Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

After Duoyuan left the staircase, the black stone door closed again, transforming into a complete stone wall.

"Finally, it's been sent in." Duoyuan glanced back at the stone wall, a smile appearing on her face.

This aligned with her plan, allowing the legacy of the Mingxia civilization to buy Li Ye enough time. This would give them sufficient time to prepare the offerings and rituals.

Although Li Yelai is nominally the chosen one, he has not yet been given a name. Keeping him here can prevent other variables from arising.

"Lord Fallen Wish, how many places do you think he can get to?" asked the demon general who was waiting there.

The number he mentioned was naturally the number of echoes of the challenge.

The more you buy, the greater the rewards you receive.

"At least eight or more, and it might even reach the record set by the Supreme Being of Ultimate Pleasure back then," Fallen Wish responded.

"You think highly of him too? Supreme Jin Huan's combat power is extremely terrifying."

"Hmph, I know. But even without using divine favor, he was able to kill a master like He Lan. His combat power is terrifying. When I was with him, looking at his champion's cape, I had a feeling that I could be killed at any moment."

"He is the champion after all. He has put on the champion's cape and can be regarded as the ninth generation champion."

"I wonder how long it will take him to complete the challenge?"

The demon generals discussed amongst themselves.

Fallen Wish laughed and said, "No matter how long it takes, by the time he comes out, our ceremony will be almost ready. Even the strongest champion will become our chosen one!"

“I hope he will receive a powerful blessing or protection, or some other powerful legacy.”

On the other side, when only Li Yelai remained in this space.

Mysterious patterns shimmered on the black stone tablet. The surrounding scenery transformed into a mountain forest.

At the same time, a phantom image quickly took shape.

He was dressed in dark gray plate armor, with a dark red hood, and carried a sword and shield.

In terms of psychic energy strength, he is also a sixth-level awakening expert.

But it's neither the style of the church nor the official style.

"A powerful figure from the Mingxia civilization? Is this the first target for my challenge?" Li Yelai thought to himself, raising his black and gold dragon-patterned halberd.

Almost the instant the echo projection appeared, Li Yelai launched his attack.

He thrust his black and gold dragon-patterned halberd straight forward, and a golden dragon shadow appeared.

One-Handed Eighteen Throws - Rhinoceros Strike!
After advancing to the sixth level of enlightenment, Li Yelai's already powerful physique reached its peak.

At this moment, the full eruption of his physical strength transformed him into a cold glint that was difficult to detect with the naked eye.

With the most swift and fierce attack, it directly assaulted the Echo Avatar.

The Echoing Avatar decisively raised its shield and retreated.

At the same time, his shield tilted, and the halberd sparked as it sliced ​​across the tilted shield.

His left-hand sword gleamed, twisting rapidly to create elegant sword flowers, producing sharp wind blades.

He was clearly very experienced in combat and wanted to use his shield to block the thrust and launch a defensive counterattack.

However, before he could make a further move, he felt a dizzying sensation as a tremendous force struck him from the shield, pulling him up and slamming him down in a circular motion in mid-air.

His shield did not deflect Li Yelai's halberd; instead, it was jammed by the halberd's handle.

Li Yelai, relying on his overwhelming physical strength, directly lifted him up and used the Eighteen-Handed Dragon Head Raising Technique!

It was slammed hard into the ground.

But at the moment of impact, a strong airflow suddenly appeared beneath the Echoing Avatar, slowing his descent.

At the same time, he released his shield, flicked his right hand against the ground, and retreated rapidly, instantly creating a distance of tens of meters.

However, as he prepared to get up and fight back, he felt his vision blur.
Then, he saw his own headless corpse.
After Li Yelai awakened to his sixth awakening, he received the blessing of the Kunpeng Wings, increasing his speed by 30%, which, combined with his already strong physical body, made him extremely fast.

The echo transformed into a smooth combo, but it didn't actually widen the distance between him and Li Yelai.

Even if he possessed unparalleled swordsmanship or some powerful offensive ability, he didn't have time to unleash it before Li Yelai severed his head.

This is a complete crushing defeat in terms of physical strength and speed.

In a sense, this is equivalent to killing someone on the first meeting.

This echoing avatar probably didn't expect that Li Yelai's physical strength would be so terrifying.

Li Yelai wouldn't be foolish enough to let the other party get into position and use their strongest side against him.

The optimal solution is to use your own strengths to strike the opponent hard, preventing them from using their full strength.

However, just as Li Yelai withdrew his halberd and the lingering echo gradually dissipated.

Li Yelai suddenly heard a sound; the head that Li Yelai had severed made a sound.

"That's too fast."

Li Yelai couldn't understand the language, but he could understand its meaning.

This means that the other party possesses divinity!
According to information from the Bliss faction, the Echo Avatar is incapable of thinking.

There's no way they can communicate, and how could there be divinity?
This echoing incarnation, only at the sixth sense, yet possessing divinity, prompted Li Ye to activate his mask and reverse the God-Demon Stele in response.

Li Yelai stared in astonishment at the dissipating head, then heard again: "We can only communicate here, don't..."

As the head completely dissipated, the voice never sounded again.

This gave Li Ye a real brainstorming session.

Whose voice is this?

Could it be that nameless king?

We can only communicate here. And this is the legacy that the Ming and Xia civilization left to future generations.

Because it cannot be subject to external forces, even the church cannot intervene or understand the internal situation.

From a certain perspective, the conversations held here will indeed remain unknown to the outside world.

Was it some being within this tomb that just now trying to communicate with me through the emanation of the echo?
But Li Yelai acted too quickly, so much so that he was killed before he could even utter a word.

That is a possibility.

But it could also be a test from the church, after all, the Bliss faction has gained all the authority of the gravedigger.

Who knows, they might be the ones imitating that sound to test Li Yelai.

They planned to trick Li Ye into revealing his purpose or other intentions.

Li Yelai quickly considered all the possibilities in his mind.

At the same time, they created some distance and waited for the next echo incarnation to appear.

A dozen minutes later, a new echoing avatar quickly appeared near the stone tablet.

This time, a knight appeared, clad in long, golden armor, wielding a long-handled crescent scythe in one hand and a sword in the other. A flowing red cloak billowed behind him.

It was the same level of sixth sense, but to Li Yelai, it definitely felt stronger than the previous lingering echo! Li Yelai raised his halberd and tried to speak: "You..."

Before the words were even finished, the knight in the distance launched an attack. His crescent scythe flashed, and a golden disc was instantly slashed out.

The disc spins at high speed, like a sharp circular saw, and is launched out in an instant.

Oh shit!

Li Yelai cursed inwardly, thinking to himself that he was really stupid to have been fooled by something like this.

Where is the dialogue and exchange? Isn't this some kind of psychological warfare being waged during this challenge?

This makes challengers believe they have discovered some secret, causing them to hesitate when to act.

With a flourish of his halberd, a dragon's shadow appeared, and a dragon's claw reached out, crushing the disc in one swift motion.

However, more discs appeared in the distance, transforming into dangerous discs that slashed towards Li Yelai.

Perhaps in order to counter Li Yelai's speed and explosiveness, the knight created distance the moment he appeared and unleashed more discs.

At the same time, the knight raised his longsword high.

Ten orbs of light appeared, and in the next instant, a dense stream of light spears shot out from each orb.

Like close-in weapon systems, they unleashed a volley of fire at Li Ye!
These are the abilities of the Divine Path, namely the Ring Blade and Holy Light Combo!

The former is powerful and incredibly sharp. The latter has an extremely fast attack speed and can provide widespread firepower!
Clearly, this was a countermeasure against Li Yelai's explosive power. The intention was to suppress and kite Li Yelai using ranged attacks and decent mobility.

Li Yelai frowned upon seeing this.

Normally, when facing an enemy who plays from a distance, Li Yelai would have to activate his Mimicry Dragon Soul and engage in a high-octane firefight.

However, the Echoing Avatar is immune to mental attacks. The Dragon Soul, therefore, becomes useless.

Therefore, Li Yelai chose to activate the mythical mimicry, Kunpeng!

Huge golden wings spread out behind him.

With a slight flap of his golden wings, Li Yelai instantly arrived high in the sky.

One after another, the fire lines rose instantly as Li Yelai moved, but no matter how he adjusted his direction, the fire lines could not hit the fast-moving Li Yelai.

At this moment, Li Yelai heard the sound again.

"Be careful. I can only speak to you; I cannot control the hero's resounding echo to unleash his full power." The voice was neither male nor female, ethereal and uncertain.

Li Yelai frowned, continuing to dodge the attacks, circling and flipping in the air like a fighter jet before quickly diving down.

In the brief moments between dodging the attacks, Li Yelai activated the Blood God Sevenfold Shield. Layers of blood-red leaves unfolded, transforming into a thick shield wall that withstood the dense barrage of fire.

Cute stars flying and crashing, a child version!
This move sent the golden knight flying.

At the same time, Li Yelai asked, "Who are you?"

Before the golden-armored knight could even raise his scythe, Li Yelai's halberd had already fallen.

At this distance, the Golden Knight can no longer safely activate his ability.

He could only engage in close combat with Li Yelai, and promptly dropped his scythe.

He brandished his longsword, clearly a master of two-handed swords.

However, this could not prevent them from being crushed by Li Yelai's physical strength!
With no significant difference in skill between the two, Li Yelai, who was stronger and faster, was the better choice.

They gained the upper hand the instant the weapons clashed.

The halberd danced like the wind, fiercely suppressing the golden knight.

He was forced to defend himself, and each of Li Yelai's heavy blows shattered his offensive and forced him to retreat a step. He retreated more than ten steps, but still could not escape Li Yelai's suppression.

The two sides clashed fiercely, but a faint voice emanated from the knight's helmet: "I am the guardian of the grave, and the protector of the fire."

The tomb keeper? Li Yelai continued his attacks, but his brows furrowed beneath his mask.

According to intelligence from the Bliss Faction, it was precisely because of a traitor among the tomb keepers that the legacy of the Mingxia civilization fell completely into the hands of the Bliss Faction.

This indirectly led to the decline of this civilization; otherwise, by acquiring these legacies, the human civilization here would have been much stronger.

"How dare you mock the chosen one? Did the fallen wish allow you to do this? I will demand an explanation from her!" Li Yelai did not choose to trust, but instead used his status as the chosen one to intimidate her.

At the same time, the halberd in his hand bit the knight's two-handed sword, and with a sudden burst of strength, he disarmed him.

He then turned and swung his halberd, slamming it heavily onto the knight's shoulder. Under the immense force, the knight's armor twisted instantly, and his body was sent flying more than ten meters.

After the knight got up, he launched another attack, but was kicked away by Li Yelai.

“I am not a traitor. This is my tomb. I am the guardian of the Mingxia civilization.”

This caused Li Yelai's expression to change; it was his tomb.

So the one speaking to me now is that nameless king.

Moreover, what does "before death" mean?
Is this king already dead? How can he still communicate with himself in this way?

Or is this a machine spirit?
“I don’t like this kind of joke. Are you going to continue to offend the Chosen One?” Li Yelai continued his actions, his halberd falling and breaking the knight’s arm.

“I know you’re wary, but please don’t worry. I’m connected to all the remaining facilities in both spaces. I know your true identity.”

The knight struggled fiercely, but a kind of laughter came from inside his helmet: "The great being feared by all of humanity's enemies, the ninth human champion!"

Li Yelai remained unmoved, and with a halberd he brought it down, pinning the knight firmly to the ground.

"Your information is outdated. I have already gone to Chaos and am about to become the Chosen One, not the Champion. And aren't you worried that I will inform the Elysian faction of your existence?"

"I know, but I also saw it. The message your companion conveyed through the Echoing Avatar and the powerful human beings on the third level."

Li Yelai's heart sank slightly; that was indeed the method Liu Yun and his group used to transmit messages.

Recorded by the ruins on the second level, the information was transmitted to Captain Yang Chen and his team on the third level through the Echo Avatar.

"Moreover, I can tell that even if you are chosen by the gods, your heart is with humanity. Although I don't know how you did it." The knight's aura began to weaken, and after detecting that he could not defeat the challenger, the stone tablet seemed to be changing to the next echo incarnation.

"It seems even this hero's lingering echo can't hold on much longer. You're really strong. We'll have to wait for the next echo to talk. Remember, don't hold back or get distracted. It's very dangerous."

"Also, rest assured. They are unaware of my existence, and I have not interfered in any way over the years."

The knight's body began to disintegrate, but this revealed a great deal of information.

He seems to have existed for a very long time and is able to access all the information recorded within the ruins.

But they stood by and watched as bliss corrupted and eroded them.

"Then why don't you take action?" Li Yelai sheathed his halberd and asked calmly, "Why watch your people be corrupted and toyed with by chaos?"

“I only have one chance. It’s not enough to save my people. But thankfully, you’ve come.” The voice was somewhat low: “It’s been too long, far too long. I’ve waited too long for this opportunity.”

"After all these years, your thoughts haven't changed at all?"

As the knight's body disintegrated, his last voice rang out.

"Never changed!" (End of Chapter)