Chapter 176: Sisters

“Hello there!”

Zhai Guangyi groggily regained consciousness. When he opened his eyes, he saw a dignified, petite little girl standing before him. With snow-white hair and crimson eyes, her delicate face resembled that of a doll—this was the appearance of the Elven Divine Tree, Sylph.

“Where is this? What happened to me? Xiao Ai! Drive it out!”

Zhai Guangyi ignored it and called out to his System. He could sense that this was a realm of consciousness, a Soul Domain. This entity must have taken advantage of his weakened state to slip in. Zhai Guangyi wanted Xiao Ai to help expel it.

“Wait! I mean no harm! Listen to me!”

The little girl pleaded urgently, her voice trembling with tears, urging Zhai Guangyi to stop.

“You want to brainwash me? Xiao Ai!”

Although Zhai Guangyi called for Xiao Ai, there was no response. He didn’t know whether it was due to his weakened state or the World created by Dragon God Radon, but his connection with Xiao Ai had been severed. Xiao Ai was now an independent soul and could still utilize a portion of the World’s abilities, as she was inherently part of the World.

“No! I want to reconcile with you.”

Zhai Guangyi watched the pitiful maiden warily. He felt little sympathy and remained on guard against her.

“Reconcile? What do I have to reconcile with you about?”

Zhai Guangyi began to feel puzzled. He had long harbored many questions: why his name had been inexplicably given the same as the Elven Divine Tree, why she claimed the World was hers, and why Dragon God Radon referred to him as Sophia.

“Do you truly not remember? Back then, our struggle over the ‘Abyss’ led to the current situation.”

Zhai Guangyi shook his head. He couldn’t understand what the Elven Divine Tree Sylph was saying at all. Could it be that he truly had a previous life?

“You and I were originally the first Deities, a pair of twin sisters born from the Creator God. The elder sister was named ‘Sylph,’ and the younger sister was named ‘Sophia.’

Although we were sisters, we were also rivals. From our Honored Father, the Creator God, we each inherited a Unique Skill and led the races we created.

Ever since our Honored Father fell, we sought together to understand the reason for his demise and to break free from the limitations of this World.

But to become the Creator God, one must obtain three Unique Skills of the same series. Since we already possessed Unique Skills of the same series, competition and conflict were inevitable.

When we discovered the ‘Abyss’ together, we began to fight.

Our strengths were evenly matched, making it impossible to determine a victor. With my ‘Spirit Corridor,’ I had no fear of a prolonged war.

You, who commanded a multitude of Human Believers, naturally did not refuse a prolonged war either. For you, the power of the ‘World’ was omnipotent, as long as there was sufficient energy.

Yet, you also lost because of Humans. Humans, driven by selfish desires, would betray their own Deity. Unable to draw energy from your Believers, you were naturally no match for me.

I had thought that after winning the ‘Abyss,’ I would become like our Honored Father by devouring you.”

But I never expected you to have also left a backup plan. You left ‘World’ with the Human Church, so that the ‘World’ intelligence within the Church would transfer a part of your soul along with ‘World’ to the Otherworld the moment you died, waiting for an opportunity to achieve Rebirth.

But ‘World’ is a balancer. Without ‘World,’ I cannot balance these two Unique Skills.

The power of ‘Abyss’ twisted me. ‘Abyss’ not only distorted my soul but also twisted yours. At that moment, I couldn’t even tell whether I was myself or if I had become you.

You also fused with a part of my ‘Soul’ at that time, which is why you now suffer from amnesia and cannot distinguish between yourself and me.”

After listening to Sylph’s explanation, Zhai Guangyi never imagined he had such a complicated past. In simple terms, he had lost but had cautiously left a backup plan—something similar to ‘Xiao Ai’—allowing him to escape.

However, due to the influence of ‘Abyss,’ his plan was disrupted. His sister Sylph also failed to fully devour him and fell into a state of madness.

This also explained why the Hero Lin Xiaobai could borrow the power of ‘World.’ In his Previous Life, just like Zhai Guangyi, he had created an intelligent core, which was still operating within the Human Church and controlled by humans.

“And then? What do you want to say?”

Zhai Guangyi didn’t care about any of that. He didn’t possess the memories Sylph spoke of—memories that didn’t exist for him could only remain as stories.

“This time, I entered your soul and recovered the part of my soul I had lost. But because it had fused too closely with yours, it cannot be separated. The time I can remain rational won’t last long. This time, I hope you can accept me and let your sister become a part of you.

Because of me, the World left behind by our Honored Father is on the verge of collapse. Many races and living beings have suffered unprecedented devastation, and I feel deeply responsible. Although the Dragon God Radon has prepared a new backup world, His abilities are far too lacking to compare with our Honored Father’s creative power.

But I have already reclaimed His abilities. If we work together, we can definitely restore the World created by our Honored Father.”

Zhai Guangyi had initially remained cautious, still half-doubting Sylph’s words. But now, he could genuinely feel the sincerity in Sylph’s emotions.

Moreover, her soul was currently connected to his, and Zhai Guangyi could indeed sense that everything she said was the truth.

He had only ever wanted to laze around, never even considering saving the world or anything of the sort. He was just a tree that loved basking in the sun, yet now he had been dragged into all this.

“Why don’t you just take my ‘World’ away? Spare my life and let me laze around. In return, you can take care of me.”

Zhai Guangyi understood her words, but he didn’t want to clean up the mess Sylph had caused! He had narrowly escaped death, finally returned, and now he had to become the world’s repairman—why should he?

If you want to be the Creator God, go ahead and do it yourself! His Previous Life self must have been out of his mind—why didn’t he just give ‘World’ to his sister and run away?

“I can’t do it. The power of the ‘Abyss’ is beyond my control now. Most of my soul is already within you. A soul carrying two Unique Skills is incomplete, and even if I obtained the ‘World,’ I would need to devour you to return to normal.

Do you want to become part of your sister?”

Sylph suddenly embraced Zhai Guangyi, pressing herself against him. Caught off balance, Zhai Guangyi was pushed to the ground.

Zhai Guangyi shook his head frantically. He wasn’t fond of trouble, but his will to survive was strong.

“Then our world is in your hands, my dear sister.”

Sylph leaned down and kissed Zhai Guangyi’s lips.

—The End