Chapter 1823: Is This the Path of Giving Up?

So, should I now abandon the path of the Three Systems and choose only... the body or faith?

The rules are wrong; this path is truly a hopeless path?

Should I walk the path of body and faith together? Or should I not rely on the system, but only rely on my own understanding of the rules...?

Silver Heart Supervision District.

In the long silence, Lin An hoarsely asked, as if making a final struggle, staring fixedly at Number 77.

Self-realization, at least the mistakes won't be too many, at least I won't be misled by the system.

He is truly unwilling, truly unwilling to believe this fact.

According to Overseer Number 77, from the moment they awakened, the system has been leading them down the wrong path; every path is wrong.

In that case, what resistance is there to speak of?

Fourth Stage won't work, Fifth Stage won't work, Sixth Stage won't work! The farther one goes relying on the system, the deeper the trap!

Even if, there was originally no hope to speak of.

But for Lin An, everything feels oppressive, too despairing.

What is the point of his efforts? He has struggled to this point just to live a little longer? Perhaps the vast majority, or even top experts as strong as Eighth Stage Ninth Stage, merely hold a mindset of mere survival, daring not to oppose the system.

This is not a problem; in fact, this is correct.

But for Lin An, his innermost, or rather the deepest conviction of his spirit, is to end all of this!

This sounds truly foolish, reckless to the extreme! But human spirit, human faith, sometimes means doing what one knows cannot be done.

He, Lin An, has persisted to this very moment for the sake of this 'ideal'!

No one knows where his hatred lies; all the pain he sees, all the hatred brought by tragedy—where is it?

Only he himself knows that deep within his seemingly cold-hearted spirit burns a flame of anger, a flame of vengeful fire seeking to end all of this!

From beginning to end, Lin An has always been clear about one thing!

That every 'enemy' he has killed is actually not an enemy! Alien species also have feelings; behind each Fifth Stage on the Star Battlefield are countless gazes awaiting their return.

Regardless of right or wrong, the essence of every battle and slaughter they have experienced is due to the existence of the Apocalypse!

"Impossible."

It seemed he didn't care at all about Lin An's reluctance; Overseer Number 77 fell silent for a moment, then shook his head indifferently, directly shattering Lin An's fantasy.

"I know what you're thinking."

You think the limit of a single system is insufficient to make you stronger; you want to reach the end, so it's impossible to choose only one path.

"But."

Lin An, you should be clear: if you rely solely on yourself to master the rules, how much time would you actually need? Even if your talent is transcendent and you put in infinite effort, the final result would only be slightly stronger than relying on the system.

Moreover, do you think you can abandon the rules? You should be clear about the drawbacks of the Body System; walking the path of rules is the only solution that can barely let you go further, even if it is wrong.

Not only that, returning to the point I first mentioned, soul splitting.

What are the drawbacks of soul splitting, and how would you resolve them?

As stated.

Without giving Lin An a chance to respond, Overseer Number 77 calmly withdrew his hand and spoke on his own:

"What is soul splitting?"

I have already explained the essence of the rules; since we cannot know their true principle, to grasp more of their power we can only continually mimic their appearance.

What we need to do is require no understanding, no belief, no pursuit of the ultimate. By merely observing the operation of the rules and mimicking it, we eventually become the rules ourselves.

Just as in your civilization, most people use technology products without knowing their principles, and even the pilot of the finest fighter jet does not know how the jet is made.

Only by treating the rules as a tool and making oneself into a tool can one barely reach the limits of the rules.

Even if it's wrong, misunderstanding it does not affect its use.

Therefore, to achieve this, one must necessarily turn one's thoughts into tools, combine one's spirit into tools, and simulate them as rules!

And this is the practice of almost all those at Sixth Stage and above who have mastered the rules.

Of course, this is also why the rules fail and consume upon collision—the true reason.

After a brief pause, the Overseer's giant eyes patiently gave Lin An time to understand.

In logic, the rules are the foundation of all things, invincible and indestructible. But beginning at the Fourth Stage, the rules can mutually cancel and collide; upon careful thought, one realizes this is fundamentally unreasonable.

Therefore, the answer is actually quite simple.

From beginning to end, they have never truly mastered the rules; they have only mastered the tools they simulated.

The collision of the sword and shield in hand naturally incurs loss.

Lin An remained silent; after hearing Overseer Number 77's explanation of the essence of the rules, he faintly understood what the other meant by 'thought split'.

Turning one's own thoughts and spirit into tools... this means...!

As expected.

Having noticed that Lin An roughly understood his meaning, Overseer Number 77 bluntly stated the essence of bodily strength.

Looks like you've already figured it out.

Lin An, the essence of the Body System is actually the same as that of the rules.

If you walk the path of rules, you need to simulate all your thoughts into rules, using each of your cells and each of your nerves to calculate and turn them into tools. As for the Body System, you need to integrate each of your thoughts into your cells, letting them combine into a perfect structure—each cell, each molecule becomes you—ultimately gathering these powers together and reconstructing the self!

One is to simulate thoughts into rules; the other is to scatter thoughts into each of one's own cells.

Lin An, how many 'yous' do you think you have?

A meaningless light chuckle.

Overseer Number 77, having finished speaking, coldly stared at Lin An, delivering his final conclusion word by word.

Even if you, Lin An, are stronger and no matter how unwilling, walking two paths will only cause your thoughts and body to completely separate! One side is a rule-self detached from the body; the other is pure instinct, with the body disconnected from thought!

In the end, your fate will be nothing more than becoming two monsters of thought-split! And the true you has long been dead!

"As for you, do you still want to walk the path of faith?"

"Seeing Lin An's increasingly silent expression, Number 77 showed no intention of stopping, and after a brief pause, he sneered and shouted:"

"If you want to walk the path of faith, you need to bear the thoughts of hundreds of billions, even trillions of people!"

"Under the onslaught of massive thoughts, you, already a monster, what can you use to bear this impact?!"

"His words fell, reverberating."

"Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Number 77 coldly looked down on Lin An, leaving his last words before disappearing into the closed space."

"Think it over well, Lin An."

"Will you persist in your foolish, ridiculous idea, or give it up?"

"In half an hour, tell me your choice!"