Chapter 623: It's Time to Let You Know the Truth

What does it mean for blessings never to come in pairs, and misfortunes never to come singly?

This was likely it. Xu Zhi had now completely understood that none of these individuals were easy to manage; they were all causing chaos right under his nose.

"All things considered, Shangguan Man is still the most trouble-free and honest one!" Xu Zhi muttered to himself.

He hadn't yet realized that people were already starting to go astray... Although they still seemed honest, obedient, and well-behaved, in some ways, they were actually becoming strange...

However, it was natural that Caroline could discover this. With her processing power, decrypting Earth languages would be effortless; she had easily deciphered the Human Path language of the Six Paths of Reincarnation before.

Moreover, unlike other worlds, Caroline naturally knew about the existence of "online virtual games" because she came from the higher-level Isudar technological lava civilization. It's important to remember that even in the current Earth era, there are no virtual reality games, while Caroline's civilization had long since achieved highly mature virtual game worlds... In fact, her very brain, "Eternal Grim Reaper," was originally an ultra-large online game. All living beings lived in her mind.

Xu Zhi thought for a moment. The two continued walking through the elegant, cold, futuristic technology museum, observing the buildings on both sides. "You found out after all," he said.

Caroline nodded and said, "An... online game in reality? Are they playing some online game? They possess terrifying power, accompanied by a feeling that only a creator god would have." She had already discovered the evolutionary talent of these creatures. Each time they broke through a realm, an inconceivable surge of creative energy would appear, exactly like that aura.

Tap, tap, tap... The two walked on this mechanical planet.

Inside the sci-fi machinery room, there were futuristic machine guns on both sides, made of dark, spray-painted material, somewhat resembling Gatlings—very cool and sci-fi. As Caroline strolled along, she said, "And, when they passed by Stone Planet and saw the summoned Divine Dragon, they immediately exclaimed, 'Divine Dragon, Dragon Ball, Android 18...'"

Xu Zhi smiled without speaking, but felt a little flustered inside. So ruthless! She arrived not long ago and immediately deciphered everything, monitoring them from beginning to end? Everything was within her grasp.

Caroline continued, her face serious, even a little excited. "Also, they eagerly discussed 'Android 18's doujinshi' with great enthusiasm, which clearly relates to their civilization... I want to know, what does 'Android 18's doujinshi' mean?"

"Why do they focus on the relatively weaker Android 18, instead of more powerful figures like Frieza, the Dragon Balls, or Cell??"

Xu Zhi: "..."

She detected this much from just a few words? Caroline's intelligence was truly too high; her calculations were infallible. She had discovered more than he could have imagined, even noticing the abnormality of Stone Planet. He had designed and developed certain worldviews based on the civilization of those online players... Xu Zhi got a complete headache.

As for Android 18's doujinshi, he hadn't expected them to discuss such a topic at the time, though it was normal; after all, apart from the famously 'doujinshi' Asuna from a certain sword game, Android 18's doujinshi seemed to be the most popular in the community... These jokers misled me!

He felt completely out of sorts. However, it would be truly foolish to treat such a great sage of an era as an idiot; her terrifying wisdom couldn't possibly fail to notice. He felt it was too difficult to constantly appease the emotions of these highly intelligent big shots!

Xu Zhi's expression suddenly grew calm. He said coolly, "Finally, you've discovered the truth. When I first uncovered this truth, about this amazing, mysterious species, I was as shocked as you are now."

Caroline's eyes lit up, full of curiosity. "So, you were the same back then?"

Xu Zhi smiled, then said with a serious expression, "Given how things have developed, it's time to tell you the true reality."

The true reality?! Caroline quickly looked expectant, and her expression became solemn. Since long ago, the Ultra-Ancient God had been slowly pulling back the veil of the world for her, showing her the truth of the civilizations in the entire mysterious universe? Before, he had brought her to this world, let her witness the descent of a Creator God, and deduce the terrifying myths of the era. Now, was he about to reveal more truths about the world?

Xu Zhi stepped forward and spoke eloquently, "These mysterious races can indeed be called 'players,' but more accurately, they are high-dimensional mysterious projections. Although they only have one life, they do not truly die; upon death, they return to their own world, which can even be described as a 'summoning'..."

"Moreover, they have existed in this world for a very, very long time—perhaps hundreds of thousands of years? Or even longer? No one before us knows how ancient their history truly is."

Caroline's eyes widened. An ancient mythical history from hundreds of thousands of years ago? She suddenly recalled those chattering beings who had spoken of their ancient Huaxia pantheon, primordial qi, a radiant light source, the ancient temple of Avici Hell from hundreds of thousands of years ago, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. They had even boasted of discovering their ancestors and wanting to revive ancient civilizations.

"I will not attain Buddhahood until hell is empty?" So, it wasn't nonsense after all? Were they talking about their even earlier ancestors? Did their ancestors have such powerful and legendary heroes?

"Then... you?" Caroline's breathing became hurried. She clearly knew that the "Six Paths of Reincarnation" that the Ultra-Ancient God had helped establish, as well as the foundation of the world before them, also originated from the ancient Huaxia pantheon...