Chapter 1166 - 123: Double Shackles and the Meaning of Transcendence

Wen Yu shook his head, at least Earth humans can’t achieve this.

"This is a restriction, but there are more severe ones! From the moment of a creature’s birth, it’s almost as if it’s bound to its home star. This binding is fascinating in that if you die, the star remains unaffected, but if the star dies, you definitely die too. It’s not about strength, but about the essence of existence. In other words, unless you become a Level 11 powerful expert, no matter how strong you become, once your home star perishes, even in the Demon Realm, you will die immediately!"

"That’s why there’s the concept of the world will selecting Level 11 powerful experts—the number of Level 11 seats is fixed. This doesn’t mean the world will has only these powers. From a certain aspect, the world will must give the Level 11 slots to those who it feels most assured by, those who will fight to protect this land with their lives. This is the greatest limitation! You lack the innate ability for this, so don’t even think about it now..."

"And then there’s the Dominator, who has methods to create Level 11 experts using a refining gu technique. These half-disabled Level 11s rely on cannibalizing their kind to accumulate Origin Energy, thereby breaking the limitation from Level 10 to Level 11. This is the root cause of why Cannibals are frowned upon—they not only infringe upon the Dominator’s interests but also, in a way, offend the world will!"

This speech left Wen Yu a bit bewildered, but after a moment, Wen Yu immediately reacted.

"Wait... wait..."

"You mean, if Earth dies, I will die immediately?"

Bai nodded immediately.

"But if I implant this crystal..."

Wen Yu felt he had found a way to solve the problem, but halfway through his sentence, he fell into silence.

Mad, this is a huge pit...yes, once the crystal is implanted, I indeed transform into a member of the Demon Tribe. But the Demon Realm itself is damn near collapsing, it’s just a dying world...in other words, once Wen Yu implants the Demon Realm’s Core fragment, the life and death of the Demon Realm becomes instantly critical to Wen Yu’s own survival!

This point cannot be broken unless one becomes a Level 11 expert!

"Not just that..."

Bai spoke slowly.

"Your roots are on Earth, you still have Earth Origin Energy within you, and even your life code is filed within the World Heart. You won’t have a solution unless you become a Level 11 expert...but that’s not the problem I’m talking about."

"What I’m talking about is with the Demon Realm. Once you choose to implant the Demon Realm’s Core fragment, your life will be tied to the Demon Tribe’s chariot. Similarly, I’m in the same boat. It’s like transferring the shackles on your body from the Dominator and Earth to Earth and the Demon Realm. In this matter, I indeed have some deception towards you. Strictly speaking, this isn’t solving the problem, but transferring the problem, moving the issue from the Dominator to the Demon Realm. How you choose...is up to you."

Wen Yu was completely silent...

"I’ve seen a Demon Qi Conversion Device on Earth..."

"That’s just a form of division. Mutant creatures can indeed be converted into members of the Demon Tribe, but if they don’t reach Level 11, they’ll die regardless. It’s just a little trick."

At this point, Bai changed his posture.

"Actually, this isn’t a total dead end. Indeed, some creatures can find an opportunity in the Demon Realm and become Level 11 beings, but it’s very difficult...although everyone thinks they’ll be the lucky one. This is a method the Demon Tribe repeatedly uses without fail."

Wen Yu, with his head down, kept calculating the gains and losses of this transfer of problems. After a while, Wen Yu completely resigned...

"Let’s implant it."

The Dominator is the biggest problem Wen Yu faces. Apart from changing his race, there is no solution to this problem. The other two problems can still be resolved by promoting to Level 11—until reality sets in, everyone thinks they’ll be that lucky one, and Wen Yu is no exception!

Thus, it was clear to Wen Yu which of the two options held more weight.

And Bai just smiled and nodded, taking the test tube.

In the test tube, three crystals had completely merged into one, transforming into a pitch-black Demon Realm’s Core fragment.

...

When the Demon Realm’s Core fragment was about to touch Wen Yu’s forehead, Wen Yu did hesitate a bit, but the hesitation didn’t last long. In Bai’s eyes, Wen Yu merely paused slightly, then immediately placed the Demon Realm’s Core fragment onto his own forehead.

As if a fish encountering water, the moment Wen Yu’s forehead and the Demon Realm’s Core fragment made contact, the two immediately fused. At the same time, Wen Yu felt the Demon Realm’s Core fragment on his forehead rapidly integrate with his body, erupting with enormous power in a short time.

This power continuously surged into Wen Yu’s body, integrating with the Origin Energy of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes and Earth within him, transforming into a third existence—the Demon Realm’s Origin Energy. The three energies coexisted harmoniously and continually intertwined. This not only provided Wen Yu with 7 points of Demon Tribe species innate talent but also caused Wen Yu’s overall species innate talent to grow continuously. In almost an instant, Wen Yu’s species innate talent surpassed the 10,000 mark.

Another elevation in power...yet it made Wen Yu’s identity extremely awkward.

But it didn’t matter, Wen Yu had prepared himself mentally long before.

However, the downside wasn’t limited to just this. As the Demon Realm’s Core fragment fully integrated into Wen Yu’s forehead, a familiar aura quickly flooded Wen Yu’s senses. With a slight sense, Wen Yu understood it was the aura of the Demon Realm.

In just an instant, the Demon Realm no longer felt decaying and on the verge of death to Wen Yu, but rather friendly, genial, and instilled a sense of wanting to dedicate everything to it.

This was just the normal response, and Wen Yu was prepared—although it felt strange, it indeed resolved the pressing issue for Wen Yu.

Concerning the Dominator’s issue...

The Demon Realm’s Origin Energy roamed throughout Wen Yu’s body. As it did, a mysterious power, previously unnoticed, began to rise within Wen Yu and was quickly expelled by the Demon Realm’s Origin Energy, eventually dissipating into the air.

It was just that simple...the Dominator’s controlling method, which Wen Yu had once greatly feared, dissipated invisibly like this...

Until Wen Yu opened his eyes once again, seeing Bai once more, he nodded to Bai.

"Thank you..."

"You’re welcome. So, are you going back to Earth now?"

Wen Yu hesitated and then said, "I could go back or not, honestly, there’s no meaning in going back."

"Alright then, help me here, as I mentioned before, I need a favor from you, a big one!"

Wen Yu just nodded, this was something he would not forget.