Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

Chapter 2486 No One Falls
In theory, there's no need to be so easygoing; there are simpler ways to handle this.

Forces are reciprocal. Although the supernatural realm often does not follow the rules of physics, it is still possible to perceive the targets that are tearing at you.

It even has an excessive anthropomorphism, giving it a kind of manic feeling of witnessing the reality of the universe and gradually understanding everything.

This isn't the first time someone has blown up stars like this. Faced with such a scene, it's only natural to charge up a full-scale attack of Calamity and send a greeting in the opposite direction.

However, the King of the Abandoned Prison showed unusual good temper today, not only letting the villains tear at him, but even walking with a calm pace as if he did not want to disturb them...

I must say that it becomes even more captivating up close.

Stopping before the "stacked objects," Fu Qian no longer paid attention to the stars, but used the remaining time of the buried scroll to carefully appreciate the creation before him.

Standing at this distance, the wondrous feeling is even more intense.

As for what exactly lies beneath this pile of things, the account given by Observer Number Three seems increasingly plausible.

A crash site, the place where those in power fell, the source of the boundless chaos of the Ash Sea...

Although no blood, decay, or ashes were seen flowing freely, Fu Qian seemed to truly sense something invisible erupting from these flamboyant stone pillars.

There is even a road to walk on.

After only one glance, Fu Qian started moving again.

Although there are gaps between the stacked items, it is still too strenuous for an adult's size.

The advantages of a relaxed and easygoing demeanor become apparent at this point.

Having almost completely transformed into a mollusk, Fuqian's tentacles easily slipped through the gaps, pulling itself along as it wandered inside.

Throughout the process, even through complex entanglement and confrontation, it was ensured that the tearing from the stars would not damage the shape of the pile of objects.

There really is a hole?

……

Their professionalism paid off quickly.

They encountered no obstacles along the way, and as expected, the stargazers, even when transformed into jellyfish, remained far away from this place.

When Fu Qian swayed all the way to the center of this pile of objects, he actually found something that really fit the description of the "fall point".

The size is not exaggerated, and it is not shaped like a meteorite crater; it looks more like the ground collapsed, revealing a bottomless abyss.

Although he was standing next to the "abyss" and looking down, Fu Qian said that he was not being watched by the abyss, but only saw emptiness and a simple, unadorned bend.

Isn't this fall trajectory a bit complicated?

Criticisms aside, with this latest discovery, those intersecting cylinders seem to have even more meaning now—

They are truly decorations, and they weren't discarded here as garbage after losing their original function; this was originally the place where they were meant to decorate.

It modifies some kind of origin.

And without a doubt, Fu Qian was also very interested in this origin.

For example, deeper inside the cave, might there be a giant head or brain.

After adjusting his body, Fu Qian continued climbing into the cave with a carefree attitude.

[Decrease 1 from sanity value]

At the same time, a startling notification suddenly appeared.

……

Directly and forcibly reduce the SAN value?
This seems to be the first time he's encountered such a situation since becoming the King of the Abandoned Prison in the Mech Remake.

Before making the payment, I confirmed that I hadn't been directly attacked; it seemed to be purely some kind of site effect. Although I suffered some loss, this change was undoubtedly surprising, proving that this place was indeed extraordinary.

[Decrease 1 from sanity value]

It seems the losses are more than just slight.

The warning hadn't even ended when more losses occurred.

[Decrease 1 from sanity value]

And then another one...

At that moment, Fu Qian's eyes seemed to be flashing a countdown red light frantically, and in the blink of an eye, the losses had already reached double digits.

However, considering that I have consumed relatively little sanity recently, my sanity reserves are still quite considerable. As long as this hole is not very long, even if my movement speed is somewhat affected at the moment, I should still be able to explore it a bit more—and indeed it is not very long.

The exploration seemed to have ended the moment we turned the corner.

It really was just around the corner; the end of the cave was right in front of us.

It was not a bottomless abyss, nor did it contain angel heads, brains, or gushing chaos...

Only lifeless ashes formed the four walls without a single gap.

Uh... so the danger at the crash site refers to losing sanity?
Are stargazers really that terrifying? They can even calculate this?
My steps did not stop; I continued forward with a sense of reflection, while my thoughts raced.

It must be said that although it is somewhat abstract, once you put this idea into mind, the third stargazer's statement is very thought-provoking.

The stargazers calculated the crash site and determined that it was dangerous, but they couldn't figure out exactly how dangerous it was—because it was a danger specifically for outsiders.
Their subject is wrong, which is why nothing they do is right?
Abstract children are full of joy, and from a purely logical point of view, it actually seems to make some sense.

This also raises a new question—why is there such a danger only for outsiders when there seems to be nothing there?

Even outsiders who arrived here in positions of authority.

Having reached the end, Fu Qian reached out and touched what was in front of him, confirming that there was no brain matter smeared on it.

But... who said there's nothing here?

At that moment, a thought popped into his mind.

Isn't there always a brain in this cave, your own brain?

……

Thinking shouldn't be rigid, but sometimes being too active can lead to some rather startling answers.

After introducing the concept of outsiders to explain the stargazers' research, Fu Qian was not content with his achievements but went a step further, and the situation suddenly became bizarre—

Nothing fell at the crash site, but it still had a negative effect on outsiders...

Even if an outsider has reached the end of a certain path to godhood in this world, they are still not exempt and cannot perceive the source—because they themselves are the source.

Does the point of my fall only have meaning because of my arrival? Am I the fallen angel?
With his sanity value already nearly 50%, the image of Silver Mist Manor flashed through Fu Qian's mind again, along with the scene the blasphemous king had once shown him.

It seems to be working again? Although things are getting increasingly bizarre.

The only possible good news is that the stars tearing themselves apart are rapidly losing strength—although Fu Qian actually wanted to tug at them a little longer.

And then, in the next moment, they actually took action.

The stars shifted their gaze, but Fu Qian suddenly became enthusiastic and looked back in that direction.

……

In just a moment, the stars, the ruins, the caves, and even the deformation on his body had vanished.

Fu Qian stroked the burial scroll in his hand, only to find that all around him was still the empty sea.