tīng dào lǐ fán shēng yīn de shùn jiān ， suǒ zài dù gǎn shòu dào le nà wú xíng de zhǎng kòng 。
听到李凡声音的瞬间，索再度感受到了那无形的掌控。
The moment was tense. A dark net suddenly descended from the sky, enveloping the Tower, Light, and Form.
“ rú jīn tài chū xiān jiè zhū shèng jiē rèn wéi nǐ yǐ jīng shēn sǐ ， zhèng shì hé àn zhōng zhī wǎng bù jú 。”
“如今太初仙界诸圣皆认为你已经身死，正适合暗中织网布局。”
"Is this...?"
“ nǐ hái yǒu sān cì jī huì 。”
“你还有三次机会。”
"Sol?!"
“ ruò hái shì bù néng chéng gōng bǔ zhuō lìng wài shèng zhě ……”
“若还是不能成功捕捉另外圣者……”
The net was familiar to all the saints, causing their hearts to tremble with shock.
huà wèi shuō wán ， lǐ fán shēn yǐng biàn shū rán dàn qù 。 zhǐ liú suǒ yuán dì xīn zhōng àn zì yī chén 。
话未说完，李凡身影便倏然淡去。只留索原地心中暗自一沉。
"How is this possible? Sol's fall was a matter we all witnessed together!"
zài xiān qián yǔn luò shùn jiān ， suǒ dí què shì bù wèi jù sǐ wáng de 。 dàn xiàn zài yòu huó guò lái de tā ， què shī qù le zhè yàng de yǒng qì 。
在先前陨落瞬间，索的确是不畏惧死亡的。但现在又活过来的祂，却失去了这样的勇气。
Amidst their confusion, Sol had already begun to reel in his trap. His heart felt unprecedentedly comfortable as he realized how satisfying it was to lay low and secretly plot while everyone else overlooked him.
“ shuō de bù cuò ， lóu yǐ shàng qiě tōu shēng 。 zhǐ yào huó zhe ， biàn yǒu jī huì 。”
“说的不错，蝼蚁尚且偷生。只要活着，便有机会。”
Sol's net, though burned by the overwhelming power of Light and Form, quickly regained its strength and expanded several times over. The lines within the net twisted and became transparent under the immense pressure.
suǒ yòu zǐ xì chá kàn le fān zì shēn zhuàng tài ， yuè jué bù kě sī yì 。
索又仔细查看了番自身状态，越觉不可思议。
At the critical moment when their lives were hanging in the balance, the three saints unleashed a terrifying force that could have buried Sol along with them!
“ sǐ ér fù shēng ， hái kě yǐ lǐ jiě 。 dàn wǒ hào fèi wú shù nián xīn xuè biān zhì suǒ wǎng ， xiān qián míng míng zài gēn tǎ de zhàn dòu zhōng bèi xiāo hào diào le 。 jìng bàn suí zhe wǒ de chóng xīn ， zài dù wán zhěng chū xiàn 。 zhè ……”
“死而复生，还可以理解。但我耗费无数年心血编制索网，先前明明在跟塔的战斗中被消耗掉了。竟伴随着我的重新，再度完整出现。这……”
Light dissipated, form vanished, and lines shattered. But the newly formed Sol's net seemed to ignite and gradually burn itself out. The four saints fell one by one!
“ nán dào ？” suǒ shà shí jiān xiǎng dào le wéi yī de kě néng ， mù guāng shǎn dòng 。
“难道？”索霎时间想到了唯一的可能，目光闪动。
The horrifying scene left the onlookers of the Primordial Realm Saints trembling in their hearts.
míng miàn shàng què bù gǎn biǎo xiàn chū sī háo yì cháng ， bì jìng xiàn zài zì jǐ cún wáng 、 jiē xì yú duì fāng yí niàn zhī jiān 。
明面上却不敢表现出丝毫异常，毕竟现在自己存亡、皆系于对方一念之间。
But soon, they focused again on the remaining saints in the world.
“ ruò rú cǐ ， dào yě bú shì shén me diū rén de shì 。”
“若如此，倒也不是什么丢人的事。”
Just as they were about to make a move, something astonishing happened: Sol, who had seemingly vanished...
suǒ sī xù yǒng dòng ， hěn kuài jiù yā xià le zhū duō zá niàn ， kāi shǐ móu huà qǐ lái 。
索思绪涌动，很快就压下了诸多杂念，开始谋划起来。
Returned to the world!
“ tǎ ！”
“塔！”
The net that was burned flickered back into reality and enveloped the remnants of the Tower, Light, and Form. They struggled no more; with a single movement, Sol's net captured them all.
“ rú jīn wǒ chè dǐ duǒ zài àn chù ， gèng yǒu sān cì bù wèi shēng sǐ de bó mìng jī huì 。 wú bì shā rǔ ！”
“如今我彻底躲在暗处，更有三次不畏生死的搏命机会。吾必杀汝！”
Sol did not linger but instead gave an enigmatic smile at the gathered saints before vanishing from their sight.
suǒ yīn àn de kàn xiàng hùn luàn tài chū xiān jiè 。
索阴暗的看向混乱太初仙界。
It seemed like he had fallen again.
tā néng gǎn jué dào ， tǎ zhèng yī biān duǒ bì zhū shèng wéi jiǎo ， yī biān liáo yǎng huī fù shāng shì 。
祂能感觉到，塔正一边躲避诸圣围剿，一边疗养恢复伤势。
"What...?"
shàng yī shì tā de cán yú ， zhèng zài huà zuò zī bǔ duì fāng de yǎng fèn 。
上一世祂的残余，正在化作滋补对方的养分。
"What kind of divine power is this?!"
“ chī ba ， chī de zài duō ， dào shí hòu dōu yào quán bù tǔ chū lái ！”
“吃吧，吃的再多，到时候都要全部吐出来！”
The Primordial Realm Saints never expected that the first to fall would be the mastermind behind it. The divine powers Sol displayed during this battle far exceeded what they previously knew about him.
zhū shèng hū lüè chù ， suǒ biān zhì yī zhāng àn wǎng ， kāi shǐ xú xú lǒng zhào tài chū xiān jiè 。
诸圣忽略处，索编制一张暗网，开始徐徐笼罩太初仙界。
All sorts of strange occurrences made other saints seem unreliable as well. The Primordial Realm Saints quickly retreated, but the undercurrents in the Primordial Realm had already begun and could not be quelled.
suǒ de yī qiè xíng dòng zì rán dōu luò rù lǐ fán yǎn lǐ 。
索的一切行动自然都落入李凡眼里。
Sol's remnants were devoured by the True-False transformation, and the three newly reborn saints emerged one after another. Like Sol at first, they showed a moment of confusion before understanding their situation.
shèn zhì duì fāng xiǎng fǎ ， lǐ fán dōu néng chá jué yī èr 。
甚至对方想法，李凡都能察觉一二。
"The truth is revealed! I did not lose in vain," said the Tower with a sigh as he glanced at Sol.
“ sì hū shì zhī xiǎo le wǒ zhǎng zhēn jiǎ zhī biàn ？” lǐ fán xiào le xiào 。
“似乎是知晓了我掌真假之变？”李凡笑了笑。
"True-False Transformation..." Light and Form's bodies trembled when they saw that it matched their own conjectures.
rú guǒ shuō zhī qián tā hái huì yīn wèi hái zhēn de bào lù ér gǎn dào jīng jù ， dàn xiàn zài yǐ jīng yǒu zī gé 、 yǒu shí lì ， bù zài hū le 。
如果说之前他还会因为还真的暴露而感到惊惧，但现在已经有资格、有实力，不在乎了。
They had resigned themselves to fate.
tā yǎn zhōng de duì shǒu ， rú jīn zhǐ yǒu xīng 、 shén ér yǐ 。
他眼中的对手，如今只有星、神而已。
"Truly, there are such paths between the Mountain and Sea!"
“ qiě yǐ tài chū xiān jiè zhū shèng wèi qí zi ， yī tàn shén yǔn zhī mì 。”
“且以太初仙界诸圣为棋子，一探神陨之秘。”
Even if they resisted and ended their lives, it would be in vain. The other party could reshape them with a single thought, escaping their grasp.
lǐ fán de jì huà shì qián wǎng shān hǎi fēn shén zhī chū ， zhǎo dào dāng nián zhēn shén yǔn luò de zhēn xiàng 。
李凡的计划是前往山海分神之初，找到当年真神陨落的真相。
Without seeing Li Fan's figure, only his faint voice echoed: "Let the Primordial Realm become even more chaotic."
dàn zì rán bú huì mǎng zhuàng de zhí jiē yī tóu zhuàng jìn qù 。
但自然不会莽撞的直接一头撞进去。
This time, he added another sentence: "I am going to the moment of division between the Mountain and Sea."
“ fēn shén shān hǎi shí lì ， yuē děng yú xīng 。”
“分神山海实力，约等于星。”
Even though they had already guessed Li Fan's purpose, the Primordial Realm Saints were still shaken by hearing it directly.
“ yǐ sūn piāo miǎo zhī néng ， dōu háo wú fǎn kàng bèi zhuō ná 。 wǒ xiàn zài ， hái chà xǔ duō 。 bù guò zhè tài chū xiān jiè zhū shèng ， zhèng kě wèi wǒ suǒ yòng 。”
“以孙缥缈之能，都毫无反抗被捉拿。我现在，还差许多。不过这太初仙界诸圣，正可为我所用。”
The struggle for divine opportunities between the Mountain and Sea was what all the Primordial Realm Saints sought their entire lives. They were no exception.
lǐ fán duān zuò xū kōng ， guān xiǎng zhōng ， tóu dǐng měng dì fàng shè chū wú qióng guāng yǐng 。
李凡端坐虚空，观想中，头顶猛地放射出无穷光影。
But with Li Fan's appearance, it seemed that none of them would have a chance.
jiē shì céng jīng lún huí shān hǎi zhī jì yì 。
皆是曾经轮回山海之记忆。
Sol, Tower, Light, Form...
“ zhēn jiǎ dà dào ， jiù zài qí zhōng 。”
“真假大道，就在其中。”
The four saints stirred up the Primordial Realm like a storm. Sol first appeared to attract attention from other saints. When Sol was besieged and on the brink of death, the Tower, Light, and Form suddenly appeared.
“ míng zhēn wù jiǎ ， jí kě zhǎng kòng zhū shèng 。”
“明真悟假，即可掌控诸圣。”
These fallen saints reappeared in full strength despite their supposed demise.
gěi suǒ sān shì rǒng yú shí jiān ， bìng bú shì lǐ fán hū biàn rén cí 。 ér shì lǐ fán shēng zào yī shèng ， yǐ jīng dá dào le mù qián suǒ néng chéng shòu jí xiàn 。
给索三世冗余时间，并不是李凡忽变仁慈。而是李凡生造一圣，已经达到了目前所能承受极限。
Using the same tactics again proved effective. Li Fan's ranks grew with several more beings.
xū yào duì zhēn jiǎ dà dào de lǐng wù zài shàng yī céng lóu ， cái néng tóng shí jù xiàn dì èr wèi shèng zhě 。
需要对真假大道的领悟再上一层楼，才能同时具现第二位圣者。
With the increasing number of paths to the True Path within the Hall of Returning to Truth, capturing Primordial Realm Saints became smoother. No longer did they need cunning schemes; they simply crushed them with overwhelming force.
“ qiě kàn shuí ， gèng kuài yì diǎn ba 。”
“且看谁，更快一点吧。”
Soon, only seven Primordial Realm saints—excluding Lian Shan—were still resisting. The other twenty-eight were under Li Fan's control.
“ rú yǔ hǔ móu pí ， ruò shì bài lù ， zé wéi yǒu hái zhēn zài lái 。”
“如与虎谋皮，若事败露，则唯有还真再来。”
"This net is now strong enough."
gǎn dào le sī sī yā lì ， lǐ fán shén niàn ， chè dǐ yān mò yú guò qù wú qióng jì yì zhī zhōng 。
感到了丝丝压力，李凡神念，彻底淹没于过去无穷记忆之中。
Li Fan sat in the void and looked around at the twenty-eight saints surrounding him like stars. Their paths to the True Path and their thoughts were all within his sight.
……
……
"What a formidable power! Alas..."
tài chū zhū shèng ， shí lì jī běn dōu zài bó zhòng zhī jiān 。 kuàng qiě tā men dōu shì jí qí jǐn shèn de cún zài 。
太初诸圣，实力基本都在伯仲之间。况且祂们都是极其谨慎的存在。
"Even before Star and God, it crumbles upon contact."
gù ér zhàn dòu wǎng wǎng yǐ qiān bǎi nián wèi jì 。
故而战斗往往以千百年为计。
Li Fan pondered this in his mind before shaking his head slightly.
xiàn rú jīn tài chū xiān jiè kàn shì hùn luàn ， shí zé chū shǒu de réng shì shǎo shù 。 jué dà duō shù shèng zhě ， réng qián fú zài àn zhōng ， jìng dài shí jī 。
现如今太初仙界看似混乱，实则出手的仍是少数。绝大多数圣者，仍潜伏在暗中，静待时机。
"The saints of the Mountain and Sea are still born from the Mountain and Sea. No matter how many layers I add, they remain useless."
tǎ bù kuì shì néng gòu jī shā suǒ de cún zài ， suī bèi wéi jiǎo ， què měi měi néng huà xiǎn wéi yí 。
塔不愧是能够击杀索的存在，虽被围剿，却每每能化险为夷。
"While True-False Transformation can reverse the descent of a true god, it cannot prevent the return to true divinity. If I wait longer, this transformation will no longer protect me but instead lead to my descent as a true god. There will be no second chance."
bù jǐn zài bèi wéi gōng zhòng shāng shì jiàn fù ， xī shōu le suǒ zhī jīng huá de tā ， yǐn yǐn shí lì gèng jìn yí bù 。
不仅在被围攻中伤势渐复，吸收了索之精华的祂，隐隐实力更进一步。
"But this power is sufficient for crossing that boundary."
tōng tiān wěi dì yì lì zhī tǎ měi měi chū shì ， dōu zhú jiàn bàn suí zhe yī zhāng huì àn zhī wǎng 。
通天纬地屹立之塔每每出世，都逐渐伴随着一张晦暗之网。
Li Fan suddenly stood up and tried to take a step forward.
wǎng xiān suǒ dí ， ér hòu tǎ zhèn yā 。
网先索敌，而后塔镇压。
The process of shaping the saints also refined his understanding of True-False Transformation.
suí zhe shí jiān liú shì ， duì yìng zhū shèng wéi gōng ， tǎ yuè fā cóng róng 。
随着时间流逝，对应诸圣围攻，塔越发从容。
During the chaos in the Primordial Realm, Li Fan's comprehension of the True-False path surged.
jiàn shì bù kě wèi ， yǒu bù shǎo shèng zhě xuǎn zé le fàng qì 。
见事不可为，有不少圣者选择了放弃。
"The paths between the Mountain and Sea are the foundation of True-False."
dàn réng yǒu èr shèng ， réng jiū chán bù xiū 。
但仍有二圣，仍纠缠不休。
"The more I know about them, the more familiar I become with the True-False path."
fēn bié shì guāng 、 huà 。
分别是光、化。
With the twenty-eight saints ensnared, the vague concept of "True-False" became increasingly concrete. It felt like he could see the boundaries of the Primordial Realm.
zhī dào yuè tuō xià qù ， yuè duì zhàn jú bù lì 。
知道越拖下去，越对战局不利。
The True-False transformation enveloped Li Fan and the twenty-eight saints within the net.
zhè yī kè ， èr shèng bù yuē ér tóng 、 shén tōng jǐn chū 。 zuì hòu yī shì 。
这一刻，二圣不约而同、神通尽出。最后一试。
They passed through effortlessly.
tài chū xiān jiè ， shà shí jiàn xiàn rù le yī piàn hūn àn zhī zhōng 。
太初仙界，霎时见陷入了一片昏暗之中。
In the next moment, the Primordial Realm no longer existed.
suǒ yǒu guāng míng ， jiē huà zuò yì diǎn 。
所有光明，皆化作一点。
Amidst the darkness, two colossal beings seemed to be feasting.
The moment was tense. A dark net suddenly descended from the sky, enveloping the Tower, Light, and Form.
"Is this...?"
"Sol?!"
The net was familiar to all the saints, causing their hearts to tremble with shock.
"How is this possible? Sol's fall was a matter we all witnessed together!"
Amidst their confusion, Sol had already begun to reel in his trap. His heart felt unprecedentedly comfortable as he realized how satisfying it was to lay low and secretly plot while everyone else overlooked him.
Sol's net, though burned by the overwhelming power of Light and Form, quickly regained its strength and expanded several times over. The lines within the net twisted and became transparent under the immense pressure.
At the critical moment when their lives were hanging in the balance, the three saints unleashed a terrifying force that could have buried Sol along with them!
Light dissipated, form vanished, and lines shattered. But the newly formed Sol's net seemed to ignite and gradually burn itself out. The four saints fell one by one!
The horrifying scene left the onlookers of the Primordial Realm Saints trembling in their hearts.
But soon, they focused again on the remaining saints in the world.
Just as they were about to make a move, something astonishing happened: Sol, who had seemingly vanished...
Returned to the world!
The net that was burned flickered back into reality and enveloped the remnants of the Tower, Light, and Form. They struggled no more; with a single movement, Sol's net captured them all.
Sol did not linger but instead gave an enigmatic smile at the gathered saints before vanishing from their sight.
It seemed like he had fallen again.
"What...?"
"What kind of divine power is this?!"
The Primordial Realm Saints never expected that the first to fall would be the mastermind behind it. The divine powers Sol displayed during this battle far exceeded what they previously knew about him.
All sorts of strange occurrences made other saints seem unreliable as well. The Primordial Realm Saints quickly retreated, but the undercurrents in the Primordial Realm had already begun and could not be quelled.
"Good job."
Sol's remnants were devoured by the True-False transformation, and the three newly reborn saints emerged one after another. Like Sol at first, they showed a moment of confusion before understanding their situation.
"The truth is revealed! I did not lose in vain," said the Tower with a sigh as he glanced at Sol.
"True-False Transformation..." Light and Form's bodies trembled when they saw that it matched their own conjectures.
They had resigned themselves to fate.
"Truly, there are such paths between the Mountain and Sea!"
Even if they resisted and ended their lives, it would be in vain. The other party could reshape them with a single thought, escaping their grasp.
Without seeing Li Fan's figure, only his faint voice echoed: "Let the Primordial Realm become even more chaotic."
This time, he added another sentence: "I am going to the moment of division between the Mountain and Sea."
Even though they had already guessed Li Fan's purpose, the Primordial Realm Saints were still shaken by hearing it directly.
The struggle for divine opportunities between the Mountain and Sea was what all the Primordial Realm Saints sought their entire lives. They were no exception.
But with Li Fan's appearance, it seemed that none of them would have a chance.
Sol, Tower, Light, Form...
The four saints stirred up the Primordial Realm like a storm. Sol first appeared to attract attention from other saints. When Sol was besieged and on the brink of death, the Tower, Light, and Form suddenly appeared.
These fallen saints reappeared in full strength despite their supposed demise.
Using the same tactics again proved effective. Li Fan's ranks grew with several more beings.
With the increasing number of paths to the True Path within the Hall of Returning to Truth, capturing Primordial Realm Saints became smoother. No longer did they need cunning schemes; they simply crushed them with overwhelming force.
Soon, only seven Primordial Realm saints—excluding Lian Shan—were still resisting. The other twenty-eight were under Li Fan's control.
"This net is now strong enough."
Li Fan sat in the void and looked around at the twenty-eight saints surrounding him like stars. Their paths to the True Path and their thoughts were all within his sight.
"What a formidable power! Alas..."
"Even before Star and God, it crumbles upon contact."
Li Fan pondered this in his mind before shaking his head slightly.
"The saints of the Mountain and Sea are still born from the Mountain and Sea. No matter how many layers I add, they remain useless."
"While True-False Transformation can reverse the descent of a true god, it cannot prevent the return to true divinity. If I wait longer, this transformation will no longer protect me but instead lead to my descent as a true god. There will be no second chance."
"But this power is sufficient for crossing that boundary."
Li Fan suddenly stood up and tried to take a step forward.
The process of shaping the saints also refined his understanding of True-False Transformation.
During the chaos in the Primordial Realm, Li Fan's comprehension of the True-False path surged.
"The paths between the Mountain and Sea are the foundation of True-False."
"The more I know about them, the more familiar I become with the True-False path."
With the twenty-eight saints ensnared, the vague concept of "True-False" became increasingly concrete. It felt like he could see the boundaries of the Primordial Realm.
The True-False transformation enveloped Li Fan and the twenty-eight saints within the net.
They passed through effortlessly.
In the next moment, the Primordial Realm no longer existed.
Amidst the darkness, two colossal beings seemed to be feasting.