nì xíng shān hǎi ， bù lǚ wéi jiān ， zhì shān hǎi fēn shén zhī shí 。 bìng qiě néng kuī jiàn 【 shān hǎi 】 nèi xīn 。
逆行山海，步履维艰，至山海分神之时。并且能窥见【山海】内心。
Reversing the course of a mountain and sea life, and witnessing the transformation from existence to non-existence as the ruler of the virtual world once again, Sun Pi Po gradually weakened in the infinite changes of the newly derived mountain and sea. Eventually, he vanished without a trace, swallowed by the endless image of the mountain and sea.
sūn piāo miǎo shí lì zhī qiáng ， wú yōng zhì yí 。
孙缥缈实力之强，毋庸置疑。
The victor, the saint, should have been filled with high spirits, but Li Fan clearly sensed a hint of fear from the mountain and sea before him. When Sun Pi Po was alive, the mountain and sea could still use an endless struggle to suppress their inner fears. But now that the only enemy had vanished, the mountain and sea would face the fallen true god.
dàn zhōng jiū wú fǎ yǔ gāng gāng fēn shí zhēn shén 、 zuì qiáng shān hǎi xiāng kàng héng 。 bèi tā men suǒ fā xiàn ， qí xià chǎng yě shì xiǎn ér yì jiàn le 。
但终究无法与刚刚分食真神、最强山海相抗衡。被祂们所发现，其下场也是显而易见了。
The mountain and sea continued to try various methods in a last-ditch effort to prevent their fated merging. However, the mountain and sea were no longer the original split entity but the purest form after several rounds of devouring. With no other life forms left as scapegoats, they ultimately faced their destiny alone.
yú shì sūn piāo miǎo bèi dǎ zào chéng le ， shān hǎi pò jú de gōng jù 。
于是孙缥缈被打造成了，山海破局的工具。
After another thousand years passed, the mountain and sea declined from its peak to a gradual decline before finally merging and vanishing. Beyond the mountain and sea, a faint light point appeared, just like Sun Pi Po had once foretold in his fable—like a solitary star or a divine eye, it loomed over the mountain and sea with an imposing presence.
xū jiè mù hòu ， shuài lǐng wú qióng dào yān ， jǐn xiāo shān hǎi 、 guī yú gū xīng 。
虚界幕后，率领无穷道湮，尽消山海、归于孤星。
The mountain and sea trembled at this sight. In their final moments, they still tried to struggle desperately but without success. When the moment of the mountain and sea's ultimate demise arrived, Li Fan seemed to take Sun Pi Po's place, facing the true god's gaze directly.
“ huò xǔ yě wéi yǒu shān hǎi zì shēn duì zì shēn de liǎo jiě rèn zhī chéng dù ， cái néng chuàng zào chū 【 dào yān 】。”
“或许也唯有山海自身对自身的了解认知程度，才能创造出【道湮】。”
Li Fan could feel his protective True-False Path trembling under the divine pressure as if it might collapse at any moment. It appeared that everything he had consumed, including all aspects of the split entity, had returned to the fallen true god. Although the starlight still shone faintly, its power seemed to grow stronger and more intense.
“ shí jì shàng ， jí biàn méi yǒu xū jiè dào yān de cún zài ， yǒu zhēn shén zhǐ zhèn yā ， shān hǎi běn jiù bì miǎn bù liǎo xiāng róng sù mìng 。 zhǐ bù guò ， yǐ zuì chū shān hǎi tǐ liàng ， wán quán xiāo róng suǒ xū shí guāng shí zài tài jiǔ le 。 jiǔ dào shān hǎi dōu nán yǐ děng hòu ， wéi kǒng yǒu biàn shù héng shēng 。”
“实际上，即便没有虚界道湮的存在，有真神指镇压，山海本就避免不了相融宿命。只不过，以最初山海体量，完全消融所需时光实在太久了。久到山海都难以等候，唯恐有变数横生。”
The weight on Li Fan's shoulders increased until even the True-False Path could no longer protect him, and his body gradually turned into a fine dust that floated towards the solitary point in the sky. Only the unyielding True-False Path held on tenaciously.
“ yú shì fāng yǒu xū jiè dào yān zhī jié 。”
“于是方有虚界道湮之劫。”
Li Fan had not yet switched to the True Path because he was still verifying a hypothesis: whether the True-False Path belonged to the true god or not. According to current knowledge, everything in existence originated from the fallen true god. If the true god wished to revive, it would need to reclaim all that once belonged to it.
mù dǔ sūn piāo miǎo bù duàn cán shí shān hǎi jǐng xiàng ， lǐ fán nǎo hǎi zhōng fēi sù tuī yǎn zhe 。
目睹孙缥缈不断蚕食山海景象，李凡脑海中飞速推衍着。
If the True-False Path had indeed been part of the true god's essence, then without a doubt, it too would return to the light point above. As Li Fan maintained his form and observed the changes in the True-False Path, he saw the mountain and sea vanish. However, the true god did not immediately descend.
“ rú xīn yì ， bìng fēi wǒ yǐ wéi shén zhī yǎn 。 ér shì shān hǎi cóng sūn piāo miǎo shēn shàng bō lí chū yī bù fèn 。 cǐ bù quē shī hòu ， sūn piāo miǎo zhǐ cún dān yī yì zhì 、 guāi guāi tīng hòu zhí xíng dào yān qīn tūn jì huà 。”
“如心意，并非我以为神之眼。而是山海从孙缥缈身上剥离出一部分。此部缺失后，孙缥缈只存单一意志、乖乖听候执行道湮侵吞计划。”
The divine light seemed to be searching for him, becoming increasingly bright as it sought out his hiding place. The brilliance grew stronger, exerting a greater pull on Li Fan.
“ bì jìng sūn piāo miǎo shí lì běn jiù gōng cān zào huà ， ruò zài dé xū jiè zhī zhǔ shēn fèn ……”
“毕竟孙缥缈实力本就功参造化，若再得虚界之主身份……”
Finally, with a crisp breaking sound, both the True-False Path shattered. This was precisely what Li Fan had been waiting for. In that moment, he saw the split between the True and False paths dissolve.
“ zòng shǐ 【 shān hǎi 】， kǒng pà yì yào bì ràng sān fēn 。”
“纵使【山海】，恐怕亦要避让三分。”
The unyielding True-False Path, supported by the True-False and False-True pathways, began to collapse under the divine pressure. All other pathways converged towards the descending true god except for the True and False paths, which continued to hold on desperately.
“ yǎn qián chǎng jǐng ， biàn shì zuì hǎo zhèng míng ！”
“眼前场景，便是最好证明！”
"Indeed, it's still as I first knew," Li Fan sighed inwardly. The connection between the True and False paths was about to be shattered by the true god. Without hesitation, he called out to switch to the True Path.
chóng chóng dào yān xuán wō jiāo zhī ， wán quán jiāng shān hǎi mái zàng 、 yǎn yìng zài nèi 。
重重道湮漩涡交织，完全将山海埋葬、掩映在内。
A ray of light emerged from both the True-False and False-True pathways, brighter than the starlight above. The True-False pathway seemed to erase all the starlight in an invisible hand, while the False-True pathway recreated the mountain and sea like a divine brush stroke.
sūn piāo miǎo lì yú dà cháo zhī shàng 。
孙缥缈立于大潮之上。
In an instant, the world filled with life again as if it had been reborn after the true god's resurrection. Li Fan returned to his anchor point of one year.
tóu dǐng ， nǎi shì yuè fā shǎn yào ， bù duàn shēng téng qǐ wú shù xīng huī 。
头顶，乃是越发闪耀，不断升腾起无数星辉。
No longer fearing for his safety, Li Fan was now accustomed to facing the true god. His expression remained calm as he replayed the events from his previous life.
bèi sūn piāo miǎo qiáng xíng lā rù jù běn zhī zhōng ，【 shān hǎi 】， yǐ jīng bù zài bù kě chù pèng 。
被孙缥缈强行拉入剧本之中，【山海】，已经不再不可触碰。
"The fallen true god and the mountain and sea's successful layout into a star are still different," Li Fan thought. "Of course, without my interference, the mountain and sea might have succeeded in their ascension and become a true god."
xīng guāng qí shè ， rú ruì lì wàn jiàn 、 qí qí cì xià 。
星光齐射，如锐利万剑、齐齐刺下。
"But because I held onto the True Path, hiding the true god's essence, it could only ascend to a star but not a true god."
sūn piāo miǎo què bù shǎn bù bì ， miàn lù zhēng níng fēng kuáng zhī sè 。
孙缥缈却不闪不避，面露狰狞疯狂之色。
"I mistakenly conflated stars and gods earlier because they both exerted such overwhelming power that nothing could resist them. Their strength far exceeded that of the mountain and sea, leaving no room for resistance once they appeared in this world."
shēn shòu wú shù xīng huī suǒ qiāng tóng shí ， yǐ shēn wèi qiáo ， jiāng zhēn shén zhǐ sòng rù tiān shàng lián mián xīng guāng zhī zhōng 。
身受无数星辉所戕同时，以身为桥，将真神指送入天上连绵星光之中。
"There was no discernible difference between a star and a god."
shān hǎi néng piàn guò tiān xià rén ， shèn zhì jiù lián zì jǐ dōu néng piàn guò 。
山海能骗过天下人，甚至就连自己都能骗过。
"Perhaps only I knew about it."
zài jù běn zhī wài ， huò xǔ hái néng piàn guò zhēn shén zhǐ 。
在剧本之外，或许还能骗过真神指。
"The difference lies solely in True and False."
dàn rú jīn ， tā men jù shì yǐ jīng diē luò fán chén 。 zì táo bù guò zhēn shén zhǐ de zhèn yā 。
但如今，祂们具是已经跌落凡尘。自逃不过真神指的镇压。
Thinking of these things, Li Fan recalled the Primordial Heavenly Net Emperor. He had thought that the emperor's disappearance with the celestial realm meant he had transcended the mountain and sea. But now, facing the true god directly, Li Fan realized that everything was part of the mountain and sea's predetermined script.
jiù xiàng shān hǎi wú shù nián qián céng jīng yù liào dào de nà bān 。
就像山海无数年前曾经预料到的那般。
"Perhaps only a split-second away from freedom, it would be destroyed and returned to the mountain and sea's script."
wú jìn huī máng zhōng ， sì hū yì wàn chóng yǐng ， bǐ cǐ hù xiāng chóng dié 。
无尽辉芒中，似乎亿万重影，彼此互相重叠。
"The only thing the Heavenly Net Emperor could do..."
qí tè de guāng máng ， màn màn tùn qù 。
奇特的光芒，慢慢褪去。
"Was to ensure his essence and the celestial realm's nourishment were ascribed back to the original life forms."
qǔ ér dài zhī de ， nǎi shì shān hǎi chóng hé 、 pèng zhuàng pò suì zhī xiāng 。
取而代之的，乃是山海重合、碰撞破碎之相。
"This might explain why the surviving life forms after the Primordial Celestial Realm's destruction had improved资质."
wú qióng lián mián shān chuān ， héng bō wú xiàn wāng yáng 。
无穷连绵山川，横波无限汪洋。
Li Fan shook his head. "A cage built with the final four characters, how can it be easily escaped?"
shān hǎi zhī xiāng ， jiàng lín xiǎn huà yú xū jiè zhī zhōng 。
山海之相，降临显化于虚界之中。
"Even if I have gone through countless cycles and comprehended all the behind-the-scenes truths..."
shì shàng zhǐ yǒu dú yī shān hǎi 。
世上只有独一山海。
"I still haven't found a way to break free in the short term."
zhēn zhèng shān hǎi xiàn shēn zhī jì ， suǒ sù zào yǎn yuán shān hǎi ， shà shí xiāo shī bú jiàn 、 cóng dào yān chóng chóng bāo wéi zhōng táo tuō 。
真正山海现身之际，所塑造演员山海，霎时消失不见、从道湮重重包围中逃脱。
Frowning, Li Fan felt he was at a loss. How could one destroy a god?
gēn shī lián běn tǐ hé èr wéi yī 。
跟失联本体合二为一。
By using his own means to create countless saints and attack them en masse?
shān hǎi shēng shì ， wèi zhī yī zhuàng 。 fǎng fú yòu huí dào le fēn shén zhī hòu de zuì qiáng shèng zhuàng tài ， shān hū hǎi xiào shēng zhōng ， zàn shí jiāng dào yān làng cháo bèi bī tuì 。
山海声势，为之一壮。仿佛又回到了分神之后的最强盛状态，山呼海啸声中，暂时将道湮浪潮被逼退。
But the divine light shone upon them, and their fates would be like ice melting away.
dàn ……
但……
"Since they are born from the true god, how can they resist it?"
chāng shèng ， zhǐ shì jiǎ xiàng 。
昌盛，只是假象。
"The mountain and sea's fate has already proven this."
bèi dǎ huí yuán xíng de shùn jiān ， tā men jiù zài dù kāi shǐ le suǒ wèi 【 xiāng róng 】 sù mìng 。
被打回原型的瞬间，祂们就再度开始了所谓【相融】宿命。
"Gods fall..."
nǎ pà táo bì wú qióng zài ， gāi lái de 、 zǒng guī yào lái 。
哪怕逃避无穷载，该来的、总归要来。
Li Fan looked into the void beyond the Primordial Yellow, at the beginning of time. "Perhaps only by following Sun Pi Po to the moment of division could one glimpse the mystery of a god's fall."
Reversing the course of a mountain and sea life, and witnessing the transformation from existence to non-existence as the ruler of the virtual world once again, Sun Pi Po gradually weakened in the infinite changes of the newly derived mountain and sea. Eventually, he vanished without a trace, swallowed by the endless image of the mountain and sea.
The victor, the saint, should have been filled with high spirits, but Li Fan clearly sensed a hint of fear from the mountain and sea before him. When Sun Pi Po was alive, the mountain and sea could still use an endless struggle to suppress their inner fears. But now that the only enemy had vanished, the mountain and sea would face the fallen true god.
The mountain and sea continued to try various methods in a last-ditch effort to prevent their fated merging. However, the mountain and sea were no longer the original split entity but the purest form after several rounds of devouring. With no other life forms left as scapegoats, they ultimately faced their destiny alone.
After another thousand years passed, the mountain and sea declined from its peak to a gradual decline before finally merging and vanishing. Beyond the mountain and sea, a faint light point appeared, just like Sun Pi Po had once foretold in his fable—like a solitary star or a divine eye, it loomed over the mountain and sea with an imposing presence.
The mountain and sea trembled at this sight. In their final moments, they still tried to struggle desperately but without success. When the moment of the mountain and sea's ultimate demise arrived, Li Fan seemed to take Sun Pi Po's place, facing the true god's gaze directly.
Li Fan could feel his protective True-False Path trembling under the divine pressure as if it might collapse at any moment. It appeared that everything he had consumed, including all aspects of the split entity, had returned to the fallen true god. Although the starlight still shone faintly, its power seemed to grow stronger and more intense.
The weight on Li Fan's shoulders increased until even the True-False Path could no longer protect him, and his body gradually turned into a fine dust that floated towards the solitary point in the sky. Only the unyielding True-False Path held on tenaciously.
Li Fan had not yet switched to the True Path because he was still verifying a hypothesis: whether the True-False Path belonged to the true god or not. According to current knowledge, everything in existence originated from the fallen true god. If the true god wished to revive, it would need to reclaim all that once belonged to it.
If the True-False Path had indeed been part of the true god's essence, then without a doubt, it too would return to the light point above. As Li Fan maintained his form and observed the changes in the True-False Path, he saw the mountain and sea vanish. However, the true god did not immediately descend.
The divine light seemed to be searching for him, becoming increasingly bright as it sought out his hiding place. The brilliance grew stronger, exerting a greater pull on Li Fan.
Finally, with a crisp breaking sound, both the True-False Path shattered. This was precisely what Li Fan had been waiting for. In that moment, he saw the split between the True and False paths dissolve.
The unyielding True-False Path, supported by the True-False and False-True pathways, began to collapse under the divine pressure. All other pathways converged towards the descending true god except for the True and False paths, which continued to hold on desperately.
"Indeed, it's still as I first knew," Li Fan sighed inwardly. The connection between the True and False paths was about to be shattered by the true god. Without hesitation, he called out to switch to the True Path.
A ray of light emerged from both the True-False and False-True pathways, brighter than the starlight above. The True-False pathway seemed to erase all the starlight in an invisible hand, while the False-True pathway recreated the mountain and sea like a divine brush stroke.
In an instant, the world filled with life again as if it had been reborn after the true god's resurrection. Li Fan returned to his anchor point of one year.
No longer fearing for his safety, Li Fan was now accustomed to facing the true god. His expression remained calm as he replayed the events from his previous life.
"The fallen true god and the mountain and sea's successful layout into a star are still different," Li Fan thought. "Of course, without my interference, the mountain and sea might have succeeded in their ascension and become a true god."
"But because I held onto the True Path, hiding the true god's essence, it could only ascend to a star but not a true god."
"I mistakenly conflated stars and gods earlier because they both exerted such overwhelming power that nothing could resist them. Their strength far exceeded that of the mountain and sea, leaving no room for resistance once they appeared in this world."
"There was no discernible difference between a star and a god."
"Perhaps only I knew about it."
"The difference lies solely in True and False."
Thinking of these things, Li Fan recalled the Primordial Heavenly Net Emperor. He had thought that the emperor's disappearance with the celestial realm meant he had transcended the mountain and sea. But now, facing the true god directly, Li Fan realized that everything was part of the mountain and sea's predetermined script.
"Perhaps only a split-second away from freedom, it would be destroyed and returned to the mountain and sea's script."
"The only thing the Heavenly Net Emperor could do..."
"Was to ensure his essence and the celestial realm's nourishment were ascribed back to the original life forms."
"This might explain why the surviving life forms after the Primordial Celestial Realm's destruction had improved资质."
Li Fan shook his head. "A cage built with the final four characters, how can it be easily escaped?"
"Even if I have gone through countless cycles and comprehended all the behind-the-scenes truths..."
"I still haven't found a way to break free in the short term."
Frowning, Li Fan felt he was at a loss. How could one destroy a god?
By using his own means to create countless saints and attack them en masse?
But the divine light shone upon them, and their fates would be like ice melting away.
"Since they are born from the true god, how can they resist it?"
"The mountain and sea's fate has already proven this."
"Gods fall..."
Li Fan looked into the void beyond the Primordial Yellow, at the beginning of time. "Perhaps only by following Sun Pi Po to the moment of division could one glimpse the mystery of a god's fall."