Everyone had disappeared.
In the empty world, a strange aura continued to spread.
Large swathes of buildings were reduced to dust.
In the sky, the sun turned into scattered sparks before slowly being extinguished.
Day and Night no longer manifested.
All signs of life were cut off, plants and animals had all turned into stiff carcasses.
The world was destroyed.
Liu Ping no longer hesitated and tossed the Card in his hand out.
[A Parade of Day and Night]!
— — -regardless of what the unknown power inside my body is, I have to leave this moment of destruction first!
Bam.
The Card let out a small noise.
Everything around him suddenly faded away, leaving only Liu Ping standing in the middle of a faint fog.
At the very next moment.
An endless flood surged in from all directions, instantly drowning Liu Ping.
He found himself in the middle of an endless ocean abyss.
An immense force was pulling him down, causing him to fall deeper and deeper into the abyss.
Falling.
Falling.
Falling.
Along the way, he could see numerous tightly shut doors.
They were spiraling, continuously extending into the depths of the ocean abyss.
These doors were all white with numbers written on them, representing the year they were sealed.
Indeed, this was the power created by [A Parade of Day and Night]
At this point, Liu Ping was drifting through the endless flow of time.
"Arghhhh — — -"
He suddenly let out an angry roar filled with pain.
Lines of burning text quickly appeared in front of his eyes:
[Warning!]
[The unknown power inside your body has begun to sprout]
[You cannot endure this power, because it is an unknown 'emergence']
[It is too powerful]
[If you do not immediately think of a solution, your soul will be lost in this' emergence ']
[You will lose yourself!]
Liu Ping endured the pain, hugged the infant girl with one hand and clenched his fist with the other.
As he clenched his fist, everything turned into nothingness but quickly manifested as endless light.
Laws — — -
Just what kind of Law was this' emergence 'formed by the interweaving of several Laws?
Liu Ping carefully observed the changes in his hand, only to see that his hand had suddenly disappeared, only to be replaced by an endless amount of elemental energy and matter.
No.
This isn't the 'emergence' of a few Laws.
I can't even identify the number of Laws within this!
The only good news is that it has only just sprouted, only manifesting two extremely rare and strange powers.
"I need … a place where I can use it."
Liu Ping murmured.
He looked at the tightly shut doors in the abyss.
"Year 1374 of the real world (Destroyed)"
"Year 1375 of the real world (Destroyed)"
"Year 1376 of the real world (Destroyed)"
"…"
The world had been destroyed!
That umbrella bearer must have been searching for him during these years.
He had to avoid these years.
Liu Ping shook his body and swam towards the top of the abyss.
All the doors were marked with the word "Destroyed".
After a while, the "Destroyed" label disappeared, but every door had a "???" on it.
Clearly, the man who possessed the Law of Time was very cautious and did not delve too deeply into it.
After all, the umbrella holder was still inside!
Liu Ping felt suffocated. At the same time, everything in front of him started to blur.
— — No!
He had to find a place immediately. Otherwise, his consciousness would be devoured by the strange power that had emerged.
Liu Ping tried his best to swim upstream.
Suddenly, the baby girl's tender voice sounded in his ears. "I don't know why, but ever since our souls merged, I can vaguely sense the direction of our fates."
"The only chance of survival is over there — —"
Liu Ping looked back, only to see the baby girl pointing at one of the doors above the abyss.
"There?" Liu Ping asked.
While he was talking, a few bloody holes appeared on his body.
Blood sprayed everywhere.
— — the unknown power was so powerful that his body couldn't take it anymore.
Liu Ping's gaze focused, swam forward and looked at the door the baby girl was pointing at.
Only to see a label on the door:
[Year 2027 of the real world,?????]
The baby girl calmly said: "Quickly go in, Fate is whispering to me that this is the only chance of survival for both you and I."
"Got it!" Liu Ping put his hand on the door and pushed it open.
Lines of burning words instantly popped out.
[Attention: You've entered the Year 2027 of the real world!]
[To maintain caution and safety, no Time Wanderer has ever entered this door]
[From this moment onwards, you have no usable identity]
[Take care!]
All the text faded away.
The surging seawater enveloped Liu Ping and swallowed him in as soon as the door opened.
…
Inside a barren wasteland.
Liu Ping silently descended.
There was no one around.
He was covered in blood, blood was also flowing out from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
The baby girl stared at him and said: "Liu Ping, you're about to be devoured by it"
Liu Ping opened his hand without hesitation, looked at the flickering power and matter on his hand, and quickly explained: "All the Laws of Occultism are intertwined here, forming life and death, existence and non-existence, from one to ten thousand, and from ten thousand back to one, according to this characteristic, I can name it 'Existence and Non-Existence'"
"It's hostile towards you" the baby girl worriedly said.
Liu Ping spat up blood and shook his head: "That's because if I recklessly embrace Occultism, I'll definitely be devoured, but I've already thought of a solution — — -"
"What solution?" the baby girl asked.
"I need to create an identity and use that identity to gain the recognition of the Laws. It will accept my actions, resonate with me, and recognize me as its manifestation, a part of 'it', no longer attempting to devour me." Liu Ping explained.
I've already proven this with the Clown and Divine Knight Professions.
Next — — -
I need to gain the recognition of this Law of Occultism in my body!
Existence and Non-Existence.
What kind of Profession can manifest 'Existence' and 'Non-Existence'?
Liu Ping thought for a bit, then put the baby girl on the ground, crouched down in front of her and muttered:
"Shui Shu, thank you for helping me activate the Occultism awakening ritual."
"Although there were some hiccups, I've already gained the recognition of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, as well as found out about my identity."
"Next — — -"
"This is my final ritual, if I fail, I'll be devoured by 'Emergence', at that time, you'll have to think of a way to escape"
The baby girl opened her eyes wide and looked at him.
Liu Ping took a deep breath, recalling how he activated the Clown Profession in front of the palace maid.
He picked up a rock from the ground and whispered: "Look, this is a rock, right?"
"Yes" the baby girl cooperated with him.
"Touch it."
"Alright, I've touched it. it really is just a rock."
"Then watch carefully, when I give it power, it will undergo an Occultism change, this is also the power of 'Emergence' of my Profession"
Saying so, Liu Ping reached his hands out to block the rock.
"Take a guess, what will happen next?" Liu Ping asked.
"You'll hide the rock?" the baby girl honestly asked.
"You guessed wrong" Liu Ping replied.
He opened his hand.
The rock was still very short in his hand.
But the environment around them had changed.
The ruins had disappeared.
The sky was now deep blue, with three dim suns floating in the sky.
A gust of wind blew past.
The baby girl stared at the rock in Liu Ping's hand.
Mountains, rivers, and deserts appeared on the surface of the rock.
Liu Ping reached his hand out to block the rock.
In the sky, a giant hand appeared and blocked out the sun's light.
The baby girl opened her eyes wide, almost in disbelief.
Liu Ping slowly explained: "Being and Non-Being isn't just about Existence and Destruction, it's also about the interaction between Space, Time, and Fate. I already know, the Profession that can manifest this power of Emergence should be called — —"
"Magician"
As soon as he said that.
In an instant, lines of small burning words quickly appeared:
[You've absorbed the power of Law from all your Cards, as well as used all of your Occultism powers to unleash 'Emergence']
[You've displayed the true power of Occultism emergence: Being and Non-Being]
[Although you don't have any Profession Cards, you've created a completely new Profession]
[The budding power of Occultism on your body has accepted this manifestation]
[It believes that you can represent it]
[You will now be able to use the power of 'Being and Non-Being']
[— — -You will not be devoured by it!]
All the lines of text appeared.
At the very next moment.
Another line of burning text quickly appeared:
[The Laws of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind have sensed you]
[They have awakened]