A woman in a nun's habit emerged from behind the gate: she was Apponia, one of the creators of the Elysian Realm, code name Discipline

Not a devastating thunderbolt.

It was a faint light, yet one that never went out.

Under the light of lightning, the seedling slowly sprouted its second leaf.

Outside the Light Screen, Ning Rongrong stared blankly at this scene.

She finally understood.

Ning Tian asked, "Understand what?"

"Protecting isn't about turning yourself into a weapon," Ning Rongrong said softly, "But about not giving up on being yourself, even knowing you'll get hurt."

Dai Hao's gaze was deep and thoughtful.

"The Kevin sent her to wasn't just a simple battlefield."

"That was a test of faith."

Xue Ye nodded slowly.

"If she's only fighting for Kiana, then she'll lose her way once Kiana isn't around."

"Only when she understands why she wields the sword can she truly possess the power to protect."

In the scene, Mei draws her sword again.

This time, the lightning did not tear the wasteland apart.

It passed through the souls of the dead, through the stone tablet, and finally landed on the seedling.

All the shadows began to dissipate.

On the other side of the wasteland, a door leading to an unknown land slowly opens.

Behind the door lay an even deeper darkness.

It's also the more distant future.

Kevin's voice came from deep within the screen.

The past will not disappear.

But you can decide whether the future repeats the past.

Mei lifted her foot and walked towards the door.

The spirits behind her gradually quieted down, and new tender leaves swayed gently in the wind.

[Two Herrscher Cores, this is just the beginning.]

True power does not come solely from defeating enemies.

When Mei steps into the Trial Ground, she must confront all that she has lost, all that she has regretted, and that unwavering attachment she refuses to let go of.

[And at the end of the Trial Ground, a power powerful enough to change the world awaits her.]

Tang Wulin gazed at the solitary figure walking forward and said in a deep voice, "Will she succeed?"

"She's already halfway there," Gu Yuena said.

"At least, she didn't let herself become anyone's tool."

Tang San looked into the depths of the Light Screen.

"But since Kevin said her power wasn't enough, it means the upcoming trial will be far more dangerous than the trials with the two Herrscher."

Lei Xiang clenched his fist.

"Let's see how far she can go."

A fighting spirit ignited in Ji Dong's eyes.

"To protect the most important person in my life, I will step into the place where the dead are buried. This determination will never stop here."

The Lie Yan gently raised their heads.

"But hope is often born in the deepest darkness."

The last line of text appeared.

Mei has lost her past.

She, too, was once held back by the past.

But now, she will personally bury those souls whose fate cannot be changed.

[Then, carrying the hope of the future, he walked back towards Kiana.]

At the edge of the wasteland, the door to the unknown remains open.

Mei lifted her foot, about to step inside, when a deep chime suddenly came from behind the door.

Thump...

The voice wasn't loud, but it seemed to come from the depths of the soul.

The stone tablets on the wasteland trembled simultaneously, their shattered fragments transforming into countless silvery-white specks that rose into the air against the storm. The seedling that had just sprouted its second leaf also ceased growing at that moment.

A bolt of purple lightning flashed past Mei's side.

She turned around abruptly, her hand already on the hilt of the knife.

The next moment, the wasteland in front of them began to peel away.

The stone tablet, the frozen earth, the departed souls, and even the heavy door all seemed to have been peeled away from reality by an invisible hand, transforming into layers of Light Screen.

In the depths of darkness, a line of text slowly emerged.

[The true nature of the Trial Ground is being unlocked.]

[This is not an ordinary battlefield.]

[Essentially, this is Remembrance Space created by the Previous Civilization Flame-Chasers, "Discipline," Apponia.]

[Within this space, the indelible Memory Entity of the Thirteen Heroes of Chasing Fire are sealed away.]

The Douluo Continent team fell silent for a moment.

Immediately, a chorus of voices erupted.

"Remembrance Space?"

Xu Sanshi's eyes widened. "Were all those ghosts just now fake?"

"You can't say that," Bei Bei shook her head. "If it's a space formed from Remembrance, then everything within it might not be false. The owners of those Remembrance once truly existed, and the will they left behind might possess power."

"Moreover, it was created by a person named Apponia." Huo Yuhao stared at the Light Screen, "She didn't simply record Remembrance, but transformed the Remembrance themselves into a world capable of bearing trials."

Tang San's expression gradually became serious.

"To be able to completely seal the Remembrance of thirteen powerful individuals, and even allow later generations to enter and be tested within them, Apponia's Divine Power probably exceeds the ordinary definition of power."

Gu Yuena's silver eyes flickered slightly.

"Discipline... this title should represent more than just Binding."

"It's more like a set of Rules," Tang San said. "She created a world with complete Rules, and let the Rules themselves protect those Remembrance."

In the Light Screen, the gray wasteland beneath Mei's feet was no longer there.

She stood in a space bathed in golden light.

In the distance, towering trees reach into the clouds, their branches adorned with countless crystal-like cocoons of light. Within each cocoon, a blurry human figure sleeps.

Some were clad in armor.

Some were carrying weapons.

Some sat in the middle of the Flower Sea, closing their eyes in deep thought.

Other figures, as large as wild beasts, still exuded a suffocating sense of oppression even through the cocoon of light.

Mei slowly raised her head.

A massive Golden Gate hung in the air, thirteen different emblems engraved on it.

Welcome to... the Elysian Realm.

[This place holds the Remembrance of Previous Civilization.]

[This also records the final glory of the Thirteen Heroes of Chasing Fire.]

"The Elysian Realm..." Lie Yan Flame repeated the name softly.

Her gaze fell upon the Flower Sea, and a hint of complexity appeared on her expression.

"It's clearly a place to seal away Remembrance, yet it has such a beautiful name."

"Because the person who created it didn't want to leave behind a tombstone." Ye Yinyin? "No, "Ye Yinzhu said, "But rather for future generations to see how they once lived."

Ye Yinzhu's voice was gentle, but his gaze was extremely serious.

True inheritance is never about letting future generations wallow in the sorrow of the dead, but about enabling them to find reasons to move forward from their Remembrance.

"Well said." Rong Nianbing nodded. "However, since this place is Trial Ground arranged by Kevin, I'm afraid Mei won't just be allowed to visit it."

Sure enough, the Golden Gate in the scene slowly opened.

A woman dressed in a white nun's habit emerged from behind the door.

Her face was serene, her long golden hair cascading over her shoulders, her hands clasped in front of her chest. She carried no weapon, yet she silenced the light in the entire space.

[Apponia.]

[Previous Civilization of the Flame-Chasers, codename: Discipline.]

[One of the Creator of the Elysian Realm.]

Mei looked at her.

Did you create this place?

Apponia nodded slightly.

"This place holds their Remembrance, and also their desire not to be forgotten."

Are those Memory Entity real people?