Are Si Kuang and the others already the Four Pillars Gods?

Ash asked in astonishment, "You all...are all the Four Pillar Gods' sense of touch?"

"I steal the tyrant's power, the mirror demon steals the treacherous prime minister's intellect, the black demon steals the life of the loving father, and the ghost demon steals the prince's desire." Death Maniac said: "Don't get me wrong, we are not interested in the authority of the Four Pillars. The point is that through the Four Pillars as a medium, we can take back our true power."

"Buried countless civilizations, witnessed countless doomsdays, and gathered the magic power of countless world lines."

"Now we only need a container, and we will be able to show our full strength in this world."

"But weren't you no match for the World Devouring Serpent in your heyday?" Ash said, "Even if you regain the lost power, how much time can you buy for this world?"

"forever."

Death Maniac put out his cigarette, looked at Ash and said seriously: "We may have a chance to kill Ouroboros once and for all."

"There are two reasons why we can't defeat Ouroboros. First, in terms of absolute strength, even if we are the highest level of magic that is infinitely close to the theoretical limit, we are still not comparable to the Eight-Winged Being. Second, we simply cannot fight against the real Ouroboros. No matter how many times we win, the snake will always come back."

"The real Ouroboros?"

"Ouroboros is a creature that transcends dimensions. It is outside the world, and we are inside it. We can only interact with it when it is devouring the world. This means that no matter how hard we try, we can only see one side of it, or even just attack its digestive system."

"It's not like we haven't killed its digestive system before, but as long as we can't attack its main body, it's only a matter of time before it comes back again."

Ash questioned, "Since we've killed the digestive system once, can't we just keep killing it back?"

"Let's not talk about the price we paid that time, which almost exhausted the resources of the entire world line," Death Maniac said helplessly, "The point is that Ouroboros is not stupid. When it finds that it can't chew this bone, it will devour the world line first, and then come back for revenge when it becomes stronger."

He can actually level up. This Doomsday Snake is too despicable!

"It is for these two reasons that we have been on the run. If we can't solve these two problems, all hope will be despair." Death Maniac said: "But now, one of the problems has been solved."

Ash was startled for a moment, then reacted: "Ouroboros did not choose to digest Hell, but directly bit Hell to pieces and drilled into the world through the gap in Hell... Its body drilled in!?"

“That’s right.” Si Kuang smiled slightly. This was the first time she smiled since she appeared, but there was no joy at all. There was only deep vicissitudes and fatigue, just like an isolated city that had been defended for ten thousand years and finally waited for reinforcements.

"This is something we have never seen before. Its body has entered the Sixth Layer of Hell. We can finally attack Ouroboros's body. It's as if fate has deliberately given us a little hope... This may be the only chance for the magician civilization."

"But can you defeat the World Devouring Serpent's true form?" Ash hesitated. "You can't even contend with its digestive system. No matter how you think about it, its true form should be much stronger than its digestive system... I saw it from afar in Hell. It was an eight-winged creature that far surpassed the highest magic."

"We can't." Death Maniac said, "But with you guys in the mix, that may not be the case."

"us?"

"We gave you the Aurora's Magician's Manual. You may think that the important part is the team-building function or the search function. But no matter how fast you grow, can you be stronger than us who travel through the world line?" Death Maniac said calmly, "But you have a potential that we can never have."

Ash murmured, "Bond."

"That's right. The greatest function of Aurora's Magician's Manual is to allow you to get to know each other and cultivate your bond." Death Maniac exclaimed: "The bond system is the ultimate secret technique created by the viewer reading eight million magician's manuals and combining it with the power of the Fifth Pillar God's thoughts."

"If one supreme magician can't defeat him, and five supreme magicians can't defeat him either, then if we add the virtual wings, knowledge, and magic realms of the five supreme magicians to one person, is it possible to temporarily break through the shackles of the world's upper limit and touch the ultimate of the Eight Wings?"

"But the bond system has a near-catastrophic flaw... that is, only when both parties are "the most loved ones" can a level 5 bond that allows them to share everything be established, otherwise there is no point in talking about it."

Ash reminded: "Currently, only Sonia and I have a level 5 bond..."

"You can only have a Level 5 bond with her." Death Maniac said, "Even if you can occasionally borrow someone else's virtual wings, it's meaningless, because the condition for a Level 5 bond is "the one you love the most." Since it's the one you love the most, it must be the only one. However, it's not impossible to break through the limit."

Ash asked curiously, "What's possible?"

"If you had a very important treasure that needed someone to keep, who would you give it to first among the four of them?"

Death Maniac said: "When your first reaction is "Anyone is fine", then maybe you and them both have a level 5 bond... but it is more likely that both will revert to a level 4 bond."

Ash nodded, thought for a moment and couldn't help asking: "You have so much time, can't you fall in love and form a bond——"

Death Maniac asked back: "If Sonia hadn't met you, who do you think she loved the most?"

Ash immediately realized the biggest difficulty and sighed, "Herself."

Even if the Final Five fall in love with someone else, the person they love the most can only be themselves, and it is impossible for them to value others more than themselves.

"We didn't have high expectations for you at the beginning." Death Maniac said, "Our greatest hope is that you can form a Level 4 bond, and then we can find a way to improve it. After all, considering the irreconcilable relationship between the five of us, it would be an unimaginable miracle if you could just stick together."

"Who would have thought that you could become lovers with all of them... What went wrong?"

Ash scratched his head embarrassedly: "It's not that great..."

"You think I'm praising you!?"

"But when we were promoted to demigod, couldn't you help us temporarily upgrade to 5 bonds?" Ash was a little confused: "I thought you had mastered a mature bond sharing system."

"That's the 'pseudo-level 5' we can achieve." Death Maniac said, "Didn't you notice that your level 5 bond could only share virtual wings? But now you and Sonia can not only share the wonders of virtual wings, but even Sonia's magic realm can be perfectly integrated into you. This is the 'true level 5' we are pursuing."

"With your Level 5 bond with Sonia as a template, we can now temporarily upgrade your bond with others to Level 5. With the help of your bond connection, we may finally be able to integrate everyone's power together, break through the highest limit of magic, and reach the ultimate realm of Ouroboros."

"That is to say..."

Ash exhaled and said slowly, "Now that the seeds we planted have finally grown into sweet fruits, do you want to replace us and take back your future?"

The dead man looked at Ash, slowly took out a cigarette from the cigarette box, and put it in his mouth but did not light it.

…

…

"Ash, have you ever been to Chaka before?"

Sonia and the others pushed open Ash's room and filed in. Diya hugged Ash and asked a fatal question, and Ash immediately denied it three times: "I didn't, I didn't, I didn't even hear it!"

"Then let's go to Chaka and play!" Diya opened a travel album: "Escape Room, Script Game, Gambling Apocalypse... We can book the whole place and play alone!"

"Actually, we don't need to go to Chaca to play these games..."

“But Chaka will intersperse some very interesting interactive sessions into the game.”

"Since it's for sightseeing, there's nothing we can do about it!"

"Stop, stop." Sonia said, "Shouldn't sightseeing be about seeing the cultural trends here? Let's go shopping in the mall before dinner!"

"When it comes to culture, it should be the library." Weisser said: "Shiffrin said that there are rare books from the last era in the church library."

"Boring, I just want to see a river of blood." Wei Xi lazily supported his cheek: "The only interesting thing here is the Blood Moon Trial."

Felix said weakly: "I heard that the massage service in this hotel is pretty good..."

Deda Rose helped adjust the temperature parameters in the room.

Ash looked at his teammates who were completely in holiday mode, feeling a little dazed, and recalled the conversation with Death Maniac in his mind:

"You don't have to replace them. If you enter Hell and give your heart to us completely, we can use your bond to concentrate the supreme power of magic on you alone."

"I have to pay with all my heart in the end? I can't keep the last piece of my heart?"

"It doesn't matter how many times you've traded before. Even if you've never traded before, at this point you still have to give up your entire heart... Only in this way can we, a group of demon kings who only love ourselves, use your bond to connect us and contribute everything we have."

"This world and everyone else can survive, but I am the only one who will die?"

"Not only will you die, but now hell has been completely erased, so once you enter hell, your existence will disappear along with hell. No one will remember you, including them... So you must trade the last piece of your heart before entering hell, so that we can fix your bond."

"The good news is that I won't forget anyone after this trade, but the bad news is that after this trade, I will be the one to be forgotten?"

"That's a great summary. Do you want me to reward you with a little red flower?"

"After slaying the World Devouring Serpent..."

"Your body will probably be broken by then. We will leave this world, and then... I don't know where we will go. I can only promise that we will not interfere with this world or the people you care about."

"Only if my sister, the crazy one, makes such a promise that I will believe it (bitter smile)."

"Get lost... We won't force you. You can go whenever you want or not. We will come sooner or later anyway. All you can change is the fate of others."

"The only thing you can't change is your own ending..."

"Ash, let's go."

They finally finished discussing today's schedule, and Sonia came over to greet the dazed Ash and naturally took his hand.

Ash was pulled out of the door by the red-haired Sword Princess. Suddenly, an irresistible urge arose in his heart. He hugged her tightly from behind and rubbed her face gently with great affection.

Everyone was watching, and Sonia blushed a little. She wasn't the type to show off her affection. She turned her head and kissed Ash's cheek, whispering, "Be good, stop making trouble."

"I like you."

Sonia blinked, Diya looked sour, Weisser frowned, Vichy narrowed his eyes, and Felix held his hands up nervously. Except for Lisdiya, everyone felt that something was wrong with Ash.

"And everyone."

Oh it's okay, Ash is fine.

Sonia turned around, knocked Ash down, dragged him back to the room, and said unhappily, "You just can't wait until tonight, right? Then let's settle the score now."

After Vichy and Weisser went in, Weisser suddenly reached out and pushed Diya out, saying, "Witch, you were the last one in the card game just now. You are not allowed to attend the developer conference this time." Then she slammed the door shut, leaving the witch with a dazed look and the second Miss Vosloda with a regretful look on her face.

"Wait, is that what you mean by settling the score? No, didn't we just stop playing halfway? I'm not the last one, open the door and let me in!"