From the end of the world

Chapter 766 Clearing Chaos
During the time that Shan Liangyi entered the afterlife, the Divination Master was in a critically injured and dying state, so he was unable to destroy the portal left by the other party in the real world.

Even if it could be destroyed, it wouldn't matter, because after their victory, Yama Ryougi could quickly build a new portal in the afterlife, and the outcome would remain unchanged. Preserving the portal in the real world would actually give them a chance to pinpoint the exact time when Yama Ryougi and Yama, the head of the Gospel Institute, would return to the real world. Therefore, the Diviner remained hidden in the shadows, monitoring the portal's changes through reconnaissance.

Then, he observed the return of the two polarities of the mountain.

And soon, he noticed two anomalies. First, Yama, the head of the Gospel Institute, did not return to the real world with Yama Ryougi. While this was somewhat strange, it wasn't enough for the fortune teller to directly conclude that the Gospel Institute had been defeated. The crucial point was that after returning to the real world, Yama Ryougi did not immediately challenge the Old Fist God.

The Mountain Two Elements are mysterious and powerful beings capable of reincarnating across different eras. Very few people have a deep understanding of them; even the Old Fist God may not truly understand them. However, the Divination Master is an immortal who has lived through almost all human eras. If there is anyone among the humans in this world who understands the Mountain Two Elements best, then it is none other than the Divination Master.

In his judgment, if Shan Liangyi were to recover the Vermilion Bird Seed in the afterlife, he would certainly focus all his energy on digesting and preparing for it.

Knowing that I was unable to unleash my weapon-refining power in the past, the Diviner Master privately analyzed whether the Vermilion Bird Seed had caused "some problems" within me, and whether it was possible that the Mountain Yin-Yang Sect would encounter unexpected obstacles after retrieving the Vermilion Bird Seed. Even if that were the case, it would definitely not be an obstacle that the Mountain Yin-Yang Sect, the third gate, could not overcome on its own; it could easily resolve this issue in the afterlife by spending some time there.

The real world is considered the territory of the Old Fist God by Yama Ryougi, so the moment the former returns to the real world must be a time of thorough preparation and impending doom. Given Yama Ryougi's personality and his obsession with defeating the Old Fist God, he has no motivation to delay this decision any longer.

unless……

Unless some unpredictable changes are discovered in the afterlife, causing Shan Liangyi to determine that he is unable to complete the preparations in the afterlife and is forced to transfer himself to the real world first.

That should be impossible. Who in the afterlife could possibly hinder Shan Liangyi like that? Even Fazheng, who wields a divine weapon of humanity, couldn't possibly be an enemy of Shan Liangyi before humanity was on the verge of extinction. Jian Feixian, Zhu Shi, and Ma Zaozao are even less likely to be involved. Analyzing the intensity of the magical power fluctuations when Shan Liangyi returned, the Divination Master believes that it had already completed the retrieval of the Vermilion Bird Seed and was significantly stronger than when it nearly killed him. How could it have been forced to such a state?
However, it's not entirely true that similar "unbelievable things" have never happened before.

In a past cycle, Shan Liangyi collected all the power seeds, including the power seed of the Old Fist God. Having restored the complete Five Elements cycle, he was ultimately and inexplicably killed by the Old Fist God's fist.

Thinking of this past event, the fortune teller, on the safe side, immediately sought out Xiao Wan, Old Master Zhu, and the others. To prevent them from being taken hostage by Shan Liangyi later, he moved them all to his hiding place beforehand. My parents, relatives, and others who were unaware of the truth were also carefully protected and hidden in other locations.

"...That's the whole story I heard from the fortune teller," Xiao Wan said, ending her narration.

"I really have to thank the Diviner. Otherwise..." I was secretly amazed by the Diviner's keen observation and meticulous thinking. "By the way, what's the current state of the doomsday chaotic space-time in the eastern coastal city? It was originally suppressed by the Diviner's Dharma of Heaven and Earth. Now that the Diviner is here and has suffered such serious injuries, wouldn't the situation there immediately deteriorate?"

“That’s not quite right. Although the Divination Master’s Heavenly Formation Array wasn’t finished before his sneak attack on Shan Liangyi, it was already half completed. As long as the Divination Master is still in the real world and hasn’t died, even if he temporarily leaves the eastern coastal city, he can remotely maintain the Heavenly Formation Array he’s covering there,” Xiao Wan explained.

“I see.” I thought for a moment and said, “But it would be fine under normal circumstances, but given his current critical condition, having to use the power of the Law of Heaven and Earth to suppress the chaotic spacetime of the apocalypse must be quite a burden… I’ll go over there first.”

After saying that, I teleported away. The surrounding scenery rapidly changed, transforming into a high-altitude area with gusts of wind. Below me lay the devastated eastern coastal city, enveloped in a post-apocalyptic chaotic spacetime that, like the seawater submerging the ruins, had turned it into an extremely dangerous zone, a veritable hell on earth, inhabited by countless bizarre creatures.

Let alone ordinary people, even highly skilled demon hunters who rashly enter this place can only entrust their lives to the uncertainties of luck. If they are unlucky, they might not even survive an hour.

I came here to address the current situation.

The power of rebirth condensed and compressed in my hands, then surged forth. The chaotic spacetime of the apocalypse instantly melted away like a snowball hitting boiling water, along with the countless apocalyptic monsters that roamed within it, all vanishing into thin air. The ruined eastern coastal city, its time reversed, soon returned to its former pristine state.

A number of demon hunters, along with a considerable number of ordinary people, were stationed around the eastern coastal city, seemingly to continuously monitor the ruined city, fearing that the chaotic spacetime of the apocalypse and its internal strange entities might escape to the outside world. They immediately witnessed this series of changes and reacted violently in various ways. Some seemed to think they were dreaming, while a few appeared to believe they had fallen into a strangely woven illusion.

From even higher in outer orbit, I sensed gazes upon me. It seemed a human force had witnessed everything through surveillance satellites and detected my presence. Unlike the situation in Saltwater City, the millions who perished in the eastern coastal city were deliberately destroyed by the apocalyptic demons, making their resurrection a completely different level of difficulty. While my third gate's power wouldn't make resurrection impossible, it wouldn't be as effortless as it appears. I would have to proceed one by one, a process that would take an extremely long time, and even then, there was no guarantee of resurrecting everyone. Currently, I don't have time to deal with these matters; I'll have to leave them for later.

After quickly resolving the issue of the chaotic spacetime of the apocalypse, I returned to the Divination Master's hiding place and reappeared in front of Xiao Wan.

It was as if the little bowl, through the power of its divine offspring, sensed the earth-shaking changes taking place in a distant region.

“This feeling is like time is flowing backwards… So, is it the phenomenon caused by Asahi-neechan’s power of return? But it’s Sho-sei-nii who is using this power…” She looked at me in confusion.

“I have demonstrated true power of manifestation,” I said.

"The power of manifestation... Now that Brother Zhuang Cheng can freely change his soul structure, he can simulate any power?"

Perhaps because the concept of "manifestation" is so relevant to me, Xiaowan has also researched a lot of knowledge related to the power of manifestation. "But the power of return is a special ability based on Asaho's personality. Without a heart that desires to save everything, it may not be able to awaken... Can the power of 'manifestation' even easily simulate a soul structure that is completely opposite to the tone of one's own personality? Or is it..."

"Now, I will fight to save this world," I said, "with you and Asahi."

Xiao Wan was stunned for several seconds, then slowly but forcefully hugged me, burying her face deeply in my chest and abdomen.

“…That’s great,” she said.

Although Xiaowan promised that no matter what decision I made, even if it meant going against Asahaha and becoming mortal enemies, she would stay with me until the very end, she must have prayed more than once that I would change my mind and walk the same path of salvation as Asahaha.

Xiao Wan raised her face, a few tears glistening in the corners of her eyes, but her eyes sparkled as she met my gaze. She seemed to have shed an extremely heavy burden, and her entire demeanor had become incredibly light.

It took her a while to release her arms, then she returned to her business with a refreshed expression, turned around, took a step, and led the way to the door of the fortune teller's room.

"Brother Zhuang Cheng, let's talk privately later," she said with a smile.

After she left, I turned around and pushed the door open.

The fortune teller sat on the large bed at the far end of the room, his face pale and weak, with several pillows supporting his back, his body leaning limply against them, like a piece of dry wood.

He often appears as an old man, but this is the first time I have seen him so sickly and miserable.

“I sensed what happened in that city. Thank you for eliminating the apocalyptic chaos there, which relieved me of a great burden. Now I can finally catch my breath and recover properly.” The fortune teller smiled weakly.

“No need to thank me, what you did for me is much more important than that. Thank you for taking care of Xiaowan and the others during this time, I will remember this kindness,” I said.

The fortune teller nodded without hesitation, then carefully observed me before exclaiming, "Judging from your appearance, my wild guess actually came true. Another transcendent being, surpassing all reason, has appeared in the world. You have now opened the third door, haven't you?"

(End of this chapter)