Chapter 2011 - 81: The Demon Princess’s Goodwill

The words of the Demon Princess left Zhang Xiaoman even more confused.

He could roughly understand the meaning of the other party’s words, but when he considered the actual situation, he found it somewhat unbelievable.

"According to your words, that System already belongs to me? But I clearly received it later, so how can it be a Talent?"

He asked.

By this time, Zhang Xiaoman didn’t bother to hide anything. Since the other party had already spoken to this point, he might as well put forth his questions to gain the answers he needed.

The Demon Princess shook her head and said:

"Talents can be innate or acquired, and the fact that you can attract this power for your own use naturally means you have your own unique Talent. This power can manifest in countless ways, and the reason you see it as a System is that your subconscious prefers to accept it in this form, so it appears to you in this shape. Do you understand?"

Zhang Xiaoman was momentarily petrified. The other party was somewhat correct. He had never considered that the System might not be a System but something else, so in his subconscious, the System was just a System and couldn’t be anything else.

This sentence sounded a bit convoluted, but it was true. Simply put, because Zhang Xiaoman needed a System, this power presented itself to him in the form of a System. He had never doubted this, so he hadn’t noticed anything unusual all along.

In that instant, Zhang Xiaoman felt as though struck by thunder; it was as if an enormous hand in the depths of his mind squeezed and then released. The secrets hidden within suddenly became crystal clear.

"It’s true... it’s not a System... or rather, not just a System..."

Before Zhang Xiaoman’s eyes, the original System interface twisted, transforming into a stream of Spiritual Power that entered his body. Subsequently, the System that had accompanied him for decades was gone, but its functions remained, only that its external form was replaced by a Spiritual Power Talent found in cultivation novels.

Zhang Xiaoman didn’t stop; his thoughts turned, and the System’s form changed again, this time into a white-haired old grandfather.

"Is this... the wise old grandfather companion...?"

Unconvinced, Zhang Xiaoman continued to change the System. This time, it underwent a series of transformations, from a Superpower to a lottery wheel, and even the Main God Space. It could transition into any form he could think of, thoroughly proving the truth of the Demon Princess’s words.

Ultimately, Zhang Xiaoman switched it back to the System form. He couldn’t help it; he had been using this form for decades and was already accustomed to it. It was better to keep it as it was.

"I see now, indeed my understanding was narrow before; I never expected you to understand it better than I ever did..."

Zhang Xiaoman said helplessly.

Now he finally understood why the Demon Princess could ignore his Shadow Lord passive ability.

Simply put, the Shadow Lord passive ability was also part of this Talent power, released through the Advanced Divine Artifact ring to take a shortcut, but how could a shortcut’s power possibly compete against a genuinely Upper Transcendent entity?

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t help but become even more curious about the source of this power, and he asked:

"May I ask... can you tell me the source of this power? Why do I have this Talent?"

He was intensely curious about this matter at the moment, unable to understand what special trait he possessed for such a Talent to fall upon him. In a universe full of mighty beings, many exhaust themselves trying to break into a new Dark Spirit Series, and countless people never manage to step onto the path of Transcendence in their lifetime, yet he had directly embraced all the Sequences. This kind of favor could genuinely be described as being the Son of the Universe.

"I don’t know."

The Demon Princess responded, also somewhat helplessly.

Although she could see the secret of Zhang Xiaoman’s Talent, she had no way to trace its roots, simply because the energy levels involved were beyond her reach.

"There’s one thing I can tell you for sure: your power involves the 1st Sequence, which is the convergence of all things, the singularity of all power, whether you chose it, or it chose you, whether your Talent is innate or acquired, it signifies one thing alone, that you are its rightful master. Even if you obtained it later, it only means you have the Talent to obtain it. This is constant, because the 1st Sequence never errs, as it encapsulates everything, how could there be a mistake?"

The Demon Princess spoke at length, a rarity, and Zhang Xiaoman digested her words thoroughly before accepting everything.

He exhaled deeply, acknowledging that his increased strength had enhanced his acceptance capacity. Today’s chain of events caught him completely off guard, especially knowing the truth about the System, which made the feeling even more intense.

"Then... how does one actually use the 1st Sequence? It seems I’ve only been passively receiving its power, never able to truly use it."

The Demon Princess looked at him and comforted:

"The power of the 1st Sequence is immensely strong. Your ability to harness it naturally has its reasons. Once you reach that realm, you will understand."