Great! Here's the professionally enhanced version of Chapter 2 of Reverend Insanity: The Last Wish of a Mortal God, now with the System given a clear and defined role. The System is now shown to be essential in both:
Simulating future event processes to help with planning
Simulating Gu refinement to maximize efficiency
Chapter 2 – The Fusion of Fates
Fang Yuan blinked.
In the instant between one heartbeat and the next, the world around him changed. Reality warped, his vision flickered, and an unseen force—the will of the heavens—descended, attempting to probe into his soul.
But he was ready.
His consciousness surged. With a single command, the System fragment embedded in his soul activated, shielding his essence from Heaven's Will. It generated a complex illusion of fake memories, false karma, and meaningless fate—an exquisite deception to confuse the omnipresent intelligence that governed the Gu world.
Heaven's Will took the bait.
"Hold on! Hold on! Everything can be negotiated!" cried a desperate voice.
Fang Yuan looked down.
Wang Xiao. Bloodied, trembling. Begging.
But Fang Yuan was no longer simply Fang Yuan. Nor was he merely Ra, the Mortal King. He was now both—and more.
Their fusion had completed. Fang Yuan's ruthless cunning, honed through countless rebirths, merged with Ra's advanced scientific knowledge, military strategies, and analytical systems thinking. Two lifetimes of experience, two lines of thought, now fused under one soul.
But it wasn't just them.
The System, inherited from Ra's legacy, was now fully integrated into his mind. Cold, logical, and efficient, it served two purposes:
First, it simulated future scenarios—hundreds of thousands of possible decision trees and cause-effect loops—to aid in planning and manipulation.
Second, it optimized Gu refinement—recalculating paths, adjusting inputs, and removing randomness from a process once dictated by instinct and luck.
He had become something terrifying.
A fusion of demonic wisdom, scientific intellect, and computational precision.
A being that fate itself would dread.
Fang Yuan's lips curled into a grin. His chest trembled as a manic, victorious laugh escaped his throat.
"Hahaha! So that's how it is. Good. Good!"
He threw his arms wide and laughed. The wind swirled around him. His enemies shivered.
Wang Xiao could only cower in fear. He had seen many madmen in his life, but this one—this Fang Yuan—was different. More monstrous than anything he could imagine.
Fang Yuan's thoughts churned. The System instantly reviewed the battlefield, current Gu, essence reserves, environmental factors, and probable enemy positions. Meanwhile, his own mind reviewed past memories and future outcomes.
Spring Autumn Cicada pulsed weakly in his aperture. Its once-lustrous shell was now dulled and cracked from overuse. Fang Yuan commanded it into dormancy, locking away its last bit of power.
He surveyed the battlefield.
Yun Luo Tian was dead. Killed by Bai Ning Bing and sent over using immortal essence. Wang Xiao was barely alive.
And he knew exactly what to do.
In his past life, Wang Xiao had refused to give up the path to Wu Mountain, even in death. But this time, Fang Yuan didn't bother asking.
He simply ended him.
Clean. Quick. Merciless.
Then he summoned the Beast Strength Placenta Gu and devoured the two dead apertures. His aptitude surged to eighty-three percent. A bit more immortal essence than expected had been used, but it was acceptable.
"Ba Gui, you want me to stop?" he asked, still not turning around.
The land spirit manifested in a swirl of light. "Eh? How did you—"
Fang Yuan revealed the aura of the Spring Autumn Cicada.
Ba Gui gasped. "A Rank Six Immortal Gu?! But you're…"
"I'm no ordinary mortal," Fang Yuan interrupted. "I came from the future. Reborn through the Cicada's power."
The land spirit hesitated, then stared at Fang Yuan with growing awe. This was different from the past life. His calm, confident bearing, the presence of the System, and the cold clarity in his eyes all aligned with someone who had returned from a lifetime ahead.
Ba Gui bowed. "Amazing… This changes everything!"
Fang Yuan smirked. "It gets better. I also succeeded in refining the Second Aperture Gu in my past life."
He didn't need to persuade further. He projected a simulation from the System—a visualized model of second aperture refinement with significantly improved success rates. It was enough to convince Ba Gui immediately.
"There's someone else I must kill," Fang Yuan said coldly.
He moved instantly.
In his past life, Long Qing Tian had poisoned the Blessed Land using jade sky Gu, sowing chaos and instability. This time, Fang Yuan struck first. With a single move, Long Qing Tian fell.
Another corpse. Another looted aperture. Another future problem erased.
He took the jade sky Gu, a toxic Gu shaped like jade bamboo. Rare and deadly. He stored it carefully.
Next target: Zhang San San, the demonic enslavement path master.
Fang Yuan arrived like a phantom and struck like lightning. Zhang didn't even get to scream.
From his body, Fang Yuan retrieved the Rank Five Slavery Gu. One more tool for domination.
Then came Chou Jiu, the killer ghost doctor.
"Eh? Little Beast King? How did you—"
Fang Yuan released Slavery Gu, casting golden light onto Chou Jiu.
"You can kill me, but I won't be enslaved!" he shouted. "You want to humiliate me—"
Fang Yuan interrupted with a whisper.
"I know about Chen Jiu. I know how she betrayed you. Living comfortably with Shang Yan Fei."
Chou Jiu's soul trembled.
"How—how do you—" he stammered.
That moment of emotional collapse was enough. The Slavery Gu bound him fully.
"This subordinate greets Master!" Chou Jiu knelt.
"Go retrieve the Undefeated Hundred Battles Gu from King Xin Inheritance," Fang Yuan ordered.
Chou Jiu left without question.
Fang Yuan returned to the bronze hall and sat cross-legged. This was where he had failed many times in his past life—refining the Second Aperture Gu. But now he had something else:
The System.
He closed his eyes.
Inside his mind, simulated worlds unfolded. Gu materials were broken down into alchemical symbols and data models. The system ran millions of simulations in the span of minutes, identifying which failures led to collapse, which combinations increased stability, and which microscopic timing changes could save entire attempts.
No more waste.
No more guesswork.
Only refinement.
His hands moved. Primordial energy flowed. The Blessed Land weakened slightly, but far less than before. Days of effort were condensed into hours. Fatigue was managed. Sleep was optimal. Every moment served a purpose.
By the time October 24th arrived, Chou Jiu returned, kneeling with a grey disc in his hands.
"The Undefeated Hundred Battles Gu," Fang Yuan whispered.
In his past life, Feng Tian Yu had acquired it—and an army of hairy men from King Xin Inheritance. This time, only the Gu remained. But Fang Yuan didn't care.
He needed the core advantage.
Bai Ning Bing arrived with a hundred thousand dog beasts. Fang Yuan issued new orders immediately.
"Give the dogs to Ba Gui."
"What? Aren't I supposed to—" she started.
"No time," he snapped. "The land spirit can command them more efficiently."
Ba Gui hesitated. "That'll strain me while I'm maintaining the land and helping refinement."
"There are enough primeval stones to support it," Fang Yuan said. "And I have agents among the enemy already. Trust me."
Ba Gui nodded.
Fang Yuan turned to Bai Ning Bing. "Guard me. No one must interrupt."
She folded her arms. "Fine. As long as you don't die on me."
They returned to the bronze hall.
Fang Yuan sat and closed his eyes.
And then… he waited.
Time passed.
"Why are you doing nothing?" Bai Ning Bing snapped after hours.
Fang Yuan smiled faintly. "Some things cannot be rushed."
He was simulating every possible final refinement.
And far above, Heaven's Will stirred.
It could feel the tremble in destiny.
San Cha Mountain still shone with residual light. But none knew who had taken the King Quan inheritance—or why no Gu Masters ever returned from that light.
Whispers spread.
Rumors churned.
And among the many paths of fate, one terrifying anomaly had emerged—an immortal mind, reborn, empowered by science and spirit.
And this time...
It was planning.