# 1743
Chapter 1743: God of the Mind
【Chaos】 witnessed this scene through Lin Qiye's eyes inside the ward, its expression grim beyond measure.
Where did these fellows come from?!
It had assumed that after the Gods of Great Xia were all deployed, nothing on Earth could withstand these five Cthulhu Faction gods—unless Great Xia could conjure another divine kingdom out of thin air. Never in its wildest dreams had it imagined that Lin Qiye would pull three more human-ascended deities out of his sleeve!
Of course, hoping that these three "immortals" could stop five Cthulhu Faction gods was nothing more than wishful thinking.
Before the Celestial Phenomena Wall, Huo Qubing and Gongyang Wan moved first, charging toward the two incoming Cthulhu Faction gods.
The Cthulhu Faction gods had extraordinarily bizarre forms. The one Huo Qubing faced was a mass of constantly shifting, formless matter roughly the size of a mountain, perpetually decomposing and changing color at Earth's edge—like a liquid Rubik's cube with billions of faces.
With a wave of Huo Qubing's hand, tens of thousands of lightning spears emerged from the surface of the Celestial Phenomena Wall, raining down upon the strange deity like a storm.
After a brief moment of silence, blazing fires ignited across its surface, illuminating a corner of the cosmos!
A ferocious maw opened wide across the liquid cube's surface. Its entire form twisted into a serpentine monstrosity, its gaping jaws blotting out the sky.
Huo Qubing rode the lightning along Earth's edge, dodging the divine creature's savage attacks. Simultaneously, he unleashed his Domination power with abandon, as endless lightning spears bombarded the battlefield like artillery fire, enveloping both their forms.
The deity Gongyang Wan faced was a mass of deep blue mist. A giant eye blazed like fire above the mist, releasing an aura so vast and profound that even the Thousand-Faced Human Immortal—who had already ascended to godhood—would seem no more significant than an ant in its presence.
The Fate Monk's eyes narrowed slightly. His fingers, threaded with strands of karma, trembled faintly, as if calculating something. Moments later, he soared into the air.
"I'll assist Gongyang Wan."
Huo Qubing, Gongyang Wan, and the Fate Monk managed to hold back two Cthulhu Faction gods, but the remaining three showed no intention of stopping. They surged forward in unison toward the other four!
Among those four, Doctor Li, Wu "Old Dog," and Lin Qiye had not yet ascended to godhood. Relying on Jialan alone to withstand three Cthulhu Faction gods was simply impossible.
Jialan turned to look at Lin Qiye.
"Do what you can… The rest, leave to me." Lin Qiye smiled.
"Good." Jialan was about to strike, then paused as if remembering something. She turned back to Lin Qiye, a blush creeping across her cheeks. "What you said two thousand years ago… does it still count?"
"Of course it does."
"Then that's all I needed to hear! Time for me to get moving!"
Jialan's form transformed into a streak of deep blue light, crashing directly into the crimson miniature star. This star differed from the Cthulhu Faction god that had struck Earth over two thousand years prior—its size was merely one ten-millionth of its predecessor's, no larger than a meteorite.
Yet the surface of this miniature star churned with molten crimson lava. It resembled a burning stellar core, ceaselessly radiating terrifying heat!
The heat warped the very fabric of spacetime around the star's core. Even a Supreme Ultimate realm expert would struggle to approach, yet Jialan charged straight into the molten heart of the star as if oblivious to all danger!
In the next instant, the entire stellar core trembled, as if something were violently churning within its depths.
"Did it work?" Doctor Li asked.
Wu "Old Dog" slowly withdrew his hand. "Yes."
Just moments ago, Wu "Old Dog's" fingertips had brushed against a strand of Jialan's hair. The Seventh King's Ruins—【Formless】—activated, perfectly copying【Immortality】from her. In terms of pure defensive power, bathing in a star would pose no problem whatsoever.
"But even with【Immortality】, my chances of fighting that thing are practically nonexistent…" Wu "Old Dog" gazed at the approaching Cthulhu Faction gods, asking gravely, "What's our next move?"
Doctor Li said nothing. His fingers gripped the rim of his wire-rimmed glasses, gently removing them. A pair of eyes blazed with brilliant white light!
His realm began surging beyond Human Apex, ascending toward ever-higher heights!
"You're ascending to godhood too?!" Wu "Old Dog" exclaimed in shock at the sight.
"I've been at Human Apex for over a hundred years… Is becoming a god really that surprising?" Doctor Li shrugged. "Though I don't have the same talent as the Marquis or Lady Gongyang. I can't create my own laws. Fortunately, most of this era's gods have already fallen, leaving plenty of laws for me to choose from."
His palm reached out and grasped at empty air. A wisp of law condensed from nothingness. This law was one that had always existed in the world—ever since its original owner perished with the collapse of their divine kingdom, Doctor Li had had his eye on it.
The most fitting law for him… the Law of the Mind!
The moment the law merged into his body, Doctor Li's aura skyrocketed. He shattered through humanity's barriers and stepped into the realm of gods!
A majestic divine might rolled forth from within him. His demeanor became unfathomable, like a specter existing between reality and illusion—someone whose very presence would be forgotten upon sight, as if even his existence were merely a figment conjured by human imagination.
Bang—!
A spray of blood erupted from his knee. Wisps of white law-threads scattered, dissolving into heaven and earth.
He had begun the Process of Return.
Unlike Huo Qubing and Gongyang Wan, whose current physical forms were condensed from Great Xia's national fortune and could only persist for ten minutes, Doctor Li's body was still flesh and blood. It simply could not contain the power of law. The moment he stepped into godhood, it had already begun self-destructing…
Just like Zhou Ping had before him.
Yet Doctor Li showed no panic. He stepped forward, slowly positioning himself before Wu "Old Dog." White law-threads drifted around him, as if he would soon dissipate into nothingness.
"Your body won't be able to withstand this." Wu "Old Dog" was well aware of the Process of Return. He furrowed his brow in warning.
"I know… That's why I must abandon this physical form." Doctor Li gazed at Wu "Old Dog," speaking with grave sincerity. "What I'm about to do is transfer my entire mental world into your body. In this way, we can become the God of the Mind in a state of dual superposition!
I won't interfere with your daily life, and neither will the other neighbors. You will remain Wu Tongxuan… Only when you need me will I appear.
Can you accept this?"
Wu "Old Dog" knew nothing of the【Heart Wander】ability, so naturally he didn't fully grasp Doctor Li's meaning. But that didn't prevent him from making a judgment.
"Agreed!"
During those years Wu "Old Dog" had been imprisoned in the Purification Chamber, Doctor Li had been his constant companion. Though he didn't know who Hu Jia was, he trusted Doctor Li's character absolutely… Now, with a great enemy at their gates, if there was a way to resolve everything—even if it meant directly donating his own body—he wouldn't hesitate for a moment.
Doctor Li nodded. The threads of his return accelerated, his body growing increasingly indistinct…
He raised his fingertip, gently touching it to Wu "Old Dog's" brow.