From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

In the depths of the universe, a devastating nuclear explosion is unfolding.

The moment the nuclear bomb exploded, the silent universe seemed to be ignited instantly.

The powerful shockwave generated by the nuclear explosion swept outwards from the point of detonation with tremendous force.

The asteroid, hundreds of kilometers in diameter, shattered inch by inch, like a piece of glass struck by the Grim Reaper's hammer.

Asteroid fragments scattered across space, creating a spectacular meteor shower so dazzling it was almost blinding.

Fiery magma erupted from the shattered celestial body, leaving fiery trails in the universe before rapidly cooling and solidifying into meteorites of various sizes.

The mushroom cloud produced by the nuclear explosion slowly rose into space, and even without the backdrop of an atmosphere, it was still awe-inspiring.

The dazzling light emitted by the nuclear explosion was like millions of suns bursting forth at the same time. The intense light spread outwards at an astonishing speed, instantly dispelling the darkness of the universe.

A massive fireball soared into the sky, like an ever-expanding, scorching monster, its size engulfing the Shadow Demon capital city in an extremely short time.

Fragments of the asteroid vaporized directly in the shockwave of the nuclear explosion, turning into cosmic dust, while others melted in the high-temperature radiation of the nuclear explosion, forming dazzling yet terrifying trails.

The Shadow Demon, located in the city, was unable to escape and was reduced to nothingness in the intense nuclear blast.

This terrifying nuclear explosion was like the roar of the universe, or the death knell of the apocalypse.

For the Shadow Demon race, this was an apocalypse, an apocalypse capable of wiping out the entire race.

……

Millions of Shadow Demons were annihilated in the nuclear explosion, and the immense energy, following the rules of the world, converged towards Lu Heng like a tidal wave.

Lu Heng spread his arms wide, tilted his head back to the sky, and let his body withstand the intensity of the energy gathering to the limit, bearing this overwhelming energy.

The energy level surged wildly during the energy surge.

[Source Energy Level increased to 62, all attributes +7, Agility attribute +2.1]

[Source Energy Level increased to 63, all attributes +7, Agility attribute +2.1]

……

The nuclear explosion was so terrifying that even on a cosmic scale, a blazing light could be seen flashing across the asteroid belt.

This scene can be clearly seen from tens of thousands of kilometers away.

Joyce Bruno and his group of recruits had already withdrawn from the battlefield, waiting for their return.

However, at the moment of the nuclear explosion, they saw the apocalyptic scene and all showed expressions of shock.

A group of sophisticated egoists began to regret their actions.

"What's this……"

"Such a terrifying explosion, is the Shadow Demon doomed?"

"If the Shadow Demons were wiped out, wouldn't we be able to complete the world mission?"

"It's over. We didn't participate in the war, so even if there are world mission rewards, we won't get any."

"Is it too late to go and participate now?"

"There should still be enough time. There are still three hours until the return time. If we rush over now to join the battle, killing just one Shadow Demon should count as joining the battle."

Many recruits from the White Eagle Federation and the Lionheart Empire were eager to try, but their leader was Joyce Bruno.

Some recruiters began asking Joyce Bruno for his opinion: "Let's hurry up and join the battle. This is a world quest reward, and with so many Shadowfiends dead, there must be crystal cores everywhere."

Joyce Bruno's gaze darkened. He never expected that the Swordholder Alliance would possess such a terrifying nuclear weapon.

If he had known this earlier, he would definitely have gone to Lu Heng to discuss cooperation.

World mission rewards are extremely important to those with superpowers.

This is the only way to obtain skill slots and upgrade skills, except in special circumstances.

He cursed inwardly: Damn the Great Xia people, they've hidden so many trump cards, and they have no spirit of cooperation whatsoever.

He cursed under his breath, but his mind remained remarkably calm as he quickly weighed the pros and cons, considering whether joining the war now would maximize his benefits.

Although the nuclear explosion is destroying the Shadow Demon capital, there is still one threat that has not been resolved: the demigod Erebus.

If the Conscriptor faction cannot defeat Erebus, there is still a possibility of being wiped out by Erebus.

Despite the nuclear explosion destroying the Shadow Demon capital, the most powerful demigod king in the Shadow Demon race is still alive.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Now is the best time to join the battle. Let's head over there now and kill a few more Shadow Demons."

"However, be careful of that Shadow Demon demigod. Those Great Xia people may not be able to deal with it."

"Barnett, keep an eye on the movements of the Great Xia people and the elves. As soon as they show any signs of retreating, immediately notify everyone to evacuate."

With the plan settled, Joyce Bruno led a team of three hundred men, accelerating towards the battlefield to meet the Shadow Demons who were fleeing Nebula City in a fierce battle.

These escaped Shadow Demons, already disoriented by the nuclear explosion, ran amok and killed as easily as chickens.

Joyce Bruno's 300-man team grew increasingly triumphant as they fought their way into the battlefield, laughing wildly as if they had won a great victory.

……

At the edge of the nuclear explosion zone, Erebus roared almost maniacally.

Instead of attacking Lu Heng and Queen Orianna, he turned and rushed back to Nebula City, plunging into the light of the nuclear explosion.

The temperature of a nuclear explosion, exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius, is something even a demigod cannot withstand.

Even though Erebus released his divine power to resist the high-temperature radiation of the nuclear explosion, the shadow energy on his body surface still disintegrated rapidly under the scorching heat.

He rushed into the shattered Nebula City, searching for something that could turn the tide.

Most of the buildings in Nebula City were destroyed in the nuclear explosion, but a few buildings constructed with special materials avoided the epicenter and were not completely reduced to ashes.

Erebus rushed into the nuclear explosion's light and found the abyss's energy core.

This is a central hub for releasing abyssal energy and corrupting other worlds.

It is also one of the most important buildings in the Shadow Demon capital.

Because of the abyssal energy that resisted the shockwave of the nuclear explosion, this abyssal energy center was not completely destroyed, but it was blown to pieces.

The abyssal energy was destroyed by the ultra-high temperature radiation of the nuclear explosion, and the abyssal energy center was also severely damaged.

However, Erebus was not looking for the Abyss Energy Hub, but something else located inside the hub.

His mountain-like arm reached into the abyss's energy core and retrieved a millstone-sized, prismatic crystal.

The appearance of this millstone-sized, prismatic crystal immediately emitted concentric circles of power that influenced spacetime.

Erebus covered the crystal with his body, holding it around his chest and wrapping his arms around it to prevent the high temperature of the nuclear explosion from damaging it.

The intense heat of the nuclear explosion rapidly destroyed his body, evaporating the shadow energy on his surface and causing his energy level to drop rapidly.

He ignored them and began to release his divine power, activating the special energy within the prismatic crystal.

Ripples of spacetime spread outwards, and wherever they touched, time seemed to freeze briefly.

……

After the light radiation from the nuclear explosion had mostly subsided, Lu Heng saw Erebus and the prismatic crystal he was embracing.

The moment his gaze fell upon the prismatic crystal, Lu Heng froze completely.

Because this prismatic crystal is... the source of reincarnation.

That's right, that's the source of reincarnation.

That's what I touched before I was reborn.

That touch felt like being trapped in a time-space reversal, and I don't know how much time had passed.

When I woke up again, I was back on the eve of the abyss's descent.

Now, this source of reincarnation is being held by Erebus.

What is he going to do?
The Reincarnation Essence possesses the ability to reverse time and space. If Erebus has the ability to activate the Reincarnation Essence, it means that he is using its power.

He wants to reverse time!

If he succeeds, time will flow backward.

To which point in time will time flow backward?

Can the source of reincarnation select the starting point of time reversal?

Lu Heng did not know the answers to these two questions.

Because I only came into contact with the Reincarnation Source Essence once, I didn't have the opportunity to test it, nor did I know how to use the Reincarnation Source Essence.

The Reincarnation Source Material is now in Erebus's hands. What would happen if he used it to reverse time?
This means that he has a high probability of being able to reverse time to before the strategic nuclear bomb explosion.

If that's really the case, with his demigod-level combat power and knowing the flight path of a strategic nuclear missile, he has countless ways to destroy it.

Then he will turn the tide in this battle.

There is even an even more terrifying outcome.

If Erebus could reverse time to the first day of the Abyss Battlefield, he would be perfectly capable of crushing all the summoners who had just been teleported there.

There will be no more Swordholder alliance, no more nanomachine factories surrounding Nebula City, and no more of this decisive battle.

No matter which point in time is reversed to, Erebus can turn the tide.

……

Just as Lu Heng had predicted, Erebus activated the energy of the Reincarnation Source Essence.

Ripples of spacetime spread outwards, and where the ripples passed, time began to flow backwards.

The buildings destroyed by the nuclear explosion began to rebuild, and the scattered debris began to fly back in the opposite direction, piecing itself back together to form new buildings.

The dead Shadow Demon was reborn from the ashes.

The energy of the primordial essence of reincarnation continues to spread, and spacetime continues to reverse.

Joyce Bruno's team has stormed into Nebula City, frantically slaughtering Shadow Demons in an attempt to claim credit for their victory.

However, after the energy ripples of the Reincarnation Source Essence swept by, tens of thousands of high-level Shadow Demons were reborn, surrounding them in the middle and raising their blood-stained claws.

"what!"

More than three hundred recruits, including Joyce Bruno, screamed in agony as the Shadowfiend slaughtered them.

……

Not only that.

Lu Heng is also changing; his source energy level, which had already reached level 63, has begun to decline.

The energy that had been absorbed into the body flowed backward, back into Nebula City, and reverted to becoming ferocious shadow demons.

This is the power of the Reincarnation Source Essence.

Lu Heng finally saw clearly the process of the Reincarnation Source Essence taking effect, and his eyes were filled with shock.

Time is flowing backwards, little by little.

Everyone was stunned.

"How is this going?"

"How did that Shadow Demon do that?"

The Elf Queen, the High Priest of the Siren Clan, and the Dwarf King all wore expressions of astonishment.

Lu Heng didn't have time to explain the reason to them; if he delayed any longer, it would be too late.

To break this deadlock, we must rely on the power of the Zero Civilization.

Lu Heng took out the crystal core of the Zero Civilization, threw it towards Erebus, and shouted, "It's time for you to save your own civilization! The Reincarnation Essence has appeared!"

hum!
A burst of white light erupted from the Zero Civilization Crystal Core, colliding with the energy ripples of the Reincarnation Source Essence, and the two energies instantly solidified.

Erebus once again froze in the white light of the Zero Civilization.

At the same time, Lu Heng heard the voice of the Zero Civilization: "Kill him! Help me kill him!"

Lu Heng drew his sword and charged toward Erebus, unleashing all his power to unleash the Wind Dragon's Breath Slash with overwhelming force.

Roar!
The Rift Wind Dragon roared, accompanied by a sword light that slashed into Erebus's body.

Hey!
Erebus let out a violent roar, but this time he could not break free from the binding light of the Zero Script.

The first time, he broke free of his restraints because his power had surpassed that of a demigod.

However, this time, in order to protect the source of reincarnation, he used his body to withstand the power of the nuclear explosion, and his divine power was greatly stagnant, unable to break free from the shackles of the Zero Civilization.

Lu Heng slashed down with his sword, piercing into Erebus's body, the power of divine judgment splitting his demigod form apart.

A surge of violent shadow energy erupted from the wound.

"Damn humans!"

Erebus let out a furious roar of resentment, and the shadow energy gushing from his wounds coalesced into a gaping maw that lunged at Lu Heng.

Even if he couldn't reverse the tide of battle, he would still devour Lu Heng first.

After Lu Heng unleashed his full power, his entire body was restricted by the power of a demigod. At the critical moment, he gritted his teeth and let out a roar. With the support of Su Muyu's awakening skill, he forcibly used [Void Flash] to escape the range of the shadow energy's devouring power.

The energy of the zero-based civilization began to dissipate.

Erebus regained his mobility and prepared to pursue Lu Heng.

That's when.

A beam of light shone down from the sky, and a fluorescent creature flew down from it—it was none other than the astral merchant Galmavi.

He delivered the final blow to Erebus.

Erebus's heavily wounded body crashed to the ground, uttering a final groan.

Vast energy and divine essence converged in Lu Heng's direction.

[Defeat the Shadow Demon Lord Erebus and absorb 200000 energy points.]

[Source Energy Level increased to 63, all attributes +7, Agility attribute +2.1]

[Source Energy Level increased to 64, all attributes +7, Agility attribute +2.1]

[Kill a divine being and gain 20000 points of divine energy.]

Erebus's body collapsed, revealing a dark crystal, which was none other than the divine essence.

The astral merchant who suddenly appeared was Galmawi, who picked up Erebus's divine essence.

Lu Heng frowned upon seeing this, a displeased expression appearing on his face.

He fought desperately, and with his last sword strike, he severely injured Erebus, but Galmawi appeared at the last moment to steal the kill.

This kind of behavior is hard to like.

Moreover, he also picked up the divine essence extracted from Erebus.

However, he had already used his full strength in that sword strike, and he currently had no energy left to fight against Galmawi, and he did not know the strength of his opponent.

Judging from his final blow alone, his combat strength could not be weak.

Even if he's not a demigod, he's not far off.

Just as the atmosphere became delicate, Galmawi suddenly raised the dark divine essence and threw it at Lu Heng.

"Killing a demigod and performing the ascension ritual is the best opportunity to advance to demigodhood. I can help you initiate the demigod ritual." (End of Chapter)