The sky shattered, and the Merit Giants descended from the heavens, commanding the Merit Gold Crystal Tower. Humans, ghosts, and demons—the three clans—had no power to resist the Heaven and Man Five Decay. Without the Ancestral God Realm leading them, they disintegrated upon contact. Combined with their inherent selfish desires, the law of the jungle, and their unique hierarchical structure where the strong were revered, countless defected once they faced suppression.
The Merit Giants did not immediately accept the defectors. Instead, they began to introduce the Six Paths of Reincarnation from within. The enormous cycle of reincarnation descended from the heavens, forming countless reflections and slowly sinking into it.
"Speaking of which, why did Wang push the Saint Master into the Six Paths of Reincarnation like a central CPU?" Hu Da couldn't help but snipe.
"I know about that," Yan Ming King said with a smirk. "Initially, the plan was for him to join us as part of the main force. But when we realized something was needed to serve as the fulcrum for the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Saint Master was pushed in there."
"Anyway, he had been a golden figure for all those years, doing work not much different from a security guard, so we sent him in."
After hearing the explanation, Hu Da was certain that if the Saint Master could speak, he would definitely have a few choice words.
The Six Paths of Reincarnation slowly integrated into the Chaotic God World, forming countless intersecting rules and rapidly taking control of the entire Chaotic God World. However, this 'rapid' progress was on a world scale; in human terms, it would take at least a few months.
This was a world, after all. The Six Paths of Reincarnation was only a part of Wang Linchi's power. It simply didn't have the standing to be benchmarked against an entire world, even a vegetative one. The levels were different; being able to take control within a few months was already impressive.
"So, the Saint Master won't be able to come out now?" Hu Da asked curiously.
"Theoretically, he could. It's like a Poké Ball, and the Saint Master is like the Pokémon inside," Yan Ming King offered a strange comparison.
"No, I think the Saint Master isn't a Pokémon; he's just the switch on the Poké Ball, at best," Hu Da corrected Yan Ming King's analogy.
"But speaking of which, since becoming Family, I've been able to gain some bizarre memories from Wang's indescribable corruption. I really want to know what 'Godzilla' means."
After becoming Family, they had become a part of Wang Linchi. Coupled with the fact that Wang Linchi hadn't worn his human guise for some time, the corruption had been spreading. He hadn't dared to enter the Chaotic God World, fearing any issues. If he were to enter, the Chaotic God World might explode, especially without any protection.
The game characters had to cooperate with his experiments inside the Chaotic God World. This particular experiment required both internal and external coordination to succeed; otherwise, it wouldn't be easy to manage.
"It's okay. For instance, transmigrators are common, and there are various kinds of Reincarnators. It really broadens our horizons," Yan Ming King replied quickly, then complained with some vexation, "Only, it seems we also gain this indescribable quality. While it doesn't reach the level of corruption, it can still cause all sorts of annoying problems if we aren't careful."
Hearing this, Hu Da was nonchalant. "No worries. We usually don't go out anyway, and when we do, it means we're going to fight."
"Sigh, I really don't get you all. Why do you like fighting so much? Can't you just live peacefully? Is it some kind of fetish?" Yan Ming King inquired curiously of Hu Da.
Most of the Fate Protagonists were actually quite mild. Even Bai Xuan, who had split his personality countless times, spent more time cultivating his mind and body. In Wang Linchi's world, they led ordinary lives, pursuing their own hobbies and interests. On the contrary, the Virtue Giant Clan members were all like battle maniacs, a complete mismatch for the word 'merit.'
"It's different. Your fights are forced upon you. In our era, most fights were for ourselves. If we didn't strive, we'd die, so we always took the initiative to strive." Hu Da, who had understood Yan Ming King's past life situation, could only conclude that he had experienced very bad luck.
The treatment of Awakeners was truly good; even if they were 'useless,' someone would provide for them. They didn't have to struggle like us. So, he was actually envious of the Awakeners in Yan Ming King's original world. Even if they were considered 'useless' Awakeners, they could live superior lives without worrying about various dangers.
Unfortunately, that world had already been destroyed by the Great Ruins.
"Not so. The struggle there is even fiercer than here. Great View is no paradise," Yan Ming King countered.
"If we're talking about the best place, it would have to be Ye Tian's world," he said. Yan Ming King envied Ye Tian's world, which had such a high standard of living. If not for the Abyss invasion and the Erroneous Sin, it would truly have been his paradise.
"One can only say that everyone has their own dreams." Hu Da shook his head, not commenting further. Everyone wants what they don't have.
"That's true. But how do you plan to deal with the original inhabitants of the Chaotic God World? Even if only three races remain, their numbers haven't diminished in the slightest," Yan Ming King asked again about official matters.
Killing them was out of the question; it would be too wasteful.
"I don't plan to act. Once the Six Paths of Reincarnation has completely absorbed the Chaotic God World, it will begin rebooting. Then, it will cast all living entities into the cycle of reincarnation to start anew." Hu Da knew that most Fate Protagonists didn't know much about the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
It wasn't that Hu Da was deliberately keeping it from them, but because there was no point. For example, Yan Ming King was more interested in taking his harem sightseeing and enjoying leisure activities.
Additionally, due to their differing responsibilities in Wang Linchi's world, their main duty was to act as pillar nodes for the Virtue Career System. As long as they remained alive, what they did in their daily lives didn't matter. When leaving Wang Linchi's world and assembling outside, they became a group of killing machines, their thoughts basically revolving around where to go and who to kill.
This time was an exception because the local resistance had been completely dismantled, rendering them unnecessary. Now, they could only serve as Guards during the implantation of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
"That's good too. No need for indiscriminate killing." Yan Ming King was no madman or indiscriminate killer. His current battles were based on his own position and faction; therefore, regardless of whether the opponent was good or bad, they were simply an enemy. But after achieving victory, he wouldn't kill prisoners.
"I heard you used to be a Gary Stu. Looking at your personality now, you don't seem like it. Those Overbearing CEOs are more arrogant than you." Hu Da found Yan Ming King's temperament rather easy to get along with.
Yan Ming King also scratched his head. "I'm not sure. Maybe it was the impetus from the Soul Aspect World forcing me to save it back then. Now that the Soul Aspect World is gone, I've returned to normal."
He was also quite confused about this. Looking back, he had encountered many illogical events in the Soul Aspect World during his lifetime, things that still befuddled him.
He could only attribute it to the Soul Aspect World pushing him to grow; otherwise, he couldn't find any other reason.
"It's all in the past, not a big deal anyway." Yan Ming King didn't care much about it. He wasn't the type to dwell on sentimental sorrows.
"That's true." Hu Da was also rather indifferent. Just like how the Qiandao Realm was gone, and the Green Nether Fairyland had become part of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
"Speaking of which, the Six Paths of Reincarnation has been successfully implanted into the Chaotic God World, right?" Yan Ming King asked, pointing towards where the Six Paths of Reincarnation had completely dissipated from view.
"Yes, next it's time to start adjustments. The whole process is like a clock moving from one to twelve. That's one cycle. For the first six 'hours,' it moves forward, then it gradually reverses. After Heaven and Earth are inverted, the world will reboot until it returns to 'one.' That completes a single reincarnation."
Listening to Hu Da's explanation, Yan Ming King was only half-understanding, but then he took another look. "Wait, why is it starting directly from eleven? Didn't you say it starts from one?"
"Oh, this world is too run-down. It has to be accelerated for the reboot, like reclaiming and cultivating fallow land. If we were to truly start from scratch, the costs would outweigh the benefits, and this round of reincarnation would be a loss. Better to cut the Gordian knot." Hu Da was currently primarily responsible for the Six Paths of Reincarnation, so he knew a great deal.
"Tsk, so convoluted. Nurturing a world is truly a hassle." Yan Ming King sounded somewhat disdainful. Fortunately, he wasn't cut out for such work.
As for Hu Da, he was the unlucky one. Originally, he wasn't supposed to be in charge of this. His task, like Yan Ming King's, was to fight. Instead, he ended up as a beleaguered administrator.
"Sigh, it can't be helped. I'm trying to find a way to pass this hot potato on," Hu Da also sighed. He knew it was a nuisance, but the problem was that no one had offered to take over so far.
He didn't want this job either. Currently, he was only dealing with a small part of it; most of the work was being handled by the civilization computer.
If the entire Six Paths of Reincarnation were truly placed on his shoulders, his brain would probably fry in an instant.
"Not happening. No one's willing to do it," Yan Ming King said, gloating.
Finding someone to take over such a thankless job wouldn't be easy.
