Chapter 1981: No Memory, No Emotion

His body plummeted rapidly, yet there was no whistling of wind in his ears. Destructive power assailed him chaotically from all directions, threatening to reduce everything it touched to dust.

However, just as Yun Che had sensed from Jie Yuan, this destructive power, which could devour even true gods in ancient times, was now incapable of threatening his body.

This was the "Extinction" power that the Ancestral God had separated during creation. However, due to the collapse of the ancestral laws and countless ages of mutation, it had become considerably weaker. Far more terrifying, by tens of millions of times, was the pulling force. The moment he plummeted into the Abyss of Nothingness, his body seemed to become billions of times heavier, and his descent drastically accelerated.

Profound energy surged within him, and he instinctively resisted. Yet, with his seemingly invincible power in this current world, even when pushed to its limit, it only slightly slowed his descent, utterly failing to halt it.

Furthermore, as he fell, the already extremely terrifying pulling force intensified drastically with every passing moment, as if countless giant hands of ancient demon gods below were dragging him down into an endless abyss of no return.

Although he had previously sensed this from the soul fragments left by Jie Yuan, experiencing it firsthand still made his soul tremble with shock.

He knew that if he continued to fall, this pulling force would become so terrifying that even Jie Yuan would have to retreat in fear.

Throughout the million-year history of the God Realm, anything, living or inanimate, that fell into the Abyss of Nothingness would vanish forever, without exception.

It turned out the true reason was not the Extinction power filling it, but this inescapable pulling force.

This must be the portion of the ancestral laws that the Ancestral God had established for the abyss, which had not yet completely collapsed. Even a true god of the abyss could not resist it. His entire body was racked with knife-like pain. Yun Che focused his mind, slowly circulating his power to protect his body.

There was nothing, no light, no sound. The passage of time also became incredibly blurred. Even his consciousness was rapidly being drawn away invisibly.

The pulling force continued to intensify, and the devouring Extinction power attacking him grew stronger. Gradually, the already chaotic space revealed countless vortexes, constantly tearing at Yun Che's body.

Later, even the vortexes vanished, replaced by completely shattered space. Endless spatial fragments twisted and raged ceaselessly, annihilating all existence.

If a profound practitioner below the Divine Master realm fell into this state, they would be utterly destroyed into fragments within mere seconds. Yun Che's body was torn by thousands of bloody gashes, yet his eyes remained terribly clear. The Evil God's realm gradually opened, profound energy slowly surged, and he activated the Evil God Barrier to envelop himself. However, a strong sense of unease began to well up in his heart.

The Extinction power, the pulling force, and such terrifying spatial storms... When Xia Qingyue fell back then, she had already been gravely wounded by him, and her power was nearly exhausted. Could she truly have survived... even a little bit...? He bit his tongue hard, forcibly dispelling these unwanted thoughts, and desperately tried to maintain his sensory clarity, gradually accelerating the circulation of his profound energy to its limit.

The terrifying tearing force from below had long exceeded the limits of his understanding, leaving him utterly incapable of even the slightest resistance. The spatial storm also grew more fearsome, gradually transforming from spatial fragments into incredibly terrifying spatial dust.

Conversely, the increase in Extinction power was the slowest. Time flowed at an imperceptible speed; perhaps it was a few hours, perhaps days, perhaps years.

His body was covered in wounds, yet there was no blood. The blood droplets were instantly devoured before they could even splatter.

His internal organs were churned into countless fragments by the spatial storm, and his soul sea was continuously turned upside down.

At this moment, a massive sense of danger suddenly struck, followed by a pain that intensified dozens of times over in an instant.

He felt as if his body were being simultaneously severed by thousands of guillotine blades, mercilessly torn apart. The clarity he had desperately maintained told him he had clearly been pulled into a spatial black hole!

Yun Che's eyes were tightly shut, and no sound escaped his clenched teeth. To protect his homeland, he had to face the entire abyss alone.

This was merely the first step! He was the emperor of this world, the inheritor of the Evil God and Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor's power, the sole hope! How could he fall here?!

"Yama Emperor" activated, profound energy ignited, and dark demonic flames erupted from Yun Che's body. Even with the protection of Eternal Calamity demonic flames, his body was still nearly torn apart by the spatial black hole.

When he was flung out of one black hole, before Yun Che could even catch his breath, he was sucked into another, only to be mercilessly expelled again. Each time he was pulled in and thrown out of a spatial black hole, it signified a completely unknown spatial transition. Yun Che was like a withered leaf caught in a thousand raging waves, his body and soul violently twisted, torn, and overturned again and again... Finally, after an unknown number of times being flung out of a black hole, his world became a buzzing blank, and he subsequently plunged into complete darkness.

***

...An unknown space. The sky was gloomy, and the divine hall beneath it was even more shrouded in darkness, with scarcely a glimmer of light.

Every wisp of aura within was profoundly dark and oppressive. Anyone stepping inside felt as if an icy demonic finger had gripped their throat, making it impossible to breathe.

No one dared approach, nor could anyone trespass here, for it was the sleeping chamber of a god. A very soft sound, when it broke through the oppressive silence, seemed exceptionally loud.

The hall door and barrier opened, revealing the silhouette of an extremely beautiful woman. But in an instant, as the barrier closed, darkness enveloped everything again, and that moment seemed like nothing more than a fleeting, beautiful dream.

The extreme oppression sealed everything tightly; there was no flow of air or elements. The incredibly light footsteps seemed to tread on a heart, causing the soul to tremble.

In the gloom, the woman stopped, knelt, and bowed.

"Greetings, Mother God." *Buzz!* Space was torn open like cloth. An invisible aura, emerging from unknown depths, violently descended upon the woman's body.

The woman's body swayed, then abruptly stabilized, allowing the terrifying aura to surge directly into her profound veins.

"Hmph!" A cold snort, whose chilling power made the gloomy space suddenly contract, echoed: "You finally haven't disappointed me. This progress has even somewhat exceeded my expectations." It was a woman's voice, praising in words, but utterly bone-chilling in tone, and profoundly hoarse and obscure in timbre. Each word, upon hearing it, felt like a poisoned blade piercing eardrums and heart, causing unbearable agony.

The woman, shrouded in darkness, bowed her head deeply: "What Mother God expects, Wu Yi dares not neglect in the slightest."

The hoarse voice spoke again: "You are far better than that good-for-nothing Wu Qing. It wasn't in vain that I crippled her for your sake." Her tone abruptly shifted, and her already soul-shaking voice deepened into a chilling gloom: "The time to go to the Pure Land is near. When you meet that old fool Abyss Emperor this time, do not disgrace me!" Every word carried deep-seated resentment, as if all beings and things in the world were sworn enemies.

Only she in this world dared to call the Abyss Emperor "that old fool Abyss Emperor."

"Yes," the woman named Wu Yi replied, head bowed.

"Currently, all six Divine Kingdoms have found their Divine Inheritors. Out of seven Divine Inheritors, five are actually male! And that girl from the Heaven Breaking Divine Kingdom is just a useless piece of trash with an empty divine core. How pathetic, how lamentable, how ridiculous!"

"Wu Yi, remember this: all men in this world are filthy beasts! That old fool Abyss Emperor is no exception. At this Pure Land gathering, you must trample those five little bastards underfoot and make them realize how lowly their 'Divine Son' title truly is!"

"If you fail to do so, I will cast you into the Nightmare God Abyss and condemn you to a century of the Myriad Bone Piercing Punishment!" The woman's aura remained as calm as before, devoid of any fear or apprehension, not even a trace of resentment: "For Wu Yi, to disappoint Mother God is an unforgivable sin; I am willing to accept ten thousand times the punishment!" Ten thousand times the Myriad Bone Piercing Punishment was an utterly dreadful curse upon herself, yet it was spoken with boundless resolution from her lips.

Her resolve was chilling. It was as if, as she stated, disappointing "Mother God" was the most unforgivable sin in the world.

"Very good." These two extremely simple words were the highest praise she could offer: "Only by being ruthless enough to yourself can you be ruthless to others. In this regard, you are already slightly superior to Wu Qing. Hmph, trash is trash in the end."

"Trash, of course, shouldn't be allowed to remain and displease Mother God," the woman said, her voice still calm as water. Her world seemed devoid of emotional fluctuations; she regarded "Mother God" as her sole belief.

"This is also a task I am about to give you."

"Go, and personally kill her." The voice was sinister and cruel, as if the person it referred to was not the Divine Inheritor she had cultivated for a thousand years, but merely a heap of worthless dregs that could be crushed at any moment.

Stepping out of the grand hall, light streamed down. Just one hall away, it felt like entering a completely different world.

She walked slowly, her black hair and dark robes unadorned and dustless. The sky was a heavy, sagging grey, and the visibility was a suppressive blur.

This was the dwelling place of a true god, yet as she walked through it, it was as if she were treading alone through a desolate, deathly silent land, each step chilling her soul.

Beneath a low, dilapidated hall, two old crones with black marks etched on their faces bowed: "Young Master." She gave no response and continued forward. The hall door silently opened, revealing a scene of ruin.

Amidst the swirling grey mist, a woman slumped on the ground slowly lifted her head. Beneath her disheveled long hair were eyes so dim they seemed devoid of any light.

Her face was deathly pale, like a corpse. It was hard to imagine what kind of suffering and despair she had already endured.

"Shen... Wu... Yi..." Her lips moved slightly, and the sound she made carried no surprise, no plea, no hatred, only a heartbreaking numbness. She was alive, yet it was as if she were already dead.

*Thud.* The hall door closed, isolating everything. Soon, profound light shone from the woman's palm, illuminating every corner of the place.

"Shen Wuqing, I have achieved another breakthrough." Her gaze lowered, looking down at the woman who lay motionless like a corpse: "You should fully understand that Mother God's choice is supremely wise."

"Heh." Shen Wuqing's bleak, cold laugh was her reply: "Even if you are ten thousand times superior to me, she could have simply stripped me of my Divine Inheritor status. Why cripple and humiliate me to this extent?!" Her name was Shen Wuqing.

Yet, no one in this world, seeing her at this moment, would ever believe she was Shen Wuqing. Because the name "Shen Wuqing" was the Divine Inheritor of the Eternal Night Divine Kingdom! She was this generation's "Divine Maiden" of the Eternal Night Divine Kingdom, the future supreme True God! But that was in the past. The current Divine Maiden of Eternal Night was named Shen Wuyi.

Her emergence led to the Divine Venerable of the Eternal Night Divine Kingdom abolishing Shen Wuqing's title as "Divine Maiden of Eternal Night." They even crippled her cultivation, severed her lower limbs and all her meridians, and abandoned her in this dilapidated hall filled with abyssal dust, leaving her to slowly die in agony from the dust's erosion and torment.

Overnight, the Divine Maiden admired by the world became a crippled body awaiting death.