Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

As the de facto supreme leader of the third border city.

Old Mad King had long since noticed the Champion Team's actions.

Or rather, the champion team simply had no intention of hiding it from him.

Out of trust in Li Yelai, Old Mad King tacitly approved the transfer of the champion team.

He didn't have much contact with Li Yelai, and most of his information about Li Yelai came from his adopted granddaughter Xiao Kuangwang's mission reports.

Even so, he was certain that his judgment was correct.

I first noticed Li Yelai when he destroyed the forbidden object, the Ghost Immortal Altar.

Upon learning that his curse included the 'vehicle killer', they decided to make him a mole planted inside the Ark.

As for the convenience brought by the Ark, consider it a small perk for him.

However, the reward that Li Yelai brought was so surprising.

He and the Little Mad King ventured deep into the forbidden zone, the Heavenly Realm, to kill human traitors and used the Lucky Wheel to destroy an enemy city.

On her way back, she unexpectedly discovered the body of her missing father, as well as the spiritual plant that was supposed to save her mother.

Unfortunately, it was all too late. He suppressed his grief and sent the spiritual plant, which contained powerful life force, back to the giant city via the ark.

Later, he infiltrated the Chaos faction and almost emptied the Blood God faction's headquarters treasury, which he also sent back to the Giant City.

Each and every achievement has already proven everything.

He completed every mission far beyond expectations. In every crisis, he demonstrated remarkable growth and a strong sense of responsibility. In every decision, he invariably stood on the side of humanity.

As an undercover agent within the Chaos faction, and even by a twist of fate chosen by the Four Gods, he could have seized even greater power and strength if he had abandoned certain principles.

But he still fought hard for humanity, striving to find spiritual plants and medicines to nourish life force for the old Mad King, and each time he tried to bring technology that could enhance humanity's foundation.

How could the old mad king possibly doubt him?
He is the undisputed champion of humanity!
So, the old mad king began to observe his government team. It wasn't until Li Yelai and 'Mirror River', or rather, Yi Long, engaged in a fierce battle and the pieced-together memories were restored that the councilors of Giant City realized they had indeed been deceived.

Their memories were actually massively altered without their knowledge, and a non-existent 'comrade' was implanted into them!
If Li Yelai hadn't seen through and exposed all of this, this 'Mirror River' would have continued to hide inside the giant city, and who knows how much harm it would have caused?
However, what chilled them even more was the message that followed.

During the battle, Yilong obtained and devoured the bone fragments of the Kang Beast, causing his strength to surge!

The skeleton of the Kang Beast was a trophy brought back by Li Yelai. It contained unique 'anti-civilization special attack' characteristics and had been stored in the headquarters' research room with special guards.

To be able to bypass layers of oversight, secretly move, and even take such an important item out of the research lab and precisely deliver it to 'Mirror River'—there are only a handful of people in the entire Third Border City with the authority and ability to do this, no more than ten!

This means that there was a traitor among them.
No, they shouldn't be called traitors, but rather the enemy who infiltrated them by piecing together their memories.

This means that the enemy may have silently infiltrated the core power structure of the giant city through similar 'memory piecing' methods!
This deduction sent chills down the spines of all the high-ranking officials who knew the inside story.

Now that it has been confirmed that this is a trick by the Chosen Ones, the Giant City must be even more vigilant.

No one knows what other conspiracies Guidao may have. While they are doing their best to trace the source of that order, they are also checking for any 'spies' that may have been left behind.

And now, a silhouette gradually appears in the sky, foreshadowing the arrival of a total solar eclipse.

The world is starting to change.

Initially, a very subtle black arc-shaped notch appeared at the edge of the sun, which hung high in the sky.

Then, the gap slowly widened.
The old Mad King narrowed his eyes slightly. He sensed that with the arrival of the total solar eclipse, the spiritual energy in the region had become disordered, and the separation between the virtual realm and the physical world was no longer secure. This was beginning to subtly affect the area gradually being covered by shadows.

In the past, when faced with such disturbances in the psionic environment caused by special celestial phenomena, the giant city was able to cope with them thanks to its tight monitoring network, powerful defense matrix, and well-trained emergency response forces.

Outside the high walls, some unusual virtual creatures or strange phenomena may arise in the wilderness, but they will not endanger the people inside the giant city.

But times have changed!
Given that it has been confirmed that the Chosen Ones have infiltrated the sect and that there may be 'spies' within their ranks.

The risks posed by the increased psionic disorder and weakened global barriers caused by the total solar eclipse have been amplified to an unprecedented degree.

It's like the enemy deliberately chose to light a campfire next to a gunpowder depot and then casually tore open the outermost protective netting of the depot.

Those who employ unscrupulous methods can take advantage of this brief window of opportunity to carry out high-risk operations that are normally difficult to perform or would require a huge price to pay.

For example, summoning specific virtual beings on a large scale.

To activate certain deeply buried ancient curses or rituals that require special celestial energies to trigger.

"Is it coming? Rather than crushing the champion head-on, do you want to destroy the champion's mentality? How vicious," the old Mad King muttered to himself, a sharp golden light flashing in his seemingly cloudy eyes.

He slowly stood up from his seat.

With just this simple action, the entire conference room, and even the entire parliamentary headquarters building, seemed to sink slightly.

A terrifying aura, as vast as the starry sky and as heavy as the earth, quietly spread, like an ancient giant awakening from its slumber.

No matter what happens, he will use his royal power to tear apart the threat!

Even if you use trickery to bring over the true form of the Chaos Demon or the Chaos Prince, their heads will still be smashed!
Even if it means losing the life force that has been so hard to recover!

Meanwhile, in the new urban area, there was a safe house where Yang Chen was housed.

A strange visitor arrived. He was hiking up the steps leading to the safe house at the top of the mountain.

He was dressed in a classic, pure black suit. In his hand he held a gilded cane, which he lightly tapped on the ground with each step.

His face was covered by a pure white smiling mask with an exaggeratedly wide grin. The smile was hollow and eerie, and it looked particularly glaring in the gradually dimming light.

The area's security system was fully activated the moment he stepped into the sensing range!
From the shadows of the rocks and trees on both sides of the road, several sentry-type fully automatic bomb turrets suddenly popped out and locked onto their targets.

Further away, dozens of heavy thermoelectric cannons, hidden under camouflage fortifications, raised their muzzles, and the deadly focusing matrix began to operate, filling the air with scorching heat.

The mountains and forests trembled, and hundreds of mimicking heavenly soldiers appeared, forming a tight military formation with long halberds in front and large bows behind.

The hidden array patterns lit up, and the arrays with various properties such as binding, paralysis, and cutting were enough to tear the intruders apart.

However, as the 'visitor' stepped onto the stairs, all methods seemed to be suppressed by some force. The array failed. Technological weapons could not lock onto or trigger.

The mimicry of the heavenly soldiers seemed to have lost their target as well.

All the creations of civilization seemed to fail at this moment.

This led the 'visitor' step by step up the stairs to the door of the safe house.

Meanwhile, with the arrival of the total solar eclipse, the sky darkened, and a huge shadow enveloped the entire area.

When the shadows enveloped the formations that were originally intended for defense, strange changes began to occur.

It actually began to twist, deform, and recombine on its own.

The runes were inverted, the energy flow was reversed, and the structure was completely altered.

In just a few breaths, one set of sophisticated defensive formations was transformed into another set of completely unfamiliar, obscure formations filled with chaos and malice.

The 'visitor' walked in the shadows, his gaze sweeping over the battlefield between Li Yelai and Yi Long, and he let out a pleasant laugh: "They're really fighting fiercely, aren't they? Hum's performance has already begun, so it's my turn now."

"While Yilong is strong, he is ultimately not a fully-fledged Beast of the End. He is still somewhat overwhelmed when facing the human champion, and Jinghe's existence makes it impossible for him to restrain the champion. He has never been one to show mercy to women."

The golden cane in his hand began to rise and fall gracefully and rhythmically in front of him, like a conductor's baton, in time with the rhythm of his words.

Each time the tip of the staff touches the ground or the void, it leaves behind a shimmering rune node.

These nodes extend and connect automatically, as if they possess a life of their own, rapidly intertwining and merging with the distorted array patterns on the ground.

"A battle of human champions against human champions."

"Amidst blood and tears, a human champion will give you your final lesson!"

"This is Yang Chen's perfect farewell and will also be 'Emperor's Fall's strongest achievement!"

"The first chosen one of the four gods in this world. And also the first chosen one to slay a human champion!"

In an instant, a giant three-dimensional magic circle with a diameter of over 100 meters rose up from the center of the safe house!

If the other chosen one of the unorthodox paths, Humie, meticulously orchestrated a "performance" that used the personality of "Mirror River" and the lives of innocent people connected by multiple shared fate marks, as well as Yilong's powerful strength, to weave a cruel drama that tests humanity and choices.
So, the 'performance' that Shenyu is preparing at this moment is to make the eighth-generation human champion, Yang Chen, become the first human champion in history to be completely twisted and out of control!

Then, the ninth-generation human champion, Li Yelai, personally sent off his predecessor and comrade-in-arms to their funeral!

To kill a human champion with one's own hands, a hero who fought alongside them, guided them forward, and protected countless lives! To end his glory with one's own hands, and to sink into endless guilt and self-doubt.
This is the most perfect, most exciting, and most enjoyable ultimate performance in Gentleman's mind!

Of course, the opposite might be better.

For example, if Li Yelai were to become twisted, and Yang Chen were to do everything in his power to restore Li Yelai's rationality before his death, the impact would likely be even greater and stronger!
But it's too difficult.

The conditions for such a performance were originally impossible.

The indomitable will of human champions is almost the strongest mental defense in the world.

To twist the champion, the Chaos God would have to intervene directly, or perform a blood sacrifice, using chaotic power to force him into a puff pastry and ascend to demonic power.

Now, Yang Chen's body and soul are separated. No matter how strong his mental defense is, his physical body is still there.

Li Yelai himself had been swallowed by the Chaos Sea, and his memories were not yet stable. This was their best opportunity to infiltrate the giant city.

At the same time, a total solar eclipse is just around the corner.
This 'performance' came about due to a combination of factors.

Having used 'memory piecing together' to become high-ranking officials in the giant city, they once controlled the scheduling of various departments in the giant city, and the defensive array of the safe house where Yang Chen was located was modified by them.

Normally, it is a flawless defensive formation, and no one can see through it, not even Li Ye, the chosen one of the unorthodox paths.

However, during a total solar eclipse, the nature of psionic energy changed, and these formations became the tools that twisted Yang Chen!

Feeling the increasingly strong heartbeat inside the safe house, and the terrifying power of blood energy like a volcanic eruption.

“It seems,” Shenyu said with a gentlemanly bow to the closed safe house door, his voice behind the mask carrying a mixture of feigned regret and barely suppressed excitement, “that the first victim will be your beloved wife and that unborn child.”

"Then, farewell, Mr. Yang Chen."

He was incredibly excited, eager to see Di Yun's pain and struggle as he witnessed the out-of-control Yang Chen. He also anticipated the chaos and madness that would ensue when Di Yun slew the human champion.

Then, his cane rose and spun like the hand of a clock, and his body disappeared as the cane slid along with it.

The prologue to the performance has begun, so he can go to the best viewing spot and wait, while also checking on the preparations for the performances of his other 'companions'.

However, the cane stopped abruptly when it reached his shoulder.

Because a strong, powerful hand had been gripping the middle of the cane.

That hand was so steady and powerful that the chaotic energy flowing through the cane could not affect it in the slightest.

This startled Shenyu for a moment, and as he slightly shifted his smiling mask, he saw the man who had suddenly appeared in front of him.

He was a robust man wearing pajamas, with empty, lifeless eyes.

But that unparalleled aura made the air scorching hot, as if one were near an erupting volcano.

"Yang Chen?"

Shen Yu couldn't believe it and couldn't understand how the out-of-control Yang Chen had found him.

With his body and soul separated, he couldn't possibly have reacted like that!

No, or rather, once the formation is complete, he would probably go berserk and attack everything around him.

Including taking care of his wife, pale.

And it should have instinctively followed the battle fluctuations, but instead was directly drawn away by the battle between Li Yelai and Yi Long!
The next moment, a golden light flashed in Yang Chen's eyes, as if he had briefly emerged from the state of body and soul separation, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. Shen Yu's cane was crushed in his hand. His right hand formed a fist and slammed down on Shen Yu's smiling mask!
Shocking!

With a 'crack', the moment the mask shattered, Shen Yu thought: 'Damn it, I've been tricked.' (End of Chapter)