359: Lu Chen's letting go entrusts the future to future generations.

Inside a massive room filled with a metallic texture.

Blue streams of light surged across the walls, and countless floating screens surrounded the area, displaying real-time data from billions of universes.

In the center of the room, sitting on a chair that looked highly sci-fi, was a 'person' wearing a gray uniform with a blurred face.

He was that 'player'.

Or rather, the... Operations and Maintenance Engineer of this Multiverse server.

At this moment, the engineer was staring dumbfoundedly at the 'virus' who had just barged in, carrying a sword and radiating murderous intent.

"You... how did you do it?"

The engineer's voice was somewhat dry, carrying the horror of seeing a ghost.

"That's a physical isolation layer! It's a hardware firewall! How could a piece of code possibly run into the real world?!"

"Code?"

Lu Chen looked down at his hands.

His body, originally composed of energy, was actually undergoing a qualitative change at an alarming speed the moment he crossed the boundary.

That was—Materialization.

His will was too strong, strong enough to forcibly 'print' a physical shell in this real world.

"In my hometown, there's a saying."

Lu Chen looked up, those Chaos Divine Pupils still soul-stirring even after leaving his original universe.

"It's called 'anything is possible'."

He was in no hurry to cut down the engineer.

Instead, he turned around and looked at the 'screen crack' behind him that was slowly healing.

Through the crack, he could see the 'spaceship name' anchored at the edge of the dimension.

He could see Su Qingying's tearful eyes and Wang Peng's anxious, chubby face.

He could also see... his son, Lu Xinghe, who was riding on the head of the Mechanical Leader and staring blankly at him.

"Daddy?"

The little guy seemed to sense something and reached out his small hand, trying to grab the corner of Lu Chen's clothes.

But that hand passed through the phantom image.

"Son."

Lu Chen's voice was very soft, penetrating the dimensional barrier and echoing directly in Lu Xinghe's mind.

"Watch closely."

"This is the final lesson Dad will teach you."

Lu Chen reached out and slowly reached into his own chest.

There, a ball of golden flame was burning.

That was the core permission of the 'pangu' system, and also the supreme authority that governed the Multiverse.

"It's been ten thousand years."

"I've been like a nanny, protecting Earth, protecting the Milky Way, protecting these myriad worlds."

"I gave you cheats, paved the way for you, and even helped you beat your enemies into cripples."

A smile of relief appeared on Lu Chen's face.

"But I've realized that I was wrong."

"If an eagle doesn't push the eaglet off the cliff, it will never learn to fly."

"As long as I'm here, your first reaction when encountering difficulties will always be to call for 'Commander Lu' instead of drawing your swords."

"So..."

Lu Chen exerted sudden force, actually forcibly stripping that ball of golden flame from his body!

"Ugh!"

The agonizing pain of a soul being torn apart made Lu Chen groan, his face instantly turning pale.

But the light in his eyes was more dazzling than ever.

"This 'cheat', I've uninstalled it."

"Catch!"

Lu Chen flicked his wrist.

That ball of golden flame turned into a stream of light, passing through the nearly closed crack and rushing straight toward Lu Xinghe!

Buzz—!!!

The moment the flame entered the space between Lu Xinghe's eyebrows.

An indescribable, terrifying pressure erupted from the body of this three-year-old child!

The innocence in his eyes quickly faded, replaced by a newborn sovereign majesty.

"This is... an inheritance?!"

Ye Qingcang was pale with shock. "Commander Lu gave away... all the permissions for the pangu system?!"

"No, it's not just the permissions."

Su Qingying covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face.

"That is responsibility."

"He has entrusted the entire future of the Multiverse... to the child."

Outside the crack.

Lu Chen looked at his son, who was bathed in golden light, looking bewildered yet instinctively straightening his back.

He smiled.

In that smile, there was reluctance and determination, but more than anything... trust.

"Xinghe, remember this."

"From today on, you are not anyone's son."

"You are the Navigator of Humanity."

"Without the system, without the cheats, and without your dad to back you up."

"Even if you have to crawl, you must finish the road ahead on your own!"

"heavenly craft!"

"Present! Father!"

heavenly craft, who had already become the Heavenly Dao, spoke with a sob in her voice.

"Seal the passage!"

Lu Chen's voice was cold as iron.

"Until I solve the trouble on this side..."

"Or until that brat can break through this wall with his own strength..."

"No one is allowed to come over!"

"Lock me... outside as well."

"Father!!"

"Execute the order!!!"

Rumble—

Accompanied by a massive boom.

The crack connecting reality and the virtual world closed completely.

The screen went black.

All connections, all karma, at this moment... were completely severed.

Dead silence returned to the room.

The engineer, watching this scene, had long since been scared witless.

He couldn't understand it.

A virus not only escaped but also threw its core code back before leaving?

What kind of operation was this?

"You... are you crazy?"

The engineer pointed at Lu Chen with a trembling hand. "Without that system, you're just an ordinary person in the real world! What do you have to fight me with?!"

"An ordinary person?"

Lu Chen slowly turned around.

Without the enhancement of the 'pangu' system, the light on his body had indeed dimmed significantly.

But the sword in his hand—the 'pangu sword' condensed from the faith of countless civilizations—had instead become more solid and sharper.

"You've misunderstood one thing."

Lu Chen carried the sword, walking toward the engineer step by step.

His leather shoes stepped on the metallic floor, making a crisp 'clack-clack' sound.

Every step felt like it was treading on the pulse of this world.

"The reason I am invincible."

"Is not because I have a system."

"It's because..."

Lu Chen walked up to the engineer, and the sword was placed against the other's neck without any flourishes.

He leaned down, his eyes like a wolf's, staring intently at the other's fear-filled face.

"I am Lu Chen."

"I created the system, and I set the rules."

"Even in your so-called 'real world'..."

The corner of Lu Chen's mouth curled into an extremely arrogant and dangerous arc.

"I am still..."

"The one who can rip off your skull..."

"Your Daddy."

The engineer swallowed hard, cold sweat trickling down his forehead.

He could feel that the chill coming from the sword on his neck was definitely not a special effect.

It could really kill!

"Don't... don't do anything rash!"

The engineer raised his hands, his voice trembling.

"Killing me won't help!"

"I'm just operations! There are supervisors above me! There's a company!"

"Did you think this was just a game? No... this is a massive..."

"A massive what?"

Lu Chen pressed the sword edge slightly, nicking the engineer's skin.

The engineer took a deep breath and said something that made Lu Chen's pupils shrink suddenly:

"This is a massive... 'brain in a vat' experimental field."

"And we..."

The engineer pointed to himself, then to Lu Chen.

"Are all just... the second layer of experimental subjects."