CHAPTER 1182: CHAPTER 1179: TE: I SEAL IT MYSELF (PART 18)

Then, Chang Ge recounted the [second matter].

His voice was filled with relief, like an elderly man stumbling into the sunset, basking in the warm sun.

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[Occasionally, when Su Ming’an awakened from a nap, the black cat told him that sometimes Chang Ge would use his body to go out, but only to look at the wind, gaze at the sky, write a few words, play an instrument, mutter to himself, or just move some items without meaning, shatter some harmless props.]

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Actually, he wasn’t acting without meaning; he was secretly understanding the situation of other timelines.

Due to the concept of "saturated salvation," there are also similar "Su Ming’an"s on the other 9999 timelines, engaging in dream tours and enhancing their positional rank.

What Chang Ge needs to do is to help them through the "mapping between timelines."

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[Mapping means — the "him" you see is false; it’s a "mapping" of his era. The "you" he sees is also false; it’s a "mapping" of your era.]

[Suppose you manipulate the causal line at point A, point B will tremble accordingly, and when point B on another world line trembles through mapping, point A will instead become the object being trembled. For example, if A kills B, on another world line, there’s a small probability of it evolving into B killing A. You kill someone, and you may also be the one who gets killed.]

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Under Dieying’s watchful eyes, how should all ten thousand timelines, each with its own "Shan Changge," be protected?

The answer is there is no need for protection; they can help themselves.

If you name the ten thousand timelines in chronological order: "First Timeline," "Second Timeline," "Third Timeline," and so on, until the "Ten-Thousandth Timeline."

"Mapping" has differences in proximity. For instance, the "First Timeline" has the clearest mapping to the "Second Timeline," but to the "Ten-Thousandth Timeline," the mapping is almost negligible.

For example, if you kill someone on the "First Timeline," then "you" on the "Second Timeline" will also try to kill that person, but when mapped to the "Third Timeline," "Fourth Timeline," you might not succeed in killing that person. Mapped to the "Ten-Thousandth Timeline," you might not even encounter that person, or you yourself might not even exist.

For example, Mizushima Kawa Sora initially wanted to execute Yamada Machiichi, not because she truly wanted to kill Yamada Machiichi, but because her execution was "mapped" to another timeline, implicating the real Yamada Machiichi.

Thus, according to this principle, people thought of a way to help each other across timelines — by utilizing this "mapping."

On each timeline, there will be someone like Chang Ge, responsible for secretly cooperating with other timelines. Chang Ge’s seemingly meaningless actions of writing or speaking, once "mapped" to the timeline closest to him, "Su Ming’an" could truly receive the corresponding information.

Because "mapping" exists with differences in proximity, people have planned as follows—

People on the "First Timeline" help those on the "Second Timeline." People on the "Second Timeline" help those on the "Third Timeline" ... and this continues endlessly until people on the "Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Ninth Timeline" help those on the "Ten-Thousandth Timeline."

In the end, only people on the "First Timeline" will have no subordinates. But the other nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine timelines’ Shan Changge will have an invisible helper from the subordinate timeline.

Invisible and intangible help, invisible and intangible "mapping"—this is leapfrogging assistance that even Dieying cannot intervene in. It is wisdom from the World of Old Days.

— This is the [second matter] explained by Chang Ge to Su Ming’an.

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Finally, there’s the [third matter].

"Do you know?" As Chang Ge merged into Su Ming’an’s body, he said, "Every timeline exists within the Nine Serenities, so in fact, every timeline has an ’Exotic Species King.’ It has many aliases; you can call it ’Exotic Species King,’ or you can call it ’Life Hard Drive Bearing Millennia of Malice,’ or you can call it ’Evil Long Song.’

"Why is it called that?" Su Ming’an was puzzled earlier as to why the code name for those 9999 people was "Shan Changge"? What is the significance of the word "shan"?

"Because,"

Chang Ge directed him to look at the other 9999 timelines.

His black hair rose with the long wind, and his eyes reflected the distant moonlight.

"[The world is a circle]."

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[Yvette revealed a look of piety and held out a redwood round ring.]

[The deity once descended an oracle, saying the world is a "circle." To this day, no one understands the specific meaning of these words.]

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[Eldest Prince: "Someone once said, the world is a circle. For every bit of malice, there is a bit of benevolence; this world is a contest between the good and evil of all people. I am not I, yet I am without me, I am benevolent I, I am evil I."]

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Who transformed into the "Exotic Species King"? It was General Qin.

What is the essence of General Qin? It is the fusion of Chang Ge’s [Su Ming’an type Original].

What is the essence of Shan Changge? It is the fusion of Su Ming’an’s chip [Su Ming’an type Original].

After becoming a god, one must slay oneself, to kill the causality of one’s godhood.

What is the causality of godhood? It is because Su Ming’an fused with the "Exotic Species King."

The logical chain comes around like this — it is clear that every key role in this millennia-long plan, whether it be the Exotic Species King, Shan Changge, Chang Ge himself, Su Ming’an, Su Ming’an bot, or even the deity... in essence, they are all a form of "Su Ming’an."

All ages are [I].

Yet all ages are not [I]. Here, "Su Ming’an" is merely an ideal symbol, a concept of salvation, rather than a specific individual.

The initial "Su Ming’an" (General Qin) willingly became the Exotic Species King, bearing millennia of malice. He knew that when he woke again, he would have become the most evil version of himself. After all, only the deepest malice can accumulate to support the emotional energy of The Republic.

And a millennium later, the one coming to unseal him — is the most benevolent version of himself.

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[Before Su Ming’an began his millennia vacation, the deity reminded him: "The most suitable to unlock the Exotic Species King is you. The reason I chose General Qin as the ’lock’ for millennial emotions is that it requires a ’key’ with a high enough compatibility to open him."]

[Su Ming’an felt puzzled.]

[The question arises — why does he have the highest compatibility with General Qin?]

[The deity spoke not, only saying: "During your vacation, you must strive to accumulate enough ’benevolence.’ Only when you have gained enough ’benevolence’ can you maintain rationality before the ’evil’ of General Qin and achieve divinity."]

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General Qin, and Su Ming’an.

— They are the [most evil I], and the [most benevolent I].

The former is to accumulate emotional energy, the latter is to ensure rationality when unlocking the Exotic Species King.

The former is the lock, the latter is the key.

The former is evil, the latter is benevolence.

— The world is a circle.

I am [benevolent I], I am [evil I].

Even, this applies in any timeline.

The main timeline where Su Ming’an resides gathers all the energy, so the "Exotic Species King" on the other 9999 timelines is only a formal existence, without much energy in reality. But those 9999 people still need to unlock the "Exotic Species King" of their timeline to ensure that all causality of the World of Old Days is completed without any omissions.

Thus, people are about to see —

On the other 9999 timelines — the scenario of [Good and Evil Slaying Each Other].

"Chirp—!"

When the nightingale soaring above the steel jungle sang loudly.

At this moment, the earth rumbled, like an ancient historical hymn.

A clear light suddenly rose, and nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine [Shan Changge] received the command, almost simultaneously raising their long blades, about to unlock the [Evil Long Song] of the Nine Serenities of their timeline. Their faces bore similar determination, similar resoluteness.

Their eyes shone brightly, their postures unwavering.

Veins bulged on the hands gripping the sword, and even around the eyes, there were faint traces of emotional tears.

— Many people have been waiting their entire lives just for this moment.

To let myth become myth, to let greatness achieve greatness.

To let stories write their conclusions, to let perfection be called perfection.

Thus, nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine figures stepped forward, raised their swords —

Su Ming’an seemed to hear singing.

It was the heart’s voice he heard as a deity.

"It was a beautiful era."

"The gaps in the walls would be filled, the flowers in the garden would bloom..."

Reality and illusion intertwined, causality linking with a "click", as if a thousand blooms of mirrored flowers blossomed in an instant.

"Boom boom boom——!"

People shouted, with a heart full of hatred for the invaders, with a heart full of passion for their homeland, stumbling forward in ranks——

"Oh wind, oh wind, please don’t go and never return, please don’t go and never return."

"The white morning glory is right here, the blessing of the mortal world enters into dreams..."

At this moment,

the light of nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine Exotic Species Kings unsealed, converged together, flowing with a deep and ancient brilliance, rising high into the sky—from multiple points, gradually gathering, extending, until reaching that pure white figure——

"Oh child, oh child, please don’t go and never return, please don’t go and never return..."

"Swoosh——!"

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"Please don’t go and never return..."

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[Su Rin held a lamp, stepping into the relics, saw the small characters on the stone tablet:]

["When the clock of fate strikes its final chime, myth descends, Penglai Fairy Island ascends to the sky realm, the ideal country is born—the good slay the evil, souls are completely freed, shackles are eliminated, the word spirit of the world god cracks, the human history is endless. If redemption is not resolved one day, the day of collapse of all paths will surely arrive."]

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——Nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine figures, slaying nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine "Exotic Species Kings", completed the final causal linkage.

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["I concern the return of the old acquaintance, perplexed and disoriented, fearing the trade is settled, powerless to change fate. Only wish the cause of annihilation would eliminate us, holding the Eye of the Old Days, Sword of Destiny, and Immortal’s Talisman as gods, to overturn the iceberg, to fulfill the thousand-year myth’s wish."]

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Nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine rays of light converged around Su Ming’an.

Those people seemed like reflections of Su Ming’an, yet like pioneers leading him forward.

They had different appearances, different ages, different skin colors, yet possessed the same code names, same ideals, same actions. Su Ming’an even saw, among those "Shan Changge" figures, there were figures resembling Mizushima Kawa Sora and Eli, not knowing if they were the real ones or reflections.

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["My soul and yours, afraid it is difficult to return to the mortal world in any form, but all of me will transform into spring breeze and gentle rain, staying eternally, until the nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine slays are completed."]

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In the lift of the nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine slays——

Su Ming’an’s form floated high, hearing countless voices.

"My fate has ended, but your future is just beginning."

"Please use your hands to end it all."

"You are utterly different from us, you are someone who has experienced countless friendliness and kindness, free and unrestrained. Yet also the one who needs not distinguish between good and evil."

"The world is fond of you, Su Ming’an."

White radiance clustered beside Su Ming’an, floating with hazy figures, like a blooming... white morning glory.

A white morning glory signifies the birth of a miracle, the blessings of the mortal world will be eternally engraved upon the soul.

——Reflected in Su Ming’an’s eyes, it seemed like everyone was striving to lift him.

He was being lifted high.

He had always been lifted high.

Perhaps one day, looking down, he might see moonlight, butterflies, and frost, might see earrings, tomatoes, and Spring Heart Cookies, might see the White Bird, flute, and Knight’s Sword, too many things... lifted him.

He is "Su Ming’an".

——Also the countless corpses underground.

He is "Jesus".

——Also the millions of saved believers.

If "evil" is humanity’s greatest strength.

——Then "goodness" is the reason for humans being [human].

Even if General Qin does not agree to become "Evil Long Song", there will be perfect passers of the third World Game, the fourth World Game willing to become this "Evil Long Song". By the same token, even if Li Mingyue, Li Yuxuan, Yi Zhongyu do not agree to become the "Good Long Song", there will always be thousands upon thousands of people... willing to become this "Good Long Song".

——Anyone can become "Good Long Song", anyone can become "Evil Long Song", this is a battle of humanity’s own good and evil faced by countless people.

Continuously achieving the good [self], continuously killing the evil [self], [self] and [self] fighting side by side, [self] and [self] swearing to be enemies.

Thus,

——"Good Long Song" slays "Evil Long Song", "Evil Long Song" assists "Good Long Song", good and evil go their own ways, forming a [circle].

Thus,

——"First Timeline" helps "Second Timeline", "Second Timeline" helps "Third Timeline", and so on, until it covers "nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine", forming a mutually supportive [circle].

Thus,

——Continuity forms a loop, causality connects, the past transitions forward, future cycles back to the past, the entire salvation journey of the World of Old Days——is a complete [circle].

Thus,

Humanity and divinity (Su Ming’an and deities, Noel and Dieying...);

Kindness and malice (Good Long Song and Evil Long Song, ten thousand people and General Qin...);

Past life and future life (Chao Yan and Alice, Xiao Ying and Xiao Jingsan, Godfather Li Mingyue and State Preceptor Li Mingyue etc...);

Self and other self (Su Wensheng and Earring Su Wensheng, Holy City Su Luoluo and Dao Ya City Su Luoluo, Principal Xia Jiawen and Teacher Xia Jiawen etc...);

Certainty and possibility (Su Ming’an and "Ming", "Shadow", Su Ming’an bot, Long Song, Good Long Song...);

All——

Fusion and parallel;

Reflection and intersection;

Perishment and rebirth.

Together forged——named "World of Old Days"...

Romantic, difficult, idealistic, long-lasting, forming a loop, grand and magnificent...

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——[A brand new epoch].

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——You say, is there a possibility.

That long-peeking Dieying,

is also in another sense...

"Evil Long Song"?

: )

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