World-Ending War

The universe is divided into twelve starfields: Libra, Aquarius, Gemini, Aries, Sagittarius, Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Leo, Scorpio, Cancer, and Pisces.

On the boundless Star Sea, the Twelve Starfields are already shattered and broken. It's impossible to tell where one domain ends and another begins. Corpses drift everywhere, with severed limbs and scattered bodies. Rivers of blood flow, and fallen figures are seen everywhere. These were all once legendary figures whose names echoed through the heavens. Now, they have all turned to dust, such as the Starry Sky Demon Emperor, Taiyi Immortal Emperor, Sky Covering Immortal Emperor, Innocent True Lord, Haotian Supreme, Demon Moon Empress, Heaven Reaching Martial Emperor, and so on.

Zhao Xin swallowed a pill, barely managing to recover some strength. However, his injuries were too severe; he could only stand up with great effort.

He stared furiously at the man opposite him, a man who always wore a mask. He didn't know who the other person was or why he had initiated this world-ending war. As the sole survivor of this war, the only one left, anger was the strongest emotion he could express. Inside, however, he was utterly panicked, his scalp tingling. Even with all his experience, he couldn't face what was before him.

Because the man opposite him was invincible. They had fought for so long, no, they had ganged up on him for so long, yet he had never taken them seriously. From beginning to end, he had maintained a calm demeanor, showing no joy or sorrow.

He was still wearing white, unstained by blood. Was this his strength?

Zhao Xin refused to believe it, as the gap in power was too immense. This man possessed the power to destroy the universe.

"Why did you do this? What is your goal?" Zhao Xin stared intently at the other man and asked.

The man in white calmly replied, "Why?" and then fell silent.

Having survived in a world of the strong preying on the weak for so long, he was indifferent to the lives and deaths of countless unrelated beings. Their fates meant nothing to him, as if he had done something trivial.

His deep eyes gazed into the distance, as if he were waiting for something. A few seconds later, a faint white light appeared at the fractured connection point of the Star Sea's planes, slowly forming the universe's most terrifying temporal vortex, a black hole.

The man in white removed his mask, revealing an incredibly handsome face. A faint smile curved his lips, and his face was filled with excitement. "I did it! Little Qian Qian, wait for your father. Daddy will be back to find you soon." His face was beaming, looking incredibly dashing.

Zhao Xin also witnessed this scene. He saw the man's face clearly but still couldn't recognize him. Was this the same cold-blooded God of Slaughter from before? Why was he so gentle?

A voice echoed again, "That legend is true, it's true! I did it. The Reincarnation Mirror truly is the most mysterious divine artifact in the universe."

The man in white muttered to himself, his eyes slightly moist.

"How many years has it been? I can't remember. It's been too long, too long. I've waited for this day for so long. Thank you all so much. Don't worry, none of you will die. As long as I enter this gate of time and space, everything will return to the past."

Only when thinking of his daughter could this powerful being show such tenderness.

Hearing the man in white's words, Zhao Xin was inwardly shocked. What had he heard? The Reincarnation Mirror? It truly existed? And what was that legend? Why was he so happy? His mind was filled with countless questions.

The man in white noticed Zhao Xin's confusion. "Do you know how much I longed for death? No one could kill me. Living was too painful. I wanted liberation." As he spoke, the man's eyes became a little teary, and his voice choked up.

Hearing this, Zhao Xin's heart filled with even more anger! Mustering his courage, he shouted, "Just because you can't die? Because living is too painful, you can do whatever you want? Do you know what was lost in this battle? The starfields across the entire universe are gone, and countless innocent lives have perished."

He recalled the power that had broken through the time-space confinement just moments ago. His own family had likely perished in this catastrophe! If he hadn't had a life-saving artifact, he would have met the same fate as those great beings.

He wished he could cut the man before him into a thousand pieces, but he could only think it. The other party was too powerful, and moreover, immortal!

"You have every right to be angry and to hate me. You also have the right to speak for the beings of all realms." Ling Yun shook his head indifferently.

"Yes."

"There's still a little time. Let me tell you a story."

After a moment of silence, the man recalled the past.

Many years ago, on a blue planet called Mercury, there was a man named Ling Yun. He came from a second-rate family in the Imperial Capital. His youth was difficult, and though he was handsome, he was still single. He was obsessed with online games and lacked ambition, having taken out hundreds of thousands in high-interest loans. His life was a mess.

It was then that heaven sent him a little angel. The little angel was his biological daughter. Due to various circumstances, her mother entrusted the daughter to him. Ling Yun cared deeply for this unexpected life, but unfortunately, he couldn't provide his daughter with the best life, and she had to suffer with him. He always wanted to change things but was helpless.

One day at noon, while Ling Yun was playing an online game, he was struck by lightning and transported to another world. What about his poor daughter? Had she been discovered? Had she starved?

There, he cultivated desperately, wanting only to shatter the void and return home. Unfortunately, time flew by in cultivation. By the time he had the ability to return, that planet had already been destroyed. His only hope of survival was shattered. He began a frenzied...

Hearing this, Zhao Xin understood the origin of this terrifying being's decision to end the world.

Wait, he thought of something. He was sure that the Ling Yun in the story was the man before him.

"Ling Yun, Ling Yun, such a familiar name," Zhao Xin murmured to himself.

Suddenly, a flash of insight struck him. My heavens, wasn't the Heartless Great Emperor, ranked first among the Four Directions Great Emperors, also named Ling Yun? Could it be that the Great Emperor who had disappeared for countless ages was this person before him?

The man in white saw the shock on Zhao Xin's face as he guessed his identity but offered no explanation. He then continued his recollection.

In order to return to the past, Ling Yun sought the legendary Reincarnation Mirror. However, whether he could return to the past and restart the epoch was uncertain, as the artifact's power had always been a legend.

So he took a gamble. Looking at the temporal wormhole, he knew he had gambled correctly. Everything he had sacrificed was worth it. He would be able to return to the past immediately!

Zhao Xin roared in anger, "You are Ling Yun! The protagonist of that story is you! This is too insane! How could you gamble with our fates!"

Ling Yun chuckled, "I gambled correctly, didn't I? The epoch is about to restart. The power of reincarnation generated by the shattering of the Reincarnation Mirror has directly broken through the constraints of time. Everything can return to its origin, and your loved ones can exist again."

Ling Yun looked at the stunned Zhao Xin and made a decision. He took out a Supreme Grade Healing Sacred Medicine from his storage ring and tossed it to him.

Zhao Xin took the pill, sniffed it, and gasped. Damn it, it was Supreme Grade! He swallowed it in one gulp, and within a minute, his severe injuries were completely healed.

"What is your name?"

"Zhao Xin."

"Then, Zhao Xin! Let us restart the epoch!"

"You mean I can too?" Zhao Xin looked at Ling Yun with disbelief.

"Of course, one more person won't be a problem. This is also my guarantee to you. I said that those who died can exist again. I want you to be a witness. I am not someone who kills innocents indiscriminately, nor do I speak carelessly."

Looking at the scarred Star Sea and the shattered starfields, Zhao Xin knew he couldn't stay here. He had no choice. The universe was about to collapse. He could only follow Ling Yun to restart the epoch; only then could he see his family again.

Ling Yun and Zhao Xin stood at the entrance of the vortex, looking into the terrifyingly dark space within, and stepped inside.

(From now on, I will mostly omit the periods after quotation marks in the book. Readers, please don't dwell on this. I won't make many more changes, but I will pay attention to it in future writing, as I personally feel "..." looks better than "...")

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