Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

The person holding the book stopped there, without going on to explain the meaning of the information to the crowd.

Instead, he glanced at the empty seats, his tone tinged with regret: "It's a pity that many voters have been affected by this disaster. I'm afraid we'll never see each other again."

The person holding the book felt a pang of emotion, especially upon seeing the empty seat occupied by Li Yelai.

The bronze face, or rather, the fall of the emperor.

You ultimately chose to intervene in the battlefield, eager to fight against the human champion.

But it was precisely because of this choice that you were swallowed by the disaster fog.

Previously, the holder of the book rescinded the deal to have Di Yun kill Ye Jiang in order to guide Di Yun away from Demon Abyss Mountain or Bashu Mountain City.

Unfortunately, hoping that a Blood God's chosen one will calm down is just wishful thinking.

The holder of the Book of Destiny can be identified through the list of those who possess it.

That chosen one of the fallen emperors fought amidst the calamity and fog, and gained a tremendous boost.

Its ranking has also firmly entered the top tier, on par with the Queen of Fear.

If he continues to grow, he will definitely be one of the strongest in this world!
But in the end, it is all just a mirage; once you enter the fog of disaster, it is tantamount to death.

It's a pity about these two top-tier powerhouses.

They should have appeared on a bigger stage; as brilliant as stars, they should all have their own endings.

As the chosen one of the Chaos Gods, and the one with the highest bestowed name in the Blood God lineage, Emperor Yan might be able to return from the Void Realm.

But the Queen of Fear, the future Empress, was helpless.

If it were merely a calamity fog, her powers might still be somewhat effective, but alas.
The good news is that the Ninth Champion Night General, who is the biggest variable in the Book of Destiny, is also unable to emerge.

Although the loss of two members of the top tier was painful for the book's readers, the thought that there were no more variables brought them much comfort.

After that, no one will try to change anyone else's fate.

The voters of Da Da Ark remained unmoved by the words of the book's holder.

Voters are bound to change, and Copper Face only became a voter after he ousted his predecessor, Golden Armor. In many people's eyes, he's a two-faced scoundrel.

However, those Ark voters who wanted to trade with Copperface for the Mimic Soldier would be deeply disappointed.

Those voters who still owed them orders cursed and yelled, "Copperface, Copperface! You should just stay in a safe place and help us forge heavenly soldiers. Why are you throwing your life away? Is Wanlong Lake that appealing?"

Clearly, they believed that the copper face was attracted by Wanlong Lake and ended up trapped in the disaster fog.

Even the supreme ruler of the restricted area, Jinshan.

At this moment, they all said quietly, "What a pity about Copperface. He was a good partner. His talent was also extraordinary. If he had joined my Black Source City, he would have been easily promoted to a high-ranking position."

"Speaking of which, gentlemen, could you please take a look at this for me?"

Then, Jinshan took out a piece of animal skin paper and flicked it with his finger.

The golden light on the parchment shone brightly, and a huge three-dimensional pattern emerged.

It was a three-dimensional depiction of war.

On one side of the battlefield lies the sacred Kingdom of Heaven.

The pristine white buildings seemed to be rising from the ground, with countless angelic phantoms spreading their wings.

The black-winged six-winged angel, wielding a blood-red spear, seemed poised to lead his angelic legion to conquer the demons!

Even just the visuals conveyed a sense of sacredness to everyone.

What stormed into the heavenly kingdom was a gigantic dragon, its wings unleashing raging crimson flames and lightning, followed by thousands of human cavalry riding through the air.

It appears to be a war between evil and holiness.

But when the Ark voters saw the figure standing on the dragon, their emotions were stirred.

He held a long halberd, wore black and gold armor, and had a blood-red cloak billowing behind him.

Even without seeing his face, one can still feel his bravery and valor.

"Human champions!" the Ark voters exclaimed in astonishment.

"Shadow Army? The ninth generation, Night General?" a creature from the forbidden zone exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right. Jinshan is the supreme ruler of Black Source City. He previously joined forces with the Heavenly Kingdom to block the legion of the border megacity circle. Perhaps he met the Ninth Generation there."

"That angel is no ordinary being either; he is the youngest son of the King of Angels, the ruler of the Heavenly Realm. He is the overlord of the forbidden zone, Mordi of the Black Wings! His Heavenly Descent is nothing short of a miracle; he is a first-rate expert!"

Did they meet? Who won?

"Nonsense, how can we go to the disaster fog to die if we don't win the championship?"

The Ark voters were buzzing with discussion, while Jinshan said, "Now that you all know my identity, there's no need for me to hide it. This is indeed footage of Mordi's battle against the human champion during the previous war."

"That battlefield is a region of heaven, which I cannot perceive clearly. I could only have my colleagues project this image onto me. As for the details, I don't know much about them."

"And you can all guess the ending. The champion won, the Sixth Awakening Battle Overlord. Not only did he break through Mordi's Heavenly Descent, but he also chased after Mordi, causing Mordi to lose his weapon and all his guards to be killed. It is said that he even developed a demon in his heart. Even after recovering from his injuries, he wanted to break into the Disaster Mist to personally seek revenge on the Ninth Generation."

Jinshan's words were laced with mockery: "What kind of top-tier overlord of the Heavenly Kingdom?"
He was hunted down by a level above Liu Jue, losing both his weapon and his personal guards. He's completely humiliated.

Of course, the Heavenly Realm tried hard to block this news, but it couldn't be hidden at all.

It has long been one of the most talked-about topics among the two forbidden zones.

This once-successful genius has encountered such a misfortune, and his mentality is now severely damaged. His ascension to the Supreme Realm is likely unlikely.

This delighted the powerful figures from Black Source City.

Secondly, the most discussed topics are the Golden Family of the Heavenly Realm and the powerful psychic Moonshadow of the human metropolis.

The former, once considered a face-saving lie, has now been found to be true.

Back then, it was indeed the human champion who defeated them!

Previously, everyone thought they were just bragging to save face. Turns out, they were completely wrong.

As for Moonshadow, the captain of the third border city of humanity, he is currently the human powerhouse that the two forbidden zones most want to kill. The accumulated bounty is something that even the Supreme Beings are somewhat envious of.

That mouth of his is so foul; he's probably the only one who can drive several forbidden zone overlords to a frenzy of pursuit with just his words.

All I can say is that those overlords have terrible mindsets. Jin Shan sneered inwardly.

At this moment, a powerful figure with a third-ring seat spoke up: "Lord Jinshan, what are you trying to say by showing this scene? With your status, you probably wouldn't want to verify the strength and talent of the ninth champion, would you? Besides, no matter how strong the ninth champion is, he has now entered the calamity fog."

“That’s right.” Jinshan nodded. “None of that matters. What I really want to ask is about the dragon the champion rode. Although it appears to be a corpse, it was a dominant-level dragon!”

"Can a dragon grow into a dominant species?" one voter wondered. "Theoretically, it's possible as long as it keeps winning and devouring powerful enemies. But I've never heard of such a thing," another creature from the forbidden zone responded. "Moreover, this dragon is a species I've never seen before."

“There certainly aren’t any such dragons in the Doomsday Forest.” A voter looked at Chu He: “Lord Chu He, are there such dragons in the Lost Lands where you are?”

“If it’s not on the menu I gave you, then it’s not available,” Chu He replied calmly. “Jin Shan, why are you asking this?”

"The sudden appearance of this dragon must indicate the existence of some kind of advanced space-folding technology. Humanity certainly hasn't mastered it yet." Jinshan looked at everyone: "You should understand what I mean."

Many voters' expressions changed; space folding technology. Coincidentally, Ark possesses this technology!
As long as you obtain a fourth-ring seat within the Ark, you will gain access to Ark storage space.

This space size is determined based on the score given during the challenge.

The higher the rating, the greater the potential.

"Are you saying that the ninth champion of humanity might be one of the Ark voters? Perhaps one of us?" A voter frowned.

Many creatures in the restricted area immediately became uneasy, and they were free to comment on the human champion at will.

But it would be a bit too exciting if human champions were around them.

“Wake up! Even if the champion is truly a voter from the Ark, he's already inside the fog of disaster. He can't possibly be here,” a voter reminded him.

"So, among the voters who are absent now, there might be a human champion?" Many people looked at the empty seats.

Besides Li Yelai, there were four empty seats in the four-ring area.

There were two empty seats in the three-ring area.

Will one of them be the champion?
Whose growth rate is similar to that of the champion?
Looking at the empty seats, many people began to ponder.

“Those who possess space-folding technology aren’t necessarily the Ark’s chosen ones. The Celestial Palace, or Heavenly Court, seems to have some space-folding techniques as well,” another chosen one chimed in. “Besides, it could be a summoned creature. It’s not a big deal.”

"I'm just offering a conjecture. He and I are naturally mortal enemies, and among everyone here, there are probably some who despise the human champion," Jinshan said.

"It's simple, just try to calculate it. Among the absent voters, who has an event that overlaps with the champion's involvement?" one voter said.

Some people also turned their gaze to Li Yelai's location.

"Copperface seems to have also experienced the No. 71 Calamity Fog and the Asgard Battlefield, and its growth rate is very fast. Could it be..."

This made Jing Lin's heart tighten: 'Damn, Lao Li, your disguise is about to be exposed!'

"Impossible. The human champion is Night General." Someone responded, "I remember when Black Umbrella was alive, he had Copper Mask investigate Night General. Copper Mask even brought back important information."

"To betray oneself? That doesn't make sense."

"Hmm." Jinshan nodded. "Moreover, Copperface was also involved in the Fantasy Band incident. Their identities don't match up."

"However, there are also rumors that the Ninth Champion has already advanced to the Sixth Awakening. The news comes from the Golden Family of the Heavenly Realm."

"Could it be that he's been hiding his strength and gradually increasing it?"

"Furthermore, the bronze mask was brought in by the Book Holder. Would the Book Holder really send the champion into the Ark and then watch him die? That doesn't make sense."

Listening to the discussion, the person holding the book smiled, a rare occurrence for him.

As the only person present who knew Bronze Mask's identity (in my opinion), it's actually quite funny to hear them making wild guesses now.

It's interesting that they were able to guess that the Chosen One of Chaos would be the champion.

"Stop guessing. The one with the bronze mask is on the list, but the champion isn't. And we'll meet again eventually." The man holding the book laughed. "Alright, everyone. See you next time."

His figure vanished in a flash of white light.

It must be said that the words of the person holding the book were like a blessing in disguise for Li Yelai.

With his words, the others stopped thinking in that direction.

His statement that they would eventually meet again left many Ark voters pondering the matter.

Swallowed by the fog of disaster, will we still meet again? How come he's one of the lucky survivors?

Or is he fearless of death, a being from a forbidden zone? Or perhaps... a Chosen One of Chaos? He doesn't seem like a Chosen One of Chaos; he lacks that arrogance.
Or is it that Copperface never entered the disaster fog at all, and simply didn't attend this gathering?
The group seemed to be deep in thought before they each left the ark.

After everyone left, Jing Lin, Chu He, and Yun Yue, who was disguised as a rough man, returned to the Ark.

They then opened a hidden space and exchanged further intelligence.

"That was close! I thought Old Li's disguise was going to be exposed," Jing Lin said.

"The person who held the book provided him with protection, which is a good thing," Chu He responded.

“Champion Yang Chen has arrived safely in Shancheng. The escorts are also unharmed,” Yun Yue said. “Currently, we are waiting for the Supreme Being from the Path of Dreams to arrive. After all, he is a Supreme Being, so it will be quite troublesome for him to leave the confrontation zone quietly and sneak into Shancheng.”

“Okay. I will inform the authorities.” Jing Lin nodded: “Is there any other information about the disaster fog? Did Old Li tell us anything?”

“Communicating with forbidden objects is risky with so many people around. No classified information will get leaked. But the good news is that the third level is stable, and the situation on the second level is improving. He did manage to fight the Emperor's Fall Terror Demon.”

"They could make a whole mahjong table," Jing Lin remarked. Adding Li Yelai's own heroic spirit, there were enough for four Li Yelais to play mahjong.

Yunyue nodded: "In short, we are now waiting for an opportunity to counterattack."

"That's really exciting. This kind of tactic can only be used within the No. 49 Disaster Fog." Chu He exclaimed, "I really want to see the reaction of the Demons when the Legends appear at the same time."

"Judging by the time, they should have already started hunting down that forging general."

Meanwhile, within the fog of disaster, in the factory behind the orc defenses on the east side of the second level.

The intelligent AI-powered Forging General is working to build a mechanical titan for the orcs.

The Forging General now controls hundreds of Forging Mechs simultaneously.

Like a roughly welded metal totem, its lower body consists of four tracked legs with reverse joints, a four-meter-tall mecha shell, and six hydraulically driven mechanical arms extending from its back, each arm's end modified into a casting tool with different functions.

Sparks flew as the rotating gear milling cutter spewed out sparks, the welding torch hissed as it dripped molten metal, and a giant power hammer relentlessly pounded the metal, each strike causing the ground to tremble.

Under their casting, a massive mech is taking shape.

This was a collaboration between it and the orcs, with the orcs providing their unique orc technology, and the Forging General assisting them in creating orc titans that were 'waaaa' enough.

This greatly excited it, especially the 'waaaa' power that defied the laws of physics, which accelerated its shaping speed.

It was certainly aware of human methods and, using extremely sophisticated hacking techniques, hacked into its mech. It then turned on the Terror Demon, causing the Terror Demons to express their resentment towards it.

But this time, it won't lose again.

So when it heard alarms and sounds of battle coming from the outside world...

It confidently controlled the forged mech and delivered the final blow to the orc Titan!
This time, it won't lose!

"Come, humanity, witness the greatness of technology!" (End of Chapter)