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Chapter 1693 In the Fate (Return to Main World Long Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)
"So, you're going to sacrifice yourself, merge with the anomaly, become a part of it, and then influence it? To end this ritual?" He Ao quietly gazed at Riley before him, then looked down at the green light in his hand. "Is this your talent sequence?"

As time passed, the direction of gravity was rapidly reversing, the distinction between up and down had completely disappeared, and unconscious figures floated around.

That enormous, dark void still hovered above everyone's heads.

The futuristic skyscraper, which was originally suspended in the sky, has somehow fallen to the ground and merged with the buildings on the ground, with mist covering everything on the ground.

“This all started because of me, and it should end because of me,” Riley said, looking at Ho. Ho’s speech remained at the same angelic pace as before, but Riley seemed to be able to keep up with Ho’s rhythm through some kind of unusual power.

She looked at the green glow in He's palm, "'The World-Constructor's' talent sequence has been completely corrupted by anomalies, while I, as a former part of Estella, can quickly merge with it through mystical connections."

"In this way, when I engage with anomalies, I can influence them by leveraging the mystical connection between the world-builder and the anomaly."

She looked up at the huge, dark void that seemed closer above her. "If you're worried that I'm deceiving you just to get back the angel's talent sequence, you can come with me. When I jump into that void, you can give me the talent sequence."

"What is the serial number of the World Builder?" He Ao asked with some curiosity.

“When I was promoted, I didn’t know the sequence number, but according to them, the sequence number of the World Constructor’s talent sequence should be 261,” Riley looked at Heo, her gaze sweeping over the surrounding mist and void, and continued softly, “It’s time to end all this.”

"And then what?" He Ao continued to ask, "You sacrificed yourself, you died, your consciousness is probably only enough to push the anomaly a little, to slowly bring the seal back to normal, and then what?"

“This seal needs a new guardian,” Riley sighed. “The old fogies and young people of the Federation will come up with a plan to find a new person to guard this place. There may be some casualties, which is beyond my control.”

"Wait until a new person takes up the post, and then wait for time to pass, until he becomes corrupted," Heo said calmly, "and the same thing happens again today? The people of this land suffer this disaster time and time again?"

“This was inevitable,” Riley shook her head gently. “From the moment this seal was created, it was its destined fate. If anyone is to blame, it’s our bad luck that an anomaly has befallen this land.”

“Perhaps there are other solutions,” He Ao said softly, looking at her.

Riley paused for a moment, then looked up at He Ao with a blank expression.

“Actually,” He Ao glanced around, his gaze shifting from the approaching, writhing, enormous, dark void to the violently trembling void around him, and to the storm spreading across the deepest part of the world, “why did we happen to meet in Xiluo City by such a coincidence?”

Riley paused, looking at Heo. "You carry a strong, abnormal power and are the only survivor among the immediate family members of the victims of the Future Tower. I myself am an angel who was once corrupted by an anomaly. Mystically speaking, we are inclined to meet, so it is normal for us to meet in the same place."

“Yes, but we are only very likely to meet, not certain to meet,” Heo said slowly.

A purple glow covered his pupils, and dense lines of fate, along with mystical connections, were reflected in his eyes. "You should know that you used to live in Willens, while I lived in Xiluo City. We met right on the eve of the lifting of the anomaly seal, in a conspiracy involving an anomaly cult."

"You suspect there's some interference from the forces of fate?" Riley frowned. "Indeed, such high-probability events and coincidences are the easiest places to interfere. So what is the purpose of this interference from fate?"

“Keep it as it is,” He Ao said calmly. His purple pupils reflected a dense array of lines. Overall, the lines looked normal, but he could still vaguely sense something 'disharmonious,' as if it were an illusion.

"Keep it as it is?" Riley was taken aback.

“Keep the seal as it is, keep the anomaly sealed at this level,” Heo calmly lowered his head and looked at Riley. “Think back to the past few hundred years, before you were corrupted, wasn’t the seal on the anomaly very stable? You hardly encountered any problems?”

Riley paused upon hearing Heo's words.

"Think back to when you first obtained the unusual sealing method, wasn't it also full of all sorts of coincidences?" He Ao continued.

Riley looked up at Heo, her brow furrowed. "You mean, there's a powerful force of destiny helping us all along? But it doesn't want to reveal itself? To be able to manipulate the fate of angels without us noticing, that power must be—"

At this point, she paused slightly, raised her head, and glanced at the trembling void around her.

Time and space seemed to pause for a moment. She looked up at He Ao and said, "But even the gods don't have the energy to keep an eye on us all the time, do they?"

“It may not be necessary to pay attention,” He Ao shook his head. “Some complex and powerful mystical academic formulas related to fate can last for a long time. As long as the goal is set, the power of fate will push the situation toward the goal.”

For deities who wield mysticism, mastering related techniques is not unusual.

Riley looked at Heo, "So, the Witch of Desire didn't get involved after I shed my humanity?"

If there has always been a force helping Riley maintain the seal, then her sudden corruption in the first place seems suspicious.

The Witch of Desire intervened, disrupting the power of destiny left behind by the Mysterious Shadow, causing Estella to be abnormally corrupted, which in turn accelerated the unsealing of the anomaly.

“So,” Riley’s thoughts raced, “my sudden ‘return to lucidity’ wasn’t entirely due to my own reason; there might also have been a driving force of destiny left behind by the gods?”

At this point, she paused slightly, then smiled bitterly, "So everything that's happening now is nothing more than an extension of the struggle between gods?"

It wasn't that she was unaware of the relevant knowledge; it was just that she had been shrouded in the power of fate, which obscured her understanding. He Ao pointed it out, and she immediately understood.

“In a sense, that is indeed the case,” He Ao said calmly, looking at her.

The Witch of Desire probably knew long ago that the unusual seal contained a mysterious academic formula related to fate, and she even used this formula to push Heo here.

After all, if 'K' really does descend upon the northeastern region of the Federation, those associated with 'K' will inevitably fall within the influence of the Fate Spell.

Next, He only needs to wait, and the people related to 'K' will naturally appear at the heart of the storm, and He will be able to naturally seize 'K' or 'K's' followers.

And throughout the entire process, the Witch of Desire was extremely careful in all her actions.

He did not directly interfere with the seal, because that would definitely alert the mysterious shadow.

He was merely interfering with Estella's state, using the madness of this 'Watcher' to gradually release the anomaly along the structure of the seal.

During this process, He also took the opportunity to calculate 'K' in the final stage.

When He descended from the stage, He severed all mystical connections, both to prevent Heo from contacting other deities and probably to prevent the Shadow of Mysteries from having any other tricks up its sleeve.

Of course, He did not expect that Heo could bypass the mystical barrier directly through other methods and contact the Mystic Shadow directly.

And all of this is the root cause of the abnormal activity of the Witch of Desire.

He had already figured these things out shortly after starting his conversation with Riley, which is probably why the system judged the task to be completed.

“If it’s really the case you’re describing,” Riley looked at Heo, “I’m afraid jumping down now is the best option for me. In a battle between two gods, if we’re to choose sides, we can only choose the side that’s inclined to maintain the seal. We don’t actually have any choice.”

Weak lives have no choice; they can only lean towards whatever allows them to barely survive.

The Mysterious Shadow was well aware of this as well.

Therefore, He was able to stand by and watch Hoo's misfortune unfold.

Even without He Ao, or even if He Ao were seriously injured, he could still rely on the power remaining on the seal to drive the entire process of resetting the seal.

Riley, and even the angels of the Federation, had no choice but to obey His will and continue to maintain the seal.

“Actually,” Heo looked at Riley in front of him, shook his head slightly, and smiled, “we have a third option.”

“What?” Riley was taken aback.

He Ao raised his head, glanced at the huge void above him, and then at the chaotic space around him. He lowered his head, grasped the green light in his hand, and calmly said, "My talent sequence is 'Talent Sequence 189: Planner'. If I'm not mistaken, this should be the prerequisite talent sequence for a World Constructor?"

"You want to go in?" Riley was taken aback, then quickly realized what was happening. Her voice was filled with a sense of panic and helplessness, as if she were witnessing history repeating itself and seeing her companions walk towards death again. "You've only been an angel for a short time, you have a long life ahead of you, and even if you go in, you might not be any better off than me, and your relationship with the Anomalies might not be any closer than mine!"

“My current body is even part of the abnormality,” He Ao said, looking at her with a smile.

He Ao lowered his head and glanced at the ground. Thick fog covered everything. Long ago, he could no longer see the shape of the Future Building, only its familiar outline.

Riley paused slightly, staring at Heo.

In terms of her relationship with the anomaly, she was merely corrupted by it, and even had her life cut off midway through. She could only influence the power of the anomaly through her previous secret techniques.

However, He Ao's body was currently teeming with an unusual power, which he himself had become an extension of due to the Future Building incident.

In terms of relationships, Heo could even be considered abnormal in a mystical sense, given his abnormal consciousness and emptiness.

If one were to consume a World Constructor's talent sequence that had been severely contaminated and assimilated, this equivalence would become even closer.

“You will die,” Riley said softly, her voice hoarse.

Even if it is considered as such, He'ao's soul is still just the soul of an angel. If it falls into that enormous body, it will most likely be obliterated by its abnormally scattered consciousness.

“Everyone dies eventually,” He Ao smiled slightly. He looked up at the trembling void around him; the storm at the bottom of the world was rapidly approaching. Clearly, the gods in the midst of their struggle had also sensed something.
He withdrew his gaze and continued, "Perhaps, this is my only chance of survival."

At this moment, the huge, dark void was already within reach, and twisted, enormous limbs were rapidly spreading out of it.

A violent and twisted force continuously spewed outwards from the cavity.

Riley looked around, and while they were talking quickly, their bodies had already been carried by the storm between heaven and earth to the front of this huge void.

Behind them floated countless figures, each a city dweller.

“Take good care of Sivi for me.” Heo looked at Riley, his back to the huge void, and chuckled softly.

After saying that, he directly fed the green light in his hand to his mouth and swallowed it.

Then he floated gently backward and fell into the enormous black hole.

"don't want!!!"

Riley reached out and tried to grab Heo's arm.

The wind suddenly picked up and blew against her body, pushing her away from the huge hole.

He watched Riley walk away quietly. In an instant, the violent power of the World Constructor's talent sequence exploded in his body, threatening to tear his body apart with splattered blood.

The power of martial arts tore at his shattered body, while the violent angelic power surged into his body like a waterfall pouring into a kettle, with terrifying force.

There are no rituals, no auxiliary materials to neutralize them; it is the purest and most original method of promotion.

Along with it came rampant pollution and empty ramblings.

A hollow darkness suddenly spread from all directions, with twisted limbs, attempting to cover Heo's body.

Everything he experienced in this instance echoed, flowed, and passed through his mind.

The purple light still burned in his pupils, reflecting countless, densely packed destinies.

The moment he decided his fate, the course of destiny had already begun to change.

This slight deflection thwarted Estella's original plan, forcing her to rely on her own power to forcefully push the ritual forward.

Therefore, she was unable to focus on dealing with He Ao from the very beginning, and could only summon the Witch of Desire in advance to deal with He Ao in order to buy time.

Heo was forced to seek out the Mysterious Shadow, which resulted in the Witch of Desire being restrained and unable to help Estella from behind the scenes.

This gave Heo the opportunity to kill Estella, and obtaining Estella's talent sequence also gave Heo the possibility of jumping into an anomaly and choosing a third path.

This was the destiny he had ordained, the goal he had initially hoped to achieve.

However, in order to achieve this goal, he, as the arranger of fate, also needs to sacrifice his own life.

Every sip and every bite is predetermined.

Those who arrange their own destinies are themselves subject to destiny.

In that instant of enlightenment, some invisible 'ice crystal' melted in his soul, transforming into pure power that merged with He Ao's soul.

At this moment, he had completely mastered the talent sequence of the Memory Master, or rather, the 'Super Memory'.

Twisted limbs covered the young man's blood-stained body, his sharply defined face, and his purple pupils.

Finally, that last ray of light disappeared from sight.

An invisible will stirred up extraordinary power.

[Returning to the original world...]

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