Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 581 Waiting
For Liu Xi, how Chu Xuan came to this world might still require a long period of deduction... although this wasn't something Mu Xiang needed her to think about. But for Mu Xiang, the question was quite simple.

The answer is, Investiture of the Gods.

Looking back, the Chu Xuan that Mu Xiang knew was the one who disappeared on the Polar Day Conference's teleportation device at the end of "Ju-on," holding a half-finished meme that was about to explode... After that, another Chu Xuan appeared on the final battlefield of "Ju-on" and told Mu Xiang some of the information about the plan.

The fact that both the past and future Chu Xuan appear in "Ju-on" suggests a kind of compensatory balance based on the stability of spacetime. The original Chu Xuan went to a future battlefield with a half-finished meme, which was then completed and became a meme belonging to the Central Continent Team. Subsequently, the past Chu Xuan died on the future battlefield.

That would undoubtedly be a fierce battle, a tough fight even for the future Central Continent Team… The two things that Mu Xiang could think of were, firstly, the “author” and the snake whose vision had been obscured, and secondly, the supreme life form created by the Tree of Life array. But considering only the two, it was actually quite unlikely.

The timeline in which Mu Xiang exists is different from the timeline of that fan fiction. No matter how that fan fiction unfolds in different timelines—whether it's completed, abandoned, or poorly written (for example, the Demon Team, as the protagonists, encounters a formidable enemy like a mechanical demon in Resident Evil 2, a monster so powerful that it can't defeat them despite its best efforts)—it's irrelevant to Mu Xiang's timeline.

Just like a fan fiction that develops its own timeline and then differs from the original work.

So why would the "author" and the snake return? If they truly had the ability to return, if they were really that powerful, how could they have been driven out by Mu Xiang and his various potential allies? If they were to meet again, in Mu Xiang's memory, it should be a battle between two near-temporal entities.

Judging from Chu Xuan's aura, he's definitely only at the fourth rank, and may not even have overcome his inner demons yet. Based on this, the Central Continent team might have some incredibly strong individuals, like Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha, but the others might not be able to contribute effectively in battles at that level… If this is indeed the case, Mu Xiang can only say…

Our quasi-timescale... is doomed...

As for the supreme life form that Adam embodied in the original work… the information becomes increasingly murky. After all, the original work portrays this being as something extraordinary, saying that after completion, it would be a sixth-order being. However, considering the later novels, this setting must be abolished, and the so-called supreme life form must be downgraded.

What is the concept of the sixth rank? ... Putting aside whether the sixth rank is the ultimate or transcendent in different versions, do you think that this thing, once completed, can be related to the ultimate or transcendent? Don't be ridiculous, it'll make you laugh.

Now it seems that the Supreme Lifeform, once complete, would be more appropriate as a fifth-tier being... perhaps it could be connected to the narrative, since the Tree of Life array was supposedly invented to deal with the Box Creator. The problem is that the Box Creator that Mu Xiang knows now is very different from the domineering Box Creator in the original work, so Mu Xiang also has doubts about whether the Supreme Lifeform has that level of power.

Even if someone were to actually have one... they might not be able to compare to Mu Xiang.

If it weren't for that... back then, Mu Xiang, even just in terms of strength, would have been a near-saint, and wouldn't he have beaten the so-called supreme life form to a pulp?
Surely it couldn't be a combination of both? Thinking this, Mu Xiang's expression turned somewhat grim. However, no one could see his expression at this moment, because he was sitting cross-legged in a star far from the solar system, directly absorbing the star's energy. All the thoughts that were unfolding there were known only to him. Thinking about it carefully, although he often ruled out some seemingly absurd possibilities, they actually did happen in the end… Of course, he wasn't as unlucky as Chu Hao, and he was much better able to handle things than Chu Hao.

In short, the point at which the past Chu Xuan and the future Chu Xuan switched places was that battle… and the future Chu Xuan was taken away by the spacetime turbulence because he had used the Investiture of the Gods list for a long time, and used it in that battle. Although he had a way to temporarily survive, he said it was like drinking poison to quench his thirst.

What if you get backlashed after using the Investiture of the Gods? Simple, use the Investiture of the Gods to reduce the threat... Chu Xuan used the Investiture of the Gods to anchor cause and effect in the spacetime turbulence, going to some planes that needed his arrangements, while waiting for the future Central Continent Team to find him again.

If they can't find it... then Chu Xuan is doomed and can only wait for his second resurrection.

But why did Chu Xuan come to the world of "Mechanical Dragon"? This was a seemingly simple question, but one that made Mu Xiang increasingly uneasy. You said it was to allow Luo Gandao, a talent, to quickly integrate into the Central Continent Team and rapidly grow into a third-tier or even near-fourth-tier mecha combatant, so why did you choose him?
Why not just choose the world of *EVA*? Although Mu Xiang often uses his brain, he's also somewhat skilled in martial arts; he could easily take all of *EVA*... Even Kaworu Nagisa from *Infinite Dawn* wouldn't be a major concern for Mu Xiang. After all, that guy isn't a bad person, and for Mu Xiang, who's always worried about the Central Continent Team, anything that can be resolved in a one-on-one fight without harming his teammates isn't a big deal.

Furthermore, is it really worth Chu Xuan going to such lengths, even resorting to the Investiture of the Gods, for just one Luo Gandao? Does the benefit truly outweigh the cost? Unless Chu Xuan can guarantee that the Demon Team won't produce a Luo Gandao, turned into the madman of the original story by the clone Mu Xiang, and that the Central Continent Team's Luo Gandao will be transformed into a selfless version, Mu Xiang won't feel he's gained anything…

Thinking about the rune that Zhang Jie obtained, and the various strange things about the Celestials... Mu Xiang couldn't help but wonder if Chu Xuan, having obtained the Investiture of the Gods, would also have to do dirty work for someone? But thinking about it that way was too much to ask. Although these so-called Celestials were strange, in terms of influence, they certainly wouldn't warrant the attention of any big shot.

Who would bother to crush an ant?

"Chu Xuan, Chu Xuan, it's really interesting to work with you... But considering I've also kept a lot of things from you, I'll forgive you for now." Mu Xiang muttered to himself, then sat cross-legged in the star and began to think about other things.

"My memory should have been fully restored after Resident Evil 2... Based on my previous experience, I can't find any inconsistencies in my self-examination. So, there's no need to worry about any major accidents."

After confirming the situation, Mu Xiang absorbed the energy of the star, feeling the temporary increase and permanent accumulation of his own power, waiting for the right moment to make his move.

(End of this chapter)