My Talent Skill Mutated

"Unfortunately, she failed."

"The Great Emperor was too powerful. He killed the leader of the Anti-Emperor Alliance, and then he brought an extraterrestrial crystal that annihilated the world. He slaughtered all of humanity. They didn't just die—they became his puppets, sealed away and turned into slaughtering wraiths."

"!!!"

'This Great Emperor must be some kind of psychopath…'

Chen Yu was shaken.

The shadow's words allowed him to connect the dots.

The source of everything was the Great Emperor!

What was even more incredible was that the female leader of the Anti-Emperor Alliance could travel through timelines, back to the so-called "original era." And yet, even with the ability to traverse time, she was still no match for the Great Emperor.

With such a terrifying Great Emperor, only one word could represent everything.

Despair!

There was no hope at all!

"Why would the Great Emperor do that?" Chen Yu asked, looking at the black shadow.

'Annihilating worlds, destroying humanity, extinguishing civilization… what good did any of that do the Great Emperor?'

'Was he really just a psychopathic emperor?'

The black shadow fell silent, only speaking after a long moment. "I don't know. Perhaps it was to absorb the power of civilizations."

"Absorb the power of civilizations?"

Chen Yu was taken aback.

The black shadow looked at him and suddenly said, "You look a lot like the Great Emperor."

Chen Yu: "…"

'He looks like the Great Emperor!'

This wasn't the first time Chen Yu had heard that.

In the Ninth Abyss, that wanted fugitive from the Angel Race had said the same thing.

'Who else had said it?'

Chen Yu couldn't recall at the moment, but he had heard it many times before.

"Just kill me. My will can't hold on for much longer," the black shadow said, looking at Chen Yu.

Hearing this, Chen Yu didn't act immediately, but instead just looked at the black shadow.

"Answer one more question for me. This Great Emperor… is he alive or dead?" Chen Yu asked.

The black shadow looked at him and said, "The Great Emperor cannot die. He can resurrect from any timeline."

What the hell?

Chen Yu's expression changed as he stared at the black shadow.

'He can't die, and he can resurrect from any timeline?'

'Are you kidding me?!'

'Who can truly be immortal?!'

"But it's not like there's no way to stop him," the black shadow added.

"What way?" Chen Yu looked at the black shadow.

"Go back to the original era and kill the Great Emperor! As long as he is completely destroyed in the original era, he won't be able to resurrect from any timeline."

the black shadow said slowly.

'Go back to the original era and kill the Great Emperor?'

Chen Yu was stunned.

"How do I get back to the original era?" Chen Yu asked the black shadow.

"...That's a second question," the black shadow said.

Chen Yu: "…"

'So damn meticulous…'

"Then let me ask one more," Chen Yu said, looking at the shadow.

"I don't know," the black shadow replied.

Chen Yu: "…"

'You son of a bitch…'

Anger flared in Chen Yu's heart as he glared at the black shadow.

'Are you messing with me?!'

'Then why the hell did you say all that crap!'

"Find the reincarnation of the Empress Leader. The Empress can take you back to the original era," the black shadow added.

Chen Yu: "…?"

'Wait a minute.'

'Didn't the Empress Leader get killed?'

'She can be reincarnated?'

"The Empress Leader is still alive?" Chen Yu asked in surprise, looking at the black shadow.

"The Empress has the power of resurrection. Though she couldn't defeat the Great Emperor, she doesn't die so easily," the black shadow replied.

"How do I find the Empress's reincarnation?" Chen Yu asked again.

"I don't know," the black shadow answered honestly.

"You…"

Chen Yu's eye twitched as he stared at the black shadow.

"Kill me. Give me a quick end. It would be a release," the black shadow said to Chen Yu.

"…"

"If that's how it is, then possess me. Make one last contribution."

Chen Yu said.

"Fine!"

The black shadow nodded and then lunged at Chen Yu.

HUMMM—!!!

The Spirit Flame ignited, and in the next second, the black shadow was rapidly incinerated.

"Thank you."

The black shadow's final voice echoed as a wisp of black smoke rose from Chen Yu's head and dissipated into nothing.

His Spirit Flame grew stronger again, but Chen Yu's mood was heavy.

Ignorance was bliss. Now that he knew these secrets, he felt as if he were caught in a vast, invisible net.

A net he couldn't possibly break free from!

The Great Emperor, the Empress, the two Abysses... they were all connected somehow.

He didn't know everything, but he knew enough.

The Great Emperor who destroyed worlds was still alive.

It was just that no one knew where he was.

'Travel through time, return to the original era, and kill the Great Emperor!'

That was the way to kill the Great Emperor.

But even knowing the method, Chen Yu was helpless.

'What even is this so-called original era?'

'How could you be sure you were in the original era?'

'And even if he got back to the original era, how could he kill the Great Emperor?'

The Empress, who could travel against the flow of time, couldn't beat him. He didn't stand a chance.

'Forget it. If the world is doomed, it's doomed. So many worlds have been destroyed anyway, what does it have to do with me?'

Sighing, Chen Yu adjusted his mindset and headed downstairs.

'It's not my fucking problem!'

'Someone else can deal with it!'

'The Empress's reincarnation... with not a single clue, who the hell could possibly find her?'

'So I'll just ignore it!'

'When the sky falls, let the tall guys prop it up!'

'Hunkering down, hunting beasts, harvesting the Source of Life, and improving my own strength—that's what really matters!'

——

In front of the purple Crystal Tower, Zhuang Bo was waiting.

"Huh, he's out!"

Seeing Chen Yu's figure appear, Zhuang Bo immediately went forward.

"Sir, have all the crystals inside the tower been dealt with?" Zhuang Bo asked, looking at Chen Yu.

Chen Yu nodded. "Yes, they're dealt with."

As he spoke, Chen Yu looked from the thousand-meter-tall Crystal Tower back to Zhuang Bo.

"Step back a bit."

Zhuang Bo was stunned for a moment, but he quickly understood and immediately retreated.

A Force Field enveloped him as Chen Yu shot into the sky, swiftly arriving at the top of the Crystal Tower.

VMMMM!!!

His Force Field intensified, veins bulged on his skin, and his Qi flared as Chen Yu threw a punch at the Crystal Tower.

RUMBLE—!!!

A wave of immense Divine Power swept out. The thousand-meter-tall Crystal Tower rapidly collapsed, sending a cloud of dust and smoke into the air.

And the instant the Crystal Tower was destroyed, the purple glow that had permeated the sky vanished at the exact same moment.