Chapter 614

When the body was enveloped in light.

A dazzling, brilliant radiance, hot and domineering, vast and overwhelming, surged into Huai Shi's soul—or rather, into the Book of Fate deep within his soul.

Ultimately, it formed a molten void, disrupting time, as if a radiant sun had descended from eternity into the present.

No, that was not a sun.

Huai Shi stared in shock as he perceived the change, discovering that within clusters of True Solar Flame, a three-legged golden crow with feathers black as night streaked with dark gold spread its wings, its form merging with the phenomenon.

Waves of light rippled like water, time and space froze, as if myth had stepped into reality, until a figure emerged from the scroll—solemn as fire, yet embodying all the splendor and majesty of the world.

Step by step, from illusion to reality, Huai Shi finally snapped back to himself, staring at the face before him—seductive yet solemn, as awe-inspiring as the sun.

He was utterly stunned.

"Are you thinking about your sister?"

A pale hand gently tilted Huai Shi's chin, as if satisfied with his expression, or perhaps wanting to admire it more closely—fragrant breath brushed against his face.

"So eager for your sister to give you a treat?"

The woman whispered into Huai Shi's ear: "Good boy, just press this seal."

More seductive than a demon, carrying a sacred yet alluring aura, some inner urge drove Huai Shi, struggling to swallow, to obey her.

"What seal?"

"Slave contract."

You heartless woman, not a chance!

Huai Shi widened his eyes, staggered back two steps, and stared at Tong Ji, now solidified before him, still speechless when a dagger flew through the air and plunged into the ground before him.

"The Sigil of Disruption, manifested from Medea's divine essence," Su Lin said with a smile, fingers interlaced and chin resting on his knuckles. "It's yours."

What the hell!?

Huai Shi snatched up the contract-breaking dagger and moved to sign the contract with Tong Ji, declaring he wanted to be her exclusive gigolo.

"Go to hell!"

Tong Ji burned the slave contract in her hand; her previous disguise shattered in an instant. She shoved Huai Shi away and glared at Su Lin, gritting her teeth:

"I thought you were my soulmate—now you're forcing me to wear green?"

"Love is the surrender of free will," Su Lin said, shaking his head slightly. "He has his own reason. You may imprison him, beat him, torment him—but…"

"You should let Huai Shi make his own choice."

A few days ago, Huai Shi would have been moved to wear a cross around his neck, and later, as a knockoff version of a celestial angel, play Hallelujah on a cello.

But now, he saw heaven and paradise as one and the same.

Tong Ji slammed her hands on the table, ignoring the surprised glances around her, and said: "Can you tolerate that gray-haired girl thinking of another man?"

Xing blinked, pointing at herself: "Me?"

"It's Yi Leina," Su Lin pushed Xing's head aside. "Normally, she only thinks about girls."

"You're really playing it fancy," Tong Ji's lip twitched as she glanced at Huai Shi, who stood obediently clutching the dagger, feigning innocence like a puppy, his face brimming with regret.

"Let me handle the script—any objections?"

"Of course not."

Su Lin tossed out a voice recorder and smiled. "I look forward to your masterpiece, my friend."

When did you two become this close?

A sudden unease stirred in Huai Shi's heart.

Next, he was dragged helplessly toward the door by Tong Ji.

The lineage of the Sublimated Ones is an ideal-state crowdfunding project, one feature of which is that the crowned inherit various unimaginable destinies.

Bearing the destiny of "Di Jun" from another world, it could also allow them to manifest nearly their full power.

"For anyone whose destiny resembles or can serve as a vessel, I've matched you with a corresponding Holy Soul," Su Lin told the group.

"The Spirit Hall's system can't sustain this level of restoration. To prevent further damage to their already fragmented souls, please cooperate with them."

This was unavoidable.

After the Sky-Mending, they were already fragmented souls; ideally, they should have gradually restored their origins through the ancient reincarnation method prepared long ago.

But after only a few reincarnations, had it not been for forced preservation, they would have scattered into nothingness after a few centuries outside the cycle.

Aside from Su Lin spending tens of millions to buy medicine from the system, expecting them to use their full power as fighters was utterly unrealistic.

Right now, they were using the Fourth Catastrophe simulation device within the Source.

Temporarily loading the Holy Souls and individual data within the Great Holy Grail onto the bodies of group members—commonly called "applying a template."

【Emperor Yan · Load Complete】

【Jie Yin · Load Complete】

【Dong Huang Tai Yi · Load Complete】

Zhong Li crossed his arms, staring at the on-screen prompts and the echoing voices within his soul, his expression turning peculiar.

"The Star Body—it's you."

"Greetings, Elder. Thank you for the Great Star Array you once bestowed upon me."

"Help me with something."

"Elder, speak. Within my ability, Zhong Li will do my utmost."

Zhong Li did not immediately agree; instead, he weighed his own capabilities and the reality before him, wanting to hear what was requested first.

When the Holy Ones had used their primal essence to erase the Nine Tripods' restrictions on Shenzhou and spread their blessings far and wide.

Due to Bai Zunzhe's presence drawing attention, he too had been noticed by Dong Huang, who had granted him the Great Star Array, forged from primordial chaos.

To receive a legacy was to incur a karmic debt; if he could help, he would.

"Di Jun reincarnates every life as a golden-haired woman in Beiju Luzhou—that's fine—but can't you make Lord Haotian stop meddling in our love lives?!"

'.'

Zhongli fell into a brief silence, then replied: 'According to general reason, he shouldn't go too far.'

'There was no true romantic bond—only a mid-path ending of fate, leaving nothing but regret. But lately, while waiting for reincarnation, I wonder if it's because his soul is too fragmented, making him susceptible to reincarnation memories.'

Donghuang suddenly stopped, and after a moment, he sent a thought: 'Di Jun's gaze and attitude toward me have already become suspicious!!!'

'Help me! I'll give you all my inheritance!!!'

Ughh

Zhongli looked at Su Lin with an indescribable expression, something like a rising tide threatening to surge from his throat.

'What's wrong?'

'Nothing.'

This matter requires further deliberation—at least not now.

But hasn't Su Lin's interest, compared to his past jokes, grown even stranger after being put into practice?

Su Lin said to Lu Mingfei beside him: 'You go with Huai Shi to protect Old Zhou—I'm worried about him.'

'How do you protect?'

'Close protection.'

Your mom's!

'The photo incident is dropped.'

'We're brothers.'

Lu Mingfei stood up, raised his thumb, and flashed his white teeth: 'I should protect him.'

Watching Lu Mingfei's utterly unhesitating, decisively resolute back, Su Lin began to wonder if this guy had become so accustomed to cross-dressing that his standards had lowered.

It's been a long time since the photos were leaked to Yi Leina.

'Senior Su Lin,' Song Shuhang interrupted Su Lin's thoughts: 'Is it enough to let Ke Zong handle it this way?'

'Amen hasn't returned; I have no new candidates for now,' Su Lin replied.

I originally planned to assign Amen.

'So there isn't a single human woman?!' Song Shuhang was instantly stunned, but quickly recovered:

'No, that's not what I mean—I want to ask about the Outer Gods and the Reincarnation Space.'

'We've been treated as dungeon bosses—if Nyarlathotep did this, there must be some bigger conspiracy, right?'

As a college student who reads a lot, he even reads foreign sci-fi.

Su Lin lifted his wristwatch and asked: 'Shuhang, how does this information describe me?'

Huh?

Song Shuhang blinked, then replied:

'The inverted fusion of Lord Haotian and the corpse of God has devoured multiple multiverses and is currently consuming the Omnipotent Universe; it is suspected to have already devoured the First Heaven.'

'What has Task Three changed to?' Su Lin asked.

Task Three: 'I Am Legend' series side quest—prevent the Holy Grail War and preserve the normal history of the Marvel Universe.

Could there be a connection?

'Teacher Yan Sen is currently suppressing the Void beyond the universe,' White Zunzhe smiled: 'The enemy should be the First Heaven.'

'I understand...' Song Shuhang realized, finally grasping the situation: 'There's a contradiction!'

Whether we are the Multiverse Devourers is irrelevant.

What matters is that the First Heaven is devouring the entire universe, and Su Lin's collection and refinement of its fragments have been discovered—while the First Heaven's ally is the Reincarnation Space.

But the Reincarnators don't know these high-level matters.

There's a contradiction between the task and reality: if they've discovered Su Lin's actions, why are they still letting Reincarnators—who carry fragments—continue participating in the Holy Grail War?

It's almost as if they're doing it on purpose.

Aren't they afraid of us, the Multiverse Devourers?

The old-fashioned plot and rules would have the Reincarnation Space fleeing in panic from the Multiverse Devourers—but given the current situation...

'Loki and the others who restored the Story God's power—even surpassing their own stories—haven't returned yet; they only left a message in the group saying "do whatever you want."'

Su Lin rubbed his fingers and looked at Su Tuoni, saying:

'If everything goes smoothly, it's not impossible for them to appear in the next second.'

'At least you can still log into your account remotely.'

Indeed.

Tony Stark nodded, gripping his fist tightly with visible tension, adjusting his posture: 'I've changed my account name back.'

'Has he already run away?' Meng Qi joked:

'With those weird things fused together, I'm starting to wonder if I keep staying in this universe, something might grow on my face.'

Su Lin adjusted the single eyeglass carved from crystal on his right eye socket, tossing a die: 'What might grow?'

Meng Qi: '.'

Xiao Yan: '.'

'Just kidding,' Su Lin removed the single eyeglass and said: 'They'll cause at most some trouble.'

As for who solves that trouble, that's up to the locals to worry about—after all, Loki can't escape this universe.

Su Tuoni pressed his chest; he felt his heart had just stopped for an instant: 'Looks like things aren't looking good?'

'We don't know how long Teacher Yan Sen can hold back those distorted timelines—or whether he can hold back all of them.'

Su Lin continued:

'Even if we involve the cultivator players from Song Shuhang's world, the current efficiency of fragment collection is still too low against high-level Reincarnators whose methods are inherently complex and whose power is formidable.'

Even if you do it yourself, it's the same.

One thing is certain: the opponent is buying time, and we are merely on the defensive.

Defense—this word, in the current context, is no longer a good one.

They, who initiated the Holy Grail War, have fallen into a passive position, and Su Lin's speed of collecting fragments has slowed considerably since the beginning.

At least now, all reincarnators are wary, understand strength and weakness, and choose to participate indirectly.

Behind the scenes, they are surely conspiring together, devising ways to complete their mission.

"Just say it," Tony Stark pressed his forehead a few times, as if suffering a headache: "What do you think we should do now?"

Reincarnators number like locusts, scattered across countless timelines; even with additional allies, even if Su Lin and his group are extremely powerful, they struggle to handle the current situation.

Not to mention the unknown factors.

"Fragments must be collected; otherwise, as more reincarnators return or naturally fail, the aberrant timelines generated by the fragments will become a burden on normal spacetime."

Su Lin looked at Weigong Shilang and asked: "Do you remember what we did in Type-Moon to influence the timeline?"

What did we do?

"Collect the Holy Grail," Weigong Shilang recalled for a moment, uncertainly saying:

"Travel to various spacetimes, gather the Holy Grails, then protect the Greater Holy Grail across different dimensions, using the influence of all timeline's Holy Grails to open the path to the Root."

"Then this time, reverse it." Su Lin gazed absentmindedly at the sky, pulling out a emerald Time Stone and examining it:

"I hope that guy is reliable."

"Our biggest obstacle right now is not knowing the coordinates of that universe, and encountering a group of strange attackers while our power is suppressed."

In the Parallel World's Earth, S. H. I. E. L. D. headquarters, a reincarnator and his team are analyzing the current situation.

"Preserve our strength as much as possible; each night when responding to the Holy Grail's call, only two people need to go to gather intelligence." He scanned the room and said:

"Before you go, leave your blood inside the Vessel of Rebirth; if you die, you can be revived at a certain cost."

At this stage, these are the only things they can do.

The difficulty of this mission exceeds the limit of what any individual can handle, so the focus is on going there to exchange coordinates with other reincarnators and prepare for cross-universe cooperation.

"Sorry to interrupt everyone."

The image of the Sorcerer Supreme 'Wang' appeared in the meeting room; he held an ancient book and said: "I've found what you asked me to investigate—about the Holy Grail War."

"We already know," the man said, exasperated.

How long has it been? They've already died in New York several times.

"Really?!" Wang was surprised, then sighed and turned toward the portal: "It seems you already know about the Holy Grail War and the Subtype Holy Grail War."

"Wait." The man stepped forward and grabbed Wang: "Subtype Holy Grail War?!"

"I thought you knew everything," Wang smiled, raising his right hand: "It's already been underway for some time."