Chapter 125: The White Emperor

Twenty thousand kilometers above the Earth's surface.

At this altitude, looking down, one can clearly take in nearly two entire continents. Gazing at the slowly rotating, massive planet, one easily experiences a panoramic effect. In such a moment, a profound sense of strangeness and detachment washes over the human soul, as if one exists independently of the entire universe, and everything on the planet below appears so minuscule.

Minuscule. Not worth mentioning.

Ghosts and monsters, the apocalypse, or even the human race—it all matters little. It seems as trivial as ants fighting on the ground.

For a psychic cultivator with a fragile heart, this might even evoke the thought that the war and the mission are unimportant, and that it would be pleasant to simply drift in outer space as a suspended object, quietly watching the world.

But for Lan Yi, a mere planet is nothing.

He has strolled upon stars, explored the cores of golden suns, pursued the limits on magnetars, and challenged the ultimate celestial body—a black hole. The planet beneath his feet is far from enough to shake a heart that would remain unmoved even by the destruction of a world.

Up here, the sensation of being watched or threatened has vanished.

Regardless of the nature of an attack, once spatial and temporal distances are stretched, it becomes difficult for such attacks to take effect. Even quantum curses or light-speed bombardments, theoretically, would prove ineffective when positioned hundreds of thousands of light-years away.

Suspended in the outer space of this massive planet, in an atmosphere of absolute silence, Lan Yi—wrapped in his electromagnetic avatar—clearly senses the pull and bombardment of micro-gravity, radiation, particle streams, and the lunar tide. There are no ghosts here; even Demon King-class entities cannot survive long in such an extreme environment, and unless Lan Yi fully unleashes his power, he cannot linger indefinitely either.

Ultimately, his ability to squander massive amounts of psychic energy relies on the continuous extraction of geomagnetic power. If he were to leave Earth, his strength would undoubtedly plummet.

"Just as I thought. In the end, they rely on the emotional field of this artificial 'Divine Realm,' using the accumulation of mental power to force a locked-on attack."

"The Obsessives have few other methods beyond this."

"However, to finish them off, close-quarters combat is inevitable."

The problem now is that the moment Lan Yi descends, he will likely be locked on immediately, allowing the enemy to launch restrictions and attacks within a ten-meter radius around him from beyond their line of sight.

If he had enough time, Lan Yi could drag them out in outer space or simply bombard the territories of Demon King-class ghosts to force them to attack the Obsessives. Given enough time, he could kill the Obsessives one by one.

By using the Great Weird [Five Fiends] to arrive in the future, he is not technically smuggling and will not be deported, but if he stays too long, Lan Yi will cause an impact that cannot be ignored.

Within the cycle, Lan Yi has indeed managed to retain some memories and sensations through certain means. He knows no less than Juno or Dr. Chen. He is well aware that the longer he stays in the future, the higher the probability that the past—specifically the year 2055—will see an early outbreak of monsters, meaning the apocalypse will arrive that much sooner.

Until the original ghost—the mastermind behind the scenes—is identified, triggering the apocalypse prematurely will only initiate the next cycle rather than effectively solving the problem.

How many times has this been now?

According to the information Lan Yi has preserved, this might be the sixth or seventh time. In the previous cycles, the psychic cultivators must have each used their own methods to trigger the final apocalypse, thereby falling into the cycle. As for the specific methods used, Lan Yi suspects there are records on the moon. If the moon exists outside the cycle, he can certainly leave information there using his own power.

That is why, this time, Lan Yi arranged for someone other than Juno to go to the moon. Firstly, to verify his intuition; secondly, to prevent them from targeting Juno.

But for now, he must find a way to kill a batch of Obsessives.

He is almost there!

Following the sensations accumulated from previous cycles, he cannot afford to waste this one. The arrival of the Transmigrator Weirds is imminent. This time or the next is likely the moment to draw out the big fish behind the curtain and wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

While Lan Yi floated twenty thousand kilometers high, contemplating how to drop from the sky, drill three kilometers into the ground, and smash the heads of the Obsessives, the Obsessives were likewise pondering how to deal with [Indra]. Once [Indra] fled to outer space, the Obsessives were seized with unprecedented dread!

[Indra].

This was the first time the Obsessives had used an orthodox, famous deity to name a ghost, which shows just how much they acknowledge Lan Yi’s strength. They have classified him as a super-ghost, likely approaching the peak of Demon King-class.

Yet, they still underestimated the power of [Indra].

This "Thunder God" had run straight to outer space, where the Divine Mirror could not reach! The Divine Mirror, which had always seen everything, finally reached its limit. No matter how hard they tried to track [Indra], they could only stop helplessly at the twenty-thousand-kilometer mark. They had lost all traces of [Indra]!

Up until now, not even the "Five Emperors" among the Obsessives—nor the ghosts that ravaged the globe and created the apocalypse—had been able to fight in outer space.

This is the inherent limitation of spiritual bodies. Although they can mindlessly increase their power, they are heavily restricted by their environment. In many cases, unless they engage in mutual slaughter and aggregate to a massive degree, they cannot break free from the powerful magnetic field—the shackles—of the planet. Even if they do break free, facing the various violent cosmic rays in space leads to an extremely rapid death.

"White Emperor, it depends on you now."

Among the Obsessives, the one with the most imposing aura was now the focus of everyone’s attention.

White Emperor Aurora Sword.

The fastest in the three realms, the deadliest in the mortal world!

This is the ability of the Obsessive known as the White Emperor. It is said he is the longest-surviving Obsessive in missions, possessing multiple weapons of obsession, the most powerful of which is the Formless Senra Sword, which can plunder and use the abilities of others.

The man called the White Emperor nodded slightly.

"[Indra]'s speed is not inferior to mine. While I am confident I can unleash my power here to shatter its obsession, I only have one chance. You must find a way to break its outer layer of thunderous defense. Only then will my White Emperor Sacred Sword have the power to deliver a fatal blow."

The White Emperor looked at the others—specifically, the other four Obsessives who bore the title of "Emperor."

Each possessed unique skills and strengths! These four Emperors, renowned for their combat techniques and patience, nodded one after another. They would certainly give Lan Yi an unexpected surprise, and the secret weapon they had specially prepared would absolutely bring [Indra] endless "joy"!