Chapter 1470

"Are you all still not realizing?" Zandal slowly turned around, "Since just now, have we all forgotten something?"

"..."

Zandal's words made the two geniuses instantly realize something, and they began to look left and right.

"Miss Xilian, she disappeared?"

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Marvel Universe.

"Nakesha actually spent several hundred years looking at the knowledge mastered by the first genius in his mind?"

Doctor Banner's envy was evident.

"He must be the biggest beneficiary of this plan, right? That's the knowledge mastered by a genius…… For a scholar, this is far more valuable than a galactic library."

"If it were an ordinary scholar, they might not even be able to understand Zandal's knowledge placed before them, let alone comprehend it. But that's Nakesha; with his intelligence, even if he only understood six or seven tenths of the knowledge Zandal possessed, that would already be an achievement capable of shaking the entire universe."

Thor put down his beer cup, let out a burp: "According to your view, can Nakesha become a member of the genius club?"

Doctor Banner shook his head: "Hard to say; for now he's still just a string of data within the scepter, the essence of life unchanged. Unless he has a flesh body, or a mechanical body like Zandal's, then perhaps he could truly gain a glance from the Sage of Erudition…… and become #85."

"No no no… Doctor Banner, you're making the Star God's glance too simple."

Tony held a whiskey with ice in his hand, leaning lazily against the chair back, "Even if he mastered all of Zandal's knowledge, he might not necessarily obtain that genius club admission ticket. If you liken Zandal to Newton in human civilization's history, you'd understand: even if later generations of students could master all the formulas and theorems Newton derived, could one really say they are a genius on par with Newton?"

"Knowledge is like a spiral staircase; Zandal's knowledge let Nakesha reach the hundredth floor directly—but that doesn't count. If Nakesha could himself climb another fifty or sixty floors upward, reaching new heights, then he would qualify as the Sage of Erudition's 'external auxiliary thinking neuron'."

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""I thought that just waiting in the corner of the Memory Realm, no one would notice…""

Changye Yue slowly walked up to Star.

""As expected, I can't hide it from you, dear Star.""

""March Seven, I really miss you…""

""It seems you're not as surprised by this uninvited guest of mine. Your face is full of nostalgia." Changye Yue tilted her head, the smile on her face undiminished, "But, I'm not 'her'.""

""Now, only you can see me. To avoid disturbance, I exist only in your cognition.""

""March Seven, where is she?""

Changye Yue hesitated slightly: "She… isn't anywhere. It seems you haven't prepared for the worst." That smile gradually turned cold, "Your companion 'March Seven' no longer exists."

Star stepped forward and said sternly: "Speak clearly!"

"Heh… just as she expected. Once you learn the truth, you'll surely panic and lose your bearings." Changye Yue looked up at the twelve lit totems high in the vortex core, "Even before you and Dan Heng arrived at Ouroboros, 'March Seven' had already entered this world first."

"To protect you, she embraced the Path of Memory. Like a candle in the mist, she exhausted herself. And I am the shadow cast by that candle's light."

"All along, I have hidden in the cracks of 'Time'. Deceiving a genius isn't simple, but I can do it." Changye Yue said softly, "Now, let's unravel another of your doubts: who returned the 'Time' fire seed in this life?"

"The answer is simple…"

Changye Yue lightly snapped her fingers, only hearing a "pa" sound, and the totem belonging to 'Time' suddenly went out.

"This has never happened."

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Naruto.

"This is… an illusion?"

Even Sasuke, who usually uses illusions, couldn't help but stare for a moment, but he soon also sensed something odd. If it were merely a brief hallucination bringing the golden descendants here, it might not be much, but the ability Changye Yue uses is more like altering everyone's 'cognition' in Ouroboros, making them illusioned that the 'Time' fire seed has been returned.

No one doubted.

If it weren't for Star finally noticing the anomaly, the Recreation of the World could not proceed.

Although the Heavenly God could alter a target's will without being noticed, it couldn't reach this national‑scale coverage. Is Changye Yue's power also the power of 'Memory'? … I always feel that she and the people of Yi Ting are not on the same level.

"I happen to know someone who might be able to deal with Changye Yue and make her spill the information about March Seven." Xiang Lin said.

"Who?" Shui Yue turned her head to look at her.

"Miss Black Swan." Xiang Lin, hands on hips, said, "As someone who also walks the path of memory, Miss Black Swan is pretty strong, right? The train crew came to Wengfaluo based on her advice, so emotionally and logically she should also 'take action' to help."

Shui Yue stroked her chin, seriously scrutinizing the red-pupiled girl in the sky: "But this Everlasting Night Moon seems quite formidable."

Xiang Lin gave a confident, lopsided smile: "Heh heh… we can't not mention Black Swan's other identity—she's also a member of the Remembrance Court. Anyway, the Remembrance Court also plans to intervene in Wengfaluo, so having Black Swan bring more remembrancers along is just the thing, right?"

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""The spark of 'Ages'… hasn't been returned?"

"Everlasting Night Moon said unhurriedly: 'I believe the keen Star will surely notice the clues. When the 'Recreation of the World' cannot proceed smoothly, you will recall our first encounter. Thus, I can open the passage of 'Memory' and reach here.'"

""Thank you for bringing it to the ends of the world—no wonder you're a trusted partner of 'San Yue Qi'. Now…" Everlasting Night Moon approached the basin, gazing at the fire seed floating in midair, "... I will take the divine authority of 'Ages'."

""Why go to the lengths of deceiving everyone?"

""I care for few things—only 'San Yue Qi' and the companions she cherishes." Everlasting Night Moon slowly closed her eyes. "Besides, I've said before, she no longer exists. But you still have a chance to make amends."

""The divine authority isn't important. What matters is that I want to intervene in the workings of the world using it."