Chapter 1607

"So that's how it is—I never expected that even with the Golden Bloodline Members wreaking such havoc inside its body, Tumu would still manage to hold on this long." Hermione stared at the Refabricator's limp hands, utterly unresponsive, and still couldn't help but worry, "It shouldn't be able to get back up again, right?"

Everyone hoped it would stay down like this, hoped it would stay down like this—every time the Refabricator collapsed under the tide-like assault, Hermione wished it would never rise again.

It had nothing to do with how many viruses infested it; only by seeing it beaten into a heap of scrap metal by everyone, unable to fire that universe-destroying shot, could she finally breathe easy.

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"Tumu, primal sin, fallen wisdom—" the Refabricator kept muttering from its mouth: "Solve for the First Cause, new answer"

"The two beams of light in the Refabricator's hands began spiraling upward again!"

"The two beams intertwined, compressing and solidifying in constant rotation, ultimately forming that spear long enough to pierce heaven and earth. And Tumu's massive hand gripped the spear shaft once more, thrusting toward Wengfaluo Si——"

"That blow which would flatten the cosmos!"

"Destruction"

"But Star and Xilian together rejected its answer."

"No—"

"Countless glimmers quietly gathered at Xilian's fingertips, a pink light wave instantly cascading forth, violently colliding with Tumu's spear tip!"

"Light and darkness squeezed against each other in an instant, the two forces beginning to violently tear at each other above Wengfaluo Si. Xilian's silhouette, behind the light wave, remained utterly still from start to finish, merely relentlessly pushing the light wave forward——"

"Tumu's spear still thrust forward, like a dying beast, still wanting to make a final desperate struggle at the last moment. But it could not stop Xilian at all, only able to watch helplessly as the light wave drew ever closer, ever closer……"

"「We will veto this wrong answer! 」"

"The light wave spread from the spear tip, instantly engulfing Tumu—its body crumbling inch by inch in the radiance, gradually dissipating in the cosmos……"

"「Then, embrace the stars. 」"

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Jujutsu Kaisen.

"Exactly, the Soul Society won! The strongest record, etched upon Wengfaluo Si!"

Finally… finally!

Rikuto Kusakabe could finally say this with confidence.

"Phew… scared me to death." Yuji Itadori saw Tumu raise that apocalyptic spear again, his heart leapt to his throat—he hadn't expected that even burdened with so many viruses, it could still do this, truly frightening him badly.

Yi Gu rubbed his chin, lowered his head, and analyzed: "If we liken Tumu to a person, after Bai E is stripped away during the annexation, Tumu has actually already lost its purpose—it must restart the First Cause calculation, but by then the pop-up had already shown PhiLia093 beginning to take over permissions."

"In other words, from the moment Bai E was stripped away, the outcome was already decided?"

"No, no matter how much the Golden Bloodline Members wreak havoc inside, creating however many obstacles for Tumu, in the end Xilian still needs to deliver the final blow." Saying this, Yi Gu couldn't help but chuckle, "Speaking of which, Xilian's power is utterly unreasonable—I feel that after absorbing the memories of all beings in the Galaxy, Tumu, in Xilian's hands, never even organized an effective resistance; it was just getting beaten down the whole time."

To suppress an Envoy of Command or higher, a being capable of sweeping the cosmos with a single move, throughout—Yi Gu could no longer imagine whether the current Xilian is an Envoy or a Star God.

Or perhaps the Envoy closest to a Star God?

This performance exceeds any Envoy I've ever seen—it's exaggerated, I fear even Fen Feng now might not be a match for Xilian?

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Ninja.

"Big brother, Tumu just died like that."

"Yeah, flipping hands to revive the stars, then covering hands to slaughter Tumu……" Chi Shou Zhu Jian gazed at Tumu's dissipating silhouette in the sky curtain, for a moment also feeling myriad emotions, "Although I don't understand other Sovereigns, this power to overturn the stars…… Tumu, even if not the strongest among the Annihilation Sovereigns, should at least be one of the strongest. If Tumu were eliminated by Xilian and the others, then in the future, when facing Star Howl, Fen Feng, and other Annihilation Sovereigns, could we also easily defeat them?"

"Xilian reached this level by relying on the memories of all beings in the Galaxy, right? If it lost those memories, Xilian probably wouldn't be this strong." Chi Shou Fei Jian said, "But if Xilian is willing to follow Star on their journey, then the Soul Society would effectively have a resident Envoy of Command—no matter which Sovereign we face in the future…… not saying we could easily defeat them, but we would definitely have the strength to contend with one."

"Follow the train? As the Heart of Wengfaluo Si, Xilian shouldn't easily leave Wengfaluo Si, right? If it left here, wouldn't the Scepter……"

"Big brother, now that Tumu is dead, the Scepter has completed the final calculation of the Life First Cause—this Imperial Scepter abandoned by the Erudition Venerate has also fulfilled its mission."

Fei Jian lifted his head, gazing at the barren, lifeless land beneath Star's feet, "The only one who could possibly walk out of Wengfaluo Si is probably also only Xilian. The Twelve Golden Bloodline…… they are electrical signals; even if they defeat Tumu, they cannot change their essence."

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"Star gazed at Tumu's dissipating silhouette, the blue data drifting in the sky began to fall bit by bit onto Wengfaluo Si's earth, merging with it."

"A cluster of golden flames flew out from within Star's body, drifting toward the distance——"

"Suddenly, Bai E's golden silhouette passed by Star's side. His smile remained as gentle and bright as ever—just like that youth who reached out his hand before the Hall of Three Fates of Destiny."

"Just like the first meeting."

"「To make 'Destruction' the end of 'Destruction'…… Finally, we can sit together in a circle……」"

"「Let's enjoy the celebratory fireworks together, partner. 」"

"More Golden Bloodline Members came from behind Star—Tibao, Aglaea, Wandi, Na Ke Xia…… they waved at Star one last time, then walked together toward that cluster of golden flames."

"Xia Die gently took her hand, smiling as she ran toward that cluster of flames ahead: 'My lord, come closer? This warmth is exactly our proof of having 'lived'.'"