Chapter 1090: Weng Falos 3.1 (136)

Jujutsu Kaisen.

"At this rate, I'm afraid her soul will soon fully regress to a baby, right?" Yui Itto shifted his gaze from the sky dome, "How much longer can she hold on? Two months? One month? The price of using the Hundred Worlds Gate once is far greater than we imagined."

We originally thought the Hundred Worlds Gate could be used only once, and that stopping its use would temporarily ease the impact on Ti An's soul, but now it seems… that idea was too optimistic. Using the Hundred Worlds Gate once is like flooring the accelerator on her road to oblivion; even if we never use it again, she won't live much longer.

"First she can't recite short phrases clearly, then the connection between them breaks, and then hallucinations appear… I suspect that even if Ti An transfers the gate craftsman's duties to Ti Bao, she will still revert to a baby form soon," Xiaozi said.

"How do you know it's a baby?" Rishitaba Atsuya asked.

"Um… I once saw a movie where the protagonist was born an old man, but as he aged he became increasingly 'young', eventually regressing to a baby. Ti Bao should be similar, right?" Xiaozi pressed out the burning cigarette butt in her hand, exhaled a long puff, "The end of a gate craftsman… is also the beginning of another's life."

"Sigh, I truly hope Ti An can live on safely…" Itadori said sadly, lowering his head, "If Recreation of the World can really be achieved, then every Demigod should have a place."

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"... Fine."

Ti Bao looked around anxiously, "Is this… trying to unsettle us? Why is OuLuoniSi doing this?"

Ti Ning became alert: "Something's off… Ti Bao, do you feel the temple is too quiet?"

"What do you mean?"

"Maybe it's just an illusion, Ti Ning is just thinking… OuLuoniSi… is really testing *us*?"

The three continued forward, and as they passed through a narrow corridor ahead, the scenery beside them suddenly changed, and countless red dolls that had appeared in Ti Bao's dreams floated around them.

"Wow… Ti Bao, Ti Ning, look, amazing!" Ti An wasn't scared; instead she felt very curious, "*We*… have become many, many copies!"

Ti Bao only felt her heart pounding wildly, a foreboding feeling rising in her chest; she shakily opened the gate before her that led to an audience with OuLuoniSi.

Beyond the gate was a dead silence.

The OuLuoniSi that had been hidden in the thick fog vanished, replaced by an even denser mist. It was silent here, with nothing at all.

A strange sensation crawled up her spine like a long centipede waving countless slender legs. Ti Bao's breath caught, and she stared around in astonishment.

"What is this… what's happening?"

"OuLuoniSi… disappeared?"

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Assassin Wu Liu Qi.

"Huh…? Where did OuLuoniSi go?" Wu Liu Qi scratched his head in confusion, "Did it leave without even a greeting?"

"A Qi, you fool!" Ji Da Bao leapt up and smacked Wu Liu Qi on the head, "Such a sharp black‑clothed guy, he cut down Rational Titan leaving it with no chance to fight back; if it doesn't leave now it won't be able to leave later, still staying in this temple waiting for someone to deal with it? Be careful, you'll die miserably!"

"Where will it go? Will it also take human form and blend into Aohema?"

"…Probably." Ji Da Bao adjusted his sunglasses, "If we could gather the power of the Age Titan, that would be good, and it would save Aglaea from sending more people to persuade it later. I just don't know if its fire seed came along; it wouldn't, like Sexi Si, split into three parts and hide separately, would it?"

"But if OuLuoniSi isn't here, why set a test for Ti Bao and the others? They're all supposed to gather at Aohema anyway, no need to make it so covert."

"Hmm… I don't get it either; maybe this is OuLuoniSi's final test for everyone?" Looking at the dim audience area in the sky dome, Ji Da Bao felt an inexplicable unease, "But since OuLuoniSi isn't here, those three little girls should leave quickly… this place is oddly unsettling, completely silent, it always gives a chill down one's spine."

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"Not long ago, Aohema."

"You mean… this black‑robed swordsman is not only linked to Heichi, but also hunting fire seeds everywhere?" Bai E furrowed his brows; this inference surprised him greatly.

"This hypothesis is the most likely. First, he possesses a container for fire seeds; second, I am also one of its targets," Na Ke Xia said, "First point: its oddly shaped 'ritual sword' can interact with fire seeds—the pull when it pierced my chest proves it. I suspect the sword can sense, absorb… even contain fire seeds."

"The second argument is even more direct: when it was earlier caught in the melee, despite being distracted many times, it kept staring at me, or rather, at the Sexi Si within me."

Bai E snorted, "So it's a fire thief…"

"But if, as you say, wouldn't it rush straight for Aohema? The Recreation of the World vortex is packed with Titan fire seeds."

Na Ke Xia shook his head, "Not necessarily. Let's call this person the 'Fire Thief Walker' for now. If the speculation holds, this person's targets are threefold: first, myself; second, the still‑unfallen OuLuoniSi; third, Aohema and the Recreation of the World vortex that guard the gods' fire seeds."

"However, I guess Aohema won't be the primary choice. KefaLe's fire seeds are controlled by the Senate's secret arts, and Fagina's water curtain should also be enough to block external detection."

Bai E anxiously asked, "What about Senatos and Aigle? Their fire seeds also haven't been returned…"

"Senatos' whereabouts are a mystery; no one knows where it is. As for Aigle…" Na Ke Xia's tone shifted, suddenly asking an apparently unrelated question, "…Can you fly?"

Bai E was baffled, "No. Why ask that?"

"Can that swordsman fly?"

Bai E suddenly realized, "…Ah, that makes sense. But what if he sprouts wings under his ribs…"

Na Ke Xia closed his eyes, "If he grows wings, I couldn't return alive from the Tree Court."

Bai E let out a long sigh, "Then that's something to be grateful for. So, since the Fire Thief Walker may have two targets, we must act faster…"

"Considering the distances between Aohema, the Tree Court, and these target locations, I think the most important defense should be…"

"Oh no, Bai E—" Dan Heng hurriedly pushed open the room door, interrupting their conversation, "—Ti Bao is missing! The last time they were seen was at… the Abyss of Destiny!"