I'm not a drama god

On the empty, deserted streets.

A figure dressed in mourning clothes walked slowly forward.

This time, the ancient emperor walked alone through the dimly lit, desolate streets, like a lone emperor lurking in a lost world.

His eyes were lowered, and no one knew what he was thinking. His dark shadow was cast on the wall beside him, moving slowly with the dim starlight...

Suddenly, he stopped.

Because two shadows had inexplicably appeared on the wall beside him...

One was dressed in mourning clothes, and that was him; the other seemed to be wearing a theatrical robe, standing quietly in front of his shadow, but when Ying Fu turned his head to look in front of him, there was clearly nothing there.

Even if it was just a shadow, Ying Fu could recognize who it was.

"Chen Ling," Ying Fu said calmly, "I have seen you."

A pair of ruby-like eyes opened from the shadows on the wall, and then a figure, as if transcending dimensions, stepped out from the flat wall...

The black shadows gradually revealed the colors, the red-based, black-patterned opera robe fluttered in the wind, and a pair of vermilion-colored earrings swayed silently.

This is the ability Chen Ling gained after advancing to the eighth rank: [Breaking Through the Barrier].

The ability to break through barriers is quite unique, allowing one to traverse different dimensional barriers. Chen Ling previously used this ability to compress everyone in the Twilight Society into two dimensions, thus preventing them from being wiped out by Lingxu Jun.

In fact, Chen Ling had seen the out-of-control Chao Zai use this ability early on. At the time, he thought this ability was just about turning three-dimensional objects into two-dimensional ones or vice versa. But when he actually obtained this ability, he discovered that it seemed to be able to be used for more than just two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects...

Perhaps when it becomes stronger, it can play an incredible role.

However, I am already at the eighth level, and I still cannot fully utilize this ability. Do I have to wait until I advance to demigod before I can use it?

"Where's the girl who was with you?" Chen Ling stepped out of the wall, glanced at Ying Fu's empty back, and asked in confusion.

Ying Fu's gaze sharpened slightly. After a long silence, he finally spoke truthfully:

"She's dead... I killed her."

Chen Ling was taken aback.

Seeing the fleeting pain in Ying Fu's eyes, Chen Ling roughly guessed what had happened, and her gaze towards Ying Fu became somewhat complicated:

"...I understand you."

Ying Fu closed his eyes, seemingly gradually regaining his composure. When he opened his eyes again, his gaze returned to that of a sharp and profound human emperor.

"I am not here to see you... I am here to see Lord Hongchen."

“She’s very busy.” Chen Ling took out a wisp of imprisoned ghost from her bosom. “If you’ve come for him, we can talk.”

Upon seeing Wang Jian's ghost fall into Chen Ling's hands, Ying Fu instantly guessed the reason behind it. He said calmly:

"It seems she has already taken sides and restarted."

“That’s right…” Chen Ling’s eyes narrowed slightly. “And what about you?”

Ying Fu did not answer. He simply stood there quietly, watching Chen Ling... After an unknown amount of time, he took out a scroll that looked like an imperial edict from his robes and threw it forward.

Chen Ling reached out and caught it, and the next second, she sensed the surging aura of the ancient imperial Dao treasure within it...

This is a Dao Foundation Secret Treasure from the Ancient Imperial Collection!

Chen Ling has now completed one of the two missing pieces of the puzzle that were missing from the world's restart.

"In this world, you and I will not have the chance to fight each other directly." Ying Fu said slowly, "When we come to the next world... we will settle the score again."

Ying Fu did not answer Chen Ling's question directly, but by voluntarily handing over the foundation of the Ancient Imperial Path, he had clearly expressed his attitude... At least for now, he was on the side of restarting the world.

Seeing that Ying Fu was so decisive, Chen Ling also directly threw Wang Jian's ghost to Ying Fu.

His original intention was to make a deal with Ying Fu using Wang Jian's ghost. After all, Wang Jian was Ying Fu's former subordinate and had a chance to be reborn. If he could be exchanged for the foundation of the Emperor's Dao, it would be the most appropriate thing to do... But he did not expect that Ying Fu would be so magnanimous and give away the foundation of the Dao unconditionally.

Chen Ling was never a petty person; since Ying Fu was decisive, he had to be swift and clean as well.

“However, I must remind you… the fake archive you have won’t be able to enter the next world,” Chen Ling said. “Even if you get the real one, the ghosts you’ve collected probably won’t be able to go with you.”

"I have my own way," Ying Fu replied calmly.

Chen Ling said no more. For him, leaving things unsaid was the greatest sign of his sincerity.

Ying Fu placed Wang Jian's ghost directly into a mysterious cloth bag, and was about to turn and leave, but he still took a deep look at Chen Ling...

"Reverse the era, restart the world... I believe you can do it."

Chen Ling raised her eyebrows slightly:

"That……"

"Lend your auspicious words."

The two emperors exchanged a glance in the deathly silent street, then turned and left in two different directions.

……

The eternal realm.

"It hurts... Lord Wuji..."

"pain……"

As the painful groans gradually faded, a ten-year-old child stopped breathing on the metal platform.

jingle——

The child's severed limb, now transformed into a golden metal, slipped limply from Wuji Jun's palm and fell to the ground with a piercing sound...

Wuji Jun closed his eyes, his chest heaving violently. The Philosopher's Stone between his brows flickered silently, and a tsunami of painful pleas for mercy filled his mind.

"Damn..."

"Why is it still not working?!"

Wuji Jun slammed his fist heavily onto the metal platform, the terrifying force causing it to explode!

Metal fragments whistled and flew everywhere. At this moment, countless people, shimmering with golden light, surrounded every corner of the hall, like the masses of beings who had fallen into purgatory. Their faces were ferocious and their expressions were painful. Some desperately stretched out their palms, as if pleading... and the only thing they could pray to was Lord Wuji.

The relentless attempts day and night had left Wuji Jun utterly exhausted. Looking at the thousands of "failed products," a sense of bewilderment crept into his heart...

Was he really wrong?

Do not……

It's not over yet, we absolutely cannot give up!!

Wuji Jun took a deep breath, and the pain and struggle in his eyes quickly subsided, replaced by determination and resolve. Just then, a series of noisy commotions rang out from outside the Eternal Palace!

"Wuji-jun! Give me back my younger brother and sister!!"

"We want to go back to the surface! The Eternal Realm can't cure any disease. We need to go to a hospital on the surface! Lord Wuji! Please let us down!"

"So many people have been taken away by the Eternal Palace during this time... How are they?"

"Lord Wuji, I believe you are not a bad person. May I speak a few words with my mother?"

"..."