Chapter 1302

"Batus… Xiao Bai still doesn't know the truth of Aohema's eternal day." Ting Ning whispered from the side.

"Ah… right. You better stand firm, kid!"

"That girl Sefaliya used a great lie to deceive all of Weng Faluos—she deceived everyone of you, making you believe that the big ball on KefaLe's back forever illuminates Aohema…"

"Besides… heh heh heh, she also tricked that stupid promotion trial, letting me, the great Zage Lies… survive!"

"……"

"…Hey? Kid?" Seeing Bai E still not responding, Zage Lies grew more dissatisfied, "You… you still aren't responding? Damn! Not fun at all, I'm so disappointed!"

"So, for thousands of years… what sustains Aohema's eternal day is not KefaLe's miracle, but a lie woven by Sefeier with the 'Guile' divine authority…" Bai E's voice trembled uncontrollably, "Now the lie is shattered. That means…"

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Qin Shi Ming Yue.

Tian Ming clenched his fists so hard his nails dug into his palms, causing a sharp pain.

He silently watched Bai'e's face on the sky canopy, those blue eyes like a lake slowly freezing, the ripples that could be stirred growing smaller and smaller. Tianming felt as if something had blocked his heart, cold and hard… making it difficult for him to utter a sound.

"Bai, Bai'e he… he…"

He didn't know how to describe that state. Was it numbness? Or… the void and bewilderment when grief exceeds its limit?

"He has endured too many farewells today." Duanmu Rong sighed softly, "Starting with Miss Fengjin, then Wandi, Danheng, Xing… he has already endured too many partings in life and death; now he probably also guessed the news of Miss Sai Feier's death…"

Each time Duanmu Rong uttered a name, a vivid familiar figure inevitably surfaced in her mind. These names, she only gradually learned after Xing and Danheng arrived at Wengfalusu; after witnessing them complete the latter half of this epic, Duanmu Rong now finds it hard to accept the departure of these golden descendants, let alone Bai'e, whom she constantly interacted with.

The Fire Pursuit Journey, destined to continually lose, grows crueler the farther one goes for those who ultimately survive.

Tianming's voice already carried a hint of a sob as he wiped his face: "But I'm afraid there's a Fire Thief inside the Primordial Vortex; it can teleport, might appear suddenly. I fear Bai'e, after all his hardship to reach the end, will still be killed by it. He sent Xing and Danheng away, and now no one can help him…"

"Don't worry, Tianming, just one step left." Gai Nie placed his hand on the boy's shoulder, "... Believe that miracles are on Bai'e's side."

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"You guessed right… Sai Feiliya has already passed away. All her lies have now turned to smoke and vanished."

Upon hearing this, Bai'e's breath hitched; after a moment of silence he slowly lifted his head: "But you just said you—Zagelies—likewise rely on Sai Feier's lies to sustain your life. If she has already…"

"Hehehe… Looks like your cleverness is also limited, kid. Don't forget, I am one of the Twelve Titans of Wengfalusu." Zagelies let out a strange laugh, his short thick finger poking his round belly, "And this fire seed in my stomach… isn't it precisely the core used to sustain a Titan's life and divinity?"

"So, you… intend to just hand over the fire seed to us like that?"

"Hehehe… Exactly! How about it, aren't you going to thank me quickly?"

"Why?" Bai'e asked incredulously, "In myth… Zagelies is the most cowardly, survival‑oriented Titan."

"Hey, don't use those fabricated stories to slander me! My ambition is far greater than a mere petty life." Zagelies proudly lifted his head, "Let me tell you! What this Titan has sought all his life… is to cooperate with Sai Feier to weave the greatest scheme in the world!"

"Assuming this world's future holds one hundred million possibilities, no matter how you look at it, nine hundred ninety‑nine million nine hundred ninety‑nine thousand nine hundred ninety‑nine of them point to a destructive ending……But! Thanks to this ingenious scheme, we have deceived all the fools, evildoers, and disasters of this world, achieving that one‑in‑a‑hundred‑million possibility……"

"This… is the divine trace I have striven all my life to achieve, even if I must become like this!"

"……"

Bai'e lowered his head, turbulent shock‑waves surging in the depths of his eyes, a hint of indescribable grief enveloping him.

"Take the fire seed, kid! Go fulfill your mission! Remember—those who saved Wengfalusu were not KefaLe the idiot's grace, nor Oloonis the doll's babble……"

"... but rather my divine power, despised by the world… and a cat‑eared little thief who has upheld a lie for a thousand years!"

Zagelies produced the fire seed belonging to KefaLe that he had kept in his stomach. It was reduced to a rogue‑spirit‑form divine body, gradually turning to dust and scattering, while his unrestrained laughter also drifted away on the wind……

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Honkai 3.

"Deceit represents cunning and deception, but from another angle, it also represents miracles and turning points." Yidian gazed at Zhageliesi's body gradually dissipating in the wind, "It and Saifeier together... truly created a miracle that should not have happened."

"Conflict signifies war and resistance against the Heichi, while death is part of the life of Wengfalusi, two sides of the same coin with rebirth…" Su closed her eyes tightly and sighed softly: "... Looking at it this way, although the Three Calamity Titans are unfortunate symbols in myth, in reality, lacking any one of them, Wengfalusi could not have come this far."

"These three Titans bear infamy, endure misunderstanding, and use what the world sees as 'calamity' to exchange for the fire seed that sustains life for this world, especially Zhageliesi... It and Saifeier together are truly the 'burdened world'."

"Yes, the Three Calamity Titans are truly loyal unto death; they silently uphold this world in places unseen by people!" Hua couldn't help but exclaim.

"Hua, Su... have you seen Laigushi?" Yidian suddenly asked.

"No." Hua shook her head.

"Strange... shouldn't the Senate's people be at Dawncloud Cliff? We haven't seen Laigushi there, and there's no trace of it in the city either... Could it know that the world of Wengfalusi is about to be destroyed, so it left this planet ahead of time?"

"It won't leave." Qianjie said coldly, "If Wengfalusi heads toward destruction, what should be done about the Extinction Great Monarch trapped inside? Abandon it? It is also a member of the Genius Club; whether saving or destroying a world, it should be easy."