Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

In response to the invitation from the person holding the book, Li Yelai nodded slightly: "Then let's keep it private."

As he finished speaking, the scene in the Ark Hall rippled and blurred like water.

In the next instant, the two found themselves in a completely private space.

The person holding the book remained silent for several seconds, his invisible gaze seemingly trying to see right through Li Yelai. After a long while, he slowly spoke, his voice still calm, but beneath that calmness seemed to be a suppressed volcano about to erupt.

"Your Excellency Emperor, tell me, what exactly happened in that battle?"

He didn't roar or question; he simply stated the facts in a declarative tone.

"Two prodigies whose destinies were interfered with, and one candidate who had the potential to join the top tier. Three Forbidden Zone Legions personally led by the Overlord of the Forbidden Zone. Plus, the Chaos Fleet commanded by you, a multi-god chosen by several evil gods..."

"And, of course, the eight Constellation Walkers and one Earthly Branch Walker that we, the Celestial Walkers, have deployed."

"Several powerful trump cards and resources. Chaos artifacts, forbidden zone secrets, forbidden creations..."

"Such a force was capable of launching a full-scale attack on a massive city without a ruler's protection. Why did they fail?!"

His gaze suddenly sharpened, piercing Li Yelai as if it were a physical object:
"Emperor's Fall, tell me!"

"That 'variable'...why is it still alive?!"

"Why... why, under such a formidable force, were you and your legion almost completely wiped out, yet only you survived?"

"Of course it's because I'm awesome! I really want to show you what your so-called allies went through before they died!"

Li Yelai sneered inwardly. Is this what it means to be heartbroken, you who hold the book?
not enough!
The hatred for parents, the hatred for those who died unjustly and whose fates were altered, is far from enough!

He eagerly anticipated the day when the book's wielder would discover that the 'variable' he had been searching for, the 'champion' he hated to the core, and the 'fallen emperor' he was now confronting were actually the same person—what a magnificent sight that expression would be! And then, they would face annihilation!
That moment won't be long.
Li Yelai is already a powerful figure. Once he becomes even stronger, he can gather more allies and find even better opportunities.
We must kill all the Heavenly Evolution Walkers!
Li Yelai sneered, "Are you blaming me? Holder of the book, are you trying to pin the blame for the failure of the operation on me?"

The person holding the book was silent for a moment: "No, you misunderstand, Emperor Fall. I am not asking for your apology, but... I need to know more details. At least, I need to understand why we lost so badly. That 'variable' was at most at the sixth level of awakening at the time. Even if he had a heaven-defying opportunity and broke through to the overlord level in the middle of the battle, he was just a newly promoted overlord."

"Even if he is the invincible human champion among his peers, our team this time also has Wei Yang, the true supreme being, in charge! What's more, we also have many powerful trump cards, forbidden formations, chaotic artifacts, and the foundation of forbidden zones..."

This is something that those who hold the book, or rather, those who follow the Heavenly Evolution, cannot understand at all.

How could such a lineup fail?

To ensure the complete elimination of any 'variables,' they spared no effort, meticulously rehearsing their tactics and employing every trick in the book, including their most powerful formations, secret treasures, and deadly moves, aiming to leave no room for error with overwhelming force.

Those four psionic legions alone, relying on sheer numbers and coordinated formations, were enough to wear down a champion to death!
No matter how strong the champion is, can he single-handedly wipe out an army of tens of thousands of well-coordinated psionicists?
Even if he slaughtered so many soldiers, how did he face other powerful figures of the same level, or even supreme beings?
Not to mention those terrifying killing moves specifically designed for hunting down top-tier experts! Even veteran supreme beings would be at a disadvantage if caught in them!
If the outside world knew that they had used such outrageous combat power and resources to kill a sixth-sense psychic, they would probably laugh their heads off and call them extremely stupid!

But... even after doing all that, they still lost.

This is an incomprehensible nightmare!

Li Yelai responded half-truthfully: "After I entered that so-called 'Land of Opportunity' according to plan, I quickly discovered the tomb ruins of an alien civilization. So, I led my subordinates to explore and conquer it. During this time, I had some conflicts with the overlord of the 'Sands of Time'. However, the fluctuations of the battle attracted Kui Su Walker of your Heavenly Evolution Walkers, and I successfully joined up with him."

"But it was at that time that we were ambushed by the champion. I was protected by the Chaos Artifact, but the Kui Su Walker unfortunately died in battle."

The person holding the book lowered their gaze slightly, but was not surprised.

Emperor Yun was too arrogant, so arrogant that he disdained to cooperate with the forbidden zone, and even ordered his fleet to advance and force back the forbidden zone's ships on the sea.

Conflicts were inevitable; those reigning champions of the restricted area were all nobles within it, equally arrogant.

Their battle fluctuations attracted not only Kui Su, but also the champion.
Faced with Emperor's Fall, who wielded the Chaos Artifact, the champion chose Kui Su, who was easier to kill.

Perhaps, Kui was trying to cover up the Emperor's demise?

According to the predictions of the Book of Destiny, Emperor Yan will have a brilliant ending; he cannot die here yet.

Kui Su naturally has to ensure the safety of the Emperor's Fall, and the mission of the Heavenly Evolution Walker is to ensure that the important trajectory of fate is not altered.

It's a pity that Kui Su and Zhang Su Xingzhe, who were skilled at teamwork, perished before they could unleash their trump card, the bizarre technique 'Realizing Dreams'. They've lost a powerful trump card.

"After that, I joined up with my legion and made contact with Lou Su, one of your Heavenly Evolution Walkers, and obtained some information about the simulated universe," Li Yelai continued. "But Lou Su was also attacked and his token was taken away, which is why the champion entered the simulated universe."

"We encountered an extremely terrifying human powerhouse! His combat strength level definitely surpassed the category of overlord! In addition, the human champion's combat strength increased dramatically by borrowing the power of the overlord. Therefore, after sacrificing some of the humans there, I had no choice but to leave the simulated universe. I don't know what happened in the simulated universe afterward."

This statement was half true and half false, but the Celestial Walkers indeed could not directly obtain real-time information from the simulated universe. At most, they could only vaguely know through the Book of Destiny that there existed a powerful being named 'Jun Fu' who had experienced countless reincarnations.

However, since Li Yelai himself is the biggest 'variable', any deduction involving him is destined to be inaccurate.

In the simulated universe, they were completely in the dark and could only listen to Li Yelai, the only survivor, improvise.

"They actually let him into the simulated universe too?" The book holder's heart sank. He naturally knew about the simulated universe, one of the pinnacle creations of the Lin Cang civilization.

According to the original plan, all participants were supposed to assist the 'Core of the Machine God' in eliminating the bug 'Junfu', so that while maintaining the operation of the simulated universe, all participants could obtain abundant opportunities.

However, the unexpected entry of 'variables' disrupted the deductions. But this was within acceptable limits.

Even if the 'variable' gains an opportunity and becomes the overlord, it's still impossible to face so many powerful individuals.

Even if Lou Su and Kui Su are dead, the Travelers still have six Star Travelers and one Earthly Branch Traveler. Emperor Yun also possesses a Chaos Sacred Artifact, along with three Forbidden Zone experts and three human destined powerhouses. With over twenty overlords and one Supreme Being, how could they possibly survive against a newly ascended overlord?
"And then? What happened after you left the simulated universe?"

"Perhaps it's a matter of time span; not long after I left the simulated universe, the champion also left. But with some kind of powerful assistance, that monstrous human powerhouse we encountered in the simulated universe, accompanied by a strange dark red geometric shape, briefly appeared in the physical world and launched a devastating attack on us! Before he disappeared, we had already lost quite a few people."

“Geometric body… Junfu… He actually broke free from the constraints of the simulated universe? And came to the physical world?” The book holder frowned. “Could it be… that he won the internal struggle and seized partial control of the simulated universe?”

"Once that monster finally disappears, and we're ready to surround and kill the champion, we'll be facing the old Mad King's clone and the awakened corpses of past champions!" Li Yelai decisively dropped an even more false rumor. "It's the Styx Horn. He's actually been carrying the corpses of past champions. It seems the Great City values ​​his safety very much." The Book Holder sighed.

He could naturally guess the 'variable's' trump card; the existence of the teardrop had already revealed its traces in the No. 49 disaster fog.

In that calamity, the champions of all time reappeared as demons, but stood on the side of humanity with their strong will.

Immediately following was the ninth generation champion's battle against Styx.

Not only did it shatter that calamity, but it also left eight powerful corpses for the 'variable'.

The variable is suspected to be the possession of the Styx Horn.

It can awaken the champions of all time at any time, although there is only an eight-hour time limit.

“Since he has successfully awakened the champions of all generations, it means that… Devourer of the Sun has probably already perished.” The book holder sighed again.

Sun King Shiyao was a powerful figure they specifically invited to guard against Li Yelai possibly possessing the Styx Horn.

The legacy he possesses has an extremely strong restraining effect on beings that have been resurrected from the dead. It can even forcibly prevent awakening.

As a result, he was killed prematurely by the out-of-control 'Junfu', forcing the travelers to confront the champions of all generations, resulting in heavy casualties.

That makes sense, otherwise how could a 'variable' possibly defeat the supreme ruler?

But there is good news: the corpses awakened by the Horn of the Styx will disperse after eight hours.

This means that the trump card of 'variables' has been completely exhausted.

In fact, this is exactly what Li Yelai wanted the book holder to believe.

"I survived the reigns of the champions only because I had the assistance of the prince summoned by the Chaos Artifact and the Great Demon. Then, space collapsed, the Land of Opportunity merged into the physical world, the champions escaped, but were thrown into the Net Path by the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone. I learned the rest of the information at today's gathering."

Li Yelai calmly stated, "I will have my fleet search for the champion in every sea area. Now that he has no more trump cards left, he is no match for me. I will personally pluck his head and offer it to the gods!"

After a moment of silence, the person holding the book replied, "Alright, once you find him, you can contact us at any time. The Heavenly Evolution Walker will be your ally."

"Come on," Li Yelai sneered. "Cooperating with you is too dangerous. If you were to offer the Ninth Generation Champion some kind of opportunity, I couldn't handle it. We suffered too many casualties this time; several demon generals died in battle, and our troops also suffered heavy losses. I dare not touch your plans."

"He who holds the book, your supposedly foolproof plan has caused me heavy losses," Li Yelai said quietly. "You owe me an explanation!"

Seemingly sensing the resentment of 'Emperor's Fall,' the one holding the book spoke calmly: "Rest assured, Your Excellency Emperor's Fall. The Heavenly Evolution Walker will provide you with satisfactory compensation for the losses of this operation."

"You'd better satisfy me." Li Yelai's voice was indifferent.

The next second, the surrounding environment returned to normal, and the figure holding the book disappeared into the hall.

After waiting a few seconds in his seat, Li Yelai asked, "He's gone?"

“Of course.” The captain’s voice came with a faint laugh: “You killed so many of his men, destroyed all his plans, and still have the audacity to ask the victim to explain. You’re really cunning, Copperface.”

“When I become king, I will make their entire family give me an explanation! Stop teasing me, Captain, please contact Camellia for me,” Li Yelai replied.

Soon after, Jing Lin, who had just returned to the physical world, came back again.

Li Yelai discussed with Jing Lin their plan to escape the lost territory with Chu He.

"With the appearance of the Calamity Spawn, the surrounding restricted areas will surely do everything in their power to stop it, which will be our best chance to escape this predicament."

“I understand. I will notify Jucheng to prepare for the land-based support and provide resources. However, not to mention the restricted areas in the sea, the land in Western Australia and Southeast Asia is also in the hands of the restricted areas. You'll have to take a very roundabout route.” Jing Lin reminded him, “You have to be careful.”

"Don't worry, as long as we don't encounter a Supreme Being, we'll be safe. Even if we do encounter one, it's not like we can't fight them. Now that I've ascended to the position of Overlord, I should emulate the champions of the past and suppress the Supreme Beings." Li Yelai smiled, then paused: "Now that we've finished discussing official business, let's talk about some personal matters. Did Cheese and the Doll say anything to me?"

"Hey, that's quite rare for you. Your demeanor seems to have changed since you became a hegemon." Jing Lin smiled strangely, teasing him. After all, it was rather unusual for Li Yelai to take the initiative to ask such questions, given his emotional intelligence.

"Perhaps," Li Yelai murmured, after ascending to the Overlord level and tearing apart the Supreme Being.

The probability of him making a deal with Mr. Shadow is even lower.

Perhaps I shouldn't worry so much.

“They’re all doing well, they all wrote you letters.” Jing Lin said, his joking tone fading. “Actually, they originally wanted to come to the Ark to see you in person, as my and Li Ming’s representatives. But we felt that the risk of being exposed was too great, and we had to persuade them to stay.”

Then, Jing Lin raised his hand and two envelopes appeared in front of Li Yelai.

Li Yelai opened one of the letters.

[I'll take care of everything at home, come home soon!]
The handwriting is neat and crisp, exuding a sense of competence, but the little heart reveals the writer's mischievous mind. It's as if you can see a usually serious little fox squinting its eyes, revealing a cunning yet warm smile.

The second letter, however, was filled with straightforward longing and a soft, coquettish tone, and at the end of the letter, a cute emoticon was left.

I miss you so much... (﹏)
Li Yelai smiled unconsciously, put the envelope away, waved to Jing Lin, and then left the ark.

As his consciousness returned to the room in the Rock Gathering Ground, Li Yelai opened his eyes and saw Isabel and the ethereal and otherworldly Chang Le Fairy, among others, surrounding the still bewildered Little Mad King, whispering to each other in hushed tones.

Words like "holding hands," "hugging," and "using each other as pillows" appeared. How could Li Yelai, with his physique, not hear them clearly? How could he activate an isolation array at such a short distance?

Something is wrong, very wrong!

While the Little Mad King's eyes, which had previously held only bewilderment and emptiness, remained confused, a glimmer of light seemed to appear.
"No! What are you teaching her?!" (End of Chapter)