Chapter 505: The Truth About the System The True Identity of the Overlord Is…
Ye Cheng looked at the sorrowful expressions of Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Silver Dragon King and could only shake his head helplessly. He then said, "Nana, Bing'er, Xue'er, why grieve so deeply? Am I not standing before you right now?"
That familiar tone, that familiar presence
The three women, who had been lost in sorrow, suddenly lifted their heads in shock. Their beautiful eyes were filled with disbelief.
"You… you are him?" Their voices trembled slightly, as if they had suddenly found a lost loved one, yet feared that it was merely an illusion.
Ye Cheng didn't respond with words. He simply opened his arms.
In an instant, the three women could no longer contain their emotions. They rushed into his embrace, holding onto him tightly, leaving no room for anyone else to step in.
A certain Huo Yuhao blinked, realizing that Ye Lao hadn't actually disappeared but had instead become a part of Ye Cheng. At first, he felt quite emotional. But then, seeing that there was no chance for him to express anything in this situation, he suddenly didn't know what to do with himself.
Just then
A voice suddenly rang out in the room.
"It has been a long time, Adoptive Father. Your child greets you."
Accompanied by a ripple in space, a figure suddenly appeared before them.
Everyone immediately gasped in shock.
"Bai Yue?!"
Yes, the person who had suddenly appeared was none other than Bai Yue Sect Master. Of course, in reality, this was simply a fragment of Ye Cheng's consciousness playing a role it was all part of an elaborate act.
"You have come to this world as well?" Ye Cheng looked at Bai Yue with familiarity, as if he had known him for a long time.
At first, the others were confused. But then, after thinking about it, they realized since Ye Cheng had fused with his counterpart from another world, it made sense that he would be familiar with Bai Yue from that world as well.
"No."
Bai Yue shook his head and said, "What you see before you is not my true self. I am merely a residual program left behind in the Answer System."
"Answer? System? Program?"
"No way…"
"Could it be…?"
Many people immediately caught onto the key words in his statement.
"Are you saying that this mysterious Answer System, which appeared years ago… was created by you?" Ye Cheng asked in surprise.
"Yes and no."
Bai Yue shook his head. "I merely participated in the creation of the system. The true creators of this Answer System were countless versions of you across infinite parallel worlds. Every single one of you played a part in making this possible including many of the people present here today."
"What… does that mean?"
Hearing this, many people felt a strange sensation, as if they were about to uncover the true nature of their world.
"Everything was done for one purpose to resist the Abyss."
Bai Yue sighed deeply before continuing.
"This Answer System was formed by gathering the knowledge and legacies of countless parallel worlds. It continuously travels through these worlds, opening answer sessions to reveal the future, in an attempt to alter fate and prevent the ultimate destruction of Douluo."
"The past, the future, and the altered futures that you have all witnessed through the Answer System… none of them were predictions. They were all events that had already happened in other parallel worlds."
The moment these words were spoken, it was as if a bomb had been dropped in the room.
"So that's how it is…"
"Now it all makes sense…"
"Everything we saw actually happened in other worlds…"
Many people murmured to themselves, as the realization dawned upon them.
But then, someone asked an important question:
"But if you are from a parallel world, why go through all this effort? Why travel between worlds to save others?"
Yes
Why would someone from one parallel world risk everything to save another?
Was it truly out of kindness?
"Sigh…"
Hearing this, Bai Yue sighed deeply.
"Because… all of those parallel worlds have already been destroyed."
"What?!"
"What do you mean?!"
"So many worlds… all destroyed?!"
The entire room erupted in shock.
Because everyone understood the implication behind Bai Yue's words
If all the other parallel worlds had fallen…
Then their own world was destined for the same fate.
And that terrified them.
"It was all because of the Abyss."
Bai Yue's voice grew heavy with exhaustion.
"Every world that participated in the creation of the system… was eventually consumed by the Abyss."
"In the end, only the Answer System remained carrying the last remnants of those worlds' legacies, traveling through time and space, searching for a way to prevent the inevitable destruction of Douluo."
"Again and again, the system crossed into new worlds… each time, revealing the future in an attempt to change history. But no matter how many times it tried, every single world fell."
"And so, it continued its journey endlessly collecting the final wills of each fallen world, searching for salvation. A cycle with no end… an endless repetition… a never ending nightmare."
His words were calm, but the weight of his voice carried the sorrow of countless lost civilizations.
It was as if millions of years of suffering had been etched into his very soul.
At that moment
Everyone in the room fell silent.
Not a single word was spoken.
"However "
Suddenly, Bai Yue's gaze sharpened, his voice filled with burning determination.
He looked directly at Ye Cheng and said, "But this endless cycle… may finally end today!"
"You mean… me?"
Ye Cheng pointed at himself, momentarily unable to believe it.
"Yes, you!"
Bai Yue's eyes shone with intensity, his voice filled with unwavering conviction.
"Because you are the only Ye Cheng across all parallel worlds who has broken free from fate!"
"Perhaps it was due to the fusion of two parallel worlds, or perhaps for some other reason, but something changed and for the first time, you defied the inevitable!"
"Wait!"
Ye Cheng suddenly raised a hand, signaling him to stop.
Frowning, he asked, "Are you telling me that in every single parallel world, my ultimate fate was to perish alongside the Abyssal Overlord? That not a single version of me has survived?"
"Yes."
Bai Yue nodded solemnly.
"Across countless iterations, we have tried to change your fate we have granted you unimaginable power, given you unlimited opportunities. But no matter how many times we tried, something always led to failure."
"You are the first and only Ye Cheng to ever escape this predetermined doom."
"And because of that "
"You are our last hope."
Ye Cheng furrowed his brows.
"And you believe that just because of this… I can defeat the Abyss? Surely there's a deeper reason?"
"You are perceptive as always."
Bai Yue gave a slight nod.
Then, he took a deep breath and said:
"The real reason is this "
"Only Ye Cheng… can defeat Ye Cheng."
A heavy silence filled the room.
What did that mean?
Even Ye Cheng himself was momentarily stunned.
Everyone waited for an answer.
Bai Yue did not reveal everything immediately.
Instead, he said:
"Let me tell you the true origin of the Abyss."
"In the beginning… the Abyss was not as powerful as it is now. There was no Abyssal Overlord. No Abyssal Lords. At most, there were only Greater Demons."
One day, such an Abyss invaded the Douluo Continent.
The demons began their conquest of the world, unleashing widespread slaughter. A human leader, alongside human soul masters and soul beasts, fought desperately to resist. But in the end, all his comrades, loved ones, and closest friends perished, leaving him alone to face the ruthless demons.
Yet, the gods in their lofty realm did nothing. In fact, they had deliberately allowed the demons to invade, their goal being to let Douluo absorb the Abyss's energy to facilitate its evolution.
Everything had been orchestrated by the gods a grand scheme disguised as a war to protect the world.
Only after all life on Douluo was nearly wiped out and the Abyss had been sufficiently weakened did the gods descend with feigned benevolence, arriving merely to claim victory. They even promised the human leader that they could resurrect his fallen comrades and loved ones on the condition that he serve them as a pawn, obeying their every command.
Upon learning the truth, the human leader laughed. He had never imagined that the countless sacrifices the lives lost had all been for such an absurd, ridiculous plan.
If he accepted their offer, then all the noble warriors who had given their lives their sacrifices and struggles would become nothing more than a joke. A mere spectacle for the amusement of the gods.
If this was what gods truly were then such gods had no right to exist.
Years of suppressed resentment finally erupted into reality. The Abyss's corruption had been gnawing at him throughout the war, whispering temptations of darkness, yet he had resisted. But now, having seen the gods' true faces, he chose not to resist any longer. He embraced the Abyss seeking only one thing: vengeance upon the false gods.
At this time, the highest ranking Abyssal demons had already been slaughtered, leaving only insignificant remnants. To the Abyss, a being of such immense potential willingly joining them was an unimaginable blessing.
And so, with boundless Abyssal energy surging into him, the once mortal human leader transcended the limits of a Great Demon becoming a being beyond even the God Kings.
A Creator God level existence.
It was as if fate itself had arranged it all. The gods' inaction and arrogance, their grandiose schemes spanning millennia, had forged the greatest demon the world had ever seen.
From then on, the once righteous human leader now a supreme Abyssal overlord began his endless campaign of conquest and devouring.
He consumed world after world, painting the universe in the colors of the Abyss, until he had no more prey left to hunt. That was when he set his sights upon parallel universes.
By then, he could be called nothing less than the Abyssal Sovereign.
The first parallel world he invaded fell easily.
The Abyssal Sovereign unleashed an army of countless demons, invading world after world, devouring stars until he reached Douluo once more.
And it was only after he devoured his parallel self that he suddenly made an astonishing discovery his own power had grown stronger.
At that moment, he understood.
If he could continuously devour the alternate versions of himself, he would evolve beyond all limits transcending the very concept of power itself.
From that moment forward, the Abyssal Sovereign embarked on an endless conquest across parallel universes, devouring every version of himself he encountered.
And with every world he consumed, the layers of the Abyss multiplied exponentially, expanding beyond all measure.
By the time Bai Yue finished telling this story, the entire room had fallen into stunned silence.
And as for Ye Cheng himself
"The Abyssal Sovereign… is me?!"
His voice shook with disbelief.
Now, everyone understood
The mysterious and unfathomable Abyssal Sovereign had always been Ye Cheng himself. Or rather, a different Ye Cheng from another universe.
This truth left many people dazed and disoriented, unable to process what they had just heard.
"So that's why Bai Yue said… only Ye Cheng can defeat Ye Cheng…"
It took a long time before anyone could fully absorb this unbelievable revelation.
Finally, Ye Cheng rubbed his temples, his voice carrying a hint of exasperation.
"So… what now?"
Bai Yue turned to face him. "The Answer System carries the last remnants of countless destroyed worlds including yours."
"Now that you have broken free from fate, I can finally deliver this legacy to you."
"Once you fully absorb this inheritance, you will finally stand a chance against the Abyssal Sovereign."
"Only a chance?" someone muttered.
"And that's in the best case scenario," Bai Yue admitted.
"We have no idea how many parallel worlds the Abyssal Sovereign has already consumed. We don't know how powerful he has become."
"To be frank our odds of victory are slim. But we have no choice."
The room fell silent again.
They understood
The Abyssal Sovereign's sole purpose had always been consumption.
And that meant they could not escape him.
Their only option was to fight.
The Final Preparation
From that day forward, Douluo entered an era of rapid development.
Bai Yue began distributing the Answer System's remaining gifts to the people of this world.
According to him, these gifts were the final remnants of those who had perished in other destroyed worlds. Only those who shared the same essence as the fallen could fully absorb their power.
As a result, the strength of Douluo's people soared at an unbelievable rate.
Everyone believed Bai Yue's explanation that their newfound power came from absorbing their alternate selves' legacies.
But in truth
It was Ye Cheng himself who was secretly using the Abyssal Sovereign's power to artificially boost their abilities.
After all
If parallel worlds truly existed, then only named characters from the original Douluo story would have alternate selves to absorb power from.
Extras wouldn't have had that privilege.
But now?
Everyone on Douluo was growing stronger.
This was Ye Cheng's doing manipulating reality with the Abyssal Sovereign's power, steadily completing the final stage of his master plan.
And so, a hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.
During this century, countless people fused with their parallel selves' legacies, reaching unimaginable heights of power.
Now, every major figure in Ye Cheng's life had ascended to Creator God level strength.
And the planet itself
Had evolved to an unfathomable level.
By this point, Ye Cheng knew
The time had come.
And so
He orchestrated one final Abyssal invasion.
This would be the last battle.
And this time
The Abyssal Sovereign would finally reveal himself.
Once it was over
That identity would cease to exist.
(End of Chapter)