Chapter 379: War

Through the cracks of the ancient towering trees, occasional beams of sunlight illuminated a portal shimmering with blue runes.

Adventurers and imperial troops from the Arad Continent, who had come to investigate the sudden appearance of a dimensional gate in the western coast, never imagined the world behind it would be this.

It resembled a mirror-image of Arad, preserving landscapes and objects from before the Great Shift, yet vastly different from what they had seen in Arad.

To the east rose a towering spire connecting Arad to the Sky City, once a forbidden land of magic.

To the west lay the abyss, an ancient elven ruin where countless nights whispered forgotten tales.

In the sky, colonies of the Celestial Veil Beasts flew, each beast's back bearing ruined ancient cities, crumbling walls, and gnarled vines.

Their positions, numbers, and scales bore no resemblance to Arad's past; here, even things that appeared after the Great Shift existed.

After stationing here to investigate, they discovered time flowed differently here than on the Arad Continent; farther away, a chaotic black mist shrouded the horizon, preventing further exploration.

They also found ancient stone steles inscribed with script resembling ancient Demonic World characters; after decryption, the steles seemingly recorded a terrifying entity known as the "World Devourer."

Once-great beings had fallen, evil entities had become sacred, yet all chose to unite and devour countless different universes, incorporating them into a new universe they forged.

On the same fountain wall of Helmadon Square, they found strange glyph patterns, currently undecipherable; the most frequently recurring shapes appeared to be—

Bie Xue Xianji I love you! I am Su Shi Qi, I like female monkeys! Catch your monkey! Ye Zhetian Corporation is a bunch of swindlers! Why do I need to file a report to buy aphrodisiacs? Why? Why? Mr. Guangming, you really should (bloodstain)... Ssiih... Why can't I take the puppet out! Merlin, you weren't even on Central Street! When I get out, I'll tear you apart with this +13 (struck out) 14 (struck out) 18 Ancient Fist Gauntlet, Alien God! Pizi Dragon nmlgb!

Unreadable, but one thing was certain: many people had lived here, then vanished suddenly.

Not long ago, they found artifacts capable of reaching deeper into the chaotic black mist, and now they were on the march—until—

That man appeared.

"My Lord Carosso?!"

In the instant the lord knight Janis and her guardians froze, storm and Lei Ting descended!

"Run!!!"

Amid a warning sound echoing across every corner of the world, icy winds scraped the earth; brilliant light flashed from the man for less than two seconds, and a piercing hum—Gao Ang!

A single line of light pierced heaven and earth, cleaving through chaos, stretching ten thousand miles in one thread!

Gravity reversed; stones fell from earth into sky, rivers and waterfalls hung upside-down, gale winds howled, and countless creations shattered.

In an instant, the world-ending disaster once witnessed in another universe appeared clearly before every outsider's eyes.

That thread of light extended infinitely into the void, merging irreversibly into the layered, dark mists beyond the dimensional layers.

Then, the dome of heaven shattered; fragments of space scattered, countless ripples shimmered across the sky, altering the original landscape; in the misty, boundless starry expanse, auroral networks like a cosmic web appeared.

Su Lin slowly raised his right hand, pointing skyward; the cage binding planetary growth, the storm isolating dimensions, melted like snowflakes before sunlight.

The time had come. He paid no heed to the powerful beings of the Servant Universe, nor to the outsiders drawn by Nyarlathotep, nor did he bother to ponder whether any conspiracy lay behind it.

Reaching the absolute limit of his endurance, he called in the annals of creation for the return of the fragments from beyond.

"Listen—the prelude to the New Epoch."

As if something shattered in the void, a force surged upward, enveloping all things; under Su Lin's will, anchored by the artificial Holy Grail core, brilliant Bai Mang ignited simultaneously in the skies of hundreds of Earths across different Parallel Worlds.

As the light dimmed, it revealed numerous blue planets, each larger than the moon.

From a higher-dimensional perspective, one would see Su Lin had not only lifted the seal on the entire Solar System, triggering explosive growth among Earth's Parallel Worlds, but also shattered dimensional barriers, causing countless parallel timelines to shift and interconnect.

Through deconstructing the information stored in the Lunar Crystal and applying his current power, achieving this was effortless.

He stood in the void, beneath him the shattered dimensional corridors, the grand dimensional gate wide open; the alien beings were swept into the gale and drawn into the gate—most of them, at least; a few powerful ones emitted dark universe energy, resisting his will.

With a thought, Su Lin appeared beside Naiyali and the mage whose kidneys felt weak.

Though fear was hard to suppress, the adventurers, suspected to be the protagonist's group, still raised their weapons—

The summoner's newly summoned Cagliostro stood frozen, expression stiff.

"You can't even see my HP bar and still want to fight?" Su Lin stood before Naiyali and smiled.

"Well done. What's your next plan?"

"I don't know. He has already separated me." Naiyali glanced at the mage beside her, then lowered her head. "As part of the deal allowing me to exist independently, I lured other fragments for him."

"Oh?" Su Lin was slightly surprised, and casually silenced the surrounding lantern masters, stainless steel basins, red-eye sufferers, cranes, and goblin throwers, locking them in place.

"Great Creator, this has nothing to do with him, so..."

"It's fine. I always make exceptions for pure love."

Su Lin cut him off—he had merely asked out of curiosity, and he didn't care whether the words were true.

He casually handed a potent Liuwei Dihuang Pill from the system shop to the dimensional traveler, then waved his hand and sent them all back to the Arad Continent.

The moment the gate closed, a radiant golden angel appeared on the opposite side—the Transcendent, Niemer, who had tirelessly collected Carosso's fragments across the multiverse.

"Impressive." Su Lin clapped his hands and smiled. "You planned this."

His smile faded; within his perception, the trembling spacetime began to crack.

And at this moment, across the universe—

In the flagship of the Golden Emperor Gilgamesh, the special Holy Grail, which had absorbed the residual power of the goddesses, vanished for a long time—now appeared the Cosmic Ishtar, clad in garments woven from stars, holding a star-blade against Gilgamesh's neck.

"You come to seek revenge instead of avenging your enemy?" Gilgamesh said indifferently. "Strike. Nothing can be undone anyway, right?"

"Is Tenzan Lixiang dead?" she asked coldly.

"Didn't you see it yourself? On the vanguard fleet's ship, before that blade storm, even Servants couldn't survive—let alone a puny human Master." Gilgamesh sneered.

"Perhaps you can still find her soul in this universe's underworld—if you hurry."

"Otherwise, you'll only meet as strangers in the so-called 'New World.'"

Shhh—

As the blade fell, a violent explosion erupted; a figure exceeding light speed shot out from the only bright flame at the universe's edge, vanishing into a place where even stars had yet to be born.

"Impostor!" Gilgamesh gritted his teeth, blood oozing from his mouth; he retrieved his severed right arm from the starry debris.

"You didn't kill me—you insulted me this way."

A beam of light struck Gilgamesh, lifting him from the floating wreckage.

"That's why I told you to choose another method," said Qin Shi Huang's voice beside him, laced with clear amusement.

That gullible primordial goddess isn't someone who can't see the big picture; if you're going to use Tenzan Lixiang's life as leverage to provoke her, you must bear the corresponding cost.

Gilgamesh took a vial of potion from the King's Treasury, swallowed it, frowned slightly, and his severed arm restored itself as if never broken.

"That's why I specially prepared a spare body, isn't it?" Gilgamesh roared:

"Why do these bastards keep staring at my right hand? What's wrong with their brains?!"

"Damn Merlin, one of the seven heroes who once defeated the primordial goddess—I specifically had him merge with his counterpart from the Pan-Human History and hide beside Tenzan Lixiang, but after entering that side, he vanished without a trace."

"There is news—the last signal interruption was relayed back," Qin Shi Huang said with a smile, waving his hand; a voice recording played around them: "But I didn't play it because I feared you'd lose your sanity."

Here is Merlin Big Brother guaranteeing the completion of saving the world, Tenzan and I have landed safely, to break through my defense you'd need at least universe-destroying power hahaha.

In stealth mode, everyone here calls themselves players—things are complicated; I need to gather some intelligence.

On the fifth day deep in enemy territory, I've run out of money from opening cans—the medic's fees are wrong; this place is the Dimensional Corridor, and it's not just one outsider from beyond the universe—besides those players, I've found several others from different universes; more time is needed. Great Kings, please don't rush.

Magical Girl Meri-chan is signing off for today—oh no, I accidentally touched this thing, is the recording already on? Ahem—this world's power system might bring new prosperity to our Servant Universe; Merlin is gathering their knowledge, Day 14 recording. "Learn the strengths of the barbarians to control them"—isn't that right?!

Day 35: I happened to notice this thing still taking up space in my storage pouch—tch, this is Heaven, don't come looking for me or my Master—get back to the Servant Universe, you tyrants! If you want to harm this simulation universe, step over my corpse!

Gilgamesh listened to these recordings with a blank expression; after a few seconds of thought, he asked: "How's it going on your end?"

Qin Shi Huang summoned a bundle of scrolls, untied the cords, and said:

"Jiang Shang's true body brought some immortals from the Immortal Realm here via smuggling, but I sensed no strong desire among them to interfere in this matter—they likely only came to verify the matter of Yuanshi Tianzun."

"As for the chaotic creatures we can exploit, helping their avatars bypass the Root's defense mechanisms isn't easy—I've found some vessels; if necessary, these vessels can be merged with this universe during its collapse."

"Perhaps everything we've done is within His plan. Hehe."

"No matter." Gilgamesh exhaled and said: "Head to the battlefield."

Before that, at least dig out Merlin and kill him.

"They've taken the bait."

Su Lin, clad in the Tianhe Battle Robe, sat on the Moon, slung a fish tank onto his shoulder, picked up a bucket beside him, and in one step returned to Earth.

"At such a critical moment, you went fishing in this body?" Xiao Yan glanced at the black bucket in Su Lin's hand and asked: "Air Force?"

"Air Force? Fishing at level 13—there's no such thing as Air Force." Su Lin shook the black bucket; with the sound of tides, faint starlight splashed out: "The original body of Youxing."

Everyone gathered around and saw a river of stars inside the bucket, while an object beyond description trailed a long tail as it darted through it.

"Fishing the star river—holy shit, your aesthetic's getting more and more xianxia," Lu Mingfei said in surprise: "Next time take me along."

"Big boss, big boss," Zhang Chu'an repeated a few phrases, then his hollow eyes regained their luster: "Uh… may I ask—can Weigong Shilang handle this?"

As soon as he spoke, everyone stared at him with strange glances.

Can you eat this?!

"Uh, I just instinctively thought this would be really nourishing," Zhang Chu'an chuckled awkwardly: "Mistake—I mean, cough, carry on, I'll go help my nephew load cargo."

I was biased—last time we even took apart the giant spider's legs, but no matter how many strange flames we used, we couldn't do anything; it took many steps and a long time to process.

Meanwhile, another fragment of the Holy Grail appeared in the air.

"Young Lady Dada Liya, are you ready?" Kleine held the Holy Grail fragment in his palm, glanced at it, then tossed it toward the Holy Grail Core and asked inside: "I'm going to revoke the authority."

Inside the Holy Grail Core, Ilyasviel saw the outside world from within a vast ocean of blue mana; she glanced at Weigong Shilang, whose sanity had partially returned but who remained bewildered, then slowly closed her eyes.

The mana glow on the surface of the Holy Grail Core grew brighter, drawing mana from the Winterthur ley lines.

From now on, it has shifted to drawing power from the Great Source of the planet and the universe!

"Looks like it's ready," Kleine adjusted his tie slightly, leapt up, and gently tapped Weigong Shilang on the head with the handle of his cane.

Star, munching on potato chips, said: "I'm suing him for copyright infringement."

Vast mana converged, a faint blue light descending from within; the Holy Grail Core grew ethereal, slowly floating upward from the workshop, while simultaneously, the Great Holy Grails across countless Parallel Worlds filled with mana, and faint blue apertures opened one by one across the Parallel Worlds.

The wishes granted to the Holy Grail shall be fulfilled.

(End of Chapter)

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