Chapter 1549

Azure Archive.

"This guy Xingqiri, though he likes to make abstract jokes in daily life, he's still pretty reliable when it really counts and he needs to step up."

Looking at the towering KefaLe in the sky curtain, Qinxian couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Heh, Qinxian, think back carefully—when has Xingqiri ever dropped the ball at a critical moment?" Yegong counted on his fingers one by one, "In front of you is the core member of the Ghost-Hunting Squad, the greatest contributor to the revival of Jinren Xiang, the coach of Lu Ka, the star athlete of the Xianzhou martial arts ceremony, not to mention his record of battling powerful envoys... he just loves to joke around."

"Now this record will have one more entry added—becoming a 'God' experience." Xingye lifted his head from the sofa, barely stretching a lazy waist, "Young people just have boundless energy, but Xing's awakening also means... Tumu is coming soon, right?"

"Tumu..."

As soon as these two words were mentioned, a hard-to-describe heaviness filled the strategy committee room. The relaxed expressions on everyone's faces vanished instantly, and even their breathing unconsciously slowed.

"Senior, you should know about Zandal's invasion of Kivotos last time, right?"

"Um... I did hear Qinxian mention it before."

Since Xingye mostly naps in the strategy committee, she happened to be "lucky" enough to miss Zandal's declaration of war on the entire universe. On the contrary, that scene gave the other students present a huge shock—this was their first real experience of Zandal's power.

If Zandal could so easily and casually break through Stellar Peace Company's network firewall, then probably only those few geniuses could stop him technically; no one else could.

—

"As Xing's words fell, golden blood began to drizzle from the heavens."

"The golden blood fell on the stone steps, splashing tiny golden droplets, then flowed slowly along the stone seams down from Li Ming Yun Ya, dyeing the entire pilgrimage road toward KefaLe into a golden river."

""This is......""

"Walter reached out his hand, feeling the golden blood land in his palm, lightly jumping on his skin."

""Yeah, Xing, the miracle she brought to Wengfaluo Si... of course, it will manifest in the posture of 'pioneering'."

"People bathed in the golden blood, overjoyed: 'Golden blood! Falling like rain. The divine revelation has already descended, the Titan commands us to no longer be supplicants... but to become heroes who resist—meet 'Destruction', that destined calamity!'"

"Xing's voice echoed again in the high skies:"

""The Savior's divine revelation means nothing to me now. It should be handed over to someone more suitable—"

""That is—you all—"

""In the name of Kaesulana, set forth—march toward the light!"

"Xingqiri gazed at KefaLe's figure, murmuring softly: 'Not shelter, not salvation. Just as always... no need for totems and myths, the instinct called 'survival'—that is humanity's original faith.'"

"Walter pushed up his glasses, turned and said: 'Come on, everyone. Since someone has already blown the horn of departure. Explore, understand, establish, connect—let us together—'pioneer' this world's fate.'"

—

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

"Tumu... how long until its birth?"

Inside Infinity Castle, the man standing at the highest point covered his mouth with his hand, his whole body violently trembling.

A strong shadow of death shrouded his head, making this Demon King feel an indescribable fear. If in the future Tumu only brought him physical harm or injury, Wu Can wouldn't care at all. But facing Tumu, perhaps there is no concept of 'injury' at all—only two choices: 'life' or 'death'.

The key is... he has nowhere to hide, nowhere to flee.

If Tumu were a human with a limited lifespan, he could still use running, delaying, and other useful tricks to wait for the other side to die. But in the universe, those 'old-timers' easily live for dozens or hundreds of Amber Eons—trying to 'outlast' these dangerous figures by lifespan is pure fantasy.

So, Wu Can's only self-preservation idea now is to place himself in the deepest part of Infinity Castle, letting the living Upper Rank moons surround him like stars around the moon, layer upon layer protecting him.

He imagined Tumu's attack at that time might resemble Huan Long, after all, they are both Jiemie Dajun. Then the sky curtain might burst with dozens of heaven-shattering, earth-destroying shockwaves, and these Upper Rank demons who have lived over a hundred years would be his best meat shields.

Although these Upper Rank demons are few in number, he also absolutely has no intention of cherishing them—rather, being able to die for him is exactly their most valuable way to die.

"'Lord Wu Can summoned us here—what exactly is it for?' Cheng Zuoza turned his head to look at Yuhu."

"'Well, we can't guess that big shot's thoughts, but I guess it's to have us help him find the safest place?' Having served Lord Wu Can for a long time, Yuhu also summed up some experience."

"'Safety... heh, where is there safety now? As soon as Tumu launches an attack, not just us—would those old men in the company really be 'safe'? Would hiding behind Krepp's walls be safe?"

—

"Black Tower and Screw Gum came to a spacious open field full of broken walls and ruins."

"Black Tower looked east and west, slightly frowning: 'Speaking of which, is this my illusion? This De Miu Ge Matrix... why is it so lifeless, so different from the Mnemosyne's description.'"

"Screw Gum: 'Environmental parameters severely mismatch. Conclusion: this is the 'Memorial Core's Inner Layer' in reality.'"

""What on earth did that Zandal guy do to the Scepter?'"

""..."" Screw fell silent for a moment, then said: 'The endpoint of light must be a mass of silent, certain, pure darkness.'"

"Black Tower slightly turned his face, complaining: 'Now is not the time to quote the 'Silent Lord's' saying—unlucky. No matter what, we must keep going deeper... until we dig out the secret of the Thirteenth Titan.'"

""The buried past is precisely the key to opposing 'Tumu'. But the premise is, it really exists.' Screw Gum said lightly."

""'Zandal' said De Miu Ge was never born—who would believe that? Records can be erased, but truth cannot. It vanished too thoroughly, not a trace left, as if someone deliberately shouted—'There's nothing here.'"

"After saying that, Black Tower gave a sly smile, the corners of his mouth slightly lifting: 'Too bad, I love digging to the root. This time I'll have to rely on you again, Screw—let's flip the system upside down together.'"