zhēn jiǎ dà dào yóu rú yī jiàn qīng shā pī zài lǐ fán shēn shàng ， zhē yǎn tā yǐ jí suǒ xié shèng líng zhī wǎng de cún zài 。
真假大道犹如一件轻纱披在李凡身上，遮掩他以及所携圣灵之网的存在。
The true essence of the divine, as perceived by Li Fan, was vastly different from his expectations. There was no grandeur or awe-inspiring presence; instead, only an overwhelming silence loomed above. His thoughts had been frozen due to the residual effects of the god's demise rather than any direct influence from its power.
zòng shǐ rú cǐ ， zài bù rù zhè fēn shén zhī shí de chà nà ， lǐ fán yě yī rán gǎn shòu dào liǎng dào shì xiàn zài zì jǐ shēn shàng sǎo guò 。
纵使如此，在步入这分神之时的刹那，李凡也依然感受到两道视线在自己身上扫过。
"Is this... what a deity truly is?" Li Fan pondered aloud, his voice barely audible over the wind and waves. The realization was starkly different from his previous conceptions; there was no grandeur or authority, only an immense void that stretched endlessly above him.
shān 、 hǎi ， jìn shí zhōng duàn le piàn kè 。
山、海，进食中断了片刻。
Li Fan's body felt heavy with each step he took, as if the weight of the world bore down upon him. "The Mountain and Sea... the divine..." He reflected on all the cycles of life and death, the countless trials and tribulations that had led him to this moment. Each memory seemed to echo within the vast, endless clouds above his head.
lǐ fán bǐng xī yǐn nì 。
李凡屏息隐匿。
"Everything—every law, every entity—originates from the divine," he mused. "The Mountain and Sea are no different; they too are manifestations of the divine."
cháng jiǔ de sōu xún wú guǒ hòu ， shān hǎi jì xù jiāng jīng lì fàng zài le tūn shì zhēn shén shàng 。
长久的搜寻无果后，山海继续将精力放在了吞噬真神上。
With a determined resolve, Li Fan opened his mouth wide, absorbing the swirling cloud of divine essence that enveloped him. In mere moments, the data equivalent to countless lifetimes was forcibly implanted into his mind. It was beyond what he could comprehend or accept.
“ cǐ chù hǎo sì yī piàn máng máng xū kōng ， bú jiàn shān hǎi 、 yì bú jiàn zhēn shén 。”
“此处好似一片茫茫虚空，不见山海、亦不见真神。”
Normally, such knowledge would be slowly digested over an eternity, as with the Mountain and Sea. But Li Fan took a different approach: "True is also false..."
“ bú jiàn guò qù ， bú jiàn wèi lái 。”
“不见过去，不见未来。”
The remnants of divine essence began to feel ethereal and insubstantial, yet they still existed. They could be accessed if one wished to read them.
lǐ fán bìng méi yǒu mào rán xíng dòng ， ér shì xiān zǐ xì guān chá rú jīn qíng xíng 。
李凡并没有贸然行动，而是先仔细观察如今情形。
With a sudden lightness, Li Fan accelerated his intake. "To inherit all the power of the divine, I must consume it entirely."
hǎo sì yī dú lì shí kōng ， dāng lǐ fán kuà guò shén sú jiè xiàn de shùn jiān ， tā jiù zì cǐ gēn hòu shì shān hǎi duàn lí kāi lái 、 shēn xiàn dāng qián 。
好似一独立时空，当李凡跨过神俗界限的瞬间，他就自此跟后世山海断离开来、身陷当前。
"But my goal is not to become divine; rather, to gain its perspective..."
“ shān hǎi fēn shén ， bìng bù zhǐ shì duǎn duǎn yī shùn 。”
“山海分神，并不只是短短一瞬。”
Recalling his firsthand experience with the birth and death of deities, Li Fan remained unswayed by any potential allure. With unwavering resolve, he swallowed everything in sight without seeking digestion.
“ yǐ zhēn shén tǐ liàng ， shān hǎi fēn ér tūn zhī 、 nǎi zhì màn màn xiāo huà ， bì rán shì yī duàn xiāng dāng màn cháng suì yuè 。”
“以真神体量，山海分而吞之、乃至慢慢消化，必然是一段相当漫长岁月。”
Li Fan's calm demeanor was in stark contrast to the Mountain and Sea, which were now consumed by extreme rage. The Mountain and Sea could sense that Li Fan’s consumption rate far exceeded their own. If this continued, the one who would become divine would undoubtedly be Li Fan.
“ bù …… bú duì 。”
“不……不对。”
With a desperate gamble, the Mountain and Sea began to crumble beneath his feet, and the vast expanse of the sea vanished into nothingness. Below the godly clouds, two smaller swirling clouds suddenly appeared beside Li Fan, encircling him and pressing in.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng yī dòng ， zhù yì lì zàn qiě rào guò xū kōng zhōng liǎng zūn páng rán dà wù ， zhuān zhù zhè piàn shí kōng běn shēn 。
李凡心中一动，注意力暂且绕过虚空中两尊庞然大物，专注这片时空本身。
Li Fan remained unperturbed, treating them as mere remnants of divine essence. He swallowed them whole without hesitation.
“ zhè lǐ ， shí zé bìng méi yǒu suǒ wèi ‘ shí jiān liú shì ’ yī shuō 。”
“这里，实则并没有所谓‘时间流逝’一说。”
However, to his surprise, this approach proved remarkably effective. The Mountain and Sea's essence seemed almost identical to that of the godly clouds, save for one significant difference: a profound sense of resentment and fury permeated these smaller clouds.
“ jué dìng cǐ chù cún zài de ， nǎi shì 【 shān hǎi tūn shén wèi jìng 】。 yě jiù shì shuō ， zhǐ yào lái dào cǐ chù ， jiù yí dìng shì shān hǎi shàng wèi wán chéng tūn shén de shí kè 。”
“决定此处存在的，乃是【山海吞神未竟】。也就是说，只要来到此处，就一定是山海尚未完成吞神的时刻。”
This resentment was not just about the loss of their bodies but also an indescribable hatred that seemed even older than the gods themselves. This emotional turmoil proved far more challenging than the physical force of the Mountain and Sea's power.
“ shān hǎi wán chéng tūn shén ， biàn yào yǎn huà hòu shì shān hǎi 、 tài chū xiān jiè 。 zhè piàn shí kōng ， jiù huì zì rán xiāo sàn 。”
“山海完成吞神，便要衍化后世山海、太初仙界。这片时空，就会自然消散。”
Even with Li Fan’s current resolve, his expression twisted in discomfort as he processed these emotions. In his mind, countless new personalities began to emerge, vying for control.
“ suī méi yǒu shí jiān liú shì gài niàn ， què bìng bù yì wèi zhe ， wǒ néng yǒng yuǎn zài zhè lǐ dāi zhe 。”
“虽没有时间流逝概念，却并不意味着，我能永远在这里呆着。”
Li Fan felt a strange sensation, akin to witnessing the birth of the Mountain and Sea all over again. The resemblance between the godly clouds and the fallen divine body was striking.
“ jìn rù dào cǐ chù ， qí shí biàn yǐ jīng cān yù dào fēn shén zhī zhēng zhōng 。”
“进入到此处，其实便已经参与到分神之争中。”
Realizing this, Li Fan had an epiphany: "The Mountain and Sea originated from beyond the divine."
“ fēn shén zhī shì ， nǐ xiāo wǒ zhǎng 。 dāng wú suǒ zuò wéi ， chè dǐ shī qù zhēng duó zī gé hòu ， jiù huì bèi zhè piàn shí kōng pái chì chū qù 。”
“分神之事，你消我长。当无所作为，彻底失去争夺资格后，就会被这片时空排斥出去。”
"Only their consciousness stems from those who were once devoured by... other gods?"
lǐ fán míng míng zhōng gǎn jué dào ， zì jǐ yǐ jīng luò zài le yǔn luò zhēn shén páng dà de shī tǐ shàng ， zhèng shì cān yù jìn le zhēng duó de tāo tiè shèng yàn 。
李凡冥冥中感觉到，自己已经落在了陨落真神庞大的尸体上，正式参与进了争夺的饕餮盛宴。
Before he could continue his thoughts, a myriad of newly formed versions of himself interrupted him. Li Fan's eyes flashed with determination as he declared, "Perfectly timed, I shall taste all these forms and see what they are like!"
“ cóng shān hǎi de shì jiǎo kàn ， tā men shàng hái chù zài fēn shén wèi dìng zhī kè 。 wèi lái zhǒng zhǒng ， jiē hái méi yǒu fā shēng 。”
“从山海的视角看，祂们尚还处在分神未定之刻。未来种种，皆还没有发生。”
With an unyielding will, he absorbed every form without discrimination, swallowing them whole.
“ dàn cóng wǒ men zhè xiē nì xíng zhě de shì jiǎo lái kàn ， yī qiè zǎo yǐ jīng zhù dìng 。”
“但从我们这些逆行者的视角来看，一切早已经注定。”
This approach proved highly effective. The essence of the Mountain and Sea seemed indistinguishable from that of the divine clouds, save for the overwhelming sense of resentment and fury within them. This emotional turmoil was far more challenging than the physical force of the Mountain and Sea's power.
“ tíng zhì de ér yòu wú xiàn lún huí de fēn shén zhī kè me ……”
“停滞的而又无限轮回的分神之刻么……”
Even with Li Fan’s current resolve, his expression twisted in discomfort as he processed these emotions. In his mind, countless new personalities began to emerge, vying for control.
The true essence of the divine, as perceived by Li Fan, was vastly different from his expectations. There was no grandeur or awe-inspiring presence; instead, only an overwhelming silence loomed above. His thoughts had been frozen due to the residual effects of the god's demise rather than any direct influence from its power.
"Is this... what a deity truly is?" Li Fan pondered aloud, his voice barely audible over the wind and waves. The realization was starkly different from his previous conceptions; there was no grandeur or authority, only an immense void that stretched endlessly above him.
Li Fan's body felt heavy with each step he took, as if the weight of the world bore down upon him. "The Mountain and Sea... the divine..." He reflected on all the cycles of life and death, the countless trials and tribulations that had led him to this moment. Each memory seemed to echo within the vast, endless clouds above his head.
"Everything—every law, every entity—originates from the divine," he mused. "The Mountain and Sea are no different; they too are manifestations of the divine."
With a determined resolve, Li Fan opened his mouth wide, absorbing the swirling cloud of divine essence that enveloped him. In mere moments, the data equivalent to countless lifetimes was forcibly implanted into his mind. It was beyond what he could comprehend or accept.
Normally, such knowledge would be slowly digested over an eternity, as with the Mountain and Sea. But Li Fan took a different approach: "True is also false..."
The remnants of divine essence began to feel ethereal and insubstantial, yet they still existed. They could be accessed if one wished to read them.
With a sudden lightness, Li Fan accelerated his intake. "To inherit all the power of the divine, I must consume it entirely."
"But my goal is not to become divine; rather, to gain its perspective..."
Recalling his firsthand experience with the birth and death of deities, Li Fan remained unswayed by any potential allure. With unwavering resolve, he swallowed everything in sight without seeking digestion.
Li Fan's calm demeanor was in stark contrast to the Mountain and Sea, which were now consumed by extreme rage. The Mountain and Sea could sense that Li Fan’s consumption rate far exceeded their own. If this continued, the one who would become divine would undoubtedly be Li Fan.
With a desperate gamble, the Mountain and Sea began to crumble beneath his feet, and the vast expanse of the sea vanished into nothingness. Below the godly clouds, two smaller swirling clouds suddenly appeared beside Li Fan, encircling him and pressing in.
Li Fan remained unperturbed, treating them as mere remnants of divine essence. He swallowed them whole without hesitation.
However, to his surprise, this approach proved remarkably effective. The Mountain and Sea's essence seemed almost identical to that of the godly clouds, save for one significant difference: a profound sense of resentment and fury permeated these smaller clouds.
This resentment was not just about the loss of their bodies but also an indescribable hatred that seemed even older than the gods themselves. This emotional turmoil proved far more challenging than the physical force of the Mountain and Sea's power.
Even with Li Fan’s current resolve, his expression twisted in discomfort as he processed these emotions. In his mind, countless new personalities began to emerge, vying for control.
Li Fan felt a strange sensation, akin to witnessing the birth of the Mountain and Sea all over again. The resemblance between the godly clouds and the fallen divine body was striking.
Realizing this, Li Fan had an epiphany: "The Mountain and Sea originated from beyond the divine."
"Only their consciousness stems from those who were once devoured by... other gods?"
Before he could continue his thoughts, a myriad of newly formed versions of himself interrupted him. Li Fan's eyes flashed with determination as he declared, "Perfectly timed, I shall taste all these forms and see what they are like!"
With an unyielding will, he absorbed every form without discrimination, swallowing them whole.
This approach proved highly effective. The essence of the Mountain and Sea seemed indistinguishable from that of the divine clouds, save for the overwhelming sense of resentment and fury within them. This emotional turmoil was far more challenging than the physical force of the Mountain and Sea's power.
Even with Li Fan’s current resolve, his expression twisted in discomfort as he processed these emotions. In his mind, countless new personalities began to emerge, vying for control.