543: Chapter 543 Elke's Obsession

Linna looked at him, and tears finally fell.

"Alke—I cannot kill you!"

"It is not because I cannot bring myself to do it—"

"But because, if I were to kill you, it would mean that I support your methods, support the idea that we should decide the life and death of others!"

"Therefore, I can only Seal you and let the rules judge you!"

She raised her hand and began to chant.

That was the most powerful curse in the Void Realm—the Curse of Banishment!

Alke sensed that power, and his pupils suddenly constricted!

"No! Linna! You cannot do this!"

"I want to protect the Void Realm! I want to save them!"

"Let me go! Let me go!"

Linna did not stop.

The incantation became increasingly rapid and powerful.

Alke's body began to become transparent.

"Linna!!!"

"I will definitely return!"

"I will definitely save all our kin!"

"Even if I have to wait for countless years!"

"Even if I have to stand against the entire Void Realm!"

"Even if I have to bear all the sins!"

"I will never give up!"

A flash of light.

Alke disappeared.

Only Linna remained, standing there, her face covered in tears.

On a tall tower in the distance, Chen Yu stood quietly.

He watched all of this and said nothing.

Because he knew that even if he said something, it would not change anything.

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The scene twisted again.

The apocalypse finally ended.

The solution was created by Chen Yu.

He established a miracle array to condense the spiritual energy of the Void Realm into Spirit Beasts!

From then on, spiritual energy had a final destination—Spirit Beasts!

Magic power also had a final destination—world malice!

Balance was re-established!

The Void Realm was saved!

But the price was that the nature of world malice began to change.

Those existences that were once willing to coexist with life planets discovered something new—the world will!

When a life planet becomes damaged, magic power surges into it, forming a passage, and Demonic Beasts are born!

Spirit Beasts and Beast Tamers also emerge in response!

And most importantly, the world will condenses at this moment!

That thing was fatally attractive to world malice!

Originally, they could only rely on devouring energy purple crystals to improve, but energy purple crystals were monopolized by a few, and ordinary people could not get them at all!

But now, as long as one finds a life planet and devours the world will of that world, one can obtain power far exceeding that of energy purple crystals!

Every world malice wants to become stronger!

Disputes began!

The former peace was completely shattered!

Chen Yu watched all of this and let out a long sigh.

He knew he had to do something.

So, he sacrificed himself.

Using his final strength, he reshaped the rules of the Void Realm.

New rules were born—no fighting within the Void Realm!

Those who violate this will be erased by the power of the rules!

At the same time, he also set a second rule—the End of Life!

He did not want any kin to reach a certain age, achieve a Breakthrough to God Emperor, and modify the rules!

Therefore, he set an end countdown!

Once someone achieves a Breakthrough to God Emperor, the countdown begins!

The closer they are to his strength, the faster the countdown!

Ultimately, leading to annihilation!

Energy re-condenses into energy purple crystals, cycling endlessly!

The Reincarnation of life and death began from then on!

Chen Yu looked at that world he deeply loved and finally smiled.

"This—should be able to sustain it for a long time—"

His figure gradually dissipated.

Turning into countless points of light, merging into the rules.

From then on, there was no more Chen Yu in the world.

Only rules!

Only Reincarnation!

Only that eternal balance!

But Chen Yu forgot one thing.

He forgot Alke!

The one who was Sealed by Linna and banished by the rules!

The one who was not within this world!

The one who was not bound by the new rules!

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The scenes flashed by rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, tens of millions of years passed!

The Sealed Alke could not return to the Void Realm.

As an observer, he wandered among countless life planets.

He saw humans torn apart by Demonic Beasts;

He saw villages swallowed by flames;

He saw mothers holding their dead children, wailing to the heavens;

He saw warriors shedding their last drop of blood to protect their homes;

He saw countless separations and tragedies, saw countless tragic Reincarnations—

Every scene was like a knife, carved into his heart.

"Is this the world you wanted to protect?"

"Is this the result you exchanged everything for?"

"Is this the best future you wanted to see most?"

No one answered him.

Only those tragedies repeated over and over again.

Tens of millions of years of observation made him realize more and more deeply that only the original Void Realm was the most perfect world!

Only the glorious era when Chen Yu ruled before the apocalypse arrived was the best era!

No war, no killing, no separations of life and death!

Only peace, only trust, only the warmth of home!

Every time he was bound by the rules, he would think of Chen Yu, think of Linna, and think of the time when the three of them ruled the Void Realm together!

It was the apocalypse that changed all this!

It was the apocalypse that made Chen Yu sacrifice himself!

It was the apocalypse that made Linna leave!

It was the apocalypse that made him become what he is now—

His obsession grew deeper and deeper!

His determination grew stronger and stronger!

He wanted to go back.

He wanted to restore the Void Realm to its original state.

No matter the cost!

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Finally, after tens of millions of years.

Alke had gathered enough power.

He could finally contend against the rules of the Void Realm!

He could finally break Linna's Seal!

He had returned!

The moment he stepped into the Void Realm again, his eyes had completely changed.

No longer the clear-eyed man, no longer the vibrant guardian!

Only obsession remained, only madness remained, only the eyes of a demon remained!

He stood in the sky of the Void Realm, looking down at the strange faces below.

The kin he had once desperately wanted to protect were no longer there!

Reincarnation had replaced them countless times!

No one knew him!

No one remembered him!

He had become a lonely existence!

"It doesn't matter!"

"If you don't know me, that's fine!"

"I will make you know me!"

"I will make the Void Realm return to its original state!"

He raised his hand, feeling this world.

It was both familiar and strange, and at the same time, it made him feel endless sorrow!

"Chen Yu, Linna—"

"Just watch!"

"I will definitely do it, definitely!"

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The final memory fragment slowly dissipated.

Chen Yi and the others opened their eyes and found themselves back in that original, empty space.

Beneath their feet was the familiar ground, above them was the pale purple sky, and all around them were the eternal light and shadows of the Void Realm.

But their state of mind was completely different.

Chen Yi stood there, completely stunned.

Those scenes, those voices, those emotions—

Were deeply carved into his mind, unable to be wiped away!

Everything, everything was too real, too heavy!