Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost

On the third day after his return, Wang Linchi was tirelessly studying the legacy.

It wasn't that he didn't want to do anything else. Rather, on the day he returned, the game entered maintenance mode, and all players were kicked out.

The initial self-destruction of the palace and the legacy system had likely inflicted considerable damage on the Game System.

Wang Linchi didn't even have time to withdraw the Experience Value, attribute points, and Skill points from his game character before he was kicked out.

So, he had no way to become stronger.

As for the legacy, Wang Linchi found it somewhat overwhelming.

It actually contained only three technologies. The first was Abyss · Heir Egg Technology, represented by King Xuan and the Ancient Demon God. Other beings, such as Abyssal Demons and Demonized Creatures, were essentially substandard derivatives of this technology.

Indeed, the term wasn't 'Abyss Offspring,' but 'Abyss—then Offspring.' A change in phrasing altered the entire meaning: the former implied a child of the Abyss, while the latter simply meant 'offspring.' This technology encompassed aspects related to biology, energy, and more.

The second was Matrix Technology. Using Abyss · Heir as a biological substrate, corresponding matrices were formed. This matrix functioned as a computer. The Goblin's idea was to return home, and for that, he needed a computer with sufficient processing power.

The Game System itself was a peculiar self-protection mechanism that emerged after the Abyss Matrix appeared and polluted the world.

In other words, the Game System in "God-given World" was essentially the Order-aligned version of the Abyss Matrix. Naturally, various forms of pollution, Decay, and similar phenomena also stemmed from Matrix Technology.

The matrix's function and effects varied depending on its environment. The one Wang Linchi possessed was the original, an Abyss-version supercomputer.

Setting it up, however, was rather difficult.

The third was Information Technology, specifically the Entangled Resonance Technology, built upon the Heir Egg and the Abyss Matrix.

It utilized Chaos and Order to form a unique information entanglement, also known as World Echoes.

"God-given World" was such a vast game world precisely because it was an entangled, information-based virtual entity—the World Echoes.

Therefore, the game world was both virtual and real.

All this stuff is making my head spin... Wang Linchi felt somewhat helpless.

Their main drawback was their limited utility, especially since all the technologies hinged on the Heir Egg. Players were, in essence, Order-aligned versions of Abyssal Demons, while Abyssal Demons were Chaos-aligned versions of players.

If he wanted to replicate this technology, he first needed to craft an Heir Egg. The problem was, he couldn't create one—neither the Chaos version nor the Order version was within his capabilities.

The Goblin had been able to create it because he was sufficiently powerful.

The world could create one simply because it *was* a world.

But it's not without benefits, Wang Linchi thought. At least with this complete set of technologies, I can extract my game character directly.

After learning the truth about the Game System, he had abandoned the idea of acquiring it.

I might not be able to create a large-scale version, but I can definitely modify it into a small local area network for my own amusement, Wang Linchi mused.

Wang Linchi knew that while these three technologies seemed formidable, they only exhibited such power in the hands of that Goblin. He himself had no way of utilizing them effectively.

Besides, even if he could use them, what would be the point?

The essence of this technological suite was to allow the Goblin to hitch a ride. If Wang Linchi created them, what use would they be? Would he hitch a ride too?

So, their greatest use is to serve as a technical reference for my fifth Soul Kind, Wang Linchi concluded.

Wang Linchi lowered his gaze, not overly concerned. He had been very excited initially, right up until he discovered these three technologies weren't suitable for him.

This technology was more suited to beings who could disregard the world's power, or to a world itself. His own capacity was simply too small.

If he were to actually create an Heir Egg, whether the Chaos or Order version, it would be beyond his ability to control.

He might even suffer a backlash.

For now, I should focus on the world freezing in three years, Wang Linchi thought, glancing at his Cycle Remnant Mark. It had already been fully charged and was currently scanning for worlds.

The reason it was fully charged was simple: Wang Linchi had replaced Ye Tian to become the top-ranked player on the overall leaderboard. This event had stunned the entire world. Consequently, a vast amount of fame and benefits had been granted to him. He had been unable to receive them while isolated in the palace, but upon his return, the progress bar had filled instantly.

Wang Linchi could also see the Cycle Remnant Mark's progress as it searched, but so far, it had found nothing.

It's a pity the technology left by that Goblin was limited and didn't mention anything about errors or restrictions, Wang Linchi mused. However, there is a complete template inheritance within the Heir Egg.

The Heir Egg contained two types of templates. One was the combat template, related to the legacy of beings like the Ancient Demon God and the Fate Devil God. The other was the signal template, corresponding to King Xuan.

Too bad the self-destruct sequence was so fast, he thought. Otherwise, if I had managed to extract the information from the Heir Egg incubator, I would definitely know much more.

The Fate Devil God possessed a great deal of common knowledge, but this knowledge wasn't inherent to the Heir Egg; it was instilled later.

The Heir Egg was more akin to a biological cultivation technology, while common sense was memory that needed to be implanted post-creation.

However, only a small part of these two templates was useful to Wang Linchi. For instance, the combat template could theoretically be integrated and loaded into Saint Master, making his bodyguard more formidable in combat.

But upon closer inspection, he found that the combat model he himself had designed for Saint Master was superior to the fragmented combat template.

This was because these combat templates were tailored to the Demon Gods themselves. For example, some Demon Gods were feline-type creatures. If such a template were loaded onto Saint Master, it wouldn't increase his Attack Power; it would actually hinder him.

Besides differences in race, physical structure, and energy type, various other incompatibilities meant that deconstructing the combat template and integrating parts of it into Saint Master's combat model yielded minimal results.

Of course, the Fate Devil God's legacy was useful to Wang Linchi. It elucidated a great deal about Fate, destiny, protagonists, and similar concepts, greatly enriching Wang Linchi's knowledge base.

In terms of suitability, the Fate Devil God's legacy was perhaps more appropriate for Wang Linchi than the Abyss · Heir Egg technology, the Abyss Matrix, and the Entangled Resonance Technology.

It was more suitable for Wang Linchi in terms of both practicality and ease of implementation.

Those three core technologies were more suited for races from the Abyss, not for a member of the Human Clan like Wang Linchi.

Conversely, the derived technologies possessed greater general applicability.

As Wang Linchi was pondering, he suddenly realized the Game System update was complete.

[Update completed, this update...]

This time, the update announcement actually appeared directly in his field of vision, rather than needing to log into the game to see it.

Perfect timing. It's time to poach some assets, A hint of a smile touched Wang Linchi's lips. Three days wasn't a long time, but it had been sufficient for him to review the three technologies and formulate a partial plan to acquire game characters.

「...」

"How is it so fast?!" Ye Tian couldn't help exclaiming.

The first item on the announcement stated that in seven days, 'God-given World' would merge with reality. This caught him completely off guard.

That's quite normal. The Abyss has already departed. Although I don't know what transpired, the situation seems to have worsened, the Fate Devil God suddenly interjected.

"They repelled the Abyss already?" Ye Tian was somewhat dazed. In his previous life, the process had been incredibly difficult; this rapid resolution now left him feeling completely disoriented.

No, it's more like the Abyss left of its own accord, the Fate Devil God said after a pause. It seems this place was abandoned. I suspect it's because of the Erroneous Sin.

"Yes, this is far from over," Ye Tian acknowledged. He knew that although the threat from the Abyss had departed, the birth of the Erroneous Sin made the world even more dangerous.

We have about three years. We must resolve the matter of the Erroneous Sin within that time. Otherwise, our fate might be even worse than if the Abyss had occupied us,

More importantly, we must be wary of the Game System. It, too, is a manifestation of rules. If it becomes corrupted and assimilated by the Erroneous Sin, we must shut it down immediately, the Fate Devil God warned. In his eyes, the game merging with reality was, in itself, an error.

Therefore, this development might be a change caused by the Game System already being corrupted by the Erroneous Sin in some manner.

Ye Tian fell silent. He found this somewhat difficult to accept, as all his power was built upon the Game System.

We need to break free from the Game System's control as soon as possible, The Fate Devil God had long wanted Ye Tian to become independent of the Game System and stand on his own.

"So, we'll still need to rely on the Erroneous Sin for that. Otherwise, we don't have the capability, do we?" Ye Tian was not foolish; on the contrary, he was very clever. He understood that to break the current deadlock, he couldn't rely on his own power. Since all his strength was derived from the Game System, rebelling against it was impossible. His only option was to leverage the power of other rules.