Chapter 486: with translation of chapter title

"Maybe it's fear?"

"Afraid? I hardly sense this emotion from you. What are you afraid of?"

"I fear forgetting the thirty days I walked with her, just like every thirty‑day span of my life. Most of them have already faded away with the rain, vanishing into the unseen far shore. I fear these scarlet memories will also leave me. The colors I can still see are few; aside from this faint, warm 【red】, I have almost nothing."

"Really hard to imagine..." the old man thought, incredulous, "A wanderer accustomed to blood, ruin, and chaos can actually see warmth in the color red."

"Because of such warmth, I have possessed it many times. Long ago, I made a pact with others to bring it to more people, to seek…【a better ending for everyone】 throughout the rest of my life."

"As long as this hint of 【red】 remains, I still have a chance to fulfill the promise. It can be a burning flame, a blooming flower, a cluster of berries in this cave… it is life itself, fleeting yet dazzling enough."

"Finally, it will guide me across the 【horizon of existence】, to the end of the far shore… to sever 【Void】."

The old man heard this and gave a light smile: "Blessed by the slumbering formless one, yet pondering how to kill Him? This is… utterly 【Void】. Still, you're right on one point. Having lingered long by these gloomy, rain‑filled dead waters, only when I gaze upon this cluster of scarlet fire do I realize I am still alive."

Huangquan softly sighed: "Rain… when will it stop?"

"Perhaps… once the grudges of the departed are fully appeased, the sky will clear."

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Marvel Universe.

"Sever the Void?"

Tony's brows knotted; he knew each word Huangquan said, but together they made him feel alien. "What does 'Sever the Void' mean? Can the IX of 【Void】 be killed?"

Given his current understanding of star gods, the strength of a star god is closely tied to its 'Path.' Looking at all Paths, only the Void can freely contaminate other Paths—for example, 【Harmony】, which is unique among the Paths he knows.

If we make a simple analogy, then the IX of the Void ought to be one of the strongest star gods in the universe. More crucially, the current heavens show no information indicating that the IX possesses a tangible form; it differs from the star gods of 【Abundance】, 【Destruction】, and 【Hunt】, and it's hard to say this star god even has life.

And for a Pathwalker to want to sever the Void… even if she were as strong as an Envoy, it would undoubtedly be a fool's dream.

"Perhaps the only way to kill the Void is for a star god born of a broader Path to appear, swallowing the Void just as Harmony once swallowed Order." Speaking, Dr. Banner shrugged his shoulders, "But honestly… that possibility is too slim. If a star god truly existed that could devour the Void, it would surely also be able to devour other star gods."

Strange nodded: "Yes, but as things stand now, the IX itself is unlike Nueku or the Healer; it hasn't caused massive catastrophe in the universe, nor is it uncontrolled like 【Abundance】. If we really want to act against the IX, we must first slay those preceding star gods."

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"At the Astral Express, four systems before the Harmony Gala opening."

"Mr. Danheng, have you heard of the planet Bialeri-Scmandelos? It is one of the heavenly realms on earth under the influence of 【Harmony】, a paradise that draws residents of the Dardanos star system like moths to a flame."

The Black Swan said unhurriedly: "Half an Amber Age ago, the family held an unprecedented celebration there, and after the banquet… every person on the planet became a member of the 【Family】."

Danheng frowned: "Do you think the same thing could happen in Pinokangni?"

"Otherwise, how would one explain it? The family deliberately used the horologist's invitation to keep a host of Pathwalkers lingering, yet uniquely exiled the Envoy of 【Void】…"

Huangquan: "Affected by 【Void】, I find it hard to be influenced by other Path powers; instead I can unconsciously contaminate them… perhaps this is the 【variable】 they don't want to see."

"Otherwise, how would one explain it? The family deliberately used the horologist's invitation to keep a host of Pathwalkers lingering, yet uniquely exiled the Envoy of 【Void】…"

Huangquan narrowed her eyes: "The premise is… they truly lean toward 【Harmony】."

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Kamen Rider Builid

"Oh oh, amazing, Miss Huangquan! She even knows this!"

In the café's underground lab, Wan Zhong Longwo sprang up from the sofa, his face excited as he pointed at the sky, eyes wide: "But since we've already guessed it, why must the train leap away? Can't we team up to defeat that chicken‑wing alien?"

"Miss Huangquan certainly has her considerations." Mei Kong handed a cup of coffee to Zhan Tu's table, "Right now, rushing into battle would easily fall into the trap of Xingqiri. If that dream master sees Miss Huangquan and gets startled… summoning the Infinite Husband, the battle's outcome would be uncertain."

"... Also." Longwo sat back on the sofa, hands behind his head, "... I really want to fight alongside Xing and the others, Zhan Tu. We could also transform like Miss Liuying; if we joined the fight, that should count as decent combat power, right?"

"……Can you blow up a star?" Zhan Tu asked without lifting his head.

"Uh……"

Longwo instantly wanted to end this topic.

"Longwo, you might be of some use, but not much; even if we can transform, the support we can offer against those higher‑dimensional powers is quite limited."

"Hey! Zhan Tu, don't just spout such defeatist talk? Aren't you the genius physicist with the highest IQ? Think of a way!"

Zhan Tu finally lifted his head and gave Longwo a white‑eye: "Do you think the things in the firmament can be explained by physics? Envoy? Star god? Path? Hmm? If physics could explain those, Newton would leap from his coffin to beat people up!"

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"What does that mean?"

"The Paths shrouded in Pinokangni's light are not pure; the Harmony here is mixed with impurities."

The Black Swan: "Do you remember that ancient locust plague? That catastrophe ultimately evolved, amid chaos and bewilderment, into the War of the Gods, in which two Paths lost their star gods: 【Abundance】 and 【Order】. Coincidentally, the turning points of these two Paths are each tied to a certain star god…"

Huangquan nodded: "…the 【Harmony】's Xipe. It is said that He participated in the gods' campaign against the Insect Emperor and, for unknown reasons, swallowed the 【Order】's Taiyi."