He has been reincarnated through countless worlds, adorned with billions of mythological terms!

The Heavenly Realm, the Lingxiao Palace.

The Heavenly Emperor sat on his throne, with the chessboard still set up in front of him.

The situation in that game hadn't changed much in the past three years; a black stone was placed on the center point, and a white stone was placed outside the game.

His gaze remained fixed on the chessboard for a long time.

Then he raised his head and looked outside the hall.

"It's been three years."

He said.

"That's about it."

The main hall was empty; there were no celestial officials or heavenly generals.

Over the past three years, he has dismissed all the heavenly soldiers and generals to various corners of the Three Realms.

These people are of no use in this battle; they might as well be dismissed.

The Heavenly Emperor stood up and walked to the palace entrance.

The sea of ​​clouds in the heavens surged beneath his feet, and golden light shone through the clouds, reflecting on his face.

He raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the Sea of ​​Illusion.

"Go there."

He said.

As soon as he finished speaking, a crack suddenly appeared in the sky above the Lingxiao Palace.

A golden avenue stretching across the heavens and earth descended from the crack, extending from the Lingxiao Palace all the way to the sky above the Void Sea, like a long bridge formed from condensed light.

The Heavenly Emperor stepped onto the golden road and headed towards the Sea of ​​Illusion.

His steps were slow, but with each step he took, the pulse of heaven and earth seemed to beat.

The entire sky seemed to be clearing a path for him.

……

The Demon Realm, an unnamed mountain peak.

Yunyi stood atop the mountain.

He chose to condense into an ordinary body.

That physical body was no longer the body of the Eternal True Phoenix, but a body that he himself had recreated in this world.

He looked the same as before, still the same sixteen-year-old boy, with long, light green hair and delicate features, but his temperament was completely different.

There was no fluctuation of laws around him, nor any leakage of energy.

Returning to simplicity.

He was like an ordinary mortal boy in the world.

However, if someone could see through this facade, they would discover that every inch of that seemingly ordinary body contained power sufficient to crush the laws of nature.

Kurosawa lay on a rock halfway up the mountain, looking up at Yunyi on the mountaintop.

Kurosawa hasn't been idle these past three years.

His dragon body had fully grown, covered with dark golden scales, and two horns had grown out. His dragon might was vast, and he had made even more progress than he had three years ago.

"It's been three years."

Kurosawa said.

"Did you feel anything?"

Yun Yi opened his eyes.

Those cyan-gold pupils reflected the very fabric of the world.

"here we go."

He said.

Kurosawa flicked his tail and climbed up from the rock.

"What started?"

"To attack the heavens."

Yun Yi uttered two words.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a loud bang came from the horizon.

The sound was so loud that the entire world seemed to tremble.

Kurosawa suddenly looked up.

Above the sky, a golden crack was spreading rapidly, like a piece of shattered glass.

From within the crack, a golden road stretched across the sky, extending from the direction of the Lingxiao Palace all the way to the Void Sea.

A gray figure was walking on the main road.

Heavenly Emperor.

He is heading towards the sea of ​​illusion.

His aura was fully unleashed.

His aura was as vast as a galaxy and as heavy as ten thousand mountains; the laws of the entire world seemed to distort slightly under his steps.

All living beings in the lower realm felt that oppressive aura at that moment.

The mortals knelt on the ground, trembling.

The cultivator's face was ashen, and his spiritual energy was in disarray.

Even the celestial officials in the heavenly realms changed their expressions drastically, all turning their gazes toward the direction of the Illusory Sea.

"The Heavenly Emperor..."

Kurosawa asked.

"What is he trying to do?"

"Go to the sea of ​​illusion."

Yunyi said.

"Looking for Chen Ya?"

"Um."

Kurosawa fell silent.

"And what about us?"

"Watching a play."

Yun Yi's voice was very calm.

Kurosawa looked at Yun Yi, hesitating to speak.

He always felt that Yunyi's phrase "watching a play" had another meaning.

But he didn't ask.

Because there has already been some movement on the other side of the Sea of ​​Illusion.

A beam of cyan-gold light suddenly shot into the sky, completely tearing apart the grayish-white mist.

A figure slowly rose from the light.

Chen Ya.

She stood atop the pillar of light, her azure-gold wings fully unfurled, each feather seemingly formed from the laws of heaven and earth, radiating an aura that commanded all things to bow down.

Her long hair fluttered in the wind, with seven-colored light spots flowing endlessly between the strands.

Those bluish-gold eyes were even deeper and colder than they had been three years ago.

And they are even more lonely.

She looked at the golden road that was approaching in the distance.

She saw the Heavenly Emperor.

They also sensed the aura emanating from the Heavenly Emperor.

But she didn't move.

Because her perception is deeper, she can touch that more hidden pulse that shrouds the world.

Calamity of Heaven.

He has not yet awakened.

But there is no need to wait for Him to awaken.

"You've arrived."

Chen Ya spoke, her voice as cold as frost.

The Heavenly Emperor stopped and stood at the end of the golden road, gazing at her from afar.

"I am coming."

Chen Ya glanced at him, her brows suddenly furrowing.

"Those who defy fate."

she says.

"A pawn of the Heavenly Dao."

The Heavenly Emperor did not move.

Chen Ya looked at him again, and seven-colored light spots slowly flowed in the blue-gold eyes.

But that's not right either.

"I can feel a power within you, that is with me."

"That is the origin of this world, it is destiny."

She paused, her voice growing even colder.

"Are you the destiny of this world?"

The Heavenly Emperor looked at her, neither denying nor admitting it.

After a moment, he gently shook his head.

"It used to be."

Chen Ya was silent for a moment.

Then she shook her head.

"never mind."

"Since you possess the aura of the Calamity Heavenly Dao, then I'll kill you as a pawn."

She raised her hand, and a bluish-gold light gathered in her palm.

The Heavenly Emperor shook his head.

"Killing me is pointless."

Chen Ya looked at him.

"Then what are you doing here?"

"I'm here to pave the way for you with my life."

Chen Ya's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Paving the way for me?"

The Heavenly Emperor nodded.

"The Way of Calamity will restore you through your efforts. The stronger you are, the faster He will awaken."

"Whether you kill me or I kill you, in the end, He will be the winner."

"Only you can kill Him."

"And I can help you draw Him out."

Chen Ya looked at him, her voice unwavering.

"Do you think I would believe you, a pawn of the Evil Heaven Path?"

The Heavenly Emperor shook his head.

"I don't need you to believe me."

"All I need is for you to live and make it to the end."

He raised his hand and pointed to the golden avenue beneath his feet.

"This path was paved with the principles of my entire life."

"It stretches all the way from the Heavenly Realm to here, traversing the Three Realms."

"I used it to connect the entire network of laws governing the world."

"I will burn everything and tear Him out of your body."

Chen Ya was taken aback.

"He is inside my body?"

The Heavenly Emperor looked at her.

"Haven't you noticed that since your recovery, He has been recovering faster and faster?"

Chen Ya's eyes widened suddenly.

"You mean, He is helping me to hasten my recovery!"

The Heavenly Emperor nodded.

"Otherwise, do you really think that transcendence you saw before you died was something you saw yourself?"

Chen Ya's face darkened; she didn't believe it.

"You think you can fool me with such a trick?"

She raised her head and looked at the Heavenly Emperor.

The Heavenly Emperor shook his head.

"Whether you believe it or not, only I can help you draw Him out now."

He took a step forward.

Suddenly, the golden avenue was illuminated, and the entire avenue began to burn.

That was the law of the Heavenly Emperor burning.

His life force was rapidly fading away, yet the expression on his face remained calm, as if he were doing something utterly ordinary.

"Come."

He stretched out his hand.

"Step up."