Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo

Chapter 780: Surpassing the Paradox


I, alongside Little Bowl, was earnestly undertaking the final pre-battle preparations.

Although she had become increasingly affectionate and clingy, when it came to combat, Little Bowl transformed into a serious and composed individual. We sat down at the tables and chairs in the room, and she sat upright across from me, rationally discussing the pros and cons of the plan and using paper and pen to draw diagrams for further illustration. Seeing her suddenly become so calm, I felt a bit uneasy.

She glanced at me, suddenly put down her pen, then came over to me, and hugged me face-to-face.

"Let's discuss like this," she said with a smile.

I felt as though she had seen through my heart, while sensing her soft, delicate, fragrant body, as we continued exchanging the remaining opinions.

Due to my unconscious wish potentially being realized in an indirect way during the stage where Mazao saves the world with the Power of Return, this deviation must be considered. Instead of letting it manifest randomly, it's better to think ahead about how it should appear.

Moreover, the Power of the Third Door can distort even the most basic logic, which has already surpassed the limits of human wisdom's predictive capabilities. So with the upcoming battle against Shan Liangyi and the Old Fist God, Little Bowl couldn't say which of her opinions could be reliable.

However, the strong enemies I will face still somewhat retain human thinking, combined with my presence as the actual Third Door Impermanence, leaving some room for discussion. In fact, I've previously shown parts that surpassed Little Bowl's predictions, that seems to have sounded the alarm for her.

"Brother Zhuang Cheng, I know with the Power of the Third Door, it's possible to do things beyond rationality... but if you exert it to the maximum, how much 'irrationality' can be caused in one specific instance?" Little Bowl asked curiously.

"About that... I don't know how to express it. Ultimately, the strength and direction of the power between Shan Liangyi, the Old Fist God, and myself have differences, so it's hard to say for sure..." I pondered before saying, "I'll demonstrate on the spot what I can currently do."

"On the spot?" Little Bowl blinked, "Right here?"

"Don't worry, it won't cause any damage, probably." I said, "The scale is not large, it can be demonstrated in this room."

I first put Little Bowl down, stood up, took two steps back, then stretched out my palm, palm facing upward.

Then, a stone appeared above my palm. The stone was captured by gravity, falling downward—

What happened next was difficult to express with human language.

Existing human language logic does not allow this scene to be conveyed to someone who hasn't seen it with their own eyes. Of course, speaking solely of the conclusion is possible, but it cannot be depicted in a visually engaging manner.

Simply put, I created a stone that I couldn't lift, and then lifted it, while it still remained a stone that I couldn't lift.

It seems that a philosopher once said, the boundaries of language are the boundaries of thought. Since there's no possibility of describing the act I deliberately performed using language, then I should also be unable to deliberately achieve this result with my will. Perhaps it's because despite adhering to human thought, the essence has touched on some transcendent field, where certain things I can achieve with just feeling and instinct.

On the other hand, because this indeed exceeded the current duties of my thinking, in reality, I could only maintain this for a short time before having to exit the state, and the stone disappeared.

The next moment, the surrounding scenery began showing mosaic-like blurry signs—

The world couldn't withstand the event that just occurred, and the phenomenon of mathematical logic disintegration happened in reality, "Doomsday" is about to unfold.

The universe has a self-repairing ability and naturally won't be destroyed so easily. Even if a human historical error summons a worldly apocalypse, it will merely eliminate the entire area where this planet resides. What I did just now, merely summoned a "mini-apocalypse," with the final outcome being the nullification of this area.

I really had no intention of causing major destruction. After all, it was the evil consequence I created, and I could clean it up. As the Power of Return swept through, the fuzzy surrounding instantly returned to normal. In the end, nothing had happened.

"That's about it," I said.

Little Bowl opened her mouth, and after quite a while, she said, "...What did I see just now? Even though I observed so clearly, I can't recall..."

Being able to make her, who is always resourceful, show this expression, a childish sense of achievement rose in my heart.

"It's normal not to remember. Because it was an event beyond the boundaries of language and thought, it can't accurately produce imagination and recall." I said, "If my omnipotence goes even further, I should be able to do better. For example, I would be able to create a stone I cannot lift and lift it, while making it describable with human language, and ensure it doesn't violate mathematical logic, nor invite Doomsday phenomena...

"However, that wouldn't be achievable by the Power of the Third Door anymore; it's likely the domain where the Divine Seal resides."

"Divine Seal..." Little Bowl, after being in a daze for two seconds, reacted, "Brother Zhuang Cheng, did you just mention the Divine Seal? Can the Divine Seal indeed realize wishes that are self-contradictory without inviting world-ending scenarios?"

I took out the Divine Seal Fragment bound to me, glanced at it, and said, "Theoretically, it should be possible. But in reality, it isn't, so Tai Sui didn't lie to us either."

During the first Virtual Realm Conference, Tai Sui stated to all the Void Envoys that if they helped him repair the Complete Divine Seal, the one who contributed the most could ask him to fulfill a wish, but it didn't include 'creating a stone too heavy to lift and then lifting it.'

Wishes of that magnitude are something even I can fulfill now, so there's no reason the Divine Seal can't.

So, that limit isn't of the Divine Seal; it's Tai Sui, the Master of the Divine Seal's limit.

The Divine Seal is a Divine Artifact capable of listening to the wisher's heart's desire and fully realizing it. Things the wisher can't understand naturally can't be expected to be fulfilled by the Divine Seal.

No matter how omnipotent, the Divine Seal is just a tool and can only be a tool. If it could subjectively understand and complete wishes even the wisher doesn't comprehend, it would mean misinterpreting the wisher's desires to fulfill them. That would be no different than the evil genie from some fable stories.

"The Divine Seal is genuinely a Divine Artifact, imbued with true 'Divine Power,' and can truly fulfill any wish. Therefore, only a true 'god' can fully control it," I said. "For humans, the Divine Seal is still far too early."

"It's like granting developer permissions to someone who doesn't understand smartphones, which not only fails to utilize its applications correctly but could also render the phone systems unusable..." pondered Little Bowl, "Having absolute freedom of power might destroy oneself..."

Then she asked, "Even Brother Zhuang Cheng, Shan Liangyi, and the Old Fist God can't?"

"They can't. The domain of the Divine Seal is still far beyond my reach," I said. "What I just did, Shan Liangyi and the Old Fist God should be able to do as well. Even if they can't, it's only a directional difference; they can accomplish other similar feats.

"But possessing both the Power of the Third Door and the Power of Manifestation, I should be able to achieve the most in the realm of the Third Door. Except for matters related to True Spirit Power, even things I can't do, they won't be able to either."

Speaking of True Spirit Power, I thought of the legendary Great True Spirit.

While I've barely glimpsed the domain of the Divine Seal, the Great True Spirit goes entirely beyond my cognitive limits.

If the Divine Seal holds such high-level omnipotence, how high would the omnipotence of the Great True Spirit be?

How many more doors must one push open to glimpse just a fraction of the Great True Spirit?

"It's almost like how you can now be considered my kin; perhaps we, the beings brought forth by the history that the Divine Seal created, can also be seen as the kin of the Divine Seal. I'm increasingly feeling our worldview is somewhat absurd. The existence of multiple Impostors of the Third Door might also harbor the divine seal's power," I said. "And Shan Liangyi is the only exception; he appears to be a character from another world.

"Unlike me, the Old Fist God, and Liu Shuying, he might truly be a formidable force who opened the Third Door through his own ability."

Little Bowl said solemnly, "So, if he possesses an exceptionally prominent understanding of the Third Door..."

"That's not something to worry about. Among the ranks of Third Door strongholds, the outcome is less variable than that of the Impostor," I said.

At the level of the Second Door Impostor, attributes restraint, Naraku Undying Body, home and away advantages, and other factors can affect outcomes. But here, in the Third Door's realm, it's even more about the sheer strength of power than the Second Door, with less room for skill, talent, or special abilities to intervene.

When I first opened the Third Door, Shan Liangyi used attribute restraint moves against my lingering bad habits from the Second Door period. In the end, let alone really suffering from attribute restraint; once I got used to the Third Door's state, such negativity no longer existed.

Moreover, the Innate Manifestation Talent, from which I benefitted greatly in the Second Door Impostor period, offered no help to Shan Liangyi in his battle against the Old Fist God. Even if Shan Liangyi were given an extra Naraku Undying Body treated as the signature Magic Treasure by Ming Zhuo, he'd still die when it's his time.

When both possess potent omnipotence, even the so-called 'omnipotent paradox' can be overridden. Perhaps one side is slightly more omnipotent, but it doesn't provide any advantage.

So I'm very curious about what special abilities the Old Fist God possesses that forced Shan Liangyi to flee hastily.

I looked toward the direction where Shan Liangyi was, beyond countless mountains and rivers.

"Well, I'm off." I prepared myself mentally.

Little Bowl came up to me, placed her forehead against me, made a devout prayer gesture, and said sincerely, "——Brother Zhuang Cheng, I wish you a triumphant return."

I nodded forcefully, turned around, took a step toward the distance, and left Gua Tianshi's hiding place.

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