The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Zhou Shan transformed into a bolt of lightning and headed straight for the northwest.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chuan was still performing mecha simulation operations.

Indeed, Xu Shan had found the direction that most interested Jiang Chuan, who was now completely absorbed in the battles of beating up monsters. With each well-designed level he cleared, Jiang Chuan became more and more proficient in operating the mecha, and his understanding of its various functions became clearer.

At this point, he had already entered the ninth level out of a total of eighteen levels, and Jiang Chuan had even passed the halfway mark.

The monster he was facing was still the same super monster whose appearance was basically derived from Godzilla, but as the levels progressed, the monster's talents and abilities became more diverse and powerful.

"Gravity manipulation, strength enhancement, skeletal reinforcement, superpowers, photon breath..."

"Has a new entry for gravity manipulation been added?"

After getting a general understanding of the monster's situation, he immediately began the battle. The leg and back armor of the giant mech opened, revealing huge thrusters beneath the armor plates, spewing out ion flames that propelled the massive steel body into the air.

"Energy shield activated! Action system at full power!"

"High-frequency vibration particle knife activated!"

The mech pulled out a huge blade that was five meters tall, but for a steel giant that was fifty meters tall, the five-meter blade was like a dagger, which was the most suitable weapon for Jiang Chuan.

The armor on the front and shoulders of the mech opened completely, and hundreds of missiles were launched before he could get close to the alien beast.

Boom boom boom!

A tremendous roar resounded, and the holographic screen in front of Jiang Chuan was completely filled with flames. However, the intelligent system still marked the outline of the alien beast in the screen. It was a scene that was almost like X-ray vision, allowing Jiang Chuan to easily pass through the flames while operating the mecha. The high-frequency particle blade stabbed towards the alien beast's eye without hesitation!
The mecha may look bulky, but it is actually extremely sharp. The gale stirred up by the swinging of its huge metal arm howled through the jungle, and the particle blade was unstoppable. It was about to pierce the beast's scarlet eyes and penetrate its brain in an instant!
However, just when Jiang Chuan thought he was about to succeed, the mecha's arm suddenly drooped down. This sudden and abnormal turn of events entered Jiang Chuan's brain through the neural pathways. A needle-like sensation suddenly pierced through Jiang Chuan's arm, making him feel an intense soreness in his arm muscles.

But Jiang Chuan had anticipated this: "Is this gravity manipulation?"

In that very moment, the beast's attack followed, its fangs frantically gnawing at the mecha's neck. With just this one strike, Jiang Chuan's vision was plunged into a bright red warning light!
[WARNING! Disruption of neural links in the neck system!]

[Warning! 20% of the neck armor has been penetrated!]

[Warning! 30% of the neck armor has been penetrated!]

In less than three seconds, the warning message had been refreshed three times, and the pain was simultaneously transmitted to Jiang Chuan's neck, making him feel suffocated.

No wonder only one entry was added; the beast's bite force has also increased! But Jiang Chuan did not back down. He seemed to have become even more frenzied after being injured. The particle blade he was holding in his mech's right hand immediately turned into a reverse hand... and then immediately stabbed upwards into the beast's chest!
Jiang Chuan was already very familiar with the particle blade. Although the scales on this beast had been strengthened, the particle blade could still inflict sufficient damage on it through the gaps in the scales.

Roar--!
In pain, the beast roared, and its deadly bite naturally stopped. However, the abnormal gravity controlled by the beast prevented Jiang Chuan from immediately launching his next fatal attack.

"Energy shield at maximum power!"

Jiang Chuan had an idea, but instead of immediately drawing his dagger, he raised his shield value to the maximum. The fusion reactor emitted a piercing roar, squeezing out energy to the extreme, while electromagnetic energy was poured into the beast's body from the particle blade!
Sizzle! —!
A sound like roasting meat was emitted, and a thick smoke drifted out from the wound on the beast's body. This extreme pressure caused the beast's brain to shut down instantly, and the gravity that had been pressing heavily on Jiang Chuan stopped abruptly at this moment!

Now is the best time to turn the tables!
Having gained full mobility, the high-frequency particle blade was immediately drawn and thrust once more towards the top of the alien beast's head! Flames erupted from the elbow of the mech's right arm, accelerating it even further from its already extremely high speed!
puff!

The deafening sound of flesh being pierced resounded, and the beast instantly went limp.

[Level 9: Complete.]

[Level 10 is ready.]

[New entry: Mental pollution.]

[New entry: Corrosion.]

[New entry: Sharp-tongued and quick-witted.]

[New skill unlocked: Mental Avatar.]

[New skill unlocked: Light of the Mind.]

Jiang Chuan didn't hesitate, filled with immense curiosity about his new skill. He certainly didn't want to stop yet and immediately chose to move on to the next level. If everything went smoothly, it seemed he could complete all 18 levels within 24 hours.

Jiang Chuan was unaware that Xu Shan was not outside the virtual insertion point. Xu Shan, even more surprised, was that Jiang Chuan had broken through nine levels in the three hours he was gone!
These challenges were originally designed with reference to the third phase of virtual reality training from the training program team. The idea was to gradually increase the difficulty so that trainees could quickly get used to operating the mech. However, after the design was completed, the very first challenge of operating the mech proved to be a stumbling block for the vast majority of people.

Therefore, in the minds of all designers, this was too difficult.

Xu Shan originally intended to use this to buy time, so that Jiang Chuan would stay quietly in the base. But he didn't expect that Jiang Chuan would actually break through nine levels... However, just as Jiang Chuan was about to enter the next level, he was unable to directly enter the tenth level.

A new notification popped up:

[Operator 001's mental state was not at its optimal level.]

[Operator 001's mental state has been compromised.]

[Please pass the mental test to proceed to the tenth test.]

Seeing this series of notices, Jiang Chuan felt somewhat disappointed.

However, he still felt somewhat suspicious. His mental state seemed fine; why was he being told he was experiencing mental pollution? Was this part of the testing process? What kind of test was this?
In his frustration, he reluctantly clicked the enter button for level ten several more times.

Jiang Chuan didn't expect that after selecting the option several times, a new interface would pop up.

[Do you confirm ignoring mental state to proceed to level 10?]

【whether? 】

Seeing this option, Jiang Chuan, who had originally planned to give up, did not hesitate at all.

Yes!
He knew nothing about what was happening in Kunlun; he was only focused on clearing these eighteen levels.

……

Above the Jade Pool.

Li Chunfeng climbed the steps and arrived before the enormous heavenly gate.

Before them lay a plaza in front of a colossal palace, utterly serene and shrouded in ethereal mist. The bricks beneath their feet were paved with jade, and one could even feel the powerful energy swirling around them as they stepped on them.

Li Chunfeng did not focus his gaze on the jade stones. He paused for a moment in front of the door, then seemed to have made up his mind, stepped forward, and strode onto the jade square that shimmered with emerald green light.

However, he only took one step forward when he heard a roar that seemed to come from beyond the heavens.

It was a rather domineering and powerful, yet incredibly ethereal male voice:
"mortal."

"You have opened the Heavenly Gate without authorization; do you know your crime?"

Li Chunfeng stopped in his tracks, his spiritual power spreading out, yet he couldn't sense where the voice was coming from. As one of the strongest people in the world, he felt like a child before the owner of this voice…

However, this is, after all, the first level of the Nine Heavens, isolated from the mortal realm, and has been known since ancient times as the realm of immortals. Perhaps such overwhelming power is perfectly normal.

"I have come for the people of the world."

Li Chunfeng stopped trying to find the source of the voice and simply responded calmly:

"Humanity is about to perish and needs help."

"Humanity has progressed to this point, it should not perish." "If the end of the world is inevitable, then let humanity at least coexist with it."

"I have come here to petition on behalf of the people."

"I wish that all living beings could be spared from annihilation, and that human civilization could be reborn from the ashes."

Li Chunfeng's voice was firm and resonant. Even though the owner of that voice was incredibly powerful, he remained neither humble nor arrogant. It seemed he had already seen through life and death; beyond life and death, there were more important things that needed to be done.

However, when his voice reverberated throughout the ethereal temple, even the last echo dissipated, the grand voice did not respond.

Li Chunfeng waited until his doubts grew to an unbearable degree before he prepared to speak again.

However, before Li Chunfeng could say anything, the voice came again:

"Let's go back."

"The divine realm no longer interferes with anything in the human world."

"What you seek and need is the destiny of humankind, and cannot be changed."

"What you are worried about will not happen."

Li Chunfeng was stunned when he heard this.

"Are you saying that the end of the world won't come?"

The voice didn't explain, it simply repeated those three words:

"Let's go back."

Li Chunfeng smiled, but there seemed to be some helplessness in his smile.

He tried to speak again, clinging to the last glimmer of hope:
"I want to speak with the Queen Mother of the West."

The voice contained a hint of anger: "What is the Queen Mother of the West's status? You, a mere mortal, dare to confront her directly?!"

"If you don't retreat now, you will be reduced to ashes!"

A hint of relief seemed to creep into the smile on Li Chunfeng's lips.

It seems to have a hint of "as expected".

He had a smile on his lips, but his eyes were filled with loneliness.

He had been planning this journey for a thousand years. He had countless dreams and aspirations, but now that he had actually arrived here, in this realm of gods, after just a few words, he was already filled with disappointment.

"Leave? I finally made it here, and you're just going to let me leave like this?"

Will I leave here?

Li Chunfeng's tone was no longer respectful.

He seemed to be talking to himself, as he spoke out the words that had been suppressed in his heart, word by word:
Why did the Nine Heavens become a myth? Why are there no more miracles on earth?

"You self-proclaimed gods, after gaining power, you retreat from the world... If you think about it, it's obvious that you cowards just want to eke out a living outside the real world and avoid the apocalypse."

"I'm standing here, so how could I possibly place all my hopes on you?"

The smile on Li Chunfeng's lips gradually changed from helplessness to sarcasm, and then to disdain.

"Be bold!"

“Bold? Yes, we should be bolder. We have been preparing for this moment for a thousand years, for you to return to this world, and for you to face the impending apocalypse with us. I have long planned this.”

Li Chunfeng showed no politeness; his hand was already extended forward.
"Human civilization should not perish. You so-called gods who try to escape the world in exchange for a mere existence... If you are unwilling to contribute, then stay in these nine heavens and watch this vain end!"

Light appeared in his palm.

That ray of light seemed to be even more powerful than the power emanating from the Eastern Emperor Bell!
An outsider would obviously not be able to tell what this thing was, but the person who was talking to Li Chunfeng in the distance certainly recognized it...

A pillar supporting the heavens!

The "Severing the Connection Between Heaven and Earth" is the core of Zhuanxu's "Severing the Connection Between Heaven and Earth"!

A hint of panic finally crept into that imposing voice.

"You brat! Stop!"

An extremely powerful force surged forth from the far distance!

Like a mighty river, it seems that even space itself is collapsing inch by inch!

But Li Chunfeng didn't care at all. His lips curled up again, and his eyes were full of crazy madness that was willing to risk everything!

"stop!?"

"You have quite the nerve to talk to me from this far away!"

"The Nine Heavens will collapse completely today!"

"I, Li Chunfeng, will bring the realm of gods down to the mortal world!"

"Emperor Zhuanxu, your Heavenly Connection to Earth will be severed today!"

That overwhelming force, like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down, was about to reach Li Chunfeng in an instant, intending to annihilate even his soul... However, what Li Chunfeng needed to do was simpler.

The pillar in his palm, which had been radiating an extremely profound power, instantly lost its brilliance.

Just before the force was about to touch Li Chunfeng, his outstretched hand suddenly clenched!

Immediately, countless profound divine runes exploded!

It seemed that everyone in the world heard this voice.

Everyone around the world paused abruptly.

Everyone looked up at the sky, their eyes filled with astonishment and fear.

That was a fear from the depths of one's soul.

In that very instant...

it seems that……

The sky has fallen. (End of Chapter)