"Calm down, calm down, try looking at this from a different perspective."
"This is the Path of Ascension, a landscape that Destruction and the others have pursued their entire lives without ever seeing. You have entered so easily—how fortunate you are!"
"This will be of great benefit to clarifying your future path of cultivation."
The Creation God also knew his actions hadn't been entirely above board, yet he remained amiable.
His words held some truth, but the timing was truly inappropriate for Yun Ming. Tang San had become a god and was not yet dead; if Qian Renxue could slaughter Tang San, that would be fine, but if she failed or was defeated instead, given Tang San's temperament and the enmity between them, the Breaking Clan would be in danger! And then there was the God Realm; the fact that they dispatched three God Kings at once clearly showed how much they valued his method of godhood. If they were only investigating him, that would be one thing, but if it spilled over to the Breaking Clan, his Grandfather and the others would have no power to fight back at all.
Yun Ming stared quietly at the face in front of him that was identical to his own, saying nothing, though his gaze seemed to be a reminder: 'Answer me, damn it.'
Seeing that Yun Ming seemed unmoved, the Creation God had no choice but to honestly lay everything out.
"Fine, I will tell you my purpose."
"I dragged you into this place simply because I want you to help me escape."
The Creation God did not know how long it had been since he opened up the world, but he had been trapped for just as long, and he had long wanted to leave, only he had never found a way. Now that there was an opportunity, how could he let it pass?
Yun Ming's mind raced, and he spotted a problem, asking in return.
"If it's just to help you escape, shouldn't you be able to leave when you borrow external power to open the World of Nothingness portal?"
"Why drag me in?"
The Creation God shook his head and said.
"That is indeed possible, but the laws of the world do not allow it. The day I descend is the day my life returns to chaos."
Yun Ming looked at the Creation God with some surprise. He couldn't return to the world he created? Was a true Creation God really this miserable?
The Creation God saw the surprise in the depths of Yun Ming's eyes and felt he was losing face, but there was no help for it; this was just how miserable his fated role as a tool was. Immediately, he changed the subject.
"Besides, I have observed the world below for too long; I am already bored of it. I want to see new scenery."
Yun Ming: "?"
He couldn't mobilize a shred of power, yet this person could still observe the outside world.
The Creation God was different after all; in the World of Nothingness, he possessed authority that Yun Ming did not.
He saw Yun Ming's doubt and, without a word, demonstrated it directly. With a wave of his sleeve, specks of light gathered into small figures, and the scenes of the two god-battles currently taking place began to play out in front of him in equal proportion.
Qian Renxue and Tang San had both completely lost their Reason, with only instinct driving the two to swing their swords and slaughter one another. Three of Qian Renxue's wings were broken, and her divine armor was covered in countless sword marks; Tang San had a broken leg, and there were two bloody holes in his waist and abdomen that were constantly bleeding. The scene of the battle was extremely gory.
Elsewhere, after the initial outburst, the power of Destruction and Life had grown increasingly weak, and they were being suppressed by Poseidon, falling into a disadvantageous position; the current situation was also extremely perilous.
Although Yun Ming was somewhat surprised by Poseidon's outcome, he breathed a sigh of relief seeing that neither side had finished yet and had no time to trouble the Breaking Clan. He turned his gaze back to the Creation God.
"So your goal is to break through the path behind and then ascend?"
The Creation God retracted the projection and nodded in agreement.
"That's right. In the end, I am now just a wisp of Soul Spirit; although my level is high, I have lost all my power. I need you to lend me a hand."
The scene fell into silence.
Honestly, Yun Ming was a bit dissatisfied with being kidnapped like this, but it seemed he had no other choice now. After pondering for a moment, Yun Ming spoke up.
"Fine, I agree. But I need to go back first; the matter of ascension can only be discussed later."
Seeing that Yun Ming had agreed, the Creation God smiled.
"Of course."
Yun Ming: "So how do I go back now?"
Creation God: "Just use the Genesis Power. The Genesis Power is the key to the World of Nothingness portal; the reason I was able to drag you in earlier was by relying on the Genesis Power reversed from Life and Destruction."
Yun Ming: "So I have to wait for Life and Destruction to use the Genesis Power again?"
The Creation God shook his head.
"Someone is watching them; they won't be given another chance to use that reversed power."
Yun Ming: "Then is there only this one way?"
Creation God: "Yes."
Yun Ming: "."
Yun Ming had a bit of a headache. He couldn't use the power he knew how to use, and he didn't know how to use this one—wasn't this a total disaster? As for learning it himself, he felt he should have the possibility of learning this power, but he couldn't drive any power right now, so how was he supposed to manage? Wait, no! The Creation God must have a way; otherwise, he would just be finding himself a cellmate by bringing him here.
"Please teach me."
Since he was asking for help, Yun Ming's tone softened slightly.
"Good, but I need your cooperation."
"How do I cooperate?"
"Open your mind."
"Open my mind?!! You—"
Yun Ming was shocked, but before he could finish, the Creation God 'Yun Ming' shattered, transforming back into countless specks of light, and pounced toward Yun Ming.
Yun Ming felt something was wrong and wanted to retreat, but the distance was too close, and he couldn't dodge at all; the light merged entirely into his body and headed straight for his soul.
Yun Ming roared in anger.
"What do you think you're doing!"
The voice of the Creation God echoed in his mind.
"Taking control of you."
Yun Ming: "Huh?!!"
Before he could speak again, he realized he had already lost control over half of his body; his left eye turned pitch black, the whites of his eyes vanishing entirely.
"Possession? How is that possible!"
Yun Ming had seen such methods used by the Evil God before, and the Fallen God he had encountered earlier had used them too, but he never expected that even at his level of cultivation, he could still be susceptible to possession.
"Why wouldn't it be possible? Do not judge my power by your shallow common sense."
The voice of the Creation God rang in Yun Ming's mind once more, but the tone had shifted drastically. The gentleness was gone, replaced by a mocking, playful cadence, like a villain tearing off a mask after achieving their goal.
"You could have just attacked me directly, so why?"
The situation had taken a sudden turn for the worse. Was Yun Ming surprised? A little, given the level of his power, but he simply didn't understand the other party; if he wanted to possess him, why talk so much beforehand?
The Creation God's tone turned manic.
"Because it's fun! To be immortal and stuck here forever, unable to advance or retreat—do you know what that feels like? It is an eternal, endless loneliness!"
"It's not every day I come across such an interesting prey; I simply had to play with you a little."
Yun Ming thought about it, and that kind of existence did indeed sound terrifying; it was only natural that one would be driven to madness.
"Rest assured, I will take you to witness that supreme realm."
As he spoke, a layer of pitch-black Mystic Water emerged on the left side of Yun Ming's body, and the Creation God began to mobilize Yun Ming's power to infect the other half of his host.
It was exactly as Yun Ming had thought; he did indeed have the ability to bypass the rules of the World of Nothingness. And so, Yun Ming's power began to reawaken.
"Then let's give it a try! As it happens, I seem to be able to mobilize my power as well."
As the words fell, the right side of Yun Ming's body began to glow with brilliant golden light, fighting back. When it came down to it, Yun Ming was the master of his own body, and once his power was unsealed, he regained half of the control.
"Then come on!"
The flames of war between two generations of the Creation God were suddenly ignited within the World of Nothingness, while the struggle in the real world was gradually drawing to a close.
Poseidon stirred his Trident, locking the Scepter of Destruction in place, and then followed up with a backhanded Silent Step Punch. His fist, wreathed in azure divine power, struck the chest of Destruction, who looked on in astonishment.
Pfft--
Unable to withstand the blow, Destruction coughed up blood, staining the Void.
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