Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Rhodes's face?
Ha ha!

Li Yelai sneered inwardly, but his words were equally ruthless: "Even if Brother Rodo himself came, he would never forgive your offense. Besides, there are far too many beings connected to Brother Rodo."

This is no exaggeration; Rhodes accepts almost anyone. It's quite freakish!
Does the mighty Chaos Cult really think it can just turn a blind eye to a chosen one having had some intimate relationship with beings in your forbidden zones?

If this kind of relationship were useful, a grand alliance would have been formed long ago.

Of course, calling him abnormal doesn't mean he has any major personality flaws. Among those chosen by God, his personality is still manageable.

What is appalling is his sexual fetishes and behavior.

Humans, forbidden humans, forbidden creatures. Even to satisfy certain fetishes, he once went so far as to select powerful female warriors from the Myriad Paths—damn it! A Fury fetishist!

In short, the Blood God faction's demon generals on the warship have been gossiping a lot these past few days.

It is said that Rhodes is even researching how to impregnate a so-called 'mechanically ascended' robot.

This is already too outrageous and too abnormal.

If he really succeeds and can impregnate mechanical creations, then he would probably be the number one person in the immortality faction.

"While we were facing the champion, you sent troops to intercept the attack. I suspect you were assisting the human champion," Li Yelai said quietly, directly accusing Haihui of a serious crime.

The two Chaos Demon Generals' eyes immediately turned strange.

Champion, aren't you the champion?
Of course, they knew this was Emperor Yun's scheme, so they all made angry expressions.

Especially the demon generals of the Blood God faction, whose bodies were surging with a dense chaotic aura, almost bursting into a killing spree.

Another demon general from the Immortal Faction spoke up: "Our ships suffered heavy losses and were unable to seal off the Land of Opportunity, yet your Forbidden Zone Legion arrived so quickly, almost right behind us. You should have already sealed off the Land of Opportunity, so why was the Champion able to enter? Did you let him in?"

Not bad, quick reaction. Here's the evidence.

Li Yelai glanced at the immortal demon general, Poison Heart, a Poison Heart demon general under the Black Plague God's command. What a Poison Heart! His heart is also black!
'Great, I can make good use of this in the future,' Li Yelai thought to himself.

"It's a misunderstanding! I've never had any contact with the champion, and I rarely even have contact with humans! This is a complete misunderstanding; we had no idea the champion was in the Land of Chance." Haihui frowned; this accusation was hard to come by.

In this place of opportunity, besides him, there are two other forbidden zones. Although they are relatively weak, they have some trump cards.

If they are misunderstood as having killed their overlord, they will probably join forces with Chaos to fight against the Throat of Return to Nothingness.

In the past, it would have been fine, but the sea area where the entrance to the Land of Opportunity is located is close to the Throat of the Ruins, and subsequent forces will inevitably follow.

It'll be interesting to see who wins and who loses!

But now, the human champion is really here.

If you're not careful, you could really die here.

“To show my sincerity, I am willing to explore the land of opportunity with Your Excellency Emperor Yun. You will also receive 20% of the resources obtained. As compensation for the previous misunderstanding, how about it?” Haihui hesitated for a moment before replying: “20% of the resources should be enough to make up for our previous misunderstanding.”

He knew that he couldn't satisfy Emperor Yun without expending some blood. The fact that Emperor Yun hadn't immediately entered the Divine Favor and fought him to the death meant that there was still room for negotiation.

It's just a matter of how much the cost is.
"Can't I explore opportunities on my own?" Li Yelai sneered. "Do I need your cooperation, or to share them with you?"

This arrogant tone made Haihui's face turn ugly. The other merfolk also darkened.

Facing the overlord, what gives you, a mere sixth sense, the right to be so arrogant?
Just because you're the Chosen One of Chaos?
Hey, it really is!
In particular, after noticing the appearance of a Chaos Sacred Artifact in Li Yelai's hand...
Damn Chaos!
Still not satisfied? Want more?

"It seems you don't know much about this place of opportunity, at least not as much as we do," Haihui replied in a deep voice. "This continent is home to the legacies of many civilizations: snake people, bone people, night demons, giants."

Li Yelai's heart skipped a beat. This godforsaken place had actually been home to so many civilizations?

That shouldn't be the case. Why would so many civilizations arise in such a mysterious region?
Could it be that so many calamities and fogs just happened to collide?

impossible!
It is already a rare occurrence that, like Wanlong Lake, two calamity fogs devoured each other, eventually transforming into a mysterious region and giving birth to a new civilization.

And what about more catastrophic fogs colliding and devouring each other, then perishing together, and each giving birth to remnants of civilizations? The probability is too low!
Moreover, according to Kui Su Xing Zhe, the relics here should be related to a civilization that has perished. How could they possibly come from different races?

With doubts in his heart, Li Yelai remained silent.

"Whether it's an underground palace or a treasure trove of knowledge, or the legacy of their civilization, each possesses its own means of protection; at least before their fall, they were powerful."

Yes, that makes sense. On a continent where multiple civilizations coexist, such defensive measures are necessary. Otherwise, if a civilization declines, its resources might be seized by enemies.

“And to obtain those legacies, you need ‘keys’,” Haihui explained. “And I, the Throat of the Void, happened to obtain some of those keys. Your Chaos faction may also have keys, but if they are not the keys to the Serpent Tomb, your gains will not be much. Without this cause and effect, it would be difficult to obtain this opportunity.”

The key? Yes.

The person who held the book had given Li Ye a so-called array diagram that could unlock opportunities, which must have been the key to unlocking some kind of legacy.

Each key corresponds to a piece of the heritage of a particular civilization.

With so many cultural heritages, the 'key' that Li Yelai possesses may not necessarily be the snake people's.

Imagine going through all that trouble to reach the treasure vault, only to find you can't open the door because the key doesn't match. That would be incredibly frustrating.
Therefore, every force that enters the place of opportunity probably has at least one key.

According to the Little Mad King's clone, the Sands of Time desire the legacy of the Giant Civilization. They likely possess the key corresponding to that legacy.

The Sands of Time, the Mirror Realm, the Throat of Return to Nothingness, and the Ark Chosen
The 'key' I obtained should have belonged to a certain power, but due to the emergence of variables and intervention, my fate has changed.

The original goal failed to grow to the level desired by the book holder, or the opportunity to obtain it was simply missed.

Since keeping it is the same as keeping it, should we use it as compensation to bring in chaos?
Retributing cause and effect? ​​LOL!

The cause and effect have been calculated; you are all pawns in a scheme!
Li Yelai's gaze swept over the merman, a cold smile playing on his lips.

Unfortunately, neither he nor Little Mad King had the means to extract information and memories from corpses.

Otherwise, that old bastard Kui Su must still have a lot of secrets in his head.

At least, you know all the 'keys', right?

Even if all else fails, what about the powerful figures in the desert?

It's a pity. Next time, we can't act so quickly. We didn't even get to finish them off. We should have returned to the strength of the Chosen One of the Devious Path, tricked them into revealing all their secrets, and then, as the Chosen One of the Blood God, cut them down with a single blow.
'So be it! They will all be opportunities for humanity!' Li Yelai thought to himself.

Haihui frowned, vaguely sensing a hint of malice.

"Chaos. Trying to negotiate with a tiger for its skin." Haihui sighed inwardly.

"We've explored the dungeon together and possess multiple keys. Our chances of unlocking the legacy are high, and it should be split equally. If your key unlocks it, you get 70%. If our key unlocks it, we only get 50%, how about that?"

The sincerity is good, which increases the probability of obtaining the inheritance, but 70% is a bit low. Oh well, I'll find an opportunity to steal it back.

Li Yelai said, "What if none of us can unlock this legacy?"

Does this mean they've agreed to cooperate?
Haihui's heart stirred, and he replied, "We'll eventually find something we can unlock. Like I said, whatever inheritance we find, you'll get an extra 20%!"

Li Yelai nodded slightly: "Then we must explore side by side." Haihui felt a pang of regret, but at least he had found an ally.

As for standing side by side, is it because they're afraid we'll play dirty tricks? They're really being cautious!

However, once the main force arrives, there's still potential. Even if Emperor Yan is powerful, he's still just a chosen one.
Haihui nodded slightly: "Naturally, we have always been generous to our allies!"

This is a lie; at least Haihui is not that kind of merman.

"Very well, I, Chaos, have never abandoned my allies."

This is a lie. Chaos likes to corrupt its allies; who doesn't know that?
Thus, the two sides, who had previously fought tooth and nail, formed an alliance, each with their own ulterior motives.

With the two strongest forces in this area forming an alliance, the powerful figures scattered throughout the labyrinth of the Sand Sea naturally cannot cause any trouble.

The few remaining creatures from the forbidden zone, carrying malice and curses, committed suicide and returned to the void.

Before they died, they killed all the humans in the forbidden zone who wanted to surrender.

This is to prevent them from being corrupted by Chaos and then sent back to their main force to cause trouble. Loyalty, indeed.

Subsequently, Chaos and the Merfolk forces advanced together.

Li Yelai and Haihui also explored side by side.

While gathering information about the Throat of Guixu from Haihui, Li Yelai secretly activated the Deceptive God's Chosen Mask to explore the secrets of this ruin.

Humanity knows too little about the Throat of the Void. As a forbidden zone on the ocean floor, it is far too mysterious and rarely interacts with humans. Instead, it competes with other forbidden zones in the ocean.

They all planned to unify the seas before setting sail and sweeping across the world.

Between these forbidden zones, different races and civilizations exist; without humanity, only conflict would ensue.

Therefore, warfare has become commonplace in the maritime region. Large numbers of military units have left the restricted areas, each on guard.

Currently, the legions of the Throat of Return to Nothingness and the Abyss of Burial Gods are locked in a standoff.

As for the information about this place of opportunity, it was obtained unexpectedly during the war.

The information was supplemented by the merfolk's own divination.

'Heh, an unexpected acquisition, it was Tianyan Xingzhe who gave you this unexpectedly!' Li Yelai sneered inwardly.

The so-called cause and effect is actually just a tactic used by the book holder to create a breeding ground for mischief.

Those two forbidden zones, too, were probably lured there step by step by some unexpected prophecy, message, or other relic.

What is the purpose? To allow a specific person to receive a specific inheritance?

Li Yelai recalled that colossal mechanical structure.

Perhaps because the forbidden zone has become too powerful, some internal strife seems to have occurred within the Throat of Return to Nothingness.

This time, Haihui led his troops into the land of opportunity without waiting for the main force to arrive. This was to secure more benefits for his tribe. If he waited until the powerful figures from other tribes arrived later, his influence would diminish.

"Then, will you still be able to make the decision?" Li Yelai asked casually as he dodged the blade that flashed in front of him.

"Our elder brother is here too, even the Supreme One has to give him face." Haihui shouted as he frantically dodged the traps, "Seriously, why did you have to ask me this at this time? Why are there so many traps?!"

Since the two sides began their cooperation, they have ventured deep into the underground palace.

The traps we encounter are becoming more and more numerous and increasingly dangerous.

Even the most powerful rulers find these traps troublesome.

On the contrary, Li Yelai's quick reactions often triggered traps, leaving Haihui in a state of chaos.

The ground suddenly collapsed, and spikes containing poisonous curses rose at supersonic speeds.

A massive boulder, imbued with suppressing spiritual energy, crashed down with a deafening roar.
The stone statue suddenly came to life, unleashing a violent slash.
The problem is, none of the pioneers who scouted ahead triggered anything, but they all popped up one by one when it was their turn. It's like they were waiting for them!

"Bad luck, I guess. Or maybe the traps reacted to divinity? I got dragged into this because of you!" Li Yelai cursed under his breath, but secretly laughed to himself. He had already put on a mask, so was it strange that misfortune would strike and trigger a large number of traps?

"Shouldn't the divine barrier be removed?"

"Hmph!" Haihui had his suspicions about Li Yelai, but seeing that Li Yelai was also suffering along with him, he felt much better and thought it probably wasn't him. Perhaps it really was due to divinity?

But as a hegemon, he couldn't just abandon his divine barrier, could he?

Standing right next to him is a Chosen Chaos God who has killed a tyrant!

Finally, after the thirty-sixth trap was dismantled, the disheveled group finally arrived at the deepest part of the underground palace.

It was a huge black stone gate with mysterious and ancient patterns hanging down.

It brings a vast power, protecting this facility.

Hmm, it seems to be spatial folding.

This made Li Yelai, who originally wanted to force the door open, back down.

What key do you need? With your weaknesses exposed and the Chaos Artifact at your side, what door can't I open? A key, please? You can't open the door without a key?

Oh, spatial folding, then it's alright!

It really can't be opened.

After testing, it was found that this was indeed the relic corresponding to the key possessed by the merfolk.

So, after examining the surrounding area, the merfolk began to modify the patterns on the gate, gradually unlocking the legacy.

Li Yelai's eyes flickered. The writing left by the civilization of the Land of Opportunity had no divinity, so the merfolk could not understand it.

However, Li Yelai, as the chosen one of the unorthodox paths, is someone whose understanding is possible.

He saw a section of inscription left on the stone gate.

'It's all fake! The world is fake, and we are fake too!'

What does that mean? Why are they all fake?
At the same time, the stone gate opened, space distorted, and the sealed space was wide open!

However, a strong killing intent erupted in an instant, and Li Yelai even sensed the chaotic aura of the Blood God.

The next moment, a figure clad in heavy armor and wielding a long sword burst out from the distorted space!
That was a human?

Human heroes! (End of Chapter)