Chapter 368

Chapter 368: The Crisis of Tomorrow City’s Destruction

“You haven’t even reached the pinnacle of the spiritual realm, yet you wish to touch the three heavens? You’re thinking too far ahead, junior.”

Yin Yue Kong said.

“……”

Yun Ye remained silent for a moment, countless thoughts flashing through his mind, but soon all thoughts focused into one. He raised his head to look at Yin Yue Kong: “It is not too early. No matter what, I firmly believe that I will step upon the three heavens and realize the path of tomorrow. You should say that mere three heavens are not worthy of my questions.”

“Your understanding is far too shallow, so arrogant it’s boundless. You, in your remote corner, cannot grasp the weight of the times, nor can you understand what the moments of reincarnation truly are.”

“If any Tom, Dick, or Harry could step into the three heavens, then moments of reincarnation would occur once every thousand years, not the ten thousand or even tens of thousands of years it takes now!”

Yin Yue Kong couldn’t help but laugh, her expression full of strange meaning.

“You will inevitably stop at the Mystic Realm. Every era carries its own mission; even the dual emperors cannot change the tide.”

“Let alone you?”

Yun Ye couldn’t understand why Yin Yue Kong said this, but she certainly saw through all his trump cards except for reincarnation.

In other words, based on Yun Ye’s current situation, including all factors like the Nine Lives Spirit Law and Extreme Spiritual Law, she concluded:

Yun Ye would stop at the Mystic Realm.

Even though it was just a few words, Yun Ye could feel the weight of them. The three heavens were humanity’s final three realms, filled with astonishing obstacles.

Even if Yun Ye subsequently found a way to break the deadlock, it would inevitably be extremely difficult.

How frightening…

But.

Yun Ye’s resolve remained unshaken: “Is that so? So what? My life will undoubtedly pursue the utmost strength; power is the foundation of all ideals. Without this belief, it’s better to go home and sleep—it would be easier!”

“Ha…” Yin Yue Kong did not say anything further, “The path of tomorrow? You wish to walk the Holy Path? Ming Waiyang, I must say, you are truly bold.”

“But you rightly said that power is the foundation of everything. Without power, all your desires are mere fantasies!”

“Then, let’s begin the inheritance of power. The ‘Force of Freedom’ is the foundation to solving your problems!”

Yin Yue Kong did not give Yun Ye a chance to refuse.

She had already said too much.

If she weren’t currently in the form of a Thought form, and instead was her true self, she wouldn’t waste time on such a trivial matter. The moment Yun Ye asked his first question, her consciousness had already been rewritten.

A mortal, lighter than dust, was not worth her time as a revered being.

Hmm…

The task she assigned did not require rewriting consciousness to enforce compliance.

When the sealing is lifted, the great tide will naturally descend; she didn’t need to supervise anything. This person would inevitably strive to complete it. What she had previously said was merely what she wanted to express as trivial talk.

Ten thousand years is far too long. Before her liberation, she wanted a conversation—but unfortunately, the interlocutor was too dull, and she quickly grew tired of such meaningless exchanges.

“Boom!”

A silver beam of light descended, completely enveloping Yun Ye.

The immense power was directly infused into Yun Ye’s body, forming a ring in his left hand, with another inner ring slowly taking shape.

All the power was sealed within this ring. Although Yun Ye felt completely out of control, he distinctly sensed this power in a brief moment and could manipulate it with ease, as if it were…

Extra Spiritual Roots had been implanted!

“The Force of Freedom. This power is uniquely constructed by the Spiritual Law of the Gate of Heaven of the Crescent Moon. It embodies freedom, leisure, and following one’s desires, granting the bearer the ability to do anything. Stop time, open space, rotate the earth, rewrite consciousness—though it is a Spiritual Law, it possesses the ease comparable to Spirit Law.”

“This is the fourfold attribute fusion Spiritual Law, one of the strongest powers of this era! Unfortunately, you are merely inheriting power, not the Spiritual Law of the Free Heaven Gate. This power will eventually run out, and when that time comes, you will have to rely on your own strength.”

The silver-haired woman spoke, her figure fading, hazy like a shadow.

She fully transferred the power to Yun Ye.

This inheritance ceremony of power

lasted for three days without stopping. Enveloped in silver light, Yun Ye suddenly looked toward the distance, reflecting a certain future.

“Yin Yue Kong, how much longer will this inheritance last?” Yun Ye’s tone became anxious.

“Six days,” Yin Yue Kong replied.

Nine days.

Only then would the inheritance be complete, forming a double ring full moon.

“No, I don’t have time left! I must leave immediately!”

The future Yun Ye saw did not allow him to continue inheriting power. Yin Yue Kong was right; the third day marked the arrival of great disaster!

This was not Earth, where strategy could provide depth; here, individual power crushed everything. By the ninth day, Tomorrow City would not even have ruins left!

“Don’t abandon the fundamentals for the trivial. Once you inherit the Force of Freedom, it will be easy to establish organizations at this level. But if you do not inherit the Force of Freedom, even if you survive this crisis, what will it matter? The moments of reincarnation that follow will still consume this weak organization.”

Yin Yue Kong shook her head, refusing.

Though she had seen Yun Ye’s memories, she did not understand or agree with the path of tomorrow.

She knew well the evil of human nature; the so-called path of tomorrow had no feasibility. In the end, it would simply be one person suppressing everything, creating a peaceful era, just like the ancient holy kings.

“You don’t need to understand; this is my philosophy.”

The Dao Artifact appeared in Yun Ye’s hand.

Tomorrow nodded heavily beside him.

The path of tomorrow is the path of the collective. If one casually abandons the people and treats them as cannon fodder, it is impossible to truly practice this path.

Since he held the Original Dao Artifact, Yun Ye had no such thoughts; his nature could not endure sheer utilitarianism.

“I won’t choose what is called the best, but I won’t choose the worst either. At this moment…”

“I still have a choice.”

The ring mark on the back of Yun Ye’s hand rotated, radiating a gentle silver light. He released a portion of the power of the Force of Freedom.

The next second,

the silver beam of light reversed, returning to the sky.

Before Yin Yue Kong could say anything, the silver beam suddenly descended, enveloping her completely.

“Disappear!”

Yun Ye ruthlessly erased Yin Yue Kong; she gazed at him deeply but could not resist this power, instantly vanishing without a trace.

Immediately after, the woman she covered appeared—Yuexin, curled up with her eyes closed, trembling and in great pain.

This was to be expected; enduring a ceremony from an ancient master would inevitably erode her, even if it wasn’t meant to harm the host.

As Yuexin was enveloped by the silver beam of light, her expression gradually shifted from anguish and discomfort to peace and comfort.

Yun Ye nodded and waved his hand, opening the Secret Realm gate.

Once he reached outside the Secret Realm, he waved his hand again, and Wang Shun and the others suddenly appeared before him, confusion on their faces as they wondered what had happened.

“You are… Ming Waiyang? What’s wrong?!” Wang Shun exclaimed.

At that moment, Yun Ye was indeed completely different from before—his hair, eyebrows, and pupils had all turned silver, and he too was surrounded by a silver glow, as if a deity had descended. His aura and everything else about him were worlds apart from what they used to be.

Yun Ye did not speak; he activated the Spirit Law, transmitting a vast amount of information.

As Wang Shun and the others simultaneously showed realization and shock, Yun Ye tore open space and vanished from the spot.

…

The two men, holding blue lanterns, traversed through the tumultuous flow of space, covering long distances in a brief moment.

One of them, an old man in a blue robe, suddenly said, “A hundred thousand echoes is a pretty good number, just in time to congratulate the Holy Son.”

“Are you sure we shouldn’t take our time? We could seize the Dao artifacts of the Luo Dynasty; such chances are rare. There are over a hundred Spirit Towns—New Dao won’t devour them like we can, not by a long shot,” replied the man in the golden robe.

“It’s enough for our gift. If we delay any longer, the Luo Dynasty will notice something unusual, and that’s simply not appropriate,” the old man in blue robes said.

“Very well,” the man in golden robes replied.

“I will set up the barrier. You go collect the Dao artifacts, and don’t let them destroy them,” the old man in blue robes said, shaking the blue lantern as an invisible barrier spread out.

The scenery of the world changed from the dark tumult of space directly to mountainous terrain.

The man in the golden robe’s pupils glowed, piercing through all illusions of the land. He quickly located a hidden city.

In the next moment, the man tore through the Wind Barrier and appeared outside Tomorrow City.

“Is someone invading?”

Liu Shanwei suddenly looked up. In the sky, a presence appeared that rivaled the sun, its aura deep and enigmatic like a deity or a demon.

This figure spoke no nonsense and raised a hand to unleash a colossal handprint that obscured the sky and sun.

He could not obtain the Dao Artifact if it ascended, so he aimed to annihilate everything in one go.

If the master died, the Dao Artifact would fall from its place.

As the handprint emerged, all the cultivators, even behind the barrier, felt a cold chill, while ordinary beings began to spit blood in droves, directly erased by the overwhelming presence.

“What’s happening? An invader?”

“The Tomorrow Society has been exposed! How could this be? With our current strength, how can we fight this person?”

“This aura is terrifying beyond measure. Is it one of the System Masters from the two sects?”

“Ah! Mom! Dad!”

“I don’t care who you are; I want you to pay with your life!”

Countless people were terrified, furious, and frantic.

However, nothing could stop the great handprint from descending. Though the Tomorrow Society opened their barrier in an attempt to block it, it shattered upon contact.

All the scholars who had participated in constructing the barrier despaired at that moment. What a joke! The Tomorrow Society’s barrier could withstand strikes from the Mystic Realm!

With a single blow, the barrier was destroyed, indicating the opponent was at least a pinnacle Mystic Realm being, possibly even a peerless talent from the Mystic Realm!

How ruthless!

The battleground was Tomorrow City; even if they had the destructive power to threaten the Mystic Realm, once it was unleashed, every person in Tomorrow City would be buried alongside it!

“How dare you?!”

A furious voice erupted from within Tomorrow City as a figure suddenly lashed out.

If the invader’s aura was like the sun, then this figure was pulling the sun into battle, an endless flame erupting to clash with the handprint.

Boom!

After a deafening explosion, the shockwave swept across the land, flattening buildings, but within moments, a barrier reformed as the air was directed away, dissipating into nothingness.

“Chief, that person is also a Dao Artifact wielder. If they gain access to the source of energy, the power of the Dao Artifact will soar instantly. Be careful!” Liu Shanwei shouted, maintaining the barrier.

“Be even more careful…”

Tian Jing gripped the Hongyun Sword tightly.