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—The direction I'm exploring is inherently unknown, so how could it possibly develop according to the known situation I envisioned?
The situation in World Ten was like this, and the situation in World One was also like this. In the end, the only thing that truly prevailed was one's own will.
If Lin Yi chooses to abandon World Zero during this reversal of spiritual energy, then the "fragment" that obtained the new world will definitely not let him go. In addition, with another "fragment" approaching, even if he is lucky enough to survive in the end, he will inevitably lose all control over the existing world—his situation will definitely not be better than that of "Murong Tianhe" who is restricted to World One.
So Lin Yi chose to gamble, an option with a slightly higher probability of success according to the God's calculations compared to "giving up".
In this gamble, the key to victory or defeat lies in whether the "fragment" of World One will appear in World Zero on its own initiative. If it does not do so, then with the spiritual energy reversed in all eleven worlds under its control, including World Zero, Lin Yi will have no choice but to flee. In other words, the "fragment" will easily gain control of all eleven worlds in the future.
However, if the "fragments" were to appear on their own in this world that has almost successfully invaded, then the situation would take a radical turn.
The spiritual energy flowing against the current is indeed enormous, but how much will be left after it is divided into twelve parts?
No matter how powerful a cultivator is, or how terrifying the spiritual techniques mastered by a "fragment" are, all of this is based on the drastic consumption of spiritual energy. Just like the previous "Five Elements Tribulation," almost a single spiritual technique would drain all the spiritual energy stored in a spiritual pearl for countless years.
Clearly, if half of the spiritual energy flowed back into World Zero, then even with home-field advantage, Lin Yi wouldn't be able to defeat this "fragment" with twelve thousand years of experience. But if it's one-twelfth...
"extrusion--!"
In the impact of hundreds of thousands of tons, the strata below and the buildings built above collapsed and were lifted up together. When the dust slowly settled, all that remained was a depression about one and a half kilometers in size, and the figure standing at the bottom looking into the distance at the sword light.
"Now, it's my turn."
Lingling@M//e^*n~g_First Release: Qi Reversal: Chapter 247 Qi Reversal (17)
City B, Supreme Command Center.
Almost all the cameras deployed in City S stopped working when the first wave of "destruction" struck, making real-time on-site reports impossible. The only source of information about the situation in City S right now is this real-time satellite image taken from an orbiting satellite.
However, even from such a "macro" perspective, the "drastic" changes in the scene still evoke a sense of despair.
"...The area from the southwest city center to the north city center has been completely destroyed. The damage at the edges may be more severe than expected. Emergency rescue teams will arrive in thirteen minutes—"
"Why is it so slow? Doesn't S City have a single rescue team?!"
"...The rescue team for City S was stationed in the central urban area and disappeared one minute and thirteen seconds ago."
"Where are the intercepting air units?"
"Seventeen minutes and eight seconds until we arrive at the scene."
"..."
"..."
In another deathly silence, the only echoes were the ever-increasing and increasingly despairing reports of losses at the scene, until a cry of alarm rang out from outside: "The energy reaction has disappeared from S City—the target has been moved!"
This is a piece of information that evokes mixed feelings of joy and sorrow, and this applies to everyone involved.
The transfer from City S meant that the city, which had been mostly destroyed in less than five minutes, still had a glimmer of hope for reconstruction, but it also meant that new "victims" might emerge. The commander immediately clicked on the diagram of the energy reaction on the satellite image without hesitation.
Two terrifying energy clusters, each with a radiation range nearly half the area of S City, moved southwards along the edge of S City, one after the other. In less than ten minutes, they nearly crossed five cities: G City, H City, M City, and so on. Every time they reached any of these cities, they caused a collective gasp of fear. However, the terrifying scene did not repeat itself.
"Due south—19.7km! The target has entered the airspace over the South China Sea and is rapidly disengaging!"
At this moment, the people in the command center almost wanted to cheer, but the energy radiation diagrams still visible on the satellite image warned them that things were not over yet.
"Attention! The target has entered the designated waters for the joint US-India military exercises. Should we warn them?"
Faced with the liaison officer's question, the commander simply sneered: "What's there to remind me of? Don't you like fighting? Now's your chance—let them fight to their hearts' content!"
"Immediately dispatch all rescue forces to S City and repair the damaged traffic along the way. We know nothing else."
"Yes!"
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"Continuous projection".
【Command confirmation】
Above the vast ocean, dazzling golden streaks of light streaked across the surface and fell. Except for a few that were torn apart and shattered by the red and blue sword lights before they could hit the target, most of them fell directly into the sea and disappeared without a trace before the exploding seawater could stir them up.
Lin Yi remained completely unmoved as the Eye of Origin locked onto Murong Tianhe, who was wielding the Xihe and Wangshu swords and constantly trying to create distance.
—The so-called "home advantage" was fully demonstrated at this moment.
In this world, Lin Yi has almost inexhaustible "energy" at his disposal. Whether it comes from the "First Law" linked by the Eye of Origin or the energy reserves from the God Space, there is no such thing as insufficient energy unless it is completely exhausted. However, "Murong Tianhe", as an intruder, obviously does not have this kind of treatment.
While the spiritual energy from the world of immortals and heroes provides it with an excellent means of invasion, once this means is broken, the "invader" who knows nothing about this world will inevitably fall into a situation where it has lost all initiative—just like Lin Yi in the intelligent world, or even worse.
At least back then, Lin Yi only had to face a strange, hostile world and a small piece of information, but now "Murong Tianhe" has to face a real "Fragment of the Main God".
Therefore, it is reasonable to say that this situation would occur.
"Increase"
Phase Two
The inertia from the near-sonic impact was neutralized in less than half a second by the magnetic field pulling on his body. He raised his right hand towards the ever-growing, increasingly "tiny" shadow ahead, and with a series of soft clanging sounds of parts colliding, countless tiny red particles gathered towards his palm—
"Gravity"
[Radiation device preparation complete]
He squinted: "Radiation."
Silently, the crimson rays had already traced a precise and complete trajectory above the sea surface before they were even noticed, as if they had been there for a long time, only to be discovered by people now.
Midway through the ray, the red and blue sword light, which was moving further away, suddenly lost its momentum and, dragged by inertia, crashed down onto the sea surface diagonally below, creating a huge wave.
He lowered his burning right hand and vigorously flapped the kagune wings on his back.
"Boom——"
South China Sea, command center for US-India military exercises.
"...Sir, an abnormal signal has been detected, approaching at Mach 6.9."
"Mach 6.9? A missile?"
"Satellite analysis is being invoked—it has stopped."
The American commander, who was about to order an interception, paused upon hearing this, but finally gave the order: "Let the cruise fleet confirm. If it is a missile, then I think our waiting these past few days has not been in vain."
"Commander Mac, you mean..."
"Marshal Eric, the United States has deployed the Seventh Fleet, which has traveled halfway around the planet to get here, and it's not just for a simple exercise."
The two exchanged a glance and smiled knowingly.
"The exercise continues, lads. Take your time to get used to this kind of combat. I think we'll have a chance to get serious soon!"
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"This is the 'Bunker Hill'. We have arrived at the target area. We have not found anything on the sea. Over."
[This is the 'Mobile Bay'. We have not detected any suspicious targets on the surface. Underwater exploration initiated.]
"Instructions received. Initiate underwater exploration—oh my god, what is this?"
[A pod of whales?]
"I don't think so... Wait, they're heading your way!"
I see it, but the water flow is too chaotic; I need to get closer to see what it is...
These short ten seconds felt exceptionally long, until the last signal from the USS Mobile Bay guided-missile cruiser.
[Emergency Avoidance!]
"Avoidance? What avoidance?"
【…】
"Answer, 'Mobile Bay,' what did you encounter?"
【…】
The repetitive, monotonous noise instilled a sense of foreboding in the captain. He immediately contacted the flagship of the Seventh Fleet: "This is USS Bunker Hill. We have encountered an unexpected situation in area H-3. USS Mobile Bay has lost contact. Requesting—"
Before the words were even finished, a thunderous roar, like a belated answer, swept in from the distant horizon with a fierce storm.
In the brief moment when the warship was violently rocking due to the impact, the captain, who had finally managed to steady himself, was shocked to see a tattered flag lying in front of the scabbard.
——The Stars and Stripes.
P.S.: There will be a third update.
Reversal of Spiritual Energy: Chapter 248 Reversal of Spiritual Energy (18)
As immortal swords inherited from the renowned "Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden" of the divine realm, Xihe and Wangshu were among the most famous immortal swords even in the era when the divine realm still existed, just like the Demon-Suppressing Sword in Lin Yi's hands.
Since even the Demon-Suppressing Sword possesses the ability to "draw divine lightning from the heavens," then Xihe and Wangshu are naturally no exception.
"Dragon Sword Technique!"
With a low shout from "Murong Tianhe", hundreds of sword techniques were completed in less than two seconds. The azure Wangshu Immortal Sword, drawing on the limited water-attribute spiritual energy in the air, crashed into the sea. In an instant, a nearly two-hundred-meter-long "Chilong" made entirely of ice roared angrily, sweeping up the seawater and blocking his way. It bared its fangs and claws, seemingly about to rush up and tear the enemy in front of it to pieces, but under the control of the swordsman behind it, it had to stay on the surface of the sea.
"I never expected Fellow Daoist Lin to have such courage, investing all eleven worlds under his control into this gamble."
"...It's the same all-or-nothing gamble, so if you can go all in, why can't I?"
Upon hearing this, "Murong Tianhe" gently shook his head: "I once thought the same as Fellow Daoist Lin, until I invaded the Divine Continent cultivation world. At the beginning, I was confident that I could withdraw, but I was unwilling to suffer heavy losses and end up in a defeat in a mere world. So I poured all the power of the main god into it, but I did not expect to provoke a counterattack from the 'Heavenly Dao'... Even though I ultimately won, I was trapped and killed in this small world."
"If I had a choice, do you think I would do something so foolish as to 'take a gamble' again?"
"..."
"Time is running out... The God Realm has been destroyed and the Underworld no more, only the mortal realm remains. But the circulation of spiritual energy can only function properly if the Three Realms and the Heavenly Dao work together. So for thousands of years, I have had to watch helplessly as the spiritual energy in the mortal realm has become increasingly scarce. In the end, only the Divine Continent remains, with a trace of the Daoist tradition still lingering. If I miss this 'opportunity' from Fellow Daoist Lin, what good would it do to prolong my life for another few thousand years?"
Lin Yi remained silent.
This is by no means just an individual's experience, but a situation that every "fragment" may encounter. Moreover, after expanding the choice of "invasion" to infinity, this "possibility" will develop indefinitely toward "inevitability".
Who can guarantee that things will go smoothly throughout the development and improvement of "fragments"?
"Murong Tianhe" cannot, and neither can Lin Yi.
From the impassable path in the forbidden zone of life to the reversal of the rule of conservation of intelligence, from the manipulation behind the mysteries of magic energy to the shift in stance of the reverse flow of spiritual energy, it is more accurate to say that such adversity and setbacks predominate rather than smooth development. However, compared to the "Murong Tianhe" in front of him, Lin Yi is still much luckier. At least in terms of choosing to invade a world, he has not yet encountered a situation where a mere world would involve all his resources, or even exhaust them and cause mutual destruction.
However, this did not prevent Lin Yi from learning some lessons from the predicament of the "Murong Tianhe" before him.
"Wasn't it already destined the moment you came into contact with the 'fragments'?"
Opening his left eye, he saw crisscrossing gray lines reflected in the light that gradually turned azure: "Either die on the way forward, or absorb and grow stronger once again... This path is a desperate gamble, there is no third option."
"..."
In the silence, a sonic boom that seemed to tear through the air approached from afar. Murong Tianhe smiled—a genuine smile: "I never expected to be taught a lesson by Fellow Daoist Lin. Since that's the case, there's no need to waste words on ceasefire."
"Of course, our fate was sealed the moment we came into contact with the 'fragments'."
"—It's not you who dies."
"—It's my death."
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[This is Black Hawk Down 3. I'm close to the location where the 'Mobile Bay' signal disappeared and am searching—no, I see it!]
[This is Black Hawk 4, reporting discovery 3.]
My God, a dragon—
[A dragon? A giant dragon? Number 3, are you even thinking straight?]
[You're not mistaken, that's a... no, a dragon! It's approaching me, no—*sizzle*]
[Black Hawk Down 3? Answer: 3! Shit! 11, 2, 5, follow me to H-3. Firing authorized. Repeat, firing authorized!]
A distance of only tens of kilometers is just a matter of minutes for a supersonic fighter jet. When the closest Black Hawk 4 saw the area that had been designated as a dangerous zone, it realized that the situation was abnormal.
There are no dragons here, but there's a lot of smoke obscuring our view. I'm approaching—
Unlike the vast and empty outer perimeter, upon entering this sea area filled with a large amount of "fog," No. 4 felt a suffocating sense of oppression, as if the surrounding fog was constantly squeezing and forcing its space. In order to dispel this unreasonable illusion, No. 4 activated the detection device mounted on the fighter jet.
[This is booth number 4. According to the analysis, the gas here is formed from seawater evaporation and does not contain any corrosive or toxic substances. It is safe to enter!]
Could a meteorite have just fallen here?
The most complete explanation for the combination of the large-scale evaporation of seawater and the sudden loss of contact with the warship is that the guided-missile cruiser "Mobile Bay" was extremely unlucky and was hit by a meteorite falling from the sky. It sank before it could even issue any warnings, and the high temperature carried by the meteorite evaporated a large amount of seawater in the vicinity, which caused this situation.
However, if it were a meteorite, it should have caused a tsunami, and there should have been a warning beforehand. Also, the claim of a "giant dragon" is quite unusual...