Chapter 215: Reversing Time and Space

The moment the Tianyuan Sword pierced into Lin Yu's chest, time and space seemed to stand still.

After the excruciating pain, there was a strange clarity. Lin Yu felt his blood flowing along the Tianyuan Sword, each drop sparkling with golden light. The ancient runes on the sword lit up one after another, forming a complete circuit.

"No! This is impossible!" The Void Monarch's roar shook the entire wasteland, its twisted giant hands waving frantically, trying to grab Lin Yu.

A shocking scene occurred—the Tianyuan Sword actually began to absorb the Void Monarch's energy in reverse! The black energy surged into the sword body like a river flowing backward through the bloodline connection.

Lin Yu suddenly realized.

"So that's it... the true sealing method is not to sever the connection, but to use the connection to counter it..."

The invisible shackles on the "Lin Yu"s around him were loosening, and the power that had imprisoned them for thousands of years was fading.

The white-haired "Lin Yu" trembled and raised his head: "You did it... something no one has succeeded in for three thousand years..."

"Join me!" Lin Yu said with difficulty, blood spilling from the corners of his mouth. "Use the same method!"

On the wasteland, dozens of "Lin Yu"s looked at each other and simultaneously raised their respective Tianyuan Swords, piercing their own chests without hesitation! The moment each sword pierced down, a golden light flew toward Lin Yu, forming a resonance.

The Void Monarch struggled frantically, its black body constantly disintegrating and reforming: "Impossible! I created you! You cannot resist me!"

"You're wrong," Lin Yu gritted his teeth and supported himself. "Precisely because your bloodline is connected to mine, can I completely devour your power!"

In the real world, the tomb was in chaos.

Xuanyuan Qing widened her eyes, watching Lin Yu suspended in the golden light corridor. The Tianyuan Sword pierced through his chest, blood flowing along the sword body, but strangely flowing backward, injecting into the nine tokens on the hilt.

What was even more horrifying was that the energy in the Heavenly Ladder crack actually began to flow backward! Countless black tentacles twisted in pain, forcibly dragged back into the void.

"He found the true sealing method!" Qin Tianluo struggled to stand up, his face showing shock. "Using himself as a medium, reverse-devouring the Void Monarch!"

Elder Mo leaned on his staff, his breath weak: "This is the ultimate seal that Xuan Qingzi failed to complete back then... the price is..."

He couldn't finish, a giant boulder fell from the top, burying him.

Xuanyuan Qing desperately shook her silver bell, the crisp bell sound providing final support for Lin Yu: "Lin Shu! Hold on!"

Deep in the wasteland, Lin Yu felt his life force fading, and black mist appeared at the edges of his vision. However, at the same time, unprecedented power was gathering within his body.

Every "Lin Yu" from every timeline turned into a golden light, flying into his body. Centuries, millennia, and tens of thousands of years of memories and power intertwined and merged. He saw his own life in countless versions, each one a different attempt to confront the Void, each ending in failure.

Until now.

"We will eventually merge." The first "Lin Yu" in ancient costume walked over with a smile. "Because we were always fragments of the same soul."

As the last "Lin Yu" merged into his body, Lin Yu felt a vast power flowing through his entire body. He gripped the Tianyuan Sword tightly, pulled it out fiercely, and pointed it at the Void Monarch's core.

"This time, the ending will be different!"

The Void Monarch emitted a final wail, its huge body completely absorbed by the Tianyuan Sword, turning into pure energy and surging into Lin Yu's body. The wasteland began to collapse, and the space-time barrier shattered.

Relying on the newly acquired power, Lin Yu tore through space and returned to the real world. The Heavenly Ladder crack healed rapidly behind him, and the Void invasion was completely stopped.

In the tomb, Lin Yu fell out of the golden light corridor, the wound on his chest miraculously healed, leaving only a glowing mark. The Tianyuan Sword emitted a warm light, the nine tokens embedded in the hilt, forming a perfect whole.

"Success?" Xiao Chengzhou climbed up with difficulty.

"The Void Monarch has been sealed... within my body." Lin Yu replied weakly.

Xuanyuan Qing rushed forward to support the swaying Lin Yu: "Lin Shu! Are you okay?"

Lin Yu waved his hand: "I'm fine, just... feeling very strange. I remember... too many things."

Indeed, he now possessed thousands of years of memories from dozens of timelines. Each one was as clear as yesterday, as if he had experienced them personally.

Qin Tianluo walked over, the gloom on his face swept away: "You did what even Xuan Qingzi failed to complete."

"This is not the end." Lin Yu looked around at the collapsed tomb. "The Void Monarch was just a pioneer, behind it there is still..."

Before he could finish, Lin Yu suddenly coughed violently, vomiting a mouthful of golden blood. The fused power within his body had not yet stabilized and was tearing at his flesh.

"You need to rest." Qin Tianluo rarely showed concern. "The Void Monarch has been sealed, other threats can be discussed later."

Lin Yu nodded reluctantly, but in the next second, his pupils shrank—in the depths of the tomb, a blurred figure was walking toward him! The figure's silhouette was familiar, yet strange, as if coming from another dimension.

"This is not the end yet, child." The figure spoke, its voice as if crossing through ancient time and space. "The real battle has just begun..."

Lin Yu wanted to respond, but his consciousness blurred rapidly. The fused power within his body was too vast for his flesh to bear. Before falling into darkness, he vaguely saw the blurred figure reach out and lightly touch his forehead.

A warm current injected into his body, stabilizing the chaotic energy.

"After waking up, search for the Origin Land." The voice said finally. "There lies your true mission..."

Lin Yu fell into a coma, the Tianyuan Sword suspended in front of his chest, emitting a soft light. Outside the tomb, the Nine Stars had scattered, and the sky returned to calm. A crisis concerning the fate of humanity had come to a temporary end.

However, greater mysteries and challenges had just begun to unfold.

"Wake up, Lin Yu."

The voice penetrated the void, like a line of faint light shining into the boundless darkness. Lin Yu opened his eyes suddenly, the dazzling white light making him instinctively close his eyelids. After adapting, he found himself trapped in a transparent capsule, surrounded by various complex tubes, and his vital signs jumping on the monitoring screen.

"Success."

A white-haired scientist walked over quickly and pressed the control panel. The capsule lid opened slowly, and the condensed gas dissipated, as if lifting the final barrier isolating Lin Yu from the world.

"Lin Shu!"

Xuanyuan Qing's cry penetrated his eardrums, and she threw herself at Lin Yu, her arms tightly wrapping around his neck. The hot tears stained his hospital gown, carrying three months of longing and worry.

"How long has it been?" Lin Yu's voice was hoarse, each syllable carrying abnormal pain.

"Ninety-two days exactly." Xiao Chengzhou walked into view, still in that gray robe, but with a few more signs of fatigue. "Your vital signs only stabilized on the fortieth day, and there were no signs of waking until last night."

Lin Yu struggled to sit up, his vision gradually clearing. This was a completely strange environment—high-definition monitoring screens embedded in the white walls, various modern medical equipment neatly arranged, and the "Destiny Technology" logo hanging in the corner glowing coldly under the lights.

"Where is this?"

"Destiny Research Base." Xiao Chengzhou handed him a cup of warm water. "Deep in the most hidden mountains of the Tibetan region, and also the last fortress of Destiny."

Lin Yu took the water cup, the warm liquid sliding down his parched throat. He looked down at his chest—the wound across his chest had healed, leaving only a dark golden mark, shaped like a miniature Tianyuan Sword.

"What about the Void Monarch?"

"Sealed by you, but not completely destroyed." A low voice came from the doorway. Qin Tianluo walked in, leaning on a crutch, his right leg clearly injured, with a complex expression on his face. "You did what your predecessors failed to do, but the price is—the Void power is permanently branded within your body."

Lin Yu closed his eyes to perceive; there were indeed some abnormalities within his body. In the once pure golden True Qi, there were now threads of black energy mixed in, the two forces not merging, but no longer opposing each other. What shocked him even more was that he could see countless images in his mind—memory fragments of "himself" from other timelines.

"Is the Heavenly Ladder sealed?" Lin Yu asked. ===== CHAPTER 216 =====