"Since you're already here, why leave?"
The Heavenly Earth God's ancient voice rumbled like thunder. A sturdy black wall of mud appeared in the void and tore apart the passageway to the ancient world, blocking Ye Chen's path.
A cold glint flashed across Ye Chen's eyes, and his body transformed into a dazzling saber that soared into the sky. He charged toward the black wall, and the sharp tip of his saber tore the wall of mud into countless pieces. He broke through the wall and fled into the distance.
The Heavenly Darkness God was astonished to see Mo Feng in front of the Five Thearch Shield. He hurriedly twisted his hand and expended a large amount of energy to change the trajectory of the Five Thearch Shield. This caused it to deviate from the path of collision with Ye Chen. Instead, it struck a patch of void and turned the illusory space into the most primitive substance.
Mo Feng's contracted pupils slowly relaxed, and he exhaled in his mind. He turned around and saw that the Heavenly Light Goddess, Heavenly Darkness God, and the others paused slightly before continuing to chase after Ye Chen. At the same time, his father's voice traveled into his ears. "Return to the abyss palace and stay there. Don't come out."
"Got it." Mo Feng transmitted in his heart.
He stared in the direction that the Heavenly Gods had disappeared in for a long time. Then, he sighed softly and said, "This is all I can help you with. I hope you can escape this calamity."
He shook his head and chuckled bitterly. Then, his figure flashed, and he charged toward the most mysterious abyss of the Dark World. His figure disappeared within.
Pu pu pu!
Boundless energy surged toward Ye Chen, causing the void behind him to explode into dust. The Heavenly Darkness God took the lead, holding the Divine Shield of the Five Emperors in his hand. Like a protective umbrella, he shielded himself. Sharp blades of light shot out from the shield, and as they spun, they carved out a path in the void as they pursued Ye Chen.
If there was anything in this world that was the fastest, it would undoubtedly be Ye Chen's saber.
What could be faster than his saber?
At this moment, Ye Chen unleashed all of his power, and the peerless divine saber that he had transformed into was incredibly sharp. It sliced through everything, and it pierced through the void and leaped through space and time.
At the level of World Supremacy, one would be able to stop or reverse time and space. At his level, one would be able to travel freely through time and space, returning to the past. However, one would not be able to enter the future.
The Path of Time that led to the future contained powerful Time Wind Blades that could cut through everything. Even World Supremes would be reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye if they came into contact with it.
Ye Chen's figure was like the wind, cutting through countless alternate dimensions. There were many parallel dimensions in this world, and they were called spatial planes.
In the Dark World, there were many planes. These planes were the future subsidiary planes of the Dark World. They were controlled by the core of the Dark World. The customs and culture in each plane were completely different. Some planes advocated the cultivation of martial arts, some focused on magic, some on cultivation of fighting aura, and immortals. There were even planes that were barren and dark, completely devoid of life.
At this moment, Ye Chen, the Heavenly Darkness God, and the others were like sharp arrows. The barriers between the planes were as fragile as paper in front of them, and they were directly torn apart. They passed through other planes and leaped through different planes. Finally, they directly cut through the passage of time and returned to the past.
With Ye Chen's speed, cutting through the passage of time and space was not difficult at all. It was as easy as cutting through tofu. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Darkness God and the others needed a bit of time. Even if this bit of time was only 0.0001 seconds, it would be enough for Ye Chen to widen the distance between them and obtain enough time.
He casually passed through a time period and tore through the void. However, he was immediately suppressed by the time and space of the "past". Passing through the past was an extremely dangerous action. Even the slightest change could result in a massive change to the future under the influence of the butterfly effect.
No one could withstand this kind of change.
Even someone with Ye Chen's cultivation level didn't dare to casually pass through the time and space of the past in order to change the slightest thing. Otherwise, he would definitely suffer a frightening backlash. This was also the reason why no Heavenly Gods would easily pass through the past.
The Heavenly Darkness God and the others were slightly hesitant. However, they only hesitated for less than 0.001 seconds before this hesitation was erased. They resolutely continued to pursue Ye Chen.
Ye Chen was their only confidence in battling against the Ancient War Lord and the Ancient Gods. In this world, perhaps only Ye Chen could pierce through their bodies.
Thus, they had to obtain him!
After Ye Chen returned to a time period in the past, he took advantage of the instant before they caught up to him to quickly tear through the void. At this critical moment, he didn't have time to think or make a choice. Coincidentally, on the other side of this world, there was actually a vast galaxy.
Ye Chen looked at this vast and beautiful galaxy. He didn't have time to think, and he rapidly flew forward.
"Huh? This is the [Xuan Realm], which is also the world that I'm in. In front of me is the Milky Way, and there's also Earth!" Ye Chen discovered that this scenery was somewhat familiar. His eyes lit up, and he hurriedly flew toward Earth.
With a single step, he crossed a million light-years.
He directly arrived in the sky above Earth.
Looking down, a perfectly round atmosphere enveloped the azure Earth. It was unremarkable in the vast universe, yet there were countless joyful lives on it.
Every life was so adorable.
Ye Chen entered a state of "void-ification". This state allowed his body to completely transform into something like an illusion. Nothing would leak out from his body, and he would only appear as an image within Earth's atmosphere.
If he were to enter with his true body, even if he were to restrain his aura, he would still be able to affect the airflow on Earth. After a million years of deduction, this slight influence would definitely have an earth-shattering effect. He would also receive a strong backlash.
Therefore, in order to travel to another time period, he had to enter the state of "void-ification".
With Ye Chen's eyesight, he could see thousands of miles underwater while standing high in the sky above the ocean. At this moment, with a quick glance, he discovered that Earth was currently in a disaster. Countless zombie-like creatures were running amok on Earth. Cars were scattered all over the streets, and the front windows of many cars were splashed with blood. There were also dried fingers and white bones.
This was a scene of the end of the world.
Ye Chen's mind was almost in a trance. He couldn't be more familiar with such a scene. Could it be that he had randomly traveled to a time period and actually arrived before the end of the world?
He glanced around and suddenly saw a scene. His whole body shook violently.
He saw that in the dilapidated ruins, countless tall buildings had collapsed, and there were cracks on the snow-white walls. There were many zombie-like wandering souls on the streets, walking aimlessly.
However, at this moment, a figure suddenly flew over like the wind. He was dressed in black and held a cold blade in his hand. He shuttled through the ruins.
Bang! Bang!
Bang! A tank-like roar sounded behind him. It was as if a huge elephant was walking. The streets were shaking, and many scattered cars were trembling slightly. The windows were broken.
Behind the black-clothed youth was a blood-red giant beast with a sharp horn on its head.
The strength of the blood-red giant beast was far beyond the black-clothed youth. Although its body was more than three feet tall, its movements were as swift as a cat. It caught up with the black-clothed youth in front of it in a few leaps. With a slap of its paw, it lifted a car and smashed it towards the black-clothed youth.
The black-clothed youth heard the sound of wind behind him and slashed out with his blade. His reaction was as fast as lightning. The huge car was split in half by his blade and exploded.
The shock wave of the explosion sent the black-clothed youth flying. His body rolled forward, but before he could stop, a huge claw fell from the sky and pressed down on his body.
Crack …
The sound of bones breaking was heard. The black-clothed youth's hands and feet were pressed down to the point that he could not struggle.
The blood-red unicorn caught its prey. Like a cat playing with a mouse, it gently clamped its claws on the black-clothed young man's arm. With a slight tear, the entire arm was torn off like noodles, and it was thrown into its mouth to chew.
The black-clothed youth's forehead was covered in cold sweat. His eyes gradually became confused. He had lost too much blood and was on the verge of death.
This scene was so familiar.
Ye Chen would never forget it for the rest of his life.
The black-clothed youth on the ground was himself!
And the giant beast pressing down on the black-clothed youth was the blood-red unicorn that killed him!
"I've returned to the time before my rebirth?"
Ye Chen's heart trembled violently, and he almost stopped breathing. Suddenly, he thought of something, and a bright light flashed through his eyes. He hurriedly left his "void" state. With a flick of his finger, an almost transparent ray of light shot out. Like an illusion, it landed on the "him" lying on the ground and wrapped around his soul, which was on the verge of collapse. Then, with a grab of his hand, he tore apart the barrier of the passage of time. Roughly ten years later, he tossed this weak and transparent soul into the passage of time.
After doing all this, he hurriedly entered his "void" state. He turned around and looked at the atmosphere behind him. There, a few figures had entered. The Heavenly Darkness God and the others were chasing after him.
Faced with the backlash of time, they had no choice but to take it seriously. They entered their void states and landed before Ye Chen like illusions.
"Why aren't you running anymore?" the handsome Heavenly Wind God asked with a smile as he panted slightly.
Ye Chen glanced at them. "Why are we running?"
"What did you do just now?" The Heavenly Darkness God stared at him, his gaze sharp as a blade.
"Nothing," Ye Chen replied calmly.
"You didn't enter your void state just then. Could it be that you're not afraid of backlash?"
The Heavenly Earth God's body was still that pitch-black meteorite. His features were filled with benevolence, and they were also filled with the vicissitudes of time.
"Everything has its own cause and effect. If there was a backlash, it would have already happened."
Ye Chen smiled faintly. "Please return. I'm afraid that I'll have to disappoint you this time. In my void state, you won't be able to unleash the power within. Otherwise, if I reveal my true form, I'll have to endure a backlash. I might be able to withstand it, but the same can't be said for you guys."
When he spoke of "cause and effect", he thought back to his encounter when he was reincarnated. Back then, he had obtained many ruins, and he had thought that they were the result of the Mayan civilization's calculations. Who would've thought that he had personally helped himself reincarnate? No wonder his body didn't suffer a backlash after doing this.
"As long as I can control cause and effect, I'll be able to reveal my true form in the past …" Ye Chen's lips curled up into a smile.
(To be continued.
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