The River of Void, without beginning or end, its boundless flow of information and energy created a grandeur that seemed infinite.
And this information and energy were the greatest of forces, thus the flow of the River of Void seemed unshakeable since time immemorial.
But this time, in a certain section of the River of Void, amidst earth-shattering roars, that part of the river began to violently oscillate!
Many worlds, born in the outer void, had been constantly traveling within the River of Void, following its endless flow.
But at this moment, the Great Origins within these worlds erected milky-white light screens, forcefully steering their worlds away from this section of the river.
Unable to contend, the Great Origins, since their worlds' birth, could still evade.
And on that wildly turbulent river section, a heaven-shattering roar suddenly erupted:
"Ahhh! You beast!!! You've killed me seven times!!!"
"I will devour you!!!!!"
Amidst the roar, a colossal silver-white monster with six dragon heads lunged towards a minuscule human. xxs壹贰
At the center of the bodies connecting all the dragon heads, a middle-aged man's face was roaring with unparalleled ferocity!
This monster was thousands of kilometers tall! Even larger than some small, lower-tier worlds!
If it were in the material realm of the outermost void, this monster could likely swallow the moon with ease!
But the next moment!
Accompanied by the reversal of the River of Void within a radius of ten thousand li, after a colossal blue fist swung out!
Amidst a piercing scream, this terrifying monster once again turned into dust!
Every time Long Jiu revived, Chen Luo would attempt to read his memories.
Long Jiu did not rely on system power for his advancement, so his attribute distribution was not balanced. Of course, this might also be a trap set by the entity that gave him power from the very beginning.
Just like the clearly abnormal Path of Heart and Soul.
Despite his immense power, Long Jiu, with his significantly weaker mental strength, was not completely secure against Chen Luo, who had no weaknesses.
However, as his mental power intruded, Chen Luo's brow gradually furrowed.
It seemed a force was obstructing Chen Luo's mental intervention, preventing him from directly erasing Long Jiu mentally, and making it difficult to sift through his memories.
Yet, in the moments between Long Jiu's life and death, this obstructing force would always create loopholes. Thus, after killing Long Jiu seven times, Chen Luo had already understood most of the information.
It was the origin of this world's extraordinary power, and the starting point of all of Long Jiu's motivations.
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Long Jiu possessed a talent called "Void Listener," which he did not acquire after the game's arrival.
In fact, games often merely materialized the talents that players already possessed.
And Long Jiu, from birth, possessed such a talent, whose fortune or misfortune was unpredictable.
Long Jiu was born into a declining Western noble family. His true name is lost to history; Chen Luo inferred from fragments of Long Jiu's memories that he had changed his name before.
Due to his family's decline, Long Jiu experienced the fickleness of human relationships from a young age. However, Long Jiu himself did not become twisted.
He even later, through his own efforts, successfully obtained a doctorate in biology at a young age and lived a reasonably good life.
But from childhood, Long Jiu, who could occasionally hear inexplicable sounds, was filled with curiosity about the world. In his spare time, he became a passionate environmentalist.
Of course, not the kind of Swedish girls who shout about good fathers, nor the fake environmentalists who throw food around.
He genuinely traveled to the edge regions of the entire world, personally documenting the ecology of endangered animals and actively dedicating himself to the cause of environmental protection.
But unfortunately, in this world, apart from Donghua Country, which truly desired clear waters and green mountains, most other countries, under the guise of environmental protection, harbored intentions of making money.
The more he interacted, the more desperate this man, who had not yet changed his name to Long Jiu and was born in the Western Eagle Country, became.
Human civilization had stagnated and was consumed by internal strife. The various countries had no inclination for development; rather than progress, they were more inclined to hinder those who wished to advance.
This was especially true for the Western Eagle Country, where the man was born.
Yet, even so, he did not engage in any extreme actions. In fact, most of his income was invested in helping the impoverished and endangered species.
Perhaps, if time continued to develop like this, Long Jiu would only be an ordinary environmentalist with dreams.
And this world's civilization might eventually head towards the sea of stars, or it might be confined to its cradle.
But, perhaps everything was destined from the beginning.
On that day, a clear voice sounded in the man's ear.
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The memories of that period were the most interfered with, so even after killing Long Jiu seven times, Chen Luo still could not decipher any information about the content of the voice.
However, through other memories, Chen Luo learned of Long Jiu's subsequent plans.
Guided by the voice, Long Jiu embarked on the Path of Heart and Soul. After securing investment from some old nobles, he successfully established the Nine Dragons Company.
And after a seemingly premeditated meteor shower, Long Jiu obtained the mother body of Star Soul Steel.
The voice continued to whisper in Long Jiu's ear, guiding his investments in various industries.
It even ultimately helped Long Jiu achieve the technology for controlled nuclear fusion!
After that, Long Jiu's development became unstoppable.
Further on, it was everything in the worldview's history. Once the Nine Dragons Company accumulated enough power, Long Jiu's idea of changing the world became possible.
So, he did just that.
According to Long Jiu's initial plan, he would overthrow the hypocritical bureaucrats, manage the entire world himself, and then humanity and nature would achieve harmony, and the entire world's civilization would advance to the next level!
Humanity would usher in true evolution!
But, even he did not realize that as the voice continued to sound, he himself underwent new changes.
No, perhaps when he changed his name to Long Jiu under the voice's suggestion, he had already stepped onto a path of no return.
After shattering Long Jiu for the eighth time, Chen Luo's gaze deepened.
Chen Luo had not misjudged. When he had just shattered the cube and seen Long Jiu, he had indeed been gentle, unlike a monster who had destroyed countless humans.
This was because he had just been produced by the Void Serpent again, and his mind had undergone a great purification!
The influence of the voice had been suppressed to the minimum!
But, as his domain continuously expanded, and a large amount of information and energy was deliberately channeled into his domain,
Long Jiu once again became a puppet of that voice!
"Pitiful fellow."
"But I am not qualified to forgive your sins!"
Under Chen Luo's pitying gaze!
A nine-headed evil dragon roared and revived from the void once more!
At this moment, it was larger than a planet! It was an undisputed world-devouring dragon!
"Humans!! Repent!! This is my strongest power!!"
"Hahaha!! I originally prepared this to fight that voice!!!"
"But it doesn't matter! After killing you, I, being this powerful, can still kill the mastermind behind that voice!!!"
"After that! After that! I will!...."
The roaring evil dragon momentarily showed a hint of confusion:
"What was I going to do...?"
After Long Jiu's ninth revival, Chen Luo turned around and walked step by step towards the River of Void below.
At this moment, hearing the monster's slightly confused voice behind him, Chen Luo paused and spoke of the man's past dream:
"You will make the world and humanity better, ensure no one starves, and allow civilization to venture further!"
Having said that, Chen Luo continued towards the River of Void.
In an instant, as Chen Luo's ankles stepped into the River of Void, the impact of the massive influx of information and energy made Chen Luo groan.
And behind Chen Luo, from within the colossal monster larger than a planet, came a voice of realization:
"Yes, that was my dream...."
"But, who am I...?"
In the center of the roaring nine-headed evil dragon's body, a faintly blurred, minuscule human face asked slowly with confusion.
The next moment, a dark shadow suddenly condensed from within the silver-white dragon's body!
The nine-headed evil dragon's power surged exponentially at this instant!!
And a voice filled with malice answered the minuscule face's question:
"Hahaha! Of course, you are my designated descent body!! Is the Nine Dragons Reincarnation talent still useful?!"
"Foolish human, why did you think your thoughts were free?"
"Everything was destined from the very beginning!!!"
"Whether it was your ability to listen to the void, or the flawed Path of Heart and Soul, even the Doomsday Game choosing this world to descend, it was all arranged by me from the start!!"
The dark shadow continuously covered the dragon's body, and the nine-headed evil dragon's power grew increasingly terrifying, causing even the River of Void to tremble.
In the face of the dark voice's narration, the minuscule human face's confusion gradually turned into ferocity:
"It's you?!?!"
But Chen Luo ignored the grand spectacle behind him, calmly walking into the River of Void. As the dark voice spoke again, the void's waters had already reached Chen Luo's abdomen:
"Did you think I didn't know about your intention to resist me? Haha, distorting your perception is too easy!"
"Nine Dragons Reincarnation, such a convenient and powerful talent, yet the first thing you did upon obtaining it was to default it as your trump card against me."
"However, you should feel honored!"
The dark shadow completely enveloped the dragon's body, and the minuscule human face had largely dissipated.
The remaining half of the human face stared intently at the nine evil dragon heads that were freely stretching across the sky:
"You, you are!!!"
The nine dragon heads slowly lowered, and the River of Void, without beginning or end, seemed to halt under the dragon's gaze.
He gazed at the infinitesimally small human, who had been toyed with his entire life and whose perceptions had been distorted, and said as a matter of course:
"You should feel honored! As my designated descent body, I permit you to use my name!!"
"Hahaha! Remember it well with your soon-to-vanish true spirit!"
"I am Long Jiu!! The Void Sovereign who reigns supreme over all worlds!!!!"