In Qingchen's eyes, all that remained was the deep sinkhole on the ground.
At that moment, he almost wanted to pull the safety pin on the parachute prematurely...
But Qingchen held back.
It was uncertain how much longer he had to live—seven days, or perhaps not even seven days.
He couldn't be sure if he would have another chance to come back if he didn't take on the challenge this time!
It doesn't matter anymore.
So many people saw you off, hoping to see you suddenly draw your black sword, become a god, and then slaughter all those bastards in the Western Continent.
We can't back down now.
He completely released his grip on the safety bolt with his right hand.
The closer Qing Chen got to the ground, the less sense of danger he felt, and he even smiled.
At this moment, the rising sun shines down from afar in layers. In the nearby villages, some residents stare blankly at the sky from their homes. They feel as if the clouds in the sky overlap with the sun, and their whole bodies are bathed in light.
Qingchen looked down at the sinkhole below him.
At this moment, Qingchen closed his eyes, feeling as if he were in the deep sea, gradually sinking.
All around him was the immense pressure of the tides, within which a brightly colored blue whale wailed, and a pod of dolphins circled around him.
That's airflow.
All the invisible air currents were visualized by Qing Chen as if by divine intervention. He spread his arms and swam with all his might, swimming towards the center of the world.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew by, as if the world was helping Qingchen. The wind gently nudged Qingchen like a blue whale, pushing him forward.
The next moment, Qingchen opened his eyes, and the sinkhole was right in front of him!
His figure hurtled down, plunging headfirst into the dark sinkhole!
With a click, it sounded like something had been opened.
People from nearby villages ran towards Swallow Cave, saying, "He must have fallen to his death inside."
"He's definitely dead! How could he possibly survive?!"
More and more people gathered around and rushed toward the sinkhole.
However, as they approached, they hesitated and dared not go any closer.
A daring man slowly walked over, and when he reached the edge of the sinkhole, he carefully lay down on the ground and peered into the deep sinkhole.
In an instant, a dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth from the sinkhole.
The light, like a long halberd, shot towards the sky!
A rumbling sound rang out, and all the circuit transformers within a radius of a hundred kilometers exploded due to the inability to withstand the terrifying electric charge, spewing out blue smoke.
The onlookers looked around in horror; in an instant, the world seemed to change, and everything seemed to tremble with thunder.
"Quick, look at the sky!" someone shouted.
Everyone looked up at the sky and saw that after the golden "halberd" pierced the sky, a vortex of white clouds that had been floating upside down in the sky appeared where large swaths of white clouds had been.
It was as if the sky had been pierced.
Nearby residents gathered around Swallow Cave in astonishment and uncertainty, with no one knowing what had happened.
The next second, a hand grabbed the edge of the sinkhole, and Qingchen slowly climbed up.
He didn't have time to observe the changes in his body; he only felt extremely tired, so tired that all he wanted was to get a good night's sleep.
A Mexican woman quietly approached him and checked his breathing: "He's still alive."
One of the children said, "What do we do now? He doesn't look like a drug lord."
One of the girls said, "He looks... like a good person."
“You can’t judge a book by its cover,” an older man said in Spanish. “You can know a person’s face but not their heart. Just leave him here and don’t let him cause trouble for the village. Who knows what kind of person he really is?”
The woman hesitated for a moment: "No, he looks pale. What if he collapses and dies here? Let's take him back to the village and have a doctor examine him."
The aunt seemed to have a high status in the village. After she spoke, everyone fell silent. Someone made a simple stretcher and carried Qingchen away, swaying slightly.
It was asleep.
The countdown has reached zero.
Time travel.
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The entire text has been revised today. The last two chapters (966 and 967) have been rewritten, which means the final life-or-death situation has been rewritten. About 8,000 words have been added, which you can take a look at as a bonus.
This is probably the last time I'll write a progress update. I'll resume updates tomorrow. To ensure a smooth conclusion, I will update one or two chapters every night before midnight.
Now let's summarize the overall changes.
I won't go into the minor details; let's talk about the main points first.
Even if you didn't check the previous revision progress, you can understand the whole picture of the revisions by looking at this one.
1. Regarding the rationality, I fixed some bugs in the whole text to make the overall logic smoother.
Some students said that the more bugs are fixed, the more bugs there are. I looked at the feedback and it mainly focused on chapters around 200. That's because there's a problem with the Qidian backend caching, which causes new content to not overwrite old content. So when you read it, you need to pull down to refresh or download the full text again. If you've already subscribed, it doesn't cost any money.
Here's an explanation for why some students are asking why they still need to pay. One possibility is that they booked a different account before, or they may have used promotional coins or enjoyed a limited-time free offer, which could explain this situation.
2. Regarding characters, the amount of ink spent is divided into three levels, with the first level costing the most, followed by the next level.
The first level enriches the details of characters such as Shen Daiyunluo, Chen Yu, He Jinqiu, and Li Yunshou, making their words and actions more consistent throughout, and also adding to their richness by serving as background.
For example, Kamishiro Unra and the Onmyoji lineage, as well as personally killing Kamishiro Chika.
For example, Chen Yu's hatred for his father when he was young, and why his father later became his inner demon.
Take He Jinqiu's transformation, for example; from a selfish person who distrusts others, she rediscovered her original aspirations.
The second level features rich details about characters such as Li Dongze, Da Yu, Chen Jiazhang, Zheng Yuandong, Li Shu, and Li Changqing.
Li Dongze unlocked the second level of weather forecasting, enabling him to actively change the weather and lower the temperature by 40 degrees Celsius.
Da Yu obtains the forbidden item ACE-005 Da Fu and is informed by Qing Chen of the conditions for unlocking Da Fu's second form.
Chen Jiazhang's path as a knight had been severed, but Qing Chen rekindled his hope.
Before her death, He Jinqiu gave Zheng a correct gold coin, which Zheng used to contain the steam train. The steam train had been collecting gold coins, waiting for this one.
The addition of scenes for Li Changqing, Li Shu, and Qing Chen improves the character relationships. In the original story, Qing Chen never took Li Changqing out to play, and he didn't have much interaction with Li Shu and other members of the Li family. However, they have fought together and Qing Chen has taken Li Changqing to watch fireworks, which completes the character relationships.
The third level involves arranging nodes for Jiang Xiaotang, Wang Yuchao, Zhao Mingke, and others.
When Li Yunshou sacrificed his life, Jiang Xiaotang organized civilian airships to attack the Blackwater City fleet and was killed in the process.
After destroying the God Era, Qing Chen went north to erect a monument for the fallen soldiers at the A02 military base.
Although this level is not that important, it serves to wrap up the story for some characters.
3. Major changes to the plot.
The first change is that Qingchen is better at hiding in the early game.
The second change was the removal of all ambiguous descriptions.
The third change is the removal of Qingchen's earlier act of idly placing Joker playing cards, which looked quite awkward. He did it many times in the original text, but now he only did it once to deliberately provoke the other party.
The fourth change is to modify the final battle in the octagon, making it more logical and exciting.
The fifth change is to adjust the role of the Heaven and Earth Chessboard in the overall game, and the role of Li Shutong's concealment in the mid-to-late game will be revealed soon.
The sixth change is the process of Qingchen being captured by Shendai and taken to Base A02. This part has been significantly revised, with many plot points rewritten. It's more reasonable and better suited to Qingchen's character.
The seventh change is to add details about the Parents' Association annexing the Mechanicus, which also involves a lot of rewriting.
The eighth change is to add a storyline where Qing Chen takes Li Shu and other members of the Li family to target other shadow candidates, increasing his bond with the Li family members and showing the process of Qing Yi's heartfelt submission.
The ninth change is a rewrite of the life-or-death challenge of surfing at sea, making it more thrilling, and also adding a little Easter egg involving Yang Yang.
The tenth change is the merging and simplification of He Xiaoxiao's group chat. I initially considered rewriting Chuang Wang and others, but eventually gave up because the friends in these group chats became less important, and writing about them would just be padding the word count.
The eleventh change is to modify some details of the interaction with Maki Jinguji to make this part more reasonable.
The twelfth change is to add details about the containment conditions for forbidden items (such as the Crimson Longsword and Chen Yu's Green Ox).
The thirteenth change is to modify the details of Shadow Kyung-jun's departure, such as making the loss of a century more reasonable and in line with his own choice.
The fourteenth change is to correct the inconsistencies in the settings for Big Feather, Middle Feather, and Little Feather.
The fifteenth change is to correct the details of the identity of the body possessed by Chika Kamishiro.
The sixteenth change is a complete rewrite of the skiing life-or-death challenge. The original text was abbreviated to "on Mount Everest," while the new version is "into the other world," where the protagonist takes Chen Jiazhang to the snowy mountains of southwest China, and the two of them relive the life-or-death challenge, awakening Chen Jiazhang's original aspirations. This version is more detailed and meaningful.
The seventeenth change is the order in which the secret to becoming a god is discovered. In the original text, Qing Chen inexplicably knew how to walk the path to godhood, but in the new version, he gradually discovers it. Boss He finds the last piece of the puzzle for him from the superconducting world.
The eighteenth change is to shorten the storyline of Qing Chen's solo adventure in the Western Continent, to quickly recruit more people, and to increase the screen time of the main characters.
The nineteenth change is that after Zhongyu possesses the Timewalker through nanobots, he successfully 'smuggles' back to the surface world, gathers the remnants of the Kingdom Organization, establishes the Midnight Organization, and later joins forces with the Puppet Master.
The twentieth change is to modify the walkthrough chapter of Forbidden Land Amusement Park No. 001, where Qing Chen and Ren Xiaosu interact.
The twenty-first change is a rather awkward part of the original text: Da Yu and Zard disappeared after being controlled by the Puppeteer, and never reappeared even after returning to the surface world. So, this has been revised so that they are back online.
The revisions to the entire book are roughly 50% before chapter 900 and 50% after chapter 900. In Da Yu's section, the rewritten plot is as follows: after being controlled, he uses a scheme to cooperate with the puppeteer, actually helping Qing Chen set up a plan to lure out Zhong Yu and the puppeteer, and ultimately control the remnants of the kingdom under his command.
During this period, Zhong Yu's role in the surface world was expanded, showing how he gathered the remnants of his forces, how he joined forces with the puppeteer, and how he interfered with Qing Chen's final life-or-death ordeal.
Then it was written that Da Yu, following the puppeteer's instructions, borrowed Da Fu and prepared to return to the inner world to fight desperately.
The twenty-second change was that the final life-or-death situation of 966 and 967 was also rewritten.
The entire revision involved rewriting a significant portion of the plot. The three life-or-death situations were areas where I didn't write well, and the hasty handling of the final life-or-death situation made me feel disappointed with the later plot, which directly led me to decide to revise the text.
These changes are simply a condensation of the massive amount of modifications, but not a complete summary. There are too many details that cannot be described one by one. This is only to allow long-time readers to read through these revisions and continue reading.
Of course, if I were to suggest something, it might be better to start reading from chapter 900 onwards, but I know that not all readers are willing to do that. For those who are not willing, you can just look at this revised version.
Next, Qing Chen is about to traverse the inner world to take his final step. Will he be able to stop the resurrection of the seven old monsters who were masters of fate? And will he be able to become a god?