'After all of them fell, it created another epoch named the Forbidden Epoch, also known as the Epoch of Corruption, where only chaos and madness existed in the Heaven and Earth, corrupting all living beings. Damn, this epoch was truly dreadful and terrifying.'
Xiao thought as a cold sweat drop rolled down his forehead.
'It must be a nightmare to live in that epoch. No! To even exist in that epoch. As everything in the Heaven and Earth was corrupted and all living beings were in chaos and madness. Dammit, this epoch might be even darker and crazier than any dark fantasy fiction I have read or can imagine.'
He thought, as the range and scale of this terrifying event filled with madness might have even surpassed his imagination.
Xiao felt a chill run down his spine.
'Thank the gods that we are not currently living in that epoch, otherwise I would have actually been cooked. It's really a blessing that everything is good and fine. Maybe we are currently living in another epoch.'
Thinking so, he continued to look at the lines of text in the description.
'Before she fell, she tore away the @#@@# and Divinity of the @#@@# and used it to create the Void Record?' What does that even mean? Like, she literally tore something away from whom? Is it them?'
Even though what she had torn away was completely blurry and distorted in the description, the other thing was not.
'Divinity? What does Divinity actually mean? Was it something that only beings of their level were supposed to have? Even though whom she tore it away from was hidden, I feel like maybe it was one of "them," since the description of the Void Record mentioned "them" or "they." It means they are not a single entity but multiple existences or beings at her level.'
Xiao rubbed his head.
'Well, for now, let's call beings of her level and them Divine Beings, since they have something called Divinity.'
Then he focused on the next line of information.
'So the Void Record was created by her, huh?'
Xiao thought calmly, but his eyes were colder and more indifferent than anyone had ever seen before.
'Do you think me a fool? You had better pray that this thing is not a plot for you to revive inside my body, raising me as nourishment for your cultivation and harvesting me at the right moment. You had better hope that this is not the case. Otherwise, I will make you pay, even if I have to sacrifice myself.'
Then he continued reading.
'So that her @#@@# and future successor will reach that level and can fight against the @#@#@ and might also possess the possibility of achieving Transcendence.'
Xiao muttered inwardly.
'Transcendence, huh.'
He didn't know why he had this strange yet fulfilling feeling every time he thought about it, but Xiao felt that every living being was born to pursue this unattainable realm.
Every living thing in Heaven and Earth should pursue Transcendence. It was the ultimate goal and end destination of all living beings.
'So it was that! This is it! My end goal. The ultimate, illusory, and unattainable realm where even "she" and "they" failed to reach. I will definitely reach it and become the strongest!'
Xiao thought as his eyes shone brighter than any stars in the night sky. Now that he had a clear goal in his mind, he knew exactly what to do. He took a few deep breaths to calm down his excited mind.
'Baby steps, Xiao. Baby steps. I will definitely be able to reach there one day. If there is no way to achieve that, I will create my own path to make sure that I achieve it. But for now, let's focus on what is currently achievable and what I can do right now. Anyway, my end goal is clear. It is to become the strongest.'
After that, he continued to read.
'So I am actually her successor? Oh, so that's how it is. So the Void Record can be said to be her inheritance for her successor and @#@@#? Well, it was slightly unexpected, but still, it's better than nothing.'
Xiao sighed slightly.
'At least it's much better than being a pawn of this mysterious artifact. As for the line which was blurry, other than being her successor, what relationship do we have? "She" was a figure of a long forgotten epoch, and I am from modern Earth. While Xiao of this world is nothing more than a seventeen-year-old who is about to turn eighteen in a few months.'
He squinted his eyes.
'All of this was very suspicious and full of coincidences. Like I am from modern Earth, then suddenly got transmigrated into this world in the body of the same me who was born in this world. And I also happen to have a mysterious artifact. On top of that, its origin can be traced back to an ancient history where I happen to have a connection with its creator, and I am also "her" successor.'
He continued to speculate.
'Also, the reason she created this was to help and train her successor to fight against the @#@#@. So what is the thing that she is preparing her successor to fight against, and is it related to what "they" and "she" saw and learned about that they shouldn't have?'
'Wow, great! Simply great! I unknowingly got involved in something unknown and dangerous and have to fight against something that I know nothing about. Hello, where is my consent in this? Did anyone take my permission before all of these? I do not agree to this at all.'
Xiao thought with some humor as he complained and criticized all of this in his mind.
Then he got up and walked towards a wooden chair in the room. Grabbing it, he placed it in front of the window.
After that, he sat on the wooden chair and leaned back comfortably as Xiao looked at the bustling city outside, enjoying its view. Then he looked at the pale moon shining softly in the night sky, bathing him in its moonlight, making Xiao feel much more comfortable and calmer.
He closed his eyes slightly, trying to relax and calm his mind as he rubbed his temples.
After feeling that he had calmed and cleared his mind enough, Xiao Continued.
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