Immortal Crown

"But... can you really be certain... that this world is virtual?" Lin Shen looked at Yu Xuan Ji and said calmly, "Even if this world really is just a virtual world, as you say, so what? You can feel the evil others do to you, and you can feel the kindness others show you. Their kindness will not vanish just because this is a virtual world. Those were things they truly did. This is not a reason for you to slaughter your closest kin and friends at will. Or is this merely an excuse for your cold, selfish nature, for thinking only of yourself?"

"Think and say whatever you please. That is your freedom and has nothing to do with me." The Jade Light at Yu Xuan Ji's fingertips had grown so intense that even Lin Shen could not look directly at it. Yu Xuan Ji stared coldly at Lin Shen, who had turned his gaze away and could no longer meet his eyes. "The virtual is virtual in the end. No matter how profound the emotions, they are nothing more than a setting. Only by leaving the virtual can one experience reality. That is something you people cannot understand."

"The time has come. You should be on your way. Speaking of which, you are quite an interesting person. Once I transcend the void and enter reality, if I have the chance, I will naturally restore your data and let you be reborn in this virtual world. But by then, will you still be the you of today?" Yu Xuan Ji was nearly unable to control the light at his fingertips. The power of the universe he had absorbed was simply too strong, already at the limit of what he could control.

To kill Lin Shen, he had spoken with