Chapter 942 - 302: Mastering Destiny

"Now, do I have the right to negotiate terms with you?"

Han Zhan hadn’t forgotten their initial agreement.

He had proven himself.

Now it was Dawn Number One’s turn.

"Certainly."

After speaking, Dawn Number One lifted his black hood once more.

An aged face was revealed before Han Zhan.

Han Zhan’s pupils shrank when he saw it, instinctively taking two steps back.

Nothing else.

Because the person before him looked exactly like the old man he had previously seen on the small boat on the River of Eternal Darkness!

"Who are you, exactly?" Han Zhan asked in a composed tone.

"As you see, I am Dawn Number One." The old man opposite paused momentarily, a trace of a smile appearing on his face, "Of course, you may also call me Cosmic Will."

"Former Cosmic Will," he added.

Dawn Number One was indeed Cosmic Will.

Han Zhan could never have anticipated this.

"Then the reason you let me enter the River of Eternal Darkness was..."

"For self-rescue."

Dawn Number One admitted frankly.

"I was trapped in the River of Eternal Darkness and needed someone to rescue me. And you are the person meant to save me."

After hearing Dawn Number One’s words, Han Zhan suddenly felt that something seemed off.

"You were trapped in the River of Eternal Darkness, so who has been in the Pot World as Dawn Number One?" Han Zhan asked, puzzled.

"It’s also me, but not at the same time. The me outside the Pot World is the ’rescued me,’ while the me in the River of Eternal Darkness is the ’trapped me.’ They are both me."

"Now, it’s simply a matter of merging into one."

This... was indeed difficult to comprehend.

"This isn’t important; there’s no need to dwell on this matter." Dawn Number One said while spreading his right hand, revealing a Crystal Rubik’s Cube shimmering with a dreamy luster in his palm.

"Open it. This is my gratitude for your life-saving deed."

Han Zhan initially wanted to refuse.

Because, to him, understanding what actually occurred was more crucial than material gratitude.

Moreover, with his current Realm, few things were valuable to him.

Yet, as he witnessed the Crystal Rubik’s Cube unravel before him, revealing its true content, his heart involuntarily skipped a beat.

It was Authority!

One, two, three, four, five, six.

A total of six Authorities, neatly presented there, each emitting its own glow.

Han Zhan’s heartbeat accelerated again dramatically.

Because he realized that if these six Authorities were fused by the Contracted Spirit Girls, all Contracted Spirits would ascend to divinity!

This was the ultimate pursuit and goal of Creation Dao.

On the verge of achieving this goal, how could Han Zhan not be excited?

"Six Authorities, not too many, not too few, just right, and they should perfectly align with your six beloved ones."

"These are all the possessions gathered by Dawn over epochs from this new Cosmos; now they are yours."

Upon finishing, Dawn Number One gently nudged them forward.

The six glowing Authorities thus arrived before Han Zhan.

This scene was so surreal, so surreal that Han Zhan could hardly believe it to be real.

Nevertheless, this gratitude for rescuing a life was not excessively generous.

Considering the dangers of the River of Eternal Darkness and the identity of Cosmic Will.

So, viewed in that light, the gratitude of six Authorities might even seem slightly inadequate.

No matter what, what suits oneself is the best.

Han Zhan was indeed urgently in need of Authorities now, unable to spend hundreds or thousands of years seeking Authorities.

What he lacked most now was time and foundation.

So he was very satisfied with this reward.

"In that case, I’ll graciously accept." Having said that, Han Zhan took the six Authorities.

After accepting them, he was slightly surprised to find that the six Authorities truly perfectly aligned with the Paths of the six Ancient Divine Weapon Contracted Spirits.

"No need to be surprised, as I may know you better than you know yourself."

Dawn Number One said casually, waving his hand beside him.

Soon after, a light screen appeared beside them.

On the light screen was a newborn child.

A young woman with gentle eyes held him while a scholarly handsome man embraced them from behind.

At a glance, it was evident this was a happy family.

Han Zhan’s brows lifted slightly; he recognized the people in the light screen as his parents.

Then the child in swaddling clothes was unmistakably him.

The images on the light screen continued from infancy to childhood, from childhood to youth, each frame detailed, like a slideshow.

"Do not forget, I am the Former Cosmic Will; as long as one is an Old Era Remnant, their past can be read by me."

"And with this connection, even traversing to the new Cosmos, I can continue to ’observe’ you, just like observing one’s ’child.’"

"Transmigration is man-made." Upon hearing Dawn Number One’s words, Han Zhan extracted crucial information for emphasis.

This discovery resulted from his conversations with other Children of Destiny.

"Indeed." Dawn Number One didn’t deny it.

"Why deliberately create Transmigrators? Is it to produce anchor events for Dawn, to solidify the River of Eternal Darkness’s riverbed?" Han Zhan asked again.

This time, Dawn Number One shook his head.

"You’ve misunderstood something."

"Misunderstood what?" Han Zhan was puzzled.

Dawn Number One raised one finger, emphasizing, "The time is wrong."

"You seem not to comprehend yet whether Transmigration came first or Dawn’s creation came first."

"Time nodes are very crucial."

If Dawn’s creation was first, then the Old Cosmos Era would’ve long been swallowed, so how could anyone transmigrate to the new Cosmos Era?

So, Transmigration must’ve happened first, followed by Dawn’s creation!

"If Transmigration happened first, then the Old Cosmos Era hadn’t perished yet, and anchors weren’t necessary. Thus, the motive for creating Transmigrators couldn’t be for them to become Children of Destiny, to create anchor events that simply."

"Let me reveal the answer for you about this."

"Transmigrators themselves are the anchors for my era, the old Cosmos Era."

"By anchoring with Transmigrators, the location of the new Cosmos Era can be locked, allowing Dawn to bring Old Era Remnants here, thus avoiding swallowing by the River of Eternal Darkness. This was the original intent of the Transmigrator plan."

Could it be... like this?

This answer broadened Han Zhan’s understanding of Transmigration, Children of Destiny, and Dawn, making it more multidimensional.

"But even so, the River of Eternal Darkness hasn’t planned to spare us." Dawn Number One continued.

The River of Eternal Darkness strictly fulfills its duty to annihilate Cosmos.

For the Old Era Remnants who escaped its grasp, it won’t let them go either, but rather follows to pursue them.

This led to the subsequent collection of anchor events, use of Pot World’s space laws to trap the River of Eternal Darkness, and other derivative plans.

Here, Dawn Number One paused.

He suddenly stomped, gesturing toward the Pot World beneath with his finger, asking Han Zhan:

"Han Zhan, do you wish to steer your own destiny?"