Chapter 1605 - 408: Reversal of Despair, Earth’s Newcomer

Chapter 1605: Chapter 408: Reversal of Despair, Earth’s Newcomer

Having lost the protection of Ye Ming and severely depleted by the United Power, ordinary Mingwu Warriors were reduced to mere chaff in front of the Silent Ming.

The gray-white death light swept across, decomposing and dispersing swathes of Mingwu Warriors, causing the retreating formation to collapse instantly, turning into a purgatory of despair.

A heart-wrenching roar erupted madly from Ye Ming’s frozen body.

It wanted to stop all of this.

But it could do nothing, watching helplessly as its clan marched towards annihilation.

In the distance, the Mingwu Emperor let out a roar of sorrow, trying to tear open space to forcibly carve out a path to survival.

But having previously joined forces with Ye Ming to fight Shuyan, it had exhausted much of its Source.

The spatial rift it tore open with great effort lasted only a moment before being smoothed over by the power surging from within the Shuyan Domain, as if it had never existed.

No escape, no retreat.

Despair was gradually swallowing the Mingwu Clan.

Shuyan responded to Ye Ming’s sacrifice in the cruelest way possible.

It allowed Ye Ming to witness firsthand how everything it fought with all its might to protect was being crushed and devoured bit by bit.

This wasn’t Shuyan’s intentional act, yet it served as the most brutal punishment for Ye Ming.

Boom!

Shuyan couldn’t maintain the narrative suspension; Ye Ming’s self-detonation happened after all.

But by then, the Mingwu Clan had already been enshrouded by the Shuyan Domain.

The most violent three waves of impact tore through the Shuyan barrier, spreading outward, but the Domain closed automatically in the next second.

Turning the entire Mingwu clan land into a closed hunting ground.

The subsequent self-detonation energy violently struck the domain barrier, but like a caged beast, could only cause severe ripples on the gray-white light curtain, forcibly subdued, smoothed, and absorbed by more incoming narrative energy.

Once Shuyan’s domain fully enshrouded everything, the outcome was sealed.

Ye Ming’s self-detonation roared but didn’t change any result, instead sounding like a tragic elegy, tolling the final bell for the extinction of the Mingwu Clan.

The great battle neared its end.

What followed was Shuyan’s Taotie feast.

Players witnessed the entire battle, and their discussions echoed through forums, livestreams, and regional channels.

In this battle, nearly all players believed.

The Mingwu Clan would be the ultimate victor.

Yet Shuyan pulled off a nearly impossible counterattack.

The Mingwu Clan, despite having all the advantages, was counter-killed by Shuyan.

At this moment, all players realized the configuration of the Bright Star Sea Area had been completely overturned.

A new ruler of unprecedented strength ascended the power peak of this sea area, stepping on the corpses of the Ascension Clan and the Mingwu Clan.

Based on the battle reports provided by Guidance and Research Party players, they all felt the defeat of the Mingwu Clan was a great pity.

More accurately, it was General Ye Ming’s death that was too regrettable.

"Damn it, such regret, General Ye Ming died so unjustly."

"One god carried the pig team, General Ye Ming maxed out output, pressure resistance, decision-making, and in the end, even burned itself... and the result? What useless teammates, disgusting."

"If it weren’t for the old ones being indecisive, not daring to go all-in, Shuyan would’ve been pinned down long ago."

"Exactly, General Ye Ming was ultimately dragged down by its own people."

"Heartache for General Ye Ming, back then was pitted by pig teammates, restarted only to have the same pig teammates, watching the whole thing feel that Ye Ming really did its best, couldn’t carry them."

"Sigh, General Ye Ming didn’t lose to Shuyan, but to pig teammates."

The discussions among players were all expressions of regret for General Ye Ming.

In the players’ view, whether in terms of individual combat power or decisive initiative, Ye Ming showcased the demeanor expected of a top-notch commander.

Its tactics had no faults, almost forcing Shuyan into a dead-end.

The key to defeat, players generally attributed to the Emperor and the Elder Council dragging their feet.

This was also the turning point for the total collapse.

If, at the time, the Mingwu Clan upper echelons could have given General Ye Ming unconditional support, letting it play freely.

The outcome of this war would have been rewritten.

Unfortunately, there are no "ifs."

The Mingwu Clan, unlike players, had no opportunity to start over.

General Ye Ming’s miraculous turnabout back then could not be reproduced again.

The future belonged to Shuyan, who held four Rule Powers.

It’s certain that Shuyan is preparing to challenge the Ancient God Race.

Players were also ready to assist the Ancient God Race, to defeat Shuyan.

As players buzzed about the astonishing reversal in the Bright Star Sea Area, sighing over General Ye Ming’s fall.

An invisible force quietly descended over the battlefield of the Bright Star Sea Area.

The power gently swept over, gathering and converging endless scattered consciousness light points, then instantly pierced through the dimensional barriers and vanished without a trace.

...

One hour later.

Earth, Black Night City.

Suburban mortuary.

The atmosphere was heavy, the air filled with the scent of incense and disinfectant.

A farewell ceremony had just concluded, the low, mournful music still echoing.

Friends and relatives, eyes swollen red, supported each other immersed in grief.

Two staff members in dark uniforms, their expressions calm with the indifference that comes from familiarity with death, were preparing to push a body covered with a white shroud towards the cremation room.

The deceased was a young man, whose youth had abruptly ended the day before.

Just before the conveyor was about to start.

"Uh..."

A slight moan suddenly came from beneath the white cloth.

Just about to press the button, the staff member’s movements froze abruptly, his expression turning incredulous, his fingers hovering in the air, trembling slightly.

The nearby family and friends also wore incredulous expressions on their faces.

At that moment, the white cloth was lifted, revealing the pale face of the young man.

His eyes slowly opened, but they were filled with confusion.

The young man dazedly surveyed his surroundings, the unfamiliar environment, the weeping crowd... then memories surged like a tide into his mind.

Endless sea of fog, fierce slaughter, Shuyan Army... memories finally halted on that frozen brilliance.

A hoarse voice squeezed from his dry throat:

"Am I... Ye Ming?!"