Chapter 630
Previously, the system had constantly reminded me not to reveal my "uniqueness" too early, not to mention anything related to the system in reality.
But now that I had activated the Old Days and established my footing there, it seemed the system no longer warned me about showcasing my "uniqueness"...
Just like earlier, before heading into the simulation of the Future, I had directly activated the "Judicator" save file, exposing my "uniqueness," yet this action drew no warnings from the system.
Activating the Old Days... is this what the system meant by having the ability to "flip the table"? So I no longer need to worry about provoking their prying eyes?
"Who is He?" I asked the system in my mind.
If the system could provide a direct answer, it would save me a lot of time.
「God」
A single word appeared before my eyes, simple and devoid of any explanation.
"Does He exist in reality? When all Ascenders are sealed in the Other Side, can He still act in reality?" I pressed on without hesitation.
「He has not yet been born」
Not yet born?
What does that mean?
A god that hasn’t been born... influencing me in the simulation? Even setting a trap to lure me in?
I took a deep breath, trying to sort through the information I had at this moment.
After returning from the Old Days for the second time, I had already figured out how to bypass the Other Side with my power.
That was to directly receive faith through my save file, and upon returning to reality, release that power of faith... This method perfectly sidestepped the cataclysm and the blockade of the Other Side, allowing the faith of Ascenders to be preserved.
Could the other party also possess this power or technique?
No... that’s unlikely... unless they also wield the power of time.
I continued to ask the system more questions, but it seemed to have fallen silent—right from the start, it hadn’t sent any of those strange emojis, indicating that it had become "serious."
I could only analyze the brief hints the system provided, using those keywords.
I have gained the ability to flip the table...
I had a rough idea of what the system meant by the power to flip the table.
It was the ability to activate the Old Days—essentially, the altar.
Those altars, like the time beacons of a serpent chain, were my time beacons in the Old Days.
By altering the Old Days, I could gain the power to flip the table.
But... why wouldn’t the other party dare to flip the table?
The system used "dare" instead of "can’t," indicating that the other party also possessed the ability to flip the table... but they were wary of something.
Were they wary of... me?
And who exactly were they? What kind of power did they possess?
From the previous attacks, I could roughly deduce that their abilities were related to "existence."
If I understood the earlier "uniqueness" or "seed" correctly, if their power was related to "existence," then the opposite, "nothingness," could also be part of their strength.
As for what the system said, that He had not yet been born...
Does that mean He might be born in the future?
He "exists" in the future, being born there and retroactively influencing and "existing" in every different time node or even "world line" in the past?
This thought flashed through my mind, sending a shiver of absurdity and yet a hint of reason coursing through me...
If this hypothesis were true, then my power to flip the table wouldn’t come from the Old Days... but rather from the ability to return to the Old Days itself.
As long as I returned to the Old Days and survived... somehow bypassing the cataclysm or the blockade of the Other Side...
Then the timeline I occupied would become "reality."
As long as I left a backup plan, transferring my power to a human vessel or a proxy... or even to myself, allowing me to restart the Old Days, return to the past, and repeat this step...
Achieving a cycle.
Then He would never reach the reality of "being born in the future."
I had previously suspected that I, or someone else, was causing me to loop through certain actions, leading to the strong sense of déjà vu every time I returned from the Old Days.
But all of this had a premise: that there was also a "Xia Er" in the Old Days, allowing my hypothesis to hold.
Yet in the Old Days, this person seemed to have been erased... erased...
I raised my hand, gently resting it on my forehead, rubbing my temples.
I wished my thoughts were just wild imaginings, trying to find ways to deny these conclusions—this result felt too heavy for me.
But I couldn’t find a way to refute my earlier thoughts.
How did I discover that He would be born in the future?—I could simulate the future.
How could I prove this was a cycle?—Some things that originally existed in reality seemed to be my handiwork from the Old Days, only slightly adjusted each time I returned, but generally consistent.
How could I prove He could influence the past?—His birth required a clear future, while the cataclysm almost reset every change I made to the same outcome, a timeline and world where He would be born.
The cataclysm was His doing.
He was born in one of countless futures, then used the cataclysm to funnel all possibilities into the same timeline where He could be born.
A case of the effect preceding the cause...
But for this to happen, He needed to be powerful enough... Is this something an Ascender or Transcendent could achieve?
I recalled what the system had said to me earlier.
God.
On this timeline, He must have unraveled the mystery of the "seed," gaining true power and authority...
But why would He need to create an "Other Side"? With that power, He could easily use the cataclysm He orchestrated to eliminate all other Ascenders.
Unless... someone else created the Other Side...
The cataclysm and the Other Side were not the work of the same force!
This aligned perfectly with the speculations I had shared with Lei Mei De Si in the Old Days.
As my thoughts became clearer, my fists clenched tightly.
I felt a wave of helplessness and confusion... or perhaps, bewilderment.
If the cycle was truly my doing... how many times have I looped? Was the vast knowledge sealed by the system the product of countless cycles?
No... I could indeed use the power of the pathways to erase my own memories...
I looked up, slowly gazing out at the sky, which was gradually lightening with the first light of dawn.
If it was indeed some future version of myself who detected His birth and sensed the destruction He might bring...
From the moment of the first loop, I might have been locked in an eternal struggle with that terrifying existence...
Then how could I stop all of this?
How could I fight against an enemy that doesn’t even exist yet... one that has not been born?
...
「Future: 41 Day (Year 741, September 7, 12:00) (Cost: 100 Destiny Points)」
I casually closed the system panel and looked at Tara and Perci in front of me.
The destined death of Sadana had been lifted, and it seemed I didn’t need to worry about her for the time being... Although Lei Mei De Si said the attempt to prevent the cataclysm had failed, Sadana’s mental issues seemed to have eased considerably.
Sadana should not be dead, as I had just asked Tara, and before I returned to reality, their prayers were still directed at Sadana.
It could be said that before the Holy War Era, the faith in the Old Days was concentrated on me, but after the Holy War Era, it seemed that Sadana had begun to absorb it on my behalf.
Not directly absorbing faith from the Old Days seemed to be the key to preserving her mental strength.
It seemed my future would not end in death, nor were there any signs of a destined death...
Yes, the god who controls the power of "existence" is indifferent to whether I live or die; what He needs is for time to flow peacefully into the future, making His "birth" a reality.
For now, I didn’t know what that future time point would be.
It could be 41 days after the Old Days simulation, or it might be years, even decades or centuries later.
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