Chapters 2632 / 2633

If one is killed, three will split into one. If ten are devoured, one hundred will emerge from the Great Holy Grail.

The beasts devoured the insects in front, while the Swarm multiplied behind them, with both sides growing in number almost simultaneously, creating a bizarre tug-of-war balance for a time.

The beasts and Swarm clashed fiercely, turning the sky above New Penacony into chaos.

Inside the Parlor Car of the Astral Express.

Everyone had already set off, leaving only three people in the large carriage.

Chen Li stood by the porthole, watching as everyone displayed their unique abilities and descended towards various points on the New Penacony.

Outside the window, in the sky, hordes of beasts and Swarm were engaged in a fierce battle.

"Do you think this new model for creating Miraculous Item... will be successful?" Chen Li suddenly murmured to himself.

"Huh? Darling, are you asking me?" Vita, sitting beside Chen Li, looked at him with some surprise and asked.

But as soon as he finished speaking, a small figure suddenly appeared on Chen Li's shoulder... It was the Miraculous Forging Guide.

Vita pursed her lips upon seeing the Miraculous Forging Guide and remained silent.

Clearly, the question wasn't directed at himself.

[I will tell you in the most straightforward, direct, unambiguous, objective, accurate, systematic, truthful, concise, easy-to-understand, and suspenseful way... that you will win.]

"I hope it works out." Chen Li rolled his eyes at the Pixie who seemed to be getting used to his computer, then turned his gaze back to the burning city outside the window.

P. S.: No offense intended, just pure curiosity, are meat-filled rice dumplings really that delicious?

Chapter ID: 114980629

Above New Penacony, hordes of beasts and Swarm clashed violently.

The Voracity horde of beasts, like a pack of insatiable gluttons, frantically devoured everything they could fit into their mouths amidst the sea of insects.

They are oblivious to hunger and satiety, and incapable of distinguishing between good and bad, as if their sole purpose in being born into this world is to satisfy that bottomless pit of appetite.

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With each insect they devoured, the beasts would swell to a size larger, and their wounds would heal at a visible speed.

The Swarm is not simply passively taking hits.

Countless smaller insects suddenly stopped fleeing and turned to charge at the feeding herd of beasts. As they charged, their bodies swelled rapidly, and their exoskeletons turned a sickly reddish-brown.

The next second, it exploded with a deafening roar.

Like the Cosmic Plague of yesteryear, this war between the Voracity beasts and the Propagation Swarm swept across almost the entire territory of New Penacony, with battlefields everywhere in sight.

In the ruins of New Penacony, surrounded by Swarm, Old Audi looked with heartache at the buildings collapsing in the distance, affected by the battle between the beast horde and the Swarm.

That's all money being deducted from my account! My money!

According to the Miraculous Forger's decree, any damage to buildings caused by the Swarm in New Penacony will be attributed to Old Audi.

Bankruptcy is now a certainty, but the more destruction the Swarm causes, the longer it will take for Old Audi to work to pay off his debts after acquiring the Miraculous Item.

Of course, Old Audi also knew that this was not the time to restrict the Swarm.

Besides, even if he gave the order, those insects wouldn't listen.

While feeling the pinch in his wallet, Old Audi was also frowning as he analyzed the origins of these sudden beast hordes.

Such greed, such insatiable desire... indeed fits Old Audi's preconceived notion of Path of Voracity race.

However, such fearlessness in charging headlong into the Swarm without even blinking is not in line with the normal animal herd's tendency to seek advantage and avoid harm.

But if it's a forgery... judging from the sensory feedback transmitted back by the Propagation Aeon, the Life Force fluctuations of these beast hordes are almost identical to those of the Devouring Star God's beast hordes that the Propagation Aeon personally devoured back then.

As the saying goes, it's easy to draw a dragon or a tiger, but difficult to draw their bones; even an imitation could never be so lifelike...

Etc.

Painting a dragon?

"Guiji," Old Audi uttered in a deep voice.

"What's wrong, my dear ally?" A voice sounded beside Old Audi, with a hint of amusement in its tone.

"Were these beasts the work of your precious daughter?" Old Audi frowned and asked directly.

After Old Audi and Guiji formed an alliance, although the two harbored their own ulterior motives, they still managed to exchange basic intelligence.

For example, Old Audi mentioned that he had some connections and subordinates in New Penacony. Guiji then informed Old Audi of the Masters and Servants he knew who might become his adversaries this time.

Although both sides felt that the other's words could not be entirely trusted, they still managed to maintain a fairly good understanding of each other.

This includes the fact that Guiji raised two daughters. One was Nameless Guest, and the other was also Nameless Guest.

One was the last Nameless Guest after the Astral Express crashed, and the other was the first new Nameless Guest before the Astral Express set off again.

This once made Old Audi suspect Guiji was secretly colluding with the Astral Express. However, considering that Guiji's crazy behavior when talking about wanting to personally resurrect A Kivili seemed genuine, Old Audi Auer temporarily dispelled his doubts.

As for what happens after the Holy Grail War... who cares?

It was precisely because Guiji's experiences were so extraordinary that Old Audi remembered Guiji's two daughters. One was the progenitor of Imagenesis, and the other was a coffee master.

Each of them possesses unique skills.

"Yes, it's a pity, it seems it really was her." Guiji shrugged, his tone revealing little regret.

"Look what you've done." Old Audi gave Guiji a somewhat unfriendly look.

"How could I have imagined she would appear in this Holy Grail War? Speaking of which, it seems that my other clone, disguised as Murata Ryusuke, was exposed because of this. What a pity." Guiji shrugged innocently.

Guiji could never have imagined that Heroic Spirits, beings that can only be created after death, could be summoned while the other party is still alive.

"If you learn more about the rules of the Holy Grail War, you'll know that some people can even summon their future selves as Servants," Old Audi said in a subtle tone.

"Oh? Like you?" Guiji tilted his head, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.

Old Audi paused for a moment, his expression turning somewhat grim.

In the official Holy Grail War, he acted cleverly by summoning himself as his own Servant, thus gaining Servant- like power... This was the greatest sorrow for Old Audi in this Holy Grail War.

In fact, Old Audi had already realized this after seeing the exhibition match Master, Ritsuka Fujimaru, summon Servant possessing the full power of the Aeon of Joy. He just didn't want to admit it at the time.

It wasn't until he declared war on all Masters in the official tournament, encountered more than one Aeon blocking his way, and was then kicked to death, that Old Audi finally accepted this cruel reality.

Seriously, who can summon Aeon while fighting in the Holy Grail War?

Just summon your Servants Servant!

"So, Mr. Old Audi, when does your patron intend to leave the Great Holy Grail?" Seeing the Old Audi's unpleasant expression, Guiji chuckled a few times and changed the subject.

Old Audi didn't seem to care about the sarcasm in Guiji's words... mainly because Old Audi had no right to care.

Regardless of the title in the Holy Grail War, Guiji is already an existence at the level of Great Extinguisher, and now he has temporarily ascended to the position of the Aeon of Joy.

The difference in their status is like heaven and earth. If it weren't for the fact that Old Audi had an Aeon- level Servant, he wouldn't even have the right to have a dialogue with Guiji on equal terms.

"As you know, I can't command my lord. But based on my understanding of my lord... as long as the Immortal Aeon lives, my lord will never step out of the Great Holy Grail." Old Audi sighed regretfully.

"Tsk." Guiji clicked his tongue lightly.

Damn it, what a useless teammate.

It's a two-on-one situation, and we clearly have the advantage.

Moreover, Guiji even felt that, given the unique nature of Propagation Aeon, even in a one-on-one fight, he might not necessarily lose to the Immortal Aeon.

After all, the Propagation Aeon grew up feeding on the "corpse" of the Immortal Aeon. It was because of the appearance of the Propagation Aeon that the Permanence Path was destroyed, becoming one of only two destroyed Paths in the entire universe today.

So, the Propagation Aeon should have a natural advantage over the Immortal Aeon God.

Why are you being so cowardly?

But then I thought... the real cause of the Propagation Aeon's death was precisely because he was too brave.

Back then, the Propagation Aeon led his Swarm and swept through the world, clashing head-on with the Devouring Star God and Destruction two-thirds of the observable universe. This forced many Aeon to unite and beat the Propagation Aeon to death.

Having experienced such a painful ordeal, it's understandable that the Propagation Aeon has become cautious and prudent.

But if the Propagation Aeon remains hidden inside the Great Holy Grail and refuses to emerge, wouldn't that leave him as the sole target of all Masters in the Holy Grail War?

That won't do.

Just as Guiji was pondering how to trick the Propagation Aeon out of the Great Holy Grail...

"Um?"

Almost at the same moment, Old Audi and Guiji both looked up at the sky above the New Penacony.

Even though the sky above New Penacony is now obscured by layers of Swarm, Guiji can still clearly sense a great aura emanating endless Daoist charm, rising slowly somewhere in the sky.

But in the sky above New Penacony, there is only one thing... Duality Paradise suspended in the firmament as the moon.

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The exact location... if Guiji's perception is correct, the source of the aura seems to be the Haiyuan TV Tower in Haiyuan City.

Moreover, this aura gave Guiji an unusually familiar feeling.

"You felt it too?" Guiji turned to look at Old Audi, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp.

"No, I can't sense anything. It's just that my lord, who is currently within the Great Holy Grail, seems to be... stirring." Old Audi shook his head.

What could Old Audi sense? He was just a pitiful businessman who could only bully others in Penacony. But Old Audi knew that something that could arouse the desire of even the Propagation Aeon was no simple thing.

"So what exactly happened?" Old Audi asked, looking at Guiji.

"If I'm not mistaken... that's the aura of Permanence." Guiji narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Immortal Aeon is revealing his aura? Is he provoking the Propagation Aeon?" Old Audi frowned.

"Rather than a provocation... it's more like a temptation. Because what was just revealed wasn't just an ordinary aura, but the very essence of Permanence. Heh... what a clever entrapment." Guiji chuckled a few times, slowly shook his head, and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

Upon hearing Guiji's words, Old Audi immediately became anxious. He quickly raised his right hand, and the Command Spell on the back of his hand suddenly lit up with red light, urgently establishing communication with the Propagation Aeon who was inside the Great Holy Grail.

"My lord! Please don't fall for it! This is a diversionary tactic! They deliberately exposed the source of Permanence to lure you in, and after you leave the Great Holy Grail for the Duality Paradise, they will retrieve the source and kill you in one fell swoop!" Old Audi said urgently.

After listening to Guiji's analysis, Old Audi also understood what this meant for the Propagation Aeon.

The Propagation Aeon only became a god after splitting his Path of Permanence, so the allure of the Permanence source to the Propagation Aeon is self-evident.

But to be honest... looking back and thinking carefully about the process of becoming a god through the Propagation Aeon, I always feel that something is amiss.

His race was slaughtered until only he remained. Driven by a lonely yearning, he ignited the flames of Path, and through a chance encounter, ascended to the rank of Aeon, beginning his Path of Propagation and embarking on an almost endless cycle of self-replication...

While the story sounds somewhat tragic, using it as a catalyst for godhood seems rather simplistic.

On a spiritual level, the Propagation Aeon is both cowardly and dull-witted. Despite being Aeon, he has little knowledge and his mind is empty except for reproduction. Even his offspring are the same.

Therefore, the emergence of the Propagation Aeon can almost certainly be attributed to another Aeon acting as the operator behind the scenes.

This also means that although the Star Aeon of Propagation Aeon is among the best in terms of the degree of harm it causes to the universe, in terms of actual combat power... the Propagation Aeon is quite weak among the Aeon.

So even the Propagation Aeon is probably thinking about how to complete itself.

This wasn't because the Propagation Aeon suddenly had other ideas besides reproduction in his mind, but rather because of an almost instinctive survival logic... He should know that without sufficient power, even reproduction would become a mistake.

In order to reproduce better, it must make itself stronger.

Otherwise, he would very likely be killed again by Amber King's three hammer blows.

And if you want to become stronger, the Path of Permanence is the best choice.

Therefore, it is natural to understand why the Propagation Aeon was so excited after realizing the origin of Permanence.

"Phew..." After exerting tremendous effort to finally suppress the restless agitation of the Propagation Aeon, Old Audi let out a long sigh of relief.

Just how intense was the reaction of the Propagation Aeon? Old Audi even considered using a Command Spell to force the Propagation Aeon to quiet down under the guise of "admonition".

But then I thought, what if the Propagation Aeon gets angry and bites me after the Command Spell's effect ends...?

Such backlashes Servant by Masters forcibly using Command Spell Seals to restrain Servants have been recorded in the history of the Holy Grail War.

However, Old Audi's heart remained uneasy. Even though it had been temporarily calmed down, the Propagation Aeon still seemed restless, like a Hungry Beast chained up, using all its willpower to suppress its instinctive urges.

If this situation continues for another three to five minutes, the Propagation Aeon might really rush out of the Great Holy Grail without regard for anything else.

"Don't be too happy yet," Guiji suddenly said, seeing the relieved look on Old Audi.

Old Audi was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to ask why, he suddenly felt the aura coming from the sky change abruptly.

Old Audi didn't understand what this change meant. But he knew one thing.