Mini World Game Console-Chapter 871 - 872: Ren Family

400 days.

Ren Zuo remembered very clearly; he had sat for a full 400 days. He had almost forgotten what it felt like to stand. Before the Dispersing Spirit Space was arranged, he used methods like spinal taps and bloodletting to harm his body and slow down the Qi Cyclone's movement. After setting up the Dispersing Spirit Space, he had to press his entire body against the "Scattered Spirit Magic Formation." This allowed external forces to extract his Spiritual Energy, but his lower body became nearly paralyzed, leaving him capable only of sitting.

Generally speaking, lying down would be best. Soaking in a life-sustaining pod or being suspended upside down, full of tubes, wouldn't be bad either... But due to youthful vanity, Ren Zuo still chose to sit.

He had sat for a full 400 days, almost forgetting what it felt like to stand.

Feet firmly on solid ground, calf muscles tensing slightly, the waist moving the entire body, chest held high. Nature's most exquisite machinery began to operate, every gear turning just right, every cell in the body emitting a comfortable, low hum.

He stood up.

He was no longer in the Dispersing Spirit Space; only one other person was sitting here.

"I know you have many questions," the man said. "I'll answer three first."

In front of Ren Zuo, a man wearing a dazzling, iridescent golden robe, his features concealed in shadow, sat on an ergonomic platinum chair. Below him was a dark red planet. They were in the vast expanse of space, enveloped by a pale golden protective barrier. Ren Zuo could sense the immeasurable, terrifying energy hidden within it. This was the Immortal Origin. This was the Supreme Supreme.

With his legs crossed, the Supreme Supreme interlaced his fingers and spoke in a languid tone. "First, it is the year 1999. Second, in 10 minutes, the 'Ark' civilization of the Immortals will descend upon the Solar System for a last-ditch assault. Third, I can send you straight back to Earth to see your parents. I need your help, but there are still 10 hours before you take the field. You have plenty of time to revisit the happiness of your past."

"By the way," the Supreme Supreme said, pointing to Ren Zuo's crown, "if you want to go back, I suggest you change your clothes. The fashion of 1999 won't accommodate your advanced style."

Naturally, Ren Zuo was still dressed in his Qionghua Immortal's Garb. He laughed involuntarily. "I never thought I could actually come back."

Ren Zuo fully understood the Supreme Supreme's words.

Unexpectedly, Ren Zuo wasn't excited or thrilled. After thinking for a moment, he asked calmly, "How did I come back?"

The Supreme Supreme explained, "Future Echo. During the Third Cosmic War, Little Ren's participation and crushing defeat of the Ark Legion caused a Future Echo. This echo formed the Token that could be used to summon your future self."

The Token that summons my future self sounds very fantastical, but since it comes from the Supreme Supreme, it seems to make sense—the Supreme Supreme himself is a powerful being from the future of 2049.

Ren Zuo asked, "Then why not summon me from 2049? Why summon me from 2019?"

The Supreme Supreme replied, "It's just playing dirty to talk about toxicity without mentioning dosage. Being able to summon the Ren Zuo of 2019 doesn't mean we can summon the Benevolent King of 2049. If we summoned the Benevolent King, the result would be no different from an invasion by the Ark Legion. Even if the Benevolent King tried to contain his power, he would still deplete all Immortal Origin in the Solar System."

"The year 2019 is just right. You're 23, at the peak of the Ren Family Bloodline's limits, proficient in countless Spells, but you haven't yet broken through to a world-shattering level. With Spiritual Energy Points, you can achieve the Ninth-Turn Unity, enough to turn the tide. What we call destiny are the choices we make inadvertently." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

For some reason, Ren Zuo had an inkling. He felt the Supreme Supreme was someone he knew.

Ren Zuo asked, "Have we met before?"

The Supreme Supreme smiled slightly. "We are enemies. You are the only outsider who almost managed to deceive me."

Ren Zuo was taken aback, then realized the Supreme Supreme was teasing him and laughed. "It's normal if you're not willing to say; my apologies for being presumptuous."

He pondered for a moment and finally asked his real question: "Can I change the past?"

"No."

The Supreme Supreme's answer was so blunt and indifferent.

Ren Zuo asked, "Why not?"

The Supreme Supreme said, "It's according to the space-time interference laws of the Lord of the Stars, the Spiritual Energy traceability rule written by the Spirit King, the unique observation results of the Heavenly Maiden Sovereign, the publications of the Blood Lotus Sect Master... and more. If you need them, jot this down. Remind me in 2049, and I will compile a three-million-word document of supporting evidence for you. Satisfied?"

The expression on Ren Zuo's face froze. He understood the Supreme Supreme's meaning: *You need a reason? Then I can find hundreds of them to answer you.*

But did reasons really matter to him?

Ren Zuo's voice began to tremble. "But... but aren't you changing the past right now?"

"Yes," the Supreme Supreme replied.

Ren Zuo strode forward, grabbed the Supreme Supreme's collar, and demanded loudly, "Then what's wrong with adding one small thing!? You can save the Milky Way Galaxy, save the whole world, so why can't you, why can't you save my parents..."

"You want me to fight the Ark Legion, to battle for the Solar System, I have no problem! I can! I'm willing to fight with all my life, until the very last drop of my blood!

"But—but I just want to help my mom wash the dishes, massage my dad's shoulders...

"Can't you...

"Fulfill my wish?

"You possess this power, so why can't you use it to...

"Make the world a better place?"

Looking at Ren Zuo, tears now streaming down his face, the Supreme Supreme remained calm. "Why do you think I haven't made the world a better place?"

"Do you think I should travel back to the Stone Age, lead Primitive People to leap into the cosmic era, and stride towards the stars ten thousand years in advance? Hmm?"

Ren Zuo froze, looking dumbfoundedly at the Supreme Supreme. His hand gripping the collar naturally loosened.

"Think carefully. Do you believe Earth's stability is because of you? Because of the Unadorned Sword Emperor? Or because of the World Tree Angel?"

Counting on his fingers, the Supreme Supreme said, "Let me think. Around that time, you should have experienced the Trial of the Three Gods, Data Invasion, Secret Realm's Corruption, the Demons and Ghosts outbreak, the Source of Disaster, the Lunar Deity Trial, and an Otherworldly Invasion. These events were interspersed with two assassination attempts on the Spirit King, as well as the schemes of some nameless ambitious individual..."

"You probably don't even know about some of the crises, do you? Because they were snuffed out in their infancy."

"Yet, despite so many mysterious events, Earth continued to develop steadily, with everyone eagerly awaiting the new era... Your generation has enjoyed the most relaxed resurgence of Spiritual Energy that I've ever seen."

The Supreme Supreme gestured for Ren Zuo to squat. Though somewhat puzzled, Ren Zuo knelt on one knee.

Then, as the Supreme Supreme ruffled his hair, he said, "We've done all we could."

"Every peaceful day is composed of countless miracles."

"But some tragedies are knots that cannot be untied; they are dead ends. They're beyond your control and mine."

"If the timing is too early, we are just as powerless."

"Moreover, change isn't without cost. The most important point is that the observer being changed cannot be aware that they've been 'interfered with by the future'," the Supreme Supreme said. "Once caught in the suspicion chain between the present and the future, the resulting Butterfly Effect could cause the future to collapse outright."

"Not everyone is willing to submit to the future's arrangements, unless it's a matter of survival for the Milky Way Galaxy."

"We've been carefully and secretly altering the past. Your present is already our finest work."

Ren Zuo said in surprise, "But aren't you currently leading all of Earth against the Aliens? Don't they all know you're from the future?"

The Supreme Supreme said, "So now you should understand why, even though a cosmic war of such immense scale, uniting people globally, occurred in 1999, no one remembers it."

Ren Zuo was stunned for a long moment. He suddenly felt like he was being petted like a dog by the Supreme Supreme, his handsome silver hair getting mussed. He couldn't bear it any longer and stood up.

Ren Zuo asked, "So, after this war ends, Earth will..."

The Supreme Supreme replied, "It will experience 18 years of peace, until Spiritual Energy truly begins to resurge. After you return, you will also forget this conversation, remembering only your own heroic exploits."

Ren Zuo turned his head, looking at the distant blue star, and fell into deep thought.

Moments later, he suddenly asked, "Is Ren Naiser making so many videos to publicize your great achievements?"

"Something like that, but it's just one insignificant reason," said the Supreme Supreme. "Ren Naiser... all I can tell you is that he is an anchor."

"An anchor Looking Back at the Past from the future."

"The videos he posts are like save points in a game. To achieve a perfect ending, you naturally save after each story segment. That's all."

The Supreme Supreme paused, then said, "One minute until the war begins. Then I won't have time for you. Are you going back?"

Ren Zuo withdrew his gaze from the blue star and shook his head. "I'm not going back."

The Supreme Supreme said, "You won't get another chance like this."

Ren Zuo looked toward the vast, distant starry sky. "My son isn't even five years old yet, and suddenly an adult appears telling them, 'I am your son from the future'—forget it."

"What's the big deal?" the Supreme Supreme said with a laugh. "There was a little girl who found her mother, who was pregnant with her first child, and told her, 'I'm your second daughter.' The first daughter hadn't even been born when the mother saw her grown-up second daughter... I still can't forget the look of shock on her face. But the touching scene of their reunion is also unforgettable."

Ren Zuo suddenly asked, "Do they know now that their son will become a Nine-Turn Cultivator in the future?"

The Supreme Supreme nodded. "They know."

Ren Zuo said in a low voice, "That's good. I'm not good at keeping things to myself; I couldn't hide it from them. Since it will all be forgotten anyway, it's better for them to continue cherishing the hope that their son will succeed in the future and admire his heroism in the universe, rather than listen to me pour out my melancholy and sorrow."

"If you've come to terms with that, it's fine," said the Supreme Supreme.

Ren Zuo spoke calmly, "As people grow up, they eventually have to make peace with this world."

"Time's up."

The Supreme Supreme suddenly slapped the armrest of his chair. Ren Zuo felt a surge of Spiritual Energy erupt from Mars, like a tidal wave sweeping through the universe!

Immortal Origin activated!

Ren Zuo scanned his surroundings and asked in confusion, "Where's the enemy?"

"On the far side of Jupiter. Light takes time to travel from Jupiter to Mars, and besides... I need time as well," said the Supreme Supreme.

A Cosmic Chessboard materialized in the air before him. With a snap of his fingers, twenty-seven chess pieces appeared.

"All forces, stand by."

In the blink of an eye, Ren Zuo saw a 300,000-strong army appear behind the Supreme Supreme! Because they were within the Immortal Origin, all of them were in their future Joining the Way status!

Ren Zuo recognized many people: Hasuka and Dai Ze of the Iron Sun; Sakura Kyoko of Martial Soul Hall; Roy and Zack of the Watchers; Euphy and Tisrael of the Wizard Council; Cha Xian'er of the Great Wall; You Jiu, and himself...

Cha Xian'er, 30 years later, was even more beautiful and striking, full of heroic spirit.

Himself, 30 years later, was still an ageless Immortal with an air of transcendent wisdom.

You Jiu, 30 years later, still had his unruly, indolent demeanor. He wasn't wearing sportswear but rather beach shorts, a short-sleeved shirt, and flip-flops, yet comically, he wore a tie...

Wait.

Ren Zuo stared at the tie, a sense of deep familiarity washing over him. Recalling what You Jiu had said before he time-traveled, Ren Zuo's lips twitched.

Could it really be...?

"Next, some special chess pieces," the Supreme Supreme said suddenly. "Actually, there are benefits to you not going back to visit."

"For example... you can finally have a face-to-face conversation with the person you've always wanted to meet."

Ren Zuo looked at the Supreme Supreme in surprise. He sensed what was about to happen.

A Fiery Flame-orange Defender chess piece materialized in the Supreme Supreme's palm. Beside him, a towering, hazy figure began to appear.

Even before the figure fully manifested, the resonance of their bloodline sent shivers down Ren Zuo's scalp and made his blood boil!

"Come and meet your ancestor," said the Supreme Supreme.