Chapter 498: Inventory

Main Universe.

A gentle breeze blew, causing the previously frozen time to suddenly resume its flow.

Blue Star Federation.

The Blue Star Federation's border troops, endless alien races, even Blue Star itself, Nie Ying, Nan Gong Xue, Duan Hai, Jian Qiu, the Three Elders… their expressions suddenly came alive.

No!

Or perhaps, for them, time had never frozen—Blue Star had always been fleeing, the great war had always been ongoing!

Suddenly!

The founding chancellor of Shengjia University shouted: "Bad! Quickly return!"

A starlike mecha appeared, pinning down Blue Star as it fled toward the cosmic depths, even pushing it back!

As the people of Blue Star stared in confusion, the professional responsible for cosmic observation shouted: "The universe… is collapsing!"

"What? Could it be… our universe is truly about to perish?"

"The Creator awakens, collapses the universe, and resets it to zero?"

Liu Wei and others wore grim expressions.

Yet the two Federation Elders beside the founding chancellor seemed lost in thought.

Indeed…

Although the universe was collapsing, and outside entities—domainal demons, alien races, even Federation citizens—were all compressed into a single point,

the Solar System remained intact.

Outside the Solar System lay chaos; only the Solar System containing Blue Star continued to rotate slowly.

"This…"

"Has the entire universe beyond the Solar System vanished? Is it dead?"

Nan Gong Xue and Nie Ying stared at the concept map displayed by the artificial intelligence, exchanging glances.

At that moment, a shadow flashed, and Fang Xing's figure materialized.

"Ah Xing?"

Nan Gong Xue's eyes brightened: "You won?"

"Yes, we defeated the Creator," Fang Xing smiled, then sighed: "But unfortunately… the universe we inhabit was built upon the Creator's illusory laws. With His death, this universe will also perish… yet I employed a technique to preserve a region as large as the Solar System…"

This was why he had methodically dismantled the Creator before finally consuming Him whole.

Had he not seized the Creator's legacy, the beings of this Main Universe would have perished entirely.

After all… they were illusions, creations of the Creator!

Their very existence depended on the Creator's illusory laws!

"What?"

The three Federation Elders were stunned: "Then what of our Federation's countless planets and citizens?"

"All were erased by the universe's reset…"

The founding chancellor sighed: "Regardless, this is already the best possible outcome."

He glanced at Liu Wei and the others, knowing these close friends and relatives of Fang Xing had gathered on Blue Star solely to witness his breakthrough—unintentionally gaining immense advantage.

"We were all illusions…"

Fang Xing paused, then explained: "Yet any being that ever existed within this universe carries a unique imprint, now backed up within me. Perhaps one day, I can rebirth them…"

This was the exclusive authority of a supreme being over the life and death of beings within his inner cosmos—not true resurrection.

For beings outside this inner cosmos, never registered in this universe's origin, Fang Xing had no power whatsoever—even after inheriting the Creator's legacy.

Even with his current strength, maintaining an inner cosmos as large as the Solar System was already his limit.

"What?"

The Federation Elders and Nie Ying's eyes lit up: "They can be reborn?"

"Or rather, rebooted would be more accurate—you are not true life."

Fang Xing sighed: "But… I can grant you true life, allowing you to step beyond this universe. This is my exclusive authority!"

Previously, even with mastery of the True Self Law, he could only make himself real.

Now, he could transform these illusory beings into reality—the difference was incalculable.

And the reason? Naturally, because he had fully mastered the True Self Law!

Having won the Dao struggle against the Creator and inherited all of His power, Fang Xing no longer knew how strong he truly was.

"Currently, I can only grant a few slots for true existence... Over time, the number of such realizations will increase."

"The Blue Star Federation can also leave this inner cosmos and enter the true cosmic realm."

Fang Xing made his promise: "Now… I must enter seclusion."

…

Villa 69, Blue Sea District.

Fang Xing's ascension to a realm beyond Martial God, and his subsequent Dao struggle with the Creator, had little impact on Blue Star.

The villa he had originally purchased remained intact.

"Come to think of it… buying a house on Blue Star was the original owner's wish."

Fang Xing smiled. Since forming the True Self Law and achieving immortal martial cultivation, he had truly severed all connection with the original owner.

And as a being of the inner universe, the original owner naturally bore an imprint within the universe's origin.

"Perhaps one day I can rebirth him, resolving this karmic thread… To transcend, one must sever all karmic ties…"

Fang Xing sighed, then gazed at his attribute panel:

【Name: Fang Xing】

【Age: 114】【Occupation: Star Warrior】

【Twelfth Realm:???】

【Pan Wu Grand Rite: 8899/10000 (Beginner)】

【Star Lord Realm: Star Level】

【Star Palace Scroll: 199/200 (Proficient)】

【Nine Sources Star Body Refinement Secret Art: 333/400 (Master)】

【Great Sun Tathagata Mantra: 800/800 (Grand Master)】

【Heavenly Mother Virtuous Golden Lotus Twin Guardian Scripture: 800/800 (Grand Master)】

【Great Sun Tathagata Divine Palm: 800/800 (Grand Master)】

【Law Comprehension: True Self (Grand Master), Illusion (Grand Master), Space (Grand Master), Time (Master), Destiny (Master), Order (Master), Death (Master), Life (Master), Flame (Master), Chaos (Proficient)…】

【Gates of All Realms (Charging)】

…

"Having won the Creator's life struggle, I inherited all of His power… primarily reflected in my Law Comprehension."

Fang Xing scanned his Law Comprehension, checked each progress, and understood at once.

"True Self Law—elevated to Grand Master, meaning fully comprehended…"

The True Self Law allows a martial cultivator to maintain their true self—the foundation of reality.

Fully comprehending the True Self Law not only preserves one's own reality but also transforms the illusory humans of the Creator's inner universe into reality, enabling them to truly exit the Creator's inner cosmos and step into a new world!

"Before, if Nan Gong Xue and the others had stepped beyond this Main Universe, they would have instantly dissolved into nothingness…"

"But now, influenced by my True Self Law, they can truly leave."

Fang Xing turned to his second Law Comprehension: "Illusion Law—already at Stage Five… nearly complete."

Clearly, this too was the Creator's "gift." Had Fang Xing not neglected the path of illusion, he might have fully mastered it outright.

After all, this was the Creator's primary Law!

"Illusion… the mind's scope determines the world's scope… The Creator used Illusion Law to make his inner cosmos boundless…"

Fang Xing pondered.

"Then there's Time and Space Law—both advanced significantly… The Creator had deeper insight into Space, so my Space Law directly rose to Stage Five, reaching Grand Master level; Time Law remains at Master level, but is nearly ready to ascend."

"Destiny, Order, Life, and Death—these were the authorities of the Creator's three pillar offspring, indicating His profound mastery in these areas…"

"As for the remaining domainal demon authorities, scattered and numerous…"

Fang Xing showed no favorable expression toward them—he understood well the saying that greed leads to indigestion.

The Creator was ruined by these very distractions, and now he left them behind for Fang Xing.

"Yet now that I've fully comprehended the True Self Law, I can ascend to the Thirteenth Realm: Heavenly Immortal Sovereign."

Fang Xing exhaled deeply—this was the greatest benefit of this life struggle!

A single leap straight into the Thirteenth Realm!

He glanced at his own realm and found it still marked as Twelfth Realm; he nodded, satisfied with the precision.

"Though my Law Comprehension is sufficient to break through in an instant, I have not yet accumulated sufficient resources to assist the breakthrough…"

"Hence the attribute panel still labels me Twelfth Realm—but my combat power is unquestionably Thirteenth Realm. All that remains is to continuously absorb source energy to break through…"

"I must break through as soon as possible; otherwise, I cannot fully grasp the Creator's authority."

"Only true Thirteenth Realm experts can forge an inner universe. I am still barely capable."

Fang Xing had, in fact, already forged an inner cosmos—this Solar System!

But he maintained it with Grand Master-level Illusion Law, making its scale immeasurably smaller than the Creator's—only the size of a single Solar System.

For the Blue Star Federation citizens within this Solar System, it was already fortune enough.

After all, they are still alive, and there remains hope for complete realignment in the future.

"And… my profession has become 【Star Warrior】."

Fang Xing looked at the 【Star Warrior】 entry and found that, after leaving the Life Struggle World, its abilities were now fully displayed:

【Star Warrior: You condense an indestructible solar body beyond infinite spacetime, drawing source energy from celestial bodies… Your source energy absorption and recovery far exceed those of ordinary warriors.】

"Source energy?"

Fang Xing stared at the description and sighed: "So it was true all along?"

With a thought, he appeared outside his inner realm.

…

The Great Xia World.

A boundary zone appeared at the edge of the universe.

Void storms flickered but could not shake the figure within.

Fang Xing stood silently in the boundless void, sensing the universe's solitude and the dense source energy, and immediately concluded: "The main universe lies within the Creator's body, and the Creator's home… is indeed the universe where the Great Xia World resides!"

In an instant, memories of this universe flashed before Fang Xing like fleeting reflections… Li Ying, Yuanzhong Divine Temple, the Gray Robe Marquis, Yuan Yan Palace…

Primitive, Intermediate, Advanced, Peak civilizations of the universe…

(End of Chapter)