Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

"Dungeon?" Little Mad King asked thoughtfully. "What do you mean? Dungeons in video games?"

“That’s right. You can understand it that way.” Li Yelai nodded: “In role-playing games, players take on the roles of certain characters in the story and enter a pre-designed adventure. Every choice you make and every battle you fight propels the pre-set storyline forward.”

Li Yelai doesn't play many games, but his younger sister Li Yunyan stays at home all day, either reading or playing games. So he knows her a bit.

"This analogy is peculiar, but it does have some similarities." Little Mad King pondered, quickly grasping the core of the meaning. "So, those of us who obtained the token and entered this place are essentially 'players'? And what is the 'plot' we're supposed to drive?"

"There's too little information to confirm anything," Li Yelai shook his head, his eyes growing increasingly profound. "Besides, this is ultimately just a metaphor. To turn a real world into a predetermined script and arrange characters to drive this plot is perhaps too far-fetched."

He paused abruptly at this point.

A thought struck him: the Book of Destiny.

Intervening and altering at crucial junctures in the destiny of a world. While turning the entire world into its script may be impossible, powerfully interfering with or even distorting its original course of fate by deploying 'pawns' holding tokens is entirely possible!
From this perspective, this place has indeed become a "copy" serving the Book of Destiny, a stage operating according to its cruel script.

From this perspective, they really do seem like role-playing players.

“However, whatever the Book of Destiny’s original plan was, even if they came to offer birthday wishes, we cannot let them succeed,” Li Yelai said. “Judging by the time, Yang Chen and the puppets should have already fought with the Traveler, but we don’t know how things are going.”

"With the help of the wandering knights, there shouldn't be any problems. Besides, since there's a time gap, perhaps what we've finished here will only be the beginning for them." Little Mad King responded, then added, "Right now, let's deal with the immediate trouble first."

"Dad, have you sensed anything unusual about this virtual realm?" Little Mad King asked.

As she spoke, she sat on the edge of the bed in the room. With her back to Li Yelai, she began to remove the Wanfeng City battle armor that was clearly ill-fitting.

The metal clips made a slight knocking sound as the shoulder armor and breastplate were removed one by one and casually placed aside.

As she moved, the taut fabric outlined the smooth lines of her back, the curves from her shoulder blades to her waist tapering neatly and gracefully.

This armor definitely doesn't fit properly. Especially the lower body skirt; it should have covered up to the knees, but it only covered the lower half of the Little Mad King's thighs. It looked like a short skirt.

At least items whose 'identity' has been established will not change as they appear.

Just like Li Yelai's clerical work uniform, he wore it rather awkwardly.

However, no one else noticed the changes in Li Yelai and Xiao Kuangwang's physiques. Considering this, this cognitive interference really does have a bit of a dungeon-like feel to it.

"The Void Realm? What do you mean?" Li Yelai asked, somewhat confused. He handed a well-fitting garment to the Little Mad Queen and turned his back to her.

"Perhaps it's because you haven't advanced to the Overlord level." After changing out of his battle skirt and putting on clothes, Little Mad King explained to Li Yelai, "After entering this core world, my base has been unable to properly condense divinity."

"Unable to condense divinity?" A thought struck Li Yelai.

Although not a hegemon, Li Yelai had observed the bases of the doll and the Little Mad King and had some understanding of the hegemon level.

Once the base is formed, divinity can be derived, thus becoming a divine being.

On a life level, it is directly comparable to an adult Elder Dragon, or even stronger!
Therefore, the foundation is of paramount importance. It is the root, the foundation. It is the basis that determines whether one can one ascend to the level of the Supreme Being, or even the King. It is also the first step to becoming a divine being!
“Yes, it’s very strange that the base can hardly generate divinity in this illusory realm,” said the Little Mad King. “Although the base still stores the previous divinity, it is almost like water without a source, and it’s getting less and less with every use. The efficiency of restoring divinity is only about one-thousandth of the original.”

"Can you tell what's strange about it?" Li Yelai asked.

“No, it feels like the illusory realm is locked down.” After thinking for a while, Little Mad King gave his answer: “But what is certain is that under this influence, it’s hard to say about species with powerful bloodlines like ancient dragons, but at least within our system of psionicists, it is impossible to develop divine beings.”

Indeed, the virtual realm has been locked down, which is equivalent to locking down the path for psychics to advance.

Even a system like the ancient Heavenly Court, which has no curses, still needs to connect to the Void Realm when advancing to the level of Oneness with Heaven and Man (a divine being).

If the Void Realm is locked, wouldn't those powerful superhuman beings be unable to be suppressed?
No wonder Lou Su said it would affect overlords and supreme beings. It turns out that the Void Realm is locked, and even supreme beings cannot restore their divinity normally.

Admittedly, at the Supreme level, while there is no divinity, there is at least spiritual energy, and its strength is extremely high. Moreover, one can crush enemies with just their physical body, but ultimately there are risks involved, and it is no longer the peak.

"I knew it. Even knowing that the champion had entered the core, the Supreme Sheep dared not enter the core. So he was afraid that I would rebel against the Supreme?" Li Yelai sneered. "That's a pity. The Traveler is extremely cautious."

Otherwise, Li Yelai really wanted to see if a supreme being without divinity could smash him to pieces with a single punch. If not, then he could just wait to die!

Even if you were to exchange blood with her while using the Chosen One of Immortality, you'd still kill her!

"At the same time, I also understand why those civilizations embarked on the path of using a false foundation—that is, a wonder," Li Yelai said. "They...had no choice!"

Extraordinary beings have no system of classification; they strengthen themselves entirely based on the strength of their blood or the flesh and blood they devour.

Locking down the virtual realm shouldn't have much of an impact on them.

Unless technology becomes advanced enough to kill divine beings, or divine abominations are created.

Otherwise, humans would have almost no power to resist such extraordinary creatures as adult ancient dragons.

Only a minority can defeat an Elder Dragon that is significantly stronger than themselves.

Not to mention, if a world-destroying, annihilating ancient dragon were to grow, there would be no chance of victory. However, it seems that even an ancient dragon of this strength requires the support of the Void Realm.
“Yes, I think it’s precisely because the Void Realm was locked that these civilizations chose wonders. And from these wonders, they developed their current systems.” Little Mad King explained, “I learned about them from the Wanfeng City team. They also seem to have so-called kin, powerful warriors who have received the blessings of the heroes of Wanfeng City.”

"A spectacle, a kinship faction..." Li Yelai pondered for a moment before giving up. There was too little information. He should prioritize eliminating the enemy.

Since the Celestial Walkers threw them here to harm human civilization in this world.

Let's prioritize eliminating all unfavorable factors.

Thinking of this, Li Yelai sneered. To destroy a human civilization for a better future? Ha, what a beast!

On the other side of the core world.

Deep within a uniquely styled desert city, atop a solemn palace.

Zere, the elder brother among the noble siblings from the Sands of Time, slightly raised his hand, and a wisp of silver sand drifted away.

A strange passage of time appeared, and the Night Demon Guards who had surrounded them aged and decayed in an instant.

The Night Demon King, seated on his throne, suddenly opened his three eyes and stared intently at him.

"Great supernatural power? Who... exactly are you?" Xiaomo's voice was filled with wariness and horror. The other party was clearly Xiaomo, yet he displayed technology and power unlike anything seen in Xiaomo civilization. But he was clearly one of his princes, a powerful figure he had personally trained.

Who is it? Who is impersonating my personal guard?
"Naturally, we've come to save you. The Night Demons once ruled the world, but now they've been suppressed to this extent by humans. They're barely surviving in this godforsaken place." Zell sneered, "How pathetic and regrettable."

The graceful figure standing behind him was his sister, Zefei.

Zephyr looked at him and whispered, "Why not just kill him and seize power? We only need his Wonder Base. Whether he's there or not, it's the same." "He is, after all, a powerful being who has mastered a Wonder and comprehended great divine abilities. Outside, he'd be a figure of considerable influence. And with other powerful beings existing, we'd better use our divinity sparingly," Zephyr whispered back, then looked at the Three-Eyed Night Demon above: "As for now, he already knows how powerful we are."

Three eyes, humanoid, long hair
Indeed, their appearance is similar to that of the creatures in the forbidden zone of the Sands of Time after entering this world.

Also good
"I will make the Night Demon even greater! I will untie this damned knot!"

Similar scenes have emerged in different regions.

The lair of a dragon, the tribe of snake people.
Those outsiders, after entering the core world, began to influence the forces they belonged to through covert or brutal means.

Today, in the core world, humanity, who were originally slaves, meat-eaters, and toys, has grown and risen again and again.

They even established city-states, overthrowing the alien races that had previously oppressed them.

The great supernatural powers born from the thirteen wonders represent thirteen heroes and have become an insurmountable barrier for alien races.

Even if this world has given humanity more disasters and malice.

They also changed the expected outcome.

What the creatures of the forbidden zone need to do is simple: use their knowledge and abilities to completely shatter this damned balance.

"As for the human race, there are the Chosen Ones of Chaos. Although Emperor Yan deserved to die, as a Chosen One, he is indeed the most suitable candidate to infiltrate the inner circle!" The beings of the forbidden zone pondered.

Although Emperor Yun is an enemy, he should know how to consider the overall situation.

Let us see the corrupting power of you, Emperor Fallen Chaos God Chosen!

Faced with internal and external troubles, human civilization will inevitably collapse completely!

But he quickly thought of the unexpected trouble that was brewing.

Human Champion!

Before they entered the core, they learned that Lou Su Xingzhe, who was with Emperor Yun, had been killed and his token had been stolen.

The champion may have already joined the human camp.

"Will there be a problem? Could Emperor Dust have been killed by the champion? Their 'identities' are all in the human camp."

"It's no wonder the Emperor died, but our progress will likely be significantly delayed."

"He is indeed the chosen one of the Chaos Gods, and it is said that he was chosen by multiple gods. This world also has a Chaos Supreme Heaven. Why should we be afraid that the gods here will not favor him? He is the one with the strongest backing who entered the core this time. Why worry about him?"

"Worrying about him is less encouraging than praying he trades his championship title for one!"

"What's there to be afraid of? No matter how strong a human champion is, he's still just a sixth-level awakening!"

"What if he obtains a wonder? Once a human champion borrows the power of a hegemon, even if he doesn't have time to develop great supernatural abilities, he is still extremely terrifying."

"Hmph, this world is heading towards its inevitable end. Although humanity's resistance and rise have repeatedly delayed the arrival of the end, it will ultimately not change the outcome."

"With the virtual realm locked down, individual bravery is useless. Besides, we also have killer moves!"

"Maybe we can use this to eliminate him!"

"Hopefully we can find him before the restart. Otherwise, if he gets ejected, it'll be much more troublesome. This might be the best chance to take down the champion!"

On the other hand, after viewing the internal intelligence of the City of Law through the level 2 civilian access,

Li Yelai and Little Mad King roughly understood the current situation.

Within this core world, humanity originally had thirteen city-states, each guarded by a thirteen hero.

Heroes, on the other hand, are those who are accepted and connected by wonders, and who are born with great supernatural powers within those wonders.

This is practically the pinnacle of combat power in this world. With the Void Realm locked down, who could possibly field thirteen overlords in one go?

Of course, heroes will die in battle, but there are wonders. Even if a hero dies, as long as there is a suitable successor, he can still protect a city-state.

Until it gives birth to great supernatural powers and becomes a new hero.

However, this robust system is now facing the crisis of falling apart.

Intelligence indicates that humanity's current enemy is not a single alien race, but rather that the entire world has been plunged into some terrible calamity.

A corrupting force, tinged with an ominous crimson hue and resembling a curse, is spreading from some corner of the world.

Wherever this scarlet curse goes, everything is twisted and corrupted. Any living being that comes into contact with it will instantly undergo an indescribable and terrifying mutation.

This horrific catastrophe forced the many alien races that had been banished to launch a frenzied attack on human city-states.

It wasn't out of hatred, but to seize the last uncontaminated safe space for survival.

Then, some unknown civilization made a prophecy that if only one civilization existed in the world, the curse would disappear.

Then, the whole world became like a giant breeding ground for venomous insects, where all races were fighting each other for survival.

Over the centuries, alien civilizations have been cursed and completely wiped out. Many human heroes have also perished in battle.

The reason Wanfeng City allied with Law City was because Wanfeng City had been decimated. The approaching Crimson Curse forced them to relocate their people.

Among the enemies, there are supposedly orcs too?
However, perhaps because the virtual realm was locked down, their ability to think and reproduce spores was greatly limited. They weren't as terrifying as real orcs.

At the same time, chaos also exists in this world; they really are everywhere.

However, to Li Yelai's astonishment, there were only four members of the Chaos Faith.

There is no record of a fifth god, the Lord of Azure Flames.

In this world of human despair, how could the Lord of Azure Flames be absent? (End of Chapter)