Chapter 1888 - 516: Thought and Return (5k)_2

Near the New Continent, clear tides were rising and falling again, proving that this stretch of land itself had started to "come alive."

Yu Ziqing didn't rush back, choosing to observe a bit longer.

These days, the Ancient Sea God had been rampaging like a mad dog, stirring up several massive tidal waves in the River of Time in a row.

Even if the Ancient Sea God had now abandoned the Kan character, he could still wait for Yu Ziqing to bring the land back, then stir up another great tide.

Yu Ziqing closed his eyes in thought; he definitely wasn't willing to kill the Ancient Sea God at the price of destroying the present world.

And given his past actions, his personality, the Ancient Sea God definitely knew this.

So if he went back, that would be constructing a new balance.

The Ancient Sea God would behave himself and stop messing around.

And on the human side, they wouldn't be driven to desperation, killing the Ancient Sea God at the cost of destroying the present world.

On the surface, that's how it looked.

But Yu Ziqing knew very clearly that a bastard like the Ancient Sea God, who could turn around and break his word at any moment, absolutely wouldn't really settle down.

Yu Ziqing truly wanted to resolve this completely, then lie flat in peace—eat when he should, drink when he should, never again needing to worry that one day he'd wake up and find everyone he knew gone.

Ordinary alterations, Yu Ziqing could still anchor himself through, but those immense tides even the Ancient Sea God himself couldn't control—those, Yu Ziqing really couldn't anchor.

But he had talked the Ancient Sea God into giving up the Kan character; if he didn't go back now, it would make it look like he'd just been bullshitting all along, never truly intending to coexist peacefully.

Then, he proactively called out to Shi.

Shi didn't respond to his call immediately; only after quite a few days did Shi begin to reply.

"His consciousness has returned to normal, his reason restored.

Moreover, I can confirm that he can no longer generate fear on his own.

Giving up the Kan character didn't take away that power; it took away his fear."

"Do you think it's suitable for me to return now?" Yu Ziqing asked, wanting to hear Shi's opinion.

"At least for now it's safe—or rather, this era is safe.

With his rationality and complete calmness restored, he'll only consider problems from the perspective of gains and losses.

He's probably already stopped caring about the problem of All Gods altogether.

That's what I think.

But anything uncertain cannot be treated as fact.

Even if he does nothing more in this era, he will definitely pave the way for the next era.

He cannot give up, and he cannot accept maintaining the status quo forever.

But now, at least when you say you're unwilling to destroy the present world, he'll definitely believe you.

As for us old geezers, he definitely won't."

Yu Ziqing fell into thought, roughly understanding.

If he stepped forward, he'd definitely be able to establish a superficial balance and calm.

This would buy this era time.

If the present world fully evolved, only then would it truly step into the next stage, pushing the Ancient Sea God to the brink of death.

At least for now, it still wasn't too certain whether he'd already reached the brink of death.

"Senior, how is your comprehension going?"

"I'm only one last step away; one of the powers fits me extremely well."

"Got it."

No one really knew how long that last step would take.

It was even possible that taking that last step would cost more time than everything before combined.

"I already have a clear idea; I just don't want to take the final step myself yet."

Shi tactfully expressed, you don't know shit.

"..."

Yu Ziqing understood as well.

"Senior, have you already sensed what kind of Divine Skills it will be?"

"I said, this power fits me extremely well."

Yu Ziqing's expression froze; he suddenly thought of Yang.

If Yang said he "knew a bit," you could imagine what level that was.

If Yang said he was "proficient," you knew what that meant.

If he dared to say something like "very strong," "extremely fitting," you knew what that was like.

Mapping that onto Shi, Yu Ziqing understood that this "extremely" was probably a modest understatement.

This should be the highest-level description Shi could find in his mind.

Now Yu Ziqing completely understood: the man had already fully comprehended it, the key was in his hand, and all that was left was to open the door and step through himself.

Did Shi even know what he'd comprehended, for it to be this easy?

Terrifying.

"I'll observe for a while longer first.

My opinion is that you have to go back.

If you don't, evolution will still get stuck after reaching a certain point.

A lot of things can only be confirmed after you return."

"Alright, then we'll wait a while first."

After finishing his talk with Shi, Yu Ziqing once again closed his eyes to comprehend.

He discovered that the Dayan Preface was really useful, especially the Dayan Preface of the Seventh Major Realm.

Once he'd comprehended it to a certain depth, he began to ponder something.

At such a level, he'd come to understand that the Dayan Preface leaned more toward capturing the information around him, then processing it in a regular and efficient way, turning it into information the human mind could accept.

He was pondering why he'd never been able to fully comprehend what his judgment ability actually was.

Was it because his own capabilities were insufficient?

If his thinking speed continued to skyrocket, many times faster than the Dayan Preface at the Seventh Major Realm—

If his way of capturing information kept soaring, if his ability to process information kept soaring, if his consciousness reacted fast enough, so fast it surpassed the limit—would he then be able to understand what his judgment ability actually was?

And this was also related to how he'd felt when he once ignited his rage.

At that time, it was as if he could, at the same moment, feel the anger in countless hearts, hear their curses, their unwillingness and despair all being ignited and turning into wrath.