This world possesses will.

It is not the natural will of a planet previously spoken of, nor is it a certain wisdom capable of making judgments on everything with a human-like thought process; rather, it is Liu Shuying's true heart when he touched the Complete Divine Seal and made a wish in the previous world.

In this world, spawned from his wish, this will permeates unimaginably deep within. Though omnipresent, no one can sense it. Things too vast are very hard to perceive. Even a colossal entity like Impermanence cannot be aware of it, and even I, Shan Liangyi, and the Old Fist God, such strong beings who have pushed open the Third Door, can only vaguely sense its existence but cannot comprehend its entirety.

This will that creates the New World, viewed from another angle, can also be regarded as the leaking power of the Complete Divine Seal when it created the New World. If that were the realm human souls could reach, it would likely relate to matters beyond the Fourth Door. It exhibits inertia as a whole, tending to maintain and direct the world's operation rather than simply manifest, becoming akin to the Heavenly Dao. Instead of mana or energy, it is better described as a pure rule or directionality.

People often say heaven and earth are impartial, but if even they become biased, it would generate profound divine majesty. The hidden potential Liu Shuying mentioned must exist above the world in such a form.

Though Liu Shuying has turned Earth into a dilapidated state, where not only human civilization but even all species are likely to go extinct, the world created is not yet at the end.

Even in its current form, Earth is not done for; it's merely that all life has perished, and a portion of its mass has been lost. At the dawn of Moon's birth, primal Earth was once directly struck by a Mars-sized celestial body, and the consequences of the impact released by Liu Shuying wouldn't be much more outrageous than that. Just as Earth still exists and the world still exists, that will still persists.

Liu Shuying should not be unshielded by that will because it is his own will.

And that conflicts with the incident where I struck him.

"Will I lose? Nonsense... Now I am stronger!"

Liu Shuying suddenly became a bit anxious and transformed his emotions into action. He rapidly advanced close, simultaneously releasing gray mist intending to restrict my activity range. I confronted him head-on and used flames to handle the surrounding gray mist. Thousands upon thousands of collisions occurred, yet he, ostensibly stronger by a fraction, consistently failed to gain the upper hand.

He did not hold back on me, nor did my strength increase, but when clashing in reality, his techniques would be overshadowed slightly by mine.

"Liu Shuying, what is your wish?" I asked.

"Why ask now? Aren't you clearer than anyone about what my wish is?" Liu Shuying said gravely, "I want adventure. In a magic world surpassing one's life and experiences, embarking on an unpredictable, extraordinary adventure. I intend to prove to everyone—especially myself—that I am not merely a dragon admirer.

"I must see, amidst real danger and desperation, what color people's souls, especially my own soul, will present.

"Despite discovering at the last moment that the path I tread is a dead end, and being shattered at the foolish adventure's end, I will have no regret."

Those were once thoughts I pondered. I, in the past, would have had no doubt about them, nor deferred to share my ideas with my closest ones, always adhering passionately like a zealous believer to uphold my faith until the end. Yet now, I finally had a chance to detach and witness 'another me' expressing the same opinion as a listener.

"… I see, you're actually afraid." I felt like I was monologuing.

Liu Shuying coldly asked, "What did you say?"

"Though believing one will have no remorse until the last moment, unless one truly experiences it, one cannot know for certain. That's why you're eager to test your soul's color, keen to understand whether your true self is as expected. Repeatedly, earnestly stating one will not regret—not because one truly believes this point—is precisely because there's always doubt within one's heart… Hence the incantation-like urge to tighten one's grip around the neck repeatedly."

"Shut up!" Liu Shuying turned livid, "What do you understand of me… you impostor!"

A long sword resembling the Evil Sword appeared in his hand, and he dashed forward again at lightning speed. On the spot, I also used fire to condense the Furnace Slag Impermanence Divine Sword and confronted him fiercely. The blades collided rapidly and repeatedly; the emitted sword Qi streaked like cosmic storms capable of obliterating everything, enveloping a vast space.

"This world is but a dream of mine, and all of you are its inhabitants. Even you are no exception, Zhuang Cheng," Liu Shuying said, "And I will annihilate all of you, end this world and set sail for the next."

"We will not perish, nor will this world end, but you, Liu Shuying." I said, "It's time for you to wake from this dream."

Once again, I struck Liu Shuying, then seized the moment of his instability to advance and slashed down with a sword. He hurriedly raised his sword to block, but his momentum had already diminished.

Immediately followed by another strike, this time hitting his torso, leaving an extremely deep wound on him. Blood incessantly surged out, and internal organs were sliced open.

The injury caused by the True Spirit Power is an irreparable "true injury." Although it is exceptionally possible to repair it with True Spirit Power of similar strength, in this high-speed, life-or-death battle, Liu Shuying cannot spare any power to heal his wounds. Otherwise, his disadvantage would only worsen rapidly.

And even if he doesn't do so, being already at a disadvantage, he would still be powerless to turn the tide.

This level of physical injury does not affect the Current World Divine Seal's power. With the strength of his Third Door, he can forcibly maintain his combat state. However, as the duel continues, the number of wounds on his body increases, both large and small. Everything indicates that it seems my strength is now more powerful.

His state is also about to be unsustainable.

Inside the Doomsday Divine Seal, Little Bowl seems to be holding his breath, faintly revealing emotions of shock and confusion. But I'm not at all surprised by this. Everything is developing toward the outcome I prophesied, with Liu Shuying being undeniably pushed toward defeat.

"How is it possible... I actually got overwhelmed?" Liu Shuying said, incredulous. "Clearly, I am the creator of this world, a world filled with the will I held when making my wish..."

"Isn't the answer already very clear, Liu Shuying? In this world, I have received more favoritism than you," I said.

Long ago, during the battle with Shan Liangyi, I began to ponder certain anomalies on myself. Once I became different from Liu Shuying, the enhancements that originally stemmed from "being similar to Liu Shuying" not only didn't all vanish but became even stronger. Why it turned out like this, I already had a vague premonition. And after actually clashing with Liu Shuying, that premonition became more and more clear.

In other high-level battles, such subtle, unnoticed enhancements would not determine the outcome. But in this battle, where even a slight lead is enough to decide victory or defeat, especially when Liu Shuying is the opponent, the more Liu Shuying relies on that force, which is more biased towards me, the faster he accelerates his own defeat.

"... Are you suggesting that my own will, rather than recognizing me, actually acknowledges you, this impostor, more?" Liu Shuying sneered. "How could such a thing happen? Do you even know what you are saying?"

"Of course, it will happen. Although it's your own will, now it has become a rule operating independently of you as an entity. When you betray your true inner self, or when someone more aligned with this wish than you emerges, the world's balance naturally leans to the other side," I said.

"Are you trying to say that in the eyes of the world, I am the impostor Liu Shuying, and you resemble me even more than I do?" Liu Shuying countered.

"I am not your impostor, and you are not my prototype. We are merely different characters who happened to look very similar at a certain time," I said. "Liu Shuying, if the past me was indeed identical to you, then your true thoughts should also be identical to those of my past self."

The past me always fantasized about adventures in a Magic World, willing to give up everything for it, even if it meant betraying everyone and everything important. Deep down, I knew very well I was merely trapping myself in a small world, allowing myself to see only a part of reality.

I don't think my past self was necessarily wrong. As long as I could be without regrets until the moment of self-destruction, that too would be a kind of correctness for myself. Even now, having walked a different path from the past, I have never regretted my past self. I merely realized my true inner self and made my choice accordingly.

I could have made this choice earlier, but in the past, I had a dream.

Just like Liu Shuying, who betrayed his important master and came alone to the place he had longed for in his dreams.

I woke up from that dream, while he still remains in place.

At the beginning of the battle, Liu Shuying said this was a contest between wills. If that is truly the case, then he has lost to me, with the judge being none other than himself.

"As for the decisive difference between us, which has caused our current divergence in thoughts, it's that in this world made to fulfill your desires, you, as the true creator, got everything too easy," I said. "Thus, there is no one here to make you pause for a moment and reassess your own heart.

"So, let me be that person."

With those words, I poured all my will into the Furnace Slag Impermanence Divine Sword. The black Furnace Slag Impermanence Divine Sword transformed entirely into a Light Sword, its shape shifting like flames. When Liu Shuying struck with his sword, I swiftly raised my empty left hand and caught his weapon.

Liu Shuying's expression changed, and I seized this opportunity, thrusting out with the sword in my right hand.

—The victory and defeat are decided.

The orange Light Sword pierced through Liu Shuying's heart, and all the flames erupted from within.

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