105: Chapter 105 Transformation and Rebirth, and the Child of Logic

The pure white pillar of light was like a mother's gentlest hand, smoothing over all the traumas and signs of impending collapse on Zhang Hao's Physical Body and Soul caused by surpassing his limits.

Under the influence of this power, which contained the will of the [Human Dao] and infinite life force, a drastic change occurred within his body. Deep within him, the Impurities and toxins that had accumulated since birth through breathing, eating, and contact with the external environment—useless or even a burden to the Physical Body—were domineeringly and precisely extracted by this power. They turned into wisps of black, viscous matter, expelled from the pores across his entire body, and then purified and dissipated within the pillar of light.

His skin became as delicate and fair as a newborn baby's, yet it contained a resilience and vitality far beyond before. His internal meridians were cleared, and his bones became lustrous, as if he had undergone a complete transformation.

The frenzied flames of an excessive thirst for knowledge in his eyes had now been extinguished, replaced by a bright and clear light, deep and transparent like the sky after rain. The most significant change was that his heterochromatic pupils—golden in the left eye and Chaos in the right—had now returned to the color of ordinary human eyes, distinct black and white, with no further abnormalities.

However, if someone could look deep into those seemingly ordinary eyes, they would discover in shock that countless intricate pale golden fate trajectories and shadows of dark causal threads flashed by from time to time. These were direct reflections of [fate trajectory] and [causal threads] on his cognitive level, now internalized within his heart, requiring no external manifestation. This was an embodiment of returning to basics, signifying that his control over his Talent had reached a whole new Realm.

Despite his appearance returning to normal, the thirst for knowledge and analytical obsession originating from the base of his Soul—so vigorous it almost overflowed—had not disappeared. Instead, it became purer and deeper. This gave his entire being a unique temperament, like a Scholar forever immersed in thought: calm, focused, yet containing the wisdom of one who has seen through the world.

On his shoulder, [Silver Star] had also completed its reshaping.

It was still in its palm-sized hamster form, but the scales covering its body had changed from half-silver and half-dark gold to pure transparent and colorless, as if carved from the purest crystal, refracting the subtle light around it. Its eyes had become deep, pure black, like two deep wells, reflecting and swirling within them the shadows of the [fate trajectory] and [causal threads]—invisible yet present, and dizzyingly complex—from the surrounding environment.

The most significant change was on its forehead. No longer a swirling Taiji star vortex, it was replaced by a perfectly regular equilateral triangle brand that emitted a cold, rational glow. In the exact center of this triangle was not a void, but a mouse eye that turned slightly like a living thing, reflecting an indeterminate, chaotic luster!

This newborn Chaos-colored mouse eye formed a marvelous synergy with its two pure black primary eyes. The two pure black eyes acted like highly efficient information receivers, unconsciously and continuously collecting all visible and invisible information from the surroundings—energy flow, material structure, life activity, and even those invisible fluctuations of fate and Karma—and incessantly pouring this massive stream of raw, unprocessed data into the Chaos-colored mouse eye on its forehead.

That Chaos mouse eye, like an ultra-efficient information processing core of unknown principles, quietly received all of this. Light swirled within it as it performed a kind of integration and analysis that transcended understanding.

Just then, a more complex and precise dream system panel, emitting a soft light, silently appeared before Zhang Hao.

[Due to special reasons - Maze Builder Task - Forced Termination]

[Due to special reasons - This Task World has been upgraded to - A-Rank Permanent Dream Task World]

[The System will continue to develop this world based on the behavioral Logic of the "former Maze Builder"]

[Due to special reasons - Host's dream authority Rank has been increased to LV2]

[Due to special reasons - Host's Talent has been upgraded]

[Initiating Task Settlement]

[Task Settlement Report - Maze Builder]

· Task Type: Exclusive Dream Talent Mission

· Task Rank: B++ Rank

· Basic Task Completion: 100% (Constructed the [Numerology Maze] and enabled adventurers to successfully complete the maze exploration)

· Hidden Task Completion: 1400% (Upgraded [Numerology Maze] Rank by 4, E-Rank → D-Rank → C-Rank → B-Rank → A-Rank; Multiple adventurers' Talents upgraded by 600, with different calculation bases for different Ranks; Promoted World Rank by 4, E-Rank → D-Rank → C-Rank → B-Rank → A-Rank)

· Personal Contribution Evaluation: EX (The Fearless Seeker of Knowledge Exploring the Source)

[Reward List]

· Basic Task Reward: Talent Upgrade (Completed)

· Hidden Task Reward: Physical Reconstruction (Completed)

· Obtained Title [Son of Logic (Upgradable)]: Enhances thinking speed, allows for triple-threaded thinking, and increases cognitive acuity

Looking at the information on the panel, there was not the slightest ripple in Zhang Hao's eyes, only pure analysis and understanding.

The forced termination of the Task was within his expectations. The moment he touched the shadow of the Source, the "Maze Builder" Task itself had lost its meaning. The maze world's upgrade to A-Rank and its handover to the System to develop autonomously based on the "behavioral Logic" he left behind was more like a recognition and continuation of his previous work.

dream authority increased to LV2, which meant he possessed higher freedom and potential abilities within the Dream World.

As for the Talent upgrade and Physical Reconstruction, he had already personally felt them.

Finally, his gaze fell upon the newly acquired title—[Son of Logic (Upgradable)].

“Enhances thinking speed, triple-threaded thinking, increases cognitive acuity...” he whispered the title's effects, the shadows of fate and Karma swirling slightly in his eyes. “This doesn't grant me new power, but rather further excavates and manifests the potential of the [Logic] at the base of my Soul.”

He could feel that his thinking speed had indeed made a leap, and he could easily split his consciousness into three independent threads, processing different complex problems simultaneously without interference. His cognitive acuity, his capture of details, and his intuition for information correlation had all reached a whole new height.

This title perfectly matched his essence.

The power of the pillar of light began to fully retract, and the time that had been paused around him seemed about to resume its flow.

Zhang Hao felt his brand-new body, the brand-new Silver Star, and the clearer, more immense power of [Logic] within his Soul. He knew that one journey had ended, but another broader, deeper exploration was about to begin.

He waited calmly, waiting for time to flow again, waiting for... the return.