95: Chapter 95: A New Sign-in!

The voice was hoarse and old.

Filled with despair.

The voice echoed before the deathly silent Southern Heaven Gate, making everyone's hearts sink.

"The Immortal Realm... has long since ceased to be the place you imagined."

This sentence was like an invisible heavy hammer.

It ruthlessly smashed the last shred of fantasy Consort Xiao Yu and the others held for the new world.

"Senior, what does this mean?"

All the women's expressions changed, and they felt uneasy.

A calm voice rang out, calming them down.

Li Xuan had stepped out of the zhou tian star boat at some point.

He stood in the air.

Black clothes, black hair, spotless.

He formed a sharp contrast with this dilapidated and decaying world.

His existence was a bright spot in this deathly silence.

Abrupt.

Yet perfectly natural.

He walked toward the hunched old soldier.

His steps were not fast.

Yet every step landed on some kind of principle of the universe.

Silent, yet containing profound Dao rhyme.

The old soldier's turbid eyes, which had just dimmed, once again fixed firmly on Li Xuan.

He saw that Li Xuan was actually ignoring the filthy Law of this place.

His Physical Body was Immortal, and his Qi was in Perfection.

He was shocked.

A monster.

This person... is a true monster.

Even in the peak of the heavenly court, the descendants of Immortal Kings he had seen, those so-called rare geniuses, could not be so calm and composed when they first ascended to the Immortal Realm.

"Who... who exactly are you people?"

The old soldier's voice trembled.

"A Loose Cultivator from the Lower Realm, Li Xuan."

Li Xuan stood ten zhang in front of the old soldier and nodded slightly, as a gesture of greeting.

"I ascended with my family, and being new here, I am quite curious to see this scene."

"Senior, please enlighten us. What exactly happened to the Immortal Realm? Why is the Southern Heaven Gate in such ruins?"

His tone was calm, neither humble nor arrogant.

He did not look like he was asking an Immortal.

It was more like he was chatting with a friend of equal status.

The old soldier took a deep look at Li Xuan.

He wanted to see something from that overly calm face.

But he failed.

Those eyes were extremely deep.

His exhausted Divine Soul probed into them, only to be swallowed instantly, sinking like a stone into the sea, without a ripple.

The old soldier's heart jumped violently, but the expression on his face returned to deathly silence and numbness.

He laughed at himself, his voice growing even hoarser.

"Enlighten? Heh... what is the point of telling you?"

"It will only give you more despair for no reason."

He struggled to lift his scarred hand and pointed at the huge slash mark that ran through the world on the Southern Heaven Gate.

His voice carried deep sorrow.

"See this? This scar."

"In the previous epoch, taboo beings came from across the Boundary Sea and launched a dark turmoil."

"In that battle, the heavenly court fell, the Immortal Realm collapsed, countless Immortal Kings bled, and more than one high-and-mighty Immortal King fell."

"In that battle, the sky went dark, and the Great Dao collapsed."

"The entire Immortal Realm, nine-tenths of the Immortal soil, was shattered."

"The Immortal soil you see now is just the largest fragment of the former core of the heavenly court."

Speaking of this, the old soldier began to cough violently.

Recalling those tragic past events was a huge drain on him.

He caught his breath and continued in that desperate tone.

"That battle never truly ended."

"Although the heavenly court was destroyed, its lingering power remained, and the main force of those dark creatures was blocked on the other side of the Boundary Sea."

"But the 'pollution' they left behind became an inescapable nightmare, eroding this broken Immortal Realm bit by bit over countless years."

"The current Immortal Realm is no longer a pure land or paradise, but a... huge graveyard."

"A battlefield without peace, composed of the corpses of Immortals and dark monsters."

"We survivors, rather than living, are barely surviving."

"Waiting for the final reckoning of the next epoch."

The old soldier's voice was not loud.

But every word made everyone's hearts heavy.

On the boat, the several consorts looked at each other, their expressions fearful.

They finally understood.

Why this place was so deathly silent, why that ominous aura was so thick.

They had not come to heaven.

They had broken into a huge Hell from which even Immortals could not escape.

"Are... those dark creatures very strong?"

Consort Xiao Yu gathered her courage and could not help but ask.

Hearing this, the old soldier raised his turbid eyes to look at her, a trace of pity in his gaze.

"Strong?"

He revealed a bitter smile.

"Little girl, do you know what Realm the Four Great Heavenly Kings who guarded the Southern Heaven Gate were in?"

"They were supreme Immortal Kings above True Immortals."

"But they couldn't even take one strike from that dark Dominator."

"They were wiped out, along with the Southern Heaven Gate, their True Spirits extinguished, body and soul destroyed."

Boom.

This news exploded in everyone's hearts like a thunderclap.

One strike to wipe out four Immortal Kings and shatter the Southern Heaven Gate.

What kind of immense power was this?

On the deck of the zhou tian star boat, the few fearless little ones now felt the heaviness of the atmosphere.

Eldest Prince Li Changsheng's hand gripped the small wooden sword behind his back tightly.

In his clear eyes, that huge slash mark was reflected.

In his small body, unprecedented Battle Intent rose.

Second Princess Li Qingyue's eyes were covered with a layer of mist.

Her Lunar Holy Body could clearly perceive the endless sorrow and unwillingness remaining in this world.

And Third Prince Li Yuanbao was widening his heavy pupils, staring fixedly at the cracked Immortal jade steps beneath the old soldier.

In his vision, beneath these steps, countless "Treasure Troves" were buried.

They were the last strands of obsession and unyielding Battle Intent left behind by countless Heavenly Soldiers and Generals after they died in battle and their Divine Souls dissipated.

They turned into bits of starlight, flickering in the darkness, waiting for someone fated to inherit them.

Only Li Xuan, after hearing this secret, remained as calm as ever.

He even had the leisure to silently complain in his heart.

"Good guy, classic post-apocalyptic wasteland style, Hell difficulty start, right? Exciting."

The old soldier seemed tired of talking too.

He leaned back against the cold door pillar, preparing to continue his eternal slumber.

He waved his hand and said weakly.

"Everything that needed to be said, I have said."

"Considering you are the first, and possibly last, batch of ascenders in this epoch..."

"Take an old man's advice, go back where you came from."

"This place is not where you should be."

"Especially these children of yours."

The old soldier's gaze swept over Li Changsheng and the others, his eyes complex.

"Such pure and perfect Innate Dao Embryos, if born in the peak of the heavenly court, would surely be future Immortal King giants."

"But in this era... they are the top-tier 'humanoid great medicine' in the world."

"Once discovered by those surviving Immortal Dao families or the strange races in the darkness, it will bring you disaster."

"Go, while no one has discovered you yet."

The old soldier's voice grew lower, and his eyelids grew heavier, as if he were about to fall into that endless slumber again.

The world seemed to be returning to deathly silence.

However, just at this moment.

A crisp and pleasant, yet mechanically textured prompt sound rang in Li Xuan's mind without warning.

This sound made his spirit perk up slightly.

It was here.

The thing he had been looking forward to for so long had finally arrived.

[Ding] [Congratulations to the host for arriving at the ultimate sign-in location: Broken Southern Heaven Gate]

[Detected that the host has arrived at an Immortal Realm-level sign-in location for the first time, triggering a special sign-in mechanism]

[Generating sign-in options based on current location Karma... Generation complete]

[Please choose from the following two options]

The cold System panel unfolded quietly before Li Xuan's eyes.

On it, two lines of options emitting different lights appeared clearly.

[Option A: Regular Sign-in - Safe Mode]

[Description: You can perform a safe regular sign-in at the Southern Heaven Gate. This option will not trigger any major Karma here and will not attract the attention of any powerful entities.]

[Reward: Randomly obtain an Immortal King-level treasure.]

[Option B: Destiny Sign-in - Hell Mode]

[Description: You will become the new Master of Destiny of the "Broken Southern Heaven Gate", undertaking all Karma of this place and the "fallen heavenly court" behind it, including the monstrous malice and pursuit from across the Boundary Sea. From this moment on, you will become the primary target for the dark forces to eradicate, and it will be an endless struggle.]

[Reward: Unknown. The reward Rank is directly linked to the intensity of the Karma undertaken.]

The System panel light flickered, quietly waiting for Li Xuan's choice.

Li Xuan's gaze swept over the two options and he smiled slightly.

Safe mode?

Immortal King-level treasure?

Sounds tempting, but this is not his style.

He, Li Xuan, brought a family of talented family members to the Immortal Realm, just to find a place to hide and be a coward?

What kind of international joke is that?

If you want to play, play the biggest.

Fortune is sought in danger.

If you are going to get beaten, stand tall.

Hell mode?

In his view, this is called a VIP exclusive channel.

Reward unknown?

That is called a surprise.

Almost without any hesitation, Li Xuan silently recited in his heart.

"System, I choose B."

The moment he made his choice.

The old soldier, who was about to close his eyes, stiffened.

He looked up abruptly, his turbid eyes staring fixedly at Li Xuan in disbelief.

He saw... he saw a wisp of purple-gold Luck, as thin as smoke but extremely noble, crazily gathering towards the black-clothed man from all directions of this dilapidated world, from the broken walls of the Southern Heaven Gate, and from beneath the steps that buried countless heroic souls.

"This... this is... Destiny belonging? No... impossible!"

The old soldier exclaimed in shock.

At the same time, in Li Xuan's mind, the System's prompt sound exploded one after another.

[Ding] [Host has selected "Destiny Sign-in"]

[You have successfully undertaken all Karma of the "Broken Southern Heaven Gate"! You have become the sole Master of Destiny of this place]

[Calculating final reward based on the intensity of the Karma you have undertaken]

[Congratulations to the host, obtained the unique Great Dao treasure: imperial decree for the reconstruction of the heavenly court (Fragment 1)]

[Congratulations to the host, obtained the supreme Divine Ability: One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones]

[Congratulations to the host, obtained the special building: Immortal Summoning List]

A series of reward prompts made even Li Xuan's heartbeat speed up a little.

This wave... the harvest was huge.

However, before he could carefully check the specific functions of these rewards.

Boom.

A vast Emperor prestige, far exceeding the Emperor Realm and full of supreme dignity and sacred aura, erupted violently with Li Xuan as the center.

This Emperor prestige was no longer just pure power.

It contained a kind of "authority".

A supreme authority to command the world and rebuild order.

Under the scouring of this Emperor prestige, the entire Southern Heaven Gate ruins emitted an unbearable buzzing sound.

An illusory golden decree, wreathed in Chaos Qi, slowly condensed and formed in Li Xuan's hand.

On the decree, the four ancient and vicissitudinous characters "Rebuild the Heavenly Court" radiated supreme divine light that made all Immortals tremble.

"He... Heavenly Emperor decree!"

The moment he saw that golden decree, the old soldier, who had sat withered for billions of years and held a death wish, could no longer maintain his composure.

His hunched body sprang up from the steps.

On that face covered with wind, frost, and dust, shock, ecstasy, and disbelief were intertwined.

He used a pair of hands that were shaking uncontrollably to point at Li Xuan, his lips trembling, unable to even speak a complete sentence.

"You... who exactly are you?"