When Yin was secretly taken to the desolate countryside by Kita Kiyokawa, she was a little confused. This place was not far from the Doomsday Beacon. It would take about two or three seconds to fly there, and about 10 minutes to drive there.

But Kitakyoshi insisted on dragging her along in the most primitive way, and it took them more than 20 minutes to get there.

Fortunately, after undergoing various training sessions, their physical condition has improved considerably. If this had happened before, when Shi Yin was still the fragile college student, coming here would have nearly killed her.

Kita Kiyokawa was the first to run out of breath, stopping and leaning on his knees, panting heavily. Shi Yin stood behind him, tilting her head, her expression unchanged.

So weak.

Shi Yin looked at Bei Qingchuan. In fact, this impression had been fixed since the first time he saw Bei Qingchuan. In Shi Yin's eyes, Bei Qingchuan was just an ordinary person.

Average superpowers, average talent, average physical abilities, average intellect.

Speaking of superpowers, Ji Chuan possesses peak emotional superpowers. His infectiousness is somewhat useful, but not very useful either, as it is easily countered.

After all, emotions are joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. Kita Kiyokawa is just using his emotions to influence those around him, and he has only been rated A+ so far.

Speaking of talent, Bei Qingchuan's current ability level is also A. However, in this era where ability users are rapidly growing, Bei Qingchuan cannot be ranked in the top tier.

Not to mention his physical abilities, any one of the ability users who followed Shi Yinzao—Nan Zhu, Freya, Lin Beiyue…—could easily defeat him.

Speaking of intelligence... but that's not to say that Bei Qingchuan isn't smart. In fact, he has a high IQ and quick reflexes, but there are too many talented people in Yanlong Kingdom.

The smart team included Nan Zhu, Guan Nianshan, Gu Changge, the Commander-in-Chief, and many others, including the deceased Ye Yuansong. These people worked together as one and from the very beginning, they firmly grasped control of the Yanlong Kingdom.

In the beginning, Bei Qingchuan could have been included in Doomsday Beacon and given important roles along with Nan Zhu, but now that Bei Qingchuan hasn't shone bright enough to overwhelm the others, he can't squeeze in.

The less intelligent group includes Lin Beiyue, Ye Shaoheng, Freya, Ji Chuan, Qin Jin... Their roles are very clear: they only do, they don't speak, they don't express opinions, they only accept tasks.

Kita Kiyokawa's strength wasn't enough to overwhelm them, so they were stuck in the middle, like a fishbone stuck in their throat, which was a bit uncomfortable.

However, Kitakami was truly reckless. He charged forward on a whim, risking his life, and actually managed to get right up to the Commander-in-Chief and Shion.

However, most of the time, he is still doing some peripheral tasks.

Therefore, in Shi Yin's eyes, Kita Kiyokawa is just an ordinary person who is very weak but impulsive and sincere.

Like those who drive history forward but remain anonymous, they deserve praise, yet most of them leave behind only nameless tombstones and depart with regret.

"Wow, it's so nice to cool down now." Kita Kiyokawa was too tired to run anymore and sat down on the grass. "The plant and heat disasters were resolved in such a short time."

The process took less than a year, while the previous winter had dragged on for a year and a half. Bei Qingchuan thought that the two disasters combined would take even longer.

“After all, the cold winter was triggered by the Knights of Apocalypse, with the Seven Stars as the main energy source.” Shi Yin also sat down: “It will be difficult to get through this if we don’t wipe them out, but the heat disaster is only the power of Samael alone.”

The Four Horsemen and the Seven Stars weren't particularly powerful; they were much easier to kill than the Seven Deadly Sins.

But there was no way around it; there were too many of them, and the quantitative change led to the qualitative change. It would take a lot of time to find them one by one, but the heat disaster only needed to kill Samael.

In fact, only plants are the end-of-the-world factor in nature.

In other words, if it weren't for these strange monsters from the new world causing trouble, the biggest apocalypse Earth would have faced would have been the Plant Age, with global plant cover leading to giant insects, excessively high oxygen levels, and a sudden drop in temperature.

"I see. You must have worked really hard." Bei Qingchuan looked at Shi Yin and sighed softly, "You're so young."

Is she young...?

If you add it all up horizontally, this age must be tens of thousands of years old, right?

Shi Yin scratched her cheek. She thought she was quite old, and assumed everyone assumed she was an ancient monster who had lived for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, since everyone called her "Sister Yin".

If we're really being serious, everyone except Changning is older than her.

"Here, for you." Bei Qingchuan handed over what he was holding, and Shi Yin then noticed that Bei Qingchuan was actually holding a bouquet of flowers.

This bouquet was unlike any she had ever seen before. In the pitch-black night, only the green stems were visible, and the flowers blended almost seamlessly into the darkness. Upon closer inspection, she discovered they were a rich, deep wine red.

"What is this?" Shi Yin asked curiously. She had never seen this kind of flower before. It had a faint fragrance and was very sweet.

“Chocolate cosmos, also known as red cosmos.” Kitakyokawa was delighted that Shion hadn’t refused. “The flower language is… unchanging feelings.”

"I'm happy every day, and I hope you are too. Don't forget how you felt at the beginning," Kita Kiyokawa said with a smile.

"Speaking of which... Haha, thank you." Shi Yin finally smiled. "I had indeed forgotten about it."

Kita Kiyokawa: "Huh?"

"Well, my strength is too great, and because I've been dragging my feet in the endless cycle for too long, for a while I was so focused on how to get stronger and climb higher that I forgot what I wanted to do." Shi Yin chuckled, "You can't say that, you should say you went astray."

"Do you think that as long as you stand at the top, you can get everything?" Kita Kiyokawa laughed as well: "For example—all tragedies are caused by not being strong enough, so as long as you get stronger and stronger, everything will be fine."

"Your comprehension has always been so strong." Shi Yin sighed, tapping the flower stamen with her fingertip. "But thank you anyway."

Shi Yin's smile is beautiful. Usually, it's a faint smile, and even when she's in a good mood, the corners of her mouth only turn up slightly, almost imperceptibly. But now, she seems to have really relaxed.

"Here, have one, don't give it all to me." Shi Yin suddenly turned around, pulled out a flower and handed it to Bei Qingchuan, a smile radiating from her eyes.

Bei Qingchuan was stunned for a long time. He had been a child from a scholarly family since childhood and was well-versed in poetry and literature. At this moment, only a poem remained in his mind.

Her hands were like tender shoots, her skin like solidified cream, her neck like a cicada's, her teeth like melon seeds, her forehead broad and her eyebrows arched, her smile enchanting, her eyes bright and beautiful.

"Th...thank you." Kitakami Kiyokawa reached out and took the chocolate. Akie's fingers touched Shion's fingertips; it was burning hot.

“You guys are so lucky. Sometimes I think, I wish I were one of you, even if I was one of the ones who were abandoned and sacrificed.” Shi Yin didn’t react much, she just sighed and lay on the ground: “Time, it really feels so long.”

In various legends, gods and immortals have devoted themselves to the pursuit of immortality, exhausting their efforts and ruining countless talented individuals. But what can one truly gain after achieving immortality?

At least Shi Yin didn't understand.

There is nothing here but emptiness.

"Is it painful?" Kita Kiyokawa sat to the side, suppressing his emotions.

"Not really, it's just that after being numb for a long time, your ears won't hear clearly, your eyes won't see clearly, and your brain won't be clear, as if you've really become a rock." Shi Yin squinted her eyes: "I'm an ordinary person, but I guessed it might be because my level isn't high enough."

Kita Kiyokawa: "What do you mean?"

"Doesn't many cultivation novels talk about ascending to godhood? For example, ordinary people can't bear power and immortality. I am ultimately alone, and I need to ascend to a higher level to solve these problems."