255: Chapter 255 The Threat of Nightmare

"It is not that I am unwilling, but that I simply cannot. The core of this method lies in the Seed of 'Creation' and the nature of 'Inclusion.' Although your power is strong, its essence is closer to 'Purification' and 'Protection'—manifestations of the 'Moon' and 'Life.' It is not of the same source as the Chaos Origin of 'Creation,' nor the 'Inclusion' talent that accommodates both positive and negative poles. Only the Soul of Creation from another world within his body, stimulated by his talent, can serve as the guide and vessel. You... cannot replace him."

"No... no... how can this be... I don't want... I don't want Brother Tian to go..."

Lin Yin felt as if she had been struck by lightning; she swayed, as if all her strength had been drained in an instant.

She turned around, gazing at Lin Tian with tearful eyes. The despair, helplessness, longing, and frantic love in her gaze were like the most blazing fire, scorching Lin Tian's heart.

She suddenly lunged forward, hugging Lin Tian tightly, as if she wanted to use all her strength to rub him into her own body.

Her voice was so choked with sobs it was almost out of tune:

"Brother Tian... Brother Tian... don't... I don't want you to go... don't leave me..."

"We agreed... to be together forever... you promised me..."

Warm tears quickly soaked the front of Lin Tian's clothes. Her body trembled incessantly in his arms, like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind.

Those two soft, cold lips, carrying salty tears and a desperate heat, pressed heavily onto Lin Tian's lips.

It was a kiss devoid of technique, filled with despair and longing, as if she wanted to convey all her love, all her reluctance, and all her fear to him through this clumsy contact.

Lin Tian's entire body stiffened. He felt the softness and coldness on his lips, the trembling of the body in his arms, the heat of her tears, and her helpless yet blazing emotions, like those of a dying small animal...

The tears he had been holding back for so long finally could no longer be controlled, quietly sliding down from the corners of his eyes.

He closed his eyes and returned her kiss deeply. Then, using all his strength, he forced himself to break free from that heartbreakingly addictive tenderness and despair.

He cupped Lin Yin's tear-stained face with both hands, his thumbs gently wiping away the tears on her face, only to find that the more he wiped, the more they flowed.

He forced a smile that looked worse than crying, his voice hoarse but carrying an unquestionable firmness:

"Yin... be good. My luck has always been very good, have you forgotten?"

"This time... everything will definitely be fine too. I promise you, I will definitely come back, come back to continue being your somewhat unreliable 'Brother Tian'."

He took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over Lin Feng, Lin Yan, Commander Lin Yu, Lin Kong, and Lin Yan, who all had red eyes, clenched fists, and slightly trembling bodies. He said in a deep voice:

"Lin Feng, Lin Yan, and everyone else... help me take good care of her. Guard our home well and wait for me... to come back."

"No!!!"

Lin Yin lunged forward again, trying to grab him.

Lin Tian hardened his heart and forcefully shook off her hand, shouting to Lin Feng and the others, "Stop her!"

Lin Feng's tiger-like eyes were filled with tears as he let out a low roar:

"As you command!"

Together with Lin Yan and the others, he erupted with Divine Power, forcibly restraining the nearly collapsed and frantically struggling Lin Yin.

"Brother Tian! No! Don't leave me behind!"

"Take me with you! I beg you! Let me be with you!!"

Lin Yin was held tightly by everyone; she could only vainly stretch out her hands, crying and shouting in the direction Lin Tian was leaving. Tears blurred her vision, and her voice was hoarse and desperate, like a child who had lost everything.

Listening to the heart-wrenching cries behind him, Lin Tian felt like a knife was twisting in his heart, and his footsteps felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

But he did not turn back, nor did he dare to turn back.

He was afraid that if he turned back and saw Lin Yin's eyes filled with despair and love, the determination he had worked so hard to gather would instantly collapse.

He strode to the side of Yonghen's phantom, which was growing increasingly dim and was almost about to dissipate. With his back to everyone, he used all his strength to squeeze out a few words from between his teeth, his voice hoarse and resolute:

"Let's... go!"

Yonghen's phantom took one last "look" at the moon-white figure who was being restrained by everyone and was almost fainting from crying, and let out an imperceptible sigh.

Immediately after, it swept up Lin Tian, silently tore through space, and vanished from the spot.

"Brother Tian! I love you! You must come back!"

Lin Yin's final, shrill cry seemed to pierce through space, echoing in Lin Tian's ears before being quickly swallowed by the sound of the spatial turbulence.

Lin Tian finally could no longer hold it back; his tears were like a bursting dam, surging out and rolling down his resolute face.

A man's tears do not fall easily, unless his heart is truly broken.

This time, perhaps it really was a final farewell.

"I am sorry... child..."

Yonghen's weak voice sounded in his mind, carrying deep exhaustion and apology.

"But if the Evil Nightmare is allowed to break the Seal, devour this realm, and then spread contamination to the Myriad Heavens and Realms... that will be the end for all living beings. I... have no other choice."

Lin Tian closed his eyes, letting the tears flow, and did not answer.

He understood this logic. Going now offered a sliver of hope; not going would result in a certain defeat with no chance of victory.

He just clenched his fists tightly, his nails sinking deep into his palms, drawing thin lines of blood.

In the short span of dozens of breaths, the space shifted.

The scene before his eyes suddenly changed, arriving at a bizarre alternate dimension where rules were distorted.

Ahead, within a massive Seal of Light composed of countless brilliant chains, which was now covered in cracks and flickering uncertainly—

A mass of dark purple phantom, frantically expanding, roaring, and emitting infinite malice, was violently striking the Seal, seemingly on the verge of breaking out!

"Ants! Once I am out, I will surely... hm? Yonghen, you brought such a little bug here? Are you providing a snack for this venerable one? Hahaha!"

The Evil Nightmare noticed Lin Tian being brought there and let out a wild and malicious mental shriek, even though it was restricted by the Seal.

But that towering evil intent still made the Soul of Lin Tian, who had just stepped into the True God Realm, tremble as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Yonghen's phantom ignored the Evil Nightmare's provocations; His light had dimmed to the point of being nearly transparent.

A final, gentle yet firm thought entered Lin Tian's mind:

"Child, open your mind and accept my final power. Remember, think of those you love, think of what you protect, think of everything beautiful, warm, and full of hope... and send them, together with the 'Seed' I gifted you... to it!"

The next moment, that phantom, brilliant to the extreme yet also weak to the extreme, suddenly transformed into a warm yet indescribably majestic flow of light, completely merging into Lin Tian's body!

"Argh!!!"

An indescribable sensation filled every corner and every cell of Lin Tian's body!

It was not pain, nor was it comfort, but an unspeakable feeling of expansion, as if his very existence was being infinitely elevated and connected to some vast and great source!

His power, his perception, and his understanding of the world's rules were all skyrocketing!

In an instant, he surpassed the limits of the True God Realm, advancing toward a level he could not comprehend!