# 953
Chapter 954: Wu Xiangnan's Plan
Osaka.
A ray of light broke through the clouds, streaking across the sky and crashing into the body of Yuzuri Takishiro, who had been lying quietly on the ground.
Yuzuri Takishiro's pupils contracted sharply.
It was the pager transmitter he'd left for his sister?
They were in danger!
He pushed himself up from the ground with both hands, sitting up quickly, his eyes filled with urgency.
An Qingyu frowned at the sight and immediately reached out to support him. "What's wrong?"
"Brother Qingyu, my sister is in danger. I have to go."
An Qingyu froze, a gray shadow crossing her eyes as she examined his body carefully:
"But your genetic defect has only been repaired less than eighty percent. It hasn't fully healed yet. If you engage in too intense a battle..."
"I have to go."
Yuzuri Takishiro's usual docility had vanished. His tone carried unprecedented resolve.
An Qingyu hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Fine, go ahead. As long as you don't burn yourself out completely, I can save you... if you don't mind becoming a monster."
Yuzuri Takishiro paused, then smiled. "Brother Qingyu, I am already the biggest monster in this 'Human Enclosure.'"
He rose from the ground, brushed the dust from his red robes, and reached out to grasp the void. In the distance, the cyberpunk spear embedded in the ruins flew automatically back into his hand.
His figure vanished in a flash, shooting into the clouds and disappearing without a trace.
On an electric scooter, leisurely drifting through the "Klein" realm's corpse beasts, Lu Wuwei seemed to sense something and looked up at the sky.
His gaze fell upon the red-robed figure streaking through the clouds. He let out a curious hum, a look of astonishment crossing his face:
"In this 'Human Enclosure,' there's actually another Human Apex? And a powerful one at that...
Tsk, if only I could drag them back to Great Xia."
Lu Wuwei shrugged, casually flicking a pizza box that killed a distant "Klein" realm corpse beast instantly. Blood and flesh scattered everywhere, yet not a single drop touched him.
He stopped the scooter and pulled two tickets from his chest, deep in thought.
"This job of finding Lin Qiye is done, but Wang Mian... where is he now?"
...
Eight-Hand Mirror Rift.
Deep Sea Ruins.
Two figures in diving gear climbed out of the water and made their way to the edge of the ruins, removing their oxygen masks.
Silver hair cascaded from beneath the mask as Wang Mian caught his breath. His gaze swept across the area, confusion evident:
"Where is this?"
"The Eight-Hand Mirror rift—the hub connecting this 'Human Enclosure' to the outside world." Wu Xiangnan said calmly. "The first thing we need to find is here."
He led Wang Mian through the ruins with practiced ease, passing through mysterious spaces filled with floating building debris, through countless crimson torii gates, until they arrived before an ancient temple.
Inside the temple stood a majestic deity statue, adorned with golden rings and suspended magatama on its back, appearing heroic and magnificent.
In its right palm hovered a silver Chaos orb, emanating eerie, dreamlike light within the dark shrine, writhing violently like a living thing.
At the sight of this silver orb, an unprecedented longing suddenly rose in Wang Mian's heart. Instinctively, he wanted to reach out, to possess that silver Chaos orb—as if doing so would break the shackles of life itself and grant him rebirth.
Just as his hand stretched halfway, a flash of clarity猛地 appeared in Wang Mian's eyes. He quickly retreated two steps, his gaze toward the orb now filled with wariness.
"What is this thing?"
"The Origin."
"Origin? What does that mean?"
"The Origin is the soil that gestates laws—the most precious thing in existence. This is probably the only fragment left in all of Takamagahara."
"You mean, if I obtain this orb, I can gestate a law?" Wang Mian's aged eyes flickered with a glimmer of light.
If Wang Mian wanted to become a god, he must possess a law. If he could obtain this Origin, did that mean he could gestate a law and ascend to godhood?
"Theoretically, yes, but you absolutely cannot touch it." Wu Xiangnan's tone was extremely serious.
"Why?"
"This Origin is not pure—it contains impurities, and the law it holds doesn't align with your own being. If you touch it recklessly, you'll die within three months." Wu Xiangnan repeated Jialan's words from before.
"If we can't use it, then why did we come here looking for it?"
Wu Xiangnan's gaze deliberately avoided the orb, staring at a corner of the temple as he spoke slowly: "Just because you can't use it doesn't mean I can't."
Wang Mian froze. "What do you mean?"
"During my time in this 'Human Enclosure,' I've been pondering how to enter Takamagahara and slay Susanoo. And to kill a god, the most basic requirement is to possess the power of a law...
I studied this carefully for a long time, and in the end, I locked onto this Origin. It's the only way it can provide me with the power of a law.
You can't absorb this Origin because it doesn't align with your bodies, and the impurities it contains will continuously reject the flesh until death arrives... but I'm different."
Wu Xiangnan took a deep breath, madness flickering in his eyes. "My Forbidden Ruins is Sequence 233, 【Rebirth】. At the 'Sea' realm, I have a total of thirty-six chances to die and be reborn!
Each time I die, I can use my life to carry away a thread of its impurities; each time I'm reborn, my body becomes more aligned with its attributes!
As long as I resurrect enough times, I can perfectly absorb this Origin, and once it finally merges with me, I can gestate a law from within it!
No matter how细微 weak it may be, this means... I possess the qualifications to slay a god!"
"You're insane." Wang Mian shook his head repeatedly. "Your realm isn't high enough. You haven't even touched the bottleneck needed for godhood. Even if you possess a thread of law power, you can't become a god—it'll only cause you to dissolve into the heavens and earth."
"I know." Wu Xiangnan said calmly. "So, I'll stop my suicides before I completely merge with the Origin and gestate the law, leaving myself with my very last life.
When we critically wound Susanoo to the brink of death, I'll then expend that final life to gestate the law and deliver the fatal blow.
After killing Susanoo... what if I dissolve into the void?"
Wang Mian heard this, stunned for a long while before coming back to his senses.
He gazed at Wu Xiangnan with a complicated expression and sighed deeply:
"No wonder you're from the 【Blue Rain】 squad..."