I will burn books and slay gods.

After the hunter removed his mask, his real face was revealed.

Upon seeing this scene, Lin Su frowned, her gaze fixed on the man on the stone chair. It was indeed the hunter.

"Chen Ye," the hunter brother said, "tell me, you knew perfectly well that this was bound to happen once you came to Fuluo Town, so why did you come back?"

Then Chen Ye took a few steps forward and looked at the hunter.

"The reason?" Chen Ye said, "I have too many questions in my mind, and I had to come and find out the real situation. I know you've been monitoring us, although you've never shown up, but..."

The hunter's eyes showed curiosity as he asked, "But what?"

At the same time, Lin Su and Wang Xiaoming also stared intently at Chen Ye, wanting to know the reason behind it.

"Brother Hunter," Chen Ye continued, "you're too hasty. If you hadn't directly orchestrated this incident after Cao Hui's death, perhaps I wouldn't have pointed the finger at you at all. You're too hasty. Although I don't know, that wish might be very close. Or perhaps it will be fulfilled today."

"When I first met you, I felt something was off about you. The villagers who originally lived here were just ordinary people. But you always gave me a sense of kinship, like we were the same kind of people. I kept thinking about this, and only at the very end did I truly accept the fact that you were also a member of the Night's Watch."

When Chen Ye recounted his understanding of the outcome and process to the hunter, the hunter on the stone chair couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Chen Ye," the hunter said, "you are really too cautious. No clue can escape your eyes, even though 'it' once introduced you to me in the same way, telling me to be careful. Maybe I was too arrogant, thinking that a little kid like you couldn't possibly have the ability to guess my intentions."

"Only now do I realize and appreciate how clearly 'it's' introduction to you was!"

"It?" Chen Ye asked immediately, "Who exactly is this 'it' you're talking about?"

"You don't need to know yet!" the hunter said angrily. "You'll see 'it' soon, but not now. Please enjoy my performance and feel what powerlessness is."

"Oh, right, let me reintroduce myself. My name is Yue Mingyuan. Those two people you revere, they call me Lantu!"

As Lan Tu finished speaking, the masked guards began chanting strange incantations and began to dance as well.

As the masked guards danced, a bell radiating crimson light appeared beneath the ground in front of Chen Ye. With the dance, it slowly rose until it reached the very top of the crowd.

"Celebrate!" Lan Tu stood up excitedly and shouted, "Feel the power of this divine artifact! Let me show you what true fear is!"

Then, Zhong began to release a thick, crimson mist from his entire body, filling the entire mine with it. The mist then began to connect with the dancing masked guards.

Afterwards, the masked guards, connected by the thick fog, began to converge towards the bell. The moment the masked guards touched the bell, they instantly transformed into a water-like liquid and adhered to the bell's entire body.

The masked guards didn't scream at all; in the instant they turned into liquid, only their maniacal laughter could be heard before Zhong absorbed them all.

Then, the scene before them seemed to freeze. The thick mist that had been released instantly returned to the bell, leaving an eerie silence. Before anyone could react, the bell suddenly released a dense fog, completely enveloping its body.

Under the watchful eyes of Chen Ye and the others, the bell, like a rocket launch, pierced through the huge opening above the mine shaft. It instantly rose into the air and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Meanwhile, Lan Tu's gaze was fixed intently on Chen Ye and his companions. Using his ability, Lan Tu grabbed the three of them from a distance, and with a leap, they flew out of the cave!

Under Lan Tu's control, Chen Ye and the other two passed through the cave entrance and came outside. Lan Tu then tossed the three aside and went directly to the bell itself.

Chen Ye and the other two steadied themselves and looked up at the strange bell and the figure of Lan Tu in the sky. Under their gaze, the bell, which was emitting energy outwards, was gradually absorbed by Lan Tu and merged into his body.

After Zhong completely merged into Lantu's body, Lantu's body began to release mist outwards. At this moment, the mist became the "Mist of Foolishness." Chen Ye and the other two watched the scene unfolding before their eyes intently.

At this moment, Lan Tu stretched out his hands and looked himself up and down. With a roar, Lan Tu released a strong pressure, making Chen Ye and the other two feel as if they were under gravity, unable to stand up.

Chen Ye strained his entire body, exerting all his strength to resist the powerful gravity, trying to raise his gaze slightly upwards. As Chen Ye's gaze slowly lifted, he witnessed a shocking scene: countless pink mists, or rather, 'Mist of Foolishness,' were being slowly absorbed around the blueprint.

As Lan Tu slowly absorbed the pink mist within the space, his body visibly grew larger. Chen Ye stared in disbelief at what was truly happening before his eyes.

This reminded Chen Ye of those crimson eyes within the black liquid, for Lan Tu's eyes now looked exactly like that. Those crimson eyes, looking down at Chen Ye, made Chen Ye's heart skip a beat.

As if some strange force was trying to emerge from the deepest part of Chen Ye's heart, an indescribable pain stimulated Chen Ye's heart, forcing him to clutch his heart and reveal a pained expression on his face.

Meanwhile, Lan Tu, standing in the sky, noticed Chen Ye's unusual demeanor. However, a slight smile played on Lan Tu's lips as he thought to himself, "Is it finally happening?"

As Lantu finished absorbing the Foolish Mist that had been released outwards, he faced the previously empty air in front of him, clenched his fist, and swung it around. In an instant, space seemed to be twisted and shattered, creating a crack.

Within the crack, I saw what the real world looked like.

At this moment, Lan Tu's face showed excitement. He glanced at Chen Ye kneeling on the ground one last time before walking directly into the crack.

In that instant, the weight that had been pressing down on Chen Ye and the other two disappeared. Only then did they finally breathe a sigh of relief. It was then that Lin Su noticed something was wrong with Chen Ye, seeing his extremely painful expression and his clutching his heart.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Su came to Chen Ye and gestured for Wang Xiaoming to come and help. With the help of Lin Su and Wang Xiaoming, Chen Ye lay down in Lin Su's arms. At this time, Chen Ye looked haggard, and a few drops of sweat were dripping from his forehead.

Seeing this, Lin Su was filled with worry, but she didn't know how to help Chen Ye feel better. Just as Lin Su was in a dilemma, Chen Ye's heavy breathing gradually eased, and his previously painful appearance became more relaxed. After resting for a while, Chen Ye seemed to have been fully revived and stood up again.

Seeing this, Lin Su and Wang Xiaoming exchanged glances, then simultaneously looked at Chen Ye. Chen Ye, meanwhile, calmly stretched his body and turned to face Lin Su and Wang Xiaoming, his eyes filled with shock.

Regaining her senses from the shock, Lin Su abruptly stood up, walked to Chen Ye, and anxiously asked, "Chen Ye, are you feeling alright?"

Wang Xiaoming, who also witnessed this scene, stood up again and walked up to Chen Ye, asking the same question as Lin Su: "Are you really alright?"

Chen Ye looked puzzled and said softly, "Should I have something to say?"

Upon hearing Chen Ye's question, Wang Xiaoming quickly waved his hand and said, "It's alright, it's alright."

At this moment, Lin Su looked at Chen Ye with a strange expression in her eyes, as if Chen Ye had changed. Although it wasn't a physical change, there was something inexplicable about him.

The crack in the sky was growing larger and larger, nearly doubling in size compared to the previous crack. Chen Ye looked at the crack in the sky and sighed for some reason.

Just then, Chen Ye's communicator rang, and the message coming from Tang Shouyi was from the holographic projection, whose face looked very flustered.

"What's wrong?" Chen Ye asked. "What happened?"

"Something's wrong!" Tang Shouyi explained anxiously, "Time is changing! Minister Luo and Teacher Wu Long's bodies inside the capsule are dissipating. Someone is affecting time! What exactly is happening on your end?"

After hearing Tang Shouyi's question, Lin Su realized that the world the blueprint entered was not the real world, but a past world parallel to the real world.

Lin Su then told Chen Ye her conjecture. Chen Ye, in turn, told Tang Shouyi Lin Su's conjecture. Upon learning of this, Tang Shouyi suddenly knelt down under the holographic projection and pleaded, "Chen Ye, please, save them."

Chen Ye was shocked by this scene. "Tell me first, what exactly did you release in the past? Tell me the real reason!"

After being questioned by Chen Ye, and given the tension of the situation, Tang Shouyi stopped hiding the truth. "Ten years ago, the 'White Tower' secretly carried out a 'purge plan.' Originally, it was only known that the Night Watchers were corrupted by the Nightmare, but due to uncontrollable circumstances, some cadres also carried out the purge plan on the families of these Night Watchers."

"But during that 'purge operation,' some Night Watchers who had been corrupted by the Nightmare managed to escape. Perhaps they are the people you are meeting now, but I can't say for sure."

"Among those secretly involved in this plan were Minister Luo and Teacher Wulong!"

"He might want revenge, but that would disrupt time and spacetime. Please, you must save Minister Luo and Teacher Wulong!"