75: Chapter 75 Dimensional Pursuit

Chen Mo walked towards that point of light.

The semi-transparent road beneath his feet became narrower and narrower, until it finally disappeared completely. He stepped into the Void Realm; every step felt like treading on solid ground, yet when he looked down, there was nothing there.

Those memory fragments were still floating around him.

Some were near, some were far.

Some were clear, some were blurry.

Chen Mo passed through them, walking towards that point of light.

The point of light grew larger and larger.

Finally, he saw clearly what it was—

A door.

A huge door, entirely golden, covered in complex patterns.

It was exactly the same as the one from the Source of the Sequence.

But larger, brighter, and more... alive.

Those patterns were flowing, as if they were breathing.

Chen Mo stood before the door and raised his hand.

Just as he was about to touch it, the Void Realm behind him suddenly split open.

A massive crack appeared three meters behind him.

Countless golden tentacles surged out from the crack, coiling towards him and Lin Wei.

Chen Mo turned around and slashed the nearest tentacles with his cleaver.

But more surged out.

Those tentacles poured out from the crack endlessly, like a swarm of hungry snakes.

Chen Mo pulled Lin Wei and retreated.

But that door was closed.

He could not push it open.

The tentacles were getting closer and closer.

Chen Mo activated Eerie Power Burst.

All attributes increased by 50%.

Thirty seconds.

He only had thirty seconds.

He charged into the tentacles, slashing again and again.

The tentacles grew back after being severed, only to be severed again.

Endless.

Twenty seconds.

Fifteen seconds.

Ten seconds.

Five seconds.

Eerie Power Burst was about to end.

Chen Mo retreated, blocking in front of Lin Wei.

Those tentacles surged towards his chest simultaneously.

Just as they were about to touch him, the crack suddenly closed.

Those tentacles vanished instantly.

The Void Realm returned to calm.

Chen Mo stood in place, gasping for air.

Lin Wei was behind him, her face pale.

"What was that?"

Chen Mo shook his head.

He did not know.

But he knew it had come for him.

That door suddenly opened.

Golden light surged out from the gap in the door, illuminating the entire Void Realm.

Chen Mo walked inside.

Behind the door was a vast space.

Circular, at least one kilometer in diameter.

In the center of the space, a huge crystal was floating.

Fist-sized, golden, with countless tiny points of light floating inside.

The core of the sequence.

But standing beside it was a person.

No, not a person.

It was a person exactly like Chen Mo.

The same clothes, the same cleaver, the same stance.

Even the golden light in the right eye was the same.

But those eyes were dead.

No emotion, no temperature, only pure... observation.

【Target: Dimensional Projection】

【Rank: A】

【Ability: Copy all of the target's abilities】

【Weakness: Projection cannot copy emotions】

Chen Mo stared at that "self".

That "self" also stared at him.

Neither of them moved.

The silence lasted for about ten seconds.

Then that "self" spoke.

"You have come."

The voice was exactly the same as his own.

Chen Mo did not speak.

"I have waited for you for a long time." That "self" took a step forward. "Do you know how long I have waited?"

Chen Mo looked at him.

"You don't know," that "self" said, "because you have no concept of time."

He raised his cleaver.

"But I do. I have waited here for three years."

Chen Mo's pupils contracted slightly.

Three years.

"Every time a new owner of the Pupil of the Sequence appears, I copy him," that "self" said, "and then wait for him to arrive here to kill him."

"Which one are you?"

"The seventh." That "self" smiled. "The previous six all died."

He charged over.

The speed was as fast as his.

The Prediction was as accurate as his.

The Infiltrator duration was as long as his.

Chen Mo dodged the first slash to the side.

That "self"'s second slash followed immediately.

Chen Mo retreated, dodging the second slash.

The third slash came from the side.

Chen Mo activated Infiltrator and vanished from where he stood.

That "self" also activated Infiltrator and vanished.

Seven seconds later, both appeared simultaneously in two different positions.

Looking at each other.

【Ability copy detected】

【Projection has copied: Prediction, Infiltrator, Eerie Power Burst, Sequence Manipulation】

【Only one not copied: Emotions】

Chen Mo stared at that "self".

Emotions.

It had no emotions.

Therefore, its combat style was entirely calculation.

No hesitation, no fear, no anger.

A pure killing machine.

How to fight?

Chen Mo's brain was spinning rapidly.

If it had no emotions, then it would not make mistakes.

But it also wouldn't...

Chen Mo took a step forward.

That "self" also took a step forward.

Chen Mo raised his cleaver.

That "self" also raised his cleaver.

Completely synchronized.

Chen Mo suddenly smiled.

That "self" paused for a moment.

"What are you smiling at?"

"Laughing at how stupid you are," Chen Mo said.

He turned around, facing away from it.

That "self" was stunned.

It did not understand this action.

Because in its calculations, no one would expose their back to an enemy.

Unless...

Unless it was a trap?

It hesitated.

0.1 seconds.

That 0.1 seconds was exactly what Chen Mo was waiting for.

He turned around and slashed at its neck.

That "self" tried to dodge, but it was 0.1 seconds too slow.

The blade cut in.

Golden liquid surged out.

It looked down at its wound, then looked up at Chen Mo.

For the first time, confusion appeared in its eyes.

"How... did you do that?"

Chen Mo did not speak.

He just looked at it.

0.1 seconds.

The hesitation brought by emotions.

It had no emotions, so it did not understand why anyone would do "irrational" things.

But irrational things are often the most effective.

That "self"'s body began to disintegrate.

Those golden fragments drifted into the air.

Finally, only one sentence remained:

"You are the first person to make me confused."

It vanished.

Chen Mo stood in place, gasping for air.

He turned around and walked towards that core of the sequence.

Extended his hand.

Grasped it.

Instantly, countless pieces of information flooded into his brain.

The secret of the core of the sequence.

The memories of the previous Sequence Controller.

And—

The truth about promoting to Rank A.

【Obtained: core of the sequence】

【Residual memories of the previous Sequence Controller detected】

【Fusion in progress...】

Chen Mo closed his eyes.

Those memories surfaced in his mind—

A man, standing in the same position, holding the same core.

He succeeded.

But he also failed.

Because after the Fusion, he lost himself.

He became a part of the rules.

【Hidden promotion path detected】

【Independent Promotion: Use yourself as a container to forcibly contain Rank A rules】

【Success rate: Unknown】

【Risk: Serialization (partial body transformed into energy state)】

Chen Mo opened his eyes.

He released the core.

Independent Promotion.

Not relying on the core, using himself as the container.

This was the third path.

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

Those golden lines surged out from within him, coiling around the core.

Not absorption, but analysis.

Those rules, those sequences, those hidden secrets.

All were "seen" by him.

【Analyzing... 1%... 5%... 10%...】

Time was passing.

He didn't know how long it had been.

Perhaps a few minutes, perhaps a few hours.

Those golden lines finally completed their task.

【Analysis complete】

【Independent Promotion path unlocked】

Chen Mo opened his eyes.

The core was still there, but it had already established some kind of connection with him.

Not subordination, but equality.

He did not need to perform Fusion with it.

He only needed to understand it.

Chen Mo stood up.

Those golden lines surged out from within him, spreading in all directions.

The surrounding Void Realm began to vibrate.

Those memory fragments began to glow.

The entire Depths of the Strange Realm was responding to him.

【Independent Promotion starting】

【Using himself as a container, containing Rank A rules】

【Estimated time: Unknown】

Chen Mo stood in place and closed his eyes.

Those rules surged into his body.

Each one was as painful as a knife cut.

But he did not cry out.

He just endured it.

He didn't know how long it had been.

Perhaps a few minutes, perhaps a few hours.

The pain finally vanished.

Chen Mo opened his eyes.

He looked down at his hands.

Still there.

Solid form.

But he could feel that something had been added inside his body.

Those rules, those sequences, those things that once belonged to the core of the sequence.

Now, they belonged to him.

【Promotion complete】

【Current Sequence: Sequence Controller (Rank A · Independent Promotion)】

【Core Ability: Sequence Manipulation → Sequence Mastery (Can temporarily deprive or grant others Sequence abilities, can create temporary rules)】

【Pupil of the Sequence evolution: Complete Form → Pupil of the Sequence (Ultimate Form)】

【Prediction extended to 15 seconds】

【New Ability: Rule Creation (Can create temporary rules, duration depends on consumption)】

Chen Mo looked at those words.

Independent Promotion.

Succeeded.

He raised his head and looked at that door.

The door was already open.

Outside was the path he had come from.

He turned around and walked towards the doorway.

Lin Wei was waiting for him outside the door.

Seeing him come out, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you okay?"

Chen Mo shook his head.

"Let's go."

The two walked out of that door and into the Void Realm.

Behind them, that core of the sequence was still in its place.

But it was no longer glowing.

Because its power had already been taken away.