Sky Curtain: An Initial Overview of the Immortal Lord of the Myriad Laws of the Mortal World

Just as Zhuo Zhao was wallowing in endless emptiness, and even suicide became a luxury, a brand new "game" took the initiative to approach her.

Just then, a voice appeared in Zhuo Zhao's mind.

In 331 BC, the third incarnation of Pan Nanjun, through a great injury and reincarnation, traversed vast stretches of time and space to transmit a thought to us.

His instructions were concise and to the point: Find a forgotten tomb where the last incarnation of the first "Wilderness" resides.

The mission is to revive Huang so that he can participate in the final battle of cause and effect in 2025.

Assassin Seven World.

On the top floor of Da Bao J Hair Salon, Wu Liuqi was grilling chicken while watching the changing lights in the sky, his eyes somewhat lost in thought.

"Finally... something to do?"

"I used to see her playing around and seem to be having a lot of fun, but in the end she would get annoyed. Not knowing who she is or what she should do, I think I understand that feeling a little."

"Now it's all good. No matter how dangerous the mission is, at least there's a goal. Ah Qi, you see, sometimes, a clear goal is better than wandering around aimlessly. Even if that goal is to die."

For a player who's tired of all games, a new game with clear rules and well-defined rewards is undeniably irresistible.

This idea resonated perfectly with the lifeless Zhuo Zhao.

She transferred her selfless form to the slumbering clone of Huang.

The harmony between that Dharma form and the desolate landscape was even more perfect than that between it and Zhuo Zhao himself.

Chainsaw Man World.

Inside the office of the Public Security Bureau's Special Exorcism Division, Machima watched all this with a smile, her eyes filled with pure approval.

"The right choice."

"To dedicate oneself to a greater and more sublime existence is the highest honor that all life should pursue. This woman named Zhuo Zhao, after a long period of confusion, finally realized the true meaning of her existence."

"To exchange her limited value for the return of the wilderness. It's an absolutely worthwhile trade. She's no longer a boring creation; the moment she made that decision, she became incredibly important."

Without the concealment of his Dharma form, Zhuo Zhao's body was completely exposed to the surging law of cause and effect.

She was instantly annihilated by countless causal punishments.

[The desolate one, in the place where Zhuo Zhao disappeared, opened her eyes in her place and turned back to life.]

Evangelion world.

In Tokyo-3, Rei Ayanami stood by the window, looking indifferently at her palms, then at the sky.

"As long as it is called upon, there will be a substitute."

"Zhuo Zhao has disappeared, and Huang has appeared. This is just a replacement of a role. Her mission is complete, so she can leave. A new role will take her place and continue to carry out orders. Emotions and bonds are just processes that can be overridden."

"Perhaps this is what they call fate."

The end of a powerful life and the rebirth of an even more ancient existence have stirred up the most magnificent ripples in the long river of history.

On the day Zhuo Zhao rescued Huang, Alexander the Great had just entered Babylon.

This mortal, a once-in-a-millennium talent, used his military genius to achieve unprecedented conquest within just a few years. At that moment, even within a mere mortal, the causal laws were thrown into turmoil.

Also in a certain place in Greece, Euclid's birth had a profound impact on the future development of science worldwide.

The World of Painting Rivers and Lakes: Bad Guys.

Deep within the Hidden Soldiers Valley, Li Chunfeng, the leader of the Bad Guys who had lived for over three hundred years, stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the sky.

"What a great 'trend'!"

"At a critical juncture in history, the handover of life is completed. This is not a coincidence, but a meticulously calculated scheme. Whether it is Alexander's eastern expedition or the birth of Euclid, these are enormous causal events that have influenced human civilization for thousands of years. Under the cover of such a massive torrent of cause and effect, the resurrection of 'wilderness' can confuse the secrets of heaven to the greatest extent possible."

"By sacrificing one piece, the commander-in-chief was brought back to power, and the overall situation of the world was used as a cover. This game of chess, spanning a thousand years, is truly a brilliant strategy."

The world under one person.

At the summit of Wudang Mountain, Master Wang Ye yawned, his face full of helplessness.

"These people really know how to cause trouble."

"A war between mortals, the birth of a saint—one died, one lived. So many things are tangled together, the cause and effect are more complicated than the spider web on the hill behind me. Sorcerers fear getting involved in this kind of thing the most; they can't even figure it out."

"However, Zhuo Zhao is a decent person. Knowing she was in the way, she found an opportunity to give up her position. Although the process was a bit troublesome, the result was acceptable. Hopefully, that Huang guy won't cause even more trouble than her."

The cycle of life has been completed, and the transmission of the mission follows closely behind.

[After Huang was fully resurrected, he soon received a message from Baili Yuan in the distant future.]

He learned that in 2025, the prelude to the rebirth of all things would begin with Duan Xinglian, who would become the cause of everything and the source of all existence.

[Huang realized that his mission to protect all things was far from over.]

Not yet fully recovered, he then entered a long slumber, awaiting his awakening in 2025 to participate in this final battle.

Spells return to the world.

Inside the vocational high school, Gojo Satoru rested his chin on his hand, looking completely indifferent.

"Huh? After all that work, you revived one, and then immediately went back to sleep?"

"I really don't understand the thought processes of you villains. Going through all that trouble to sacrifice one person to bring another back, just so he can sleep for another two thousand years? What's the point?"

"With that kind of skill, that Zhuo Zhao could cultivate for two thousand years and might even be stronger than this Huang. What a waste of an interesting soul, how boring."

Trigun World.

On a desolate planet, Vash the Stampede, known as the "human hurricane," lost his smile.

"Why...does someone have to sacrifice themselves?"

"She was already in so much pain, so bored, and finally found something she wanted to do, but that thing made her disappear. That's not right, it's absolutely wrong. Life shouldn't be traded like that."

Was she smiling at the end? That smile... was more heartbreaking than crying. Love and peace! Why couldn't there be an ending where everyone could live on with a smile?

Attack on Titan world.

Within the coordinates, Alan Yeager's gaze was calm and profound.

"She is free."

"The greatest lack of freedom is not being able to choose to be born, nor to choose to die. But at the last moment, she chose a path, a path she herself decided, leading to the end. Regardless of who this choice was for, it was her own decision."

"In that instant, she broke free from the shackles of cause and effect, from the tedious cycle of reincarnation, and gained her own freedom. That was enough."

Fate/stay night world.

Rider Medusa stood quietly in the corner, watching the woman in the sky disappear with a smile.

"So, this is how a 'monster' can end up?"

"Not cursed, not hated, and not dying in solitude. But departing with a smile after accomplishing something they approve of. For the immortal, this is perhaps a luxury they can only dream of."

The world of the movie "Jiang Ziya".

Above the Ruins of Guixu, the white-haired Jiang Ziya gripped the God-Slaying Whip tightly in his hand.

"To save one person, one person must be sacrificed. Is this truly the way of Heaven?"

"That girl sacrificed her own will to ensure the survival of another life. Is this sacrifice good or just another form of cruelty? I can't judge. But the smile on her face puzzled me. Perhaps, for someone who has been bound by fate for too long, being able to sever that fate with their own hands is a kind of liberation in itself."

Above the sky, golden words of light appeared one last time, writing the final judgment on this unique woman.

Zhuo Zhao, with his playful nature, is bound by countless responsibilities.

Even if one wishes to die, it will not be possible.

She had seen a young man draw his bow to its fullest extent, unafraid of time or wind.

I've seen the east wind awaken heroes' dreams, but life has also smoothed out the hearts of the young.

In this long night, with cause and effect as her boat, she traverses mountains and rivers, yet she is always alone.

[It wasn't until death that I realized that the people I knew and met only lived on in my memory and in my dreams.]

In that final moment, even though Zhuo Zhao was still smiling brightly, he could no longer hide the ancient sorrow in his eyes.