At this moment, Lu Yan was very clear that no matter what actions Longevity Heaven took, the ultimate target would always be him, and could only be him, so Lu Yan absolutely did not want Longevity Heaven to continue devouring other version fragments.

Besides, Longevity Heaven's actions also stirred a reaction from the long-dormant Great Collapse Celestial Dao.

[He... is devouring]

[He wants to... descend]

[Stop... stop... Him!]

The message from the Great Collapse Celestial Dao directly revealed the essence behind the entire affair.

Someone wanted to expand by having Longevity Heaven constantly devour version fragments, and when it reaches a certain extent, they will descend into the Great Collapse version through the fragments.

There was only one person Lu Yan could think of, someone who could be referred to as Him and who desperately wished to descend into the Great Collapse version.

"Longevity Celestial Venerable!"

At the moment these four words surfaced from Lu Yan's heart, an indescribable fear, akin to a millennium-old ice suddenly melting, transformed into an endless cold tide, spreading from the depths of his soul.

This was not ordinary fear, but a primitive shudder etched into the soul's essence, an instinctual surrender of a living being when faced with a supreme existence.

In a flash, the void above the sky seemed to be gently stroked by an invisible finger, causing ripples of distortion. The barely perceptible pressure poured silently downward like an avalanche.

Lu Yan felt a pair of invisible eyes, traversing endless time and space, spanning uncountable dimensions, slowly focusing on his existence.

Each time this gaze approached a little closer, reality twisted a bit more, and an indescribable aura permeated the air, as if ancient dust was suddenly disturbed, or as if the strings of time were plucked mercilessly.

Lu Yan clearly realized that once that gaze fully solidified, what awaited him would be unimaginable terror, a catastrophic doom so profound that even the Dao itself would collapse.

At the critical moment, the ten-layer Supreme Dao Foundations within Lu Yan moved.

In the deepest layer of the Dao Foundation, the myriad Daos encircling the chaotic great sun suddenly burst with dazzling radiance. This light did not diffuse outward but intertwined to form an extremely complex network, temporarily blocking the gaze that was about to solidify.

The rules of causality twisted at this moment, and the threads of time were reorganized. In the space around Lu Yan, time seemed to be pulled back by invisible fingers, and everything returned to the instant before he recalled those four words.

His thoughts instinctively wanted to continue along their original trajectory, pondering the significance of that name, but the intense vigilance emerging from the depths of his soul, like a sharp blade, forcibly severed this train of thought.

As all this was happening, that familiar version update interface unfolded before his eyes, though it was no longer as tranquil as before.

The text on the interface twisted and deformed, as if forcibly distorted by some invisible force, barely maintaining basic readability:

[He... has... projected]

These words flickered uncertainly, as if they could be erased at any moment. Then, even more obscure text struggled to emerge:

[Unobservable... Unthinkable...]

Lu Yan instantly comprehended that some existences, even just recalling their name in the heart, could lead to unimaginable disaster, a taboo beyond this world's comprehension.

In the Xianxia version, the name Taiyi Immortal stood as proof, with Taiyi Immortal able to persist for over seven hundred years by anchoring on Lu Yan's future causality.

Lu Yan had previously recalled the name of Longevity Celestial Venerable without suffering consequences because the Xianxia version contained a multitude of immortal protections, forcing Longevity Celestial Venerable into hiding, unable to act arbitrarily.

In the earlier Great Collapse version, Longevity Celestial Venerable also could not wield power, so even knowing his name would allow for peaceful coexistence.

However, as Longevity Heaven began to devour version fragments through some means, Longevity Celestial Venerable could project portions of power, his influence radiating into the Great Destruction Realm, rewriting the original rules.

To utter His name is to be known.

Though the void's gaze, almost about to solidify, temporarily lost focus due to time's reversal, Lu Yan knew this was only a temporary reprieve.

As long as Longevity Heaven devoured more version fragments, He could project more power, and by that time, even if Lu Yan didn't utter His revered name, Longevity Celestial Venerable would capture him.

To prevent all this, Lu Yan could only act to halt Longevity Heaven's continued devouring of other version fragments.

Lu Yan's eyes flashed as he looked up at the sky, where the invisible gaze seemed to fall.

"In that case, let's see who's faster!"

With those words, the Supreme Divine Techniques Seed empowered him, and like the Vertical Earth Golden Light, he traversed hundreds of miles in an instant.

...

Cyber Version Fragment, Tower of the Universal.

The Tower of the Universal was a newly risen medium-scale version force in the Great Destruction Realm.

Prior to this, for a long time, the Tower of the Universal had not borne this name, its transcendent technology ancient and weak, even ranking among the lowest of the version forces within the Great Destruction Realm.

But as the Universal Giant Corporation gradually dominated all, and the Spiritual Technology Tree was corrected by the Intelligent God, the Tower of the Universal experienced unprecedented explosive growth.

Starting with Upper-Rank Spiritual Ability Users, then growing to dozens of Extraordinary Psychics, and finally to Authority Angel Level Spiritual Ability Users comparable to Nascent Soul strength.

The Tower of the Universal quickly stepped outside of the version fragment and began expanding outward, climbing to a medium version force level.

Initially, the Tower of the Universal was even expected to go further, reaching the pinnacle of medium version forces, occupying several resource zones, and even trading rule resources with first-rate version forces holding the Nine Heavens' authority.

But it didn't take long for an unforeseen crisis to befall the Tower of the Universal.

A version force named Longevity Heaven descended, destroying centuries of accumulation by the Tower of the Universal, and five great demon beasts forcibly besieged and killed the Tower's only Authority Angel Level Spiritual Ability User.

With no options left, the Tower had to retreat to the version fragment, but they discovered that Longevity Heaven did not relent just because they retreated.

On the contrary, Longevity Heaven encircled the Tower in the version fragment and began constructing an enormous altar.

Due to Longevity Heaven's information blockade and the concurrent attack on Superpower City, the Tower of the Universal was unaware of Longevity Heaven's ability to devour version fragments.

However, the Transcendents within the Tower could vaguely sense that something ominous was about to happen.

...

At the boundary of the version fragment, Shaq, whose physique was as robust as a sculpture, stared blankly at the outside world.

Hundreds of powerful demon beasts were constructing the altar, which soared skyward like a space elevator — such a magnificent spectacle that Shaq couldn't help but curse softly:

"Damn it! I barely managed to hide my identity and infiltrate the Tower of the Universal, and now this crap happens?"

Shaq was precisely Lu Yan's subordinate in the cyber version, a propagator of the Cyber Nine Dragon Coffin Potion.

After Lu Yan left, City No.14, as the only city not under the Universal Giant Corporation's rule, faced pressure from all sides.

Surprisingly, neither the Universal Giant Corporation nor the Intelligent God behind it waged war on City No.14, though they maintained a cold, watchful attitude.

Many residents from other cities fled to City No.14, causing its size to grow rapidly.

In this scenario, lacking political support and being on the losing side of a power struggle, Shaq was pushed to the frontline, entering the Universal Giant Corporation while managing infiltration efforts.

After infiltrators were successively identified by the Universal Giant Corporation, leading to incidents, Shaq unexpectedly climbed the ranks, even joining the Universal Giant Corporation.

But despite the old employees of the Tower of the Universal emphatically claiming the invincibility of their core domain, assuring no one could breach it, Shaq was unconvinced. As the altar outside neared completion, he increasingly sensed that something bad was coming.

...

At the boundary of the version fragment, at the city wall, Shaq saw that nearly five great demon beasts, as powerful as Authority Angel Level, were working together to build an altar, which reached skyward like a space elevator. Such a magnificent spectacle made Shaq mutter softly:

"Damn it! I finally managed to hide my identity and infiltrate the Tower of the Universal, and now I run into this mess?"

As Shaq kept brainstorming, wondering if anyone would avenge him if he died here.

As Shaq was lost in thought, suddenly, in the distance above the sky, a dazzling golden rainbow tore through the air, effortlessly piercing through the sky.

The hundreds of demon beasts, all comparable to extraordinary psychics, looked towards the golden rainbow as if facing a great enemy.

Emerging from the scattered dazzling golden light was someone Shaq could hardly believe he saw in his line of sight.

"Boss?"

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