Realizing this, Gu Xinghe abandoned the black goat doll he had picked up.

He didn't need to learn the so-called truth of this world from a being that had been sleeping in its own dream.

What he needs to do now is to become the dragon slayer again and embark once more on the predetermined path to the "future".

At that moment, Gu Xinghe slowly walked out of the room and strolled through the quiet town.

The commotion caused by Lake on the street not long ago has now subsided.

But the false sky has long been torn apart, revealing the true astral plane outside and the gods lurking there, eyeing this world with predatory intent.

Meanwhile, those who were completely unaware of this continued to live their daily lives as usual.

Only Lake, who accidentally observed the "truth" from outside the boundary, was chosen as the vessel for the arrival of the new world and died.

But Gu Xinghe knew that the humans he was seeing, the buildings on the street, and the world he was in were not fake.

The past, present, and future are all being created in his hands from this moment on.

Gradually, Gu Xinghe walked faster and faster on the street.

He traversed streets, towns, and countries—

He saw a woman washing vegetables as she prepared lunch for her family, with noisy children playing behind her.

With a look of terror on their faces, players hold oil lamps as they explore the unknown truth in the misty, deep mountain forest.

Devout believers close their eyes and pray in an unnamed church, chanting hymns with strange yet sacred tones.

Dense swarms of rats have built warm nests in the city by feeding on fermenting garbage in the sewers.

Countless scenes, some heartwarming, some terrifying, some sacred, and some vile, appeared before Gu Xinghe's eyes.

Then they swept past him one by one, disappearing behind him.

It's like a passenger on a train traveling at high speed reminiscing about his journey.

Along the way, he either swiftly passed by or savored the scenery and sights.

Ultimately, all of this became the meaning behind Gu Xinghe's journey.

Subsequently, Gu Xinghe's perspective gradually became higher and higher.

At this moment, his figure seemed to have arrived outside the world, and his ever-increasing will allowed him to look down upon this world.

He witnessed the many strange phenomena that, after breaking through the spatial barriers that protected reality, seemed to have taken root and parasitized this world—

The cold, sharp spikes growing from the winding, spiraling green tentacles fiercely envelop and pierce the tightly bound prey.

They wantonly distort the common sense of this world, giving people a wonderful illusion that intertwines pain and pleasure.

That is [thorns].

He saw that the entire pool was filled with a thick, red liquid that smelled fishy.

The blood-red substance, almost gelatinous, settled heavily at the bottom, becoming the most essential source of power that drives its perpetual motion.

That was blood.

He saw that the slightly elastic white sphere, once cut open, revealed layers upon layers of pupils of different colors.

The pupils that were exposed after being severed grew larger and larger, as if countless compound eyes with iridescent colors had grown out and were gazing at the world together.

Those are [eyes].

He saw doors of varying sizes and shapes constantly opening and closing deep within the courtyard.

Ancient sages await behind the door, answering all the questions of lost souls who find the key to unlock it.

That's a door.

Those were strange things that Gu Xinghe had encountered before, or perhaps had not yet encountered yet, existing in this world.

A strange deity from beyond the world is eyeing this precarious world with lust.

Before being isolated and expelled from this world, they had already deeply planted an influence here that even the world itself could not eradicate.

At this point, aside from these seeds of pollution that have long been buried deep within.

There still exists something of the same origin as these pollutants, yet seemingly transcending them at this time—something without a definite form.

At first, it was just a faint, scattered glimmer of light in every corner.

But then, these glimmers of light began to converge, slowly weaving into a ribbon of countless starlight.

Gradually, the width of these ribbons began to increase, blending into a dazzling galaxy.

That was a miracle.

Then, under the influence of the [miracle], those concepts that should have been intangible seemed to materialize and began to merge with each other.

All concepts seemed to converge at this moment.

At this moment, all the will of the people converged on Gu Xinghe.

That was the greatest miracle created by countless people who knew nothing of what was happening beyond the heavens and continued their ordinary daily lives.

This is also the biggest gain Gu Xinghe made from retracing this journey.

He felt as if he had become one with the world itself.

Magnificent natural landscapes, layered man-made buildings, and layers upon layers of spatial barriers designed to protect this world.

It seemed that everything collapsed and entered his body at this moment, transforming into a cell or a molecule within him.

The entire space, the entire world, is constantly collapsing and shrinking in dimension.

Looking down from high above, it's because of the collapse of those layers of space.

At this moment, the ancient tree sapling in the [Mind Realm] that had just undergone rebirth appeared to have grown into a giant tree that was even taller than it was at the beginning in such a short period of time.

The giant tree, which pierced through all the layers of space, began to support this space and the world, maintaining the last vestiges of stability and order between the spaces.

Then, those collapsed substances that were not absorbed by the ancient tree at all.

It then transformed into sufficient nutrients to lift Gu Xinghe into the torn, real starry sky before him.

At that moment, he saw the burning stars in the sky, the symmetrical and orderly Milky Way that attracted and repelled each other.

A magnificent cosmic panorama unfolded before him.

Or perhaps they sensed his arrival.

The eternal, flowing Milky Way, formed by the unfolded scroll, gradually flowed towards him.

It's like throwing a pebble into a calm river.

Meaningless ramblings began to ripple across the universe like waves.

A few shimmering planets dot this dark, yet all-encompassing universe.

The river formed by this universe is now flowing through Gu Xinghe's body, becoming his skin and his core.

At this moment, Gu Xinghe could feel that his body had transformed into a galaxy.

The eternal Milky Way continues to flow, forming a galaxy adorned with stars in the boundless universe.

At that moment, he transformed into this galaxy that absorbed all light yet shone brilliantly.