Am I going to be controlled by the players too?

Nebulae sweep across the sea of ​​stars like waves, much like a painter casually pouring a bucket of paint onto a canvas, the paint naturally blending into the artwork, giving this great work a myriad of colors.

In just a few moments, the painting was completely completed.

The group stretched their gaze forward, where a cool, purplish-blue hue spread across the sky and earth. Beneath their feet lay a void lake rippling with dark purple waves, resembling a frozen ocean of deep space. Countless meteorites and broken rocks of varying sizes floated silently in the void, motionless. Broken asteroids drifted silently in the distance, and the barren rocks bore no trace of life.

At the edge of the horizon, a massive spiral-shaped spacetime structure stretched across the starry sea, with blue and dark rings twisting in layers. A blazing orange-gold beam of light pierced the silent universe from the core of the vortex, falling towards the icy black hole at the bottom of the vortex.

Barren, desolate, and lonely.

"This is the 'Crossroads of Fate'."

The priest strolled over to the crowd, pointing to the spiral-shaped spatial structure: "Heroes! Step forward, reach there—embrace the supreme divinity, and prove the one true 'immortality'!"

Everyone looked into the distance, to the horizon, at the orange-gold pillar of light that stretched across the universe.

For some reason, even though it was their first time seeing this world, everyone had the same thought—as long as they entered that pillar of light, they could attain immortality!

At the same time, a hysterical greed suddenly arose in everyone's hearts, like a snake seeing an apple hanging high on a tree, willing to pay any price just to taste the sweetness it longed for.

Cheng Cheng subconsciously took a step forward and suddenly felt himself transforming into a god—with just one step, he was imbued with a trace of the concept of an immortal destiny, and everything related to it, whether it be knowledge, power, or consumption, was slowly increasing!

Correspondingly, as this step was taken, the color of the [Benevolence] essence in his hand also diminished slightly.

He immediately understood the method to achieve immortality—consuming all the colors of the nine elemental substances, reaching the end of one's destiny, and becoming a true god!

The way to gain power in the narrow confines of fate is so simple it's almost effortless—

All you need to do is keep moving forward. You don't even need a meditation method, a workbook, or a mantra. As long as you walk on the path of destiny, you will continuously accumulate the knowledge and power of imaginary numbers. You can't even refuse it; it's a mandatory process.

This was so simple that Cheng Cheng couldn't help but wonder: was he really pursuing the power of immortality...?

Is it the power of immortality that is pursuing him?

"Everyone will part from one man, who will witness miracles; this is the will of Heaven."

The priest slowly approached the crowd: "This immortal path can only accommodate one person to the end... The right to choose is in your hands."

The choice is obvious.

Sylvia and Freya unhesitatingly pulled out their Source Essence from their chests and looked at Cheng Cheng.

Next came Mu Zimi, Bugu, Li Xianyu, Mu Yuan, Serafina… When it was Ji Yushen's turn, she hesitated for a moment, fighting against the hysterical greed in her heart, but in the end she closed her eyes, gritted her teeth and took out [Victory]: "Here you go! Take it! Don't let me see it!"

"Everyone……"

"Alright, don't hesitate any longer." Sylvia placed the jade ring formed from the dragon vein in Cheng Cheng's palm and said with a smile, "Go, to the ultimate path to the world."

She smiled again: "We'll be here waiting for you to come back."

Next up are Freya, Mu Zimi, Bugu, Ji Yushen, Li Xianyu, Mu Yuan, Serafina...

All nine source materials fell into Cheng Cheng's hands, and the twenty-two blasphemous cards floated around him. The crowd began to fade in smiles, turning into a black and white blur.

Only the priest watched quietly, and that was all.

Cheng Cheng took a deep breath, composed himself, nodded emphatically, and strode forward toward the orange-gold pillar of light.

Now he is the embodiment of these 29,643 reincarnations, the entirety of "Scepter δ-me2961", the ultimate result of the Kabbalah Tree of Life, and a natural traveler on the immortal path. Therefore, without any hindrance, he quickly crossed an extremely long distance and left his mark on the immortal path.

Soon, the color of the [Mercy] essence was exhausted.

Sensing something, Cheng Cheng closed his eyes and whispered:

May mercy resist death and grant me a body of abundance.

The essence of [Benevolence], a branch of the World Tree, transformed into a green light that merged into Cheng Cheng's body, gilding it with an immortal gold.

Taking a deep breath, Cheng Cheng began to use the color of [Glory] and continued forward.

Gradually, the surroundings grew darker and darker. When Cheng Cheng turned around, he could no longer see the people whose colors had faded, and even the priest had disappeared at some point.

He seemed to have arrived at a new place, a place that was both a narrow passage of fate and not a narrow passage of fate, seemingly not belonging to this universe, or perhaps the most distant and highest place in the universe.

The color of the [Honor] source has been exhausted.

Along the way he traveled, he seemed to see a desolate village under the cover of night, with a grammar teacher bound to a cross by a campfire—the place where he first met Sylvia.

"Although our first meeting wasn't pleasant, every memory of it fascinates me... Perhaps I fell in love with you back then."

"Our next meeting will be even better than this one," Cheng Cheng promised.

The white-haired girl narrowed her eyes, stepped forward, stood on tiptoe, and kissed Cheng Cheng's eyes, leaving her final blessing:

"May [Glory] govern you, and grant you the eye of [Order]."

As the phantom dissipated, Sylvia and the source essence simultaneously merged into Cheng Cheng's eyes, coating them with eternally burning golden pupils that shone with an immortal brilliance.

Cheng Cheng took a deep breath and continued forward.

[Understanding] The color of the source material has been exhausted.

A beach appeared on the path of destiny, and the night wind carried the waves crashing on the sand, splashing up water droplets that moistened the girl's small, white feet.

"Do you remember? This is where we had our first kiss... and it's also the place I've always wanted to go back to with you."

Freya reverted to her childlike form, turned around with her hands behind her back and tears welling in her eyes, and threw herself into Cheng Cheng's arms:

"Please...don't leave me again."

"Yes." Cheng Cheng nodded. "We will never be apart."

Freya finally smiled through her tears, her eyes glistening with tiny tears. She gently touched Cheng Cheng's chest with her fingertips, leaving her blessing:

May you understand and grieve for the past, and be given a heart that remembers.

The essence and Freya flowed together into Cheng Cheng's heart, causing his blood to beat forever and his past to never be forgotten.

Cheng Cheng nodded and continued forward.

What appeared again on their fate's path was an inn in the desert. Bugu and Mu Zimi pushed open the inn's door and walked out, greeting Cheng Cheng with smiles.

“This isn’t…” Cheng Cheng felt a strange sense of familiarity about this place.

"Shh..." Bugu put her finger to her lips and blinked, "It's a secret~"

"Okay, okay."

“Now it’s my turn~” Bugu reached out and stroked Cheng Cheng’s cheeks, “May beauty restrain darkness and grant you a pure and beautiful appearance.”

With the addition of the cuckoo, Cheng Cheng felt that he seemed to have become a little more handsome.

Perhaps because he was already very handsome, the changes weren't significant.

Mu Zimi stepped forward shyly, hesitated for a moment, then mustered her courage, stood on tiptoe, cupped Cheng Cheng's cheeks, and gently kissed his lips:

"May the foundation, in its understanding of all things, grant you a voice of harmony."

"Thank you."

Cheng Cheng stroked Mu Zimi's head, and his voice seemed to have become even more pleasant, making him seem very suitable to be the lead singer of a band.

He gradually came to understand the farewells and blessings from everyone—

In his previous reincarnation, he used the Primal God Cult's ritual with Sylvia, his soul traversing the ley lines, passing through the Amber God's barrier, and arriving at the deepest part of the Abyss, where he met the six primordial great beings.

In Sylvia's eyes at the time, it was the embodiment of all horror and malice; but in Cheng Cheng's eyes, it was just a jumbled mess of limbs and remains.

Now he understood—it was the remains of his own body.

Each element represents a part of the body. By gathering all the blessings and elements, one will be reborn and become truly immortal.

So he continued onward toward the end of his destiny...

"I have nothing to say to you."

On the dragon throne, Ji Yushen looked at Cheng Cheng arrogantly, feeling both amused and saddened: "I never thought you would actually be my subject... that you would refuse to give me everything and even try to take away what is mine, you traitor! You villain! You wicked minister!"

"So next... I'm going to overthrow my superior?" Cheng Cheng tilted his head.

"Let's not!"

Ji Yushen stepped down from the dragon throne, biting her lip, seemingly somewhat unwilling: "Why... did I get this...?"

"what?"

"No, it's nothing!"

Himeko took a deep breath, knelt down, and held the mouthful in her mouth, saying indistinctly, "May [Victory] bind you, and grant you the 'Hunting' spear!"

"hiss……"

Ji Yushen and the source essence merged into Cheng Cheng's body, causing him to squint his eyes involuntarily.

Feeling the power of his immortal spear, Cheng Cheng took a deep breath, bent over, and continued forward.

As expected, when he arrived at a research lab, he was rejected.

"Cheng Cheng...you!" Mu Yuan quickly covered her eyes, not daring to look at anything disgusting. "Did you choose 'immortality' or 'reproduction'?"

"There's nothing we can do, it's all Himegami's fault..."

"You... sigh, never mind."

Mu Yuan sighed, stepped forward, and patted Cheng Cheng's head: "An immortal has touched your head, granting you eternal life!"

"You shouldn't use that word, right?"

“Oh right, I just miss it myself.” Mu Yuan shrugged. “Then…may [Wisdom] critique authority, and grant you a brain of [Intellect].”

Cheng Cheng seemed to think he was a little bit smarter.

Perhaps because he was already very intelligent, the effect was not obvious.

"You're so stupid! What do you mean by 'smart' when you're a PE student..."

Mu Yuan muttered to herself as she merged with the source essence into Cheng Cheng's mind.

So Cheng Cheng continued onward.

However, he clearly sensed that no matter how close he got, he couldn't shorten the distance to the orange-gold pillar of light. Similarly, no matter how far he moved, he couldn't increase the distance.

The orange-gold beam of light seemed both far away and close at hand, omnipresent yet nowhere to be found.

However, Cheng Cheng felt no anxiety whatsoever. He seemed to have forgotten his goal, freely navigating the boundless narrow passage of fate. Only when the colors of [Majesty] and [Kingdom] essence were exhausted did he finally stop, arriving at a cemetery.

“Dormi cara columbula?, O columbula mea?, Splendeat fenestra?, adsint somnia flora, O cara filia lunae?…”