The Buddha Light Insect Queen seemed to see through this dark insect nest, witnessing the Borderless Barrier shatter, beacon fires raging across the heavens, and corpses strewn across the wilderness...
An unprecedented sense of powerlessness tightly enveloped her.
Could it be... that they really were too late?
Could all their efforts and sacrifices ultimately amount to nothing but bubbles bursting?
Within the Mortal World Hall.
Despair surged like a cold tide, nearly swallowing Lu Chen's last shred of will.
He watched as the cracks on Lu Pan's Saint body within the light screen grew more numerous.
Yuan Thirteen's mechanical shell continuously spat out sparks, as though he were watching his own life inch toward its end.
Beyond Borderless, the countless millions of subjects crying out and wailing as they cast aside their lives seemed to pierce through space as well, echoing in his ears.
Was it really ending?
I, Lu Chen, had hacked my way through thorns and brambles, founded Borderless—was I truly going to be buried here?
Lu Chen was unwilling to accept this!
His very soul was roaring!
Yet reality was so cruel. He had played every trump card and reached the end of the road!
Just as the last line of defense in his heart was about to collapse, and his eyes began to turn hollow and unfocused--
Ding!
A crisp, icy mechanical voice suddenly exploded without warning in the deepest part of his mind!
Host detected to be facing a desperate situation; Dao heart on the verge of collapse. Reversal System mission issued! Mission: Assist the incarnation "Mortal World" in breaking through to the Saint Realm! Mission rewards: 2,000 Great Dao Saint Crystals! One Mortal World's exclusive Primordial Supreme Treasure! Failure penalty: None. (System prompt: Failure means annihilation, so no penalty is necessary.)
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