Chapter 135: Self-Coronation
"Do you think that by hiding behind the scenes, you can stay out of it?" you took a step forward.
"You made Phainon suffer endlessly in reincarnation."
"You made Aglaea die again and again."
"You made everyone a sacrifice for your experiments."
"And her—" you looked at Cifera. "You made her die in front of me, over and over again."
"No matter where your true body is… at the end of the universe… I will—" Flames of destruction burned in your eyes. "—destroy you!"
"No… no…" Lygus started to retreat, but in this world, he had nowhere to escape. "You can't… I am from the Genius Society—"
"So what?"
White light began to burst from your body. "Genius or Aeon… Anyone who dares to manipulate her fate… must die."
Dazzling white light swallowed Lygus's terrified face. It swallowed the Vortex of Genesis. It swallowed everything.
Instantly, all the data from Amphoreus surged into your body. The Dawn of Okhema, the darkness of Dolos, the pristine snow of Aediria... every city, every inch of land, every plant, transformed into a torrent of data.
The divine authority of the Twelve Titans, the bloodline of the Chrysos Heirs, the power of demigods… Everything converged upon you.
You saw Cifera—her cunning, her tenderness, every smile, every farewell, every death… You became her.
You saw Aglaea—her nobility, her persistence, her trust, her despair… You became her.
The loneliness of Castorice, the bravery of Hyacine, the sacrifice of Tribbie…
Phainon—memories of countless reincarnations surged like a tide. You felt his anger, his sorrow, his despair… You became him.
The cheerfulness of Stelle, the calmness of Dan Heng, the liveliness of March 7th…
Everyone's memories, emotions, and experiences merged into your existence. You are Cifera, stealing to survive. You are Aglaea, weaving hope. You are Phainon, searching for answers. You are Stelle, moving forward.
You are everyone. Everyone is also you.
Pain, joy, love, hate, life, death… All emotions, like thousands of rivers flowing into the sea, surged in your soul.
At this moment—you raised your hand and crowned yourself.
...
Outside Amphoreus, the Lord Ravagers waited. The Mobius ring stopped turning. A deadly silence.
"That's it?" Dubra said impatiently.
Just then—the void suddenly split open. Countless Black Tides surged from the crack and rushed towards them.
"What is this?!" Phantylia exclaimed. Dubra immediately attacked, but the white flames passed through the Black Tide without causing any damage.
"Retreat!" Zirnitra decided instantly.
At that moment, Amphoreus erupted with dazzling white light. A figure walked out. That was you. Your form had completely changed, your body composed of countless data streams, changing shape every second. Sometimes you were Cifera, sometimes Phainon, sometimes the collective of everyone.
You raised your hand. An invisible wave emanated from your palm, spreading to all corners of the universe: The Anti-Intelligence Life Equation.
"It's started," Zirnitra was inexplicably excited. "Tiemu has begun to fulfill his mission."
Wherever the wave passed, civilizations began to collapse. The eternal winter of Belobog melted into terrifying darkness. On the Xianzhou Luofu, all intelligence stopped functioning. The beautiful dreams of Penacony shattered, and the prosperity of Edo I Drila turned to naught…
"Marvelous," Phantylia looked on with intoxication.
However, gradually, Zirnitra noticed an anomaly. "What? You said those destroyed civilizations..." she received an urgent communication. "They didn't disappear. They are... transforming into a type of 'memory matter' world, similar to Penacony."
Dead silence. The Lord Ravagers looked at each other.
"All of this… is Tiemu's doing," Zirnitra's voice trembled.
"This is impossible!" Phantylia lost her composure. "He is the embodiment of destruction, how could he create—"
She couldn't finish. Because more and more civilizations were destroyed, then transformed into memory matter. Matter perished, but memory endured. Life ended, but consciousness persisted.
"What exactly is this…?" Asat Pramad finally realized. "That's not right! That's not Tiemu!"
Just then, the entire universe felt it. An unprecedented power converged here. Your figure began to glow, brighter and brighter. Every transformed civilization became a part of your power. Every recorded memory merged into your existence.
When half the civilizations in the universe were "destroyed" and then reborn as memory matter worlds—
BOOM—!!!
A pillar of light shot up into the sky, piercing through the entire universe. In that light, a new existence was born.
Not a Lord Ravager. Not an Emanator.
But an Aeon—「Resonance」!
Those voices that had passed away, yet still echoed throughout the universe.
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