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Back here, he had no intention of continuing his ultimate battle, nor did he want to continue fighting the white-haired man.

Because it's no longer necessary.

If the white-haired man were willing, he would gladly relinquish his spot. Feeling somewhat inadequate, he was willing to entrust victory and the decision of fate to the stronger.

But sometimes, it's not the strongest person who gets to decide fate.

"Is that so? Then forget it, I don't need your help anymore."

The first man spoke calmly, then surprisingly disintegrated himself, completely giving up on victory in this final battle.

"You can win," Wu Nan suddenly said.

“You are more qualified than us, even more qualified than him, to become the new great power. You should not continue to entrust your fate to him, and…”

"Never mind, I've never had any interest in becoming a great being."

The first man's body gradually crumbled into fragments, yet he still spoke softly and calmly.

"I wouldn't say I'm absolutely 'selfless,' because I might hate the feeling of being held hostage by a powerful force, and because I might wish that my brothers and friends could truly... transcend."

As the last fragment slowly drifted away, the white-haired man, Sha Antian, the ultimate powerhouse who spanned two ultimate battles, vanished.

He calmly chose to perish, forfeiting the chance to win the final prize. The reason might be as simple as he said, but in any case, he did know what the 'powerful being' who orchestrated all of this was trying to achieve.

Just like the last words he left behind before he completely vanished.

"To reduce the emptiness..."

Chapter 57, the final chapter of the story, ends.

"If selfishness only brings a sense of not losing everything, then what's the point of selfishness?"

“I… Bai Wunan, have already sensed my own demise, and this feeling… is quite interesting.”

"Congratulations, Shi Tianwu..."

Having overcome all the trials, defeated all the ultimate powerhouses, and faced the difficult problems he had chosen for himself, Bai Wunan was presented with an indescribable result.

He had clearly won, but the powerful figure refused to acknowledge the outcome and chose to send Shi Tianwu to stop him.

That is the sum of all great powers and thoughts, an absolutely 'selfless' person, and the great powers will use this absolutely 'selfless' person to defeat Bai Wunan, who is an absolutely 'selfish' person.

A cunning thing.

But by then, Bai Wunan had seen through everything, because he was no longer willing to continue his pointless selfishness and banish the tedious struggle to the very end.

So he accepted his own demise.

He gave all the fruits of victory to Shi Tianwu.

Perhaps this is part of his 'destiny,' and the end point of his personality may have been foreseen by a powerful being.

Ha, Bai Wunan, who schemed against others his whole life, was ultimately outmaneuvered in the end.

Having obtained all of this, Shi Tianwu became a new supreme being in the universe. He created a new world, and then spent ten thousand years in contemplation…

In the end, he decided to destroy the entire world.

He could not conceive of the future of humanity, nor could he find any new opportunities for humanity and life in a reopened universe under the control of desire and magnetic forces.

So he chose to give up.

He created a new universe, but this time, he took it to the extreme.

This absolutely selfless great man chose to destroy everything he had in exchange for completely blasting open the entire single and unique universe, and at the same time completely eliminating the 'magnetic force'.

He succeeded.

This is how it should be.

The single universe was transformed into an infinite multiverse by the power of his self-destruction, and with his great power, all the magnetic forces of the entire multiverse were supposed to be annihilated.

However, mutations still occurred, and some special changes altered the outcome.

Bai Wunan's consciousness re-exists in a universe where the magnetic field force has not yet disappeared.

The moment his consciousness existed, he regained his power, and at the same time, when Shi Tianwu killed him, the great power that had completely lost its dominance and thought was also directly seized by him.

It wasn't exactly a lucky break; this was a prize he was entitled to.

He stopped Shi Tianwu's actions because, in his 'rebirth,' he could not deny Shi Tianwu's 'selflessness' no matter what. Even if he understood and respected him, nature and essence are such frustrating things.

Or perhaps, after Shi Tianwu 'opened up' the single universe, the great power and its thoughts underwent incredible changes, making them unwilling to accept the result created by Shi Tianwu.

But regardless of the circumstances, under such incredible circumstances, Bai Wunan gained the power of time and became a new great power.

But so what?

Since he has chosen to give up, he understands that gaining great power will no longer bring him much joy. If 'selfishness' only brings a sense of not losing anything, is there any point in being selfish?

Perhaps it was completely unnecessary...

However, having gained time and great power, Bai Wunan at that time still acquired a different kind of power.

When the absolutely unique universe was blasted open to become the multiverse, he, who possessed supreme authority, was finally able to discover the 'outside world'.

Those different universes, different worlds, and those different sights and phenomena provided Bai Wunan with ample solace during his absolutely boring times.

But all that 'novelty' eventually comes to an end. For Bai Wunan, who has already gained great power, these fleeting pleasures are not enough to keep him engrossed.

Even if it's hundreds of billions or trillions of years, or even more astronomical units, so what? To the truly powerful beings who possess 'eternity,' the flow of all time is insignificant, merely a fleeting moment.

He was always a 'selfish' person, and an ambitious person.

Becoming a powerful being—perhaps not an end in his mind—he wanted to see the way forward, to see what was possible, something that could change the current outcome.

He explored endlessly, searched relentlessly, and finally, he found what might be the only way to do it—

So he returned to his own world.

He wants to restart the ultimate battle of the God of War, but this time, he will find a way to 'free himself'.

"You've chosen me," Bai Wujie said calmly.

"Perhaps it's because I am an extremely selfish thing, something most like you. And to you, I am a participant, a tool to drive everything to happen—just like 'Shi Tianwu'."

Yes, he and Shi Tianwu are actually no different; they are both 'tools' of powerful beings.

The only difference is that Shi Tianwu is 'selfless', while he is 'selfish'.

In pursuit of absolute self-preservation, Bai Wujie may be even more extreme than Hai Hu in terms of selfishness, rejecting all other forms of love and emotion—yet this powerful 'tool' is not the only option.

Even the most powerful beings have no single choice.

After all, in this ultimate battle of martial gods, any victor will ultimately become the fulfillment of the great power's final goal. Whether Haihu wins or Baishounan wins, it doesn't matter.

The white-haired man simply gave up this opportunity; if he had wanted to compete, he might have been the ultimate victor.

Saying these things doesn't really have much meaning or significance anymore.

He looked at Wu Nan, and Wu Nan looked back at him.

Where is the Great Power?

The great power is right here.

One is absolutely selfish, the other is absolutely selfless. When only these two absolute beings remain in the entire universe, they have become the entirety of the great power.

If one of the remaining beings is completely defeated, the one remaining will become a powerful being. At the same time, the true 'wish' of the powerful being will be fulfilled.

Subtract to find empty

The plan of the Great Power is to give all his existence, power, and karma to the victor through this ultimate battle of the Martial God. By escaping all of this, he may have the opportunity to explore a position above the Great Power.

Will it succeed? Nobody knows, but it doesn't matter; Da Neng is willing to take such a challenging step.

As for Bai Wujie, he has already taken this final step as a tool.

I'm not entirely happy, because perhaps this path was indeed one he chose by overcoming numerous obstacles, but when he finally glimpsed the existence of 'fate' at the end, it was ultimately a blow to his pride.

But since the deed has already been done, Bai Wujie has no choice but to accept it. Before he can see the final path clearly, he must first claim his 'prize'.

"Neither of us is the most suitable one, but since this is the last one, we can't refuse."

After thinking and understanding everything, at the end of this blank expanse of all things, he looked at Wu Nan and spoke.

“Let’s begin, Takeo.”

Wu Nan nodded slightly, and then, around them, the universe began to evolve.

There was no powerful ultimate chain reaction, nor was there a clash of fists between supreme beings. What was happening here was a debate between two beings representing the selfishness and selflessness of great powers.

It has already transcended the meaning of battle, and before that, they need to use themselves to understand the great power.

The omnipresent immense power, in the hands of the ultimate strong, becomes their invincible ultimate force; and at this moment, for them, it is 'everything' that can be controlled.

Thought, will, body, spirit, life, time, space, matter, death, black hole, white hole, universe...

They gazed at each other, each breath, each thought, stirring the pale nothingness beneath their feet.

One universe after another is reconstructed or destroyed into nothingness under their thoughts and the demonstration of their control over great power.

And time continues to advance between them.

A thousand years, ten thousand years, a hundred million years, a trillion years...

One universe after another began to advance toward the end of time under their thoughts, changing, growing, happening, and then being destroyed.

They create, they destroy, they observe.

They compared their understanding of the power by discussing each other's thoughts on the universe and all things.

Countless universes are being created, from their initial, rudimentary creation to their complete operation, and everything begins to flow before the two who have received great power.

"They're evenly matched."

At the endless horizon, Bai Wujie whispered...

"Do you want me to give way?" Wu Nan asked quietly.

He would definitely let Bai Wujie have his way if Bai Wujie spoke up—he was certain that Bai Wujie could create a world large enough for everything to function, and the 'selfless' martial man would certainly be prepared to let go.

"That's enough," Bai Wujie said with a soft laugh.

"Last time, selfishness gave way to selflessness, but is it going to be the other way around this time? Takeo, stop talking nonsense, you know what I want to do."

"..."

Wu Nan remained silent, but slowly rose to his feet.

They tacitly divided everything in the universe into two parts—Bai Wujie held the 'universe,' while Wu Nan held 'life.'

There's no need for it, but the next battle will still plunge the reborn universe back into chaos, and in that battle, they might perish together, with neither gaining anything.

But it doesn't matter, they still choose to do it this way.

Because this is their own idea.

Because that's what they believe is right.

By setting aside our selfishness and selflessness, we also set aside any possibility of manipulation. Let everything be entrusted to the endless unknown.

They raised their fists and unleashed their final blows at each other!

"universe--"

"God of War—"

"Explosive Fist!!!" x2

Endless light annihilated everything.

……

"Mom! Look what we brought home today!"

As dusk settles, at the edge of the sea cliffs, a gentle breeze flattens countless blades of grass. Perched atop the cliff, a small stone house stands, its chimney emitting wisps of smoke.

Waving their arms, the two boys excitedly carried their newly hunted game towards the woman who was eagerly waiting at the door.

The mist drifted slowly, gradually dissipating into the distant azure sky. Beneath that vast expanse of heaven and earth, all thoughts and other things rippled within the endless firmament.

The world seems to remain the same as always.

The world seems unchanged