Rule Correction

Feng Mingge's expression gradually shifted from relaxed to grave, and an instant later, he vanished. In the next moment, in the Tree Universe, Feng Mingge materialized out of thin air atop a meteorite. With his abilities, he immediately saw that across an immense distance, all things were annihilating. It was over! Just laying eyes upon it made Feng Mingge realize there was nowhere to run; this was a catastrophe that would engulf the entire Tree Universe. At that moment, Yu Xian followed along. As long as he had visited a place once, he had a way to reach it with ease. Feng Mingge had previously brought him to the Tree Universe once, so whenever he wanted to come, he could do so effortlessly. "What happened?" Yu Xian asked. Though his expression was filled with despair, Feng Mingge still pressed a hand onto Yu Xian's shoulder. In the next instant, Yu Xian synchronously saw the sight Feng Mingge was witnessing. The Tree Universe had already been vast and empty, but following the Great Annihilation, it was even more terrifying. With just a single glance, Yu Xian could hardly stomach it—countless black dots and white dots were frenziedly appearing and disappearing at a speed far beyond human comprehension. "Someone used items created by Transcenders and triggered a chain reaction. The Great Tree Universe Fault is coming," Feng Mingge said despairingly. This was equivalent to a fire burning a tree to ash; yet the tree would not truly die, instead sprouting a new trunk and new branches. A similar event was said to have occurred once in the past of the Tree Universe. Feng Mingge had never imagined it would happen again now. "In other words, we're doomed?" Yu Xian produced a lollipop and asked while eating it. Feng Mingge nodded. "Yeah. Certain death." "How much time do we have left?" Yu Xian asked thoughtfully. Feng Mingge sighed. "Only... one minute." "That fast?" Yu Xian had originally thought that being so far away, they would have at least six months to a year, but only a single minute remained. It was over, it was over, it was all over—there was no time! Just as Yu Xian was preparing to return to Earth to figure out a way to save people, Zhang Buyao materialized out of thin air. "Salty Fish, you came to save the world too?" Zhang Buyao asked in surprise upon seeing Yu Xian. She, too, had sensed the Great Annihilation and come over from the Death Calamity Sea. Seeing Yu Xian surprised her a little, since as far as she knew, Yu Xian had never been to the Tree Universe before. "Yaoyao, go back to the God Vault Space first, I'm going to save people!" Yu Xian said quickly. Zhang Buyao smiled. "No need to worry. Just leave the rest to me." With that, she flew straight ahead. Yu Xian hurried after her, wanting to stop her from throwing her life away. This was a situation where even Mighty Ones were driven to despair; perhaps only Transcenders could stop it. Zhang Buyao wasn't even a Mighty One—she was courting death! "Yaoyao, don't be reckless!" Yu Xian found that his speed couldn't keep up with Zhang Buyao at all. The Great Annihilation arrived at unfathomable speed. The instant Yu Xian laid eyes directly upon the Great Annihilation, blood burst from his eyes as they ruptured, and countless cracks fractured across his body. At that moment, Zhang Buyao drew close to the Great Annihilation and thrust both hands straight into the myriad black and white dots. Then, all things froze still. In the next second, the Great Annihilation rapidly shrank, returning once more to its point of origin. The Tree Universe did not recover—the parts that had vanished were gone forever—yet all the black and white dots were completely gone. "..." Staring at the abrupt end to the Great Annihilation, Yu Xian felt a question mark pop up above his head. He looked toward Zhang Buyao, sizing her up inside and out, from head to toe, and then asked, "Yaoyao, could you be a legendary Transcender?" "Nope," Zhang Buyao answered. Yu Xian was about to press further when his hairs suddenly stood on end and his scalp tingled with prickling numbness. "Yaoyao, you've played enough." A voice sounded beside Yu Xian. Only then did Yu Xian's eyes catch sight of a youth with fox-like eyes standing amid a patch of green grass. The man didn't look at him, but rather at Zhang Buyao. "Big Brother?" The moment Zhang Buyao saw the young man, she instantly cowered. Yu Xian's eyes widened. This was Zhang Buyao's brother? Why did it feel like this guy didn't like him very much? "Greetings, Yaoyao's big brother!" Yu Xian thought for a moment and offered with a smile. Zhang Buyao's brother, Zhang Yao, glanced at Yu Xian, then turned his gaze back to Zhang Buyao and said, "Mom misses you. Let's go home." "Oh, okay." Zhang Buyao knew full well that now that her brother had come looking for her, it meant she had to go back. However, she furiously shot glances at Yu Xian. Receiving the signal, Yu Xian nodded to show he understood, then gave a cough and said, "Well then, Yaoyao's big brother, I'll be going now. Bye-bye." With that, he promptly slipped away. "Let's go." From start to finish, Zhang Yao had not spared Yu Xian another glance. Zhang Buyao had no choice but to obediently step onto the grass, and in the next instant, both vanished into thin air. "Terrifying. Truly terrifying." Only after Zhang Yao and Zhang Buyao departed did Yu Xian come to a stop, patting his chest with lingering fear. Even though Zhang Yao had not displayed any aura or imposing presence, he had still felt terrifying. Yu Xian had no idea whether the man was a Mighty One or a Transcender, but the feeling he gave was unfathomable—a presence existing in an entirely different dimension from Feng Mingge. Even if he were a Mighty One, he had to be an extraordinarily terrifying one. After all, a Mighty One could grow endlessly stronger. If 1 was a Mighty One, then 100,000,000,000 could also be a Mighty One, but the difference between the two was boundless. Yu Xian returned to Feng Mingge's side and saw Feng Mingge staring ahead with a dazed expression, muttering under his breath, "Impossible... The Great Annihilation actually stopped... Impossible..." "Hey, snap out of it." Yu Xian waved a hand in front of Feng Mingge. He, too, found the Great Annihilation terrifying, but fundamentally he was just a novice who didn't understand the true weight of what had happened. It was much like an ordinary person who had just started learning Go—while they knew a 9-dan professional was formidable, watching them play made it difficult to grasp the subtleties. Feng Mingge, on the other hand, was like a professional player, so he could understand it—and precisely because he understood, the shock was all the greater. Yu Xian didn't dare truly disturb Feng Mingge either; after all, Feng Mingge was immersed in his own world, and rashly interrupting might cause problems. He waited for a good while, and seeing Feng Mingge still muttering to himself, he could only sigh. "All right then. Since things have come to this, I'll head home to check on things first." With that, he departed directly, leaving Feng Mingge standing in a daze all by himself. ... ... Somewhere in space. Someone spoke up: "Baby Yaoyao is acting far too recklessly. She must be properly grounded for a while." Then a man's voice rang out: "I propose amending the rules. If items created by Transcenders cause a rule conflict, both must lose their effects simultaneously. There cannot be another Great Annihilation." "I agree!" "Agreed!" "Works for me!" "Whatever!" "You call the shots!" "Fine by me!" "No problem." "Then what about the Great Annihilations that happened in the past? Should we fix those too?" "Let's start from that one after Yaoyao's." "Look at you spoiling her." "I am her godfather, after all." "I'm her father!" "She called me Uncle once too!" "She even said Uncle Bai was her favorite!" "She even helped me hang up my rope." "All right, then that's how we'll do it!" And so, a certain rule quietly shifted.