Chapter 1503

"Only in this way can I be guiltless toward my companions and this world," Dan Heng said, word by word.

"Heh..." Dan Feng chuckled lightly, "Since we've already settled our parting, it's time for us to say goodbye. Until now, everything I left behind has completely dissipated (transformed into the power of 'Immortality'). Go forth toward your own 'Immortality.' As for how to tame it, that will be your problem."

"Thank you. We cannot return to the past to make better choices. But at least, we will do better in future reincarnations. Only by shedding the dragon's molt covered in scales and wounds can we truly welcome rebirth..."

Dan Heng slowly closed his eyes, as if a ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds, gently falling on his face: "For the first time since birth, I feel so relaxed."

"The burning fire seed... is this the taste of 'Destruction'?" Dan Feng reached out his hand, as if wanting to touch something... but his body had already begun to turn into specks of light, dissipating like clouds and smoke, "This light... unexpectedly warm... just like..."

"Each time... the moment after waking from a dream..."

A golden maple leaf drifted away, like old snow falling in a clear sky.

"Farewell, Dan Feng..."

"Now, it's also time for me to set out again."

—

Saint Seiya.

"Farewell, Dan Feng."

"You also made a choice that lets you be guiltless toward yourself."

Thinking of the five heroes from the clouds of those days, now only three remain, Seiya only felt a bitter taste in his heart.

Before finally disappearing, Dan Feng must have finally found peace, right?

"The power of 'Earth,' those earthly beings resonating with Dan Heng's 'Immortal' bloodline—does this power to command stone and land still remain usable for him after leaving Wengfaluo Si?"

Ice River observed Dan Heng's current appearance—not only had his clothes changed, but even the dragon horns on his head and the tail behind him had transformed... wait, it seems even his height has changed?

Dan Heng vaguely felt he had grown a little taller—was it his illusion?

"The power to command stone probably wouldn't work, right? This authority is like Ya Die's touch-me-not death, Sai Feier's trick—similar in nature. But if this form is related to Dan Heng's bloodline... perhaps he could also transform after leaving Wengfaluo Si."

Upon hearing this, Yin instantly widened his eyes: "Then Dan Heng wouldn't just be able to become Dragon Sovereign commanding water currents, but also summon the Golden Dragon?"

"Hmm." Zi Long softly replied, his gaze still fixed on the dragon shadow wrapped in golden radiance in the Sky Curtain, "If Dan Heng truly masters these two powers with ease, then he has not only stepped out of the shadow of his past life, but also opened a path belonging solely to himself, using his own way to reforge past and present together."

—

"The final rebellion of 'Earth' was to bestow the wings of 'Pioneering' upon all beings in the world... for Huang Di, this should be the best ending."

Hai Se Yin gazed at the direction where his companion vanished; behind him lay a passage filled with molten rock, leading deep into the earth, heat waves rolling.

"Behind that wound lies what he called 'The Deepest Place.' The heat tells me Huang Yu Er is within... but now, she is trapped in a bottomless vortex."

"Is 'Night Moon' by her side?" Dan Heng asked.

"Sorry, I find it hard to judge."

Dan Heng, lost in thought, surveyed the entrance to the passage: "The scorching abyss... if I alone rashly step into it, getting lost is inevitable." He turned and asked, "Lady Hai Se Yin, could you please cover for me? Next, I must focus entirely, afraid I'll have no spare attention for the surroundings."

"What do you want to do?"

"Continue your previous attempt."

"Previously, Hai Se Yin tried to use 'All Waters Rush Forward' to chase 'Night Moon,' but was blocked by Huang Di's rock layers."

"Now is different from before—the layered rock... is entirely in my palm."

"I believe this is worth a try." Hai Se Yin's face flashed with a hint of worry, "But... without absolutely firm resolve, you will still be obstructed by that Memory Tide, let alone dredge up companions from within. The search for Huang Yu Er may be as long as Yong Hui... please be careful, to wander lost in 'Time' is no easy task."

"No need to worry, Lady Hai Se Yin. Just as you guarded the seabed alone for a thousand years, my resolve to reclaim the stars... is even more unshakable than 'Earth' itself."

—

Ling Long.

"Night Moon must be by her side!" Xia Dou anxiously exclaimed.

"Not necessarily, you forgot Black Swan?" Sui Xing reminded expressionlessly, "Dan Heng's acquisition of the earth fire seed likely coincided with Black Swan and Xingqiri's actions—that is, when Dan Heng acted, Black Swan was very likely restraining Night Moon."

Xia Dou couldn't help but clutch a sweat for Black Swan: "Black Swan Miss... uh, she's probably now worried about how to escape from Night Moon's grasp? This could also count as 'restraint,' right?"

"At least it drew her attention? And the time flow speed in Black Swan's Fate's Narrow Gap may not match Wufaluo Interior—perhaps she restrained Night Moon for a few minutes, buying Dan Heng years or even decades."

"This... really is dragging time with one's life."

"No way, time isn't on Dan Heng and his side, but in Xing's memory, Xilian might now be causing trouble for Night Moon." Sui Xing rested his finger on his chin, recalling, "Although Night Moon is extremely dangerous to outsiders outside the Soul Society, only Yue Qi Yue is her soft spot. If Xilian could awaken that pink jellyfish..."

Xia Dou suddenly understood: "Let Yue Qi Yue go persuade Night Moon!"

"But the problem is, without Night Moon's power to assist, Yue Qi Yue... even the entire Soul Society, could they handle Tumu?" Sui Xing lightly sighed, "Yue Qi Yue can persuade Night Moon to surrender control of her body, but cannot persuade that big guy Tumu."

—

"Ancient holy tree, lend me your root system. With the fire seed I bear, resonate with this land." Dan Heng placed his hand over his heart, "With heaven as the horizontal axis and time as the vertical axis, I will find that single point (you, sleeping in the Memory Tide)."

"Even if I must use my two feet to traverse every corner of this mountain and river..."

"I will bring you home."