Chapter 1158

Could it be that Alchemy has some flaw?

It seems unlikely; the curse that Xia Die bears looks like the result of the "death" power not being fully removed. Sai Li Ai suddenly thought of the lone souls drifting over the wasteland that Ke Xia had seen, which were barred by Senatos from entering the underworld. Does that mean Senatos's power is now also in a "defective" state?

It is not that Senatos is unwilling to accept, but that they cannot accept.

"No matter whether Xia Die has experienced death, as long as they are still alive even for a day, Senatos's power will not become whole for that day. But… how can they bring the fire seed back to Aohema?"

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""Remember, do not look back toward the realm of the dead, do not halt your steps. In the new world promised by the prophecy, walk toward the life that belongs to you…" Bo Lu Qia Ya said gently."

""As for the price of the awaited exchange… I will repay it.""

……

""Gentlemen, that's the end. Unfortunately, my compatibility with the Supreme God is poor, and I could not completely fuse this fellow's soul into myself. Still, being able to glimpse these is sufficiently exhilarating—""

Ke Xia raised his hand, gazing at the towering KefaLe before him, and solemnly placed his hand on his chest: "No mistake: before the Titans known to the world were born, there were also a group of heroes walking the earth. They listened to the prophecy, successively took on divine offices, and ultimately became the gods of the new world…"

""It is precisely today's Fire Pursuit Journey—the history of Ong Falos is a 'cycle'.""

Se Xi Si was very satisfied with this answer: "Ha, truly shocking… So the Demigod bearing the 'fire seed' will also become a new Titan at the world's end, recreating heaven and earth?"

Ke Xia nodded: "I believe this is the truth of the 'Recreation of the World' in the divine decree."

"It truly is… unbelievable." Xia Die lowered her head to ponder, "And those twin sisters from the past… even if they truly were Senatos itself, their whereabouts remain unknown even now…"

"Really don't know where they are? Bo Lu Qia Ya also mentioned it, the seaside town where Alchemy and the dragon fairy tale were born… Stikokisia— in our world there is also a city‑state that perfectly matches that description."

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One Punch Man.

"Cycle…?"

Yuanzǐ Wushi opened his mouth wide; although he had previously sensed some contradictions between Ong Falos's history and reality, he still regarded its history as a "straight line" advancing forward with time, and the "illusions" Ke Xia had seen were merely histories that occurred before the Golden Age, even older.

In hindsight, indeed only "cycle" can adequately answer this question.

"Wait… if it's a cycle, that means the previous Fire Pursuit Journey successfully reached the 'Recreation of the World', yet the Recreation of the World did not resolve the Heichi crisis." The Vestment Sage clasped his hands, his expression stern, "…does that mean Heichi is fundamentally unable—"

"No." Tong Di cut off the sage's speech, "The Recreation of the World did affect Heichi; that is indisputable. The Heichi crisis of the previous life was also imminent, and Ge Nai Wu Si's beloved gun was swallowed by Heichi. Yet in this cycle, Heichi did not continue the progress of the previous cycle; it slowly eroded and advanced from Ong Falos's border… it still took several thousand years to threaten Shu Ting and Aohema."

A cold bead of sweat slid down Bang Gu Cang's aged cheek: "…so the 'Recreation of the World' caused Heichi to retreat?"

"No, not a retreat. Ong Falos's history still records that Heichi came together with the descent of the three disaster Titans, and at least in the eyes of Bai E and others, Heichi is a force that came from beyond the heavens." Tong Di's gaze was like a lamp, and he involuntarily lowered his voice, "Rather than saying it caused Heichi to retreat, it is more like……"

"Reboot."

As soon as those words were spoken, the S‑rank Hero Conference Room fell into a dead silence.

"Hey, you need to explain clearly." Long Juan crossed his legs, propping his chin with one hand, looking seriously at Tong Di, "'Reboot' means that Heichi will appear fixedly, even if this cycle's Golden Age descendants successfully reach the Recreation of the World, when the next cycle begins, Heichi will still appear together with the descent of the three disaster Titans, right?"

Tong Di sighed lightly: "What will happen in the next cycle, I'm not quite sure. After all, the only samples supporting my view are just two cycles. Compared to that, I think there's a question that is even harder to answer than Heichi."

"Oh? What is it?"

Tong Di slowly lifted his head, his pupils as deep as abysses: "Why does Ong Falos exhibit a 'cycle'?"

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Honkai 3.

"Yeah, why is that?"

The moment the truth of the "Recreation of the World" was unveiled, Pa Duo felt the hair on his tail stand up, and a chill rose slowly from his spine.

"Cycles and such… that's too bizarre, isn't it? Why is Ong Falos's history a cycle? No, no—" The cat‑ear girl shook her head vigorously, her head bobbing like a rattle, "The question should be: why do Xian Zhou, Bei Luo Bo Ge, and Pinokangni not experience cycles, yet Ong Falos does? That's just too strange, isn't it?!"

"Indeed, Ong Falos is not a simple world." Kai Wen sighed deeply, "If each 'Recreation of the World' marks the start of a cycle, how many cycles has this already undergone? Bai E… is merely the savior of this particular cycle, right?"

The savior of the last cycle was Ka Er Si, who ultimately took over the "Negative World" Titan's divine office. That means at the end of this Fire Pursuit Journey, Bai Cheng will return the fire seed to KefaLe and trigger the next cycle.

"No, I think Ong Falos's 'cycle' has a problem."

As the crowd argued, Meibiwusi's voice, tinged with a hint of laziness and chill, instantly cut off the discussion.

Meibiwusi, dragging a graceful sculpted‑leg long dress, paced slowly, their gaze shifting between Kai Wen and Pa Duo: "Although on the surface this is undoubtedly a cycle, the 'cycle' has a problem that cannot be solved."

"Hmm, Heichi?" Pa Duo asked instinctively.

"No." Meibiwusi narrowed her eyes slightly, "It is Laigushi. The biggest difference between this person and Titans, Golden Age descendants, and humans is that he is an intelligent machine; he lacks the flesh and blood that ordinary people possess. KefaLe can mold humans with flesh and blood, but it cannot mold an intelligent machine, right?"

"Just as rational Titans have limitations in knowledge, the Negative World Titan naturally also has—he does not know mechanical dynamics, nor electromechanical modeling, and cannot comprehend the mental model of an intelligent machine. In short— even a deity cannot create something that it itself cannot understand."

"That does seem somewhat reasonable…"

"So, my hypothesis is simple: there are only two possibilities." Meibiwusi slowly extended two fingers, "Either he is an outsider who accidentally entered Ong Falos only in this cycle, or he is also a participant who experienced the previous 'Recreation of the World'."