Chapter 224 The Sound of the Sea Breeze (Part 1)
"Now? No, I have things to do."
"Although it's hard to explain, the current situation is still under control. The power of the Dream God is relatively peaceful and stable. Even if it takes another half a day, it can still be controlled..."
"What? Of course not. How could I possibly be addicted to a mere god... So, it's just to prevent a sudden attack from the Ocean God? Before solving his problem, I have to be the God of Dreams for a while longer."
"...Yes, of course I believe you. But since there is a simpler and faster way, why not use it? Reducing casualties and losses is good for everyone."
"I'm sure this isn't a risk to my life."
…
When Cui Zhiyong climbed through the window on the outer wall of the tower to the ground floor on the ninth floor with great difficulty, he saw Zhang Chun and "Yun Yan" who had changed his hair and eye color again, arguing very quickly.
…It seemed like a quarrel, but not really.
Although the two spoke quickly, their emotions were not intense. They had similar expressions and almost no change in tone, which led Cui Zhiyong to think that the two were chatting when he climbed in through the window.
He pricked up his ears to eavesdrop and observed the situation around him.
The floor in the middle of the ninth floor was broken for some reason. A large amount of water flowed down the cracks to the ground. Many unfamiliar faces were squatting in the corners. They looked a little embarrassed and kept whispering to each other. It seemed that they were discussing whether they needed to evacuate... or just watch for a while.
Harris and others who are more familiar with the situation are trying to mediate the fight, but it seems they cannot interrupt the conversation between Zhang Chun and "Yun Yan".
Chu Li and Wan Mingxu were also in the corner. One of them was standing against the wall, seemingly thinking about something, while the other was sitting by the wall, wiping a blood-stained long knife.
"So what's the situation now?" Cui Zhiyong moved and squatted next to Wan Mingxu and asked curiously.
Wan Mingxu, who was wiping his knife, paused, turned his head and explained: "Yun Yan inherited the power of the Dream God, but it seems that something went wrong, causing his mood to be unstable. How was your battle with the second generation Desert God?"
"He was hit by a tree?, I wasn't hurt, but the elevator in the tower seemed to be broken?, I climbed up directly, and I almost fell down several times. I was so tired?."
After Cui Zhiyong finished speaking, he looked up at Chu Li who seemed to be immersed in some thoughts and said, "What about you? You look like you have something on your mind."
Chu Li raised his eyelids, his black eyes looked particularly dark in the dim environment. He stared at Cui Zhiyong, then looked at Chu Xiuyan and Zhang Chun in the center of the lake. His voice was a little hoarse, and he said, "Do you believe in coincidence?"
Cui Zhiyong: “…”
Is there any word in his previous statement that would remind you of coincidence?
He was stunned and said, "Coincidence means...Isn't it a coincidence that I climbed directly from the third floor to the ninth floor without falling? You were holding me? Thank you..."
Chu Li looked at Cui Zhiyong as if he was a fool, then stood up and walked towards the empty seat in the distance.
Wan Mingxu continued to wipe the knife without raising his head: "Did you make him angry?"
Cui Zhiyong was confused and angry. "The main thing is that I really don't understand what he means. He suddenly becomes so artistic... So when I climbed to the ninth floor, was there anyone holding me back? Or did I rely on my own strength? By the way, how did Yunyan's guy become so white?"
His topic changed rapidly. He turned his head and squinted his eyes to observe the boy not far away. He touched his chin and commented, "It's still the familiar color scheme and style, but his personality has indeed changed a bit. At least under normal circumstances, Yun Yan would not argue with Zhang Chun so calmly. He would probably just pretend to be stupid and walk away after saying a few words... The effect of the divine pollution on his personality this time turned out to be calmer and more rational? The reverse sprint divine pollution is actually not bad."
Wan Mingxu: "No, it's a mental problem."
Cui Zhiyong thought about it? Thought, big? He was shocked: "Schizophrenia?!"
He paused, then lowered his voice and said, "So what's the name of the second personality? Second Flame?"
The moment he finished speaking, a stone from nowhere hit his head, and with a "hiss" sound, a small stream of blood spurted out.
Cui Zhiyong cried out, and fell face down on the ground. His right hand, which was placed beside his head, slowly raised a middle finger.
Chu Xiuyan withdrew his gaze from Cui Zhiyong and looked back at Zhang Chun, who looked disapproving.
"I'm sure." he repeated.
Zhang Chun also continued to repeat: "You have inherited the Dream God. The Ocean God's goal has been achieved. Since you have a good relationship with the mainland, it is unlikely that He will choose to launch a tsunami."
Chu Xiuyan said decisively: "Do you believe this?"
Zhang Chun naturally couldn't say that he didn't believe it at all. He paused, skipped over the previous sentence, and changed the subject: "Yun Yan, you have power, but this power is affecting and eroding your heart every moment. When you want to let go, it will be too late."
Chu Xiuyan: "I understand. I am sure."
Zhang Chun said with a headache: "We can discuss and solve the Ocean God issue together. There is no need for you to rush over alone. Go. There are so many of us, not just staying behind as decoration."
Chu Xiuyan: "I am the Dream God now. I can't win? If something happens, I can go directly into the dream world. The Ocean God has lost the ability to control dreams, and He can't hit me. But if I bring you with me, it will be difficult for me to keep an eye on everyone's situation at all times. That is the battlefield of the gods, and you should not set foot there."
Zhang Chun: "I can ascend to godhood on the spot."
Chu Xiuyan: "I can team up with the Ocean God to beat you up right here."
Zhang Chun gritted his teeth and said, "Suppose you go alone, what if something happens? What kind of accident? We can't catch up with you in such a far place!"
Chu Xiuyan: "I am sure, sure, sure..."
He acted like a parrot with an expressionless face.
Zhang Chun took a deep breath and frowned, "Yun Yan, you clearly know that compared to the rest of us, you have stronger power, more fearless courage, and a broader vision. But these are not for you to take on certain responsibilities. This world is shrouded in countless mysteries and crises. You may have guessed a lot of the truth, but those are not your responsibilities. Yun Yan, there is nothing in this world that you need to be responsible for. Your focus should return to..."
Bang!
A sharp crystal flashing with dazzling white light passed by? Zhang Chun's cheek, deeply embedded? The opposite wall, just above Cui Zhiyong's head.
Cui Zhiyong, who was almost implicated, looked at the tail of the crystal that was still shaking violently above his head, and finally realized it? Belatedly reacted? He slapped the ground angrily and shouted: "Yunyan! Me! You almost hit me?!!"
"So I don't know you? So we're not? allies? So I? Have to watch you fight to the death over and over again for? That bullshit duty or obligation? Duty? Ha, do you mean saving the world?"
Chu Xiuyan suppressed the sudden debuff and felt his emotions begin to surge violently, anger, grievance, stubbornness, madness, and the "cloud flame" part that was determined to be "real" by the Dream God's original source tree began to forcibly fight for control of his body.
What was reflected outside was the violently surging white mist under his feet, the twisted and overlapping space, and the divine tower that began to shake.
"Don't be so arrogant, Zhang Chun." The white-haired boy raised his chin with a cold look again and said coldly, "I don't have the great idea of saving the world. From the beginning to the end, I have always wanted to save myself and the people around me. To be honest, I have never experienced the death of people around me, so I resist all misfortunes and pain. The name you shouted is Yunyan, and Yunyan is a person from this world."
After saying that, he turned around and walked away, his figure gradually becoming transparent until it completely disappeared.
Zhang Chun wiped the blood off his cheek and his expression gradually became solemn.
In the back, Cui Zhiyong, who was squatting by the wall, finished thinking and said, "Did Yun Yan use the coldest expression and say the most coquettish words just now?"
The crystal embedded in the wall above his head shook and fell directly down.
“Ouch, it hurts!”
…
"It's only been three days, but it feels like a long time has passed. Is it because I haven't been back to the modern world for too long, so the sense of immersion is getting stronger and stronger?"
Chu Xiuyan appeared in a lush forest. This was the real world. Unlike the monotonous dream, all kinds of smells came here at once. The scent of soil, flowers, leaves, rotten fruits, etc. became particularly clear.
He sneezed expressionlessly, and when he thought of his conversation with Zhang Chun, he got angry for a while, and then he looked around, and found it strangely familiar.
After thinking for a moment, he flew out of the forest, stood in mid-air, and saw the mountains stretching for thousands of miles below him.
...Wait? , Were there mountains here before?
Chu Xiuyan was a little confused. Suddenly, he saw a piece of fragmented crystals with a scarlet luster at the foot of the mountains. As his mind moved, the scene in his vision was magnified? At the foot of the mountain was a city ruin, charred soil, exposed steel and concrete everywhere. The highest point was the broken rooftop of a high-rise building. The creaking rooftop door was particularly clear in the dead silence.
Chu Xiuyan's consciousness landed on the corner of the broken rooftop. When he turned around, the gorgeous sunset in the sky came into view.
Large patches of fire clouds, like burning flames, spread across the sky, rendering the entire sky extremely gorgeous.
For a moment, Chu Xiuyan was stunned?
This was exactly the scene he saw when he first arrived in this wasteland world three months ago and chose to climb up to look into the distance.
And at that time, what was he thinking when he saw this scene?
Chu Xiuyan recovered? God, muttering to himself: "This world looks terrible, but the sunset scene is so shocking."
Then what?
It's hope.
It's also confusion and loneliness.
He accepted it? The smile on his face?, flew back to the sky, and looked further away. A familiar eagle flew from afar, circling high above Chu Xiuyan, making long calls one after another, as if to say hello, and then threw an apple to him from afar.
“Crack.”
I guess these are freshly picked apples, fresh and crisp, but they are not washed and seem a little dirty.
Chu Xiuyan wiped the apple and suddenly laughed out loud again.
"I never thought at the beginning that what I said casually would actually come true... The people and things I encounter in the future will constitute the components of [Yun Yan's] brand new soul. Chu Xiuyan has never experienced so many big things. The most serious and terrifying thing he encountered was playing with his mobile phone at three o'clock in the morning on the eve of the college entrance examination and being discovered by his parents... And Yun Yan, in just three months, actually met so many impressive people, experienced so many unforgettable things, and had things that Chu Xiuyan could never imagine..."
His voice stopped abruptly and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
"Reality and falsehood, is this the interference and erosion of the power of the dream god?"
"Chu Xiuyan and Yunyan are both me, why do we have to separate one from the other? The origin tree can't even see the essence of my soul. Even if you split me into two, they are just fake puppets."
He saw the shadow of Huangshi Village where the mountains overlapped. The dense steel cables still covered the entire sky of the village. The observation tower seemed to have never been used, but the outer wall was painted with colorful paint by someone. Various childish patterns brought a touch of intimacy and warmth to the cold and dark observation tower.
Boom boom boom, the giant sentry tower that had not been seen for a long time appeared again on the ground, but it did not move over a large range, but just stopped in some areas far away, as if monitoring something.
The A3 base was bustling with people, and the ruined city was still shrouded in rain. There were too many familiar smells on this vast land.
Chu Xiuyan finished eating the last bite of the apple, threw the core down, and finally looked at the lion boss who had gone into the forest and couldn't get out, and disappeared into the sky.
The falling apple core was getting faster and faster, but the moment it touched the tree canopy, it was swallowed up by the suddenly appearing white mist.
Is throwing objects from high places prohibited?
The lion boss was looking for an exit in the forest? He looked up suddenly, and the strange yet familiar breath made his heart tighten.
"Zhang Chun, are you there?"
Did the voice transmission snail hanging on the collar shake? It shook, but it didn't respond immediately.
Lion Boss? He turned around in panic: "No, no, someone come and rescue me!!!"
at the same time.
The civet cat in base A3 suddenly looked toward the sky outside the wall.
"What's wrong?" someone next to him asked.
The civet shook his head hesitantly.
Not sure if it was an illusion, he felt as if he saw Brother Xiaoyun.
......
"Come to think of it, little uncle, big uncle, it seems that the system has also reminded me not to immerse myself too deeply. At first, I thought it was just worried that I couldn't tell which world I should really stay in. Now think about it carefully. If I stay in the wasteland world for a long time, the divine pollution will increase, and when I return to the original modern world, the divine pollution will decrease. The one to three days of cooling time for crossing that the system originally set, in addition to the need for the space-time tunnel to be stable, does it also include the situation that [the longer you stay, the deeper the immersion, the higher the divine pollution, the deeper the connection with the wasteland world, and the more difficult it is to pass through the space-time tunnel to return to the original world]?"
Chu Xiuyan appeared in the desert.
The desert was still the same, with endless yellow sand, dark red sky, and dry air. The only thing that remained unchanged was the giant that was so tall that it could reach the sky. He was holding several cities in his hands. Densely packed little people were walking in the giant's palms, just like swarms of ants.
etc......
He passed the giant and saw the overlapping and crisscrossing railroad tracks behind him, going eastward into the grassland and into the forest.
Chu Xiuyan's expression was strange? For a moment.
Just as he paused, the gravel under his feet suddenly shook, and a black monster with a terrifying appearance emerged from the depths of the sand, and began to move forward quickly with its head against Chu Xiuyan.
The appearance of the Crawler attracted the attention of the human in the giant's palm. Chu Xiuyan seemed to hear someone calling him faintly.
Turning my head slightly, I could hear the giant's slow and deafening voice resounding through the sky.
"......haven't seen you for a long time."
But it seems to have been less than half a month.
Chu Xiuyan sent a greeting.
An egg dropped from the sky and landed directly in the crawler's path, swinging back and forth in excitement.
The crawler showed no sign of changing direction. It rammed the egg headfirst without hesitation and continued moving forward.
The giant also began to walk, following the crawler a little behind, and accompanied Chu Xiuyan around the edge of the desert.
To the north of the desert is the Northwest Ice Field.
The temperature began to drop sharply, and a biting cold wind blew on my face.
Chu Xiuyan stopped at the junction of the desert and the ice field. There was a dead wasteland. Further away, frozen rivers meandered on the vast land. The clear ice surface reflected the colors of the sunset, showing an exceptionally gorgeous scene.
What did he feel? A warning from the gods of the ice field.
And in the distance, he saw large patches of silvery white bases among the snow-capped mountains. The snow-covered pine forests made a slight rustling sound, and the needle-like leaves were tightly clustered together. The condensed ice crystals reflected a snowy white scene.
In this pine forest, there is an empty wooden house. Standing at the door of the wooden house is a scarlet shadow. He wraps a red scarf around himself, turns around, and looks at Chu Xiuyan at the junction of the desert and the ice field through a long distance. Then, he slowly reveals an expression that seems to be smiling.
After staring at each other for a moment, Chu Xiuyan turned around and left? .
Wherever he walked, small white flowers bloomed in groups.
......
After walking through the junction of the continent and the ocean, Chu Xiuyan finally arrived at the ocean.
Searching for the breath of God, he landed on a remote island.
The island is covered with lush vegetation, verdant forests, and flowers everywhere. The waves hit the reefs, and the splashing waves sparkle with the brilliant light of the sunset.
It seems to be low tide now, and there are many crabs and shellfish lying on the beach. It is breathtaking to see. The sea breeze mixed with moisture and fishy smell blows in, bringing a refreshing coolness.
[Ocean] Just? Standing on the beach with breathing holes all over the ground, she still looked like a blonde human girl, her white skirt was blown up by the sea breeze, and countless water droplets were floating around her. From a distance, her delicate face had a quiet and focused expression, as if she was immersed in a unique world.
When Chu Xiuyan stepped onto the beach, Ocean turned around and looked at him. In just a moment, he noticed something unusual. As if entertaining an ordinary guest, he said calmly, "The power in you is very unstable. Did something unexpected happen when you inherited the Dreamland?"
Chu Xiuyan said: "I have two memories, the original of the Dream God? The Source Tree rejected it? One of the memories caused me to have a split personality."
Ocean frowned, as if he had never thought about it before. He pondered this question and said, "Rejected memories... You are the other half of Blood Mist. Blood Mist is the origin. The world before His birth was a godless land, where the gods' interference was rejected. You may have some of His memories of the godless land, so the power of Dream God cannot interpret this memory of the godless land."
"Refusing to reject the interference of gods..." Chu Xiuyan said, "How about another way of thinking? Even if time goes back, this world cannot go back to the time before the birth of [Blood Mist]?"
[Ocean] nodded.
Chu Xiuyan pulled? He pulled the corners of his mouth, trying to smile, but failed? He sighed: "The result is the most difficult death file..."
[Ocean] Didn't understand what this meant? Thought, and He didn't seem to care too much, patiently giving a suggestion: "If you really can't adapt, you can try to erase or seal the part of your memory that you don't need, or even create a half body. The power of the dream god is almost unlimited, you can study it often."
"Okay, thank you." Chu Xiuyan said, and then threw out the real purpose, "What are you going to do next?"
[Ocean]: "What I'm going to do later is related to your choice."
Chu Xiuyan smiled? For a moment, his tone was a little strange, "Another choice?"
[Ocean] said gently: "Are you a god or a man?"
The expression on Chu Xiuyan's face disappeared.
[Ocean] didn't speak again.
The sea breeze suddenly became stronger, and the water splashed on Chu Xiuyan, bringing a slight chill.
The trees on the island were swaying back and forth in the wind, and the rustling sound of the leaves became louder and more rapid.
"Yun Yan, there are many things in this world that you cannot choose, but I give you a chance almost every time?"
[Ocean] Gently raise your hand, and the water droplets surrounding your body begin to rotate at a high frequency.
The sea breeze is getting stronger?
"Yunyan, listen, what did you hear in this sea breeze? What?"
Chu Xiuyan looked up and saw the dark clouds rolling in from the horizon, covering the sky in an instant. In an instant, lightning pierced through the darkness, tearing the dark sky into dazzling white light. Then, deafening thunder rumbled, and bean-sized raindrops began to hit the island heavily. At first, there were only a few scattered drops, but in an instant, they turned into a dense rain curtain.
Chu Xiuyan was not wet by the rain. The power of the Dream God formed a barrier covering his body.
But the [Ocean] opposite him seemed to blend in? In this rainstorm, the colors of the whole body were fading, becoming transparent and clear.
boom!
The wind was howling on the sea, and the huge waves were several stories high. The waves were colliding with each other crazily, making terrible noises. The whole sea was in chaos, and the sky was covered with dark clouds. Everything looked like the end of the world.
"Yunyan, listen, in this storm, what did you hear? What?"
[Ocean] Repeat again.
Chu Xiuyan finally moved. He took a half step forward. White mist rose from his feet and spread wildly around at an extremely fast speed. In a blink of an eye, the space began to distort and blur. There was an unknown and terrifying thing peeking faintly in the depths of the white mist.
“I’m sorry, [Ocean], in this wind…” Chu Xiuyan took another step forward, his tone unchanged, “I didn’t hear anything.”
He didn't hear it.
In a very far distance, a crackling electronic sound continued to be heard.
[Divine Pollution: 73%]
[Host, hurry up, end this! You can't... you can't become a complete god... you can't become the god of this world! ]
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