Chapter 2666 / Chapter 2667

What's even more surprising is that those two already damaged Paths of destiny... Order and Permanence,

Surprisingly, this was also completed during this recovery.

The broken threads were rewoven, the severed connections were rebuilt, and these two paths, which had previously Path in name only, were restored to their peak state.

At the same time, seeing the eager crowd below, Chen Li generously demonstrated the effects of this Miraculous Item to everyone.

After all... this isn't something worth keeping secret.

Moreover, it's not always a bad thing to sometimes feel a longing for something and even pretend for a lifetime to achieve it.

When a hypocrite has maintained his facade his entire life, then the other person is the true gentleman.

[Paradise] (3 stars): There are two kinds of people in the world: those who live in Paradise and those who are about to live in Paradise.

Effect 1: All Paths Return to the Source. The act of practicing one's Path will be simplified to any behavior that fits the broad definition of Path. Thinking is practicing Erudition, healing the sick is practicing Abundance, daydreaming is practicing Nihility, pursuing happiness is practicing Elation... Each time a resident of the Paradise practices their Path, they will generate a certain amount of "Path energy," part of which goes to the practitioner for growth, and part goes to the Paradise for expansion.

Effect 2: Favor of the Path. Residents of the Paradise will accumulate points for the corresponding Path when practicing their Path. The more points accumulated, the stronger the power of that Path. A person can practice multiple Path simultaneously, and different Path do not conflict with each other. When the points for a certain Path reach a certain threshold, the special ability corresponding to that Path can be unlocked.

Effect 3: Expand Territory and Establish Borders. The area outside the initial Paradise map is a fog zone. When the Paradise accumulates a certain amount of Path Energy, new fog zones will be unlocked, offering countless rewards for exploration. After exploration, the fog dissipates, and the area is officially incorporated into the Paradise map. There is no upper limit to the Paradise's territory.

Effect 4: Evergreen for Eternity. When a resident of the Paradise suffers fatal damage, they will be forcibly teleported back to the nearest safe zone within the Paradise and will recover to full health within a short time. This effect will not disappear after leaving the Paradise's territory, but the further the teleportation distance, the longer the cooldown time.

Effect 5: Game Life. Whether within the Paradise map or outside Paradise map, residents can explore, solve puzzles, and repair things through gameplay. Furthermore, after loading the game mode, users can freely adjust sensations such as pain.

Effect 6: Once Proven, Forever Proven. All effects of the Paradise will not diminish or disappear due to the passage of time, spatial changes, or external interference. Path Points gained by Paradise residents will not be reverted, and unlocked abilities will not become invalid.

Effect 7: HOMU Companion. A creature called "HOMU" exists in the Paradise. They are naturally generated by the Paradise itself. Every resident who enters the Paradise receive a personal HOMU as a companion to assist with daily tasks, explore the Fog Zone, and transport supplies. (Power-up service)

Effect 8: Justice Above All. The Paradise has an automated Order maintenance mechanism. The color of the Redemption Ticket of Paradise residents will change in real time according to their behavior. When Redemption Ticket turns black, the resident will be immediately kicked out of the Paradise, stripped of all Paradise gifts, and may even be punished.

Accessory 1: [Redemption Ticket]. Individuals can be evaluated based on the Lord of Paradise's view of good and evil, resulting in Redemption Tickets in black, white, and gray. (See details for more information.)

Accessory 2: [Wish Granting] When anyone calls upon "Paradise," Paradise will instantly appear before the caller. This effect ignores distance, space, and dimensional barriers. (New change: If the caller is a holder of a white Redemption Ticket, Paradise will take them into its protection. If the caller is a holder of a black Redemption Ticket, Paradise will crush them with its own weight. Simultaneously, all holders of black Redemption Ticket within a certain radius of the caller will also suffer this effect.)

Accessory 3: [One Heart's Aspiration] (New change: "Aspiration" related to Paradise construction will automatically be upgraded to red aspiration.)

Accessory 4: [Stellar Journey] (New change: Anyone can obtain Starstones when building a shop using Stellar Journey.)

It has no complicated or illustrious name, only the simple word "Paradise," which is enough to summarize the nature of this Miraculous Item.

The complexity of this Miraculous Item lies entirely in its effects.

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Looking at that series of effects descriptions that outlasted his own life, the entire universe fell silent at that moment.

Even the revival of the Aeon and the renewed activity of Path cannot outshine Paradise at this moment.

Although everyone anticipated that Chen Li would use the new Festive Star, which had gathered the attention of the entire galaxy, as the Miraculous Item Embryo, the eighteen Path and eighteen Aeon as materials, several Miracle Cards as materials, and four Miraculous Item as accessories, the Miraculous Item he created would inevitably have an exaggerated effect.

But... I never expected it to be this exaggerated.

Eight effects and four accessories; each effect is enough to stand alone as a One-star Artifact.

Is it really true, as the effects show, that simply imitating the Nanook stare counts as fulfilling one's Path and becoming stronger?

Furthermore, are there some rather extraordinary things mixed in? For example, is the "Once Proven, Forever Proven" effect something you can really get just by having a Paradise account?

While everyone was still processing the long description of the effects, Chen Li, who was in the sky, spoke again.

"Gentlemen, our Paradise has been completed." Chen Li's voice echoed throughout the universe, carrying an undisguised sense of joy.

"Such glory will not be enjoyed by me alone. Now, please offer your blessings to this beautiful Paradise. Anyone with a kind heart and a clear conscience may call upon the name of this Paradise and gain a chance to rise to the top in one step." Chen Li spread his arms slightly, his tone changing from cheerful to solemn.

The moment those words were spoken, the entire world erupted in excitement.

Cheers erupted like a tidal wave, and the tourists inside the New Penacony were overjoyed, for what they were standing on was no longer the New Penacony.

This is Paradise.

Perhaps I can stay here and not leave, and directly obtain Paradise residency permit.

At that moment, Chen Li, standing in the sky, also revealed a bright smile.

In most people's eyes, the smile on the Golden Honkai-Moe King's headgear clearly showed a Miraculous Forger proud of his life's masterpiece, which was very touching.

But all the acquaintances who had been added to Chen Li's whitelist and could see Chen Li's true expression through that Golden Honkai-Moe King Outfit felt a sudden jolt in their hearts.

That smile... how should I put it?

Something's not right.

"However... if you harbor evil intentions and hope for the best, then what awaits you is the heavy hammer from Paradise. Even Aeon will be reduced to dust in an instant." Sure enough, Chen Li changed the subject, withdrew his outstretched arms, and spoke again.

The once bustling world fell silent instantly.

The cheers from everyone abruptly stopped, as if someone had grabbed them by the throat.

Only then did some people remember that it was clearly written in the description of the [Wish Granting] accessory effect in the Paradise.

If a holder of a black Redemption Ticket calls upon Paradise, Paradise will crush them with its own weight.

Furthermore, if there are holders of Black Redemption Tickets within a certain range of the caller, they will also suffer this effect.

In other words, if there's a bad guy standing next to you, and you call for Paradise on his behalf, that bad guy will be crushed to dust on the spot.

Clearly, the Paradise wasn't as welcoming as it seemed on the surface.

But it's not fair to say he had any bad intentions. After all... perhaps in Chen Li's eyes, bad people aren't even human, just like a white horse isn't a horse.

"Welcome everyone to call upon Paradise, so that we may cleanse the world of all evil!" Chen Li spoke again, his tone sincere and his smile radiant.

This is the real reason why Chen Li made minor adjustments to the effect of the Miraculous Item [Wish Granting] when crafting the Miraculous Item.

Chen Li truly wanted to build a Paradise where everyone could be happy.

But all other crimes will be brought to justice and punished accordingly.

The Paradise will not reject a good person, but Chen Li needs the Paradise to not let any bad person go unpunished!

"As expected, I knew it. If Chen Li said he wanted to Destruction the world, there was nothing to worry about, because Chen Li is not the kind of person who would do such a thing. But if Chen Li said he wanted to build an Elysian Realm without sorrow and suffering... then everyone in the world should be careful."

Hearing Chen Li's words, Sparkle, who was far away on the Astral Express, couldn't help but shake her head and say with some helplessness.

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"Are you... talking bad about me?"

Almost the instant Sparkle finished complaining, a hand landed on Sparkle shoulder, and a sinister voice sounded from behind her at the same time.

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Sparkle's hair stood on end, because she recognized Chen Li's voice immediately.

Sparkle subconsciously looked up at the sky, and only after confirming that the Golden Honkai-Moe King holding the Paradise was still standing in the Milky Way did she breathe a sigh of relief.

Since Chen Li is still in the sky, the person behind him is clearly not the real Chen Li.

"You can scare people to death! Sparkle, do you want your ass back? And I'm warning you, you can become anyone you want, but if you dare to become Chen Li, you'll die a horrible death." Sparkle turned around through gritted teeth, looking at the "Chen Li" who had his hand on her shoulder, and said irritably.

Sparkle, this guy, is really reckless as a new member of the Masked Fool Friends Circle; he dares to impersonate anyone.

This time it's Chen Li himself, is he tired of living or what?

But after Sparkle finished speaking, she caught a glimpse of a strange expression on the face of Guiji was still maintaining the appearance of Murata Ryusuke.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Sparkle glanced at Murata Ryusuke.

"Uh, I think you'd better not get too excited." Murata Ryusuke shrugged, looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Tch, it's fine if you're just putting on an act, do you really think I'm afraid of Chen Li? I'm Sparkle, you know, I'm super brave, okay?" Sparkle crossed her arms, raised her chin, and spoke with undisguised arrogance.

"When it comes to the Masked Fool, I, Guiji, would call you the strongest!" Murata Ryusuke was about to clap when he suddenly realized he was missing a hand, so he could only raise his only remaining thumb to Sparkle and say with a sincere expression.

"... Of course. Sparkle, why aren't you changing back? Haven't you had enough fun?" Sparkle glared at Murata Ryusuke before turning to look at "Chen Li."

Just then, a small white head suddenly appeared behind "Chen Li".

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"Uh... old model, are you calling me?" Sparkle peeked out from behind "Chen Li", scratched her cheek with her finger, and looked at Sparkle with some confusion.

The moment Hanabi saw the Sparkle, Sparkle brain went completely blank.

The Sparkle is after "Chen Li".

Could this be...?

"You, you, you..." Sparkle's fingers switched back and forth between Sparkle and "Chen Li," her lips trembling as she uttered a few broken syllables.

"What's wrong with me? Didn't you say you dared to criticize me to my face? Aren't you super brave? Go on, I'm patiently waiting for your criticism. You know me, I've always hoped someone would advise me. I just never expected... that person would be you." Chen Li tilted his head, crossed his arms, and leaned slightly forward to look at Sparkle.

"Um... weren't you still broadcasting live on the sky screen?" Sparkle's voice trembled as she squeezed out the words, unwilling to believe reality.

"Oh, you mean that? Don't you know there are delays in live streams?" Chen Li glanced up at the sky and said casually.

"Live stream delayed?!" Sparkle exclaimed incredulously.

"That's right. As you know, this canopy was actually provided by the Erudition using his abilities, but after all the Aeon had their entries extracted, they died once, right? And then I revived them. Although the Erudition quickly intervened and restarted the live stream, this caused a delay of about one minute." Chen Li nodded and explained unhurriedly.

Just as Chen Li finished explaining, the Miraculous Forger Chen Li in the sky gently bowed and took his bow to the audience.

"Thank you for all the blessings from the audience. [Paradise] has received these blessings," Chen Li said from the sky.

"For the next hour, New Penacony... oh no, it should be called Paradise now, will be closed for renovations. All players are requested to leave the server within ten minutes. Those who fail to leave within the time limit will be forcibly evicted from Paradise, which may result in the inability to take all your belongings with you."

"Of course, if you consider yourself a good person worthy of being accepted by Paradise, please ignore this announcement."

As soon as the words were spoken, the screen went black instantly, and a second later the screen disappeared completely.

"Um... is it possible to reconcile?" Sparkle's gaze returned from the sky to Chen Li in front of her, forcing out a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"Are you joking at this moment? And since you're willing to bring along this new model, Sparkle, you should set an example. You... should know what the next steps are, right?" Chen Li tilted his head, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Sparkle sighed, and then, under the surprised gazes of Sparkle and Murata Ryusuke, Sparkle walked to the sofa in the Party Car, bent down, put one hand on the armrest of the sofa, and turned her back to Chen Li.

"How about this position this time? From behind, please." Then Sparkle turned her head and looked at Chen Li with a pitiful expression.

"..." The smile on Chen Li's face gradually disappeared.

Sparkle, you... don't you think what you said sounds a bit ambiguous?

Wouldn't it be better to just honestly be Ansai Waist Drum?

"Snap." Chen Li snapped his fingers.

Countless golden threads emerged from mid-air, swiftly weaving into golden ropes like serpents, before flying towards the Sparkle.

Sparkle was terrified and was about to run away, but with that snap of her fingers, the Miraculous Item [I am Joy] on Sparkle's body was instantly disabled. Without the Miraculous Item 'Sparkle blessing, Hanabi didn't even have time to take her first step before the golden rope swiftly swept across her body, binding her tightly along her body's curves.

Sparkle, standing to the side, looked at the shape created by Sparkle being bound by the golden rope, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

As you can see from the Sparkle, Chen Lixiang's hairstyle for Sparkle was originally intended to accentuate her figure, but because Sparkle doesn't have much of a figure to begin with, it ended up looking rather out of place.

Sparkle glanced at Chen Li again, opened her mouth, but ultimately kept it closed. However, this did not prevent Sparkle from secretly observing Chen Li with a rather subtle look.

Seriously? You actually went and destroyed Sparkle?

Anyone who has feelings for her, I'll laugh at them for the rest of their life.

Furthermore, if Chen Li is capable of harming Sparkle, wouldn't he also do the same to himself...?

Hmm, just thinking about it makes me a little excited.

After binding the Sparkle into a rice dumpling and hanging it in mid-air, Chen Li placed one hand on the Sparkle's head while turning his gaze to Murata Ryusuke beside him.

"Respected Miraculous Forger, nice to meet you... or rather, it's been a long time." Noticing Chen Li's gaze on him, Murata Ryusuke quickly bowed, pressed his remaining hand to his chest, and spoke respectfully to Chen Li.

"Sparkle promised you that you would personally revive A Kivili, but that's no longer possible, since I've already revived him. However, I can give you two a chance to catch up as compensation, how about that?" Chen Li glanced at Murata Ryusuke and said.

"Of course, I will obey your will. But after that..." Murata Ryusuke nodded, then added hesitantly.

"Of course, I'll go back to the Sea of Quantum to work illegally. Do you expect me to leave you on the Astral Express?" Chen Li rolled his eyes at Murata Ryusuke, his tone leaving no room for negotiation.

"Alright." Murata Ryusuke nodded somewhat helplessly.

Chen Li didn't care what Guiji was thinking.

Whether it's because they've tried every path but found none to work, and can't find meaning in life, so they decide to Destruction everything.

Or was everything he did simply to allow the Astral Express to set sail again after A Kivili's death, to rediscover the true meaning of Trailblaze, and to use his own remains as a testament to that...?

Given the character's "Guiji" persona, both of the above possibilities are possible.

But none of these things ultimately happened. However, Guiji's experience as the Great Extinguisher was genuine.

Let's wait until the other side has spent a few thousand years doing unauthorized work in the Sea of Quantum before we talk about anything else.

"A Kivili is about to return to the Astral Express and is waiting in the Parlor Car. Go ahead," Chen Li said, pointing to the train car door.