Man on the ark, forced to become king

Unbelievable, unimaginable.

After much deliberation, Chongyue still couldn't figure out how the order had been made.

Moreover, judging from what Ling just said, it seems that others are doing the same thing?

This is simply too absurd.

"Having shed the old shackles, I now know that I am who I am. Thanks to someone, I and the year and the night have been freed from the constraints of age. We are not at the mercy of anything, but truly independent individuals."

"However, it's still not thorough enough. Once we relinquish this power, we will have no further connection with that beast."

Seeing his elder brother's shocked expression, Ling felt very smug.

There are few things in this world that can move this man, who is more composed than a mountain. If she hadn't forgotten her camera, she would have loved to capture her brother's expression and keep it as a memento.

"Are Nian and Xi the same as you?"

Hearing this, Chongyue was completely dumbfounded.

If only one of them escaped the shadow of the Year Beast, then there would be some reason to try and find a way to do so. After all, she was the one with the highest mental state among all her brothers and sisters. Although it was unbelievable that she could do such a thing, it was not unacceptable.

It's incredible that even the year and the evening can do it.

He knew the personalities of his two younger sisters.

The year is too impatient, and the evening is too timid. What they have in common is that they are terrified of the year beast's resurrection. They can't even deal with the year's appearance floating in the environment, let alone sever their connection with the year? Isn't that a pipe dream?

Even in dreams, this isn't how it's done!

If even the year and the evening can sever their connection with the year, then wouldn't his eldest brother, who was the first to have an epiphany and the first to sever his divine body, have already accomplished that?

However, the truth is, he failed to do it either.

Although he discarded his old body and sealed his original body into the sword, he could not completely get rid of the influence of age.

Once the Year Beast revives, he may not disappear, but that possibility is actually not high, because his soul essence still comes from Year. When that day comes, his reconstructed body may be unharmed, but his soul consciousness will inevitably suffer severe damage, or even disappear.

"They broke free from the influence of age before I did. Nian and Xi were quite lucky, receiving help from a master, and even I, as their older sister, benefited from it."

Ling began to regret not bringing a camera. It was a rare sight to see Chongyue in this state, and it was a great pity not to take a picture on the spot to preserve the evidence.

"A master? What kind of master?"

Where did this extraordinary person come from to accomplish such an unbelievable feat? This is something even the gods who vied for supremacy back then couldn't do.

When did such a master appear in the world?

If such people exist, would Yan Kingdom still need to worry about the resurgence of the Year Beast and constantly guard against these fragments?

Chongyue was filled with questions and couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

"His name is Lin Lu, and he's the leader of the Golden Tree. You'll find out soon enough—"

Ling smiled and blinked, then said softly, "He is Nian Hexi's current husband."

"kindness???"

Chongyue opened his eyes wide, wondering if he had misheard.

What did he hear? Nian and Xi's husband? They got married? When did this happen? How come he, as the eldest brother, knew nothing about it?

No, no... that's not the point...

The problem is... who can be the husband of goddesses like them? Who is qualified?

This kind of thing should never have happened, right?

"Your sister, are you kidding me?"

The fact that Nian and Xi got married was even more unbelievable than their escaping the influence of Sui. Chongyue even felt that his worldview, built up over a thousand years, was crumbling and hard to accept.

"How could I joke about something like this?"

Ling opened his palm, and a faint golden light appeared in his hand. Although it was not large, after it appeared, Chongyue felt an extremely ancient and vast aura from it, so ancient that it seemed to have come from the beginning of civilization and gone through countless changes over the years.

"This is the power of the golden tree; relying on it, we can break free from the effects of age."

"Lin Lu has already made an agreement with the Grand Tutor of the current dynasty. When the time comes, we will abandon our divine bodies, all our power and authority, and retain only our purest consciousness to reshape our bodies through the Golden Tree."

"Our power will bring Sui back to life, and then Lin Lu will completely annihilate him, eliminating any future threat."

"The person you're talking about, could he completely kill Sui?"

Chongyue was so shocked that he was numb. What was being said today was more unbelievable than anything he had experienced in the past thousand years.

If that's the case, then the leader of the Golden Tree truly deserves the title of 'master,' which is beyond measure, beyond even the imagination of gods.

He knew all too well how difficult it was to completely kill a god. Back then, with the help of Sui, the Great Yan Kingdom had only killed some weak gods, and most of the gods were simply driven out of the Yan Kingdom.

For a top-tier being like Sui, there is almost no possibility of completely killing him. Even the curse that gathered the power of all the gods could only cause him to split and fall into a deep sleep.

That Lin Lu actually has the confidence to completely kill Sui, who has absorbed all the power and fully recovered?

"he can."

A moment of fear flashed across Ren's face as Chongyue stared in astonishment, as if he had thought of something extremely dreadful.

“I haven’t seen any other methods he used, but I did see a weapon he used. It was a sword, a sword that contained pure death. Just getting close to it was like seeing my own death.”

"That sword possesses the power to kill a god, utterly and completely destroying everything from body to soul. I even feel that the sword is the embodiment of death itself."

"Lin Lu took out that weapon, delivered it to someone, and killed a giant beast that had just awakened from its slumber."

"That's incredibly high."

It was like listening to a story—that was the feeling Chongyue had, but there was no need to entertain him with fabricated stories.

In a thousand years, he had never seen anyone so highly regarded.

In this light, the leader of the Golden Tree is truly an existence that even the gods cannot compare to; such a person is indeed worthy of being Nian and Xi's husband.

If we have to say something, if all of these things are true, then Nian and Xi are still out of their league.

"So you came to find me, wanting me to meet Mr. Lin Lulin? I can't leave now, and I can't leave."

Chongyue probably knows why Ling suddenly appeared in Yumen. Perhaps his mission to aid Yumen was only one aspect, but more importantly, he wanted Ling to obtain the power of the Golden Tree.

However, he would disappoint his sister if he did that.

Now that the evil spirits have knocked on the gates, the Jade Gate is in imminent danger of collapse. He will not leave at this time, even if it means missing the chance to completely get rid of the Year Beast, even if it means he might die here.

With a formidable enemy at hand, how can we disregard Yumen Pass for the sake of our own selfish desires?

He had lived for a very long time; now that he's dead, he's dead.

"Who told you to leave? I came all this way, why would I tell you to leave?"

Ling raised his eyelids slightly, glanced at Chongyue with a surprised expression, and felt that his elder brother might have misunderstood something.

"I came here with Lin Lu. He was invited by the Old Celestial Master to help Yumen Pass overcome its difficulties. He is currently inside Yumen Pass, and you will see him soon."

"Is that so?"

This answer once again surprised Chongyue, who felt even more respect for the leader of the Golden Tree.

Compared to the immense power and unimaginable methods possessed by the Golden Tree, it was undoubtedly the character of standing up for him in times of crisis that moved him even more.

Given Mr. Lin's abilities and his communication with the Old Celestial Master, it's impossible that he wouldn't know the current situation of Yumen.

The massive invasion of demonic creatures is an unprecedented calamity, and no one dares to say they can escape unscathed from this quagmire.

But Mr. Lin still came; how could one not feel respect for him?

"Yes, to be honest, I can't see through Lin Lu's thoughts at all. I can only say that he's a very interesting person. Once you meet him, you'll understand the true power of the Golden Tree. For gods like us, I'm afraid—"

Ling Ye looked on with a sigh, about to sigh again, when he suddenly froze, looked in a certain direction, hurriedly left the training room and ran to the living room, looking up at the outside through the living room window.

Light, light that fills the heavens and the earth, light that has no end.

Endless radiance shone in the center of Yumen, illuminating the slightly dim city under the clouds like the sun. The immense life force contained in that light washed over everything, flowing into every inch of space and every corner, completely dispelling the shadows brought by the invasion of evil spirits.

Amidst the radiance, a colossal golden tree rose from the ground at a visible speed. At first, only its crown was visible, but soon, its trunk became so thick that it stood tall in the very center of the Jade Gate, its branches and leaves swaying, seemingly threatening to cover the entire central area.

In just a few minutes, a colossal object, tens of meters tall, suddenly appeared in Yumen City, as if it had existed there since the city was first built.

Warm light emanates from the tree trunks and canopies, spreading down and replacing the sun's role in illuminating the gloom, giving people a sense of inexplicable security when they are in it.

In an instant, the entire Jade Gate was filled with radiance, as if it were plated with a layer of gold leaf, shining brightly.

"Golden light... Is this the Golden Tree?"

Chongyue, who had appeared beside them at some unknown time, asked in a low voice, his face showing shock.

He wasn't concerned with the size of the tree; he'd seen much larger things before.

What truly caught his attention was the breathtaking vitality contained within that towering tree, so incredibly abundant it was almost unbelievable.

That ancient and boundless aura seemed to have traversed endless time, and was the source of all life.

This tree, in its essence, has far surpassed the divine, reaching a higher, unknown level.

Looking at the golden tree, for a moment, Chongyue thought he had seen the center of the world.

Chapter 182 The Demonic Invasion

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