The Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter and Her Heartless Lover!

The pinnacle of destiny, a rift in time and space that transcends everything

Shen Yiyao's consciousness struggled within the endless cracks of time and space. It felt as if her body had lost all substance, leaving only a pure soul drifting through the universe. The torrent of time, like a boundless ocean, washed over her being, each time it was swallowed up, blurring her memories and perceptions. Yet, she still sensed a faint, unwavering light, flickering in the distance like a flame of hope.

"I can't give up." Shen Yiyao murmured softly, her soul gradually attracted by the light, crossing countless cracks in time and space, and passing through the collapse and rebirth of one universe after another.

The moment she approached the light, a massive explosion shook the entire universe, nearly destroying her soul. Shen Yiyao's consciousness blanked out again, but she didn't stop. With all her might, she rushed towards the source of the light—she knew that this time, she had to reach the pinnacle of her destiny and break it all.

However, as she broke through the final barrier of space and time, the sight before her utterly stunned her. Instead of the free world she had hoped for, she saw something far more absurd—a universe unlike any she had ever seen. Every star in the universe rotated in an unnatural trajectory, and the connections between galaxies seemed to have been rearranged by some unknown force. The entire universe seemed like a grotesque jigsaw puzzle pieced together by humans.

"Where is this...?" Shen Yiyao was so shocked that she was almost speechless. "Is this the end of my journey, or a new beginning?"

At this moment, a familiar voice came from the void: "Welcome to the summit of destiny, Shen Yiyao."

Shen Yiyao turned around abruptly and saw Zhao Yuanming appear before her again. Unlike his previous coldness and arrogance, his face was now distorted and strange, as if the surrounding space and time had become abnormally distorted around him.

"Zhao Yuanming! You're still alive?" Shen Yiyao shouted angrily, suppressing the shock in her heart. "What on earth do you want to do!"

"What?" Zhao Yuanming chuckled, his voice filled with detached indifference. "I've already told you that every time you resist, you're only entering a deeper level of the puzzle I've set. You thought you'd broken free from the cycle of fate, but in reality, you've only entered a more endless cycle."

Shen Yiyao's heart sank into a cold abyss again. She wanted to refute, but she couldn't find the right words to express her anger and despair.

"You don't understand." Zhao Yuanming's words seemed to have some mysterious power, causing Shen Yiyao's body to tremble slightly. "I am not the controller of fate, but the master of time. I don't belong to any world, nor to any rules. I am the true controller of fate, and you are just one of the results of my countless experiments."

A hint of madness flashed in Shen Yiyao's eyes. "You...you said you are the master of time? Then why can't you get rid of all this? Why are you still fighting with me here?"

"Do you think I haven't tried?" Zhao Yuanming sneered. "Every time I try to break this cycle, fate always pulls me back to this place. Your so-called 'escape' is just a variation of fate. It's not true freedom, but a series of false beginnings and endings."

Shen Yiyao felt dizzy, and the scene before her eyes began to change dramatically. Suddenly, the entire universe's space and time collapsed, transforming into a massive black hole. Her body was swallowed by endless darkness, and her consciousness disappeared.

However, when she opened her eyes again, she found herself back to the starting point - she was standing in the center of the broken universe again, and Zhao Yuanming was still in front of her.

"What on earth is this?" Shen Yiyao's voice was trembling. "Can't you just stop everything?"

A strange smile curled up the corners of Zhao Yuanming's mouth. "Don't you understand yet? Every time you think you've returned to the starting point, you've actually entered a whole new world. This isn't the 'origin' you think it is, but the beginning of your endless rebirth."

Shen Yiyao's heart skipped a beat as she realized that everything she had experienced wasn't the result of fate, but rather a far more absurd force manipulating her every "death" and "rebirth." She couldn't escape not just Zhao Yuanming, but a superpower from beyond time.

"So, how many times have I died?" Shen Yiyao asked, her voice trembling.

"Countless times." Zhao Yuanming's voice was like a cold wind. "You have died countless times, and each death has paved the way for my plan. You thought you had broken free from the shackles of fate, but in reality, you have been wandering in the maze I set, unable to escape."

Shen Yiyao's consciousness began to collapse, but at this moment, her body suddenly burst out with a strong light, and the universe that was originally swallowed by darkness began to become extremely bright.

"You're wrong, Zhao Yuanming." Shen Yiyao's voice became cold and firm. "I have never given up. Fate cannot bind me!"

Her body became transparent in the light, and time and space began to crack around her, all the threads of fate intertwining into an incredibly complex structure. Shen Yiyao swung her hands violently, tearing all of time and space into pieces, and the entire universe began to collapse into countless parallel worlds.

"You...how is it possible!" Zhao Yuanming widened his eyes, so shocked that he could hardly speak.

Shen Yiyao sneered, her voice resounding throughout the universe like thunder: "Because I am not a chess piece you set! I choose my own destiny, whether it is death or rebirth!"