Chapter 469: Origin and Light-Shadow

"Your methods are interesting, but merely interesting."

Li Heng did not speak aloud, transmitting only through thought, because even sound had given birth to a self.

"Do you truly have other methods? This is impossible."

The Self Calamity said with certainty.

Such confidence was not without reason.

Because as of now, apart from Li Heng's own consciousness, everything else had given birth to a self and broken free from control. Not to mention magic power and the physical body; even his cultivation realm and soul were the same.

This was perhaps precisely the terror of this Calamity's ability.

It could influence both physical matter and metaphysical concepts!

However, Li Heng was cheating.

"Have you made enough of a scene?"

The thought was transmitted, but without containing even a shred of power, it transformed into invisible ripples that surged through the surrounding Void, then submerged into that ocean of magic power composed of tiny magic-power figures!

In an instant, everything went still.

Then, due to the influence of the Self Calamity's power, the magic power, physical body, and everything else that had given birth to self-consciousness were wiped of that self-consciousness by this thought, returning once again to inanimate objects!

Finally, they were brought back under Li Heng's control.

The body returned, the cultivation realm returned, the magic power returned, the soul returned; Li Heng was restored to a complete living being, and he looked at the Self Calamity before him with a smile.

Although this Self Calamity was not a living being, after turning into Li Heng's appearance, it seemed to possess a few of a living being's temperaments; at this moment, it was extremely puzzled, shocked, and incredulous.

"How on earth did you do it?"

"What kind of power was that?"

He could not fathom it no matter how he thought about it.

If one were to compare Li Heng's consciousness to the original self, and those previously mentioned magic powers and bodies that had given birth to self-consciousness to clones, then this situation was not some drama of an original self suppressing rebellious clones, where the original self's power could easily crush the clones.

On the contrary, in this rebellion.

Even the power the original self relied upon had rebelled, possessing self-consciousness and no longer obeying Li Heng's orders. If you, the original self, no longer have power, how can you be called the original self? You are not even as good as a clone!

Under these circumstances.

How was Li Heng able to easily suppress so many clones?

Li Heng smiled slightly and did not answer.

Not everything needs to be told to an enemy.

Was he supposed to tell the Self Calamity that he possessed Source Power, and that its kind of power couldn't even compare to Source Power? Not to mention that it was unnecessary, let alone that this Calamity might not even believe it.

"Truly incredible."

The Self Calamity sighed with emotion.

"You actually harbor an Unknown factor that cannot be probed; you are indeed qualified to become the New Me and enter into the 'Me'."

"I have no interest."

Li Heng shook his head with a smile.

Not to mention that the Calamity was mysterious and unfathomable, this situation itself was extremely absurd. It was as if the boss of a hostile faction saw that he was powerful and unfathomable, and immediately knelt down to worship him, begging him to be the boss?

What kind of arrogant protagonist trope is this.

There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

"No, you will agree. The Self Seed has already been planted deep; even if you forcibly suppress it, I have the ability to awaken it. This is a war of attrition; how long can you suppress it?"

The Self Calamity asked softly in return.

"Are you certain I am merely suppressing it!"

Li Heng smiled playfully.

"Your previous magic power and everything else had self-consciousness; this is indelible, and you can only suppress it. If you don't believe me, I shall awaken them once more."

He said softly, and invisible ripples surged out.

Then, when the invisible ripples washed over Li Heng, not a single change occurred. Li Heng's body and magic power remained calm, and there was no recurrence of self-consciousness or rebellion.

"Where is this awakening you speak of?"

Li Heng said with a smile.

"This..."

The Self Calamity was stunned; it had not expected this.

"You must be at your wit's end now, right?"

Li Heng said with a look that was not quite a smile.

However, the Self Calamity merely took a deep breath, its expression revealing a sense of emotion. "Regarding the matter of the New Me, I should not have been arrogant. I am very sorry for this; my apologies."

"Since that is the case, let my passing fulfill you."

Subsequently, the figure of the Self Calamity gradually dissipated.

Within a short time, it turned into nothingness.

Li Heng frowned; what was this supposed to be?

Suicide? But he hadn't found the main body yet.

Moreover, he had not received any sensation of Source Power being credited.

Unless...

Li Heng immediately realized one point.

Just now, on this level, there existed Li Heng himself and that Self Calamity, which constituted the two relationships of "you" and "me."

But now, the Self Calamity had dissipated.

Only Li Heng himself remained on this level.

Only "I" remained...

Suddenly, a thunderclap exploded in Li Heng's mind, and he could then perceive the Void around him changing once again, as if it were being wrapped by something and slowly closing in on him.

It seemed he was about to be deeply engulfed by some colossal entity!

At this moment, his consciousness also began to grow hazy.

Li Heng was lost in thought; so that was how it was?

He smiled slightly, not resisting, and cooperated with this closing and wrapping, actively letting his consciousness fall into a haze.

Streaks of light and shadow emerged...

"Sect Master, we cannot hold out any longer. That extraterrestrial evil god is simply too strong; even the Supreme Elder has fallen in battle, and there is no hope left for the Xuanhuang Great World..."

"What kind of monster is this! The Founding Master reached the Daluo Golden Immortal realm and descended from the Upper Realm with a Tianming Treasure, yet was swallowed in one gulp by this monster..."

"Heavens, what have I seen? Great Gods, what a terrifying shadow that is, covering Heaven Mountain, covering the Pantheon, even the God Above Gods has..."

"Unknown entity ahead, you are approaching the territory of the Alpha Civilization, under the jurisdiction of the Multiverse Alliance. Cease your advance immediately!... Oh no, it's lunging at us, attack quickly!..."

Li Heng calmly browsed through the streaks of light and shadow before his eyes.

What appeared among them was either a vast World or a civilization capable of traversing the Great Void, but they all shared a common point: they were all facing the crisis of extinction.

And then, by the monster known as the Self, the Calamity.

Swallowed in one gulp!

The light and shadows continuously emerged before Li Heng, circling him, even attempting to wrap around Li Heng to assimilate him.

Perhaps "assimilate" is not quite the right word to describe it; it should be called "supporting," supporting Li Heng to ascend to a high place and honoring him as King.

He was lost in thought, realizing the truth.

These were all civilizations, Worlds, and living beings swallowed by the Calamity of the Self, and now they had also transformed into the "I" of the Calamity of the Self. Of course, they were merely the discarded old selves.

And these old selves were supporting him to become the new self.

Li Heng remained unmoved.

Under the protection of Source Power, no matter how these old selves tried to assimilate, or rather, support him, it held no meaning for him.

He was more curious about the origin of this Calamity of the Self.

Therefore, he extended a finger and slashed, slashing to the very beginning of the countless lights and shadows. Within this, there also existed a streak of light and shadow, in which two figures were conversing.

One of them spoke, "Doctor, we have failed."

Li Heng raised an eyebrow slightly; this was Chinese!