I died young at the start, but I'm reincarnated with unlimited skill points!

Outside the boundary wall.

Su Yu did not leave.

He stood silently in the wind and snow, his divine sense as fine as silk, once again quietly probing the edge of that crack.

He was observing.

Within the boundary wall, he glanced around and saw dozens of Nascent Soul stage demons.

The Nascent Soul stage is completely outmatched by the Golden Core stage, which is separated by a whole realm.

Even if he were a first-grade Golden Core cultivator at the Great Perfection stage, he would have no chance of survival if he were attacked by dozens of Nascent Soul demons.

Why do they cower in these narrow cracks, barely surviving, instead of rushing out to wipe out this major threat in one fell swoop?

Su Yu pondered for a moment, then slowly let his divine sense wander along the cracks in the boundary wall.

Soon, he noticed something amiss.

Right at the edge of the crack, where demonic energy meets spiritual energy from the outside world.

He saw several shriveled, rotten, and festering remains of demons.

Those were some low-level demons who must have tried to break through the boundary in the past two hundred years.

But as soon as they showed signs of cracking, they were burned to death by the spiritual energy from the outside world, and rotted into a pool of pus.

Su Yu's pupils twitched slightly, and he instantly understood the key point.

The spiritual energy in this place is no longer the ordinary spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The spiritual energy storm that swept the globe was triggered by the mortal's self-severing technique, coupled with the humanistic fortune he has been feeding back day and night for the past two hundred years.

The spiritual energy between heaven and earth has long been refined into a pure and pristine "human spiritual energy" that contains boundless human vitality.

This spiritual energy nourishes mortals and righteous cultivators.

However, this applies to evil spirits that are based on malevolent and demonic energy.

It is highly poisonous.

Moreover, the denser the demonic energy within a demon's body and the higher its cultivation level, the more intense the clash with this pure spiritual energy will be.

Low-level demons have thin demonic energy and shallow foundations. Once they leave the boundary wall, this isolated island of demonic energy, they are like fish out of water.

The demonic energy within them wouldn't last long; it would be completely eroded by the pervasive human spiritual energy, causing them to rot and die.

That's why those remains rotted at the edge of the crack, unable to even leave the area three miles from the boundary wall.

But those Nascent Soul demons with the strongest demonic energy are a different story altogether.

Their demonic energy is abundant and their foundation is deep, so they will never be burned into pus as low-level demons as soon as they go out.

They can get out.

They can even hold out in the outside world for quite some time.

But once a Nascent Soul demon steps out of the boundary and finds itself amidst the boundless spiritual energy of humanity, it will be a different story.

That spiritual energy will then erode their demonic foundation like a persistent carbuncle.

Their demonic arts will become sluggish, their magical power will be suppressed layer by layer, and even those with extraordinary cultivation levels may not be able to unleash even half of their full potential.

Even more critically, once separated from the boundary wall, their eroded and depleted demonic energy has no way to be replenished.

What does this mean?

This means that if a Nascent Soul demon were to break through the boundary and seek him out for a fight.

They will face a version of themselves that is suppressed by the spiritual energy of this world, whose cultivation is greatly reduced, and which will only get weaker with each battle.

In such a weak and constantly fading state.

Go and fight him, this Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator who is blessed with the spiritual energy of humanity throughout the world and protected by two hundred years of human fortune.

The odds of winning are extremely slim.

Even if they were lucky enough to kill him, they themselves would most likely perish in this vast ocean of spiritual energy, never to return.

This is a deal that's not worth it no matter how you look at it.

That's why they're stuck here.

It's not that we can't come out.

Even if they went out, they wouldn't get any good results.

To use one's own weaknesses to attack the opponent's strengths is a sure path to death.

Su Yu slowly withdrew his divine sense, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

It turned out to be the case.

This is the result of his two hundred years of rule.

He used the pure spiritual energy of the entire world to forge an invisible cage, suppressing all evil spirits within the boundary.

This is his victory.

But Su Yu's heart was not at ease at all.

Because he knew better than anyone that the foundation of this cage was the human spirit that filled the world.

And once this humanistic spirit is contaminated again or taken back...

This cage will crumble in an instant.

At that time, the Nascent Soul demons, having regained their freedom, will step back into the demonic energy they know best and restore their full glory.

At that time, there will be no force in the world that can stop them.

Therefore, the demons within the boundary did not show despair in their eyes after recognizing him; instead, they harbored a strange certainty.

They are waiting.

This cage can confine them.

But it couldn't contain the composure in their eyes.

What are they waiting for?

The doubts in Su Yu's mind had not yet dissipated.

He stood with his hands behind his back in the wind and snow, his gaze sweeping over the group of Nascent Soul demons huddled in the cracks, barely clinging to life, and suddenly chuckled softly.

The laughter sounded particularly jarring on the silent ice plains, carrying undisguised contempt and mockery, piercing through layers of demonic energy and reaching straight into the boundary wall.

"The ruler who has dominated for tens of thousands of years is now cowering in this ditch like a stray dog."

Su Yu's voice wasn't loud, but every word was piercing.

"We dare not advance, nor can we retreat."

"I initially thought you were just waiting to die, but looking at your eyes, it seems you're still dreaming of some grandiose comeback?"

A mocking smile curled at the corner of his lips as he stared directly at Xue Du and Chi Yuan, who were deep within the demonic energy.

"What? You bunch of good-for-nothings were kicked out of your home by what you call 'two-legged sheep,' do you really expect a master to fall from the sky and save you?"

Inside the boundary wall.

Upon hearing this extremely insulting provocation, the demonic energy of dozens of demons surged violently, wishing they could rush out and tear Su Yu to pieces.

However, Blood Crossing stopped them.

After a brief silence, Xue Du let out an extremely hoarse and eerie low laugh.

The laughter didn't contain any anger or frustration, but rather a condescending mockery.

"A clumsy attempt at provocation, mortal."

Xue Du's vertical pupils were fixed on Su Yu, his eyes filled with a mocking and cruel gaze that seemed to see through everything.

"You don't need to go to great lengths to provoke us or try to find out what we're up to."

"You're a smart man; you know we're not going to waste our time here aimlessly."

"You want to know what we're waiting for? You want to figure out what hidden dangers lurk in your ridiculous, peaceful world."

Blood Crossing's voice echoed within the boundary wall, carrying a chilling magnanimity.

"Very well, I'll grant your wish."

"I will not only tell you, but I will also lay bare the whole truth for you, word for word!"

Blood Crossing's vertical pupils erupted with an extreme blend of fervent cruelty and anticipation.

"Because I so desperately want to see it..."

"I long to see the magnificent expression on your face when you, this ant who thinks you've overturned the chessboard, finally see the real player—the expression of utter despair, of fighting with all your might yet being utterly powerless, left only to await your death in a state of lucid slumber!"

Su Yu's gaze narrowed slightly, her expression unchanged, but her heart sank involuntarily.

It's not the villain's anger that's scary, it's the villain's absolute confidence even in dire straits.

"Listen up, mortals."

Xue Du suddenly opened his arms wide, each word seemingly filled with supreme piety and worship.

"The reason we can wait here so peacefully is because of our Creator, our true Lord."

"Lord Yuan is about to awaken!"

Lord Yuan.

As soon as those two words were uttered, tens of thousands of demons within the boundary wall simultaneously emitted a low, reverberating hum, as if in worship.

It was a reverence etched deep in one's blood.

Su Yu's pupils slowly contracted.

"Lord of the Abyss?"

He had never heard of that name before.

But it was just listening to the reactions of the demons inside the boundary wall.

He knew then that this was no simple entity.

Blood Crossing seemed to thoroughly enjoy the fleeting seriousness in Su Yu's expression, and it roared even more arrogantly.

"Mortal, your so-called spiritual energy is nothing more than a wisp of smoke before the Lord of the Abyss!"

"The Lord of the Abyss is an unparalleled powerhouse at the peak of the Void Refinement Realm! He's just one step away from that legendary realm!"

Peak of the Void Refinement Realm!

Su Yu's heart suddenly plummeted into an icy abyss.

This is a realm far beyond his comprehension.

During these two hundred years of peace and prosperity, he collected the ancient scrolls that remained in this land.

This is different from the cultivation world where the highest recorded realm in his third life was only "Transformation God".

The ancient texts of this world contain very clear records of a higher level of the Great Dao to Heaven: Refining the Void!

Above the Nascent Soul stage is the Deity Transformation stage, and above the Deity Transformation stage...

That is true Void Refinement!

The Lord of the Abyss is actually a peak Void Refinement cultivator!

An absolute chasm separating them by two whole realms!

That was a terrifying existence that had transformed its level of life to the extreme!

Not to mention that he is still at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage.

Even if he were to instantly become a Nascent Soul cultivator today, he would still be nothing more than a slightly larger ant in front of a Void Refinement expert!

"Tens of thousands of years ago, the Lord of the Abyss sensed this newly conceived and still immature little world from beyond the boundary."

Blood Crossing's voice was filled with reminiscence and fervor.

"The Abyss Lord has been stuck at the peak of the Void Refinement stage for a long time. He crossed star fields to descend to this place in order to completely refine the Heavenly Dao that has just been conceived here, using these billions of living beings as a furnace to merge with the Dao, thereby breaking through the shackles and achieving the true 'Realm of Integration'!"

"And we demons are nothing more than a wisp of impure energy created from a single thought of the Abyss Lord!"

"Now, the Abyss Lord's long-dormant primordial spirit is about to recover."

"At most... no more than a hundred years."

Every word of Xue Du's writing was like a verdict.

"Once the Lord of the Abyss awakens, he will return to this world."

"Your two hundred years of peace and prosperity, your entire expanse of pure spiritual energy, will all plummet back into the abyss of demons in an instant!"

The wind and snow were howling.

Su Yu stood outside the boundary wall, his expression extremely solemn.

He neither interrupted Xue Du's arrogant words nor uttered a rebuttal.

Because he needed to piece together the truth that had been buried for tens of thousands of years from these frantic words.

Xue Du looked at Su Yu's silent appearance and let out a grating, sinister laugh.

"Mortal, you probably don't realize just how powerful an being you are fighting against."

"Very well, I'll let you die knowing why."

"Tens of thousands of years ago, when the Lord of the Abyss first arrived in this world, the Heavenly Dao of this world was still an ignorant and immature infant."

For the first time, Xue Du's tone revealed a hint of barely concealed apprehension.

"The Lord of the Abyss originally thought that refining such a nascent little world would be a piece of cake."

"But it didn't expect..."

"That ignorant Heavenly Dao actually used the power of the entire world to fight it to the death without retreating."

Su Yu listened quietly.

A breathtaking ancient painting gradually emerged in his mind.

One side is the naive Heavenly Dao, which has just opened its eyes and does not yet understand the meaning of life and death.

The previous one was a powerful cultivator who crossed the boundary and came to refine the entire world into his blood.

It was a war with no suspense, yet it was extremely brutal.

"In that battle, although Lord Yuan was a powerful cultivator at the Void Refinement stage, his origin was also detonated by the reckless Heavenly Dao, which severely injured his primordial spirit and nearly caused his death."

Xue Du gritted his teeth, as if the war had happened just yesterday.

"But how easy is it for the fledgling Heavenly Way to survive?"

"In order to severely damage the Abyss Lord, it almost burned away all of its own essence."

Ultimately, both sides suffered heavy losses.

Su Yu slowly closed his eyes.

He finally understood.

No wonder this land has been eroded by demonic energy and ravaged by demons for tens of thousands of years.

Heaven, however, never manifested its power to punish anyone.

It turns out that it wasn't that it was ignored, but rather that it had been beaten into a deep, near-death slumber.

"After that battle, the Lord of the Abyss was severely weakened and had to fall into a long slumber to recuperate his primordial spirit."

"And that immature Heavenly Dao was so badly beaten that it had to fall into complete slumber to heal itself."

Blood Crossing's voice grew increasingly arrogant, revealing a sense of vengeful pleasure.

"When the Heavenly Dao falls asleep, it lasts for tens of thousands of years."

"For tens of thousands of years, there has been no constraint from the Heavenly Dao."

"Though we demons are leaderless, we are able to run rampant in this world, spreading our demonic energy to every corner!"

It turned out to be the case.

Su Yu's heart sank to the bottom.

The world he protected was, from the very beginning, a world scarred and on the verge of death.

The Way of Heaven is asleep, and the demons are without a master.

All he has done in the past two hundred years, all he has fought against, is a pack of mad dogs who have lost their master.

The true culprit who brought all this suffering to this world, the Lord of the Abyss who even had to sacrifice his very essence to barely inflict serious damage on the nascent Heavenly Dao.

Now, at the very end of its slumber, it is gradually awakening.

"Mortal, enjoy this last hundred years of peace."

Xue Du clung tightly to the crack in the boundary wall, his vertical pupils peering through the fissure, staring at Su Yu with greed and cruelty.

"The day the Lord of the Abyss awakens will be the day your realm... returns to hell!"