Chapter 531: Round and Round, Back Again

Ye Lin stood blankly at the end of the world behind the Gate of Apocalypse, like a petrified sculpture.

He had imagined many scenarios for what lay behind the Gate of Apocalypse, but he never expected the world at its end to be like this.

The world before his eyes was a dark brown expanse, the land appearing as if coated in dried, viscous blood.

Countless demons were slaughtering one another, much like raising poisonous insects in a jar, with demonic energy constantly rising.

This world before him was clearly the Demon Realm!

Ye Lin's heart began to pound wildly; opening the Gate of Apocalypse could lead directly to the Demon Realm.

No wonder, no wonder the avatar of the Butterfly Emperor could appear directly inside the ruined version of Qingcheng.

It turned out that the world behind the Gate of Apocalypse and the Demon Realm were interconnected all along.

If he continued forward and crossed the Demon Realm, would he be able to return to the human territory and reach the entrance of the Gate of Apocalypse again?

Once this thought surfaced, Ye Lin could no longer control himself.

He did not stop his steps, choosing instead to continue forward!

The terrifying aura made the numerous demons tremble with fear.

Ye Lin traversed the entire Demon Realm.

At first, he wondered if this Demon Realm might also be just a mirror world.

But as he delved deeper, Ye Lin began to see many familiar places and creatures.

The Demon Lord's palace being rebuilt after its collapse, the Earth Spirit Demon clan, the Soul-Devouring Empress, the Underworld Demon River...

Until, having crossed the entire Demon Realm, Ye Lin returned to the human territory.

Here, the Demon race was invading, and the human race was resisting with all their might.

Ye Lin felt a chill run through his entire body.

Until he returned to Qingcheng and walked back into that Gate of Apocalypse.

He stepped once more onto this land that looked like ruins.

Ye Lin slowly squatted down, picked up a fragment of a divine artifact that had lost all its luster, and with a gentle squeeze, crushed it into powder.

After going around in a full circle, he was back again.

"Are the seven Origin Ancient Artifacts actually falling out from behind the Gate of Apocalypse... or is someone throwing them out...?"

Ye Lin muttered to himself, vaguely feeling that he was approaching the truth of this world.

If the world-ending catastrophe prophesied by Zhuge Qianxing were to descend and wipe out the entire human race.

Would the place they currently live in become the world behind the Gate of Apocalypse?

At that moment, a mysterious 'person' would appear, throwing the seven Origin Ancient Artifacts from the Gate of Apocalypse into that new world.

The more Ye Lin thought about it, the more his skin crawled.

Just then, Ye Lin received a message from Zhuge Ni.

"Ye Lin, come quickly, I've discovered an incredible place!"

"Forbidden Spell? Spacetime Wormhole!"

Ye Lin tore through space directly and arrived before Zhuge Ni in an instant.

Zhuge Ni's expression was incomparably grave, two trails of blood tears sliding down from her heavy pupils.

And before Zhuge Ni lay an area that was constantly twisting and fluctuating.

That area looked somewhat like the Chaos Divine Domain Ye Lin manifested, but that power was clearly even more terrifying than his.

When any light approached that area, it was completely swallowed; strange and eerie darkness surged, like the chaos at the beginning of heaven and earth, as if all laws and powers originated from there.

"What is this?" Ye Lin's eyes grew grave.

Ye Lin stepped forward, attempting to make contact with this strange area.

But after taking just two steps forward, Ye Lin was blocked by an invisible force.

Even with his nascent Chaos Divine Domain leading the way, he could not advance even half a step.

"It's useless, I just tried; this area instinctively resists the approach of living beings. What on earth is this place..." Zhuge Ni shook her head.

"Perhaps... there is something that knows the answer."

Ye Lin took out the Human Emperor Flag, and then he hauled the original artifact spirit of the Eternal Heaven Plain out from the deepest cage within.

Ever since Ye Lin locked this guy in the Human Emperor Flag last time, he had almost forgotten about it.

This guy had been rambling on about freedom and pastures and such; perhaps it would know what was going on with this area.

"What is your name? I can't just keep calling you 'artifact spirit', can I?" Ye Lin asked with a kind smile.

The black shadow remained silent.

"Forbidden Spell? Nether Ghost Fire!"

Ye Lin didn't waste words, immediately burning the black shadow with Nether Ghost Fire until it shrieked.

"Stop burning, stop burning! I'll talk, I'll talk! My name is Bai San!"

"You're pitch black, yet you call yourself Bai San (White Three)?"

Ye Lin then put away the Nether Ghost Fire.

This guy really was cheap; it had to be burned before it would behave.

"Since your name is Bai San, you can be called Xiao San from now on. Do you recognize what this is?"

Ye Lin pointed to the twisting area in front.

"This should... be the world origin of this ruined world."

Bai San identified it carefully.

"In other words, this is the last remaining power of this world. Once this power is exhausted, this world will die completely."

"What is this thing used for?" Ye Lin asked.

"It can help you achieve a Divine Domain!"

Bai San's words were truly shocking, and Ye Lin became instantly excited.

If he could fully condense his nascent Divine Domain into a Chaos Divine Domain, then in a year's time, he would have nothing to fear from the Demon Lord!

In a battle between peers, Ye Lin had never feared anyone!

"How do you use this thing?" Ye Lin pressed.

Bai San fell silent.

Ye Lin narrowed his eyes and leaned back tactically.

"Speak, what are your conditions?"

"Just like we agreed before, set me free!"

Bai San's tone became excited.

"As long as you set me free, I will tell you how to use the world origin!"

Bai San stood up.

"Believe me, the world origin can not only bring you help, but it can also bring help to those around you!!"

"Oh, that's your condition? Forget it then, go back to living in the depths of the Human Emperor Flag."

Ye Lin prepared to toss Bai San into the Human Emperor Flag without a second word.

"Wait! Wait a moment!"

Bai San hurriedly spoke up.

"When negotiating conditions, shouldn't there be some give and take? Why are you flipping the table right away?"

"I don't like beating around the bush; without you, I can still find a way to use the world origin."

Ye Lin said, shoving Bai San toward the Human Emperor Flag.

"Wait! Wait again!"

Bai San was so agitated that its soul body was trembling.

"You don't have to set me free, but you must let me come out for air; you can't keep me locked in the depths of that broken flag forever! If you won't even agree to this condition, then just lock me back up! I will absolutely not tell you anything else!"

Looking at Bai San's state, Ye Lin realized this must be the guy's bottom line.

He revealed a smile.

"Deal."