Elysia Led the Way to Kevin, and the Iceberg Savior Immediately Poured Cold Water on Their Hopes

She raised her hand, and the pink crystal slowly merged into Mei's lightning.

"Then, I approve of you."

[Memory Entity "Elysia" affinity increased.]

[Preliminary approval has been granted.]

[Qualified to act as a guide.]

[The first level of the Elysian Realm is now open.]

The moment the Golden Text appeared, everyone in the Douluo group changed their expressions.

Xu Sanshi's eyes widened.

"That's it? We haven't even played yet!"

"For some trials, battle is just the final step," Bei Bei said calmly. "What's the point of winning a battle if you don't even have a clear direction?"

He Caitou nodded.

She passed not a test of strength, but a test of choice.

"And she didn't choose the simplest answer," Huo Yuhao said. "She wanted to protect Kiana, but she was also willing to respect Kiana's will. This kind of protection is more difficult than simply keeping the other person by her side."

Tang San's gaze fell on Elysia.

"What this Flame-Chasers is truly testing is probably not whether Mei is strong, but whether her love will become Binding."

"To be able to see through people's hearts with just a conversation," the Dragon God slowly spoke. "This Herrscher's power is definitely not just about combat."

The Dragon Prince looked solemn.

"She seemed to be testing my soul."

"It's like embracing the soul," Lie Yan whispered.

Elysia had already come to Mei's side.

She reached out and pointed to the road shrouded in pink mist.

"Let's go, Mei."

"Next, I'll take you to meet some very special people."

Some of them won't welcome you, some will deliberately make things difficult for you, and some might even want to fight you the moment they meet.

Mei looked at her.

Will you help me?

Elysia turned around, her long pink hair fluttering in the Flower Sea.

Of course.

She blinked.

"I am the most beautiful magical girl who loves humans the most."

"However, I'm only responsible for leading the way."

Whether you can make it to the end depends on yourself.

Mei took a step.

The moment she stepped into the pink mist, a deep rumble suddenly came from the Flower Sea behind her.

A colossal figure awakened from afar.

Those eyes were like ice, gazing upon us through countless Remembrance.

"Elysia."

The voice was cold, devoid of any warmth.

You've brought in another new visitor.

Elysia stopped in her tracks, her smile still radiant.

"Yes."

Whether she becomes a new Remembrance or a new accident is for you to decide.

A pink mist slowly closed in behind Mei.

As the last ray of light faded, Elysia's laughter also disappeared, leaving only that cold voice, as if coming from the far end of a snowy plain.

"If you want to see me, keep going."

No further explanation is needed.

They didn't even leave their names.

Mei looked up and gazed ahead.

Beyond the mist lies a long corridor covered in ice and snow. Broken stone pillars stand on both sides, their surfaces shrouded in deep blue frost. With each step, a faint cracking sound echoes beneath one's feet, as if this path has slumbered for countless years, waiting only for a newcomer to awaken it.

At the end of the corridor stood a person.

The man was tall, with long, silver-white hair that reached his shoulders, and a cold, expressionless face. He wore black armor, with a thin layer of frost covering his shoulder blades, and his longsword was planted deep in the ground, the chill around the blade almost solidifying.

He simply stood there, like an insurmountable snow-capped mountain.

[Kevin.]

[The leader of the Thirteen Heroes of Chasing Fire.]

[The taciturn savior.]

[One of the strongest warriors of the Previous Civilization.]

Outside the Light Screen, everyone's breath caught in their throats.

The previously relaxed atmosphere vanished in an instant.

Tang Wulin stared at the figure and said in a deep voice, "His aura... is more solid than anyone else's."

"It's not simply a matter of Soul Power strength." Gu Yuena's silver eyes narrowed slightly. "His body, spirit, and even will seem to have undergone some kind of extreme tempering."

The Dragon God nodded slowly.

"That's not someone who lives in a comfortable era."

Dai Hao's eyes were sharp, and he almost instinctively began to judge Kevin's fighting style.

He stood there, not in an attack stance, but had already blocked all angles in front of him. If they met on the battlefield, this man would never give his opponent a second chance to probe.

Xu Sanshi swallowed hard.

"Is it really necessary to be so scared just because it's a meeting?"

Bei Bei glanced at him.

"If you had witnessed countless comrades die before your eyes, and were left alone to continue on, perhaps you would have become like that too."

Xu Sanshi opened his mouth, but surprisingly did not refute it.

Tang San's gaze fell on Kevin, and his expression gradually became serious.

"A savior of the world, yet without the joy a hero should have."

"Because he may never have thought he had won," Huo Yuhao said softly.

Within the Light Screen, Mei had already walked up to Kevin.

The two were ten zhang apart.

Kevin didn't ask about her background, nor did he welcome her. He simply raised his eyes and calmly said:

You are not her.

Mei stopped in her tracks.

"Of course not."

"Then what are you doing here?"

"To seek the truth, and to become stronger."

What happens after you become stronger?

Mei gripped the knife hilt.

Go change what I must change.

Kevin remained silent for a moment.

"It can't be changed."

Those three short words were as cold as iron falling on snow.

Ning Rongrong frowned.

"He didn't even listen to the whole thing before he rejected it?"

"It's not about denying her," Lie Yan said softly, "But about denying the path he himself has walked."

"If someone gives everything to save the world, only to find that the world is still heading towards destruction, he certainly won't easily believe in hope again," Ye Yinzhu said.

Tang Ya couldn't help but ask, "But if he doesn't believe in hope, why does he stay?"

"Because he has no way out," Niu Tian said in a deep voice.

Tai Tan clenched his fists.

"It could also be because he saw himself as the last line of defense."

Mei did not back down.

"You saved humanity."

"No."

"Then why are you still called a savior?"

Kevin's fingers gently gripped the sword hilt.

Frost suddenly spread along both sides of the long corridor.

"Because they need a name to prove that the failed war wasn't meaningless."

After those words were spoken, the spectator area fell silent.

Even the usually composed Xue Ye slowly sat up straight.

"To be hailed as a hero by posterity as a loser..." Ning Tian murmured, "That's more cruel than victory."

Zhou Weiqing scratched his head, and the smile on his face disappeared.

"If even he feels like a failure, then what about everyone else?"

"That's why there's Elysia," Huo Yuhao said. "She's responsible for letting those who come after see the gentler side of their Remembrance, while Kevin is responsible for making people see the price."

Tang San nodded slightly.

"One greets the future with a smile, the other carries the past in silence. They are both microcosms of this era."