CHAPTER 344: CHAPTER 212: 3000 YEARS OF SHEN SHI_2

As for King Yu over there, there’s no need to pay too much attention.

Compared to people like the Pope who still have faith, King Yu is easier to deal with because he’s more realistic.

In fact, in the original timeline, the reason human civilization didn’t achieve the expected results was due to a small group of steadfast believers who resolutely resisted, greatly influenced by the Divine Court and the Pope. Therefore, after resolving the Pope, Time Crystal brought about such changes, even allowing Shen Shi to directly enter a new realm, and Shen Shi clearly understood that a major change had occurred in the future.

In fact, he could already roughly guess.

A new future line may not have appeared.

However, if the Star System Fortress could be completed before the Daike People arrived, would Shen Shi still need to lead a team to intercept? Would he still need to endure damage and defend arduously?

In other words, Sage Saint Shen Shi, in this altered new timeline, likely lived to see 3000 years later!

This made Shen Shi excited, yet somewhat uneasy.

It’s not that he’s worried that this version of himself in the future timeline will counteract; after all, for him possessing Time Crystal, all other Shen Shis across various timelines are merely extensions of his consciousness. This is undeniably clear. What Shen Shi is concerned about is whether reclaiming this extension of consciousness when he returns to the future would significantly impact the future.

After all, this is Sage Saint Shen Shi!

"No matter what, I still have to take a look." Shen Shi knew he couldn’t avoid this step. He came alone to the captain’s chamber of the Grotto Heaven. It’s the safest place on the entire ship, where no one but him, the captain, could enter.

After notifying his wife and others that he was going into seclusion under the guise of being a "Master of Secluded Adaptation of Original Energy," Shen Shi slowly closed his eyes.

In his consciousness, Time Crystal turned into an endless starry sky in an instant.

His form appeared within the trading market.

At that moment, he felt it.

Another version of himself!

It was true!

If the Star System Fortress could be successfully built, then there’s no reason for Sage Saint Shen Shi to fall!

He even felt many changes.

Including several previous transactions.

Based on past experiences, altered transactions would all be resolved by the consciousness residue. However, in this future line where a major transformation occurred, the Antique Dealer, turns out to be Sage Saint Shen Shi!

This Sage Saint Shen Shi, who originally existed in this future line, entered the market under a new identity, pretending to be a newcomer and meeting Peggy, reselling "Holy Artifacts," and even opening an antique shop, conducting transactions for more than twenty years.

This is the twist and adaptation Time Crystal imposed on this new future line.

Most importantly — it cannot be retrieved.

Yes, although Shen Shi had no such intention, he could clearly feel that he couldn’t retrieve this consciousness residue at this moment.

The reason is simple.

He’s far stronger than himself.

"Although these are merely products of timeline distortions under Time Crystal, this isn’t just a residue, but a full avatar... a Sage avatar... It’s not that it can’t be forcibly retrieved; it would just result in much dissipation of power." Shen Shi digested the advanced information concerning time from Time Crystal, seemingly having an epiphany.

To retrieve this avatar, he would have to grow much stronger.

Strong enough that three thousand years of growth wouldn’t mean anything.

But for now, this seems nice.

Moreover...

Shen Shi slightly narrowed his eyes, and with a thought.

In an instant, he could clearly feel his consciousness entering another side quite effortlessly.

He opened his eyes.

What unfolded before him was a room that’s all too ordinary, seemingly without much high tech, retaining the flavor of the Earth Star Period to some extent. But as his thoughts flowed, various pieces of information directly entered his consciousness, and Shen Shi realized, this was his home.

His home on the Blue Star.

It’s not situated in the Space City, but instead at the center of Star Sea Island, the same location as his home from three thousand years ago.

"After three thousand years, I still live here." Shen Shi squinted and chuckled lightly, "As expected, people get nostalgic as they age, it seems like I can’t avoid it after all."

He looked down to examine his body, standing up and moving slightly, feeling some discomfort because it was so much stronger than his original body. When this thought emerged, the explanation derived from his memories also emerged, it was because he used a B5 Level Life Evolution Device brought from Gus Land by the Collector.

The entire body is still biological but overwhelmingly stronger.

Even lifting his head, his view could easily pierce through the room, reaching the cosmos, spanning across space, witnessing the immensely vast and powerful civilization!

Shen Shi suddenly realized.

Although he’s borrowing the body of his future self, this was his first true arrival in the future 3000 years later!

Before, whenever he went 3000 years into the future, he could only go to a virtual market!

But now, he truly arrived in this era, this cosmos! And as a Sage of human civilization!

"This is true time travel..." Shen Shi murmured to himself.

Even with his current Primordial Energy Mastery, there’s a unique excitement.

However, he also realized this avatar’s Primordial Energy Mastery was far stronger than his original self. Even though he felt quite excited, he could still easily control it. He subconsciously entered his consciousness world, and what he saw, was an extremely real, immense world!

The World Tree still exists, but besides that, there were also numerous Primordial Energy Devices in the consciousness world.

Such as the scorching sun hanging high in the sky.

Such as the ocean rolling in the sky.

There was even a great seal buried deep underground.

...

With just a glance, there were at least a dozen Primordial Energy Devices. In contrast, the World Tree was the weakest, yet the overall enormity was beyond belief!

It wasn’t just that.

Shen Shi merely swept casually and could clearly see.

At this moment, there was a battle ongoing in the consciousness world.

He saw a bizarre creature with a greenish-blue face, cinnabar hair, a body two meters tall, with wind and thunder wings growing from its ribs, traversing the skies, accompanied by thunderous roars wherever it went. He also saw a young man with wind and fire wheels underfoot, three heads and six arms, wielding a flaming long spear, rapidly shuttling back and forth. In addition, there were sea dragons rolling beneath the ocean, elders with an immortal demeanor and bone structure, a general with a vertical eye on his forehead...

"Investiture of the Gods!" Shen Shi slowly uttered these three words.

Feeling unbelievable.

The Mythical World, it really came to existence!

Bear in mind, even those who bought mythical ancient books never intended to construct a Mythical World. Simply constructing a projection of mythology could already be used as a trump card!

This isn’t merely forming various mythical powers, but to create powerful forces in the consciousness world, first, one must firmly believe. This is why antiques are needed, as the cultural authenticity and resonance brought by one’s own civilization can’t be provided by any fabricated power, but beyond that certainty, the real difficulty lies in authenticity!

After becoming a Master of Primordial Energy, the consciousness world can be considered a real world of another dimension.

Other than only being able to exist in consciousness, everything inside has little difference from the real world.

Even members of the same tribe can enter.

It’s much like a virtual world constructed by computer and program.

It’s indeed fake, but isn’t it also real in a way?

Precisely because such a requirement must be met, constructing mythology appears so challenging.

At the very least, it’s a level that’s beyond reach for Shen Shi, who just entered the field of Master of Primordial Energy now.

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