Jingxing: Enemy forces suppressed, probably?

Jingxing suddenly came to his senses.

He looked down and saw that his fingertips were stained with a layer of gray. Just now, while he was distracted, that thing almost contaminated him in the opposite direction of his thoughts.

Realizing this, Jingxing broke out in a cold sweat. "That was terrifying."

However, Jingxing quickly adjusted his mindset and started writing again. This time, he was mentally prepared and no longer hesitated. He simply followed the energy flow he saw and began to mend and patch things up.

He patched up every bit of the blemish that seeped out. As the pen tip passed over the Beast Molt, the patterns on it paused for a moment, then slowly solidified, no longer active, as if it had taken a nap after a full meal.

It's done.

Having confirmed this, Jingxing began to draw faster and faster, filling in the imperfections in the Beast Molt with his own work—two lines, three lines... Guided by the Path Energy, the Wish Power transformed into an invisible net, suppressing the Voracity Beast Molt from the inside out.

"Well done!" Xuzhao's voice was tinged with excitement.

Jingxing had no time to respond. He took another step forward, focusing all his attention on his fingertips. He drew upon Imaginary Energy, transformed it into Path Energy, infused it with the concept of "Temperance," and finally poured it all onto the Beast Molt.

After an unknown amount of time, when all the Beast Molt had fallen silent, Jingxing let out a long sigh of relief, his knees buckled, and he knelt directly on the ground.

Using a human body to suppress the remnants of the Aeon was still too much of a drain on him.

Jingxing looked down and saw blood dripping from his nose onto his knee, turning into bright red spots.

But before he could stop the bleeding, he raised his head, looked at Xuzhao, and smiled brightly, "I have fulfilled my mission."

"... Thank you for your hard work." Xuzhao bowed slightly—which made Jingxing feel flattered; the incarnation of the Aeon was bowing to him.

After straightening up, Xuzhao continued, "Thank you for your efforts. This way, I can hold on for a little longer."

Jingxing was taken aback. "Could you just buy us a little more time?"

"Well, eradication is impossible." Xuzhao shook his head. "At least not now."

Noticing Jingxing's downcast mood, she quickly added, "But your efforts weren't in vain. At least for the next few Amber Era, I'm confident that Voracity won't affect the outside world."

"That's good." Jingxing struggled to get up. "As long as my efforts were meaningful, that's enough."

Xuzhao walked over, picked him up from the ground, and helped him sit down against her. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, she pulled out a bottle of water, unscrewed it, and handed it to him. "To achieve this much on your first all-out effort... I think Idrila would be proud of you."

Jingxing drank half a bottle of water and took a while to catch his breath before finding his voice. "By Idrila, Voracity is such a Beauty thing. If you need my help in the future, I can still come to your aid."

"But that will be a long time from now." Xuzhao sat down beside him, looking at the Beast Molt that had quieted down again in the distance. "Although I know my next request may not be to your liking, I hope you can live a little longer."

"You are the Aeon of Elation, so it's not like you can just make me live longer with a simple thought, is it?" Jingxing looked at his outstretched palm and teased him with a smile.

"That's generally how it is." Xuzhao turned his head to look in the other direction, "But I'd rather see your efforts. That aligns with my principles."

"Alright," Jingxing shrugged, "I'll try my best to hold out until the day you can handle this guy."

Thinking about it carefully, it's not just me; the Robin's Halovian, is also a short-lived species.

"Should we ask Ms. Herta how she lived so long?" Jingxing immediately rejected the idea as soon as it popped into his head. If he asked, he would most likely get hit with a hammer by the Herta Puppet and be questioned about why he was asking about her age.

And what if Ruan Mei heard that...? Hiss--

Jingxing shook his head.

Just as he was pondering this issue, Xuzhao suddenly spoke up, "Now that the wind has shifted here, someone up above should be getting restless."

"... What's the meaning?"

"There's more than one pair of eyes yearning for this place." Xuzhao's tone unusually pessimistic. "The company, and the Lord Ravager —who will be the first to succumb?"

Jingxing was silent for a moment, then asked, "Are you referring to Ms. Zhenzhu?"

"You can trust Zhenzhu," Xuzhao without hesitation, "But you must remember— Zhenzhu is Zhenzhu, Ten Stonehearts are the Ten Stonehearts. There is already something corrupted within those eleven stones."

Jingxing a chill run down his spine. "Voracity... even the company has been contaminated?"

"That's an Aeon, do you think it will only affect the Dual-Phase Paradise?" Xuzhao looked at him. "There's definitely something fishy going on in the Strategic Investment Department, but I've dealt with them before. Voracity Contamination other departments."

"Yaboli," Jingxing immediately uttered the name.

"In short, the good news is that Dual-Phase Paradise belongs to the Pearl Star Consortium," Xuzhao to know what he was thinking. "The Technical Research and Development Department wouldn't just send people in so openly. That would be handing over leverage to the Ten Stonehearts. Although it's not Yaboli who's competing with Diamond for a board seat, Diamond probably won't let go of the opportunity to trip up the rival faction."

So, does that mean I can relax now?

"I suppose so with the company," Xuzhao's words made Jingxing's heart sink. "But I can't guarantee anything with the Lord Ravager. Guiji —that anti- Elation Lord Ravager, I can feel his gaze fixed on me."

"But it doesn't matter, he won't notice you. After all, his goal is to Destruction me."

However, upon hearing this, Jingxing couldn't relax at all.

"In short, until Voracity is completely eradicated, let's leave today's matter between just the two of us," Xuzhao reminded him. "After everything is over, I will tell Zhenzhu about it, and the company will be grateful for your help."

Under the same night sky, the lights were off in the Dean's office at the World-Painting Academy.

Murata Ryusuke sat by the window, his pen hovering in mid-air, having been still for quite some time.

From the depths of the earth, the sound that had gnawed away countless times Amber Era suddenly ceased.

He recognized the energy that stopped the sound; after all, he had just met the person in question during the day.

"In the end, Aha still managed to find a loophole." Ryusuke put down his pen. "Heh, but it's alright."

Although he couldn't control the possibilities surrounding him, he didn't necessarily have to be eliminated to advance his goals.

"Come, Yaboli, let your desires intrude here, and bring me Elation Destruction."

Ideally, Yaboli should also Destruction; that way, the colleagues who are working undercover in the company should be very grateful.