Fengshen: I, Nezha, don’t need a system

Li Ziting stood in the center of the void, which was filled with the power of the newly born Heavenly Dao, and the pale golden light patterns flowing around his body became increasingly intense.

Like countless living galaxies, they were slowly seeping into his body through his limbs and bones.

It wasn't the ferocious devouring that other beings used when refining the Heavenly Dao; rather, it was like water flowing into the sea, gentle yet irreversible.

—Every wisp of newly born Heavenly Dao power that touches his body will spontaneously shed its impurities and transform into the purest primordial energy, quickly merging into his aura, which is of the same origin as the Primordial Heavenly Dao.

His aura did not surge violently in the slightest; instead, it rose steadily in a visible manner, like climbing a mountain step by step.

From its initial imposing presence, which was on par with Nuwa's, it gradually revealed a sense of vastness and grandeur that transcended all living beings.

The newly generated power of the Heavenly Dao surrounding him grew increasingly dense, almost condensing into a tangible cocoon of light that enveloped his entire being.

Anyone who saw it could clearly tell that he was in the crucial stage of refining...

And the process went incredibly smoothly.

Nuwa, the goddess, hovered to the side, watching this scene, and the last trace of doubt in her heart vanished.

Li Ziting is the embodiment of the Primordial Heavenly Dao, and this newly born Heavenly Dao is the prototype of a new Heavenly Dao born after the Primordial World collided and merged with other heavens and myriad worlds.

To put it bluntly, the very foundation of this newly born Heavenly Dao is the very origin of the Primordial Heavenly Dao.

In this way, when Li Ziting refined it, it wasn't a matter of "seizing" but rather "taking back" what rightfully belonged to him.

That's why he doesn't need to be like me.

When refining the Heavenly Dao, one must eliminate all distracting thoughts and devote all one's spirit and magical power to it; the slightest distraction may lead to failure.

At this moment, Li Ziting was even able to speak calmly, with clear eyes and a steady tone.

It was as if refining the newborn Heavenly Dao was as simple as raising a hand to drink water for him.

"Let's speed up the flow of time in this world."

Li Ziting slowly raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping across the stagnant void around him.

"You should be able to summon the Chaos Bell and the Chaos Orb, and use their power to correct space and accelerate time."

Upon hearing this, the goddess Nuwa's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

When he shook his head, there was a hint of melancholy in his voice: "I can't do it right now. The Chaos Bell and the Chaos Pearl have been completely destroyed by that guy's attack just now, along with Ling Zhuzi and Yuan Hong... they all perished."

Her voice paused, her fingertips unconsciously tracing the void, as if recalling the past: "I was able to control the Chaos Bell because I borrowed the karma of the Spirit Pearl."

"—The bell is connected to his mind; only when he is present can the bell's power be fully unleashed, but now..."

At this point, Nuwa's eyes darkened.

"Lingzhuzi used his own soul to activate the Chaos Bell to withstand the attack. The moment the bell shattered, his soul also dissipated. Yuan Hong burned his own essence to protect him, turning into ashes along with the Chaos Pearl."

Without the spiritual guidance of the Spirit Pearl, the shattered Chaos Bell had long since lost its spirituality.

It became fragments of chaos.

As for the Chaos Pearl, which could rewrite the rules of space, even fragments of it could not be found.

Nuwa sighed softly and continued, "If it were in a space I created myself, altering the flow of time would not be difficult."

"But the authority over this internal space where the new Heavenly Dao was born is not in my hands."

—Initially, this place was able to be locked down entirely thanks to Lingzhuzi using the Chaos Bell to stabilize the four directions of space.

Then, by rewriting the rules of time in this place with the Chaos Pearl, the newly born Heavenly Dao was firmly trapped inside, preventing it from being born and thus allowing it to escape to the outside world.

If these two treasures had not existed, the new Heavenly Dao would have been able to break through the spatial barrier once it was born, and at that time, no living being under heaven would have been able to restrain it.

But now, with the treasure lost and the one who controlled it gone, the flow of time in this space has become a dead end that even Nuwa cannot touch.

Li Ziting listened quietly, his face expressionless, though a faint trace of melancholy flickered in his deep eyes.

He slowly turned around, his gaze fixed on the depths of the void, as if he could penetrate this space and see the figure of Lingzhuzi from the past.

“Lingzhuzi…”

He murmured softly, his tone tinged with reminiscence.

"He is indeed a very intelligent person, decisive in his actions, and also... my friend."

"Friends?" Nuwa suddenly looked up, her tone full of surprise. "Your friend should be Li Chunyang, not Lingzhuzi."

She stared at Li Ziting, her tone resolute: "Li Chunyang is not Lingzhuzi, and Lingzhuzi is not Li Chunyang."

Li Chunyang was merely the physical body that Lingzhuzi was reborn into.

—He never fully inherited the power of the Spirit Pearl, let alone the most important attribute, the 'True Self'.

When Nuwa thought of the word "true self," a hint of awe flashed in her eyes.

That was the special power that Lingzhuzi generated from the deepest part of his soul when he severed his obsession between life and death when he killed Xinyuan.

This is also Lingzhuzi's true strongest power.

She still remembers the scene when Lingzhuzi used "Mirror Flower Water Moon" in that battle.

—Even though the Mind Monkey had the upper hand in the battle, it was still defeated by that move...

Reality was forcibly distorted; a bloody mark appeared out of nowhere on the neck of the mind monkey, and its head rolled to the ground as if it had already been severed.

That move overturned cause and effect, distorted the facts, and can be called the swan song of the past ten thousand years.

The powerful beings of the prehistoric world who were paying attention to that battle, whether it was the Three Pure Ones or Jieyin and Zhunti, were all greatly amazed by Lingzhuzi's earth-shattering move.

Some even bluntly stated that, in terms of this skill alone, Lingzhuzi's methods far surpassed those of many of his predecessors.

"You should know that,"

Nuwa watched Li Ziting's retreating figure and continued, "Li Chunyang has never used the power of his 'true self,' nor has he even shown a trace of the 'mirror flower and water moon.' He is gentle in nature and his actions are far less decisive and ruthless than Lingzhuzi's. The two of them are fundamentally different beings. Why do you say that Lingzhuzi is your friend?"

Li Ziting did not answer immediately, but simply reached out his hand and gently touched the newly generated Heavenly Dao power flowing in front of him with his fingertips.

The pale golden light patterns swirled around his fingertips, faintly revealing a familiar, subtle fluctuation.

He was silent for a moment before slowly speaking, his voice low and clear: "Because I have seen his 'true self' and understand what lies beneath his decisiveness. Li Chunyang has Lingzhuzi's kindness, but not his 'obsession'; and Lingzhuzi's 'obsession' is precisely what makes him most 'human'—which is also why I consider him a friend."

As soon as he finished speaking, the newly generated Heavenly Dao power around him suddenly solidified, and the originally soft light patterns became sharp.

It was as if something was slowly awakening within the origin of this newly born Heavenly Dao, following his thoughts.

"and........."

As he spoke, the Divine Punishment Eye in Li Ziting's eyes suddenly unleashed endless lightning.

“I locked away his ‘obsession’.”