He chose to jump into Sibel's [Time of Nonexistence] in front of the live broadcast camera and under the Attention of all viewers.
Everyone was watching him, but at that moment, no one could see him.
He is the focus of everyone's Attention, yet also a blind spot in everyone's eyes.
The most secret transformation is completed in the most public setting!
"To become someone no one can see, under everyone's gaze."
The three rituals simultaneously reach the peak of resonance!
Pure black and pure white no longer clashed, but began to rotate.
They slowly rotate around the same center, eventually forming a circular, dial-like outline.
Crimson rises from black, and golden light emerges from white.
Crimson lines and golden radiance intertwine as they rotate, like the hands of an hour and minute hand chasing each other.
Qiji closed his eyes and looked inward at his own Echo Core.
His Echo has been completely transformed!
It transformed into an exquisite clock face, hovering in the center of his spirit body.
The dial is divided into two halves—
On the left is the [nothing] half-area, with crimson patterns flowing across a pure black background.
On the right is the [have] half of the area, with a pure white background and golden radiance flowing through it.
A Myth Fragment and two Legend Fragment are quietly embedded in the [Existence] half of the zone, like stars embedded in the night sky.
A silver-white hand stands in the center of the dial, trembling slightly, as if waiting for something.
Without hesitation, Qiji reached out and touched the pointer with his fingertips.
In an instant, he understood.
I understand everything now.
When the pointer points to [nothingness], he can invoke the power of "nothingness"—
Negation, dissolution, and return to nothingness.
When the pointer points to [existence], he can invoke the power of "existence"—
To create, to reveal, to give existence.
As the pointer points to different fragments, the powers of different lineages begin to manifest!
What he possesses at this moment is—
[Vector], [Moonlight], [Dream].
Qiji gripped the pointer, and silvery-white light burst forth from between his fingers.
In an instant, it tore apart the entire darkness!
"This is my Echo— "
"It is Miracle creating something from nothing, and also the end of something returning to nothing."
"It can create all possibilities."
"It can also destroy everything that is possible."
As Qiji's words fell, [Time of Nonexistence] began to collapse.
The darkness shattered into countless streams of light, Qiji figure stepped out from among them.
His body was enveloped in a mist of interwoven black and white light.
His mask was no longer on his face.
(PS: I've combined four chapters into one in two days, and this chapter is already 9,000 words long. Please give me some votes~ I rarely ask for anything~ Oh well, sorry.)
Chapter 119 Six-Star Card! Miracle! (4-in-1)
During the time that Qiji disappeared from everyone's sight, the barrage of comments flooded the screen at a dizzying speed.
Many viewers are still debating why Qiji has "no Echo":
"Holy crap, who said Prisoner Ji was just a pure sports student? They were right!"
"So there's no Echo? That doesn't make sense! How do you explain the Armament wore when fighting Kamishiro Chiho and the One Night's Moonfall? How do you explain the Sword of Mirrors?"
"Holy crap! I get it! Prisoner Ji's Lili is remarkably similar to Li Li's! Lili is a scroll master, while Prisoner Ji is a prop master!"
"Do you guys remember? When Prisoner Ji used the Intangibility, he always touched his mask! When he used the Armament and Sword of Mirrors, he always threw out a card! And when he used the One Night's Moonfall, he even used a tie to cover his eyes!"
"Holy crap, bro, it's like a detective!"
"Got it, the hero Prisoner Ji is still too reliant on equipment!"
"That's not surprising, that's not surprising at all!"
"No wonder Prisoner Ji is so poor, he's a pay-to-win player too!"
"So, Prisoner Ji really has quite a few gadgets!"
"So, Time of Nonexistence Prisoner Ji is now taking a fatal blow from Sibel, is it really, as Huomu said, for the sake of awakening the Echo?"
"Definitely! Huomu is all sweet talk, but when it really matters, who can be as smart as him?"
"If Prisoner Ji is this powerful even before Echo, what will he be like after Echo?!"
"Now I understand! It's a version update, further buffing wheelchair characters!"
"Hurry up! I can't wait to see the Echo of the Prisoner Ji, the return of the King!"
Right now, on the field.
Sibel's [Time of Nonexistence] is shaped like a vortex, suspended in mid-air.
After Sibel's Echo completely engulfed Qiji, only a chilling silence remained on the ring.
Just as the audience of the City of Kindling was beginning to despair, believing the outcome was already decided—
A pure white mask suddenly appeared at the center of the vortex and fell to the ground.
After a "snap" sound, a very fine crack suddenly appeared from between the eyebrows of the mask.
As fine as a hair, yet clearly visible.
Then came the second, the third, and countless more...
Cracks spread like a spider web.
Everyone outside the stadium witnessed this scene.
"Look! What's going on? Isn't that Qiji's mask?"
"The mask is broken...?"
"Does that mean that Qiji's spirit, like the mask, has disintegrated?"
So... we still lost?
"Damn it, winning the tournament... in the end, it's all just a dream...?"
"Hey! Even though Qiji has lost, it's not time to give up! We still have two contestants who haven't stepped onto the stage yet! And Liuli, the final fighter, hasn't even made her move. How can you say we've lost?!"
Do you think Liuli can defeat Sibel, who possesses the power of time?
When asked that question, the man's tone noticeably softened. "Well... we haven't fought, so who can say for sure?"
"It's alright, everyone, stay optimistic! Even if Liuli loses, we still have Suyo! Suyo will lead us to victory!"
It would have been better if the topic of Suyo hadn't been mentioned; the mere Suyo only brought up a chorus of wails from the crowd.
"Dude, are you doing this on purpose? Or did you really not see the battle situation on Suyo's side?"
"Huh? Didn't Suyo just win the match by using Dictatorship? If he won, what am I watching? Of course, I'm watching Qiji's battle against Sibel!"
"Suyo is about to lose! He's being completely dominated by Charles!"
"What?!"
"Moreover, both Suyo's team and Qiji's team have been confirmed eliminated! The final will once again be an internal battle among the ten exchange students from Kalentia!"
"How could this be?! The second level isn't over yet!"
"Look at the team rankings yourself! It's over!"
When the spectators outside the stadium noticed this, Liuli also realized this fact through the information on the big screen.
The girl's face turned extremely pale. "Damn it, we've been tricked by Kalentia..."
"Setting up a trap? What do you mean?" Huomu turned to look at Liuli in surprise.
Liuli's voice betrayed her resentment. "We've already... been eliminated."
"Clam?"
This time, Setsuna and Bai Lili turned their gazes toward them.
They didn't understand why Liuli would say such a thing when the competition was still going on.
In Setsuna, he asked in confusion:
"Liuli, explain yourself! How were we eliminated?"
Leaving aside the battle between Qiji and Sibel, the outcome is still undecided, even if he really loses...
"Setsuna, Qiji- kun can't possibly lose!" Huomu couldn't help but speak up, correcting the other person.
"I was just using an example... Please calm down!"
I'm talking about the worst-case scenario: even if we lose this match, as long as we get two more points from the other teams, advancing shouldn't be a problem."
In that Setsuna, they realized that their chances of advancing were excellent.
With the transformation and upgrade of her Echo Lineage, coupled with Huomu's mastery of [Mirror Break], and the already powerful Liuli, their team's strength is clearly far ahead.
Apart from Kalentia, they can easily defeat any other team.
Not to mention, according to Huomu, Qiji is currently awakening Echo.
If Qiji- chan succeeds, then winning first place in the competition is something we can seriously look forward to!
So, given that the situation was clearly very favorable, why would Liuli say they had been eliminated at this crucial moment?
It was incomprehensible in that Setsuna.
"Look at the team information on the screen. After this match ends, there are no other teams left for us to match with."
The rest of the teams have all been eliminated by Kalentia!
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was incredulous and turned to look at the large screen.
But it turned out that what Liuli had said was indeed true—
The logos of the other teams have all faded.
Currently, only four teams remain lit up on the team leaderboard:
These are Sibel and Charles, who have already advanced, as well as the two who have won and Suyo, who have won two.
On the large screen, the battle situation on the other side of the Suyo was displayed.
The situation depicted in the video is far from optimistic; Suyo is on the verge of defeat!
Suyo Suyo, who possesses Myth Fragment and is hailed as the hope of the City of Kindling, is being repeatedly defeated by Charles and is on the verge of spiritual disintegration.