A Terrible Future

"Boss?"

Yin Yunze couldn't help but feel a little puzzled by this title.

Qingqiu Yiyi carefully pointed to the sky and whispered, "That's right, God, or the world consciousness—it's best not to use such a specific term to call the boss—although the possibility is low, but just in case we wake the boss up again—"

Upon hearing Qingqiu Yiyi's words, Yin Yunze fell silent.

But immediately, Yin Yunze sensed something was wrong and looked at Qingqiu Yiyi, asking, "Since the gods don't allow it to exist, then why are you—"

"One reason, of course, is that Yiyi originated from her mother's essence. Although this world does not allow the gods to reappear, that other world does not have such a rule."

Looking at Yin Yunze, Qingqiu Yiyi's tone was somewhat puzzling. "Another thing is that otherworldly gods have appeared in this world—and Yiyi was allowed to appear as a mechanism to deal with these otherworldly gods—"

"Anotherworldly god? What otherworldly god?"

Upon hearing this term, Yin Yunze couldn't help but frown again.

However, this time, Qingqiu Yiyi did not answer directly, but looked at Yin Yunze.

When Yin Yunze saw Qingqiu Yiyi staring intently at him, he suddenly realized what was happening.

Pointing to himself, Yin Yunze asked softly, "Am I a god from another world?"

"It's a pity, Mother, yes—you are too deeply connected to that world!"

Shifting her gaze from Yin Yunze, Qingqiu Yiyi lowered her head and sighed softly, "To our eldest son, you're already an outsider. That's why I approached Grandpa and Grandma beforehand. If Mother accidentally did something well-intentioned to Grandpa and Grandma—"

Upon hearing Qingqiu Yiyi's words, Yin Yunze fell silent.

Indeed, when Yin Yunze returned this time, he had already made preparations to use the nectar to properly nourish his loved ones.

"Actually, Yiyi has gained a portion of Mother's memories." Carefully observing Yin Yunze's expression, Qingqiu Yiyi whispered, "Mother, what do you think of your 'Gate of Incense'— "

"Just tell me, I don't want to guess."

Looking at Qingqiu Yiyi, Yin Yunze had absolutely no desire to play this guessing game at the moment.

"OK."

Shrinking back slightly, Qingqiu Yiyi said softly, "Your Gate of Incense is actually a tentacle of that world reaching into this world. As you continuously acquire items from that world and increase your strength—"

You have become the anchor point connecting that world to the real world—Mother, you can now freely travel between the two worlds through that door—but have you ever thought about what that door will become in the end?"

Yin Yunze had naturally made his own guesses about this.

According to Yin Yunze's speculation, the development will proceed step by step in the past.

Ultimately, this Great Gate of Incense may evolve into a passage connecting two worlds.

Thinking this way, Yin Yunze also sensed that something was wrong.

In the past, after each upgrade, Yin Yunze's Great Gate of Incense would be improved.

But this time, even though Yin Yunze has been promoted to the Prefecture God, why hasn't the Great Gate of Incense evolved accordingly?

"It seems that Mother has figured it out."

Looking at Yin Yunze, Qingqiu Yiyi said softly, "Mother must be wondering why your Great Gate of Incense hasn't been upgraded to become a passage connecting the two worlds? Actually, Mother's ancestral Great Gate of Incense should have had two more stages."

"The next stage is for Mother to bring people from the real world to this world. Then, the final stage is to transform into a passage that allows people from that world to enter this world. If you want to take, you must first give—"

However, because you, Mother, have forsaken the Incense of Faith of this world, this door is temporarily closed at your current location.

The stage it is in.

His gaze fell on Qingqiu Yiyi's pink fur, and Yin Yunze immediately understood that Qingqiu Yiyi's appearance was probably inevitable.

When Yin Yunze chose to abandon the pink incense offerings, it might have been the world's own defense mechanism.

However, they took the opportunity to use these incense offerings to create the individual character of Qingqiu Yiyi.

One is to address the issue of so-called otherworldly gods as an independent individual.

Another reason was to cut off Yin Yunze's chance to reabsorb the incense offerings from the real world.

So, what exactly is the problem?

Looking at Qingqiu Yiyi, Yin Yunze vaguely sensed something and couldn't help but feel a little irritated.

"The problem doesn't actually lie with Mother."

Lowering her head, Qingqiu Yiyi whispered, "In fact, Mother was one of the better individuals in terms of handling the situation. The key lies with the other tentacles! Apart from Mother's special case, the other tentacles are gradually approaching this taboo!"

"Other tentacles?"

Upon hearing this, Yin Yunze was taken aback.

However, Yin Yunze quickly realized that Qingqiu Yiyi's quantifiers for otherworldly gods were all...

Looking up at Yin Yunze, Qingqiu Yiyi forced a smile, "Mother, you don't actually think you're the only special one, do you? In fact, there are at least several hundred tentacles like yours in this world. Of course, most tentacles are far inferior to Mother's—"

"I'm getting annoyed." Staring intently at Qingqiu Yiyi, Yin Yunze said in a deep voice, "Stop beating around the bush! What exactly do you want me to do?"

Actually, it's not that difficult.

Looking at Yin Yunze, Qingqiu Yiyi whispered, "I need Mother to help me sever the roots of these tentacles in that world—in the real world, I can find a way to deal with them, but in that world—"

"So, isn't it good for the two worlds to have contact?"

Shifting his gaze from Qingqiu Yiyi, Yin Yunze couldn't help but ask, "With the technology of the real world, we could completely help that world live a better life. And the resources of that world could also better alleviate the energy anxiety of the real world—"

"If only it were that simple—" Qingqiu Yiyi sighed helplessly, "Not to mention the vast differences in consciousness between the people in that world and the real world, the cost of fusion is unknown—"

The intentions of that world alone make it impossible for them to coexist peacefully with the real world. Mother, haven't you realized what the word "tentacle" truly means?

"Tentacles—predation?" Hearing Qingqiu Yiyi emphasize this word, Yin Yunze finally realized, "You mean, that world wants to devour the real world?"

"While not entirely accurate, it's close enough."

Looking up at the sky, Qingqiu Yiyi sighed softly, "Mother, you must have realized it too. The situation in that world is very strange—there is City God, but no Underworld. There are Earth Gods, but no Heavenly Court. Of the Three Realms and Six Paths, there is only the Human Realm."

That world, for some reason, was incomplete. Neither people nor the world itself like incompleteness. So, after brushing past the real world in a fleeting moment, that world chose many tentacles and cast them here—"

Hearing this, Yin Yunze couldn't help but think of the worst possible outcome, "So, if this continues, will our world be destroyed?"

"Mother, what are you saying?" However, Qingqiu Yiyi looked at Yin Yunze with a very impolite gaze. "If you wake up the eldest, that world will only be slapped back by the eldest!"

"Didn't Yiyi already say that world is incomplete? If that world is like a cripple with two missing legs, then Boss is like the berserk Unit-01. The two are not even in the same league—"

Upon hearing this, Yin Yunze was immediately puzzled.

Meeting Yin Yunze's gaze, Qingqiu Yiyi said helplessly, "Mother, only human civilization will be destroyed. Although it would only take one slap from the boss to drive that world out, the price for the boss to slap that world could very well be the entire modern civilization—"

"After all, this is a clash between two worlds—even if it's one side crushing the other—but we're just bacteria living on them! Not to mention, before we even woke up our leader, the gods of that world were constantly invading this world—"

As an instinctive response mechanism, this world may produce more and more local gods like myself. Eventually, even those powerful figures from mythology who were originally imprisoned by the boss may manifest themselves from the void—"

"Spiritual Qi revives, mythology returns—"

Upon hearing Qingqiu Yiyi's description of the future, Yin Yunze couldn't help but mention a concept that originated from many novels.

"So, this is the most fundamental problem!"

Looking at Yin Yunze, Qingqiu Yiyi whispered, "If we limit ourselves to the human level, as long as we can understand and communicate, the war will eventually end. However, to those gods, humans are nothing but ants. Gods would never play the game of peaceful coexistence for the sake of humans."

They'll only plunder the other world to please their leader—for example, if the gods of that world obtained resources from the real world to repair its damage—Mother, what benefits do you think they would gain?

"Achieving sainthood?"

Naturally, Yin Yunze thought of some settings from prehistoric novels.

For his merit in repairing the world, granting him an immortal and indestructible holy position seems inappropriate.

That's roughly the idea.

Her gaze fell upon the few unremarkable statues in the main hall, Qingqiu Yiyi said in a deep voice, "In a war between the gods of two worlds, regardless of the outcome, humanity will pay the price—most importantly, if we go too far and wake up the boss, he'll be very grumpy in the morning—"

In fact, ever since he first gained benefits from that world, Yin Yunze had been pondering what the price would be.

Little did they expect that the price would be the extinction of the world, or rather, the destruction of civilization!

So, you mean—you're looking for me—

Looking at Qingqiu Yiyi, Yin Yunze said with a hint of helplessness, "I'm here to fight Sukuna, ah no, I'm here to save the world?"