The Birth of the Land of New Life

Shen Hui was incredibly excited by his idea.

His world was a Death World. That was an unchangeable foundation.

But unchangeable didn't mean it couldn't be isolated.

Shen Hui carefully considered the possibilities again.

Then he thought of a classic setting from his previous life.

The Surface World and Otherworld in Silent Hill!

That was how the world was set up.

During the day, it was a normal world-the Surface World where ordinary people lived.

But once night fell, people would enter the Otherworld.

All the monsters and demons would appear.

Although the Otherworld was extremely dangerous, it also had special buildings where ordinary people could survive.

Shen Hui could create a setting like that, too.

Of course, creating such a setting would undoubtedly be very difficult. It involved changing the rules of Shen Hui's world.

Even if he succeeded, Shen Hui wasn't powerful enough at this stage to completely change his world.

So this would be a difficult and lengthy undertaking, gradually changing along with the growth of his world.

But it was worth a try. If he succeeded, Shen Hui's world would become incredibly perfect!

"Changing the world directly, or directly adding rules for a Surface World and Otherworld, obviously isn't realistic right now."

"But I can create a safe place in the Otherworld where living things can survive."

"That will be the first step in developing my world!"

Shen Hui set his next plan: to create an area where life could exist in the Death World.

He could use a Terrain Card and World Origin Power to see whether he could create such an area.

To avoid wasting his resources if he failed, Shen Hui would make his first attempt using a Scenario Progression Card.

Even if he failed, there was nothing to worry about.

Shen Hui projected his image into the world. With a thought, he used the Scenario Progression Card.

The next thing Shen Hui did would take place in a simulation.

Shen Hui selected an empty area.

He waved his hand, and a Terrain Card appeared in the air, spinning continuously.

Countless white specks of light gathered around it. This was the World Origin Power Shen Hui possessed.

The World Origin Power intertwined with the Terrain Card, turning into a chaotic mass.

Under Shen Hui's control, guided by his understanding of the Surface World and Otherworld, he began to imbue it with rules that would isolate the aura of death.

The World Origin Power permeating the sky was sucked into the chaotic mass at a furious pace.

Shen Hui felt his head throbbing. His face began to turn pale, and cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

At that moment, Shen Hui's Death World shook continuously, as if struck by a magnitude-ten earthquake.

Ripples spread through space.

Sadako, Pig-headed Butcher, and Tomie were all startled and went on full alert.

After all, if the world were destroyed, they would disappear with it.

But Shen Hui sent them a command, easing their alarm and telling them to stay calm.

At that moment, what was being consumed wasn't just World Origin Power. It was also Shen Hui's mental strength and the stability of his world.

After all, he was creating something that touched on the rules.

The rules Shen Hui was imbuing to isolate the aura of death began to merge completely with the Terrain Card.

That proved this approach could indeed work!

Next, he had to decide the size of the terrain. Once created, this area would be immune to the invasion of the aura of death.

But just then, hairline cracks began to appear in the space of Shen Hui's world.

The core of Shen Hui's world grew unstable and began to collapse.

If this continued, the world would inevitably crumble completely and be destroyed.

Although this was currently a simulation using the Scenario Progression Card,

it touched the world's rules and core.

Once the Scenario Progression Card restored everything, the damage to the foundation couldn't be undone.

After all, it was only a high-level Scenario Progression Card. It wasn't that powerful.

Besides, he had already confirmed this could work, so Shen Hui had to succeed this time!

The changes in the world were also affecting Shen Hui's body.

Shen Hui felt unbearable pain throughout his body, and he was already drenched in cold sweat.

Shen Hui knew he couldn't delay any longer. He had to decide the size of the terrain and stabilize the world's rules completely.

If he chose an area that was too large, it would destroy Shen Hui's world outright.

If he chose an area that was too small, Shen Hui felt he'd be losing out.

With a thought, Shen Hui selected an area one kilometer across.

Not too large, not too small.

As soon as he confirmed it, the chaotic mass formed by the rules Shen Hui had established poured into that area.

The rules in this region were being rewritten.

The rate at which Shen Hui's world was crumbling also increased.

But the whole world did not crumble as Shen Hui feared it would.

Not long after the rate of collapse increased, all the cracks began to fade and disappear.

The rules Shen Hui had established had completely merged into that region!

In the real world, Shen Hui had long since collapsed onto his bed, and his cold sweat had soaked the bedding.

But now that it was done, Shen Hui could finally breathe a heavy sigh of relief. The pain in his body quickly faded, too.

"I finally did it! This is only a small step toward success, but for my world, it's a giant leap forward!"

"Thank goodness I had something like the World Origin Core Crystal this time. It strengthened my world."

"Otherwise, my world would've collapsed because of me!"

"Hahaha! I'm so excited! Damn, I was this close! Hahaha!"

Shen Hui clenched his fists, exhilarated.

Shen Hui immediately remembered that he was still in the Scenario Progression Card's simulation.

With a thought, he ended the simulation.

He also made the simulation's results real.

As it ended, the will of Shen Hui's world issued a change announcement.

[Land of New Life born within Death World]

Now, Shen Hui's Death World truly had an area where living things could survive!

Shen Hui immersed his mind in the world again and looked toward the Land of New Life.

After it had been given the ability to isolate the aura of death, that area did indeed look different.

Within that one-kilometer area, the air wasn't murky and fog-like.

It was also much brighter than the surrounding area.

And inside, it didn't feel cold, and he couldn't feel negative emotions surging around.

But to be safe, Shen Hui decided to test it.

He sent Tomie, who had a human body, directly into this Primal Soil.

At the same time, Shen Hui used a Basic Time Flow Rate Card to speed up the passage of two years.

Two years passed in the blink of an eye.

In Shen Hui's original Death World, it wouldn't have taken two years-not even a week-for an ordinary human body like that to begin rotting and die.

But here, even after two years, there was no change at all!

Next, Shen Hui would use this place as a center and gradually expand the Land of New Life.

And now, an area one kilometer across was enough for Shen Hui to create some living things, too.