Simultaneous travel: Starting from returning to the main god space.

Chapter 484 Congratulations to Mark and Ran Bing on their marriage! (A long chapter of 5,000 words! Requesting monthly votes! Requesting additional subscriptions!)

Bai Yuekui was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and subconsciously wanted to ask, "Are you out of your mind?"

But she was soon astonished to find that the Swift, which she was supposed to be piloting, had begun to accelerate on its own.

Its wings folded rapidly, while the high-energy thrusters burst forth with blue flames, directly increasing the Swift's flight speed to a maximum of Mach 24, equivalent to the first cosmic velocity.

In an instant, amidst a series of explosions, white shockwaves burst forth across the dim sky, resembling a sharp sword piercing the heavens and earth, fiercely stabbing towards the head of the star giant.

"ASH?!"

Bai Yuekui instantly realized what was going on. She looked at the system panel in front of her, a complicated look flashing in her eyes. She felt a strange sense of déjà vu, as if her best friend was betraying her for some scoundrel outside.

"I'm sorry, Yue Kui, these are all orders from my master."

Ash's guilty voice came through the communication, leaving not only Bai Yuekui speechless, but also Wu Xian.

Please, lady, you're an AI, can you please stop saying things that are so misleading? People who don't know the situation might think I've done something to you!

With a weary sigh, Wu Xian didn't bother to complain. The next second, he focused intently, increasing the output of his mental energy to envelop the rapidly moving Swift in layers. At the same time, his eyes shone with a red and blue light as he coldly stared at the gradually clearing star giant in front of him.

In the setting of Ling Cage, the Devouring Beasts have extremely strong vitality. Theoretically, only by completely destroying their core spirit seeds and without any Mana flowers around to replenish their life essence can the Devouring Beasts be completely eliminated.

However, this only applies to ordinary people. With the ultimate insight of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, let alone a mere Devouring Beast, even if Mana's initial form successfully ascends to godhood, Wu Xian is confident that he can scatter her ashes.

I'll kill anything that's alive, even if it's a god!
On the other side, seemingly sensing the intense threat emanating from the Swift, the Star Giant, who was unleashing laser cannons with its eyes, suddenly roared.

In an instant, its enormous body erupted with a dense green mist, and a large amount of bio-soil shot up from the ground, spreading upwards along its ankles, as if it were wearing a set of black and red armor, making the Star Giant's aura even more ferocious and violent.

In addition, red light appeared on the land within a radius of hundreds of miles; those were Mana flowers.

They seemed to have received some command, and suddenly they all trembled, their tentacles swaying incessantly. They released all the life essence they had collected over the past few decades through countless Devouring Beasts, and then injected it all into the body of the Star Giant.

“Ho ho ho—!!”

The Star Giant roared to the sky. At this moment, his power had reached its peak, and he had faintly touched the limit of the Incarnation level. The aura he exuded alone made the surrounding Devouring Beasts instinctively feel fear and submit.

He strode forward, running at a speed disproportionate to his physique, while simultaneously raising his right arm and pulling it back as if to throw a punch.
Upon seeing this, Bai Yuekui's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected the power of the Star Giant in front of him to increase so much. Even with the Swift's obstruction, he felt as if he were in a small boat in a tsunami, with the possibility of capsizing at any moment.

But it was all too late. The Swift was too fast, less than a kilometer away from the Star Giant. The collision would happen in the blink of an eye.

"Damn!!"

Bai Yuekui muttered a curse under his breath, then turned to look at Wu Xian, who remained unmoved behind him. He felt a deep sense of powerlessness and could only lean back in the driver's seat, close his eyes, and wait for the outcome.

Rumble————! ! !
The blazing white shockwave bloomed in a circular pattern, carrying an aura of destruction and annihilation.

The magnificent light illuminated the originally dark night into a daytime, engulfing the location of the Star Giant and rapidly spreading outwards, soon sweeping in the surrounding Devouring Beasts as well.

It was unclear how much time had passed, but the light from the shockwave gradually faded, revealing a scene of billowing black smoke and scorched earth ruins. The indestructible Devouring Beasts and Mana Flowers had also vanished without a trace, as if they had all been reduced to ashes in the explosion.

buzzing-

The sound of high-speed engines suddenly rang out in the deathly silence. The next second, the Swift flew out from the white light that had not yet completely dissipated, completely unharmed, just like new.

At the same time, Bai Yuekui slowly opened his eyes. Looking at the unharmed cabin and the scene on the system screen, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt more confident about the attack.

Perhaps this time it can really succeed, and the world can return to its original state.

Whether this world is real or fake doesn't matter anymore. As long as Dragonbone Village still exists and everyone can live well, that's the most important thing.

……

[Outsider, there is no enmity between us, why take things to this extent? Don't you want the opportunity to become an Ancient God?]

"If you promise to spare me, I will do everything in my power to help you ascend to the level of an ancient god, to become an existence above all others. I would even be willing to acknowledge you as my master. You can swear an oath with your soul now and sign an eternal contract..."

Just as Bai Yuekui was feeling sentimental, the seductive voice of Mana's initial form kept echoing in Wu Xian's mind.

At this moment, this body from Mark has become an ecological chimera, and its DNA structure has changed from double-stranded to triple-stranded, making it almost indistinguishable from the cranium that was born from the left brain of the original Mana body. This has made Wu Xian's connection with the original Mana body even closer.

If it were the real Mark from the anime, he would probably already be bewitched by Mana's initial consciousness, becoming a puppet at her mercy, unless he had some indelible belief in his heart, perhaps then there would be no possibility of resisting him.

As for Wu Xian, he's a lazy bum, with no real beliefs. Even if he did, it would only be a thirst for power and survival. Following the typical trope of novels, he's the type most easily seduced by evil forces.

Unfortunately, Mana's initial form was too weak. Having already experienced the mysterious space, Wu Xian looked down on those few idiots. So no matter how much she babbled in her mind, Wu Xian just found it noisy and couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to her.

Perhaps due to the lack of response to her prolonged harassment, or perhaps sensing Wu Xian's determination, Mana's initial body finally showed signs of breaking down, and she roared angrily:

[Enough! Do you really think I'm afraid of you? Don't forget my true form is still outside the box. If you continue to be so ruthless, I can easily initiate a summoning ritual from the outside, bringing the ancient god down once more and replaying the tragedy of the Mana Empire within this box!]

"Really? That's wonderful..."

This time, Wu Xian finally responded, opening his eyes and revealing a slight smile amidst the interwoven red and blue rainbow light.

"You have to keep your word. If I find out you're playing me, even if you escape to the ends of the universe, I'll bring you back and make you understand what happens when you deceive a man you trust."

[You're insane! You're a lunatic!!]

Mana was incredulous at first sight and began to doubt the other person's identity for the first time.

To actually want to see an ancient god in person, even if you are a follower of an ancient god, is an extremely dangerous thing. If you are not careful, you will lose yourself under the pollution of knowledge, which is no different from courting death!
No! We have to save ourselves!

As Mana's initial body thought this, she expanded her thoughts again, and then searched for a certain individual through the shared senses of the Devouring Beasts across the entire continent. A few seconds later, she finally found her target.

……

Longgu Village, the core of the shielding tower.

Wu Xian and Bai Yuekui walked deeper into the underground laboratory. Before long, a giant with a bulging belly and skin that shimmered with iridescent light appeared in their field of vision.

Unlike the previous Transformation-level Devouring Beasts, this giant seemed extremely weak, as if she were malnourished. If it weren't for the changes in her abdomen and the slight rise and fall of her chest, it would be hard to believe that she was alive.

"This is Mana's original body. Her lost right brain is now the Kloto system on the Lighthouse."

Bai Yuekui spoke up, then looked at Wu Xian with a puzzled expression: "Why did you come all the way here to see her? Your DNA has now evolved into a triple-stranded state, so you no longer need the Mana Primal Body."

"That's true, but I don't want things to fall apart halfway through, so to be on the safe side, it's better to take her out first."

As he spoke, Wu Xian pointed to his head again: "Also, this woman is really too noisy. If I don't make her shut up, I'm afraid I'll develop a mental breakdown."

After saying that, a bright red mist burst forth from his body. At the same time, he bent his knees slightly and jumped down onto the chest of Mana's primordial body. The moment he touched it, Wu Xian felt that he had merged with Mark's part of the life essence and had an urge to break through his body and enter Mana's primordial body.

It's normal. After all, Mark's life essence comes from the cranial organism, which is an individual split from Mana's original body. They are originally from the same source, so such a reaction is normal.

However, Wu Xian didn't think too much about it. He simply used his Double-Handed Technique to strengthen his mind and prevent his life essence from dissipating in the slightest. Then, he activated his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception and destroyed the avatar that contained all the genes of the Mana Empire.

However, the next second, looking at the body covered with death lines and dead spots, Wu Xian was slightly stunned, but he quickly realized what was happening and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

"what happened?"

Bai Yuekui was puzzled, even a little nervous, thinking that something else had happened.

"nothing."

Wu Xian shook his head, then slowly raised his right hand, clenched his five fingers into a fist, and said, "I'm just happy that the fish has finally taken the bait."

……

Meanwhile, at the wrong street canyon.

This place was originally a very prosperous city before the outbreak of the Old World catastrophe. Later, due to the violent movement of tectonic plates and the uplift of rock layers, it was engulfed and formed a crisscrossing geographical wonder.

Today, the Cuojie Canyon has been completely eroded by its ecosystem, becoming part of a swirling vortex. A slender figure, draped in a linen cloak and wrapped in bandages, walks into the depths of the canyon.

The Lord of Light and Shadow, or rather, the incarnation-level Devouring Beast that Charles encountered on the ground not long ago and rescued from the Lighthouse City Defense Force.

He was the first powerful Devourer to upgrade from a Pan-Genius Devourer to a Transformation-level Devourer. He held a position in the ecosystem second only to Mana Primordial, and once possessed independent thought, even having the idea of ​​seizing the Evolution Key from Mana Primordial.

To achieve this ideal, it even went so far as to merge with Charles in his youth to avoid detection by Mana's primordial body, silently waiting for the right moment to strike.

Unfortunately, Wu Xian's appearance disrupted all its plans, so on the lighthouse, it quietly withdrew from Charles's body, intending to reconsider its actions.

However, at this moment, Mana's original body discovered its existence, and at the cost of damaged thinking, directly transferred its own will to the Lord of Light and Shadow, completing a ritual similar to soul possession.

As for arriving at the Wrong Street Canyon now, the intention is to use the Blood Vortex teleportation to go outside the box, so that this part of his consciousness can return to his main body.

This can be described as cutting losses in time. From this perspective, Mana's initial body still showed some great generalship. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, she decisively ran away without any regrets, and even abandoned the box.

In any case, the life essence she has collected so far is enough for her to advance to godhood. At most, she will just be unable to become an ancient god. But in any case, living is the most important thing, and she understands this very well.

Thinking of this, Mana's initial body no longer hesitated. The star-like phantom under the hood slowly wriggled, exuding a powerful and surging aura. Finally, it rushed towards the gently swaying Mana Flower King, opened the passage of the vortex of blood, and left this box universe.

……

buzzing-

In the endless void, a warship, comparable in size to a planet, floated silently. At its core, a magnificent palace stood out prominently, constructed entirely of pure crystal, its surface reflecting mysterious patterns resembling Sanskrit, exuding an indescribable aura of majesty.

At the very center of the palace, a black throne hangs amidst the gray and green hues, upon which sits a beautiful woman with an aura of dominance, resembling a queen.

Her looks and figure are beyond question; she's definitely goddess-level. Furthermore, her elven-like physical characteristics add to her unique, otherworldly charm.

In addition, her temperament is even more outstanding. Her sharp eyebrows reveal an undeniable determination and decisiveness, which is extremely aggressive and will arouse a strong desire to conquer in men.

Just then, the woman's eyes snapped open, revealing a pair of eyes that reflected the starry sky, filled with a complex mix of emotions, including anger, relief, and the feeling of surviving a catastrophe.

"Damn you! Just you wait, next time we meet I will come back stronger and take back everything that is rightfully mine!"

The woman, or rather, the princess of the Mana Empire, said this, and then directly controlled the starship, jumping through spatial nodes several times in a row. After confirming that she was thousands of light-years away from the Box Universe, she collapsed on the throne.

"it is finally over……"

Elois sighed softly, and then heard a mocking response.

Yes, it's all over now.

"!!!"

Her pupils dilated, and Yeloin suddenly stood up. She looked around, then her expression changed. She felt a sudden, sharp pain in her body, and a sense of impending death washed over her.

[Idiot, since I know your life essence and Mark's are from the same source, I can naturally attack you based on the connection between the two. This is the cause and effect between you, and it cannot be severed.]

[I originally intended to use this as a last resort, but you left behind your avatar out of fear of returning to your original form, further deepening the karmic ties between you. This way, I can kill you without even using the Blood Vortex.]

Finally, your starship is nice, I'll take it. Rest in peace...

"No----!!!"

Yeloin let out a piercing scream, but she couldn't stop the collapse of her life essence. In the end, her body slowly stiffened and turned into flesh and soil from her ankles down, just like those humans whose life essence was devoured by the Devouring Beasts.

……

In the starry sky, the spaceship moved slowly.

Wu Xian sat in the cockpit, looked up at the starry sky and then down at his palm.

In the palm of my hand lies a glass bead, as black as ink, yet occasionally shimmering with starlight.

The Mana Empire's greatest technological masterpiece—the Heart of the Universe!
Yes, Wu Xian has broken free from the box's constraints and arrived in the real universe. Through his previous spiritual connection, he physically traversed the starry sky, spending twenty years to finally find Elohim's starship. And from now on, it belongs to Wu.

This starship contains all the knowledge and information of the Mana Empire, including much of it related to the Ancient Gods. Wu Xian has recently been browsing through the information related to summoning the Ancient Gods, hoping to have a chat with the Ancient God who was responsible for the destruction of the Mana Empire's civilization and see if he can gain any unexpected insights.

As for the Ling Cage world inside the box...

Wu Xian looked at the glass bead in his hand, probed it with his spiritual power, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"One day, humanity will enter this boundless universe, but before that, let me go and explore first."

"Also... congratulations on your marriage, little hero."

……

The world of spiritual cages.

On a green lawn, a group of men, women, and children dressed in formal attire chatted and laughed. Upon closer inspection, they were all named characters from the Ling Cage animation.

Red Heron, Drake, Red Bloom, Dawn, Ink City, Flying Snow, Erica, Snow Peak, Elon, Mirror South.

In addition, there are members of Dragonbone Village such as Xia Dou, Sui Xing, Mai Duo, Shan Shi Hui, Ko Nv, and Jiu Ge.

People from two different factions were laughing and chatting happily, without any sense of distance between them. This was because twenty years ago, the Mana ecosystem had disappeared from the earth, the world had returned to its original state, and human civilization had been revitalized. Everything was moving towards a bright future.

The reason it's so lively today is because a couple is having their wedding.

"I hereby declare the wedding ceremony open. Please welcome the bride!"

Ahead, Bai Yuetian, who had recovered, cleared his throat and spoke loudly. His handsome features exuded a goofy charm, which made Bai Yuekui, who was not far away, raise his hand to his forehead, looking helpless.

Standing beside Bai Yuetian, a robust young man nervously looked ahead. He saw a silver-haired woman in a moon-white wedding dress walking towards them, her cheeks slightly flushed, but her attention was fixed on Mark, as if she had seen him for eternity.

"Ran Bing..."

Mark muttered to himself, an uncontrollable smile playing on his lips, and said softly.

"mark."

Soon, the two stood facing each other, gazing into each other's eyes, their gazes gradually softening. Bai Yuetian, standing in the middle, coughed and began reciting the wedding vows according to procedure.

"Groom, do you take this bride to be your wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, in beauty and in darkness, to love her, to comfort her, to cherish her, to protect her, and to remain faithful to her for all the days of your life, until the day you die?"

Mark firmly replied, "I do."

"So, bride, do you take this groom to be your husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, to love him, to comfort him, to honor him, to protect him, and to be faithful to him for the rest of your lives until the end of your days?"

Ran Bing said softly, "I do."

"Very good! Your marriage is officially established. Groom, hurry up and kiss the bride."

Bai Yuetian's serious expression instantly vanished, and he loudly joked, prompting the surrounding crowd to cheer and shout "Kiss her!" incessantly.

Mark and Ran Bing smiled at each other, closed their eyes, and slowly approached.

Ran Bing, I love you.

"I love you too, Mark, forever."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The End... my foot! The Ling Cage arc is over, now it's time for other worlds.

I wonder if readers who have watched the anime are satisfied with this ending. I hope that Ling Cage will give Mark and Ran Bing a happy ending in the future, at least don't let her life essence dissipate, otherwise I will really send razor blades!

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