From the end of the world

Chapter 751 Simulating the Child of Divinity

The power of the third gate can create and correct the world's flaws. The source of the apocalypse is the contradictory history of humankind. With my current power, I should be able to fix it as well.

After careful consideration, I regretfully had to abandon this direction.

The reason is simple: the scale is simply too enormous.

The historical period in which the contradictions between the world of common sense and the world of the bizarre are traced back from today to hundreds of thousands of years ago, and the scope is global. Even if I have now opened the third door, it would be extremely difficult to correct such a massive collection of errors.

That's a secondary issue. The main problem is that what I need to do is much more than simply eliminate the world's errors. Just as I need to learn the correct physiological structure of sheep to correct the contradictory little white sheep to a reasonable state, I also need a standard answer that I can copy to make the contradictory history of humankind coherent.

Simply relying on common-sense textbooks about human history is insufficient. With the advancement of archaeological techniques, humanity is constantly making new discoveries about the past, correcting past erroneous conclusions and demonstrating that there are still countless aspects of human history that we don't fully understand. Countless unsolved archaeological mysteries remain elusive in the academic world.

Moreover, compared to the actual history spanning hundreds of thousands of years, what humanity can currently obtain through archaeological methods is merely an extremely rough and fragmented outline, along with a large amount of fragmented information. Even within the historical community itself, there are aspects that are highly controversial and cannot be reconciled.

Perhaps we could try the power of salvation and return? Asahi's power of return isn't inherently a transcendent force; it simply aligns with the needs of the planet's natural will, which is why it received such great attention. Since this power itself has no connection to the power of true spirits, my power of manifestation can replicate it, and combined with the power of my third gate, its strength would far surpass Asahi's.

The power of reversion can clear up the world's mistakes and restore human history to its original correct form... Even if I don't know what the "correct answer" is, I can still bring the "correct answer" that once existed back to the surface.

However, this alone does not solve the problem of scale. Moreover, according to Tai Sui, the Lord of the Divine Seal, there are two other characters in this world who push open the third door: Shan Liangyi and Lao Quanshen. As super beings capable of distorting the worldview, their mere existence will affect the worldview reboot.

I might be able to exclude myself. Although I also pushed open the third door, I possess the power of manifestation to integrate into everything, so I should be able to ensure that my existence does not affect the worldview restart.

Finally, and most importantly, I find it difficult to agree with the world-rebooting approach. It's not because I can't accept the old world without magic and the supernatural, but because, regardless, the "current world" is the world I belong to. All the important people in my life live in this world, with their own carefully cultivated lives and emotional bonds. To bury all of that in exchange for the "previous world" would be tantamount to denying everything I've built up so far.

Even if there are mistakes, regrets, and sins along the way, I don't want to deny the path I've walked and live in another worldline where "nothing ever happened".

It is all that I have accumulated so far that has made me who I am today, and has also made all the important people in my life who I am. And I will never regret anything I have done. I may occasionally take a longer route, but I will never stop moving forward, and I will never turn back.

So, are there any other options?
Jian Feixian didn't dwell on my choice to keep the little white sheep. He simply nodded and said, "You are the strong one. Creation or destruction is entirely up to you. The sheep, and the world, are both subject to this."

After saying that, he didn't say anything more and turned back to where he was.

Ma Zao kept staring at the little white sheep. She seemed to have made a connection to something and said to me, "Zhuang Cheng, since you can create sheep now, does that mean... you can even create people now?"

“Sure,” I said. “I’ve hardly studied sheep physiology, but human physiology is different. Although I haven’t systematically studied the latter either, I’ve observed countless human bodies. Just creating a person on the spot…”

"Wait a minute!" Zhu Shi quickly stopped him, "What are you doing, Senior Brother Zhuang! You're not really going to create a person right here and now, are you!?"

"It doesn't really matter..." I said.

"It's a big deal! Sheep are one thing, but to create humans at will... things like ethics and morality..." Zhu Shi seemed about to launch into a long speech.

I immediately stopped her and said, "Okay, I understand, I won't ask... Ma Zao, when you asked me that, were you trying to find out if I could create a blank human soul?"

Ma Zao nodded earnestly.

"Oh right, as long as we create a blank soul, we can help Xiaowan continue to exist after she fulfills her dream of becoming the embodiment of dreams..." Zhu Shi finally realized.

Just as the divination master foretold, with my advancement in the path of spiritual manifestation, my understanding of the soul is now profound enough that I can create blank souls that can be transferred into the small bowl at any time. It can even be said that most of the desires that humans can imagine can be fulfilled at will without relying on the power of divine seals.

I gave an affirmative answer, and Ma Zao smiled with relief and happiness. A worry was finally put to rest, and I felt relieved as well.

After that, I continued to study my own power.

Although it is said that one can become any being, having experienced a near-suicide, I need to carefully examine the safety of manifest power.

At the same time, in order to fight against Yama Ryougi soon, I also need to think about whether there is a way to speed up my growth.

Actually, there is no longer any reason for me to fight against Shan Liangyi.

The entire Gospel House has been destroyed, and the Suzaku seed is no longer in my possession; we are no longer mortal enemies. However, considering the grudges we once shared in our battles, and the fact that Yama Ryougi is unlikely to be the type to rationally settle scores, I must be prepared.

Moreover, when it comes to whether or not one can rationally settle scores, I am the same as Shan Liangyi.

I also want to settle things with him properly.

A piece of "slag" appeared in my hand.

Although I've lost the refining power inherent in the Vermilion Bird Seed (or you could say I never truly possessed it from the beginning), in a sense, I now possess ultimate refining power. Creating "slag" is a piece of cake. Even without any souls to burn, it doesn't prevent me from transforming them; besides, I can create all sorts of souls anyway.

Could the universe, and all living beings within it, have been created by the Great Spirit with the same power as I, a manifested enlightened being, am able to create all kinds of matter and life? I had some thoughts, and then I carefully observed the "slag" in my hand.

Unfortunately, the slag weapon is useless to me now. It's not because I can enter Corona Mode without it, but because this "slag" is insufficient to withstand the firepower I seriously input. I've only ever seen the "slag" I created during my Great Impermanence phase, and what I can replicate now is only at this level.

Then, I had another idea, and I changed my soul structure to perfectly simulate the power of the Child of God.

He glanced at Asaha beside him. Although it had nothing to do with the idea he had just thought of, things had changed anyway, so he casually bestowed the power of blessing upon Asaha.

"Huh?" Ma Zao exclaimed in surprise, "Zhuang Cheng, this is..."

“Now you should be able to use more of Naraku's Gospel power,” I said.

The power of a divine child is inherently contradictory to the domineering nature of the Great Impermanence. Shenzhao was once a divine child, but lost that talent upon becoming the Great Impermanence.

But I am a miracle worker who has proven the truth, so I don't care about all that nonsense. If it works, it works.

Moreover, those who manifest and prove the Way, who can merge with all things, can also be regarded in some ways as the ultimate superior version of "the divine child who can communicate with all things".

The blessing power I'm currently wielding is far stronger than Xiaowan's in absolute terms. However, Xiaowan's blessing is mixed with the power of fragments of the divine seal, inevitably possessing certain properties that I cannot perfectly restore. Furthermore, Asahaya's ability to bear the power of Naraku's Gospel is limited by her own inherent strength; it's not that simply increasing the strength of the blessing will allow her to become infinitely stronger.

Of course, I can also try to apply a buff to Asaho that increases her strength. I can now use the "Comprehensive Enhancement" that Chenlong used before; even Chenlong himself might suspect he's the one using a counterfeit version.

(End of this chapter)