Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

The knight's helmet was slammed into the ground with tremendous force, twisted and deformed, almost turning into a pile of metal, yet it still emitted laughter.

"How cautious and decisive, Emperor's Fall. But what you're doing right now is personally strangling a vibrant, innocent girl who 'loves' you. Listen to that cry, so desperate, so heartbreaking!"

"You, as the champion of humanity, are going to personally exterminate innocent humans? Hahahaha~~~"

A sinister laugh echoed throughout the mountains and forests.

Since they can utter the words 'Emperor's Fall,' the enemy's identity is very clear: they are beasts from the unorthodox faction!

Because the Celestial Walker had no idea that Li Yelai was the chosen emperor who had fallen.

Now, this damned scoundrel is trying to play psychological warfare?
Li Yelai sneered at this, piecing together a person's experiences using the memory bubbles of his companions, crudely and abruptly turning him into his 'companion'. How could he possibly have any pity for him?

If within this body, there remains a trace of the consciousness belonging to some truly 'innocent' person.

Li Yelai's efforts to restore order were the greatest relief for her.

Those pieced-together false memories, along with her entire life, were all fabricated. Or perhaps, they were stolen from her!
All Li Yelai did was restore everything to its original state.

As for not killing 'Mirror River' directly, it was because they considered what kind of methods the Demonic Path might leave on her.

After all, Jinghe's existence was almost entirely undisguised. Even without encountering the heavy cavalry beforehand, Li Ye would have discovered her upon returning to the giant city and taken action against her.

Her existence seemed more like bait deliberately thrown out by Guidao.

If Jinghe were killed directly, it might actually fit into the Guidao's plan.

Did Tongming leave some kind of chaotic ritual on other people?

Li Yelai saw the spiderweb-like patterns and threads spreading out from its psionic projection. They were intertwined and covered by bubbles and other array patterns. The array could not be erased until all the bubbles and arrays were cleared. Forcibly pulling on it would trigger a series of other reactions.

Does that mean we share the same fate?

Once the target dies, other units connected by the Fate-Binding Formation will also suffer severe damage, or even die directly.

If Li Yelai had just punched 'Mirror River' and shattered it, there would probably have been other innocent people who got hurt.

However, from another perspective, not killing her would also fulfill another of Guidao's plans.

The art of deception always involves manipulating one's mindset.

As Li Yelai began to peel away the memory bubbles that were wrapped around the 'Mirror River' psionic projection.

"Stop! Old Li!"

Jinghe wept uncontrollably, his voice choked with sobs, trying to grasp the last shred of reality from that terrifying sense of being stripped away.

The look in her eyes as she looked at Li Yelai was filled with a fear that threatened to break her.

She could feel her memories being erased, her past turning into nothingness.

In her altered memories and perceptions, they shared countless past experiences; she was his comrade-in-arms and an admirer he was unaware of.
But all of this is being stripped away!
This filled her with immense fear; it was erasing her existence, ensuring she would be forgotten by everyone.
She will be completely forgotten by the world!

"Please, Old Li, stop!" Jinghe's entire body was shrieking with spiritual energy, but in front of Li Yelai, this overlord, her resistance was futile.

This fear, stemming from the fundamental denial of her existence, far surpassed the physical pain, causing her to completely break down.

“You should have heard what he said. That was the treacherous path of chaos, most likely a chosen one. You may or may not be with him. But that doesn’t change the fact that your existence is false, and your memories don’t belong to you.” Li Yelai’s hands moved without stopping, pulling and tearing at the intricate array patterns, and beginning to disintegrate and sever them.

“I can help you! I’m not a Chaos follower, stop!” Jinghe shouted, feeling her memories blurring again.

Even though reason told her that her memory might be flawed, the instinct for existence made her cling tightly to these things that constituted her "self," even if they were fake. Without them, she would truly be nothing.

She stretched out her trembling hand, grasping at the void in vain, as if trying to grasp those rapidly fading 'memories'.

She could clearly feel that her past experiences, emotions, and interpersonal relationships—everything that constituted Jinghe as an individual—was being ruthlessly stripped away and erased!
It was as if someone had used a red-hot knife to forcibly cut away the paintings in her soul, leaving behind empty wounds that flowed with nothingness.

Forgotten by the world. Utterly nonexistent!

Li Yelai did not pause at all; he felt that the array binding the memory bubbles had become even more resilient.

Clearly, some unorthodox chosen ones are causing him trouble.

However, Li Yelai also activated the Blissful Chosen Face, giving him an advantage in stripping away memories. Those intense emotions within those memories are more easily targeted by the Blissful Blessing.

"Old Li," Jinghe's voice had weakened, filled with a desperate plea. She struggled to raise her hand slightly, her fingertips spasming from the force: "Even...even if I'm fake, can't we...maintain the status quo? I haven't...done anything wrong!"

She pleaded, hoping to gain Li Yelai's mercy.

But all I could feel was those pieced-together memories being erased little by little.

She is being forcibly ripped from an identity called 'Mirror River'.

So, what happens after you peel it clean?
Will she die? Or will she vanish like erased pencil marks, leaving no trace?
Who exactly is she? An innocent person caught up in a treacherous conspiracy, unfortunately becoming a vessel for it?
Or was it meticulously crafted from the very beginning as a weapon designed to carry some kind of malice or existence?
Why? Why can't we just maintain the status quo?

She has adapted very well to her identity as Jinghe and these memories. She has not harmed anyone and is even fighting for the Giant City and for humanity!

Why are human champions so cold-blooded?

Those memories shared with Li Yelai.

The lectures and cleaning in the classroom, the camaraderie at banquets, the reunion on a stormy night, and the life-or-death trust on the battlefield—each scene is so vivid, filled with the warmth of emotion and the texture of detail.

If a person is shaped by their past experiences and memories, then her past is already inextricably linked to the man before her.

However, it is this very anchor point in her memory that, with a cold gaze, is now personally tearing away and burning away her past bit by bit.

She stared blankly at Li Yelai, at that handsome face that was gradually becoming unfamiliar.

fake
It's all fake.
Those heartwarming moments, those thrilling emotions, that trust built side by side—all of them were stolen, robbed, and forcibly stitched together from others!
A mixture of despair, resentment, and the pain of betrayal surged uncontrollably from the deepest part of her heart.

She took a deep, forceful breath, as if trying to inhale the air filled with the aura of destruction, along with her crumbling "self," into her lungs, etching it into the last echo of her soul. "It seems... I'll soon no longer be myself," her voice became unusually calm, even carrying a hollow echo, her eyes fixed intently on Li Yelai. "What a pity... Old Li."

"If only...we were really together."

The last sentence was so soft it was almost like a sigh.

"Unfortunately, it's not a good thing to steal someone else's real memories and piece together a false self," Li Yelai responded calmly.

As he spoke, subtle ripples appeared around him, and the black lamellar trench coat disappeared silently, replaced by a majestic and heavy black and gold gleaming armor!
A blood-red champion's cape unfurled behind him, fluttering and moving even without wind.

“If… I mean if…” Jinghe’s voice rang out again, but this time, it took an eerie turn.

The first half of the sentence still carried that fragility and longing, but the second half of the sentence suddenly rose and twisted in tone, filled with resentment, malice and a kind of frenzy about to break out of its shell!
"If only it were all real, such beautiful memories. Why don't they belong to me?"

"Since that's the case, let's destroy it!"

A powerful aura and strength emanated from her, and her psionic projection expanded and advanced in an instant.

She finally remembered that she wasn't 'Mirror River' but...
One of the eighteen beasts that feed on civilization and bring about the end—

The Eighteen Beasts That Witnessed Civilizations: Remembering the Dragon!

Her shadow expanded in that instant, transforming into a dark shadow that obscured the mountains and forests, and she broke free from the Prisoner God Lock and stood up. As she stood up, the huge shadow dragon behind her roared loudly!

In that instant, all technological creations—no, all civilization creations—within a ten-kilometer radius became ineffective.

Vehicles, signals, power grids, and even some mystical formations all experienced widespread malfunctions.

She is a beast that destroys civilizations, possessing powerful special attacks against civilizations!

This dangerous beast appeared right here in the human city!
"Hahaha." Even under these circumstances, the helmet continued to transmit intermittently: "Obliterating the personality of an innocent girl has awakened an even more terrifying beast. Human champion, Emperor Fall, is this your choice? Let me remind you, she has already devoured and fused with several 'beasts,' haha."

Li Yelai coldly watched Jinghe get up. The black trench coat that originally belonged to the processor dissolved and reformed in the rising aura of destruction, turning into a long scale armor dress that tightly hugged the curves of her body and was woven from black armor plates that looked like dragon scales.

The hem of the long dress seemed to connect with the huge shadow dragon phantom on the ground, inseparable. The original five senses broke through to the sixth sense in an instant, and rapidly ascended to the overlord level, with the destructive divinity spreading out.

A powerful aura of destruction swept in like a tsunami, yet it seemed to crash against a dam. Behind Li Yelai, the champion's cape fluttered wildly, shattering the wave with an even more savage and bloodthirsty aura.

When it comes to slaughter, the human champions are the nightmare of the alien races!
This champion's cape, from three thousand years in the future, has long been bathed in the blood and tears of countless human enemies, and even human champions themselves.

After Li Yelai received the champion's cape and became the champion.

From Wanlong Lake to the No. 49 Disaster Fog, from slaying the Insect Lord to the Styx Palace, from the simulated universe to the Lost Land.

He swept away the demons, his bloodthirsty aura almost tangible.

A special attack on civilization? Then let her see the sharp edge and power of human civilization!

At the same time, Li Yelai noticed that a piece of black bone, more than a meter long, appeared in 'Mirror River's' hand. The bone fell to the ground and was then swallowed by Shadow Dragon.

This caused her aura to surge even stronger! She crossed the threshold of the Supreme Realm in one fell swoop, advancing to the Supreme Realm level!

Are those the remains of a Kang beast?
Li Yelai raised an eyebrow after returning to the giant city.

He handed over some of the bone fragments to the official research lab for study, hoping to use them to launch a special attack against the forbidden zone.

Unexpectedly, it was delivered to 'Mirror River'.

"Go and investigate. From the time the research lab retrieved the information to when it finally ended up in her hands, who handled it, and who issued the initial order?" Li Yelai spoke calmly in the virtual world.

"Yes!" Several voices responded almost simultaneously.

This was originally a battlefield prepared for 'Mirror River', and no civilians would appear within a 20-kilometer radius. Furthermore, several champion teams of night watchmen and wandering knights had formed an encirclement.

There's no need to worry about affecting others.
'Mirror River' slowly raised its head, its eyes filled with destruction, locking onto Li Yelai.

The shadowy dragon phantom behind her roared silently once more, and ripples of destruction spread outwards.

"Champion," her voice filled with hatred, "I will take those memories away completely."

Li Yelai then asked with great interest, "Are you a dragon?"

'Jinghe' frowned, seemingly not understanding the meaning of Li Yelai's words.

"She's a Memory Dragon, a beast that can devour memories. Capturing her won't be easy. But for you, it's all worth it. This comes from my love for you." The helmet continued to emit the voice of the Chosen One: "Did you not kill her before she regained her memories because of the Fate-Sharing Formation on her? A laughable choice. Trying to save more only leads to losing more."

Li Yelai did indeed just remove the memory bubbles stitched up on 'Jinghe's' body.

But as the bubbles disappeared, the 'Mirror River' transformed into the Memory Dragon.

Li Yelai did not have time to remove the Fate-Sharing Formation.

If Li Ye had killed 'Mirror River' before he arrived, they wouldn't be facing the powerful Memory Dragon now.

Of course, others will also die because of the same fate.

For the sake of those who share the same fate, Li Yelai must confront the supreme-level beasts head-on.

It seems like every choice is wrong, every choice comes with a price. That's the trickery, damn it.

"She is Yilong, and what about you?" Li Yelai asked quietly.

"Can you call me Humie Diyun? Are you satisfied with the performance I prepared for you?" The helmet laughed. "Not only me, but the others have also prepared performances for you."

"I will find you all and kill you." Li Yelai took a step forward, completely destroying the helmet, and then turned to look at 'Mirror River', or rather, Yi Long.

With a long halberd appearing in his hand, Li Yelai stepped forward, his killing intent radiating.

"You're a dragon? Fine!" (End of Chapter)