Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

Deep within the secret base of Dajiang City, thirty-two sealed artifacts of various shapes and sizes are quietly displayed.

The sealing structure chamber developed by Chen Zhiwei remains the world's undisputed top technology, unmatched by anyone.

Su Ming walked among the display shelves, listening to the whispers emanating from each of the sealed artifacts.

Each source of pollution has a different murmur, but the knowledge it can carry is limited to a few types.

[Overall: +0.1%]

[Flesh hyperplasia: +0.1%]

[Low-level blind spot: 0.1%]

Even though he heard whispers about blurred boundaries, he still couldn't raise it to level two.

Listening to the whispers of all 32 sealed artifacts did not unlock any new knowledge.

Su Ming frowned and opened the receiving page.

Aside from the blurred boundaries, the other three types of knowledge all saw slight improvements.

Level 2

[Overall: 12.6%]

[Flesh hyperplasia: 0.9%]

[Low-level blind spot: 5.3%]

Level 1

[Boundary blurring: 100%]

"It seems that the knowledge contained in ordinary pollution sources is too meager."

Su Ming couldn't help but sigh.

The Ovation of the Deep Sea also has 21 sealed artifacts, relics from 2012 that have never appeared since 2026.

Perhaps it contains entirely new knowledge.

Unfortunately, the system is currently undergoing an upgrade, and he is not yet able to enter the Anthem of the Deep Sea.

So the group immediately returned to the Blue Moon residential area.

The building layout and apartment type of Lanyue Community are almost identical to Lanyue Community in Su Ming's memory.

Even the furnishings and decorations in their homes are basically the same.

There was just a familiar sense of unease that lingered for a long time.

After returning home, Su Ming leaned back on the sofa leisurely, watching the news on TV in a daze.

The official truth about the second world update and the descent of the gods has been revealed.

The news swept the globe, plunging countless ordinary people into panic.

But some people, like Su Ming, were filled with extreme excitement.

The mythical gods have actually descended to earth.

But when the official photos of Yang Jian were released, the entire internet fell into an instant silence.

Is this still the Yang Jian they know?

There was no divine ritual; instead, an eerie and ominous aura surrounded it.

The photo was actually stolen from Su Ming's WeChat Moments by the authorities.

Amidst a global atmosphere of panic, the special and mysterious department is making unusually smooth progress.

This led to the widespread proliferation of strange creatures becoming a good thing, indirectly accelerating the improvement of the official system.

The "jumping ghost" has become the head of a special and bizarre department, frequently appearing in major official media outlets.

In the general public, his fame far surpasses that of Su Ming, second only to Zhou Zhengyang.

I watched for a while.

Su Ming scanned the living room.

Tangtang was focused on researching food in the kitchen.

It's quite strange that a ghost would spend all day researching food.

Watching her busy figure, Su Ming suddenly felt a sense of doubt.

It seems that Tangtang has never officially attempted to reach the Devastation level.

Where does her current destructive power come from?

Thinking of this, he slowly walked to the kitchen and knocked on the door frame: "Tangtang, I have a question for you."

"Mmm, husband, ask away." Tang Tang, wearing gloves, was giving the plump free-range chicken a full-body massage.

"I remember you were at the Cataclysmic level before." Su Ming frowned slightly and asked curiously, "How come you suddenly became the Destructive level?"

"Logically speaking, you should only be able to break through to the Destruction level when I return in 2019."

"But there's simply not enough time. After all, I just got back, and Yang Jian has already set his sights on us."

Tangtang's fingers, which were kneading the chicken, suddenly froze. She then looked up with a puzzled expression, her eyes full of confusion: "Oh right, when did I become a Destruction-level being?"

She tried hard to recall the past, but couldn't remember anything about advancing or breaking through.

Shen Wanyu, who was reading in the living room, overheard the entire conversation between the two.

She closed the book, went to Su Ming's side, looked at Tang Tang, and asked, "You can't remember any of the breakthrough process at all?"

Seeing Tang Tang shake her head, Shen Wanyu looked at Su Ming thoughtfully and speculated, "Could it be a bug left over from the world's correction?"

In the car, she overheard Wen Qi and Su Ming's conversation.

"For example, Tangtang was the first to advance to the Destruction level."

"So this situation occurred during the world's correction."

As soon as Shen Wanyu finished speaking, a familiar female voice rang in Su Ming's mind.

It's Wen Qi.

Her gaze never strayed from Su Ming.

Noticing his confusion, he naturally offered an explanation.

"Chen Zhiwei once said that the order in which the characters are introduced corresponds to the original development order of the apocalypse."

"Therefore, our world originally had two completely different paths."

"The first option is the original order; you chose Tangtang first."

"In that timeline, Tang Tang is destined to be the first to reach the Destruction level."

"But in reality, I was the first person you chose."

"This move undoubtedly reversed the original trajectory of the world and is the core reason why the world frequently self-corrects."

"Tang Tang inexplicably reached the Destruction level without any memory of advancement, which is a side effect of the world forcibly correcting its trajectory."

"So there's no need to worry about it."

Su Ming understood Wen Qi's explanation.

Her explanation was much better than Chen Zhiwei's.

She has a pleasant voice, is very patient, and speaks in a way that is easy to understand.

"School beauty, didn't you go to the first level of the Abyss?"

He quickly looked around the room, but still couldn't see Wen Qi anywhere.

The voice in my mind echoed again: "I am indeed on the first level of the abyss."

Before Su Ming could press further, Wen Qi anticipated all his thoughts and took the initiative to explain.

"I am trying to distort Yang Jian's fundamental understanding."

"He was conceived from a source of pollution and descended into the world through a dream. He may seem like a strange deity, but in reality, his cognitive foundation and memory logic all originate from human civilization."

"The beliefs of people over thousands of years, the myths recorded in ancient books, and the legends passed down among the people have pieced together his current life trajectory and self-awareness."

"It's like the false memories I told you about before, the Mandela Effect, the confusion of sources."

"Regardless of whether it's true or false, once Yang Jian truly appears, it will be settled into his true existence trajectory."

"He is different from the other gods; you can understand it as rebelliousness, a kind of self-rebellion belonging to human nature."

Su Ming's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately replied, "I understand."

According to mythology, Yang Jian stormed the South Heavenly Gate, demolished palaces, and fought against heavenly soldiers and generals.

Wen Qi's voice rang out at the opportune moment: "That's right."

"Besides him, I have two other targets."

"They are Sun Wukong and Nezha."

"This is just the trial phase, and Yang Jian isn't very cooperative yet."

Why aren't you cooperating?

Su Ming shuddered as he recalled that single axe blow that split the mountain.

Even if he possessed flesh and blood regeneration comparable to a god, he would likely die if he took that axe head-on.

But Su Ming still couldn't hide his excitement and shouted, "School beauty, can I join you in the rampage at the Blood and Flesh Palace?"

His response was a firm and unequivocal refusal: "No."

Everything else is negotiable, but this is not.

"We are only in the early stages of the descent of the gods, and there are already no fewer than five turbid gods."

What lies deep within the Flesh and Blood Mountains, no one knows.

"But there must be unknowns beyond the level of the Turbid God."

Above the Turbid God level, there is a terrifying force comparable to a Level 3 pollution source.

The world's giant baby exists at this level, which corresponds to the eighth awakened being.

If this great terror were to resurface, it could crush the entire planet in an instant.

Su Ming couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he could understand.

"School beauty, you have to be careful."

All he could do was offer words of advice.

I have a feeling that my school beauty sister is going to single-handedly defeat all the gods.

If she really does solo it, then is it still necessary for me to break the world's highest ceiling in advance?

The connection in my mind quietly broke down.

Su Ming leaned against the door frame, rubbing his throbbing temples.

That's incredible.

Is the difference between people really that big?

In Su Ming's mind, Wen Qi was no longer human; he was almost a god.

Seeing his shocked expression, Shen Wanyu chuckled and put her arm around his neck, saying, "That's normal."

"Wen Qi's IQ was already very high, and he was different from ordinary people when he was human."

"Ordinary people are probably no different from ignorant monkeys in her eyes."

"When she was alive, she still needed to eat, sleep, get sick, feel tired, and even be disturbed by external factors."

"Once you become a ghost queen, you can use all your time to think, deduce, and research."

"Moreover, her black hair can resonate with all things, gaining access to unknown knowledge that ordinary people cannot access."

He had heard Shen Wanyu mention this before.

Wen Qi is not actually good at fighting; she is more like a scholar.

According to Shen Wanyu.

If given enough time, Wen Qi truly has the potential to end the apocalypse on her own.

It's not just Wen Qi.

Shen Wanyu, Chen Zhiwei, Xu Qinghe, Bai Xinglan, and even Tang Tang are all possibilities.

There's also Yu Mengnian.

She was able to reach the level of a sixth-level awakener ten years ago.

If it weren't for the world's upper limit, she would probably be a seventh-level awakener by now.

Meanwhile, at the secret base in Dajiang City.

Zhou Zhengyang instructed staff to clean up and properly dispose of all the remnants of the sealed artifact that Su Ming had just listened to.

"Yao Guiying, you should go and rest now."

Watching Yao Guiying leave, Zhou Zhengyang took out an old coin from his pocket.

Those were the relics left in the research room by Chen Zhiwei when he went to Jiangping City to stop Yu Mengnian on the eve of the world's first update.

There was a note underneath it at the time.

The only sentence above is: Stay alert and clean up.