Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 572 - 537 Master of Divine Seal Tai Sui Continuation

Chapter 572: 537 Master of Divine Seal Tai Sui Continuation

The hint given by Little Bowl raced through my mind like a bolt of lightning.

Tai Sui is a human god, an Impermanence, the existence farthest from ordinary people. No matter how much information is combined, this conclusion will not change. However, Little Bowl said that Tai Sui might just be an ordinary person who accidentally got the divine seal. Such a thing...

Is not entirely impossible.

As long as the divine seal is in hand, then be it the first door, the second door, or the third door, they can all be easily pushed open. Even if Tai Sui, as the Seal Master, was merely an ordinary person when he obtained the divine seal, it doesn’t impede him from bestowing himself with divine power thereafter through the power of the divine seal.

"Brother Zhuang Cheng, do you remember Gua Tianshi’s divination?" Little Bowl gave the second hint.

The reason why Divine Light believed "the Master of Divine Seal is an ordinary person" is not just because he observed the awkwardness when the Master of Divine Seal manipulated the power of the Void Realm, but also because he once commissioned Gua Tianshi to divine the origin of the Master of Divine Seal.

And Gua Tianshi told Divine Light his divination conclusion—that before acquiring the divine seal, the Master of Divine Seal was merely a complete mortal. This mortal ventured deep into a certain "Land of Forbidden Creatures," where he discovered the intact divine seal and made his wish upon it.

Because Divine Light’s methods failed on the Master of Divine Seal, I subconsciously assumed Gua Tianshi’s divination was wrong. However, the "Master of Divine Seal" described in Gua Tianshi’s divination should actually refer to the "Seal Master," not the Void Realm Master of Divine Seal who reversed-killed Divine Light.

What if Gua Tianshi’s divination was actually correct?

Recalling this divination content anew, one could even discover something new. The "Land of Forbidden Creatures" described in the divination, which I initially thought referred to the barren North Pole, what if it actually means the Doomsday Era I’m currently in?

In the Doomsday Era, it’s not just barren; all animals and plants cannot sustain life here. Even the maggots growing on corpses are essentially not biological creatures but a kind of odd phenomenon. You have to know that even the North Pole has polar bears, but in the Doomsday Era, you can’t find even that.

Of course, Gua Tianshi also mentioned that the Land of Forbidden Creatures is a place no human has ever reached, while the Doomsday Era still has human survivors...but this concept of the "Land of Forbidden Creatures" likely doesn’t broadly refer to the whole Doomsday Era, rather it should be "a specific location within the Doomsday Era."

Little Bowl organized the reasoning so far.

"I speculate that Tai Sui was originally a normal survivor of the Doomsday Era. He accidentally obtained the divine seal and then endowed himself with divine power, becoming the human god of the Evangelical Institute," she said. "Then, possibly to seize the divine seal, or for some other reason, the Evangelical Institute Master Yama acted to kill Tai Sui.

"However, Tai Sui did not truly die, and the divine seal was not seized by Yama’s hands but somehow broke into numerous fragments, traversing time and space, scattering to places beyond the enemy’s reach—particularly the era where Brother Zhuang Cheng resides.

"During this process, maybe due to some accident, some of the fragments still remained in the Doomsday Era, with two pieces obtained by me and Lady No. 7, and even one piece flew to the ’fifteenth-floor basement’ in the Void, acquired by Brother Zhuang Cheng.

"After that, to restore the divine seal to its completeness, and also to revive himself, Tai Sui established the Void Realm, gathering seven Void Envoys as his forerunners and inserting Lady No. 7, who was under his command, planning to have a suitable effect at an opportune time.

"But things never go as planned, even Tai Sui as the Seal Master had unpredictable events, like the outsider Brother Zhuang Cheng intruding into the Void Realm beyond his plan, or the successive rebellions from No. 6 Divine Light and No. 4 Xuanming against him...

"The Void Realm thus shattered, and the resurrection plan of Seal Master Tai Sui had to stall."

Little Bowl’s speculation, at first glance lacking tangible evidence, has many assumptions filling causal logic, but it explains many things.

If Tai Sui gained omniscient power as an ordinary person, it would explain why he would lose this heaven-piercing power, as it is power that was never meant to be wielded by ordinary means...no, does that really explain it? If he’s already omniscient, whether he was an ordinary person or an Impermanence before shouldn’t make a difference, right? But it feels more reasonable than a proper Impermanence letting the divine seal shatter after obtaining it.

Lady No. 7’s actions also become understandable; she’s not merely painting a grand picture for her commanding Tai Sui Army and lying that "Tai Sui might return in the future," but is genuinely working for Tai Sui’s resurrection.

The Evangelical Institute’s relentless pursuit of the Tai Sui Army, and the suspected orchestration of Great Demon Xuanwu for the hunt, might also stem from the Evangelical Institute Master Yama’s unresolved sentiment about "Tai Sui’s death."

It even explains Tai Sui’s attitude toward his believers in life—according to spirits, Tai Sui always told his believers things like "I’m just a human" or "just accidentally possess a very strong power." I originally thought these were mere pretense, but now it seems, could he have been speaking the truth, genuinely thinking himself just an ordinary person who came upon divine power by accident?

Moreover, many previously difficult to comprehend aspects now seem easily resolvable under Little Bowl’s hypothesis.

There are still contradictory points, mainly two.

First, according to our speculations, Doomsday occurred because the Seal Master made an unknown wish with the divine seal. If the Seal Master received the divine seal only after the Doomsday occurrence, it becomes a chicken-or-egg paradox.

Second, if Tai Sui wished for the power of a human god from the divine seal, it doesn’t explain his awkward control over the powers—what the divine seal grants should not just be power, but also the proficiency in wielding it.

Even if Tai Sui didn’t think clearly at first and only asked for the former, he wasn’t acting as Human God Tai Sui for just a day; during that time, he had more than one interaction with other human gods of the Evangelical Institute, giving him chances to wish for the latter.

Nevertheless, I don’t think these two contradictions are enough to overturn Little Bowl’s speculation. Because what Little Bowl’s speculation can reasonably explain is too much, it holds too much persuasive power. I believe Little Bowl herself has noticed some parts that don’t add up smoothly; even so, they cannot be deemed as definitive negations, rather, they could hint at "additional hidden truths."

"We’ll wait for the confrontation with No. 7 next," I said.

"Perhaps there’s another story to the truth, but even if it is as we believe, Lady No. 7 likely won’t admit it outright," Little Bowl glanced toward the door, "Moreover, her journey home may not go so smoothly either."

"You think she’ll encounter unexpected events on her way back, preventing us from confirming the truth with her?" I asked.

"Opportunities to confirm the truth certainly exist. Even if she faces unexpected events, there’s a good chance we’d get caught up in them too. This is determined by the power Sister Mazao left on Brother Zhuang Cheng," Little Bowl said, "We didn’t see her immediately after the Tai Sui Army. Seeing her here beforehand can be regarded as ’luck’s arrangement,’ understood as a premise for unexpected developments."

"But what I truly worry about is if she doesn’t encounter any accidents on the way and comes back to meet us directly. Because that may mean such arrangements and setups have been nullified by my strong luck."

"This nullification is at most temporary, like a spring under pressure, accumulating strength in secret. A spell of luck may just be the calm before the storm."

While speaking, a shadow of concern appeared on Little Bowl’s face.

Despite being a divine child blessed with fortune, she easily falls into anxiety. I think it’s because she’s incredibly smart. Potential tragedies others can’t notice become crystal clear in her eyes. The more intelligent a person, the more readily they spot problems, and more likely are they troubled by them, making those less aware enjoy carefree states.

"Guard against soldiers with generals, and shield water with earth...there’s no need to overthink. Regardless of any change, I will stand before you," I said, "So, don’t worry about anything."

Hearing this, Little Bowl was slightly stunned, then showed a hint of relief, smiling as she said, "Brother Zhuang Cheng, although your words are clichéd, they scored high with me."

I said matter-of-factly, "Thank you for the compliment."

"But even if there’s scoring, it shouldn’t be added by me. I’m only ten years old, at least in body. Your destined partner should be Sister Mazao," Little Bowl said.

I retorted, "If you say so, isn’t your Sister Mazao only thirteen or fourteen?"

"Is that something Brother Zhuang Cheng should point out?"

Little Bowl sassed a bit, then said, "Speaking of which, I haven’t asked how you’ve been getting along with Sister Mazao recently... Previously, each meeting in the Void we talked about this, but once meeting in person, I forgot to inquire."

"That’s true. So, where would you like to begin hearing about it?" I asked.

"Well, this..."

Little Bowl gazed into my eyes, pausing for a good while before speaking again.

"Brother Zhuang Cheng, you don’t wish to return to your original time, do you?" she asked.

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