Chapter 1937 - 1936: After the World Collapses

"Let’s talk, let’s talk, friend."

A gray brilliance wrapped around the dazzling Thunder, rapidly contracting inward. Andaville’s voice, carrying a hint of panic and disarray, continuously echoed within this brilliance.

However, his voice received no response, and the gray brilliance of the Array continued to contract relentlessly.

In an instant, the Array compressed to the size of a single person, and the Thunder within it was completely compressed.

Honestly, Andaville’s power was much weaker than He Ao had anticipated, not even displaying the overwhelming pressure that Li Chenggang showed during his promotion in the Main World.

No wonder he didn’t dare even to try breaking through the blockade of this world.

As He Ao gathered the Array, the Thunder within it slowly condensed, seemingly forming a vague humanoid shape. Meanwhile, Andaville’s voice emerged from the Array once more, "Little brother, we can talk. Don’t you want to know about the Usurper God’s Secret Medicine and formula? I can give them to you."

But before the humanoid form could fully materialize, the gray brilliance compressed further, shattering the barely condensed humanoid form into scattered brilliance once again.

"What are you doing?!" Andaville’s voice finally carried a hint of panic out of control, "Don’t you want that knowledge anymore?"

He Ao glanced calmly at the Thunder within the gray brilliance, "The real Andaville might indeed know many things that others don’t, but are you the complete Andaville? Do you really know what you’re talking about?"

The Thunder brilliance within the Array flickered momentarily, followed by an angry roar, "This is outrageous!"

The dazzling Thunder brilliance burst forth within the gray Array, causing the previously concentrated Array to tremble for a moment.

Immediately after, pure white Arrays emerged from within the Thunder, carrying a terrifying oppression, and began to impact the outer gray Array, causing it to flicker.

He Ao glanced at the flickering pure white brilliance, and a slightly ethereal Divine Sense seeped from his hand into the gray Array.

Brilliant light instantly shot out from within the Array, suppressing the white brilliance inside.

"No, no, this Divine Sense is not right, your Martial Arts realm, how can it be—this world clearly has no one who has proven the Way—" At this point, Andaville finally realized something and exclaimed in shock, "Friend, let’s talk! Let’s talk! I can give you whatever you want! We can still discuss!"

But He Ao did not respond, instead, he raised his gaze, with a faint purple brilliance gathering in his pupils.

Immediately, a vast Soul Power pierced into Andaville’s body, into his soul.

"A second Talent Sequence, how is this possible—"

The blurred Thunder figure within the gray Array struggled as if trying to say something, but froze in place in an instant.

This wasn’t actually the first time He Ao had used the power of Super Memory in this battle. Just at the very beginning, he created a soul storm with Super Memory, bewildering Andaville for a moment.

At that time, it was just a massive soul attack sweeping through, without such a strong Power Attribute.

This time, however, He Ao directly pierced the power of Super Memory into Andaville’s soul.

Under this sudden assault, some vague memories quickly unfolded in He Ao’s field of view.

Indeed, this residual soul of Andaville was hidden within Andaville’s Spear, as one of his resurrection contingency plans.

When this world’s Li Cheng was undergoing promotion, he forcibly consumed Andaville’s Spear, which allowed Andaville to seize the opportunity for soul Possession.

But with Li Cheng’s talent, he quickly found the weaknesses in Andaville’s soul, resulting in a standoff.

In the end, Andaville used the lives of the remaining humans and Liu Zhengyun as leverage to coerce Li Cheng into retreating.

After agreeing to establish a sanctuary with Li Cheng, Andaville shattered Li Cheng’s soul body.

However, Li Cheng did not completely vanish; part of his residual soul instead fused deeper with the Talent Sequences, becoming the key condition to coerce Andaville into agreeing to his demands.

This was also the reason why Andaville couldn’t fully exert the power of the ’Thunder Dominator’ during the recent battle.

The residual consciousness of this world’s Li Cheng would only assist Andaville when protecting the sanctuary or humans.

But attempts to plan an escape from this world, like just now, would instead hinder Andaville.

Still, Andaville was indeed a bit overconfident, thinking his deep grasp of Mysticism Knowledge made him far superior to a seemingly rash young man like He Ao.

At worst, he thought he could escape from He Ao’s hands and stir up conflicts between He Ao and those Alien Visitors, looking for new opportunities.

Little did he expect that his plan would conclude before it even began.

After all, he was just a residual soul, weaker than the soul fragment that previously tried to control Kela.

But from the interactions with Andaville, it’s likely that his original character is indeed quite reckless.

As those memories unfolded, He Ao’s consciousness quickly delved deeper.

Some more significant memories also slowly came to light.

For example, the knowledge about the Usurper God that was mentioned earlier is indeed true, yet Andaville never intended to fully disclose the subsequent knowledge to He Ao, only trying to string him along.

And just as He Ao prepared to further explore that knowledge, Andaville’s soul suddenly flickered.

"No—don’t—"

A blurred consciousness surfaced from the depths of the soul.

Then, an invisible Technique unfolded, causing the soul to contract inwardly and erase all memories instantaneously.

He Ao’s probing had not gone deep, only to find a blank slate.

This Technique wasn’t designed by this residual soul of Andaville, but by the real Usurper God Andaville who was opposing the Divine Being.

It was likely to prevent his soul from being read and exposing his other methods of resurrection.

However, He Ao wasn’t surprised.

From the moment he sensed a Mysterious Academic Style within Andaville’s soul to counteract memory reading, he knew that forcibly retrieving the memories would most likely fail.

That’s why he patiently chatted with Andaville, to extract his words.

He had already obtained the key knowledge he desired.

Amid his reflections, He Ao’s Soul Power continued to delve deeper, touching deeper parts of this body.

A vague consciousness and fragmented soul began to float upward.

This consciousness no longer had complete cognitive abilities, only a persistent obsession echoing repeatedly, ’protect them.’

This is the residual soul of this world’s Li Cheng.

Andaville would not allow Li Cheng to retain a complete soul; the remains of this residual soul are the utmost that Li Cheng could preserve.

He Ao cleansed Andaville’s residual soul, the previously compressed Array gradually restored, and the entire Thunder Body began to collapses slowly into a crude humanoid shape.

However, He Ao did not withdraw the Array.

A fragmented soul cannot control such vast Angel Power. If He Ao were to retract the Array, Thunder Dominator’s power would immediately spiral out of control, completely destroying everything around.

But this was not an issue. Countless knowledge emerged in He Ao’s mind.

He had previously encountered many different Seals and had learned a lot about sealing-related knowledge. At this moment, this knowledge converged in his mind, under the Secret Wizard’s influence, quickly extending and expanding, combining into new knowledge according to He Ao’s ideas.

And along with the emergence of new knowledge, the Array in He Ao’s hand also quickly extended and expanded, further condensing the surrounding scattered electric light.

In this process, mistakes naturally occur, but with the superbly sensitive mystical awareness of the Secret Wizard, He Ao can quickly correct any errors before they escalate.

The brilliant radiance flickers on and off, and soon He Ao’s seal is on the verge of completion.

At this moment, the residual soul lingering in the body seems to sense He Ao’s intention and begins consciously accepting his power, aiding him in constructing the array.

Soon, the surrounding thunder gradually dissipates, contracting into the gray sphere of the array.

Then, some gray light is drawn out by He Ao, who begins inscribing it into the surrounding mountains, forming intricate array patterns.

Ultimately, the thunder included in this light also disperses, aligning with the gray radiance to construct the surrounding array.

In a very short time, the entire mountain peak and the surrounding ground are inscribed with intricate patterns.

Immediately, the thunder’s power sinks into the mountain, and the radiant glow of the entire array starts to dim.

He Ao raises his hand, gently touching the void, and faint thunderous light flashes briefly in the void.

This is a layer of invisible defense barrier.

This array’s seal is not the power left by He Ao, but the power diffused from Thunder Dominator itself.

He Ao uses Thunder Dominator’s own power, sealing it here, and constructs a defensive array to protect this sanctuary.

The decision of the defense target pertains to the residual soul of Li Cheng inside Thunder Dominator.

He Ao retrieves his hand, and the surrounding electric light quickly condenses, completely fading into the void.

He pauses for a moment, gazing at the empty mountains, and the remnants fallen from them.

Within Andaville’s Spear, there indeed lies the residual soul of Andaville.

So, has Li Cheng in the Main World always been confronting Andaville’s residual soul?

Is that Li Cheng really the one he knows?

He will have to verify this upon returning; for now, it’s better to address matters here.

He takes a slight breath, gathering his thoughts, and glances down at the shattered mountains beneath his feet.

He slightly raises his hand, and the dense rubble naturally flies up, revealing a deep cave entrance.

This is the cave entrance he emerged from earlier, leading to the sanctuary’s office.

He Ao’s figure flickers and disappears from the spot.

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Inside the Sanctuary

Click—

Liu Nan turns the doorknob, pushes the door open, and places the food she’s carrying onto the table, "Dad, I’m back."

Then she freezes in place.

The man who has been lying there for God knows how long is now sitting on the bed, while a simply dressed young man stands opposite him.

It’s the very one she had bumped into while leaving earlier.

Seeing her return, He Ao looks at Liu Zhengyun and calmly says, "I’ll leave this place to you then."

"Alright," Liu Zhengyun nods slightly, "I’ll make sure to take care of Li."

He Ao nods, says no more, and turns to walk toward the door.

Actually, there wasn’t much wrong with Liu Zhengyun; his injuries were inflicted by Andaville during Li Cheng’s promotion. Later, due to Li Cheng’s intervention, Andaville didn’t kill him, nor did he save him, but instead kept his life force suppressed with his own power.

After He Ao dealt with Andaville, his issues became minor. Once Andaville’s remaining power was removed, he naturally woke up.

He Ao briefly explained the current situation to him and entrusted the sanctuary to his care.

This was in line with Li Cheng’s residual soul’s expectations.

Of course, Liu Zhengyun’s body would need some recovery time, but there were no longer any life-threatening issues.

As He Ao heads out, the somewhat confused Liu Nan lifts her gaze, glances at He Ao, and instinctively steps aside.

Only when He Ao brushes past her does she react, turning around and shouting, "Thank you."

"No problem," He Ao waves his hand, walks out of the room, and disappears beyond the door.

Liu Nan pauses for a moment, slowly withdrawing her gaze, looking towards Liu Zhengyun who has already stood up and walked over. She sniffs slightly and softly says, "Dad."

"It’s okay now, I’m awake," Liu Zhengyun raises his hand, gently embraces the young girl, and pats her back, "It’s all over."

The dazzling electric light spreads in the void and then slowly fades.

Under the dim light, only the subtle sound of the girl gently sniffing remains.

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Western Lands

The rising and falling sea surface crashes against the beach, and towering columns extend from the sea, piercing the firmament, connecting heaven and earth.

The speeding train passes through the void, stopping at the edge of the beach.

He Ao steps off the train, raises his head, looking at the towering gray columns standing on the sea.

Then he turns around, looking behind him, his field of view filled with sprawling ruins.

Andaville actually never visited the Western Lands; he didn’t dare try to see who the Alien Visitors really were, fearing they would capture him.

Thus the information he confidently discussed was merely a rough speculation.

However, an invisible Transcendent presence indeed permeates this westernmost sea area.

Those ’Alien Visitors’ are most likely here.

If there was no He Ao in this world, then the ’Tuning Master’ would likely be thriving, with him orchestrating the advent plan.

But this ghostly character, where to begin searching for him?

Whoosh—

As thoughts swirl, the sound of the wind rushes in with roaring thunder across the sky.

He Ao raises his head to look at the sky.

Several unmanned aerial vehicles quickly zip through the air, like oppressive dark clouds, blotting out the sky and heading toward the opposite side of the city ruins.

He Ao shifts his gaze, piercing through the spreading ruins, to watch where those craft are headed.

In the next instant, his body vanishes from the spot.