186: Chapter 186 My Soul... Still Belongs to Me

"Before he forcibly merges with it, we must completely destroy this shell, destroy this sin-filled Broodmother!"

"But..."

The present Ye Fei glanced at her surroundings.

"The Black-Robed Man is so strong, and there are so many monsters... how do we kill it?"

"You don't need to kill it from the outside."

The future Ye Fei suddenly took a step forward and grabbed the present Ye Fei's hand.

At that moment, a powerful resonance erupted between their two souls.

"I am the core of the Broodmother, and also its control center."

"Although my body is no longer under my control, my soul... still belongs to me."

"Xiao Fei, listen to me."

"I will use the last of my strength to temporarily suppress the Broodmother's rampage and open the control permissions of the core."

"Once you are out, tell that captain named Chen Xi immediately."

"Tell him to use that... power that can change the rules, on me!"

"Only that power can completely end this cycle!"

"Captain Chen Xi?"

Ye Fei was stunned.

"Are you talking about... the class core card?"

"Exactly."

The future Ye Fei nodded, her body beginning to turn transparent—a sign that her consciousness was about to dissipate.

"That man... Chen Xi. I never saw him in the future timeline."

"He is the only variable in this space-time, and the only hope."

"I believe in him."

"Go quickly! There's no time!"

The future Ye Fei gave a sudden push.

"Wait! What about you?!"

Ye Fei shouted.

The future Ye Fei smiled.

It was her most relaxed smile in thirty years.

"Me?"

"I should have gone to sleep a long time ago."

"Live well... in my place. Don't repeat my mistakes."

"And... help me tell Shen Ye."

"I don't blame him. Tell him to... let go."

...

Whoosh—!!

The real world.

Ye Fei snapped her eyes open, gasping for air like a drowning person who had just breached the surface.

The surroundings were still the collapsing factory, still the chaotic battlefield.

But her gaze had become more determined than ever before.

"Captain!!"

Ye Fei rushed toward Chen Xi regardless of the danger, shouting loudly,

"I have a way!!"

"The Broodmother... she's seeking death!!"

Chen Xi, who was commanding the battle, was startled. He kicked away a leaping corpse puppet and looked back at Ye Fei.

"What?"

"The future me... she just spoke to me!"

Ye Fei spoke at extreme speed.

"She said she will suppress the Broodmother's defenses! She wants you to act!"

"Use your power... the power that can change the rules! End her once and for all!!"

Chen Xi's pupils constricted.

The power to change rules?

He subconsciously looked at his skill bar.

Miracle: Sublimation!

Sovereign Judgment!

"Understood."

Chen Xi understood instantly.

This wasn't about killing her; it was about... delivering her!

"Shen Ye! Hold back that black robe!"

Chen Xi roared out.

"Xiao Xiao! Mu Rou! Clear a path for me! Get me inside!"

"Okay!"

Although the others didn't know what Chen Xi was planning, they immediately executed the order out of absolute trust.

Su Xiaoxiao's thunder erupted, forcefully blasting open a path of blood.

Li Murou's zither music surged, freezing the surrounding monsters in place.

The injured Shen Ye exploded with the last of his strength, death-gripping the Black-Robed Man who tried to block them.

"What are you doing?! Don't you touch her!!"

Black-Robed Shen Ye roared frantically, trying to charge past, but he was stubbornly blocked by his younger self's body.

"Get lost! You useless trash!"

"You wake up too!!"

The young Shen Ye roared, his single eye wide. Even as he was beaten until he spat blood, he did not retreat a single step.

Seizing this opportunity.

Chen Xi shot forward like a sharp arrow, reaching the massive fleshy mass of the Broodmother.

At this moment, due to the future Ye Fei's suppression, the tentacles on the Broodmother's surface actually stopped attacking. The thick energy shield also cracked open, revealing the pulsing core within.

"Now!"

Chen Xi's gaze sharpened, and without any hesitation.

He didn't pull out a weapon to attack, but instead reached out his right hand and pressed it against the core.

"System! Activate skill!"

Miracle: Sublimation!!!

This wasn't for strengthening, but for... purification!

Utilizing the property of Miracle: Sublimation to 'break rules and reshape truth,' he forcibly rewrote the Broodmother's life form!

Every chaotic, evil beast gene was completely purged!

Leaving behind only... the purest essence of life!

Buzz—!!!

An incredibly brilliant golden light erupted from Chen Xi's palm, instantly engulfing the entire massive Broodmother.

“Aaaaaah——!!!”

From within the light came the future Ye Fei's final cry of liberation.

Followed by Black-Robed Shen Ye's heart-wrenching wail:

"Nooooo——!!!"

Everywhere the light touched.

The hideous flesh began to melt away, and the evil aura began to be purified.

The entire underground factory was enveloped in a warm and holy golden glow.

At that moment.

All the ferocious beasts stopped their attacks.

All the collapsing debris stopped falling.

Time itself seemed to reach its end at this very moment.

Roar—!!!

Inside the underground factory, following Black-Robed Shen Ye's frantic summons, the pipes originally used to transport life essence all burst. Those modified beasts, injected with hybrid genes and long since devoid of reason, surged out from the life-support pods in all directions like a bursting dam.

These monsters no longer looked like their original selves. Some had lion heads but spider compound eyes; others were covered in steel-like scales while dripping corrosive acid. They were stitched-together abominations, killing machines that defied biological ethics.

"Kill them all! Leave those two sources for me!!"

Black-Robed Shen Ye hovered in mid-air, his eyes beneath the mask as red as blood. He no longer cared about the consequences; as long as he could complete the ritual, he wouldn't hesitate to turn this place into hell.

"Is this the future you wanted?! Shen Ye!!"

The young Shen Ye clutched the wound on his chest, his single eye filled with grief and indignation. The Spatial Blade in his hand had just condensed when it was shattered by a single swipe from a massive Stitched Behemoth.

Bang!

Shen Ye was sent flying, crashing heavily against the wall and coughing up blood.

"Brother Ye!" Xia Qing's eyes reddened with desperation as he tried to rescue him, but he was pinned down by three incredibly fast Shadowblade Leopards, his body instantly covered in several deep, bone-deep wounds.

The situation collapsed in an instant.

Even though all members of the Nirvana Battle Team had advanced, they still seemed somewhat overwhelmed in the face of this endless, fearless tide of modified beasts that possessed undying traits.

"There are too many! We can't kill them all!"

Su Xiaoxiao stood in mid-air, her magic staff already swinging to its limit.

"Void Thunder Punishment: Myriad Thunderclaps!!"