Chapter 789: Chapter 361: The Essence of the Artificial Intelligence System

With the narration of the Great Black Sky, Shen Yuan felt as though something invisible had explosively burst within his mind, and the entire world transformed before his eyes.

The manifestation of the Great Tao, transcendent above the mundane, seemed to awaken from a dreamlike state, and the scenes from the historical river reemerged in his memory.

Above that river, not only was there the Exalted Fuli Original Ancestor, using the Heaven Overturning Seal to sever the causality of time and space but also a figure previously unnoticed by Shen Yuan.

In the stretch of historical river obstructed by the Candle Dragon’s corpse, a young man in green robes proudly stood at the end of history, with four Immortal Swords severing all causal outcomes behind him.

Within the reflection of the sword’s light, the scene of collapsing heavens was mirrored. An unstoppable catastrophe of world destruction obliterated everything.

Subsequently, the axe light of the world’s beginning descended and once again opened up all realms.

The Great Tao Manifestation, with a transcendent demeanor, witnessed the ancient, the present, and the future, yet it beheld only the cycles of Great Reincarnation time and again.

An ancient and venerable name surfaced in his heart.

Shangqing Spirit Treasures Heavenly Venerate, the one among the Almighty Three Pure Ones who bore the heaviest karma of slaughter!

The former Shen Yuan had also wondered why only the Original Ancestor Great Exalted One and Tao’s Way Great Exalted One appeared in this chess game, with no trace of the third Great Exalted One.

Now, it seemed that this Spirit Treasure Great Celestial Venerable at the end of history was the one who overturned the chessboard.

As the Great Black Sky said, even the Great Exalted Ones could not directly intervene in the rites of achieving the Tao. Once the supreme entity behind the Dusk Realm ascended to achieve the Tao, it would lead all worlds towards a future doomed to decline.

Whenever the chess game was beyond salvage, the Spirit Treasure Great Celestial Venerable would eradicate the game, preventing that supreme entity behind the Dusk Realm from ascending to the state of Tao achievement, thus toppling the chessboard to replay everything.

This cycle of Great Reincarnation had been ongoing for countless ages.

Even if the Tao achievement of that supreme entity behind the Dusk Realm was predetermined, it was still unable to withstand the disaster that destroyed all worlds. It could only follow the game’s rules, attempting to ascend to achieve the Tao in cycle after cycle.

Indeed, because of this, the river of history was severed, as the torrent of history could never flow towards a true future.

This is a game without victory or defeat unless one side can break the balance first.

Either someone escapes the torrent of history to sabotage the rites or the supreme entity behind the Dusk Realm ascends to achieve the Tao early, breaking out of the Great Reincarnation of all realms.

The Great Black Sky was once a protagonist of a cycle, but after his failure, he could only be reduced to a lackey under the supreme entity.

It was not until this moment that Shen Yuan suddenly recalled his previous confrontation with the Moonlight Bodhisattva, and the words proposing him to join the Twenty-Four Protective Deities.

Back then, Shen Yuan was skeptical about the so-called Twenty-Four Protective Deities. Now, looking at the current Great Black Sky, it seemed that these so-called Twenty-Four Protective Deities were likely heroes who had failed in past reincarnations.

Unable to counter the supreme entity, they had been assimilated, perishing along with all heavens to enter the next Great Reincarnation.

And surely, the Moonlight Bodhisattva realized that Shen Yuan was the protagonist of this current reincarnation cycle, hence the invitation for him to join the Twenty-Four Protective Deities.

At this thought, all of Shen Yuan’s doubts were unraveled at this moment.

The catastrophic calamity spanning all worlds became even clearer in his eyes.

Great Black Sky, seeing Shen Yuan deep in thought, could not help but reveal a cold sneer:

“The three Great Exalted Ones seem to be saving beings of all realms, but all their efforts are in vain.

The more they continue to start the Great Reincarnation and suppress this event of achieving the Tao, the more inevitable the arrival of everything becomes, and the more irreparable it is.”

“In the very first ceremony, above the Thirty-six Heavens, there was still the Taoism’s Exalted One, and below the Deepest Netherworld stood the Eastern Peak Great Emperor, with the Ninth Heavens Elemental Thunder Promulgation Venerable uniting all immortals and supernatural beings in the Central Heavenly Court. But what was the outcome?”

“The three realms of men, ghosts, and gods were destroyed. The Taoism’s Exalted One continually fell, the Eastern Peak Great Emperor went missing, and even the Ninth Heavens Elemental Thunder Promulgation Venerable sunk and disappeared in the river of history.

After that battle, those Highest Heaven entities intervening in the rites of achieving the Tao nearly all perished, and even the gods of the Constellation Bureau all fell, their corpses turning into vast and bizarre creatures evolving countless stars, corrupting all realms under the name of Thousand-Eyes Divine Monarch.

The Spirit Treasure Great Celestial Venerable had no choice but to eradicate all the worlds and replay the Great Reincarnation.”

“Starting the Great Reincarnation is easy, but those of the Highest Heaven who have completely perished cannot return in the cycle.

Even the Highest Heaven powerful experts cannot destroy the rites of achieving the Tao. How can we, the fish chosen out, contend against it?

Even if someone truly blessed ascends to Highest Heaven within the Great Reincarnation, they are still far from the supreme entity about to ascend to achieve the Tao. The failure of this is all predetermined.”

“Let me tell you the truth. There are certainly fallen Highest Heaven powerful experts among the Twenty-Four Protective Deities. No matter how supremely talented you are, no matter what incredible secrets you harbor, your fate is already sealed.”

“Rather than resist, it’s better to just join the Twenty-Four Protective Deities.”

An indifferent voice issued from Shen Yuan, cutting off the Great Black Sky’s words.

“Have you said enough?”

As his voice fell, Shen Yuan’s right hand forcefully crushed the authority token formed of darkness and the ferocious face.

Casually tossing out the Great Black Sky’s Eternal True Intent, the Great Tao Manifestation extended its hand and grasped it, initiating the Rebounding Wind Returning Fire Great Divine Power at that moment.

The swiftly passing time washed over the Eternal True Intent. The previously brilliant light rapidly dimmed, and a roar erupted from the Great Black Sky.

“Stubborn fool, even if you truly erase me, you can’t change any future!”