He went full demon!
Evan Lin's voice thundered across the world.
His white hair burst into wild growth.
With one final look at the world, the boy's icy, desolate eyes locked onto Lily Zhao nearby.
Lily Zhao's heart was rocked, her face twisted with anguish as emotions crashed inside her. She wanted to rush forward. But Origin Heaven's array formations locked her in place—she couldn't move!
At long last.
Heaven and Earth snapped shut, slamming into a giant cage that swallowed up Evan Lin and Origin Heaven.
Right then—
Even the world-destroying aura got sucked in. All those array formations and runes vanished into the sealed realm.
The sheer annihilating force made everyone gasp for air!
And in the next instant—
Evan Lin—and the ruins that should've been there—just vanished. Gone, like they never existed.
Almost like...
Like he'd never been here at all.
"Where did he go?!"
"Is he... really gone for good?"
"Did Nine Mysteries Immortal Lord die?"
Everyone else looked over—there was nothing left. Not a trace.
The entire world fell into utter silence and desolation.
Elsewhere, grass and trees were thriving like crazy, pumped full of spiritual qi. But here, every stone and scrap of wood kept withering away, fading to nothing.
"Xiao Yi... Xiao Yi!"
Joy Zheng shouted Evan's name at the top of her lungs, trying to rush forward, but Azure Dragon held her back tight.
"It's time to go."
Vermilion Bird stood there, her expression especially strange.
She looked around, then gazed elsewhere.
The Upper-Grade Lin Clan folks all looked lost, faces blank, like they couldn't figure out what to think.
In another dead-silent space...
Black blood oozed from Evan Lin's lips, his whole body enduring the harshest trial, cell by cell.
It felt like being cut a thousand times—every inch of skin was wracked with terrifying pain!
"It's over. Everything is over."
Origin Heaven lay sprawled on the ground, chest bones crushed under Evan Lin's foot. "Never saw this coming, never saw this coming!"
Now that I'm awake, even if my power's only a ten-thousandth of what it used to be, you shouldn't be able to stand against me!
Evan Lin, Nine Mysteries! No wonder you flipped the Immortal Race upside down and rewrote Heaven itself!
As Origin Heaven spoke, blood kept leaking from his mouth.
In his eyes, the white-haired youth's whole look was shifting nonstop.
He looked colder and sharper, with a freaky aura pouring off him.
Inside his body, where vitality should've dried up ages ago, there was nothing but raw, terrifying power!
Not until death will I rest.
Evan Lin shook his head, then kicked Origin Heaven hard in the head, sending him flying.
In this dead-silent space, there was zero sunlight—just streaks of weird red glow everywhere.
Under the red glow, spatial arrays kept popping up everywhere.
A crimson-furred giant ape roared out of a formation, charging Evan Lin and slamming down a fist that weighed a ton!
A golden bird with rainbow wings and flames all over its body shot toward Evan, wrapped in a tidal wave of fire.
All kinds of terrifying beasts showed up.
They just kept coming, wave after wave!
Evan Lin, white-haired and looking dead tired, faced them head-on without flinching.
"These beasts have been sleeping for years. Even if you go full demon mode, so what? Step into my world and you're dead meat!"
Origin Heaven, who just got kicked across the room, looked crazy and pumped: "I'm the original Heavenly Dao, and my power isn't back yet."
"Just give me some time, and I'll rule the world again!"
"This is my world—the world of the Immortal Race!"
"Humans are nothing but livestock—slaves forever! You helped your kind once, but you won't get another shot!"
Origin Heaven's face twisted with cold madness as he burst out laughing.
In this space, endless beasts from all races will rip you to shreds!
So what if you're strong? It won't save you!
Origin Heaven's bones were all broken inside, but he didn't even flinch.
Evan Lin was in nonstop agony—every second, another wave of pain. The beasts outside the arrays kept coming, wearing him down bit by bit.
"Why did Zhao Lyria ever mistake you for me?"
Evan's mind was crystal clear now, but his eyes were pure black—no whites left, just endless darkness.
While he talked, Evan casually tore a hundred-meter giant wolf in half.
This world looked small, but it felt endless—like it had no borders at all.
"I messed with her memories ages ago. When she saw my face, didn't it ring any bells for you?"
Origin Heaven suddenly gritted his teeth, and booms echoed from inside his body.
The bones Evan Lin had stomped to pieces started growing back like crazy.
All the spiritual qi in this space rushed straight into Origin Heaven.
In no time at all...
He stood in front of Evan again, his body totally healed.
But...
His face was even paler than before.
"This body I'm using? It's the shell you shed after your ninety-ninth spiritual molting."
"I used the last shred of my primordial spirit to take it over."
"You'd never guess that a body you tossed aside would end up being my key to tricking Zhao Lyria for ages!"
"Ha! Not that it matters—now you don't even remember anything!"
"Too bad I never found your hundredth-molting body."
"That one, I bet, was your real peak—the strongest you ever got!"
Origin Heaven took a deep breath, then went cold: "But that's all in the past. No need for more talk."
"You'll die here—gone forever, soul shattered, no reincarnation, no way back."
"And I'll go out, lead the Immortal Race, take over the Heavenly Dao, and reignite our immortal glory!"
He finished speaking.
Origin Heaven formed seals in his hands again.
This time...
All the beasts from every race stormed through the arrays, roaring like crazy.
Evan Lin, white-haired and worn out, stood right there.
He might've gone full demon, but his body was at its absolute limit.
The Left-Hand Dragon's eyes opened, staring right at Evan.
"I think... I remember something."
Evan's voice was calm as he looked at Origin Heaven: "My memories are still scattered, but since I've chosen to stay here today, you're staying for good too."
As soon as Evan finished speaking...
Origin Heaven saw Evan draw out a plain, unadorned sword.
That sword...
Red Dust!
Unlike the broken Red Dust Sword from before...
This blade was flawless—like jade, like wood.