Chapter 533: Growth

On the ship about to enter the wormhole for refuge, Yuan kept performing the most basic life recovery on Zhang Jie, as if his story had not yet ended.

"No.... His body is actually fine; it's his consciousness, his brainwaves have disappeared."

"You can understand it as, this body has already suffered brain death."

"How is that possible!"

Xiao Jiu reacted strongly; Zhang Jie had only been here a short while, how could he have directly suffered brain death.

"....."

"Don't forget the light outside just now; according to detection, it is not normal light speed."

"This little guy... very likely did something big out there."

Jiu gazed at Zhang Jie's body, not knowing whether it was his main body or a clone, and the unease of the logic module swept over her whole body again.

Just then, Xiao Jiu seemed to sense something, glanced at the air, and inexplicably felt that humans were here.

"Human...."

Xiao Jiu had just tried to call out, but her cheek felt as if brushed by something, leaving her stunned for a long time.

How could there be wind inside this sealed hull?

Most importantly, she seemed to hear Zhang Jie's whisper...

He told her to live on well....

"Are you... human?"

There was no response in the air for a long while; Xiao Jiu looked at the human female beside her, only to see her already in tears.

A mother's sixth sense is always the keenest; when she saw the human female like that, Xiao Jiu finally realized something and reached out.

At this moment, something also slowly trickled down her cheek; Xiao Jiu reached out to touch it, not realizing when she too had shed tears.

"No.... don't."

Xiao Jiu grasped wildly in the air, trying to catch those breezes, but in the end it was all for nothing.

"......"

"Deceiver...."

In an instant, the universe underwent a drastic change; the once arrogant disasters had vanished without a trace, and some even personally witnessed those disasters being crushed by a mysterious force into uniform matter.

Yet that force condensed those substances into new stars!

The substances burned away were re-extracted, condensed into celestial bodies, and each such miraculous event thus occurred.

People urgently wanted to know where all these changes came from; through constant searching, they finally obtained definite information.

All of this was the work of that legendary scholar who had once cleared countless disasters, the Council Chair of the Star Sea Commonwealth, and likewise the youngest genius of this universe—Zhang Jie.

The God Ascendant's Plan was fully exposed by a user nicknamed "Nightmare," who did not want Zhang Jie's deeds to remain unknown, nor did he want him to die so quietly.

He wanted everyone to know how splendid a spark this human life had burst forth.

The God Ascendant's AI had already been implanted; it took over the affairs Zhang Jie could not complete, and fortunately, it did not lose control.

On the contrary, Zhang Jie's alterations after being the first to ascend to godhood made it extraordinarily stable; it began to understand humanity, civilization, and its creator.

With the full exposure of the God Ascendant's Plan, countless civilizations were both astounded and grateful that such a great figure had appeared in their universe.

He also gave all civilizations a brand-new universe.....

The view returned to Xiao Jiu's side; they eagerly sought Zhang Jie's trace, but what awaited them was the fact that twelve of Zhang Jie's bodies had died simultaneously.

Which is the main body? None of these, because Zhang Jie's main body had already been burned to ash by massive computational power.

Zhang Jie had said they would win, but they did not know that his "will win" meant sacrificing his own life.

Perhaps he himself did not know either....

As the God Ascendant's AI went online and interfaced with them, they only then realized this plan that had been in the works for over a decade.

The present universe, like a newborn world, has had nothing explored yet; everyone enjoys all this while never forgetting the beautiful radiance that burst forth when the God Ascendant was activated.

It has already spread faster than light across the entire universe, a diffusion that transcends time.

Besides Xiao Jiu, the grieving over Zhang Jie's departure includes the human female, Yuan, and others who likewise admire him.

Zhang Jie's reputation in this universe is by no means low.

But... life must go on, and Yuan was the first to adjust his state.

As someone who has lived for countless years, to her time is too cheap; she has endured too many life-and-death cycles, too many farewells, and Zhang Jie in her life is no different.

Although he left such a vivid mark, Yuan will remember this student for a lifetime, but speaking frankly, the answer will be cruel.

She will not forever mourn for Zhang Jie....

Yuan began organizing the remaining civilizations, restoring civilizational history, restoring ecological planets, and rebuilding institutions.

With Zhang Jie gone, she began to bear the banner.

The second to emerge was the human female, but rather than saying she had come out, it is more accurate to say she had come out only halfway.

Her body had come out, but her soul had not; it is hard to imagine what psychological struggle the human female endured.

As for Xiao Jiu, she had been depressed for a long time, but in the end she still walked out smiling.

Qiong and Dai Tao asked her, and she would smile and say, "Humans do not want to see her living like this."

She wants to live well, live happily, and rebuild this shattered world, because this is what humanity bought with their lives.

She does not know that Zhang Jie did all this for them; in Xiao Jiu's eyes, Zhang Jie is a great hero who saved the world, a great benevolent soul who cherishes the world, and he is the greatest existence.

All she must do is love this world well, rebuild it, and finish what Zhang Jie left undone.

Those who know Xiao Jiu all notice she has changed greatly, becoming mature and reliable, beginning to bear the banner like Yuan, and no one minds that she is a Ship Life.

The new Star Sea Commonwealth was born; the Iron Law Star Alliance, Gene Star Alliance, Spiritual Ability Star Alliance, and Intelligent Machinery Star Alliance are now things of the past; what the new commonwealth is called is no longer important, Xiao Jiu doesn't care, and Zhang Jie has no need to care either.

Time has not faded Xiao Jiu's longing for Zhang Jie; from the first day she missed humanity to the over three thousandth day, she remembers each day clearly.

And how others address her has also changed from "Xiao Jiu" to "Jiu Jie" to "Jiu Zongdu."

Perhaps, this is growing up.

And Xiao Jiu also became good friends with that AI she had once nurtured, which is now the built‑in intelligence of the Deity Ascender; they often gather together to discuss many things about the universe.

The turning point came on an utterly ordinary day, when Xiao Jiu saw.... the long‑dead.... 7774.

(Tonight there's a book test coming up, I'm a bit nervous; Ren Shen prepared five covers and titles, suffered a huge loss..... later I'll show them to all my godfathers).