Chapter 684

Chapter 684: Reflecting the Future, Awakening the Universe!

Every world has its own antivirus mechanism, but the strength varies.

A powerful world will never allow outside life to enter, while a weaker one only has the most basic rules for its antivirus mechanism.

The so-called rules antivirus mechanism refers to the incompatibility of rules that Yun Ye faces after entering the distorted planes; if he cannot endure it, he will perish instantly.

Life that can withstand this barrier must possess the power to counter the rules, whether it is their own or granted by others.

The rules antivirus mechanism must be protected by the Power of Rules to resist; however, this is only the first step. To act in other universes will inevitably provoke stronger malice, triggering more powerful rule mechanisms.

The antivirus mechanism of the world does not know the meaning of "enough" and will exhaust all means to eliminate foreign elements until they are completely destroyed.

Some universes have no gods and no practitioners; their antivirus mechanism is ‘causality’ and ‘probability.’

It starts by lowering the luck of outsiders, gradually evolving into ‘the Grim Reaper has come,’ meaning that even walking down the street might lead to experiences like volcanic eruptions or nuclear bomb explosions, and in the end, the method may even reach the point of restarting the universe.

If one uses powers from beyond this world without dismantling the antivirus mechanism, no one knows what might happen. It could simply lower one’s luck or suddenly reveal the strongest existence of a hidden worldview, or the world might directly reset, utterly shattering souls and bodies, reducing them to nutrients for the world.

The black-haired man manifested his true form, directly employing Red Heaven power, clearly determined to seize the position of Becoming a God; in this state, he felt invincible.

Even though Qing Liu Sheng watched closely, he could only use Red Heaven power, unable to suppress the man with the strength of this world.

He could either watch him take the divine position or act and bear the world’s hostility alongside him.

What would he choose?

The black-haired man stretched out his hand, reaching into the void, aiming for Noah.

Noah found himself at the center of the powers of the two major distortion objects; without Absorbing Reversal, he would have been devoured long ago.

A hand descended, tearing apart the power of the distortion objects. Even if Red Heaven power did not achieve the Honored Position, it could still resist various conceptual powers of rules.

Practitioners refine their perspectives in the Mystic Realm, while in the True Realm, one holds authority; this is an incremental relationship, but it does not have to follow a strict procedure.

The black-haired man was merely in the Mystic Realm, but the Mystic Realm of this New Heaven era cannot be compared to the past, as the methods of cultivation and mastery are extraordinarily defiant.

His magical power intertwined, attempting to forcibly take Noah and the two major distortion objects for himself, as dark clouds covered the sky, thunder booming accompanied by lightning.

But sadly, this lightning carried no rules; it was merely natural lightning, hardly a tickle for a practitioner of Red Heaven power.

"It seems that the distortion objects in this world are not included in the antivirus mechanism; their power limit is at the level of an S-level Mage and does not involve Becoming a God."

A thought flashed through the black-haired man’s mind, bringing him slight comfort.

Invasive actions in other universes are extremely dangerous; one cannot just expect to return whenever they wish.

They could enter because the White Dragon Divine Master spent a great cost to break the barrier of worlds. To get back, they could only succeed at conquering it.

In other words, during this period, even if they all fell, the White Dragon Divine Master would not intervene to save them; he was merely in the Mystic Realm and True Realm… not worth it.

Even the concept power of the distortion objects, while extremely weak, still holds a form of authority, possessing a high essence that requires a significant amount of magic to offset. If they become a part of the antivirus mechanism, no matter how much magic he accumulates, he cannot last until the conquest is completed—and it could be said he is doomed.

It is naturally better to survive.

But here comes the problem.

If the distortion objects are not part of the antivirus mechanism, then what are they?

In theory, anything that exists within a world can become part of the antivirus mechanism. However, distortion objects are not a part of it; their existence is indeed very strange.

Reality quickly taught the black-haired man a lesson. The previously closed Gate of Heaven reopened, devouring the new Holy Cup and the new Holy Grail. The twisted ring erupted, distorting his hand reaching for Noah. Even with all his might, he could not stop it.

Even the Master of Heaven’s Cavern must use his power within the limits allowed by the world’s rules; he had truly pushed his power to the maximum limit of this world—‘the concept of a god’—which is merely the ‘concept of a god’ of a single planet. Spirit Law could fully simulate it. In such a ridiculously low energy world, powers such as Time Reversal, stop time, and others could all be realized.

This is the realm of gods; theoretically, the world’s master should possess at most an equal amount of strength.

“But the result is that I lost! The power of this thing exceeds the limit of the world!”

This is impossible!

The black-haired man thought this as he tried again. Countless Divine Swords swirled around him and shot out, cutting through everything. Each sword condensed with the ultimate power of Spiritual Law, and faintly, a tint of Mystic Heaven appeared. However, traveling across too many worlds meant the rules were incompatible, and Mystic Heaven could not truly manifest.

Even so, every sword could easily vaporize a planet, their weight enough to distort conceptual power.

“——”

The collision of rules closed the interference range, but the area within several dozen kilometers still vanished in distortion.

All the S-level Mages and Witches present were destroyed by the aftermath, unable to utter a word, directly exiting the scene.

The only one who survived was Noah, the host of the Gate of Heaven.

He was not a Child of the Stars; he simply existed in a very special way, carrying certain characteristics of the world, being the only authority in the entire plane.

As a user of the three major Spirit Senses of True Immortal magic, Yun Ye understood the situation very well.

Noah’s birth was not meant to combat the distortion objects; rather, it was due to the distortion objects continuously destroying the universe that caused the chaos of rules, which should not have existed.

He is the opposite of the world and not a Child of the Stars; it just so happened that this chaotic rule was needed by the world, thus becoming the protagonist of the plane.

But as the Gate of Heaven fused with the two major distortion objects, it no longer progressed in the direction desired by the world, and thus Noah lost his protagonist status.

This was not the main issue. Noah losing his protagonist position also represented a rather terrible result… he had already become synonymous with distortion objects.

The distortion object that devoured half a planet, now merged with the two highest distortion objects, had completely polluted the Gate of Heaven, transforming it into the highest and only distortion object in history. It collapsed before the black-haired man’s eyes, turning into a dark singularity.

The darkness and ominous aura filled the black-haired man with a sudden sense of impending disaster; cold sweat dripped down him in terror. “The true form of this thing can’t be… How is this possible? This world has already been on the brink of collapse; could this be the influence area of the Rule Breakdown Universe?”

Noah opened his eyes, and his pupils reflected the color of Qing Kong.

Clearly, this was the stage controlled by Yun Ye.

“Qing Liu Sheng, it’s you! What do you intend to do? This thing will lead the world to collapse; you surely do not want to be buried in it?"

The subtle difference was immediately noticed by the black-haired man, prompting him to question Yun Ye.

This question, regardless of the answer, represented the acquisition of information and could be deduced through Spirit Law, so it was not without significance.

“……”

Yun Ye simply smiled and remained silent, his gaze fixed on the dark singularity, which had begun to spread numerous dark lines around it, resembling circuits, rich in rules, spreading throughout the world.

At the same time, the world reacted, desperately resisting, as the two rule-level powers clashed, continuously elevating their intensity.

“The world did not collapse directly, but rather had its power gradually stolen, passively participating in a conflict that should not exist. Qing Liu Sheng, do you intend to awaken the universe with these distortion objects?!!”

The black-haired man covered his eyes and stepped back. Staring at the rules for an extended period had burned his eyes from a conceptual level, making it almost impossible for him to recover.

But at this moment, he did not have time to worry about such trivial matters.

Awakening the universe!

In legends, every independent world has the potential to awaken absolute rules!

The caves created by the God Master can do so, and the universe, the plane, and the world can too!

Once awakened successfully, the controller will leap forward, achieving a status comparable to a True Immortal. From then on, they will transcend above all, immune to the influence of span of heaven rules, becoming immortal and imperishable.

“This is merely a legend! No one has ever succeeded! Even if Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven does not exist, believing in this is like a madman speaking dreams!”

“You cannot obtain the absolute rules!”

The black-haired man felt the spreading rules sting his skin, causing him to back away repeatedly, but he ended up stepping into thin air.

He abruptly turned his head, realizing that beneath his feet was now a bottomless abyss of darkness, rendering the floating power useless.

This was clearly not a scenery that should exist in this world; the distortion of the singularity deepened, starting to have a severe impact on the planet.

In reality, it was not only the environment that changed, but various absurd existences began to emerge.

In a hotel in a certain country,

Due to Danta Lin’s interference, most individuals around the world fell into a state of mental abnormality, but this abnormality was not unconsciousness—only a distortion. They still had the ability to move. For example, some staff danced while opening doors, trying to mimic the manic cleaning from their previous rooms.

When the door opened, a white ghostly figure with no face and two pitch-black voids for eyes stood before them, staring at the staff.

The staff let out a scream, jumping in fright.

The white ghostly figure moved, directly passing through his body.

The staff stood frozen—was this mercy?

Of course not.

In the next moment, his whole body inflated and distorted, transforming into a new white ghostly figure, and began to move towards the living, spreading like a virus.

In no time, an entire city turned into a ghost city, with the phenomenon rapidly spreading via planes and trains across the country and the world.

Moreover, this situation could not be stopped, even the sealing of Mages became ineffective.

Similarly terrifying events played out continuously in various places.

The most outrageous incident involved someone discovering a peculiar website that stated: Write a wish, and we can fulfill anything for you—wealth, beauty, power, longevity. There’s nothing we can’t achieve.

In other worlds, many streamers might willingly take the risk to give it a try, but in a world with distortion objects, most ordinary beings would avoid such actions…

Yet madmen would not. The world never lacks for lunatics, and now there were many mentally distorted ordinary beings.

Someone wrote this sentence: I became the Creator God, recreating the world.

After seeing this entry, another person commented below: The world has been destroyed. No one can survive, including the original poster.

Soon,

This became true.

The plane truly began to collapse, disintegrating bit by bit, with the world oscillating between illusion and reality, too many people suddenly disappeared, lost in the void.

All existing humans felt immense fear.

Deep within, they sensed that a crucial struggle was happening in the world; surviving meant staying alive, while not surviving…

The entire world would be utterly destroyed!

This abnormality cleared away the influence of magic, restoring their normal state, as large numbers of ordinary beings began to pray, hoping that this realm would not fail.

They also witnessed the moment when the Spatial King became a god, realizing that their strong intentions seemed to have some effect.

"This plane’s slim chance relies on you. If you do not awaken, you will eventually be destroyed by distortion objects. This is both danger and opportunity."

Yun Ye held the dark singularity in both hands, his magical power evaporating like flowing water, activating the three great Spirit Laws to interfere with the clash of the two world powers.

Distortion objects represent the broken world’s rules; the two powers hail from the same origin, yet are completely opposite—one filled with order, the other filled with distortion.

Once the distortion overwhelmed order, the world would be annihilated. This annihilation would be complete, exceeding the normal world’s cycle.

Under normal circumstances, even when a universe reaches the end of its lifespan, it would revert to a singularity due to the Great Annihilation, reopening Heaven and Earth.

But what is destroyed by distortion objects will cease to exist entirely, while the distortion objects will transcend, wandering through various worlds, guiding each toward annihilation.

Distortion objects are similar to viruses: though they may be small, they can parasitize a host, deceiving the antivirus mechanism. Their tiny power can leverage an entire world, leading to its destruction. If humanity were to grasp this power, it could become a deadly weapon against the caves.

Perhaps direct confrontation with Shui Wuge is impossible, but slowly dismantling the Celestial Empire’s cave is not an issue.

This is not a fragment of the Future Dao Classics, but its actual effect may not be lesser.

“Absolute rule objects… The world is vast, teeming with wonders. Even if the accumulated Power of Rules in the world is minimal and cannot give birth to a True Immortal—an existence able to contend against the world purely by its power—what about the birth of a nearly invisible virus?”

Yun Ye stared at the dark singularity in his hand.

The black patterns began to spread, covering the entire plane. The goal was not to oppose the world’s rules, but to extract and gather all distortion objects!

As one distortion object after another was absorbed, the dark singularity grew increasingly complete, and the world’s anomalies intensified.

He could see the future.

Yet there were limits; he could not operate on a large scale, and among countless futures, he mostly failed to complete the absolute rule distortion object.

Clearly, even with the opposing distortion objects eroding the world, it did not necessarily awaken the absolute rules.

Yun Ye had no choice but to throw out the Talismans.

“Open Heaven and Earth · Illuminate the Future!”

The pitch-black vortex opened, and in some future moment, an invincible being descended, theoretically destined to be the future self of Qing Liu Sheng in this life…

But in reality, this time’s illumination of the future went awry. A young man stepped out of the vortex, long pale hair cascading to his waist, pitch-black eyes, dressed in a robe of white and black that seemed extraordinary and unworldly, as if cloaked in various indistinct images. He held a staff with a bell that rang gently.

In Yun Ye’s utterly astonished gaze, he lightly swept it.

The sun and moon rotated, stars shifted, and the world witnessed rapid changes.

The entire plane began to accelerate!