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Chapter 12699 This trend cannot be reversed

Splash!

As Ye Chen passed through the Gate of Inner Demons, golden light filled his eyes. He was stunned for a moment. The world inside the Gate of Inner Demons was not as dark as he had imagined, but only endless golden light and radiant glow.

However, behind all this radiant glow, Ye Chen sensed an absolute emptiness.

There was no light, no darkness, no up, down, or four directions; even the concept of time and space was so thin as to be almost nonexistent.

His very existence is the sole "coordinate" in this void.

However, this emptiness itself is an extreme form of oppression.

It was as if the weight of billions of worlds was pressing in, trying to assimilate him and reduce him to eternal silence.

Suddenly, a glimmer of light shone from the depths of the radiant sunset.

The light was not warm; instead, it carried a chilling coldness and a sense of scrutiny.

The light spread, outlining a figure as tall and solitary as a mountain peak.

He wore a black robe, his eyes were closed, his face was cold and pale, and his body was surrounded by a faint but sharp sword intent.

Huh? It's actually the Heavenly Sword Master?
What right does the Heavenly Sword Master have to be his own inner demon?
However, upon further reflection, before even participating in this trial, he had met the Heavenly Sword Master, and his experiences outside the world, as well as the strange scenes he witnessed, had indeed become a source of inner demons for a moment.

However, the aura emanating from the "Heavenly Sword Master" manifested by the inner demon before them carried a trace of... filth and vicissitudes from beyond the world!
That was not a mere illusion or imitation, but rather a real imprint cast by some higher being through his inner demons!
"Lord of Reincarnation".

The Lord of the Heavenly Kings spoke slowly, his voice hoarse and weary as if it had traversed endless ruins, "The battle between the Primordial Beginning and the Abyss is not real."

Ye Chen gripped the Heavenly Emperor Divine Sword tightly, resisting the erosion of this emptiness and the ominous aura emanating from the opponent.

"Oh? I, a manifestation of my inner demons, dare to speak presumptuously of the beginning and the abyss?"

"The inner demons reflect in the heart, and also illuminate all the heavens."

The Heavenly Sword Master still kept his eyes closed, but Ye Chen felt countless invisible sword intents locking onto his every thought and every breath. "You are wondering what I saw outside the world, why I sealed myself away from the mountain, and why my Dao heart is so heavy."

He slowly raised his hand, pointing his fingers like a sword.

No sword energy erupted from his fingertips, but the surrounding void began to distort!
Ye Chen saw a chilling and bizarre scene—a vast graveyard, an endless expanse of debris from countless worlds.

A colossal, cracked wheel, of unimaginable size, struggled to turn in the center of the graveyard—the Wheel of Reincarnation!
Above the Wheel of Reincarnation, an indescribably vast shadow slowly descended, carrying the will to end everything and reduce all things to eternal death!
This scene was remarkably similar to the illusion Ye Chen had witnessed when the Heavenly Sword Master gave him the token, but it was even clearer now. The oppressive feeling of the shadows almost caused Ye Chen's Dao Heart to crack!
"What is that...?"

Ye Chen's voice was deep, and the Wheel of Reincarnation within his body was spinning wildly, resisting the suffocating feeling brought by the shadow.

"The cycle of annihilation, and... the 'end' of chasing after the cycle of reincarnation."

The voice of the Heart Demon Tian Kui carried an indescribable sorrow, "What I see is not the rise and fall of a single realm or region, but... the end of all cycles of reincarnation in all the heavens and myriad worlds. He once fought, but he was defeated. Ancient beings followed one after another, all turning to ashes. The world we inhabit is nothing more than a slightly larger 'bubble' under this shadow."

Do you understand?

"The path you seek, the bloodline of reincarnation you rely on, and even the Heavenly Ancestor, may all be in vain before Him."

"You will die, Ren Feifan will die, and everyone around you will die."

"Your struggle is meaningless."

The Heavenly Sword Master's fingertips twitched slightly, and the image of ending became even more solid.

"Submitting to Him might preserve a trace of existence, while resistance will only hasten annihilation."

These words were like the most vicious curse, pointing directly to the deepest part of Ye Chen's Dao heart.

If everything will eventually return to nothingness, what is the point of our current struggle?

In an instant, Ye Chen seemed to see his Wheel of Reincarnation shattering inch by inch under that shadow, to see his lovers and relatives wailing and dissipating in the end, to see all his efforts come to naught... A huge sense of emptiness and despair, like icy seawater, threatened to engulf him.

This was precisely the deep-seated fear in his subconscious of the "truth" that even the Heavenly Sword Master felt was heavy about beyond that unknown world!

At this moment, it's being amplified infinitely by my inner demons!
"Nonsense!"

Just as his Dao heart was about to be eroded, Ye Chen's eyes suddenly burst forth with brilliant divine light, and an indomitable and resolute will to defy the heavens erupted like a volcano!
"Even if all the cycles of reincarnation are buried, my Dao will never perish!"

Even if the road ahead is full of dead ends, I will still cut them down with a single sword!

"My path is my own, right or wrong, success or failure! How dare you, this inner demon, sway me with a mere external spectacle!"

boom--!
The Heavenly Emperor Divine Sword erupted with a dazzling sword light that pierced through the void. Behind Ye Chen, the illusory image of the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Disc suddenly appeared. Although it was not as grand as the shadow, it carried the vigorous spirit of a newborn calf not afraid of tigers and the true meaning of reincarnation that never yielded!
He didn't use any fancy sword techniques. He simply concentrated all his beliefs, will, strength, and his love for his family and friends, as well as his hopes for the future, into this one sword. He slashed fiercely at the inner demon Tian Kui and the final scene he had manifested!

This sword strike is not aimed at the enemy, but at one's own bewilderment, fear, and despair!

Where the sword flashed, the apocalyptic illusion shattered like glass.

The figure of the Heavenly Sword Master twisted, and an indescribable expression seemed to appear on his face, as if he were sighing, or perhaps... a trace of barely perceptible relief.

"I hope your sword... can truly cleave through the finality..."

As the words faded away, the figure of the Heavenly Sword Master, manifested by the inner demon, completely collapsed.

The absolute nothingness around us began to fade.

Ye Chen felt as if he had returned to the scene of the radiant sunset.

"That simple?"

"And who is He?"

Ye Chen found it hard to believe.

However, he was slightly out of breath and sweat was on his forehead.

That last sword strike drained my mental energy.

But his eyes grew clearer and more determined!
The sights that the Heavenly Sword Master witnessed beyond this world were indeed chilling. But so what?

Even if darkness is inevitable, I will defy fate and change my destiny!

However, the moment the words fell, a familiar voice rang out:

"Such arrogance."

Before he could react, a sharp sword light suddenly shot out from the brilliant glow of the sunset. A man dressed in imperial robes suddenly attacked him with his sword.

The test of inner demons is not over!

The Heavenly Sword Master is nothing more than an appetizer!
The man in the imperial robes wielded a fierce sword, exuding the aura of an emperor descending upon the world to suppress all enemies.

Ye Chen dared not be negligent and immediately swung his sword to meet the attack. With a clang, he and the man in the imperial robe each took a step back.

Ye Chen stared intently and saw that the man in the imperial robe was wearing a crown with beaded curtains hanging down, and his face looked extremely familiar.

"Senior Ren...

Ye Chen's pupils suddenly contracted, and he could hardly believe his eyes.

The man in the imperial robes before him was none other than Ren Feifan. He looked more weathered than the Ren Feifan he remembered, as if he had experienced countless tragic and sorrowful events. His expression and eyes revealed a desolate yet ruthless numbness.

The desolation of being toyed with by fate, the numbness of wanting to resist the cruelty of fate but all in vain.

Ye Chen had never seen such a complicated look in his eyes.

"No, my name is the Great Heavenly Emperor."

The man in the imperial robes spoke, his voice equally numb and ruthless, denying that he was Ren Feifan and instead calling himself the "Great Heavenly Emperor".

Ye Chen was stunned. The Great Heavenly Emperor had already wildly swung his sword and attacked again. This was the Heavenly Emperor's sword, which could slay demons, level the heavens and earth, suppress all things, and kill everything.

This is not the Heavenly Sword Master manifesting his inner demons!
They're not even in the same league!
The Great Heavenly Emperor used the Heavenly Emperor's Sword to suppress people. Ye Chen felt the surging sword force and, in a daze, was aroused by a surge of bloodlust.

A voice seemed to roar within him: "I am the true 'Emperor'! No one can suppress me!"

clang--!
Ye Chen swung his sword again, clashing fiercely with the Great Heavenly Emperor. This time, the two swords stuck together, each exerting their strength to press down on the other, but the situation became deadlocked, and neither could gain the upper hand for a time.

"The Butcher's Way, broken!"

Ye Chen roared inwardly, and a bloody and ferocious sword aura suddenly burst forth, like a celestial emperor slaughtering mortals and brewing a great calamity for all living beings.

The greatest butcher is the "Emperor," who slaughters all living beings and is supremely powerful.

Killing one person is a crime, killing a million is heroism.

The way of the Heavenly Emperor is also the way of the butcher, where blood flows like rivers.

With a single sword strike, the world is draped in mourning.

Ye Chen's accumulated knowledge of the Great Dao was too profound. The Way of the Butcher, the Way of the Heavenly Emperor, and all kinds of sword arts were integrated into one. His bloody and domineering sword aura forced the Great Heavenly Emperor to retreat.

Countless tiny cracks instantly appeared on the Great Heavenly Emperor's face and bare arms, making him look like a shattered piece of porcelain, with blood slowly seeping out from the cracks.

It was Ye Chen's Heavenly Emperor Butcher Sword Dao; the sword intent pierced his heart and lungs, tearing his skin apart.

"The Heavenly Emperor's Dragon Throne, with its majestic imperial might, suppress!"

Despite his injuries, the Great Heavenly Emperor remained unmoved. With a shout, a magnificent Dharma image appeared behind him, a hundred times larger than himself, sitting on a throne, overlooking all living beings with boundless majesty.

After the Dharma Image was released, the Great Heavenly Emperor's aura surged, and his sword energy swept across countless layers of golden light and divine glow, roaring and attacking Ye Chen.

Ye Chen was incredulous when he saw the Dharma image behind the Great Heavenly Emperor.

The throne within that Dharma image was actually the Heavenly Dragon Throne, his magical treasure, transformed from the Heavenly Emperor's dragon bed!
Ye Chen possesses a Dao artifact called the "Heavenly Emperor Dragon Bed." In addition to being a bed, it can also transform into a throne, known as the "Heavenly Emperor Dragon Throne."

He never expected that his Heavenly Emperor's throne would become the Dharma form of the Great Heavenly Emperor. How could this be?

The Great Heavenly Emperor's sword had already struck. Ye Chen had no time to think and could only swing his sword to block. In an instant, the two exchanged countless blows, the clanging sound of their swords clashing echoing endlessly.

Ye Chen had a very strange feeling. As he clashed with the Great Heavenly Emperor with his sword, his memories flashed back, giving him a very real illusion that he had sparred with the Great Heavenly Emperor in a very ancient time.

It's not a life-or-death duel, just a friendly sparring match, a sword duel, drinking and laughing, and a bestseller for the future.

These memories felt incredibly real, but Ye Chen knew perfectly well that none of these things had actually happened.

Memories kept flashing back, and besides the sparring, he also had a strong illusion that he had once fought alongside the Great Heavenly Emperor.

The two were united in their hatred of the enemy and fought against the powerful foe, using the same techniques they would use in their duel.

The sword techniques that were meant to be used against the enemy are now being used to kill each other.

Former best friends have become enemies.

This strange flashback seemed to have happened before, back in the Crimson Gold Snow Mountain. Ye Chen seemed to have had a similar illusion, as if he had actually fought alongside the Great Heavenly Emperor in a very ancient era, but ultimately they became enemies.

“You are Ren Feifan, and you are also the Great Heavenly Emperor.”

"We have fought side by side in the past."

"But in the end, you and I became enemies."

"You have become...my inner demon."

In the darkness, Ye Chen had glimpsed the ancient destiny and the passage of time, his Dao heart trembled, and his heart felt as if it were bleeding.

He finally realized that the Great Heavenly Emperor's identity was none other than Ren Feifan!
Before the dawn of time, in the primordial chaos, the most powerful god was born, the Great Heavenly Emperor who was just a hair's breadth away from creating the world—Ren Feifan!
Ye Chen couldn't be mistaken. Although he still couldn't figure out how Ren Feifan had returned to the past, that Great Heavenly Emperor was indeed Ren Feifan, and there couldn't be a second person.

And the so-called Son of the Heavenly Emperor must be closely related to Ren Feifan.

In fact, back when he was at Crimson Gold Snow Mountain, and also when he saw the Heavenly Emperor's Son descend at Immortal Pool Paradise, Ye Chen had already made a guess and vaguely guessed the identity of the Great Heavenly Emperor.

He just felt a nameless fear and didn't think about it any further.

The Great Heavenly Emperor might be Ren Feifan, and Ye Chen seems to have broken ties with the Great Heavenly Emperor, turning from a friend into an enemy.

This is Ye Chen's inner demon!

He actually broke ties with Ren Feifan and they started killing each other, which was the last thing he wanted to see.

The biggest inner demon!

"How did Ren Feifan travel back to the past, and how did I travel back to the past?"

Ye Chen was unaware of the truth; all he knew was that his feud with Ren Feifan had become his greatest inner demon.

The Great Heavenly Emperor before him, Ren Feifan, was slashing at him with swords as fierce as a storm. If he were to be careless in his response, he would be killed immediately.

Looking at Ren Feifan's fierce appearance, Ye Chen felt a sudden pang of sorrow, but also a surge of wild, beast-like bloodlust.

—No matter who it is, anyone who stands in my way will be killed!
His resolve hardened, and his sorrow deepened.

The Heavenly Emperor is lonely, and all emperors are solitary figures; this is an unchanging truth throughout history.

—Can't even I reverse this trend?

Ye Chen closed his eyes, and the Heavenly Emperor Divine Sword was drawn back. Just as the blade of the Heavenly Emperor was about to slash at his neck, he suddenly opened his eyes again, and the Heavenly Emperor Divine Sword slashed out with the force of its accumulated power, carrying an aura of earth-shattering destruction.

The cycle of reincarnation buries destiny!
A faint black sword light swept past, its movement seemingly gentle, yet carrying an unstoppable force, cleaving the Great Heavenly Emperor in two, sword and all.

The surging aura of reincarnation and annihilation rapidly crushed the remaining body of the Great Heavenly Emperor.