When Fang Zheng opened his eyes again, he had returned to his soul space.

"It's stupid."

The Zerg Overlord came out again and taunted him mercilessly.

"You should have listened to me earlier instead of standing there with a sword and hacking at a bat! Efficiency! Efficiency is the key! Those boring emotions are unnecessary! The same goes for you and that lizard! We are all part of you, you should be able to understand our thoughts!"

"But we still got what we needed."

The dragon obviously did not agree with the Zerg Overlord's remarks.

"That's enough. We carry glory, not sin. That's the key!"

"Glory doesn't make you more powerful."

The Zerg Overlord fought back without hesitation.

"The Zerg does not need glory, but the power of the Zerg makes the whole world tremble! No power can survive the Zerg!"

"But the Swarm has no friends."

The dragon scoffed, but the Zerg Overlord shrugged it off.

"The Zerg doesn't need friends or servants. We only need excellent materials and genes."

"Both of you shut up."

Fang Zheng snorted coldly, interrupting the quarrel between the two of them. He looked at the Zerg Overlord and narrowed his eyes.

"I've figured it out. Indeed, as you said, I need strong power, and I need even stronger power. The reason I've fallen to this point now is not because I'm not ruthless enough, but because I'm not strong enough. As long as I'm strong enough and can protect everything I want to protect, then I have the power to choose."

Having said this, Fang Zheng sighed softly.

"Look at Akkad. He was so powerful, but he lost. He didn't lose to me, but to an unknown person I had never heard of. It was not a fair defeat, but a conspiracy. But even though Akkad was at the end of his rope and was about to perish completely, the crisis he faced was a problem that I could solve so easily... What does this mean?"

As he spoke, Fang Zheng raised his head and looked at his two clones.

"I used to think that I was a very determined person, but that's not the case. In the face of power, I will also waver. I desire strong power, but I am bound by moral common sense. For example, when someone asks me what is the real power, the standard correct answer is 'everyone working together' is the real power... But is it really so?"

Fang Zheng looked at his hands.

"This is the standard answer, but it's not my answer. I need a stronger power that can help me easily resolve any crisis no matter what adversity I encounter, and protect everything I love from being threatened. So I won't give up everything and sacrifice other things just to pursue power. But... at the same time, I won't be proud and complacent because I have power. I finally understand one thing. No matter what, I am who I am."

Fang Zheng clenched his hands tightly. At this moment, this black and white world began to make shattering sounds. Cracks emerged from it and began to spread gradually.

"I don't recognize your existence because I don't think I'm so arrogant that I can look down on other beings at will. I'm not so cold-blooded that I can sacrifice everything for myself. But in fact, it's not the case. I am indeed arrogant, and I have some thoughts because of my desire for power. But don't forget... you are just a part of me!"

Following Fang Zheng's words, the chaotic space suddenly shattered. At the same time, the figures of the Zerg Overlord and the giant dragon were quickly covered by flames.

"You are only a part of me, not all of me. I have the final say on what I want to do! I will not be controlled by arrogance, nor will I give up because of fear!"

Fang Zheng felt that his mind had never been so clear as it was now. He finally found out why he felt so confused. After being "assassinated", although Fang Zheng was resurrected with the power of the soul stone, the opponent's attack broke through the system's protection, which made Fang Zheng feel uneasy about the power he originally possessed. He once thought that no matter what, the system's "plug-in" should not expire or become invalid. In other words, no matter what trouble Fang Zheng encountered, as long as the system was there, he could solve it.

But this is not the case. The system is not omnipotent, nor is it absolutely safe.

That's why Fang Zheng subconsciously felt worried and uneasy. This feeling reached its peak after experiencing Yharnam and this vampire world. Of course, there might also be the spiritual influence of the abyss and this world, but in the final analysis - just like the nightmare Fang Zheng had seen before, if he didn't have such worries deep in his heart, then that nightmare would not have appeared before Fang Zheng.

So Fang Zheng subconsciously had some thoughts, that is, "Maybe my current choice is wrong" and "Maybe I should change something."

It is for this reason that he created the Zerg and Dragon branches and allowed them to fight each other in his mind.

But now, Fang Zheng finally figured it out.

It didn't really matter. Whether there was a system or not, there were things he could do and things he couldn't do. What he could do was to give himself as many options as possible so as not to be forced into a dead end with no way out.

"I am who I am, and this is my final answer."

Fang Zheng raised his head and looked at the soul world that was gradually breaking apart.

"So, I won't choose any of you, because you are all just a part of me! Not all of me!"

"Bang!!"

At this moment, the chaotic soul world was completely shattered. The originally black and white world had a new dividing line. The black sky and the white earth reappeared, redefining the existence of direction. The Fire Sacrifice Field appeared next to Fang Zheng again, and Fang Zheng stretched out his hand and waved it gently.

Soon, the system interface appeared in front of Fang Zheng again, and the repair progress on it increased to [58%].

"If I were an obsessive-compulsive person, Arkad would have died a long time ago."

Looking at the progress bar, Fang Zheng shook his head. Akkad's soul power was very strong, and it did allow Fang Zheng to obtain a lot of firewood. However, due to the uneven levels of power absorbed by Akkad, the system repair was not able to reach [60%] in the end.

Well... Fortunately, Fang Zheng said he would save the old bat's life, otherwise he was really afraid that he would not be able to help but burn the old bat's body to death to see if he could increase the remaining 2%.

But for Fang Zheng, it doesn’t matter whether it is [58%] or [60%], because after exceeding [50%], Fang Zheng received a system prompt.

[The system is halfway repaired and will restart soon. Do you want to restart?]

Looking at the prompt in front of him, Fang Zheng took a deep breath, then he reached out and pressed [Yes].

"bite!!"

Soon, in front of Fang Zheng's eyes, the system interface disappeared quickly, whether it was the gray, sealed interface before or the system's own prompt bar. They all disappeared completely. For a moment, Fang Zheng's eyes were empty, and there was nothing. But soon, Fang Zheng discovered the change.

"call……"

At the Fire Transmission Shrine, the soul fire on the central altar burned more and more vigorously. At the same time, the remaining chaos fire as its "shadow" began to sway. The earth began to tremble, and Fang Zheng saw that the black matter that was originally stained on the wall began to decrease rapidly and disappear. They seemed to be driven away and gathered again in a corner of the Fire Transmission Shrine.

Then there was a flash of light.

The next moment, the system interface of the Dimension Code reappeared in front of Fang Zheng's eyes.

The system interface had not changed much compared to before, except that most of the functions were still sealed. Currently, Fang Zheng could only use the [Travel Through the World] function. Apart from that, Fang Zheng's inventory had finally been unsealed... This also made him feel somewhat relieved.

What surprised Fang Zheng was that after the restart, the system had two new functions.