From the end of the world

Chapter 413 The last piece of the puzzle

This is the first time I have entered the virtual realm since becoming the Great Impermanence.

In the past, I was always pulled into the Void Realm in my dreams without anyone noticing, but now I can vaguely sense the process of being pulled in. First of all, just as I speculated, the Void Realm pulled us Void Realm Apostles into it through the fragments of the Divine Seal.

then……

I observed this space filled with gray mist. Now I seemed to be able to vaguely grasp the reality of this space.

The feeling that the virtual world gave me was somewhat similar to the two independent real spaces I had experienced in the past, which were created by Ying Lingyun through the power of the divine seal fragments.

No, it should be said that the independent reality space is similar to the virtual world. And this statement may somewhat lower the style of the virtual world. In fact, the difference between the two is huge. The independent reality space is essentially a shear reality maintained by the power of the fragments of the divine seal, while the virtual world is probably an illusory space-time created from scratch by the power of the fragments of the divine seal.

The gray mist that enveloped my consciousness before was a manifestation of the power of the fragments of the God Seal. It was very likely that it first enveloped my consciousness, then crossed time and space, and connected with the gray mist released by other fragments of the God Seal. Just like the God Seal is now in a state of being both fragmented and intact, all the fragments of the God Seal may also be one, and this connection phenomenon is likely to be based on this principle. The consciousness of the apostles of the virtual realm who were enveloped in it also converged together.

Therefore, in a sense, the virtual realm can perhaps be said to be located inside the complete divine seal.

I don't know if my speculation is correct. It is a mixture of my subjective feelings and unfounded reasoning. It can't even be considered reasoning. To those who truly advocate rationality and logic, these are just fantasies that come to mind. However, that is just a view based on common sense. For me now, this kind of a priori inspiration and intuition is more credible than any seemingly reliable reasoning. I decided to accept it as a conclusion for the time being.

I walked deeper into the grey mist and before long I came to the rock seating area.

This area looked empty, but I wasn't the first one to arrive. On the rock seat at the edge, the shadow of a woman had arrived earlier and was sitting there leisurely. That was number seven. She didn't say a word about my arrival, but just raised her head and glanced at me, then looked away, as if she was just passing the time in a daze.

The Lord of the Divine Seal sat in the distance as usual, making one wonder if he had never stood up from that huge chair. He propped up his chin, motionless, as if he had temporarily returned to his statue state, without even glancing at me.

Neither of them was interested in any communication. I was quite curious about No. 7, but I could sense her aura of keeping people at a distance. Even if I started to talk to her, she would probably ignore me or make sarcastic remarks - that's what was written on the back of her head facing me.

Having said that, I still threw out a question: "Number Seven, are you the Lord of the Divine Seal's men?"

From the beginning, the impression given by No. 7 was that she knew everything about the Void Realm, the Lord of the Divine Seal, and even the competition for fragments. Even when Zhu Shi heard about No. 7, he suspected that No. 7 might be a "vest" of the Lord of the Divine Seal who had infiltrated us, that is, she might be the Lord of the Divine Seal's clone, or a subordinate of the Lord of the Divine Seal.

Number 7 neither confirmed nor denied, and did not even turn his head. It turned out that all my words fell on deaf ears. Can I regard her attitude as tacit consent? However, if she is really the hidden avatar or subordinate of the Lord of the Divine Seal, this seemingly tacit consent attitude becomes the basis for her not being the Lord of the Divine Seal. Because the avatar or subordinate of the Lord of the Divine Seal will definitely want to avoid such misunderstandings as much as possible.

Or was she taking advantage of my thinking? There was no end to my suspicions, so I could only withdraw my thoughts for the time being and focus on my own affairs.

I want to try whether I can use my power in the virtual world now.

I raised my right hand and tried to generate my own flame in my palm. Just like a stove without gas, no flame could be generated in my palm.

This round of attempts was not without results. At least compared to before I became the Great Impermanence, I have a new feeling.

First of all, it is certain that the power has not disappeared in the virtual world. Now I can clearly feel that my power still exists here, but I just can't manifest it correctly. This feeling is similar to the past attempt to break into the firewall of the Humanitarian Department's headquarters. I can clearly sense the inside of it, but I can't send my power in.

However, there is a huge difference between the virtual world and the independent real space in this regard. The defense of the independent real space against external forces is limited to the boundary between the inside and the outside, just like a hollow can with a hard iron sheet. As long as you enter it, you can exert your power as you wish.

The virtual world is completely different. It is a solid piece of steel. Even if I enter it, I still cannot move.

Originally, I couldn't even bring my power here, let alone "move". The reason I could do this was because of the power of the fragment of the divine seal.

Although I always say that I can't use the power of the God Seal Fragment, if I look back carefully at my experiences so far, I can find that I have actually been using the power of the God Seal Fragment. Whether it was when I was resisting the power of restart in the independent reality space of Dr. Silver Mask, or when I invaded the Humanitarian Division headquarters where Ying Lingyun was, the power of the God Seal Fragment was always blessing me.

The difference between them and other Void Realm Apostles is that they seem to be able to actively drive the power of the God Seal Fragments, while I can only passively receive the help. Now I have established a connection with two God Seal Fragments at the same time, and this feeling is becoming more and more profound.

Fortunately, even this passive assistance can provide some help for me to use my power in the virtual world. This is actually reasonable. Since the connection with the fragment of the divine seal is the connection with the virtual world; and as the connection with the virtual world deepens, I can gradually have a body to move here and pass through the disorienting gray fog, then my power should also be able to enter here.

In order to use it, you must find the right means. In my opinion, there are two ways. The first way is to increase your strength to the point where you can ignore the rules of the virtual world. Let's not think about this for now. I don't think I can confront the power of the divine seal head-on. The second way is to adjust your own strength to adapt to the virtual world.

Just like fish living in the sea grow legs in order to walk on land, as long as I can adjust my power to a state synchronized with the virtual realm, I can move freely here.

Therefore, the last piece of the puzzle is to be able to emulate the “correct position and laws of heaven and earth”.

This is also the most difficult level… How can I, who is already very unpredictable, learn the correct position of heaven and earth that only the “weak” can master?
As I was thinking, I heard footsteps in the distance. I looked up reflexively, wondering if Xiaowan was coming. But I soon determined that the source of the footsteps was not a little girl like Xiaowan, but an adult male.

It seems that every time I enter the virtual world, the first person I want to see is always Xiaowan.

The source of the footsteps passed through the gray mist and entered the rocky seating area, revealing his body. Although it was just a vague black shadow, his identity could still be determined by the outline of his body.

The visitor was Xuan Ming, who had attacked the Luoshan branch base in the name of a virtual realm apostle some time ago and deliberately threw dirty water on the Lord of the Divine Seal.

"…It seems I'm here too early."

He talked to himself, looked at me and Number 7, and finally focused his gaze on me.

"Number three... no, Zhuang Cheng, right?" he asked.

It seems Xuanming already knows my real identity. Facing his revelation as if it were a natural conversation, I did not try to hide it, but simply nodded and replied: "Yes."

"You give me a different feeling than before." Xuan Ming seemed to be observing my body. "I see, when we first met, you were not fully awakened yet."

When we first met, Xuanming was wary of me. With his power of defeating Fu Hongchen and Mingzhuo, there was no need for him to show that kind of attitude towards me who was still at the Great Perfection level at that time. Now it seems that he may have mistakenly thought that I had the strength of the Great Impermanence at that time.

This is probably related to the special environment of the virtual world. In this area where neither of us can use our powers normally, even Xuanming can hardly tell that I can't use all my powers in the real world at that time.

"I heard about you." Xuan Ming said, "You defeated Ming Zhuo and became Luo Shan's new Great Impermanence, is that right?"

"Good. So what?" I asked.

Xuan Ming said without reservation: "If you want to stand on Luo Shan's side, perhaps we will have a chance to fight in the future."

I thought about it and asked, "I've heard about you too. Why did you go against Luo Shan? I don't mean to blame you. I don't really feel a sense of belonging to Luo Shan. I'm just very curious about why you did this."

"If we don't share the same ideals, we can't work together. That's all."

Xuan Ming answered briefly and concisely, and at the same time glanced at the Lord of the Divine Seal who was sleeping with his eyes closed in the distance, as if there was something inside that he didn't want the other party to know.

Seeing this, I changed the subject: "You said at the beginning that you came early...what does that mean?"

After hearing my question, Xuanming seemed to smile.

"I have something I want to announce to everyone," he said. "As for what it is, it's best to wait until everyone is gathered together before telling you."

He seemed to have a lot of secrets this time. Since he didn't want to talk about it, I didn't ask any more questions. We fell into silence.

At this time, footsteps sounded again in the distance. I turned around and saw that the footsteps this time were obviously lighter than those of an adult male, and felt like those of a little girl.

Soon, a small figure entered the rock seat venue.

(End of this chapter)