Da Qin: Conquer all heavens and all realms

Holy Realm, the palace of the Lord of the Holy Realm.

This was originally the supreme palace where the Lord of the Holy Realm received the strongest people in the heavens and all realms, but now it has been requisitioned by Ying Zheng and become his temporary residence in this strange world.

Inside the hall, the Lord of the Holy Realm stood respectfully at the bottom, his expression still filled with a hint of incredible shock and awe.

He looked at Ying Zheng sitting in the main seat, his heart in turmoil.

This young emperor from the mirror universe was so strong-willed and powerful that he far exceeded his imagination.

Knowing that the end of his lifelong pursuit is nothing more than a tiny world in someone else's tower, any other supreme being would have probably collapsed mentally and fallen into eternal confusion.

However, Ying Zheng did not.

He was silent for only a moment, and then a more intense fire was rekindled in his deep eyes.

That flame is not the madness of destruction, but the desire for conquest, and the endless pursuit of higher levels and wider worlds.

After a long while, Ying Zheng slowly spoke. His voice was calm, yet it carried an unquestionable penetrating power.

"Holy Lord."

"Your Majesty." The Lord of the Holy Realm replied quickly.

"You just said that you, the creatures of the Holy Realm, have known since birth that this world is within a tower, and you regard the tower wall as a natural barrier, and have never had the thought of crossing it." Ying Zheng's fingertips gently tapped on the smooth jade handrail, making a crisp sound that echoed in the silent hall.

"Has no one ever tried to break through the tower wall and see the world outside?"

This question, like a thunderclap, exploded in the heart of the Lord of the Holy Realm.

He raised his head, a look of bitterness and helplessness on his face.

"Your Majesty, you don't know. It's not that we haven't tried, but... it's simply impossible."

"Oh?" Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes, "I'd like to hear more about it."

The Lord of the Holy Realm took a deep breath and began to narrate the ancient forbidden history of the Holy Realm.

"Our Holy Realm has endured countless eons since the dawn of time. During this time, powerful individuals have emerged, each possessing astonishing magical powers. Among them are those with great talent and vision, who, like Your Majesty, are unwilling to be confined to this small world."

"In the history of the Holy Realm, there have been three supreme saints who were honored as 'Breakers'."

"The first was the Saint Realm's first Dao Ancestor, named 'Yuanshi'. His cultivation was unparalleled. He once used the power of the Saint Realm's origin to condense a divine weapon called 'Slashing Realm', intending to split the pagoda wall and find a path to freedom for all living beings. That day, he poured all his strength into a single strike, and the sword's light pierced the entire Saint Realm and struck the pagoda wall."

"What's the result?" Ying Zheng asked.

"In the end..." a look of fear crossed the face of the Lord of the Holy Realm. "That sword strike only left a barely visible white mark on the tower wall. And Yuanshi Daozu's soul was annihilated by the backlash, and even his 'World Severing' divine weapon was reduced to ash. This is the first, and only, time in the history of my Holy Realm that a mark has been left on the tower wall."

Ying Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly, but he didn't say anything.

The Lord of the Holy Realm continued, "The second Wall Breaker was the 'Tianzun of All Laws' who lived a hundred thousand epochs ago. He was an unparalleled genius in the fields of formations and weapon refining. Believing that brute force was unacceptable, he sought an alternative. He spent a full five hundred million years gathering all the natural resources and treasures of the Holy Realm, forging a massive vessel called the 'Boundary Breaker Divine Ship'. This ship contained a miniature universe, capable of instantly converging the power of the entire Holy Realm into a single force for a decisive attack."

"He piloted the Boundary-Breaking Divine Ship and slammed it into the tower wall. The force of that blow was enough to destroy our Holy Realm a billion times over. Yet, the moment the Divine Ship slammed into the tower wall, there was no earth-shattering explosion, no ripple of devastating energy. The Boundary-Breaking Divine Ship, carrying countless hopes and efforts, vanished silently like a drop of water merging into the ocean. The Myriad Laws Heavenly Venerable was also annihilated, leaving not even a trace of his divine consciousness behind."

"The third is the 'Chaos Empress' from thirty thousand epochs ago. She is the most mysterious and powerful being in the history of the Holy Realm. She follows unconventional paths, neither refining weapons nor setting up formations. Instead, she cultivates a secret technique called 'Transformation into Void'. She believes that the tower walls are strong because they 'exist'. By reaching the state of 'non-existence', she can disregard the tower walls' barriers."

"She remained in seclusion for an entire epoch. When she emerged, her entire being became ethereal and transparent, as if she would dissolve into the void at any moment. She walked towards the tower wall, and everyone thought she had succeeded. However, just as her body was about to touch the wall, she let out a piercing scream. Then, her body, her soul, and every trace of her existence were wiped out in an instant, as if she had never appeared in this world."

"From then on, 'breaking the wall' became the greatest taboo in our Holy Realm. Everyone understood that the tower wall couldn't be shaken by sheer force. It was more like... a 'rule,' a 'definition.' It defined 'inside' and 'outside,' 'existence' and 'extinction.' Any attempt to break this definition would be directly obliterated by the 'rule' itself."

After the Lord of the Holy Realm finished speaking, he sighed deeply and looked at Ying Zheng with eyes full of admonition.

"Your Majesty, the failures of Yuanshi Daozu, Wanfa Tianzun, and Chaos Empress prove that this path is a dead end. Their power may not be equal to or even surpass Your Majesty's, but the direction they represent encompasses all possibilities. Forced attacks, leveraging momentum, and circumventing the rules have all ended in failure. Your Majesty is a prodigy, the greatest being we have ever seen, but facing this eternal 'Heavenly Barrier', Your Majesty, please reconsider!"

He was afraid that Ying Zheng would act on impulse and follow in the footsteps of the three wall breakers.

If Ying Zheng also died here, the Holy Realm, and even his universe, would lose its only hope.

The hall fell into deathly silence.

Ying Zheng listened quietly, with no expression on his face.

In his mind, the system was rapidly analyzing the information provided by the Lord of the Holy Realm.

[Analysis target: The wall of the Tower of Eternity.]

[Information source: Oral history of the Lord of the Holy Realm.]

[Case 1: Yuanshi Daozu, attack method: Condensation of original energy, result: attack ineffective, the caster's soul is completely destroyed.]

[Case 2: Wanfa Tianzun, attack method: focused energy impact, result: attack ineffective, caster and carrier annihilated.]

[Case 3: Chaos Empress, Attack Method: Rule Evasion, Result: Backfired by unknown rules, all traces of her existence erased.]

[Preliminary Conclusion: The tower wall possesses the properties of 'absolute defense' and 'concept erasure'. It's not a physical or energy barrier in the traditional sense, but rather an absolute definition closer to the level of 'universal law'. Conventional attack methods have a success rate of less than 0.0001%.]

The systematic analysis was cold and cruel, completely consistent with the description of the Lord of the Holy Realm.

It seems that forcing it won't work.

Ying Zheng thought to himself.

The failure of the three wall breakers was not because they were not strong enough, but because their attack dimension was wrong from the beginning.

They try to use "existence" to break "non-existence" and use "existence" to challenge "definition", which is itself a paradox.

So, how to break the deadlock?

Ying Zheng's gaze fell on his open palm.

His power comes from his luck.

Luck is the sum of all sentient beings' beliefs and the embodiment of civilized order. It is a mysterious yet real force.

Law, order, reincarnation... these are the "rules" he constructed using his luck value.

The tower wall is also a kind of "rule".

So, is it possible to conflict between rules?

A thought flashed through Ying Zheng's mind like lightning.

He suddenly raised his head, his eyes gleaming as he looked at the Lord of the Holy Realm.

"Holy Lord, do you know what 'definition' means?"

The Lord of the Holy Realm was stunned, not understanding why Ying Zheng suddenly asked such a philosophical question. He could only answer based on his intuition: "Definition is a fundamental law, an unchangeable truth. For example, life is life, death is death, inside is inside, outside is outside. This is the definition."

"Well said." Ying Zheng slowly stood up, hands behind his back, an invisible majesty emanating from him. "But what I love most in this life is changing definitions."

"In my universe, I define the laws, so even gods and Buddhas must be judged. I define reincarnation, so life and death are under my control. I define the heavens, so order will last forever."

"Now, someone, or rather, an 'object', stands before me, defining the 'tower wall', defining 'inside and outside', telling me that this path is blocked, this world is a prison."

"I just don't believe this!"

Ying Zheng's voice became louder and louder, more and more passionate, like an ancient giant roaring in chaos.

"Forced attacks won't work, leveraging momentum won't work, and evasion won't work. That's because you've been using the rules of 'Inside the Tower' to challenge the rules of 'The Tower Wall.' You're chess pieces, trying to overturn the chessboard. Naturally, you'll be easily wiped out by the chess master."

"But I am not a pawn!"

"What I want to do is become the chess player!"

The Lord of the Holy Realm was shocked by the domineering aura of Ying Zheng. He opened his mouth but could not utter a word.

He could only watch as Ying Zheng began to radiate a light he had never seen before.

That is not divine power, nor is it immortal energy, but a kind of... brilliant and vast light that seems to be woven together by the will, beliefs, order, and civilization of countless living beings!