Nanook left.
The golden figure dissolved into nothingness, leaving behind only shattered Amphoreus and the silent, dead starry sky.
The four Lord Ravagers froze in place at the same time. This was especially true for Phantylia, who had still been acting arrogantly just moments ago. Now, the expression on her face had become truly spectacular.
Just as Guiji had said earlier, as an Emanator of Destruction, he did not fear death.
On this point, Starhowl and Phantylia were probably the same.
But if one could live, who would willingly choose death?
Especially Phantylia. She had never once claimed that she was not afraid of death. Rather, it would be more accurate to say she was terribly afraid of it.
"Why did you…"
Guiji seemed to want to say something else.
But Wei Qing did not give him that chance. He immediately interrupted.
"I'll give you one final chance. Leave now, and I can let bygones be bygones. But my patience has limits. I do not want to attack my own colleagues."
This time, none of the four Lord Ravagers spoke out in rebuttal.
After all, their top boss had already said that everything here would be left to Qingzhou to handle. As subordinates, naturally, they no longer had any objections.
Phantylia gritted her teeth and was the first to turn and leave. She moved with extreme urgency, as though afraid Wei Qing would go back on his word.
The other three also immediately began moving.
"Wait."
"Phantylia, hold on a moment."
Suddenly, Wei Qing called out to Phantylia.
Phantylia, who had just been about to leave, was instantly startled.
No, brother, can't you just treat me like a fart and let me go?
Phantylia wanted to pretend she had not heard and continue leaving, but in the next instant, she found herself back in her original position.
As Phantylia's body abruptly stiffened, she slowly turned around. A tremendously forced smile squeezed onto her face.
"Lord Qingzhou… may I ask what else you wish to instruct me on?"
Wei Qing walked up to her.
"Do you remember what I said to you on the Xianzhou?"
"You did not reveal my identity, did you?"
Phantylia forcibly suppressed the panic in her heart and hurriedly explained,
"Of course not, Lord Qingzhou. Your identity… how could I dare reveal it casually?"
Wei Qing's gaze was calm, as though he were considering how credible Phantylia's words were.
"I… I can swear!" Phantylia seemed afraid that he would not believe her, so she quickly added, "In the name of the Scarred God, I have never revealed your identity to anyone, including Starhowl and the others!"
Hearing this, Wei Qing finally nodded.
"Mm. Good. It seems you indeed have not done so for the time being."
However, before Phantylia could sigh in relief, Wei Qing continued,
"But, Phantylia."
"From what I saw just now, it seemed you were trying to complain about me to the Scarred God."
Hearing this, Phantylia's face instantly turned deathly pale.
This was the rhythm of settling accounts after the fact!
For the sake of her life, Phantylia immediately threw away her dignity and performed a full dogeza.
"Lord Qingzhou, please see clearly! I only did that for the sake of our grand plan of Destruction."
"If I had known all of this was permitted by the Scarred God, I would not have dared even if I had ten thousand lives!"
After saying this, Phantylia nervously raised her head, seemingly wanting to see Wei Qing's attitude.
Unfortunately, she could not read anything at all. She could only hear Wei Qing speak faintly.
"Mm. I can barely accept that reason."
"But if I let you off just like this, my thoughts won't flow smoothly."
Phantylia immediately said, "I submit fully to Lord Qingzhou's judgment. I only beg you, my lord, to spare my insignificant life on account of my absolute loyalty to Destruction."
Wei Qing nodded slightly. His gaze lingered on Phantylia for a moment, as though he were considering how to deal with this colleague.
"Phantylia, the mark I left on you before—you already found a way to erase it, didn't you?"
Phantylia's heart sank violently.
Ever since the last time she had inexplicably been caught by Qingzhou, her suspicious nature had immediately made her conduct a full examination of her entire soul.
Sure enough, Phantylia had really discovered a mysterious mark.
In the end, after expending tremendous effort, she had finally erased that mark.
"Yes… yes," Phantylia said, her voice somewhat dry.
"But that was only out of caution. I had absolutely no intention of disrespecting you."
Wei Qing chuckled softly.
"No matter. Since the old mark is gone, then let's replace it with a new one."
He extended a finger and gently tapped Phantylia's forehead.
A power far more irresistible than before instantly poured into the core of Phantylia's spirit body, engraving an azure pattern into the deepest part of her soul.
This mark was completely different from the previous one.
Not only did it contain the authority of Destruction, it was also mixed with traces of connection to Order and Harmony.
Phantylia's whole body trembled violently.
She could clearly feel that this mark was more than a hundred times stronger than the previous one. Moreover, it was tightly connected to Wei Qing's origin.
Unless Wei Qing took the initiative to remove it, she would have absolutely no possibility of erasing it herself.
"This… what is this…?" Phantylia could not help asking.
In truth, this time, she was not as afraid.
After all, a bad life was still better than a good death.
What truly shocked her was that this mark did not seem like the previous one, which only contained restrictions. Instead, it was more like a new blessing.
Only, the current situation was not quite right. Otherwise, Phantylia would really have wanted to carefully feel it out first.
"Just a little insurance," Wei Qing said calmly, withdrawing his finger.
"Don't worry. As long as you behave yourself, it will not affect you in any way. In fact, at certain times in the future, it may even help you."
Phantylia immediately lowered her head, hiding the complex emotions in her eyes.
"…Thank you for your grace, Lord Qingzhou."
Although she said this, Phantylia also knew that from this moment onward, her life and death were completely in the hands of the colleague before her.
At the same time, however, she also faintly sensed that this mark was not merely a restraint. The level of power contained within it far exceeded her understanding.
"You may leave now."
Wei Qing waved his hand.
Phantylia did not dare say anything more. After bowing, she quickly transformed into a wisp of azure smoke and dispersed.
Only after Phantylia had left did Wei Qing turn his gaze back toward the shattered Amphoreus below.
That heart-palpitating wave of Destruction was becoming stronger and stronger.
It seemed the battle between Iron Tomb and Herta had already ended.
"…Who are you?"
Just as Wei Qing was about to set off, a clear voice rang beside his ear.
He followed the sound and looked over. Not far away, space distorted faintly, and a petite figure slowly emerged.
It was a pink-haired girl wearing an exquisite dress. Her pink eyes, filled with unease and conflicted emotions, were fixed firmly on Wei Qing.
This was Cyrene in her young girl form.
Because her appearance was far too iconic, Wei Qing instantly recognized the newcomer.
At this moment, Cyrene was hovering in midair, her small fists clenched tightly. Her eyes carried both fear and a kind of desperate courage.
After all, as the only existence in Amphoreus with some understanding of the outside world, she was unlike the others, who knew nothing of what lay beyond.
She had witnessed Wei Qing's battle with Bai'e, seen him intimidate the other Lord Ravagers, and even heard Nanook's final command.
But all of this far exceeded her understanding.
"You… you are also a subordinate of Destruction, right?"
Cyrene's voice trembled faintly, but she tried hard to make herself look calm.
"You are the same as them. You all came to destroy Amphoreus…"
"I am different from them," Wei Qing said gently, looking at the small figure before him who was forcing herself to stay calm.
Hearing this, confusion flashed through Cyrene's eyes, but her vigilance did not fade.
"Actually, I heard it… You said you would stop Iron Tomb's birth. But you are clearly also an Emanator of Destruction…"
"I am indeed an Emanator of Destruction," Wei Qing admitted frankly.
"But I also promised a certain friend that this time, I would rescue Herta and stop Iron Tomb."
A glimmer of hope flashed through Cyrene's eyes, but it immediately dimmed again.
"But even Lady Herta failed… She was our final hope…"
Wei Qing continued, "Herta has not failed. She merely chose another way to resist. And now, it is my turn."
In the next instant, the aura on Wei Qing's body changed.
He transformed from a candidate of Destruction into an Immaculate Pure Child.
Cyrene's eyes widened instantly.
Because from the powerful existence before her, she could sense an aura that was incomparably familiar.
That aura even resonated clearly with her own essence.
"W-what is going on?"
The current young Cyrene did not yet know Fuli's truth, nor did she understand the meaning of an Immaculate Pure Child.
But at this very moment, judging from the feeling coming from the other party, Cyrene sensed an unprecedented intimacy, as though they should have been family.
After hesitating for a moment, Cyrene still asked the question that had instinctively appeared in her mind.
"…Excuse me, are you my sister?"
Wei Qing: ?????
"Sister?"
Wei Qing was completely stunned. He truly could not understand how she had arrived at that conclusion.
Although Wei Qing roughly knew that if it was only Cyrene in her girl form, her memories were incomplete.
But what was this about being her sister?
Even if all Immaculate Pure Children were treated as one family, he should be her older brother, right?
Surely the joke that the Aeon of Remembrance could only be a pink-haired beautiful girl was not actually true?
If so, Wei Qing would really start hissing.
Back to Cyrene.
At this moment, Cyrene seemed to realize that she might have said the wrong thing.
Seeing Wei Qing's obviously stunned expression, her small cheeks instantly flushed red. The calmness she had been forcing herself to maintain collapsed completely, leaving only embarrassment.
"S-sorry!"
Cyrene hurriedly waved both hands.
"I… I didn't mean it like that! It's just that the feeling from you is very warm and familiar, and it feels a little like… like me… So I, I just…"
The more she spoke, the quieter she became, and her head also lowered.
"P-please forgive my offense!"
After saying this, the atmosphere fell silent for a while.
Perhaps because she still had not received a response after some time, Cyrene secretly raised her head, intending to sneak a glance at him.
However, when she looked forward, she found that Wei Qing had already arrived in front of her.
"…Wuh!"
Before Cyrene could say anything else, Wei Qing shook his head and began constructing his own version of history.
"There is no need to apologize. In a certain sense, your feeling was not wrong."
"Our powers do indeed share the same source. As an Immaculate Pure Child of Remembrance, you are indeed my younger sister."
Such utterly illogical words—if there had been even a slightly knowledgeable Pathstrider present, they probably would have started angrily accusing Wei Qing of abducting a child.
But clearly, the current Cyrene was only in her young girl form.
And she actually believed it a little.
"R-really?"
"I am your younger sister? You are my older brother?"
Wei Qing looked at this girl, who was as pure as a blank sheet of paper. He reached out and rubbed her head before saying firmly again,
"Mm. It is true. So you do not need to be afraid. I will not hurt you."
Cyrene carefully moved a little closer.
"Then… can you really save Lady Herta? Can you stop Iron Tomb and save Amphoreus?"
"I will," Wei Qing answered with absolute confidence.
After saying this, he extended a finger and gently tapped Cyrene's forehead.
"But before that, let me see what exactly happened here."
Cyrene obediently closed her eyes, relaxed her mind, and allowed Wei Qing's consciousness to enter the depths of her memories.
In an instant, countless images surged into Wei Qing's mind.
Of course, Wei Qing did not have that much time to browse through all of Cyrene's memories.
He merely looked at what exactly had happened to Herta after she arrived in Amphoreus.
Then, the scene of Herta's first descent into Amphoreus entered Wei Qing's eyes.
At that time, the proud genius's eyes flickered with the excitement and resolve of challenging an unknown problem.
…
Inside Amphoreus.
The Vortex of Genesis.
This place, which had carried Amphoreus's thirty million cycles, had now completely transformed into a breeding ground for Destruction.
Beneath the shattered firmament, the earth had been dyed a filthy black.
Countless Voidranger corpses were scattered everywhere, but they were quickly being devoured by the darkness and turned into nourishment.
At the center of this constantly expanding darkness, an enormous "cocoon" was slowly pulsing.
This was the birthplace of the newborn Lord Ravager.
The collision between Erudition and Destruction had finally ended.
Iron Tomb's birth had been stopped, but in exchange, another new Lord Ravager would be born here.
A Lord Ravager opposing Erudition.
The Witch of Destruction.
Herta.
Unlike the Great Herta Tomb of the IF line, over these eight hundred years, Herta had greatly increased her strength through the heart Wei Qing had left behind back then.
It was precisely because of this that Herta had managed to avoid the birth of Emperor Rubert III.
But that was all.
"It is truly regrettable, Lady Herta. In the end, I still won this match."
Looking at the witch who was about to be born, Legwork could not help speaking.
"You paid the price of your own soul to forcibly interrupt Iron Tomb's birth ritual. Such resolve and wisdom are deeply astonishing and worthy of respect."
"But unfortunately, you still underestimated Destruction."
Although the two stood on opposing sides, even Legwork had to admit that this junior of Erudition had given him a great surprise.
"Ahhhhhhh—!"
A painful scream came from within the cocoon. That was Herta's final struggle.
"…It is already too late."
Legwork shook his head softly with regret.
"When you chose to bear Iron Tomb's essence of Destruction with your own body, the ending was already decided."
"Now, either you fully accept the baptism of Destruction and become a new Lord Ravager, or…"
"Your consciousness will completely dissipate, handing this shell entirely over to the instincts of Destruction."
"Believe me, the latter would be a greater disaster for the galaxy."
A complex look flashed through Legwork's eyes.
He had witnessed Amphoreus's thirty million cycles and crossed blades with countless heroes who had tried to save this place. But even he felt a trace of helplessness before the current situation.
It was still the same thought.
He truly admired this junior very much.
Rather than watch this junior merge with Destruction and become a Lord Ravager, he had still looked forward more to Iron Tomb shattering Nous.
"However…"
Legwork suddenly raised his head and looked toward the direction outside the Vortex.
"It seems there are still variables here."
"Hehe. Zandar, you really have given me a great surprise."
A blurred female voice came.
At the edge of the Vortex of Genesis, ripples spread through space.
A figure whose face could not be seen clearly slowly emerged.
Genius Society Seat #4, Polka Kakamond.
A flash of surprise appeared in Legwork's eyes. In his view, unless Iron Tomb had broken out of the earth, there should have been no way for her to find this place.
"Polka, how did you find this place?"
Polka answered faintly,
"I have to admit, Zandar, as Seat #1, you truly surprised me."
"If not for the fact that I had recently been paying attention to this little witch, you might really have gotten away with it in secret."
"Step aside. You will not be my match."
Polka directly declared the outcome between them.
"I know what you want to use her for. Using an Emanator of Erudition to nurture a Lord Ravager opposing Erudition? Truly a genius idea. Unfortunately, I will not agree."
In response, Legwork merely looked quietly at Polka. Nothing could be read from those mechanical eyes.
"Polka, you are always so confident."
"Unfortunately, you are still too late. I do not need to defeat you. I only need to delay you. You are destined to be unable to save Herta."
"Save her?" Polka's voice carried a trace of icy mockery.
"Only Nous's calculations can avoid the future of Finality. Although I admire this little witch very much…"
"But judging from the current situation, all I can do is kill her together with you."
With that, a seemingly ordinary scalpel appeared in Polka's hand.
She stood calmly in place, but the Omniscient Domain quickly enveloped the entire Vortex of Genesis.
"Come."
Shk.
A soft sound rang out.
Just as the two had begun exchanging blows, an accident descended.
An azure stream of light cut without warning into the core of the clash between their powers.
Polka and Legwork were both startled. Each retreated half a step, sharp gazes turning toward the uninvited guest.
The flowing light dispersed, revealing Wei Qing's figure.
He first glanced at the pulsing "cocoon" before turning his gaze toward the two other geniuses present.
"Looks like I made it in time," Wei Qing said calmly.
"Qingzhou? Why are you here?"
Polka's eyes, hidden behind hazy light and shadow, narrowed slightly.
Wei Qing had not disguised himself in the slightest, so of course she recognized him immediately.
But for Polka, this was not good news.
Publicly speaking, as an Emanator of Destruction, there was no need to think too hard: he would definitely ensure that his colleague could be born smoothly.
Privately speaking, unfortunately, he seemed to have once had an old connection with Herta. No matter how one looked at it, he did not seem like someone who would let her kill Herta.
What else could be done?
Polka fell silent, because she had no solution either.
There was nothing she could do. Eight hundred years ago, she had already not been Wei Qing's match. Now, sensing the even more tyrannical aura coming from him, Polka felt that she could no longer even stand on the same level as him.
By contrast, Legwork was very happy.
Not long ago, although Legwork had not turned his gaze outside Amphoreus, he had still sensed it.
He had sensed the descent of Nanook and several Lord Ravagers.
Although he had almost never left Amphoreus over the years, he was still aware of news from the outside world.
Now that this strongest Lord Ravager was here, it seemed the birth of Herta the Witch was guaranteed.
"Lord Qingzhou, have you appeared here to ensure the smooth birth of the new Lord Ravager?"
"I can help you," Legwork said calmly.
"No. I came to stop all of this," Wei Qing replied calmly.
This answer stunned both Polka and Legwork.
Legwork continued, "Lord Qingzhou, as a Lord Ravager, why would you stop the birth of a colleague? This goes against Nanook's will."
"Nanook has already left this place for me to handle."
"My will is the rule here."
…
With the expansion of The World, Legwork was instantly defeated.
Because Wei Qing had no interest in wasting words with him.
Although within Amphoreus, Legwork was not that easy to kill, handling Herta's matter was more important right now. Wei Qing intended to let him wander around for a while first.
"What about you, Polka? Are you leaving by yourself, or am I throwing you out?"
Faced with Wei Qing's question, Polka fell silent.
Of course she did not want to leave just like that.
Although Wei Qing kept saying he had come to stop all of this, given his identity as a Lord Ravager, those words were not credible.
However, things were different now.
Eight hundred years ago, even if Polka was not Wei Qing's match, she could at least battle him.
"…I understand."
Polka accepted this fact.
She took one final look at the "cocoon" nurturing the Witch of Destruction, then immediately left.
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