Chapter 578

:: xshuquge

"So he asked me to find a way to travel to other timelines and eliminate the Reincarnators." Su Lin gazed at the sky and said:

"To be honest, I didn't want to get involved in this, but the First Heaven has targeted my Light God fragment, so I have to consider it."

"Finding and eliminating all Reincarnators, recovering their Light fragments before the First Heaven can absorb them—that's an enormous undertaking."

"After careful consideration, I've decided."

"Perfect! When do we act to save the world?" Su Su Tuoni Stark grinned.

Inside Stark Tower in New York, the group, temporarily detached from S. H. I. E. L. D., waited for Su Lin's return in the evening.

Nothing was more explosive than the First Heaven about to awaken within the Eternal—except perhaps the fact that Loki's soul resided inside me.

Whether Reincarnators are eliminated as villains or save the world as superheroes, their impact is of the same nature.

Altered causal timelines generate "errors," becoming history belonging to the "First Heaven."

Heaven fragments are originally of the same origin as the Marvel Universe; even the universe itself craves them and cannot resist fusion.

But little by little, when the amount of Heaven fragments brought into this universe reaches a threshold, the slumbering Eternal will awaken as the First Heaven.

This creator, hostile to all life in the current universe, will be more complete and stronger than ever before!

But fortunately, we have…

"I've decided to decline this mission." Su Lin picked up his luggage and said:

"Su Ren likes telling those self-important bastards no!"

As Su Su Tuoni stared in shock, Su Lin opened a portal and prepared to leave.

"Wait! What about the Reincarnators if you leave?!"

"Without Tai Chu Hao Tian, who will recover those fragments? How will we fight the First Heaven?"

Xing chimed in.

Ding-ding—

"What kind of mutant power is this? Do you think we're street beggars in New York? Should we bow and say 'Your Excellency, greetings'?"

Su Lin pulled out his phone from his pocket, held it to his ear, and after a few seconds, hung up:

"Brothers, let's go."

Meng Qi, Ye Fan, and others instantly narrowed their pupils, immediately lining up in perfect formation and marching behind Su Lin.

Ding-ding—

The phone rang again.

"Human labor costs are so high these days… oh, you've got Omega-level options like pocket universes?"

Su Lin held his phone in silence for a moment, covering the mic, and turned to look at the group behind him.

Shi Hao shook his head, Meng Qi nodded, Teacher Yan Sen and White Zunzhe sipped tea.

"These days, who besides righteous fools would work for free to save the world?" Su Lin pressed the speaker button.

He gestured to Xiao Yan, who immediately clamped a hand over the mouth of Weigong Shilang, who was trembling with excitement, desperate to speak.

Look at this kid—relax, negotiating prices is his specialty.

【Listen, that asshole whose brain is even more idiotic, cunning, and greedy than Thor's # (500 characters omitted) — the First Heaven situation needs help. Otherwise, do you think when He becomes a complete, omnipotent universe, He won't do something to other universes in the Void—and to you?】

"Excuse me, do you have any deep, unforgivable grudge against the First Heaven that wasn't in the comics or movies?" Su Lin held the phone slightly away, his expression odd.

This god of stories had a mouth sweeter than honey—anyone unaware would think the First Heaven had slept with his wife.

Ding-du, ding-du—

"Sounds good: you get paid by the Reincarnation Space, and also get a salary from the rival company."

Meng Qi patted Su Lin on the back and said: "Aside from the intensity of this job, why not take it?"

He was about to praise Su Lin for securing benefits for others, but noticed Su Lin's furrowed brow, his eyes distant, staring at the disconnected call.

"I just feel strangely annoyed, but I can't explain why."

Su Lin snapped out of it, shook his head, calmly crushed his phone, and turned:

"Forget that. As always, participation is entirely voluntary—you can complete your mission and return to the Reincarnation Space whenever you want."

This time, we've gone too far.

Though it seems we've gone further each time, this time is truly beyond ordinary.

When Su Lin possessed the Heaven's Light, he had sufficient reason and capital to join this affair—and for this world, he became its greatest asset.

But for the other group members, participating brings no benefit.

Perhaps Loki never intended to involve Su Lin in the first place, nor had any intention of socializing.

He didn't believe these background characters would just surrender helplessly, waiting for a "transcendent savior" to appear.

That's overestimating oneself and underestimating others.

That god, too busy to spare a moment, not only exposed himself in the group but also engineered some events.

Su Lin learned from Loki that after the first deliberately arranged zombie-universe Reincarnator was eliminated, he revealed his "Heaven's Light" and demonstrated his ability to contain the fragment.

Loki then deliberately sent another unlucky Reincarnator team as bait, to confirm whether he could stably absorb and control all Heaven fragments.

After that, all past plans and intentions became irrelevant.

What comes next is simple: only two tasks—1. Find the Reincarnators. 2. Let Su Lin recover the fragments.

That's why Su Lin dared to negotiate prices.

"The Space Stone is back." Su Lin handed the several stones to Su Su Tuoni, who exhaled in relief.

"Besides the Time Stone, I advise you to keep the other two yourself—don't give them to S. H. I. E. L. D."

Su Su Tuoni glanced at the other three stones in Su Lin's hand and hesitated:

"Should we leave three for the 2023 timeline? Better than leaving none at all."

"I don't know how he did it, but it's still fundamentally the same timeline," Su Lin relayed. "It won't collapse just because the original stone is lost."

"That's good," Su Su Tuoni nodded.

But something felt strange.

Even with his current wisdom, he couldn't understand: if history had deviated so drastically, why was it still the same timeline?

After discussing with others, Meng Qi walked over and said, "Let's take it one step at a time. You'd better figure out how to find the Reincarnators first."

After Loki liberated the Sacred Timeline, heroes, villains, and ordinary people alike gained the potential to create infinite timelines.

Infinite timelines contain different temporal nodes; regardless of how many Reincarnators the Reincarnation Space has dispatched, apart from those who actively collide with it or are arranged by Loki—

actively searching for them has only slightly better odds than finding a needle in a ocean.

Precisely because of this, the Reincarnation Space's current mission was not classified as a team battle.

"He said he'll try to arrange for exposed Reincarnators to invade this timeline."

"Invade."

Su Su Tuoni Stark immediately felt overwhelming pressure, staring blankly: "All of them?"

"So as long as we keep killing, right?" Ye Fan instantly understood. "Good—I need some combat to temper myself."

Shi Hao relaxed his brow and nodded. "That's simple."

Just fight. Kill as many as you can. If you can win, fight. If you can't, revive with a resurrection artifact and keep fighting. If you still lose after reviving, escape via the chat group.

Generally speaking, in equal-level combat, our side still has a strong advantage.

'These brute fools.'

"Too slow," Su Lin thought for a moment, gritting his teeth.

"Damn First Heaven, daring to steal the power of the God of Light."

From his high-dimensional perspective when he and Loki traveled beyond the universe, Eternity was nearly taking the shape of First Heaven.

He didn't care who actually controlled Marvel, but if this thing truly awakened, it would come for him immediately—and might just swallow him whole.

It already seemed to be inside him.

Then no problem—just digest it outright.

"Teacher Yan Sen, do you have any method?" Song Shuhang asked the 'top-tier' figure beside him.

After reading the manga, Song Shuhang could only describe the second-ranked wall in the chat group as 'deranged.'

As for his own teasing nickname among seniors—"Ascension in One Year"—it's been years now, so it doesn't count!

Though Teacher Yan Sen had remained silent, he was keenly observing the unfolding events.

Hearing Song Shuhang's question, he set down his teacup and said:

"Of course there's a method—it requires the fragment in Su Daoyou's possession. But doing so would be overstepping boundaries."

"How could one allow others to touch such a personal treasure?"

"Moreover, Su Lin Daoyou has likely already formed his own plan."

Teacher Yan Sen's lips curled slightly; at the same moment, he, Zhong Li, and White Zunzhe turned to look at Su Lin, their curiosity deepening: "Isn't that right?"

Otherwise, why would he say it's too slow?

There must be a reference point.

For this peer, Teacher Yan Sen naturally had full confidence.

"He said I can do whatever I want."

Su Lin gazed expressionlessly at everyone, his voice suddenly tinged with weariness: "To be honest, I'm feeling aesthetically fatigued."

The others didn't understand, but Su Lin didn't elaborate. Instead, he pulled out an ink pen and, imitating Loki's method, drew a door.

Pushing open the door, the sunset's glow streamed through the floor-to-ceiling window, gently bathing the desk; the wood grain grew clearer in the interplay of light and shadow, gilding the entire room.

The girl had sparkling eyes, soft features, and a neutral oval face.

The boy had short, neatly styled black hair, gentle contours, and a touch of refined handsomeness.

They sat cross-legged on the floor, close together, playing a game with controllers, their faces clearly marked by competitive drive.

The warm light embraced them, like a perfect CG from an excellent galgame, filled with a sense of—

peaceful tranquility.

'Damn.' Su Lin realized he was experiencing a bizarre feeling.

The last time he felt this weird was back in middle school, when he saw the game 'Female Dress Mountains.'

Huiye raised her thumb, a blush on her cheek: "Thank you for the meal."

"Huiye," Su Lin looked squarely at his own heart and immediately retorted: "Luke is the true path."

Lu Mingfei's lip twitched, too afraid to speak up.

Heaven Hotel

"He hasn't spoken, right?" Su Lin confirmed again.

Zhou Mingrui, hearing this, shook his head frantically before Huai Shi could speak.

"Good. Excellent," Su Lin nodded, reaching toward the tape on Zhou Mingrui's mouth. "This is a trial—you've passed."

But immediately, several hands grabbed Su Lin's wrists.

Lu Mingfei broke into cold sweat. "Maybe reconsider? This world doesn't deserve this."

"Last time, a guy argued with me, saying only fools read the Old Testament, and insulted my Jesus," Su Lin firmly shook his head, wrenched free, and ripped the tape off the man's mouth—along with several strands of beard.

"Wu!" Zhou Mingrui clapped his hand over his mouth; tears hadn't even fallen before he shrank into the corner. "Can we switch to Er Jingtiao today?"

"All good. We're all brothers."

Su Lin, smiling warmly, helped Zhou Mingrui slowly to his feet, then pulled a sheet of letter paper from his clothing:

"After reading this passage, you officially join our Reincarnation squad. Tonight, I'll have the chef make sweet and sour spare ribs, sweet and sour carp, sweet and sour pork loin, sweet and sour julienned apples, and rock candy Cthulhu."

Zhou Mingrui's eyes lit up, then he froze: "The final dish name?"

"Read it," Su Lin picked up a packet of devil peppers.

Zhou Mingrui's saliva surged wildly, sweat broke out on his forehead; he immediately grabbed the letter and read:

"The First Heaven shall perish in the great war of the multiverse."

"The First Heaven shall be defeated by Tai Chu Hao Tian, the Supreme God."

"All Reincarnators of the First Heaven Hunter faction shall be drawn into bizarre developments, wholeheartedly believe in their strangeness, and perish within this universe."

"The Great God of Light shall return to His throne and kick the asses of riddlers and conspirators with his boots."

The more Zhou Mingrui read, the stranger it felt, but under pressure, he finished reading the text—yet why did this paper feel sticky?

"Have you ever heard that utilitarian milk is unacceptable?" Lu Mingfei couldn't help saying: "Leave the people of New York alone."

"This is the correct way to use a fool," Su Lin held the Dao ritual, pinched the rice paper and black chocolate ink manuscript between his fingers, and shoved it into Zhou Mingrui's mouth.

After completing the task, Su Lin turned to Weigong Shilang and smiled:

"I want Dada Liya to come over."

Weigong Shilang hadn't expected this to involve Dada Liya; he frowned: "She's in our world's Winter City—what do you mean by bringing her over?"

"As the Holy Grail," Su Lin said: "I'm going to hold a Holy Grail War."

"I see," Weigong Shilang nodded, then froze: "Huh?"

"A multiversal-level Holy Grail War."

"Huh?"

Weigong Shilang wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Um… the worldviews are different, and the Great Holy Grail isn't even here."

"No problem—I brought Type-Moon over."

"Huh?!!??"

Within the Root of Type-Moon, the origin of all things.

"I am the soul of the universe, and you are the flesh."

Su Lin gazed into the depths of the universe and said: "You should at least listen to me."

Faced with the soul's command, the Root resisted clearly, denying the action at the essential level through logic and the argument of the universe's development.

"If you disagree, I'll drag you into my hometown."

An invisible force tugged along the connection to Su Lin.

Choosing the lesser evil, the flesh ceased resistance and synchronized with the soul—but sent back a question: how?

'Who do you think I am?'

That force 'grasped' the 'Type-Moon Universe' and hurled it with immense force toward infinite dimensions.

"Bring Type-Moon over here!"