“Me.”
Ye Chuan’s answer was perfectly calm, but Ji Lingxuan stood there in a daze for quite some time before turning her eyes back toward the indistinct imperial figure at the end of the darkness.
The thing deep within the forbidden land did not speak again, but that chaotic avenue continued to extend outward, finally stopping beneath Ye Chuan’s feet as if waiting for him to step onto it.
“Brother Ye, have you been here before?”
“I have.”
“When?”
Ye Chuan thought for a moment. “A very long time ago.”
Ji Lingxuan opened her mouth, but in the end, she chose not to press him. The “very long time ago” Ye Chuan referred to was clearly not measured in the same way as the one she understood.
Several Ascendant Realm experts retreated even farther at that moment. Merely standing near the chaotic avenue caused their souls to fill with memories that did not belong to them.
Ji Lingxuan likewise felt a sharp pain in her sea of consciousness. For an instant, the Ye Chuan before her transformed into another, utterly unfamiliar figure.
She did not continue forcing herself to endure it. She immediately led the others farther back. “Brother Ye, there’s something wrong with this path.”
“Mm.”
Ye Chuan remained where he was without moving. The chaotic power within his body spread along the avenue, keeping all the dark-red aura that continued to draw near at bay.
The Outer God could affect other people’s perceptions, but it could not directly alter what Ye Chuan saw before him. It could only cause him to develop an exceedingly natural thought.
Walk inside.
Return to that body.
Become the Chaos Heavenly Emperor once more.
Ji Lingxuan watched him from a distance for a while before finally speaking again. “Brother Ye, you’re not actually planning to follow this path inside, are you?”
“Not for now.”
“Why ‘for now’?”
Ye Chuan remained alone at the edge of the darkness. He lowered his head and glanced at the phone that was still vibrating, then pressed his palm against the chaotic avenue beneath his feet.
The Myriad Realms Landlord app, which had been quiet until then, suddenly lit up.
Countless memories surged out from the depths of the Immortal Realm’s core. The new Heavenly Profound Realm before Ye Chuan’s eyes vanished, replaced by that same forbidden land.
Only this time, the forbidden land had not yet begun to expand outward.
A solitary figure followed the chaotic avenue deeper and deeper.
That person was also Ye Chuan.
Or rather, a version of him from one of his reincarnations.
In that lifetime, Ye Chuan had recovered the memories of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor at a very early stage. He had never once doubted the purpose of his reincarnation.
His Chaos Imperishable Body had remained within the forbidden land, while his reincarnated soul searched for a way to achieve victory outside.
Now that he had accumulated enough power, the two should naturally reunite, allowing him to face the three Outer Gods in his complete state.
That was what Ye Chuan of that lifetime believed as well.
He walked alone to the deepest part of the forbidden land and saw the chaotic imperial body sitting cross-legged before the entrance to the Outer Gods.
The imperial body had already suffered severe contamination. Dark-red patterns covered most of its flesh, yet its eyes opened once more when the reincarnated soul appeared.
“Return.”
Ye Chuan of that lifetime did not hesitate. His soul entered the imperial body directly, and after billions of years, the Chaos Imperishable Body once again possessed a complete consciousness.
The Immortal Emperor’s path shot into the sky from the depths of the forbidden land. The stars that had long since gone dark reignited, and the entire Heavenly Profound Realm shook violently as the Chaos Heavenly Emperor awakened.
The power that had suppressed an entire age had returned.
The Chaos Heavenly Emperor was complete once more.
But when he rose to his feet, the entrance to the darkness that had originally been blocked by the imperial body appeared behind him as well.
Immediately afterward, countless masses of flesh grew out of the darkness. At the same time, the rules left behind by the third Outer God spread across the heavens and earth.
The Chaos Heavenly Emperor turned around and attempted to suppress the entrance once more, only to discover that his imperial body had long since become part of the Outer God after billions of years of corrosion.
The chaotic avenue no longer obeyed his control completely.
Every attack he launched only helped the entrance to the darkness expand further.
The scene shattered completely at that point.
Ye Chuan found himself standing once more on the outskirts of the forbidden land. His palm was still pressed against the chaotic avenue, but several strands of dark-red aura had appeared on his fingertips.
The aura tried to travel up his arm and enter his soul, but the chaotic power crushed it directly, leaving not the slightest trace behind.
When Ji Lingxuan saw him open his eyes, she immediately walked over from the distance. “What did you see?”
“A version of me that had already failed once. A failure, man.”
“You’ve failed before?”
“Many times.”
Ji Lingxuan fell silent for a moment, suddenly finding herself completely unable to make sense of him.
What did he mean by having been here before and all that?
She didn’t understand any of it. She was only a Holy Son of one of the sacred lands, after all.
Ye Chuan withdrew his palm. At that moment, the black mist on the Myriad Realms Landlord app gradually dispersed, revealing a faint immortal light deep within the screen.
That was the core of the Immortal Realm.
The Myriad Realms Landlord app had originally been the core of the Immortal Realm. The reason Qian Shuang and the others had been able to cross over was, in fact, because of the Immortal Realm’s core.
The chaotic imperial body was responsible for sealing the entrance through which the Outer Gods descended, while the core of the Immortal Realm recorded all the sparks of life that had been sent away and preserved the final connection between the different worlds.
As long as Ye Chuan’s soul returned to the imperial body, the seal would lose its original position.
As long as the core of the Immortal Realm fell into the hands of the Outer Gods, the worlds hidden in different spacetime dimensions would be exposed once more.
The Outer Gods had waited for billions of years.
They were waiting for—
a door.
Ye Chuan looked toward the depths of the darkness once more.
In the past, all his reincarnations had believed that returning to the imperial body meant becoming the Chaos Heavenly Emperor again.
But Ye Chuan did not share that belief.
The power within the imperial body did indeed belong to him.
The Chaos Imperishable Body was also something left behind by his previous life, but that did not mean he had to reclaim the identity of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor along with it.
Ji Lingxuan could not understand what he was thinking, so she could only ask the most practical question. “What do we do now?”
“Have everyone withdraw from the outskirts of the forbidden land.”
“They’re already retreating.”
“Don’t leave too many people here, either.”
Ye Chuan glanced at the several Ascendant Realm experts nearby. “They can’t withstand the contamination inside. If they stay, they’ll only become another source of trouble.”
The expressions of the Ascendant Realm experts turned unpleasant, but none of them voiced an objection.
Forget the Ascendant Realm—even an Immortal King would not be enough here.
They had already witnessed what happened when cultivators of the same realm were contaminated, and they knew that Ye Chuan was not deliberately looking down on them.
Ji Lingxuan nodded. “I’ll have the others continue evacuating the cities nearby. We’ll also leave the formations around the outskirts in place. At the very least, they should be able to slow the forbidden land’s expansion.”
“You leave, too.”
“Me?”
“Mm.”
Ji Lingxuan glanced toward the depths of the darkness, then looked back at the sacred-land cultivators who were still busy working. In the end, she sighed helplessly. “All right. I wouldn’t be able to do anything but hold you back if I went in, anyway.”
She had just turned around when she suddenly stopped. “Brother Ye, was that person inside really you from the past?”
“That is so.”
At that moment, another voice came from deep within the forbidden land.
“Return…”
This time, the voice no longer carried only the aura of the chaotic imperial body. It was also mixed with a low whisper that stirred instinctive disgust.
The Outer Gods. Those vile things.
Ye Chuan knew that there was not much time left.
Although the imperial body was still sitting in its original position, the Outer Gods could already influence the outskirts of the forbidden land through it. If he continued to delay, the dark-red contamination would eventually enter the imperial body.
When that happened, the Chaos Imperishable Body would no longer be a seal.
And become the true vessels through which the three Outer Gods would descend.
This would be the final battle.
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
