My mom is waiting for treatment, and you're summoning me to be a hero?

The moment the black sword pierced his heart, the entire Twilight Layer seemed to be silenced.

Everyone's expressions froze; some people's mouths were agape, while others froze in mid-air with their hands raised in cheers.

Yin Xue's eyes widened instantly, and his voice was almost ripped from his throat.

"Lin Mo! What are you doing!"

Mianmian exploded directly from her spider form, and the white-haired girl's phantom flashed in mid-air, her voice shrill and shattered.

"dad!"

She took a step forward, but was firmly stopped by Lin Mo's raised hand.

He knelt on the ground, the black sword still embedded in his chest, but not a drop of blood flowed from the wound.

He felt as if he were sensing something extremely subtle, as if the sword was severing an invisible line within his body.

"With this sword, I will sever all dependence on external matter."

He gripped the hilt and slowly pulled the black sword from his heart.

There was no blood in the wound, not even a trace, as if the body no longer followed the mortal understanding of life and death.

He closed his eyes and began to carefully sense the subtle directions emanating from the jade disc in his arms.

The passage to Earth was so narrow it was almost nonexistent, but precisely because of this, he grasped it more clearly.

It's like a thread extending from the other side of the universe.

Tiny yet resilient, it pierces through layers of broken space, through the cracks that have long since closed between two worlds, stubbornly pointing in a certain direction.

Yin Xue understood.

She was connected to Lin Mo by soul, and understood what he wanted to do almost the instant he opened his eyes.

Her expression changed: "You intend to traverse the universe with your physical body!"

Lin Mo nodded: "That's right."

Those two short words sent a chill down the spines of everyone present.

Time and space changed their expressions simultaneously, as if they had heard something most absurd and terrifying.

Old Man Time didn't even notice when he dropped his pipe, and muttered to himself.

"To cross between two worlds with one's physical body, to pass through the already closed world barrier... this is simply impossible."

Space was also keeping a close eye on Lin Mo.

"Your sword strike just now severed your dependence on air, water, food, and even the protection of space. Your body is no longer subject to the rules of this world, which is why you felt you could pass through that broken passage, right?"

He paused, then, as if trying to convince himself not to believe it, added in a low voice.

"The Law of Slaughter can actually be used like this?"

Lin Mo did not answer.

He slowly stood up, sheathed the black sword, and looked up at the void.

He sensed it; the faint point of light emanating from Earth, though fleeting, was real.

He glanced back at the crowd behind him.

Those who rose up with him, those who supported him to become emperor, those he had saved... and Yin Xue and Mian Mian.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he said nothing, and simply turned around and took his first step.

Just then, Yin Xue suddenly flew forward and grabbed his wrist.

Her voice was urgent and stubborn, like a child who had suffered a great injustice: "Where do you think you're going, you idiot?"

Lin Mo didn't turn around, only saying two words: "Go home."

"Take me with you!"

Yin Xue gripped even tighter, her nails almost digging into his skin.

"I'll go home with you."

Her voice was trembling, but every word was crystal clear.

Lin Mo was taken aback.

Then, Mianmian jumped onto his shoulder, her fluffy little head rubbing against his chin, whispering firmly.

"Dad, let's go together, let's go home together."

Lin Mo's hand holding the sword trembled slightly.

"And me too."

Zhou Yue's soul emerged from the black sword, a faint smile still lingering on his face.

"Me too, me too! My brother is waiting for me to come home!"

Gao Tiantian's soul sprang out from the side, raised her hand, and followed.

Lin Mo didn't turn around, but the corners of his mouth curled up very slightly.

That smile was so faint, as if it would dissipate with a gust of wind.

But Yin Xue, who was standing next to him, saw it.

Then Lin Mo grabbed her hand in his palm with great force, as if it were the most rash decision he had ever made in his life.

Then he nodded vigorously, his voice still faint, but warmer than anything else.

"Okay, let's go home together."

The God of Time and the God of Space remained silent.

Everyone watched them as if they were people bound together by fate, inseparable, walking step by step into the depths of the void where even the gods dared not tread.

The light of day was gradually dimming from the deepest part of the twilight layer, as if the whole world was making way for this journey.