An outrageous reversal

Only after the green healing light in midair faded did Shuofang Si descend to the ground.

He stepped onto the smooth platform of the Main God Space, and the reassuring feeling of solid ground beneath his feet left him slightly dazed.

Just a few minutes ago, as far as his senses were concerned, he had been lying in the rubble of Konoha, barely clinging to life.

Now he stood in the Main God Space, feeling refreshed from head to toe. His earlier suffering seemed like nothing more than a long nightmare.

He looked at the enormous Light Sphere before him.

It floated in the very center of the platform, radiating a soft light, bright and tranquil as the sun.

Beyond all four sides of the platform lay boundless darkness and emptiness, so deep that it inspired the same dread as a bottomless abyss.

This was the Main God Space.

Shuofang Si steadied himself and suppressed his excitement. His supernatural adventure was about to begin here.

From today onward, abilities that existed only in manga and novels would no longer be beyond his reach. They were real options he could purchase with reward points.

But he also knew that the Main God Space was a cesspit, especially for the China Team with Zhang Jie around. That was practically hell difficulty.

Still, he could travel between worlds, so he probably would not be stuck in this cesspit for long.

Before leaving, though, he ought to do something.

First, however, he needed to sort out his thoughts.

Amid the chaos of the Naruto World, he had relied on quick thinking and instinctive fast talking to rack up points.

Now that he was safe, he needed to think systematically about his future plans and his choices among the Main God Space's exchanges.

Shuofang Si opened the Main God's exchange menu. At first glance, it looked much the same as in the original novel.

Spider-Man Genetic Mutation Bloodline. Rating: 83. Suitable for horror scenarios requiring high agility... Requires one B-rank horror scenario side plot and 2,000 reward points.

Advanced Qigong Enhancement. Rating: 87. Suitable for horror scenarios requiring close combat... Requires one B-rank horror scenario side plot, 2,500 reward points, and intermediate qigong enhancement.

Advanced Werewolf Transformation Mutant Bloodline. Rating: 88. Suitable for most horror scenarios. The Werewolf Transformation skill allows bodily transformation... Requires one B-rank horror scenario side plot, 2,700 reward points, and basic werewolf bloodline.

Vampire Earl Mutant Bloodline. Rating: 90. Suitable for most horror scenarios... Requires one B-rank horror scenario side plot, 3,000 reward points, and vampire viscount mutant bloodline.

High-Radiation Mutant Gene...

With so many people around watching, however, he did not directly search for those crutch-like enhancements in the Main God Space.

Soon, he found the exchange he needed. "Main God, exchange NZT-48 for me."

[NZT-48 originates from Limitless. Taking it can greatly improve the brain's operating efficiency. Exchange price: 50 reward points. Confirm exchange?]

Yes.

A small pill appeared in his palm. It was only about the size of a fingernail, pure white and free of any impurities.

Shuofang Si swallowed the NZT-48 without hesitation.

Then the entire world before Shuofang Si's eyes changed. His vision sharpened, his thoughts grew keen, and everything seemed simple and clear.

The fragments of thought darting through his brain, along with details of memories suppressed by emotion, were instantly sorted and arranged by an invisible force, forming an enormous information network in his mind.

One thought after another began to emerge.

Zheng Zha. Lori. Duplicate. Demon Team.

In the original story, Zheng Zha had recreated Lori, the girl he had always loved, as his artificial human, giving himself an emotional attachment.

When he entered the next horror scenario, the Main God judged that attachment as a sign of potential and sent his duplicate to the Demon Team.

That team, composed of duplicates of reincarnators, was undoubtedly the most terrifying enemy the China Team would face in the future.

The original novel had described clearly what Zheng Zha's duplicate experienced in the Demon Team: pain and hatred, and even jealousy and resentment toward his original.

And Lori was undoubtedly where it all began.

Under the effects of NZT-48, Shuofang Si's brain worked at lightning speed, instantly untangling this chain of cause and effect.

He could travel between worlds. Once he accumulated enough energy, he would leave. He had never intended to spend much time in the cesspit that was the Main God Space.

Since I can't take an artificial human with me-or at least not without a great deal of trouble-why leave an attachment here?

I don't need to create a perfect girlfriend only to abandon her the next time I travel to another world.

I can travel between worlds. What kind of character won't I be able to meet eventually?

But he could use this opportunity to create an artificial human to accomplish something ahead of time.

For instance, he could make Zheng Zha face reality sooner.

The clarity NZT-48 brought him allowed him to quickly construct a complete plan.

He simulated every step and the response to every possible situation in his mind, down to each detail that required precise control.

Then he watched Zheng Zha create a girl with long, flowing hair, soft, snow-white skin, dreamy eyes, and vermilion lips.

Shuofang Si swiftly memorized her appearance with his extraordinary mental abilities, then activated his ghost brain and used the human creation function.

The Main God's human creation template appeared in his consciousness, and a virtual human model surfaced in his mind.

Following the memories precisely retrieved by NZT-48, he adjusted the data for her features and figure bit by bit.

Then he implanted a carefully designed set of memories into this artificial human: middle school desk mates, innocent childhood sweethearts, and a serious illness at fifteen.

Once he had finished, he opened his eyes.

Beneath the Light Sphere, a girl of about fifteen or sixteen slowly stepped out of the light.

She blinked her dreamy eyes and looked around, curiously taking in everything around her. At last, her gaze settled on Shuofang Si, and she gave him a sweet, shy smile.

She looked exactly like the Lori buried deep in Zheng Zha's memories.

"You?!"

Zheng Zha's voice came from beside him, trembling violently.

He had just withdrawn from his mental communication with the Main God as well. He, too, had created Lori.

Although Shuofang Si had created his after him, Zheng Zha had still fallen into a daze at the sight of Lori.

By the time he snapped out of that brief daze, he found another Lori standing beside Shuofang Si.

Now two identical Loris stood beneath the Light Sphere, one looking at Zheng Zha and the other at Shuofang Si.

Zheng Zha's gaze darted wildly between the two Loris. His pupils contracted sharply, and the corners of his mouth twitched so badly that he could barely force out a word. "You! You!"

But with NZT-48 enhancing him, Shuofang Si precisely controlled every muscle in his face.

He perfectly blended anger, shock, pain, and even disbelief.

Then he charged forward.

Before anyone could react, Shuofang Si grabbed Zheng Zha by the collar.

He was about the same height as Zheng Zha. Staring hard at him, his eyes blazing with the crazed fury of a man whose love had been stolen, he roared.

"Why did you create my Lori?!"

"Huh?"