Above the endless Yellow Mud Great Emperor, all manner of terrifying attacks crisscrossed and collided. Every strike could punch through the starry sky, and the resulting ripples made the heavens sway, the earth roar, and the starlight tremble wildly.
Several Great Emperor Reincarnated Bodies, together with Lin Shen, Wei Wufu, and Ouyang Yudu, fought Yi Jingren with everything they had, yet they could only barely hold their own against him.
Yi Jingren battled the gathered heroes alone. Strange light bloomed from his chest, illuminating it until it seemed almost transparent. From afar, he looked like a lantern, and at the lantern's wick was his heart.
"Yi Jingren, to have come this far, you are a man without equal before or since. It should end here. Though you forged the Ghost God Foundation into your heart, giving you nearly inexhaustible energy, your heart is not a true Ghost God Foundation after all. Nor do you have a temple to absorb an endless supply of energy for you. Sooner or later, it will all be spent." As Lin Zongzheng directed the battle, he spoke to Yi Jingren.
The entire siege was directed by Lin Zongzheng. No matter how ferocious Yi Jingren was, he could never truly wound Lin Shen and the others. Though he appeared to hold every advantage, fighting one against many without external replenishment meant he would ultimately be unable to escape defeat.
"As the beginning of New Human, even if this body of mine turns to ashes, I will still shatter this bullshit world ruled by the intelligence brain. No one can stop me." With a slash of his sword, Yi Jingren forcibly knocked the junk blade in Wei Wufu's hand backward. The blade, which had almost never been damaged before, had become jagged as a saw after repeated