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Chapter 1680 Final Chapter: The Shore Crossing [24]: "The Final Trial".

"Ding dong!"

You have completed the perfect completion quest, Part 8: "Antetoria's Kiss".

[You have received the mission reward: The Awakened One's Ability - Memory (You can recall memories of your previous reincarnations through deep memory, but please note that your soul capacity is limited)]

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[You have triggered the perfect completion quest, Ninth Ring: "I will pile up corpses before myself."]

[Mission Requirements: Clear the "Realm of Origin".]

[Mission Reward: Awakener Ability *1]

[Mission Note: "This time, please let me get to know you again."]

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Su Ming'an looked around.

With feet treading on the black, flowing water, and above, a vast, boundless sea of ​​stars, whales scattering transparent stardust. Looking up, at the boundary where the starry sea meets the black water, stand some enormous silhouettes, like a leaning tower made of countless stacked books.

"despair."

With each step he took, the ripples on the water beneath his feet briefly reflected fragmented images, like fleeting glimpses of the past—modern city street corners, ancient battlefields engulfed in flames, endless insects…

Where is this place?
Isn't this the place where the Demon Mother Goddess is sealed?

He looked up, glanced around, and whispered:
"Isabel!"

no respond.

The vast, boundless void before my eyes stretched before me, with no visible boundaries.

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"Ding dong!"

You have entered the "Realm of Origin".

[Through countless cycles of cosmic rebirth, this place bears the traces of many enlightened beings; perhaps you will unearth here the footprints left by your former self.]

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"So this is where it is." Suddenly, a voice came from my shoulder.

Su Ming'an turned his head and was horrified to find a pink fox perched on his shoulder. Even though Su Ming'an had already traveled through time and space several times, it was still there!

"Why are you looking at me like I'm a cockroach?" Xiao Ai keenly realized her position.

"Are you still there?"

"Is this even human language?" Xiao Ai exclaimed, bristling.

“Clever Elya, please tell me where this is.” Su Ming’an immediately changed his tone.

Sure enough, Xiao Ai raised her tail high and said smugly, "This is the 'Source Point'."

Su Ming'an stared at it; of course he knew this place was called the Source Point.

Fortunately, Xiao Ai didn't keep you in suspense this time: "It's a special space in the universe. Because the Demon Mother Goddess sleeps here, and you resonated with her, you entered."

“Special space…like a world game, a black water dream, or a cosmic library?” Su Ming’an lowered his eyes in thought.

"It's like a public toilet on the street," Xiao Ai said.

"...Your metaphor doesn't have to be so vivid."

“Of course it’s much more advanced!” Xiao Ai raised her paw. “It’s like the ‘birthplace’ or ‘graveyard’ for beings like us!”

Su Ming'an blinked.

“Do you think things like the Blackwater Dream and the World Game came out of thin air?” Xiao Ai continued to explain, “If the universe is a ‘cat,’ the Lord of the End of All Things and the World Game are ‘organs,’ then this is equivalent to a ‘cell.’ All possibilities have not yet collapsed into reality; it is pure nothingness.”

Upon hearing Xiao Ai's explanation, Su Ming'an said calmly, "Someone deliberately led me here."

This is an affirmative statement.

He came to awaken the Demon Mother Goddess, thinking it would be a simple negotiation that would end there, but instead he entered this place. It's clear that a high-dimensional being, such as the Seventh Lord of Eternity, the Lord of Dreams, or the Supreme Lord, led him here.

"Is there any danger?" Su Ming'an asked.

“There’s a firewall,” Xiao Ai said. “At the origin of the universe, where all possibilities have not yet collapsed, if you want to do something significant enough to affect the balance of the universe—like awakening a god—then the underlying logic of the ‘origin’ will initiate a verification process. Because your essence is a ‘world gamer,’ it will be presented to you in the form of a ‘game trial,’ which will automatically trigger as your main quest.”

"Therefore, it is quite amazing how cosmic organs can interact with each other, as they can produce special chemical effects when they meet."

After listening, Su Ming'an quickly made a judgment—the person who led him here might not be a bad person.

He had been worried about one thing: his strength had reached its peak in Rovasa, and he couldn't find a way to break through to become a first-level god unless he killed a first-level god and plundered them, but killing any first-level god was incredibly difficult. As a result, someone led him into a special cosmic space outside of Rovasa, which was like a secret realm.

Thanks to the "sublimation" mechanism of the game world, one can continue to improve by "playing the game".

In this way, even when facing the Radiant Mother Goddess, he can fight as an equal, instead of having to rely on the Demon Mother Goddess for help.

"If I can gain enough here, perhaps I won't even need to awaken the Demon Mother Goddess; I can fight her myself..." Su Ming'an thought with certainty. Entering this place was truly a good thing.

"It might not be a good thing. I think the person who brought you here probably has bad intentions. If the trial is difficult..." Xiao Ai said.

"It doesn't matter, good or bad, I will win." Su Ming'an shook his head.

I'm not afraid of being guided. As long as I'm strong enough and win, there will only be benefits.

What I feared most wasn't the high difficulty, but the lack of room for improvement. Fortunately, I was a player, which automatically triggered the world game's upgrade mechanism.

"What is the essence of this place?" Su Ming'an still didn't quite understand.

Xiao Ai said, "It is the starting point of everything, the prototype of all things, and the gap in the universe. Later, some higher dimensions discovered the characteristics of this place and 'borrowed' part of its framework to build their own 'playground'."

Su Ming'an suddenly realized: "So, this place is like a... low-level sandbox system?"

Xiao Ai tilted her head: "I don't understand your analogy, but it's probably correct."

"So, the Blackwater Dreamscape was constructed by the Lord of Dreams using the power of this place?"

"Yes."

Su Ming'an gradually pieced together the clues. He had always been curious about where things like the Blackwater Dream and the World Game came from, and now he realized the source was here.

These weren't created by higher-dimensional beings, but rather by someone who found this "primitive resource library" containing infinite possibilities and built their respective stages upon it. The Lord of Dreams uses the "Source Point" module to hire "Awake Ones"; the organizers use the "World Game" organ to control the players...

This is the initial and final blank page.

—At this moment, Su Ming'an is standing here.

He gazed silently into the distance, at a horizon too vast for the naked eye to fathom. In that instant, he felt a sense of having witnessed countless journeys, and an indescribable emotion welled up within him.

...He finally stood here.

It's unimaginable how much effort the "former self" had to exert to get to this point.

Like a tireless train, it relentlessly races along the circular route, until it breaks through the endless loop... The license plate at the final stop gleams golden in the morning sun.

The crystalline stardust fell onto Su Ming'an's shoulder, drifted down through his body, and the laws of physics seemed to lose their meaning, creating a dreamlike scene that transcended human understanding.

"Is there anything else you know?" Su Ming'an walked forward. Xiao Ai was usually quiet, but when she did speak, she had a lot to say.

“Hmm… This is the origin of everything, so you can ‘enlighten your mind’ here in Longchang,” Xiao Ai said. “For example, the seventh seat, the eternal lord Yuritilora who is entangled with you. He is the luckiest among us—he was born as a lowly life form, but due to the long years, he forcibly comprehended the concept of ‘eternity’, was summoned by the ‘Source Point’, and ascended to a higher dimension in one step.”

"There's such a way to ascend?" Su Ming'an asked in surprise. He had always thought that becoming a god required accumulating the three elements of faith, energy, and authority step by step. He never expected it could be done this way?

“Most higher dimensions follow the established order!” Xiao Ai nodded. “But some are exceptions, like the Lord of the End of All Things, who can’t collect faith! That’s why I said that grapevine boy was lucky. Don’t even think about using that method; your foundation is unstable.”

"If Lu Shu and the others stay here to comprehend the concepts, and one day they successfully comprehend them, will they also become higher dimensions after they leave?"

Xiao Ai said, "Theoretically, it's possible. But there are two problems. First, this is a cosmic environment. If it weren't for the protection of the world game's mechanism, you would have been annihilated the moment you stepped into this place. Second, although many concepts in the universe are ownerless, the relatively easy-to-understand concepts have already been taken by many higher dimensions. For example, 'life' has been understood by Xinghuo, 'death' has been understood by Laplace, and 'emotion' has been understood by... cough cough, by the Tenth Seat. So, the remaining concepts are very difficult to understand."

After listening to Xiao Ai's words, Su Ming'an gave up the idea of ​​letting certain players comprehend authority here, because if they failed, they would be completely annihilated.

"Thank you, Bingbing. Please thank Aierya for me too," Su Ming'an said. Su Ming'an wouldn't overlook the fact that Aierya had tacitly approved of Xiao Ai's words.

Xiao Ai yawned, darted into Su Ming'an's pocket, and muffled a sound came out: "Hmph... You know that's good."

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"Ding dong!"

As the sun set, a system message shocked the entire gaming world.

Most surprisingly, it wasn't just sent to adventure players, but even to casual players in the world of the main god!

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"Ding dong!"

[2026/5/31]

The world-class ultimate quest, "Trial of the Origin," has been triggered by player (Su Ming'an).

This task is not part of the main storyline, but it affects the game's progress and the potential and future of all human players.

[Mission Objective: Clear the "Source Point Trial".]

[Victory Condition: If at least one player successfully completes the "Trial of the Source Point," the mission is considered complete even if the rest fail, and all surviving players receive rewards. If no one successfully completes the "Trial of the Source Point," the mission is considered a failure, and all players are instantly killed.]

[Task Rewards: Each player participating in the "Trial of Origin Points" will receive "Origin Point Points" based on their contribution and progress. These points differ from regular points and can be exchanged for god-level items in the shop, with a chance to reach the threshold of dimensional ascension or godhood. The "Origin Point" is a special space in the universe, resembling a secret realm, containing numerous concepts of authority and mysteries. Any player who enters will benefit, with an extremely low probability of comprehending godhood.]

[Note: This mission is extremely difficult, with an extremely high mortality rate, exceeding the difficulty of all previous missions. Furthermore, there is a possibility that the player will not be protected by the world game's resurrection mechanism. Participants are advised to carefully consider whether to participate.]

If you wish to participate, please press the red button in front of you.

[Countdown to the start of the "Trial": 19 minutes and 59 seconds...]

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"Shuashuashua——"

A blood-red button suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Men and women taking a walk, teenagers watching live streams, patrons of pubs... all stared blankly at the red button in front of them.

Major forums and world chat channels exploded instantly, with countless posts refreshing like a tsunami.

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[May 31, 2026 · World Channel]

[The Moon Doesn't Know My Heart (Silver-level Strategist): What exactly did Su Ming'an do in Rovasa? Why did he suddenly create an ultimate mission?!]

[Mushroom Xiaoxiao (Tier 5, Forging): Holy crap! The last major mission! And it's worldwide! This is incredible wealth! I'll risk it all!]

[Milk Tea Without Sugar (Cooking Level 2): ​​Are there any hardcore casual gamers willing to take a gamble? What if I manage to unlock the "Cooking" power, and become a culinary god?]

[Da Gui is so cute: Selling sunflower seeds and cola in the front row, selling substitute items, selling blessed amulets, selling cyber-style wooden fish, selling doujinshi.]

[Yamamoto Uguis (Minister of Red Heart Volunteers): The final hurdle...]

Fatima: I want to go! I want to go! Life's meaningless anyway, might as well live it up!

[Silent Snowfall: I dare not... I have so many points on me, and the system has already warned me like this, I'd better just stay on the fringes and pick up trash.]

[Kakataya (Potion Master Tier 3): Not protected by the world game's resurrection mechanism... This is real death. It's almost over, who wants to fall before dawn?]

[Rashid (Certified Administrator of the UN Security Council): Please remain calm and do not rush into decisions. This is not an ordinary instance mission; it involves the fate of all humanity. The data analysis department is working diligently to assess the situation.]

[Lu Meng (Certified Administrator of Lighthouse Guild): This is an opportunity for adventurous players to touch the boundaries of divinity, and also a last chance for casual players to fight for their destiny...]

[Steward (Gungnir Division): "If even one person completes the mission, it will be considered a success even if everyone else fails. If no one completes the mission, all of humanity will face instant death." This is practically holding all of humanity hostage; all the pressure is placed on the top player.]

[Three-Second True Man: Just escaped death from a high-difficulty dungeon, and now there's another ultimate mission with an extremely high mortality rate? Actually, it's all because Su Ming'an stubbornly dragged out the battle. If we had escaped the world game, it would have ended long ago. Why create so much trouble...]

[The lazy puppy shows up uninvited (Tier 4 Magic Array): If you curse again, I'll blow your head off.]

[Hey bro (Black Card): I'm different, I'm excited! This is the ultimate challenge to defy fate! After more than twenty years of mediocrity, the opportunity has finally arrived! Let's take a gamble, and I might just turn a bicycle into a motorcycle! Okay, I'm pressing the button! Wish me luck, everyone!!!]

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