Chapter 265: Manifesting the Law of Heaven and Earth

At this moment, just as at that moment.

Su Lin once again recalled the fear of being ruled by Luffy's random probability.

Why did Luffy's mind suddenly remember the term "Simulated Universe" at this moment? I originally thought he wouldn't understand it and would just forget it.

Star: "Simulated Universe—is that the Simulated Universe I know?"

Kleine: "es."

Star: "Is the Light Memorial Coin the Memorial Coin I know?"

Kleine: "es."

Star: "."

Star: "There won't also be Cosmic Artifacts and point systems, right?"

Kleine: "es! es! es!"

Star: "Mr. Light—wouldn't he be connected to Black Tower?"

Kleine: "Mr. Light is a puppet; there are 249 of them scattered across the world. You can exchange 40 Spirit Stones for a Light Memorial Coin at Mr. Light to draw rewards, while his true body is our great administrator, the sacred Light God, Mr. Su Lin."

Su Lin: "This setting is purely fictional; any resemblance is purely coincidental."

Star: "I remember there's something called an alternate-world counterpart…"

Star: "."

Star: "Never mind, it's probably impossible—you have my information, so is this plagiarism?"

Su Lin: "On what grounds do you defame my reputation? Can mutual reference among scholars be called plagiarism?"

Su Lin: "Besides, hers is virtual reality—a pile of data. Mine is virtualizing reality, using the entire universe as a simulation."

Ye Fan: "The only hard part on his whole body is his mouth."

Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan: "Keep going, we're listening."

Su Lin: "Shut up, I haven't figured it out yet."

Song Shuhang: "Senior Su Lin, sometimes admitting it boldly brings relief—lying is exhausting."

Kleine: "Are you also a research scholar?"

Su Lin: "I am an ancient scholar."

Kleine: "@Star, if you need a lawyer, I recommend Snake Zhang San, the great lawyer within Eden—a Cosmic Artifact from your world. I'll have him represent you in court."

Star: "Black Tower would probably find it very interesting… but actually, it has nothing to do with me."

Penglai Mountain Kaguya: "So, are you guys filming a movie or testing the Simulated Universe?"

Zhongli: "Both."

Zhongli: "We selected an unknown alternate-world evil cultivator as the protagonist and set up a vast worldbuilding. While filming this evil cultivator's story, we also used the false abilities granted by Su Lin to enter artificially created Mystical Realms or small worlds—in gaming terms, dungeons."

Zhongli: "Many unaware cultivators participate, treating this universe as reality without fearing for their lives, experiencing different cultivation techniques and leveling methods, and taking part in the competition for Dao Artifacts and movie filming."

Zhongli: "Dao Artifacts are…"

Star: "I know, no need to describe the settings! So where does this look like plagiarism?"

Su Lin: "Don't worry about those minor details."

Su Lin: "Come here, test the Simulated Universe."

Star: "Let me go, please."

Whether it's plagiarism or not doesn't really concern me—it's another world's matter—but don't make me test the Simulated Universe. Even the most novel experience becomes torture when turned into work. If Black Tower hadn't begged her to test it, she'd already refused to enter.

Of course, there are also dropped World Accessory data.

Su Lin: "I'm quite interested in your world's Path Power and Star Gods. If you're willing to come so I can study them, I'll offer you compensation in exchange. Of course, I don't have universal currency, but I can give you some rare oddities from other worlds."

Su Lin: "It would be even better if you'd let me read your related memories."

Star: "Memories? Hey, that's personal ** stuff—what do you plan to do?"

Su Lin: "Attempt to replicate the Star Gods you've seen in the Simulated Universe."

Gulu

"Explorer, what's wrong?" March 7, her mouth still greasy from eating, asked: "Why do you look so pale?"

Just a moment ago Star was eating heartily—why has she stopped now?

This food has been fully tested by Dan Heng—no issues, safe to consume. Hygiene meets normal standards; that metal barrel is just for show—inside is clean, bacteria well below limits.

"Wait a moment, I need to ask something." Star hastily wiped her hands with several sheets of paper, then pulled out her communication device and sent a message to Black Tower.

【Star: "Can Star Gods be created?"】

【Black Tower: "The Omniscient One was created by Zandaer Yi San, elevated from a celestial calculator into a Star God."】

【Star: If someone could replicate an existing Star God, what level would they be?】

【Black Tower: Above the level of a Star God.】

Isn't that obvious?!

【Black Tower: Auto-reply: Hello, I am currently occupied and will not contact you again.】

It seems the other side doesn't want to reply again…

To be honest, this chat group appeared suddenly, and she has no trust in these things—just like the Flowing Light Memory Court.

One Flowing Light Memory Court was already troublesome—what's going on over there?

Hmm.

Let's first look at the information they gave me.

Star Rail character profiles:

Dan Heng (Yin Yue Jun)

What is this? Does this guy have such a cool nickname behind our backs?!

Star/Dome

Who is Dome? Do I have a younger brother or older brother? Oh, players choose their birth gender, but too bad—Dome is actually a pretty nice name. Maybe I'll just change my name to Dome.

"Can you now replicate the Star God?" Kleine struck Su Lin out of the historical light spot with his staff, frowning: "Aren't you limited by the Heavenly Will's quota?"

"It's free anyway, so why not try?" Su Lin feigned indifference, quickly shifting topic: "Even a degraded version would do—make it an NPC, and add another power system for players."

No game designer cared more for players than him—he didn't slack off or purify players; instead, he diligently sought new gimmicks and experiences for the game. Sigh, if only other game companies could learn from him.

"Have you forgotten they're cultivators, not players, and this world isn't a game world?" Ye Fan regarded Su Lin with skeptical eyes.

"Is that so? I'm just trying to let everyone experience more varied combat styles—it'll help a little when facing different enemies later." Su Lin's expression didn't change.

After all, the sect's previously empty storage had already been filled by the cultivators from Song Shuhang's world.

Not to mention the promised rewards—even if the reward were doubled, it wouldn't match the sheer volume of gifts these cultivators brought, thanks to Snow Wolf Cave Lord setting the precedent.

Su Lin actually wanted to directly deploy the Fourth Catastrophe Simulator in this world and discuss with Zhongli the creation of some Celestial Realms as Mystical Realms, but two problems forced him to abandon the idea.

First, without Heavenly Will's blessing, many things couldn't be replicated—temporary powers, or those "monsters" forcibly condensed from cosmic laws—players' experience would drop drastically.

Second, he had already tried using the Fourth Catastrophe Simulator; since he now had Heavenly Will's blessing, he attempted to carry the device to the cosmic source he could perceive, then

Su Lin vomited. Physically vomited.

That nauseating discomfort—whether transferred to him or shared—he didn't know—but it was truly, utterly, soul-to-core revulsion, a wave of vomiting so intense he had to endure it for a full ten seconds before loading completed.

No wonder that guy was hunted by the World Consciousness—if someone shoved this vomit into his mouth, he'd cut them into ten pieces.

So the plan was temporarily shelved.

"Sigh, keep eating. I'll go handle some things." Su Lin tidied the scattered items on the table, then planned to visit Eden.

Kleine opened his mouth to say something, then turned back to look at the portal with everyone else.

From within the blue vortex, Hoshinomiya Kaguya stepped out again.

"My earlier conduct was impolite," Hoshinomiya Kaguya said with a smile, her voice clear, ethereal, and gentle.

"Please forgive me."

This time, she did not conceal her face. Her movements and speech were courteous but not stiff—elegant, composed. That was everyone's first impression. Combined with her face, among the top in countless worlds, it was nearly impossible to dislike her.

'More beautiful than a witch—even most witches can't match her.' Kleine instinctively tensed, then relaxed.

"It's fine." Su Lin smiled, pointing to the empty chair beside Zhang Chuanyan: "Have some?"

"Alright." Hoshinomiya Kaguya smiled sweetly and walked over.

"Zhang Chuanyan, get a grip. Don't stare at her nonstop." Su Lin whispered: 'She's older than your great-great-grandmother!'

Zhang Chuanyan's eyes nearly bulged out. Hearing Su Lin's whisper, he sat up straight and whispered back: 'Big Boss, I'm faking this on purpose—my manga character is like this. I'm good at disguise.'

Su Lin's face twitched. Could you at least move your Adam's apple? Then I'd believe you.

Hoshinomiya Kaguya walked over and sat down naturally. She glanced at everyone present, then politely said: "I am Hoshinomiya Kaguya, an exiled criminal from the Moon Capital. This world has records of me—I assume you all have some knowledge of me."

"Hello, I'm Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan." Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan nodded, then looked at his phone: "I don't know much—I never watched anime before. I'm searching for info now. Su Lin, your F signal needs upgrading—this internet speed is too slow."

"That's Kleine's F," Su Lin corrected. "This connects to his rented apartment's router."

Kleine froze—he had no idea when this happened. He knew Su Lin's place was linked to his ground-floor rental, but when had the line been pulled?

Wait! Where was it pulled from?! Now he finally understood why the internet had been unstable.

A 198 plan? How could it handle so many simultaneous connections? Su Lin must pay at least half the internet bill!

"I'm Weigong Shilang. Nice to meet you, Miss Hoshinomiya." Weigong Shilang greeted.

"Type-Moon Heavy Industries!" Hoshinomiya Kaguya gasped, then covered her face: "Oh, sorry—please pretend you didn't hear that."

Weigong Shilang's face flushed red, momentarily flustered.

Is there any way to make that game disappear?! There must be a way!

Wait—why would such a beautiful girl play that game?! Even the others in the group just watched it.

If Dada Liya hadn't dragged him into that game in this world, he wouldn't have known it was R18.

'Definitely a seasoned NEET. The second-set lore's real.'

Su Lin had smelled the scent of a kindred spirit—not the surface-level otaku, but the true depth of otaku-ness, a realm he, a half-reformed otaku, couldn't even look up to. Even he and Kleine combined couldn't match her level.

That Zhang Mama was right: no matter what first impressions say, the prettier the girl, the better she lies.

The female members in the chat group all looked great—but in terms of traits: one was a narcissistic little witch, one a pink-cut-black NEET girl, and one a trash bin, E.

Even Lu Mingfei's magical girl form was more normal than them.

After everyone introduced themselves, Hoshinomiya Kaguya revealed her true intentions.

"This place seems quite interesting. So I have a humble request—I'd like to stay here for a few days. Could Mr. Su Lin kindly accommodate me?" Hoshinomiya Kaguya rose slightly and bowed.

Su Lin nodded. She'd likely come to this world for fun, so he agreed:

"No problem. The portal 200 meters below the cross-dimensional gate leads to the city. On Water Mirror Peak, you may choose any unoccupied house—except those already lived in."

"If you're uncomfortable, I can help you rent a house in this world."

"If you want to join the Simulated Universe upgrade and monster battles, I'll give you a phone with relevant notifications."

"Then I thank you deeply, Mr. Su Lin." Hoshinomiya Kaguya smiled: "I have one small additional request—may I voice it?"

"Go ahead. We're all group members—no need to be so formal." Su Lin extended his right hand, signaling her to speak.

Everyone felt strangely uneasy—when had they last seen such a serious Su Lin? Once people become familiar, they drop their masks. But this formal, first-impression Su Lin—how long could it last?

Though this girl occasionally said odd things, she probably was, like her appearance, a classical type.

"Could the internet speed in my residence be faster?" Hoshinomiya Kaguya asked hopefully.

"It's already this late—upgrading broadband has to wait until tomorrow," Su Lin said. "Can't you use your Shuyu ability to speed up the net? Otherwise, how could you play online games in Gensokyo?"

"That's not my concern—the kappa's tech is quite advanced. But perhaps I could try." Hoshinomiya Kaguya narrowed her eyes and smiled: "It seems Mr. Su Lin knows me quite well."

"Not much." Su Lin held his thumb and forefinger a tiny distance apart: "Just a little."

After a bit more idle chatter, it was finally time to disperse—everyone had their own matters to attend to, so none would linger long on Water Mirror Peak.

Su Lin was using a classical feather pen dipped in ink to write down how everyone had dispersed and left, and finally added four characters at the end to make the logic hold—this was reasonable.

But just as he was about to write, the historical projection of the sealed artifact in his hand suddenly vanished.

He turned to look and saw Kleine holding the Star Scepter, simulating Amon's ability to accelerate the dissolution of 0-008.

"Didn't you forget something?" Kleine tapped the ground with his staff.

"I heard someone's bold words that day," Ye Fan hinted: "You can be like Duan De, but you still need integrity."

Han Li, Zhongli, Song Shuhang, and Penglai Shan Huiye didn't know what was going on, but Zhang Chu'ar had been there that day and quietly explained it.

Upon hearing this, they all shook their heads helplessly, unsure whether they were sighing at Kleine's mouth or at Su Lin's words.

Su Lin stood up, his expression unchanged, and said casually: "So that's how it is. There's nothing to be done."

Books from Wangshu Pavilion flew out one by one, turning pages without wind.

Simulation complete.

Su Lin's figure vanished from where he stood, just as Kleine thought Su Lin had fled.

In the sky, a golden figure towering to heaven and earth appeared within a range of several kilometers around Shuijing Peak; his body was composed of golden radiance, ten thousand zhang tall, like a god descending upon the mortal world.

Law of Heaven, Manifestation of Earth!

The golden divine giant opened its massive mouth and swallowed the entire Shuijing Peak.

(End of Chapter)