I performed a very simple addition in my mind.

"I have bound two Divine Seal Fragments myself. Adding them to the ten fragments sent by Xuanming, that makes twelve," I said.

"Actually, it should be seventeen," Little Bowl said. "Besides the twelve counted here, you also have two ownerless Divine Seal Fragments that you entrusted to Sister Mazao and Zhu Shida for safekeeping. They are your loyal partners, and you can retrieve those two fragments at any time.

"Likewise, I am a partner who will never betray you. The three Divine Seal Fragments bound to me, I will use them for you whenever you need.

"Then there's Mr. Number Five, Weichi... although the fragments he holds cannot be counted towards Brother Zhuang Cheng, he has lost the motivation to continue collecting them. Given our past connections, there's a chance to gain his assistance if Brother Zhuang Cheng needs it."

Seventeen Divine Seal Fragments... reevaluating this, it's quite an impressive number.

The Divine Light that once challenged the Master of Divine Seal surely never had so many fragments at once. The fragments left behind after his death and transferred to me and Weichi only add up to nine at most.

Little Bowl continued, "On this basis... Brother Zhuang Cheng, do you still remember the total number of Divine Seal Fragments mentioned by the Master of Divine Seal in the past?"

At these words, I recalled a bit: the Master of Divine Seal had said the total number of fragments was uncertain, but likely between twenty-one and thirty-five.

Calculating with the minimum of twenty-one, I already possess eighty percent of the total fragments. And Weichi has at least two more. If we count that in our 'camp,' the number rises to ninety percent.

Considering Xu Gou holds at least two fragments, and the unknown number held by No. 7, the total cannot truly be the minimum twenty-one. But even taking the maximum thirty-five, I have nearly half.

This number is quite staggering. According to Xuanming, Divine Seals can be split into World God Seal and Doomsday God Seal. Though both are halves of the original seal, they hold great power to transcend all things and change the world. Now I've almost obtained half of the Doomsday God Seal.

Even discounting those bound directly to me and Little Bowl, we have as many as twelve ownerless fragments, more than half of the minimum and one-third of the maximum. What would the Master of Divine Seal think of this?

And if other Impermanences—mainly Gua Tianshi and Fa Zheng—knew about this, what would they think?

They not only wish to use Divine Seals to prevent Doomsday but likely also to change the world. Meanwhile, both Gua Tianshi and Fa Zheng are true worldly wits, probably very aware of my nature. Just like Xuanming could see my chaotic nature at first glance, they would stop at nothing to prevent me from collecting all the seals.

At this stage, they all want to unite in drawing me to their side, to kill the Gospel Institute's human extermination plan in the cradle. But once the Institute, their greatest enemy, disappears, they will surely turn against me.

"We can't hide from the Master of Divine Seal, at least we must avoid letting Gua Tianshi and Fa Zheng know Brother Zhuang Cheng has so many fragments," Little Bowl said seriously. "I never thought we'd gather so many fragments so soon. I assumed Xuanming would, after being defeated, devise ways to prevent his fragments from falling into Brother Zhuang Cheng's hands, yet he willingly sent them all out...

"Fortunately, just like I couldn't predict Xuanming's decision, other Impermanences likely couldn't either.

"The only thing to watch out for is Gua Tianshi's Divination... but he can't perfectly divine targets within the same Impermanence. Especially divining fragment whereabouts must be extremely difficult, otherwise, he'd have collected them all long ago.

"And with the Doomsday process accelerating, his Divination Technique will become increasingly hard to use. The unfolding Doomsday Space-Time in the real world exacerbates this, for he must focus on curbing its spread, likely lacking the energy to divine 'whether Xuanming gave the fragments to Brother Zhuang Cheng'..."

The problem is, how long can this secrecy last? Against Gua Tianshi, I have no confidence in avoiding mistakes until the end. This has nothing to do with my willingness to deceive or acting skills, it's purely because Gua Tianshi is just that unpredictable. Xuanming's plot will eventually push me against everyone.

Little Bowl didn't urge me to simply give up all fragments in hand. Whether to stop or advance Doomsday, Divine Seals are inescapable, and the initiative that falls into one's hands I will not let go.

She continued to question the events I had experienced, leaving no detail unexamined, and I explained everything in detail. Sometimes she'd pose questions even I hadn't considered, some I could answer immediately, others I had to look back in memory to see what happened then.

Two hours or more passed like this, yet the "Outer World Wall" enclosing the city center showed no sign of lifting. However, the sense of unease was increasingly apparent, and Little Bowl occasionally glanced in that direction. It seemed "Outer World Wall" would soon be lifted.

Under Little Bowl's diligent treatment, I have successfully rid myself of the state of significant injury to my True Spirit. That dreadful experience as if I could fall into a permanent sleep at any moment has completely left me, and the output and control of my power have become smooth and unhindered. To put it extremely, even if Xuanming were to suddenly resurrect here, I could energetically fight him for three hundred rounds.

However, this refreshingly clear experience is ultimately a stark contrast to the injured state. In reality, there are still quite a few areas that haven't been fully repaired. Little Bowl did not allow me to get up from her lap, but instead pressed my shoulder, somewhat forcefully making me lie down, continuing to heal me.

"The treatment isn't over yet, Brother Zhuang Cheng." She thought for a moment and said, "Or are you tired of using my lap as a pillow? If you feel my thighs are too thin and uncomfortable to lie on, I can also lie down and let you rest your head on my stomach... It might be a bit heavier that way, but if it's like lying on a sofa, finding an inclined angle, and letting me hug you from behind..."

Following her description, I imagined that experience. Truth be told, it was a bit embarrassing, but there was some desire to try it out.

Yet, to proactively say I want to is hard to speak aloud. As an adult male, the thought of resting my head on a young girl's stomach, having her tenderly care for me, is quite a shameful imagination. Moreover, this setting doesn't seem very suitable for such things now.

Little Bowl smiled slightly and said, "Then, for now, just endure using my lap. As for the stomach, it'll be next time's turn."

I pretended not to hear it and continued the interrupted tale. Before long, I finished telling everything.

"..." Little Bowl fell into contemplation.

Her reaction didn't seem like she was just analyzing if there might be valuable information hidden in my narrative, but rather she seemed to have genuinely noticed something very important.

I deliberately maintained silence and slowed my breathing, not disturbing her thoughts. A moment later, she emerged from her long deliberation and then said, "Brother Zhuang Cheng, do you remember the Doomsday truth Lady No. 7 talked about before?"

"Our world is a fusion of two incompatible worlds, which is why the erroneous human history was formed, leading to the end of the world... Are you talking about this?" I asked.

"That's right." Little Bowl nodded, "But before Lady No. 7 stated this information, she also supplemented with a premise—that the worldview she described cannot be guaranteed as the complete truth.

"She was only making a conjecture. Although she could ensure an eighty percent accuracy, there's still a small portion that's questionable.

"Since hearing about the Doomsday truth from her, I've been thinking about one thing... which part of her truth can be assured as correct, and which part is doubtful.

"I once directly asked her this question, but she was unwilling to elaborate. However, now, I can probably differentiate it."

I curiously asked, "Then… what's your conclusion?"

"From beginning to end, our world has only one; there aren't 'two originally independent worlds'," Little Bowl said.

"Wait… isn't there a bit of a problem with that?" I immediately questioned, "The existence of two worlds, wasn't that a conclusion even Huang Quan came to? If it were just one of Lady No. 7's claims, that's one thing, but even Huang Quan had a similar outcome..."

Little Bowl corrected, "Huang Quan never said in his documents 'the original existence of two worlds'. Although he used the terms ordinary world and abnormal world, that's merely a division of different realms within the same world; it doesn't truly admit there are two worlds. He only acknowledged the existence of two conflicting histories, and even the scope of those conflicts isn't about 'the history of this planet', but merely 'humanity's history'.

"Not just Huang Quan, even Xuanming, who obviously has a deep understanding of the Doomsday truth, has never mentioned the concept of 'two originally independent worlds'... This completely belongs to Lady No. 7's perspective."

Thinking it through, I said, "But Lady No. 7's claim is logical. The fact that Huang Quan and Xuanming just didn't mention it doesn't mean they don't acknowledge this concept; it could be that they just happened not to say it. Wouldn't it be premature to deny it just based on that?"

Little Bowl shook her head firmly.

"The concept proposed by Lady No. 7 is logically untenable as well," she said.