this infinite world

At the beginning, Yang Yun did not actually know Chu Hao's specific plan.

In his view, Chu Hao's attempt to circumvent the God's restrictions on firearms was a good thing, after all, Chu Xuan in the original timeline had done the same... Although it wasn't the same world, Chu Xuan similarly managed to transform his pistol bullets into rune bullets by engraving runes on them, thus exploiting a loophole in the Lord of the Rings world where the God explicitly forbade the use of high-tech weapons. And Chu Hao had actually come up with a similar method, using fire runes to detonate C4 explosives—truly, like father, like son...

...No, judging from the current state of the clone Chu Xuan, it seems that it should be said that like mother, like son.

At first, Yang Yun was able to watch Chu Hao's repeated attempts with optimism. But when the young man actually produced a large quantity of enchanted C4 explosives and distributed them to his dwarven army, Yang Yun could no longer laugh. He realized he really needed to re-examine and re-evaluate Chu Hao's character...

After all, while Chu Xuan's plans in the Transformers universe were ruthless, they always adhered to the principle of "achieving maximum results with minimum losses." Using a large force of American troops as bait, then launching a nuclear attack to indiscriminately destroy them along with the Transformers created by the AllSpark—while it might not sound pleasant, it was ultimately a tactical choice on the battlefield. As for Chu Hao before him…

Thousands of human bombs?

seriously?
Damn it, even Chu Xuan isn't as extreme as you! If the essence of this multiverse is also a novel, wouldn't readers be furious if someone like you, as the protagonist of the multiverse, did such an anti-human act?

Of course, such inhumane behavior is one thing, after all, people always have unavoidable circumstances, and Yang Yun has seen people who, though in darkness, yearn for the light. Judging from the reactions of the members of the Northern Ice Continent team, they clearly do not agree with Chu Hao's actions, and there might be a reversal later... After all, unless absolutely necessary, Yang Yun, being at a higher level, tries to avoid interfering in the affairs of the Northern Ice Continent team.

But when Ochi, unable to bear the pangs of conscience, went to Chu Hao, only to be lectured by Chu Hao on the principles of "choice" and "sacrifice," Yang Yun finally couldn't help but reveal himself, his face displeased, and said: "What the hell is this bullshit? I've seen plenty of situations where there's nothing we can do about sacrificing others. After all, no one can guarantee that they can achieve final victory without sacrificing a single person... But you're not ashamed of it, and you even plan to continue down this path to the bitter end? Why are your thoughts so extreme?"

Seeing Yang Yun suddenly appear to support him, and even immediately berate Chu Hao, the previously dejected Oqi's face lit up with joy. Chu Hao, clearly not expecting Yang Yun's sudden appearance, quickly said, "No, please let me explain first—"

"Shut up. I don't need your explanation. I'm going to ask you three questions now."

Yang Yun waved his hand, and Chu Hao's next words vanished into nothingness, leaving only his lips opening and closing, but no sound escaping.

"First, the first question."

After Chu Hao tried several times but still couldn't make a sound, Yang Yun frowned and asked, "Do you know you're doing something wrong?"

—A nod after hesitation.

Unable to speak, Chu Hao hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement. Yang Yun, without hesitation, asked a second question: "If you had other methods, would you choose to 'sacrifice' yourself to achieve your goal?"

—This time, it was a shake of the head.

"Then the third question: when you're at your wit's end and need to sacrifice yourself to break the deadlock, would you choose to sacrifice yourself?" — He nodded without hesitation.

"...Alright, he's not hopeless yet."

After asking the three questions, Yang Yun waved his hand and released the restraints on Chu Hao. He looked at the young man strangely and said, "You're ruthless to others and ruthless to yourself. I really don't know what kind of experiences could cultivate such an extreme personality in you... I remember you met Zheng Zha twice, right? Did he really not say anything to you, or comment on your behavior?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Hao was immediately jolted, and a scene flashed into his mind. It was a towering figure, like a savior, facing his question and uttering these words…

"...Perhaps you have all sorts of schemes and plans, always trying to turn them into tools and bargaining chips in your hands, always trying to use them to achieve more goals, always hoping to sacrifice them to gain some huge benefits, but this is too unfair to them. No one in this world is willing to be sacrificed, even for the greatest righteousness. It is unfair to the sacrificed unless they themselves have this awareness."

"Chu Xuan, we were too weak before, always forced to sacrifice others, always forced to taint our hands and hearts. But that won't happen anymore. Even if it goes against the God's mission, even if it results in deductions from reward points and side quests, or even if it puts us in danger, it doesn't matter anymore, because we are the Central Continent Team..."

"But he's the strongest being in the entire cycle of reincarnation!"

"...Very good. Seeing that even in different worlds, that guy can still say these things with a smile, I can probably rest assured."

Hearing these words, Chu Hao suddenly realized that the person before him seemed to have read his mind completely. However, Yang Yun didn't explain further, but instead gazed at the goblin kingdom before him, muttering to himself—

"Although I came here to clear the karmic threads on my body, I have many concerns about my actions. But in this life, who can completely isolate themselves from karma? Even if you wash away all the karma on your body, new karma will still be born the next moment."

"So, all I need to do is become stronger, become even stronger. I don't care what karmic entanglements lie behind you, I don't care how many people in this world are plotting and scheming. In that guy's words, laugh until you're mad, cry until you're unrestrained, be good until you're wholeheartedly good, and be evil until you've ruthlessly eradicated all injustice you see—"

"—So, I'm flipping the table!"

Amidst loud laughter, Yang Yun squatted down and clapped his hands. The earth veins within a radius of a thousand miles immediately began to rumble and tremble. The earth undulated and rose up like a living thing, and the rock layers surged and rolled like ocean waves!

Even though a golden path of footprints appeared all around, bathed in Buddhist light, and golden lotus seals outlined a solemn magic circle on the ground, with chanting and auspicious clouds swirling around, none of it could stop this dramatic change... To everyone's astonishment, the earth shook and rose, and the land where the goblin kingdom was located was forcibly lifted by some supreme power, like a reef suddenly revealed at low tide, completely exposing the entire underground city-state to the light of day!

Yes, the entire goblin kingdom...

It rose entirely from underground! (End of Chapter)