If this were a game, Lin Luo was currently facing a Level 60 single-boss encounter with zero tactics, engaging in a pure head-on collision.

The massive level disparity rendered all his attacks completely useless, and the BOSS didn't even need to use its limbs; a mere exertion of its oppressive aura could strip him of nearly half his WP... In other words, three blasts of its Heavenly Might would guarantee Lin Luo's demise!

What was most terrifying was that the release of the Heavenly Might had virtually no cooldown; one wave followed the next, separated by less than a second. In under three seconds, before Lin Luo could even begin to recover, three bolts of Heavenly Might struck him solidly. His UP instantly dropped to zero, his divine form utterly annihilated, vanishing into smoke.

The Fate Clones he once possessed, which had reached the Heaven-rank, were absolute garbage compared to this!

Of course, Lin Luo hadn't come here to die... No, perhaps he had come to die, but as the sole whale player on the entire server, his resurrection tokens were infinite.

Seconds after Lin Luo was incinerated by the Heavenly Might, the ability Nihility to Existence activated. The space where he stood dissolved into nothingness, and from that void, an unharmed Lin Luo was born, only for the Heavenly Might to descend once more. He wasn't a Saiyan; his level didn't surge after each death. Naturally, he was grievously wounded again.

However, he wasn't entirely helpless. Nihility to Existence wasn't just a passive skill; it could be actively deployed. The moment he revived, Nihility to Existence fully engaged. Before the second Heavenly Might could land, the spirit soul that had been nearly destroyed was completely replenished.

The situation was akin to carrying an infinite-cooldown healing potion; as long as the BOSS couldn't one-shot him, he couldn't truly die. Even if he was instantly obliterated, he could rely on his infinite tokens to resurrect on the spot.

With such a bug-like ultimate survival skill protecting him, Lin Luo absolutely could not die. Equally, he had no means to counter the Heavenly Might, so he simply stood his ground, letting the might bombard him. After all, Inverse Causality couldn't last forever. Just like the abyssal demons summoned by Inverse Causality in the Type-Moon world previously, once they were all wiped out, the threat was resolved. The Heavenly Might, too, couldn't be endless; it was bound to conclude eventually.

Still, the agony of having his soul erased by the Heavenly Might was somewhat unbearable.

The pain of having one's soul scrubbed away was something physical pain could never equate to; it was enough to shatter a mind. If Lin Luo’s mental fortitude hadn't been tempered to the extreme, he certainly wouldn't have lasted. But even if he endured it, after this calamity passed, his spirit would suffer immense damage requiring a long period of recovery—something neither Nihility to Existence nor Creation could instantly fix. Enduring the onslaught of Heavenly Might, experiencing that inhuman agony again and again, Lin Luo would scream in anguish at first, but as the repetitions mounted, his soul seemed to develop an immunity, and it gradually became less intolerable... They say extremes breed opposites; perhaps once he surpassed the stage of acceptance, he might even begin to derive pleasure from it?

"To think I’m pondering such a thing. Looks like everyone has an inherent masochistic streak; it just depends on whether it awakens," Lin Luo mused internally, while simultaneously wondering when this Heavenly Might would cease. If the assault lasted three days and three nights, he might genuinely start finding pleasure in it.

And most crucially, what would follow this Heavenly Might?

A thousand years ago in the Type-Moon world, he endured two threats stemming from Inverse Causality. The first was due to the Sword Sheath. If Gaia and Alaya hadn't intervened then, abyssal demons of that magnitude could have wiped them all out. Even with the assistance of those two great consciousnesses, they struggled for a full year.

The second was the Inverse Causality of the world line, which was far more terrifying. They hadn't even reached the peak of the Spirit Rank yet, yet they were confronting abyssal demons at the Earth Rank intensity. If it hadn't been for his cheap son arriving to help, they would have surely perished then too. Thinking of this, Lin Luo suddenly felt he was an inadequate father, owing so much to both his daughter and his son.

Setting that aside, judging by his past experiences, one could conclude that the power unleashed by every instance of Inverse Causality was capable of threatening the lives of the beings involved. While the current Heavenly Might reached Heaven Rank intensity, in terms of outcome, he himself wasn't in grave danger... It felt too anticlimactic!

Lin Luo absolutely did not believe there would be nothing more terrifying following the Heavenly Might.

In the past, abyssal demons had always been the ones stirring up trouble. This time would likely be no different, possibly involving the highest-intensity abyssal demons!

"To withstand my thousand strikes of oppressive aura and still not die... I suppose 'ant' is too dismissive a term for you." Just then, a deep, majestic voice suddenly boomed, shaking the entire Thirteenth Dimensional Space.

Lin Luo started, "Who is that?!" He instinctively scanned his surroundings, but not only could he not see the speaker, he couldn't even discern the direction of the voice, immediately becoming vigilant. "I am Heaven," the voice sounded faintly, the tone seemingly tranquil, yet conveying unparalleled confidence and majesty.

"Heaven?" Lin Luo was utterly bewildered. Was Heaven itself coming to cause trouble for him this time?

"Indeed, a lower-class species, unaware even of my existence." The other party seemed to read Lin Luo's thoughts and spoke with disdain before a figure gradually materialized in the void a thousand meters away from Lin Luo.

It took the form of a middle-aged man, but only the upper half. His lower body was a colossal stone pillar, hundreds of meters long, entwined with countless grotesque, terrifying claws. Behind him were four sets of wings: the first, luminous wings of pure light; the second, shadowed wings of darkness; the third, wings composed of near-transparent energy; and the fourth, wings of destructive essence carrying terrifying destructive power. The four wings spread wide, shadowing an area spanning a thousand meters, and the endless majesty emanated from this horrifying physique.

Lin Luo gazed at the monster before him. Though its ugly form elicited revulsion, for some inexplicable reason, he felt that this was exactly how it ought to be—this very body was fitting for it.

"Not long ago, I served as an interim God for a period. Of course, I did not appear before the Walkers under my purview in this form, but in the guise of your human race," the monster stated calmly to Lin Luo, seemingly in no hurry to engage.

Upon hearing this, Lin Luo's expression shifted drastically. "Interim God?!"

He had considered that this Inverse Causality would be terrifying, but he never imagined it would draw out an Interim God—the highest known entity to him! Even Yao Yao had mentioned that every Interim God was a Super Expert who had reached the third realm of the Heaven Rank... Such an opponent...

Wait, the Interim Gods had fought a war, even causing Yao Yao’s realm to drop. The opposing Interim God couldn't be completely unharmed. This current Interim God shouldn't be at the third realm of the Heaven Rank, but!

Lin Luo suppressed the fear in his heart and asked gravely, "Is this your true form?"

"True form? Heh." The Interim God calling himself Heaven chuckled softly, but the sound carried no emotion. "I have no singular form. Transformation is my nature. Only this body allows me to unleash my maximum combat potential."

"Then, what is your true identity?"

"Human memory is poor. Didn't I just say? I am Heaven. Of course... you may also call me... the Heavenly Dao."

"Heaven... Dao?"

Lin Luo was stunned for a moment. When facing Fate previously, though shocked internally, his reaction was merely due to the opponent's immense power. After all, he had heard plenty about the God of Fate, and in many games or novels, such entities were often useless. But the Heavenly Dao... this creature was the Heavenly Dao!

In countless games and novels, the Heavenly Dao usually held one of two roles: either the entity maintaining the world's order, or the entity destroying it. And one thing was absolutely consistent between these two roles: regardless of ally or foe, the Heavenly Dao was the ultimate, strongest existence!

And now, his opponent was the Heavenly Dao?!

He had to face this entity one-on-one?

"Hahaha! Hahahaha! Hahahahahaha..........."

Suddenly, Lin Luo burst into maniacal laughter.

"What are you laughing at?" Even the Heavenly Dao found it inexplicable and asked.

Lin Luo shrugged, feigning ease. "I feel quite proud, really. The dignified Heavenly Dao shows up personally as my enemy, and I get to face it alone... This is a treatment even the protagonists of countless heaven-defying novels never received. I'm truly making a spectacle of myself."

Though Lin Luo was smiling, he was cursing internally... Damn it, he was probably done for!

"Indeed. For me to personally deal with you, you have reason to be proud," the Heavenly Dao surprisingly nodded, stating, "But your backer is the Killing God of the Time Travellers' Corps, so that lessens the novelty."

Hearing the mention of Yao Yao, Lin Luo was momentarily stunned. The Heavenly Dao served as an Interim God, and the strongest among the Interim Gods was Yao Yao. Wouldn't that imply Yao Yao was even higher than the Heavenly Dao?

And what was this Time Travellers' Corps?

From the context, it sounded like an organization, and Yao Yao was one of its members. Did that mean there were many other freaks on Yao Yao's level, entities even the Heavenly Dao feared?

Lin Luo was puzzled, but such matters were too far removed from him, so he didn't dwell on them. Seeing that the Heavenly Dao didn't seem eager to strike, he inquired, "Did you come to kill me?"

"It seems there's no other reason," the Heavenly Dao nodded.

"Then why haven't you acted?"

"No reason in particular. I just want to take a closer look at what makes you different, the one the Killing God views as her successor... Though I was knocked down from the Ninth Heaven, I still have more than enough power to kill you. Since even the Killing God can't save you now, you are already doomed. What rush am I in?" the Heavenly Dao stated indifferently. Though his tone was arrogant, for the Heavenly Dao, looking down on humanity was hardly strange.

Besides beings as abnormal as Yao Yao, what other life forms could stand against the Heavenly Dao?

Lin Luo probed tentatively, "Since you aren't in a hurry, could you perhaps answer a few of my questions?"

The Heavenly Dao calmly nodded. "Go ahead. I am quite lenient toward those about to die."

Lenient my foot!

Lin Luo gritted his teeth in silent fury, wishing he could tear this thing limb from limb, but under the Heavenly Dao's pressure, he could do nothing. He asked, "Why would you, as the Heavenly Dao, interfere in the God War?"

"Hmm... That question I can answer," the Heavenly Dao pondered for a moment before speaking. "You should know that I am not the strongest existence. Above me are the Heavenly Beyond-Heaven experts, like the Killing God you know. Once I developed self-awareness, I became unwilling to remain beneath the Heavenly Beyond-Heaven. The God War is merely a tool that can help me advance further, so naturally, I wouldn't pass it up."

"The God War can elevate you to the Heavenly Beyond-Heaven? Is it the Heart Codex or the World Heart?"

"Both. However, the Heart Codex is not something we can control. Only the World Heart possesses a slight loophole... which can be exploited... Oh, there is one thing you might not know, which I might as well tell you."

"What is it?"

"It's common knowledge in the God War that Walkers possessing a Heart Codex must hunt down hosts possessing a World Heart to become stronger, right? But what if I told you... the original God War didn't possess this rule?"

"What did you say?!" Lin Luo’s face changed. He vaguely grasped a possibility.

Then, the Heavenly Dao's words confirmed his suspicion: "The first item we obtained was the Heart Codex on you. It holds extreme power, but it is too mysterious; even with our strength, we couldn't analyze it. When we attempted to forcibly destroy it, the Heart Codex began to automatically differentiate, splitting into fifty Heart Codices, including yours. So, we played along, made a few adjustments, and altered the mode of the God War, which originally didn't require slaughter. Forcing strength through conflict is an irresistible temptation for you humans, and it allows us to observe—a win-win situation, you see... It's just a shame that before the God War, whose rules we forcibly changed, even began, the Killing God intervened, throwing our plans into disarray mid-course. A pity."

Clenching his fists, anger visible on his face, Lin Luo spat out, "Are you saying there shouldn't have been so many Walkers, and Walkers weren't supposed to hunt down hosts, is that correct?"

"Of course. Otherwise, why could you form a contract with a host? Why can one Heart Codex absorb another? Isn't that obvious?" the Heavenly Dao stated as a matter of course. "The initial Heart Codex contained the Fifty Great Daos. After differentiation, each Heart Codex represents one Dao, and every Dao can lead to the Heavenly Beyond-Heaven."

Bastard!

Lin Luo was furious, wishing he could instantly tear these Interim Gods apart, but he knew that with his current strength, fighting an Interim God was impossible. He suppressed his rage.

"After reaching the Heavenly Beyond-Heaven, what do you plan to do?"

"Control the Cataclysm and achieve eternal immortality."

"What exactly is the Heavenly Beyond-Heaven?"

"It is the World." In a way, the Heavenly Dao was somewhat decent, as he answered every question. "You should know that in the cognition of beings with some insight, the World is not singular but multifaceted. There are Minor Thousand Worlds, Major Thousand Worlds, and even infinitely higher grades of worlds."

"How are the Worlds specifically categorized?"

"It's simple: one Major Thousand World encompasses three thousand Minor Thousand Worlds, and one Primordial Thousand World encompasses three thousand Major Thousand Worlds."

"So, three thousand Primordial Thousand Worlds make up an Infinite World?"

The Heavenly Dao smiled faintly. "You are too naive. As the name implies, the Infinite World encompasses everything. You Walkers travel between worlds, mostly traversing Minor Thousand Worlds, but sometimes reaching Major Thousand or Primordial Thousand Worlds. However, no matter how far you jump, you cannot leave the Infinite World... Of course, the same applies to us."

"What if one jumps beyond the Infinite World?"

"That realm is the Heavenly Beyond-Heaven. We stop at nothing to achieve this goal. I evolved from the Heavenly Dao of a Minor Thousand World until I finally became the Heavenly Dao of the Infinite World. Now, I am willing to sacrifice every life in the Infinite World to reach the Heavenly Beyond-Heaven."

"They say humans have strong desires; I see you are no exception."

"Once consciousness is gained, desire follows; it’s normal. And now... are your questions finished?"

"One more. What exactly are the abyssal demons?"

"Oh, those things. I almost forgot them if you hadn't mentioned them," the Heavenly Dao said as if suddenly remembering. "They were merely experimental subjects created by us. Because the later experiments failed, we casually discarded them in some Primordial Thousand World to fend for themselves. Who knew they would develop so impressively? Hmm... Come to think of it, I might continue expanding their experiment."

So, the abyssal demons were actually created by the Interim Gods. No wonder the First Evil King could control them, and no wonder they could devour worlds. At this moment, Lin Luo finally understood. After all, the Heavenly Dao said he would sacrifice everything in the Infinite World to reach the Heavenly Beyond-Heaven; what was the demise of a few Minor Thousand Worlds compared to that!

"Since you are done asking, you may die now."

The Heavenly Dao was less emotionless than capricious. As soon as the words left his mouth, his wing of light swept forward, and a beam of white light instantly shot toward Lin Luo, who vanished into ash without even the chance to evade.

But the next instant, he revived on the spot.

Then, a black light pierced him, and he died again!

Seeing Lin Luo resurrect a second time, the Heavenly Dao frowned slightly. "So that's it. Nihility to Existence's creation ability. Indeed, seeing you reminds me of that other person. I cannot allow you to grow any stronger before eliminating you."

The Heavenly Dao's direct attacks were different from his aura. Even after resurrecting, Lin Luo endured extreme agony, yet he managed to ask through the pain, "Who was that person?"

"Even to one about to die, that knowledge cannot be revealed," the Heavenly Dao stated calmly. "Nihility to Existence's creation can negate attacks from the first realm of the Heaven Rank, but unfortunately, I am currently at the fifth stage of the Heaven Rank, which is the second realm of the Heaven Rank. Even if I cannot completely kill you, I can... Permanently Seal you!"

As the word "Seal" fell, Lin Luo was instantly immobilized by an invisible force. Then, the Heavenly Dao's four wings shot out four beams of light, instantly obliterating Lin Luo, and then... there was no resurrection!

A being at the fourth stage of the Heaven Rank could counter Lin Luo's Nihility to Existence. Forget the Heavenly Dao's fifth-stage realm; under his attacks, Lin Luo didn't even have time to react, let alone counterattack.

He was simply annihilated and then Permanently Sealed!

Having dealt with Lin Luo, the Heavenly Dao turned to leave. "Since I've come this far, I might as well eliminate all the Hosts in this world to prevent future trouble."

"Heavenly Dao, where are you going?"

However, just then, a young girl's voice rang out from behind him.

The Heavenly Dao abruptly turned, and then...

A slender hand suddenly pressed against his forehead... BOOM!

Amidst the violent explosion, the Heavenly Dao's entire body disintegrated.

A girl with silver-white hair stood suspended in the void. "I am back."