[Faced with this plane that had finally come close, you rushed in without hesitation, breaking through the world barrier that even the early stages of the Third Realm couldn't withstand.]

This is a world called "Dawn Continent," where the primary cultivation system is "Arcane Magic."

This arcane system is quite peculiar; its cultivation difficulty isn't particularly high before the fifth realm, yet its combat power varies drastically.

[If a "foolproof arcanist" simply relies on resources to reach the fourth realm, their combat power is even inferior to some genius arcanists at the second realm. However, this gap will narrow after reaching the fifth realm, because that requires comprehending the path of the true king, and fools simply cannot advance to the fifth realm.]

This is a system that severely tests one's comprehension. Even becoming a True King of the Fifth Realm is impossible if one's comprehension is 50 times lower than the average person; one must at least reach 90 times the average person's comprehension to advance to the Perfection of the Fifth Realm.

[As for condensing the Dao Seal? 99 times!]

Of the ten chosen ones in the Yuantian Realm, none could cultivate without relying on external aids.

Even Xiang Yang couldn't do that—because Xiang Yang excels at muscle and understanding of the solar system; in this purely computational system, 100 times his comprehension would only produce 90 times the effect.

Your spiritual power is as vast as a sea of ​​stars, sweeping across the entire world inch by inch.

Finally, beneath the arcane fortress at the center of the continent, they located the most powerful fifth-realm arcane mage in this realm.

[This relatively small plane contains six fifth-realm arcane masters, but five of them haven't even reached the "Great Completion of the Fifth Realm," while the last one is condensing a Dao Seal.]

You intervene from the future and utterly destroy him.

[The opponent's entire life ended there. In the place where he stood, a bewildered man emerged. A halo appeared above his head, with 35 triangular thorns protruding from its outer edge.]

As he looked bewildered, you appeared from the side: "You, Shi Jingcheng?"

He didn't answer, but instead, after you revealed yourself, he unleashed all his power in a seemingly out-of-control attack.

"Despicable...you bastard...what have you done?!"

He truly lost control. Just a hair's breadth away, just a hair's breadth away, and he could have condensed the Dao Seals, then combined them to become an immortal true immortal, transcending heaven and earth, roaming freely throughout the universe!

But you, you despicable scoundrel, stopped me at the last second before I could succeed!

He attacked in anger, using all his strength.

There was not a trace of fear in your eyes, only pure rage. Although you were able to instantly kill his 36th incarnation, it doesn't mean you are stronger than him.

[Because those who have undergone reconstructed bodies are extremely weak, although he had already reached the fifth realm of perfection and his Holy Body's power had reached 359.7 times, in the end, he only possessed the strength of about 700,000 Thorns.]

[But the current 35th Heaven possesses 14.7 billion Thorn Power!]

Such immense power makes him arguably the strongest being below the Immortal level. Only cultivators from ancient mythological lineages or the most powerful starry sky systems, those super geniuses pursuing the 72 Dao Seals to achieve immortality, can surpass him.

He had no doubt that the despicable man who had ambushed and ruined his life had almost no chance of blocking this attack; he would most likely be instantly blasted into dust!

Even at the moment of the attack, he regretted it somewhat. Killing you outright was too lenient; he should have spared your life and dealt with you properly!

Then this blow sank into the sea like a stone.

Like a mayfly striking a tree, or a bird shaking a mountain.

[The aftershocks of this attack could have shattered the world you inhabit, destroying all living beings and turning every object into dust.]

But it not only vanished before your eyes, but didn't even stir up a strong breeze.

You didn't get angry, but simply repeated the question: "Are you Shi Jingcheng?"

He said, "No."

【you:"……"】

You could clearly sense his emotional fluctuations; it smelled of lies.

[Never mind, as long as it's him.]

"Remember, I'm not letting you become an immortal for your own good."

You waved your hand, ending this vision of the future.

[Then restore him to his original state, where his entire life form had been destroyed.]

[It will take Shi Jingcheng 35,000 years to stabilize his Dao Seal. He only has 60,000 years of lifespan left, which is extremely tight.]

But at least it's better than dying more than twenty years later.

[In 3501, Bai He did not arrive.]

However, you decided to lure him here.

[It wasn't about killing him outright.]

[Leaving aside the fact that you can't completely eliminate his essence in one go, which might cause unforeseen consequences.]

[The very fact that the Lord of Destiny behind him could alert you to this. If you want to kill him, you'd have to do it in the future. How could something that happened in the future, a cause and effect that arose in the future, extend to you in the present?]

[You don't know if your inherent abilities can contend with a Dao Lord, but the power of the future definitely can—do you remember when we simulated it before, when the entire Boundless Void Sea, which is the ocean of the multiverse, was connected to those supreme Dao Lords!]

The main reason you've brought Bai He here is to have him set up a field of calamity power.

The reason is simple—to prevent unforeseen circumstances.

If no one else becomes an immortal and lures him here, then Bai He will be drawn here when the first Chosen One breaks through.

You can't be sure what he'll do then, because by the time the chosen one becomes an immortal, it means the other nine will be almost ready to mature as well.

[If Bai He had arrived 3500 years earlier, the Chosen One would still be in the process of growing up.]

His approach was to create a field of calamity power and constantly spawning calamity beasts to put pressure on the chosen ones, and then use this relatively plausible reason to trap them in the Yuan Tian Realm.

[But what if Bai He arrives too late and sees that a chosen one has already gained the ability to leave the Yuan Tian Realm? If he then jumps in to temporarily add a fix, trying to trap that chosen one within the world...]

This is too contrived; the signs of a setup are too obvious!

[Then you won't be able to enjoy the thrill of uncovering the truth and hearing, "You never expected this, did you? Your lives were all controlled by me."]

[Bai He clearly wanted a purely natural revelation of the truth, a sudden, mechanical deus ex machina, a direct and devastating shock to the other person's mind and brain.]

[Not even the slightest hint can be revealed beforehand; the abruptness is crucial!]

"I wanted to use it on Bei Chenguang and the others, but it had the same effect on me the past two days."