Now, they were like a brick accelerated to the limit by an explosion, just like a moth transformed from a caterpillar, flying towards the eternal sun, not knowing life or death!

A moth to a flame.

In the instant that the dull, chaotic instincts finally reached enlightenment, the caterpillar let out its last shriek.

It was impossible to distinguish whether it was fear, anger, or a curse.

"Don't worry, don't panic, am I not still here?"

Ji Jue smiled nonchalantly, "After being entangled for hundreds of years, we are counted as being through countless lives together. It's all about living and dying together, never parting."

"..."

In the darkness, the illusion of stars flickered into sight.

As if vomiting.

"Although I've long understood your peculiar habits, it's still hard to accept. If word got out, I'm afraid I'd become a laughingstock among the Spirit of Workshop circle."

Isis earnestly pleaded: "May I kill you?"

"Hmm?"

Ji Jue was slightly startled, "Didn't you leave?"

He clearly remembered that before losing control in the workshop, he had executed the transfer procedure to eject Isis.

"Are you clear-headed?"

A contemptuous reply sounded: "Without me, who would maintain the core layer and ensure the course? Relying on that so-called hot blood and bond you mentioned?"

"I didn't feel the hot blood, but isn't the bond here already?" Ji Jue couldn't help but laugh, "Should I say thank you?"

"No need. After all, I've been waiting for hundreds of years for the chance to destroy you with my own hands."

Isis remained indifferent and unmoved, "However, shouldn't we say goodbye, sir?"

"I don't know."

Ji Jue sighed regretfully, "Will you miss me?"

Isis said nothing more.

Just like that, they quietly witnessed the distant blazing light rapidly enlarging, engulfing their vision.

Gravity captured everything, devouring all.

The fall began.

After the fractured cube, the caterpillar raged and squirmed, crawling out of the cage as if shedding a shell.

When the enormous wings became useless, it did not hesitate to tear off its limbs and rupture its body. Through the transformative outburst of mutation, spiritual essence gushed out like blood, striving to plunge into the void of the cosmos.

But, tragically, it was too late.

In the infinite blazing light, a tiny strand of orange-red danced, rising, like a ribbon being flung, forming a grand river that seemed to span the universe.

The solar flare danced gracefully, coiling around the caterpillar, sweeping it away.

The scourge of this world, scattered into ashes.

Dissipated without a trace.

Humble and hunched, dying as an insect.

.

Ji Jue opened his eyes.

The burning pain was but a moment; before that, he was already numb.

In just a moment of distraction, he found himself on the sofa in the lounge, hearing the crackling from the fireplace, enveloped in warmth.

"70 points."

Heavenly Furnace nodded and commented: "Understanding the essence of the caterpillar and utilizing the repulsion between Superior and the mutated being, such audacity is impressive. However, though the idea is good, the execution lacks highlights. Too much time was wasted, and too many resources were consumed. It really lacks cost-effectiveness."

Ji Jue was still immersed in recent memories, not reacting. After a while, he suddenly asked: "Have you ever bought groceries?"

"Huh?" Heavenly Furnace raised an eyebrow.

"In your lifetime, if you had ever bought a single vegetable at the market, you wouldn't have said something like that."

Ji Jue glanced over: "Faster, better, fresher, and cheaper. The vegetable seller uncle would tell you, take it or leave it, don't waste my time."

"Dream talk stays in dreams, don't hinder people from doing business."

"Well, I have to agree with that."

Heavenly Furnace nodded approvingly: "However, when I usually say that, many people bring over materials and money, telling me to take my time and do it when I have the chance. The situation you describe, I've never encountered.

Alas, challenging life experiences are precious in their own right."

"..." Ji Jue twitched, then twitched again.

His fists tightened.

"So, shall we go again?" Heavenly Furnace smiled: "It's rare to catch the rhythm; shall we continue?"

"Forget it," Ji Jue shook his head, "Floundering in someone else's plan, solving set problems, it's actually quite boring. Play it once, pass the level, there's no need for a second round."

Heavenly Furnace was silent.

That look, so familiar.

The same coldness and resistance as Ye Xian, and that rebelliousness against arrangement and control, that disgust towards manipulation and interference...

It suddenly seemed easy to understand why his student could get along with him.

With regret, Heavenly Furnace smiled.

"It seems this might be the end." he said, "With your talent, reaching this level is quite commendable."

"At this point, why use such a clumsy provocation?"

Ji Jue looked over: "Do you think it will work?"

"Won't it?"

Heavenly Furnace looked over curiously, smiling as always.

Ji Jue said nothing.

After a long time.

"If you indeed want to see, I have another solution and answer for you."

Ji Jue sighed lightly, mocking: "Simple, fast, convenient, perfectly fitting your needs... but I fear you may not like it."

Click!

The remote was pressed.

Time flowed backward, returning to the origin.

But this time, besides Ji Jue, Isis was extracted from the previous simulation.

"Good morning, sir."

The soul in the container greeted: "It seems you are not entirely dead yet, and a new round of torment is about to begin, right?"

"Perhaps."

Ji Jue shrugged slightly, "Do you remember what I promised you, Isis?"

"Freedom? Or fun? Release and off-duty?"

The Spirit of Workshop retorted: "In my records, the IOUs you made were like the promises of a faithless person, countless, but sadly, none could be realized."

"Is that so, what a pity."

Ji Jue sighed: "Then let's start with the initial promise."

He stepped back, placing the remote on Isis's container.

In the dead silence, the starlight within the container trembled, almost in stasis.

Frozen.

"I leave everything to you, Isis."

Ji Jue spread his hands, smiling as he told her:

"From now on, you are free."

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