Chapter 439 Choice
Guishou Mountain.

"Do you want to?"

Xu Zhifei stared at Bai Yanliang.

At this moment, Bai Yanliang was still shocked by what Xu Zhifei had just said.

She was created by Zhou Tian and Meng Zhen, the second creature in the Mist Realm with self-awareness...

No wonder, no wonder I felt she was very familiar when I first saw her.

Whether in personality, temperament, or even some of his ideas, Xu Zhifei is strikingly similar to Bai Yanliang.

Because Bai Yanliang is the first clone of a self-aware creature in the Mist World.

Xu Zhifei is the second creature in the Mist World to develop self-awareness.

"It was not until this moment that I understood the meaning of my creation," Xu Zhifei said slowly but with a hint of sadness, "I am a spare key that will be used to unlock all your sealed memories and turn you back into the... first living being in the true sense of the Mist World."

Her question "Are you willing?" was actually asking Bai Yanliang whether he was willing to accept everything in the past, repaint his own "blank sheet of paper", and have a final fight with Bai Yanliang's will.

They were originally one...If Bai Yanliang wanted, he would have the opportunity to completely devour Bai Yanren.

When the time comes, the two will be combined into one. As long as Bai Yanliang's will is dominant, the crisis in the world will naturally be resolved.

The truth is very clear. Bai Yanliang knows it, Xu Zhifei knows it, and even Bai Yanren may be vaguely aware of this crisis.

But he was not afraid, nor did he get rid of Bai Yanliang in advance to eliminate possible crises in the future.

Because... he can see everything Bai Yanliang is experiencing at all times, even at this moment.

"Well, make your choice, brother."

The tone was that of Bai Yanren, but the voice actually came from Bai Yanliang's mouth.

It turned out that part of his consciousness had always been in Bai Yanliang's body, and he had always been... paying attention to Bai Yanliang.

Xu Zhifei's eyes changed slightly. Her memory was filled with Meng Zhen and Zhou Tian's plans, but no matter which plan, there was no such thing that Bai Yanren's consciousness had actually always existed in Bai Yanliang's body.

It seemed that he sensed Xu Zhifei's doubts.

Bai Yanren's voice sounded again: "I know what Meng Zhen and Zhou Tian think. I am the first creature in the Mist Realm to have self-awareness. I can naturally control the remnants of the Mist Realm, so I created the Mist Collection. But this power was lost in half because I separated Bai Yanliang as a backup."

"Meng Zhen and Zhou Tian both know very well that if I want to merge the two worlds and create a new era, I must take back the half of the power that originally belonged to me."

"So, in their eyes, I will not kill Bai Yanliang, and will protect Bai Yanliang everywhere. After all... I will need to devour him in the future to regain my own strength."

Bai Yanliang couldn't control his body at all, and could only let this body make the voice of Bai Yanren:
"I don't need to devour you, brother... What I need is for you to slowly become me, to return to the me I was before. We... are one."

Bai Yanliang truly felt that his brother, the gentle Bai Yanren, was no longer there.

In other words, the gentle and powerful Bai Yanren had already been imprisoned by himself at the bottom of the sea under the moon, in the cracks of time and space.

"I can't become you. We are two people, two completely different individuals."

Bai Yanliang struggled and squeezed out a word.

"Really?" Bai Yanren's voice continued, "Look at you now. Apart from the name Bai Yanliang, what's the difference between you and me? You're just as cold-blooded, just as unscrupulous, and just as absolutely rational."

"You watched your companions around you sacrifice and die one by one. Qi Nian even died in your arms."

"But you can't even learn to feel heartache."

"We have fought so many life-and-death battles in the fog. I watched you every time. Ask yourself honestly, can't you protect everyone?" "If you can, why can you find a way out faster than others and even predict the behavior of ghosts?"

"Because you discovered very early on that you and them are essentially the same... You know what they are thinking and what they will do."

"And this... is the fundamental reason why you make risky decisions. You are not smarter than others. You just... can predict their actions."

"But you didn't tell anyone."

"You even deceived yourself."

There was a hint of sarcasm in Bai Yanren's voice:
"From the day I separated you from my consciousness, I knew that you were no different than I am. No matter how blank a sheet of paper you may be at the beginning, eventually, you will be painted with my colors."

"You... are subconsciously learning from me, imitating me, and becoming me."

"So, I won't devour you. This world... is too lonely. I need you, brother."

"After we create a new world, we will have a place to live. This is good for both worlds. Humans can have a longer life, and the remnants can also give birth to consciousness and truly live from now on."

"In this world, no matter which world it is, no matter how it changes, in my opinion, there are only two kinds of living beings."

“One knows [me], and the other does not.”

"Brother... Only those who know who [I] am and realize this are truly alive."

"You are me, and I am you. I know what you are thinking. I am very happy that you have come this far. My plan is finally going to be accomplished."

"But I am still a little disappointed, because I can feel that a part of your heart has been polluted. It is this part that makes you cowardly, hesitant, and even hostile to me. But you have to believe that I have no hostility towards you. In this lonely world, you and I are the closest beings."

"So, until now, I still have a little bit of delusion."

"I want... to let you make your own choice. Choose to follow the same path as me and help me to completely merge the two worlds and give birth to a new world."

"Or you can resist me and compete with me for the original consciousness of the fog world, and push the torrent that should be moving forward back to the starting point."

"I give you the right to choose."

"Humanity has compromised. Now, it's your turn to make a choice."

"younger brother."

Bai Yanren's words were like thunder, shaking Bai Yanliang's heart.

Am I Bai Yanliang? Or am I Bai Yanren…

neither.

Bai Yanliang was somewhat distraught. He realized that he was indeed an outlier as Bai Yanren had said.

It is no longer accepted by the fog world, nor tolerated by the human world.

If you really want to have a place to settle down, perhaps creating a whole new world is the best option.

but……

There is another voice in Bai Yanliang's heart.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

He, this innocent child, is the real Bai Yanliang.