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The vast starry sky was getting closer and closer, and the light seemed to be distorted by some unknown force, presenting a spine-chilling transformation.

Like liquid metal in the galaxy, accompanied by strange blue-green light, they swirled back and forth, crisscrossing and churning. Both beautiful and terrifying, like giant droplets hanging in the air.

At the end of Su Ming'an's line of sight, on the distant horizon, there appeared a figure—its blue eyes dizzying, with long hair floating behind it, between blue and black, like countless stars solidified. It resembled a humanoid image formed by the starry sky more than a human figure.

This made Su Ming'an feel as if what he saw was not a figure, but an infinite sea of stars.

... People from a thousand years ago said their enemies were the "Word Spirits," also known as Dieying. The Shield was used to isolate the "High-dimensional," so it turns out Dieying was...

—"High-dimensional."

Su Ming'an's gaze froze.

"Ta Wei" refers to other civilizations, "High-dimensional" refers to beings that transcend civilization. The Organizers have always been called "high-dimensional creatures," although they seem to have no abilities, using the power of the world game to cause trouble, it doesn't mean they're not special.

So the World of Old Days faced enemies of this level.

No wonder... it required a plan spanning thousands of years to block Dieying. But due to the lack of information, Su Ming'an ended the entire plan without gathering the necessary conditions, resulting in the Shield not being built.

It was Dieying's step-by-step guidance that brought destiny to this point.

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[—Be wary of Dieying, it is flexible and cunning, weaving lies and deception with the wind of freedom, you cannot trust such a being.]

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If the Tenth World already involves confrontation with "High-dimensional beings," does this mean—World Game might be a channel for human advancement?

The further they go, the more players encounter, they will have the chance to ascend from ordinary life... starting with ordinary instances, then to the Fifth World encountering the emotional power of "Evil," then to the Seventh World encountering the concept of "God," and then to the Ninth World encountering "Ta Wei," and finally in the Tenth World "High-dimensional"... If they can borrow the "High-dimensional" power in instances, could they compete against the Organizers, who are also "High-dimensional"? Why did these worlds become instances, and is the Organizer lower than the World Game?

Dieying silently approached Su Ming'an, hovering in the starry sky.

"We meet again, Su Ming'an." Dieying said: "Because you didn't wear the Eye of the Old Days at the beginning, our journey became a bit more difficult, but luckily, the result was good."

With each step it took closer, countless threads hovered between the two. Su Ming'an gripped the sword hilt tightly, even the hilt emitted sizzling sounds like a fierce fire being fueled, his palm felt as if it was polluted and burned.

He propped himself up with the sword, standing upright to face Dieying, maintaining an equal posture, looking Dieying in the eyes.

"...You are invading this world, the scarlet python is the manifestation of your power. The Eye of the Old Days was originally a product from a thousand years ago, but over the millennium, it has been infiltrated by you. If I had worn it at the start of the instance, I wouldn't have needed Alice as a relay, you would have been able to influence me, right?" Su Ming'an said.

On the coast of Louyue Nation, the bloody system prompts tempted him over and over, trying to make him wear the Eye of the Old Days. He had a premonition back then that those abnormal text prompts didn't seem real. The system prompts of the World Game are never so erratic, always cold and proper.

If he had succumbed to the temptation of the Eye of the Old Days then, it would have been over at that time.

Dieying's eyes bent, like a deep blue ocean:

"... Besides that one time, you also avoided a second trap. That time, the Deity held an angel ceremony for you, if you hadn't teleported away, your journey would have ended there too."

"The Deity is colluding with you?" Su Ming'an asked.

"No. It should be said that my relationship with It is more like collaborating with a tiger. It needed my help to achieve some purposes, and I needed Its help as well. Of course, It and I are enemies."

Hearing this, Su Ming'an confirmed his suspicions. During that angel ceremony, he felt extreme danger, his white tentacles turned one by one into a bright red...

Bright red.

Bright red tentacles...aren't they the scarlet python?

"And then there was the third time... At the gala in the starry sky, I also tried to keep you, but unfortunately, you were too alert and avoided the exile..." Dieying's voice was somewhat regretful: "You always dodge the traps that would have put you to death time and again."

Su Ming'an asked: "What happened to the player who stayed?"

The players believed that staying by Dieying would relieve them of their player identity. One player voluntarily stayed by Dieying.

Dieying's lips curved slightly, the smile looked very lively:

"Him? He had a lot of fun with me. Although I never remembered his name until the end."

From Dieying's tone, it was clear that the player had been killed, like a mischievous child destroying an ant nest, showing no mercy.

Su Ming'an controlled the mechanical roulette to retreat little by little.

All secrets have been revealed, the plan from a thousand years ago has begun to take shape, yet Dieying has already blocked the path. He seemed to hear Alice's sigh, realizing her mission was never as righteous and honorable, just another trap. When alive, she was a trap set by the Deity, when dead, she was a trap of Dieying.

He placed his palm on his heart, but no longer heard her heartbeat. A scarlet python coiled on his chest skin, as if biting a throbbing apple.

...

[At that moment of leaving the city, Su Ming'an felt the Eye of the Old Days inside his backpack tremble slightly, but it quickly fell silent.]

...

At that time on the college entrance exam chariot, the Eye of the Old Days would tremble because Dieying sensed him.

This was an open plot.

When Su Ming'an first left Dao Ya City carrying the Eye of the Old Days, the small Republic constructed by Li Mingyue could not protect him, and the High-dimensional beings would be able to sense Su Ming'an's presence. At that moment, all plans would activate, whether it was a plan spanning a thousand years, the Deity's scheming, or Dieying's guidance—all would commence the moment Su Ming'an stepped out of Dao Ya City.

Because he stepped out of "The Republic," stepping beyond the Shield capable of isolating the High-dimensional. All traps set for him would activate instantly. The Old Day Church, Ark Project, New Life Project, Fire Transmitter, Angel Ceremony, the world line convergence brought by the tower, Prophecy Stone Wall... would one by one present themselves before him.

Until he initiated the divine war, entered the Nine Serenities—until this moment.

All threads converged at this moment, the vast spider web retracted. He and the High-dimensional beings, who transcend the world, faced each other, holding the three essential elements for becoming a god that the High-dimensional beings needed.

Therefore, from the beginning, Li Mingyue repeatedly asked Su Ming'an if he wanted to step out of the small city—stepping out meant truly no turning back. The High-dimensional beings would instantly sense Su Ming'an, no longer allowing him the choice of staying peacefully for twenty days.

At the time, Su Ming'an thought Li Mingyue was asking symbolically. But now he realized... what Li Mingyue's bitter expression meant back then.

Li Mingyue gave him a choice.

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["Godfather." Su Wensheng said: "Promise me one condition. If that otherworldly visitor is unwilling, give him freedom. The responsibility of our world should not be imposed on him."]

["Okay," Li Mingyue said.]

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——Just like a fully automated destiny.

Su Ming'an carries the Eye of the Old Days out of the city → automatically causes a resonance with the Eye of the Old Days → Shadow intensifies the infiltration of the Black Mist → perceives the infiltration of the Black Mist, accelerates the start of the Dream Tour Game and the tower's process → the world line begins to converge, Su Wensheng is busy controlling the Destiny Control Room → Hei Que seizes the opportunity and escapes Nine Serenities with the Sword of Destiny → Su Ming'an participates in the tower and receives the Immortal's Talisman → Deity prevents Su Ming'an from participating in the tower, and the divine war begins → Su Ming'an walks to Nine Serenities in order to win the divine war → Hei Que gives the Sword of Destiny to Su Ming'an → the three elements are gathered → meets the conditions to awaken the Exotic Species King but cannot maintain Rationality → Shadow seizes Su Ming'an's self.

Su Ming'an couldn't possibly throw away the Eye of the Old Days. As long as he carries it out of Dao Ya City—this is the beginning of everything.

Thinking about it carefully, the three elements were all given to him by others. The Eye of the Old Days was given by the tentacle, the Sword of Destiny by Hei Que, and the Immortal's Talisman by Su Wensheng. Delving deeper into this—all show traces of Shadow's meddling.

"..."

"Truly... impressive."

Su Ming'an couldn't help but admit... Shadow's arrangements were indeed remarkable. Moreover, so cleverly... that it was hard to feel traces of being manipulated.

Most importantly, the deity actually didn't need to do anything; just letting things take their course would suffice, and Su Ming'an wouldn't be in such a hurry to seek help from Shadow. But all the deity's actions to keep Su Ming'an by Its side for twenty days instead provoked Su Ming'an. Moreover, the deity wanted to merge ten thousand world lines and destroy 9999 of them, so Su Ming'an couldn't possibly comply with It.

Shadow, however, seemed to understand Su Ming'an's thoughts, and with a smile, said: "It's useless, even if the deity does nothing, for an ignorant person like you, I have a hundred ways to guide you to Nine Serenities. By then, it would be too late for It to act. You should be grateful that It stopped you nine times in total, and not until the tenth time did you leap over the major checkpoint of the Prophecy Stone Wall... You wanted to see me so much originally."

"The deity's mistake is... that It doesn't understand humanity. It misjudged your ideals. Your idea has always been to preserve all, to uncover the deepest secrets, while It thought of cutting losses to survive. There is fundamentally a contradiction between you. It wanted you to know nothing and to stay by Its side, yet misjudged your determination, you are... Su Ming'an after all. So you are bound to fall into Destiny's trap—the very idealism in you led you to this point. If you were the type to just give up like a Player, you'd ironically be safer."

Su Ming'an said lightly: "From your tone, you seem to know me well?"

He originally asked casually, not expecting Shadow to say: "I have observed you for a long time, so naturally, I know you well."

Su Ming'an frowned: "Who are you?"

Shadow placed a finger on Its lips, a smile fluttering in Its eyes, eyes as deep as a Black Hole.

"You can call me Little As."

...What?

Su Ming'an didn't think this was a random name; he thought of several possibilities.

Asasto? Or...

No, it might also be Shadow's joke; there was definitely a hint of playfulness in Its gaze.

"Misleading me again." Su Ming'an said lightly.

The dazzling starry sky drew nearer, and blue-green colors enveloped him. Shadow stopped half a step away, with strands of the starry river floating beside his face, close enough to... lift the sword in his hand and strike down.

Su Ming'an did not move; he could no longer feel his palms.

The Sword of Yarman slipped from his relaxed fingers, bounced crisply on the wheel, and fell into the abyss below.

Snowflakes brushed past his hair, not melting, and his temperature was almost the same as the snow.

It was as if a rustling current flowed through his brain, his senses gradually stripped away... the Exotic Species King resurrected from his body, emotions accumulated over a thousand years became unbearable, so the crimson serpent lingered on his body, seeking to pluck a peach.

The Sword of Destiny hovered by his side, the Eye of the Old Days returned to his palm, and the Immortal's Talisman hung at his waist. The three elements of becoming a god perfectly matched.

He became a god, but this would crush his consciousness.

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[Player achieves the World of Old Days · Old God Divinity.]

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[Gained Authority · Temporal Line Crossing. (Limited to the World of Old Days)]

[Gained Gold Level Weapon · Sword of Destiny.]

[Sword of Destiny (Gold Level):

Attack Power: 180~200

Durability: max

Absolute Determination Attribute: When faced with any attack below Divinity, you have priority determination rights. Your damage will be determined before the opponent's damage is determined.

Destiny Cutting Attribute: You can use this weapon to sever causal lines.

Emotion Harvesting Attribute: The essence of this weapon is a "Life Hard Drive Recycling System," and you can use this weapon to harvest all emotions accumulated on a life hard drive.]

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The Sword of Destiny emitted a gold-white glow, falling into his fingers, yet he remained motionless, only the thin snow falling on the tips of his hair.

One era's joys and sorrows after another converged in his mind, hateful, despairing, excited, angry... as if a tsunami hit him as a million world lines surged toward him, like a tidal wave crashing toward a sand crab.

His eyes wide open, his face pale.

It was as though he had become a marble statue above the heavens.

...

Fireworks bloomed in the sky.

The girl still sat beside me, and after sobering up, she seemed a bit sleepy.

"But what if the Prophecy Stone Wall goes wrong and the Old God walks into Nine Serenities ahead of time, what happens then..." the girl muttered sleepily, half-closing her eyes.

I helplessly patted her shoulder: "A thousand years in the future is too distant. If something really happens outside the plan, it will depend on those still alive at the time, maybe they can save the Old God."

The girl yawned: "Those who are still alive a thousand years from now would be our reincarnations. Is that really reliable?"

I firmly said: "I believe. Even if you reincarnate hundreds of times, you will remain steadfast."