Chapter 30 â The Name It Forgot
Sun City â Ruined Eastern District
The battlefield descended into complete chaos.
Silver-black spiritual storms spread across shattered streets while corrupted creatures screamed beneath the resonance erupting from Xu Yuan and Xia Yu together.
Buildings collapsed continuously.
Formation remnants exploded.
Crimson mist flooded the district endlessly.
And above everythingâ
the giant chained entity roared in fury.
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BOOOOOOOOM!
Its voice shook the heavens themselves.
The countless crimson eyes across its body twisted violently while ancient chains rattled against black crystal flesh.
For the first time since entering Sun Cityâ
the creature looked unstable.
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Xu Yuan stood before Xia Yu while their synchronized spiritual energies continued swirling around them naturally.
Silver and black light intertwined together like living currents.
And strangelyâ
the resonance no longer felt painful.
It felt complete.
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Nearby corrupted creatures hesitated fearfully.
Some even retreated several steps.
As if instinct warned them not to approach further.
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Lin Hao stabbed a crystal beast through the throat before shouting loudly:
âI donât understand anything anymore!â
A nearby Xu disciple yelled back:
âThen stop screaming and fight!â
âI CAN DO BOTH!â
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Even during catastrophic invasionsâ
Lin Hao somehow remained Lin Hao.
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Meanwhileâ
far above the battlefieldâ
Zhao Tianhe rose from destroyed ruins again.
Blood covered one side of his face now, but his spiritual pressure remained terrifying.
The city lord looked toward Xu Yuan and Xia Yu briefly.
Then toward the giant entity.
His expression darkened slightly.
Because even he finally realizedâ
those two were somehow connected to whatever emerged from the gate.
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Then suddenlyâ
the giant entity moved.
BOOOOOOM!
Its massive hand descended directly toward Xu Yuan.
The pressure alone shattered nearby streets instantly.
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âMOVE!â
Xia Yu pulled Xu Yuan sideways just before the attack crushed the ground beneath them.
CRAAAAASH!
An entire section of the district collapsed instantly.
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Xu Yuan barely stabilized himself before another horrifying realization appeared.
The giant entity ignored everyone else now.
Not Zhao Tianhe.
Not the elders.
Not the cultivators attacking it.
Only him.
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The Observe ability activated violently.
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> Ancient Entity Recognition Increasing
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> Memory Fragment Activity Detected
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> Warning:
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> Host identity exposure risk rising
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Xu Yuan frowned sharply.
Identity exposure?
He barely knew his own identity.
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Thenâ
the giant entity suddenly froze.
Its countless eyes widened slightly.
Not in anger.
In confusion.
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Slowlyâ
it leaned closer toward Xu Yuan.
The massive pressure nearly crushed surrounding buildings.
And thenâ
it spoke again.
But this timeâ
its voice sounded uncertain.
> âYouâŠâ
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> âWhyâŠâ
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> âDo you carry⊠his presenceâŠâ
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Xu Yuanâs pupils contracted slightly.
His?
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Then suddenlyâ
another chain around the giant entity snapped apart.
CRAAAAACK!
Instantlyâ
countless memories exploded through Xu Yuanâs mind violently.
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Dark heavens collapsing.
Ancient cultivators kneeling.
A black throne floating above endless crystal ruins.
And seated upon that throneâ
a man whose face Xu Yuan could not see.
Surrounded by countless shattered stars.
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The vision lasted less than a second.
But it left Xu Yuan breathing heavily afterward.
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Thenâ
the female voice inside his consciousness whispered again.
Sadder this time.
> âIt still remembersâŠâ
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The giant entityâs countless eyes trembled violently now.
Like it was struggling against ancient instincts.
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And thenâ
for the first timeâ
it called out a name.
A broken one.
Ancient.
Distorted.
> âYu⊠ShenâŠâ
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BOOOOOOM!
The moment the name echoedâ
Xu Yuanâs soul shook violently.
The resonance inside him erupted completely out of control.
Black symbols spread across both his arms instantly while fragments of ancient pressure leaked outward.
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Nearby cultivators turned pale immediately.
Several weaker disciples collapsed directly to their knees.
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Lin Hao stared at Xu Yuan blankly.
ââŠBrother.â
âYou are becoming increasingly terrifying.â
Xu Yuan honestly wanted to disagree.
Unfortunatelyâ
he also felt terrifying right now.
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Beside himâ
Xia Yu suddenly grabbed his arm tightly.
Her silver spiritual energy immediately stabilized the violent resonance spreading from his body.
Instantlyâ
the black symbols weakened slightly.
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The Observe ability activated again.
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> Resonance Stabilization Successful
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> External corruption suppressed
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> Partner synchronization increasing
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Xu Yuan immediately ignored the last line mentally.
Now was not the time.
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Thenâ
far above the battlefieldâ
the giant crimson eye suddenly pulsed violently.
BOOOOOOOM!
The giant chained entity instantly roared in pain.
All its crimson eyes flickered chaotically.
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Something was controlling it.
Something higher.
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And for one brief momentâ
Xu Yuan saw it clearly.
A second presence behind the eye.
Far larger.
Far older.
Watching from beyond the gate itself.
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The system screen suddenly appeared violently before him.
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> Emergency Condition Triggered
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> Hidden authority awakening
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> Temporary skill unlocked:
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> Soul Pressure
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Immediately afterwardâ
information flooded Xu Yuanâs mind instinctively.
He understood the skill naturally.
Like he had once used it countless times before.
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The giant entity raised its head again.
This timeâ
its countless eyes no longer carried confusion.
Only madness.
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The giant crimson eye had regained control.
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> âBRING HIM TO ME!â
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BOOOOOOOOOOM!
Every corrupted creature in the eastern district went berserk instantly.
Thousands charged simultaneously.
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And above the ruined battlefieldâ
Xu Yuan slowly raised his head.
Thenâ
for the first timeâ
released Soul Pressure unconsciously.
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BOOOOOOM!
An invisible wave erupted outward from his body.
The air froze.
Spiritual energy trembled.
And every corrupted creature within several streets suddenly stopped moving.
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Fear appeared in their crimson eyes.
Pure instinctive fear.
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Even nearby cultivators froze.
Because for one terrifying momentâ
Xu Yuan no longer felt like an ordinary human cultivator.
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And deep inside the crimson gateâ
something ancient finally awakened completely.