676: Chapter 676 Chen Yun's Despair

"Th—this is just too ridiculous, right? One million An Rans? Did they hide here and secretly create one million of them?"

"They aren't An Ran. These aren't real living beings. They have no Soul, no consciousness; they're just—vessels! Vessels used to carry An Ran's power!"

"If they were just vessels, that would be fine, but if someone could activate them all at once—"

—

Chen Yi's gaze did not linger on those angels, but instead fell upon the one in the center of the crowd—Chen Yun!

She floated in the Void Realm, surrounded by countless angels.

But at this moment, she was no longer the trembling young girl bound by chains!

Her long hair had turned a pure silver-white from root to tip, brighter and more dazzling than before;

Behind her, there were no longer those small white wings, but three pairs of massive wings of light;

She wore a white dress shimmering with iridescent light, radiating endless majesty—

A six-winged angel!

Chen Yun!

That younger sister he had never met, with whom he shared no blood relation, was currently floating in the center of the angelic army, surrounded by a million angels!

She looked just like the leader of those angels!

And Nangong Tian was nowhere to be seen!

Chen Yi said in a low voice, "Chen Yun—"

Chen Yun looked at Chen Yi, the smile on her lips deepening, "Brother, you've come. I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Chen Yi's brows knitted tightly together. There was no hostility or killing intent on Chen Yun, only an indescribable, indefinable calm!

It wasn't relief, it wasn't liberation, but—transcendence!

It was as if, having seen through everything in the world, she no longer cared about anything!

That's right, it was exactly the same as An Ran back then!

"Chen Yun, what is going on with you?"

Chen Yun smiled lightly again, "As for me, I just heard the will of the gods, oh~~~"

Chen Yi narrowed his eyes, "The will of the gods?"

"Yes!"

Chen Yun nodded gently, "It told me many things. I have a very powerful brother who almost rules the entire Universe, and he is on his way to save me. I'm really happy—"

"But, it also told me the eternal truth of this world—everything, absolutely everything, will head toward destruction!"

"Brother, do you know? Just a moment ago, when the person who imprisoned me was extracting my power, I truly felt despair!"

"That tearing pain, and the torture where time was slowed down countless times—I could clearly feel my Soul being extracted bit by bit, yet I couldn't die—"

"Why must I suffer like this? Since everything will head toward an end, why must one suffer such torment before dying?"

"The divine being showed me many, many scenes: countless people dying after experiencing despair, countless civilizations destroyed in the flames of war, and countless people praying bitterly only to eventually meet death—"

"There are no exceptions, never any exceptions!"

"The divine being gave me the answer—as long as there is no birth, there will be no destruction, and there will be no despair!"

"So, I'm sorry, Brother, but what I'm about to do might be a bit extreme—"

As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Yi nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

The other girls also frowned—why was there another An Ran?

They had seen this script before; last time it was An Ran, this time it was Chen Yun!

Are all those who inherit the power of angels bewitched by this kind of ideology?

Is this some kind of special curse?

But Chen Yi quickly composed himself.

He immediately realized that the divine being Chen Yun spoke of was, in all likelihood, the Will of the Heavenly Dao—

These weren't Chen Yun's own thoughts!

She had simply been bewitched, just like An Ran back in the day!

The Will of the Heavenly Dao is always cultivating Gu; last time it was An Ran, this time it's Chen Yun!

It doesn't care who it is, it doesn't care about right or wrong, it only cares about the result!

An Ran failed, so it found Chen Yun. If Chen Yun also fails, it will find the next one, and the next, until Chen Yi loses—there is no end!

But what if he changed his approach?

Perhaps precisely because it was Chen Yun, precisely because she was his sister, maybe he could persuade her!

Chen Yun was only eighteen, her mind not yet mature, and being bewitched had happened only half an hour ago!

While her beliefs hadn't yet fully solidified, perhaps he could still pull her back!

Thinking of this, Chen Yi suddenly laughed out loud.

"So that's it, is this your thinking, Chen Yun?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yun was a bit confused, "Brother, what are you laughing at? Is what I said very funny?"

"Chen Yun, have you misunderstood something?"

"Misunderstood? What do you mean?"

"Do you think you have this power? You want to change the world? You?"

Chen Yi's voice wasn't loud, but every word was like a heavy hammer striking Chen Yun's heart.

She opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but found herself speechless!

Just a short while ago, she had been transferred by Nangong Tian to this final fortress!

Nangong Tian knew time was tight, and no longer wanting to draw it out slowly, he initiated a full-power extraction, wanting to drain the An Ran power within her all at once!

That kind of pain, she dared not even recall it!

Just when she thought she would die in that pain, the voice of the divine appeared!

It told her everything, taught her how to break free from her shackles, bestowed power upon her, allowed her to kill Nangong Tian in counterattack, and let her awaken the million angels sleeping here—

She possessed this army, possessed An Ran's power, and possessed the ability to change the world!

Of course she felt she had power!

But why, when faced with Chen Yi's question delivered with such an imposing Aura, did she feel insecure in her heart?

She began to feel uncertain—

Chen Yi watched the changes in Chen Yun's expression, more convinced than ever of his guess.

The Will of the Heavenly Dao did not brainwash, nor could it brainwash!

It could only bewitch through words and images; it could only open a crack in another's heart and then stuff its own thoughts inside!

If the other party's will was firm, it was powerless;

If the other party's mind was mature, it was also powerless!

Precisely because of this, Chen Yi had not been bewitched in the slightest!

It could only strike during the most vulnerable moments, in the softest places!

Chen Yun was only eighteen and had suffered such pain; this was precisely the time she was most easily swayed!

So the Will of the Heavenly Dao succeeded!

However, wanting to pull her back was actually quite simple!

"Chen Yun, I'm going to ask you a few questions."

"First question: you just said that everything will head toward destruction, so before you came out, did you think you would be destroyed?"

Chen Yun was stunned for a moment, "I—at that time, I just wanted to live."

"Then, now that you want destruction, is that really what the divine being told you, or is it what you yourself want?"

Chen Yun opened her mouth, but found she couldn't answer.

"Second question!"

Chen Yi didn't care about that; he continued to press on, step by step, "You said you saw scenes of countless civilizations being destroyed, but did you see the scenes of their birth? Did you see the scenes of their glory? You didn't, did you?"