Becoming Great Emperor by Playing Game

Chen Lan opened his eyes once more, and the Celestial Emperor’s head had just fallen before him.

He suddenly turned around and saw everyone, a smile spreading across his face instantly.

He succeeded. He successfully returned to the past, and seeing everyone alive and well was wonderful.

"Chen Lan, why do you look so pale?" At this moment, Yang Tian noticed Chen Lan’s face was extremely pale and bloodless, expressing his concern.

"It’s nothing." Chen Lan weakly replied, his voice barely audible.

He didn’t expect the energy consumption to reverse time and return to the past was so significant. But that was normal since he needed to change the past where an Emperor Dao expert destroyed the Celestial Domain.

Returning to the past consumes energy based on what occurred during that time. If it was just having a meal without any significant events, it wouldn’t consume much energy.

But if, during that meal, a major figure died or a country perished, and you weren’t aware, reversing time to that moment would demand a huge amount of energy.

This time, reversing the timeline consumed almost all of Chen Lan’s energy, leaving him in a weakened state.

"You must leave quickly; the Celestial Domain will be destroyed soon," Chen Lan said firmly. "I have returned from the future."

Upon hearing this, everyone was in utter shock, staring at Chen Lan in disbelief.

"What? You came back from the future?" Blade said in surprise. "What happened in the future?"

"You all died. A flash of white light passed, turning the entire Celestial Domain into nothingness, completely vanishing within the cosmos," Chen Lan said gravely.

Everyone doubted, but Yang Tian did not. "Your Time Dao has reached its pinnacle. Reversing time to return here is understandable, but if we’re all dead, how do we change that?"

At this moment, everyone realized that Chen Lan’s mastery of the Time Dao had reached its utmost extreme, an incredibly terrifying path that Chen Lan had traversed—unbelievably formidable.

"Tianyunzi, no wonder you’ve said I can change the future because the timeline now is one I created," Chen Lan remarked, looking at Tianyunzi.

At this moment, he understood why Tianyunzi said his arrival would change fate because this timeline was one he had crafted.

These people were already dead, but he altered time to create a timeline where they didn’t die—the allure of the Time Dao.

"Since you came back from the future, do you know how to break this impasse?" Tianyunzi asked seriously.

"Next, dark clouds will gather, and the figure of the Celestial Emperor will appear in the sky, followed by a giant meteor falling. But the meteor isn’t the key, so don’t worry about it. I need you all to set up an array that will teleport you all away. As for the other inhabitants of the Celestial Domain, we have no time to care for them; there are only ten minutes," Chen Lan spoke gravely.

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances, somewhat at a loss.

"Don’t waste time; hurry!" Chen Lan shouted coldly, jolting everyone into action.

As Chen Lan had foretold, dark clouds began gathering in the sky, and the Celestial Emperor’s voice filled the Celestial Domain, dispelling everyone’s doubts!

"Quick, listen to Chen Lan. Set up the array immediately, everyone start setting up," Nuwa ordered coldly, flying towards the sky while forming hand formulas to construct the teleportation array.

The next to step up was the Forbidden Heaven Old Demon, promptly helping to refine the teleportation array to expedite and ensure everyone’s departure.

Seeing this, the others no longer hesitated, joining in to transmit spiritual and Dao power to set up the array quickly.

[Still dreaming of setting up an array to escape? Wishful thinking!]

Suddenly, the Celestial Emperor in the sky let out a cold laugh, and a black ray shot towards Nuwa, who was setting up the array.

Boom!

A figure quickly appeared beside Nuwa, using his body to block the attack—none other than Chen Lan.

Yet, he was unscathed, his face now much rosier.

"The Evil Race energy is indeed a great supplement," Chen Lan sneered, absorbing and refining the Evil Race energy with his physique for rapid recovery.

Indeed, with the Celestial Emperor serving as a large energy source, he could soon be restored to peak condition.

However, what worried him was the butterfly effect his return had already initiated. In the original sequence, nobody set up the array, and the Celestial Emperor didn’t attack.

He was unsure whether the impending apocalypse would alter. Without the meteor, destruction might be immediate, leaving no time.

"You all focus on setting up the array; I’ll handle the defense," Chen Lan declared firmly.

One after another, black rays bombarded, all intercepted by Chen Lan, replenishing his energy to his peak state.

But the Celestial Emperor soon realized Chen Lan could absorb his attacks and resorted to using that move—Meteor from Beyond.

As the meteor descended, everyone panicked, hastening their efforts in setting up the array.

Only Chen Lan knew that the meteor itself wasn’t the key; instead, the spatial black hole above it was the most terrifying divine technique!

Instantly, Chen Lan flew towards the edge of the Celestial Domain, or more accurately, the edge of the meteor, as everyone watched him leave.

"What is Chen Lan going to do?" Gu Changge asked in surprise.

"He knows how to resolve this; perhaps he’s gone to address the core issue. You all continue setting up the array; I’ll go bring Chen Lan’s daughter back," Yang Tian said solemnly, leaving in a flash.

The Witch and those Demon Race members were still arranged elsewhere by him. If the Celestial Domain were indeed to be destroyed, they couldn’t be left there.

"Those who can manage arrays, stay here and set up; everyone else, stop the meteor and prevent it from falling," Nuwa shouted.

Soon, Sun Wukong, Yang Jian, and Nezha flew towards the meteor. They were not adept in setting up arrays but excelled in combat—array setting was better left aside.

"We’ll help too!"

"The Sect Leader should be solving other issues now. To save ourselves, we cannot let the meteor fall!"

"Yes, let’s help!"

In an instant, everyone flew toward the meteor, regardless of cultivation level, regardless of whether they were of the Human Race, Demon Race, or Ghost Race. They all ran towards the meteor, extending their arms to stop it from descending, gaining more time for Nuwa and others to set up the array.

Meanwhile, Chen Lan soon reached the edge of the meteor and glanced upward, seeing a spatial wormhole gradually expanding.

"Indeed, this meteor is merely a deflective blinding technique to delay. The most terrifying thing is the spatial wormhole, but how should I resolve it?"

In his memory, Tianyunzi had said that a flash of white light signaled his disappearance—did it mean he used his body to block it?

Was it possible that, back then, he absorbed the Celestial Emperor’s attack using the Devouring Demon God Body, which allowed everyone to survive and leave the Celestial Domain successfully?

Thinking of this, Chen Lan pondered the peril of his move, as dangerous as death itself, and such tremendous energy would undoubtedly exceed his endurance limits.

He would die!

"If I used countless clones to absorb it together, what would happen?"