Chapter 816

"Escape immediately? Escape with all six true bodies?" Li Yuan, who had just been freed and was about to fight side-by-side with God Emperor Xinmeng, was stunned.

He never expected.

That the first thing God Emperor Xinmeng would do after governing the Universe Realm's origin power to break the dark red space-time and rescue him was to tell him to escape?

"Correct!"

"Li Yuan, you must leave immediately." God Emperor Xinmeng transmitted directly: "It has reached this point, I don't need to hide it from you anymore; the Universe Realm's origin has no consciousness, and its surging and vast power is extremely strong in pure power eruption, but there is an upper limit to its might, barely reaching the Supreme level."

"Even with the protection of the universe's rules in the dark, and even with God Emperor Chaos burning and sacrificing his True Self, the duration of the Eternal Divine Palace projection I have manifested is limited—and I only have a forty percent certainty of holding back the Supreme Demon Lord gestated by the Abyss Will's power." God Emperor Xinmeng said in a low voice.

Forty percent? Li Yuan's heart was shocked.

That is to say, there wasn't even a fifty percent chance.

"Actually!"

"From the moment God Emperor Sovereign Yun Jing burned and sacrificed himself, and the Abyss Will did not hesitate to pay the price to descend by force, I knew—this battle, in all likelihood, is lost." God Emperor Xinmeng's voice rarely carried a trace of desolation: "The collapse of the Universe Realm is a high-probability event."

"Then what about God Emperor Chaos?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask.

Regarding the passing of God Emperor Chaos, he was incomparably pained in his heart; this was an elder who had helped him many times and secretly protected him several times.

Especially when the other party had clearly stepped into the Sovereign level and had infinite possibilities, yet chose to burn and sacrifice his True Self just like that.

Li Yuan naturally felt desolate in his heart.

"If God Emperor Chaos hadn't burned and sacrificed himself, once the Supreme Demon Lord awakened and the Universe Realm collapsed, he would have died anyway." God Emperor Xinmeng said in a low voice: "God Emperor Chaos not burning and sacrificing, relying on the Universe Realm's origin power mobilized by God Emperor Juexing, God Emperor Xingkong, and the others burning and sacrificing themselves, I would only have a twenty percent certainty!"

"Chaos being a Sovereign, his burning and sacrificing effect is indeed the best!"

"This is the only glimmer of life I could find for the entire Universe Realm through my deductions." God Emperor Xinmeng said: "And you, you must go."

"Senior Xinmeng, since that is the case, I should stay even more." Li Yuan said immediately: "You also said that as time passes, the Supreme Demon Lord's strength will weaken more and more, and my six true bodies combined can rival a Sovereign-limit powerhouse."

"I believe I can play a certain role!" Li Yuan had some confidence in his own strength: "Moreover, even if these six true bodies of mine die in battle, my other true bodies are still alive."

Having fought in bloody battles for so long.

Having struggled for so long.

The entire Universe Realm had suffered countless casualties, even God Emperor Chaos had died—how could he be willing to leave at the final moment?

"Li Yuan!"

"Do you still not understand?" God Emperor Xinmeng's voice carried a trace of anger: "Why did the Abyss Will not hesitate to pay such a price to descend?"

"Why did it exhaust all its strength to help God Emperor Sovereign Yun Jing?"

"Forcibly descending into the universe's space-time, the price it paid exceeds even a hundred top-tier imperial weapons—do you think it was really just to destroy the Xinmeng Universe Realm?"

"No!"

"It was to destroy you!" God Emperor Xinmeng said anxiously: "Do you think the Abyss Will doesn't know the secret of the Eternal Divine Palace? It doesn't know, but wouldn't Supreme Han Xing reveal the news?"

"The Abyss Will knows that destroying the Xinmeng Universe Realm cannot truly kill you, but why did it still come?"

"It's because it has the certainty that even if you are in different space-times, as long as the Supreme Demon Lord gets close to you and unleashes a final killing move, it is possible to extinguish all the mysteries of your true bodies."

"That is to say, it is possible for you to thoroughly fall." God Emperor Xinmeng's voice exploded directly in the depths of Li Yuan's soul.

Attempting to awaken Li Yuan's will!

Having different true bodies in different space-times is not invincible; just like ordinary Emperor realm cultivators, it is possible to have true bodies in different space-times extinguished through karma and fate by a Supreme.

Even if Li Yuan's strength reached the Sovereign level, the Abyss Will—could also possibly do it.

Li Yuan also understood this point.

"The Abyss Will paid such a huge price; as long as you can escape, its scheme will come to nothing." God Emperor Xinmeng said in a low voice.

"But the Universe Realm will collapse." Li Yuan gritted his teeth: "At that time, Teacher Juexing, God Emperor Xingkong, and the others, and even everything in the entire Universe Realm, will be annihilated."

Universe Realm collapse.

From God Emperors down to countless ordinary lives, all will be annihilated, not one left.

"But your soul has already been entrusted to the Eternal Divine Palace; even if the Universe Realm collapses, you can still live! You live, and everything is possible." God Emperor Xinmeng immediately retorted: "As long as you become a Sub-Saint in the future, or even surpass a Sub-Saint, reaching the level of those who opened the Immortal Heaven and Earth."

"You have every hope of resurrecting these departed ones, or even reversing time and space to reflect the space-time you crave in your heart." God Emperor Xinmeng said solemnly.

At this moment.

God Emperor Xinmeng was governing the nearly substantial, vast-aura palace, emitting streams of blue light, frantically bombarding the Abyss Altar.

Li Yuan's six true bodies joined forces, also attacking continuously.

However, everything they did seemed futile; the towering, endless Abyss Altar was shrouded in endless dark red radiance, tough and indestructible—even though every one of Li Yuan's attacks reached the Sovereign level.

Every bombardment would cause the Abyss Altar to consume a large amount of power to resist, but the Abyss Altar itself had not received any fatal impact.

"Hum~"

Inside the Abyss Altar, the power gestated was becoming increasingly surging, vast, and majestic, and the threat it posed to Li Yuan in the dark was becoming increasingly terrifying.

Clearly!

The awakening of the Supreme Demon Lord was unstoppable.

"Senior Xinmeng, you don't have to deceive me." Li Yuan said.

"I have already communicated with the Divine Guards of the Immortal Divine Palace."

"If the Universe Realm still exists, and the Universe Realm's River of Time still exists, then in the future, there is hope for the departed to be resurrected." Li Yuan said in a low voice: "Just like God Emperors, who can resurrect lives below the God King level who have passed away in the River of Time."

"If I become a Sub-Saint, or even become an eternal existence, perhaps I can resurrect God Kings and even God Emperors; this is something that can be traced."

"But if the Universe Realm collapses, everything becomes empty!"

"Can I still save everything that has passed away?"

"Moreover, once the Universe Realm collapses, my soul is only entrusted to the Eternal Divine Palace; I will no longer be a life under the branch of the Eternal River, and I will be unable to enter the Abyss Altar Sea." Li Yuan transmitted directly: "The Abyss Will is forcing me like this, its original intention is not to kill me."

"But to destroy my hope of entering the Abyss Altar Sea; as long as I don't enter the Abyss Altar Sea, I am no threat to it." Li Yuan said.

Just a moment ago, one of Li Yuan's incarnations had descended to the Immortal Divine Palace, learning from the Divine Pillar and Divine Guard Cang Er about some deeper rules regarding the descent of the Abyss Demon Lord.

He also learned another requirement for entering the Abyss Altar Sea.

The Abyss Altar Sea is essentially the place of origin of the universe; wanting to enter, one must first be a life gestated by the universe—and once the Universe Realm collapses, in a sense, Li Yuan will no longer be a cultivator of the universe's space-time.

Because, in the River of Time, his existence will no longer be found.

God Emperor Xinmeng was stunned.

Indeed!

There were some secrets he hadn't explained to Li Yuan—he just didn't want Li Yuan to take risks; in his view, what if he couldn't go to the Abyss Altar Sea? What if the Universe Realm collapsed?

The withering and flourishing of time!

In endless time, how many lives have passed away? As long as Li Yuan lives, with his talent, even without the opportunity of the Abyss Altar Sea, he still has an infinite future.

In God Emperor Xinmeng's eyes, once Li Yuan falls, even if the Xinmeng Universe Realm survives, what of it? It will eventually be destroyed in the future.

"Senior Xinmeng."

"I know your concerns, and I know your thoughts—you spent endless effort to cultivate me, and you don't want me to die."

Li Yuan had infinite battle intent in his eyes, and even more determination: "I don't want to die either! I also want to live!"

"Li Yuan, you—" God Emperor Xinmeng transmitted.

"But!"

"If I escape, I might live, but I cannot do it while watching my teacher, my fellow disciples, my closest relatives, brothers, friends, disciples, etc., all pass away." Li Yuan said in a low voice: "I will regret it."

God Emperor Juexing, God King Dongmang, God King Xinjie, God King Suihuan—

Dongfang Ji, Fang Hai, Liu Bing, Lin Lanyue, Li Shu, Jiang Yuan—countless figures flashed through Li Yuan's heart.

If he escaped, they would all likely be buried.

"My cultivation path!"

"One is to reach the ultimate of cultivation, to see the scenery of this world, to perceive the mysteries of the universe, and to experience the brilliance of cultivation."

Li Yuan transmitted: "But more importantly, it is for the protection in my heart."

"Senior Xinmeng, I have never been afraid of death! If I were afraid of death, why would I repeatedly challenge the limits of life?"

"When I was young, I cultivated hard, just to create a good future for my family."

"Later, I grew step by step, walked out of the mortal domain, walked out of the God Domain—my teacher guided me, my elders and fellow disciples protected me—now, I am standing at the peak of the Universe Realm, universally respected as the leader of the Universe Realm."

"I am universally recognized as the number one genius of the universe."

"Since I am respected as the leader, I should take on my own responsibility."

"When the sky falls, I should be the one to stand up." Li Yuan's voice carried determination, and even more, a trace of calmness: "At such a moment, how can I retreat?"

"I still want to take revenge on the entire Abyss; if the Universe Realm collapses, and I cannot enter the Abyss Altar Sea, how can I take revenge?"

This was another obsession of Li Yuan.

"Moreover, Senior Xinmeng, is the Eternal Divine Palace necessarily trustworthy? My soul is currently entrusted to both the Eternal Divine Palace and the Universe Realm's River of Time, which is equivalent to splitting eggs; if I can only rely on the Eternal Divine Palace to survive, is my fate still under my control?"

God Emperor Xinmeng sighed in his heart.

He understood that he couldn't persuade Li Yuan.

Li Yuan had truly walked out of his own Dao and was even practicing his own Dao—God Emperor Xinmeng had an even deeper realization in his heart; with such a Dao heart, with such courage, perhaps, he had the hope of truly reaching the ultimate of cultivation, surpassing all beings of the past and present, and ascending to the peak.

But the premise is being able to survive.

"Senior Xinmeng, my mind is made up." Li Yuan said.

"Good!"

"Then let's agree, when the Supreme Demon Lord comes, I will fight first, consuming his power as much as possible; if I lose, then you join the battle." God Emperor Xinmeng said in a low voice.

This was his final request.

"Haha, good!"

"Senior Xinmeng, there is no need to be so pessimistic; the Abyss is not omnipotent either. Under the operation of the universe's rules, that Supreme Demon Lord can only last for an extremely short period of time. In such a short time, with you fighting first, and me fighting when the opportunity arises, he might not be able to kill all my true bodies." Li Yuan's voice carried a trace of a smile, and his heart was filled with etherealness: "This is the universe's space-time; this is our home field."

"Correct!"

"This is our hometown! The universe's rules are on our side." God Emperor Xinmeng didn't say anything more.

There was only a desperate battle to be fought.

It sounds slow.

But with the communication speed of God Emperor Xinmeng and Li Yuan, almost in an instant, they had both made their decisions!

Following closely!

Boom! God Emperor Xinmeng governed the palace, a terrifying stream of light swept across, stabilizing a space-time, and Li Yuan's six true bodies instantly disappeared.

——

Moving away.

Temporarily leaving this starry sky, only that towering palace remained atop the Abyss Altar, continuously launching the most terrifying attacks.

And God Emperor Juexing, God Emperor Wan Dao, and the others did not go far, still standing in the space-time not far away—if it reached the necessary moment, these God Emperors would still choose to burn and sacrifice their True Self.

And regarding Li Yuan's departure, these God Emperors felt a sense of relief instead.

As long as Li Yuan lived, everything was possible; even if they eventually fell, they could still retain a glimmer of hope.

Outside the Xinmeng Universe Realm.

"Xinmeng, his means are truly formidable; is he really just at the peak of the Emperor realm?" Supreme Jing thought thoughtfully: "So many special means, the mysteries of the Eternal Divine Palace, to be utilized by him to this extent, is truly unimaginable."

Supreme Jing had been using special secret techniques, watching the battle from afar.

"However, with his strength, he might not be able to block the awakened Abyss Will incarnation." Supreme Jing thought to himself.

Suddenly.

"Oh? Sub-Saint Xinyuan has retreated?" Supreme Jing's heart moved: "That's good, Sub-Saint Xinyuan has retreated, so he can survive."

Supreme Jing's vision was extremely high, but he didn't know the special requirements for entering the Abyss Altar Sea.

After all, over the long years, there were very few cultivators below the Sub-Saint level who could survive after their hometown Universe Realm collapsed.

Except for eternal organizations like the Immortal Heaven and Earth and the Abyss, who could know such unimportant secrets?

Whoosh!

Li Yuan's six true bodies appeared in a space-time, which was already the edge area of the Abyss Altar Realm; he suddenly turned his head to look at the end of the void, and with his strength, he could see the scene of the space-time where the Abyss Altar was.

God Emperor Xinmeng was still attacking continuously.

Cracks had appeared on the surface of the Abyss Altar; clearly, under the continuous attacks of a Supreme, it was already unable to hold on.

Finally!

Under the endless dark red divine rays.

——

Boom! The top of the Abyss Altar erupted with brilliant light, endless dark red torrents shot into the sky, and space shattered and condensed layer by layer.

Under the endless divine rays.

A towering, endless figure appeared atop the Abyss Altar; he was humanoid, shrouded in endless black mist, looking extremely similar to God Emperor Sovereign Yun Jing's aura and appearance at first glance, but the aura he emanated was even more terrifying and dense, containing an eternal, indestructible aura of great destruction.

His two palms each held a battle blade.

"God Emperor Sovereign Yun Jing's top-tier imperial weapon battle blades?" Li Yuan, outside the distant space-time, had his pupils shrink, with a realization in his heart: "That's right, this Supreme Demon Lord originates from God Emperor Sovereign Yun Jing; his life source of birth is God Emperor Sovereign Yun Jing."

"Naturally, God Emperor Sovereign Yun Jing's imperial weapons, he can also use!"

————"Xinmeng? Burning and sacrificing the True Self?" That towering dark figure's voice was majestic, without joy or sorrow: "Is it because you cultivated Sub-Saint Xinyuan for the Eternal Divine Palace? You, you are truly annoying!"

"Should be extinguished!"

Boom!