CHAPTER 725: CHAPTER 591 TEN THOUSAND SPIRIT!

Seven cards floated in the air.

On the third-ranked "Babylon" card, Ye Jiana, the spirit of the pillar, slowly exhaled and gently touched her chest, saying,

"Incredible... Little Wu, you really accomplished this unimaginable feat."

She flew out from the card, reached out to catch the sixth card, "Endless Ritual," and her entire being flew into the Babylon Pillar.

There was a moment of stillness.

The pillar suddenly erupted in a glory that reached the heavens.

This brilliance broke through the clouds, straight into the Void, extending towards a distant, unknown dimension.

— The ritual had begun!

But this was not a summoning ritual for strange creatures, but a reversal ritual for Eternal Ascension!

Wu Xiaode was utterly shocked, almost losing himself in the sight.

Suddenly.

A strong sense of crisis surged in his heart.

That’s right.

The monster had already seen him.

It must have sensed everything happening here—

It was coming!

The Human Emperor floated in midair and said in a deep voice,

"The swarm is coming, Little Wu, you’d better stick close to the pillar."

Wu Xiaode immediately flew forward, pressing his back tightly against the Babylon Pillar.

The next second.

A streak of light struck directly at the ground not far from the Babylon Pillar.

Boom!!!

The sky darkened, and the earth trembled violently.

— The world of the great tomb was beginning to collapse!

A huge dark shadow stepped out from the Void, standing not far from the Babylon Pillar.

Its form was as towering as a mountain, its body covered in black bones crawling with insects.

A massive Dark Skull!

"Destroy the pillar," it said.

An endless dark aura spread from its body, extending towards the Babylon Pillar, attempting to completely envelop it.

"This is my road home, how dare you destroy it?"

The Human Emperor said.

He muttered a spell under his breath.

Almost simultaneously, countless Heroic Spirits together muttered complex spells.

All their Powers of Laws gathered into endless, invisible, silent ripples, slowly emanating outward.

These ripples transformed into dazzling runes in the Void, continuously circling around the pillar.

The encroaching dark aura was completely purged.

Seeing this, the massive Dark Skull immediately burst out with a high-pitched roar.

In its roar—

The entire world of the great tomb was about to completely disperse in the Void!

However, the Human Emperor reached out and plucked a card, whispering,

"Radiant Holy Light, you must protect the base and the body of the pillar, let them be as majestic as the sea, stable as usual, and firm as the sacred!"

The card was thrown out.

—It was exactly the fourth in the deck, "Radiant Holy Light"!

The card transformed into an intense Holy Light, falling like a tide, soaking into the ground.

"Aaaaah!"

The massive Dark Skull burst out a roar and raised its arm, striking the ground with all its might!

The world seemed to have turned silent.

However, Wu Xiaode knew that it was not silence, but rather that the sound was so overwhelming that for a moment it surpassed what living beings could perceive.

In this silence, he saw all the bones on the ground being shaken up, swept up out of the world like dust in the wind, disintegrating into particles in the Void.

Yet!

The entire graveyard world, along with the Babylon Pillar standing above it, remained unscathed!

This was the function of the fourth card in the deck: Radiant Holy Light!

In mid-air, those Heroic Spirits reciting spells became more urgent in their incantations, and the glow on the Pillar grew even more intense.

It seemed as if something in the depth of the sky had opened.

At this critical moment, the giant black skull, along with all the insects on it, emitted a sharp cry in unison:

"Seven days!"

"Within the laws of all living beings, everything requires seven days to be completely accomplished!"

"You cannot connect with the Holy Realm at this moment!"

Formless waves emanated from the giant dark skull, passing through the Radiant Holy Light and falling upon the Babylon Pillar.

A line of ice crystal text also appeared in front of Wu Xiaode:

"The opponent’s word spell holds, this ritual must be conducted for seven days to successfully communicate with the Holy Realm."

Seven days!

Wu Xiaode gazed at the fierce might atop the entire Pillar and couldn’t help but feel faint-hearted.

Could such a force last for seven days?

Then, he saw the Human Emperor flick another card in his hand, swiftly reciting:

"O stars of the Eternal Night, you are the shattered vitality of Laws, you have witnessed the collapse of the Pillar, you know the enemy’s schemes—"

"You know my Power, you’ve been waiting for me, to use the true Power at this moment."

The card suddenly freed itself from his hand, soared into the sky, turning into countless stars.

—First card from the deck, Eternal Night Stars!

In an instant, the stars flickered off and on seven times.

The enormous Dark Skull screamed in agony: "No! You do not deserve—"

Its body’s insects released countless Magical powers, like meteors crashing towards the Pillar.

However, the Pillar was protected by the "Radiant Holy Light," and although some aftershocks injured the structure, "Civilization’s Lament" continuously repaired it—

It could not disrupt this ritual!

Wu Xiaode watched quietly, his mind suddenly recalling the function of the "Eternal Night Stars."

"Using it can skip over the process of something, arriving directly at the best outcome of that event."

—Directly bypassed the seven-day constraint!

It turned out that each card in the deck would play a crucial role during this historic moment!

They were all indispensable!

Ye Jiana’s joyful voice rang out from the Pillar:

"The ritual is successful!"

"No, it’s not enough; now we need to take the ritual to an even higher level," said the Human Emperor.

He gently placed a second card, "World Tree’s Heir," on the Pillar.

"With the last of my Holy Power, I activate this card again."

On the card, the burning World Tree suddenly regained its lush greenness, the falling leaves flew back to the branches, exuding vibrant vitality.

"World Tree’s Heir."

"Special Card, the source of blessings for all beings, the Curse King of all growth, second card from the graveyard deck of Laws."

"Description: Place this card over one of your skills to instantly advance that skill by one level for one hour."

"—Applies to any skill, no exceptions."

The card merged into the Babylon Pillar.

The Human Emperor turned his gaze to Wu Xiaode.

"Little Wu, what is your wish?"

he asked.

Wu Xiaode clasped his hands together and said, "Seeing how powerful my master is, that beast can’t even touch you, so my wish is quite simple—"

"I wish for world peace," he said.

The Human Emperor glared at him, extending a hand toward the direction of the monster.

Wu Xiaode turned to look.

There he saw a giant black skull, majestic as a mountain, slowly kneeling on the ground, loudly chanting spells that were utterly incomprehensible.

All the insects on its body were also shrieking in unison.

"See? It thinks the situation is out of control, so it is calling for those truly powerful and bizarre beings," said the Human Emperor.

"—Speak your true desire."

"The deck is complete because you gathered it; your wish will determine the outcome of the ritual!"

Not daring to be reckless anymore, Wu Xiaode earnestly replied,

"I wish to have a chance to defeat those monsters and allow humans to survive."

The Human Emperor nodded and softly added, "Remember your wish."

Even before his words faded,

The Holy Pillar gradually became transparent.

That majestic and radiant light took form, transforming into a ladder of light.

The Human Emperor stood on this ladder and started climbing step by step.

His clothes and flesh began to peel away, revealing an inner radiance that shone upon the kneeling great Dark Skull, and spread across the Ten Directions World.

At this moment, he looked virtually like a being of light!

Wu Xiaode was incomparably shaken.

Yet, a whisper came to his ears:

"Little Wu, come quickly."

Wu Xiaode blinked in surprise.

That was the voice of Ye Jiana. What was she saying?

"You just need to push back slightly with your body; then you can enter the tower. Hurry, we’re running out of time," Ye Jiana urged.

Wu Xiaode did as instructed, pressing against the Holy Pillar forcefully.

The wall immediately rotated 180 degrees.

Inside the Holy Pillar, Ye Jiana was already waiting and grabbed Wu Xiaode’s hand, running towards an altar.

"Hey, what are you calling me here for?"

As he ran, Wu Xiaode asked.

Ye Jiana quickly explained, "We don’t know what that monster will summon, so the Human Emperor is drawing their attention outside, while you complete the actual ritual here."

She led Wu Xiaode to stand on the altar.

Seven cards were lined up above the altar. In the Human Emperor’s card, one could see his transformation into a figure of light, still climbing up the ladder.

When he noticed Wu Xiaode looking at him, he nodded and said,

"Quick, complete the ritual!"

"Master, Ye Jiadie, wait a—"

Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but want to say something; however, Ye Jiana interrupted him:

"We can’t wait any longer, none of us are sure—just close your eyes, place your hands at the center of those seven cards, feel everything quietly until a name springs to your mind, then call it."

At that moment, the sense of urgency and fear emanating from both the Human Emperor and Ye Jiana was palpably felt by Wu Xiaode.

He hesitated no longer, lifting his hands and placing them on the seven cards.

Almost instantly,

Countless Heroic Spirits filled the Holy Pillar, encircling him entirely and singing a hymn together.

Wu Xiaode appeared deaf to it, wholly focused on his perception.

Everything turned to darkness.

Soon he lost all sense of time and space.

The world seemed nonexistent, all his memories forgotten, everything converged then dispersed, turning into eternal silence.

In this silence, there was no existence, and yet everything existed within it.

Perhaps—

This is what eternity is?

Wu Xiaode quietly experienced everything when suddenly, in the darkness, a thought emerged:

"What... do you want?"

As soon as the thought appeared, he was stunned for a while before realizing.

This was not his own thought.

It was an indescribable existence, from a distant, unreachable land, asking him through his thoughts.

Yes.

What do I want?

In this eternity, I can do without anything; I don’t want anything.

—No!

I want—

All that had just occurred seemed to "come alive" again, emerging in Wu Xiaode’s mind.

The great Dark Skull knelt on one knee, hands pressed together, its body’s insects chanting in unison, calling unknown terrifying beings.

The Human Emperor still climbed up the ladder.

And he was inside the Holy Pillar, completing the entire ritual.

Memories flashed, the scenes repeated.

Wu Xiaode heard himself saying, "I wish to have a chance to defeat those monsters, for humans to survive."

A voice echoed in his ear:

"Remember your wish."

Wish.

Yes, my wish is—

Wu Xiaode made up his mind and shouted with all his might, "I want to defeat those monsters! I want humans to have a chance to live!"

He waited a moment.

A new thought appeared in his mind:

"Understood."

Understood?

Who was talking to him, saying they understood?

What kind of existence is it?

Wu Xiaode gradually stopped thinking about these "mundane concerns."

Eternal power descended from the heavens, converging upon him, silencing any stray thoughts.

In this ritual of the Holy Realm, his body filled with a power that severed all else, he ascended, forming another radiant ladder.

—Another ladder!

Time seemed to have passed a long while, yet it felt like not even a second had ticked by.

A new thought appeared in his mind:

"You will possess the power to destroy all bizarre beings; all of human civilization will be saved, but your master will not make it to the Holy Realm in time, and will be completely devoured by the bizarre forces."

"Or—"

"You could only obtain the power to fight against the bizarre beings, the war will continue, but your master can successfully return to the Holy Realm."

"Choose!"

Without hesitation, Wu Xiaode said, "Let my master return."

Another thought appeared in his mind:

"Are you sure you want this? Originally all of you could have defeated the bizarre beings directly, but you want to save him? Is it worth it?"

Wu Xiaode replied, "Of course it’s worth it. Listen, my wish is for him to return, let him return!"

There was silence for a moment.

A thought suddenly appeared in his mind:

"Now, call upon me."

"Who are you?"

"I am your master’s essence, the Eternal Demon of the Holy Realm, the Hand of Reversal, the Eater of Life and Death, the Observer of All Worlds."

"—Or you may call me ’Ten Thousand Spirit.’"