Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

The opportunity for promotion is more important than magic potions—that's a kind of idealistic understanding.

It is an affirmation of the path one will take afterward, and also the most crucial step in building the foundation!
And once the opportunity arises, one can take the final step at any time and become the hegemon!
The Little Mad King in the Disaster Fog was a case in point. She had already encountered the opportunity for advancement, so she was able to decisively take the magic potion and begin her advancement.

The dolls, on the other hand, encountered an opportunity during their battle with the Fear Queen, and both rose to become overlords.

Li Yelai has now reached the required spiritual energy quality to advance to the level of a hegemon, but he has no clue about magic potions or opportunities.

Like a long staircase, Li Yelai had reached the end.

They arrived before a large door, but had neither the key nor the right to step inside.

An opportunity may still be in sight, but the potion... this is a once-in-a-lifetime choice.

Li Yelai really didn't dare to look at faces; his luck had always been bad.

Currently, we can only hope that the stone tablet at Chuhe can help us deduce enough suitable formulas.

Let's ask again at the Ark Gathering in a few days.

After taking the supplies sent by the Chaos faction, Li Ye came to visit his friends.

Jing Lin naturally shared the information and knew the approximate location of the 'opportunity'.

Therefore, he also planned to go to Border City No. 1 to see how he could get some benefits from the Jing family. He also wanted to advance himself to the sixth level of enlightenment.

When Li Ye came to visit, Jing Lin vividly described how the person holding the book broke down in his guard.

But he also cautioned, "Assassinating the champion sounds absurd, and it really is absurd. But the one issuing the mission is the Bookholder! Perhaps some Ark Chosen will take the risk!"

“I know.” Li Yelai nodded. “The authorities have increased security at the family apartment. If they investigate me carefully, they might find out about my relationship with your Jing family, and they might cause you trouble.”

"Don't worry, nobody likes unnecessary trouble. Killing a champion is bold enough, why would they provoke another family with a supreme ruler?" Jing Lin nodded: "But you must be careful. Assassins are dangerous."

"Do you still remember the divine child of our Jing family?" Jing Lin asked.

“Yes, of course.” Li Yelai nodded. “I heard that the first branch of your Jing family has already begun to cultivate the third generation.”

After the battle at the Celestial Palace, Jingxuan and Jingjing found a girl with a very high compatibility and made her the mother of the divine child.

It is predicted that the third generation of divine children will appear soon.

Judging by the timeline, it should be within the next six months.

Currently, both sides are keeping to themselves and hope they will not cause trouble.

“Yes, the third generation is about to emerge. I heard that it has already begun to move and its spiritual energy fluctuations are very strong. But what I want to talk about is the second generation divine child. He was actually assassinated,” Jing Lin said.

The second divine child possessed extraordinary talent, easily mastering a vast amount of mystical knowledge even in his childhood.

Moreover, their bodies grow extremely fast; in just five years, they already have the appearance and physique of an adult.

He possessed an extraordinary aura, like a banished immortal. He was also blessed with good fortune and constant opportunities.

In a short period of time, it rose to the position of overlord!

It's hard to judge how strong he is, but his advancement speed is extremely fast, and he will be able to advance to the Supreme level in no time.

As a result, he was assassinated in his own room one night, without any disturbance whatsoever. Not even the illusory changes that occurred when the overlord died were observed.

He died quietly.
This is a bizarre event that the Jing family still cannot understand.

“The current Little Mad King might be able to do that, but it’s unlikely. Don’t forget, that was almost thirty years ago. Who knows if this bounty will attract such an assassin?” Jing Lin said in a low voice, “If the Little Mad King isn’t by your side, you’d better unleash the doll’s fear curse.”

Li Yelai nodded solemnly. The second-generation divine son died too quickly; he might not even have had time to react before he was killed.

The possibility of an assassin coming cannot be ruled out.

Then came the Heavy Cavalry, Starfire, and Shadowflow, who had rebuilt the Ranger squadron.

Now, Starfire has advanced to the fourth awakening and become a Night Watcher. After Shadow and others in the team advance, they will head to the Doomsday Forest for a hunting mission, to recreate the glory of this heroic group.

The heavy cavalryman still had the same expressionless, stoic face, even after advancing to the fifth level of awakening. But his voice carried a hint of goodwill: "Congratulations, Night General."

"In the blink of an eye, Brother Ye has become a champion and even broke through the Disaster Mist." Yingliu said with some emotion.

Back then, they were both newcomers in the same cohort. The gap has widened so much without us even realizing it.

Even the most diligent heavy cavalry among them has only reached the fifth level of awakening. The gap is too large.
"With so many heroes sacrificing themselves, how could the calamity not be broken?" Li Yelai then looked at Xinghuo and asked, "This time, you didn't eat any offerings, did you?"

“I’ve learned my lesson; the offerings I put out have a very long shelf life now,” Xinghuo complained. “Every time I thought you should be able to leave there alive, but the places you go are all too dangerous.”

The infamous No. 49 Fog was notorious, and he truly believed his friend would never return.

At the same time, he also thought that Li Yelai would return every time he raised his head. So he tried arranging the offerings again, and in the end, they really did end up being eaten.

We need to investigate with the authorities to see if there's any causal relationship involved.

After chatting with them for a while, Li Ye left some resources behind, materials from the Terror Demons, as an investment in the 'Rangers'.

Finally, there's the detective.

Since the events of the Annihilation Titans, he has become a notorious middleman in the shadows of the Great City.

They took on private jobs for various families.

After all, he's a real powerhouse who can practically win championships!
The authorities were happy with this arrangement, which allowed him to develop rapidly and quickly acquire secret intelligence that was difficult for the authorities to investigate or obtain. He became an extremely busy man.

The two met, staring at each other for a long time before Li Ye asked, "Just in case, brother, I need to ask first, do you have any side jobs?"

"There really isn't one this time!"

The detective grinned; his business had become quite extensive, even extending to settlements outside the city.

But the most troublesome one was a third-level awakened individual psionicist who eloped with a noblewoman from a wealthy family.

This kind of 'side job' wouldn't warrant inviting the champion to help.

The authorities attached great importance to Li Yelai's involvement in 'private jobs'.

The reality might be: you might draw the ninth-generation champion, or randomly draw the eighth-generation champion and the entire champion team. You might also draw even more overlords, including Little Mad King and the doll.
What divine law did that person break that warrants the personal arrest of the city's top combat forces?

Unless, Li Yunyan eloped with that person
There was a reason why Erlang Shen hated Liu Yanchang so much back then.

"Uh, I don't know whether to be happy or regretful for a moment," Li Yelai complained.

Each of the detective's side jobs was quite intriguing, posing a significant risk to Li Ye at the time, but the rewards were substantial. The core of the machine god, in particular, was something he uncovered through one of these side jobs. He needed to confirm this beforehand.

To avoid missing any loopholes that could trigger a bigger crisis.

And on the last day before heading to Border City No. 1.

Inside the family apartment, the kitchen was filled with an enticing aroma. Li Yunyan, wearing an apron and with beads of sweat on her forehead, was serving the last dish of bright red braised pork ribs into a plate.

In the living room, dolls and cheese were already laid out, and the air was filled with the warm aroma of home-cooked food. Li Yunyan had been busy preparing this carefully made dinner since the afternoon.

She specially invited the doll, the cheese, and the little mad king.

After learning from Jing Lin that Li Yelai might be targeted by assassins, and that top assassins might even be lurking in the shadows, Li Yunyan's heart was constantly in turmoil.

Worry clung to her like vines, making it difficult for her to eat or sleep.

When she heard that Jiang Ling would be partnering with Li Yelai on the mission, her anxiety subsided a little.

She didn't know much about Little Mad King; most of her knowledge came from official mission files and descriptions on forums.

But it was clear that the girl living alone was the most powerful assassin in the giant city!
According to rumors, she seems to be the sister-in-law as well? But the possibility of a curse cannot be ruled out.
In short, after the fog cleared, a lot of gossip about this topic emerged.

Having the strongest assassin by his brother's side is undoubtedly a great guarantee of security.

And so, tonight's dinner party came about.

It was supposed to be a small gathering of friends, but Li Yunyan's true intentions were unspoken by both Doll and Cheese. They both had similar thoughts to varying degrees.

When Little Mad King saw the family apartment, his gaze lingered for a moment on the warmly decorated dining table and the delicious food on it.

She seemed slightly uncomfortable with this purely "homely" scene; after all, she rarely ate with others, and when she worked with Li Ye, she would just eat some dried meat. But she quickly regained her habitual composure.

While Li Yelai went to the door to get milk tea.

Faced with Li Yunyan's 'social bribery'-like closeness, the Little Mad King said softly, "Don't worry, with me here, no assassin will get close to him."

This is her promise to everyone, and she will keep it whether they want to believe it or not.

Li Yunyan felt somewhat embarrassed by Xiao Kuangwang's straightforward statement.

"Thanks."

Li Yelai returned carrying milk tea and asked, "What's up? Why are you thanking me?"

"It's nothing." Cheese smiled and changed the subject: "Speaking of Captain Yang Chen, good news is coming soon."

"What? Did you hear that?" Li Yelai laughed upon hearing this.

He did indeed know some things; the pale captain seemed to be pregnant.

Captain Yang Chen has a child. The offspring of a champion! He's bound to be another human genius!
However, considering the customs of the third border town, it is not advisable to announce the pregnancy within the first three months.

Otherwise, Li Yelai would have already prepared gifts and visited him.

He even inquired about what to give as a gift; most people would give supplements like bird's nest.

As for psionicists, they'd probably need to eat a supernatural being to replenish their energy.

Therefore, Li Yelai and Yueying planned to go to the Doomsday Forest to hunt an ancient dragon after he became a hegemon.

So Li Yelai said, "Let's not spread this around yet, let's wait for them to make an official announcement themselves."

"Pregnant. Captain Yang Chen is a Overlord, and Captain Pale is a Sixth Awakening. They've only been together for a few months, and they've rarely seen each other. How could she get pregnant?" Li Yunyan scratched her head and said, "Isn't it said that the probability of high-level psionicists having offspring is very low? Am I remembering wrong?"

“That’s right. Therefore, some captains believe that it’s due to the conservation of luck within the champion team.” Little Mad King said, “They believe that your brother’s luck was too bad, which led to the other members of the team being very lucky. So, Captain Yang Chen was very fortunate to have a child.”

"Does that make me sound like a goddess who grants children?" Li Yelai complained. "Hey teammate, where did you hear this gossip? It's not like you at all."

“I’m not a second-generation heir; I did hear it from them while I was in stealth,” Little Mad King replied.

Indeed, the Little Mad King doesn't care about gossip. In this respect, she is sufficiently indifferent, even numb.

The "second generation" she referred to was the second-generation champion.

The white-haired champion kept saying that he didn't listen to gossip, but he controlled the magnetic field to continuously gather sounds from several kilometers away.

This was revealed by the fourth-generation champion; the other dominant players hadn't even noticed.

"If this news gets out, many families will come to approach Xiaoye, right?" the doll asked. "After all, the birth rate is what the psionic families care about most."

“Indeed, if it really had such an effect, even kings would have to come, and even the kings of forbidden zones would have to risk everything to grab a share. For powerful beings at the high level of life form, the stable birth of offspring is very important. Haven’t you seen how arrogant those kings’ sons are? I can’t even imagine if they could be produced in bulk,” Cheese added.

"No, no, no, what you should be more concerned about isn't whether this statement is true or not. Does that mean my brother will never have any children?" Li Yunyan had a look of utter despair on her face, as if to say, 'Is my Li family line going to die out? Should I use the Reversal Mirror to save it?'
Cheese scoffed, "What nonsense are you thinking? Tonight, we'll..."

Behind her, an advertising billboard silently rose up, displaying subtitles.

[She's just talking nonsense ヽ(°▽、°)] Even the doll has gone astray and started sabotaging things.

"When is the Ark Gathering?" Little Mad King asked.

"Three days later."

"Let's take advantage of the rally to see which Ark voters are willing to take on the mission."

Li Yelai nodded slightly.

Meanwhile, in the wilderness settlement on the other side.

Above the brightly lit buildings, Wei Yang gazes at the night sky, his eyes sparkling, as if he is communicating with the stars.

She then looked away and asked, "Where are the teams from the restricted area?"

"They've already entered a caravan, but they won't go into Border City Number One. Instead, they'll move along the coastline and, at some point, discover a clue to enter the sea."

Wei Yang nodded, then looked at a certain star: "They've finally arrived. I wonder who it will be."

What do you mean?

"As fellow practitioners of the Twelve Earthly Branches, we rarely contact each other, almost never. But I just discovered a response from another Earthly Branch," the last sheep chuckled. "It seems the one holding the book is still cautious. They've dispatched two, or even more, Earthly Branches."

"That makes sense, after all, it's like facing two champions at the same time."

"But who could it be?" (End of Chapter)