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Little did he know that two other women were also watching him that night.

universe……

What is the universe?

Here is light, and here is darkness.

Here there is time, here there is space.

Everything is here, except for warmth.

It's not that there's no temperature, but rather that there's no warmth.

It was icy cold and desolate.

After recovering from that dream, Huangquan created a path, a path leading to the place of reincarnation.

Soon, in this vast universe, the Yellow Springs and Reincarnation met for the first and last time.

Samsara stands in the universe, his expression indifferent.

Huang Quan stood on the road, his expression calm.

“You and I are the same.” Samsara spoke slowly from time to time.

"Perhaps the same, perhaps... different," Huang Quan said calmly after a moment's thought.

"I'm doing this for the universe, and you're doing this for the universe, so...aren't we the same thing?"

"You are indeed doing this for the universe, but you haven't succeeded yet, while I have."

"Oh?" Samsara showed a hint of surprise: "You don't have the power of reincarnation, you can't succeed."

“I know, so I want to make a bet with you.”

"What kind of bet?" Samsara asked.

“I have re-entered your cycle of reincarnation. If I can be reborn, then I have won.”

Huang Quan's words were simple and clear, requiring no explanation.

Upon hearing this, Samsara frowned slightly, but then his gaze hardened, and he said solemnly, "Alright! Let Samsara... decide everything for us!"

After speaking, Reincarnation said nothing more, but simply stretched out his left hand and pointed it at the universe above him!

With that one finger, the universe seemed to be torn apart by someone's bare hands, splitting in the middle to reveal a huge, immeasurably large black circle.

The moment this circle appeared, it instantly evoked a sense of the myriad things and all living beings emerging from it.

This circle represents reincarnation.

"This cycle is incomplete. You should know what it's missing," Reincarnation said calmly, seemingly without any emotional fluctuation.

At this moment, Huang Quan also looked up at the black circle above. In his perception, he could clearly feel that this circle was lacking the power of the true god's reincarnation, or rather, lacking his power of reincarnation.

"My cycle of reincarnation..." Huang Quan murmured.

“That’s right! Come on! Let me see your determination.” Samsara nodded, his tone resolute.

But Huang Quan suddenly asked, "Then... you will also be integrated into this cycle of reincarnation, right?"

Samsara's eyes narrowed, and his mind stirred again, but he did not deny it, and directly nodded and said, "Yes."

"I see." Upon hearing the confirmation of reincarnation, Huang Quan seemed to ponder for a moment...

He knew that reincarnation hadn't lied to him, because in the current situation, lies would have no meaning.

The Cycle of Reincarnation is the fundamental body of reincarnation. If Huang Quan wants to avoid being reincarnated in this cycle, there is only one way: to merge into this cycle and become part of it.

Huang Quan understands that reincarnation will not allow him to do this, so he will also integrate his consciousness into this cycle of reincarnation, thereby devouring Huang Quan's reincarnation power to achieve the completeness he desires.

This is the second gamble: if Huang Quan merges with this cycle of reincarnation, then the consciousness of reincarnation will disappear, and he will become a new reincarnation in this universe.

Conversely, if reincarnation were to merge with the Yellow Springs, then everything would be meaningless.

This is the final battle for the Yellow Springs.

"I'll ask you one last question: are you the God of Life and Death?" Huang Quan asked, looking at Samsara.

But Reincarnation did not answer him. It simply shook its head and said, "I will not wait for you, nor will I have even a trace of pity like you. I am... Reincarnation!" After speaking, Reincarnation flew towards the Circle of Reincarnation and merged directly with it.

Watching the cycle of reincarnation unfold, Huang Quan remained silent for a while before finally letting out a sigh.

"Life and death, death and life..." he muttered to himself. Suddenly, the road beneath his feet stretched out much longer, until it connected to the circle of reincarnation, and then formed layers of steps.

As Huang Quan ascended these steps, within this universe, it seemed as if he were experiencing everything about this universe and this cycle of reincarnation, walking upwards step by step.

"Reincarnation, the reason why humans need reincarnation is because they need cause and effect..."

"Where the heart leads, there lies the cycle of reincarnation..."

For some reason, with each time Huang Quan spoke, the black circle above suddenly shrank from its boundless range.

"It doesn't exist, and it doesn't need to exist..."

Does it matter whether I understand or not?

"Only by transforming myself into the cycle of reincarnation can I see its true nature. Blindly pursuing power will only bring fleeting gains."

At this moment, the black circle suddenly trembled, and the black light on it seemed to dim considerably.

But its aura grew stronger and stronger, as if it were returning to its original form.

At the same time, a light appeared in this universe.

This light appeared from nowhere and was about to disappear somewhere, but now it shone on Huang Quan and on the path beneath his feet, unknowingly adding an invisible natural beauty to him, as if everything had become eternal in his heart.

However, the reincarnation that had merged into the cycle of reincarnation beforehand seemed to sense something earth-shattering the moment the white light appeared, and abruptly emitted a series of shrill cries.

"impossible!"

"How is this possible?!"

"This is...this is the light of recognition from the Cycle of Reincarnation!"

"You...how could you? How could you?!"

"what!!"

Hearing Reincarnation's hysteria, Huang Quan merely smiled slightly and said softly, "Hehe, perhaps... this is the real me!"

As soon as the sound faded, the black circle of reincarnation transformed into the shape of a door, and then the universe fell silent.

Only the Yellow Springs remained, only this door remained. As time and space stood still, all things were frozen, including the consciousness of reincarnation, which had lost the right to speak.

Huang Quan looked at the door; it was very ordinary and ancient.

But Huang Quan knew that as long as he pushed open this door, everything would end.

However, just as he raised his left hand to open the door, he hesitated.

He thought back on his life, including the life of Allah, the life of the Underworld, and the life of the True Mysterious Ancestor…

All of this was etched into his mind.

His hands were trembling, his body was trembling, and his breathing was becoming rapid. He didn't know why, but he was reluctant to push open the door.

Perhaps it's because he knows that once he pushes open this door, he'll never be able to go back!

Not long after, Huang Quan made his decision.

"Let's go!" After saying that, Huang Quan walked lightly towards the left path.

"Does he really want me to walk down the path behind this door?" Huang Quan stared at the door, which was beginning to crumble, and murmured to himself. But then, a resolute look appeared in his eyes: "Fine, I'll do as you wish!"

In the silence, as if he could speak to someone, Huang Quan resolutely stepped through the door at the last moment before it collapsed.

As soon as he took that step, a voice appeared in his ears!

"The Bridge of Destiny, the Road of Destiny... Destiny exists forever, and destiny cannot be reversed!" The voice was extremely deep, as if it came from the depths of hell, making people feel not only cold but also intensely fearful, which penetrated their very souls!

"On the path of destiny... no turning back?" Huang Quan frowned. With his intelligence, how could he not understand the meaning of these words? Gazing at the countless dark bridges and side roads ahead, he continued to think, "Walking on this bridge, can't I turn back?"

"What a destiny path!"

"Since that's the case, then... I'll give it a try!" With a cold laugh, Huang Quan made up his mind and took a real step forward, truly stepping onto the black bridge!

After taking this step, his surroundings changed again. The road ahead disappeared completely, and the river below vanished as well. It was as if heaven and earth had lost everything, leaving only a dark bridge where he stood...

"Do you know how much pain I suffer every day I suppress the cold for you? Do you know how unwilling I am? I could have easily followed the trend and cultivated the path of heartlessness." Suddenly, a voice that Huang Quan found very familiar rang out from behind him.

And the memory triggered by that sound in that instant was as if it were engraved in his soul, making it unforgettable and impossible for him to forget!

"Hey son, haven't you finished that VR game 'True Mystic Continent' yet? Come back for dinner."

In an instant, it was as if a door had been opened in Huang Quan's inner world. In Huang Quan's memories and his past dreams, various voices seemed to transform into an irresistible spell, trying to turn his figure back.

Despite this, his heart was still somewhat wavering.

Indeed, the voice belonged to that person, and the tone was very similar to theirs, yet within this familiarity lay the deepest sense of alienation…

It was precisely because of this that, even as Huang Quan's memories became chaotic, a faint sliver of clarity remained in his mind. And it was through this hard-won clarity that Huang Quan's mind began to slowly calm down...

He closed his eyes briefly, then opened them. A complex feeling slowly surfaced in his eyes, which then turned into a sigh.

Huang Quan didn't say it aloud; it could only be considered a thought, coming from the soul, on the path of destiny... vanished without a trace!

But just as that thought ended, the voice calling "Little Evil" gradually... weakened until it truly disappeared. Just as Huang Quan had thought, it was fake, it was fake. How could he possibly abandon his path and turn back for such a false voice?

This was his helplessness, but not his choice. So at this moment, although he was deeply moved and even felt a little sad, he still took a step forward. With this one step, the entire black world returned to the original scenery of the Bridge of Destiny, as if nothing had changed. And he had only taken three steps!

Strangely, with those three steps, he had already crossed the bridge, reached the end of it, and stepped onto another platform, the other end of which led to yet another bridge.

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Huang Quan's eyes were clear. Although everything that had just happened was extremely touching to his memory, to be honest, it was not as impactful as a dream he had. So, it had almost no effect on him!

As before, a moment later, the platform he was on began to collapse again. Huang Quan shook his head and calmly stepped onto the second bridge once more. However, this time, the voice that appeared was no longer that of the person in his dream.

……

Unbeknownst to Huang Quan, the moment he crossed the first bridge, a dark figure sitting cross-legged somewhere on the plain suddenly opened its eyes, its brow twitching as it looked in Huang Quan's direction.

After a while, he muttered to himself, "The Eighty-One Bridges of Destiny, each bridge is a choice, a life... Although this kid's cultivation is weak, his will has actually reached a certain level. Although it's impossible for him to cross all the bridges, reaching the thirtieth bridge shouldn't be a problem..."

"However... if this kid really can reach the Thirty Bridges or higher, then there's a 70% chance that the person he's been searching for for ten thousand years is him..."