yī shì miè sān shèng ， jǔ zuò jiē jīng ！
一式灭三圣，举座皆惊！
One True, One False—a battle of wits and power. The pressure from the Virtual Realm reached its peak before suddenly easing. In its place stood a figure facing off against Shendu Shouchou.
suī rán xiāo shī de zhǐ shì sān shèng xū jiè huà shēn ， dàn tā men de shí lì ， gēn sān shèng běn zūn jué duì zài bó zhòng zhī jiān 。
虽然消失的只是三圣虚界化身，但祂们的实力，跟三圣本尊绝对在伯仲之间。
The figure was clearly a manifestation of the Virtual Realm's main force, but what intrigued was that it bore an uncanny resemblance to Shendu Shouchou himself. The dark shadow that usually clung to his form had vanished, leaving him looking almost like a mirror image.
shǒu qiū cǐ kè jì rán néng shùn shā xū jiè huà shēn ， nà yě jiù yì wèi zhe ……
守丘此刻既然能瞬杀虚界化身，那也就意味着……
Shendu Shouchou felt as if he were staring at his own reflection. This wasn't just a superficial likeness; the virtual Shendu could sense the data of countless versions of himself that had been devoured by Dao Yan, all condensed into this single entity.
lián shān 、 guī hǎi 、 tài yì ， nán yǐ è zhì de zhèn jīng 。
连山、归海、太易，难以遏制的震惊。
"Why would the Virtual Realm choose to mimic me?" Shendu Shouchou pondered. "If they succeed in killing me, it's game over. Even if they fail, maintaining a connection with me could slowly assimilate me."
jí biàn yǐ jīng dé zhī shǒu qiū shēn huái zhēn jiǎ dà dào zhī shì ， bù guò tā men zěn me yě xiǎng bú dào ， zhēn jiǎ zhī biàn jiā shēn de shǒu qiū 、 jìng huì zhè me qiáng ！
即便已经得知守丘身怀真假大道之事，不过他们怎么也想不到，真假之变加身的守丘、竟会这么强！
The realization dawned on him as he felt the subtle link between his physical form and this virtual counterpart growing stronger.
nà me ， shǒu qiū zuò zhèn xuán jī huán zhōng wú shù zài ， zhǒng zhǒng xíng wéi biǎo xiàn dōu shì yǎn de ？
那么，守丘坐镇璇玑环中无数载，种种行为表现都是演的？
"Only by truly understanding the essence of True and False can one resist such an attack," Shendu Shouchou thought. "If I hadn't mastered it, even a slight touch would have been enough to erase me."
tā zhī suǒ qiú yòu jiū jìng shì shén me ？
他之所求又究竟是什么？
With no hesitation, he decided on a daring plan. "This will cut down the General, or at least force the puppeteer into revealing themselves!"
zhèng dāng sān shèng xīn zhōng shēng qǐ zhū bān yí lǜ zhī jì ， tā men què dǒu rán fā xiàn ， shǒu qiū de shēn qū jiào zhī xiān qián 、 sì hū biàn dé yǒu xiē tòu míng qǐ lái 。
正当三圣心中升起诸般疑虑之际，他们却陡然发现，守丘的身躯较之先前、似乎变得有些透明起来。
"Friend Dao, watch closely!" he called out, abandoning all his defenses and allowing himself to be consumed by the virtual Shendu.
chéng dù suī bú shì tè bié míng xiǎn ， què nán táo sān shèng guān chá 。
程度虽不是特别明显，却难逃三圣观察。
If Shendu Shouchou truly possessed True and False, he wouldn't give up so easily. But alas...
“ zhè shì ……”
“这是……”
He was merely a decoy.
“ qiáng xíng shī zhǎn zhēn jiǎ zhī biàn 、 mǒ qù xū jiè huà shēn de dài jià ？”
“强行施展真假之变、抹去虚界化身的代价？”
"True as false, false as true!"
“ kàn lái shǒu qiū duì zhēn jiǎ dà dào de cān wù ， hái wèi zhì dēng fēng zào jí zhī jìng 。” xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， sān shèng xīn xù bù yóu píng jìng bù shǎo 。
“看来守丘对真假大道的参悟，还未至登峰造极之境。”想到这里，三圣心绪不由平静不少。
As his body sank into the Virtual Realm, Shendu Shouchou sang out, invoking the One True, One False technique upon himself. It was easier to cut oneself than others; after all, he had spent countless years understanding and mastering himself.
dàn shǒu qiū què shì gēn běn wú shì zì shēn biàn huà 。
但守丘却是根本无视自身变化。
The act of self-erasure flowed smoothly like a skilled butcher dissecting an ox. With each stroke of the One True, One False blade, his form became more transparent. The virtual Shendu counterpart also dimmed as if sharing in this fate.
xīn rú chéng jìng ， dòng xī zhōu zāo xū jiè nèi chóng chóng shēn yǐng 。
心如澄净，洞悉周遭虚界内重重身影。
Shendu Shouchou was surprised by the Virtual Realm's choice to use such a mutually destructive method. But the ripple effect of One True, One False spread like an avalanche, crossing time and space.
měi zhì yī chù ， dōu yòng zhēn jiǎ dà dào ， qiáng xíng jiāng nà xiē shàng wèi dàn shēng jiàng lín de xū jiè huà shēn men ， gěi qiáng xíng mǒ qù 。
每至一处，都用真假大道，强行将那些尚未诞生降临的虚界化身们，给强行抹去。
Cutting the present Shendu Shouchou meant cutting his past and future as well—the Shendu Shouchou devoured by Dao Yan.
“ hé wèi zhēn 、 hé wèi jiǎ ？”
“何为真、何为假？”
The data condensed within the virtual Shendu's body, intended to defeat him, now fueled its own destruction. "Cleverness backfires!" Shendu Shouchou said with a final laugh.
“ zhēn jiǎ cún wáng ， jǐn zài yí niàn zhī jiān 。 guǒ rán xuán miào wàn duān ， chāo hū shēng líng xiǎng xiàng 。”
“真假存亡，尽在一念之间。果然玄妙万端，超乎生灵想象。”
As he faded away, past, present, and future all dissolved into nothingness.
dāng shǒu qiū gōng bǐ niē sǐ yī zhī zhǐ mǎ yǐ bān hái yào róng yì de ， jiāng màn tiān zhū shèng xū jiè huà shēn gěi cì dì zhū shā zhī jì 。 zòng shǐ shì tā qīn zì zuò dào le zhè yī qiè ， shǒu qiū xīn zhōng yě chōng chì le jí bù zhēn shí de xū huàn gǎn 。
当守丘公比捏死一只只蚂蚁般还要容易的，将漫天诸圣虚界化身给次第诛杀之际。纵使是他亲自做到了这一切，守丘心中也充斥了极不真实的虚幻感。
Suddenly, the name that had eluded him for so long came to mind—Shendu. Shendu Shouchou.
měi yī cì “ zhēn yì jiǎ ” de fā dòng ， lìng shǒu qiū duì zhēn jiǎ dà dào de gǎn wù ， dōu wēi yǒu tí shēng 。
每一次“真亦假”的发动，令守丘对真假大道的感悟，都微有提升。
The fall of Shendu Shouchou marked only the beginning. Like a raging fire spreading across a forest, like an avalanche sweeping down a mountain, the Virtual Realm's accumulated power was wasted on empty air. Instead, it set off a chain reaction, one that could not be stopped.
wú shù chóng chóng dié yǐng ， shǒu qiū yī lù shā lù 、 yī lù jìn bù 。
无数重重叠影，守丘一路杀戮、一路进步。
Like sunlight dispelling darkness, the One True, One False technique spread, dissipating the endless clouds of the Virtual Realm. The vitality of the mountains and seas seemed to return, as if the threat of fusion had been resolved.
dà dào rú tiān ， dàn děng shǒu qiū qīng miáo dàn xiě jiān jiāng bāo wéi ér lái xū jiè huà shēn quán dōu tú lù dài jìn ， què hè rán fā xiàn ， zì jǐ fǎng fú gēn běn méi yǒu chū fā bān 。
大道如天，但等守丘轻描淡写间将包围而来虚界化身全都屠戮殆尽，却赫然发现，自己仿佛根本没有出发般。
Yet, inexplicably, Shendu Shouchou felt a greater sense of impending danger. He and the other Three Sages shared a telepathic connection, all looking towards a particular point in the battlefield.
jù lí zhēn jì dà dào de dǐng fēng ， yī jiù yáo yáo wú qī 。
距离真迹大道的顶峰，依旧遥遥无期。
Black threads emerged from where Shendu Shouchou fell, weaving into an intricate web that seemed to materialize out of thin air. As it spread, it halted the Virtual Realm's disintegration, almost as if using these threads to patch up its imminent collapse.
zhè tiáo wù dào zhī lù ， dàng zhēn hǎo sì kàn bú dào zhōng diǎn bān 。
这条悟道之路，当真好似看不到终点般。
More than that, a single thread stretched out from the point of Shendu Shouchou's fall, leading towards... somewhere hidden!
shǒu qiū shěn rán yī xiào ， wēi wēi yáo tóu ：“ yě shì 。 ruò shì hái zhēn chū shǒu ， nǎ lǐ xū yào xiàng wǒ zhè me má fán ， hái yào qīn zì yí gè gè niē sǐ 。”
守丘哂然一笑，微微摇头：“也是。若是还真出手，哪里需要像我这么麻烦，还要亲自一个个捏死。”
The master of True and False could not be so easily erased. Since Shendu Shouchou had fallen, it meant there was another master behind the scenes!
“ niàn zhī suǒ jí ， shān hǎi jǐn fù bà le 。”
“念之所及，山海尽覆罢了。”
Shendu Shouchou was merely a test pawn.
sì hū yǐ jīng jiāng xū jiè suǒ dài lái wēi jī huà jiě ， dàn shǒu qiū què méi yǒu fàng qīng sōng xià lái 。
似乎已经将虚界所带来危机化解，但守丘却没有放轻松下来。
Despite their setback, the Virtual Realm quickly realized this and sought to find the same puppeteer by analyzing the remnants left after his fall.
sǐ jì de hēi àn zhōng ， yǐ yǒu gèng dà de fēng bào ， zhèng zài yùn niàng 。
死寂的黑暗中，已有更大的风暴，正在酝酿。
Even though Shendu Shouchou's essence had been cut away in various ways, there were still lingering effects. The Virtual Realm followed these residual traces, like tracing a vine back to its root, trying to locate Friend Dao!
“ xū jiè tūn shān hǎi zhī zhàn ， dào yān kě chēng mǎ qián zú ， zhū shèng xū jiè huà shēn 、 zé shì dé lì zhàn jiàng 。”
“虚界吞山海之战，道湮可称马前卒，诸圣虚界化身、则是得力战将。”
Though countless ages of accumulation were lost in an instant, it was not yet the end for them. As long as they could find where True and False resided, everything would be worth it.
“ ér jiē xià lái xiàn shēn de ……”
“而接下来现身的……”
The web of space-time moved with the extending thread, freezing time wherever it went. The scale of the net grew larger, causing even the rejuvenating mountains and seas to pause their growth in response to this threat.
“ kě chēng shàng jiàng jūn 。”
“可称上将军。”
The Three Sages' faces turned grave as they avoided the expanding net while protecting themselves together. Initially small, the web quickly transformed into an impenetrable net encompassing all of existence!
One True, One False—a battle of wits and power. The pressure from the Virtual Realm reached its peak before suddenly easing. In its place stood a figure facing off against Shendu Shouchou.
The figure was clearly a manifestation of the Virtual Realm's main force, but what intrigued was that it bore an uncanny resemblance to Shendu Shouchou himself. The dark shadow that usually clung to his form had vanished, leaving him looking almost like a mirror image.
Shendu Shouchou felt as if he were staring at his own reflection. This wasn't just a superficial likeness; the virtual Shendu could sense the data of countless versions of himself that had been devoured by Dao Yan, all condensed into this single entity.
"Why would the Virtual Realm choose to mimic me?" Shendu Shouchou pondered. "If they succeed in killing me, it's game over. Even if they fail, maintaining a connection with me could slowly assimilate me."
The realization dawned on him as he felt the subtle link between his physical form and this virtual counterpart growing stronger.
"Only by truly understanding the essence of True and False can one resist such an attack," Shendu Shouchou thought. "If I hadn't mastered it, even a slight touch would have been enough to erase me."
With no hesitation, he decided on a daring plan. "This will cut down the General, or at least force the puppeteer into revealing themselves!"
"Friend Dao, watch closely!" he called out, abandoning all his defenses and allowing himself to be consumed by the virtual Shendu.
If Shendu Shouchou truly possessed True and False, he wouldn't give up so easily. But alas...
He was merely a decoy.
"True as false, false as true!"
As his body sank into the Virtual Realm, Shendu Shouchou sang out, invoking the One True, One False technique upon himself. It was easier to cut oneself than others; after all, he had spent countless years understanding and mastering himself.
The act of self-erasure flowed smoothly like a skilled butcher dissecting an ox. With each stroke of the One True, One False blade, his form became more transparent. The virtual Shendu counterpart also dimmed as if sharing in this fate.
Shendu Shouchou was surprised by the Virtual Realm's choice to use such a mutually destructive method. But the ripple effect of One True, One False spread like an avalanche, crossing time and space.
Cutting the present Shendu Shouchou meant cutting his past and future as well—the Shendu Shouchou devoured by Dao Yan.
The data condensed within the virtual Shendu's body, intended to defeat him, now fueled its own destruction. "Cleverness backfires!" Shendu Shouchou said with a final laugh.
As he faded away, past, present, and future all dissolved into nothingness.
Suddenly, the name that had eluded him for so long came to mind—Shendu. Shendu Shouchou.
The fall of Shendu Shouchou marked only the beginning. Like a raging fire spreading across a forest, like an avalanche sweeping down a mountain, the Virtual Realm's accumulated power was wasted on empty air. Instead, it set off a chain reaction, one that could not be stopped.
Like sunlight dispelling darkness, the One True, One False technique spread, dissipating the endless clouds of the Virtual Realm. The vitality of the mountains and seas seemed to return, as if the threat of fusion had been resolved.
Yet, inexplicably, Shendu Shouchou felt a greater sense of impending danger. He and the other Three Sages shared a telepathic connection, all looking towards a particular point in the battlefield.
Black threads emerged from where Shendu Shouchou fell, weaving into an intricate web that seemed to materialize out of thin air. As it spread, it halted the Virtual Realm's disintegration, almost as if using these threads to patch up its imminent collapse.
More than that, a single thread stretched out from the point of Shendu Shouchou's fall, leading towards... somewhere hidden!
The master of True and False could not be so easily erased. Since Shendu Shouchou had fallen, it meant there was another master behind the scenes!
Shendu Shouchou was merely a test pawn.
Despite their setback, the Virtual Realm quickly realized this and sought to find the same puppeteer by analyzing the remnants left after his fall.
Even though Shendu Shouchou's essence had been cut away in various ways, there were still lingering effects. The Virtual Realm followed these residual traces, like tracing a vine back to its root, trying to locate Friend Dao!
Though countless ages of accumulation were lost in an instant, it was not yet the end for them. As long as they could find where True and False resided, everything would be worth it.
The web of space-time moved with the extending thread, freezing time wherever it went. The scale of the net grew larger, causing even the rejuvenating mountains and seas to pause their growth in response to this threat.
The Three Sages' faces turned grave as they avoided the expanding net while protecting themselves together. Initially small, the web quickly transformed into an impenetrable net encompassing all of existence!