From the end of the world

Chapter 263 Divine Light
It seemed that the Lord of the Divine Seal did not want me to just ask such a simple question and then end it.

Is it because he wants to deepen the connection between me and the virtual world? Or does he have some other purpose?
Previously, through observing No. 5, No. 2 Xiaowan and I, we only confirmed that trading with the Lord of Divine Seal would deepen the connection with the virtual world, but we were not able to confirm whether different levels of problems would have different degrees of deepening effects. And now, judging from the attitude of the Lord of Divine Seal, it seems that "simple problems" are indeed not enough to achieve the effect he wants on me.

Since he took the initiative to "sell" it like this, it would be even more impossible for me to let him get what he wanted.

"Didn't you say that one fragment of the divine seal can only be exchanged for one answer? I have already obtained the answer I wanted, so let's end the deal here."

This sentence should have been spoken by the Lord of the Divine Seal to the persistent questioner, but now it came out of my mouth instead. It's really unpredictable.

"Are you sure you want to miss this opportunity?"

The Lord of the Divine Seal did not explain why he did this, but continued to ask: "Don't you have other more important questions? For example, who is the so-called Great Impermanence who is now hostile to you, or where your 'superpowers' come from. As long as you ask, all your questions will be answered immediately."

The Lord of the Seal of God obviously knows my activities in the real world, and may even know many of my inner thoughts. However, if he cannot do this, it would be a shame for his self-promotion of "knowing most of what happens in this world".

Therefore, I was not surprised by this and answered without hesitation: "Don't ask."

I have said before that I should trust No. 2 Little Bowl and follow her advice. I am not going to go back on my word and say to her, "I'm sorry, I was greedy." That would be too inferior. Moreover, after listening to No. 2 Little Bowl's analysis, I have regained some of my sober mentality as a bystander.

Just as she said, there is no need for me to be anxious to know the true identity of the enemy, the Great Impermanence. It is probably because the enemy of the Great Impermanence dimension has caused an invisible burden on my mind, which inevitably breeds some weak thoughts and makes me want to know who is plotting against us beyond the necessary limit. But is this really important?

The fact that the enemy had attacked us directly before gave me a lot of extra pressure, so that I missed the opportunity. Opportunities are often hidden in crises, and I should look at the problem this way - the enemy will obviously come to me on his own. Since I know that the enemy will not prioritize killing Ma Zao directly, and Ma Zao has the ability to escape from the hands of the Great Impermanence, then all I need to do next is to increase my strength to a level that is sufficient to fight the Great Impermanence.

Perhaps the sincerity shown by No. 2 Xiaowan before also affected my judgment. The activation conditions of her prayer power are quite strict. Even praying for one's own life cannot meet the conditions. However, she can assert that she can pray for my safety. This means that in her heart, my life safety even surpasses her own. So in front of her, I can no longer show an attitude of not caring about my life as I did in the past.

After realizing this, I felt that I might be a little "restrained" by the small bowl No. 2.

The Lord of the Seal stared at me for a while. Just when I thought he was going to continue his "sales pitch", he bent his fingers again and tapped the armrest of the rock seat. The gray mist that enveloped us returned to its original density, and the chosen ones around us could see us again. He didn't seem to want to waste more time and energy persuading me to continue asking questions.

"Then, deal closed," he said.

I turned around and returned to small bowl number two.

Xiaowan No. 2 immediately came up to me, held my hand, and repeatedly observed my body.

She seemed to frown, and reported to me in her voice: "Sure enough, your connection with the virtual world has deepened, and it has become deeper than I imagined..."

"I didn't ask more than that," I said. "How much darker?"

"It's not easy to describe, but... at least it's far inferior to the connection between the other chosen ones and the virtual world." She breathed a sigh of relief, "But if it's just like this, it shouldn't be enough for the Lord of the Divine Seal to affect your life or death."

"That's enough."

I had originally prepared myself mentally that maybe just one transaction would make me the same as the other selected ones, but this result can be said to be better than I expected.

As I responded, I looked around and noticed that the number of people on the field had decreased.

Number 4 Xuanming and number 1 disappeared for some reason.

"Where did those two people go?" I asked. "Mr. No. 1 said he wanted to talk to Xuanming alone, and now the two of them have moved deeper into the fog." Xiaowan No. 2 said.

What No. 1 wanted to talk about were topics related to the fragments of the divine seal, but he had tried before. No. 4 Xuan Ming's fragment of the divine seal could not be lent to him. What did he want to find No. 4 Xuan Ming for now?
Just as I was wondering, No. 1 and No. 4 Xuanming returned to the rock seat area. The two stood in different positions as if nothing had happened, and there was no communication between them. I didn't know whether they had reached an agreement or not.

At the same time, No. 4 Xuanming had no intention of proposing a deal with the Lord of the Divine Seal, and No. 6 had no intention of doing so either. As the Great Impermanence, the latter had probably already obtained more fragments of the Divine Seal like No. 4 Xuanming had. Most of them were afraid of the possible risks in the deal.

They should be very clear that their life and death are now controlled by the Lord of the Divine Seal. It is very likely that in their opinion, it is not the worst moment yet, or it is not yet a situation that they cannot handle. This is also the reason why I never thought of letting No. 2 Little Bowl to make the deal on my behalf from the beginning. Maybe some mysterious mine has been buried in me now.

However, even if the "dark thunder" really exists, this level of foreshadowing is definitely not enough to play an important role for me. This can also be judged from the attitude of the Lord of the Divine Seal who wants me to ask more questions.

Seeing that everyone had gathered again, No. 6 looked around and suddenly spoke in a clear voice: "According to the Lord of the Divine Seal, this so-called virtual realm gathering was set up for us to exchange information related to the Divine Seal fragments, but don't you think this form of communication is too inefficient?"

"What do you mean?" asked No. 4 Xuan Ming.

"What happens next has nothing to do with you."

Number Six first looked at Number Four Xuanming with disdain, then spoke to us: "I am Luoshan Great Impermanence - Shenzhao. I am now at Luoshan's headquarters. Whether you want to collect more fragments of the Divine Seal, or have questions about the fragment competition... or even have questions about the Lord of the Divine Seal, you can come to the headquarters to find me and reach cooperation with me."

When he said these words, he made no secret of the fact that the Lord of the Divine Seal was right beside him. No matter how you look at it, his purpose of cooperating with other chosen ones was not to gain an advantage in the competition for fragments proposed by the Lord of the Divine Seal. Gather all the fragments of the Divine Seal and ask the Lord of the Divine Seal to fulfill his wish? Such a thing was probably not in his thinking circuit from the beginning.

He was clearly pointing his sword at the Lord of the Divine Seal.

The Lord of the Divine Seal seemed to be sitting on the Diaoyutai, with no reaction to these words, allowing the other party to continue talking.

Shen Zhao...As far as I know, this is the name of a certain transcendental great impermanence.

There are four Great Impermanence in the Supernormal Sect. The Great Impermanence behind the Magic Gun is most likely one of these four. And I am sure that Shen Zhao is not the Great Impermanence who attacked me and Ma Zao not long ago. Now one person can be removed from the list of suspects.

There is still the Great Impermanence who is under suspicion. In order of the degree of suspicion in my mind, they are the Wheel King, the Divination Master, the Fate Turbidity... I calculate silently in my mind while continuing to observe the changes on the field.

"Of course, some of you may be in a position where you can't approach Luo Shan openly, and I can understand that."

God of the Sixth looked at God of the One and continued, "That doesn't matter. After you return to the real world, just recite my name in your heart and reveal your identity as the chosen one. I will find you later.

"You will probably think that I have bad intentions and some conspiracy. I will not make a boring self-affirmation here, because I really cannot prove my good intentions to you immediately. But I will tell you the benefits directly first. As long as you take the initiative to find me before the next virtual realm gathering, I will give you a fragment of the divine seal.

"No matter what you do with the fragments of the Divine Seal that I sent you, I will not ask. You can keep them for research or trade them to the Lord of the Divine Seal in exchange for the knowledge to realize your own wishes. It's up to you to do whatever you want."

Before the others could react, No. 1 seemed to be moved first. He said, "How could you have so many fragments of the Divine Seal? No, that's not the problem... The fragments of the Divine Seal that we each hold should not be given to others. How do you plan to give them away?"

“If what he said is true, then the fragments of the divine seal that he was planning to send out should all be fragments of the divine seal that were deliberately left behind and not bound to himself,” I said.

Not sure if he was asking knowingly or really didn't know, No. 1 asked doubtfully: "What's the point of deliberately not binding yourself?"

(End of this chapter)