In a daze, Ji Jue seemed to have returned once more to that endless burning wasteland within the Spirit Realm.
On the earth, the scorch marks were pitch black, the sky rained crimson.
"Hello, everyone."
He lifted his eyes, gazing at the endless bones before him, solemnly telling them, "I have come to fulfill my promise."
Eleven years ago, the soul that escaped from this hell returned once again to hell.
With a sword.
Even the so-called eternal Empire must eventually meet its end, and now, it's the turn of this endless hell to burn out in the flames.
Just as the countless souls in wailing longed for.
The Chun Jun Sword descended.
Without hesitation!
In the dreamlike trance, Ji Jue once again heard the cries and shouts, even the hysterical laughter and the sigh of release.
The flame was dying, and the souls imprisoned here were dying along with it.
Yet, at the same time, it seemed like there was another familiar sound, wailing and shouting.
Accusing.
"What are you doing?!"
In the reflection of flames, the face identical to his own was burning, shedding bloody tears, accusing, "We should have been able to become one, truly complete, truly whole."
"No, we should never have existed."
Ji Jue smiled and told him, then severed his head.
Crossed over his own bones.
Never looking back.
Just like the destined cause and effect.
Today's Ji Jue was created by the disaster of the Flame Tide, dying out from the catastrophe and hell, then reborn into this world.
But the disaster of the Flame Tide should never have existed, today's Ji Jue should not exist either.
From the very beginning, this was a mistake, no matter how perfect the mistake, it was still a mistake, just like no matter how beautiful hell is, it is still hell.
Now, it's time to correct this mistake.
Shouldn't hesitate.
Even if after hell's end, what awaits is not Paradise.
Ji Jue swings his sword again!
This time, along with countless sparks that gather, threads of pain spread from within the soul, as if stabbing into the soul.
Yet he keeps moving.
Forward.
In the trance, he seemed to see the long past engraved in the flames...
The endless darkness under the Vortex, the bizarre chaos, the fertility of endless time, the first fire ignited in the overlap of the Absolute Abyss and the Vortex, spreading endlessly.
Finally, in the hoarse laughter, it responds to the call, rises to the present world, stretches its body, dances, revels, following the predetermined outcome, enveloping everything.
The world seemed about to burn out.
But in the burning world, a song sounded, so familiar.
Gentle, and calm.
Calling out to him.
In a world filled with despair and madness, such calmness and gentleness resemble a lowland, attracting the endless pain and resentment to converge.
Countless crimson danced, entwining around her, going deep to the bone, like thorns with barbs.
The legacy of the Great Evil begins here.
"..."
Ji Jue paused, trying to speak but couldn't make a sound.
This is the truth and essence of all that happened in the past.
The one chosen by the disaster of the Flame Tide...
It wasn't himself!
The sole achievement and crystal, the only hope and future, fell upon her body, longing for coexistence and Transformation.
But she only silently endured, without any response.
Let the endless despair and wailing pour into her soul.
Then, embraced the crucial hope in her arms.
Endured and awaited within the endless burning, her eyes lowered, singing softly.
Thus, the crucial ritual came to an unexpected alteration, the Seed of Great Evil meant to be inherited perished prematurely.
The achievement meant to be created abandoned its own life.
Just to protect her child...
Until the flames burned out, the disaster came to an end.
She lifted her head, as if through time, saw a future Illusion, her empty eyes seemed to light up again, shining like stars.
Like all the pain and sacrifice had received its recompense.
Silently smiling, her lips moved.
Thus a farewell.
And the treasure she left behind was entrusted to another, someone Ji Jue had never thought of.
Lv Yingyue.
In the lingering sound of the song, that weary woman lowered her head, looked at the child and sword before her, closed her eyes, could no longer resist, and laughed at herself.
Made the final decision.
Drew the sword!
Decisively stabbed into the child's heart and soul, used all her strength. Letting the Fire of Evil Demon crawl up along the blade, burning her arm, her body, and her face into charcoal.
Until the last remnants of Great Evil were completely excised.
She bent down, carefully picked up the treasure entrusted to her, turned without looking back.
Just like this, she brushed past Ji Jue.
Stumbling, staggering, carrying the child, step by step out of hell.
Heading to the future.
This is a sacrifice, a sacrifice that should have ended more than ten years ago, but the offering turned its back on fate and stepped down from the altar.
This is a ceremony to inherit the Great Evil, but the Great Evil had long interrupted the ritual.
The Evil Demon that should have been born chose to abandon everything, entrusting the last hope to its child. And the one who should have killed this remnant abandoned their mission, severing the entanglement with the Flame Tide.
Now it's his turn to end it all!
Ji Jue once again stepped forward, one step after another, walking straight into the collapsing Hell, walking towards the end, searching for the last soul trapped here.
The last fulcrum of the Flame Tide calamity!
Until he slowly turned around.
He saw the shattered carriage and the child still remaining in the ruins.
The child also turned around to look at him.
Separated by eleven years.
That was the person unable to be freed from the blaze of that time.
"Indeed, you are here, Ji Jue."
He sighed softly, "Are you alright?"
The child silently withdrew his gaze, making no move, just watching the blank in the center of the carriage where no ash residues remained.
No longer hearing songs.
Ji Jue sat beside him, accompanying him in silent, wordless reflection.
Until the child turned back, telling him, "Mother is no longer here."
"I know."
"From now on, be strong, take care of yourself, don't be weak and avoid."
"Hmm."
"Do not waste the remaining life and future she bestowed upon you..."
The child whispered, "You must accomplish something."
"I promise."
Ji Jue nodded resolutely, without hesitation.
Then the child smiled, slowly got up, stood in front of him, and spread his arms, "Well, are you ready to accept this curse from yourself, Ji Jue?"
Ji Jue reached out, embraced the smiling child, and vowed to him:
"I will embrace it with pleasure!"
In that instant, the last crack echoed in Hell.
Past and illusions dispersed with the flames, ending completely.
The Invisible Spirit obliterated into nothingness. The tangible shattered like Dust.
The essence of the Absolute Abyss and Ruins silently extinguished, the destruction that should have completed welcomed its destruction.
Clearly the negation and inverse of Superior, yet negated and reversed again.
Like a paradox.
The opposite of the opposite is not the positive, the destruction of destruction is not creation. The Evil Demon born of the Great Evil transcends the Great Evil.
When the Flame Tide calamity completely obliterated, Ji Jue should have also vanished completely, but now, what remains?
He slowly opened his eyes, gazed down at the deep crack on his chest... After the flame within the [hole] completely extinguished, yet anew Flame Light ignited.
So small, yet so pure.
That was him.
The Seed of Abyss solely belonging to Ji Jue, completed entirely!
But this crystallization of evil has no connection with the Vortex, proudly independent of the Vortex, contemptuously overlooking all foolish evils.
The Flame Tide has ceased, in the void of dead ash, even surpassing all the new flame rekindled with the soul of Ji Jue as the fire source.
At this moment, as the fierce light completely vanished, the final fragments of the Flame Tide Seed silently scattered from Ji Jue's hands, disappearing into nothing.
No longer existing in the world.
Yet after the fierce flame constructing Ji Jue's body extinguished completely again, dead ashes reignited!
Instantly reconstructed, Rebirth.
Flowing Flame Light spread throughout the body, devouring the Fire of Fate, then gathered as crimson emerged, black crystals grew like living creatures, sharp edges interwoven, forming a menacingly solemn seven-cornered black crown!
Like the manifestation of Great Evil on earth, flames surged from the worldly hole on the chest.
Yet completely unlike any Great Evil, even without any connection to the Vortex, nor any resonance.
Not adhering to Great Evil, nor guiding towards the Vortex, transcending beyond, independent.
Evil born of self, self-extinguishing Demon!
Accomplishing worldly evil with one's own body, therefore, for evil is in me, for destruction is in me, creation and annihilation are in me!
What concern is it to you all?!
At this moment, the Evil Demon reborn in flames spread arms, laughed skyward, mischievous laughter echoed unceasingly, but with his actions, the vibration of Crack Realm began to intensify.
Heaven crumbles, earth splits!
All things immersed in destruction, the temple mourned, fulcrum wavered.
The vortex overlapping with the world suddenly enlarged, the darkness of the Great Evil eye expanded again, in severe tremor, about to swallow everything.
"Say farewell, everyone!"
Ji Jue bowed one last time, like a curtain call, leading Crack Realm to fall beneath the vortex, without hesitation.
"Thank you for running in vain, for making this crown and clothing for me.
If you have the fortune, wait for the day when I create the holy dynasty and turn evil into good, meet again!
Haha, hahahaha, hahahaha—"
Boom!!!
Accompanying the diffusion of the Great Evil eye, as the light of the Heavenly Furnace dimmed and fractured instantly.
A rift appeared in the void, angry rainbow light flowed out, entangled and intertwined like giant hands, reaching towards Crack Realm!
Effortlessly tore through the repulsion of the temple and the blockade of Crack Realm, like a sweeping torrent, opened its five fingers towards the temple.
Grasped!
Suddenly, drastic change occurred.
Makes the eye of the Heavenly Furnace unable to restrain itself from lighting up again...
Finally, fell into the trap!!!
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