And collecting all these fragments, the hongmeng gem thought to itself: “Fortunately, my reaction was fast.”

"I hope I can deceive him, but how could it be him? It's impossible. It can't be him!"

Lin Moyu was currently refining the mirror fragments, completely unaware of the hongmeng gem's inner thoughts.

He even muttered to himself: "It shattered too easily, considering it was supposed to be an object of extreme void and extreme yin."

"It had even transformed from void to reality. An object of extreme yin and extreme void, evolved over countless years. Finally, by transforming from void to reality, it would possess both void and reality powers simultaneously. This mirror would have become a formidable weapon."

"Yet, just because of some small flaws, it actually shattered on its own. It seems rather inconceivable."

Lin Moyu was not aware of the shock within the hongmeng gem, and the information displayed by the mirror had already become very blurry in his mind.

It was difficult to recall; in the darkness, it seemed an invisible force had influenced Lin Moyu.

Lin Moyu felt nothing regarding this, but the hongmeng gem felt the existence of that force firsthand, and it remained silent, not daring to reveal a single bit.

It even fabricated some information to deceive Lin Moyu. "How could it be him!"

These words repeated constantly within its mind; even having seen it with its own eyes, it still could not believe it.

No matter how shocked it was inside, the hongmeng gem remained looking three-parts arrogant on the surface. When it came to acting, this old fellow who had lived for countless years was also a professional. It completely deceived Lin Moyu; it could fool Lin Moyu.

But it could not fool itself. The shock continued within its heart, long and ceaseless.

Looking across the entire world, only it knew how terrifying that guy was; that guy did not originate from this world at all.

His existence was very special. While wandering in the Life Forbidden Zone, it had witnessed with its own eyes how strong the other party was.

One of Lin Moyu's past lives was actually that kind of existence. Thinking of this, the hongmeng gem suddenly became excited. One of Lin Moyu's past lives was actually that guy, and now Lin Moyu had become its master.

He even possessed a second world. Perhaps in the future, Lin Moyu could also reach that level. No, not that level; it should be surpassing that level, for a living being to enter the Life Forbidden Zone.

"Perhaps there really is a chance. But why do I feel like some memory has been erased?"

"That's impossible. I must have thought wrong. Never mind."

This time, it might witness a miracle. Its mood shifted from shock to excitement, when it suddenly heard Lin Moyu say: "Tell me, why did it just shatter like that? This is too bizarre."

"I felt before that it was even harder to deal with than a Great Venerable." Lin Moyu thought over and over but still found it inconceivable.

He really couldn't understand it. The hongmeng gem snorted lightly, maintaining its arrogant appearance.

"What is there to not understand? Every action and reaction in the world has a fixed destiny. Strength and weakness, perfection and imperfection, are often only separated by a thin line. Some small problems from the past…"

"…might become fatal problems at some point. Therefore, the foundation must be solid. Only with an extremely solid foundation can one reach higher places; otherwise, one will fall at any time." It was like an elder teaching a junior.

Lin Moyu naturally understood these principles, but this was not the answer he wanted. The hongmeng gem continued: "Let me tell you a story." Lin Moyu smiled and said: "Alright."

The hongmeng gem had seen too many things, but it was usually unwilling to speak of the past. Now that it had offered, he was naturally willing to listen. The hongmeng gem coughed lightly, its voice becoming a bit deeper.

It seemed to be creating a certain atmosphere. In the Life Forbidden Zone, there were countless worlds, with new ones constantly being conceived.

Most of those new worlds could not withstand the first Great Calamity and failed to become a living world. There was once a world named Pocang. This world was born powerful, and withstanding six Great Calamities was no problem.

"With good luck, it might even withstand seven Great Calamities. You know, it's not that worlds capable of withstanding seven Great Calamities don't exist, but the rules of such worlds are too powerful, and no Supreme Expert has ever been born from them."

"That world was already extremely strong, yet a Supreme Expert was born within it." Speaking of this, the hongmeng gem's tone suddenly changed. "This is normal; other high-level worlds also have Supreme Experts born in them."

"This is not strange, but the most outrageous thing happened in that world. A Supreme Expert was actually born in that world during the first Great Calamity. The first Great Calamity, mind you! That is just the World Life-and-Death Calamity."

"It's the calamity that determines whether a world is a living world or a dead world. Living beings hadn't even begun to be conceived, yet a Supreme Expert appeared in the Pocang World."

Lin Moyu raised an eyebrow. "An outsider?" The hongmeng gem said: "That's right, an outsider. Sometimes…"

"…connections form between worlds. These connections are very secretive and exist for a very short time. Most of the time, they only exist for an instant. Coincidentally, when the Pocang World was undergoing its first Great Calamity…"

"…it formed a connection with another world. This connection was very strange; it lasted for a long time. A living being came over from the other world. After this being entered the Pocang World…"

"…it absorbed a large amount of qi of heavens beginning and refined the world-origin treasures coming from the Wall of Heaven and Earth. More than half of the qi of heavens beginning in the Pocang World was obtained by him alone."

"He became a Supreme Expert just as the first World Life-and-Death Calamity was about to end, and in one stroke, he refined the world."

Lin Moyu was also shocked upon hearing this. "Such a thing actually happened?" The hongmeng gem said: "This is the only instance of such a thing; there is no second."

"But it also shows that nothing is impossible; there are only things you cannot imagine. There is nothing that cannot be done." Lin Moyu nodded and continued to ask: "Then what happened later?"

The hongmeng gem continued: "This was already outrageous, but later it became even more outrageous."

"After he refined the Pocang World and became its master, he actually stopped the Pocang World from continuing to evolve and conceive living beings."

"He spent half a Great Calamity's time gathering all the power of the Pocang World into himself. The Pocang World was a six-wheel limit world! It is hard to imagine how strong this power was. Afterward, he entered the Wall of Heaven and Earth."

"Via the Wall of Heaven and Earth as a transfer point, he traveled to other worlds and refined one world remnant after another."

"His power became stronger and stronger. During this process, he had conflicts with many Supreme Experts and fought them fiercely. Without exception, all these Supreme Experts were defeated by him."

"Not just defeated, he also counter-attacked into the worlds of those Supreme Experts and refined their worlds as well."

The hongmeng gem's voice became increasingly deep. It was teaching Lin Moyu a principle: a true expert can be completely unreasonable. They can do whatever they want; fists are the only hard truth.

This statement was correct everywhere. Lin Moyu said: "Although his behavior was somewhat crazy, he must have had his reasons. There must have been a purpose." The hongmeng gem said: "That's right, he certainly had his own reasons, but no one knew them."

"At that time, all Supreme Experts avoided him. Some even joined forces to try and kill him, but they were killed by him instead."

"He stood aloof, and karma dared not approach him. Beneath his feet were world remnants and the lives of infinite beings. He continued to refine world remnants, nine hundred and ninety-nine of them in total."

"At that time, he seemed to have reached the limit, so he leaped…" Chapter 4587: Emperor Pocang.

Lin Moyu could imagine it. When such an existence stood at the pinnacle of the world, all alone, aloof and solitary, with no one to walk alongside him, how lonely his heart must have been.

While refining worlds, he was also searching for opponents. Such an existence seemed born for battle.

The hongmeng gem said he leaped, unhesitatingly rushing out of the world and into the Life Forbidden Zone.

Seeing that the hongmeng gem did not continue, Lin Moyu couldn't help but ask: "And then?" The hongmeng gem shook its head. "There is no 'then'."

"After entering the Life Forbidden Zone, he only lasted for ten breaths before his body shattered and his soul dissipated."

Lin Moyu frowned. "Even such an expert could only last for ten breaths?" The hongmeng gem said: "That is why I call that place the Life Forbidden Zone."

"No living being can enter it, not even him." No wonder when he said he saw a person in the Life Forbidden Zone, the hongmeng gem's reaction was so intense. It turned out it had seen such an expert, who still died in the Life Forbidden Zone.

The hongmeng gem sighed: "He was considered good to have lasted ten breaths. If it were other Supreme Experts…"

"…they wouldn't even be able to last a single breath. Having refined nine hundred and ninety-nine worlds, his power had reached the limit, yet he could only last ten breaths. One can see how terrifying the Life Forbidden Zone is."

Yet, he had foolishly dreamed of entering the Life Forbidden Zone; it really seemed like a delusion.

A trace of hesitation appeared in his heart, but the next moment, this hesitation was erased. "So what if it's a delusion? If there are no delusions, what is the difference between living and a salted fish?"

"If you don't try, how do you know it won't work?" At this moment, Lin Moyu seemed to understand that Supreme Expert's actions very well. This was what he pursued—even if he died, even if he fell, he would have no regrets. Lin Moyu asked: "What was his name?"

The hongmeng gem said: "Although he was an outsider, he achieved his Dao in the Pocang World, so others called him Emperor Pocang."

Lin Moyu said: "To what extent had his physical body and soul reached at that time?" The hongmeng gem laughed: "Master has finally asked the key point. His physical body and soul both reached the limit that the world could contain."

"Every time he refined a world, his physical body and soul would strengthen a bit. Therefore, what I want to tell Master is that merely reaching the world's limit is not enough. If you want to enter the Life Forbidden Zone, you must break through the limit. If he could have persisted a bit longer back then, continuing to refine worlds to let himself break through the limit…"

"…perhaps he really could have survived in the Life Forbidden Zone." Lin Moyu said: "Perhaps he had some unspeakable difficulties." The hongmeng gem nodded: "I observed the whole process."

"I discovered a problem. Emperor Pocang was strong, yes, but he did not go to refine the eight-wheel world remnants."

"The highest-level world remnants he had refined were Seven-Wheel Worlds. Worlds of seven wheels and above have never birthed a Supreme Expert. After experiencing round after round of Great Calamities, they became world remnants."

"However, these world remnants are extremely dangerous; ordinary Supreme Experts dare not touch them. As the number one among Supreme Experts, refining world remnants was not difficult for Emperor Pocang, but the highest he ever refined was a Seven-Wheel World remnant."

Lin Moyu asked: "Was it that he couldn't find them, or that he never tried?"

The hongmeng gem said: "There is only one Nine-Wheel World remnant, and it has already lost contact with the Wall of Heaven and Earth. It is indeed not easy to find, but there are still some eight-wheel world remnants."

"He tried to refine one but did not succeed. I remember he entered an eight-wheel world remnant and stayed inside for a while. Then he retreated, unable to refine it, and never tried again afterward."

"If he could have refined an eight-wheel world remnant back then, perhaps the result would have been different." Lin Moyu said: "In the end, he simply did not break the world's restrictions on his physical body and soul."

"To go to the Life Forbidden Zone, one must break the limits. He should have known this principle."