Chapter 1293

Danbao, please.

Feeling the determination in the girl's eyes, Danheng no longer tried to persuade her, nodding: "... I understand."

With the surge of Fajina Spiritual Water, the door leading to the heart of the Creation Vortex slowly unfolded in the shimmering light. Just as Fengjun was about to step through the door, the girl halted her steps and finally glanced back at everyone once.

The girl's lips still curved into a bright smile as before, her brows gently arched, and the watery fragments reflected in her eyes were as clear as ever, like the pristine green-blue lake.

"At the end of the Rainbow Bridge, the Child of the Sky will mend dawn and dusk." Danheng sighed softly, "Ms. Tilixibiesi's prophecy... will surely not go unfulfilled."

"Even if it's the second time seeing it, it still feels unbelievable..." Fengjin said with a smile, "You and the world's rivers and oceans will surely form great rapport."

"It's a pity. I and Star cannot stay long… we still have companions and a home we care about."

"That San Yue Qi Xiaojie, Qi Bao… I really want to meet her."

Star: "You guys should get along very well."

"I can imagine the three of you traveling together, having a great time."

"And you, Fengjin? Won't you feel sad?"

Fengjin lowered her head: "Of course I will. The heart-wrenching reluctance and sorrow… I can feel the pain they bring in full."

"Why force yourself? No one here will mock genuine vulnerability."

"But I'm the healer of the Dim Light Courtyard, Danheng. When facing patients afflicted by illness, not showing a depressing sad expression is the most basic courtesy. Coincidentally, the one who is sick now is the world I love deeply—how could I show a sorrowful face before it?"

Fengjin finally waved at them: "Goodbye, everyone… Please… you must become great heroes who save the world. As for the 'blank page' at the end of the epic, the lives and stories of ordinary people…"

"I will protect it until the very last moment."

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Slashing Crimson Red Eyes

"Fengjin, why… she, she also…"

Watching Fengjin step into Fajina's door, Maim's whole body felt as if her strength had been drained in an instant, her head suddenly drooping, leaving only a desolate silhouette for everyone.

"Maim…"

Tazumi walked to her side, looking at her strained appearance, his voice soft: "You aren't——"

"I-I didn't cry this time!" Before she finished speaking, Maim abruptly turned her head, roughly wiped her cheek with the back of her hand, sniffled lightly, and said, "I'm just… just the wind here is too strong!"

Tazumi let out a soft sigh, knowing Maim needed some alone time, so she gently placed a pack of tissues beside her.

Maim tightly bit her bluish lower lip, her eye sockets already red all around. She had barely managed to hold back tears after Saifeier's departure, only to suddenly have to accept the departure of another Golden Heir companion.

Still the prophecy.

Again the prophecy.

"What a damned prophecy… all Golden Heirs must obey it, why can't this damn prophecy be broken!"

Maim slammed her fist hard against the windowsill, her voice full of resentment. She hated that inexplicable prophecy, and hated even more the person who used the so-called prophecy to seal the fate of all Golden Heirs. If the one spreading the oracle were truly a lofty deity, couldn't they spread prophecies of good endings instead? Let these Golden Heirs have a relatively perfect ending.

The more Maim thought about it, the angrier she got, yet the more she thought, the more helpless she felt—even Star and Danheng couldn't change the Golden Heirs' fate. In the next reincarnation, there will be new "Aglaea", "Saifeier", "Fengjin" heading toward the prophecy's ending; they might change their names, but the ending certainly cannot be altered.

Maim couldn't help but wonder, how many more times will this reincarnation continue? And how many times have Saifeier, Aglaea, and these Golden Heirs already died?

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Uneven World

"Fengjin also has to leave? Does that mean… she won't come down from the heavens in this lifetime?"

"Mm."

Jin lowered her head sadly: "Grei, I don't understand—clearly only the last Titan remains, clearly they'll soon be able to witness the ending alive, but why…"

The sky was about to brighten, even the horizon already showing fish-belly white, yet everyone… seemed to be urged by fate, dying one after another in the approaching dawn. Starting from the last sky Titan, the Golden Heirs' departures were as if a fast-forward button had been pressed, everyone rushing to fulfill the prophecy's ending.

"Fengjin stayed behind to receive the fire seed—what about Wandi? Is the next one going to be Wandi?"

Zitang Huan nodded solemnly: "That's right—if nothing unexpected happens… before the Recreation of the World, Wandi will be personally killed by Bai'e, the only one who knows his weakness."

"... but as things stand now, Wandi hasn't gone mad like Nicadoli." Kari frowned, unable to hold back, "And even if his mind were affected, he'd only stay in Xuanfengcheng like Nicadoli, endlessly fighting the Heichi—Bai'e would have no reason to kill him!"

Grei said calmly: "I'm not sure, but the prophecy has always accurately predicted each Golden Heir's departure—even Saifeier, whom we thought hardest to die, fell at the hands of the Fire-Thief. So this prophecy will surely come true; it just depends on why Bai'e will kill Wandi."

Grei paused, then continued: "Actually, what truly worries me isn't Wandi and the others, but whether this so-called Recreation of the World hides some other truth behind it."

"Why do you think that?" Kari, seated on the Star-Moon Blade, asked, lowering her head.

"Or perhaps it's because of that Fire-Thief—the few words it uttered really caught my attention." Grei crossed his arms, "It said… 'The cycle cannot be broken,' indicating it knows that gathering twelve fire seeds will open the next cycle. So… its motive for stealing the fire seeds is quite intriguing."

"It wants to prevent the next cycle from opening!" Jin raised her hand.

"Don't repeat such an obvious question! Jin, the real problem isn't here…" Kari let out a light sigh, rubbing her temples with her thumb, "... just like a mysterious person suddenly appearing, exerting all their strength to try to stop the Uneven Tournament from continuing. Our focus should be on 'why he wants to sabotage the Uneven Tournament,' and 'what would happen if the Uneven Tournament continued.' If we bring this question into the Fire Pursuit Journey, the question we get is——"

"What would happen if we gathered all twelve fire seeds and opened the Recreation of the World?"