Returning to the Previous Era: Elysia's Resolve
Because Bai Ge needs to tread the path called time, moving step by step towards the past, and walk back to 50,000 years ago.
"Then, let's set off."
The door of time appeared before Bai Ge.
The road back has been completed.
The White Youth pushed open the door without hesitation.
With a bright smile, he embarked on a journey back 50,000 years, just as he had once left his small town with a pink-haired girl to begin his world travels.
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Chapter 382, Returning to the Previous Civilization, Elysia's Resolve (Please Submit)
In the cracks of the world.
There was a white road that seemed to stretch endlessly.
This is a timeline leading to the past, an incredible and Miracle??? path that brings 50,000 years of time to life, allowing people to actually walk on it.
"How long have I been walking on this path? Ten years, a hundred years, I don't even know if it's been a thousand years, but surely it hasn't been ten thousand years?"
The White Youth walked alone along this road, his hands behind his back.
He appeared to be talking to himself, but in reality, he was questioning his own system.
Since embarking on this path, Bai Ge's perception of time has become increasingly blurred. Now, he can hardly tell the difference between a minute and a year.
"My lord, you have been traveling for 2,531 years, and you will soon reach your destination," the system replied.
"How fast is 'soon'? A hundred years or a thousand years? Uh, never mind~ it all feels about the same anyway."
Bai Ge shook his head indifferently; to him, the difference between a thousand years and a hundred years was no longer significant.
A journey spanning a full fifty thousand years—undoubtedly an incredibly lonely one—but thanks to the influence of the Heart of Eternity, Bai Ge's heart remains untouched.
Otherwise, over such a long period of time, all his feelings would probably have been worn away long ago.
However, even so, Bai has his own way of passing the time, which is to use the power of the Herrscher of the Void to observe what is happening in the Prime World.
Today, he can be considered an observer of history.
However, there is a problem with this.
Because Bai Ge travels backward in time, watching events in the Prime World is like playing a video backward from the last second.
It took him a long time to get used to it at first.
During this process, Bai Ge witnessed many things.
For example, Saintess who died at the hands of Honkai Beast five hundred years ago, or two Flame-Chasers who fought each other over custody of their child, and so on.
Several times Bai Ge wanted to simply jump off this path of time to stop those things, but unfortunately, once he jumped off this path, he would never be able to come back.
Bai said he didn't want to try to reach the Imaginary Tree again and walk that path all over again.
"Thank you for chatting with me all these years, System 17."
"Host, you can actually do more with the Stigmata Spirit in your mind than with me."
"That won't do. Misteln doesn't have Heart of Eternity like mine. I can't bear to leave her awake."
Bai Ge shook his head and refused. For tens of thousands of years, he had kept Misteln asleep. After all, even he, who possessed the term, had gone through a difficult period.
A long, endless period of time can truly drive a person mad.
However, Bai Ge has now learned to enjoy solitude.
Even so, he increasingly longed for contact with others. Bai Ge wanted to talk to people, hug people, kiss people, and... get a good night's sleep.
"Host, you are tired."
"Yes, I seem to be tired, but I can't just stop here. After all, if I want to move time forward, I have to go back to the place where time stopped first."
Bai Ge yawned. He felt that his legs had become automatic walking machines. Although he would occasionally run on this path of time, he regretted that he could not fly.
Although he can accelerate by running, he must walk the entire path on his own two feet. Flying is indeed very fast, but the path will collapse the moment his feet leave the path of time.
Therefore, Bai Ge could only keep running and walking, occasionally using the Feather of the Wind to clear away the accumulated memories, but as a result, he also forgot many things, such as...
"System, is this flower my ability?"
Bai Ge held up an Abyss Flower of creation and asked.
Once, Bai Ge accidentally overdid it, causing her to forget all about her abilities, but fortunately, she found them again in the trash can/ Feather of the Wind.
"Yes, this is the Abyss Flower that always grows alongside you when you use the power of the Herrscher of Life and Death. Incidentally, it has become the flower of the Previous Civilization."
"Oh, I see. But..."
Bai Ge brought the Creation Abyss Flower in her hand to her nose to smell it, then smiled gently and said.
"Although I have lost too much of my memory, I still remember that she liked this flower too."
"... Host, do you regret it?"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Do you regret coming to the Previous Civilization? Do you regret meeting Elysia? This journey has been much longer than you imagined, and you have endured too much along the way. This... has not been a perfect journey. For you, it's hard to say whether pain or happiness outweighs it."
The system sighed, thinking it must be painful, since no matter how many happy memories it had accumulated, they all seemed so short in the face of this long span of ten thousand years.
"Regret? System, what are you talking about?"
However, Bai Ge blinked in surprise and tapped the system interface lightly.
"Regret? I have never regretted coming into this era, nor have I ever regretted that encounter. If I had to choose, I would do the same no matter how many times I had to."
"Although, as you said, it wasn't a perfect journey, and there were many sad memories, it is precisely because of this that the happy and beautiful memories shine like diamonds!"
"This journey has given me the power to forge my own future, allowed me to meet so many people I love and who love me, and given me so many unforgettable adventures."
"So how could I possibly regret this trip even a little bit? It's the most shining and proudest memory of my life so far!"
Bai Ge opened her arms and revealed a bright smile.
It's not just the beautiful things that have value; the difficult and striving parts are also part of his life. The White Youth would never do anything to negate his own life.
"... You are as wonderful as ever."
"Haha~ Of course, those who are willing to fight to protect what is good are themselves good."
As Bai Ge spoke, he snapped his fingers, and then the Creation Abyss Flower bloomed along the path of time, looking beautiful and holy, like a road leading to heaven.
However, Bai Ge was indeed stunned after she finished.
He paused, stunned.
Looking ahead in disbelief.
Just now, Bai Ge activated his power, wanting the Flowers of Creation to bloom for thousands of years along the path of time, but he failed to do so.
After driving for only 100 seconds, we couldn't go any further because... after 100 seconds, there was no road left.
"Am I the last one standing?"
Bai Ge asked blankly.
This road is only 50,000 years long, and at its end lies the last day of the Previous Civilization. Now, that end is right before his eyes, and the White Youth's eyes instantly welled up with tears.
System: "I told you, host, you'll be at the finish line soon. Surprised? Unexpected?"
Bai Ge: "Tongzi, I love you! Finally! I'm finally back! Everyone, I've come to see you!!"
Excitement and ecstasy filled his entire being.
The White Youth shouted and ran, instantly traversing those brief 100 seconds, then leaped with all his might, jumping from the crack in the world back to the Previous Civilization of his Prime World.
He was like a white shooting star, rapidly falling from space. Bai Ge looked at this familiar era and excitedly opened his arms as if to embrace the whole world.
He quickly broke through the atmosphere, and after Bai Ge determined his location, he flew towards the Elysian Realm.
"Aili, I'm here to save you."
Eternal Paradise, in the young girl's dressing room.
Elysia is getting ready, wanting to look her best for the finale. Eden is applying lipstick to her lips, Aponia is placing a pure white veil on her head.
"Eden, Aponia, do I look good? Do you think Bai Bai would like me looking like this?"
"Aili, you are the most beautiful girl in the world right now. As for whether Bai Ge will like you, that's a silly question."
"How could that person not like you? Even if the world turned upside down, that kind of thing would never happen."
Eden and Aponia said gently.
However, their eyes were glistening with tears.
As best friends and companions, they so desperately wanted Elysia to move on to the future. She deserved many more beautiful and shining moments, instead of her life ending today.
"The banquet hall has been decorated."
"Wow~ Thank you, Vill-V!"
"Everyone except Bai Ge has arrived."