Amidst an endless scarlet cascade of corrupted data, Ye Ling desperately resisted its encroachment on his body.
However, the power he possessed to purify the corrupted data was minuscule compared to the sheer volume surrounding him. He was utterly incapable of stemming the tide, and could only watch as his body was progressively eroded.
"No, I'll surely die if this continues! That monster is far beyond my current capabilities!"
Ye Ling recognized the vast disparity in strength between himself and the tumorous monstrosity. He immediately prepared to activate his profound runes, intending to retreat to the Primordial Chaos.
"Ye Ling! You cannot leave!"
Just as Ye Ling was about to depart, a faint, somewhat urgent female voice echoed. Time seemed to freeze around him; all corrupted data ceased its assault on Ye Ling.
"Who?"
Observing his surroundings, including the frozen tumorous monster, Ye Ling was startled.
Anyone possessing such power could never be an ordinary individual!
"I am the Heavenly Dao of reality. You are my last hope. You cannot leave."
"The Heavenly Dao of reality? The last hope?" Ye Ling was taken aback by the faint female voice.
What was happening?
The faint female voice continued, "My time is running out. Listen carefully to what I say next. This concerns not only Earth in reality but also the fantasy worlds you inhabit."
"An external alien god has descended upon Earth, stripping me of my authority. It sacrificed all gods and Buddhas on Earth, becoming the new Heavenly Dao. Now, the entire world is in the palm of the alien god's hand, and the world is in grave danger!"
"I am now left with only a wisp of my soul. Using my remaining strength, I created the program that connects the fantasy worlds and reality, and entrusted it to the destined individual of the human world."
"Originally, the task of confronting the alien god should have fallen to the strongest in the fantasy worlds, your master, Shan’e (Good and Evil). However, the alien god sensed my power and targeted Shan’e. Since Shan’e has not been fully materialized, they would be at an absolute disadvantage fighting the alien god. I had no choice but to conceal your existence and force them back into the fantasy worlds to evade the alien god's power."
"Now, the alien god has targeted the entrance to the fantasy worlds, and the destined individual has been controlled. I know this is difficult for you, but I no longer have the strength to pull you out of the fantasy worlds. Once you return to the fantasy worlds, you will never be able to come back. Both reality and the fantasy worlds will be destroyed by the alien god!"
"You must rescue the destined individual and have them continue to use the program that connects reality and fantasy, so that more powerful beings from the fantasy worlds can come to reality!"
"Ye Ling! The hope of reality and the fantasy worlds rests entirely on you!"
After hearing the female voice's lengthy explanation, Ye Ling's mind was in a state of disarray.
He had only come to purify corrupted data, how had he ended up shouldering the safety of two worlds?
However, Ye Ling knew this was not the time for him to complain. He quickly calmed himself and asked, "What should I do now?"
"I am truly sorry. At the very end, I can only help you purify the alien god's pollution one more time. After that, you will need to find a way to escape from the Heavenly Dao Emissary!"
"Escape from the Heavenly Dao Emissary... That sounds easy, but there is a vast gap in strength between us. How can I escape?"
"I am truly sorry... but I am simply too weak. The only thing I can do is bestow my remaining authority upon you. However, doing so will also make you a target of the alien god, and you will face immense difficulties in the future!"
"Let's overcome the current hurdle first. At the very least, allow me to contend with the Heavenly Dao Emissary somewhat."
"Alright!"
As the female voice spoke, Ye Ling felt an extremely peculiar and powerful force enter his body.
"Ye Ling, that is all my strength. Everything else is now up to you! Please! You must escape!"
The Heavenly Dao's voice resonated in Ye Ling's mind one last time before disappearing.
The next moment, time flowed again, and countless corrupted data were instantly purified by Ye Ling. However, after the corrupted data was purified, the strength the Heavenly Dao had bestowed upon Ye Ling was almost depleted.
Ye Ling sensed the faint Heavenly Dao power within him and looked at the Heavenly Dao Emissary not far away, offering a wry smile. "This little bit of strength, after purifying the surrounding corrupted data, there's not much left... It's like a drop in the bucket."
"You insect... why do you possess the aura of the Heavenly Dao?"
The Heavenly Dao Emissary's eyes flickered with confusion upon seeing Ye Ling suddenly purify all the corrupted data and simultaneously possess the Heavenly Dao's aura.
However, at that very moment, a colossal figure clad in yellow robes, whose face was indiscernible, appeared behind the Heavenly Dao Emissary. An aura far more powerful than Shan’e emanated from it, leaving Ye Ling breathless and immobile!
Everything around them seemed to freeze with its appearance.
It pointed at Ye Ling and spoke in a cold, terrifying voice, "The Heavenly Dao authority is on him. Kill him and reclaim the authority."
After speaking, the colossal figure slowly dissipated. Ye Ling then regained his senses.
"Is that the alien god?" Ye Ling thought of the terrifying enemy he had just encountered, and an infinite fear welled up within him.
"Roar!!!"
Suddenly, the Heavenly Dao Emissary roared, and a violent sonic wave swept towards Ye Ling, instantly jolting him awake.
"I will kill you! And reclaim the Heavenly Dao authority!"
The Heavenly Dao Emissary, as if injected with adrenaline, had its eyes turn blood-red. Its entire aura became more than ten times stronger than before!
Countless corrupted data rapidly filled the surroundings!
"Damn it!"
Sensing the terrifying aura of the Heavenly Dao Emissary, Ye Ling immediately activated Absolute Divine Travel, teleporting directly into the database to search for reader data corrupted by the data cascade, using it as a means to reach the real world!
However, due to the Heavenly Dao Emissary's power, almost all the data in the database was damaged. The remaining data was also corrupted, making it like searching for a needle in a haystack for Ye Ling to find a complete reader data and locate its IP address!
"Where do you think you're running?"
The Heavenly Dao Emissary roared, and its violent power instantly caused countless data to dissipate, even the massive firewall directly shattered!
The next moment, the Heavenly Dao Emissary teleported behind Ye Ling. Numerous bloody hands surged from the tumor, reaching out to grab him.
Without hesitation, Ye Ling entered the state of No-Self, narrowly evading the Heavenly Dao Emissary's attack while frantically sifting through data.
"This Heavenly Dao authority is truly a death warrant! If I don't find an exit soon, I'm finished!"
Ye Ling muttered to himself, his brain furiously filtering information, attempting to find a single complete piece of reader data amidst the vast sea of corrupted data.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
After the alien god's phantom had appeared once, the Heavenly Dao Emissary became increasingly frenzied. Numerous tentacles erupted from the tumor, relentlessly lashing at Ye Ling.
Coupled with the myriad of corrupted data constantly blocking Ye Ling's retreat, even in his state of No-Self, he was still struck by the tentacles numerous times.
Each time Ye Ling was hit by a tentacle, half of his body would be corrupted by the data cascade. Even with the Heavenly Dao authority he now possessed, he was unable to purify all of it.
Slowly, Ye Ling's body began to lose sensation, and he was on the verge of losing his mind.
"Hold on a little longer!"
Ye Ling gritted his teeth, enduring the soul-piercing pain of sifting through vast amounts of corrupted information, relentlessly searching for useful data in the pile of digital waste.
Finally, through Ye Ling's tenacious perseverance, he found a piece of reader information that was complete and uncorrupted!
"Found it!"
Joy flashed in Ye Ling's eyes. Without a moment's hesitation, he locked onto the reader's IP address and transmitted himself into that reader's mobile phone!
"You dare not escape!!!"
And just as Ye Ling's data transmission was in progress, the Heavenly Dao Emissary charged forward, grabbing Ye Ling's ankles as if to drag him back into the abyss!
At this moment, an extremely powerful force erupted from within Ye Ling. The Heart Demon intervened, using its Ten Breaths Annihilation to blast off the Heavenly Dao Emissary's hands, restoring Ye Ling's freedom!
"Well done, Heart Demon!"
Ye Ling broke free from the Heavenly Dao Emissary, not even glancing at it, and without hesitation, left the cloud database.
As long as he could escape the network and enter reality... there would still be hope for everything!
However, just as Ye Ling was about to complete the transmission, the colossal yellow-robed figure reappeared. Everything around them, including the transmitting Ye Ling, was frozen.
"Damn... damn it! Just a little bit more!"
Seeing that he was mere inches away from escaping the cloud database, Ye Ling's expression turned extremely grim.
Once the alien god appeared, he had completely lost control of his own body!
Even though he was only half a hair's breadth from escaping this space, he was now utterly immobile!
If the gap between Ye Ling and the Heavenly Dao Emissary was a vast chasm, then the alien god that had now descended was capable of spanning heaven and earth.
It was simply an existence he could not contend with at his current level!
The alien god's phantom calmly looked at Ye Ling and extended its enormous, pale finger, gently tapping him.
Thump-thump!
Ye Ling only heard his heart pound twice, and then he discovered that his body and consciousness were beginning an irreversible process of disintegration.
"It's over..."
Endless despair welled up in Ye Ling's heart as he foresaw his own demise.
However, just as Ye Ling believed everything was over, a powerful force suddenly surged from within him.
Blinding white light erupted from Ye Ling's body, and infinite creative power spread outwards, instantly scattering the alien god's phantom. Ye Ling, propelled by the force generated, finally completed his transmission!
"Lord Heavenly Dao?!"
The frenzied Heavenly Dao Emissary could not believe that the alien god's shadow had been shattered and cried out in disbelief, its voice echoing mournfully within the cloud database.
The Heavenly Dao Emissary's sorrowful cries even caused the entire global network to collapse!
"Unforgivable! Desecrator of the divine! I will kill you!!!"
The Heavenly Dao Emissary wailed, then began to roar fiercely. Its colossal form instantly transformed into countless scarlet corrupted data, following Ye Ling's trajectory and pursuing him!