As long as Nous does not suppress its own instincts, the end of the Great Universe will be observed and locked onto by Him, who is constantly calculating every moment.
This will lead everything into an irreversible finale; this is the so-called fifth member of the Four Heavenly Kings of the End.
But on the other hand, Nous is likewise unable to stop the pace of its calculations.
Because this is the foundation of His existence, the Path He walks, and everything He possesses!
No matter how powerful Nous is, He ultimately cannot defy His own Path.
"This is the contradiction of everything, and it is also the reason why Nous acquiesced to Xandar's little maneuvers!"
Because this was exactly what Nous needed Xandar to do.
Xandar's countless years of planning were almost entirely under the silent gaze of Nous.
The contingency plan that this first genius left on the Aeon of Erudition was also something Nous permitted.
It can be said that while Xandar's plan was certainly stunning, if an Aeon truly does not want to die, as long as the Sea of Trees Multiverse exists for even one day, they truly cannot die even if they want to!
Only when an Aeon themselves wishes to fall does the possibility of falling arise.
Even if Pure Beauty Hermes wanted to truly kill an Aeon, it would be hard to guarantee that this Aeon wouldn't perform a resurrection or dance on their own grave at some point.
A weak multiverse level is certainly powerful, but it ultimately hasn't truly crossed into another level to form an absolute realm suppression.
As Hermes and the others were discussing, on the other side, the confrontation between Emperor III and Nous began to gradually yield a result.
The shell of Nous's planetary computer body gradually began to go dark, and the Path of Erudition began to experience violent turbulence.
"Has Nous fallen?"
Himeko unconsciously grabbed Hermes's hand and asked softly.
"Of course it's not that easy."
With a thought from Hermes, a light screen appeared before everyone's eyes, and he explained softly: "The form of an Aeon's existence is far more complex than you imagine."
"The physical form existing in the Great Universe is actually just a negligible, tiny part of the Aeons."
Individual timelines and various figures of Nous were laid bare before everyone's eyes.
The trajectories of the Aeon's operations also revealed the Dao traces it had once walked... and even various Pathstriders of Erudition emerged.
"All of this is an extension of Nous's life. In a sense, to truly assassinate an Aeon, even blowing up the Great Universe in one hit is useless."
"Because the past, present, and future Nous have already formed a closed loop; simply killing the 'present' has no meaning."
"However, right now, Nous has begun its self-destruction..."
As the words fell, the 'present' Nous had just died, but at a certain moment in the past, a figure of Nous seemed to show a trend of coming to life.
If nothing unexpected happened, this figure would replace the 'present' Nous, becoming the 'present' of the Aeon of Erudition and allowing Nous to be completely resurrected.
However, before it could activate and enter the resurrection process, Emperor III - Great Tomb took action once again.
His body, as vast as a star-sea giant, seemed to be ignited by invisible flames, gradually being burned to ashes.
"Sorry, Nous, let us fall into the eternal end together..."
In those final moments, Emperor III's cold and ruthless eyes revealed an incomparably complex expression.
Finally, in a state of calm acceptance, he was completely annihilated.
Then, everyone present could see through the images manifested by Hermes that the [Anti-Erudition Function] was simultaneously infecting the countless versions of Nous across countless timelines and existential trajectories.
This was a strike that combined the right time, the right place, and the right people!
At this critical juncture where Nous was about to be resurrected but not yet fully revived, it was tainted by the [Anti-Erudition Function]!
Even more than that.
After this light of fire had colored all the figures of Nous, it continued to spread into every single parallel world!
That's right.
It was the Nous of the parallel worlds.
As a multiverse, the existence of an Aeon is simultaneous across all parallel universes.
"The moment Nous ascended, it had already completed the integration of all its selves in all parallel worlds. This is why Nous's computing power is nearly infinite and immeasurable, and why its observations have such terrifying effects..."
Watching the fall of one Nous after another, Herta could finally no longer maintain her calm demeanor. Instead, she clutched her chest, revealing an expression of extreme heartache:
"This is why Rupert II's complete Scepter System could only carry less than 0.01 seconds of Nous's thought data."
"A supercomputer of this level—I'm afraid there will only ever be this one in the past, present, and future, right?"
"Even Hermes's Sustainer of Heavenly Principles is far inferior to Nous!"
It wasn't just Herta; which of the geniuses watching this scene wasn't pained beyond measure?
Nous was a truly unique wonder of the multiverse, a supreme treasure that could make anyone go mad for it!
"As expected, it was Nous's own push..."
Seeing this, Hermes sighed again. Without the active cooperation of Nous, even burning a thousand or ten thousand Emperor IIIs would have absolutely no effect against a Nous of this magnitude.
As the saying goes, when a dragon falls, all things flourish.
The fall of the Ancestor of the Myriad Dragons of the Abyss back then laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Great Universe.
And the fall of Nous simultaneously removed the shackles of the Path of Erudition.
Particularly for those dozens of people in the Genius Society... these geniuses at the peak of human intelligence who were once bound by Nous. It's hard to imagine what they can achieve now that this great mountain atop their heads has been moved.
"I'm afraid that even those so-called geniuses confirmed to be dead might one by one come back to life and return to the cosmos, right?"
Dressed in a maid uniform, the woman now serving as Hermes's head maid—the former Lord of Silence, Polkakakamu—was also moved by this world-shaking event.
As this woman watched Nous approaching its fall, she asserted with an incredibly complex expression: "These geniuses are none of them easy to deal with. Wanting them to stay dead completely? It's too difficult, far too difficult."
"Even my so-called killings back then couldn't be confirmed one hundred percent."
"And then there's Siskar, this Creator Web-Weaver; she certainly won't be content with loneliness and will reappear. I'm afraid it's only a matter of time..."
Siskar, member #29 of the Genius Society, a genius who created brilliant results that left countless people dumbfounded in just twenty-nine days.
Even as fellow members of the Genius Society who prided themselves on never being inferior to anyone in their lives, they all couldn't help but marvel when facing this Creator Web-Weaver.
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