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The woman pondered for a few breaths before speaking,

"There's a special challenge that is almost impossible for you to complete. If you can do it, I'll give you this opportunity to stand by my side."

"Please continue," Shen Ye said.

"Go and settle a troublemaker—an entity causing chaos within its seal. You need to calm it down," the woman said.

It was the only chance.

If he missed this chance, it would be difficult to tell how hard it might be to connect with the Seal of Fate again.

So—

"I'll give it a try," Shen Ye declared.

"Remember, prevent it from attacking and delay for a while, and you'll succeed—you must delay time."

"Understood."

"Go!" the woman murmured in a low voice.

Shen Ye vanished from the spot in an instant.

Only the woman remained in the darkness.

She closed her eyes slightly, as though deep in thought or perhaps thinking of nothing at all.

Wisps of light peeled off of her.

Light.

Fell from her and sank into the depths of darkness.

She grew much dimmer.

...

Meanwhile.

Shen Ye appeared in a spacious underground plaza.

Immediately, he heard a familiar cry of surprise:

"Brother Shen Ye!"

Shen Ye, fully prepared for battle, was taken aback and turned to look.

The tall and beautiful girl.

—Song Yinchen!

"What are you doing here?" Shen Ye asked while nervously scanning their surroundings, then moved closer to her.

"I heard Xi Rang was in trouble, so I came to help," the girl said.

"Is that—Chaos Spirit Light?"

"Yes, it's very angry and is devastating this place."

Above the plaza, the Chaos Spirit Light constantly lashed out with sharp, multicolored threads, piercing through the entire underground world.

The troublemaker referred to in the seal...

Was the Chaos Spirit Light itself.

Shen Ye realized in an instant.

But the Chaos Spirit Light wasn't so easily persuaded; he couldn't just jump out and stop it—that might backfire entirely.

He had an idea.

If it was about delaying time—

"There's something I need to tell the Chaos Spirit Light. Call it for me."

"Ah, okay."

Song Yinchen shouted toward the sky.

True enough, the Chaos Spirit Light descended, hovering before Shen Ye.

"It's you, kid. What's up? What do you want?"

Its voice sounded deep.

"Sorry, the maid you gave me is dead," Shen Ye said.

"Dead?" The Chaos Spirit Light was surprised.

Not just it, even Song Yinchen was taken aback.

"That's odd, just a moment ago, I saw her on the surface," Song Yinchen said.

"How could that strong maid die?" the Chaos Spirit Light also asked.

—It had forgotten the event that just occurred.

During this moment, the dense void cuts in the sky began to heal rapidly.

Shen Ye spoke:

"There's a king species of Cosmic Giant Insect in this Great Tomb; it likes to feed on world-class beings, and Lilias was devoured by it."

Emperor breed...

Song Yinchen and Chaos Spirit Light were both startled.

"So that's how it is, I actually want to meet that insect," Chaos Spirit Light said.

"You can't find it now; it has always been pursuing a certain existence deep within the Great Tomb. I simply have no idea how strong it has become," Shen Ye said.

"It's not the Sky King, is it?" Song Yinchen interjected.

"What is a Sky King? Something like Chaos Spirit Light?" Shen Ye deliberately dragged Chaos Spirit Light into the conversation.

"Law Domain Seventh Layer, having awakened the fourth Professional Skill—the so-called Stellar Divine Technique, such a being is known as a Sky King," Chaos Spirit Light said.

Shen Ye saw that it seemed to have already forgotten the emotions from just before, so he continued:

"Speaking of which, I am now working hard to help calm everything down here."

"Calm down? How do you plan to calm things down?" Song Yinchen asked curiously.

Shen Ye then recounted the matter of the emperor breed cosmic giant insect and the Seal of Fate.

"Since that's the case, Aurora, let's not attack this place for now,"

Song Yinchen said.

"...Fine," Chaos Spirit Light reluctantly agreed.

After all, to maintain the seal is to uphold the safety of the Great Tomb.

The Great Tomb's safety.

Ensured the safety of the humans above ground.

This was Song Yinchen's basic human appeal, something Chaos Spirit Light could not defy.

"All right, we're now all on the side of the Seal of Fate, we need to think of a way to settle things down as soon as possible,"

Shen Ye said.

Song Yinchen immediately nodded, "Brother Shen Ye is right!"

At that moment, a ripple of spatial fluctuation emanated around Shen Ye.

He was about to be teleported!

"Yinchen, we'll talk later," Shen Ye quickly said.

"Wait a second, Brother Shen Ye, weren't you trying to hold that maid's hand and got rejected?" Song Yinchen asked in the nick of time.

"How could I!" Shen Ye waved his hand.

"Hmph, that's hard to say, as all the men among humans are lecherous," Chaos Spirit Light said.

Song Yinchen was silent, just looking at Shen Ye.

Shen Ye showed a look of deep-seated hatred.

Song Yinchen covered her eyes, whispering lowly, "If it doesn't work out, we'll talk next time."

The teleportation arrived!

Shen Ye finally took out a cell phone, his expression instantly becoming cheerful.

He shoved the cell phone into Song Yinchen's hand, shouting loudly:

"It's nothing—here you go! See for yourself, I'm no pervert."

Whoosh!

He was teleported away.

Song Yinchen immediately turned on the phone, watching with great interest.

She didn't sigh contently until all the videos were finished, saying:

"Aurora, you misunderstood him."

"...This kid, only knows how to record videos," Chaos Spirit Light said begrudgingly.

"Aurora, let's help this seal together! As long as we seal that insect, our world will be safe," Song Yinchen said enthusiastically.

"You're mistaken," Chaos Spirit Light said.

"Mistaken?"

"I can feel that the Seal of Fate is about to collapse," Chaos Spirit Light said with a cold laugh, "The emperor breed of the cosmic insect race will break the seal and enter that true burial ground inside the Great Tomb."

"—It's already irreparable."

Song Yinchen's gaze flickered with complexity.

You knew everything all along.

Were you actually helping the emperor breed cosmic giant insect by repeatedly attacking that seal?

...

Darkness.

That "Solitary Peak."

Shen Ye landed, looking towards the three-hundred-plus-meter-long Technique Spirit in midair.

"How is it, I've done it!"

He said with great enthusiasm.

The woman looked down at him, her expression somewhat complex,

"If you had appeared some years earlier, it would have been good. But at this moment... it's already too late."

"Why?" Shen Ye asked.

"The emperor worm is about to penetrate the seal and reach the depths of the Great Tomb, and I am about to completely collapse."

A sudden shaking occurred all around.

An evil, brutal, and bloody aura swept through the void, rising towards the surface of the earth.

The voice of the Technique Spirit continued to ring out:

"Too many ancient legends, too many incidents from the previous era, are now scattered in the universe, turning to dust, not worth mentioning again."

"I will simply tell you the outcome:"

"When it reaches the burial site, to drive that great thing, it will need to consume a lot to replenish its energy."

"This planet, as well as all the surrounding life-bearing planets, will be completely devoured by it."

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"From then on, the change of eras will not affect its life or death; it will be the ultimate winner."

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Boom—

In the dark.

Invisible, fine, and dense insect sounds transmit back and forth.

Shen Ye heard a kind of excitement.

As an emperor species, this was his innate perception of his own kind.

In contrast, that more than three hundred meters tall Technique Spirit radiated a dimming light.

These numerous flurries of light peeled away from her body, continuously disintegrating, scattering, and fading into the dark abyss.

The darkness lit up with light, and then went out again.

The Technique Spirit let out a long sigh.

Shen Ye stood there, watching this scene, also somewhat stunned.

A look of bewilderment flickered in his eyes.

Countless pieces of the past flashed before his eyes, ultimately condensing into that scene.

Zhongzhou City.

Beneath the mottled, ancient walls.

The Master of Weeping Demon Prison stood there, looking at him, shaking his head:

"It's a pity you don't know... the end is upon us."

"What's the word for it—"

"Born at the wrong time."

Laughable.

Some Divine Spirits ah, they knew everything, but they kept silent.

Is it because the struggle of the mortals is laughable?

But the proud Divine Spirits have died, becoming banners in someone else's nest.

"Hey—"

Shen Ye raised his head and waved at the more than three hundred meters tall Technique Spirit:

"Before you collapse, can you give me some useful information?"

The Technique Spirit showed a look of surprise and looked down at him.

Shen Ye did not shy away, he looked up at her and said loudly:

"Don't look at me with that expression—"

"To tell you the truth, I am the Sect Leader of Chaotic Heaven Gate—our sect has been fighting it since ancient times, and never won."

"I'm the last one left."

"So before you die, can you give me a little advice?"

The Technique Spirit finally couldn't help but ask:

"What do you plan to do?"

"—Of course, I plan to find a way to deal with it."

Shen Ye looked at her body that was constantly turning into points of light and dissipating, he hurriedly cupped his fists in a salute:

"Please, help me out."

"On behalf of all humanity, I don't want to die; can you give me a clue, please? I'll definitely give you a five-star review."

As the words fell.

The Technique Spirit suddenly showed a reflective look and said softly:

"You say you are from Chaotic Heaven Gate? That's not right. I remember they all perished."

She raised a hand.

From the depths of the empty dark abyss.

One by one, weapons and armor flew up, appearing around Shen Ye and rotating like a ring.

"All these are the weapons left behind by the fallen professionals of Chaotic Heaven Gate."

"If you truly are a person from Chaotic Heaven Gate—"

"They should feel close to you."

Shen Ye looked at the countless, bloodstained blades and gradually felt a sense of connection arise within him.

He could feel them!

Hum—Hum—

All the weapons let out a resonating cry toward him!

His Resonance now was as high as 200 points, and with an additional 20 points from the Under the Moon Series, that made it 220 points!

Not only that.

The Sect Leader's Precious Tactic automatically flew out, flipping open to one of its pages.

In an instant.

All the Sect's weapons were absorbed into it.

After that task was done, the Precious Tactic flew back and landed in Shen Ye's hand.

Shen Ye himself was startled and looked down at the Precious Tactic, only to see two lines of text appearing on it:

"A Sect's profession is distinguished by its weapons, and now that all kinds of weapons have been gathered, they can aid you in evolving your moves and lead to a thorough understanding."

"—A plethora of skills does not burden one."

In the darkness.

The voice of the Technique Spirit sounded once more:

"Not bad... I have seen that book, you truly are the heir of Chaotic Heaven Gate..."

Her tone had become much warmer.

Shen Ye was about to speak when he suddenly noticed motes of light gathering in the darkness, converging into lines of small characters:

"You have escaped from a fatal danger."

"Evaluation Entry: The Boy Who Survived Great Adversities has been activated."

"Your All Attributes have increased by two points."

"—This time, you were in a completely uncontrollable situation of destruction, and your actions and words introduced new variables."

All attributes increased by two points!

But why?

Shen Ye was somewhat puzzled.

Then he saw the Technique Spirit, over three hundred meters tall, say:

"According to the original decision, I would have erupted with all my power, destroying the entire Underground Grand Tomb, inflicting maximum damage upon the king species of the Cosmic Giant Insect."

"After that, I would dissipate, no longer able to stop it."

"However, since you are the heir of Chaotic Heaven Gate, I am persuaded by your determination and have decided to try another path—"

The Technique Spirit shook all over, transforming into billions of shining lights, scattering into the darkness.

Such dazzling light instantly illuminated everything.

Shen Ye broke out in a cold sweat.

It was a good thing he had earnestly pleaded and revealed his identity.

Otherwise, by this time, everyone in the Great Tomb would have perished.

The light swept all around.

He immediately saw that the solitary peak on which he stood was indeed a giant statue's finger.

The statue was so vast, it was practically like an entire landmass in itself.

Its other fingers had been hidden in the darkness, unseen, but in reality, every finger was as large as steep mountains.

—Just like the finger on which Shen Ye stood at the moment.

In the darkness.

All the light fell down.

It settled on Shen Ye, like a long cape made of blazing light.

"You need to switch back to your original body, use the one with the Emperor Insect Pattern!"

The voice of the Technique Spirit rang out.

Accompanied by her voice, those massive fingers began to slowly move, forming a Spell Seal.