Chapter 365: You and I Are Both Outcasts

The body transforms into the Forbidden, affixed to Reincarnation.

As Lin Rumeng takes this step, countless memories surge in your mind.

The doubts that have accompanied you along this road also unravel with the memories.

You recall your name.

You are called Lin Chuan, one of the strongest of the previous era.

In the final battle of the previous era, Black Mist evolved into a high‑spirit‑intelligence lifeform, corroding the foundations of the Nine-phase World, contaminating the Living World's purification Grand Array, and assimilating the entire heavens and earth into the Dark Shadow realm.

Heavenly Dao collapses, the Living World is scorched.

To stop all this.

Yang Zu, also a strongest of the era, intervenes, using the remaining Heavenly Dao power to open the Immortal Gate, exhausting the power of all living beings, allowing more Immortals to be born.

All Immortals unite, engaging Black Mist in a life‑or‑death battle.

Your close friends and Dao Companions fall in succession; Yang Zu merges with the Star Ring Realm, using his destined Immortal Weapon 'Xuan Tian Zi Zhu' as the core, forcing Black Mist's origin to manifest.

Because Black Mist has merged with the Living World's power, it is no longer in an undying, indestructible state, though its self‑repair speed remains rapid.

Your close friend Xia Zi Sword Immortal exhausts his lifelong power, severely injuring Black Mist's origin and driving it into a desperate situation.

But you still underestimated Black Mist's power.

After falling into desperation, Black Mist forcibly merges Heaven and Earth into one, forming a massive barrier that envelops the entire Nine-phase World.

To protect the Living World's last hope, you forcibly strip Reincarnation, merging it into your domain to safeguard the souls of all beings.

All Immortals fall, their destined Immortal Weapons all merging into the Xuan Tian Zi Zhu left by Yang Zu.

Ultimately they become the foundation of the present Jing Tu world—the Jing Shi Zhu.

An Ying Zhu is temporarily sealed.

You, however, transform into Reincarnation, descend into Reincarnation, and merge within the Jing Tu world.

Lin Rumeng is your daughter, a Forbidden existence that Heaven, Earth, and the Living World's Dao do not tolerate.

In your previous life, you constantly sought to uncover the secret on your daughter's body, to lift the Forbidden, yet you could never succeed.

Until this moment, you and Dao Companion Mo Sangyu both fall, and the Forbidden on your daughter's body is finally lifted.

Only then does she truly descend into this world.

You understand everything; all doubts have been resolved.

But everything seems meaningless now.

You seem to see again that tiny little girl, delicately carved like jade, whom you dearly love, clinging to your thigh and repeatedly calling "Daddy".

She says, "This is the only chance now."

"I have simulated countless times within the Dao, and to completely slay An Ying Zhu, we can only exhaust the power of all beings."

"Leave you alone, Reincarnation still remains."

"One day, we will all return, standing beside you in another form."

The ethereal voice, the gradually fading silhouette, bring you to utter grief.

The Forbidden power merges with you as one.

An Ying Zhu shows no sign of panic despite your possessing a power that could threaten it; instead it becomes even more excited.

"You're back! You finally returned!"

It repeats this sentence continuously.

Your response is an endless Forbidden Sword Intent; you no longer wish to probe any secret, only to slay An Ying Zhu, to honor the countless fallen heroes.

The entire old world collapses, and the Jing Tu world also fades away.

The only thing that can be preserved is the Reincarnation World, which bears the power of countless fragmented souls.

What lies before you is already the worst outcome.

Alone, you press An Ying Zhu down hard.

You confront each other in the Chaos Star River, and the terrifying power destroys star after star.

Your expression shows no trace of fluctuation.

It, however, becomes increasingly excited.

"Kill me! Kill me!"

It emits a frantic cry; though it has no face, you seem to see a twisted‑faced madman.

With the aid of the Forbidden power, you continuously grievously wound it.

Its regenerative ability is suppressed by the Forbidden, no longer able to instantly recover as before.

This thus seals its deadlock.

Yet An Ying Zhu maintains that posture from start to finish, causing you to furrow your brows, a foreboding feeling arising within.

Why? Why does it act so?

What is it truly scheming?

Boom—

Heaven and Earth's annihilation intensifies, turning into cosmic dust.

This means the Nine-phase World and Jing Tu have become history, irrecoverable, and all the departed cannot return.

The former main forces against Black Mist—Yang Zu, Xia Zi Sword Immortal, Sangyu, Ye Xue, Zhi Yi, Jiao Jiao…

All of them cannot return.

Only you remain.

"This is the destined ending; you and I are both outcasts."

An Ying Zhu's voice changes, uttering an inexplicable sentence.

Your attack grows ever more ferocious, "Only you are the aberration!"

An Ying Zhu laughs loudly, "Is it so? Your heart has already understood; forget the past, and together with me become a wanderer of Chaos."

"This is the true meaning of destiny."

"Clinging to the Dao of living beings will ultimately bring destruction; everything you have experienced is merely illusion."

"In the long river of time and destiny, you will soon forget those insignificant fantasies and become immersed in the joy of pursuing the true meaning of destiny."

An Ying Zhu speaks empty words, only making you loathe them.

Clearly trapped in a dead end, yet you still recount their incomprehensible absurd remarks.

"Take your arrogant words and go repent in the endless depths of the universe!"

You gather Forbidden, lay it upon Reincarnation, and the Burial Spirit Domain spreads out at your feet.

"Burial Spirit Domain, Chaos boundless."

Terrifying power bombards An Ying Zhu, completely sealing them; you step forward, and a sword pierces the origin.

The annihilating force gradually devours their body.

They still smile.

Even though they have no facial features, you can still see their wild grin.

"Come! Take everything of mine! All of it was prepared for you!"

"Abandon the sinking of living beings, and pursue the true meaning of destiny within Chaos."

An Ying Zhu shows no trace of fear of death, nor any resentment over countless ages of failed scheming.

Only calmness, even longing.

They seem quite satisfied with this outcome.

You finally cannot hold back, staring intently at them, "What exactly are you?"

"I have said, I am an aberration in the Chaos Universe, just like you."

They say, "We are the true destiny‑linked ones; you have sunk into the Dao of living beings, and I come only for redemption."