Ghost Head Mountain.

"Are you willing?"

Xu Zhifei stared at Bai Yanliang.

At this moment, Bai Yanliang was still shocked by the words Xu Zhifei had just said.

She was created by Zhou Tian and Meng Zhen, the second Fog Realm creature with self-awareness...

No wonder, no wonder the first time he saw her, he felt she was very familiar.

Whether it was personality, temperament, or even some thoughts, Xu Zhifei was remarkably similar to Bai Yanliang.

Because Bai Yanliang was the split of the first self-aware being in the Fog Realm.

And Xu Zhifei was the second self-aware being born in the Fog Realm.

"Until this moment, I didn't understand the meaning of my creation," Xu Zhifei's voice was calm but carried a faint sadness, "I am a spare key to unlock all your sealed memories, to let you become again that... truly the first creature in the Fog Realm."

Her question, "Are you willing?" was actually asking Bai Yanliang if he was willing to accept everything from the past, to fill this "blank paper" again and engage in the final struggle with Bai Yanren's will.

They were once one... If Bai Yanliang was willing, he also had the chance to completely devour Bai Yanren.

By then, the two would merge into one, and as long as Bai Yanliang's will was in control, the crisis of the world would naturally be resolved.

The reasoning was very clear, Bai Yanliang understood, Xu Zhifei understood, and perhaps even Bai Yanren faintly realized this crisis.

But he was not afraid, nor did he eliminate Bai Yanliang in advance to erase the potential future crisis.

Because... he could see everything Bai Yanliang experienced at every moment, even now.

"Alright, make your choice, brother."

This tone was Bai Yanren's, but the voice came from Bai Yanliang's mouth.

It turned out he always had a part of his consciousness within Bai Yanliang, he had always... been watching Bai Yanliang.

Xu Zhifei's gaze shifted slightly, her memory was filled with the plans of Meng Zhen and Zhou Tian, but in all their plans, there was no part stating that Bai Yanren's consciousness had always existed within Bai Yanliang's body.

It seemed she felt Xu Zhifei's doubts.

Bai Yanren's voice sounded once more: "I know Meng Zhen and Zhou Tian's thoughts, I was the first self-aware being born in the Fog Realm, I naturally control the Fog Realm's residue, which is why I created Fog Gathering. But this kind of power, because Bai Yanliang was initially separated out as a backup, lost half of it."

"Meng Zhen and Zhou Tian know very well that to merge the two worlds and create a new era, I must recover that half of my original power."

"So, in their view, I would not kill Bai Yanliang, and even protect Bai Yanliang everywhere, because... in the future I still need to devour him to regain my power."

Bai Yanliang could not control his body at all, he could only let the body speak with Bai Yanren's voice:

"I don't need to devour you, brother... What I need is for you to slowly become me, to return to that former self. We... are originally one."

Bai Yanliang truly felt that his brother, the gentle Bai Yanren, was gone.

Or rather, the gentle and strong Bai Yanren had long been locked at the Moon Under Sea, locked in the crevices of time and space.

"I can never become you, we are two people, two entirely different individuals."

Bai Yanliang struggled and forced out a sentence from his mouth.

"Is that so?" Bai Yanren's voice continued, "Look at yourself now, aside from the name Bai Yanliang, how are you different from me? Equally ruthless, equally unscrupulous, equally rational."

"You watched your companions sacrifice and die one by one, even Qi Nian died in your arms."

"But you can't even learn to feel heartache."

"During the countless life-and-death challenges in Fog Gathering, each time, I watched you, you asked yourself honestly, could you really not protect everyone?"

"You managed to. Why are you able to find a way out faster than others, even predict the behavior of the ghost?"

"Because you realized very early on that you and them... are essentially the same, you know what they're thinking, and you know what they will do."

"And this... is the fundamental reason for your risky decisions, you are not smarter than others, you just... can predict their moves."

"But you didn't tell anyone."

"You even deceived yourself."

Bai Yanren's voice carried a faintly mocking tone:

"From the day I separated you from my consciousness, I knew there was no difference between you and me. No matter how blank you were initially, eventually, you would be painted with my colors."

"You... subconsciously are learning from me, imitating me, becoming me."

"So, I won't devour you, this world... is too lonely. I need you, brother."

"After we create a new world, there will finally be a place for us. This is good for both worlds, humans can obtain a longer lifespan, and residues can gain consciousness and truly live."

"In this world, no matter which world and how it changes, in my view, living beings are only of two kinds."

"Those who know [Me], and those who don't know [Me]."

"Brother... Only those who know who [I] am and are aware of this to be truly alive."

"You are originally me and I am you. I know what you're thinking, reaching this step today makes me happy, my plan is finally reaching fruition."

"However, I am still a bit disappointed because I feel a part of you has been polluted. It's this part that makes you weak, hesitant, even hostile to me. But you must believe, I bear no ill will towards you, in this lonely world, you and I are the most closely bonded."

"So, even now I still harbor a little bit of delusion."

"I wish... for you to make your own choice, whether to walk the same path as me, help me, and completely merge the two worlds to give birth to a new world."

"Or to resist me, compete for the original consciousness of the Fog Realm, pushing the forward flow back to the beginning."

"I leave the right of choice to you."

"Humans have already compromised, now, it's your turn to make a decision."

"Brother."

Bai Yanren's words were like thunder, echoing in Bai Yanliang's heart, shaking him immensely.

Am I Bai Yanliang? Or Bai Yanren...

Neither.

Bai Yanliang felt somewhat lost, he realized that indeed, as Bai Yanren said, he was a misfit.

Accepted neither by the Fog Realm nor the Mortal World.

If he truly wished to have a place to belong, perhaps creating a completely new world was the best choice.

But...

Deep in Bai Yanliang's heart, there existed another voice.

"Big brother, what's wrong?"

He, this innocent child, he was the real Bai Yanliang.

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