I recalled the historical scenes observed during my conversations with Gua Tianshi, Shan Liangyi's fierce battle with the Old Fist God, and then compared them to myself.

The current me, compared to the self who fought Shan Liangyi just after opening the Third Door, has an immense difference in strength.

Through spending a vast amount of time in the void optimizing and iterating the structure of my soul, my strength has surged dramatically. To be honest, I don't even know how powerful I am now. Although I have acted a few times not long ago, it was all about restoring cities and reviving humans with the Power of Return, not genuine battles. Currently, in the real world, the only ones who can fight against me are Shan Liangyi and the Old Fist God. If it hasn't actually come to fighting, I'm really not sure about my level of combat strength.

Today's Shan Liangyi also has some differences compared to the last time we fought, not only possessing the Innate Manifestation Talent but also showing a significant increase in strength.

Even if it's the same Third Door, there may be huge differences between individuals.

This is similar to the Impermanence stage – there exists the version of me just stepping into Impermanence, there exists Ming Zhuo who could repeatedly kill such a version of me, and Xuanming who could effortlessly defeat such a version of Ming Zhuo, as well as those who surpass Xuanming and Taoyuan Village Master Meng Zhang, who can sense the mana fluctuations of the Third Door like Evangelical Institute Master Yan Mo and Gua Tianshi.

The Third Door is a domain of greater magnitude.

Due to the previously observed historical scenes being very vague, like looking at flowers in the mist, I can't clearly understand how much stronger Shan Liangyi has become. Moreover, Shan Liangyi might adopt tactics entirely different from the Old Fist God when dealing with me, adding more variables that affect the judgment of victory chances.

After a brief reflection, I responded, "It's hard to accurately determine the chances of winning, but..."

"But?" Little Bowl asked.

"I am stronger than Shan Liangyi now."

Making this conclusion in front of Little Bowl wasn't to show off, but a calm judgment. I had no confusion on this point.

Little Bowl froze slightly, then smiled.

She then turned serious again and asked, "Then... what if the opponent is the Old Fist God?"

"I am not a match for the Old Fist God," I said bluntly.

"Not even a tenth chance of winning?" Little Bowl asked.

"If it comes to fighting with all my might, it would probably be me dead and him injured. If I'm very lucky, maybe I can seriously hurt him, but as for victory, I don't feel that opportunity exists at all, not even a little. Although this is purely an intuitive judgment, the reality is probably like that," I said "If I'm 'adventure,' he's 'battle.'

"There might be worlds where I can cross dangerous terrains that he would surely die in, but as for combat, normally, the one to lose would only be me."

From this perspective, self-professed as having even a slim chance against the Old Fist God without using the Current World Divine Seal, Liu Shuying's level of strength is quite thought-provoking.

"I see..." Little Bowl pondered, "If this is the case, then we can only make me the Master of the Doomsday Divine Seal immediately after defeating Shan Liangyi and at the same time solve Tai Sui.

"Then Brother Zhuang Cheng can use the complete power of the Doomsday Divine Seal, overwhelming the Old Fist God shouldn't be a problem.

"However, the Old Fist God holds another Divine Seal in his hands—the Current World Divine Seal. Though typically, the Old Fist God doesn't rely on external objects during battles, if we start using the Doomsday Divine Seal, he might not adhere to his usual ways.

"The question lies in... how much of the Current World Divine Seal's power 'he' can wield now."

Martial arts are not limited to bare fists; swords, guns, and spears are also martial arts. Although the Old Fist God doesn't rely on external objects in battle, I don't think he's rigid or dogmatic.

If the enemy merely brings out 'swords,' that's fine; even if 'guns,' it's acceptable, but if it's 'tanks,' 'fighter jets,' or even 'military fortresses loaded with nuclear bombs,' any insane martial artist would surely use all hands available.

Doomsday Divine Seal and Current World Divine Seal, such items have such weight.

The Old Fist God may want to experience the pressure on the brink of life and death through battles with strong foes, forcing himself to achieve 'Great Renunciation,' but if I'm using the Doomsday Divine Seal as his opponent, he might die before even feeling the pressure, not to mention abandoning or achieving anything.

However, I won't show mercy. To win, all permissible means must be employed, this is my approach. If the Old Fist God dies like this, I might feel a pang of sympathy for his kind, but I will never stop my actions.

I thought for a moment and said, "Since using the power of the Third Door forcibly reveals part of the Current World Divine Seal... then the further you progress after opening the Third Door, the more power you can draw out.

"If it's the Old Fist God, he could surely summon a significant portion of power... but no matter how high the percentage, it's still just 'partial power.' Doomsday Divine Seal and Current World Divine Seal each symbolize half of the Complete Divine Seal, and their power should be roughly equivalent. Since we are using the 'whole,' there's no reason we would lose to the Old Fist God's 'part.'"

"What if the Old Fist God could use the 'whole'?" Little Bowl asked seriously.

"Under equal conditions of weapon levels, the key to determining victory would return to the combat skills of the user. In other words, I would become disadvantaged again," I said, "but I don't think it will come to that, right?"

"Is that so..." Little Bowl seemed to be pondering other possibilities, "Anyway, compared to the issue of whether the Old Fist God can use the full power of the Current World Divine Seal, a more deadly obstacle is timing. I can only become the soul of the Doomsday Divine Seal after defeating Shan Liangyi, and that's when the Old Fist God has scheduled to fight Brother Zhuang Cheng.

"Should the Old Fist God break in first while we're dealing with Tai Sui, fighting Brother Zhuang Cheng, the situation would be very bad. Even so, I ask Brother Zhuang Cheng to fight the Old Fist God while also supporting me. As long as I become the soul of the Doomsday Divine Seal and channel all its power to Brother Zhuang Cheng, the situation will instantly reverse."

"Got it." I nodded, "But, I overlooked something. If I had obtained the Divine Seal Fragment from Fa Zheng before leaving the Post-mortem World, you could immediately become the Master of the Doomsday Divine Seal now."

"At that time, Brother Zhuang Cheng hadn't heard from me about the 'End Times Divine Plan,' and didn't know all the intricate details, so he couldn't have prepared in advance, nor realized we had a gap of a missing Divine Seal Fragment." Little Bowl laughed, "Besides, even if you asked Fa Zheng for it, Fa Zheng might not have given it to you. The reason he trusts you now is because there's no other choice but to believe in you – you're just too powerful.

"But once the issue concerns the ownership of the Divine Seal, then it's a whole different matter. Brother Zhuang Cheng, you planned to eliminate all those trying to prevent Doomsday not long ago, even for Fa Zheng, a period of observation would be needed before convincing himself of your change and fully accepting it."

"Even Gua Tianshi, despite verbally expressing that he'd handed all Divine Seal Fragments to Divine Light, in reality..., ...!!"

Near the end, Little Bowl suddenly paused, and then her expression changed dramatically, exclaiming in disbelief, "This... how is this possible, but... this doesn't make sense! No, it does... does it make sense? How could this be..."

"Little Bowl, what's wrong? What's happened?"

Seeing her face suddenly shift dramatically, I stood up immediately. First observing the surroundings, I quickly confirmed that her change was not due to external stimulus, then turned back to her.

"Did you recall something important?" I asked.

Little Bowl stared blankly at me, then returned to normal two seconds later. It seemed she was organizing her thoughts, then said, "Brother Zhuang Cheng... Tai Sui might not have imagined, he probably never considered even once..."

"He never considered what?" I asked.

"Our plan," Little Bowl said, "our 'End Times Divine Plan,' the biggest doubt is how much preparation Tai Sui has made concerning my attempt to become the Master of the Doomsday Divine Seal afterward. He would surely set up maximum countermeasures, using the most powerful means to 'stop us'... and the current issue is there's no trace of such visible efforts, which runs entirely contrary to our expectations. We can't predict his methods at all."

"That's true," I pondered on what she said earlier, "Wait, do you mean..."

"What if he indeed hasn't set up any countermeasures?" Little Bowl said solemnly, "Moreover, what if he truly can't imagine us doing this?"

"How's that possible?" I blurted out, "Even if you said he's using an empty fortress tactic, I'd accept it, but how could he not imagine 'you replacing me as the Master of Doomsday Divine Seal,' such a simple strategy?"

"The empty fortress tactic is a strategy of risk. If Sima Yi directly attacked, Zhuge Liang would be shamed to ruins immediately. Who uses such a strategy when it's not a desperate situation? Moreover, this kind of psychological tactic is also tailored to different people. Brother Zhuang Cheng, if there was a strange eerie empty city before you, would you be scared away or investigate it thoroughly?" Little Bowl asked.

"Naturally, I would investigate thoroughly," I said, "but I still don't understand why you reached the conclusion 'Tai Sui can't imagine this.'

"The reason is very simple because Tai Sui never considered from the beginning... you would give up the opportunity to become the Master of Doomsday Divine Seal," Little Bowl said.

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