Arc 14Chapters 326–350

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Ch. 326Ancient Dragon Soul

After Nüwa cut Yinglong in half, Du Yu confronted the dying Dragon Ancestor and learned he wanted to lodge his soul in Du Yu through the Eight Directions Ghost Record. Du Yu agreed after Yinglong admitted he had hoped to seize his body, leaving their bond about to begin.

  • Dong Qianqiu warned Du Yu that Nüwa had attacked Zhan Qisheng and Yingning, and Du Yu recognized her as a threat.
  • Du Yu approached the dying Yinglong, who offered him a supreme treasure and asked whether he would kill Nüwa.
  • Du Yu refused to fight Nüwa and learned Yinglong wanted to place his soul inside him using the Eight Directions Ghost Record.
  • Du Yu pressed Yinglong to reveal his true motives, and Yinglong admitted he had hoped to seize Du Yu’s body and live again.
  • Du Yu agreed to take Yinglong into himself and held out his hand.

Ch. 327The true Fuxi

Du Yu questioned Fuxi after Yinglong’s death and discovered that Fuxi and Nüwa had come to fulfill a dying wish, not to mend the sky. Fuxi admitted they had spent the past seven days sightseeing while the world credited them with heroic deeds, leaving Du Yu to confront their indifference to the suffering below.

  • Yinglong marked the Eight Directions Ghost Record with his blood, and his dragon soul entered Du Yu as his corpse fell still.
  • Nüwa and Fuxi discussed the remaining people on Dragon Ancestor Island while Du Yu learned from Dong Qianqiu that the man was Great Emperor Fuxi.
  • Du Yu approached Fuxi and asked to speak privately, despite Dong Qianqiu warning him not to risk going near Nüwa.
  • Du Yu accused Fuxi and Nüwa of killing Yinglong wrongly, but Fuxi offered compensation and explained that they had come to fulfill a dying wish and deal with trouble.
  • Fuxi told Du Yu that he and Nüwa had not planned to mend the sky and had spent seven days sightseeing instead.
  • Du Yu challenged Fuxi over neglecting the suffering people, and Fuxi replied that having a powerful, obedient sister could make anyone a great god.

Ch. 328Kill Him

Du Yu realized Fuxi was the real threat and decided to kill him, ordering the Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage to prepare an attack. He revealed his plan to the Black Monks, who retreated to report to Great Dark Heaven, though Dong Qianqiu suspected their withdrawal was only Du Yu’s first step.

  • Du Yu learned that Fuxi had no intention of taking Nüwa to mend the sky and ordered Dong Qianqiu to initiate an emergency recall.
  • Du Yu told the Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage to attack and kill Fuxi, whose death history required.
  • Du Yu stalled Fuxi by asking about the immortal beasts he and Nüwa had killed, while his disciples moved to surround him.
  • When the Black Monks noticed the approaching disciples, Du Yu told Dong Qianqiu to reveal his plan to kill Fuxi to their leader.
  • The lead monk concluded Fuxi’s death would benefit Great Dark Heaven and led the Black Monks away through a beam of black light.
  • Dong Qianqiu realized the monks’ retreat was the first step in Du Yu’s plan, but Du Yu said she had it backwards.

Ch. 329Different Paths

Du Yu led the others in attacking Fuxi, arguing that killing him was their only chance to survive and shape Nüwa Mends the Sky. Shiranui Asuka rejected his plan, and Du Yu told her she could leave the Legend Management Bureau when they returned.

  • Du Yu ambushed Fuxi, while A Can and A Kui restrained him and Xie Yujiao immobilized his tail with Array Flags.
  • Shiranui Jinkuro stabbed Fuxi with the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, but Shiranui Asuka tried to stop him and questioned their right to kill Fuxi.
  • Du Yu explained that Nüwa wanted to kill them as supreme pivots and said he would do whatever it took to keep his companions alive.
  • As the recall began, Shiranui Jinkuro pulled out the scissors and stabbed Fuxi in the chest while Shiranui Asuka watched in horror.
  • Shiranui Asuka challenged Du Yu's gamble and warned him that killing Fuxi might not make Nüwa follow his plan.
  • Du Yu told Shiranui Asuka she could leave the Legend Management Bureau and said they should part ways because they no longer shared a path.

Ch. 330No One to Save Him

After Du Yu and the others vanished, Fuxi was left gravely wounded and crawled toward Nüwa, hoping she would revive him. You Si offered him a chance to become Eternity, but rejected him as an unsuitable candidate and left him behind; two versions of You Si then questioned why they both existed in the same spacetime.

  • The recall light struck Fuxi as Du Yu and the others disappeared, leaving him barely alive and unable to get a response from Nüwa.
  • You Si arrived and offered Fuxi the chance to become Eternity by joining her and gaining control over time.
  • Fuxi eagerly agreed and grabbed You Si's hand, but she discovered that his weak cultivation and state of mind made him unfit to become time.
  • You Si rejected Fuxi and withdrew the black curtain with her counterpart, leaving him with Nüwa as they judged that he would not survive.
  • One You Si stopped the other and asked why there were two of her in the same spacetime.

Ch. 331The Gamble Paid Off

Nüwa refused to save Fuxi after realizing he had manipulated her into killing countless Supreme Pivots, and Dong Qianqiu guided her toward mending the sky with the Five-Colored Stones. Du Yu returned to the strange passage and confronted Time, who challenged him about joining forces with Sage.

  • Xie Yujiao revealed to You Si that she was the sister who had given up her memories and had returned after a thousand years.
  • Nüwa exposed her ear, ignored Fuxi’s pleas for help, and told him she no longer felt grief at the thought of losing him.
  • Nüwa blamed Fuxi for the lives she had taken, refused to save him, and watched him die.
  • Dong Qianqiu told Nüwa that the Five-Colored Stones could mend the sky, then realized Du Yu had not awakened with the others.
  • Du Yu returned to the stone passage and told Time he trusted himself more than he trusted Time.

Ch. 332Time's Answer

Du Yu questioned Time about the coming battle and Xie Yujiao, but Time could only reveal that You Si was a spirit monster formed from a unique object. Time told Du Yu he could save Zhan Qisheng, Yingning, and Weaver Girl by placing their souls in his Eight Directions Ghost Record, and the chapter ended with Time eagerly anticipating their next meeting.

  • Du Yu asked Time about winning the coming battle and the Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage's chances of survival, but Time said he could not predict events involving Du Yu.
  • Du Yu grabbed Time by the collar and demanded to know how Xie Yujiao came into being.
  • Time explained that You Si was a spirit monster formed from a one-of-a-kind object, but refused to identify it, saying that would count as another question.
  • Du Yu asked how to keep Zhan Qisheng, Yingning, and Weaver Girl's souls from scattering, and Time told him to put them in the four remaining slots of his Eight Directions Ghost Record.
  • Time said he looked forward to seeing Du Yu again, leaving Du Yu confused by his excitement.

Ch. 333The final plan

After returning from Descent, Du Yu learned that Shiranui Asuka had left and found Zhan Qisheng, Yingning, and Weaver Girl near death. He placed the three in his Eight Directions Ghost Record and asked the Queen Mother of the West and Houtu for help, while the Bureau prepared to flee and Du Yu stayed behind to face Great Dark Heaven.

  • Du Yu woke at the Legend Management Bureau after being unconscious for a day and learned that Jin Jianglang had taken Shiranui Asuka away.
  • Du Yu visited the Treatment Room, where Zhan Qisheng, Yingning, and Weaver Girl were being kept alive by the Four Divine Healers, alongside the Queen Mother of the West and Houtu.
  • With the Queen Mother of the West and Houtu's permission, Du Yu used the Eight Directions Ghost Record to take the three unconscious patients into his care and asked the two women for help concerning the Three Realms.
  • Du Yu asked Dong Qianqiu where A Can and A Kui were, then went to speak with them while the Queen Mother of the West and Houtu discussed the danger posed by He Suoyi.
  • The Queen Mother of the West ordered Dong Qianqiu to evacuate the Bureau to the Western Heaven's Pure Land and revealed that Du Yu would remain behind alone to face Great Dark Heaven.

Ch. 334Giving Up

Du Yu decided to relinquish the Eight Directions Ghost Record to Lady Houtu and face He Suoyi alone, hoping his death would spare the other Immortals. His companions rejected his plan, and Weaver Girl suggested that the seven beings within him could combine their strength to wound Great Dark Heaven.

  • Du Yu met the seven beings living within his inner world, leaving only the Evil Ghost of the South position vacant.
  • Du Yu told his companions he would give the Eight Directions Ghost Record to Lady Houtu and go to his death to stop He Suoyi from killing millions of Immortals.
  • Zhongli Chun refused to remain if Du Yu gave up the record, and Zhan Qisheng also rejected Du Yu's decision.
  • Weaver Girl recognized that Du Yu was trying to change history and pointed out that he had gathered more beings into the record than Sage had.
  • Weaver Girl proposed that the seven beings combine their strength into one strike against Great Dark Heaven.

Ch. 335Yinglong's Story

Du Yu refused to risk the others’ plan against Great Dark Heaven and instead asked Yinglong to identify A Can and A Kui. Yinglong recognized them and began recounting the reason they should have died long ago, leaving his own unusual choice of path unexplained.

  • Du Yu rejected the plan to combine everyone’s cultivation into one strike, saying he would not gamble again.
  • Du Yu asked Yinglong to identify his two brothers, and threatened to send Yinglong’s soul to reincarnation when he initially denied knowing them.
  • Yinglong agreed to explain after Du Yu threatened him, and Du Yu let him take control of his body to examine A Can and A Kui.
  • Yinglong recognized A Can and A Kui and said they should have died long ago, prompting A Can to accuse him of knowing their past.
  • Yinglong explained that he had feared death after gaining sentience, but chose to have offspring rather than pursue transformation and immortality.

Ch. 336Exiling the Nine Sons

Yinglong searched for mates and punished his nine sons for failing to inherit his ambition, turning them into figures carved on instruments, weapons, buildings, and monuments. He left the story having lost heart and deciding that humans might be the only suitable mates.

  • Yinglong fathered Qiuniu with a python and punished him by placing him atop a zither for loving music instead of cultivation.
  • Yinglong fathered Yazi with a wolf and Chaofeng with a bird, then punished them by having them carved on weapons and eaves for their bloodlust and gentleness.
  • Yinglong fathered Pulao with a golden toad and Suanni with a lion, punishing them by placing them atop a bell and an incense burner.
  • Yinglong let Baxia live but imprisoned his mother and demanded coins from him; Baxia carried passengers across the sea to earn money.
  • Yinglong fathered Bian with a tiger, Fuxi with the captive turtle mother, and Chiwen with a fish, then punished them by fixing their likenesses on prison gates, stone steles, and doorframes.
  • Yinglong lost heart after his nine sons rejected his ways and concluded that humans might make suitable mates.

Ch. 337The Riddle of Love

Yinglong abducted two sisters and tried to make them bear his offspring, mistaking their terror and desperation for signs of human affection. After he destroyed their village and left them starving in his cave, the sisters threatened to kill themselves, prompting Yinglong to dismiss their unborn children as useless before an idea about an immortal body occurred to him.

  • Yinglong captured two sisters, slaughtered their village, and brought them to his cave, believing his strength would win their willingness to mate.
  • The elder sister begged Yinglong to release her younger sister so she could stay and bear his children, explaining that their sick mother needed medicine.
  • Yinglong returned from the village covered in blood and told the sisters he had killed their mother and everyone else there.
  • The sisters grew emaciated and pregnant as Yinglong confined them in the cave and periodically checked on them.
  • The sisters threatened to stab themselves unless Yinglong let them go and gave them food, but he told them to kill their fetuses if they wished.
  • The elder sister cursed Yinglong and said she would tear him apart if she had an immortal body, making Yinglong recall the possibility of such a body.

Ch. 338Understood

Yinglong confessed how he imprisoned A Can and A Kui, and Du Yu had Xingtian punish him before recognizing that their survival and lost memories remained unexplained. With the historic battle four days away, Du Yu told his companions to take shelter while he waited for He Suoyi and Great Dark Heaven to come kill him; they understood and prepared to leave for the Western Paradise.

  • Yinglong admitted that he had sealed A Can and A Kui in a cave and assumed they died there, so Du Yu had Xingtian beat him.
  • Du Yu apologized to A Can and A Kui and deduced that someone must have rescued them before their unnatural deaths, though he still could not explain their lost memories.
  • Du Yu gathered A Can, A Kui, Liu Ling, Xie Yujiao, and Xiao Nian and told them he would not fight He Suoyi and Great Dark Heaven.
  • Du Yu asked everyone to take shelter and return afterward to help rebuild the Legend Management Bureau while he waited to die.
  • A Can, A Kui, Liu Ling, Xie Yujiao, and Xiao Nian agreed to leave for the Western Paradise, showing Du Yu they understood his plan.

Ch. 339The Legend of a Legend

Du Yu watched the Legend Management Bureau’s device reveal that his life had become an ongoing legend, then saw Nüwa complete the repair of the sky using Baxia’s legs. The chapter left Nüwa’s actions and Du Yu’s identity as a Supreme Pivot weighing on him.

  • Dong Qianqiu showed Du Yu the legend of his life, which had reached the present but had no ending yet.
  • Du Yu noticed black interruptions in the legend’s footage and recognized them as moments when he had met Time.
  • Du Yu rejected Dong Qianqiu’s suggestion that he had done enough as a mortal and reflected on how Nüwa’s actions had made him confront his identity as a Supreme Pivot.
  • Dong Qianqiu explained that Baxia had returned to Dragon Ancestor Island, found Yinglong dead, and chosen to repay Nüwa rather than seek revenge.
  • Nüwa cut off Baxia’s four legs and used them as pillars to restore the sky, then transformed them into flippers so he could move through the sea.

Ch. 340Dong Qianqiu's plan

Du Yu ordered the Legend Management Bureau evacuated and its equipment destroyed, while Dong Qianqiu secretly preserved a device recording his past in case it could help save him. At Houtu’s cave, the Underworld’s leaders agreed to evacuate their forces, but the Eastern Peak Great Emperor of Mount Tai warned that no one would remain to handle the dead mortals.

  • Du Yu told Dong Qianqiu to destroy every device, and Shen Shi secretly slipped something into Du Yu’s pocket while pretending to complain about the Bureau’s evacuation.
  • Dong Qianqiu directed the staff to destroy the equipment but hid the device recording Du Yu’s journey in the basement, hoping it might someday help save him.
  • Du Yu arrived at Lady Houtu’s cave and met Netherworld, the Emperor of Fengdu, and the Eastern Peak Great Emperor of Mount Tai.
  • Netherworld agreed to lead the Ten Directional Ghost Emperors and the Underworld’s soldiers away, and the Eastern Peak Great Emperor of Mount Tai agreed to take the Yamas, Judges, and Impermanences.
  • The Eastern Peak Great Emperor of Mount Tai warned Du Yu that the Underworld would have no one to deal with mortals who died after the evacuation.

Ch. 341Giving Up the Eight Directions Ghost Record

Du Yu and the Underworld rulers arranged a three-day absence for the Judges and Impermanence officers so he could face Great Dark Heaven without disrupting the mortal world. After the others left Houtu’s Cave Abode, Du Yu returned the Eight Directions Ghost Record and erased his name from it.

  • The Northern Emperor proposed delaying everyone’s recorded death by three days while allowing serious criminals to die and have their souls scattered, and the Eastern Peak Great Emperor of Mount Tai agreed after Houtu gave her approval.
  • The Northern Emperor and the Eastern Emperor realized Du Yu had come to speak privately with Houtu and left her Cave Abode.
  • Du Yu told Houtu he no longer wanted the Eight Directions Ghost Record and returned it to her.
  • Du Yu wiped his name from the center of the record and formally relinquished it.

Ch. 342Concealment

Du Yu gave up his name in the Eight Directions Ghost Record and helped set the Underworld’s evacuation in motion, while secretly visiting people he knew. The chapter ended with “Time” wondering how Du Yu planned to turn the tables without his usual protections or the Immortals.

  • Du Yu erased his name from the Eight Directions Ghost Record, and Houtu assigned Chi Ghost to protect him.
  • The Underworld’s residents began evacuating after the Eastern Emperor and Northern Emperor issued their orders.
  • Du Yu told Chi Ghost that he had chosen to give his life to Great Dark Heaven rather than let the catastrophe destroy the Immortals.
  • Du Yu visited Cui Jue during the evacuation, and Cui Jue began to realize what Du Yu was implying.
  • Du Yu asked Chi Ghost to take him to Impermanence Hall so he could visit Seventh Master and Eighth Master.
  • “Time” questioned whether Du Yu could change the outcome without the Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage, the Eight Directions Ghost Record, or the Immortals.

Ch. 343Hidden Grudges

Du Yu dismissed his allies and waited alone at the Legend Management Bureau, leaving “Time” unsure of his intentions. Great Dark Heaven arrived to settle an old grudge and, relying on “Time”’s information, prepared to attack Du Yu while the powerful Immortals gathered on Kunlun Mountain.

  • Du Yu visited Fan Wujiao, Xie Bi'an, Ox-Head, Horse-Face, Zhong Kui, Nezha, Yang Jian, Chang'e, and the Jade Emperor without telling them his plans.
  • Du Yu sent Chi Ghost away and remained alone in the Legend Management Bureau, saying everything would end the next day.
  • Great Dark Heaven appeared before “Time” and asked for information to guarantee victory over Du Yu.
  • “Time” told Great Dark Heaven that Du Yu had abandoned his defenses and was waiting alone, but discovered that the Heavenly Venerables were not in Western Heaven's Pure Land.
  • “Time” located the Queen Mother of the West and the other True Immortals on Kunlun Mountain, and Great Dark Heaven left to attack Du Yu.

Ch. 344Extreme Darkness Strikes

Du Yu faced He Suoyi and the immense forces of the Extreme Darkness World as they descended on the Legend Management Bureau. After they argued over cause and effect, Du Yu waited for the coming fight with murderous intent.

  • Du Yu saw Great Dark Heaven arrive beneath enormous black clouds, accompanied by a hundred thousand chanting monks, fifteen Black Arhat Venerables, and ten Great Luo Golden Immortals.
  • He Suoyi landed before Du Yu and revealed that he now called himself Subhuti, the foremost disciple of Great Dark Heaven.
  • Du Yu and He Suoyi exchanged barbed remarks about the destruction of the Legend Management Bureau and Dong Qianqiu's injuries.
  • He Suoyi claimed Du Yu's forces had caused his loss of a leg and that the Extreme Darkness World had come to deliver the consequence.
  • Du Yu countered that He Suoyi had started the feud by killing the Bureau's employees and injuring Dong Qianqiu, and said he would take He Suoyi's life.

Ch. 345The Heavenly Venerables Descend

Du Yu revealed that he had kept the Eight Directions Ghost Record and struck He Suoyi, then summoned hidden allies to attack Great Dark Heaven’s forces. The Three Pure Ones and Gouchen Great Emperor arrived, while the battle against the invading army was still unfolding.

  • Du Yu told He Suoyi he was fired from the Legend Management Bureau, then attacked him with a punch powered by Zhan Qisheng.
  • He Suoyi repaired his shattered jaw and summoned a Buddha as Great Dark Heaven ordered him to kill Du Yu.
  • Du Yu called for the attackers to be killed, and the Queen Mother of the West’s Nine Heavens Divine Thunder and Lady Houtu’s Ten Thousand Things Kill struck at Great Dark Heaven.
  • The Taiyi Demon-Slaying Sword appeared and cut off a black-robed monk’s arms as the monks rushed toward Du Yu.
  • The Three Pure Ones arrived, and the Gouchen Great Emperor descended amid the standoff.

Ch. 346The Plan

Du Yu explained how he used the Legend Management Bureau’s hidden teleportation array and his connection to Sage to organize an ambush against He Suoyi’s forces. He revealed that he had gambled everything on misleading his enemies with a fake Eight Directions Ghost Record as the immortals gathered overhead.

  • Lady Houtu, the Queen Mother of the West, and the immortals emerged from the Legend Management Bureau, surrounding He Suoyi’s forces.
  • Du Yu explained that the Queen Mother of the West’s position as director gave her access to a hidden teleportation array between Kunlun Mountain and the Bureau.
  • Du Yu told He Suoyi that he had deduced Time was tracking him and had planned around the enemy’s knowledge of his movements.
  • Du Yu revealed that Sage used the Legend Management Bureau as his equipment and that Xiao Qi relayed Du Yu’s mentally rehearsed plan to people in the Legend.
  • Du Yu explained that Shen Shi had made a fake Eight Directions Ghost Record, allowing Du Yu to trick He Suoyi into believing he had surrendered the real one.

Ch. 347Tens of Thousands of Reinforcements

Du Yu’s ambush faced Great Dark Heaven’s hundred thousand Black Monks, and He Suoyi warned that the black Buddha could not be defeated. Just as battle began, reinforcements from Olympus, the Four Seas, Heaven, and the Armed Monster Alliance arrived to aid Du Yu’s side.

  • He Suoyi told Du Yu that Great Dark Heaven had never been defeated and flew to join him.
  • Great Dark Heaven summoned a black Buddha for each of his hundred thousand Black Monks and ordered them to begin battle.
  • The Chinese Immortals prepared to fight as the monks charged, but a thunderbolt struck and scattered their formation.
  • Empress Medusa arrived with ten thousand Greek Immortals and attacked the monks with thunder.
  • A Can, A Kui, the Four Sea Dragon Kings, and more than ten thousand Crab Generals arrived to support Du Yu.
  • Nezha and Li Jing brought ten thousand Heavenly Generals, while Shiranui Asuka opened a Portal for Shuten Doji and the Armed Monster Alliance.

Ch. 348The eve of battle

Du Yu assembled the immortals, monsters, and other reinforcements to face Great Dark Heaven, who remained untouched while reciting the Heart Sutra. As the battle began, Du Yu urged his allies to prioritize survival, leaving the outcome uncertain.

  • Shuten Doji summoned tens of thousands of monster riders, and Shiranui Jinkuro argued with Ibaraki Doji about riding safely.
  • Great Dark Heaven recited the Heart Sutra and declared himself both Great Sun Tathagata and Great Dark Heaven before his monks attacked the immortals.
  • Du Yu's allies, including A Can, A Kui, Liu Ling, Xie Yujiao, and Xiao Nian, joined him despite his objections to the mortal and less powerful fighters being there.
  • The Heavenly Venerables attacked Great Dark Heaven, but their spells failed to affect him as black energy swirled around him.
  • Du Yu told the Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage to keep everyone alive and asked future Xiao Qi to help the battlefield however she could.
  • Xiao Qi said Sage would offer a strategy at the right moment, and Du Yu asked her to tell Sage to prepare the Legend Management Bureau for everyone's return.

Ch. 349Maudgalyayana

Du Yu was nearly overwhelmed by Maudgalyayana’s black mist until Yang Jian intervened and stayed behind to fight him. Maudgalyayana exposed Yang Jian’s anguish over his mother’s imprisonment as their battle continued.

  • Maudgalyayana attacked Du Yu and knocked down the Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage, while Xiao Qi warned that he was near the Heavenly Venerable realm.
  • Du Yu struggled to withstand Maudgalyayana’s black mist, and a second clump threatened to overwhelm him.
  • Yang Jian arrived and dispersed both clumps of black mist, allowing Du Yu and the others to leave.
  • Yang Jian and Maudgalyayana exchanged powerful blows, and Maudgalyayana taunted Yang Jian about his imprisoned mother beneath Peach Mountain.

Ch. 350Mahakasyapa

Yang Jian resisted Maudgalyayana’s attempt to draw him into Extreme Darkness after Ibaraki Doji reminded him not to betray his allies. Elsewhere, Black Impermanence faced Mahakasyapa, a scar-covered ascetic and one of Buddha’s Ten Great Disciples, while White Impermanence went to seek other opponents.

  • Maudgalyayana attacked Yang Jian and tried to turn his suffering over his mother into a reason to join Extreme Darkness.
  • Ibaraki Doji struck Maudgalyayana, challenged his manipulation, and helped Yang Jian regain his resolve.
  • Yang Jian and Ibaraki Doji joined forces against Maudgalyayana, while Ibaraki warned Yang Jian not to call him a little monster.
  • Black and White Impermanence discussed their remaining opponents as they fought through the monks surrounding them.
  • Mahakasyapa introduced himself to Black and White Impermanence as Great Dark Heaven’s Foremost Ascetic Mendicant.
  • Black Impermanence claimed he would reach Great Luo Golden Immortal when Mahakasyapa fell, and White Impermanence left to find opponents of his own.
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