One Trait Draw Per Year Even Simulations Count

[You passed by the Three Great Holy Lands.]

[The entire eastern coastline of the continent had receded by a thousand li, all swallowed by seawater.]

[Thus, the mountain gates of the Three Great Holy Lands were now at the bottom of the sea.]

[Near the archipelago that had once been the Free and Unfettered Holy Land, you spotted Dongfang Shuo on a broken piece of driftwood floating on the sea.]

[The sea churned with violent waves, and terrifying lightning bolts frequently split the sky above.]

[Dongfang Shuo had disheveled hair and pale lips as he sat in meditation on that broken wood, as if waiting for death to descend upon him.]

[You came to the sea, walking on the surface of the water with each step.]

[Dongfang Shuo opened his murky eyes, seeming unable to believe what he was seeing, rubbing them a few times.]

[”Is... that Chen Yi?”]

[You stopped before Dongfang Shuo and raised a hand, suppressing the surrounding waves to calm the area a bit.] [”It’s me.”]

[”You... came back to save the human world?”]

[”If I could return, that would be great. Unfortunately, I’m just a projection now, and I can’t stay long either.”]

[”Sigh...”]

[”The Masters of Nine Palaces Island...”]

[”When the catastrophe struck, they fought to the death to preserve the legacy and refused to retreat. In the end, they couldn’t withstand this overwhelming force of nature.”]

[”Are the Martial Kings and Martial Saints of the Three Great Holy Lands all gone?”]

[”Even those who survived the first wave of disaster fell in the battle to resist the falling Starry Domains.”]

[This was a true apocalypse of heaven and earth collapsing.]

[The most devastating part was the falling Starry Domains.]

[So many celestial bodies smashing into the ground were enough to annihilate all life.]

[But you could see that there were still many people struggling to survive in the cracks. That was because, when the Starry Domains fell, countless martial artists charged forward to hold the line.]

[The Three Great Holy Lands, bearing the name of holy grounds, had acted without hesitation in the face of extinction.]

[Now, the entire Free and Unfettered Holy Land only had Dongfang Shuo left.]

[You could tell that Dongfang Shuo was in terrible condition.]

[Not only was his body injured, but his heart had also gone dark, his will to live low.]

[”What about the Free and Unfettered God? He couldn’t still be in the Time Room, could he?”]

[Dongfang Shuo hesitated for a moment.]

[”I... I’m not sure.”]

[”Not sure?”]

[”Once the Free and Unfettered God enters the Time Room, no one can reach him, and he doesn’t contact us either. As long as he doesn’t come out, how would I know about his situation?”]

[”Where is his Time Room?”]

[”I don’t know...”]

[”Could it be that this Free and Unfettered God is already dead?”]

[That guy had a history of ”throwing first blood,” so you had to suspect he’d already been taken down by the black hand.]

[You left.]

[Dongfang Shuo continued sitting on that broken piece of wood, waiting for his end.]

[You raced along, with shattered fragments of space behind you.]

[Just like the Sword Lord in the fifth simulation, once you used Divine Abilities, or any power that exceeded the limits of the Void Realm, the space around you would collapse.]

[If the human world were still normal, this space would slowly recover after you left.]

[But now, once it shattered, it was shattered.]

[Thankfully, the area you were in now was outside the continent, over the vast sea, completely devoid of people.]

[Before long, you arrived at the Chaotic Crystal Sea.]

[Everything here had completely changed.]

[The undersea volcanoes had erupted violently, causing piles of cooled magma peaks to form on the seafloor. Their summits had broken through the surface, creating a continuous stretch of new land.]

[On this new land, you saw Wang Mingbai and his father Wang Yanbing.]

[Wang Yanbing had lost both his legs and was lying in a cave.]

[Wang Mingbai was ragged and filthy, like a savage, fishing by the water’s edge.]

[”Dad! Don’t worry! We’ll definitely catch some fish today!”]

[Wang Mingbai looked at the empty fishing line again and let out a miserable sigh.]

[Behind Wang Mingbai were piles of Spirit Crystals stacked into several mountains.]

[These Spirit Crystals had all been brought up with the eruptions of the undersea volcanoes.]

[However, this mountain of wealth had now lost all meaning.]

[Even if it were a hundred times more, to Wang Mingbai, it wasn’t as valuable as a single fish.]

[”Brother Wang.”]

[You landed.]

[Wang Mingbai froze for a moment, then turned to look at you.]

[”C-Chen, Chen Martial God? How are you...”]

[You smiled, took out the Demon Refining Pot, and aimed it at the sea surface.]

[”Collect!”]

[A group of Sea Demons hiding deep in the seabed were absorbed into the Demon Refining Pot.]

[Then you shook the Demon Refining Pot, turning those Sea Demons into meat patties, and gave them to Wang Mingbai.]

[You couldn’t touch Void Realm matter, and naturally, neither could the things you brought.]

[But your power could affect the Void Realm.]

[”Thank you, Chen Martial God! Thank you, Chen Martial God!”]

[Wang Mingbai grabbed the meat and quickly ran toward the cave.]

[His father wouldn’t last much longer without food.]

[You followed him into the cave.]

[When Wang Yanbing saw you, he got so excited he tried to crawl over.]

[”Please rest well, Clan Head Wang.”]

[”Chen Martial God! I beg you, please save my son! Take him to a safe place! The Wang Clan is gone, and I’m crippled. I don’t want him to stay here and wait for death!”]

[Wang Mingbai said urgently.]

[”Dad! What are you talking about! With you in this state, would I even be human if I abandoned you? Eat this, Chen Martial God helped me get it...”]

[You let out a sigh.]

[”Clan Head Wang, I’m afraid I can’t help. I’m just a projection; I can’t stay in the human world long. And... there’s nowhere in the human world that can be called safe anymore.”]

[Wang Yanbing lay back on the ground in grief, tears streaming down his face.]

[”Clan Head Wang, do you know anything about the destruction of the five root cores?”]

[Wang Yanbing shook his head.]

[Then, he seemed to recall something.]

[”Thirty years ago, our Wang Clan’s Spirit Crystal warehouse was completely looted. A massive amount of crystals vanished overnight without a trace. The culprit came and went without leaving any evidence. We had no idea who did it.

I wonder if this matter has anything to do with the destruction of the five root cores?”]

[”No traces at all? It shouldn’t be that easy to carry away years of your stockpile, should it?”]

[”Really, not a single trace. It was as if they had a key to the warehouse, walked straight in, took what they wanted, and closed the door behind them.”]

[You frowned in thought.]

[”Could there have been a spy in the Wang Clan?”]

[”Even if there was, they’re dead now.”]

[”Why would anyone need so many Spirit Crystals? One person couldn’t spend them in several lifetimes...”]

[Just then, Wang Mingbai thought of something else.]

[”A few years ago, I saw a mountain floating across the sky. There seemed to be a monkey inside the mountain, and maybe even a person? I wonder if that’s related to whoever destroyed the root cores?”]

[Your eyes lit up.]

[”Where did that mountain fly off to?”]

[”I only saw it heading in that direction.”]

[A look of joy appeared on your face.]

[Found it!]

[As you were about to leave, you turned back and said to the father and son.]

[”Do you believe in an afterlife?”]

[”What difference does believing or not make?”]

[”The afterlife... maybe there’s hope!”]