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"Detonate it."

[Command confirmed, Cybertron self-destruct countdown begins]

Ten seconds passed in the blink of an eye. A blinding burst of light erupted from the middle of the "tree trunk," sweeping away hundreds of nearby "leaves" and dozens of "branches." The "tree trunk" closest to the damage was even "burned" away by a third. With the "branches" supporting the vast upper part of the world broken, the entire divine realm above the human world began to shake...

However, Lin Yi frowned upon witnessing this scene.

A spatial warp brings you to the middle of the "tree trunk," where you see a world completely engulfed in flames, not from a bird's-eye view but from a direct perspective.

Not only the "ground," but also the "sky," and the "end of the world," almost all of space is burning, and even the world itself is heading towards destruction, but—

"too slow."

After Cybertron is detonated, these flames alone might be able to burn through the "trunk," but that would take at least several decades, and that's assuming the "fragments" don't put up any resistance, which shows how unrealistic that is.

Faced with the completely unprepared "fragment," Lin Yi couldn't even think of a way to destroy it quickly.

Ragnarok: Chapter 446 Ragnarok (10)

The way to destroy this world has not yet been found, but the master of this world has already arrived.

Even if we can't capture the emotions of the "fragments" at this moment due to the difference in their form, it's unlikely to be positive.

After the usual spatial blockade, the invisible force of the rules pressed towards the "tree trunk" area, even at the cost of damaging many "branches and leaves" along the way. Lin Yi's reaction was quite direct; he didn't even try to fight back, but turned around and fell towards the lower part of the "tree trunk".

According to the "World-Tree" boundary division, the top layer is the divine realm where gods (reincarnators) reside, the middle layer is the human realm where mortals (candidates) reside, and the bottom layer is naturally the underworld where the dead (eliminated) reside.

"Isn't elimination the same as being wiped out?"

[Elimination is one of the options. When a candidate or reincarnator is disqualified due to mission failure, their soul can be emptied and recycled, initiating a 'second' reincarnation without their existing experience and knowledge.]

"Then is there a 'third' or 'fourth' cycle of reincarnation?"

[The correct assessment is that, with the advancement of soul-related technologies, the Supreme God will be able to increase its ability to cleanse powerful souls without limit. As long as resources and technology reserves allow, there is no upper limit to the number of times a soul can be cleansed.]

"...I see, that's why they're called Reincarnators."

Even death is not the end, but another beginning.

From this perspective, those reincarnators who attempt to escape this space through suicide are simply dreaming. When the disparity they face is too great, even this last means of "self-preservation" will be ruthlessly stripped away.

Of course, Lin Yi's current God Space has not yet reached this stage. He only noticed it after seeing the condition of the bottom of this "World Tree". If nothing unexpected happens, he should reach a similar stage after he has devoured and digested the essence of this third "fragment" like the previous two.

As Lin Yi pondered, just as he was about to pierce through the bottom of the "tree trunk" to enter the underworld and avoid the relentless attacks of the "fragments" behind him, a roar came from the inside of the "tree trunk," and a huge shadow suddenly sprang out, baring its teeth and claws as it charged toward Lin Yi.

Forced to avoid the menacing beast, Lin Yi suddenly realized after seeing its shape: "In Olympian mythology, a 'tree' also supported all the worlds, including the realm of the gods. However, this pantheon ended with the collapse of the World Tree. One of the root causes of this was Nidhogg—it took a long time to gnaw through the roots of the World Tree, which also foreshadowed the arrival of Ragnarok."

That being said, within Lin Yi's current observation range, this "World Tree" showed no signs of damage whatsoever; on the contrary, it seemed to be thriving under the care of this black dragon.

"Myths are the most unbelievable things."

When "Nidhogg," which might not even belong to this world, charged again, Lin Yi retreated a distance and swung the Zhuxian Sword at his side. As a small piece of information detached from his main body, bypassing "Nidhogg," Lin Yi fell downwards again. As for "Nidhogg," which intended to continue its pursuit, it was blocked by another giant dragon derived from the information fragment.

　7. "You lowly reptile, who just turned your back on the great Deathwing, you are the first—"

The fireball, compressed two thousand times, struck the black dragon with its back turned. In a blinding flash like a new star exploding, the two dragons collided violently and fell to the top of the "underworld" and disappeared.

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After using the information fragments "created" in the world of the sixteen races to stop the black dragon "Nidhogg", Lin Yi encountered almost no decent resistance on the rest of the journey. It makes sense, since if there were any units that could pose a threat to the "fragment" level, they would probably have been taken to besiege World Six long ago, and would not be foolishly staying here to defend their home.

After tearing apart the last "leaf" blocking his way, Lin Yi landed at the lowest level of the "trunk"—an area composed of countless "roots".

Unlike the upper layers, which are constantly bathed in abundant activity, the lower layers of the "World Tree" are almost at the other extreme. Not only is the active energy extremely scarce, but the blank souls that can be seen are also densely packed. A rough estimate suggests that there are hundreds of millions of blank souls within this single "root," and there are at least tens of thousands of these "roots" in the field of vision and in hand...

For the Void Ecosystem, each 'fragment' represents a cancerous cell, which, if not eliminated in time, will endlessly expand and spread. Even without calculating, Lin Yi could roughly imagine how many worlds were destroyed in the process of creating this scene of 'fragments,' yet Lin Yi, standing on the same side, was destined to have no right to say anything.

"I wouldn't be surprised if an entity specifically tasked with eliminating 'fragments' suddenly appeared in the void world someday."

He opened his palm and gently pressed it down onto the "blank souls" below who had noticed the anomaly and were swarming towards him.

Unlike the upper layer, which is full of vitality, the lower layer is always in a state of hunger where the vitality is always in short supply. What sustains the existence of blank souls is the vitality itself. This has created the "instinct" for these blank souls to kill other blank souls around them and seize their vitality, even if it is just to survive. Now that they have discovered Lin Yi, who is like a "living sun", it would be strange if they could suppress this instinct and not rush up.

Without a shred of pity, he pressed his hand down on these souls who had completely lost their "self".

Silently, a massive spatial rift tore along the middle of this "root," then spread outwards layer by layer. The void outside, upon noticing this "gap," rushed in almost impatiently, swallowing up all the remaining vitality in just a few seconds. Naturally, those souls that still retained some vitality followed.

Having lost consciousness and self, the soul naturally does not understand what "emptiness" means to it. Until it completely disappears, it just stays there foolishly, and finally disappears along with the broken "roots".

"Under spatial blockade, precise warp jumps and teleportations are impossible, but this kind of brutal destruction can still be maintained."

Ragnarok: Chapter 447 Ragnarok (11)

Almost at the same time that Lin Yi had just deciphered the loophole in the rule of "spatial blockade", the main consciousness of the "fragment" had already broken through the last barrier and descended into the lower level of the "underworld". This time, facing each other directly, Lin Yi did not retreat again, and even if he wanted to retreat, there was no way to retreat.

Faced with the immense will filling this small section of "root", Lin Yi narrowed his left eye slightly. Under the pale golden light, he extracted the strangely shaped weapon from the connected root and, with the abundant active filling, it materialized into a physical form.

The "Fragments" remained unmoved by Lin Yi's actions, but the surrounding elements representing the "rules" were more intense.

"Causality, blockade, repulsion, gravity, and paradox—you've already leaked almost all the information you have. It's impossible to be as relaxed as you were before. Or do you have a sixth rule, one even more powerful than 'paradox,' besides these five?"

As he spoke, the weapon in his hand began to operate, fueled by magical energy.

Even within this heavily sealed-off area, streaks of pitch-black cracks still spread outwards along the wildly spinning "blade." Having confirmed that the "fragment" had indeed not used the sixth "rule," Lin Yi no longer hesitated—

"EA—!"

The rule-based artifact, which should have been abandoned due to the inapplicability of the rules, regained its "value" after Lin Yi came into contact with the general-purpose language space rule analysis possessed by the "fragment". In the case of the inapplicability of the rules, the so-called "creation of heaven and earth" is nothing more than a joke of a wooden stick without even a sword edge.

However, when the rules are applied, this wooden stick can utilize the universal spatial rules themselves, using magic as fuel to compress space and create cracks, thus achieving something in a true sense—

"Tear this world apart!"

The excessive magical energy was frantically transmitted into the interior of this Noble Phantasm. Coupled with the spatial blockade on the outside, the weapon, which was theoretically indestructible, began to show signs of being overwhelmed. Fortunately, just before it was about to twist and collapse, the "root" sandwiched between "collapse" and "blockade" was even faster in bearing the burden. Even with the spatial blockade provided by the "fragments" for support, it was already inevitable that it would fall into collapse.

Taking advantage of the moment when this section of the "root" was destroyed, Lin Yi quickly penetrated into the second section of the "root" that was nearby. However, the moment he entered, he was met with a counterattack from the "fragments": a wall called "paradox".

An object cannot move faster than itself.

"And this rule is based on the premise that the object itself is moving."

The transition from extremely fast "movement" to complete stillness took less than half a second. In the end, Lin Yi stopped less than half a meter away from the "paradox." This "rule," which seemed insurmountable less than an hour ago, now posed no threat whatsoever.

—This is the core of the "fragmentation war," where intelligence and information are of paramount importance.

Without knowing this rule, it is impossible to break through the barrier called "paradox" even if you exhaust all means. But after understanding the rule itself, this seemingly insurmountable "paradox" is actually just a static thing. The more powerful you are to attack it, the more powerful it will retaliate against you with a power that you can never surpass. But what if you ignore it?

"The premise of paradox is the establishment of 'correctness'."

Looking at this wall, which was even more solid than any "Wall of Sighs," Lin Yi smiled and said, "It seems that you've only gone this far in utilizing this rule. Otherwise, if you had simply created a paradox like 'I will be killed by my past self,' this war would have ended long ago."

Finally, after repeated failed countermeasures, "Fragment" responded: You cannot win.

It's not a single individual speaking; rather, it's more like the way Gaia transmits information within the Godslayer world—the will of the entire world.

Compared to the world of Godslayer, this "fragment" of the "world-tree" system is far more powerful. Even the simple act of transmitting its own will caused the collapse of this "root".

Looking around at the "paradoxical" walls that had completely trapped him, Lin Yi's smile remained unchanged: "You can't win either."

The moment Lin Yi was imprisoned by this unsolvable "paradox" wall, it was also equivalent to imprisoning the "fragment" itself.

Admittedly, the "fragments" within this wall can still employ their own methods, but these methods are all invariably rejected by the "paradox" itself, much like the law of causality—at the moment of attack, the target is destined to be hit. Under the rules of the "paradox," correctness is completely untenable, and the so-called attack is naturally out of the question.

This is also the biggest flaw in the seemingly invincible ability of "Fragments". Its invincibility is based on the enemy's "hostility". If you do nothing, what can you achieve by relying solely on a completely passive "paradox"?

Therefore, this situation can only be a stalemate. You can't do anything to me, and I can't escape you either. Judging from the current situation, Lin Yi's situation is obviously much better than "Fragments".

The folded space has locked the coordinates of the entire world, and reincarnators invade it almost every moment;

The explosion on Cybertron caused natural instability in the World Tree, and if it is allowed to continue burning, it may indeed burn through the entire world.

In stark contrast, the vast majority of the "Fragments'" power is still tied up around World Six, and with the Time and Space Administration's response and counterattack, it is already showing signs of collapse. If this continues, it is possible that the entire force will be wiped out.

As a holder of the same "fragment," the "World Tree" was no less capable of making judgments than the Main God Space, and responded almost immediately after clarifying its situation.

[End the Fragmentation War]

The smile on his face faded, and Lin Yi looked around at the increasingly narrow "paradoxical" wall and fell silent.

After a long pause: "Okay, I will withdraw the folded space and information residue from your territory."

[Remove coordinate locking from you and provide five highly active world coordinates]

"Not bad conditions," said the neighbor.

The simple negotiations ended quickly, and then the "fragment" directly broke the "paradox" wall and the spatial blockade. Lin Yi also conveyed the evacuation information to the main god—turning it towards all the reincarnators in this world.

After doing all these things, both sides simultaneously made another move.

The immense repulsive and gravitational forces erupted simultaneously, tearing the entire "root" to shreds. The EA sword, brimming with magic, slammed into it, causing a spatial turbulence as the internal structure collapsed. Then, two figures crashed down on either side of the "trunk."

It's not that the negotiations broke down; it's just that the agreement was never established from the very beginning.

Ragnarok: Chapter 448 Ragnarok (The End)

Perhaps Lin Yi once harbored fantasies of "peaceful coexistence" with other fragments, but as the merciless scenes unfolded before his eyes during the creation of the God Space, this ridiculous fantasy was quickly shattered.

—It's either you die or I die; this war allows no third possibility.

If it is permitted, then what about all the sacrifices made before?

With this in mind, Lin Yi naturally threw his longsword at the "fragment," just as the "fragment" naturally crushed the space it was in with the rules of repulsion and gravity.

With the "paradox" rule gone, the final barrier between the two sides that prevented them from engaging in battle has been eliminated. Having truly materialized, the "fragment" possesses absolute dominion over this world, while Lin Yi possesses—

"wind"

"fire"

"water"

"earth"

"thunder"

Lin Yi's body flew through the air as he grabbed the Zhuxian Sword that followed closely behind. The internal passage connecting to the spiritual world relentlessly squeezed out all the spiritual energy from that world. Under this massive influx of spiritual energy, the cracks on the surface of the Zhuxian Sword even showed signs of healing. Holding this blade that represented the first fragment, Lin Yi turned around and threw it away.

"The Five Elements—"

The rapidly spinning blade suddenly came to a stop, and then, little by little, the cracks that had been slowly healing began to spread and expand, reaching their peak at a certain moment—

"Spirit Explosion Calamity".

Collapse.

The endless spiritual energy swept away all the "branches and leaves" near the lower half of the tree trunk, and even the relentlessly pursuing "fragments" had to temporarily retreat. Taking advantage of this gap, Lin Yi, who had opened up the warp space, took a step and stood on the top side of the "World-Tree", which was above the God Realm that had been reduced to ruins.

After losing the Immortal Execution Sword, the core of his system, Lin Yi's spiritual energy dissipated within seconds, but this did not stop him from taking further action.

With his raised left hand outstretched, irregular lines in his eyes intertwined to form a huge circular object. Because there was no reference point, he didn't know how big it was, but it was clear that even if all the scattered spiritual energy was swallowed up, it still wouldn't be enough to meet the energy required for its transfer. It was definitely not just at the level of "Cybertron".

"Lord God."

[Liberation from Restraint]

With a slight clicking sound from the internal parts of his right hand turning, a prototype the size of a ping-pong ball appeared in his palm. Even without being deliberately activated, its mere presence caused a large amount of metallization in the surrounding microorganisms. Holding this "spark" from the second fragment in one hand, Lin Yi directly pressed it into the unfinished "space frame" in front of him.

In the next few seconds, the energy fluctuations emitted by the source of fire decayed at a visible speed, and only slowly subsided after it had decreased by nearly half. Almost at the same time that Lin Yi obtained enough energy to complete this unprecedentedly huge framework, the "fragments" that had been blocked by the self-destruction of the Immortal Execution Sword also arrived at the top of this divine realm. However, they must have sensed something and just stayed in a relatively distant area to observe, without approaching themselves.

It's easy to tell from the rapidly flashing energy on its body surface that it's doing the same thing as Lin Yi: calculating.

Do you know the three elements of combustion?

Perhaps he didn't know where the question came from, but the main god still responded according to Lin Yi's own understanding.

[Oxidizing agent, combustible material, ignition source]

"When I first heard about the existence of these three elements, I made a hypothesis."

Raise your hand and project the energy and the already formed framework into the "sky"—compared to this incomplete "world"—the tree is still too large, so it cannot be "kicked" into the middle of the trunk like a ball like Cybertron.