I, the Lord of the Fifth Throne, am the source of all things!

His soul also returned to its original shape during the eternal return, but the soul that had been torn apart within the system space was still preserved.

This is arguably where the bug of Duanmu Lian's eternal return is located.

He used the chat group function to constantly tear his soul apart, and then used the property that he would be restored after eternal rebirth to accumulate it.

He knew his soul was not strong enough, so until there was a way to strengthen it, he could only use this simple and direct method to accumulate it.

If he can't keep up with the quality, then let the quantity catch up.

Since we can't train the length, let's fucking train the width.

Glug glug glug......

As if hearing eerie sounds of liquid flowing and bubbles rising in the water, Duanmu Lian slowly opened her eyes again from the petri dish and really wanted to laugh.

Because his plan succeeded, although his soul could not avoid eternal rebirth, the system residing in his soul could.

Absorbing the memories backed up in the system and retrieving her own experience, Duanmu Lian continued doing what she had done in the previous playthrough.

Learn knowledge, divide your soul, accumulate souls, and then re-enter the Eternal Return cycle, exploiting the Eternal Return bug!

However, there is one more thing that Duanmu Lian needs to worry about.

He successfully avoided eternal rebirth and retained his memories from previous cycles, but the Mercury Serpent initiated the restart of his world, and he didn't know if the system could withstand it.

After all, that was a point in time when everything was reduced to nothingness, and nothing had yet come into being.

Duanmu Lian made a preparation for this.

If the system cannot avoid the Mercury Serpent restarting the entire multiverse, then use the [Interdimensional Gate] to temporarily retreat.

When Duanmu Lian died once again in the battle with Yuzashiro, her consciousness entered the inner world of the system space. Duanmu Lian, who was caught up in the eternal return, discovered that she did not return to the past this time.

He arrived at the battlefield of the gods.

"【Vive memor mortis· Acta est fabula (At the Moment of Life and Death·Witnessing the Unknown End)】"

"【Du-sollst·Dies irae (Overflowing from Chaos·The Day of Wrath)】"

Accompanied by the fierce roar of the two domineering divine cores, Duanmu Lian appeared on the battlefield of the divine realm where the Lord of the Seat, the Mercury Serpent, and the Golden Beast were fighting.

The rules and laws of the world were washed away by the divine power of these two pillars, leaving them as blank as a sheet of paper.

The mercury serpent and the golden beast, these two friends, are locked in a love-hate relationship.

Duanmu Lian, as a prisoner of the Eternal Return, was used as ammunition by the Mercury Serpent, one of the soul forces in the world.

Its soul was hurled at the Golden Beast by the Mercury Serpent using the basic astrological skill, Meteor Shower, and was ultimately captured and dominated by the Asura Path.

Afterwards, in the midst of countless attacks that could destroy the multiverse, the world was destroyed time and time again, and the entire world was reduced to a state of bleaching.

Nothing in the world was left behind. Almost perishing together with the golden beast, the mercury serpent, already on the verge of death, also launched the Eternal Return.

The world is once again cycling back to the very beginning.

As for Duanmu Lian, his true soul has been destroyed, but he has recorded a save point in the Eternal Abyss.

After all, although he was an outsider, his soul was tainted by the eternal return of the Mercury Serpent, and in a fundamental sense, he went from being an unregistered person to a registered person.

Meanwhile, the chat group system, which stores Duanmu Lian's consciousness, soul, and memories, was not directly destroyed because it was not part of this world.

Instead, it's stuck in some strange place, like a time rift or the outside of the world.

Duanmu Lian guessed that this was probably the state before the arrival of the deity.

If an ordinary person, or even a powerful god or a god who has achieved Tai Chi, came here, they would probably get lost in the cracks of time.

However, coincidentally, Duanmu Lian has her own save point, which is her own soul that was caught up in the eternal return.

The fourth day of the Eternal Return timeline is a circle.

Attracted by the resonance of its own soul, the system, carrying Duanmu Lian's soul, once again took refuge in its own body, which had just been born in the petri dish, at the correct time.

Having witnessed the system's resilience, Duanmu Lian breathed a sigh of relief.

Having avoided the eternal recurrence of the normal world and the eternal recurrence of the world restarted by the Mercury Serpent, he finally figured out the time pattern that allowed him to act.

With no worries about the future, Duanmu Lian split and stored some of his soul within the spatial realm. He then activated the [World Projection] function and began his adventure in another world through soul projection and reincarnation.

Duanmu Lian has also made plans for her schedule.

In the interdimensional operation, he mainly did two things.

First, collect the energy needed for the chat group system to maintain its main functions.

Second, collect all knowledge and tools that can make you stronger, and enhance your foundation.

Knowledge can be stored by oneself, but how can physical objects be transported back?

It's very simple. Duanmu Lian's main consciousness invites her parallel consciousnesses to join the group, and the invitation is sent through the chat group.

Duanmu Lian, who uses [World Projection], cannot use other functions of the system as a projection entity, or rather, the system is not on him at all, so he cannot use it.

In Duanmu Lian's first adventure in another world, the projection she was reincarnated as was not human, but as an alien, a newly born Predator.

Although this world is quite dangerous, the rewards it can bring to Duanmu Lian are by no means small.

It's important to understand that the Predator's civilization is a contradictory one, being both barbaric and advanced.

In the movie "Predator", the Predator possesses advanced technology.

Technologies such as stealth and energy cannons not only surpass human technological levels but also enable interstellar travel.

In the universe, interstellar travel is an extremely complex and advanced technology that requires a high level of physics knowledge and technical expertise. From the perspective of interstellar travel, the Predators' civilization is extremely advanced.

Therefore, the most important thing for Duanmu Lian in this world is technology.

Moreover, there are also aliens, creatures that can mutate and evolve according to their parasitic hosts, which are also of great use to Duanmu Lian.

His ordinary yet arduous adventure officially began here.

P.S.: Extra chapter added! Please vote and recommend!

As an aside, the Fujii Ren clone is not an original creation of the author, but rather a character that already existed, only that the original character never appeared in the main storyline.

There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version

There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version

Chapter Five: The Ship of Theseus of the Soul

Failure and pain can lead to progress. Without failure and pain, true strength cannot be forged. Since we recognize our own insignificance, we should strive even harder to become stronger.

Gazing upon the 'god' reigning supreme upon all things, I am deeply moved.

From ignorance to knowledge, and from knowledge to complete understanding, I felt both gratified and pained, because this feeling allowed me to truly experience my own growth.

Facing eternal despair, and transcending that despair... the process is truly captivating and magnificent.

These were the words of joy and happiness spoken by the first Duanmu Lian before his death, words he left for himself to follow.

He fell on the path of pursuing that unattainable throne, but he had no regrets.

Even though this process was more difficult and painful than his previous life, leaving Duanmu Lian covered in wounds, he still smiled foolishly before he died.

He savored the experience of this process, learned from his failures, and treasured them for his future self.

Even if the soul is still the same soul, the personality is no longer the same personality.

"It's truly a case of one generation suffering the same hardships as hundreds of generations..."

After reading about Duanmu Lian's initial experiences, the current Duanmu Lian couldn't help but sigh, while also expressing great admiration and respect for her former self.

Because everything we have today is built on a solid foundation laid by Duanmu Lian, who had a very difficult start.

The beginning is always the hardest, and the first few generations of Duanmu Lian lived a very difficult life.

The period following him can be described as the time with the highest mortality rate.

Initially, Duanmu Lian never considered herself the protagonist. She believed that if you walk by the water often, you're bound to get your shoes wet. Unexpected accidents were bound to happen to her as well.

At the same time, the human soul has limits and a lifespan.

Therefore, problems such as intellectual stagnation and personality deterioration may also occur.

Dying in another world using the [World Projection] function will also damage the consciousness of the main body, Duanmu Lian.

Duanmu Lian was the first to discover this, so she hoped to find a cultivation method for the soul, or to go to a place with soul-related technologies.

However, studying the soul and seeking such methods and techniques all depend on luck.

The worlds you can go to are random. Only by visiting a world once can you clearly know its style and record its coordinates.

Therefore, before finding a way to resolve the issue of her soul's lifespan, Duanmu Lian prepared for the worst.

That is to use eternal rebirth to reset and start anew one's worn-out and aging soul.

This would completely annihilate Duanmu Lian's personality.

However, the vast amount of memories recorded by the system will only give the new Duanmu Lian soul memories of her past life; all her experiences in this life will be treated as the experiences of those who come after her.

So in a sense, Duanmu Lian is still Duanmu Lian, after all, their souls are the same.

"Heh, I'm practically like the Ship of Theseus..."

After figuring out her origins, Duanmu Lian couldn't help but smile, a smile that was very relieved and carefree.

The Ship of Theseus (also known as the Ship of Theseus) is also called the Theseus Paradox.

It's a paradox concerning identity shifts. If the constituent elements of an object are replaced, is it still the same object?

Duanmu Lian's situation is like the paradox of the Ship of Theseus.

If the souls/wood within the [Duanmu Lian/Theseus Ship] are gradually replaced.

Until all the [souls/wood] are no longer the original [souls/wood].

So, is this [Duanmu Lian/Theseus Ship] still the same [Duanmu Lian/Theseus Ship]?

Therefore, this type of problem is called the "Ship of Theseus" problem.

Some philosophers believe it is the same object, while others believe it is not.

The original Duanmu Lian split her soul and began her journey.