time, so he shook his head.
A hint of disappointment flashed in Xue Yan's eyes, but she quickly replied nonchalantly, "It's alright, that's not important anymore. I've lived a worthwhile life. Some things are better left unknown."
By evening, Xue Yan's condition began to deteriorate, and despite the doctors' best efforts, she ultimately passed away.
Immediately, all the descendants in the house burst into tears.
They knew that Li Wei would be the one suffering the most, and indeed he was. Watching the person who had once been by his side die, Li Wei looked up to the sky and wept bitterly. At that moment, he finally understood some of the meaning of life.
Enlightenment, like a beacon in the darkness, appeared in Li Wei's mind, and in that instant, it illuminated Li Wei heart.
With a loud bang, Li Wei 'woke up'.
"Creation is mortal, and mortal is creation; without sorrow or joy, the world changes, the sun and moon change but I remain unchanged, stars are destroyed but I alone survive; in the blink of an eye, millions of years have passed in the human world... So that's how it is, I understand now."
Li Wei suddenly opened his eyes. At this moment, he was no longer the old and decrepit man he had been before. His eyes were deep and profound, like a trillion stars. This aura directly shocked everyone in the ward.
Moreover, this power even permeated outwards, covering the entire hospital, the entire city, and even the entire country, eventually enveloping the entire planet.
At that moment, all living beings on this planet were shaken. The feeling was so profound that it involuntarily filled them with awe, as well as boundless reverence.
At that moment, strange phenomena appeared in the sky, with countless wondrous lights illuminating the universe. All electronic products were affected, and some devout believers began to kowtow and worship, claiming that their respective deities had manifested their power.
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Unlike the general public, the reactions of governments and militaries around the world have been much more extreme. They are closely monitoring this huge change. Some developed countries have used spy satellites to find the source of this mysterious force. However, no matter how high the magnification of their telescopes or how advanced their technology, they cannot see through that area.
At this moment, Li Wei, having experienced life and witnessed death, finally comprehended the workings of creation and thus gained control of the entire Creation Heavenly Book.
At this moment, his strength has increased to the power of a thousand stars, which has long surpassed the threshold of 108 stars for the Star Emperor level. At this time, he is the top-level Star Emperor.
"Finally, I have obtained the inheritance of the Creation Heavenly Palace. Although I have spent ten thousand years in the Creation Heavenly Book and experienced mortal life again, in reality, only a moment has passed outside the Creation Heavenly Palace." Li Wei said calmly. He knew that even if he stayed here for another hundred or thousand years, time outside would not pass by at all.
At this moment, he received the inheritance of the entire Creation Heavenly Book, and the 'Time Power' was one of its supreme techniques. He could not only stop and slow down time, but also create time vortexes to speed up or even reverse time.
In a sense, Li Wei is the true god at this moment, unlike Mordor who arrogantly claimed to be the Main God simply because he received the inheritance of the God of Law.
Only a true god can control life and death, time and space, and creation, reaching the state where heaven and earth decay while my divine body remains invincible.
Having obtained everything, Li Wei slowly shifted his gaze to the ailing Xue Yan, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
"You, and everything here, are merely beings on a star within the galaxy within me. When I first gained creation, I created this place according to everything of the past world, so that I could experience the mortal realm, comprehend emotions, life and death. Even after gaining creation, I will not destroy this place. However, I do owe you something. The person you sensed back then was indeed me."
Li Wei sighed, and his body emitted countless rays of light. The next second, he had returned to his original form, the young Li Wei.
The people in the ward, including his descendants and doctors, were all dumbfounded. From the very beginning, they felt that everything happening before their eyes was a dream. One doctor even slapped himself hard to prove that he was still conscious.
Li Wei's gaze swept over these people, and immediately, everyone knelt down on the ground with a thud. This was their instinct as living beings. After all, Li Wei represented a true god at this moment. Perhaps extraordinary people, powerful cultivators, or even immortals could be extraordinary, able to summon wind and rain or fly into the sky and enter the earth, but no matter who they were, they could not be considered 'gods'. From ancient times to the present, there has only been one god, and there will only be one.
Looking at the people in front of him, Li Wei glanced at Xue Yan on the bed and shook his head.
"I've spent so many years here trying to understand the workings of nature, and although I've finally achieved something, this world is real, and the people here shouldn't be judged by my distance."
"The fate of the ancients has been altered, especially Xue Yan's. I want her to choose her life again. If she still chooses Li Wei, then that is fate..."
Seemingly having made a decision, Li Wei reached out and gently tapped the void with his finger, instantly creating a giant, ethereal bell.
This great clock exudes an aura of extreme antiquity; antiquity to the extreme is eternity. This is the true inheritance of the Time Power that Li Wei obtained after comprehending the creation— the Eternal Clock.
"I'll turn back time and leave in peace. Whatever happens here afterward is none of my business." Li Wei reached out and grasped the hands of the Eternal Clock, then activated his supreme magic to begin reversing time and space.
The entire world seemed to freeze after Li Wei grasped the Eternal Clock, and as Li Wei turned it backward, time began to flow backward. In just an instant, Li Wei had turned it 60,000 times, and time had returned to 80 years ago.
At that time, Li Wei was just a child on this planet. From then on, his fate, Xue Yan's fate, and the fate of all life on this planet would be rewritten. Even Li Wei himself could not predict the future.
With a swift movement, Li Wei was already in the starry sky. At this moment, he already possessed thousands of celestial bodies, and as time passed, more and more would appear. Li Wei believed that eventually, hundreds of millions, billions, and even tens of billions of planets would emerge.
At that moment, Li Wei suddenly saw that behind the countless rays of light representing living beings, there was a shadow, and behind countless stars, there was also a shadow.
"This is..." Li Wei was taken aback, but then he understood.
At this moment, the entire galaxy within his body was created by creation. The Creation Heavenly Book mentions that all things have shadows, just like light and darkness. The two are mortal enemies, but only the other can support one's existence.
The power generated by creation is called 'Shadow Force', which is one of the supreme techniques in the Creation Heavenly Book. Moreover, it is the most mysterious and powerful one. Even Li Wei could not see the page representing 'Shadow Force' before comprehending creation.
At this moment, Li Wei received the inheritance of the Creation Heavenly Book, and with a wave of his hand, he summoned that page into his hand.
"Is this the most mysterious Shadow Force in the Creation Heavenly Book?" Li Wei looked at the chaotic primordial energy on this page, and with a gentle breath, removed the powerful restriction.
On this page, there is a drawing of an ancient street. The sky is covered with dark clouds, and the buildings on both sides of the street are all dark, as if they have never seen the sunlight. Even though it is just a drawing, Li Wei can still smell a strong sense of gloom from it.
"Isn't this Shadow Street?" Li Wei frowned. Without a doubt, the page representing the Shadow Force depicted Shadow Street.
There was only this one picture on the entire page, and when Li Wei tried to penetrate the page with his spirit to investigate, he found that the page was emitting a black hole-like attraction, and even with Li Wei's current strength, he was almost sucked into it.
Suddenly, Li Wei thought of a possibility.
However, it no longer resisted the suction force, allowing the pictures to draw it in.
In a flash, Li Wei found himself in another place.
It was dark and gloomy, as if there was never any sunlight. Everything in sight was shrouded in mist, with black buildings and cobblestone streets. This was Shadow Street, which Li Wei knew all too well.
However, this Shadow Street was different from the Li Wei was familiar with. It was deathly silent. Moreover, the black mist that shrouded the Shadow Street was like an evil spirit. Upon seeing Li Wei, it swarmed over and transformed into tens of thousands of various strange demons, baring their fangs and claws, with grotesque faces.
Li Wei, however, remained completely unfazed. "Now that I have comprehended the workings of creation and achieved the body of a true god, why would I fear this mere evil spirit? Power of creation, break it!"