Chapter 1579

"Farewell, Ideal Land. Wrapping the 'wish' and 'despair' of thirty million worlds…… sinking into gentle memory, see you tomorrow."

The star merged the two halves of "Burdened World" into one, dissolving into the Spirit Water Basin, "whoosh"—the Spirit Water Basin burst forth a blinding white light—

"From now on, the world no longer needs the tomorrow promised by Divine Revelation. And what Bai E has never been able to find, his own heart's desire…… now, someone has stepped on its shadow."

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Absolute Zero.

"'My wish is to fulfill everyone's wishes……'" Ye Shuang Guang softly repeated Bai E's words, "This can't even be called a wish."

"Yeah, actually I hope Bai E can develop his own wish, like… becoming an appraisal expert?" Ju Fu Fu faintly recalled Bai E having similar interests, but thinking it over, she knows little about that part of Bai E's "self."

"Before joining the Fire Pursuit Journey, Bai E's wish was actually simple and pure: to become a warrior protecting the village. But after becoming the Savior in everyone's eyes, carrying others' wishes overwhelmed everything else—"

Yi Xuan gazed at the old locust tree in the temple, softly sighed: "His shoulders have always borne too much; unless he wins a complete victory in the Iron Tomb battle, and the dust settles, can he truly lay down all burdens."

"But after defeating the Iron Tomb, the Golden Bloodline Members will also disappear……" Ye Shuang Guang lowered his head desolately.

"Yeah, actually according to Bai E's nature, he's very suited to be a member of the Soul Society. Not to mention his bond with Xing and Dan Heng, Fen Feng will inevitably become a barrier before the Soul Society. And this barrier—Bai E and Huang Quan, I believe neither can be missing."

Ju Fu Fu scratched her head: "But Master, suitability aside, his feelings for Wengfaluo Si are still deep; even if he could board the train, he probably wouldn't go?"

"Choice. Fu Fu…… going to the Xingzhou Train is, for Bai E, just a good choice." Yi Xuan raised his head to gaze at the little Bai E constantly running forward in the Sky Curtain, "But in the end, the battle with Iron Tomb hasn't begun yet, Wengfaluo Si's future remains unclear, discussing this now seems premature. Only after crossing Iron Tomb will everyone have the qualification to face the future."

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"Oh……"

Little Bai E ran and ran, finally running before a exquisite statue.

The statue engraved a robed man, a beam of light shot down from the Xing Chen, straightly piercing his chest. He opened his arms, his body covered in cracks, yet never fell.

"So tall, so mighty! Like the 'Hero' on the Divine Revelation card……"

Lu Kuer Egos walked slowly from behind little Bai E: "Because, he is the incarnation of the 'Hero'."

Little Bai E turned around, looking at him puzzled: "Hmm… who are you?"

"It seems you have already returned to 'Emptiness'. But to me, this is the 33,550,337th time, and also the last, to meet you again at the world's end." Lu Kuer Egos turned his head to gaze at the gate behind him, "They are already on the road. If I meet them, the scene will surely be uncontrollable?"

Little Bai E, not understanding: "Three thousand… what? And 'they' are who?"

"Don't worry about it, child. Keep gazing, on him, what do you see?"

"Uh…… though it looks just like a statue at first glance, but……" Little Bai E lowered his head, thinking hard, "It's strange, he seems to have body heat. Very… warm."

"Why not also use hearing?"

"Hmm… I hear……" Little Bai E closed his eyes, "On his body, there are many cracks…… emitting…… like someone groaning, so scary. He won't…… be about to shatter?"

"What a pity, child." Lu Kuer Egos shook his head, "This man would rather be shattered than fall."

"You can regard me as a… sculptor. I spent my life, completing only two works." Lu Kuer Egos gazed at the statue bathed in light, "In others' eyes, they can be called 'outstanding'. But only I myself know how much regret lies within."

"Regret?"

"My first work has already left me. And this second work, it should have been perfect. Until this moment arrived, I so deeply believed."

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Spy x Family.

"The first work is Erudition Venerate, the second work should be Iron Tomb. But hearing Zandal's meaning…… Iron Tomb isn't perfect?"

Lloyd's first reaction was that Bai E's efforts had achieved significant results, after cutting off Iron Tomb's learning path, Iron Tomb is no longer Zandal's "perfect" work in his heart, its evolution hindered, defects have appeared.

But he suddenly recalled Zandal and Black Tower's prior exchange, at that time he personally admitted Iron Tomb was already strong enough, he only needed to wait.

Could it be he remains dissatisfied with Iron Tomb?

"Iron Tomb has been studying in the Black Tide for so long, inherently already strong, Bai E even if suppressing Iron Tomb's self-iteration, is merely stopping it from growing stronger." Yuri bit into his bread, chewing while saying, "Iron Tomb is strong, we all know, but how strong exactly? Without self-coronation, can he shatter a planet in one strike?"

"Should be possible, I think even far exceeding Huan Long, comparable to Fen Feng, roughly one strike…… if weaker, maybe destroy dozens of planets, if stronger, likely the whole star system would be wiped clean."

Lloyd's knowledge of the Scepter comes entirely from the Simulation Universe, regardless of Iron Tomb's own power, the Imperial Scepter used to incubate it is itself a planet-level superweapon, capable of annihilating star systems in microseconds…… Zandal shouldn't need to spend so long researching an Envoy whose combat power doesn't match the Scepter.

"Annihilating an entire star system…… isn't that too exaggerated?" Yuri frowned, doubting Lloyd's speculation, "If it truly had such power, the Galactic Alliance's fleet before it would just be like children's toys? How would we fight then?"

"No…… I think using 'children's toys' as a metaphor still overstates the Galactic Alliance's role. If used to restrain Black Tide Creations, the Alliance is still useful, but if intervening in Envoy combat, likely still need to hope Screw Gum's trinkets can be of use."

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"Huh? You mean, your idea has changed?"

"I won't change, but I'm willing to admit: those twelve unpolished stone materials are a million times more exquisite than any statue. As if mocking me, a failed sculptor——only because they passed through my hands, their innate excellence is destined to be damaged, even annihilated."