Demon Lord 3

Chapter 1926 Consciousness Infiltrates the Pseudo-World

In my dream, I vaguely found myself in an empty world. Where was I? I couldn't quite tell. Then, the True God appeared at an inopportune moment: "I've now connected your consciousness here. You can't see anyone except me. It's like a virtual world I designed; you can play around in it to your heart's content. This is a one-to-one replica of a pseudo-world." Hearing this, I followed suit, observing every blade of grass and every tree. It was indeed similar to the normal world. In the sky, I initially saw one sun, then two, then three. What did this mean? It went from night to day. Was this a figment of my imagination or real? The True God told me that everything here was fake. Even the sun, the moon, and everything else I saw—if I perceived them as real, they were all fake. Curious, I asked, "What if I perceive them as fake?" He said I was right, it was indeed a bit strange. As I walked around here, I felt a bit oppressed. He said it was just a feeling from a dream, and it was nothing to worry about. He said I wouldn't feel this way in reality. If this place were truly oppressive, rich people wouldn't come. I asked him if he knew why rich people came, and what kind of person designed this place. He told me it was the Great World. Some people couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to find a paradise. Some people came here because they had the money to enjoy a higher level of life. Just like those people in the Great World, they could only enjoy the same resources their whole lives. Their strength increased with age and status, and there wouldn't be any leaps in power unless a powerful junior emerged. But many people were suppressed. After all, if you're gold, you'll shine wherever you go. But here, it's magnificent, and all of humanity is gold. Then you don't seem to shine as brightly anymore. The True God also told me that there are actually quite a few opportunities to turn your life around in this world. What was just a small family over there is now a large family here. It's really about leaping over in terms of family status. Families are actually a product that has a greater sense of belonging than species. Back then, these ten families were also fighting fiercely over them. Actually, the ten families of ancient times are different from the ten families of today. Some have merged and intermarried, while others have been destroyed or newly formed. I nodded and asked the True God why he knew so much. He said he was the True God and could see everything in this world. I admired him a little, but I was also a little dismissive. After what happened last time, I didn't think the True God was the most powerful person in the world, so I thought I could surpass him one day. As time went on, I became more and more disgusted with this kind of thinking. After all, I always looked down on others. If everyone could be respected by me, that would be great. But as my strength slowly increased, I came into contact with... More and more things happened, and it was only natural that they looked down on the true god. The true god pointed to the largest building, which was the office building here, equivalent to the rest room of the gods. I asked him what god was enshrined inside, and he said that there was actually no god, just like the sun, which I should understand as the powerful figures in the greater world. I then asked what benefits this world could bring to the greater world, and he said perhaps it was the creation of power and civilization. After all, there were newborns and people born here, and some of these people could go to the greater world if they didn't want to stay here. I asked him curiously, what are the people in the greater world striving for? Is it just to save the world? To save this world that was already on the verge of collapse? But the true god said something I didn't quite understand: "No, no, no, you're overthinking it. Saving the world is just something those old guys are telling you. Actually, those old guys just want to live for 1000, 1, or even millions of years. These old guys have lived for too long, but they don't want to die. They want you to work indefinitely, and give them all the wealth and energy you create. Even the young people who cultivate well will never have the chance to take power. Power is earned slowly through seniority. Perhaps they were once among those young people, but their thoughts are different now. Every time, they are overthrowing the previous generation of old guys, but aren't they doing the same thing? Once they reach a certain point, they can no longer create the next generation or anything new. They just live on, generation after generation, endlessly repeating the cycle."