Then he realized... Just surviving a round of Dissociation Technique was hard enough, let alone achieving 'perfection.'

The fast forward and rewind buttons were almost worn out, and he hadn't even constructed the framework of the Saint's shadow!

And then, immersed in his work...

Snap!

Everything rewound, back to the starting point.

Ji Jue raised his head in a daze: "What happened?"

"Hm, let me take a look..."

The examiner's sardonic voice rang out again: "You died of old age.

Counting the time, a hundred and ten years, quite a long life.

Your life was one of arrogance and aimless pursuit, a life of no value, a life that brought tears to the embers.

You poured your limited abilities into mimicking the almost infinite power of the Saints. Though you made some progress, unfortunately, you achieved no results."

He said: "My suggestion is, start over."

Ji Jue glared angrily.

Damn it, you—

But he still had a shred of sanity left, so he didn't curse out loud.

This damn examiner is petty and low, with terrible manners, smiling on the surface but scheming behind the scenes on how to torment me!

He swallowed his words, ready to start over.

This time, he took the previous lesson to heart, no longer being arrogant, and not wasting time on projects beyond his capabilities.

Instead, he exchanged for a large amount of analytical instruments and equipment, and plunged into researching the depths of the Nether Sea.

Know yourself and your enemy.

First figure out the internal cycle and what it's about!

So, fully protected, he dove into the pollution.

Like a butterfly swimming in a sea of sewage, repeatedly flapping.

Extracting numerous samples back, analyzing endlessly.

But the more he analyzed, the more numb he became.

Now, the Nether Sea eroding the real world could be said to be the worm itself, it has rooted in reality, gradually evolving into an indelible phenomenon.

Just like a part of the whole world.

And what he has to solve is this ultimately unkillable cancerous mutation. Completely baffled how the Federation and the Empire's joint fleet originally managed to handle such an absurd thing!

And more puzzling...

"Examiner, are you there?" Ji Jue suddenly raised his head and asked.

"Hungry?"

The examiner's voice rang out: "Want something to eat? Want to try my special hamburger? It's quite delicious, very popular!"

"Thanks, keep it for yourself."

Ji Jue rolled his eyes, lifted the pliers, and poked at the specimen on the test bench.

A stone soaked and penetrated by blood and veins.

This was the contaminant sample he extracted from the seabed, a nearly animated piece of basalt.

Solving it, actually, is very simple, there are plenty of ways.

Even without blessing, just by applying alchemy for purification, the pollution would naturally be squeezed and expelled. But any leftover, that pollution would spread again, repeating the cycle.

What's more terrifying is, any bit of spiritual residue Ji Jue leaves behind would be polluted and mutated, becoming part of it.

Mutated.

"What's the problem?" the examiner asked.

"Isn't this the problem?" Ji Jue raised his head and asked: "Why can Superior Essence degrade into Evil Foolishness, but the pollution of major mutations cannot easily ascend?"

The examiner remained silent.

For a long time, until Ji Jue thought he was playing dead again, the examiner slowly spoke: "From top to bottom, falling is inevitable. From bottom to top, ascension is hundreds of times harder.

Isn't that normal?"

"Normal?" Ji Jue retorted.

"For example."

The examiner suddenly asked: "Do you think it's easier to teach a baby to become someone like you, or to make him a depraved, evil, gambler?"

Ji Jue was stunned.

"Or, another comparison— is it simpler to turn a kind, gentle, generous person into a cold, selfish, uncaring scoundrel even harming others;

or to awaken the conscience of a deeply evil bastard overnight?"

"..."

Ji Jue pondered for a long time, then resolutely shook his head.

"This is completely different, your comparison is nonsense!"

He said, "Superior is not divided by good and evil!"

This was the first lesson Ye Chun taught him after he became a Chosen One.

The world operates, never swayed by people, and Superior is not constrained by human morality.

Otherwise, the masses and the White Deer would be instantly condemned, the Heart Core and Mirror would be thoroughly cleansed, and every one in the Ether series would be exterminated with some slipping through the net.

Thus, the examiner sighed.

"Regrettably, the major mutation is the same."

The examiner lamented: "Superior is the tapestry of this world, constituted by all related past, present and future events.

You should know: to have a good beginning and end is extremely difficult, but to attract evil consequences is exceedingly simple. One doesn't even need to deliberately do anything.

No, just by doing nothing, evil consequences will naturally happen."

Ji Jue frowned.

Instinctively wanting to sneer, according to your logic, could Superior and major mutation...

His sneer hadn't yet surfaced, but it froze on his face.

His body chilled.

What is the examiner hinting at?

—Superior and major mutation are one?!

An unintended mistake?

Or, is it an erroneous description?

No, this guy seems carefree, but the meaning behind every word is extremely complex, with ambiguous hints and also pointers and guidance.

Of course, there's also ridicule and mockery.

But no matter what, there's very little empty talk or padding.

That means, this is what he wants to convey!

But what does he want to lead me to do?

Shit, this is bad...

Could it be that the old dog Jian Yuan has sneaked into the association undetected?!

Did I actually become the trailblazer?!

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