Chapter 1432

Marvel Universe.

"Projection?"

This bold guess left Tony's mind momentarily dazed.

Even the star gods are projections?

Upon hearing the first half of Laigushi's words, Tony immediately thought of the Venerable of Erudition.

If we liken the entire Erudition path to a cavern, then all its peers—the members of the Genius Club—are prisoners bound by the Known, and the knowledge those geniuses dredge from the Erudition sea are all shadows cast by the star gods on the cavern wall.

And it—Laigushi—is the first prisoner to walk out of the cavern; it wants to destroy this cavern called Erudition and lead its peers toward the light outside.

At least until just now, a few seconds ago…… Tony was still thinking that way.

"Walking paths, faithful star gods, may also just be shadows cast by the Other; in other words, everyone in the universe...... not limited to the Genius Club, are prisoners." Tony lowered his voice, as if talking to himself, and also as if deducing a conclusion he himself didn't want to believe: "If even the star gods and paths are shadows... who lit that cluster of fire? And who is the 'Other' Laigushi speaks of?"

Could there be an even higher existence above the star gods......?

"Tony, no one can answer your question." Nick Fury slowly said, "But Laigushi can raise this question...... just how far has it seen? Has it seen the scenery above the 'star gods'?"

"Laigushi previously told Xing that there was a one-third chance of 'helping her ascend to the unique existence of the galaxy'; now it seems, what it meant by 'unique' might not refer to the star god." Stephen raised his head to gaze at Laigushi's phantom in the sky dome, "Although the star gods are supreme, they can only be called 'unique' within their own paths, and looking at the whole universe...... that still falls far short of being 'unique'."

"That cluster of fire illuminating the projection...... is the true 'unique'."

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Honkai 3.

"Even the star gods are projections? Hehe...... Kevin, you must have noticed too, right?"

Facing Meibiwusi's gaze, Kevin nodded with a solemn expression.

"'Boss Kevin, what...... have you figured out?' Patro saw Kevin's furrowed brows and instantly felt a chill down her back."

"'It's simple~' Meibiwusi smiled meaningfully: 'If we liken the star gods to different Herrschers, and all Herrschers are merely a shadow of the End. Then by reverse inference: could the universe be a larger 'cocoon'? Could the place Laigushi's 'Other' uses for experiments be?'"

"'But who exactly is the 'Other' Laigushi speaks of?' Eden continued to ask."

"'I don't know, or rather...... we aren't qualified to know, not even those famous geniuses in the universe.' Meibiwusi drew out the tail end, that languid icy tone like a snake coiling around a person, slowly crawling over everyone's spine: 'The one now closest to this answer...... is Laigushi. It may have already touched some kind of 'boundary', which is why it can propose such a bold guess.'"

"'But Meibiwusi, if——I mean if, what you say is true, and the whole universe is the 'Other's' experimental field, then it... no, Her purpose for conducting this experiment is what?'"

"'I can't answer you... because I don't know.' Meibiwusi said frankly, 'I can only use the 'End Cocoon' for analogical speculation: we all know the universe will eventually face a divine war with the 'Destruction' Nanok. If Laigushi's speculation is true, and the star gods are truly just 'projections', could we liken 'Destruction' to 'Collapse', a test by higher-dimensional civilization on the universe?'"

"'Moreover, if the guys from Streamlight Memoria aren't lying, and 'Memory' can truly rebuild the universe, then the 'Memory' and 'Destruction' paths together construct a restart mechanism. If the universe fails to cross the barrier of 'Destruction' and loses in the divine war, then 'Memory' will rebuild the universe, letting it start anew. Just like Ophius...... opening the next cycle of marching toward 'Destruction'."

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"Let us leave this question for behind the scenes. When you have taken in all the truth, reaching the prison the demigods set for me, I will then discuss it with you face to face..."

"As a 'Divine Gift Spectator', I have walked through the thirty million worlds borne on the back of Caeusran—thousands of years in my scale are merely a speck of dust in fine sand. And Ophius, to the galaxy, is nothing more than a speck of fine sand on a long beach."

"\"I have sworn to bring an end to 'Erudition'; how could I be worn down by a mere speck? \" Laigushi pointed to the device behind Xing that was spraying water, \"Now, please use the power of 'Ages' to open the door leading to the seabed. Go find the warden tormented by loyalty. Find her, step into the world's vortex, and then put an end to all our grudges. \""

"\"That palace reflects the state of mind of the 'Ocean' demigod: foolishly drunk, sluggish. There you will also see the true beginning of the savior epic…… that sordid history washed away and covered by ocean currents——Kaiser, in the name of conquest, actually carried out blood sacrifices, forging the Stairway to Divinity with the golden blood of five hundred people. \""

"\"Now, leave the false banquet——and then ascend that bloody stage. \""

Xing took the elevator to the lower plaza, and after passing through a narrow corridor, the view suddenly opened up—indeed, it was a luxurious underground palace.

"\"The palace worshipping the ocean, and the sanctuary connected to the vortex, was also the battlefield of the first pursuit of fire……\""

Xing gazed at the crowd coming and going before her, lost in thought: "The flow of time has slowed down."

"\"Laigushi nodded: 'Her indulgent song has halted the ages here, imprisoning my body, evading the wear of the soul——all to await your return.'\""

"\"The chaotic spacetime reflects her bewilderment——and also conceals Kaiser's crimes. \""

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Spy Family

"\"The five hundred people's golden blood sacrifice...... is it just for the trial of 'Law'? \""

Even though it had been mentioned before that completing the trial of 'Law' required a sacrifice, Lloyd never imagined it would actually be the lives of five hundred golden descendants.

……This is simply too many.

It only takes a little thought to guess that those willing to become sacrificial offerings are absolutely the loyalists who unconditionally trust Kaiser. Once this blood sacrifice is completed, panic will also spread through the Pursuit of Fire army…… Who can guarantee they won't become Kaiser's next victim, the next sacrifice?

"\"Could it be that the sacrifice incident has caused Heseryin's loyalty to Kaiser to waver? \" Yor asked, furrowing his brow.