Chapter 181: The Origin of the Cloud and Thunder Pattern

The moment my fingertips touched the relevant light stream, as if responding to my call, several thick light streams containing complex and ancient information converged towards me like docile giant whales and slowly surrounded me.

The next moment, vast information slowly and gently entered my mind.

The word "reincarnation" is given a cold and grand meaning.

The Zhoutian cycle is not an accidental disaster, but part of the underlying rules of the world's operation. It is a periodic forced formatting program set up by the world's will to ensure its own "survival".

When the development of civilization goes to extremes and causes irreversible damage to the world itself, such as excessive extraction of the origin, distortion of rules, damage to dimensional barriers, or severe erosion by external forces, the reincarnation mechanism will be activated.

Just this short paragraph shocked me several times.

I knew from my parents before that the cycle of reincarnation was some kind of law that could not be violated, but this kind of explanation was the first time I saw it.

After calming down a little, I continued to interpret.

A sweeping "cataclysm" will wipe out most existing traces, returning the world to a near-primitive state. In this chaotic period, as the old order collapses and the new rules are yet to solidify, the world's "underlying authority" will be briefly exposed. This is the window for the emergence of extraordinary power and the opportunity for the birth of new gods.

However, those old gods who had survived the previous cycle had long since dreaded the destruction of reincarnation. To avoid the next purge, they set their sights on those "seed players" with the potential to become new gods in the new cycle, cultivating them as "vessels."

Through the ritual of divine descent, they attempt to steal the identity of the vessel and be reborn as a "new god". In the process, they devour and plunder the authority of other old gods in order to become stronger, better able to fight against reincarnation, or occupy a more advantageous position in the new era.

This is not surprising to me. Based on my previous experience, I have more or less guessed it.

But I still couldn't help but complain: "Fuck..."

The torrent of information continued to flow, and I saw a totem that I was familiar with, which was also the part I cared about most.

Cloud and thunder pattern!

The long paragraph of information following the cloud-thunder pattern made me even more confused.

The source of the cloud-thunder pattern was pointed to the world will itself. However, it was not a manifestation of the world will's single will, but rather a peculiar product of the conflict between its two fundamental instincts.

The instinct of destruction and restart is Zhou Tian, ​​which is the absolutely rational and almost cruel side of the world's will, and is the "ultimate firewall" to maintain the survival of the world.

When a system error is deemed unrepairable, a massive "formatting" reshuffle is initiated, erasing everything, including potential "viruses" (such as gods excessively stealing the world's fundamental power) and "corrupted files" (such as civilizations gone astray), returning the world to its original state of chaos, awaiting the next reboot. This is the dominant, irresistible force of rules.

The instinct of protection and continuation is the reason for the birth of the Cloud Thunder Pattern. This is the weak yet tenacious aspect of the world's will, stemming from the "creatures" born from its own long evolution, especially those intelligent beings that represent "order" and "vitality."

These intelligent beings' intense desire for survival and protection has formed a feedback and cohesion at the world level. The Cloud Thunder Pattern is the "repair tool" born from this combination of instinct and belief.

After reading this information, it took me a long time to digest it.

In other words, if the world will is a person, when human civilization goes astray or the skill tree goes astray, the world will will activate the self-destruction program.

This is the essence of Zhou Tian! It is the root cause of the end of the world.

Zhoutian is this self-destruction program.

The cloud and thunder patterns are the spark left by the world's will to intelligent creatures, so that the seeds of life will not be completely annihilated.

In other words, the core purpose of the Cloud Thunder Pattern is not to directly fight against the cycle of reincarnation. Fighting against the cycle of reincarnation is equivalent to fighting against the basic rules of the world.

It’s like my phone’s memory is exploded and I need to format the phone, but before formatting the phone, I need to back up some important data first.

The flow of information slowly slows down here.

I stood there, unable to recover for a long time.

The overwhelming amount of information nearly overwhelmed my cognition. All the pain, struggle, and confusion I had experienced seemed insignificant within the framework of a narrative so grand, almost cruel, that it seemed insignificant.

I am not an accidental survivor, or even entirely a legacy of parental love.

At best, it is an insignificant part of the world's self-rescue plan, a selected "repair tool".

I suddenly remembered the crazy investigator from the Investigation Bureau, Fan Buqiu, and An Xiaowei...

What they are pursuing is essentially a way out for mankind. To this end, they are willing to go crazy, believe in evil gods, and go astray.

But what if life itself is a joke?

The feeling of loneliness was like ice water pouring down on me, but at the same time, an indescribable and heavy sense of mission also quietly grew.

It is no wonder that there is an organization like the Secret Garden Society. Those who can accept the truth and not lose control after learning it can indeed be regarded as the spark of intelligent life.

The cycle of reincarnation is inevitable. Even the old gods can hardly save themselves, and the world itself is struggling and splitting apart... and my cloud and thunder pattern is actually a faint ray of "hope" from the world itself in this despair.

I looked down at my arm, and the eyes on my arm met my own.

This road is much longer and more difficult than I imagined.

I sat there and sighed silently for a long time.

After a long time, I slowly stood up and made my decision.

This is a path that may lead me to repeat the mistakes of An Xiaowei or Fan Buqiu, but some things have to be done by someone.

…

I stood up, my eyes no longer confused.

I instructed Guide 07: "Take me to see Lin Hanning."

"As you wish." The metal sphere slid silently, leading me out of this ocean of information, through several glittering corridors, and finally stopped in front of a metal door carved with intricate rose and gear patterns.

The door slid open silently. The room inside felt even more private than the lobby, like a lounge and office for high-ranking members. A large picture window framed the eternally glittering sea of ​​stars. Lin Hanning was standing in front of a control panel displaying complex data models. Hearing the noise, she turned.

"It seems you've already browsed the basic information database." She looked at me, her tone calm, as if she had already anticipated my state. "How do you feel? The truth of the world is not always so pleasant."

"It's worse than I thought." I smiled bitterly.

She walked in front of me and raised her head slightly: "What is your next choice?"

I smiled faintly and directly stated my needs: "Become a new god, but I need to go to Binhai Town."