Netherworld Retrograde

The speculation of Little Mad King left Li Ye Lai momentarily stunned.

Zel and Zefi... could they possibly still be alive?

During that battle, he had slain so many lives that Mr. Shadow probably had more than enough to consume.

In such chaos, Li Ye Lai indeed hadn't noticed whether this pair of siblings was devoured by Mr. Shadow.

Moreover, Little Mad King's subsequent deduction sent a chill through Li Ye Lai's heart.

In this way, those fragmented yet contradictory clues seemed to finally connect.

Why, in this world, were there so many similar faces, as if they were specifically molded for this purpose.

Also, in the records of relics in the Land of Opportunity, human civilization had erupted into great wars with numerous alien race civilizations, with each race's strongmen being felled by human heroes.

From the timeline perspective, this doesn't make sense at all.

After all, in this world, the rise and fall of various civilizations didn't happen during the same period. How could they coexist with human civilization and engage in comprehensive confrontation?

Yet, the records in the relics are vividly detailed, with clear threads, completely mismatching with the history Li Ye Lai understands in this world.

In this world's history, the Bone Man Dynasty was overthrown by Night Demon Civilization, and then human civilization overthrew the rule of Night Demons.

But in the external records, humans had fiercely clashed with other alien race civilizations.

The sense of historical disorder was like scrambling and reorganizing the chronological sequence of Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing into "Qing Ming Tang Song Yuan" or other bizarre arrangements.

And the numerous mysterious and unprovable titles of the 'Monarch Token' were peculiar and nowhere to be found in current history.

Even the All Gods of Supreme Heaven weren't truly the Chaos Gods.

Until now, everything had a reasonable explanation.

Dungeon.

If this world is a carefully designed and repeatedly operated 'dungeon', then all contradictions make sense.

The world restarts again and again, and each time, due to the intervention of a certain variable, it leads to completely different endings.

This variable is most likely the 'Monarch Token'.

The various titles he carries are imprints of choices he made in each 'dungeon' run.

Tyrant, Savior, Hero, Demon King, King of Ten Thousand Races, Divine Chosen·Supreme, World Destroyer... these titles are all real, they are the roads he walked in his endless cycles of reincarnation!

He had headed towards different fates, just like the two future paths of Li Ye Lai, King of Candle Night and Dawn Monarch.

Everything made sense now.

Although, feeling a tiny bit insignificant in the face of an existence capable of shaping worlds and even Supreme Heaven.

Could it be that the Evil Gods of Supreme Heaven are also background figures sculpted by the 'dungeon'?

And the experiences of 'Monarch Token' reminded Li Ye Lai of the word 'reincarnation'.

The last time he heard this term was in Disaster Fog No. 49, from a Horror Demon named 'Nothing'.

That is, the manifestation of his inner fear of the future.

'Nothing' completely disappeared after battling the Lord of the Underworld, even erased from everyone's memories and records, leaving the concept of its existence nonexistent. That was...himself completing all trades with Mr. Shadow, his dreaded future.

'Nothing' had brought up this term before disappearing.

"Reincarnation..." Li Ye Lai muttered softly, then raised his eyes to look at Little Mad King: "Why didn't you tell Xia Ming just now?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he paused.

"Letting them know they are just existences within a dungeon world would likely cause big trouble." Little Mad King calmly responded: "Xia Ming is very clever. As the hero of White Stone City and a learned scholar, he might have already guessed the truth about the world. If we hint a little, he might deduce the truth."

"We need to reveal it to them slowly... considering Xia Ming's rationality, he might not do anything too reckless." Li Ye Lai pondered, then asked: "And you mentioned the First King?"

"Yes, judging from the Night Demon King's attitude, only the siblings Zel and Zefi can wield the power of the First King because they carry the blood of the First King in their veins."

"Oh, so they really are their ancestors?" Li Ye Lai chuckled, then soberly thought: "Why would their ancestor, the 'First King', appear in this world? This world doesn't show characteristics of a civilization like the Sea of Time. Is it because of their presence that the First King appeared?"

"Judging by the Night Demon King's reaction... it seems so." Little Mad King replied: "Otherwise, how could Zel and Zefi be so confident? They are facing the Champion, after all."

The Human Champion, undefeated at the same level.

Not to mention, in this sealed world, the one who appears is the invincible Li Ye Lai!

Li Ye Lai was about to get serious, piercing through the entire world wouldn't be a problem.

But for them to confidently face off, they naturally have a strong backing; those mysterious Secret Treasures and technology are one aspect, but the existence of the 'First King' is their biggest trump card!

Currently, it's hard to determine whether the world inherently had the 'First King' or if he appeared after Zel and Zefi came in?

"Did the inheritors of blood unintentionally summon the progenitor of their bloodline? Could this also be a characteristic of the dungeon world?" Li Ye Lai wondered: "Then, would I see my parents?"

"If it is indeed a summoning or an existence generated by the dungeon mechanism...there should be certain requirements. Zel and Zefi's father appears to be a Supreme, yet he didn't show up." Little Mad King analyzed: "Could it be a matter of strength?"

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