CHAPTER 690: CHAPTER 689: I’LL WAIT FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE

"Even without the memories of my previous life, you remain the same, excellent in every incarnation."

Bleak, having witnessed through the system what Lu Zixun had done, already knew the current situation and wore a look of exclamation on his face.

"Are you the Bleak from my memories?"

Looking at the Bleak that appeared before him, Lu Zixun felt a sense of familiarity but was also cautious.

It seemed that the disappearance of the system must be related to this one-eyed cat in front of him.

"Yes, my lord."

Bleak nodded and smiled, "However, I prefer you to call me One-Eye rather than Bleak."

After a moment of silence, Lu Zixun calmly asked, "The disappearance of the system must have a lot to do with you, right? According to my memories, my previous life was to ’Defy Fate’, wasn’t it?"

"No, you are you, it’s the Divine Position that is ’Defy Fate’."

Bleak grinned, his head bowed, a hint of sadness in his tone, "These nine chances were your nine lives, and this is the last one."

"But..."

A puzzled look in his eyes, Lu Zixun raised his hand and cast a soundproof barrier, "My memory tells me that my past life was human, not a cat."

"That’s a false memory, aimed at preventing the Lord of Sin from noticing."

Bleak explained, "Every time you defy fate, such false memories are arranged."

"So everything happening around me, is it all false too?"

Lu Zixun asked upon hearing this.

Now, he began to doubt himself. The people he met, the feelings he experienced, could they all just be an illusion?

"Not at all."

Bleak shook his head and smiled, "All these events actually happened. After you were reborn, the world reset to its initial state. Everything happening around you is real; it’s just that this time, my lord, you’ve done much better."

After connecting the pieces of information about nine lives, nine chances, and the nine-layered world, Lu Zixun sighed silently.

No wonder my past self was so formidable; it makes sense why I’m so badass now.

But if what Bleak says is true, does that mean that if I fail this time, it’s all over?

Thinking about the identity of the Lord of Sin, Lu Zixun felt a headache coming on.

This time, he was genuinely facing a Divine entity, and it was a fight to the death.

"My lord, don’t worry too much. With the start we’ve had this time, as long as we keep your identity hidden, we have at least five years to grow."

Bleak seemed to sense Lu Zixun’s inner anxiety and comforted him softly, "Moreover, in this life, you have the support of the Death God, Sea God, and Sword God. We might not lose."

Lu Zixun knew who the Sea God was, but who were this Death God and Sword God?

Bleak only smiled and shook his head in response to Lu Zixun’s confusion, without specifying who they were.

And Lu Zixun formed a guess in his heart.

"Can my memories from previous lives be restored?"

"No, starting from the fifth life, each incarnation of you has been yourself yet not yourself. If you had your past memories, history would just repeat itself and not necessarily get better."

Bleak paused before continuing, "In my opinion, not restoring your memories is a good thing. Although mistakes can be made, it’s better than doing nothing at all."

Lu Zixun seemed to understand something from Bleak’s meaningful words.

"Now, without the system, I’m still not used to it."

After his promotion to F-level, inside his Spiritual Energy Acupoint, a spinning wheel of fate appeared, allowing him to use the derivative abilities of ’Defy Fate’.

Yet, Lu Zixun was still unaccustomed to using these abilities without the system’s data presentation.

"The system couldn’t accompany you forever, and as your power grew, it no longer served to conceal your essence. Instead, it would have revealed your strength prematurely, but..."

Bleak paused as a collection of Spiritual Ability Traits appeared before him, "I have prepared the Spiritual Ability Traits you need to advance from F-level to A-level in your previous life."

Looking at the gathered Spiritual Ability Traits on the ground, Lu Zixun swallowed hard. Was this his chance to ascend to greater heights?

Among these traits, he saw Sky Pool 06-09.

No wonder he asked Demon Country to search for them and couldn’t find them; they were all with Bleak.

"I originally hoped to see you return to the Divine Position and kill the Lord of Sin, but now that doesn’t seem possible."

Having lost the energy support provided by feeling value, Bleak’s form became faint and translucent, "My lord, I can only accompany you up to this point."

Watching Bleak dying, Lu Zixun felt a surge of sadness he couldn’t suppress.

"Is there any way to save you? Can Time Stop do it?"

Lu Zixun’s voice trembled as he asked Bleak, obviously very anxious.

Bleak just shook his head, his eyes full of gentle light, "My lord, I was supposed to die already. This life of yours started so well that it’s time for me to go. But don’t be too sad, my lord. You’ll eventually return to that place, and I... will wait for you there in the future."

As Bleak’s voice faded, he turned into fragments that dissipated in the air, leaving behind a tearful Lu Zixun.

Having been stunned for a long time, Lu Zixun collected everything on the ground into his talisman.

The talisman was nearly overflowing with the items Bleak carried.

Inside was an assortment of odd and strange items, essentially everything Bleak had accumulated over the past eight lives for Lu Zixun’s development in this life.

Lu Zixun, overwhelmed by the amount of information he received today, was spiritually deflated.

He who initially wanted to deceive himself and live as a lazy fish now fully accepted the mission to save the world.

Feeling the heavy responsibility, Lu Zixun dragged his body back to his room.

After glancing at his phone and seeing that Lin Siyin had not replied to his message, Lu Zixun curled up into a ball and slowly closed his eyes.

...

"The Elf Kingdom will connect in a week, with the coordinates set in Zone 21, close to the Insect Breeding Ground; at the meeting of the Crimson Alliance, the Crimson Land was also entirely renamed Fusion World as they believe the worlds aren’t being forced together but are actively merging."

"Each fusion of the worlds enriches the concentration of Spiritual Energy in the air by three parts. The stronger the Spiritual Ability Users who believe in you, the faster Heavenly Favored absorb the Power of Faith. It’s not just the Spiritual Ability Users growing stronger; our power is increasing too."

"Under Brother Xun’s guidance, we have already signed an alliance treaty with the Merfolk. The younger generation has gone to the Snowfield Frost Land to enhance their strength..."

Listening to Ge Changming’s report, Lu Zixun looked out the window, his mind drifting far away, lost in thought.