The Era of Gods-Chapter 583 - - Replay of Heaven and Earth (Pseudo)

Chapter 583 -583: Replay of Heaven and Earth (Pseudo)

Lin Xiao soon found out why all human Descenders were summoned together. As the world inside the Strange fragment began to reconstruct, or in more highfalutin terms, “re-enact the creation of earth and heavens.”

The destructive power spread rapidly towards the camp, and trees ashed away at a visible speed. Lin Xiao felt a wave that instilled tremors in him despite the current strength of his soul.

“Prepare to open the sealing artifact!”

A man adorned in a fine magic robe, wielding a scepter, took out a jelly-like thing and tossed it, and it smacked into a green, mushy mess.

Seconds later, a humming noise was heard as the mush slowly gathered back together into a palm-sized jelly, which then sprouted two big round eyes and an open mouth that began sucking in air voraciously, looking quite adorable.

However, after only a few seconds, Lin Xiao felt he had to take back that remark as the creature inhaled deeply, instantly inflating to the size of a basketball.

After the second inhale, it was as big as a window, and suddenly it didn’t look so cute anymore.

By the third inhale, it had grown to the size of a small house, with grotesquely large eyes, and a mouth as big as a gate—looking more and more terrifying.

After the fourth inhale, the thing was as big as a small building.

No creature, no matter how cute at first, would look adorable at such a size. This enormous being lowered its head to look at them, creating a spine-chilling effect.

The jelly’s master then said to everyone:

“It will ask us a question soon. Answer incorrectly and you’ll be swallowed; answer correctly and you’ll still be swallowed. Get ready.”

“What’s the difference then?”

“The difference, you’ll find out in time.”

A burly man covered in scars laughed heartily as he approached the jelly and shouted:

“Come at me, cutie.”

At this, the man who had just asked Lin Xiao a question patted him on the shoulder and reassured:

“Don’t worry, although its questions are weird, they’re all simple. And even if you answer wrongly, nothing bad will happen—you’ll just feel a bit uncomfortable. Just bear with it.”

He nodded and waited for the jelly to speak.

Seconds later, a slightly childish voice emerged out of nowhere in his ear, yet the jelly’s mouth did not move, and it seemed to be questioning everyone at once:

“Why does 1+1 equal 2?”

“?”

Lin Xiao was instantly stumped.

“What kind of question is that?”

This mathematical issue had been solved ages ago, but Lin Xiao had never studied it. Who in their right mind would delve into mathematics…

But not answering wasn’t his style. Lin Xiao answered earnestly:

“Because 1+1, hence it equals 2.”

“Incorrect response!”

With a swift inhalation, he was swallowed unceremoniously by the gigantic jelly, a huge tongue wrapping around him and pulling him down into a viscous liquid through an exceedingly slippery tunnel, instantly filling his mouth with a sludge of indescribable taste, and in that instant, he felt utterly putrid.

For reference, imagine an Indian uncle who, after defecating, does not wash his hands but proceeds to cook rice with water from the Ganges, adds a few rotten tomatoes, some slightly rotten eggs, spices it with delicious curry and several colorful condiments of unidentifiable kinds, and tops it with fresh foie gras. The resultant mixture looks like a fresh and steaming pile of yellow vomit.

That taste…

Don’t ask about the taste, because by this time, Lin Xiao had already shut down his five senses.

As many children of the Human Divine Realm were swallowed by the jelly, a destructive aura arrived soon after, and the entire camp rapidly decayed and eroded. Some of the Natives who had not found a place to hide were withered away by the winds of destruction, aging rapidly, dying upon reaching their lifespan limit, and disintegrating into the wind with their ashes.

The sky was shrouded in darkness, and within the camp, only three massive entities remained: a gigantic jelly lying on the ground, an upside-down golden bowl, and a meat column covered in tentacles standing upright, with each tentacle ending in a humanoid figure dancing in the grey wind.

As time passed, the whole world was completely destroyed, plunging into eternal darkness.

In this moment, Lin Xiao didn’t care about the disgusting liquid or the taste; he quickly communicated with his True Body using the Creation Rubik’s Cube, allowing it to see through this projection’s eyes and observe the outside carefully.

If someone could see him, they would notice his pupils had turned to a dark golden color, with a dense fog of dark gold contracting continuously at the center of his eyes.

While only an anomaly within a Strange Fragment, it perfectly simulated the scene of a world’s demise—very worthwhile for a True God to observe.

The only pity was that this moment was too brief, and the rules contained within the space of this Strange Fragment were incomplete. There was limited visibility and it was impossible to see into the deeper rules.

But even so, when Eternal Night passed, and a streak of dawn was born between heaven and earth, Lin Xiao still reaped enormous benefits, with two new Godhood titles in the making: Death and Destruction.

Indeed, the birth of a world must contain Origin, but the same old saying applies, this is merely a tiny fragmented space, containing extremely limited rules, not enough for him to grasp the Rule of Origin.

Now, what he had understood was just an embryonic form, the Godhood titles of Death and Destruction were just getting started, and it would be incredibly difficult to foster them. Even seizing this Large Strange Fragment and purifying it for Refining would not suffice to condense these two powerful Godhood titles.

As dawn arrived, normally it would be the time when all life in the world begins to emerge, with the rules of Origin and Life being incredibly active. However, due to the insufficient rules contained in the Strange Fragment, it was impossible for them to manifest, and given that the Law Fragment itself was twisted, what lay before Lin Xiao was a bizarre scene of creation.

What should have been a normal vision of the birth of myriad beings turned into a distorted image of primeval chaos, and it even appeared pixelated as if censored; even with his True Body focusing, he couldn’t clearly see what was happening, everything was just a blur.

He did not know how much time had passed when Lin Xiao suddenly felt a wave of intangible Strength eject him, along with surrounding fresh vomit, onto the ground, accompanied by a chorus of retching.

He quickly vibrated his muscles to shake off the fresh vomit sticking to his body, and without caring about the residual smell, he hurriedly surveyed his surroundings.

They were now in the midst of barren hills, with the previous campsite beneath their feet, although it had decomposed into a thick layer; its outline still remained, and it could be slightly modified for reuse.

The sky was dim.

Black crows.

Faint grey mist.

The whole earth was filled with an ominous atmosphere.

At this time, someone patted their hand behind him and called out,

“Everyone, come over here.”

He turned to see the same man who had produced the jelly earlier, who addressed everyone,

“The new round of evolution within the Fragmented Space has ended, we have seven days to explore, as per the usual rules: either explore on your own, or form a team. Return to the camp six days later, we won’t wait for stragglers, now disperse.”

Lin Xiao stopped the man who had called out to him earlier and asked,

“Does this space evolve every seven days? Will we surely die if we don’t return within seven days?”

Fan Yuan nodded,

“Yes, this space evolves every seven days. We must find and purify the core of this Fragmented Space within these seven days. If we fail to purify it, the world will be reborn after seven days, and we’ll have to start over. So, if you find the core of the Fragmented Space, it’s better to return to the camp and ask for help if you are not sure you can handle it on your own. Even though you’ll have to share some of the benefits, it’s better than getting nothing.”

“Moreover, during each cycle of seven-day evolution in this Fragmented Space, you would normally die, but if you have a powerful sealing item that can withstand the force of the world’s evolution, you don’t need to come back.”

Lin Xiao nodded thoughtfully. Fan Yuan patted his shoulder, preparing to leave, but Lin Xiao hurriedly asked again,

“What, exactly, does the core of the Fragmented Space look like?”

Fan Yuan looked back at him in surprise and shook his head,

“I don’t know that either.”

“It’s not that I don’t want to tell you, but the core of the Fragmented Space changes with each reincarnation, not showing any obvious anomalies. It might be a strange monster, a tree, an ant, or even an ordinary-looking stone. It’s uncertain what it will be exactly; you have to find it yourself.”

“Uh, okay.”

“By the way, are you going it alone, or are you looking for a team? If you’re looking, you can join my team. If we find the core, we’ll share it equally.”

Lin Xiao glanced at the two large groups of Alien Descenders on the other side of the camp’s wasteland and said,

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“I’d rather go it alone.”

The strength of the others seemed quite weak, mostly ranging between rank seven and nine. His rank six was relatively powerful in comparison, not to mention he had the Asura Naga Bloodline, making his true strength surpass that of an average rank five. He was definitely considered a powerhouse here.

“Alright then, be careful.”

Fan Yuan waved his hand and, after discussing with a few companions, departed.

Lin Xiao walked out of the camp alone through a gate weathered by countless years. As soon as he left, he saw three Sons of Divine Realm from unknown races talking by the roadside. The three exchanged a glance when they saw him pass by and imperceptibly nodded at one another.

Outside the camp was a gloomy world, with the ground gray, the sky gray, and unsettling gray mist drifting in the void.

He stood outside the camp for a long while, trying to observe the world from the perspective of his True Body. The somber land before his eyes had vanished, replaced by a world constructed of endless chaotic gray mist.

Below, the thick chaotic mist formed the ground, and the sparse mist above formed the sky. Between heaven and earth, numerous dense mists converged to form whirlpools, and within these whirlpools, something seemed to be squirming.

After a brief contemplation, Lin Xiao headed towards the nearest and largest of these whirlpools.

Before long, as he approached the whirlpool and withdrew his true perspective, the all-enveloping chaotic mist vanished, and the world reappeared before him. What he had previously observed as a chaotic mist whirlpool was now an ancient, dilapidated village, with over a dozen Descenders already at its entrance.

He noticed several Descenders from the Human Camp gathered together, pointing at the village and discussing. He quickly approached them.