Chapter 126: Crystal Flower

Walther watched her leave, then stepped into the now empty Party Carriage.

The soft ambient lights were still on.

His sharp gaze swept every corner; the seats were tidy, no trace of a second person, and no items were left behind.

(She left so quickly, and… the cleanup was thorough.)

Walther walked to the bar and sat on a high stool.

He did not order immediately, but quietly stared at Bi Zui (Cocktail Technique), as if trying to read something.

Bi Zui (Cocktail Technique) maintained its standard idle stance, showing no abnormality.

After a while, Walther finally spoke slowly, his voice low but carrying a barely perceptible scrutiny:

"Just now…"

"Besides the San Yue Qi passenger…"

"Who else is here?"

Perspective shift.

In the final showdown with Kevin, Heimu watched A Xing gradually falter under Kevin's fierce assault; she did not rush to join the battle, but remained as an Observer, calmly analyzing.

She observed Kevin's determination to block at any cost, her mind rapidly integrating fragmented data captured after the system's intrusion into Eternal Paradise, anomalous data streams about Crystal Flower, and the many illogical actions of the Ying Jie.

(Crystal Flower… the carrier and key of Memory… not for defense, but… to "awaken" and "reconstruct"?)

A bold hypothesis formed in her mind.

She raised her hand, gently sweeping away a surge of Karmic Demon Form fire, her voice piercing the explosion's roar, clearly reaching Kevin's ears:

"Crystal Flower"

Those three words caused a barely perceptible pause in Kevin's movements.

Heimu's thoughts linked all clues in a flash, and she continued in that all‑seeing tone:

"There are four in total… you intend to use the sealed Memory within them to bring Ailixiya back? To have her reappear as the Human Herrscher? Is this the plan that gathers most of the Ying Jie's power and consciousness here, even at the risk of overloading Eternal Paradise?"

"Indeed…"

Heimu chuckled lightly, "So this is your plan, betting all hope and stakes on a single person."

Kevin gave no answer, but his silence and the sudden surge of power were the most direct reply.

The surrounding temperature surged wildly, flames capable of incinerating everything roaring alongside his ice‑cold voice:

"Heavenly Fire—Flame Strike!"

A destructive explosion and fire engulfed Heimu's location, turning it into a furnace of hell.

At the same time it violently hurled A Xing, who was barely holding on, into the distant frozen cliff, where she then dissipated.

Simultaneously, Kevin's body underwent a terrifying transformation—he entered the Artificial Collapse·Karmic Demon Form.

Though still roughly humanoid, dark patterns and keratin surfaced on his body, as if abyssal fire burned within him.

In his hand he wielded the strongest form of Heavenly Fire Shengcai—Cataclysmic Eradication, its very existence like a supernova about to erupt.

More astonishing, the full release of Karmic Demon Kevin caused endless extreme cold to spread wildly from his center, instantly freezing the burning furnace.

The flame was frozen the instant it burned, forming a blazing ice plain; this ultimate contradictory scene displayed his terrifying power capable of commanding Salvation.

Heimu's voice remained steady, emanating from the heart of that ice‑and‑fire furnace:

"What a pity. Your plan has been built on a flawed foundation from the start."

After all, she was never Corrosion!

Her figure reappeared amid the twisted heat waves and solid ice.

"Because Ailixiya… can no longer return."

Those words served as the final verdict, igniting all the pent‑up emotions in Kevin's heart.

In response came the flame Kevin, in Karmic Demon form, intent on incinerating everything, and the Rage bubbling beneath his silence like a volcano!

"Heh…"

Heimu seemed pleased to have provoked him, and her voice turned ethereal and grand:

"What a farce."

Before the words finished, a breath that made the entire Eternal Paradise shudder descended with a roar!

Heimu's silhouette suddenly transformed amid the sky‑filling flames and towering ice!

This breath did not stem from the Karmic Demon's fury nor the deathly stillness of extreme cold, but from something more ultimate—Destruction.

Whether it was Kevin, now a Karmic Demon in mid‑air, or Yidian and A Bo Ni Ya, who had been observing the battlefield from deep within space, they all clearly felt this will at that moment.

It was the embodiment of a law that terrified countless worlds and countless lives, driving them toward Destruction.

"It must end."

Dong!

Dong!

Everyone heard it.

The next instant, amid the sky‑filled frozen flames and hundreds of meters of ice, a non‑human existence descended.

Its form was massive enough to blot out the sun, crowned with a gigantic Purple Witch Hat that seemed to be the dome of this space, its brim surrounded by countless Purple Auras like cross‑shaped starbursts.

Its main body consisted of a non‑human mechanical framework, predominantly black, with a huge slowly pulsating purple rhombus core at its center.

Several non‑human‑like arms spread on its sides; the upper half of its face was veiled in deep darkness, only the lower half revealed a solid purple visage.

Gray long hair cascaded like a galaxy, hanging behind and to the sides.

Around it, innumerable black humanoids, like messengers born with Destruction, silently materialized; they possessed no consciousness, only pure "Destruction" commands.

The entire space of Eternal Paradise trembled violently under this presence's pressure, emitting a strained lament.

In the distance, A Bo Ni Ya, who had been praying with closed eyes, suddenly opened her gaze that seemed to pierce fate; she looked at the colossal object that replaced the sky, her voice trembling with an unhidden quiver, and whispered to Yidian beside her:

This isn't 'Corrosion'... Yidian. This is... 'Destruction' itself!!

However, the Karmic Demon Kevin, standing at the center of the battlefield, facing the pressure that matches or even surpasses that of the End Herrscher, his heart no longer cared what the opponent actually was.

His conviction, his promise, his obsession of fifty thousand years—all condensed upon this sword.

(No matter what lies ahead... the road must not be cut off here!)

His right hand gripping the 'Calamity Slay' felt his master's resolute will; the blade's light grew ever more terrifying, as if devouring all light and heat around it.

Kevin unleashed all the power of his entire body, together with the flame sealed in ice and the absolute cold, in a single slash!

Boom——!!!!

The flame that consumes everything erupted again, instantly covering the vast form of Destruction; its brilliance was such that it seemed to purify the entire Eternal Paradise completely!

However, after the light faded, what greeted Kevin was not the enemy's defeat, but black silhouettes surging forth like a black tide!

They roared silently, wrapped in the pure will of 'Destruction', wave after wave surging toward the lone swordsman who charged at Destruction itself……

The tide engulfed the Karmic Demon's silhouette.