Chapter 1582: Wengfaluo Si 3.7 (596)

"The Trailblazer is a journey of continual loss."

"The items gifted to them by the Golden Bloodline Members appeared one by one before Xilian—rings, bracelets, Fan Fei Zhi Qian… they drew near, connected, and finally formed a complete circle, silently floating before the statue of Bai E."

"Xilian flew into midair, and a radiant bow quietly coalesced in her palm."

"\"But even if all is swept away by the wind… 'memory' will remain. \""

"She gritted her teeth, her gaze resolute. She drew the bow, nocked the arrow, aimed at the very center of the ring—the statue's shattered chest."

"With the clear twang of the bowstring, a beam of light, radiant to the extreme, burst from Xilian's fingertips. The arrow struck the statue's chest, and in an instant, pink radiance rippled outward like water, like a splendid flower blooming between the stones…"

"\"All futile efforts shall bear fruit here. \""

"When the stars opened their eyes again, a scent of scorched earth and metal assailed the nostrils."

"Before the eyes lay a desolate land, nearly lifeless. The cracked soil seemed scorched black by the wrath of thirty million ages, embers still glowing in the depths of the fissures. And the distant sky… it was utterly torn asunder, only a single light sphere, like a black hole, hanging at the horizon, leaving behind a ring resembling the sun's outline. It hung there, silently gazing down upon this scorched land—"

"Like the eye of a god, or like the empty skull of a giant."

"\"Your lonely, bitter journey ends here—it is time to put a period to it. \""

—

Yínhún.

"That is… Tumu?! Or just Tumu's head?"

Gintoki stared, dumbfounded, at the near-unnatural celestial phenomenon; even from afar, the ominous, destructive aura struck like a wave—this was utterly unlike what the Black Tower Lady had seen. If the Tumu back then resembled an embryo sealed within a red sun, what Xing now faced was the mature form after breaking free of the embryo!

Too terrifying!

"\"Wait, shouldn't we be in a daily comedy series rather than a battle series? Why is the pressure so strong? Don't demand rigor in such weird settings! \" Gintoki turned to look at the Shinsengumi bunch, \"And, who among you can figure out just how strong Tumu really is? \""

"\"Don't rush. \""

Chōng Tián Zǒng Wù pulled a red, glasses-like detector from his pocket and placed it over his left eye: \"This is a battle power detector I won in a supermarket raffle not long ago—it can display the opponent's battle power in real time. Let me check Tumu's—\""

"\"Hey hey, if you pull this thing out, won't the neighbor sue us for infringement? \""

"\"No big deal, we do this kind of thing all the time, don't we? \" Chōng Tián Zǒng Wù interrupted, \"Don't disturb me—the data on top has already started showing! \""

Before the words faded, the data panel on Zǒng Wù's left eye indeed began wildly jumping numbers, and moreover, it was rising exponentially—

"\"Five, five hundred thirty thousand? No, no… Tumu's battle power is still rising?! \""

However, as the numbers on the panel flashed wildly, only a \"bang\" was heard—Zǒng Wù's detector on his face suddenly exploded, sending up a wisp of green smoke…

"\"Na, na ni—?! The battle power detector actually exploded?! \""

"\"Although exploding is standard procedure for battle power detectors, don't do it now! \""

—

Jujutsu Kaisen.

"That is Tumu—how shocking…"

Yuji Itadori tilted his head up, gazing at the head that seemed even larger than the sun, and for a moment stood dazed.

"\"This pressure is nothing like what we felt facing Huan Long…\" Rikuto Kusakabe \"tsked, \" somewhat displeased, \"But how do we even fight this? This is only Tumu's head—when its full body is revealed later, its volume will likely exceed that of a planet. Even if these few of us on the Xingzhou swung bats, stabbed with spears, or shot arrows, we couldn't possibly harm it? Our physical scales aren't even on the same level. \""

"\"Indeed, but such immense size… also means his wound surface will increase. \" Hardcell raised a hand, pointing to the space beside Tumu's head, \"At that time, we can deploy more fleets to encircle Tumu completely. With such bulk, it would be hard for the fleet's pulse cannons or similar weapons to miss. \""

"\"That's what they say, but this pressure is too strong. \""

"Just this head alone nearly revealed Rikuto Kusakabe's megalophobia—if not seen with one's own eyes, who could imagine that Jiemie Dajun could grow to such an extent? Compared to that, the phantom Huan Long, shaped by the power of Mu Jian, was practically like an elementary school student."

Hardcell shook her head: \"The Soul Society's regular attacks would surely be ineffective. Looking at this, I think our greatest reliance is actually the Galactic Alliance. Let's first see what the Black Tower Lady has to say. \""

"\"We can only take it one step at a time. \" Rikuto Kusakabe gazed at the black hole in the sky curtain, feeling his heart tugged, \"Dong dong\" pounding heavily.

This is the Juéyuè lìngshǐ Dajun.

The absolute powerhouse Tumu, and the solitude born thereof, teaches you to love…"

—

"\"The core of the scepter, Tumu's warm bed…\" Dan Heng said in a low voice, \"We have finally seen its true form. \""

"\"Everywhere is red, yet the atmosphere is utterly opposite—so gloomy…\" San Yue Qi covered her chest, feeling deeply uneasy. \""

"\"This is the 'cold' of 'wisdom.'\" The projection of Screw Gum appeared before everyone, \"But soon, it will be swallowed by the 'heat wave' of 'destruction.'\""

"The Black Tower Lady's projection also appeared: \"Finally, the inner and outer worlds are connected. This is the moment Wengfaluo Si is closest to the Galaxy. Little ones, well done. \""

"Xing sheepishly scratched his head."

"\"With Sītèfēn·Láo Àilèd and his hacker friends holding the fort, the scepter's shielding protocol will no longer take effect. Now, the internal time flow of the world has fully synchronized with the real universe. \""

"\"That is to say, the moment of the decisive battle has arrived. \""

"Xing excitedly planted his hands on his hips: \"My favorite galactic war plotline is finally coming?! \""

"The Black Tower Lady smiled: \"Still joking at a time like this? If everyone were as optimistic as you, we'd have won already. \""

"\"And there is one more matter you all ought to know—\" said Screw Gum, \"The Erudition Venerate has cast its gaze upon Wengfaluo Si. \""