"So you know her?"
[Iris]'s delicate face held a hint of surprise.
The Witch Shion recognized in an instant that the other party was not the real Iris.
Because the sound of a real Iris is like the left and right eyes not being able to focus; you can immediately tell from it that your mind is blank and you love drinking honey water.
The voice of the person in front of me, [Iris], sounded as if it had been sharpened.
I wouldn't call them smart, but you can definitely tell they have something in their head.
However, the Personal Reality Iris was superior to Shion left a deep impression on Su La.
"A formidable rival."
Shion casually mentioned how Iris had always defined the relationship between the two.
Actually, she hadn't figured out what kind of relationship the two of them had.
friend?
We're not familiar with each other at all.
colleague?
It doesn't really count.
stranger?
The two were not exactly strangers, nor were they acquaintances; they had only met once.
Therefore, without establishing a clear relationship between the two, Shion immediately thought of the so-called rival that Iris often mentioned, and blurted it out.
After saying it, she felt it might not have been appropriate, but since she had already said it, there was no reason to take it back.
Besides, it's too complicated to explain, so let's just leave it at that.
[Iris] then revealed a somewhat subtle expression and asked again, "A formidable rival?"
"More or less."
"That's a bit unbelievable." [Iris] looked the Witch Shion up and down. "No matter how you look at it, you're much stronger than her now."
Their words generally indicated a lack of understanding as to why they were called a formidable rival.
The Witch Shion didn't want to explain too much, but simply asked in return, "As for you, as the Beast of the End, why do you present yourself in this manner?"
Then [Iris] stood up, as if to show off, and twirled among the flowers, petals fluttering and swaying around her, dreamlike and ethereal. "Don't you think she's beautiful?"
Is this Beast of the End still obsessed with looks?
Shion examined it carefully; the Iris was indeed quite beautiful.
However, there are just too many beautiful magical girls.
As the protagonist of a certain online novel stated in his philosophy of life:
It is the ugly woman who created the beauty, the fool who brought forth the wise, the cowardly who highlighted the strong, and the common people who saved Heavenly Deity.
In a world where almost no magical girl is ugly, the concepts of pretty and beautiful are worthless.
Things that everyone has do not constitute an advantage.
"It's alright."
So [Iris] sighed, "It's Return to Truth a pity that I can't appreciate her beauty."
"Her appearance isn't particularly outstanding," Shion remarked, casually deciding to sit down among the flowers.
The surrounding flowers were clearly not ordinary flowers.
As she sat down, it seemed as if countless wails emerged from the petals, and all the flowers swayed together. A fierce wind arose, and the entire flowerbed transformed into surging waves, trying to sweep her out of the garden!
However, Shion remained expressionless, releasing a surge of magical power at the same time.
He forcefully suppressed the roaring resentment and anger, and sat steadily in the flower bushes!
The [Iris], which had been sitting calmly and motionless among the flowers, finally turned its head, its blue eyes scrutinizing the Shion.
It was as if light was shimmering in her eyes.
"Do you also wish to sit above all living beings?"
Shion was silent for a moment, then nodded. "You have a bit of glaucoma."
Suddenly, Shion spoke up.
[Iris] subconsciously touched her eyes, her expression thoughtful for a long time, seemingly not understanding the meaning behind Shion's words.
"Glaucoma? That sounds nice." She even took it as a compliment, then [Iris] said with a touch of nostalgia, "The first time I saw her, I thought her eyes were beautiful, just like you said, glaucoma, it left a deep impression."
I never expected this guy to actually fight Iris.
Although she never doubted Iris's potential, she never imagined that one day Iris would be able to fight against the Beast of the End.
Because of the conversations and feelings we've had so far, Shion is absolutely certain.
This Beast of the End was the strongest opponent she had ever encountered, and it even made her feel a sense of danger.
Since gaining the power of a magical girl, Shion hasn't felt any danger for a long time.
Although the journey has been arduous and difficult, like walking on a steel coil, most of the enemies have posed little challenge to Shion.
But before them Beast of the End.
From the moment only one eye was visible, Shion knew.
It's different.
Unlike his previous opponents who were all bark and no bite, the Beast of the End might truly be a worthy adversary, worthy of his all-out effort.
The Beast of the End paid no heed to Shion's undisguised, fanatical fighting spirit, simply stating, "From a very long time ago, I have wandered far and wide, from world to world, searching for something that can defeat me."
"So free?"
In response to Witch Shion's question, [Iris] simply smiled wearily, "Yes, I'm quite free. Were you born the strongest, or did you become the strongest later, beautiful lady?"
My name is Shion.
"I see, it's a beautiful name just as lovely as Iris's. You two are not only equally beautiful in appearance, but your names are equally lovely too." [Iris] continued to praise Iris, "You truly are formidable rivals."
Shion felt that the being before her Return to Truth actually be Iris.
Here, it disguises itself as the Beast of the End ----
But that's just wishful thinking; Iris could never look like that.
Most importantly, this guy doesn't have the same strong sense of Personal Reality as Iris. For Shion, who can see souls, the difference between the two is simply too great.
It feels more like it was influenced by the Iris.
I never imagined that the lower cultivation could be tainted by the upper cultivation; Iris, you should not be underestimated.
Then, the immense, Filthy Magic Power amazed Shion once again.
The being before them was the Dao Ancestor of the Calamity Beast, the origin of the Filthy Magic Power, and even Shion could sense it.
All the Filthy Magic Power in this world originates from her.
The Filthy Magic Power that is transformed from people's negative emotions is just a few fragments that fell from her.
Those faint, ethereal auras emanated from her, then subsided, transforming into a power akin to the very essence of the world, omnipresent.
It is not that people's negative emotions transform into Filthy Magic Power.
Rather, it was the person's negative awareness that activated the Filthy Magic Power she had released, which granted her this power.
That's true; no matter how you look at it, energy isn't conserved during emotional transitions.
The main Filthy Magic Power is not a miracle like that of a magical girl; basic physical laws still apply.
So Shion asked curiously, "Excuse me, do you have any extras?"
[Iris] tilted her head, looking curious, "What do you mean by 'single-fold'?"
"Are you referring to the single-universe level? Or the multiverse level? Generally speaking, Infinity isn't allowed within the scope of this debate, nor is it permissible to apply true Infinity to the single-universe level, because true Infinity in the mathematical sense is still outside the scope of this debate. True Infinity is not equivalent to Infinity in this debate. Infinity in the debate level can generally be considered as the ordinary universe—"
After a long silence, [Iris] finally said honestly, "I don't understand."
"There's no other way; we need to be more precise with combat power." As Shion spoke, her aura clearly surpassed her opponent's, explaining the specific settings like a teacher. "A single unit means destroying Infinity large universe in one strike; a multiverse means destroying a multiverse in one strike. Of course, there are also super-single-universe levels, which, given enough time, can destroy a multiverse, though the time varies. And then there are multiple single units, quantities that can be described as many times greater than a single-universe level—"
[Iris] turned her head, and countless eyeballs appeared in the sky, blinking and flashing with the images of Infinity worlds. "I don't understand. You can see for yourself. These are all worlds I destroyed."
It felt somewhat like taking out a treasured item for appraisal, and he even looked at Shion with great anticipation.
Shion stroked her chin and counted carefully. "Hmm, what a pity. It seems we won't reach the Infinity Box level."
[Iris] didn't feel regretful, only slightly surprised, "An existence at the level of the Infinity Box is stronger than me?"
"Pretty much. What you've done is at most at the level of a single universe, because you can't destroy so many universes in one blow, can you?"
Regarding Shion's evaluation and certification, the Beast of the End nodded, "I need to personally travel to different universes and spend some time before I can completely devour them."
Then Shion clapped her hands suddenly, "That's right, it's at the super single universe level, not bad. With your strength, you might surpass the Great Emperor and be called an Immortal."
Although she couldn't understand the words, [Iris] could still hear the praise and admiration in the other person's tone.
The Beast of the End smiled and nodded, "Then it seems I am indeed quite good. But I'm curious, can 'slightly weaker than a single universe, slightly weaker than a multiverse' be categorized as 'weak single' or 'weak multiverse'?"
On one hand, Shion was slightly surprised that the other party understood so quickly; on the other hand, she scoffed at how far off the mark the other party's understanding was.
"The so-called weak single universe and weak multiverse are pure nonsense. The standard for a single universe is to destroy an Infinity large universe with a single blow. The same applies to the multiverse. The minimum standard has been given. Where does this weak single universe and weak multiverse come from? I think it's mostly idiots."
After being mocked, the Beast of the End wasn't angry. It simply asked again, "Is the highest level the Infinity Box?"
" Infinity: 3 points for repeated Infinity emphasis, 3.5 points for double Infinity, 4 points for extremely large numbers, 4.5 points for partial properties of Infinity or large numbers, at least greater than 10^100, 5 points for comparison with natural numbers or similar----"
" Return to Truth meticulous."
"Combat power is mathematics," Shion said earnestly. "Mathematicians, physicists, and even philosophers throughout history have invented various concepts and formulas for the sake of combat power. The history of mankind is the history of combat mechanics."
So [Iris] thought for a moment, "By this standard, even at her strongest, Miss Iris didn't reach the level of a single universe, but her performance was still outstanding."
Finally managing to steer the conversation away from the division of combat strength, [Iris] waved her hand, and the two of them left the garden and arrived at a world full of devastation.
They walk above the world, surveying it all.
Terrifying, Filthy Magic Power engulfed the universe, leaving behind Filthy Magic Power and destruction.
Every living thing in the universe bows down to it; no one can stand before it.
There was one exception.
Even though she was covered in wounds and her magical armor was tattered, the blue magical girl...
The last magical girl the Beast of the End faces.
In reality, they didn't just meet once.
When the Beast of the End descended, Iris stood in its way.
"I am the world's strongest magical girl, Lady Iris!"
The first time I heard it, the arrogant voice still carried a hint of immaturity; beneath the arrogance lay the ignorance of a novice.
At that time, she had many companions by her side.
Claiming to be the world's strongest magical girl sounds more like boasting and ostentatiously announcing her power.
Even so, the flamboyant Iris still gave immense courage and reassurance to the magical girls who could barely stand when facing the Beast of the End.
But in the end, they still lost.
Not dying was simply good luck.
This reminded Shion of the first time she fought Iris.
However, compared to Shion, the Beast of the End is obviously more cruel—or perhaps not cruel, but simply crushed many other magical girls indiscriminately.
Golden Tea, Shancha, Hongmian, Mochi, Xiaoyou, Chixing, Changyue, Xiaoxiao, Zimo ----
The Iris, having failed to protect anyone, fell pitifully to the ground.
It was no different from the countless other ants.
"I have always been, the world's strongest magical girl, Iris!"
The second time was when Iris returned to face the Beast of the End once again, by which time the Beast of the End had already devoured many magical girls and worlds.
Iris, whose injuries had just healed and who had regained some of her strength, once again stood in front of the Beast of the End without hesitation.
Qingluan stayed by her side, but she was actually filled with fear and unease, and was even so overwhelmed by the aura of the Beast of the End that she could hardly breathe.
And so Iris smiled brightly, holding Qingwan's hand as she declared this.
In reality, much of the ignorant arrogance in his tone had disappeared; it was more like he was forcing himself to believe it.
This time she didn't die because Iris unleashed unimaginable power for the first time.
The colossal Black Hole swallowed the Beast of the End, sending itself and the End to nothingness.
The reason she survived was not because of the immense power she unleashed, but because it piqued the interest of the Beast of the End, who then brought Iris back with him when he returned from the void.
But when Iris woke up, the scene before her was still a mess.
She protected nothing; the Beast of the End destroyed everything she had tried to protect.
The mangled corpse of the Qingluan was laid out conspicuously before her.
"I really am the strongest."
When Iris arrived alone before the Beast of the End for the third time, carrying many hopes and the last wishes of the dead, she was still able to smile.
No one could advise her, and no one could comfort her.
When the end of the world comes, everyone will be doing their best just to survive.
The Iris is the only sun, constantly guiding and comforting others.
A confident and powerful magical girl redeems everyone in the apocalypse.
To dispel their despair and pain.
Until the very last second before destruction, everyone was filled with hope and peace of mind.
Unfortunately, even miracles have their limits.
Even with the gravity rules Full Bloom their fullest extent, exceeding the limits of reality, they failed to harm the Beast of the End in the slightest.
Faced with a despairing reality, the Iris that ultimately disappeared showed no pain or despair.
It was only with a final, brilliant strike that it touched the pupils of the Beast of the End.
It shook its resolve.
The Beast of the End stood beside Shion, watching with her as Iris, Iris magical girl who, in countless reincarnations, faced herself with optimism and confidence, and challenged herself with powerful willpower.
Countless pairs of eyes, containing countless worlds, revealed fascination and longing.
"Don't you think it's beautiful? That posture, transcending the so-called multi-dimensional box, can make monsters develop a heart and spirit. No matter how many times, it fascinates me."
Shion looked at Iris, who remained unchanged as always, and nodded. " Iris is indeed very strong."
"Hehe, I knew you'd understand."
Even from afar, inside Jiang Si's body, she could see through the Witch Shion's vision that the Emperor of the Beast of the End and the Little Black Dragon were looking at each other in bewilderment.
I never expected Shion to have such a high opinion of Iris, and that seemingly complex Beast of the End also favors Iris so much.
"Could she really be the darling of the world?"
Hearing the Little Black Dragon's sigh, the Emperor shook his head. "It's her own strength that made Shion and the Beast of the End take notice. After all, the only way to make them remember is through her own power."
Then he smiled and said, "Perhaps I can tell Iris about this later; she'll definitely be happy."
"No, no, no, I think she'll just laugh and say, 'I'm just naturally this strong—'"
"Then let's forget about it."
"Yes, she's already very confident. If she finds out that the two strongest beings in the world acknowledge her, she'll be on cloud nine—"
The two were talking in the Beihai, New World that Tiana had created herself.
Jiang Si's arm was severed.
"You're getting stronger and stronger, Tiana."
The Emperor and the Little Black Dragon's attention was also drawn back from the Beast of the End. Looking at the increasingly powerful Tiana, both of them felt somewhat uneasy.
"Is this going to be okay?"
"Boss, Dad, why aren't you transforming yet?"
As the conversation between the Witch Shion and the Beast of the End echoed in the void, Jiang Si and Tiana's battle had already leveled the Beihai.
Tiana went from initial tentative exploration to becoming increasingly bold, her power steadily increasing, and her body undergoing continuous transformations as she adapted to the gifts from the Beast of the End.
When she finally pushed her power to a level sufficient to crush the continent, the first real wound appeared on Jiang Si's body.
The left arm, unable to dodge in time, was severed at the shoulder. The gushing blood mist from the cut ignited in the extreme cold, turning to ashes along with the severed arm.
However, Jiang Si's expression remained unchanged. He maintained his human form, and even his breathing remained steady, as if losing an arm was a trivial matter.
He leaped up and slammed his single arm down on Tiana's body!
He was still pondering how to explain the differences in power levels to the Beast of the End.
As Tiana's body continued to grow stronger and mutate deep within the continent, the process of adapting to the power of the Beast of the End was not short and was quite troublesome.
Once the transformation was finally complete, the once elegant body completely disintegrated and reassembled, transforming into a chaotic and ferocious beast.
Countless eyes opened on its body, each pupil reflecting a different magical aura; several pairs of white wings pierced from its back, their full feathers shimmering with a sharp luster like scales.
Three snake-like heads swelled up from the neck, but their scales had turned into pure, smooth feathers, making them appear even more eerie.
Then, all three snake heads bit down simultaneously!
Jiang Si braced himself with one arm, managing to hold back those three massive jaws that were powerful enough to crush mountains.
However, the snake fangs pierced his skin and seeped in, and an excessive amount of Filthy Magic Power surged into the wound like venom.
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Si raised his head, his gaze passing through the deep throats of the three snake mouths and looking straight at the huge eyeballs hidden within them. They were round, innocent, yet exuding an extremely terrifying cute anime-style pupils.
Magic power began to gather in his pupils.
The flames of the Yarrow, the sword energy of the Bai Mei, and the magic of the Bingtang.
It instantly engulfed Jiang Si's untransformed physical body!
The planet of the New World was also destroyed in this strike!
Meanwhile, the Witch Shion was still strolling among the stars with the Beast of the End, watching the other challengers pass by.
"Were you born to be the strongest, or did you become the strongest later?"
The Beast of the End did not wait for Shion's answer, but continued, "To grow from weak to the strongest must be a wonderful thing, right?"
After pondering for a long time, Shion said, "Not necessarily."
"Really? Yes, perhaps so."
[Iris] said, "I envy Iris's happiness and admire her strength, because I was born the strongest, without..."
I have never found an opponent, nor have I ever lost. I cannot understand weakness, and without understanding weakness, I cannot know what strength is. Therefore, I wander endlessly, searching for something that can defeat me.
The Beast of the End turned its head and looked at Shion: "And you, have you ever lost?"
"I was once chased and beaten by three thugs."
Shion didn't mind talking about her past embarrassing moments, "When you haven't become stronger, failure is a common occurrence."
"So, can you tell me? What exactly are strength and weakness? If you were once weak and are now strong, you must know, right?"
Shion didn't rush to answer that question, but instead asked, "What about the corpses outside?"
The surrounding scenery changed again.
Jiang Keke stood in the garden, opposite the Beast of the End.
"You mean her?" A hint of annoyance appeared in the Beast of the Beast of the End's eyes. "Annoying fellow. Never mind, let's get back to the previous question."
"A pointless question."
After a moment of silence, a hint of disappointment appeared in the eyes of the Beast of the End.
All the images disappeared, and the two returned to the garden.
[Iris] looked down and saw a scene of Jiang Si fighting against Tiana in one of her eyeballs.
Tiana bit Jiang Si tightly, almost devouring him.
The enormous three-headed beast nearly burst the entire universe; with just a slight movement of its body, cracks appeared in its eyeballs.
Each pupil of the Beast of the End is a world.
Tiana dragged Jiang Si into a desolate world devoured by the Beast of the End, and replicated the New World and the Chongxu within it.
Knowing this, Shion didn't ask any more questions, but simply said, "Even if I told you the answer, it wouldn't make a difference, because many things in this world cannot be understood through language alone."
Shion showed no interest in the battle within the eyes of the Beast of the End, and simply plucked a flower.
Perhaps that shouldn't be called picking.
Instead, it was forcibly pulled off, like tearing an arm from a person's body; the petals splattered, resembling blood!
Some things can only be understood through personal experience.
In the pupils of the Beast of the End, Jiang Si, who was being torn apart by Tiana, suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light!
Immediately, Jiang Si's body began to swell, mutating into a giant beast just like Tiana.
The golden Calamity Dragon was almost indistinguishable from Tiana's ferocious beast in terms of its body, except that its scales were golden and its head was many times more majestic than Tiana's snake head!
Golden Calamity Dragon King!
It hasn't been used for a long time, but it has actually retained the ability to transform into the Golden Calamity Dragon King, especially after obtaining the second heart.
The overall strength of the Golden Calamity Dragon King has reached a new level.
The two colossal beasts, seemingly born from the primordial era, were locked in a fierce struggle, causing the Beast of the End to continuously shed tears of blood from its eyes.
Tiny cracks began to appear on the pupils of the eyes.
"Want to give it a try?"
The Golden Calamity Dragon King firmly stomped on the three-headed serpent's shoulder, its enormous golden dragon wings obscuring the universe, its claws tearing off the white feathers!
Tiana, not to be outdone, coiled her three-headed serpent around the Golden Calamity Dragon King's neck, tearing at it relentlessly, and spraying various sword energies and magic at the Golden Calamity Dragon King's body.
The Golden Calamity Dragon King's eyes flashed with a hint of ferocity as it bit down on one of the snake heads.
Grabbing that slender, feathered neck, it ripped it off fiercely!
Blood sprayed out, transforming into a crimson waterfall!
Feathers fluttered about, each one like shattered stars, as the Golden Calamity Dragon King tore at the still-moving snake head, golden light constantly converging from its mouth.
The Beast of the End [Iris], who had been casually conversing with Shion, finally focused its light on that eye.
As the power of the Golden Calamity Dragon King dissipated, the blood tears flowing from that eye gradually turned into a scalding golden yellow.
Like golden magma, it surged and dripped.
Every tear corrodes and melts the flowers in the garden.
Countless pupils gazed with curiosity and astonishment at the pupil that had become the battlefield between the Golden Calamity Dragon King and the Three-Headed Serpent.
"Try what?"
But in the end, the Beast of the End still asked her that question.
The eye containing the image of the Golden Calamity Dragon King and the three-headed serpent suddenly stopped weeping, and everything froze.
In the midst of the battlefield, the Golden Calamity Dragon King, which held a snake's head in its mouth, had finished gathering its golden breath. At such close range, the ferocious snake's head was made even more dazzling by the golden breath, with golden light flowing and emanating from its pupils, nostrils, mouth, ears, and all the exits in its skull.
Until, the Golden Calamity Dragon King, standing atop the three-headed serpent's body, forcefully pried open one of the serpent's mouths with its claws.
The golden breath passed through the snake head in the dragon's mouth and poured entirely into the mouth of the other snake head opened by the Golden Calamity Dragon King!
It was like a rich, deep snake kiss!
Both snake heads exploded simultaneously with a golden breath!
The pupil finally split open completely, then slowly closed, with only golden blood flowing continuously until it almost formed a small golden lake in the garden.
The Beast of the End nodded slightly and turned its head away. The Shion casually tossed the flower it had plucked to her.
"Try experiencing failure firsthand, and recognize your own weakness."
Then Shion stretched out her hand towards her, "Come and fight me."