Layers of space peeled away from the entrance of the passage, and countless wails could be faintly heard echoing within.
"It's all over... huh?"
Just as Jiang Yan was about to look away, he suddenly heard a series of grand and majestic chants.
"In the beginning, there was no chaos. I said, 'Let there be light, and let there be everything, and let there be life,' and there was everything."
“I say that evil magic will not work, and all things will remain as they were.”
"I said..."
The shattered fragments of space rose again, and at the end of the passage, an old man stood quietly, holding a book that manifested endless light and shadow.
His face was serene, as if filled with compassion, yet also as if he were a god high above, looking down on all living beings.
"This is...?"
Jiang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly.
He could sense that the power of the abyss had just completely destroyed the dimension on the other side of the passage, but now it had completely recovered.
“Lu Mi’an... oh... now you should be called Jiang Yan, how have you been?”
The old man spoke with a light laugh, his voice carrying through endless space.
"Who are you? Are you the one pulling the strings behind all this?"
Jiang Yan narrowed his eyes; he didn't remember ever seeing him before.
"Manipulation? No. I am merely guiding the world onto the right path."
"I exist in the past, present, and future, between illusion and reality, eternally and eternally."
The old man's radiance shone ever brighter, and his resounding voice was like a wake-up call, inspiring people to bow down in reverence from the bottom of their hearts.
"Playing tricks and deception."
However, this trick was of no use to Jiang Yan. He snorted and pulled the chains, and hundreds of thousands of layers of abyss were once again smashed down along the dimensional passage under the pull of infinite power.
If once doesn't work, try twice!
boom!
The entire passage, along with the old man and the world behind him, was smashed to pieces without any resistance.
But just moments later, everything returned to normal.
"It's useless. This is a truly great being. He created everything, evolved countless laws, and gave birth to countless living beings. He witnessed the changes of the world, is omniscient and omnipotent, immortal and indestructible. He will personally write the myth!"
Despite the severe injury, Lovis, who was standing nearby, disregarded the longsword piercing her chest and forced herself to move her body, bowing and worshipping towards the end of the dimensional passage with a fanatical expression.
"Immortal and indestructible? I'd like to see how many times you can resurrect."
Jiang Yan remained unmoved.
At his current level, he naturally wouldn't be frightened by such a small change.
The Abyss has accumulated power over thousands of epochs, making its magic almost inexhaustible, driving more than 700,000 layers of the Abyss to crash into unknown dimensions time and time again.
Boom boom boom!
Ten times... a hundred times... a thousand times...
Jiang Yan stopped after the 100,000th destruction and rebirth.
"Not continuing? I told you before, it would just be a waste of time."
The old man's voice carried a hint of mockery.
"Is this...the power of a mythological system?"
Jiang Yan suddenly spoke up: "Restoration is a million times more difficult than destruction. If you really had such power, you wouldn't just dare to stand in that dimension and take the beating."
"So, if I'm not mistaken, this should be a kind of idealistic power, a power belonging to the mythological system, but it can only act on your space-time and cannot affect reality."
"Hmm? I didn't expect you to have some knowledge."
A hint of surprise appeared on the old man's face, then he shook his head and said:
"However, I may tell you. Myth is a predetermined history that exists in fantasy, independent of all time, all rules, and all planes. No external force can affect it, and no will can interfere with it. Your attack will naturally be ineffective."
The old man smiled slightly.
So this is what the so-called "myth" is all about.
Jiang Yan suddenly realized something.
Why did he dare to instruct Lovis to cause chaos without fear of the Abyss growing stronger and destroying everything?
If what he says is true, then it is an indestructible refuge.
Wait... in that case...
"Did you realize that?"
The old man seemed to see through Jiang Yan's thoughts and smiled faintly, "I can indeed allow some people to join the myths I write and avoid the disaster of the abyss. Lovis has worked for me for thousands of epochs and has done some hard work. Spare her life and I can give you a hundred spots."
"Of course, that doesn't include you, after all, your strength is too great and there are too many variables."
"oh?"
Jiang Yan shook his head noncommittally.
He really needs such a way out.
The erosion from the abyss is almost irreversible.
The angels can succumb to the abyss through their unwavering faith, resisting its endless negative effects. But the rest of Holy Spirit City are absolutely unable to withstand the power of the abyss.
He is different from Goodness, which has always followed the path of resistance, thus perfectly suppressing the Abyss.
He chose the path of acceptance; the abyss could not affect him, but similarly, he could not perfectly suppress the abyss at the very bottom of the myriad realms.
Even if he tries his best to control it, one day the abyss will still erode the entire universe. At that time, everyone except him will be unable to withstand it.
Even angels are no exception.
Perhaps he could persist for hundreds of millions or trillions of years, but after thousands or tens of thousands of epochs, even his strong sense of goodness would yearn for death. Even if he could persist, he would probably spend his days in pain and torment.
but...
Jiang Yan suddenly revealed a faint smile: "A senior of mine once told me that nothing in this world happens without a reason. If you are truly as detached, aloof, and indestructible as you claim, then why bother appearing here to negotiate with me?"
“I once cultivated the Three Lives Divine Art, traversing countless different timelines. Since you say it is independent of all time and space and all rules, then why have I never seen your myth in different timelines?”
The smile on the old man's face vanished without him noticing.
Jiang Yan continued, “I have obtained many imitation treasures from sealed myths, but I have never seen them appear in this world in person. Combining this with what you said, I guess that when a myth is completely completed, it may become an independent and incomprehensible existence, unable to easily reappear in reality. Therefore, it can avoid all the disasters of reality and become a set of history.”
"So...either you're lying, or the myth you're telling isn't complete, or at least it still has flaws."
Jiang Yan said firmly.
"Hahaha... So what if it is? Even if it's an unfinished myth, you can't decipher it."
The old man burst into mocking laughter.
"Yeah?"
Jiang Yan's expression remained unchanged as he calmly asked, "What if I erase all traces of the existence of holy light throughout the myriad realms?"
Upon hearing this, the old man's expression suddenly changed drastically.
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