067 : When the Tower No Longer Holds Power beyond.

The void around Lin Tian shifted violently, the once-structured energy of the 12th Floor completely unraveling. The floor beneath him, once solid black stone, now fractured like broken glass, each crack glowing with unstable golden light.

The sky—if it could even be called that—was a swirling vortex of collapsing reality, fragments of different worlds flashing in and out of existence.

Lin Tian took a slow step forward, his boots echoing in the endless emptiness. His golden eyes scanned the dying remnants of the Tower, watching as the very foundation of this place fought to reassemble itself.

But it was too late.

He had broken too much.

The System, once a constant, controlling presence, had been reduced to nothing but static. There were no trial notifications, no warnings, no commands.

Just silence.

And then—for the first time—it spoke.

But it was no longer in control.

It was… pleading.

[SYSTEM ALERT: UNRECOVERABLE DAMAGE DETECTED.]

[RECOMMENDATION: LIN TIAN MUST CEASE INTERFERENCE IMMEDIATELY.]

Lin Tian chuckled. "Cease interference? That's rich."

Su Yun's voice, though filled with awe, held a note of caution. "Lin Tian… I think the Tower is really dying."

Lin Tian exhaled, rolling his shoulders. "Good."

He wasn't going to stop now.

The moment he had devoured the Forbidden Entity, something within him had changed. The Heart of Devouring, once just a relic, had become part of him.

He could feel the Tower now.

Not just as a place, not just as a system.

As a living thing.

And it was afraid.

A sudden tremor rocked the collapsing world, the unstable fragments of the 12th Floor shattering further.

Lin Tian narrowed his eyes as something formed in the distance.

At first, it was nothing more than shifting energy—wild, uncontrolled. But slowly, it began to take shape.

A figure, glowing with pure, divine light.

Not a guardian. Not a monster.

But the embodiment of the Tower itself.

Lin Tian exhaled, cracking his knuckles. "Took you long enough."

The figure opened its eyes—twin orbs of blinding golden radiance. Its presence was overwhelming, pressing down like the weight of an entire universe.

And then—it spoke.

"You have undone what should never have been touched."

Its voice was layered—not one, but countless voices speaking at once.

It was every ruler, every guardian, every being the Tower had ever created, speaking through a single entity.

Lin Tian smirked. "And I'll do it again."

The Tower did not hesitate.

The figure raised its hand—

And the very concept of existence itself turned against Lin Tian.

A wave of golden light erupted from the figure's hand, expanding outward at impossible speed.

It wasn't just an attack.

It wasn't just energy.

It was erasure.

Lin Tian felt it immediately.

The very laws of reality were turning against him. His own existence was being rejected—as if the Tower itself was trying to erase him from time.

His body flickered, his very being struggling to hold its shape.

Su Yun's voice was urgent. "Lin Tian! This isn't a normal attack! It's rewriting the rules of reality itself!"

Lin Tian's golden eyes gleamed. "Then I'll just have to rewrite them first."

He didn't dodge.

He didn't retreat.

Instead—he stepped forward.

And then—he devoured the attack.

The golden wave of absolute erasure should have destroyed anything it touched.

But as it met Lin Tian—it vanished.

Not blocked.

Not countered.

Consumed.

The Tower's greatest weapon, its ultimate fail-safe, was being absorbed into Lin Tian's very being.

The figure of the Tower itself trembled.

It—for the first time—felt weakness.

Lin Tian clenched his fist, the energy flowing through him, his body radiating unstoppable power.

His golden eyes burned.

"You tried to erase me."

He took another step forward.

"Now, it's my turn."

The figure of the Tower—its last defense—moved to strike again.

But it was already too late.

Lin Tian raised his hand—

And the very will of the Tower itself was devoured.

The instant Lin Tian consumed the Tower's final defense, everything around him froze.

The shattered fragments of the 12th Floor hung in place.

The broken sky stopped swirling.

And then—the System's voice, faint and barely holding together, whispered one final message.

[TOWER OVERRIDE COMPLETE.]

[LIN TIAN IS NO LONGER A CLIMBER.]

[LIN TIAN… IS NOW THE TOWER.]

Su Yun's breath hitched. "Lin Tian… what did you just do?"

Lin Tian smirked.

He hadn't just broken the rules.

He had become the new ruler.

And now—he was going to remake everything.

The Tower was no longer in control.

Because Lin Tian had taken it for himself.

After that, Lin Tian gained access to the whole tower. and with a single though —

He is in the 100th floors.

The moment Lin Tian reached the 100th Floor, the entire Tower trembled.

It was no longer rejecting him.

It was no longer testing him.

It was bowing to him.

The world around him stretched infinitely, a vast cosmic expanse filled with stars, floating celestial platforms, and rivers of pure energy. This was the true peak—not just the top of the Tower, but the place where only one ruler could exist.

And now—that ruler was Lin Tian.

The System, once a cold and absolute force, now spoke in a tone that was no longer commanding—but obedient.

[Final Floor Reached.]

[Tower Authority Transferred: Lin Tian is now the Absolute Ruler.]

[Restrictions Removed. Power Restored.]

A flood of energy surged through Lin Tian's body, the last chains holding him back now shattered.

His Cosmic Devourer Realm—Final Stage was fully restored. His strength—beyond mortal comprehension.

Lin Tian clenched his fist, feeling the raw power coursing through him. He could reshape worlds, collapse dimensions, rewrite existence itself.

But none of that mattered.

Not yet.

There was only one thing he cared about now.

"System," Lin Tian commanded, his voice filled with power. "Tell me how to create a new body for Su Yun."

The System hesitated. Then, it responded.

[A relic is required: The Divine Vessel of Creation.]

[It exists beyond the Tower, in the Realm of Forgotten Gods.]

Lin Tian smirked. "Then that's where I'm going next."

The Tower was trying to control him before. With an endless trials, and conflict. But now—it was only a stepping stone.

Lin Tian extended his hand, and the space before him warped, forming a gateway.

Su Yun's voice whispered softly. "Lin Tian… you don't have to do this for me."

Lin Tian chuckled. "You think I became a god just to leave you behind?"

Su Yun's voice trembled. "I… I don't know what to say."

Lin Tian exhaled. "Then don't say anything. Just wait for me."

And with that—he stepped through the portal.

Beyond the Tower.

Into the Realm of Forgotten Gods.

Where the final piece of his journey awaited.

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