Chapter 153 Who Will Proclaim the Way (Me) [Moon]! ...
The last seven minutes.
The sun is about to set.
While arranging the ceremony, Chen Xingzhi chatted with Du Yu in a tone that suggested the price of tomatoes had gone up again.
—Although I can't relax at all while chatting like this.
I dare not think about how terrifying the meaning behind the phrase "the sun is about to set" might be, and I force myself to focus on the things in front of me:
"...The ceremony was successful just like that?"
Du Yu watched as Chen Xingzhi drew three tangent circles on the ground with a cigarette butt. Standing in the lower left circle, he still couldn't quite believe his eyes.
It's supposed to be a ceremony to promote someone to the rank of "Star," is it really appropriate for Chen Xingzhi to handle it so hastily?
"Otherwise what?"
Chen Xingzhi shrugged and stood in the circle in the lower right corner. "For ordinary fallen beings, the [Lamp] is already an insurmountable peak—for you, if it weren't for His obstruction, advancement would be as easy as drinking water."
As Chen Xingzhi finished speaking, he pointed to the sky. Du Yu stared at the pure, unblemished golden light and suddenly understood why [The Old Days] had gone to the point of self-destruction.
The last five minutes.
"Time is limited, let's get started."
Chen Xingzhi looked up and saw his own reflection in Du Yu's weathered eyes: "Before you walk down that final path, do you fully understand what you are about to face and have the corresponding awareness?"
Chen Xingzhi wasn't familiar with this junior, but the fact that the other person had managed to find their way here despite the numerous difficulties and the pervasive influence of fate meant their mental fortitude and perseverance far surpassed that of ordinary people. However, she didn't expect that after a moment of silence, the young junior would first utter an unrelated remark:
“‘In an age when no one is happy, no one dies peacefully; the living will see the bones of the dead in peace.’ I now understand what is meant by ‘Last-day’.”
Wen Xi, Shi Wei, Gu Yinglan, Chen Xingzhi, another Du Yu, Icarus, and even Gu Tu...
Faces flashed through his mind, and Du Yu took a deep breath, his thoughts becoming clearer than ever before:
"Three major tendencies: [Chaos], [Leap], and [Group Domain], corresponding to three worlds: the Original Water Kingdom, Jinling University, and the City of Chasing the Sun, which are 'past', 'present', and 'future'."
"The 'past' has been destroyed by Tai Sui, so [Chaos] is dead and its power has scattered; [Lord of the Pure Sea] firmly controls [the Domain], turning the entire City of Chasing the Sun into a puppet of [Fate];
"As for [leap]..."
Du Yu chuckled at this point, the mockery in his eyes ambiguous—whether self-mockery or something else entirely: "Actually, He was about to succeed, but no one expected that the tendency awakened in the collapsing world would be [Leap]..."
"[Memory] protects the past, [Devouring] acquires energy, [Ascension] leads to the next level. The combination of these three points to [Leap], which allows life to break through to the next level... Ah, perhaps this is the world's self-salvation. As long as I don't die, this long [Leap] is not over yet, the world can continue to eke out a living, and that lord who sits calmly on the sidelines will not get the elements he wants..."
Chen Xingzhi had been listening silently without saying a word, but then interrupted, "It wasn't a coincidence. You were the closest to surpassing it back then. The tendency of [Leap] was largely influenced by you... You did a great job."
At this point, Chen Xingzhi stiffly curled the corners of his mouth and smiled, a rare occurrence: "The plan of the Lord of the Pure Sea failed, so he could only set a trap to lure you there. You did very well. Not only did you get help from the remnants of Chaos, but you also pried a piece off from the Fate that He guarded so closely."
The synthesis system is indeed the embodiment of the ancient world destroyed by Tai Sui, the remnants of [Chaos]. As for leveraging [Fate]...
Thinking of the "Mist Moth" transformed from the "Wheel of Fortune" on the panel, Du Yu pursed his lips. "Obtaining 'Destiny' was both accidental and inevitable. His understanding of 'Destiny' was wrong. The true meaning of 'Destiny' should be never giving up."
The last three minutes.
"It seems your experiences in that world were quite fascinating."
The smile on Chen Xingzhi's lips hadn't faded, giving her weathered face a rare touch of gentleness. "So, you already know how heavy your past is, how terrifying your enemy is. What is your awareness?"
"To be honest, as long as one submits to one's own 'fate,' that boss is not stingy. If he turns back now, he might be able to play a song at His promotion ceremony, just like that lyre."
"Don't joke around."
Du Yu grinned and said, "If you truly believed in this path, I wouldn't have met you here."
"It seems you've made up your mind."
"Now that we've glimpsed the firelight outside the cave, we can no longer afford to spend our days staring at our dull shadows... Besides, the past has never been a shackle or a constraint. We agreed that they would be waiting for me at the end of the road."
When Du Yu said those words, she was in a very peculiar state. Anger, sadness, hesitation, pain... The emotions that had surged up and down not long ago were still there, but no longer as turbulent as the rising tide. Instead, they soaked her, washing away all the old and new memories, and finally leaving behind a calm and serene peace.
She suddenly understood why the ceremony for advancing to the [Star] rank was so simple, and why Chen Xingzhi said that her advancement should be as easy as drinking water.
A lamp and a star both emit light, but what is the biggest difference?
The lights may go out or dim at any time, but the light of the stars is steady and enduring until eternal slumber arrives.
The consciousness of [Star] never wavers.
"bite!"
The system, which had been silent all along, suddenly popped up. On the [Personal Interface] panel, all the text started jumping around, and the three traits [Mist Moth], [Listener], and [Dudu Loves Synthesis] jumped around particularly violently, almost merging into one.
Du Yu suddenly looked up, and as if by magic, a thread connected her to the distance. Her ears twitched, and she "heard" Xiao Yi and Tian Yinuo seemingly grilling meat again, "heard" Cai Chunyu and Gu Yinglan discussing next week's budget, and "heard" the prayers of countless believers. She passed through the layered buildings of the temple and came directly to a secluded palace in the center.
That is—the coffin containing her true form!
The restrictions that had been in place for so long were suddenly loosened. Even though the main body was still asleep, the energy that this avatar could use was greatly increased, almost the same as that of the [Old Days] that had been disguised as an avatar before!
Moreover, Du Yu also "heard" that above the coffin, countless prayers converged, creating ripples in the spirit world and stirring up energy that flowed into the coffin. The energy she could mobilize was still rising.
"I succeeded—"
The amber pendant clutched in her palm shattered silently. Du Yu withdrew her gaze, looked at Chen Xingzhi with delight, and then her smile suddenly froze.
"Too slow."
Chen Xingzhi seemed to know what Du Yu wanted to say, shook his head, and said gently, "Everything started because of me, so of course I have to make a resolution. This is my understanding... Moreover, I was just a stubborn obsession that lingered at the end of time and refused to dissipate. It was time for me to dissipate long ago."
"Let's meet at the end of the road. You at least called me teacher once. What's the point of hiding behind your students all this time?"
Du Yu's lips moved, but before she could speak, Chen Xingzhi's figure suddenly shattered, turning into countless colorful points of light that merged into the bright white world.
"thumping."
Like the first domino falling, the world made a crisp sound in Du Yu's ears, and then—the sky collapsed and the earth cracked!
Even though everything around her was still a blinding white, Du Yu could still "hear" that, with her as the center, the ground was cracking and the sky was falling, like a black hole born at the birth of the universe, about to devour everything around it.
The last minute.
The overly bright, golden light dimmed, not only because the sun's last eight minutes of light were about to be exhausted, but also because, for the world, this "earthquake" was not only destruction, but also a symbol of rebirth!
The newly born world has shed the heavy shackles of the past. Although it is still immature, its attitude is firm: any power that does not belong to this world, get out!
A defiant shriek seemed to reach his ears. Du Yu raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the dim sunlight, reaching the "eyes" pressed tightly against the edge of the night.
This time, however, the two moons could no longer bring Du Yu any sense of oppression. Feeling the world collapsing and becoming a sphere with a diameter of two meters, Du Yu withdrew his gaze, his palm pressed tightly against the edge of the "world," the touch of his palm rough yet warm.
The next moment, under the angry "gaze" of the two moons, that rough world continued to collapse until it became a mustard seed one in a billion, until it was as small as the limit of the concept, and then it began to grow and rise again, becoming an enlarged celestial body, standing on equal footing with the moon!
"Bang!"
In the City of the Rising Sun, Qin Xinhong, who had come to purchase supplies, looked up in astonishment. Her wine glass shattered, spilling wine everywhere. Silence, like a plague, spread through the most bustling bar in the lower district. Everyone stared intently at the night sky behind the windows, until a child's voice broke the sudden stillness:
"Sister, why are there three moons in the sky?"
[Volume 2: Outside the Xue Pavilion - The End]
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Author's Note: Volume 2 is finished! I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel! [crying emoji] I've revealed most of the foreshadowing. Volume 3 should be the shortest. I'll start working on it as soon as I've finalized the outline, and I'll try to finish it in August. Thank you everyone who's read this far! [crying emoji][crying emoji] (bowing frantically)
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