Published: March 2, 2025
The Sovereign's Palace.
Wen Yu had been here several times, but this was the first time he came under the identity of Yu.
During the time of the Mossley Great World, the appearance of the Sovereign's Palace was not much different from that during the time on Earth, as if time had solidified here.
Inside the palace, Wen Yu saw the Sovereign.
At this moment, the Sovereign appeared as an old woman, with a kind and approachable demeanor.
He simply looked at Yu, completely ignoring Yan and Wen Yu behind her, and softly said,
"You're here?"
It was just like a greeting between friends.
"Yes."
Yu only nodded in response.
Yan, on the other hand, was somewhat nervous—everything from the passage into the Sovereign's Palace to the layout of the palace, and the imposing auras of the servants moving around, made Yan feel uneasy.
At this moment, Wen Yu gently held Yan's small hand, seriously focusing on the Sovereign.
Wen Yu's gaze did not exhibit any taboo—indeed, the Sovereign was often quite easy to talk to.
He only glanced at Wen Yu for a moment before changing the topic.
"So, are you ready?"
Yu remained silent, and thus the atmosphere began to solidify.
After a moment, Yu suddenly broke into a smile!
"Of course!"
No sooner had the words left her mouth than Jidong and Kuangge appeared before her.
Yu had simply reacted like this...
But it was Wen Yu who suffered!
He only had time to set up a defensive barrier in front of him—without even being able to pay attention to his wife. Suddenly, a flash of white light swept across, and Wen Yu felt a blur before he was kicked out of the "dream realm."
It was evident that he had been defeated in an instant; with Yu being at Sequence Two, he couldn't even withstand the aftermath of their battle.
"Damn it..."
Wen Yu silently cursed, but he also recognized his own oversight.
He still lacked strength.
When two tigers fight, he didn’t even have the qualification to be a bystander.
...
The issue of lacking strength wasn’t easy to resolve.
Yu's foundation was there—very weak, and that was definitely a hard flaw.
More importantly, the timeline that Wen Yu could enter was not favorable.
If he were to start setting up from the first-level stage, Wen Yu had confidence that he could participate in the final battle between Yu and the Sovereign, but the prerequisites were right there. No matter how much he pondered, he couldn’t think of a way to elevate Yu's strength to heaven's chosen level...
Simply because opportunities were scarce.
In this world, Yu was not the reborn person chosen by the demon lord, and the paths to gaining strength were limited; this was unsolvable.
After reviewing the journey of his previous life, Wen Yu discovered a few key points that could enhance his strength—but they were still insufficient to raise his own power to heaven's chosen level.
"Then it's time to change the way of thinking."
Wen Yu slowly pondered before making a decision.
...
Still at the time node of five hundred years into the apocalypse.
The oath keepers helped Yu pacify the Flame Empire, and the Qianyu Empire notified the Mossley Great World.
And Wen Yu naturally became Yu's personal guard and Yan's husband.
Wen Yu made no changes to this route, but once he became Yu’s personal guard, he immediately began to leverage his influence in the army to search for skill scrolls.
Just like when he was in Beijing, when Wen Yu, as the captain of the imperial guard, issued orders, the entire Qianyu Empire promptly took action. By the year 512 of the apocalypse, a certain skill scroll was presented by his subordinates, which Wen Yu added to his collection.
Mark of the Dead (SSS rank, active skill): Place the mark on a friendly unit (when marking, the consent of the friendly unit is required). When the host dies, the mark is triggered, and the host will completely parasitize within the friendly unit, sharing vision and perception. After three days, if the friendly unit is still alive, the host will be resurrected.
Cooldown time of one month.
Indeed, this was Wen Yu's means of participating in the decisive battle between Yu and the Sovereign!