Everyone in the city is still celebrating or fearing the huge turning point they are about to experience.
The huge emotional changes of fear of gain and loss made the evil people in this city very excited.
But no one noticed that in a dimension that they could not perceive, something infinitely huge and mysterious was coming.
Only white fog can be seen.
The yellow sky began to emit a sandy yellow light, and the whole world seemed to be immersed in a huge dye vat.
After a moment of distraction, Bai Wu suddenly discovered... the world around him, the buildings, billboards, streets, the land under his feet, the street lights, and even the moths, were all frozen.
They are all covered with a layer of yellow sand.
The huge curtain disappeared in an instant, leaving only two magnificent and mysterious auras filling the space between heaven and earth.
"So you're sure it's him? Why don't we prepare a little more... This isn't that hard, is it?" said the sharp, mocking voice.
And what responded to it was the meticulous voice in the dream:
"He can see us."
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"He has even used his intuition to sense us in his dreams... He is very comfortable with us. Or he is very friendly with us."
"You make me feel really uncomfortable. Oh! I know what that feels like. We're like two idiots conspiring loudly!"
Yellow sand covered the world, and even the sky turned orange. Bai Wu stood in a world where time seemed to have stopped, and saw two pitch-black shadows approaching.
They went from being extremely mysterious and magnificent to gradually becoming smaller, but the sound remained unchanged and always lingered in my ears.
The two black shadows shrank to the size of white mist. They seemed like two balls of darkness that could not be driven away by light, like shadows that had separated from real objects but could survive independently.
Bai Wu felt that the other party's speaking style should be two people with very different personalities, and the other party seemed to have noticed... He had seen them in his dreams.
So he took the initiative to greet:
"What's the situation now? Am I still in Baichuan City?"
"Look, look! Damn it, he can really see us! This is really rare!"
It was hard to tell whether the sharp voice sounded fear or surprise.
The other voice was still calm and serious:
"Hello, creature from the outside world. The space you are in now is the Realm of Silence, so don't worry about anything. The city and the people in the city that you saved with great difficulty have not been turned into sand."
"It's just that you are in another dimension, so the way you see them will be different. For example, the world is like a sandbox to you."
"We will take up some of your time, but please rest assured that you are not losing time now."
Bai Wu seemed to understand, but he could not sense any hostility at the moment. He simply squatted on the ground, looked at the two black shadows and said:
"who are you?"
"Look at him, he doesn't seem nervous at all. He even sat down directly. Damn, this makes me feel that our sacred and grand entrance is a joke." The sharp voice is as good at expressing his emotions as always.
And the other voice was still answering Bai Wu's question seriously:
"We are the answer you are trying to find. Before you ask this question, why not tell us what you hope to find when you go to the deepest part of the well?"
Bai Wu liked the feeling of getting straight to the point. He probably guessed that these two were the real people behind making him go through adventures and setting up this distorted version of Baichuan City.
He didn't want to hide it, but for the sake of safety, he kept a little thought:
"I want to find... a way to restrain Sequence 3 - Immortality."
"Oh oh oh oh, you speak like an impossible task as soon as you open your mouth. You're really brave." The sarcastic tone had no effect on Bai Wu.
Bai Wu also realized that the only voice that would answer the question seriously was another voice.
He looked towards the black shadow on the right, but did not get the answer he wanted:
"The immortal cannot be killed. There is no answer to your question. Their souls can be sealed, but as long as their bodies are immortal, no matter how much damage they suffer, they will eventually recover."
"Even if it is the will of the world, it can only be sealed. It cannot achieve complete destruction."
The existence of the suspected "Well World Will" mentioned the World Will. Bai Wu believed that his guess was correct. The World Will and the Well World Will were not the same.
The earnest voice continued:
"But immortality does not mean there is no end. If something can exist forever, in the endless time, it will breed countless possibilities. This may bring about a huge catastrophe, so immortality does have a way to end."
Bai Wu frowned:
"You said earlier that you can't be killed... but here you say that you have a way to end it. Isn't that contradictory?"
This time, the one who answered Bai Wu was no longer that voice. Instead, a voice said mockingly:
"You have seen the will of the world, and you have also seen the death of immortals. Don't you have any ideas in your little head?"
Bai Wu was surprised. He had indeed seen Qian Yixin being infused with the will of the world, but had he ever seen the death of an immortal
And why are Qian Yixin and immortality linked together
He was a man who was good at thinking, and he soon figured out some things:
"You mean... Zhou Zeshui?"
"Hey, I thought he would get two rounds wrong. Did I give too many hints?"
Bai Wu was shocked. Zhou Zeshui possessed the power of life and death, and had an almost immortal body that was unique to the well-level monsters, which meant that he was very close to immortality.
But no matter how close it is, it is not true immortality...
If Zhou Zeshui possesses true immortality, then doesn't it mean that Well One, Well Two, Well Four, Well Five, and even Well Six are also immortal
Although Bai Wu was very curious before, why Jingwu could always be resurrected after being killed by him time and time again, could it be that this was immortality in itself
But he had seen Jingliu Alpha killed instantly.
He witnessed the death of Jing San and almost met Jing Wu who was killed by Jing Yi.
This is complete annihilation. If the powerful vitality possessed by the Tic-Tac-Toe level means immortality, then how could they possibly die
Another voice sounded:
“Before I answer your question in detail, let me introduce myself…”
"Wait, wait, this is so boring. Why don't we let him guess who we are first? Hey, guess who we are?"
The personalities of the two voices are really completely different, one seems very dull, while the other is too naughty.
Bai Wu said:
"I thought you were... the will of this world?"
"Answer—Wrong! Oh, no, I forgot to add a little bonus. Well, you're lucky, there's no penalty for answering wrong." The sharp voice sounded regretful.
Bai Wu was stunned.
Aren’t these two “living creatures” the will of this world
What are they then? If they are not the will of the Well World, how can they influence the captain's behavior and impose various rules at will
How to change space and time easily
"I told you that we are what you have been looking for. Well, solve the mystery. You can call us... the first of the sequence. I am the second and he is the first."
"Old Three, you've seen it... No, not really. You've just felt its presence. It has a name that you're more familiar with, Sequence 3—Immortality."
Bai Wu didn't say anything. Although he was surprised, his brain was also thinking about whether this possibility was reasonable.
Damn it, what was standing in front of him wasn't the will of the well world, maybe there wasn't such a thing at all
Are these the two Ultimate Sequences mentioned by the Tower Master? Are they... alive
It was surprising but not too surprising because Bai Wu had actually seen the "living sequence" before.
Sequence 23—Eye of Prell.
It is not really alive, the sequence just describes various things with another side of its own personality, but the descriptive words seem to have another alternative thinking of itself.
So the exact relationship should be that it was his other personality that gave life to the Eye of Prell.
Then Bai Wu suddenly thought of the densely packed faces on the top of the reverse tower on the fourth floor of the Well World.
He had heard more than once that the Well was composed of the emotions of all living beings. Perhaps Sequence One and Sequence Two were "brought to life" through a certain personality among countless living beings.
"He seems to have discovered it. How can he be so calm? No wonder you always take sides, because he is more like you. But I like his other side... because his other side is more like me!"
A sharp voice interrupted Bai Wu's thoughts.
Bai Wu no longer thought deeply:
"So you... are Sequence One or Sequence Two?"
A sharp voice said:
"I am Sequence 2, you can call me... the Heart of the World. This is Sequence 1, you can call him the Heart of Rules."
"We are not some world will. That thing does exist. It is the thing that gave birth to us, but it is old and dying. Hehehe. It can't even do anything to the third brother."
If Sequence Two's voice wasn't so sharp, he would probably sound like a naughty child, but the sharp emphasis made him sound a little mean and cocky.
When it comes to the will of the world, Sequence Two is like an adult who has bullied him for a long time and finally can no longer control him. He has grown stronger and can now play the role of a loving father and a filial son.
This is very similar to today's reality. The Well World affects the real world, but the origin of the Well World... still comes from the real world.
So the Well World does seem like a parricide now.
The sequence is quite rigid:
"The will of the world is fading. The distorted existence dilutes its influence and amplifies the power of the emotions of living beings. It is being weakened."
“Philosophically, you can view the well and the world will as two different things, one subjective and the other objective.”
“Subjectivity determines how the world looks to us, while objectivity allows us to stand in awe and explore. But when the rules of this world can be distorted by emotions and can be distorted and destroyed at will… there is no objectivity in this world.”
“Science is collapsing, and even theology is collapsing.”
The voice changed again, and a sharp voice suddenly took over the topic:
"But the interesting thing is, this kind of world is not something we actually hate. Don't think that just because we are standing in front of you, it means that we recognize you."
"If the world's will is completely destroyed, we won't shy away from anything. Hahahahahahahaha. I'd even be happy to see that kind of scene. The world, the universe, has no rules. Living things are not living things. Order, distortion, life, death, time and space, all have no boundaries. Everything is chaos, everything is distortion. It seems not bad."
Bai Wu couldn't imagine such a world, and that was what Alpha expected - a completely unpredictable world.
He believed that if these two sequences really longed for the arrival of such a world, then there was no reason for him to sit in this world of yellow sand and listen to their nagging.
At the same time, the huge treasure house on the fifth level of the Well World is also something they cannot escape from.
The person who insists on making the world no longer objective, but only subjective and distorted thoughts... Currently, there is only Alpha.
So although Bai Wu really wanted to know what the effect of Sequence One and Sequence Two were, he understood that he might not get either of them.
Even if you get it, it may cost a considerable price.
It would be better to figure out a temporary solution before that. As for the fundamental solution... Bai Wu just thought about it but would not speak directly:
"So what is the way to defeat the immortal?"
"Let the immortals erase all thoughts of life."
This time the other party answered Bai Wu's question simply and clearly.
Such a short sentence was hard for Bai Wu to understand.
Sequence 1 answers questions like a teacher:
"Zhou Zeshui died because he had given up all thoughts of living."
"Jing Liu thought she was going to die, but she longed to survive. So the backlash of karma didn't really kill Jing Liu, but it did weaken her strength. Even if she overdrew the power beyond her vitality to explore the cause and effect, even if she only had one breath left, she couldn't die."
"It was the same with Jingwu. When he thought he had no chance of survival, he could not survive... But when he recalled his past subordinates and felt unwilling to give in... Jingyi suddenly discovered that Jingwu was like a last ray of light... and could resist."
"You must have wondered before. The will of the world is concentrated in Qian Yixin's body. Qian Yixin may not be able to get rid of the owner of immortality due to the contract, but why can't he get rid of Jing Yi? He personally tried to kill the other party once, but he didn't kill him completely. What's his intention?"
Sequence One's words made Bai Wu understand everything completely.
"Because he couldn't kill Jingyi."
"Yes, because he can't kill an immortal."
"Immortality can never be killed, unless... its owner believes that he can be killed. Or its owner believes that he is mortal. This is the secret of immortality."
"And the true master of the immortal you mentioned, the one you called Alpha, was able to kill several of his Tic-Tac-toe-level subordinates... because during the process of shelling, Alpha was able to easily take back the 'settings' of their lives, which had already penetrated deep into their souls."
"Even if their memories are retrieved, they cannot be changed. This is also considered a special privilege for the first generation owner of immortality. He can indeed kill the apostles who have inherited his immortality characteristics."
"But it's not really about killing the immortals, it's about making these immortals... think they can be killed."
A shocking secret was revealed so easily, as casually as two acquaintances talking about the weather.
Bai Wu roughly understood that Alpha was like an incurable first-generation "plague".
It spread the plague to six disciples, all of whom were incurable.
It's just that they always thought... that they could be cured or devoured by the one who gave them the plague.
This is a concept, but for them, it is a setting.
Even if Jing Er got his memory back, even if Jing Wu broke free from Jing Yi with his will to survive, they still firmly believed that Alpha could kill them.
I'm afraid even Jing Si is the same. This is a characteristic of immortality.
The spreader of it will always leave a kind of cognition on the people being spread... that can easily erase them.
"This kind of cognition, which is like a setting, cannot be changed. Even if you tell them now, it cannot be lifted. Alpha, the true owner of immortality, does not have such cognition... So in a sense, he cannot be killed."
"And the one who can be recognized by the Third Brother is someone who has a great obsession with life. Even if the tower has sealed him for thousands of years, even if the human world has returned to an era where there is almost no distortion, even if his opponent has shown a higher talent than him..."
"His obsession with distortion and his determination to live to witness everything never diminished, and even became more fanatical."
"The weakness of immortality is that it makes people give up the desire to live, or makes people believe that they can be killed by a certain existence, but Alpha knows very well that no power can kill him. So he is indeed unkillable."
"Even if the world's will can completely suppress him and re-reinforce a seal that is almost unbreakable, it does not count as 'killing'."
This is really a despairing answer.
Well One to Well Six can only be killed by Alpha, unless they are like Zhou Zeshui, who no longer has any attachment to life.
But Alpha is different. He knows very well that he will not be killed, and he wants to live to see the spectacle of the coming of the distortion.
That is to say, the only weakness of immortality... does not exist for Alpha.
Bai Wu discovered that even if he reached the fifth floor, he probably would not be able to make up for the regret of the tower's builder—completely solving the problem of Alpha.
"Even Old Four, who is dedicated to getting everything back on track and making all the special things objective, can't do this. We are no exception."
"This is the answer you want. Do you understand? It cannot be destroyed. What you are facing is like the evil in people's hearts... It can only be suppressed, but never eradicated."