Chapter 1707 - 1260: An End, A Beginning. _3

And Simu was the one who changed the most.

She successfully retired from being a Creator God—that was her own expression.

"I have given up my Divine Status and Divine Power; now, I am just an ordinary person," Simu said, with a hand on her belly.

All the changes were basically within expectations.

Nobody said anything, but everyone knew. From the day Long Yi woke up, a countdown to one thing had begun.

Entering the Divine Realm.

That was Long Yi’s final objective.

Long Yi could see their unspoken words in everyone’s eyes, but he remained silent. He wanted to enjoy this peaceful life for a bit longer. Because once he entered the Divine Realm, Long Yi had no idea what would happen. He felt an inexplicable concern, a bit of reluctance to go.

Hence, on this day, one month after Long Yi awoke, Elsa and Ai Lin stood before him.

"So, when do you plan to enter the Divine Realm?"

Both asked almost simultaneously.

"You’ve really become in tune with each other," Long Yi chuckled.

"Don’t change the subject, answer quickly," Ai Lin said, pursing her lips and pretending to be angry.

"I plan to... wait a bit longer," Long Yi answered.

"You should go," Elsa said.

"Huh? What?" Long Yi looked puzzled at the two girls in front of him.

"If you want to enter the Divine Realm, you should go as soon as possible. If you delay for too long, who knows what that Worm might do," Ai Lin said.

"But you..." Long Yi looked at them.

"During the three years you were asleep, we actually discussed this many times," Elsa said. "But in the end, we concluded that while we may be powerful in this universe, just any avatar of a Worm is enough to throw us into such disarray. Once we enter the Divine Realm, we might become deities, but the outcome won’t differ much from here. With your help, we could handle ordinary enemies, but against more powerful foes, we would have to rely solely on you. And by then, we would only be a burden to you."

After that, Ai Lin continued: "So, we’ve decided to stay here and wait for you to come back."

The voices of Elsa and Ai Lin trembled a bit when they spoke. This was a result of deep contemplation; they had considered all the gains and losses.

"I see, so that’s it," Long Yi scratched his head. He didn’t know the dangers of the Divine Realm, nor did he understand, so he really didn’t dare to make any bold claims. But if he went into the Divine Realm by himself... maybe he’d return in a second, or maybe after tens of thousands of years, or perhaps he would never come back until the universe was destroyed.

In fact, everyone had an answer in their hearts, including Long Yi himself—it’s just that Long Yi was always afraid to say it.

"I understand." Long Yi nodded and said, "I will set off in three days."

"What do you need to prepare during these three days?" Elsa asked.

"I don’t need to prepare anything, but I should at least leave some memories behind before I go," Long Yi said, suddenly laughing.

"Smack smack!" A hand landed lightly on Long Yi’s face from each side.

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Happy times are always fleeting. The three days passed in the blink of an eye. Long Yi didn’t disturb anyone; only he stood alone in front of the Divine Realm’s gateway. The activation button for the gateway was right in front of his eyes. Long Yi stared at the button for several minutes, his hand resting on it, yet it felt solid and utterly unpressable.

Is it because I don’t want to leave?

Long Yi steeled his resolve and punched the button hard, only for it to shatter without being pressed.

Dammit! It’s actually solid—for real! It can’t be pressed!

Is this some kind of joke?

But at that moment, a holographic figure appeared in front of Long Yi.

It was Long Yi, his past self.

"Cough cough, last time I said it was the last message I would leave you, but after thinking it over, I’m still a bit worried. After all, you are me, and I can’t betray myself, right? So I still need to remind you, the Divine Realm is very dangerous, do not bring anyone else with you into the Divine Realm! Because inside the Divine Realm, the most dangerous thing is not someone else, but yourself! Of course, you don’t understand now, but once you enter the Divine Realm, you’ll understand! Anyway, you must enter the Divine Realm by yourself! Remember, only by yourself! That’s why I made you destroy the switch. You can use your Giant’s scepter to activate the gateway to the Divine Realm, and after that, the gateway will be completely destroyed!"

The image disappeared, and Long Yi smiled, clearly, his past self had been overly worried.

Long Yi took out the Giant’s scepter.

"Activate, the gateway to the Divine Realm!"

Boom!

The gem at the top of the Giant’s scepter evaporated, instantly draining the scepter of all its power, the gateway to the Divine Realm burst open, and a tremendous gravitational force pulled Long Yi into the door.

"See you on the flip side."

Long Yi said.

Thereafter, Long Yi, along with the whole gateway to the Divine Realm, vanished.

At that moment, inside the Genesis Artifact, Simu paused and then looked up at the readings on the Genesis Artifact control panel, saying, "Long Yi has gone to the Divine Realm."

At this time, a large group had gathered: Ai Lin, Elsa, Little Zi, Future, Isrile, Ruosha, Selena, Chef, Mosquito, Wesley, and other friends of Long Yi were all here.

They couldn’t see the scene of Long Yi departing but could only deduce that Long Yi had left based on the readings from the Genesis Artifact.

"So, what do we do now?" Isrile was the first to speak.

"Supplement nutrition! Stabilize the pregnancy!" Ai Lin said.

"I’m so envious!" Chef’s eyes immediately teared up.

"Really?" Wesley said indifferently.

"It has nothing to do with you! Your wife is the Creator God!" Chef cried out.