I traveled through time and space and became a drama queen in the harem!

Reincarnation against the will of heaven, the brink of the collapse of the universe

Lin Chen's consciousness drifted like a torn piece of cloth, drifting through the endless cracks of space. She tried to focus her thoughts, but every second felt like it was being shattered by an invisible force, as if all of time and space had overlapped around her into invisible walls. She could no longer tell if she was still alive. Perhaps she had already transcended the boundaries of life and entered an eternal cycle.

"What do you think you understand?" The familiar voice sounded again, but this time it was even colder, like an icy echo from the depths of the universe. "You think you're pursuing the truth? You don't understand that everything you do is just a small part of a much larger design."

Lin Chen's heart trembled. All her efforts and struggles seemed so insignificant at this moment. She suddenly realized that no matter how she resisted, no matter how hard she tried to break the shackles of fate, she would always be trapped in the same cycle of reincarnation and could not escape.

"All worlds, all universes, are but a recurring virtual reality." The voice spoke with an unfathomable depth. "You are the programmer of these worlds, a line of code within them. You think you've broken the rules, transcended fate, but you've never escaped the confines of this virtual cycle."

The black hole reappeared before Lin Chen's eyes, this time even larger than before, as if it were the ultimate being that could devour everything. A dazzling light emanated from the edge of the black hole. It wasn't light, but incomprehensible energy fluctuations. All matter, time, and space became insignificant before it, like an untouchable source of darkness.

"Do you see?" the voice turned sarcastic. "All of you, all of life, are but my creation. Your pain, struggle, and choices are all programmed by me. When you think you have broken free from this world, you have actually only entered another level of imprisonment."

Lin Chen was stunned, as if everything was no longer under her control. She had once thought she was defying fate, but now she realized she had never truly escaped. Every choice she made, even the flow of her consciousness, was the result of manipulation from another, higher dimension.

"You are the will of the 'Upper Dimension,'" Lin Chen whispered, as if he suddenly understood everything. "I am just a part of your game. Every step I take is on your preset track."

"Smart," the voice said with a scornful laugh, "you finally understand. You are nothing more than 'code,' a chess piece in the rules I designed. All games, all worlds, are controlled by us. Everything you see, including yourself, is illusory. You exist only to fulfill our plan."

Lin Chen's mind exploded instantly. The black hole before her was no longer a black hole, but the core of a gigantic computer, where all planets, galaxies, matter, consciousness, time, space—everything—circulated and calculated. She could even see countless numbers and symbols floating before her eyes. They were the code of the universe, and all life, all things, were the embodiment of these codes.

"You are merely a variable in a program," the voice said coldly. "Your pain, your resistance, are all feedback mechanisms we programmed. Everything you do is in response to our code. You are not a manifestation of free will, but an existence bestowed upon you by us."

Lin Chen's consciousness was once again ripped apart by the immense shockwaves. She tried to cry out, to break free, but she found herself powerless to change anything. Her every movement, every thought, seemed written into the rules of this game, destined to be bound in this endless cycle.

However, just when she had almost given up, a beam of light suddenly shot out from the black hole, piercing her body. The light wasn't warm, but a shattering force that seemed capable of destroying everything about her. Lin Chen felt herself being torn apart, as if she were dissolving in the light, instantly traversing countless layers of time and space, entering a whole new dimension.

"You think you can escape this game?" The voice sneered. "You've simply entered another cycle. Every path leads to ultimate collapse. You cannot escape."

Lin Chen's eyes went blank, the very laws of time and space completely shattered. She saw herself reborn from the light, but her form was no longer human. Her body was no longer a physical entity, but pure energy and consciousness, floating like a particle in the universe, in the endless void.

"You will become part of the 'Void,'" the voice sounded again. "You once thought you were the master of this world, but you never truly controlled your destiny. You are just a speck of dust wandering through countless dimensions. Every struggle you experience is a restart in the game of fate I designed for you."

Lin Chen was now completely lost in the endless rifts of the universe, unable to sense whether she still existed. Her consciousness constantly traveled through different dimensions, each a new experience, but each beginning brought an unchangeable ending. She could no longer distinguish whether this was reality or illusion, whether she was still the real "her", or just a code in another dimension.

However, in the endless nothingness, she suddenly felt an unfamiliar power - a voice from deep within her heart, a voice that she had never heard before. She felt herself gradually awakening, as if she saw a ray of light in the endless fog.

"Do you really think you have control over everything?" The voice was no longer cold, but seemed moved. "You are wrong. All your pain, all your struggles, even every choice you make, are created by you. You are a true existence, and all of this is the meaning you give it."

Lin Chen's body re-formed, and her consciousness returned to her own self. What she saw before her was no longer the endless void, but a world filled with countless choices and possibilities. She saw her former self, and the faith she had never truly let go of.

"Do you finally understand?" The voice was soft but firm. "You are the true master of this game. Everything you experience is a revelation to yourself."

Lin Chen's eyes gradually cleared. She saw herself standing at a fork in the road, where countless roads intersected. Each road had a different light flashing, carrying unknown temptations. Her consciousness was no longer a passive reaction, but an active chooser.

"This time, I won't be a pawn anymore." She whispered, her eyes firm, as if she had completely awakened.

At this moment, the entire structure of the universe violently shook once again, everything collapsed, and the cracks in space and time swallowed everything. However, in this collapse, Lin Chen resolutely stepped out of a new dimension, taking the first step towards an unknown future. At this moment, she truly became the master of her own destiny.

Chapter 78: Death and Resurrection, the Labyrinth of the Soul