Chapter 548: When Things Reach the Extreme, They Reverse

"The situation is even worse than I imagined. Although this network still exists, most of it is completely dilapidated, with less than one in ten nodes remaining, making it difficult for us to directly cross the Great Void."

At this moment, the ten members of the Multiverse Alliance were already on the Reincarnation Path.

However, the Reincarnation Path on their side was far more dilapidated than the one on Li Heng's side; a large portion was even shattered to the point where it could no longer form a path at all.

Seeing this, Number Ten also frowned and sighed.

"What does that matter? As long as the path is still there, it's fine. At worst, we can repair it as we go," Number Eight said with a curl of their lip.

"That won't work."

"Although I don't know the state of other Reincarnation Paths and nodes, they certainly won't be much better than this. Repairing as we go will only waste more time and make it difficult to complete the mission."

Number Ten glanced at Number Eight and said calmly.

"So that means there's no other way?"

The leader, Number One, stepped forward and frowned as he spoke. He hated these kinds of strange missions the most; he was fine with fighting, but making him find things was truly torture for him.

"Perhaps there might be a way, but it's only a possibility."

"The Ten Thousand Worlds Great Reincarnation is the core of the entire Reincarnation Path network and also a transit station. If the Ten Thousand Worlds Great Reincarnation still exists or hasn't completely collapsed, then we can certainly head to the Ten Thousand Worlds Great Reincarnation to transit, thereby getting closer to the location of the Strange Fire Pile."

"However, this will only save time."

Number Ten continued.

"Is there no other way?"

Number One still frowned; this was truly troublesome.

"No. After all, we have been away from here for a long time, and there are many things I don't know. It is already enough to surprise me that the Reincarnation Path network still exists."

Number Ten shook their head and responded calmly.

"Then do you all have any ideas?"

Number One still wouldn't give up and turned to look at the others, his gaze focusing on them, especially those who had remained silent and hadn't said much.

These were the elite of the elite; surely they couldn't be completely out of ideas? Did those Venerables send them here just to pad their resumes?

The group remained silent.

They naturally had methods, but they were definitely not the methods Number One wanted. Once used, it would be no different from blatantly sensing the coordinates of the Strange Fire Pile, and the commotion would be even greater.

"Then let's not waste any more time. Since no one has any good methods, let's follow the original plan: take this Reincarnation Path and borrow the route through the so-called Ten Thousand Worlds Great Reincarnation, shall we?"

Number One shook his head, having no choice but to say this helplessly. Like the others, he had a method, but since they were all the same, his method would also create a massive commotion.

In the end, it would definitely attract the attention of those things.

"Oh, right, time is tight now, so there's no need to maintain a state of complete silence. We also need to use our respective powers to repair the Reincarnation Path before us, otherwise we'll move too slowly," Number One said, looking at the shattered Reincarnation Path before him and extending a finger to remind them.

On Li Heng's side, he had once again descended upon the Red-Haired Monster.

The situation was now very clear: the people from the Multiverse Alliance were likely making moves based on the Reincarnation Path, following the various Reincarnation Path nodes to achieve the effect of rapid descent.

Of course, this was only under ideal conditions.

After all, the Heavenly Court had been shattered and the Ten Thousand Worlds Great Reincarnation had collapsed for who knows how many years; even if the Reincarnation Path remained as a legacy, it certainly wouldn't be complete. The Red-Haired Monster had seen many broken Reincarnation Path nodes along the way, and these were proof.

Most of the nodes of the Reincarnation Path were finished!

Therefore, it was obvious that even if the Multiverse Alliance wanted to use the Reincarnation Path nodes to transfer and descend quickly, they had to find intact nodes and constantly change paths to get closer to the Present World.

It was like a network covering the Great Void; walking on this network allowed one to largely ignore the Great Void, the remote spatial distances, and the temporal distances.

But if the nodes of this network were broken or destroyed, the paths adjacent to the nodes would become dead ends or Broken Roads, forcing one to constantly change paths, only to encounter another dead end, and change again...

Directly falling into this kind of collapsing Cycle.

Li Heng did not believe that the cautious people from the Multiverse Alliance would be so unwise. So, since they chose to descend using the Reincarnation Path, they likely had corresponding reliance.

Either they could automatically find the path, avoid the destroyed and collapsed Reincarnation Path nodes, and reduce the time spent walking into dead ends and Broken Roads.

But even doing so carried certain risks; after all, the collapse of the Reincarnation Path's borders was large-scale, not just here and there.

This would lead to a problem: one might already be in an area of dead ends, and no matter how one automatically searched for a path, one couldn't get out.

Unless one repaired the Reincarnation Path oneself.

However, even for him, repairing the Reincarnation Path would take some effort and time, and he didn't think the people from the Multiverse Alliance would have the leisure to repair the Reincarnation Path.

So the greatest possibility was that they might use the Ten Thousand Worlds Great Reincarnation as a transit station to reach his side, which would save a large portion of time.

Li Heng narrowed his eyes, becoming increasingly certain of this possibility.

However, for the sake of caution, he still chose to use Source Power again to confirm, adding some insurance to his guess. He wanted to avoid guessing wrong and acting wrong, which would lead to him vomiting blood.

Soon, he obtained the answer.

That group of Multiverse Alliance people was indeed heading to the Ten Thousand Worlds Great Reincarnation.

The Multiverse Alliance, huh?

Li Heng sensed his Source Power reserves, which were now completely exhausted, leaving only the Golden Source Point. A light flashed in his eyes; he hoped this group of Multiverse Alliance people would be worth this much Source Power.

He controlled the Red-Haired Monster to move at top speed. Since that group of Multiverse Alliance people wanted to go to the Ten Thousand Worlds Great Reincarnation, he would go there and wait for them, playing the role of the farmer waiting for the hare.

In any case, the Red-Haired Monster was already very close to the Ten Thousand Worlds Great Reincarnation.

And at this moment, because of Li Heng's second descent, the Red-Haired Monster had returned to the Sacred Realm, moving at extreme speed, crossing one World Sea after another in the blink of an eye.

However, the further he walked on the Reincarnation Path and the closer he got to the Ten Thousand Worlds Great Reincarnation, he discovered some rather strange phenomena.

For example, according to his expectations, the further one traveled on the Reincarnation Path and the closer one got to the Ten Thousand Worlds Great Reincarnation, the more world ruins one should encounter, and the fewer living beings there should be.

After all, the Ten Thousand Worlds Great Reincarnation was occupied by Calamity monsters; how could it be a place for normal living beings and normal worlds to stay? If the Core Land of the Ten Thousand Worlds Great Reincarnation was a dead zone, then the places near it could be called forbidden lands.

But now the result was the opposite.

The worlds here were not ruins, but normal worlds with living beings and civilizations. Moreover, they seemed to be growing quite well, looking vibrant and full of life.

He could even see that ahead, there seemed to be one world after another surrounding the Ten Thousand Worlds Great Reincarnation, like a Dyson sphere, connected together to form a World Sea.

What was going on? Did things turn into their opposites when they reached the extreme?

Li Heng's expression became strange.