Chapter 2124: War Against [Destiny] 3

“Why send the fire seeds out… Good question.”

Gu Shen smiled and said, “Maybe it’s because my surname is Gu—same Gu as Gu Changzhi? Or maybe I just had a brain cramp. I’ve been the gloomy Netherworld King for so long that I finally wanted to act rich for once, be a sun for a day… I’m kidding. Does sending the fire seeds out need a reason? I think they’re more suited to hold the fire seeds than I am, so I gave them away. It’s that simple.”

As soon as he said this.

Turing fell silent, because he knew that Gu Shen already knew everything.

“All these years, I’ve gone very far, to many places. Everywhere Mr. Gu Changzhi left his footprints, I’ve visited them all.”

Gu Shen said lightly, “I’ve always been curious why he chose to burn himself out so early. I retraced his path step by step, and this time I understood the answer… The reason he did it was because he wanted the human world to have a complete hope. Before he ‘burned himself out’, the last place he reached was the Time Dojo. There, he met you.”

“What you two talked about back then, I have no way of knowing… But there is one thing I’m sure of, and that is that Mr. Gu Changzhi knew and confirmed the truth behind the ‘Super Giant Source Material Storm’.”

Gu Shen tilted his head slightly and looked at Turing.

“Whether it’s the Hunter God or the others in the Starship Civilization, they all suspect that in this world there exists a power stronger than the Divine Throne.”

“Maybe it’s because they wanted to see the upper limit of this civilization.”

“And so things like the Super Giant Source Material Storm came to be.”

“Rather than saying it’s selecting civilizations along the long river of time…”

“It’s better to say… it’s selecting the strongest individual in this civilization.”

“Let me guess: the qualification to pass this trial is to ‘stay alive’ inside the Storm. As long as one can ‘stay alive’, it means the test is passed.”

Gu Shen said softly, “Did I guess right?”

Turing remained silent.

“Those so‑called ancient characters, the reason they can’t be understood by humans… isn’t because they’re writing left over from the previous era, but because they’ve always been ‘writing’ that comes from a higher dimension.”

Gu Shen spoke slowly, “Even the Lord of Melting Iron only half understands them. The Time Dojo created by the Starship Civilization is fundamentally just a semi‑finished product. Under such circumstances, to still give birth to a longevity like you, possessing endless life… I can only say… your existence is more legendary than anyone in the Starship Civilization.”

“You’re a ‘traveler’. You’ve appeared in every place in this world.”

“So… is it possible that you don’t belong to this world at all?”

Gu Shen looked at Turing, the smile in his eyes loose and unhurried. “Senior, I’m just casually saying my guesses.”

“…”

By this point in the conversation, sweat had already broken out on Turing’s forehead.

Gu Shen was only voicing a conjecture.

But… Gu Shen was completely right.

He really was not a “lifeform” born of this world. The reason the starship he was on met with disaster, the reason those tens of thousands of years of almost inexhaustible lifespan ended up transferred onto him, was in fact the inevitability arranged by Fate.

“You… are not wrong.”

After a long time, a long sigh.

Turing said hoarsely, “But my identity and my stance aren’t what you imagine. No matter what, I’ve received this world’s favor. I bear the lives of countless people aboard that starship, so I must take responsibility for the fate of humans in this world.”

Gu Shen shook his head and said, “I know. I know you’ve always stood on humanity’s side, so… even now, I still use honorifics when I speak to you.”

From their first meeting until now, he had always addressed Mr. Turing as “you” in the formal sense.

Turing said seriously, “This kind of Super Giant Storm is never something a group can get through. This calamity is designed for the most brilliant, most dazzling individual of a civilization. In you, I see a great chance of success. I hope someone can pass through this ‘calamity’, which is why I came to see you on purpose today.”

Gu Shen spoke with a smile, “Just like when you met Gu Changzhi and the Iron Dome Emperor back then?”

“…Yes, and also no.”

Turing hesitated for a moment. “You’re not quite the same as them.”

Gu Shen had gathered all the fire seeds.

And back then, neither Gu Changzhi nor Iron Dome saw that Turing was not a being of this world.

Thinking of this.

He was a bit puzzled: how did Gu Shen see it?

“Now I can answer that previous question of yours. I… believe higher forms of life exist.”

Gu Shen reached out his hand and pointed around them.

On the head of every person here, Fate’s Thread was coiled.

He said softly, “This thing, in my eyes, is called [Fate].”

Fate…

Turing was stunned for a second, recalling the [Fate’s Thread] Gu Shen had mentioned earlier.

It was a pity he didn’t have Gu Shen’s Blazing Fire Vision, or he would have seen that there was one more unique exception here besides himself.

Gu Shen also was not entangled by Fate’s Thread.

This was the reason he could see that Mr. Turing was different from everyone else.

Not being bound by fate.

That is a higher lifeform that surpasses the Divine Throne.

“Mr. Turing, these seven years… my Heart Flow Power has filled the entire Time Dojo. Turns out when you Cultivation Heart Flow Power to its limit, it really will undergo a qualitative change.”

Gu Shen raised two fingers and pointed at his own eyes. “Without realizing it, I’ve already become able to look straight at [Fate]. I’ve seen many interesting things. Turns out North Continent’s divination three‑piece set, Red Lake’s Forbidden Book Tower, all of those are relics left by a higher‑tier civilization… They are all products of Fate, but unfortunately, in a certain sense, they’re all incomplete. But Chi Huo is whole.”