(AN: Opened Webnovel after so many days! Well guys your medical dose is here!!!)
Undead Demiplane
Adam, who had been calmly smiling watching a story until now, suddenly exclaimed,
"Marvelous!"
The word echoed through the silent plane, as Qian Renxue slowly opened her eyes. The memories she had just witnessed disappeared from her vision like ripples fading from the surface of water.
However, something within her had changed as if she had become more complete. Her purple eyes shone with an eerie calmness.
It was not the calmness of indifference, nor was it the tranquility of peace. Rather, it was the stillness that came after witnessing the rise and fall of countless eras.
All of it seemed to be reflected within those eyes. She looked directly at Adam.
"It seems you are not very surprised."
Adam's expression remained gentle. His pure eyes calmly met hers.
"Surprised?" he repeated with a faint smile.
Then he slowly shook his head.
"Your existence itself is an anomaly or a miracle."
His gaze lingered on her for a moment.
"An existence that should have been erased from the history of this world became the keeper of it's memories."
"A possibility that should have been impossible, yet became reality."
Qian Renxue did not care about his evaluation. She merely tightened her grip on her swords.
"Now that you have satisfied your curiosity..."
Her voice was calm.
"...will you stand in my way?"
She did not wait for an answer nor did she intend to negotiate further. The moment her words fell, she raised both swords high.
Caliburn (half divine artefact) and The Angel Sword (true divine artefact)
The two divine weapons resonated simultaneously.
Boom!
An incomparably brilliant radiance erupted from the swords. The entire Undead Demiplane trembled.
It was as if a miniature sun had suddenly been born within the world of death.
Boundless holy light spread in every direction.
Even the countless bone dragons surrounding the temple released low growls as they felt the terrifying power gathering around their master.
Adam looked at the scene and sighed softly.
"If you do this..."
His tone carried an interest
"...you will become far more powerful than even me."
The light reflected within his innocent eyes. Yet there was no fear only curiosity and anticipation.
Then a strange glint appeared in his gaze. It was the look of a gambler placing a wager.
A scholar witnessing an unprecedented experiment.
"But..."
Adam smiled.
"I want to see whether this possibility truly exists."
His voice was gentle. Yet his words carried extraordinary weight. After all, everyone born on his Earth possessed an innate divinity.
It was an extremely weak divinity, most people would never discover it throughout their entire lives.
And once they stepped onto the path of a Beyonder, they would constantly walk a thin line between divinity (madness of losing themselves) and humanity.
Beyonder was path between madness and sanity, where every advancement strengthened both sides simultaneously. Every step forward carried the risk of losing oneself. This was a law that even Adam could not escape.
But Qian Renxue was different, she was a massive anomaly.
Because Adam understood the root of madness better than almost anyone. Every Beyonder ultimately originated from the same source.
Because of this, every Beyonder was constantly moving toward convergence, toward returning to their source.
Madness, loss of control and corruption were not defects but inevitable consequences. A reminder that every Beyonder was merely a fragment trying to reunite with the whole.
But Qian Renxue was different as she was not a fragment of the Original Creator.
Her innate divinity belonged solely to herself and that divinity was continuously mutating and adapting.
The madness she might experience in the future would not be the madness of convergence but her own madness.
Adam looked at her with growing interest.
Perhaps the woman before him would fail or perhaps she would lose control or maybe she would perish completely.
Or it may even be possible that she might walk a path that no one before her had ever walked.
A path capable of reaching heights that even he had never witnessed. The smile on Adam's face slowly widened.
Adam silently retreated. His figure appeared hundreds of meters away in an instant as he watched the dazzling radiance expanding before him.
The brilliant sunlight seemed capable of tearing apart the entire Undead Demiplane.
The holy light illuminated every corner of the world of death.
Even the laws governing the plane appeared to tremble beneath that overwhelming brilliance.
Adam narrowed his eyes. As he watched the scene unfold, memories surfaced in his mind.
Years ago, he had once attempted to parasitize Qian Renxue.
At that time, she was still weak. Weak enough that such a thing should have been possible.
Yet the moment he made contact, the River of Memories reacted. The calm river that seemed to flow silently through eternity suddenly revealed terrifying hostility.
The pressure it released had forced Adam to immediately withdraw. At the time, he had not understood why.
Now, however, the answer was clear. His gaze landed on Qian Renxue.
The River of Memories possessed no true consciousness. Yet every great existence possessed instincts. And in the instincts of the River of Memories, Qian Renxue occupied an extraordinarily special position.
But as something fundamentally close to itself. A being tempered by memories, and ultimately acknowledged by memories.
This closeness had unconsciously earned Qian Renxue the protection of the River of Memories.
And that protection was no small matter.
Adam estimated that if one measured it purely by status and authority, it was not much weaker than the Uniqueness of a Sequence 1 Angel.
An existence standing at the absolute peak below true god in LOTM verse. The River of Memories itself might not interfere directly. But any existence attempting to tamper with Qian Renxue would inevitably attract its instinctive reaction.
Adam's gaze became increasingly profound. As he looked at the woman standing within the holy radiance, he thought quietly.