Chapter 14

【Facing your tearful lament, Nüwa fell into a brainstorm…】

【Nüwa: (…) (restarting)】

【Nüwa: (…) (second restart)】

【Nüwa: (…) (CPU unresponsive…)】

It can be seen that even a saint called an executor of the Heavenly Dao, when facing this kind of high-end information bombardment that exceeds the knowledge base's upper limit, is also difficult to understand.

However, this does not indicate her weakness; it only shows that the existence of a "second playthrough" is extremely overpowered for any strong person, and everyone completely lacks this concept.

【Nüwa's expression suddenly turned solemn, the awe-inspiring presence of the second Heavenly Dao Saint in primordial history rose invisibly, sealing the heavenly secrets in the shortest time; then she waved her palm, stirring the vast Heavenly Dao laws within the entire Eastern Wasteland region into fragments.】

But after all, a saint is still a saint; after suddenly encountering overpowered knowledge and crashing, Nüwa quickly made the most accurate choice!

The first two are insignificant written characters, and merit only works in a primordial context, essentially useless in reality, while "dragon blood" is merely a drop of blood; consuming it grants a creature power beyond the mundane.

【Nüwa then pointed again, a speck of seven-colored splendid light fell straight into your forehead… In the next moment, they sighed, lowered their head, and you, a profound immortal, died on the spot from failing to draw a breath of spiritual energy…】

The spiritual energy density inside the room kept rising, from extremely thin at first to the point where colored glimmers began to appear in the air; it's clear it also couldn't break the game's spatial seal, so it could only be confined within this room.

But the more faithful and accurate it was, the deeper Zhao Si's despair became.

【Ding! First detection of an origin-level figure's gift; system updating, update time one month. During this period, players may leave the room and move freely. Please maintain physical and mental well-being and a healthy diet; a healthy mind and body benefit game progress…】

The fat cat that had just fallen asleep also seemed to sense something, doubtfully opening its eyes and beginning to look around wildly.

Meow?

【All Saints: (no network response…)】

【Ding! Detected a gift from a primordial-origin-level figure; bind?】

Origin-level figure?!

But only Zhao Si could feel it; a wondrous, indescribable qi flow emanated from him as its source, spreading in all directions, soon filling the entire room. That qi seemed like gas yet wasn't gas; in form it resembled a gas but wasn't a physical entity, rather like an immaterial spiritual "substance".

【The Heavenly Dao: (data collapsed, crashing and rebooting…)】

What does spiritual energy represent?

It means an individual organism can use consciousness to directly interfere with material conditions; it is the most direct manifestation of supernatural power. Even without knowing cultivation methods, simply living in a spiritual energy environment is enough to gain the power to break societal rules!

There were no heavenly omens, nor any transcendent ascent to sainthood.

It's over; what Zhao Si feared most has finally arrived!

【You didn't understand, but you nodded and accepted.】

But this saint's Dao fruit is clearly a spiritual energy generator; if it truly produced innate spiritual energy in reality, that would be terrifying.

"Finally… can't escape anymore?"

What's worse, the spiritual energy here isn't ordinary; it's the innate spiritual energy unique to the primordial era. I don't know its specifics, but it's definitely stronger than ordinary spiritual energy…

Zhao Si struggled to calm his overly excited emotions, then clicked "Continue Game" with anticipation:

"This time I'll rewind to the previous option and have to hide the protagonist's secret from Nüwa…"

【After completing the necessary confidentiality work, Nüwa solemnly told you, you have only the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn; during this period, none of your words or actions will be known to the Heavenly Dao and all saints. You must tell her everything you know as much as possible; once the time ends, the Heavenly Dao's erasure will descend!】

For Zhao Si, this is a blessing in disguise; although he'll still have to face the problem of future spiritual energy flowing into the outside world, at least for a short time he can still contain them.

Moreover, his room has become a spiritual energy concentration zone, doesn't that mean he can enjoy its benefits before others?

Zhao Si grew more desperate; even that stupid cat would pick it up instantly, and he dared not imagine what the future world would become.

【Bound to the gift from a primordial-origin-level figure: "Gift from Nüwa's Dao Fruit"!】

The previous three gifts, although each added a few primordial settings to the real world, essentially neither "monster script", merit, nor "dragon blood" will noticeably affect the real world in the short term.

【You died; the wrong choice led to a bad ending, though perhaps it's not really a mistake, since you know you still have a chance to restart—this choice was just a trial-and-error attempt.】

Thinking this, Zhao Si involuntarily sighed in relief, simultaneously thanking the game's mechanism that locks the room during periods without updates.

"The threshold is too low!"

It figured out how to use spiritual energy on its own, and had a blast doing so…

In reality, there was no purple aura coming from the east for ninety thousand miles, and Zhao Si himself did not become an immortal or saint on the spot; everything seemed as ordinary as usual.

【You were terrified beyond measure, unable to imagine that even a saint could not contain your affairs, but thinking you still had a chance to start over, you finally calmed your mind and began to tell the saint everything you knew from your two lives; the saint listened attentively, brows and eyes gradually showing a look of sudden realization……】

【"Dao Fruit of Nüwa": by the Heavenly Dao saint Nüwa on a certain day of the 365th year, 7th assembly, 3rd cycle of the Yao calendar, a gift given to a certain minor human dragon chieftain, is a portion of power split from Nüwa's own saintly Dao Fruit; after binding, one can obtain the saint's exclusive ability "creation from nothing", creating primordial spiritual energy out of thin air!】

Zhao Si lowered his head in a daze, and then saw a point of incredibly marvelous seven-colored radiance shooting out from the phone screen.

The colored light fluttered like a sprite in reality for a few circles, as if expressing curiosity toward this world.

【After a long while, the saint suddenly stopped your continued confession; she……the deity sighed, and then solemnly told you that the secrets on you were far more than this; if you truly could reverse time and space, then next time be sure never to casually divulge any related information in an environment without the saint's protection.】

Saint's Dao Fruit?! Creation from nothing?!

Zhao Si was stunned for a moment, then turned pale with shock:

"Isn't this just a primordial spiritual energy generator?!"

Zhao Si tried to gather them together using the method of imagining with his consciousness, and succeeded with incredible ease; as soon as his thought moved, the nearby primordial spiritual energy obeyed his idea, condensing into a mass of energy, and following his other thoughts, it transformed into one shape after another:

Flowers, trees, birds, beasts, fish, insects, all kinds of people, mythical flood dragons... everything, whatever Zhao Si could imagine, it could faithfully transform into.

It is both material and not material; if called consciousness, it yet has an objective form of existence; if one must describe it, it is "intangible and substanceless"; in short, profoundly mysterious……

Zhao Si naturally knew that this was the strand of seven-colored radiance that Nüwa had pointed out to the protagonist before his death, but what exactly it was, he was genuinely curious:

"I hope it's a supernatural item that can strengthen my power……Bind!"

"It's over, spiritual energy really can directly respond to consciousness……"

As long as I get a step ahead, I can continually stay ahead by relying on the game's future gift, always having an absolute advantage to maintain world order; as long as I am strong enough, I can turn the tide……

"Fortunately, during the game my room was sealed off, and the spiritual energy couldn't get out."

Then, it suddenly dropped, falling straight onto Zhao Si's head……

"Then let's continue the game!"

Soon, it naturally discovered the existence of spiritual energy; the cat tilted its head in curiosity, and the spiritual energy before it inexplicably changed form—there were mice, plants, cat food, trash piles……and also Zhao Si's likeness.

As the spiritual qi emanating from the Dao fruit grew ever more abundant, Zhao Si once again keenly discovered a piece of good news:

In an instant, Zhao Si's face stiffened.

(End of chapter)