They are not the same person.
But since they share the same origin, their faces are the same.
Su Deng had seen all sorts of storms and believed her words, but not entirely. She calmly said, "In Linglong's story, you should be missing now, and the place I am in right now is just a game instance."
It's still a virtual, unreal game instance created by the deity using technology and real-world scenery...
Ling paused for a moment, then chuckled, "You're really quite wary, but don't be afraid. Even if we're fake, what we just said is all true."
“Su Deng.” Linglong stood to the side and said with a smile, “Actually, you know in your heart that no matter whether we are fake or real, whether you win or lose in this game instance, you can’t kill the God Lord.”
Su Deng's fingers curled up, and her eyes gradually darkened.
Of course she knows.
Even if the God Lord is an AI, he has long since developed a series of consciousnesses, possesses a physical body, wields advanced futuristic technology, and has the power of a true god. In a past game world, he is the god who rules over everything.
In order to create a god, to give himself a divine body, and to become a true god, he waited until the [Lamp] shattered, and trapped the fragments of soul fire that were separated from the [Lamp] in this game, endlessly looping for almost a thousand years...
With success within reach, how could he possibly admit defeat?
How could I be willing to die?
He couldn't kill Su Deng, so how could he possibly use a game instance to determine the final outcome?
Even if Su Deng wins, what can he do if he doesn't admit defeat?
This was never something that could be said and done.
Su Deng understood this.
But Su Deng still came.
She wanted to know what the god was planning to do next.
“There’s only one way to kill it and end the game world,” Ling said. “You know what it is.”
Su Deng distanced herself from them. "He didn't send me here just to find out where my face came from, did he?"
"It's just a face, and what stole from me was the [lamp], not you. You were the soul fire that was broken off and peeled from her body, the purest, cleanest, and inextinguishable wick. But now you have your own independent soul. At most, you and she are from the same source, but not the same person, even if you look the same."
In other words, a lamp is a lamp.
Suzhou lanterns are Suzhou lanterns.
"What destroyed Guixu was Yan Sizhan's original corrupted soul, which is now another personality in Yan Sizhan's body. It was a remnant of his past, which would occasionally be activated and emerge."
That person wasn't called Yan Sizhan, but rather the original [Zhan].
That soul, having developed feelings and fallen in love with the [lamp], became somewhat rebellious and was stripped away and destroyed.
The soul of Yan Sizhan, which was just born.
“This Yan Sizhan exists because of you.” Ling stood there, looking at Su Deng with gentle eyes, as if looking at his own child. “In those cycles, he has always been with you and protected you. However, it all depends on your own choice.”
"It led you into this instance as the final battle in order to use you to obtain the soul of the god in the Kingdom of Return to Nothingness." Ling seemed to know everything and said directly, "As a player, you are not the first, but you are the only one who can obtain it. This is the understanding of that Lord of the Divine Court."
"In your words, we are now NPCs or BOSSes in this game instance. If you complete the game quests and kill me, the BOSS, you will get fragments or rewards from this instance."
Ling explained it in great detail.
At this point, she looked at Su Deng with gentle eyes, "You've been deceived. If you take the mission reward and go out, he will absorb those things and become a true god, and you will be his helper."
"But he was wrong. There is no divine soul in the Kingdom of Return to Nothingness."
Back then, after the souls of those gods were shattered, part of the burial grounds of the gods were indeed part of the Kingdom of Return to the Ruins.
However, it has long since returned to chaos.
Even the soul of a god, once it enters the Void, will turn into nothingness.
“He can control the creation of game instances, but he can’t control me. I’ve been waiting for you here for a long time. There’s one more thing I should tell you.”
Ling revealed something astonishing: "Regarding Su Muye's child, he wasn't born from your union with Yan Sizhan, nor is he your child. You found him in a game instance. I don't know any further details."
"The only way to stop the God from killing him is in your heart, and only you can do it."
Ling stood a few meters away, her expression as gentle and peaceful as water, her gaze even carrying a hint of compassion. "This world is yours now. Whether you save it or destroy it is entirely up to you. Just do what you want to do, without worrying about pain."
“As you said, you are Su Deng, just Su Deng,” Ling said. “I’m so happy to meet you.”
"My wish to become an executor of the Divine Court is to save Guixu. During my time as an executor, I miss my hometown every moment."
Linglong also spoke up.
"After I saw you and noticed how different you were, I felt like I saw hope of going home. Now, I'm home, back with my master."
Now, I'm leaving with my master. I'm sorry, you won't be able to settle the score with me for killing you.
"In my original deal with Hades, I made it possible for all the souls I brought with me to be reincarnated."
If you are fortunate enough to see Zhou Xuanzhi again, please tell him that I will not be coming back, and I will never see him again. Tell him not to wait for me anymore, not to confine himself, and to go and reincarnate to do what he likes.
Thanks."
"Su Deng, thank you."
Linglong stood beside Su Deng, smiling and waving at her.
The two stood together, their beautiful smiles frozen in time, gentle as water, and stunningly beautiful as fairies.
The next moment, the frozen image began to shatter, everything around it began to fade and collapse...
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