Thud...

As time went by, Su Bai's cultivation level also receded like the tide.

He looked at the gap, said nothing, and simply stood there quietly.

There was no longer any hesitation in his eyes.

Perhaps for him... there's no point in dwelling on it anymore.

After all, his Dao heart was indeed shattered.

However, all of this was not due to the words of the people from the upper realm.

Rather... it's because of him.

Suddenly, he didn't quite understand the meaning of this persistence.

There is only one dead end ahead. Since I know I will die sooner or later, it doesn't seem to make any difference whether I die sooner or later.

This world, whether things go as planned or not, seems to be facing destruction.

Or perhaps, the meaning of this world's existence is simply to die.

Whether one's wishes come true or not, in the long river of time, it's all just the same handful of flowing water. What difference does it make?

Moreover, he... is just an insignificant person in this world.

Perhaps he left many traces in the long river of time in this world throughout his life... but in the grand scheme of things...

He was nothing more than... a slightly larger wave among the thousands of water droplets, splashing up... and then disappearing into silence.

Regardless, time is still time, and this world is still this world, but he... seems to be just a fleeting passerby.

Su Bai is dead... but there will be another one, and the next Su Bai will emerge.

So death or life... to him, it seems... are all the same.

The only difference is that the girl who died twice for him is... indelible, irreplaceable, and irreplaceable!

She is the only one!

"Her death was not for the world, but solely for me..."

"But I... because of this world, caused her death..."

"So, is it my fault, or the world's fault...?"

"Who am I...? Why do I have to protect this world? I'm so tired..."

"If it had been me instead of her who died back then, perhaps... I wouldn't be so exhausted..."

Above the void, the boy murmured listlessly.

His indifferent eyes were filled with confusion, weariness, and...helplessness.

"What is the meaning of life? What is the purpose of living? What happens after death? It seems like it's all the same..."

"Take Xiaozhi on a ride on a moving Ferris wheel, to inherit the will of Qin Xie Changkong and Wang Guoguang... to protect this world, to light a cigarette for Qin Tianzhu, to tell those two people that we do not accept their apology..."

"It seems that, at this moment, none of that matters anymore..."

"Perhaps, this is what it was originally like... What time travel... what system, it all seems to be just a dream from which I can't wake up..."

"Now, I'm tired. I don't want to walk this path anymore. System, can I... wake up...?"

[Reporting to host, you've been awake the whole time...]

"Yeah?"

Hahahaha...

The boy gave a dejected smile. "So, I've been awake all along. How pathetic..."

"I thought I was dreaming all along?"