Chapter 2460: One Body, Same Origin

Under the curious gazes of Chen Jie and Feng Luo'er, Chen Li slowly spoke.

"Regarding your origin, I had made many assumptions and inferences, but none were certain. Only after you seized the world source of the Boundless Continent did I finally become able to confirm." Chen Li said.

"Brother Chen, have you been paying attention to me?" Xiao Feng asked.

Chen Li nodded slightly: "In the myriad worlds we have met twice before. The first time was when you were grinding experience and punished by the Supreme Wisdom; I intervened to stop it. At that time I had no clue about the origin of your talent, and as the Master of the Universe, this was highly unbelievable, so I kept close watch on you, even setting up a Spiritual Barrier to protect you in reality."

Xiao Feng realized, it turned out that Chen Li had already begun to value him back then; when he was ambushed by a sniper elsewhere, three consecutive shots went astray, obviously because of this.

"This is only the surface; secretly I also gave you considerable guidance." Chen Li continued.

"The Book of Origin and the Ninefold Heavenly Dao of the Chaos Immortal Realm—both I secretly gave you—you must be aware of that."

Xiao Feng: "The Book of Origin is certainly from you, but the Ninefold Heavenly Dao is somewhat unexpected; I thought it was my own fortuitous acquisition."

Chen Li chuckled: "Back then I had already begun to suspect you were related to me, because your cultivation of the Book of Origin went very smoothly, your aptitude even surpassing mine when I first encountered it. Chen Jie also had some doubts then; we both thought you might be another me, another version of me from a different time."

"But obviously not, right?" Xiao Feng stated affirmatively.

If he were another period's Chen Li, then the later events would not have happened,

The Master of the Universe is omnipotent; after discovering the result, he had already absorbed him back, lest he harm Chen Jie.

"Yes, not."

Chen Li nodded.

He said: "Whether it's me, or Chen Jie, or my master Primordial True King, and the Reincarnation Tower Spirit, we have all suspected a close connection between you and me. But later I realized these guesses were all wrong; you and I are merely similar, not identical. In some aspects, we are actually two completely opposite beings."

"Completely opposite? How do you mean that?" Xiao Feng puzzled.

Chen Jie was also puzzled; regarding Xiao Feng's question, Chen Li had not formally brought it up before.

Hum~

As they spoke, the surrounding space trembled, and a powerful figure emerged from the void.

"Primordial True King!"

"Greetings, senior!"

"Master, you've arrived."

Everyone greeted in turn.

The one who arrived was precisely Chen Li's benefactor, the creator of the Book of Origin, Primordial True King.

He took on a human form, wearing snow-white robes, his long hair disheveled yet not unkempt, a vigorous old man.

Chen Li waved his hand casually, and the tea table expanded a bit, enough for more people to sit.

"Please continue; I also want to hear your explanation." Primordial True King sat down.

Upon hearing that, Xiao Feng immediately felt doubtful.

"This isn't right!"

Why does Primordial True King seem to still not fully grasp the truth?

Earlier, Primordial True King explicitly said that Xiao Feng should address him as Master.

At that time Xiao Feng thought Primordial True King already fully understood the relationship, never expecting that when Chen Li was about to speak the truth, he too would be curious.

"Brother Chen, please go slowly!"

Xiao Feng immediately interrupted, first asking Primordial True King: "Master, what do you think is the relationship between me and Brother Chen"

"?"

Primordial True King took a sip of tea, laughed, and said: "Aren't you two individuals of the same origin? Chen Li cultivated from humanity to become the universe; you cultivated from the universe to become humanity. You are two sides of the same entity; your essence should be the same."

"Cultivate from the universe to become a person? Uh… Master, do you mean I am the universe?" Xiao Feng instantly felt a headache.

At that moment, Chen Li nodded and said: "Not bad, that's the answer."

"Uh..."

Xiao Feng became even more dazed, for a moment unable to figure out what he was.

Chen Li explained: "The reason we are said to be completely opposite is precisely this."

"I was originally human, cultivating for ages, comprehending the Dao for seventy billion years, ultimately merging with the universe and entering the Source Realm."

"And you, Xiao Feng, were a wisp of True Spirit that escaped when the cosmic calamity befell, during the time I was merging with the Cosmic Will."

"Perhaps the Cosmic Will was unwilling to be completely assimilated by me, thus it split off you. This wisp of will, by chance, gave rise to self-awareness; over millions of years it gradually shed its divinity, and one day over two thousand years ago it was born as a human—namely, you."

"So Master was right: we originally share the same origin—I am the present Cosmic Will, you are the past Cosmic Will; we possess the same origin, practice the same method; although our life experiences differ, our origins can merge."

Having said that, he raised a hand, signaling Xiao Feng to try.

Origin merging…

Everyone knows that each controller's origin differs; even close brothers studying the same law only have similar origins, never identical.

Identical origin,

can directly merge into one entity, turning two lifeforms into a single lifeform!

In that case, wouldn't there essentially be no Xiao Feng in the world?

Is he actually Chen Li's second main body?

But his thoughts, his soul, his preferences are entirely his own independent self!

Looking at Chen Li's hand, Xiao Feng shook his head, refusing to try.

"We two… should not be the same." He said.

Chen Li's expression calm, he replied: "They are different. In terms of life, we are two utterly distinct people—gene fragments, soul structure, thinking and temperament all differ. Yet it cannot be denied that our origin is the same, both are this universe."

This might be the most absurd thing in the material universe.

Two completely different people, yet their origin is the same…

Xiao Feng found it hard to accept for a moment.

At that moment, Chen Jie beside him, his interest greatly piqued, said: "No problem, giving it a try won't kill you!"

Then he grabbed one of Xiao Feng's hands and brought it into contact with Chen Li.

"\"……\""

Xiao Feng was momentarily speechless.

The next second, his expression froze.

At the moment of contact, he indeed sensed an extremely familiar primal source aura transmitting from Chen Li's hand.

No! That's not called familiar! That's himself!

Under Xiao Feng's astonished gaze, Chen Li's handsome figure directly 'melted', dissolving from his Li Ti form into the source qi of all things, flowing along his fingers into his body!

"\"Me? \" Xiao Feng was dumbfounded on the spot.

Fuxi and Feng Luo'er also showed looks of surprise.

Chen Jie stared wide-eyed, feeling it unbelievable.

Only the Primordial True King, with a smile on his face, had anticipated this.

Chen Li's one bodily origin was completely absorbed by Xiao Feng; during the process

No energy was lost, nor did any feeling of rejection appear; it proceeded smoothly, as if merely taking back the mana he himself had released.

"\"Chen... Chen brother? \" Xiao Feng called out in his heart.

A few seconds later, a voice sounded in his ear, saying: "Now my true body is this universe; what you absorbed is merely a Dao Ancestor-level avatar, insignificant."

Immediately afterward, the surrounding cosmic torrent descended, swiftly gathering energy, and forming a new body.

Chen Li reappeared, but the energy used to construct his Li Ti was no longer the previous portion, that portion having been eaten by Xiao Feng.

"\"Who would have thought there could be such a miraculous thing in the world... \""

Feng Luo'er was left dumbfounded.

She never imagined that Xiao Feng and Chen Li would have such a relationship.

Chen Li sat down again, and everything remained just as it had been moments before.

But Xiao Feng's mood could not calm down.

"\"Since we share the same origin, why don't you exterminate me? \" Xiao Feng asked a question.