A biting wind blew, carrying with it a faint smell of blood.
The two looked at each other.
Li Chen's gaze remained perfectly calm.
Su Xian roared, "Why destroy the world!"
Is the world really that bad?
"I can understand how it feels to be betrayed by Human Race, but too many people in this world don't deserve to die like this!"
Li Chen seemed to be taking this question seriously, and he pondered for a long time before speaking.
"The world is beautiful in your eyes, but it is filthy and foul in my eyes. It needs to be reborn, so I will destroy it."
"Only by destroying everything can the life that is born be free." For some reason, Li Chen's tone became increasingly cold and ruthless, as if everything was child's play to him.
But this was unacceptable to Su Xian.
Aren't other people's lives also lives?
What did Li Chen ultimately value life for?
A usable tissue?
Wipe it and then throw it away?
Mu Hen stood silently to the side, filled with remorse, still thinking Sinful Pass why he had listened to his father back then, resulting in this tragedy.
The brothers of yesteryear have now turned against each other.
This was something he didn't want to see. When he first heard Li Chen's voice, he belatedly thought that Li Chen was going to contact them, but he never expected it to be about the end of the world.
The howling wind stirred up many people's thoughts.
But nothing could stop Li Chen's steps.
No one in this world can stop him now, not even God descending to earth.
Li Chen whispered, "The darkness enters my heart, the light shines upon you. I have done what I should have done, just as I saved you in the past, and my debt is repaid."
Su Xian stood there, stunned... The words "it's all paid off" completely interrupted his thoughts.
"What... what are you thinking?"
What on earth are you talking about?
What exactly are you facing?
"Li Chen!" Su Xian uttered three questions in quick succession, and as soon as he finished speaking, his figure seemed to begin to slowly disappear.
Li Chen's illusory figure glanced at the sky, then at Su Xian and Mu Hen, and smiled, "I... you don't need to know what I'm doing. I will wait for you in the future. Perhaps at some point I won't completely forget the memories of this time, perhaps I will still be able to recall these days, these people, these things. At that time, I hope you can still awaken my humanity."
Life is like a road, with its share of hardships and its smooth paths. Along the way, we never give up our pursuit, never relinquish our possessions. Having passed through countless landscapes and witnessed so much right and wrong, we gradually come to understand that living is not just about living for ourselves, but about living authentically.
"We are always worried about gains and losses. Every path leads to a different life. Once you have chosen your life, don't think about living another life. Maintain what you have now and keep going on the path you are on. Then you will be greeted by sunshine instead of gloom every day."
"But remember this, Su Xian: if you ever meet me again, and I don't remember you, then kill me without hesitation. By then, I will have lost my way on the path of pursuing freedom."
"Run south, to that place where I have a regret."
"Where is the hope you seek?"
"Ten years. I only have ten years, and you only have ten years. I will wait for your arrival in the heavens."
For a moment, Su Xian was stunned.
Mu Hen listened to these words in silence.
It's like a will, or a mandate, but do they even have the ability to do so?
Until Li Chen's illusory image disappeared.
Su Xian clenched her fist and punched the air, saying sarcastically, "Li Chen... you don't understand me at all, and you seem to understand the people you've come into contact with too little. You've always been self-centered, using your meager kindness to pave the way for us. Isn't that a curse on us?"
"Ten years, a place of regret. Li Chen, do you want me to cower inside the walls and wait this time?"
"I know you're using a lot of people to restrict those of us who were once your friends, but is it really okay for you to do this?"
"Regret... Of course we have regrets. We regret not rescuing you back then, regret being manipulated at Canghai Pass, regret how you turned out this way... We all wanted to move forward, but you blocked our path."
In the end, all I could do was watch you go.
"Pfft, hahaha..." Su Xian looked south, laughing until a tear rolled down her cheek. Suddenly, her gaze hardened, and she said, "Mu Hen, prepare to notify the others to migrate south."
"Whether they are Human Race or Eerie Race, they are all migrating south, where will be the last pure land for Human Race."
Mu Hen paused for a moment, then asked, "And what about you?"
Aren't you going?
Su Xian shook her head and slowly walked towards the sky, smiling slightly. "I want to see... to see what kind of world it is. Just like he said, isn't life like eating candy, only we don't know if the candy is bitter or sweet?"
Yao Peak.
The wind and snow were howling.
A figure sat in the center of the pavilion, waiting for a long time. In front of him was a chess game that was nearing its end, but it seemed to have stumped him, as he held the chess piece but did not make a move.
Until Li Chen arrived here.
The figure slowly raised its head and smiled, "You've come."
Li Chen nodded and sat down, saying, "Teacher Yu, you're still the same as before... whether it's towards me or Su Zhe, you always pretend to be ignorant when you know the truth."
"Now that I am about to destroy the world, you sit here leisurely playing chess. If I'm not mistaken Teacher Yu, you are about to ascend to godhood."
Yu Qingnian smiled but remained silent.
He picked up a chess piece that was flashing with lightning and placed it down. With a whoosh, the surrounding wind and snow seemed to explode, crackling and popping.
Li Chen frowned and asked again, "Teacher Yu, you know a lot of things, you know about the universe, you know there are many incredible and strange things outside, you know that, right?"
With Teacher Yu slowly put down the chess piece and smiled, "The outside world is probably as I imagine. We're all in a dark and hopeless prison. Those Eerie Monsters aren't our real enemies. Our real enemies are in a much more distant place, aren't they?"
"Elder Gu once said that you would be the savior, and indeed you will be the savior of Human Race, because you can become God, while we are merely playing our pieces. However, a slight mistake in one step has led to this tragedy."
"It's true that there will be a price to pay, but I'd rather redeem this broken world without paying one."
"It doesn't really matter who ascends to godhood."
"But only you can go out and see, because you are so different, so different that causal calculations fail in your case, and the prophecy foretells only darkness..."