The Master of Divine Seal spoke of the student's thoughts, generating a strong resonance within me, making me feel as if it were another self.

That was undoubtedly something I had pondered before. If I lived in a world devoid of any supernatural phenomena, like that student, and suddenly gained the power to freely modify the world with a divine artifact, what kind of wish would I make?

The current world seems to be a highly probable answer.

With the precedent of ancient civilization, the Master of Divine Seal, who was once a scientist, certainly couldn't allow his student to use the divine seal to alter the world.

The student attempting to activate the divine seal and the teacher intent on preventing it found themselves entangled in conflict over the divine seal. In the final moment, the student succeeded in making his wish to the divine seal; the teacher also scrambled to touch the divine seal, desperately wishing to revoke his student's wish.

When both individuals simultaneously touched the divine seal and made opposing wishes, whose wish would the divine seal prioritize? At least, the divine seal does not seem to have a mechanism to stop mid-operation. It actualizes any wish, which might be the foundational logic of the divine seal.

And judging by the outcome, the divine seal first realized the student's wish.

"——Why?" I asked, "Did your student perhaps withhold some information while deciphering the ultra-ancient civilization's text... Did he know the correct procedure for making wishes while you suffered in that aspect?"

"Perhaps that's part of the reason. As for the various truthful specifics about the Original World, I am unable to ascertain them from my current position in this world. At least until the divine seal is fully repaired, I can't completely understand the detailed operational procedure of a truly intact divine seal," said the Master of Divine Seal, "If we're guessing, there is another possibility related to the manner of wishing to the divine seal."

"The manner of wishing?" I asked.

"To make a wish to the divine seal, you don't need to verbally express your wish," said the Master of Divine Seal, "Of course, the process of verbalizing thoughts can also help organize your thoughts, so it's not entirely useless. But when the divine seal truly listens to the user's wish, it listens not to the user's words but to the sounds of their spirit. Once it reaches the activation stage, you can just visualize the world you aspire to in your mind.

"However, despite the uncertainty about whether the people of ultra-ancient civilization were like humans, at least human spirits are inherently contradictory. Even if one obtains a divine seal that can fulfill all wishes, the thought of making selfish wishes might simultaneously evoke the contrary idea of 'Is this truly okay?' in their mind.

"When the divine seal reads such spiritual contradictions, what kind of judgment does it make?"

Even I, pursuing the Doomsday, have often had thoughts like "Is this truly okay?" I can very much understand the psychology described by the Master of Divine Seal. On this basis, I would still undoubtedly continue pursuing the Doomsday.

Faced with this question, I offered my reasonable speculation: "Even if there are several conflicting thoughts, one thought can dominate, and the divine seal might listen to the most intense one."

The Master of Divine Seal nodded: "So... the answer might be simple. The divine seal prioritized my student's wish perhaps merely because my will to deny his wish ultimately could not surpass his will to realize his own wish.

"Then, the world changed in an instant."

He continued narrating to me——

About five years ago, the "Fantian Event" occurred. From Luo Mountain's perspective, the barrier between the world of common sense and the abnormal world suddenly vanished, making the always active demon hunters in the shadows of the world slowly realize that they could become the rulers of society. This process was not accomplished instantly; initially, a few individuals could break free from inertia and gain awakening, while most demon hunters gradually came to their senses over time.

However, from the perspective of the Master of Divine Seal, things were completely different. Things like Luo Mountain, demon hunters, and abnormal entities suddenly emerged only after the student made his wish. The entire world seemed to be propelled into the realm of fantasy stories, changing the worldview itself.

These details weren't instantly apparent to the Master of Divine Seal after the world changed; he gained a comprehensive perspective later on.

In the new worldview, he acquired a new identity. He was no longer at the Arctic Zone contending with the student over the divine seal, nor in the physical world.

He felt like he awoke from a dream or perhaps fell into an endless nightmare. Upon opening his eyes again, he found himself in an ancient and grand building, surrounded by countless people reverently worshipping him.

Those who worshipped him referred to him as "Tai Sui."

The unknown land he was situated in was the "Post-mortem World," the destination of all deceased souls he had long yearned for.

Beside him lay a black disc.

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Initially, Tai Sui could not understand his situation; many cognitions and truths formed slowly through exploration. Let's skip the numerous explorations and erroneous conjectures he made, to directly state the conclusions he has organized now.

Why did he, a mere scientist in the Original World, become the Human God Tai Sui in the New World? This might relate to his student's wish.

The student's wish probably didn't include content like "I hope my teacher becomes a God in the New World."

The student might have also illustrated the role they should adopt in the New World while envisioning a fantasy world they pursue. Some people fond of transmigration novels fantasize about reincarnating in ancient dynasties to marry multiple, obviously not thinking they could do so if they were ordinary ancient commoners, setting themselves at least at a certain societal status in their minds first. The student might have done similar things.

Even if not initially a supreme invincible figure in the New World, at least they set themselves as a special character with super talents and unfathomable potential. This self-attributed "extraordinary identity" likely influenced Tai Sui, who also touched the divine seal at the time. Thus, Tai Sui obtained an exceedingly transcendent status and power in the New World.

However, Tai Sui's spirit didn't align with the fantasy New World. After all, his position as a Wisher was contrary to the new worldview, making it difficult to integrate into the New World. Therefore, initially, he couldn't smoothly wield his powers or gain the background memory expected of the "Tai Sui" role.

He wasn't as much a Human God Tai Sui worshipped by believers as a weak mortal draped in divine guise. Upon firmly grasping the information of his surroundings, he began studying the black disc he possessed.

Though defeated in securing divine seal wish priority during the struggle with his student, the special event of both wishing to the divine seal simultaneously wasn't without effect. Likely due to such a contradictory impact, the divine seal split in two after fulfilling the wish. The black disc he held was one-half of the divine seal.

Through the process Naraku Gospel simulated in the Post-mortem World's Doomsday Era, he realized the world faced the doomsday problem induced by the divine seal, marking civilization's end.

To save the world, he had to locate the other half of the divine seal. Presumably, the other half was in his student's possession. After elimination, he basically confirmed his student wasn't in the Post-mortem World. He had to return to the physical world first.

No. 7 became the confidants he developed during this period. To seamlessly blend into the world devoid of new worldview knowledge and execute plans, he needed trustworthy collaborators. As he wasn't adept at activities outside his profession in the past, assistance was even more necessary.

This was basically a result outlook; Tai Sui initially didn't have complex thoughts. When he met No. 7, she was a lonely little girl having lost all past memories and partners, unable to be his assistant. With mere sympathy, he took her as an adoptive daughter and student.

The time flow in the Post-mortem World remains hazy. Unknown length of time passed, No. 7 transformed into a Great Success Rank protagonist. Tai Sui could at least crudely harness Impermanence powers, made research advancements with the black disc, selectively disclosed his origins and world truths to No. 7.

The Doomsday survivors, enduring myriad pain and misfortune in the Post-mortem World, mostly despise the concept of Doomsday. Upon realizing her adoptive father's and mentor's ultimate goal was to prevent the Doomsday, No. 7 unwaveringly became a staunch supporter of this goal.

While gaining a partner, Tai Sui's enemies subtly revealed themselves in the shadows.

That was Evangelist Master Yan Mo.

Perhaps Tai Sui's peculiar behaviors attracted his attention over this period or due to other reasons, Yan Mo focused his gaze on Tai Sui, eventually noticing the black disc Tai Sui concealed.

As one of Luo Mountain's three founders, born in ancient times as Impermanence, Evangelical Institute Master Yan Mo shares with Gua Tianshi a degree of understanding about ultra-ancient civilization, even grasping some divine seal-related information.

He identified the true nature of the black disc.