Eternal Night

Chapter 850: Promise Fulfilled
Wu Pifu did not return to Gaia immediately.

Although the mainframe could immediately teleport him back, Beelzebub dissuaded him.

Because Wu Pifu's current condition is really bad, even with the main brain's teleportation protection, if he goes to the outside world, even the slightest setback could take his life. Perhaps the main brain is very helpful in other situations, but if a big shot of this level wants to do something, the main brain may not be able to protect Wu Pifu.

As for his injuries... the physical wounds looked terrifying, but Wu Pifu's physical strength was more than enough to withstand them, and they would heal in no more than three days. There were two reasons why he was in such a bad state. First, his mental abilities had completely disappeared. It wasn't that he lost them, but rather that he had entered an extremely desperate state. At the same time, apart from his physical blood and qi being weakened only by the injuries, almost 99% of his other extraordinary energies had also disappeared. This made it impossible for him to even maintain his levitation in the air. He could only manipulate the remaining strands of immortal martial arts internal energy to try to maintain his descent speed and falling posture.

Secondly, the injuries he suffered in the Mind Space were not merely physical injuries, but injuries to his body, mind, and even his soul. In layman's terms, these injuries were to the core of his being, and theoretically, they could never be fully healed. His upper limit of strength and future potential would be greatly weakened unless he found something as extraordinary as the Perfect Fruit... Of course, that's only in theory.

Beelzebub was naturally very worried, but when she thought of Wu Ant's special characteristics, especially a past event that she vaguely recalled after seeing the primordial evil, she had some special thoughts and ideas, and she wondered if Wu Ant could recover from this essential deficiency...

Wu Pifu naturally noticed his current weakness and poor condition. He trusted Beelzebub and, without much thought, followed Beelzebub's advice. Instead of immediately contacting the mainframe through the Dream Compass to return, he simply looked down from the sky.

Looking down from above, the entire land was emitting almost endless ashes, the remnants of the primordial fungus Elsteror after its annihilation. It appeared to be ashes, but in the end, nothing would be left.

Beneath these ashes, after being awakened and fed upon by the Primordial Fungus Elstero, only a vast desolation remained. There were no towering plants, no giant creatures, no disasters or hopes. The so-called disasters and hopes could not even last a second in the face of true catastrophe.

In this environment, Wu Pifu naturally doesn't need to worry about being attacked by anything. The only pity is that he can't return to Lake Möbius. He can't use his Nen ability at all now, and after developing the "I, the Pifu" deathmatch space, he probably won't be able to use Nen abilities like the faster-than-light channel anymore.

So... he couldn't go back to Lake Möbius to find the five prophets and fulfill his promise.

"...Maybe they already predicted that I wouldn't be able to go back, which is why they dared to show up." Wu Pifu was in pain, but he still managed to make the best of a bad situation.

Beelzebub, however, said seriously, "No, although I am not the origin of the prophecy system, I vaguely remember some information about it. Prophecies are actually divided into two categories: time-related and fate/cause-related. Because our world only has an absolute view of spacetime, the future seen by time-related prophets is absolute and inevitable. This type of prophecy is unavoidable, but it is extremely rare. Only those with special qualifications can obtain it, and it is very dangerous. One prophecy might be discovered by the Wheel of Time and space, and then one would become a wandering soul in the Time-Space Island. The five of them are definitely not like that, otherwise they would not have appeared to stop you from returning, because this is an inevitable fact. Regardless of whether they stop you or not, they will set off to kill the Primordial Evil."

"The second type is the fate and cause-and-effect type. This type of prophecy is a flash of inspiration, a prophecy generated through the river of fate and the cycle of cause and effect. This type can be violated or avoided, which is why they appear to prevent your return. However, this type of prophecy will not be effective against beings whose strength exceeds theirs, because these beings have enough luck to stabilize themselves in the river of fate. This is what is called suppressing luck. Apart from the occasional flash of inspiration, it is almost impossible for them to make any prophecy about them."

Wu Pifu was stunned for a long time before angrily saying, "So they tricked me? They never intended to give me a prophecy from the beginning?"

Beelzebub denied it, saying, "No, judging from their words, they are indeed determined to fight to the death. You've forgotten that this world is the Ancient Insect World. They are prophets who possess Nen abilities, and their prophecies are also made using Nen abilities. This means that they can also make oaths and restrictions, thereby making prophecies beyond their nature. If you were to return to the human world in the lake, they might actually be able to prophesy something for you."

Wu Pifu remained silent for a moment before shaking his head slightly: "Forget it, we can't go back to the lake world anyway, and besides..."

He didn't continue speaking, but Chiu Chiu jumped onto his face and kissed him a few times, and even the golden tree bonsai gently covered his skin with its branches.

Wu Pifu waved his hand impatiently. Just as he was about to focus his attention on his injuries, he suddenly heard a strange sound. This made Wu Pifu's expression suddenly turn serious. Just as he was about to throw himself away, he recognized the sound.

“…Sir, sir…”

"What?"

"...Found the location, Nanika!"

The next second, Wu Pifu's vision spun around, and after a not-too-intense twisting and spinning sensation, he was "spit out" from a passage. In front of him, Killua was holding his sister Alluka, and there were several familiar people standing beside him, including Ging and Gon, and Kurapika rushed up and hugged him up to the waist.

"Sir! Are you alright?!" Kurapika asked anxiously, almost in tears.

Wu Pifu waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, then looked at Killua and said, "You asked Nanika to bring me back? Wasn't she already in a deep sleep?"

Killua, holding his sister, immediately said, "After the earthquake, we all felt a great calamity was about to befall us. Then Nanika suddenly woke up and told us that the apocalypse was coming." Wu Pifu was silent for a moment. He knew that Nanika's true form was likely a disaster on the Dark Continent, but her behavior was human, her thoughts were human, she wanted to be human, and she already had bonds. So she was human. Of course, Nanika must also know many secrets of the Dark Continent.

Killua continued, “Nanegalo told us that every long period of time, a cataclysm will occur on the Dark Continent. The cataclysm will sweep everything away, and no existence can escape its destruction. Each cataclysm will randomly destroy one-tenth of the Dark Continent’s territory. All life, all hope and disaster on it will be completely annihilated by the cataclysm, leaving only countless molds and mycelia.”

"But this time is different. This time it is the end of the world. The final destruction is coming. The entire Dark Continent will be completely empty. Everything will be annihilated and disappear in the catastrophe, or become part of the catastrophe."

Wu Pifu nodded.

Given the sheer size and feeding speed of the Primordial Fungus Elstello, the entire Dark Continent will be devoured within days; this truly is the final apocalypse.

"...But sir, you triumphed over the apocalypse, didn't you?"

Jin stepped forward and asked.

Wu Pifu didn't hide anything and said, "Yes, I killed that thing, and all these injuries are thanks to it."

Everyone's faces relaxed and smiled, except for Kurapika, whose eyes were still filled with tears as he carefully supported Wu Pifu.

Jin said, "Sure enough, just now, we all suddenly felt relaxed. The terrifying oppression before the apocalypse suddenly disappeared. As expected of you, sir, you can even kill the apocalypse... I owe you a great favor. If you ever need my help, I will do anything for you, even at the cost of my life."

Wu Pifu waved his hand, but before he could speak, Jin suddenly handed him a note with a serious expression.

"What is it?" Wu Pifu asked, puzzled.

"A promise," Jin said with an extremely serious expression.

Wu Pifu's lips twitched. He thought it was a promise Jin had made to die for him, and thought to himself, "This guy seems pretty steady, why is he writing a promise like a child?"

However, he still took the note. Before he could even read it, Jin said, "This is a prophecy made for you by the world's top five prophets through a vow and a binding agreement. We can't understand the writing on it, so it's obviously not the writing of our world. It's written in spirit energy. Before they disappeared, the five prophets entrusted me to give it to you."

"……promise?"

Wu Pifu fell silent. He looked up at the sky, which was a clear blue, sunny, and cloudless.

After a long while, he unfolded the note and began to read it carefully.

"I'm sorry, sir, even with our utmost efforts, the strictest oaths and constraints, and the sacrifice of our five lives, we still cannot fully and clearly predict the answer you seek. We have only glimpsed fragments of fate, which we now present to you."

"...The perfect path, ascending to the heavens, Kepler, sharing life and death, everything is ready, only lacking sharpness."

"The answer you don't know lies in the weapon. Body, spirit, soul, transcendence, title, and life and death with enemies stronger than you—you have it all. But your weapon is not yet a perfect match for you; it is still just an ordinary weapon."

"The final prophecy is: the Zanpakuto (soul-slaying sword) for death."

(End of this chapter)