Chapter 2583 / Chapter 2584

The cut was clean and crisp, without a single drop of blood seeping out; only a faint blue-purple light pulsated intermittently at the edge of the cut.

"Ho ho ho! I never thought that the renowned Great Extinguisher Guiji end up like this. Three of his arms were broken off, his body disappeared, and he only has a stump left to come to this old man for help. If word gets out, you'll lose all face among the Great Extinguisher."

Old Audi glanced down at the hand on his shoulder and let out a laugh tinged with schadenfreude.

Old Audi, Emperor Averfa, the official Master of the Holy Grail War.

His Servant was himself.

To be precise, Old Audi summoned himself as Propagation Envoy by invoking divine possession, thus gaining an absolutely loyal Servant... after all, no one is more loyal to oneself than oneself.

However, due to a moment of impulsiveness, Old Audi declared war on all official members, and was subsequently killed by the Immortal Aeon, Dragon.

After all, the Immortal Aeon hates insects the most.

At the same time, because Old Audi was both Servant and Master, he was unable to use Command Spell to revive himself. Thus, Old Audi remained asleep within the Holy Grail.

However... fortunately, Old Audi summoned the Servant using Summoning Ticket the night before the Holy Grail War began. Now, on the seventh day, the Summoning Ticket expired, Old Audi's Servant status was automatically removed, and he was directly kicked out of the Holy Grail.

At this moment, the Command Spell pattern still lingered on the back of Old Audi's hand.

But this time, his Servant was no longer himself, but... the Propagation Aeon Tzivros, who was kicked to death by Chen Li and eliminated before he was even officially born.

"Likewise. If others knew that the Family Head of the Clover Family was cooperating with the Great Extinguisher, and that his Servant was Propagation Aeon, his fate would probably not be much better. Besides, I'm here to cooperate." Guiji's severed hand clenched into a fist, and his knuckles made a soft "click".

"Alright, alright. As fellow victims of that Immortal Aeon, we should cooperate more sincerely." Old Audi spread his hands, trying to ease the tension.

As the saying goes, even in humble surroundings and polluted waters, a kindred spirit may find a kindred spirit.

Guiji, one of the most adept at Great Extinguisher people's hearts, happened to encounter Old Audi, who was also there to investigate with the same idea, when he went to dig a hole to try to rescue Manyuan.

After learning about each other's situations, the two hit it off almost immediately and reached a cooperation agreement on the spot.

At least in Guiji's view, the Command Spell pattern on the back of Old Audi's hand, and the Propagation Aeon connected to it before its official birth and eventual elimination... is a trump card worth betting everything on.

In a corner unseen by the two, a pair of cold, vertical pupils were watching their two defeated opponents.

The Cold-faced Great Azure Dragon had a calm expression, its vertical pupils gleaming with an ancient light. The crystal-clear azure horns on its head glowed faintly in the night, and its long tail hung motionless at its sides. The entire dragon blended into the darkness like a sculpture.

The Cold-faced Great Azure Dragon was initially wondering why he smelled a disgusting odor on Guiji...

The scent wasn't just about Guiji; it also carried the aroma of Swarm on their Path of Propagation.

This is also why the Cold-faced Great Azure Dragon chose to disregard martial ethics and launch a sneak attack on Guiji.

This was also the reason he let Guiji's three hands go.

Now, the bait has been taken.

One was the Great Extinguisher, whose three hands had been broken off by the Immortal Aeon, leaving him with only one severed hand to barely survive.

One was the head of the Penacony Family Head, who had just crawled out of the Holy Grail and was kicked to death by the Immortal Aeon.

One is the Propagation Aeon, who ascended to godhood after inheriting a part of the Path of Permanence, and who was accumulating power in the New Penacony Holy Grail, vowing revenge against the entire world and the Miraculous Forger.

Behind them stood a Cold-faced Great Azure Dragon...

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Guiji was one of the seven Great Extinguisher.

Unlike other Great Extinguisher, Guiji, known as the "Destroyer of Elation," prefers to view Destruction as a satirical art form, using malicious jokes to dismantle the will of those who resist.

He could be described as an excellent performer of hellish jokes.

Murata World-Painting was the ancestor of the World-Painting.

Chapter 2583

As an abandoned child, he was picked up and raised by Guiji Hatopia. He was taught the art of creating monsters using the power of "Voracity" as dye, and was used to create Imagenesis monsters for the Anti-Matter Legion.

After witnessing the crash of the Astral Express, he joined the Allied Forces to fight against the Anti-Matter Legion, created a systematic Imagenesis technology, and together with the Nameless Guest, turned against their creator.

The process of summoning World-Painting is very simple.

First, summon the automatic Summoning Circle that New Penacony provides for each official Master, then clap your hands together, and whatever you want will appear.

However, in order to reliably and directionally summon World-Painting, in addition to using the spiritual vein of the Huishi Academy, which is named after World-Painting, they also had World-Painting's friend Feiying hold World-Painting's most famous work, "World-Covering Vast Waves Painting", and summon it next to the Astral Express, which was stuck upside down in the ground.

The person responsible for summoning World-Painting was Pearl, who bought World-Painting residence at the intersection of the real World in the Painting in order to find World-Painting, and then Pearl it to build a large hotel.

If it can't be summoned, then there really is something fishy going on.

However... after actually summoning this Servant named World-Painting, her words and actions seemed to be somewhat different from what Pearl had imagined.

In Pearl's imagination, World-Painting should be a master of Imagenesis who shares her interests, a senior with whom she can hone her skills and exchange ideas.

But in World-Painting, the light that flashed in Eishi's eyes after learning that Guiji was still alive was brighter than any avenger that Pearl had ever seen.

After successfully summoning World-Painting, Chen Li presented the Guiji daughter, Eyo Murata Ryusuke, with a gift: Murata World-Painting, who had been bound by Himeko and Raiden Ei.

After hearing Chen Li recount how this pitiful son-in-law from her own the Family accidentally summoned Guiji and was unknowingly Guiji or replaced by it...

Murata World-Painting took on the responsibility without hesitation to expel Guiji from Murata Ryusuke's body, or to pry open his mouth and learn about his conspiracy and what he wanted to do.

Astral Express, Parlor Car.

"Himeko! Let me tell you, I was amazing at the Haiyuan TV Tower! You didn't see it, I just unleashed a barrage of attacks on that 'Shuhu' with my bow. Of course... Hoshi and Dan Heng helped out a little too."

March 7th sat on the sofa, swinging his legs back and forth, excitedly describing to Himeko his and his companions' brilliant performance in dealing with the Shuhu attack at the Haiyuan TV Tower.

"Hmm." Dan Heng, holding his teacup, responded expressionlessly.

A few small favors?

Okay, whatever you say.

"Look! Dan Heng agrees! So I'm definitely the MVP this time!" March 7th suddenly perked up and punched the armrest of the sofa.

Xing, standing to the side, had her hands behind her head, and her lips twitched slightly.

Himeko sat opposite the three of them, holding a cup of coffee that had already been refilled several times, a gentle smile on her lips.

But her gaze kept drifting away from the three of them, passing over the archway of the Parlor Car and absentmindedly looking towards the Party Car.

After receiving the mission to interrogate Murata Ryusuke, Murata World-Painting took the bound Murata Ryusuke and the [Invitation of Fate] spatial key to the Party Car.

Although Miraculous Item cannot be used in the Holy Grail War, as long as they do not affect the outcome of the Holy Grail War, it is fine.

For example, it could be used to create a torture space because a suitable Invitation of Fate room couldn't be found.

As long as the door is not closed, external time is not frozen, and the user is not allowed to quickly obtain information sufficient to win during the interrogation, there will be no problem.

In other words, World-Painting simply borrowed the venue. Borrowing a venue doesn't constitute cheating.

Although this method of exploiting bugs still carries the risk of being struck by lightning, no one is worried about it because it was provided by Chen Li.

After all, it was a principle stated by the person himself.

"What? You've been worried?" Chen Li's voice suddenly rang out from the side.

Chen Li had somehow already walked to the sofa next to Himeko, looking at the absent-minded Himeko.

"Hmm... According to the information provided by the Lady. Pearl, there are many suspicious points about Ryusuke's past." Himeko turned her gaze away from the direction of the Party Car.

"That's right. In Paradise Calendar 1969, Mr. Ryusuke went to the Delco Star Ring to sculpt a statue for the Chaos Physician. Two years later, the company received news that the last resistance force in the area refused to provide support and launched a suicide charge against the Antimatter Legion." Pearl nodded after hearing Himeko's words.

Pearl paused, then continued, "And in Paradise Calendar 1984, he went alone to Goliath Shepherd Star. This planet fought a century-long struggle amidst the smoke of war, but was officially declared destroyed nine years later."

"And the culprit behind both incidents points to the same name— the Great Extinguisher, Guiji."

"However, there is also evidence that when Guiji appeared, Mr. Ryusuke was still at Duality Paradise. Furthermore, the company reconstructed the contents of the request he received: '[Please carve a trace of glorious existence, on the eve of the world's Destruction.]'"

"Knowing that the place was surrounded by the Antimatter Legion, he still accepted the invitation..." Himeko said softly, her fingers lightly tracing the rim of her coffee cup.

"Many legends circulate in the Duality Paradise about the World-Painting clan. Even today, many people believe that the essence of the Weathering Curse is the scars that were branded into the bloodline when the World-Painting fought against the Antimatter Legion. I speculate... that Mr. Ryusuke is investigating the Extrarealm Heavenly Demon Lord back then. I believe that if we can find him, we might be able to break the curse on the World-Painting clan," Pearl slowly analyzed.

If that's the reason, then it explains why Murata Ryusuke went to those planets that were about to be Destruction... He was tracing the footsteps of the Guiji.

"There are other possibilities, right?" Himeko shifted her gaze from the coffee cup to Pearl.

"Here's another possibility: there's a 52% chance that Mr. Ryusuke was used by Guiji, and even willingly accepted his employment. After all, that Great Extinguisher is most skilled at manipulating people's hearts." Pearl spoke slowly after a brief silence.

As Pearl finished speaking, the atmosphere inside the Parlor Car suddenly became somewhat heavy.

"So, he was already entangled with the Great Extinguisher Guiji, before the Holy Grail War even began, right? That's why he was able to summon Great Extinguisher as Servant at the very moment Guiji died?" Himeko said, frowning slightly.

"Think about it on the bright side. If it's truly confirmed that the Great Extinguisher, Guiji, is completely dead, wouldn't that prove that Mr. Ryusuke wasn't Guiji in disguise? At least it shows that he's innocent and was just being used." Pearl tilted her head slightly.

"You're right... So, did Guiji truly die back then?" Himeko turned her gaze to Chen Li and asked softly.

"Why are you looking at me like that? I didn't kill Guiji. Who can say for sure if he's completely dead?" Chen Li said, shrugging after noticing Himeko's gaze.

After all, Guiji died at the hands of Nanook, but it remains uncertain whether Nanook was able to completely erase all of his clones.

Guiji, after all, is Great Extinguisher; perhaps it possesses some resistance to the power of Destruction.

Himeko frowned slightly, lost in thought. She had a bad feeling, and that feeling was becoming increasingly clear.

"Hmm... Do you guys think it's possible that Mr. Murata Ryusuke is actually a good person?" March 7th stroked his chin and suddenly blurted out this question.

Himeko gave March 7th a meaningful look.

Theoretically speaking, unintentional remarks like those made on March 7th shouldn't be taken too seriously. However, Little March's statements always seem to have a strange intuition, often able to expose falsehoods and point directly to the truth.

Simply put, it's like the saying "fools are lucky."

Chapter 2584

Could my father really be a good person?

As a daughter, Himeko naturally hoped for this.

However, judging from Chen Li's attitude of watching Murata Ryusuke was captured by World-Painting and brutally interrogated in the Party Car using the [Invitation of Fate] space, without intervening at all, it's clear that... there's definitely something wrong with Murata Ryusuke at this moment.

"If you have any questions about this, why don't you go see what Murata World-Painting got out of her? Instead of sitting on the sofa guessing, you might as well just knock on the door of the Party Car," Chen Li suggested to Himeko.

"Okay." Himeko nodded and stood up from the sofa.

"Then I'll go with you. I'm going to bed anyway, it's on my way." Chen Li stood up as well.

"Sleep? Where to sleep? Where's on the way? But my room is pretty big, how about..." Xing tilted her head, looking at Chen Li with some confusion, then her eyes lit up.

"What are you thinking about? I'm planning to build a few more carriages for the Astral Express and make this tower even taller. Since Duality Paradise is located above New Penacony, adding more carriages to the Astral Express will create the best viewpoint in New Penacony. We'll make do in the new carriages tonight."

Chen Li stood in the aisle of the Parlor Car and pointed towards the Party Car.

"Sigh... So that's how it is." Xing's voice held a hint of disappointment, and her shoulders slumped.

"You're disappointed, my foot!" Chen Li couldn't help but roll her eyes at Xing.

Himeko sat beside Chen Li, listening to their bickering. Her mood improved for once, and a smile appeared on her lips, but she quickly regained her original expression.

"Adding more carriages to the Astral Express is a good thing. It's said that during the heyday of the Path of Trailblaze, the Astral Express didn't just have these few carriages." Dan Heng nodded slightly.

"Does Your Majesty require the assistance of the Pearlstar Consortium? Building new carriages for the Astral Express may require considerable manpower and resources. It would also be a good opportunity to design the new carriages, allowing Your Majesty to appreciate and critique my artistic skills."

Pearl stepped forward, clasped her hands in front of her, and spoke in a businesslike yet expectant tone.

"That's unnecessary. There's a Miraculous Item called [Mission Accomplished]. With enough money, anything can be done instantly, including building carriages for the Astral Express in an instant." Chen Li waved his hand.

In short, money talks. If you have the money, even the Aeon can crush you.

This beginner Miraculous Item is held by Asta; it is merely a beginner Miraculous Item.

Because while it can do anything money can do, in other words, it can only solve things that can only be resolved by spending money.

Fortunately, it's not impossible to spend Starstones to have the Aeon of Joy or even the Trailblaze Aeon A Kivili, personally build the carriage.

With enough Starstones, this Miraculous Item's effect can even rival that of One-star Artifact.

What Chen Li has in abundance right now is Starstones.

"Is this Miraculous Item, or a truly Miraculous Item?" Pearl asked after a moment's hesitation.

"It's a true Miraculous Item." Chen Li nodded.

Upon hearing Chen Li's words, Pearl subconsciously glanced at Feiying, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Feiying was not paying attention to them.

Fortunately Feiying didn't ask any questions. Otherwise, Pearl really wouldn't know how to explain it... She couldn't very well say that Yao Guang sponsored it, could she?

Meanwhile, Feiying was anxiously calling everyone to go to the Party Car to look for World-Painting.

Although Feiying appeared as one of the Holy Relics used to summon World-Painting, she also chatted with World-Painting she hadn't seen in a long time.

However, as soon as World-Painting heard that there was a chance to interrogate Guiji, she couldn't wait to grab the bound and Ryusuke in one hand and the key to [Invitation of Fate] in the other and head to the Party Car, giving Feiying no time to catch up.

Feiying was somewhat disappointed that her good friend, whom she had finally reunited with, was led away by the name Guiji.