From the end of the world

Chapter 554 The crisis is coming
"Evil will...intruder..." I said, "Why did you come to such a conclusion?"

"The source of the gospel is the evil will worshipped by the Gospel Temple. Those who can hear the gospel are either on the verge of becoming a demon or are blessed monks. They can also see the moon in the afterlife." Xiaowan continued to look up at the huge and bright full moon, "The common point between the gospel and the moon is that they are both objects that can only be perceived by humans when they are in a specific mental state.

"To put it another way, their image information is all 'radio waves' that humans cannot normally receive. This is consistent with Brother Zhuang Cheng's definition of other aspects of the afterlife. The simultaneous appearance of the gospel and the moon means that they are 'things on the same channel'.

"So I think the gospel and the moon are of the same origin. Since the former has its origin in evil will, the latter must also have its origin in evil will.

"The evil will is a foreign object that invaded from other channels."

I understood her logic, and then asked, "But from what you said, the moon hanging in the sky doesn't seem to be 'something that flows out of the evil will', but the evil will itself?"

"Because this moon does not show any influence on the afterlife, it just exists." Xiaowan said clearly, "The gospel at least instigates the devils and blessed monks to kill people, but the moon has no related signs. I think this shows that the gospel is a means of evil will, but the moon is not.

"It clearly has no meaning, but it exists there. This means that its existence itself is the purpose. In other words, it is probably something that can symbolize the essence of evil will."

Upon hearing this, my first reaction was to try firing a flame cannon at the moon in the sky.

Seeing me raise my hand and a flame condensing in my palm, Xiaowan was startled: "Brother Zhuang Cheng, you are not going to attack the moon, are you?"

"Um……"

I carefully aimed at the moon, but finally put my hand down. "No, forget it."

I found that my mind was simply unable to focus on that terrifyingly huge full moon.

It's not because the opponent is too far away from the surface of the earth. In the real world, even if I stand on the surface of the earth, it is not impossible to snipe at a cosmic target 400,000 kilometers away. And based on my ability to ignore spatial distance, the power of the attack will not be attenuated too much. Even if I want to penetrate the moon, I can do it.

The moon in this afterlife is completely different. In fact, there is no moon hanging there physically, but people who receive the relevant "radio waves" can hallucinate the existence of the moon.

Of course, the Great Impermanence is an unreasonable existence. "Because what you perceive is just the opponent's illusion, it doesn't count if you hit him." This level of common sense cannot stop the power of the Great Impermanence. Through your own awareness, you can forcefully observe the object that you cannot intervene in objectively into a form and state that you can intervene in. This is what Zhu Shi's "Buzhou Mountain" can do. Now I can also forcefully simulate the same effect.

However, the opponent this time was of a completely different standard. The opponent was a huge being that replaced the original will of Naraku and ruled the afterlife. It could be considered the afterlife itself, which was now emulated as the "Apocalypse". An attack of that magnitude would probably not hurt the opponent.

If you want to truly kill the other party, you must at least use the power to destroy the entire afterlife.

It's not impossible to do this, but it would be like going to war alone against all the gods and people in the Gospel House, and against the evil will that occupies the afterlife. If I really fall into such a desperate situation, I will take out all my courage to face it, but I'm not stupid enough to take the initiative to provoke a battle that I will never win.

It's better to concentrate on the subsequent operations... Speaking of which, when I go to raid Huangquan Gospel Temple later, this moon will not suddenly shoot out some light from the sky to attack me, right?

Seeing me withdraw the flame from my palm, Xiaowan let out a breath. I turned my attention to observing the moon.

Since the world we are in is a product of two worlds stitched together, which world did this thing originally come from? Is it the product of the B world mentioned by No. 7 - the weird world?

Is our world in its original form really a weird world?
What kind of worldview is the original weird world? Maybe it is not necessarily the earth, but a worldview like some fantasy novels where the sky is round and the earth is square. The scale needs to be large enough to reasonably carry all the great impermanence. In that worldview, there may be more than one moon in the sky, or the moon may be as huge as the moon in the sky now.

And why does the evil will use the shape of the moon as its symbol?
Since the other party is a foreign body that invaded us from other aspects of the afterlife, which aspect did it invade from? And which aspect would have such a strong murderous intention towards humans?
It’s not that I can’t think of any non-human species that can use the moon as a symbol. Rather, it’s the opposite. There are too many that I can think of at once, so I can’t pinpoint a specific one.

Since ancient times, the moon has been regarded as a symbol of femininity and demonic nature, and has a deep connection with many kinds of animals and demons. The essence of moonlight is also called "Emperor's Flowing Juice". Plants and trees that benefit from it can become demons, and spirits and ghosts can manifest their magical powers after eating it. However, there are also many legends about moonlight that can bewitch people and drive people crazy. Some modern surveys even show that on full moon nights, the crime rate of humans will subtly increase compared to normal days.

The humans who become karma demons or blessed monks under the moonlight may also be cursed and blessed by the moonlight.

Xiaowan seemed to see what I was thinking, and then said: "If I recover my past memories, maybe I can know more things."

"Do you think your past self knew the truth about evil will?" I asked curiously.

"No, it's not like that." Xiaowan shook his head, "This is related to the power of the heaven and earth. I think I haven't exerted all my strength, including my perception ability.

"The essence of the power of the heaven and earth is to imitate the power of heaven and earth. In other words, it is a power that can only be correctly exerted if one knows one's position between heaven and earth. But now I don't even know who I am, so it's weird no matter how I think about it.

"It's clearly my own power, but it feels awkward when I use it. If I consider it as a part of myself, it seems too close; if I consider it as an external object or a tool, it seems too far away. I think I must recall my true self in order to make the gears of power mesh accurately.

"Brother Zhuang Cheng, do you remember what I said before? As long as we can further strengthen the connection between you and the candlelight in the basement on the 15th floor, we will be able to locate the border between the basement on the 15th floor and the 'Apocalypse' - the world after death.

"And as I recover my memory, I should be able to do this."

She glanced in the direction of the previous meeting room and continued, "I don't think Ms. Seven has deceived us before. The method she mentioned should indeed be able to help you return to the world of the living. But no matter what, it is not advisable to put all your eggs in one basket. We must also master our own method of return."

That's the basement on the fifteenth floor.

Although she talked about recovering her memory and finding herself, Xiaowan did not say anything about who she was. I think she was not without any clues. As the intelligence increased, the circle of suspicion about Xiaowan's true identity became smaller and smaller.

Because the "doomsday era" is not the future, but the world after death, so first of all, the direction of "Xiao Wan is the daughter of Zhu Shi and I in the future" can be 100% invalidated.

Similarly, the idea that Xiaowan is "Zhu Shi who for some reason becomes a little girl in the future" can also be discarded.

And since the information that "the souls of patients with amnesia have been transferred to the afterlife" has appeared, it has become a foregone conclusion that Zhu Jiu's soul has been transferred to the afterlife. If Xiao Wan is neither the daughter of Zhu Shi and me, nor Zhu Shi himself, then the possibility that she is Zhu Jiu is skyrocketing.

Combined with the fact that Xiaowan could not find Zhu Jiu's whereabouts in the afterlife no matter what, "Xiaowan himself is Zhu Jiu" can almost be included as a conclusion in subsequent analysis.

If this is true, how should the relationship between Xiao Wan and I be calculated? Considering that I will marry Zhu Shi in the future, and that sometimes the man will also call the woman's family's parents "Mom and Dad"...so in a sense, Xiao Wan is a woman who may become my mother?
Wait, calm down...things aren't completely settled yet.

There are still flaws in the reasoning. For example, why is Xiaowan's appearance not exactly the same as Zhu Jiu's, but the same as Zhu Shi's childhood? It's not that I haven't investigated Zhu Jiu's childhood appearance. Although he is very similar to Zhu Shi's childhood, he is not so similar that they are completely indistinguishable.

If Xiaowan is the incarnation of Zhu Shi's dream, this contradiction can be explained, but the afterlife is a place that Mingzhu can't enter no matter what means, so how can Zhu Shi's dream incarnation enter? And in that case, it would be impossible to explain why Xiaowan couldn't find Zhu Jiu's whereabouts in the afterlife...

Just as I was trying hard to think, suddenly, I heard extremely hurried and hurried footsteps in the distance.

Turning around, I saw No. 7 running towards me and Xiaowan with an anxious look on his face, shouting, "Oh no, Zhuang Cheng, they—"

Almost at the same time, two overwhelming waves of mana swept through the Tai Sui Army's stronghold.

(End of this chapter)