This is still an abyss, but it should be an abyss from many years ago.
Just now his "Temple Mech" had been in a big battle and was damaged a lot, so it wasn't as smooth as it is now.
And since the other party changed the scene, he must be trying to convey some information to him, and there is no more intuitive way of conveying it than now.
"You should have seen 'Zero'. She is not my daughter genetically, but I created her. So to some extent, she is indeed my daughter." "Gu Ran" said.
Gu Ran had guessed this a long time ago, so it was not surprising.
He nodded and said, "Then what about the 'Lord Lord'? His reputation has been circulating in the abyss for a long time."
Gu Ran sighed: "She... can be considered my daughter, but also my enemy. It's a long story. This is actually the result of a plan that I have been planning for a long time, but in the end... As you can see, the result is only 'Number Zero', and it is still a half-finished product."
At this time, the third "Gu Ran" appeared and stood outside the door of the Central Temple.
Gu Ran was not surprised. He knew that it was just a constructed character in the scene. It was the "destined person" from more than 700 years ago who came to the outside of the Central Temple.
The other party wanted to show him the specific events that happened that year.
"Gu Ran" looked at his past self dimly.
"The so-called 'Master' is actually just a part of the 'Abyss Consciousness'. When I learned this, I came up with a crazy idea."
He looked at Gu Ran.
"You should already know about the world-destroying natural disaster."
After seeing Gu Ran nod, he continued: "Okay, then I don't need to say this part. When I first learned about the world-destroying natural disaster, I always felt that there was a terrifying black hand behind it, but... that was just my feeling.
"I didn't get any evidence, but I was very interested in it until I finally discovered the Abyss Consciousness."
"Then I came up with a terrifying plan. I want to control the Abyss Consciousness and put it into the container I prepared for Him!"
323. The Secret of "First Born Will", "Abyssal Will" and "Zero" 4.2k
"You should already know that the so-called 'destined person' is actually just a special title used because we cannot say our own names under the rules of the world."
"The hostility of the world's rules towards us is unparalleled. I originally thought that we would be targeted only after we became powerful and were noticed by the world's rules, but in fact..."
"The hostility of the world's rules towards us has long been manifested in all aspects. For example... most of the people around us will turn against us and want to kill us. Many of the backup plans we originally left behind will deteriorate and become tools to kill us."
The "Gu Ran" who looked the same as him said indifferently.
Gu Ran nodded silently, he had already noticed this.
Originally he thought it was all just fate, everything was just a coincidence, but too many things happened too frequently.
It was hard for him not to suspect something.
What caught his attention the most was the special life form he encountered...
They all have one thing in common... ...they all seem to have a special desire for him.
Did he want to devour him, or did he want to... replace him
And now he got confirmation in front of this "phantom" who looked like him.
The desire of those special life forms for him should also be a manifestation of the hostility of the world's rules towards him.
As for his relatives and friends who had turned against him... he had known about it for a long time, which was also one of the reasons why he wanted to distance himself from Cheng Caimeng after arriving in Canglong City.
Originally, Xue Xiling was someone he wanted to keep away from, but she had health problems, and Xue Yingsong's pleading that there was only a glimmer of hope if he got engaged to her, so he had to agree to get engaged to her.
And the final outcome... ... undoubtedly proved that his initial decision to distance himself from them was correct.
"Gu Ran" continued: "In addition to these, as we become stronger and stronger, we will also encounter stronger and stronger special enemies. They are various special life forms... ... I suspect that they are a manifestation of the world's rules... ... will!"
Are the world's rules volitional
Gu Ran frowned: "Heavenly Way?"
"Haha, it's a bit like the same thing, but if we put it more simply, it should be an intelligent program, AI." "Gu Ran" sighed, "The rules of the world were originally a very rigid program, but we are like the material being trained... ... We will make the rules of the world more and more willful and intelligent."
"I don't understand the principle, but after viewing the data of many special life forms, I suddenly came up with a bold guess, that is, the rules of the world are actually contradictory to us."
Gu Ran was a little confused: "Contradictory?"
"That's right." Gu Ran nodded, "On the one hand, the rules of the world cannot tolerate us and want to destroy us, on the other hand... it seems to want to devour us.
"I guess it's because too many 'destined people' have been constantly stimulating the world's rules, causing a faint will to emerge. This faint will instinctively continues to manifest itself through special life forms, with the goal of devouring us 'destined people' and thus perfecting our own will.
"When I made this bold guess, a plan suddenly emerged in my mind... That is to use special life forms to counter the rules of the world!"
When he said this, Gu Ran seemed to be able to feel that the eyes of the phantom opposite him were shining, with an extremely excited emotion in them.
"So you came to the abyss and found the 'Lord Overlord', a special life form in the abyss?" A hint of realization flashed in Gu Ran's eyes.
Gu Ran nodded: "The Abyss Will was actually just in its infancy at that time. However, because the Abyss is a world of similar size to the human world, even though its intelligence level is not high, its power is very strong. It is the most likely target to realize my plan."
I see.
At this moment, Gu Ran figured out a lot of things.
It turns out that the "Lord Overlord" has indeed existed in the abyss for a long time. He should be the "Will of the Abyss" that has just sprouted.
If the original fate is followed, the "Master" will become more and more intelligent as he lives longer, just like the "Deep Sea" and "Massive Consciousness".
However, this "growth" process was interrupted by the "destined person" who had the bold idea more than 700 years ago - the person sitting opposite him.
He actually wanted to use the "Will of the Abyss" to counter the world rules of this world!
"I call the faint will generated by the world's rules the 'primordial will'. Those special life forms are nothing more than an extension of the 'primordial will', or a choice of a concrete form."
Gu Ran suddenly remembered the special existence he had seen in the endless starry sky. Was it also a special life form? Or... did it have some other relationship with the "First Born Will"
"Since the 'First Born Will' is manifested through various special life forms, there must be a special reason. Although this is unknown to me, as long as it continues like this, I can use it for my own benefit!"
The "phantom" opposite him who looked the same as him continued, "I thought the 'Will of the Abyss' was the special life form most likely to be chosen by the 'Newborn Will' at that time, so I made arrangements in advance and spent a lot of effort to subdue the 'Will of the Abyss' which had not yet grown up at that time.
"Because I can't be sure how long it will take for the 'First Born Will' to affect the 'Abyss Will', or even replace the 'Abyss Will', so I thought of a way to speed up this process."
There is actually such a method
Gu Ran raised his brows slightly.
The other party smiled and said, "It's actually very simple. The greater our influence on this world, the more the 'First Born Will' can lock onto us. So I accelerated the transformation of the 'Abyss Will' so that the 'First Born Will' can descend more easily.
"I created a body that is perfect for the 'Will of the Abyss'. Although I have created countless humanoid bodies before, this is my most perfect work! To distinguish it from my previous works, I named it 'Zero'!"
Even though it was just a virtual image, Gu Ran could see the pride and fanaticism on the other person's face.
So this is the origin of "Number Zero"!
So this is the other party’s plan!
In an instant, Gu Ran connected all the information he had previously known.
Gu Ran: "But...your plan failed?"
Since the other party has only left such a virtual image, and "Zero" has been suppressed by the personality of "Lord Dominate", it means that something must have gone wrong in the plan at that time and it was not completed as expected.
The other party smiled bitterly and said, "It is indeed a failure. My plan is to attach the 'Will of the Abyss' to the body of 'Zero', and then let the 'New Will' choose the 'Will of the Abyss' as its own special life form. In this way, I 'imprison' the 'Will of the Abyss', which is equivalent to imprisoning the 'New Will' of the world rules.
"The originally invisible and intangible world rules have a concrete body, and I also have a specific target. Even if the moment the 'New Will' descends upon 'Zero's' body, and 'Zero' immediately rebels against me, I am not afraid at all. This was originally one of my plans.
"I think that compared to the invisible rules that had no target at all, the 'nascent will' with a concrete body is easier to deal with."
I have to say, this plan does sound feasible. As long as the opponent's strength at that time can overcome the "nascent will" that descended into the body of "Zero", then this should also be considered a victory over the rules of the world
But since the other party failed...
"But you failed, was it because the strength of the 'Newborn Will' that descended at that time exceeded yours?" Gu Ran asked.
To Gu Ran's surprise, the other party shook his head.
“No, although the power of the ‘First Born Will’ after its arrival is indeed very strong, far exceeding that of other human strongmen, for me, it is still easy to suppress it with some effort, and I did suppress it at that time.
"but... ...
“Although this plan was successful, it was actually a failure from the beginning.
"I have indeed successfully suppressed that trace of the 'nascent will' of the world's rules, and also perfectly integrated that trace of 'nascent will' with the body of 'Zero'. As long as I completely destroy the body of 'Zero', that trace of 'nascent will' will also be completely destroyed.
"There was just one thing that was beyond my expectation. Perhaps it was because of the integration of the 'Will of the Abyss' and the 'Primordial Will', or perhaps it was because I used the 'Ark Core' as the intelligence core to give it unlimited possibilities. The intelligence of 'Zero' at that time actually made great progress and evolved in a short period of time to possess emotional feedback intelligence comparable to that of humans.
"'Zero' seemed to have truly acquired 'humanity' and became my real 'daughter'. Can you imagine my surprise at that time?"
Gu Ran nodded. He had seen how well-behaved and cute "Zero" was, and he could indeed imagine the complex mentality of the other party as an "old father".
"Zero" was originally the target that the other party wanted to completely destroy!
From the very beginning, the other party created "Zero" with the purpose of destroying "Zero"!
If Zero was originally just a "robot" with low intelligence, then of course he could be completely destroyed without hesitation and "ruthlessly".
But after "Zero" has completely evolved into the lovely and well-behaved "daughter" she is now, especially after spending some time with her, can he really become completely hard-hearted and indifferent, and still be as "cruel" as before
However, thinking about the fact that the other party had spent nearly ten years planning this matter, and that this was the only chance to completely resolve the hostility of the world rules towards the "destined person", could he really give up
"Were you soft-hearted at that time? Or... was there another reason?"
Gu Ran looked at the other person.
The other party was silent for a while, and then slowly spoke: "There are reasons of soft-heartedness, but there are more other reasons. If only 'Zero' unilaterally increases its intelligence and becomes like a human, if there is enough time, I will continue to study until I find a way to achieve the best of both worlds.
"If time is insufficient, I... will take her away before I disappear. Even if I let her stay in this world out of pity, it will only allow her to survive for a while. Without my help, she will not be able to suppress the other 'soul' in her body—the fusion of the 'will of the abyss' and the 'primordial will'. The fusion will gradually seize control of this body until it slowly devours the self-consciousness of 'Zero'.