Chapter 414

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P. S.: This isn't the final storyline; it will be over in a while. Don't worry about a direct bad ending. However, updates have been getting increasingly laggy lately, so I guess we'll just have to take it slow. That's all.

Volume 1: Sick Leave.

I went out for Japanese food and got food poisoning. I rested for a long time, but I still feel unwell, and I haven't finished writing this yet.

Ugh, I feel terrible and sleepy. I don't want to force myself to update in this state. I'm afraid I might write something abstract in a moment of madness. I'd better go to sleep first and see how I feel tomorrow.

Book 1: 388. I will bear it all; do not weep. (6K2)

The Sea Capital was swallowed by the fiery clouds, enough to melt the conceptual fire of all things, creating a collapsing realm where gravity and space were out of balance. Broken chemical bonds stretched out like inextinguishable fireworks, gnawing and tearing apart the cocoon of heaven that covered the Great Xia.

In an instant, the vast urban area, with the Public Performance stage as its core, collapsed and melted downwards. From a satellite's perspective, the dazzling, scorching flames were even more terrifying than the cross-shaped formation that had appeared earlier.

Astrid looked down over the entire planet, and the consciousness of the stars revived in the "body" of this agent. The Sea of Stars suddenly expanded, transforming into a protective shell for the world, absorbing and transforming the overflowing energy to prevent the war from directly crushing the planet.

This is based on experience from the first playthrough: each Disaster God possesses the destructive power to easily shatter stars, and the scope of their authority can even cross galaxies.

If the stars hadn't collapsed in time, condensing their power to its extreme and forming Sea of Stars to protect themselves, Chu Yuanqing in the first playthrough would have faced the predicament of accidentally destroying all of humanity when he was fighting the first Disaster God -- [Amaterasu].

Even so, when Laevateinn activated his Unleashed state and unleashed the prelude to [Burn Ash], he still managed to sever [Child of Man] into the earth's crust, causing the burning flames to embrace the magma that bloomed like roses, resulting in a violent roar.

Chu Wangshu's flesh collapsed, her beautiful limbs shattered, and even the black tide that was reconstructed into Magic Armor was destroyed in the concept of world destruction and fate. She was bathed in the scorching torrent, like a fish in a tsunami, about to turn into foam at any moment.

The dense seeds in the sunflower's pupils wriggle, their vibrant colors intertwining to create an ultimate brilliance.

Lotus, clock, scales, cross...

At this moment, various strange phenomena flashed as the Disaster God activated his power, unleashing time reversal, causal reversal, life reincarnation, and material transformation in one go, barely erasing the mythological concept of Laevateinn.

The girl returned to her original form with a breath, and even the embryo of the Disaster God named [Tathagata], through the causal link, successfully crossed the fiery clouds that were cut by Laevateinn and merged into her body, lighting up lotus marks on the hem of her Magic Armor dress and the holes of her crown, becoming more divine.

Chu Wangshu will not die.

Even sunflowers won't.

Regardless of their abilities, the immortality of a Disaster God is exaggerated to an extreme degree due to the numerous unified authorities they possess.

It can be said that before merging with [Tathagata], "Chu Wangshu", who possessed the prototype of [Child of Man] and the twelve Disaster God sequence, and had also incorporated the Soul Remnants, was already close to the level of Disaster God.

Now, she is already moving towards the middle of the Disaster God realm. After merging with the remaining eleven Disaster God bodies, the Supreme Lord envisioned by the calamity group will build a complete framework, surpassing the despair that this Savior once crossed, and becoming... the most terrifying calamity.

"Dad, you're a madman."

Sunflower tilted her head slightly, retracing her steps through time, her hand grasping the echoes of history. She looked at those frames, at the clumsy figure of the young Savior, a new father, struggling to care for his infant daughter, and sighed:

"Look, you clearly love her the most, don't you? For 17 years, you've endured the curse of the Mother Sea that makes even the disaster-stricken hordes tremble, yet you've never shown her the slightest vulnerability."

"Even at the very end, knowing you're going to die, you still worry about whether she'll be sad. To avoid upsetting her, you hesitate about whether to distance yourself from her. Being loved makes you feel like a fool."

The girl's eyes twitched up as she gazed at the shooting star hurtling down in the distance. A charmingly innocent look of confusion crossed her adorable face. Tilting her head, she earnestly asked:

"Dad, why don't you love 'me' anymore?"

The only response to the sunflower is a blazing fire.

Chu Yuanqing showed no mercy, nor did he have any desire to communicate.

As a father, she naturally worries about her daughter's safety and whether she will experience the same pain.

But...

Regardless of the conspiracies and schemes, the daughter chose the [Great Full Bloom] based on her own will and with a clear understanding.

The sunflower would certainly laugh at Chu Wangshu's reason for [Great Full Bloom].

For the Disaster Swarm, the miracles and love of Magical Girl are incomprehensible; otherwise, it would not have deliberately created the [Amor] sequence and spawned a branch called the Beast of Love, yearning to better understand intelligent life.

But in Chu Yuanqing's eyes, this was proof that his daughter had truly grown up.

Even if it leads to the worst outcome, the intentions and beliefs it contains remain true, flawless, and inviolable.

The sunflower has trampled, desecrated, and distorted Xiao Shu's wishes.

Therefore, she must affirm, acknowledge, and respect it.

Ultimately, how can adults laugh at a child's dreams?

After failing and falling, just get back up; this is an age-old truth.

If Xiao Shu can't do it, then she'll leave it to herself. As her father, she's struggled until now for this very moment.

Earth's crust, grasslands, mountains, basins, Pocket Dimension, idealistic dimensions, the endless universe...

In just a few breaths, the battlefield switched dozens or even hundreds of times with the interaction of powers, allowing almost the entire world to witness the divine power in an instant.

From a greater distance, the entire planet is instantly surrounded by tens of millions of points of light, hurricanes, flames, and all sorts of strange phenomena, creating a truly spectacular scene.

"Chu Wangshu" is on the run.

From the very beginning, the disaster group had no intention of fighting this Savior head-on.

Firstly, the opponent is cursed by the Mother Sea, and once they use their full strength, they could be swallowed by the void at any time. Therefore, delaying tactics are the best solution.

Another thing is...

We can't beat them.

We really can't beat them.

Chu Yuanqing has become weaker.

However, the fact that they were able to withstand the erosion of the Mother Sea for 17 years is enough to prove that after they had finished their mission of saving the world by defeating the disaster group, they had expanded the upper limit defined by the God of War to an even more unattainable realm.

Even if the thirteen Disaster God instantly returned to their peak, leading all the complex genes to integrate and construct the most complete calamity swarm to face this Savior, all they could do was try to preserve as many sequences as possible before the other party burned out.

Therefore, their solution was to refer to the operation of binding the Stellar Core during the [Solar Era], keeping the battlefield on this planet to prevent it from being pulled into deep space, thus limiting the maximum output of this Savior and delaying the inevitable.

The Pure White Witch's golden eyes were filled with tranquility. She looked down upon heaven and earth, dominated the universe, and left her footprints all over the galaxies. No matter where the sunflower hid, she used cause and effect, fate, time, the manipulation of probability, and even various powers to drag her steps and hide her traces. Her intuition, which had returned to its peak, found its way forward under the guidance of the Light of the Soul, and shattered, crushed, and finally burned to dust.

Within three breaths, each Planck's time represents an increase in the number of deaths of the [Child of Man]. Even with the endless Endless Flow and death, the unyielding immortality, like that of the ouroboros, eventually weakens within the extreme accumulation of time.

This is merely a basic Holding Laevateinn, permanently embodying the [Burn Ash] stance, and incorporating mythological concepts.

As for the unrestricted stacking of Martial God Skill, the blessing of all mankind, and the power of the Disaster God, while they can certainly kill faster and more efficiently, these are all methods that, once used, are easy to mishandle and can cause planetary instability and the destruction of civilization.

The situation has changed.

If this were the first playthrough, and the swarms viewed this world as a dinner plate and a breeding ground, hoping for more possibilities and benefits, they would care more about the planet than Chu Yuanqing, and would rarely resort to such threatening methods.

But now, it is I who am hampered.

Even so,

The sunflower still sensed "fear." As part of the disaster swarm, its essence is a record, a gene, a piece of music, like books displayed in a library. It does not possess such emotions, much less fear death like intelligent life.

But the current situation is different.

Chu Wangshu, this miraculous child who merged with the world's spark, encompassing the Human Concept, received the blessing of the Savior and the favor of saints, and possessed infinite possibilities, allowed the calamity to witness the hope of being forged into one, reaching the great harmony of life, and fulfilling the destiny of their race.

--The Supreme Lord.

This is a life that can leave a place in the Sea of Truth, transcend infinite possibilities, pierce the veil of nothingness, anchor itself to absolute existence, and leave an indelible mark.

If a disaster-stricken group can elevate its essence to a level close to that of a calamity, it can easily escape its fate of perpetual wandering, cleanse itself of the filth of chaotic entropy, and become a truly perfect race capable of experiencing the joy of life, the mysteries of the universe, and the harmony of truth, thus reaching the other side of suffering.

And in the endless years that the disaster-stricken community has survived, this is the first time such an opportunity has ever occurred!

This world is special.

That Doomsday Diva, whose soul was pure and flawless, embodying the ultimate goodness and beauty, was just like that.

The Savior reversed fate, vanquished the scourge, distorted infinite possibilities, and drew the attention of the Mother Sea was the most extraordinary exception among all the heroes I have ever seen.

The combination of these three elements is an unparalleled stroke of good fortune.

Moreover, the most important motivation was that Chu Yuanqing, in the process of modifying the Worldline and reversing history, followed the ideals and wishes of the masses and corrected all the Worldline at his own expense.

This not only drew the attention of the Sea of Truth, but also led to a certain outcome.

That is, only her Worldline is being watched by the other party and forcibly separated.

In other words, by a twist of fate, in countless parallel universes, there is only one Chu Wangshu, a child who should not have been born, much less lived, who, the moment she breathed into the new world, possessed a unique true self and gained a unique status.

If they miss this opportunity, the disaster-stricken population may never encounter such a miracle again.

This is the only chance for the disaster-stricken community; it is an opportunity they absolutely cannot miss!

The sunflower does not crave power or transcendence, but it cannot escape the instinctive yearning for evolution etched into its group consciousness.

But now, what the other side is gradually disrupting is precisely the possibility of the swarm's evolution!

Chu Yuanqing was too decisive and too tyrannical. She never hesitated and did not waste a single moment on words. She was as ruthless and cold as ever, determined to eradicate every trace of evil energy in her own daughter's body, almost to the point of cruelty.

This is absurd.

No matter how much they begged for mercy, or how much they imitated Chu Wangshu's expressions, mannerisms, words, and habits in an attempt to evoke his fatherly affection, they were met only with unwavering swords and flames.

Were all the loves in Chu Wangshu's memories fake? Or was killing a daughter a worthwhile trade for Chu Yuanqing, in order to protect the world?

This is completely inconsistent with the disaster group's understanding of Chu Yuanqing. In their minds, someone so naive as to want to save all the world's Savior would not simply abandon his own daughter without even trying.

Even if there were only a sliver of hope, she should be like a moth drawn to a flame, falling into the trap of the disaster, and slowly drowning in endless nothingness in the hope of saving Chu Wangshu.

The other party's current actions completely contradict the disaster relief group's plans.

[The Child of Man] traversed the universe, dodging the energy tides of the burning star ring. Her delicate and beautiful face was covered with cracks, and her increasingly slender and perfect body was like a piece of glued porcelain, constantly peeling off dust and moving towards death.

That concept, originating from fate and the end of the world, locked onto through irrational killing intent, shattered thousands of defenses that mimicked blessings, and even the sunflower deep within the soul was repeatedly broken, growing weaker and weaker.

Fortunately, the next second, the main bodies of [King of Salt] and [Herdi] returned to their positions through the link of the swarm, like a boss starting the second phase, with their health bars fully replenished and increased, along with various stats and new mechanics.

Thus, this perfect vessel, now containing four Disaster God and four conceptual sequences encompassing the essence of countless civilizations and planets, is intertwining and sublimating within Chu Wangshu's soul and flesh, producing an incredible chemical reaction and bringing unparalleled power.

In that instant, the [Child of Man] who controlled the body was even more powerful than in his prime. He could even sense that the powers of the four Disaster God were beginning to melt and merge, bringing about a breakthrough beyond the limitations of the inherent dimensions and creating even greater ripples in the Mother Sea.

Thus, with a wave of his hand, the burning galaxy transformed into a pure white ribbon, the surging energy tide solidified into a salt sea, and even the radiated planets were instantly salted. The instantly amplified and accelerated entropy value brought about an infinitely expanding explosion.

Before the Planet Consciousness could even temporarily recover and manage to quell the aftershocks of the battle that spanned light-years and interfered with the ecosystem, Chu Yuanqing glanced down, the lotus in his golden eyes shimmering. With the power of the [Tathagata] that he had forcibly seized, he caused all phenomena to reverse their cycle in place.

In the next microsecond, in the depths of space, the Martial God Skill, slightly freed from its constraints, unleashed a mental phenomenon radiating for hundreds of light-years, shattering the entire universe, which had collapsed back into an unsalted state, into a mere vacuum.

This scale is typical of battles against the Disaster God.

Once it escapes the planet's surface and transcends the protection of the stars' rules, the Disaster God's power can destroy planets at will. Compared to it, even the legendary dragons of the ideal world are merely slightly larger ants.

Chu Wangshu's body was reborn in the flames, and the calamity group was also using the power of [Tathagata] to trace back to themselves through the concept of reincarnation.

In the blink of an eye, [Amaterasu] and [Ymir] returned to their positions, and half of their powers emanated into an even greater force, sweeping across the universe with the divinity of strings, as if a symphony etched into the cosmos, unleashing an ever-growing might.

But before this majesty could spread, Laevateinn, burning with the flames of the end, had already crashed down with the Light of the Soul, its brilliance resounding throughout the galaxy, shattering the backbone that the disaster-stricken people were rebuilding.

Too weak.

Even though, theoretically speaking, He now possesses greater Combat Power than any other Disaster God, compared to this Savior, the former calamities seem like outdated relics.

Having lost only once, they were no longer qualified to compete on the same stage with their opponents, to fight one-on-one, and could only endure one-sided oppression.

Fortunately, the watchful eye of the Mother Sea is constantly revising the ownership of the disaster group's authority, and the portion that belongs to them is being returned over time.

Sooner or later, the other side will be unable to hold the power of the thirteen Disaster God and fill this vessel with the complete horde of calamities.

Therefore, it will take time.

Thus, by anchoring the wandering Soul Remnants on the planet's surface, the [Child of Man], relying on his power to rule the Black Tide— the Soul Remnants of humanity—transcended the limitations of time and space, instantly returning to Great Xia and bringing the intensity of the war back to the surface level.

But this wasn't the end. Sunflower curled her lips into a smirk as she looked at the pursuing Savior with malice. The golden light in her eyes faded, and the consciousness belonging to the swarm briefly receded, allowing the pure soul that had been enveloped deep within to return to dominance.

The girl's pupils returned to a light, soft brownish-black. She stood alone in the ruins, her innocent face filled with confusion, her memories in her mind a jumbled mess, and a sharp, dull pain tearing at her nerves.

"Did I... successfully save everyone?"

Why does [Great Full Bloom] cause one to lose control of their body?

"Is this Sea Capital? Why is it all ruins? Where is everyone? Where is the stage?"

Those cruel memories, as the problem arose, gradually surfaced in my mind.

It's all fake, everything is fake.

The sunflower is Disaster God"; she was deceived, completely fooled, and there was no " Great Full Bloom " at all, no way to save everyone.

She was not the last Child of Man at all; she was a monster born of birth, a Burdens to her parents.

Her foolishness and naiveté led to the deaths of 30,000 spectators, the entire Sea Capital of Haidu, and billions of people in Great Xia. She even caused the deaths of her mother, Sister Yayoi, Sister Xie, Sister Xiaoyu, and Liuli...