Chương 104: Witness of the Era (Part 1)

Su Chen opened the Reverse Fate Scripture. [Ninth Life: On the surface, you were an ordinary member of the Sun-Devouring Sacred Land. In secret, you carried the Primordial King Bloodline of the Primordial Remnant Clan. You soon discovered that while the clan's surviving elders outwardly treated you with utmost respect, they truly regarded you as nothing more than a puppet for their revenge. You did not care. As long as they could be used, their hidden motives were irrelevant.] [You began your own schemes. Using borrowed momentum, you eliminated numerous true disciples of the Sun-Devouring Sacred Land. Just when you believed everything was proceeding smoothly, devastating news arrived: the Sacred Lord had uncovered your secret. To protect his own greatest secret from exposure, you decisively betrayed the Primordial Remnant Clan's elders and remnants, earning Zhou Hao's trust.] [You feigned submission to Zhou Hao's control. Moving between the Western Regions and Northern Deserts, you single-handedly ignited war between the two domains.] [In the end, full-scale conflict erupted. Under the banner of the Sun-Devouring Sacred Land, you slew the divine physique of White Cloud City, igniting irreconcilable hatred. When the old Saint King of White Cloud City clashed with the sacred land, you quietly reaped the benefits, your calculations flawless. With a Nirvana realm body, you slew a Saint.] [Yet… you never anticipated that your transformation had been noticed long ago by this life's younger sister, Zhou Hanchan. No matter how much you improved, you could never replace the ordinary brother who once held the deepest place in her heart. Zhou Hanchan carried a mysterious inheritance. Perhaps you had already sensed it, but… perhaps a part of you was still Zhou Chen. Though thousands of years of memory dominated, the affection Zhou Chen felt for his little sister had never truly vanished. In the end, you chose to fulfill her wish.] [You understood that a far more terrifying existence had woven the entire fate of the Western Regions. Resistance was futile.] [In this life, you provoked war between the Western and Northern Deserts, annihilated an entire sacred land, and single-handedly altered the course of history. Though your lifespan barely reached two hundred years, you sent ripples through the long river of time.] [Evaluation: Two Stars (Purple)] [Reverse Fate Points: 20, 000] Su Chen stared at the final reward, eyes wide. Twenty thousand Reverse Fate Points! Though this life had been short, he had rewritten the destinies of countless people. The tide of the era had shifted because of him.

"All in… or hold back?" Gaining so many Reverse Fate Points in one breath left Su Chen hesitating. Central Continent still harbored an even greater threat. This life's little sister was clearly no ordinary person. If he reincarnated again within the Heavenly Profound Domain… The situation looked grim. After a long moment of consideration, Su Chen chose not to spend every last point.

[Talent: 0 (+)] [Comprehension: 0 (+)] [Family Background: 0 (+)] [Dao Heart: 450] Talent +5000 Comprehension +5000 Family Background +5000 Five thousand points remained. Su Chen kept them in reserve against unforeseen disaster. Should calamity strike and end his life prematurely, five thousand Reverse Fate Points—combined with the accumulation of many lifetimes—would still allow him to rise swiftly once more. Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.

"This life… become a Saint!" Su Chen turned to the next page. … Su Chen opened his eyes. In his arms lay a stunning beauty, all charm and allure, her body soft and fragrant against him. The surroundings were elegant beyond measure. Dense spiritual qi filled the air. Every inch of wall, floor, and pillar had been built from top-grade spirit stones. Auspicious dragon-and-phoenix carvings adorned the chamber, creating a dreamlike and otherworldly. Su Chen quickly rifled through this life's memories.

Fortunately, no protagonist like Lin Zhan had appeared yet. In this incarnation, he was the youngest son of the current patriarch of the Wang Clan—one of Central Continent's sacred clans. Wang Chen was a young genius of his generation. At his age, he had already reached the Profound Connection realm and earned the title of King. The Wang Clan of Central Continent… A faint impression surfaced in Su Chen's mind.

Back during the Alchemy Assembly, one of the monstrous alchemists who had lasted until the very end came from this very clan, suppressing all the other alchemy prodigies of the Central Continent. This was an ancient, colossal family. Their ancestor had been a Great Saint. Within the clan today stood several Saint Kings and even a single Alchemy Saint. In the Central Continent, they flourished without rival. The beauty lying beside him came from another major power—one of its direct-line successors.

She had been sent here deliberately to form a marriage alliance and bind their families closer together. To Su Chen, such arrangements were nothing new. What truly drew his attention was the older brother of this life. Wang Yunfei. Known as the Young Great Emperor. Bearer of the qualifications to become a true Great Emperor. Born with an ancient taboo divine physique. On the day of his birth, strange phenomena filled the sky.

At the age of ten, the most mysterious and ancient force in Central Continent—the Emperor Palace, a power that had genuinely given birth to Emperors—personally came knocking and took Wang Yunfei as their direct disciple. Wang Yunfei was undeniably number one among the younger generation of the Central Continent. And because of him, even Su Chen—this younger brother—rose in status. Countless people racked their brains for ways to curry favor with him. Yet something about it felt off to Su Chen.

"Talents of a Great Emperor…" Hmm. Those words were never a blessing. The beauty beside him let out a soft murmur in her sleep. Su Chen rose without the slightest ripple of emotion and left the chamber, heading straight for the Wang Clan's scripture pavilion. There, the clan stored every secret and hidden record they had ever uncovered. This life had placed him in the Central Continent. But Su Chen had not forgotten that Central Continent still harbored its own supreme overlord.

In his previous life, he had heard rumors that the Yu Clan declined after a great war. He never learned the exact details—nor did he know who ultimately obtained the Spirit Communion Emperor Scripture.

"Two hundred years have passed since my last death…" Before he could locate any trace of the Yu Clan, he first stumbled upon records of his previous incarnation. The Sun-Devouring Sacred Land's Primordial Remnant Clan survivor had, single-handedly, ignited war between two domains. More than ten Saints had perished. Several sacred-level orthodoxies had fallen into ruin. Even the Sun-Devouring Sacred Land itself had vanished from the river of history.

The records further described that demonic remnant as bearing the Primordial Taotie Physique and cultivating an evil art capable of slaying other prodigies and devouring their origin essence. Should such an evil technique ever reappear, all five domains were to unite and exterminate its practitioner without mercy.

"Peerless Great Demon. Extreme danger. Capable of overturning the heavens and annihilating all living beings." That was the Wang Clan's evaluation of Su Chen's previous life. Clearly, his actions in that life had thoroughly alarmed every major orthodoxy in the Heavenly Profound Domain. They had resolved to strangle the threat in its cradle. Yet… Su Chen knew the true danger had likely never been him. Stepping outside the chessboard, he began to reconsider the truth behind his death in the previous life.

"Most likely… someone used me to divert the attention of every orthodoxy in the world. What a ruthless method." Su Chen felt genuine admiration. More and more threads began to surface. He gradually understood that the shadowy existence behind everything probably wanted him to stir chaos across the world—either to distract everyone from something else, or to help conceal someone's true identity. The specifics still eluded him. But whatever those ancient monsters were plotting, it was certainly no simple scheme.

Su Chen continued searching for information on the Yu Clan. After a week of tireless effort, he finally uncovered the relevant records. The Yu Clan's Great Saint ancestor had wielded a Quasi-Emperor weapon and invaded the Western Regions. In his battle against a Great Saint of the West, both he and the weapon vanished without a trace. At the exact same moment, calamity struck the Yu Clan. Annihilation.