Wang Jiaqian did not understand.
"Respected Mr. Haotian, in my opinion, you are already invincible throughout the world. Those so-called extraterrestrial powerhouses don't even have a chance to make a move in front of you."
Wang Jiaqian pleaded, "Even my Witch Clan cannot contend with you, so why are you still fixated on that Pangu's body?"
Haotian stood on the floating island, gazing up at the starry sky. "Child, before I met Qin Yexuan, I was already the master of the entire universe. So, if you talk about ambition, I have no desire or ambition left for this world."
"Then why?" Wang Jiaqian became even more confused.
Haotian was silent for a moment, then slowly sat down under the Bodhi tree on the floating island.
He patted the spot beside him. "Come sit down. What I'm about to tell you is the truth of this world."
Wang Jiaqian sat beside him in shock.
Haotian gazed at the starry sky, his finger pointing to a distant star. "Many, many years ago, I traveled through countless galaxies, searching for the edge of this world."
Wang Jiaqian's eyes widened.
Haotian smiled. "Beyond Shattering the Void, there is a stronger Shattering the Stars. When I reached that realm, traversing stars was as simple as going for a stroll."
Wang Jiaqian could not imagine what that experience would be like.
Haotian continued, "Originally, I thought this universe was infinite. Even if there was an edge, it would be worth my billions of years to explore. However, I only traveled through the stars a few times and unexpectedly touched the outer shell of this universe!"
Wang Jiaqian could no longer comprehend his words.
Haotian's expression turned serious. "You might not understand, what's the problem? Actually, the problem is huge."
He shook his head. "It's like you have your own house, complete with a backyard. One day, as you grow up, you decide to explore the backyard. You imagine an infinitely vast garden with all sorts of beautiful scenery, but after only a few steps, you see a wall."
Wang Jiaqian began to understand a little. "Then I would be very disappointed and dejected."
"More than disappointed. When I touched the outer shell of the universe, it was like a wall blocking my path. I looked back and realized that becoming so strong was meaningless; it was no different from being in prison."
Wang Jiaqian admitted, "The backyard was only so big, and I was already tired of playing inside the house. Being trapped behind a wall that stopped me after a few steps was like being in prison."
Haotian smiled. "What would you do if you encountered such a situation?"
"Of course, I would break down the wall and see what's on the other side!" Wang Jiaqian blurted out. "Even see the world outside the house, which should be infinitely vast, right?"
At this point, she suddenly understood. "Ah, you were trying to!"
"Yes, I was trying to break down that wall!"
Haotian snorted. "To achieve this, I designed a complete set of upgrade plans for various civilizations, luring them to pursue the supreme Heavenly Dao. All those who achieved immortality, shattered the void, or underwent spiritual sublimation, in short, advanced beings who left their original planets, were transformed into my energy in the void."
"This was a long process. I had to patiently wait for them to grow, and at the same time, I had to leave a fallback option, preserving one primitive planet."
Wang Jiaqian suddenly realized. "That is this planet, isn't it?"
"Yes, the planet of the Witch Clan. Your clan was born within the civilization of this planet. Humans hadn't even appeared back then."
Haotian continued, "Finally, one day, all civilizations in our small universe were converted into energy, except for your Witch Clan's planet. And I successfully gathered enough energy to forcefully break that wall and open a crack!"
As he spoke, his eyes changed. "You cannot imagine how vast the world behind that crack is, possessing a truly near-infinite universe, yet I dared not go out."
"Why?" Wang Jiaqian asked urgently.
"Because that is the Main Universe, different from our garbage, low-level universe. Behind the crack was an apartment in a city in a country on a planet in the Main Universe!"
Haotian gritted his teeth slightly. "In just one small apartment like that, the energy of any single item exceeded our entire universe!"
After a long while, he calmed his emotions. "I hid behind the crack, constantly observing and calculating, and finally arrived at a grim conclusion."
"What conclusion?"
"The conclusion is that the total energy of our low-level universe is equivalent to the size of a watermelon in a small room in the Main Universe."
After a long pause, Zhu Tianqi finally understood his analogy.
"Meaning, everything in our universe, when converted to energy, would only be the size of a watermelon in that Main Universe?"
"Exactly! That's why I cannot go out. Even a speck of dust from the Main Universe could shatter me, the strongest god."
Haotian shook his head. "I was about to despair, until a moment came when a person appeared in the room!"
Wang Jiaqian held her breath, her eyes blinking nervously.
Haotian's eyes flickered. "I thought, if I could enter this person's mind, could I replace him and be reborn in the Main Universe?"
"That way, I could explore a more vast world, just as you said, walk out of prison and see other people's houses, see more expansive places."
"Then did you succeed?"
Haotian gave a wry smile. "I succeeded in leaving the crack, but I failed to control the human from the Main Universe. After all, he is a holy spirit of the Main Universe, and a single breath from him could turn me to ashes."
"Then how did you get out?"
"It's simple. I attached my consciousness to a toy in the room."
Haotian picked up a branch and began to draw. "It was a small toy made of plastic and metal, transformable, with a lowest-level chip and a speaker, powered by two AA batteries."
"However, it was with the help of that low-level chip that I successfully established myself in the room of the Main Universe. To this end, I observed that human, learned the knowledge of that universe, until one day I seized an opportunity. When that human was gravely ill, I used the toy to control his mind, and then dragged his consciousness, preparing to merge."
Haotian swung his arm fiercely. "It was about to succeed, but that damned human woke up and slapped the toy I was possessing away."
"I suffered that slap from the Main Universe and was almost annihilated. In that instant, I had to retreat to our low-level universe. Fortunately, I dragged his consciousness back with me."
"At the same time, that little toy also came to our universe."
Haotian stood up and said, "Do you understand now?"
Countless Witch Clan souls in Wang Jiaqian's mind spun, pondering the story behind it repeatedly.
Finally, she looked up in horror. "The so-called Pangu's body is the small toy from the Main Universe, which shattered into pieces when it came here and scattered across the only remaining planet."
"Pangu's brain must be the chip of that Main Universe toy..."
"Pangu's spirit, since it is energy, must be the two AA batteries..."
Haotian laughed heartily. "Something that was merely a small toy in the Main Universe became the magnificent Pangu Armament when it came here!"
This was understandable.
The total energy was no more than the size of a watermelon, yet the energy occupied by the small toy from the Main Universe was enough to destroy countless stars.
In other words, in this lowly, pathetic small universe, the energy of that small toy was enough to destroy half the universe!
"The most crucial point is that to return to the Main Universe again, one must rely on that small toy. Otherwise, no consciousness, including the human from the Main Universe that I dragged here, can return."
Wang Jiaqian took a deep breath. "Who is the human from the Main Universe's apartment that you dragged into our universe?"
Haotian chuckled. "Aren't you asking the obvious?"
He said coldly, "This planet was originally your Witch Clan's world, and after he appeared with me, the knowledge in his mind began to influence the evolution of the entire planet's civilization. Initially, we shared a body, and upon returning, I was betrayed by my idiotic subordinates."
"Those ignorant extraterrestrial powerhouses almost destroyed my consciousness, so I had no choice but to cooperate with the human who traversed from the Main Universe."
"He possessed god-like power at the time and forcefully evolved the planet's apes into humans in a short period, establishing the foundation of human civilization. Then, based on the knowledge he possessed from the Main Universe, he continuously intervened in this world."
"The Great Xia civilization was thus established, but that fellow was not omniscient or omnipotent. He couldn't truly replicate a Main Universe civilization, for example, aerospace technology. He didn't understand this aspect, which led to our world's terrible backwardness in aerospace technology..."
Wang Jiaqian couldn't understand anymore.
But she finally knew the ultimate truth.
Qin Yexuan was that person from the Main Universe!
"Things were developing according to my plan. I successfully erased his memory, so he wouldn't think of returning to the Main Universe. However, damn it, until one day, another girl from the Main Universe traversed over..."