'You're just like him'.
This sentence was said by the Five Elements Emperor and You Jue as well.
The 'you' here is naturally Xu Chong, and the 'he' refers to the Eternal Heavenly Emperor, Shanwu.
So here comes the question.
What is the similarity between Xu Chong and Shan Wu that allows two top warriors with different scores to say the same thing at the same time?
In this regard, the Five Elements Emperor said it was pride, and Shanwu said it was wisdom, both of which are quite specious.
Xu Chong thought about the real answer for a very long time, and finally figured it out after all the clues were connected together.
——Time traveler!
The similarity between him and Shanwu is that they are time travelers!
People who often travel through time should know that no matter whether they were kind or evil, upright or hypocritical before traveling through time... after traveling through time, they will have a bit more "pride" in their bones.
This kind of arrogance is not the pride that the Five Elements Emperor talks about. It has nothing to do with character or personality. Its main sources are the memories and knowledge of the previous life, as well as the golden finger that comes with the time travel.
This arrogance is especially obvious when traveling to a world with an ancient social system.
It was almost the same when Xu Chong first traveled through time. It was just that he was unlucky and encountered the high-pressure rule of an extraordinary dynasty. The obstacles to his knowledge and understanding, his household registration system, etc., once suppressed his arrogance back into the depths of his soul.
It was not until he gained the power to challenge Emperor Yongtai that his pride gradually revived.
In comparison, although Shanwu looks like a white lotus saint no matter how you look at her, her stubbornness that makes her determined to do something and her belief that she can do it, doesn't it also come from the pride of being a time traveler?
Since Shanwu is the time traveler, then the second question arises.
The free and easy emperor of heaven, wandering life.
Who again?
"Yousheng is an individual created by you, or maybe he is simply a projection or clone of you, the God of Creation, in the real space."
Xu Chong continued, “In the beginning, Yousheng’s mission was just to get close to Shanwu and find the next opportunity to provoke a war between the real and the fake.”
"It can be said that he completed this task quite perfectly."
"Shanwu's hidden strength and his plan to weaken Xuwu were completely turned in the opposite direction by Yusei because of the deeply rooted idea that 'the two of them are close friends'."
"The hope of balancing reality and illusion was cut short for the second time."
"Unfortunately, these words alone are not enough to make your wish come true."
"But it doesn't matter. Shanwu's third effort has shown you a solution that is not perfect, but still feasible."
" ——Broken Ring Sky."
"If I'm not mistaken, the secret cultivation of nothingness in the ring world, which eventually led to the breach of the ring sky structure, was actually controlled by you through Yousheng."
"I don't need to say more about what happened next. The ring of heaven was broken, and each of you in the world had your own choice."
"The only thing I can't figure out is..."
Xu Chong stared into the eyes in the darkness, "What exactly is the reason that made you choose to create the Tianxuan Realm after killing Shanwu and preserve the fire for the truth?"
"What I regret most is that when I created reality, I gave them too much wisdom, so that they were able to reach the same level as me in this aspect."
Daxu Will finally spoke, seeming to be a little emotional , "But it doesn't matter. Things have come to this point, and I can be merciful and let you die with understanding."
"Perhaps."
Xu Chong did not comment .
"You got most of the facts right."
Daxu Will continued, "I was the one who blocked the balance between reality and illusion, and I was the one who controlled the shattering of the ring sky. Yousheng was indeed my projection."
"There is only one thing, no good man has ever died without my help."
"At the beginning of Huantian's turmoil, I took the initiative to find Shanwu, pretending to be horrified and regretful, and asked him for a way to preserve the truth."
“He believed it.”
"He told me that he planned to proactively cut off the connection between Changshengtian and the adjacent ring heavens, move Changshengtian to another location before the Void Army completely attacked, and then find the broken fragments of other ring heavens to fill in Changshengtian, so that Changshengtian can remain as a separate real space for a long time."
"With the rules of immortality, this method seems quite feasible."
"Unfortunately, I opposed this idea right away."
"And the position is sufficient. There is no need to worry about Shanwu finding out anything."
"Don't forget, one of the two ring heavens adjacent to Changshengtian is Zizaitian."
"Once Changshengtian cuts off the connection first, Zizaitian will be the first to suffer."
"And guess what?"
The will of Daxu suddenly sneered in a humane way: "He said to give up Changshengtian and use Zizaitian as the main body of the new world... Hahahaha, if we talk about stupidity in the whole Daxu, I'm afraid no one is more stupid than him. Doesn't he know that once he does that, even if I stop sending more power to Yousheng, I can suppress him with my identity as the Lord of the World? Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
"It's ridiculous indeed."
Xu Chong showed a hint of sarcasm on his face, "What happened next?"
"later……"
Daxu's will suddenly stagnated, and after a moment he said, "He died before the new world was formed. He died in the backlash of the shattered Changshengtian... I couldn't figure this out for a long time afterwards. Why didn't he give up his identity as the Lord of the World before the shattered Changshengtian? Well, even if he was attached to that space, with his strength at the time, he wouldn't be killed by the backlash."
"Is that so?"
Xu Chong nodded thoughtfully, and then asked: "Since he is already dead, why do you continue to build the Tianxuan Realm? And did you really follow Shanwu's wishes and keep the Tianxuan Realm?"
"Because... it's not enough."
Daxu Will's tone became a little deeper. "After the Ring of Heaven was almost completely shattered, I suddenly realized that even if the real side alone was completely exterminated, it would still not be enough."
"So, you need the real side to become stronger again, and then in turn destroy the nothingness?"
Then, Xu Chong pointed at himself and said, "Like me?"
“This is just one of them.”
Daxu Will said calmly, "Perhaps you have already guessed that my ultimate goal is to go to another place...the place where you and Shanwu came from."
“It is true.”
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes, "But why? Why do I have to go there?"
"Why?"
The Will of Daxu sneered, "You should know something now. For example, before I intervened, Daxu was also very poor... But you probably don't know that Daxu was not so poor from the beginning."
“…”
Xu Chong's pupils shrank, as if he thought of something.
"I am the will of Dayu, supreme and eternal."
Daxu's will became manic, and his tone was full of unwillingness, "But..."
"Daxu is not!"
"It's just like the world you've seen decay and fall! Daxu will decay and die too!"
"And once Daxu dies, I will die too!"