Kallen Smiled Gently and Said, "All That Matters Is That I Survived"
"He not only sacrificed his own existence..." A'Dai's voice trembled, "But also used his power to make amends for all the consequences of altering history."
"Make sure this new world..." Hai Long said, "Doesn't collapse because of his actions."
"This is..." Tian Hen said, "The true sacrifice."
In the image, the golden light gradually dims.
When the last spacetime rift was repaired, the golden light had dimmed to the point of being almost invisible. Yet it continued to extend, spreading to every corner of the Execution Ground, ensuring that every inch of spacetime was stable and every detail was self-consistent.
"Even the last bit of strength..." Ye Yinzhu said softly, "Was used to ensure her safety."
"Make sure this world..." Zi said, "Doesn't collapse because of any loopholes."
"This is..." Ji Dong said, "Otto Apocalypse's choice."
In the scene, the golden light finally went out completely.
The Execution Ground returned to calm. Time and space stabilized, the cracks disappeared, and even the traces of correction were gone. Everything seemed so natural, as if history was meant to be this way.
"The Historical Correction is complete," said Lie Yan.
"The Spacetime Window is closed," Rong Nianbing said.
"From then on..." Zhou Weiqing said, "On this Timeline, Kallen Kaslana was at her Execution Ground five hundred years ago..."
"... He survived." The Dragon God finished speaking.
The scene changes again.
In the Imaginary Space, atop the Tree Canopy of the Imaginary Tree, the golden branch radiated an even more dazzling light... The New World Line had completely stabilized. A line of golden text appeared on the Tree Canopy:
[The New World Line ' Kallen Did Not Die ' has been stably established]
[Spacetime Correction complete]
[History window closed]
[Price: Otto Apocalypse... existence itself + all remaining power]
The words lingered for a moment, then vanished as specks of light.
Everyone fell silent in Light Screen.
"Time stands still..." the Dragon Prince murmured, "Just to create a window to correct history."
"A meteor streaks across..." Bei Bei said, "Just to deliver the power of correction to that moment."
"And the price..." He Caitou said, "Is his own existence, and all the power he retains."
"Even the last glimmer of light..." Xu Sanshi said, "Was used to repair the rifts in spacetime, to ensure her world wouldn't collapse."
"This is..." Xiao Xiao's voice trembled, "... the final step of his plan."
Tang Ya stared at the Light Screen, her eyes reddening. "Sacrificing oneself, transforming into a shooting star, traversing time and space, freezing a moment, correcting history, mending the rifts..."
"Every step is like burning yourself out..." Niu Tian said.
"Every step is about ensuring..." Tai Tan said.
"She will survive." Ning Rongrong said, tears streaming down her face.
Ning Tian looked at the image of the Imaginary Tree: "And the most terrifying thing is... Kallen will never know any of this."
"She'll just think..." Dai Hao said, "That she was lucky and the Collapse Beast's attack missed."
"We'll never know..." Xue Ye sighed, "In that instant, time and space themselves were frozen, history itself was corrected, and the price of all this..."
"... It's a person's five hundred years of life, and all the traces of his existence." Tang San finished speaking and looked at everyone, "This is the method Otto Apocalypse chose."
"I won't let her know the truth..." Huo Yuhao said.
"I don't want her to feel guilty..." Tang Wulin said.
"I won't let her suffer..." Gu Yuena said.
"It only made her think..." Chang Gong Wei said, "That everything was fate's arrangement, a natural outcome."
"That way she can..." Lei Xiang said.
"Live freely," A'Dai said, finishing his last sentence.
The scene on the Light Screen returned to the Execution Ground five hundred years ago.
Kallen walked down the street carrying the Little Girl, the setting sun casting a long shadow. She glanced back at the Execution Ground, a look of confusion in her eyes... She felt as if something had just happened, but she couldn't quite place it.
"Never mind." She shook her head, a gentle smile appearing on her face. "It's good that I survived."
The image freezes on her smile.
That smile was pure, free, and without a trace of gloom... because she didn't know what price someone had paid to make that smile come true.
"This is..." Hai Long said softly, "The ending Otto wanted."
"She's alive..." Tian Hen said.
"She's free..." Ye Yinzhu said.
"She's happy..." Zi said.
"And he..." Ji Dong looked at the Imaginary Tree, at the golden branch, "... disappeared."
"Completely disappear," said Lie Yan.
"To disappear without a trace," Rong Nianbing said.
"Not even 'why they disappeared'..." Zhou Weiqing said, "Will be known."
"Because the Spacetime Correction erased all evidence..." the Dragon God said, "The history window closed, erasing all traces..."
"That's how he..." the Dragon Prince said, "Finished everything, and then..."
"... as if it had never existed."
The Light Screen went completely dark, but everyone was still staring at the blank space, unable to come back to their senses for Jiujiu.
The Light Screen flickered again, and everyone's attention instantly focused.
"Is there more to this?" Tang San frowned.
The scene shifts back to that frozen moment in time... the Execution Ground five hundred years ago.
A golden meteor streaked across the sky, trailing a fiery tail, and fell with perfect precision at that moment when time seemed to stand still. The meteor's trajectory was straight and resolute, as if its sole purpose in traversing five hundred years of time and space was to reach this very moment.
"Precisely landed..." Huo Yuhao stared at the screen, "He calculated every coordinate and every point in time."
"Five hundred years of preparation..." Tang Wulin said, "All for this moment of precision."
boom...
The meteor disappeared into the still center of spacetime, and into Kallen's body.
Golden light exploded instantly, transforming into countless particles that permeated every inch of the frozen space. The Execution Ground, the streets, the sky, and even the distant buildings were all enveloped in golden light.
"Time and spacetime are about to be restored." Gu Yuena's voice trembled.
The video suddenly slowed down, slowing it down so that everyone could see every detail clearly.
The golden particles of light began to move, burrowing into the fatal, penetrating wound in Kallen's abdomen... the wound that was still bleeding, still tearing, the wound that should have taken her life. As if possessing consciousness, the particles of light precisely located every damaged blood vessel, every severed nerve, every broken bone.
"It's starting." Longbow Wei held his breath.
The image is magnified, and everyone sees...
The blood vessels are reconnecting.
The nerves are regrowing.
The bones are healing.
The damaged internal organs were restored to their original state under the golden light, and the torn skin closed rapidly. The whole process was astonishingly fast, yet breathtakingly precise... Every cell and every molecule was precisely repaired to a perfect state.
"This is not a cure..." Lei Xiang murmured.
"It's a reversal," A'Dai said, "To reverse the wound to a state it never was in before."
"No," Hai Long stared at the screen, "It's more than a reversal... it's a rewrite."