Real or Illusion Realm

Mordor had never been so terrified. Faced with the enormous Book of Heaven before him, he felt no urge to resist, nor could he stop the terrifying arm from tearing his 'Time Power' out of his body.

Indeed, Mordor was horrified to discover that his most powerful ability, the 'Time Power,' had been forcibly taken away by the hand that reached out from the Book of Heaven. From now on, he would be unable to use the Time Power. Although this outcome nearly drove Mordor mad, he knew even more that he could never take it back.

He watched helplessly as the 'Time Power' transformed into a page and merged into the celestial Book of Heaven. Then, with all the pages complete, the Book of Heaven slammed shut.

"This Creation Heavenly Palace is strange and terrifying. I am no match for it, no one is a match for it. My defeat is not unjust. At least, I did not agree to the challenge, otherwise..."

Still shaken, Mordor revealed a sinister smile, then turned around, preparing to fly out of the Creation Heavenly Palace. At the same time, two more people flew in from the opposite direction.

Both of them were enormous. One was burly, with a blue face and fangs, and six arms growing from his back; he was the Head Monster that was the incarnation of the Prison-Suppressing Ming King. The other was entirely red, covered in horny spikes, like a tyrant of the underworld; it was obvious that he was the Pluto King of the Pluto King.

The two also noticed Mordor in his primordial spirit form. They were taken aback at first, but quickly realized what was happening.

"Mordor, it's you? Good, good, I was just worried about not being able to find you. It seems that fate has sent me to destroy you. Now that I have obtained all of Pluto King's inheritance, let's settle our past grievances today!"

When Pluto King saw Mordor, boundless rage surged within him.

The hatred that had been sealed away in the past now had a chance to be avenged. Immediately, the King of the Pluto King offered up the primordial spirit of the Pluto King's Divine Soul that he had just obtained. In an instant, a phantom figure that was a hundred feet tall and exuded deathly aura appeared.

Damn it!

Upon seeing Pluto King and the Head Monster, Mordor realized that he must have been tricked by someone, otherwise how could these two have found this Creation Heavenly Palace?

Faced with the immense pressure of Pluto King unleashing his full power, Mordor had no choice but to activate his own Arcane God's Primordial Spirit, but its aura was far inferior to that of Pluto King's Divine Soul.

"Hmph, ridiculous! I might have feared your Arcane God's Primordial Spirit before, but now, I'll show you the true power of the Pluto King! Annihilate him, Nether Capital Death Domain!"

Boom!

With a deafening roar, a black vortex emerged directly above the head of the Pluto King's Divine Soul. The hundred-foot-tall Pluto King's Divine Soul pulled and tugged with both hands, tearing the vortex apart to reveal a lifeless world.

The Nether Capital Death Domain!

After this world appeared, Mordor felt his magic power begin to dissipate, and the Arcane God's Primordial Spirit he had painstakingly activated was almost directly destroyed by this great world.

"Not good! All types of magic! Wind, fire, lightning, forbidden spells—all unleashed! Break!" Mordor knew that this was a matter of life and death, so he no longer held back and unleashed all his forbidden spells at once.

In an instant, dozens of colorful lights appeared, each representing a forbidden magical spell. Normally, a single forbidden spell could destroy the world, but now, in order to deal with Pluto King at his peak, Mordor was forced to unleash this ultimate move.

This was a last resort; if he hadn't done it, he would have been torn to shreds and utterly annihilated by the 'Nether Capital Death Domain' in the next second!

Fortunately, his counterattack was effective. The tremendous power of more than a dozen forbidden magic spells barely managed to block the 'Nether Capital Death Domain', but he was still forced to spit out a mouthful of blood.

Mordor was utterly shocked. He was a primordial spirit, yet he was spitting out blood. This meant that his primordial spirit had suffered severe damage. Could it be that the Underworld King, who had obtained all the inheritances of the Pluto King, was so powerful? Even his dozen or so forbidden magical spells couldn't withstand it?

"Hahaha, Mordor, you never thought this day would come, did you? Where did your swagger go? Even if you use forbidden spells, you're no match for my Nether Capital Death Domain! Die!"

Pluto King laughed three times, then waved his hand, and many gray-white hands stretched out from the Nether Capital Death Domain above Pluto King's Divine Soul, reaching straight for Mordor.

The grayish-white arm emanated boundless dark energy and moved at incredible speed. Even Mordor, who was originally in his primordial spirit form, was gripped by this terrifying arm, causing his magical power to begin to crumble.

This nearly scared Mordor to death. He already had no physical body, and if his primordial spirit were damaged further, he would be completely finished.

Thinking of this, Mordor suddenly used air magic, instantly traveling over a hundred miles away, actually trying to escape. Seeing Pluto King, Hades was overjoyed, and the Nether Capital Death Domain suddenly expanded, seemingly trying to suck Mordor into it.

At that very moment, Mordor, Pluto King, and the Head Monster simultaneously heard a notification.

"The Rule Codex has been restored from its shattered state. The restrictions on this mission scenario have been lifted. Mission time is up. You will be teleported away in three seconds!"

All three of them were stunned.

So much so that Pluto King didn't even have time to pull Mordor into his 'Nether Capital Death Domain'.

Three seconds passed in the blink of an eye. Three white lights flashed, and Mordor, Pluto King, and the Head Monster were enveloped in the white light. When the light dissipated, they had vanished without a trace.

If Li Wei knew about this situation, he would definitely understand what had happened. His Rule Codex had been taken away and absorbed by the Creation Heavenly Book, becoming pages in the Creation Heavenly Book. Naturally, the rules previously written on it had become invalid.

It can be said that from then on, there were no more Rule Codex, and of course, no more Time Power, space, or Dragon Power.

However, Li Wei, who was also drawn into the Book of Heaven along with these things, was unaware of these things. He had just woken up from his coma.

Dizziness, still dizziness. Only after Li Wei's dizzy head returned to normal did he suddenly sit up. Looking around, he first showed a hint of doubt, then stared in disbelief.

"This... this... where is this...?"

At this moment, Li Wei was sitting on a somewhat dirty and messy bed. Next to him was an empty bag of potato chips, and next to the bag were two pairs of smelly socks.

Next to the bed, there was a computer desk with an old computer on it that was in sleep mode, but would start up again if the mouse was moved slightly.

Everything was extremely familiar, but perhaps because it had been so long, it made Li Wei feel somewhat unfamiliar with it.

This room, which resembled a pigsty, was Li Wei's home, his former home, the home he had before the world was destroyed, before the discovery of Shadow Street, and before he became a Li Wei.

"What exactly happened?" Li Wei's mind was in a mess. He clearly remembered that before he lost consciousness, in the world of the Divine Ruins mission, he set up a trap for his two formidable enemies, Mordor and Pluto King, using the Rule Codex to bring them to the Creation Heavenly Palace, so that he could defeat them one by one.

However, an accident occurred later. He was pulled into Book of Heaven Creation Heavenly Book by a crystal hand of light that extended from it, and he lost all the special skills and Rule Codex he relied on for survival.

"What is going on?"

As usual, Li Wei tried to summon his Black Paper, but he found that Black Paper did not appear as usual.

He tried again, but the Black Paper still didn't appear. He tried a third time, a fourth time... and it was still the same. Li Wei felt that something was strange.

He got off the bed and immediately felt his body was incredibly heavy, a very unpleasant feeling. Looking at the clothes scattered on the floor, Li Wei tried to use his supernatural powers to grab them, but, just like summoning the Black Paper, he failed.

"Damn it, what's going on? Where's my power? Where's my special skill?" Li Wei even slammed his fist against the wall with all his might.

In the past, Li Wei was confident he could destroy a mountain, or even a planet, with a single punch, let alone a mere wall. Back then, he was a powerful figure. But this time, when the excruciating pain from his fist and the completely undamaged wall appeared before him, Li Wei knew he had lost all his power.

"What's going on? What happened? Am I dreaming? Or am I hallucinating? Yes, that must be it!" Li Wei walked to the window and looked outside.

Outside was the city where he used to live, bustling with traffic, just like he remembered, and it felt incredibly real, not at all Illusion Realm.

It was evening, and pedestrians hurried along the streets and alleys beneath the tall buildings.

Li Wei put on his shoes, ran out of his apartment, and onto the street. Outside, the barbecue stall he remembered was still bustling with business. Li Wei walked towards it, looking lost and dejected. The stall owner, seeing Li Wei, chuckled, "Little Li, what's up? Want a couple of skewers? The stuff's really fresh today!"

Li Wei glanced at the shop owner, whose surname was Zhang, but Li Wei didn't know his given name. Li Wei ignored him and continued walking forward. The street was brightly lit and full of pedestrians. There were teenagers rollerblading, fashionable girls in short skirts and stockings, and several middle-aged men leaning on each other, reeking of alcohol. All of this was so real.

"If this is an illusion, it's too real. And it's definitely not a mission world, because no matter what, the Black Paper representing the reincarnator's identity will never be lost; only it is eternal reality. But what is all of this now?"

Li Wei stood alone on the street, wandering aimlessly. As he passed by several trendy-dressed teenagers, he accidentally bumped into one of them.

"Hey, are you blind?" A cocky-looking teenager grabbed Li Wei by the collar and said menacingly.

At the same time, several of his accomplices surrounded him.

Li Wei's long-standing fighting instincts came into play. He retaliated, throwing a punch that landed heavily on the face of the boy who had spoken. The latter cried out in pain and fell to the ground, clutching his nose and yelling, "This kid's causing trouble! Beat him up!"

The group of teenagers surrounding Li Wei began to attack, and after Li Wei hit another teenager, he was struck in the abdomen and collapsed to the ground in pain.

Fists rained down on him, and Li Wei's mind gradually blurred. He only knew that in the past, he could have killed this mortal with just a glance.

Finally, Li Wei fell into a coma again.