The information left by the World Tree for Lin You wasn’t much, but it was extremely important to him.

It also allowed him to understand some of the secret truths behind this world.

Just as he had previously guessed.

Life and Death Reincarnation doesn’t refer to three independent realms but rather the three stages of the Life Realm.

The Life Realm is the first stage.

When the World Tree completely withers, the entire Life Realm will lose its support and start to be shrouded in death energy.

Anyone tainted by death energy will mutate into a Demon, entirely becoming a section of the Netherworld.

After that, the realm begins its path to vanishing.

The collapse of the Netherworld will cause the massive death energy to instantly spread across the entire Ten Thousand Realms Continent, erasing all living beings, including Tier Twelve, and seize the last breath of life.

Then, leveraging this life breath, it will reproduce the Lower Realm Universe again until the next batch of new Lords descend, forming an infinite cycle.

That is to say, when the Reincarnation Realm appears, it is when the apocalypse resounds.

No one can escape.

The vast energy generated by the fusion of worlds is the switch for this cycle.

Once the Ten Thousand Realms complete fusion, their space passage with the Life Realm will be completely opened, and death energy will rush in.

By then, even Emperor-level powerhouses won’t be able to turn the tide and can only watch destruction come about.

The only exception happened ten thousand years ago.

At that time, the Ten Thousand Realms Continent was supposed to undergo a cycle and erase all living beings.

But because of a sudden apocalyptic battle, the Demon Plane appeared, blocking the fusion of worlds.

The energy dispersed from that battle unexpectedly replenished part of the life breath for the World Tree, temporarily suspending the cycle’s commencement.

And this suspension lasted for ten thousand years.

Now, the Rule Power has gradually recovered, the life of the World Tree is about to come to an end, and a new cycle is finally coming.

However, what puzzled Lin You most was the origin of that battle.

If his guess was right, the opposing sides in the battle should be the terrifying existence suppressed beneath the Demon Plane and the master of the Seventy-Two Celestial Demons.

Could a battle really alter the rules of the entire Ten Thousand Realms, even blocking the fusion of worlds? How powerful must they be?

And who are they, and what are they fighting for?

Were they competing for something?

The more he learned, the more confused Lin You became.

He increasingly felt that this world was becoming more mysterious, and that there seemed to be many things he didn’t know about being involved behind the scenes, feeling it wasn’t as simple as he thought.

It was as if an invisible hand was controlling everything.

To escape it, he could only continuously enhance his power; there was no other choice.

"It looks like after I return, I have to hurry and collect the last two Divine Fragments," Lin You thought silently.

Yet little did he know.

At this moment, the ancestor of the Guardian Race, Qin Lan, sitting beside the Seed of the World, was using his vast perception to probe the people being transported out from the platform, searching for that aura.

"Ancestor, have you found that person?" Qin Shentian asked impatiently.

"No," Qin Lan shook his head, his expression revealing helplessness, "The level of that Power isn’t lower than the World Tree. If it doesn’t reveal itself actively, even I can’t perceive it."

"Even the ancestor can’t sense it?"

Now Qin Shentian was truly shocked.

He was very aware of the ancestor’s power, already with one foot in the legendary level.

If even such a figure couldn’t detect it, just how high is the level of that Power?

Is there really someone among them who possesses power at that level?

"Forget it, if we can’t find it, we can’t find it; perhaps this is the destiny of our Guardian Race."

With a sigh, Qin Lan silently retracted his perception.

At this moment.

The people receiving blessings in the Independent Space were finally all transported out, making the treetop lively again.

"Haha, I just got a Rare Species Token."

"A Rare Token is nothing; I got a Territory Upgrade Scroll for upgrading to Tier Eight."

"Mine’s about the same, it gave me enough to directly ascend to the next Level of Faith!"

It was apparent that everyone had substantial gains inside the independent space, and some Tier Ten Kings even obtained a Divine Fragment, their faces flushed with excitement.

This trip to the Life Realm.

Really wasn’t in vain.

The only difference was with the Great Emperors.

What they obtained in the space was unknown, but each had a solemn look, seemingly contemplating something.

Some even furrowed their brows, gathering worriedly in groups, whispering in low voices.

Faintly.

Lin You could still hear words like "Reincarnation" and "Heaven-Reaching Road."

Clearly, the Great Emperors had also received information regarding this aspect.

Those with old experience had expressions of ’as expected’, as if they had known all along.

Even the usually bold and unrestrained Saint Radiance Emperor was now solemn-faced, discussing matters with several Primordial Realm Great Emperors, occasionally glancing their way.

Anyone could feel the heavy atmosphere.

"You’re all chatting quite happily,"

Suddenly, a sinister voice arose from the crowd.

Those in discussion were startled inwardly, looking in the direction of the voice.

A young King at the rear of the Realm Alliance’s team suddenly emanated a large amount of Evil Qi.

The previously unremarkable appearance twisted and changed into another visage.

It’s him!

Lin You was shocked to the core. The figure shrouded by Evil Qi was unexpectedly the long-missing youth with black eyes, Feng Yan!

He actually used the power of the heart to change his appearance and aura, secretly hiding within the team?

The Great Emperors of the Anti-Alliance Camp, however, looked grim.

"It’s that heart, take care of it!"

They had long anticipated he might appear here and were continuously guarding against it.

With a loud shout, an overwhelming aura erupted, rushing toward Feng Yan.

"Haha... With just you trying to hinder me? Such naivety!" A drake-like laugh echoed from behind Feng Yan.

The power of the heart on him surged wildly, transforming into boundless Evil Qi, which condensed above his head into a gigantic skull, whose eye sockets gleamed with ghostly light, directly shattering the Great Emperors’ assault.

Using the heart as a medium, the power was projected into this Realm!

The Realm Alliance’s Great Emperors immediately appeared around him, intercepting the Anti-Alliance’s Great Emperors.

"The Seed of the World, I have finally found you."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the skull rose into the air, erupting with intense Evil Qi, rushing wildly towards the location of the Seed of the World, intending to seize it directly.

"Causing chaos on the territory of our Guardian Race, courting death!"

Just then, a furious shout rang out.

Originally sitting beside the Seed of the World, Qin Lan suddenly stood up, extended an arm, creating a twisted space in front of the skull, devouring all its Evil Qi.

The Dragon Emperor and others followed closely, encircling them completely.

Energy streams surged upward, constructing a sealing array on the treetop, enveloping the skull and the Realm Alliance’s Great Emperors together.

"This is bad, it’s a rule-based seal, retreat quickly!"

The Realm Alliance’s Great Emperors’ faces changed drastically, evidently surprised by the Dragon Emperor’s preparations, having devised a countermeasure against them, they immediately dashed towards the outside.

But in the next moment.

All the rules within the array were extracted, depriving them of their connection to the Power of Rule. Several Great Emperors were struck by attacks, spewing blood as they were blown away.

"This little trick trying to trap me?"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the skull suddenly burst into laughter, its body surging with Evil Qi, the heart and torso shadows simultaneously appeared, transforming into a stream of light directly crashing against the edge of the array.

"Boom—"

A thunderous explosion erupted, sweeping fierce winds across the World Tree’s top, sending all below Tier Eleven flying away.

The sealing array constructed by dozens of Great Emperors shattered upon impact, dissipating as fragments in the air.

Without waiting for pursuit, Mo Tian already led the Realm Alliance members, charging out of the array.

"This time is just a meeting gift, let you live a little longer."

The voice faded into the vast void, showing no intention to entangle at all.

But thinking about it makes sense.

The power of the Seed of the World is already nearing exhaustion.

Even if they fail to seize it, it would soon self-destruct, so there’s no need to force a confrontation.

This fits their consistent style of action.

Luckily, the Anti-Alliance side was prepared in advance, not allowing them to succeed, or the consequences would be unimaginable.

"It seems they can’t wait to start the Heaven-Reaching Road early." A Great Emperor whispered.

"Those guys, do they really not care about the people below?"

"You haven’t just started dealing with them today, don’t you know they would do anything to achieve their goals?"

"Indeed, they discarded their last line just to obtain even greater power."

Losing the Seed of the World would lead the Life Realm to destruction ahead of time.

This is what they are most unwilling to see.

They must find a way to stop the Reincarnation from activating within this year.

Otherwise, even if the Heaven-Reaching Road appears, they aren’t confident they will pass successfully.

After all, many have only reached the level of Emperor for mere hundreds or thousands of years, their strength and foundation aren’t solid enough.

"What a pity, failing to obtain the Seed of the World’s recognition." A Great Emperor said regretfully.

If they could gain the Seed of the World’s recognition and comprehend the legendary power, their survival odds on the Heaven-Reaching Road would greatly increase.

Additionally, they can’t directly seize like the Realm Alliance.

Considering Qin Lan and the Guardian Race’s strength standing there.

"Since you’ve all obtained blessings, you should leave now."

What had just happened clearly left Qin Lan unhappy, issuing a leave order immediately.

These invitations should have belonged entirely to their Life Realm.

But they couldn’t ignore the pressure from the Ten Thousand Realms Emperor, ultimately holding a conference to compete for invitations.

Now that the dust settled.

He had no goodwill to show.

With a wave of his hand, the defense array around the Seed of the World lit up again, forcing the Great Emperors to leave.

Those Lords knocked away by the previous shock wave responded from their fright, rising to catch up with them.

Lin You followed the team, soon reaching Saint Radiance Emperor’s side.

Ready to set off immediately to return to the Duchy.

Having been gone so long, who knows how the Duchy’s development has been, it’s time to go back.

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