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Speaking of which, is it really necessary to go through all this? Chen Xuan secretly complained to himself, he couldn’t use his ability, so he couldn’t just rely on fists and feet, right?

Just as this thought emerged, a Thousand Thoughts Sword appeared in front of him.

His ability has actually returned?

Chen Xuan was slightly startled.

But he couldn’t check his own status.

Because he’s no longer the store manager?

Then the abilities he currently possesses... are limited to those he had when he collapsed in the secret room?

"No, do I really have to fight them here?" Chen Xuan frowned, looking discontentedly at the Star God, "You’re here, can’t you just take me away?"

"I’m afraid it’s not that simple..." the Star God calmly explained, "Projecting myself into a world is one thing, taking a physical soul out of this world is another. I need time to open a channel, and until then, you must stay alive."

"If I die, you would have come for nothing."

"There’s nothing that can be done about that, unpredictability is the essence of fate."

Chen Xuan twitched his mouth, in the past it was always his employees who led the charge, but now he could only rely on himself. Just thinking about taking on so many store managers alone felt daunting.

He didn’t even consider negotiating with the opponents—from their aggressive stance it was clear that their sole purpose in appearing here was to kill him. Whether these store managers were a bunch of data-simulated humans or modified eligible candidates made no difference.

To achieve this purpose, the Computation Well even opened up the permission for ability use.

"Just a reminder, you can’t win." The Star God twirled the tendrils around its forehead, "This isn’t your territory, so your strategy should be focused on delaying. Don’t need to hold out for too long, ten or so minutes will do."

"And you, you’ll just stand there and watch?" Chen Xuan said irritably.

He clicked his tongue twice, "Have you forgotten, I am your master now? But never mind... etiquette can be taught slowly later."

The Star God extended a long, sharp finger and pointed it at Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan immediately felt a shock in his mind! Then the world in his eyes appeared layered with double images, which disappeared in the next second.

"This ability is called prophecy, it allows you to sense danger three seconds ahead of time, consider it a guarantee from me." The Star God’s figure gradually became transparent, "As for my projection... I need to devote all my effort to opening the channel, so don’t expect me to share the load."

"Remember, at all times it is the Angel Envoy who protects the master, not the other way around."

Chen Xuan silently rolled his eyes.

During the half minute of conversation, those dozen or so store managers had already appeared at the entrance of the garden courtyard.

The moment they discovered Chen Xuan, the surrounding Spiritual Qi became frenzied and unstable, as if a world-shaking storm was ready to burst forth.

Alright then... let’s begin.

Chen Xuan waved one hand, dozens of Thousand Thoughts Swords emerged from behind him, forming a sword wall in an array.

...

"What... what’s happening here?" Zhao Qian muttered as she watched the screen.

Apart from the normal white code and the twisted green gibberish like worms, there were now newly added lines of red code—intertwining, filling every blank corner and entangled with the green gibberish.

As if they were no longer mere lines of instruction symbols, but transformed into flesh and blood, valiantly fighting against the intruders.

"It’s the Computation Well... the Computation Well is fighting for itself." Liang Mingzhe’s voice trembled slightly.

Hearing this, the researchers cast surprised glances.

"Are you saying it has developed its own will?" one of them couldn’t help muttering, "Is that possible?"

Why wouldn’t it be possible? The professor wanted to reverse the question; a Computation Well running an Ability Store is equivalent to holding the right to grant abilities to others, and with the souls of many eligible candidates added, why would it be surprising for it to emerge as a new god?

When it fully grasps all information about abilities one day, it will truly become the God of Information... The key is, it is born from human hands, unlike other gods that are ethereal but tightly bound to the Salvation Ark. Such a god is bound to stand on humanity’s side, becoming the greatest support in Earth’s descendants’ ascension!

Liang Mingzhe had envisioned such a scenario more than once.

Unexpectedly, today it has become a reality!

This truly is... a pleasant surprise indeed!

...

The greatest advantage of the Qi Sword is that it can be unleashed without control.

Chen Xuan only needs to issue the self-combat command, and they will fearlessly charge at the enemy, seeking ways to pierce through their bodies.

Previously, his spiritual power was enough to maintain the existence of three or four swords, but with increased proficiency and the introduction of refined Thousand Thoughts Swords, he can now summon a rain of swords without feeling disoriented, just like Liu Shuyue and Ji Lian.

And the store managers’ pace was clearly hindered by the Thousand Thoughts Sword, some had to first maneuver against the Qi Sword while others managed to charge unperturbed.

Chen Xuan adhered to the strategy of "mobile combat, hit and retreat," avoiding entanglement with the enemy, making it seem that he was constantly fleeing. Fortunately, this slope had plenty of low fruit trees, allowing him to maneuver and evade the adversaries.

Suddenly, a strong sense of danger sprang into his mind!

Chen Xuan saw the trees beside him appear with layered double images: branches growing frenziedly, coiling around his ankles and arms like snakes, then tearing him apart.

Without hesitation, he summoned a Thousand Thoughts Sword as a stepping stone, rising into the air from its support, directly soaring past the treetops.

Almost simultaneously, that small patch of forest tilted toward where he had leaped, with a multitude of animated branches striking for nothing.

He glanced down, realizing this store manager possesses the ability to control plants.

Before Chen Xuan could think further, the premonition reappeared—this time the threat emerged from above, a pair of multicolored eyes opening overhead, the moment of eye contact could ignite a blazing inferno within him, burning him into a charred corpse in no time.

This one is easy to deal with, just don’t look.

He plunged toward the ground, reentering the forest, and as his feet touched ground, he felt a chill on his back, as if a gaze was fixed intently upon him.

Yet if he can suppress his curiosity and not glance upward, it’s no more than a slight irritation.

Chen Xuan had to admit, the ability given to him by the Star God was indeed suitable for the current scene, with the foresight of enemy attack patterns paired with the Celestial Radiance True Skill’s spiritual qi search and the slow insight of the Divine Eye Technique, ensuring that every sneak attack becomes a lengthy rehearsal spanning dozens of seconds before reaching him. Without this prophecy ability, he would have likely fallen into the opponents’ traps more than once.

But those store managers thinking that all he can do is run away would be gravely mistaken.

The repeated pulling and maneuvering caused the pursuing group to stretch longer, leaving only a select few who could keep up with his pace.

Taking advantage of the time when they were still searching for his whereabouts, Chen Xuan suddenly executed a surprise attack, quickly approaching a solitary figure. That was a man in his thirties, dressed in a dark gray trench coat, a scar traversing his right cheek.

Seeing Chen Xuan appear, anger and hatred instantly filled his eyes, he unhesitatingly flung aside the Thousand Thoughts Sword harassing him from behind and turned to charge forward.

No conversation, no questioning... Only immutable killing intent.

Chen Xuan realized that these people were no longer regular store managers, at most they were beasts transformed by the Salvation Ark.

"Decomposition and Re-Fusion!"

He raised his hand, performing the Forbidden Technique, the movement as swift as brewing a cup of latte. The fusion targets weren’t selected as a whole like before but seized weak spots on the enemy’s body... such as ankles, kidneys, or between the legs...

This re-fusion required only a negligible cost yet could instantaneously alter the battle.

Suddenly, the stranger widened his eyes in shock, his complexion turned deathly pale! His whole body crouched, hands clutching his crotch, his run turned into a stumble.

The Thousand Thoughts Sword wouldn’t miss such a vulnerability, it chased from behind, like harvesting wheat, slicing down his head.