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Chapter 92 If the future cannot be changed, then 'seeing' is meaningless [8,000-word long chapter]

Inside the underground drainage space of the Ember Base.

At this point, both Tiandao and Benjamin had completely abandoned their so-called defense.

They relentlessly exchanged punches, each throwing one at the other.

The ferocity of this battle exceeded the expectations of the viewers.

As Benjamin and Tiandao's bodies reached their critical points, it became clear that...

Their bodies soon developed significant problems.

boom!
After Tiandao and Benjamin each landed another punch on each other.

Both of them retreated a short distance and, without prior arrangement, chose to take a brief rest.

Click. Click
A metallic cracking sound rang out.

Benjamin's right cheek was first covered with numerous spiderweb-like cracks from the nanometal.

Then a large area peeled off, revealing the mechanical bones that gleamed with a black light.

At this moment, he no longer possessed the cool, tech-savvy demeanor he had at the beginning.

It was clearly a 'metal monster' with half of its human skin peeled off, which was quite creepy.

In addition to the injuries to his face, Benjamin also suffered significant damage to the power core in his chest.

A continuous state of being "out of bounds".

This has caused his power core to experience significant overload.

This not only melted part of the metal body in his chest, but also exposed about a third of the power core to the humid air.

It also caused some broken pipes near the power core to detach, spilling a large amount of blue energy liquid.

When these energy liquids fell into the puddles on the ground, they quickly spread out layers of eerie fluorescence.

All these circumstances point to one thing.

That means if Benjamin can't end the fight quickly, he won't be able to hold out for long.

However, compared to Benjamin, the situation of the Heavenly Dao at this time is not much better.

He was sitting with his head down against a broken cement pillar, his face pale from blood loss, and he coughed softly from time to time.

At the same time, Tiandao's left arm hung down beside him like a willow branch, clearly indicating that the bones had been shattered.

And these are just minor issues.

The real problem is the 'starlight' that is constantly dimming in the Heavenly Dao's vision.

All I could see were his once deep, brilliant azure eyes.

Now, apart from a faint, light blue glow still remaining in the pupil, there is nothing else.

The remaining part has been completely replaced by deep darkness.

Like a candle flame flickering in the wind, it could be extinguished at any moment.

However, Heaven didn't seem to care too much about this, and instead made fun of itself in a very relaxed manner.

"Cough cough, I'm really in a sorry state right now."

"It's a good thing Caroline didn't see me like this, otherwise she would have been furious and scolded me for being stubborn again."

"After all, who made me constantly talk about being the strongest in front of her?"

"Ahem, however..."

Tiandao coughed lightly a few more times.

He then looked up at Benjamin not far away, his tone filled with emotion.

"You have a full nanometal body and an advanced power core."

"Although I don't know how much resources the Iron Dome family has invested in you, I know that if all those resources were put into practice, it would be enough to fully arm several Level 3 AI Star Envoys, right?"

"Your Iron Dome family is really willing to go to great lengths for the Miracle Stone in the Doctor's hands."

Upon hearing Tiandao's words, Benjamin calmly mobilized the remaining star energy within his body.

He replied, "Yes, after all, high-level Star Envoys of level three or above will be closely watched by other families for their every word and action."

"Therefore, it would be fine if it were just Lord Byron, but if others discover that we have sent other high-ranking star envoys besides Lord Byron."

"The secret of the Miracle Stone is not so easy to cover up."

"After all, in the world of Star Envoys, there are very few people who are truly fools."

After answering the question posed by Heaven.

Benjamin also asked his own question.

“Vector control and Star Eclipse Eye, although I don’t know how Dragon did it, the fact that he could put both on you at the same time shows that he must have put a lot of effort into you as well.”

"But judging from your current state, you probably won't be able to see soon, will you?"

Upon hearing this, Tiandao smiled noncommittally, then stepped away from the pillar he was leaning against, stood up, and looked at Benjamin, saying, "I may soon be blind, but before that, killing you is absolutely enough."

"Yeah."

Benjamin and Tiandao remained silent for a moment, as if in perfect unison.

The next second, the two of them seemed completely unharmed.

In an instant, they transformed into two afterimages and intersected once more.

boom!
Almost simultaneously, their fists tore through the water curtain of the underground drainage space and slammed into each other.

Benjamin's iron fist, covered in dark red markings, slammed heavily into Tiandao's face.

However, due to the limited star energy available at present, the Heavenly Dao cannot completely 'repel' the attack of this punch; it can only neutralize it to a certain extent.

As a result of the heavy punch, his head was forced to turn at a certain angle, and a little blood seeped from the corner of his mouth again.

However, Heaven is not one that can only passively take a beating.

Because the instant Benjamin punched him, his fist also landed on Benjamin's face.

Vector control – 10x compression!
The compressed vector energy transformed into a fleeting flash of black light, damaging Benjamin's already severely damaged facial features.

It was instantly twisted and deformed by the punch from the Heavenly Dao, bursting out with a large number of sparks.

[Warning, warning! Severe damage detected to a core component. Severe damage detected to a core component.]

Although I could hear the warning voices constantly ringing in my head.

But Benjamin didn't care.

Because at this moment, he had only one thought.

That is to kill this little monster in front of me, who is only level one but is terrifyingly strong.

You should know that, let alone level one, even the legendary level two is perfect.

Even in his current overlimit state, he was still able to fight fiercely for a long time.

But even with all this, he is currently unable to defeat the Heavenly Dao, which is only at the first level.

This surprised him greatly.

A strong sense of crisis also arose.

That is, if he can't kill the guy in front of him now, but instead lets the guy grow stronger.

The entire Star Envoy Realm will undergo earth-shattering changes because of his arrival.

This is undoubtedly very bad news for the Iron Dome family.

Because they are the beneficiaries of the current Star Envoy community.

What they least want to see is change.

Bang Bang Bang!
Inside the dimly lit underground drainage space.

Tiandao and Benjamin, who were already at their limit, were like two teetering puppets who refused to fall.

They kept launching attack after attack at their opponent.

After attacking each other for more than ten rounds, they finally met.

Benjamin seized the opportunity when Tiandao suddenly stumbled and punched him in the stomach.

Moreover, this time Benjamin did not feel the unique "resilience" of "all things repelling".

The feedback he received was that he had indeed struck the physical body of the Heavenly Dao.

This was the first time he had experienced this feeling since he began fighting against the Heavenly Dao.

After a flash of black light, Tiandao's body flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

His body slid through the floodwaters, leaving a long trail before crashing through three concrete pillars and embedding itself heavily in the wall beneath the massive drain.

He was completely covered by falling rubble and dust.

As the camera zooms in...

The viewers in front of the screen quickly saw the current situation of the Heavenly Dao.

At this moment, Tiandao was seen sitting against the shattered wall.

His silver-gray hair was covered in dusty, earthy-gray concrete.

Blood from his abdomen stained most of his clothes.

He looked as if he was about to die.

What's strange is that at this moment, Heaven showed no sadness whatsoever for the loser.

Instead, he was still laughing, and laughing very happily.

He seemed to be smug about something.

Meanwhile, some anime viewers suddenly noticed a detail that is easily overlooked.

That is, every time the Heavenly Dao laughs, bright red blood seeps from the corner of its mouth.

It appeared that a large amount of blood was accumulating in his mouth.

At that moment, Benjamin's voice suddenly came from off-screen.

"Wh-when."

As the scene shifts in the anime, Benjamin re-enters the view of the anime audience.

But they were suddenly shocked to discover...

Benjamin now has a large hole suddenly appearing in his chest.

In response, Heaven slowly raised its head and gave an explanation with a smile.

"From the moment you focused all your energy on trying to kill me."

"Yeah."

After Dao finished saying these words that day.

The anime then switched to the final confrontation between Tendou and Benjamin.

In the scene, Tiandao was caught off guard by Benjamin, who punched him in the abdomen.

But Heaven suddenly opened its mouth during this process.

A small, dark, black object, emitting a deep, dark light, appeared on the tongue of the Heavenly Dao.

Then, the moment the black aura flew out of the Heavenly Dao, it transformed into a black streak of light and pierced through Benjamin's chest, who had no time to dodge.

Benjamin never expected this to happen.

Even the viewers outside the screen were surprised.

Because from the moment the Heavenly Dao took control of the Black Cang.

He was using his fingertips to release this special astral energy spell.

However, using it this way doesn't mean that the Way of Heaven can only be used this way.

Theoretically speaking, the vector control of the Heavenly Dao can be used within a 9-millimeter range on any part of the body.

Benjamin was aware of this.

And it is also in his AI database.

However, Heaven deliberately revealed a flaw at the last moment.

This caused Benjamin to focus all his attention on that flaw.

That's why they didn't notice the 'Black Azure' hidden in the Heavenly Dao's mouth, and overlooked this low-probability event.

But this low-probability event became the final straw that broke the camel's back.

After explaining the reasons for all of this, the anime cut back to Benjamin.

He looked down at the gaping hole in his chest, his expression calm as if this body, which was about to die, was not his own.

A moment later, Benjamin spoke slowly in a cold, emotionless electronic voice: "Mission...failed."

thump!
After saying these last words, Benjamin leaned back and crashed heavily into the cold, stagnant water.

And in the splashing water, the last thing Benjamin saw was Tiandao leaning against the wall in the distance, his face slowly rising.

The boy's once brilliant Star-Eyed Eyes had been completely replaced by darkness.

But the smile on his face was brighter than ever.

Upon seeing this scene, Benjamin inexplicably recalled what Tiandao had said not long ago.

Miracles really don't happen to cold, hard machines.
With this in mind, Benjamin seemed to have gained some kind of enlightenment.

Unfortunately, he realized it too late.

Tick ​​tock, tick tock.
As some water droplets from the ceiling fell on Benjamin's silent body.

This creature, from the Iron Dome family, embodies a wealth of the latest AI technologies from the New Federation.

In its overlimit state, the super-specification intelligent mechanical star envoy's strength is infinitely close to the second-level perfection.

Now, it lies quietly in the underground drainage space of the Ember Base, like an industrial waste that no one cares about.

And this happened shortly after Benjamin collapsed.

As if completely relieved, Tiandao leaned back against the wall behind him.

What left the anime/manga fans feeling quite uneasy was...

Now, the Heavenly Dao's signature azure eyes have completely disappeared.

Instead, there were a pair of pitch-black eyes, devoid of any glimmer of light.

It is clear that the Heavenly Dao has defeated Benjamin at present.

However, he also paid a considerable price.

That means his Star Eclipse Eye has completely lost its function.

This is for many anime fans who have been watching all along.

This is undoubtedly an unacceptable thing.

Because the Heavenly Dao is not the 'protagonist' of the stars.

However, in the anime series so far, he has the second most screen time after Chen Kong.

In addition, there is his own strong yet surprisingly gentle personality.

This makes him feel like the real protagonist to many viewers, even though he is not the 'protagonist'.

This can be seen from the fact that Tiandao currently enjoys a significant lead in character popularity.

Yet this is a character with high popularity, high exposure, and high production budget.

Right now, they all give the impression that they are about to be taken offline.

And in such a desolate way.

How can the audience of anime and manga accept this?

And soon, an even more heartbreaking scene unfolded for them.

"I'm actually a little hungry."

Tiandao suddenly muttered something under his breath, his only right hand trembling as he fumbled in his pocket.

His fingertips touched something familiar.

At this moment, a childlike joy immediately appeared on Tiandao's pale face.

"Found it! The last one."

But before Heaven could clear it away...

The once peaceful underground drainage space was suddenly shaken violently once again.

It seems there was a major battle somewhere that affected this place.

Under violent shocks.

The only candy in Tiandao's hand slipped from his fingers and fell with a 'plop' into the murky water beneath him.

"etc."

Blind as ever, Tiandao frantically bent down and began groping in the water. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't find the 'candy' that had disappeared into the water.

At the same time, the anime series even gave this 'candy' a close-up shot.

The candy in the water brushed past the fingertips of the Heavenly Dao several times before drifting away with the current to an unknown place.

"Forget it, since we can't find it, let's not look for it anymore."

After realizing that his only 'candy' was completely gone.

Tiandao sighed with regret, then staggered to his feet.

He then bit down hard on the black eye bandage wrapped around his right hand, preparing to untie it and remove it.

During this process, some observant viewers noticed...

A large amount of sweat appeared on Tiandao's forehead.

His right hand was trembling slightly and uncontrollably.

It seems they are enduring something with great difficulty.

It was at this moment that they suddenly remembered what Tiandao had said to Yunmeng when they first met in his childhood memories.

'Does it hurt a lot?'

"Thankfully, it hurt quite a bit before, but the pain stopped after I ate the candy."

After recalling this scene, some viewers realized what had happened.

Perhaps the Heavenly Dao at this moment doesn't suddenly want to eat.

He was just in a little pain.

Amidst the pitying gazes of the anime audience.

Tiandao finally managed to remove the blindfold from his right hand and put it back on, covering his now only endless, deep black eyes.

After doing all this, Tiandao said with great satisfaction, "Well, in this way, Caroline shouldn't notice anything unusual about me when she wakes up."

"As for this hand, there was a similar situation last time, so I just need to lie to her and say that I accidentally injured it while cultivating."

"Because with Caroline's dim-witted brain, she certainly wouldn't doubt what I said."

After doing all this, the dolphin pendant that Tiandao wore around his neck, given to him by Caroline, suddenly emitted a subtle but noticeable light.

The next second, Tiandao heard the special echo from the 'Quantum Center' that only he could hear.

A unique echo that belongs solely to him and Caroline.

With this voice as a guide, even though the Heavenly Dao was now blind.

But he was still accurate and found his way home.

It's a path that should only take a minute to walk.

This time, the Heavenly Dao took a full ten minutes to process.

Because during this process, he tripped over the stones on the ground several times.

After all, he had just fought a fierce battle with Benjamin.

The layout of the entire underground drainage space has long been completely altered.

This has made many places that were previously passable now impassable.

Even so, the Heavenly Dao still stumbled and struggled its way out of the damp and dilapidated ruins and returned to the technologically advanced Quantum Center.

During this process, viewers noticed that no matter how many times Tiandao fell down.

He kept holding the necklace around his neck the whole time.

Even though this aggravated his injuries several times.

But he didn't care at all.

Instead, she laughed and said that she couldn't afford to break the necklace.

Because if Caroline knew that she had ruined the gift she gave her.

She'll definitely be angry.

Amidst the complex gazes of the dimensional audience, the Heavenly Dao, having struggled to return to the Quantum Center, remained unaware of the reasons.

They neither chose to enter the control room nor went to the quantum computing center behind the control room.

Instead, it chose to stop outside the control room door and sit down against the door.

Under the red warning lights, Tiandao looked up at the warning lights that he could no longer see at this moment.

Suddenly he laughed.

"Although we probably won't be able to see it again in the future, it doesn't matter. What's the point of seeing it if we can't change the future?"

"Similarly, since I have already changed the future, it doesn't matter if I can't see it in the future, because someone will help me see it."

"Besides, being as clever as I am, I can imagine what the beautiful scenery looks like just by listening to their descriptions."

"So what does it matter whether you can see it or not?"

Mingtian Dao's tone was very relaxed.

But to the ears of the audience in the anime/manga/game world, it evoked a strange sense of sadness.

After all, the guy who said that was the one who once told the doctor that he wanted to see the farthest scenery from the highest place.

He said it doesn't matter if you can't see it.

But the anime/manga audience understands.

Being unable to see is very important to him.

But for him, he was probably more afraid of losing other things than of not being able to see.
Looking at Tiandao, who was sitting alone outside the door of the quantum central control room, resting silently.

The anime fans simply couldn't accept the guy from their memories who always talked about being the strongest and whose eyes always revealed confidence and arrogance.

This is in conjunction with the pale, thin, and frail figure under the red warning lights at this moment.

It's important to know that in all the previous storylines, no matter what problems the protagonist Chen Kong and his companions encountered...

Regardless of what kind of powerful enemy they encountered.

Heaven always appears in the guise of a savior.

And with an absolutely overwhelming force, they perfectly resolved everything.

But this is the guy who has always been helping others, and who has always been looked up to and relied upon by others.

After shedding the cloak of confidence and arrogance.

What he revealed was nothing more than a twelve-year-old boy with a somewhat flamboyant personality and a fondness for sweets.

Those of them off-screen are just like Chen Kong and the others on-screen.

The burden of problems and responsibilities that even adults struggle to solve naturally fell on the shoulders of this twelve-year-old boy.

And they assumed he would be able to solve everything perfectly.

But actually?
In reality, the Heavenly Dao progressed from contacting stellar energy to obtaining stellar resources, and then to fully developing its own stellar resources.

All in all, it was less than three years.

Yet this is a twelve-year-old boy who has been cultivating for less than three years.

Each time he encountered an enemy, it was someone far beyond his age group.

Not to mention that what he encountered this time was a perfect weapon that was specially crafted by a powerful family for this mission.

Even so, Heaven still made use of all the advantages it could.

He brought out all the strengths he could.

Despite being lagging behind in all aspects, including cultivation time, cultivation resources, and basic level.

It perfectly met everyone's expectations.

But just as everything was about to settle down, the viewers of the anime suddenly realized something.

It turns out that this expectation was never what they truly wanted from the very beginning.

Because compared to that thin, frail figure under the red warning lights at this moment.

They still prefer the opening of the first season.

That guy who always talks about being the strongest, whose eyes always reveal confidence and arrogance.

Although hinted at through various plot points.

The audience in the dimensional world understands that all of this was actually a decision that Heaven had planned and made long ago.

But for no apparent reason, they still had a very selfish thought.

That is, if they could be given the choice.

They would rather the person sitting under the red warning lights right now was Yunmeng.

Instead of this thin guy.

After all, from the first season until now, it has always been Heaven helping others.

But when Heaven itself needs help from others...

Why isn't anyone helping him?
Is this fair?

This is a question from the audience of anime/manga/game (ACG) fans.

Perhaps it was just a coincidence in the plot.

Or perhaps it was a preordained coincidence.

The gate outside the quantum center was suddenly opened.

What angered the anime audience was...

What appeared at this time were not the people who should have appeared to help the Way of Heaven.

Instead, they are a group of despicable enemies who are ready to take advantage of our misfortune.

Stars Production Team!
Do you really enjoy rubbing salt into other people's wounds?

In the anime scene, Tendou, who had been resting for a long time, couldn't help but sigh when he heard the chaotic footsteps at the end of the passage.

Because at this moment, he could no longer see.

But he still has many ways of judging whether the people who come are friends or foes.

For example, the weight of these people's footsteps.

Clearly, these heavy footsteps don't sound like those of friends.

"Sigh, I was hoping to rest a little longer, but I didn't expect new customers to come knocking on the door so quickly."

"But it doesn't matter, because giving one away is the same as giving away a group of people."

"Since you're here, none of you should go back."

"After all, we, the Embers, are not a place you can come and go as you please."

Upon hearing Tiandao's words, the several first-level association star envoys who had arrived here looked at each other in bewilderment, none of them daring to reply.

Meanwhile, the quantum central control room that shut down the Infinite City was just a door away from them, yet none of them dared to approach at that moment.

Because Benjamin is dead.

But at the last moment, he removed the Miracle Stone from him and the Heavenly Dao, along with the memories of him killing other Star Envoys.

All of them were transmitted to every association star envoy in the underground core area.

And it guided them here.

Otherwise, relying solely on these first-level star envoys would be insufficient.

In the case of being separated from Isaiah and William.

How could we possibly find the 'quantum center' buried deep within the labyrinth so quickly?

But you can be wary of it.

If they cannot shut down the infinite labyrinth of the underground base.

Then they will never be able to leave this place for the rest of their lives.

Thinking of this, one of the association's star envoys looked at the Heavenly Dao, who was sitting by the door of the control room, his left hand hanging down, his breath faint.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be afraid. Although this kid is quite strong, he's definitely at his limit now."

“If we kill him, we can break into the control room, shut down this damned maze, and then guide Isaiah and Lord William here.”

Upon hearing this, the other association star envoys' initial fear was gradually replaced by a firm will to survive.

Even so, none of them dared to be the first to step forward.

Because of Benjamin's body outside, and the memory images that Benjamin transmitted to them.

It was truly shocking to them.

Even when facing the severely injured and dying Heavenly Dao, they still found it difficult to overcome their fear.

I always felt that he wasn't the kind of boy who would fall over at the slightest breeze.

Instead, it is a terrifying, man-eating, ruthless humanoid monster.
They hesitated, but Heaven would not.

Because if they were allowed to enter and the quantum center were shut down...

Caroline's quantum calculations will then be forced to stop.

Thinking of this, Tiandao, who was sitting by the door, stood up shakily.

Such a simple action startled the Association Star Envoys in the passage, causing them to take a half-step back.

Although Heaven could not see the expressions on their faces, it could tell from their brief but obvious panicked footsteps.

He clearly guessed what was going on with these guys.

This also caused Tiandao's face to turn pale due to excessive blood loss.

He couldn't help but reveal his usual arrogant and overbearing confident smile.

At that moment, the viewers of the anime world realized in a daze that the guy who was so confident that he thought he was the only one who mattered in the world was back!

Tiandao gazed at the star envoys standing not far away, his words filled with his unique arrogance.

"Kill me? Please, I am the God of Destiny. I have never relied on anyone before, and I will never rely on anyone in the future."

"Even though I'm on my last breath, I'm not someone you small fry can provoke at will."

"If you want to pass through here, of course you can, but you must first step over my corpse, the Heavenly Dao Fate Master."

So, who's going to come and die first?

Although the association's star envoys present couldn't understand why Tiandao said that.

However, having followed the trend all along, and being the 'Tianka Party' with the largest number of members among all CP parties.

They are very clear about the reason why Heaven guards this place.

Perhaps it was in response to their own thoughts.

At this moment, the anime scene suddenly flashes back to an ordinary daily life that briefly appeared in the early episodes of Stellaris: Ember.

"Heavenly Dao, when are you going to stop being so childish? How old are you? Still stealing other people's dinner. Are you really so lazy that you don't even want to walk a few steps?"

'Caroline, how can you say I stole it? Didn't you thoughtfully prepare it for me in advance?'

"Besides, Caroline, if you get me food today, I can carry bullets for you tomorrow."

'Want to bully you? Then they'll have to step over my dead body first.'

Whether it was Caroline in the past or the audience in the anime/manga/games.

Aside from a few sentimental fans of the Tianka card.

The vast majority of the remaining people did not take this statement about the Way of Heaven seriously.

I just felt that the way things were going at that time was finding a relatively exaggerated excuse for its laziness and pranks.

But now it seems they were wrong.

Perhaps the 'dream' that Heaven saw did not begin from the day he sought Liuli's interpretation.

It actually started much earlier.

Perhaps it's because this 'dream' is too heavy.

As a result, Heaven did not choose to mention this matter to anyone, but silently kept it in its heart.

As for the scene where he looked for Liuli.

Perhaps what he was seeking was not dream interpretation at all.

Rather, it's a way for him to solidify his inner answer.

boom!
A gunshot rang out, echoing through the quiet corridor and shattering the brief silence.

At this moment, the viewers in the anime suddenly understood a sentence.

It turns out that some vows can only be truly made in jest.

It's just that many people are unaware of this.
PS: That concludes today's update. Although it was only one chapter, it was a full eight thousand words long.

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