Puzzle
Countless people perished.
Such is her fate, repeating itself again and again. She dies and is reborn, endlessly cycling through life, trapped in an eternal cycle of death and rebirth.
In that endless, illusory space-time, Yun Xi was like someone trapped in a terrifying vortex, unable to escape. The tragic fate she had experienced was like a nightmare from which she could never wake up, repeating itself over and over again without any sign of stopping.
This time, she experienced a small village shrouded in eerie energy. The pungent, putrid stench and the desperate, helpless expressions on the people's faces.
When she was still young, her parents were corrupted by evil energy and died in agony, leaving her alone to struggle in this world of suffering.
As she grew up, she witnessed the world being frantically invaded by strange energy, and the core of the domain being contaminated and shattered. Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, and gales swept by sand and stones. Lava erupted from the ground like raging rivers, and cities were instantly reduced to ruins. Countless lives perished in this disaster.
She fled through the ruins, dodging various dangers, her body constantly eroded by the evil and eerie energy, and illness followed her like a shadow.
The various regions of the Godfall Continent were not spared from this catastrophe. War raged, and countless lives were lost. Human cities were destroyed, and people were displaced, fleeing in all directions.
The once bustling streets are now nothing but ruins; the once joyful villages are now desolate. Humanity's power has been steadily weakened by this catastrophe, teetering on the brink of destruction.
Each time, Yun Xi struggled to survive in such dire straits, yet she could never change the course of her fate. She gradually walked towards death in pain and despair, perhaps utterly consumed by the evil energy, or perhaps mercilessly swallowed up in the flames of war.
However, death was not a relief for her; rather, it marked the beginning of a new round of suffering.
When she closed her eyes, thinking it was all over, her consciousness returned to the very beginning. She was once again born as an infant in a new realm, a new beginning. With each cycle of reincarnation, the pain and despair deepened, and she felt her soul being torn apart bit by bit.
As this terrible cycle of reincarnation repeated itself again and again, her consciousness gradually cleared from this chaos and suffering, and a vague understanding began to emerge in her mind.
In one of Yun Xi's reincarnations, when the shadow of death once again enveloped her, she did not passively accept her fate as she had done before. She forced herself to remain conscious until the very last moment before her consciousness faded, and pondered the root of this suffering.
That eternal, annihilating force, clinging to her like a maggot, became increasingly clear in her mind. She suddenly realized that this force was like an invisible Shackles, firmly binding her path to escape the cycle of fate.
As long as she cannot comprehend that eternal annihilating power, she will be trapped in a dark cage, forever unable to take that step towards freedom.
Each cycle of reincarnation is a relentless cycle within this cage, and no matter how hard she tries, she can never escape the merciless hand of fate.
The illusory eye was precisely using the power of eternal annihilation to trap Yun Xi in this endless cycle of tragic fate.
In each cycle of reincarnation, Yun Xi experiences separation from loved ones, death, and torment, her soul constantly being consumed and weakened through these trials.
The phantom was like a hunter lurking in the shadows, patiently waiting for Yun Xi's soul to be worn down to its most vulnerable moment before delivering a fatal blow to truly annihilate her.
Thinking of this, Yun Xi felt a surge of anger and resentment.
She realized that rushing to comprehend that unfathomable Eternal Power, or blindly trying to escape this special cycle of reincarnation, would be like running blindly in the fog, only making her more tired and confused.
So she decided to try a different approach, using this seemingly hopeless cycle to hone and improve herself.
She began to calm herself, integrating the Destiny Rules, Freedom Rule, and Light Rule that she had mastered into each cycle of reincarnation. With each rebirth, she would carefully observe her environment and the predicaments she faced, and then apply the Power of Rules in a targeted manner.
If Kuo's reincarnation is destined for misery, she uses the Destiny Rules to change her fate; if Kuo is not free, she uses the Freedom Divine Technique; if Kuo's eerie aura permeates the entire Godfall Continent, she uses the Divine Light Technique to purify the eerie aura.
In the next life after life, Yun Xi's life reached a kind of eternity. After all, she reincarnated again and again, and when she realized the Eternal Annihilation Power, she no longer lost her memories. She was reborn with her memories, and her life had no end.
Yun Xi as if she were in a long and grand epic, with each reincarnation being a complete chapter. She no longer lost herself in the cycle of reincarnation as she had at the beginning, but instead faced the challenges of each life with a firm and calm attitude.
With each cycle of reincarnation, Yun Xi's abilities continued to improve, and she became increasingly adept at using the rules.
But Yun Xi also knew that all of this was fake, fabricated by the illusion.
It seems that the monstrous world is not truly illusory, or rather, the Eternal Rule contained within that trace of Eternal Annihilation Power give these illusory worlds a meaning of existence, the meaning of which is to wear down Yun Xi's soul.
Yun Xi, however, was not manipulated. Apart from the first few lifetimes, Yun Xi truly felt the pain of her soul being worn away. Those tragic fates and cruel experiences were like heavy boulders, pressing down on her soul and making it hard for her to breathe.
After regaining her memories, Yun Xi's Soul Power steadily increased.
She no longer saw this special cycle as a force that would destroy her, but instead chose to treat it as a challenge. After all, every predicament was a valuable opportunity, and every setback was a test for her soul.
In this process, Yun Xi not only touched the threshold of eternity with the Destiny Rules, Light Rule, and Freedom Rule, but she also comprehended and learned the Power of Rules.
Indeed, she is now gradually understanding the true meaning of that so-called breakthrough to eternity.
The so-called breakthrough to eternity is by no means something that can be achieved overnight, nor can it be achieved by brute force.
It's like a grand and intricate jigsaw puzzle, requiring practitioners to use their own unique and comprehended Power of Rules as individual pieces to piece together their complete picture, condense that one-of-a-kind Eternal Opportunity, and thus cross the enormous chasm between the mortal and the eternal.