Chapter 1036: The Final Resolution

The others in Qing Guo were all focused on the battle above Qing Guo, between Qing Wang and the Black Qing Weird and others, so they did not notice that the Ink Immortal Array was still spreading.

Those blood infants scattered far away were still crying softly in the distance.

Nor did they notice that, with the death of An Dong'er at the core of the Ink Immortal Array, the ground beneath their feet began to tremble—first faintly, then violently, drawing closer, as if a vast migrating herd of creatures was advancing toward this direction.

What's going on?

Fang Yue stared at An Dong'er's corpse, his mind blank; hearing the noise, he looked around and froze in shock.

On the surrounding walls, the blood infants that had previously fled were now crawling back over the walls toward this spot!

One blood infant, after crawling over the wall and seeing An Dong'er's corpse, suddenly let out a wail and burst into loud sobs, two streams of blood tears flowing directly from its eyes.

That cry acted like a signal—the surrounding blood infants began wailing in succession.

"Waaah!!!"

What startled Fang Yue most was that Feng Wang, beside An Dong'er's corpse, suddenly jerked upright, tilted his head back, and let out a piercing cry—blood tears streamed from his eyes, then his upturned head twisted one hundred eighty degrees to stare at An Dong'er's corpse.

His figure blurred for an instant, shot forward with a whoosh—and in the next second, he was kicked violently back.

"Who dares touch her!"

The Phoenix Cry rang out as Wu Captain stood before An Dong'er's corpse, his entire body brimming with malice, coldly scanning the surrounding blood infants.

With the power and Aura Wu Captain now displayed, these blood infants should have had no chance to approach—but as they all leapt up simultaneously, forming a dense wall of blood infants that descended upon An Dong'er, Wu Captain was suddenly grabbed by the wrist and yanked violently to the side!

"Night Captain?"

Wu Captain turned to Fang Yue, who held him by the wrist; Fang Yue replied calmly: "Stay calm! Don't you remember what Qing Wang said? Right now, if An Dong'er is to come back to life, there's only one path left!"

Wu Captain froze: "What do you mean?"

"Look over there."

Following Fang Yue's pointing finger, blood infants surged forward in endless waves, piling onto An Dong'er's corpse to form a mountain of flesh; even Feng Wang, uncontrollably, lunged forward again and vanished into the mound.

Countless bodies twisted together—but if you stepped back and looked closely, you could faintly make out An Dong'er's massively enlarged face within the flesh mountain.

"This is…" Wu Captain's eyes widened.

"Fusion—and then… Transcendence! Only this way can An Dong'er survive. We can only trust her will!" Fang Yue declared firmly. He stole a glance upward—the battle above was still fierce; Qing Wang seemed unable to pay attention to the changes below. But as Fang Yue's gaze rose further, he suddenly froze.

Above, high in the torn crimson night sky, tiny points of starlight flickered like distant stars—countless specks converged and surged toward the tear in the sky, then the starlight dimmed abruptly over a vast area, and the tear in the sky seemed to contract and partially heal!

How is this possible!?

Fang Yue's eyes widened.

Could the Heaven Devourer really be stopped—and repaired—by human hands??

How was this achieved? What were those starlights?

And when Fang Yue focused again and noticed some dimming starlights falling vertically, as if lifeless, he realized—those starlights were not other beings or natural phenomena, but… people!

People were using their lives to fill the tears caused by the Heaven Devourer!

Life is like summer flowers; death is like autumn leaves!

The light they released as their lives ended was blindingly brilliant.

It was a hymn to life! A hymn to courage!

They were using their lives to protect their world!

This was not merely a disaster concerning Qing Guo or Lan Xing—it was a celestial catastrophe affecting everyone in Qingchuan Jie!

A single spark can start a prairie fire!

Of course!

Qingchuan Jie, beyond Qing Guo, had great sects like Shang Qing Tian—they were the true giants, the pillars of Qingchuan Jie, the ones who had to directly confront this Heaven Devourer!

And now, they were stopping the Heaven Devourer in their own way!

"Succeed! Please succeed! Elders above! If you can stop the Heaven Devourer, my world will be protected too!"

Fang Yue clenched his fists, wishing he could fly up there and fight alongside these elders—but he knew his strength was too weak!

And right now, he had something more important to do!

Around them, countless blood infants continued pouring in from all directions, merging into the flesh mountain ahead, and An Dong'er's facial features within the mound were gradually becoming clearer!

"Trust her—only trust her!"

Fang Yue and Wu Captain clenched their fists, staring fixedly at the flesh mountain before them; they both knew clearly—if An Dong'er failed and became a Transcendence-level Weird without self-awareness, then they two would bear the responsibility of killing that Transcendence-level Weird!

"Stop! What are you doing!!"

"Heaven! What is that thing?! You two, kill it immediately!"

Such obvious anomalies had naturally drawn attention—members of the royal family screamed in terror, shouting for Fang Yue and Wu Captain to act.

But Fang Yue and Wu Captain remained unmoved; even Wu Captain cast a cold glance at those people, his threat unmistakable.

Those who had been moving closer froze at that glance—but the commotion below still caught the attention of the Four Elders above.

"What is that?!"

You Lao, locked in battle with the King of Wu Yu Clan, grimaced.

They had all heard Qing Wang's words earlier; now seeing the anomaly below, it was hard not to think An Dong'er was mutating, gradually turning into a Transcendence-level Weird.

"Dare to look away while fighting me? Hehe!"

In that moment of distraction, a black hand formed of dark energy pierced straight through You Lao's right flank—he tumbled downward like a severed kite.

The battle of Mo-level power was still too overwhelming for these four Yu-level experts! Even united, their strength matched a Mo-level Weird—but they could not afford even a single moment of distraction!

"Old You!"

"Damn it!!"

"The three of us, close ranks!!"

The other three Elders immediately shifted from a four-cornered assault into a triangular encirclement—they had to hold on, hold on until You Lao returned!

The King of Wu Yu Clan was immensely powerful; they did not know the full extent of You Lao's injuries—they could only fight desperately, holding their ground until You Lao returned to resume the battle. Otherwise, with one corner missing, they would surely lose.

At this critical moment, the battle above seemed to be turning against Qing Wang, and the situation was gradually worsening!

Below.

Boom!!

A black meteor crashed to the ground, landing just not far from Fang Yue and the others.

Fang Yue looked over—the figure lying in the circular crater was unmistakably You Lao! His… great-great father-in-law.

"I'll go check."

In a flash, Fang Yue rushed to You Lao's side—only to face a palm strike straight at his face.

The massive palm came at him; Fang Yue sidestepped and seized it with his reverse grip.

"You Lao?"

"Audacious rebel! Defying the Imperial Edict, allowing the Blood Infants to gather! Do you know what you're doing? Had you not been the one Sisi constantly thinks of, I would have already—already—"

Clutching his right flank, You Lao gasped for air, then spat out a jet of black blood; after spitting it, his entire body withered slightly.

Fang Yue's heart sank—this was bad. If You Lao died right before his eyes, how could he possibly explain it to You Sisi?

Fang Yue hurried to lift You Lao up, reaching to feed him pills—but You Lao glared at him, pulled pills from his own pocket, and swallowed them. Yet as he moved his trembling hand away from the wound on his right side, Fang Yue's pupils contracted sharply.

You Lao's right flank had lost a large chunk of flesh; clinging to the wound was a thick, black, viscous substance, preventing healing.

One glance told Fang Yue—this was the same strange black substance he'd encountered back when he first entered the game, along the mountain path of Guyue Miao.

So this thing was connected to the King of the Wu Yu tribe—and even to the Black Qing Weird!

For a moment, Fang Yue's thoughts surged—but he quickly suppressed them.

Now was not the time to think about this.

He looked at You Lao with concern, but the old man's face remained cold and unyielding.

Though his wound had stabilized, You Lao could no longer contribute meaningful combat power. The King of the Wu Yu tribe seized the opportunity and would not show mercy—he needed to eliminate at least one opponent.

And now, the King of the Wu Yu tribe had succeeded: You Lao had lost most of his combat ability; even with pills, he could no longer coordinate effectively with his old comrades in formation.

Even so…

A flash of resolve passed through You Lao's eyes. He pulled out a pill emitting a bloody aura—clearly ominous… or rather… a Human Pill!

Fang Yue's pupils contracted. His thoughts raced; his expression grew complex as he stared at You Lao.

"Has the imperial nobility already learned of Human Pills? Is this… tacitly approved?"

You Lao glanced at him, fell silent for a moment, his expression flickering with confusion before hardening again.

"The imperial family did not participate in this—but for certain necessary moments, certain techniques and pill reserves are essential."

After a pause, You Lao lowered his voice: "Sisi… I leave her to you. Protect her!"

With that, You Lao tilted his head to swallow the pill—when a voice behind him cried out in horror.

"No!!"

You Lao immediately recognized the voice—but paused only an instant before resuming to swallow the pill.

But the next instant…

Snap!

His wrist was firmly gripped by Fang Yue.

"I think… this pill would suit me better. After all, my body is weak—I need a powerful tonic."

Fang Yue smiled as he took the pill, but his gaze and thoughts were already drawn to the person behind him.

That person was… You Sisi—and Lord Han and the others.

"I'm terrified! Terrified! Grandpa, that was the Reverse Body Pill, wasn't it! Why would you do this? If you swallow that pill, even if your wounds heal, your vitality will be extinguished afterward! You promised me you'd never take it—only keep it!"

You Sisi was still in her tree-form, but her consciousness was clear—she seemed unharmed.

She flung herself onto You Lao, tears streaming down her face, while Fang Yue turned to Lord Han and Qiankun Master.

"What's the situation outside?"

"It's all Blood Infant Weirds—climbing toward us. I suspect the entire Jingcheng region is like this."

Lord Han shook his head slightly, utterly baffled; had You Sisi not insisted on coming, they wouldn't have dared approach this place again.

But when Fang Yue mentioned that the Blood Infant's collective form was An Dong'er, they all froze.

"What exactly is going on?"

"It's complicated—can't explain it all now. Either it becomes An Dong'er… or it becomes a Transcendence-level Weird. And if it becomes the latter, we'll find a way to kill it."

Hearing their conversation, You Lao roared: "Kill it now! Don't you remember what the Emperor said? Once it becomes a Transcendence-level Weird, it's beyond our control!"

"That's not up to you, You Lao," Fang Yue said, voice low and serious. He respected You Lao—but on matters of principle, he would not yield.

You Lao's face flushed with rage, glaring at Fang Yue; You Sisi stood between them, torn and distressed.

At that moment, a thunderous boom echoed from above—Lan Shan's head, Lao Wu, was blasted away by a sword strike, drenched in blood, badly wounded—but as he hit the ground, he roared again and shot skyward, rejoining the battle!

In contrast, You Lao seemed to be slacking—but their wounds were incomparable. Had You Lao been prepared for direct confrontation, he wouldn't have suffered fatal injury. But this blow was a surprise attack while he was distracted—nearly lethal, leaving him nearly incapable of rising again.

Regardless, the battle above could not be delayed!

"Since I can no longer fight… then you go!"

You Lao locked his gaze on Fang Yue.

But before Fang Yue could speak, You Sisi shouted out.

"No! He can't go!"

You Lao's brow twitched.

He hasn't even officially joined yet, and already he's siding with outsiders.

Fortunately, after a brief pause, Fang Yue gave a glance to Captain Wu, then nodded slightly to You Lao.

"Fine. I'll face the King of the Wu Yu tribe. Between him and me… it's time to settle this once and for all!"

Everything stems from that curse, and now, Fang Yue is prepared to end this curse with the life of the King of the Black Rain Tribe!

After giving You Sisi a reassuring look, without waiting for the others to speak, Fang Yue had already leapt up, charging toward the four-person battlefield in the high sky!

"Don't worry, I know his strength is lacking, that he's no match for the King of the Black Rain Tribe. But he's only filling in for me, he doesn't need to exert much effort at all. As long as he can cooperate with those three and make up for my absence, we can keep tangling with the King of the Black Rain Tribe! Drag it out until His Majesty resolves the Black-Blue Weird, and it'll all be over!"

You Lao watched his granddaughter's anxious reaction and comforted her.

"Th-then, what if His Majesty…"

"Impossible!" As if knowing what You Sisi was about to say, You Lao's face hardened, his gaze lifted toward the higher battlefield, and he muttered to himself.

"His Majesty is invincible!"

When Fang Yue shot into the sky, Captain Wu noticed that the flesh mountain was gradually shrinking—not fast, but it was indeed getting smaller.

This was very abnormal. Despite continuously absorbing the Blood Babies that were frantically crawling over, its volume was instead shrinking, as if the flesh mountain, like a bottomless pit finally opening its bloody maw, had begun devouring everything.

"Stay safe… whether it's you, or Captain Ye."

Captain Wu clenched his fists, thinking silently in his heart.

……

High in the sky.

"Get down! This isn't a battle you can take part in!"

"You snot-nosed brat, hurry up and get You Lao up here! We need his help!"

"Ha… ha… the drug's effect is about to wear off, can you old brothers still hold on?"

The three elders had different reactions to Fang Yue's arrival, but Fang Yue paid no heed, landing boldly and openly before the King of the Black Rain Tribe.

Seeing who had come, the King of the Black Rain Tribe grinned.

"So it's you, kid. I was wondering who it was."

With the strengthened Black-Blue Weird as his backing, the King of the Black Rain Tribe was now very steady in his mindset.

The three elders reformed their triangular encirclement, and within their encirclement, one person and one Weird hovered face to face.

"King of the Black Rain Tribe, Mo-level Weird…" Fang Yue raised the Heavenly Sword, pointing it straight at the King of the Black Rain Tribe. "Today is your day of death!"

"Huh?" The King of the Black Rain Tribe seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world, unable to figure out what courage the trash who had just been beaten into retreat by him had to stand before him now and talk such big talk!

"You kid, do you even know what you're saying!!"

His expression turning cold, the King of the Black Rain Tribe's figure instantly transformed into a black shadow, charging directly before Fang Yue, a sword thrust straight at Fang Yue's face!

Who gave you the courage to speak like that! A mere insect!!

"Full Weird Realm… Still World!!"

Buzz!!

Strange ripples spread out centered on Fang Yue, subtly affecting the King of the Black Rain Tribe's sword thrust.

The sword seemed to have slowed.

And only this slowed sword could barely be caught by Fang Yue, who deflected it with the Heavenly Sword…

Clang!!

The flow of time returned to normal, and the crisp sound of clashing swords rang out across the high sky!

The three elders' faces changed simultaneously.

"He actually blocked that strike!"

"This is absolutely not something an ordinary Rain-level martial artist could do!"

"This boy is no simple matter!"

The King of the Black Rain Tribe's face darkened, and he decisively thrust his sword again!

But this time, Fang Yue retreated explosively, shouting at the same time!

"Three Elders, save me!!"

Elder Wu: …

Elder Nian: …

Elder Zi: …

Though the three elders were speechless inside, they still immediately tightened their triangular formation, sealing off the King of the Black Rain Tribe.

The three elders struck in succession, immediately interrupting the King of the Black Rain Tribe's pursuit. Compared to Fang Yue, the coordination and strength of these three old fellows were what truly posed a threat to him.

Seeing Fang Yue's combat power and reaction below, You Lao was so angry he nearly blacked out—this kid is unreliable!

A reproachful look was cast toward You Sisi, as if saying—look at what precious treasure of a husband you've found yourself!

But You Sisi instead let out a huge sigh of relief, relaxing considerably, even looking rather proud.

Look at the man I found, how well he knows how to preserve his life! That's how you live long!

The various thoughts of those below, Fang Yue above had no time to care about.

"Xiao Zhi Zhi!"

【Something to do, Xiao Zhi Zhi; nothing to do, parchment.】

Wow, what huge resentment?!

Where did I offend her?

While Fang Yue was puzzling in his heart, he heard the parchment continue.

【Do you know we can't see any hope of survival now, poor Zhi Zhi is going to be buried with you, boohoo!】

"L-love, only by fighting can you win?"

【Fight my ass! In my foresight, it's all darkness. If we keep fighting this wave, it's a dead end. My suggestion is to run!】

"…No! If I run now, the others will undoubtedly die, and I will regret it for the rest of my life! Don't worry, if there's truly no way out, I'll find a way to at least let you survive!"

The girl lying on the pink bed in his mind, hearing these words, immediately pricked up her ears, a slight blush on her cheeks.

"No, no, it hasn't come to that yet! If we fight hard, we still have a chance!"

"Aiya, are you shy?"

"Focus on the battle!!"

The moment the parchment, which had immediately put on a stern face, finished speaking, the power of Ancient Script unique to the parchment surged within Fang Yue's body, and wondrous Ancient Script characters immediately materialized around him, drifting out from his body.

"This is?!"

"The power of Ancient Script?! A power similar to His Majesty's!"

"That kid…"

The three elders all glanced at Fang Yue at once, and the King of the Wuyu Clan even retreated some distance, coldly staring at Fang Yue.

And at this moment, behind Fang Yue, a black single-sided wing spread open, and two phantom images appeared.

The phantom image of the Ghost-Pushing Grinder's Taiji!

The phantom image of the Other shore Flower's petals!

An indescribable terrifying aura emanated from Fang Yue's body, utterly impossible to ignore.

That oppressive feeling was simply incomparable to before!

"It really has to be you! You stinking brat!!"

That terrifying oppressive feeling made the King of the Wuyu Clan strike first!

His figure flashed, transforming into a black meteor that shot toward Fang Yue. The three elders wanted to contract their triangular defense line to block him, but it was already too late.

"Careful!"

"Damn it!"

"This is bad!"

Although Fang Yue couldn't merge into their formation to replace You Lao's role, he had, to a certain extent, drawn off the King of the Wuyu Clan's attention.

If they let the King of the Wuyu Clan kill Fang Yue, their side would only become even more passive.

The three elders hurriedly contracted their formation to rush to support him, only to see Fang Yue standing still in place, motionless, his gaze fixed dead on the King of the Wuyu Clan charging toward him.

"Full Ghost Power!"

"Full Ghost Power!"

One after another, Ancient Script characters rapidly transformed into physical form, appearing around Fang Yue.

"Extreme Speed!"

"Extreme Strength!"

"Extreme Sharpness!"

"Body Stillness!"

Buzz!!

Eight two-character short phrases combined, almost instantly erupting with astonishing effect!

Fang Yue's whole body's strength, speed, and the sharpness of the Heaven Sword all reached the peak of his own power, and the final "Body Stillness," combined with the Still World, greatly restricted the King of the Wuyu Clan's movements.

The familiar stickiness assailed him again, and the King of the Wuyu Clan immediately realized that Fang Yue had once again employed that kind of method.

That feeling was like being deeply trapped in a swamp and mud, as if a thousand-pound weight pressed down on his whole body. No matter what move he made, it was incomparably heavy, slow as a tortoise.

Yet his opponent, a mere Rain-level expert, had suddenly become as if blessed by the gods. Not only did his speed skyrocket, but when the long sword came slashing, the King of the Wuyu Clan raised his sword to block, only to hear a clang and feel an overwhelmingly heavy force that made his wrist tremble slightly, as if he could barely withstand it!

This… was absolutely not the power a Rain-level martial artist should possess!

As if wanting to tear open this viscous world, the King of the Wuyu Clan let out a great roar, and the blood sword in his hand transformed into a blood-colored orb, erupting outward from him as the center with a thunderous shock!

Boom!!

The violent blood-colored shockwave blasted the three elders who had been in pursuit flying together, while only Fang Yue raised his sword to block, standing in place, unmoving as a mountain.

Only beside Fang Yue, next to those four Ancient Script phrases, at some unknown time, a new two-character Ancient Script had appeared—"Rock Body"!

These five two-character Ancient Script phrases seemed somewhat illusory compared to the previously materialized ones, giving one a sense of barely holding on. Moreover, with the appearance of this new Ancient Script, the original four Ancient Script phrases also clearly showed signs of fading, and even the King of the Wuyu Clan felt that the swamp-like viscous environment had become somewhat easier.

The keenly perceptive King of the Wuyu Clan immediately realized that this was the limit of Fang Yue's Ancient Script power.

With a great roar, the King of the Wuyu Clan drew a blood sword with each hand simultaneously, charging at Fang Yue.

Twin swords empowered, layers of blood shadows.

The airtight twin swords madly attacked Fang Yue, but were either blocked or dodged by him. Even when he occasionally couldn't evade in time and was wounded on his body, he would heal rapidly in the blink of an eye!

And that extreme body technique and terrifying blocking and defensive ability left the three elders present utterly dumbfounded.

"Th-this is actually just a Rain-level martial artist?"

"He can actually, relying on just one person, parry with a Mo-level Weird to this extent!"

"There's a chance of victory in this battle! Don't space out, lend him a hand!"

The three elders, who had originally been the main force, now all stepped back to the second line, becoming support, assisting Fang Yue in completing his attacks and defenses.

Whenever there was an attack Fang Yue couldn't react to in time, the three elders would appear from the side to intercept the King of the Wuyu Clan's assault. After several rounds of this, the King of the Wuyu Clan also began to accumulate injuries.

Although going from the absolute main force to a supporter was vastly different from the original expectation.

But looking at the gradually improving situation, the three elders' morale clearly soared.

"Press the advantage!"

"This Weird is already at the end of its rope!"

"Ye Hongyi, slay this Weird, and I'll let you become the second 'Gold Clothes' of the Qing Si! Equal in status to Old You, beneath one person in Qing Guo, above ten thousand!"

Fighting to the heated point, the three elders even planned out the subsequent rewards for Fang Yue.

And just at this moment…

Bang!!

The "Body Stillness" Ancient Script character on Fang Yue's body, as if unable to hold on any longer, suddenly exploded thunderously, the characters shattering apart, broken to pieces!

Almost the instant the 【Stop Body】 character vanished, the King of the Wu Yu tribe surged back onto familiar land like a runner who had just been pulled from drowning, stunned for a single moment.

The next instant, his speed skyrocketed—he was like a fish returning to water!

"You weak, old, sick, and crippled fools dare seek my life!"

His sudden surge in speed caught the Three Elders off guard; two crimson sword dances slashed through them, flinging all three away in an instant, leaving deep, bone-exposing crimson wounds on their bodies as they screamed.

Only when he struck at Fang Yue did those two consecutive sword strikes get precisely blocked—dong! dong! —allowing Fang Yue to pull back and create distance.

"Finally freed from that suffocating restraint! Now, let you taste my true speed!"

The King of the Wu Yu tribe sneered at Fang Yue, whose face was clearly grim, as if victory were already in his grasp.

Fang Yue was indeed suffering.

The Mo-level Weird's power was simply too strong!

This wasn't merely crossing one level—it was a qualitative transformation!

That single step's gap in cultivation was like a bottomless chasm; without the utmost talent and effort, one could never reach or surpass it.

Countless souls had resorted to any means, poured endless effort, only to end in failure.

One step—immortal. One step—mortal!

This gap of a single step was, even now, all Fang Yue could barely manage to withstand for a moment, even with all his strength.

And now, Fang Yue's power was nearing exhaustion—not just his, but the parchment too was nearing its limit.

The Five Opens 【Two Ancient Words】 had already overloaded the parchment; the collapse of 【Stop Body】 meant the other four Ancient Words were also on the verge of failure.

In a battle against an equal-level opponent, this exaggerated buff stack would've already severed the enemy's head—but against a Mo-level Weird, it felt utterly inadequate.

【Fang Yue, things look grim…】

Yes, things look grim.

Fang Yue glanced upward at the higher battlefield—the Qing Wang and the Guardian Stone Lion still held the disadvantage, but no decisive victory had been reached yet; however, their side was about to reach its conclusion.

Fang Yue took a deep breath—he knew it was time to decide.

"Final gamble. If we still can't defeat the King of the Wu Yu tribe, then you find a way to escape first."

【Final gamble…?】

As if sensing Fang Yue's resolve, the parchment girl on the pink bed clenched her tiny pink fist tightly.

【Then use that technique… I hope you can endure it! But before that, I need to recover some power.】

Recovering power, beyond scheduled sleep, meant only feeding it Gold Stones or Silver Stones.

Without hesitation, as the King of the Wu Yu tribe charged forward, Fang Yue immediately retreated, creating distance, and shouted: "Three Elders! Stop the King of the Wu Yu tribe! Buy me a moment!"

The Three Elders, who had just been flung away and severely wounded, exchanged glances, gritted their teeth, swallowed pills, and flew up again, throwing themselves desperately to block the King of the Wu Yu tribe.

With their formation's enhancement, though they couldn't match Fang Yue's one-on-one combat, some degree of restriction was still possible—the only difference now was that everything had returned to square one, facing the King of the Wu Yu tribe at full strength.

"Three useless wastes dare block me!"

Though the King of the Wu Yu tribe roared loudly, he was indeed held back.

Seizing this opening, Fang Yue manifested the parchment and shoved all his Gold Stones and Silver Stones into it.

Unlike before, when he had a Rain-level host as backup, the parchment now absorbed and converted these stones almost instantly, rapidly restoring its power.

BOOM!!

At that moment, a thunderous crash erupted from the front battlefront.

Fang Yue looked up—he saw Wu Lao, already heavily injured, once again plummeted like a cut kite, spewing blood; but this time, Wu Lao never rose again—he lay forever still on the cold ground.

"Old Wu!!"

"Fight him to the death!!"

The Four-Part Formation had already been barely holding as a triangle; now with one less man, it could no longer form at all.

The remaining two Elders roared and charged the King of the Wu Yu tribe—only for two crimson slashes to flash past, one cut cleanly through the waist, his body splitting and falling, the other losing his arm, collapsing unconscious.

In an instant, all Three Elders were defeated; the surviving Qing Guo people stared blankly at the falling figures of the Elders, their minds empty.

Only when their gaze shifted to the King of the Wu Yu tribe, hovering high above, looking down with contempt upon all life, did a terror, born deep in their hearts, suddenly spread like plague.

"The Four Tribes' Elders… defeated!"

"Impossible! Impossible! The Four Elders, second only to the ruler, above ten thousand others—how could they fall to a Weird?!"

"The symbol of Qing Guo… the invincible Four Elders… gone, all gone…"

The trembling "ants" below were too insignificant to interest the King of the Wu Yu tribe—he cared only for Fang Yue ahead.

As if deliberately breaking Fang Yue's psychological defenses step by step, the King of the Wu Yu tribe walked slowly, as if strolling through air, toward Fang Yue.

His steps were small, yet like shrinking distance into inches, closing the gap rapidly.

And as the King of the Wu Yu tribe drew nearer…

Crack!

Crack!

Cracks appeared across the solidified Ancient Characters surrounding Fang Yue.

Smiling coldly, the King of the Wu Yu tribe accelerated—when he finally halted just before Fang Yue, the Ancient Characters around him shattered and exploded into fragments.

"In the end, you're just a spent bowstring. Let me give you a dignified death!"

Though he spoke thus, the King of the Wu Yu tribe noticed Fang Yue's sword gripped tighter and tighter—this was not the grip of one who had surrendered.

The closer one draws to the final fruit of victory, the more one must remain calm.

As he approached Fang Yue and applied pressure, the King of the Wu Yu tribe had already adjusted his own state to peak perfection.

So the moment the distance was sufficient—he exploded!

BOOM—!

Still as a maiden, swift as a fleeing hare!

In an instant, the burst of speed caused even the spot where the King of the Wu Rain Tribe had been to show faint traces of spatial shattering, vanishing in a flash.

The force of that burst was so great that he reached Fang Yue in the blink of an eye, twin blood swords hacking straight toward Fang Yue's head!

Yet at this critical moment, Fang Yue merely fixed his gaze dead on the King of the Wu Rain Tribe, then suddenly roared out three characters.

"Immortal's Power!!"

【Immortal's Power!!】

Boom!!!

Almost the instant Fang Yue's voice fell, a violent shockwave erupted abruptly with Fang Yue at its center, and the three ancient characters, linked together, materialized into solid form around him.

At the same time, a terrifying force nearly matching the King of the Wu Rain Tribe's burst forth from Fang Yue's body.

Then, Fang Yue moved.

The black light representing the Heavenly Sword slash almost vanished in a flash, directly breaking through the blood swords, slicing them into two pools of blood that splashed back onto the King of the Wu Rain Tribe's body, piercing through his frame and leaving bloody holes—but this was only the first step of Fang Yue's counterattack; the black-glow Heavenly Sword that followed was the one carrying the true threat.

The King of the Wu Rain Tribe was stunned and retreated violently.

But it was already too late.

The black light carved open his chest; amid the spray of dark blood, the King of the Wu Rain Tribe screamed and was sent flying backward.

A slash delivered with nearly equal force inflicted genuine, tangible damage!

The King of the Wu Rain Tribe sucked in cold air, his lips trembling, his gaze shocked and terrified as he looked at Fang Yue.

"The power of an immortal… you've actually advanced to the immortal realm?! No! No, that's not right! Your aura hasn't changed… it's the power—purely the power that's changed!"

After all, he was the King of the Wu Rain Tribe, and he immediately keenly caught onto Fang Yue's true situation—but strangely, the transformed immortal power was so strong it made even his scalp tingle, filling him with three parts wariness, as if this power were no ordinary immortal power but something purer, something more special.

Watching the wavering King of the Wu Rain Tribe ahead, Fang Yue's trembling sword-gripping hand gradually steadied. But the 【Immortal's Power】 ancient characters around him gradually grew faint, as if about to fade away.

【This is my ultimate trump card—it imitates the old witch's immortal power. Only someone like me, who lived with her day and night and experienced firsthand her journey from nothing to something, can perfectly replicate her unique immortal power!】

【But this move places an enormous burden on me; I can't hold it for long. In fact, after a single strike I'll be nearly done for. I need a moment to recover before I can stabilize these three ancient characters, but I can't drag it out too long either—I must end this fast!】

The parchment's demand could be called contradictory, but Fang Yue still understood what it meant.

Simply put, this attack of his was equivalent to a super normal attack with an extremely long cooldown—he couldn't even use it many times. So each time he had to wait a while before striking again, and he couldn't prolong the fight, or the parchment would be exhausted and everything would be over!

Not to mention the parchment—even just having this ancient-character power attached to his body was an immense burden on Fang Yue himself. An ordinary Rain-tier warrior probably couldn't even unleash this power before being backlashed by the immortal force and having their body burst apart.

Only because Fang Yue had the Other Shore Flower Shadow to heal his bodily wounds could he barely contain and use such power within himself. Even so, after that sword strike, injuries clearly appeared all over Fang Yue's body, blood burst forth, and his physical condition was not optimistic.

【Alright, I can strike now! The situation is worse than I thought—barring accidents, this is our final strength. It must be a one-hit kill!】

"Leave it to me!"

Taking a deep breath, Fang Yue swallowed in one gulp the Body-Reversing Pill he had seized from You Lao. His injuries were indeed immediately suppressed; as for the subsequent side effects, he could only hope the Other Shore Flower Shadow could keep them in check.

And now, Fang Yue had to risk everything!

Looking at the King of the Wu Rain Tribe, who had already caught his breath, seemed to have realized something, and was wrapped entirely in blood—nearly transformed into a giant blood-man—Fang Yue let out a fierce roar and charged forward with his sword raised.

The giant blood-man King of the Wu Rain Tribe also let out a fierce roar and charged toward Fang Yue.

The distance between the two closed rapidly; killing intent blazed in both their eyes, each wishing nothing more than to blast the other into dust!

"Brat!!"

"Wu Rain King!!"

Immortal's Power—Empty Ice Sword Art!!

Demon Slash—Blood Demon Sword Slash!

Boom!!

The massive blood sword and the enlarged Heavenly Sword shadow collided, erupting with a terrifying shockwave!

Invisible ripples ground the surrounding ruins to powder and reduced the nearby Blood Babies to dust.

The shockwave exploded, kicking up a heaven-shaking tornado that swept across the entire field like a sandstorm.

Everyone below held their breath, watching the high sky tensely, waiting for the dust to settle…

High above, two figures hung motionless, nearly face to face, their twin swords each piercing through the other's chest.

The difference was that Fang Yue was coughing blood, weak, slowly drawing out the Heavenly Sword, while the Millstone Shadow and the Other Shore Flower Shadow behind him worked frantically, emitting dazzling light.

One was sustaining Fang Yue's life; the other was absorbing brand-new power and nourishment for him.

As for the King of the Wu Rain Tribe, he still wore that stunned expression from the moment of death, along with lifeless eyes—his vitality already completely severed.

"System Notice: Congratulations to player 【Yese Liming】 for slaying 【Mo-level Weird: King of the Wu Rain Tribe】 and obtaining a massive amount of 【Spirit Value】!"

Under the absorption of the Weird-Grinding Mill, all of the King of the Wu Rain Tribe's power was completely devoured, the last drop of nourishment wrung dry. Fang Yue, who had originally only obtained a portion of power, suddenly felt wild power flooding into his body in an endless, frenzied stream.

And under the infusion of that violent power, the legendary immortal realm that countless people dreamed of was, as if by natural course, broken through directly, without any obstruction!

This is the function of the Spirit Root; this is the advantage of being a drifter!

Advancing… Immortal-tier!

One step mortal, one step immortal!

Endless surging power sprouted from within—a power utterly different from every previous realm!

Holy, gentle, like water nourishing all things, filling the entire body with comfort!

Under the infusion of this power, the body was undergoing some fundamental change.

Is this… the power of an immortal?

Is this… the feeling of an immortal?

Finally, finally… the immortal realm has been reached!

"System Notice: Congratulations to player 【Yese Liming】 for breaking through the realm bottleneck, transcending the mortal world, and reaching the immortal realm!"

"System Notice: Congratulations… congratulations… congcongcongcongcong…"

"System Notice: Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on reaching 【Qi Refining Realm】. The system will no longer monitor player data; some functions will be shut down shortly, with only basic functions retained."

"Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to player 【Yese Liming】 for attaining the immortal throne and advancing to 【Immortal】-tier! Rewarded with the special title 【King of Breakers】! A celebration for all under heaven, blessings upon all living beings—every player will receive the special title 【Breaker】. As this reward, may other players keep up the effort and achieve the immortal realm soon."

Full-server announcement? King of Breakers? Foundation Establishment?

Fang Yue froze, the cascade of messages leaving his thoughts in disarray.

When he looked at the title information of the King of Breakers, he was even more confused.

"King of Breakers: The strongest among Breakers. During the transition between worlds, bodies leave vulnerabilities; Breakers shatter these remaining bodies and condense within the current realm, leaving no trace whatsoever—this is what a Breaker is. As the King of Breakers, one possesses authority to lead and suppress other Breakers…@&*@&%*……@#()@#()……"

The final portion of the text description was nothing but a string of garbled characters.

Fang Yue didn't understand what this meant, and he had no idea that after triggering the full-server announcement, all players of the Blue Sea Game had fallen into chaos.

"What the fuck! Someone reached Xian level?! Is this even a human?!"

"Damn it! I didn't fear danger, risked my life playing, pushed myself to the brink training, had innate talent, doubled cultivation efficiency—and barely reached Peak Human level. How the hell did Yese Liming surge straight to Xian level?!"

"Immortal… there's an immortal among players?! System glitch?! How are we supposed to play now?!"

"Comparing people drives you mad—Yese Liming is truly a monster among monsters! Xian level! He actually started at Xian level! How the hell did he do it?!"

A single full-server announcement caused every player who knew the game's truth and still dared to venture within it to all discuss the same person, the same event: just what kind of monster was Yese Liming, to accomplish what no human could possibly achieve?

On real-world forums, after the news spread, everyone instantly erupted.

"Damn it! We don't even have Immortals among Qing Guo NPCs—and now a player has become one?!"

"Forget Qing Guo—even Grand Heaven Sect, one of the major sects, only has rumors that their Supreme Elder might still be alive, and even then, only as a legendary figure. No one's ever heard of an Immortal before!"

"This is insane! Truly insane! A player becoming an Immortal—isn't this the start of a map-wide massacre?!"

"I'm kneeling! Who knows this big shot? Please take me with you!!"

Every player who knew about this game had gone mad, frantically searching for Fang Yue, desperate to learn his method of becoming an Immortal. Especially now that real-world Weirdness levels had skyrocketed and Weird creatures appeared daily in ordinary life—everyone understood this game was extraordinary, and everyone wanted to extract some clue from Fang Yue.

The headquarters of the Jianghai City Joint Council learned of this news immediately.

"He… became an Immortal?"

Jiang Wanchun stared wide-eyed, listening dumbfounded to the latest intelligence report from his subordinate.

The absurdity of this news was on par with Tian Shi mysteriously halting—or even regressing—utterly unbelievable.

"No wonder he's the King of Breakers—he's done exactly what he was meant to do, and even better than I did back then!"

Mei Yu, sitting in his office, smiled as he sighed.

The handsome man beside Mei Yu sneered.

"It's just becoming an Immortal—what's so exciting? We Cheaters all become Immortals."

"Not the same, Shen Gong. Their Breakers have such a short time within the game. Reaching Xian level in such a brief span—even the most basic Foundation Establishment—is beyond any normal human's capability. It's turning the impossible into the possible, reaching a non-human level. Our own arrangements and achievements were built over vast stretches of time. Compared to the King of Breakers, I am humbled."

"Master Mei Yu, you're too modest. Your achievements back then were still far beyond what any ordinary Cheater could ever reach."

Mei Yu smiled but said nothing, instead looking up at the tear in the night sky.

Though there had been a brief pause, even a sky-mending phenomenon, now everything continued as before—Tian Shi still progressed, or… was about to truly begin its Advent upon our world!

…

Within the game.

Qing Guo.

Fang Yue had ascended to the Immortal realm. The surviving citizens of Jingcheng below might not sense it, but Fang Yue's slaying of the Wuyu Tribe King was an undeniable fact.

Before this shocking truth, after a brief silence, the crowd erupted in deafening cheers.

"Success! Ye Hongyi killed that Mo-level Weird!"

"We won! Qing Guo won!!"

"Finally, we've destroyed this Weird!"

Amid the deafening cheers, the small mound of flesh—once constantly drawing closer, or now with no more Blood Infants to cling to—seemed utterly insignificant.

Everyone celebrated this moment, every heart releasing a deep breath of relief.

What remained now was only…

All faces, filled with excitement, turned upward.

And as this wave swept through the entire city.

As everyone stared, smiling, cheering in joy.

Two figures—one large, one small—fell from the higher place everyone had been watching.

In that instant, everyone saw the falling figures.

Every smile froze, like hot water instantly frozen in winter, locked on their faces.

For the falling figures were the Guardian Stone Lions—and… the King of Qing Guo!

Thud!!

Thud!!!

The two bodies struck the ground, each leaving a massive crater.

And descending slowly from above, like a victor smiling, came the "Demon."

"Sorry, I seem to have accidentally shattered all your hopes."

Black! Qing! Weird!

Everyone stared in terror at the being high above, still unable to believe their King… had lost!

That so-called invincible being had been defeated by a Weird!

Yet Black Qing Weird thoroughly enjoyed the gaze and attitude of the crowd—his posture as a superior victor was unmistakable.

But the moment his gaze shifted to Fang Yue, Black Qing Weird froze.

"How are you still alive? No—your aura… you've ascended to Xian level?!"

Black Qing Weird stared wide-eyed, unable to believe it. He clearly remembered that before ascending to fight Qing Wang, Fang Yue had been only a Yu-level warrior.

And now, in just this short time, he had transformed into a true Immortal—a genuine Immortal, utterly different from the counterfeit Immortal Qing Wang could only become within Qing Guo.

"A Weird Spirit Root, and yet it has helped you grow to this level!"

Fang Yue is alive and has ascended to the Immortal Realm; the fate of the Wu Yu tribe's king goes without saying.

After the shock, the Black Qing Weird thoroughly examined Fang Yue with keen interest, its gaze like that of someone who had discovered a brand-new toy, eager to torment and play with it immediately.

【Bad! Bad! Bad! Fang Yue, this thing's gaze is insane! It won't do something perverted to the invincibly adorable Zhi Zhi, will it?!】

"... I feel his interest in me is even stronger."

Only after reaching the Immortal Realm and standing at the Foundation Establishment realm did Fang Yue truly realize just how powerful the Black Qing Weird was!

If the Black Qing Weird's power when it first trembled before Qing Wang had still been at the Foundation Establishment level, then after its return, its strength had advanced further—to the next realm beyond Foundation Establishment!

This was a gap of a major realm, leaving Fang Yue uncertain; he understood far too little about the Immortal Realm.

【Fang Yue, run! This Transcendence-level Weird can only be handled by those cheaters like the old witch— we truly can't deal with it!】

"We can't run. Didn't Ming leave Qingchuan Jie before? And look what happened—he returned, and his method against Qing Wang was clearly the same flame technique he used before!"

【We're done! Just as the host finally became an Immortal, we're both going to lose our lives!】

"Enough talking. Prepare to fight!"

The Black Qing Weird ahead gently flicked the True Spirit Flame it had been playing with toward Fang Yue.

Swoosh—

The golden flame shot out like a bullet, exploding halfway through its flight into a colossal wall of fire that swallowed half the night sky and surged toward Fang Yue like an overwhelming tide.

Fang Yue flared his single black wing and retreated violently, but he found that as soon as he summoned Immortal power, the True Spirit Flame—like a hound scenting prey—immediately locked onto him and accelerated further. The more Immortal power he used to increase his speed, the faster the flame closed in, until finally, there was no escape—he was completely engulfed by the True Spirit Flame.

"Is that it? How boring…"

As the Black Qing Weird shook his head in disappointment, his movement suddenly froze—he widened his eyes and stared ahead. The terrifying flame that had burned through even Qing Wang, a Foundation Establishment-level True Spirit Flame, had left only faint scorch marks on Fang Yue's body—nothing more.

"How is this possible?!"

Fang Yue himself was stunned. He had expected the flame's grand display to mean certain death, but when it struck, neither the heat nor the destructive force came close to being lethal.

"Is my defense this strong? Is my defense this strong??"

As Fang Yue thrilled at this realization, he suddenly noticed something odd.

He realized his burn wounds weren't healing rapidly as before—instead, they were being "refreshed," rapidly and frequently restored to their pre-injured state.

What's going on?

My Night Breathing, my physique—weren't they supposed to heal quickly? Why has it become this?

Though the effect resembles healing, the underlying mechanism is entirely different.

One restores injury; the other resets the body to its pre-injured state.

The latter is clearly far more extraordinary.

Only because Fang Yue had ascended to the Immortal Realm and gained extreme sensitivity to subtle changes in his body and energy could he detect this minute shift so quickly.

"A Divine Skill… so it's a Divine Skill! But you've only just entered the Immortal Realm—why do you possess a high-tier ability like this?"

As if struck by sudden insight, the Black Qing Weird stared at Fang Yue in disbelief.

As if in response to the Black Qing Weird's words—or perhaps because Fang Yue's injuries had been fully reset to their pre-injured state—the shadow he had previously dismissed after the battle now reappeared behind him.

This time, however, the shadow behind Fang Yue—now elevated to the Immortal Realm—was no longer a bud, but… a single petal of the Otherworldly Flower!

【System Prompt: Divine Skill 【Bianhua Flower】 activated!】

"Bianhua Flower: A single petal, capable of recalling past and present lives. By channeling Immortal power, it repeatedly and rapidly resets your state to its condition before injury!"

"Note: When the flower blooms on the other shore, even gods and demons cannot fathom it."

The system prompt sounded just in time, making Fang Yue's eyes widen.

This—this means I'm effectively immortal until my Immortal power runs out!

Night Breathing's recovery was already incredible, but now, in the Immortal Realm, this Bianhua Flower Divine Skill has unlocked a reset-and-refresh function—this is unbeatable!

Fang Yue, who had just moments ago felt utterly hopeless against the Black Qing Weird, suddenly felt confident again!

"Come on!"

Confident, Fang Yue beckoned the Black Qing Weird with a finger.

Though the Black Qing Weird didn't know what Divine Skill Fang Yue had used to withstand the True Spirit Flame, he responded to this provocation by unleashing his full power—a blazing golden lotus!

A massive golden flame lotus bloomed toward Fang Yue, locking onto him with an Immortal power feedback loop—no matter how he fled or how much Immortal power he summoned, he could not escape the True Spirit Flame's pursuit!

Fang Yue stared at the colossal flame lotus that nearly burned the entire night sky—his newly risen confidence vanished. He slashed with his Heaven Sword, releasing consecutive sword qi—but it only accelerated the flame's approach, leaving not a single scratch on it.

The True Spirit Flame was far more difficult to deal with than he'd imagined!

When he retreated to escape, he found the golden lotus fire seemed to feed on his own Immortal power, surging forward with terrifying speed. Fang Yue finally grimaced and braced himself to endure the blow.

The golden lotus exploded the moment it struck him, forming a colossal golden flame tornado that engulfed him, burning his body relentlessly with every passing second.

Any ordinary Foundation Establishment Immortal would have perished under such an assault—but Fang Yue remained unharmed, letting the flames sweep over him, his wounds neither painful nor debilitating, rapidly resetting to their pre-injured state.

Even so, when the golden lotus fire finally faded, Fang Yue felt exhausted, as if his body had been drained.

This was the result of excessive Immortal power consumption.

He could endure the Black Qing Weird's attacks, but all his other techniques were useless against the True Spirit Flame.

Pure defense won't work.

"It's just a turtle shell after all!"

The Black Qing Weird immediately recognized the flaw and sneered, spreading his hands—two blazing golden lotuses formed in his palms.

Fang Yue's heart sank. No matter how hard a turtle shell is, it can still be worn down—passive defense won't save him!

What… what could counterattack…

Fang Yue suddenly had a thought.

Before he ascended to the Immortal Realm, he had two shadows.

Bianhua Flower had become a Divine Skill—then what about 【Weird Grindmill】?

Watching the two Angry Flame Golden Lotuses ahead already explode, transforming into a sky-filling sea of fire tornado, about to swallow him whole, Fang Yue let out a great roar.

"Weird Grinding Disc!!"

Boom!!

The materialized Taiji Grinding Disc abruptly appeared behind Fang Yue.

As the sea of fire swallowed Fang Yue, it slowly began to rotate!

Creak! Creak!

The sound of the grinding disc grew somewhat grating, and at the instant the disc rotated, his body felt as though it had been crushed and broken down by something, but the moment Fang Yue activated the Other Shore Flower, it rewound back.

At the same time, the sky-filling sea of fire tornado before his eyes seemed to be broken down by some mysterious force, transforming into countless fragments of flame, swept into the grinding disc!

The Angry Flame Golden Lotus, originally belonging solely to the Black-Green Weird, now under the rotation of the grinding disc, actually transformed into Fang Yue's immortal power! As if it had been refined and polished anew, the rich immortal power not only made Fang Yue's zero-based immortal's power even more abundant, but also greatly replenished the immortal power previously consumed by the divine ability Other Shore Flower.

At the same time, the Black-Green Weird ahead suddenly widened its eyes and shrieked.

"How is this possible! Why has my weird power been absorbed by you! Weird power and immortal power are not the same — how did you absorb my weird power!"

It's like casting a skill with mana, only to have the spell you cast absorbed, and not only that, your maximum mana also gets drained and reduced — in serious cases, it will lower your realm!

This is a method even more sinister than the weird itself. The Black-Green Weird's gaze toward Fang Yue instantly shifted to looking at a kindred creature, even a monster.

"System Notice: Divine ability 【Weird Grinding Disc】 activated!"

"Weird Grinding Disc: At the cost of yang lifespan and one's own immortal body, drive the grinding disc. The materialized grinding disc will decompose the enemy's attacks, and convert the decomposed attacks back to the cultivator, greatly increasing one's own strength and cultivation!"

"Note: What demon, what immortal, what weird — whatever your method, I'll absorb, absorb, absorb! It's all mine!"

So that's it, so that's it!

Doesn't this just work!

With an excited great roar, Fang Yue charged toward the Black-Green Weird.

"Parchment!"

【Here!!】

"Open!"

【Power of Ancient Words!!】

By the time Fang Yue charged up to the Black-Green Weird, Fang Yue and the Parchment almost shouted at the same time.

"Still World!"

【Still World！】

Four-character ancient words!!

The four ancient-word characters, materialized, floated around Fang Yue and locked in place.

At the same time…

Hum!!!

The flow of the world, in that instant, seemed to fall into absolute stillness!

Even the Black-Green Weird, before the four-character ancient words, could only roll its eyes in terror, unable to move its body.

Because… slow! Far too slow!!

"Divine ability: Weird Grinding Disc!"

"Empty Ice Sword Art!"

"Give me… kill!!!"

Under the Black-Green Weird's terrified gaze, Fang Yue's fierce sword light danced wildly, and the black-and-white grinding disc even ground the Black-Green Weird's very existence into the disc, breaking it down and absorbing it!

By the time the Parchment could no longer sustain the four-character ancient words…

Time began to flow once more!

"No!!!"

The instant time flowed, the Black-Green Weird let out a shrill, miserable shriek.

Its body, at the moment time's flow returned to normal, was slashed into countless severed chunks, and decomposed into fragments by the Weird Grinding Disc, thoroughly absorbed and converted back by Fang Yue!

This was the very root existence of a Transcendence-level Weird being decomposed and destroyed — a truly terrifying method that could threaten the Black-Green Weird's survival!

For a Transcendence-level Weird, which was hard to kill, this was almost a targeted divine ability.

After just this one round, the Black-Green Weird was already on its last breath; the remaining fragments could only gather into a single head, glaring at Fang Yue full of resentment.

But Fang Yue gave it no chance to catch its breath, directly deploying the Weird Grinding Disc once more to utterly annihilate the Black-Green Weird's remaining existence!

"System Notice: Congratulations to player 【Yese Liming】 for killing 【Transcendence-level Weird Black-Green Weird】, obtaining a massive amount of immortal power!"

"System Notice: Congratulations to player 【Yese Liming】 for breaking through the bottleneck, advancing to 【Foundation Establishment Realm】!"

Vast power surged in once more, and Fang Yue immediately felt his strength soar again!

Actually, simply killing the Black-Green Weird wouldn't have been enough to raise his realm — the effect of the Weird Grinding Disc was simply too strong, thoroughly devouring the Black-Green Weird, which was why it could achieve this advancement effect.

The system notice's chime let Fang Yue fully confirm the Black-Green Weird's death.

"Dead? The Black-Green Weird is dead?"

As Fang Yue landed on the ground, declaring the battle over, everyone was dumbfounded.

Their impression of Fang Yue was still stuck on him slaying the Wu Yu King, and now Fang Yue had suddenly killed the Black-Green Weird too — this leap in strength was just too absurd.

The most dumbfounded was Qing Wang — he had just been dealt Heavy Injury by the Black-Green Weird, watching his dynasty on the verge of collapse, his heart already a dead gray of Zhenjiu, when Fang Yue had gone and killed the Black-Green Weird.

This, this is just too strong!

The refugee is just too terrifying!

Qing Wang grew more and more certain that from now on, he had to treat the refugees well.

Everything was settled, leaving only An Dong'er's final mutation.

But unlike before, Fang Yue's strength now had leapt two great tiers, crossing a whole stratum. Looking back at An Dong'er's situation — that aggregate that had gathered into a woman — in Fang Yue's eyes, it was utterly unremarkable.

Channel immortal power, perform subtle manipulations.

The woman slowly opened her eyes…

"Night… brother?"

As An Dong'er spoke, both Fang Yue and the Captain exhaled in unison.

In truth, An Dong'er was still a Transcendence-level Weird, but her conscious core was An Dong'er.

A controllable Transcendence-level Weird—Qing Wang surely isn't that foolish to expel An Dong'er from Qing Guo.

With An Dong'er's matter settled, what remained was merely cleaning up the mess in Jingcheng.

And just then…

Crack!!

The sky split open.

At the end of the split sky, faint glimpses of Jianghai City's night scenery could be seen.

This was not a direct passage to Jianghai City, but rather a mirage-like projection.

"Heaven Devour has begun!"

Everyone's expressions hardened.

From the rift of Heaven Devour, a beam of light descended, spreading across the entire Qingchuan Jie.

Within the light, natives of Qingchuan Jie who previously had no Spirit Root suddenly began to sense their Spirit Roots awakening—gaining the potential to reach the Immortal Realm!

Before they could rejoice, the weirds hidden in mountains and wilds also simultaneously awakened their Demon Seeds, gaining the potential to ascend to Mo-level Weirds.

Simultaneously, the Jiu Yuan entrance long buried beneath Jing Shan, accompanied by the self-immolation of a Xianzi, merged with the eerie light and roared into the world!

【Jiu Yuan】 has emerged!

Within the glowing radiance, all species seemed to undergo some transformation, feeling their cultivation realms becoming easier to advance.

Yet this sensation did not feel like Qingchuan Jie growing stronger—it felt as if some seal long imposed upon Qingchuan Jie had been lifted along with the light.

The entire Qingchuan Jie was undergoing a cataclysmic transformation, and the greatest change was the split night sky, which began to draw in certain regions of Qingchuan Jie, sucking them into the rift—as if transporting them to some place beyond!

The previously sealed Qingchuan Jie had now fully unsealed under the light, no longer a restricted zone, but a region where beings and weirds from other realms could freely enter and exit, freely explore this mysterious land, and… the split mouth of Heaven Devour!

After witnessing these changes, Fang Yue briefly settled You Sisi and the others, then immediately shouted to exit the game.

But there was no response whatsoever.

Fang Yue then remembered—he had crossed over with his physical body. If so…

Unfurling his single black wing, he shot upward, racing toward the Heaven Devour rift. The instant he touched it, his body instantly disintegrated—and reassembled as shattered flesh in the real world!

…

"Again, King of Breakers!"

As if knowing exactly where Fang Yue would appear, the first person he saw was Meiyu Xianzi.

"What's the situation in our world?" Fang Yue cut straight to the point.

Meiyu Xianzi stepped aside two paces, letting Fang Yue look toward the distant sea.

On the sea's surface, the split mouth of Heaven Devour was frantically pouring forth a sea of weirds resembling a corpse ocean.

The sheer number of these weirds formed a nearly continuous black waterfall.

Once they landed, the weirds scattered in all directions, slaughtering every living being on Lan Xing!

These weirds that had crossed through Heaven Devour had grown stronger, more cruel, more frenzied, and utterly devoid of reason!

The scene before them resembled the arrival of doomsday!

"Humanity will perish!" Fang Yue clenched his fists.

"That's precisely why we exist," Meiyu Xianzi smiled faintly, then added: "Don't rush—the Breakers are about to be born. When they are, we'll act together and form a new organization!"

Hearing of the new organization, the Chairman of the United Alliance clearly panicked—but was instantly silenced by the handsome man Shen Gong, his threat unmistakable, leaving Jiang Wanchun, Chairman of the United Alliance, furious but powerless to speak.

Fang Yue had no objections to this—he only cared about protecting those close to him.

"Look! The Breakers are about to awaken!"

Following Meiyu Xianzi's pointing finger, from within the Heaven Devour rift surged an unbroken torrent of pitch-black mist—so dense it blotted out all light—and it spread in all directions across the entire Lan Hai World, lingering endlessly.

All game players covered by the Weird Mist would Synchronize with their in-game power!

"Damn—it's the worst omen. Our world's normal weather is… Weird Mist!"

"Is this… permanent?"

"Of course."

"Let's go. It's time to save the world." Meiyu Xianzi turned and walked away.

"Alright!" Fang Yue followed behind her.

These three months had felt like a dream—but he bore no resentment for the outcome.

If the world was destined to perish, then he would be the one to save it!

…

Year 0 of the Sky-Shattered Calendar.

Weird Mist swept across the globe, the world assimilated, rifts connected to Qingchuan Jie, all routes now open—the old order ended, a new king was about to ascend!

Those who had missed the Blue Sea Game, or had played but quit, now faced a post-apocalyptic world where weirds could kill at any moment—and they all rushed back into the game, returning to the Blue Sea World.

Yet when they restarted, crying and screaming as they were slaughtered by weirds, they realized the veteran players—especially the King of Breakers—had a completely different style.

They were being slaughtered by weirds; the King of Breakers chased weirds and slaughtered them!

Fang Yue: Bold weird, I can tell at a glance—you're not human!

Fang Yue: Weird, I command you to aid my cultivation!

Fang Yue: Weird, did I permit you to flee? Great Heavenly Dragon!

Fang Yue: With me here, no one will die! New disciples joining the sect, type 1; romance, type 2! Ahhhh— Sisi, stop pulling my ear, ow ow ow!

(The Grand Finale.)

Finally finished! The new book will be out within a week.

(End of chapter)