Chapter 1160: Weng Luoluo 3.2 (206)

Jujutsu Kaisen.

"Makes sense, the Golden Heir and Aglaea may argue and quarrel, but everything presupposes that the fire seed of the Death Titan can be returned to Aohema's foundation; otherwise, no matter how they argue, it's meaningless." Kusakabe Atsuya nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, although the Death Titan's predecessor was Purushiya, she may also have lost her memories of the Xiadie, becoming like Nicadoli a Titan, extremely dangerous." Yiguchi lowered his head, rubbing the ring on his ring finger, "... Considering we must ultimately kill the Titan and take its fire seed, this 'audience' may end up becoming a slaughter between the two sisters."

"Tsk..." Kusakabe spat disgustedly, "So in the previous life, Xiadie voluntarily gave up her life; in this life, Xiadie takes her sister's life? The fate of Weng Luoluo is truly merciless."

"But the key isn't the end yet?" Mingming brushed aside the white hair braid on her face, her red lips slightly curling, "Weng Luoluo's 'reincarnation' will continue... Think about it, this life's Xiadie passes the trial, meaning in the next life she will become the Death Titan, a new Golden Heir will come to kill her and seize her fire seed."

"So why is Weng Luoluo's history a cycle? The oracle grants each cycle's Golden Heir the mission of the Fire Pursuit Journey, merely to reach the next new world, then continue repeating there... This seems strange no matter how you think."

Xiaozhi deeply exhaled a puff of smoke, stepped on the extinguished cigarette butt, ground it out: "Strange? I think it's quite reasonable."

"Ha?"

"Let me say an off-topic remark—you should know: since Gojo Satoru appeared, the balance of the jujutsu world has been broken, his appearance directly caused modern curses to gradually grow stronger, right?"

Kusakabe nodded: "Hmm, but what exactly are you trying to say?"

Xiaozhi silently took out the next cigarette from the pack, lit it; white smoke slowly rose in the air, blurring her eyes that always bore a hint of weariness.

"Before we didn't understand the principle, but now it seems there is likely a 【balance】 force influencing the jujutsu world's pattern. Likewise, I think the same balance force works in Weng Luoluo, Heichi and the Golden Heir are the two ends of the balance scale. Only Heichi's power is too overwhelming; whenever balance is broken, Heichi occupies the overwhelming advantage."

"So you think Weng Luoluo's 'cycle' appears because 【balance】 wants to shift Weng Luoluo toward balance as a means? The Third Fate entwining Weng Luoluo, is it 【balance】?"

"... This is merely my speculation. Because I feel there is a force within Mingming that restrains Heichi. You can imagine, Heichi can spawn monsters like the Fire Thieves; if he constantly attacks the Golden Heir and Titans, the fire seed would have been hunted clean thousands of years ago, and there would be no Fire Pursuit Journey now."

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""Butterfly, I've always hoped you could speak your mind openly. I'm glad you said that." Aglaea's face rarely showed a hint of tenderness, "Stikokisia, I've also visited there. Even though it's been isolated by the River of the Dead, one can still see how tranquil and beautiful it was in past ages.""

""Go on, I won't stop you. Moreover, Star, as someone who personally deceived Death, I think you have sufficient reason to accompany Xiadie and meet the revered god of 'Death'." Xiadie withdrew her gaze, looked again at Xiadie, "I also look forward to, Xiadie, when your story is complete, what new interpretation it will add to the Fire Pursuit Journey.""

""Xiadie gratefully raised her head: '…Thank you, Lady Aglaea.' ""

""Everyone, I don't mean to break the pleasant atmosphere, but… since Stikokisia has been isolated by the River of the Dead, how can we get there? Lady Tibao probably already…""

""The answer is obvious…" Aglaea said, "In myth, Zagreus once made the realm of the dead his own treasury, able to roam freely in the underworld. If he could do that… then the demigod who inherited his authority should at least possess this ability.""

""When we act tomorrow, see you at the Yunshi Heavenly Palace—by then, Saifeier will be your guide, leading you to that ancient city.""

""The tumultuous day finally ended. Everyone dispersed, and Star returned to his own bath palace.""

""Hey, partner, the debate is finally over? Did you guys win?""

""Star gave a thumbs-up: 'Advantage is mine, I won big.' ""

""Eh? But look at your expression… okay, let's not talk about that now. When you participated in the debate, others weren't idle either." Mimi's little paw pointed to a pile of books as high as a small hill beside them, "They borrowed many books from Xiaodie, wanting to see if they could solve your problem. Now they still lack… still lack thirty-two books unread!""

""Don't worry, we've found a way.""

""Eh? Really, really? That's great! Truly, effort never betrays the earnest… and also the earnest Mimi!""

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Pirate King.

"Saifeier?"

The sea waves surged outside the ship's rail, night wind carrying the rough laughter and curses of the Rox Pirates crew. John raised his head and downed half a bottle of malt beer, wiped the foam from his mouth with the back of his hand, and sneered: "A sneaky rat, she never truly showed herself from the start. Although she's a trickster demigod, she probably just wagged that tongue, deceiving a few fools."

"But if Saifeier really is that kind of person, do you think Aglaea would let her go?" The young white-bearded man crossed his arms, "Trickery used well can be more effective than swords; perhaps she herself is secretly carrying out some plan for the Fire Pursuit Journey."

"Hahahaha! Newgate, you're just too straightforward, not every Golden Heir cares about the Fire Pursuit Journey." Golden Lion roared with laughter, "Trickery is indeed important, but—since she's a demigod, she doesn't even dare show her face, that's really too much. I think she has some grudge against Aglaea, which is why she avoids meeting her; Aohema is filled with that woman's golden threads everywhere, coming here would be walking straight into a net."

"I must remind you, even though Aglaea and Nacha are at odds, they have never actually fought before." The white-bearded man frowned, "Unless Saifeier herself has become a threat to the Fire Pursuit Journey—just like Nacha. If that's the case, why would Aglaea bother to seek Saifeier's help?"