The final moments of life reveal the spectrum of human existence in its entirety.
At this very moment, what was being witnessed was occurring in almost every corner of this great world, the Heavenly Domain.
Ever since the gods bestowed their blessings tens of thousands of years ago, they and their bloodline inheritors had spread to nearly every nook and cranny, becoming an inseverable part of this world.
Yet now, it was all coming to an end...
Ye Yun, atop the soaring tower, watched this scene unfold with an indescribable ache in his heart.
Thus, the Goddess Xuan Hai stood there, from noon until the sun began its descent, as if wishing to slow the passage of time.
For she knew, as did perhaps everyone here, that after this sunset, they would never see the sun rise again.
And Ye Yun remained by her side, intending to witness this moment of reincarnation together with her...
As the sun sank lower, the twilight reflecting on the sea's surface was deeper and richer than usual, as if also expressing its rage.
"Has it arrived..."
It was only then that the Goddess Xuan Hai seemed to sense something and slowly raised her head.
A pair of alluring crimson eyes gazed upon the entity in the sky...
Ye Yun followed her gaze upwards, his vision met by a colossal city in the heavens. From within this city, a crimson wave surged forth, spreading outwards at a speed that seemed to surpass light.
"This..."
Ye Yun's pupils contracted. For in his sight, wherever the crimson wave touched, all that was related to the gods was utterly annihilated.
Regardless of the being, anyone possessing the divine bloodline, be it a mystical beast or a human, instantly turned into red dust, vanishing into nothingness.
This could not even be called slaughter; it was a complete and utter purge...
The power descending from the heavens reached this city-state floating on the sea.
In the previous second, people embracing, kissing, and even venting their fear and anger within the city, were instantly disintegrated by this power!
And the Goddess Xuan Hai, watching all this, finally showed genuine fury in her previously placid gaze.
"If I ever get the chance, I will surely kill him!"
Her voice, at the last three words, became utterly chilling.
In the next moment, her body also began to disintegrate, scattering just like everyone else.
With the demise of the Goddess Xuan Hai, the city, teeming with life moments before, became like a dead zone.
Furthermore, without the power to sustain it, the city-state suspended above the sea instantly crumbled, turning into countless shattered stones that sank towards the seabed...
Half a minute later, only the vast expanse of the sea remained where it once stood.
Ye Yun frowned, as if something was still missing.
As if to confirm his thoughts, a colossal blood-red formation rose from the now-calm sea surface.
Above the formation, the myriad streaks of blood, formed from the disintegrated populace, seemed to gain life, converging towards a single point!
Finally, the lights merged, reforming into flesh and blood, ultimately coalescing into a monstrously hideous crimson creature.
"..."
By now, Ye Yun finally understood how this crimson monster had come to be.
The evil arts the Goddess Xuan Hai spoke of were likely this; it could resurrect those cleansed by the Great Reincarnation in this form.
At this very moment, the colossal crimson monster opened its blood-red maw and let out a roar that shook the heavens and earth.
"Ye... Ye Yun... kill..."
At this instant, this heart-wrenching cry seemed to encapsulate the collective rage of the hundreds of thousands of people in the city on the sea.
And this roar, more than any other, struck Ye Yun the hardest.
Although many questions remained, Ye Yun had already confirmed several things...
As everything around him gradually faded, Ye Yun’s consciousness wavered, and he found himself outside the Divine Realm of the Goddess Xuan Hai.
He was now in the Sea of Imaginary Numbers. Just moments ago, he had unleashed a sword strike, bursting out of the crimson monster's maw.
Yet now, Ye Yun stood in the Sea of Imaginary Numbers, looking down at the roaring crimson monster below, his expression somewhat solemn.
"If that's the case, it's no wonder it wants to kill me so badly..."
Unconsciously, he seemed to be empathizing with the perpetrator's perspective.
As a result, when the crimson monster attacked him again, he merely blocked the strike, not taking the opportunity to counterattack.
Even after regaining his balance, the hand holding his sword trembled slightly. Despite the crimson monster's current injuries, a single full-powered strike from him would be enough to slay it.
But at this point, his heart was in turmoil.
While he hesitated, the crimson monster showed no such pause. Towards the person who had killed them all, they vented their rage without restraint.
This combined power manifested as the familiar, piercing shriek that instantly pierced the surroundings, forcing Ye Yun to defend with all his might just to maintain his composure.
As for the Divine River Warship behind them, it shuddered violently. It had been mentioned before that the warship's defenses could not withstand this kind of soul impact, and this time was no exception.
Instantly, Lin Xueyan and the others on the warship turned pale. Although they had experienced this before, it was still as agonizing as ever.
"Master!"
They looked in Ye Yun's direction, perplexed. Why wasn't he acting when this monster was on the verge of death?
Perhaps hearing their voices, or perhaps realizing they were in trouble.
Ye Yun glanced towards the Divine River Warship and the disciples and Xing Wu on board who were being affected.
He hesitated no longer. The Godslayer Sword in his hand suddenly erupted with starlight and flames, akin to a meteor shower.
In an instant, the sharp sword light tore through everything, and the crimson monster's roar ceased. Its massive form froze in place.
"I'm sorry..."
Ye Yun looked ahead at the monster, which was gradually dispersing into red light.
A rain of blood fell across an area of tens of miles.
Ye Yun's expression was exceedingly complex, his heart unable to settle for a long time.
All of this had impacted him too greatly. He had, inexplicably, become the Lord of the Divine City?
And what exactly was the Reincarnation Divine Art, and why did it employ such a wicked and harmful ability?
Simply to kill people?
Though it didn't seem so, he couldn't fathom any other reason.
He even recalled his previous experiences on the Moon Island, the Sea Goddess, the ruins, and the disaster that befell them there.
This meant that Xiao Meng's mother and her people had also been affected by the Reincarnation Divine Art...
Recalling all that had happened before, Ye Yun felt a sense of disorientation.
"What exactly is going on..."
At this moment, Xing Wu and Xu Binglan, after the crimson monster disappeared, emerged and joined Ye Yun.