Chapter 491

Chapter 491: Awakening, Tomorrow

“Tomorrow, do you think there is a way to break the deadlock?”

“No.”

“Do you agree with sacrificing for results?”

“No.”

“Will reality bend to our will?”

“No.”

“Hmm, if this were a slightly ideal world, not a dictatorship, then even if certain death were guaranteed, you would all try to stop me, right? Sadly, not even my master believes in ideals, so reality becomes simple—unseal, and initiate the great ritual!”

The dark door opened.

The body that had once been entwined by countless seals had long since vanished, leaving only a silver glimmer that resonated with unknown information.

The man stepped into the sealing hall and boldly grasped the silver glimmer, which immediately vanished into his palm like water merging with milk.

A vast amount of information spread and echoed in the man’s mind, and a glimpse of a towering figure flashed by.

“Is this the existence that holds the strongest principles of power, killing, and plunder?”

“Its capacity rivals that of a world, equivalent to a True Immortal, an unimaginable being. To bring such an existence to the great ritual, only endless killings can illuminate its form, pulling it from the boundless void into the inner world!”

“Is there any way to circumvent the obstacles of the Celestial Empire to create endless slaughter…? Any hint will trigger the Supreme Ruler’s power to crush us, we must complete the great ritual immediately, making the Royal Path fall!”

“Hmm, cultivators probably won’t work; their powers are too strong to cause effective harm. If it’s just ordinary beings, it’s entirely possible.”

Bang—

A glass bottle shattered, and something contained within began to spread.

At this moment, even though Borrowing Light stood in the sunlight, it felt like being deeply entrenched in darkness.

The figure of Tomorrow, dressed in a blue long dress, spoke:

“From the perspective of a decision-maker, Borrowing Light, you undoubtedly surpass the past leaders. The previous leaders would find it difficult to have your decisiveness.”

“After repeated hesitation, they would likely give up, fundamentally different from you.”

This fundamental difference was not about being more noble.

For Yun Ye, he would not die; he would eventually fulfill his long-held wish and thus did not feel the urgency to reverse everything so desperately.

To personally kill all the ordinary beings in the Red Heaven realm for strategic purposes is entirely different from repeatedly being reborn and having enemies kill ordinary beings.

“Honestly, I have no feelings about making this decision. Perhaps it’s because I naturally lack certain emotions, so I chose the most efficient method.”

“Using the calamity energy from the Great Disaster Transformation to turn ordinary beings into undead beings as materials, injecting the smallest virus, and after precise customization, obtaining a virus that can erupt at a fixed time. Hmm… the ordinary beings killed in this way will all be sacrifices for the World God, hundreds of billions, thousands of billions, or even tens of trillions?”

Borrowing Light shook his head. “Perhaps it’s not necessary to spread it across the entire Red Heaven realm; just expanding to the surrounding continents would suffice, as there are enough ordinary beings available for sacrifice. The entire Red Heaven realm has only eleven continents, each varying in size, but instantly sacrificing all the ordinary beings on one continent, even if it isn’t enough to bring forth the World God, would be sufficient to allow the tentacles matching the Royal Path to descend.”

“That would be enough.”

“When it comes to who can revive faster after destruction, I believe it will be us. Although this conclusion is idealistic and unlikely to come true, I believe in the way of Tomorrow taught by my master; there’s no reason not to.”

“In that case, what’s wrong with taking a gamble? One sure death, one possible reversal of everything, and the sacrifices are just strangers to us. Such a choice, from a human perspective, has its inevitability.”

Tomorrow stood by, speechless.

She finally commented, “You are truly terrifying; to obtain a Dao artifact with this mindset should be called a thoroughly realistic idealist, right?”

Several decades later.

The Celestial Empire unified.

The Venerable Decree descended, flattening the Great Wilderness Spirit Marsh without harming the spirit vein, while Tomorrow Nation was destroyed.

When the Celestial Empire unified remained difficult news for Tomorrow Nation to obtain. The surroundings were sealed off by various major dynasties. Powerful cultivators would be detected by the barrier once they left, and weaker cultivators would die in all sorts of dangers even if they managed to escape. Even those who left smoothly would face death upon returning.

The higher level of Tomorrow Nation began preparations after the Emperor ascended, but no one expected that the Red Heaven realm would unify at lightning speed that same year. Before Tomorrow Nation learned of the news, the Venerable Decree had already descended, destroying everything; only a very few escaped by hiding in the Secret Realm.

However, without the protection of Tomorrow Nation, even some who survived would find it meaningless, as they would inevitably be hunted down and destroyed.

At this moment, the backup plan set by Borrowing Light took effect. The virus that had spread for decades transformed hundreds of billions of ordinary beings into undead beings overnight.

This shocking slaughter resulted in an unprecedented great disaster, and the tentacles of the World God descended.

However, as soon as these tentacles appeared, Borrowing Light fixed them with the Ming Rihui Sword, hiding within the Secret Realm and masking their information.

From this day forward, the virus gained the rules of slaughter, evolving continuously through killing, and under Borrowing Light’s control, it did not erupt.

Of course, Tomorrow could no longer know of the subsequent events.

In the long wait, when she regained consciousness, she heard a familiar voice, not related to tone but rather the essence of the holder.

“Awakened, Tomorrow!”

The black dress burned with flames, breaking the chains. Bright red fire engulfed her hair, and as the fire lotus spun, Tomorrow opened her eyes. The silver-gray in her gaze was quickly overtaken by dazzling red. She rose and stood beside Yun Ye, smiling, “Use me well, Master!”

Yun Ye couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

He suddenly left the black square, traversing thousands of meters away.

With the Ming Rihui Sword’s sealing lifted, the black square revived. As a tentacle of the World God, its attack methods were exceptionally straightforward.

Its surface rippled, and the black column appeared before Yun Ye as if it had always existed. The cosmic phantoms spread, blocking this tentacle, but Yun Ye was still sent flying, struck by an irresistible force.

But in the next moment, Yun Ye swung his sword fiercely, severing the cylindrical shape.

At that moment, the Ming Rihui Sword transformed from a red fiery belt into a blue Water Belt, enveloping Yun Ye’s body, his pupils and long hair turned blue, while he donned a blue robe entirely formed from the Power of Slice Strike.

Dual Slice Strike—Form Release!

Re-evaluation!

This is an enemy of humanity!

Second release!

In his robe, Yun Ye saw countless beams of light converge from the horizon. As these lights wove together, his robe connected with the Ming Rihui Sword, causing the entire sword to undergo violent changes, perfectly aligning with Yun Ye’s thoughts. Without much complexity, he directly shaped the sword.

The second release of the Ming Rihui Sword was born; it was a peculiar blade wrapped in brilliant platinum light, with an internal world evolving and an outer shell of water and fire.

Upon appearing, the black square displayed waves of turbulence under the brilliance; it was indeed being affected, and this sensation triggered its rapid revival.

Thousands upon thousands of black columns surged, striking fiercely.