Stelle once again played as Akivili and witnessed a cruel divine war.
The Order that wanted to bring Propagation to death fell first, becoming part of Harmony.
Voracity disappeared without a trace.
The Finality that was the source of the babbling, and the Equilibrium that might have been secretly observing, played what roles was unknown.
Only Elation, Preservation, Harmony, and the Trailblaze she played remained on the surface.
The four gods surrounded Propagation, completely blocking Tayzzyronth's escape route. Countless insects were not even qualified to approach the battlefield of the gods.
Through this simulation, Stelle discovered that the Emanators of Propagation were also insects, and there was more than one type!
There were as many as six kinds.
However, before the Amber Lord's hammer could even fall, those insects were completely obliterated without leaving a single scrap.
From this, the gap between Emanators and Aeons could be seen — just how enormous it truly was.
It was not much harder than stepping on an ant.
Unfortunately this time, Stelle could not clearly see the specific appearances of the gods. She could only see those massive and blurry silhouette outlines.
The amber at Qlipoth's wrist gathered countless rage. They seemed to possess life as they vibrated, leaped, and moved in trajectories as if directing a giant stone pestle hammer.
She could not see more.
She wanted to get closer.
As a result, something seemed to splash onto her face.
Stelle reached out and touched it. The sensation was not pleasant, but rather disgusting.
She could see even less clearly.
Stelle closed her eyes and began to listen.
When Qlipoth's giant hammer fell, what shocked the stars was not a loud sound, but the silent whimper of the thing that was struck down.
She vaguely felt that the sound carried laughter, or perhaps a chorus of ten thousand voices.
Was it the power of Aha and Xipe…?
She could not understand the true voices of the gods at all, but there was more than one kind there.
Soon, an unusual feeling came over her, bringing blurry sensations.
The concept of Propagation was being diluted…
Tayzzyronth's death was like light-colored ink dispersing in the deep sea.
Qlipoth stripped away THEIR shattered shell, body, and heart. Then, a second concept was being drawn out.
Propagation continued to be diluted, and the Swarm force also fled from the collapse.
Whether it was an illusion or something else, Stelle discovered that the concept called Swarm force seemed to be absorbed by Xipe…
In addition, violent or calm forces continued to decompose Tayzzyronth.
The temperature was unbearably hot. A storm called rage surged on Qlipoth's giant hammer.
Tayzzyronth's shell folds and the trembling of divine sounds were covered by the splashing of colorful blood.
The primordial egg covered in fangs and tentacles escaped and flowed from THEIR side and feet, dying instantly the moment it left THEIR shell.
THEIR fluids coated countless stars. A grand birth occurred amid heat and death, in the midst of the eggs' taboo and joyous escape…
Wait, escape?
"Stay away, Stelle! You got too close and were affected by Preservation's consciousness."
Yet Stelle did not obey.
A strange blue-green moon rose, its glow gradually fading.
Tayzzyronth's divine body vanished, as if THEY had completely fallen.
She heard a strange exhale, very unfamiliar. It was not Herta, but came from another woman.
Could it be the Ruan Mei she had mentioned before, who participated in the Simulated Universe but had never appeared?
Herta was dumbfounded.
"You did this task far beyond expectations…"
She could not suppress her shock, yet did not dare speak loudly.
"The Simulated Universe can only load the figures of the gods at this moment, but it doesn't matter. I will record all of this!"
Stelle, however, seemed as if she had not heard.
At this moment, in the depths of her thoughts, a perspective related to Leon appeared once again.
It was through this perspective that she confirmed two things—
First: The Aeon once worshipped by the Sky Haven Clan had indeed fallen during the Swarm Disaster period!
Second: Propagation's fall was real, but the Path did not disappear. The insect swarm remained.
A huge insect egg attracted no attention. Following some unknown trajectory of fate, it quietly passed countless stars.
Among them was Ether Star.
When it passed Ether Star, the seven Heavenly Feather Sacred Envoys seemed to sense something. They all looked up, their gazes seemingly falling on the surface of that insect egg.
Leon at this point in time had an expression not much different from when he was in Izumo.
It was filled with some resolve and some determination to face fate head-on, proving that the Aeon he worshipped had already fallen.
She roughly understood what the decision of the Sky Haven Clan was — the one she could not understand in the past memories.
It was either to resurrect the Aeon.
Or… they wanted someone to become an Aeon.
But no matter which one, Stelle felt it was hard to breathe.
This was no longer just a burden or responsibility, but something that was utterly fantastical no matter how one thought about it — something impossible to achieve even with all one's strength.
Stelle deeply understood why Leon was unwilling to wake up.
Carrying the expectations of his entire clan, walking a path with no hope, or rather, a path where hope could not be seen.
A thousand years, ten thousand years, or a hundred thousand? Or even more?
The immortal species of the Xianzhou would fall into mara after a thousand years, let alone ten thousand.
Loneliness, heaviness, and countless negative emotions were enough to crush a person.
No wonder Leon said he had forgotten many memories. Under such circumstances, remembering everything would have driven him mad long ago.
Stelle exited the Simulated Universe and remained silent.
Herta only thought she was dazed from witnessing the shocking scenes simulated, her mind becoming absent-minded.
...
In the player's perspective.
Information about the two unknown Aeons was not completely invisible.
After meeting the prerequisites for certain events and defeating the plane boss, one would enter a starry sky called the Path Narrow Space.
There, one could encounter simulated bodies of Aeons.
In fact, there weren't many that could be encountered, but some left a deep impression.
For example, Nihility.
IX would let you clear the stage directly, fitting THEIR divine setting.
After all, gameplay that broke the wall to simulate more Aeon information in order to clear the stage held no meaning at all in IX's eyes.
If the Nihility Aeon was surprising, then another god made people grit their teeth in anger.
Who?
That must be Aha.
That damn guy not only laughed at you, but would first stuff you with two big lottery tickets, then teleport you to the adventure area.
The kind where you have to break 30 jars!
The two big lottery tickets were guaranteed to explode, clearing your health bar, skill points, and energy.
If you were unlucky and didn't have any Curios or Blessings on you that restored health or energy upon entering battle, you could only wait to die in the next fight!
In this situation, even a fully souled 5-star Leon might not be able to handle it.
After all, without healing, once his talent was triggered, the person would be gone in an instant.
Countless players fell for it, but it also triggered a hidden achievement because of this.
[Eternal Farewell to That Harbor…]
The condition was precisely to let Leon deduct his own health until he died.
Even if it gave 20 Stellar Jade, it still made quite a few fans so angry their noses twisted.
What a hellish completion condition!
The achievement name was even more so.
Is there any law left?
Is there any law→↗↘↓——left?
Being infuriated by the dog writer to the point of fainting, even the achievement had to give people a small stab.
After seeing several simulated Aeons in the Path Narrow Space, the god that surprised countless players finally appeared.