Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

The greatsword in the hands of Grand Duke Yu Huo, a creation of the Returned One forged from countless wailing souls and entwined with undying resentment, emitted a mournful cry that transcended the limits of matter under Yang Chen's simple and unadorned fist.

Click!

It wasn't a crisp cracking sound, but a piercing sound of bones breaking mixed with a shriek as if the soul was being forcibly torn apart, instantly drowning out all the noise on the battlefield!
This also foreshadows the defeat of the Duke of Yu Huo!
Facing champion Yang Chen, who was empowered by the Xie Mai Array, even the mighty Gui Zhe Da Gong was beaten so badly that he lost his will to fight.

The combined spiritual energy of numerous powerful individuals enabled Yang Chen to surpass the strength of a peak overlord.

Although his divine quality is still inferior to that of the Supreme Being, and although his quantity is large, he has not yet undergone a qualitative change, it is still enough for him to tear apart the Overlord Soldier.

A supreme overlord can fight against an absolute master; is this what it means to be a champion?
Now, only two choices lie before Grand Duke Ember.

He seized a marquis, forged him into a supreme weapon, and continued his battle with the champion. He awaited the return of his vast army of Yin soldiers scattered throughout the region, and the arrival of the Yin general who, too, had reached the edge of supreme power and was stationed in another core ghost realm!
Then, fight to the death with the champion and the champion team until one side is completely wiped out or retreats.

The result is that, regardless of victory or defeat, his meticulously built legion will be completely destroyed!

The core of the ghost realm shattered, causing a sharp drop in its level.

Its foundation will vanish, collapsing like a sandcastle. Its level will plummet from the pinnacle of supreme power, possibly even falling below the rank of duke, losing the authority and protection of the noble class.

Even more deadly is that it will be completely exposed to the eyes of other covetous nobles who have returned to the country. Those greedy "companions" will be like sharks that smell blood, tearing apart and devouring his remaining power. What awaits him is a long and arduous struggle at the bottom of society, a life of constant vigilance and humiliation, which is more than death itself.

Everything is back to zero, or even worse!

The second option is to actively abandon these foundations and immediately crack open one's own demonic realm!
Like a gecko shedding its tail, or a brave man cutting off his own arm!
Although his level would plummet, rendering him unable to maintain his supreme strength and causing a drop in combat power, he could still preserve some of his own. Furthermore, the legion he had built would remain in his hands, providing him with the resources to rise again in the future. Though his foundation was damaged, his vitality was not lost!

Duke Yu Huo made his choice instantly.

Escape, must escape!
Only someone in their right mind would fight to the death with the champion. Once I've recovered, I'll lead a million-strong army of treacherous soldiers to settle accounts with you!
If it were in the past, he might still have had the courage to fight against humans, either winning everything or losing everything!
He is the bizarre embodiment of the obsessions of countless dead beings, and once had an extreme thirst for battle.

This allowed him to rise step by step to great heights, eventually becoming the Grand Duke among the Returnees!

But now, all he can think about is protecting himself and getting rid of this undeserved disaster.

Grand Duke Yu Huo let out a shriek.

The voice contained despair, anger, and humiliation!
He knew he had been dragged into some kind of conspiracy.

He was dragged into the battlefield against the human champion by some being or some means.

"Damn beast, don't let me find you!" Duke Yu Huo cursed inwardly, instantly creating distance and retreating rapidly.

The next moment, the entire ghost realm quietly transformed and cracked, and he began to autonomously split his own ghost realm.

In order to isolate himself from human champions.

The returning travelers noticed this subtle change earlier than humans.

There are two types of ghost realms. One type is a realm that briefly appears in order to infiltrate a certain area of ​​the physical world and drag the target into a different space.

Just like the ghost realm that Li Yelai and the heavy cavalry encountered back then.

Unlike the Core Ghost Realm, it is a symbol of the Returnee's strength level. Without the Core Ghost Realm, a Returnee is like water without a source, slowly drying up and dying out.

Now, changes are beginning to appear in the core ghost realm of Duke Yu Huo, indicating that Duke Yu Huo intends to abandon this core ghost realm.

This terrified the returning travelers even more. Even a powerful duke had to cut off his arm to survive, so how could they possibly resist?
Many clear-headed returnees fled the chaotic battlefield, using other returnees or ghost soldiers as bait to hide in various corners.

In a strange and eerie forest filled with ghostly energy, a woman with the appearance of a human quietly hid inside a tree trunk.

As a returnee, it is something that returns after death.

They are difficult to perceive and observe. If she can evade this direct assault, she might survive.

She completely sank into silence, transforming herself into a lifeless thing, or rather, the Returnee was inherently a lifeless thing.

She heard the silent battle roars of countless ghostly soldiers, followed by the resounding crash of celestial soldiers shattering the enemy formation. The silent celestial soldiers were slaughtering the ghostly army in silence.

She heard the desperate screams of the Returnees, those stronger and more ancient than herself, uttering cries of destruction.

She heard footsteps. The footsteps approached from afar, light yet firm.

This made her feel terrified.

Fortunately, the footsteps gradually faded away, seemingly led away by other returning travelers.

Okay, you survived, you survived!
The returning traveler thought to herself, but the next moment, the tree trunk in front of her was torn to shreds. A human woman looked at her with a cold laugh: "Didn't hide well!"

Looking at that beautiful face, the returning traveler let out a desperate wail.

She has played a cruel game of hide-and-seek with her prey (humans) more than once.

My favorite tactic is to make the prey feel safe, then suddenly appear before it, inflicting utter despair and terror. I relish that delicious feeling.

Now, she has become the one in hiding.
The hunter appeared before her in the moment she felt at ease, giving her the greatest despair.

'No!!!'

Her response was a resounding dragon roar!

Dragon's Roar, Spirit Annihilation!

Similar scenes unfolded throughout the Ghost Realm, with many of the fleeing survivors being found and killed by the Champion Team.

Even if the target cannot be located precisely, it can still provide all-around fire coverage.

They are facing the strongest force in human history, the champion team!
At this moment, the Ghost Realm began to shatter, and this space was torn apart and isolated.

The human powerhouses' expressions changed slightly: "Damn it, is that old ghost trying to escape?"

"A supreme ruler fighting a hegemon and then running away? They've lost all shame!"

"You are unworthy of being called the Duke of Return! Stay here and fight the champion!"

"Don't split up, keep forming a group!" Yang Chen shouted, lunging forward: "Night General, don't let him get away!"

“Okay!” Li Yelai replied with a smile from afar.

Yu Huo remained silent, simply isolating himself from the ghost realm.

In that instant, the Ghost Realm emitted a terrifying sound that made one's teeth ache, like billions of huge pieces of glass being crushed at the same time!
The entire burning and collapsing ghost realm, that enormous entity composed of twisted obsessions and fragments of dark dimensions, underwent a distortion and tearing that transcended physics at this moment!

The scene in my field of vision instantly became disordered, overlapping, and fragmented!
It was no longer a continuous battlefield, but rather like a shattered kaleidoscope!
The sturdy spatial structure was torn apart, broken, and isolated by an invisible, enormous force!
The massive core of the ghost realm was divided into several spaces, thus isolating the battlefield.

Many powerful humans were thrown out of the Ghost Realm, but to Duke Yu Huo's relief, Yang Chen's figure was instantly swept away by another Ghost Realm.

Very good!
He escaped Yang Chen's pursuit and dodged the champion's chase! He gained the most precious distance and time!

The monster's fist ultimately failed to land on him!

"Good! I survived!" Duke Yu Huo thought to himself. His greatest fear was nothing more than the champion. Now that the battlefield was separated, he had enough time to escape.

Feeling the ghost realm he had torn open himself, and the levels he had fallen from, his heart, which had long been unresponsive, began to throb with pain. The loss of the core ghost realm almost brought him to tears of blood.

My heart aches! It's excruciating! It's piercing to the bone! It's agonizing to the very soul!
That feeling was a hundred times stronger than when the greatsword on my spine was smashed in half!
That is the ultimate pain of a foundation collapsing and countless efforts turning to nothing!
Resentment, anger, and lingering fear fueled the flames in Grand Duke Yu Huo's eyes.

At the same time, he was unable to maintain the supreme level and inevitably fell to the overlord level.

But at least he has taken the most crucial step of surviving.

All that remains is to protect the last remaining part of the Ghost Realm, evade the pursuit of the Champion and the others, and wait for the reunion of the Ghost Army Marshal.

It's alright. I've only fallen to the level of a hegemon; I've simply started from the rank of marquis.

However, 'click'.
The sound of bone armor shattering rang out from not far away.

Duke Yu Huo paused, his expression shifting several times.

Then, he slowly turned around.

I saw the scene I least wanted to see.
He saw the head of the Bone Armor Marquis roll to the ground, his face contorted with pain and terror, while his massive body collapsed, turning into putrid black liquid.
Li Yelai drew his halberd from the Bone Armor Marquis and looked at Duke Yu Huo with a smile.

Those terrifying double pupils made Duke Yu Huo's heart sink.

"It is fate that we met, Your Excellency who has returned! From this moment on, change your opponent!"

Li Yelai arrived carrying a halberd, his champion's cape fluttering wildly behind him!
He laughed loudly: "Your opponent is the ninth-generation champion!"

To split up the demon realm and escape the battlefield?

How ridiculous! Do you really think the strongest city is just a name without substance?

The moment the embers attempted to divide the Ghost Realm, Li Yelai activated his mask. The inevitability of encountering a powerful foe had been triggered!
All that remains is to wait for the formidable enemy to arrive.

"Fate my ass! When the hell are you guys ever going to stop?"

Duke Yu Huo could not believe it, and his heart was breaking!

I've already separated myself from the Ghost Realm, so why? Why am I still facing the champion?

How could the Ghost Realm, shattered into so many pieces, still encounter a champion?
Am I really that unlucky?

Did they dodge the eighth-generation champion, only to run into the ninth-generation champion?
I've already paid such a high price, why won't they let me go?
Grand Duke Yu Huo nearly went mad, and the waning white flames reignited.

The reason why he, as the supreme being, could not defeat the champion, was because of the Harmony Array.

Now, the battlefield is divided, and there are not many humans in this ghostly fragment.

He's still at the top level, how could you, a sixth-awakening champion, defeat him? You don't even have divinity!

"I can't beat the Eighth Generation, but I can't beat you?" Duke Yu Huo roared, severing the reforging process, and the white fire rose again!
Even without the Ghostly Realm at its peak, he had remained at the Supreme level for many years. His combat experience, skills, understanding of the essence of power, and the bloodlust ingrained in his bones were far beyond what a mere human boy with only six senses and not even aroused divinity could compare to.
"I'll slaughter you, human!"

The embers roared, as if he had returned to that crazy era when he was born from the resentment of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, tearing apart everything that hindered his growth!

Rage and murderous intent erupted from his body like a volcano that had been dormant for thousands of years!

Li Yelai also stepped forward at that very moment.

A pair of golden wings, as if gilded, unfolded behind Li Yelai.

At the same time, his full head of black, short hair instantly transformed into a jade-like bluish-white.

Unleash mythical mimicry: Kunpeng, Qilin!
"It would be even better if you had dragon blood."

The two mythological mimicry abilities allow Li Yelai to reduce the damage dealt to attacks from the dragon race and evil spirits, respectively.

At the same time, the damage caused to these two species will also increase significantly.

Combining the two would be even better.

Immediately, the halberd was swung, its blade flashing.

The sun shines without ceasing, open!

The roar of the embers transformed into a shriek, halberds and greatswords clashed, and terrifying power tore the earth apart.

Li Yelai's speed was extremely fast; the Kunpeng's speed granted him movement that transcended spatial logic!
One moment they were locked in a head-on clash, the next they were behind Yu Huo to the left, wielding their halberds with a piercing whistle, aiming straight for Yu Huo's head.

The embers roared, their superb fighting instincts forcibly activated by the life-or-death crisis!
Before he could turn around completely, the enormous vertebra-shaped greatsword blocked him at an angle that defied the laws of physics.

But the immense force sent the greatsword flying. The critical hit damage, three times stronger than normal, left Yu Huo bewildered.

He was actually suppressed by Li Yelai in terms of power? Is this the power that the Sixth Sense should have?
Can't compete in speed, and can't compete in strength?
Why, why?!

When the greatsword shattered once more, the bloodlust that Yu Huo had so painstakingly ignited dissipated again.

He almost cried blood; he really couldn't beat the ninth-generation champion!
This realization, like a cold steel knife, pierced through his last shred of hope and dignity.

So he cut open the demon realm once more, dividing the battlefield.

Meanwhile, the figure who had been disappointed by Duke Yu Huo's retreat suddenly paused.

Then, they stared in disbelief at the battlefield within the fragments of the ghost realm.

Yu Guangda Gong did indeed disappoint 'him', as he had originally intended to use the Returnee to understand the ability to change variables and the current strength of the champion team.

However, he ultimately overestimated the current Grand Duke Yu Huo; the once mighty Supreme has completely lost his fighting spirit.

While the core ghost realm is important, it is also the strongest domain for those who return.

Even for the champion, winning against a Supreme Returner in the Core Ghost Realm comes at a considerable cost.

As a result, Grand Duke Yu Huo chose to flee.

It seems that the emergence of variables has had a significant impact.

Then, he sensed the astonishing change that the threads of fate had been completely scrambled.

Are variables beginning to alter our fate?

He couldn't describe the shock of that moment; the course of fate had been interfered with by some force, thrown into chaos.

It can no longer be seen clearly; everything has become unknown!
Like a highly contagious virus, the fate of everything that comes into contact with it changes to varying degrees.
At the same time, he also noticed the battlefield between Yu Huo and Li Yelai.

The remaining fire is no longer a match for Li Yelai, who now possesses the mimicry of a Qilin.

Forced to sever ties with the Ghost Realm once again, he encountered Li Yelai once more.

This was not Duke Yu Huo's misfortune, but...
"Encountering both dragon and tiger!" (End of Chapter)