Ironclad Group Chat: Red and Black Lists Engraved with Heroic Epics

[March 7th: No, it wasn't mentioned in "Scene 8". Is there some groundbreaking event happening in our timeline?]

[Star: And, did this god actually become a god or not?]

Becoming a god in the past? What good would that do?

What's the difference between this and the baby starving to death, and then the breast milk just coming in? Will she even get to drink that milk?

Even if she gets it, she'll be so grown up by then. Will she still be able to enjoy this kind of liquid food?

Oh no, it's not even time to forge the Iron Tomb!

The people in the Milky Way were completely baffled.

They all knew more or less that the existence of the Star God was not bound by time and space, but judging from Fu Li's words, He was "getting younger as He lived," living life backwards.

[Black Tower: There are many questions, and it's difficult to discern clearly at the moment. However, how often has Onphalus's left and right brains clashed?]

[Yao Guang: Not just a lot, they're practically everywhere.]

The members of Galaxy were at a loss for words as they watched the big shots speak so casually.

They've really seen a lot these past few days!

The only minor problem is that it might be better not to meet at all!

Completely bewildered, the group had no choice but to turn their attention back to the light screen in hopes of gaining a clearer picture of the future.

Now that Ctrl+C is done, it's time to Ctrl+V, right?

Please, please don't let that guy from the Iron Tomb use Ctrl+D again!

[Jing Yuan: We have a way to restore the Milky Way to its original state. Then, what about a way to defeat the Iron Tomb? Since Xi Lian failed to become a god by borrowing the Milky Way's memories, has their strength grown to the point where they can fight a Great Lord who destroys consciousness?]

[Silver Wolf: If not, wouldn't it become a situation where one side is frantically sticking to something while the other is frantically deleting it?]

[Su Chang: This makes the idea of ​​a cosmic war sound like some kind of light pollution-filled, bizarre video.]

[ScrewGumm: Nobody knows. But it's not far off.]

In the light screen, Xi Lian recalled the scene at that time, filled with hope for the future: "Under His gaze, I was able to gather the memories tainted by [destruction] and write this eternal page."

"And now," she turned to look at Xing, "we will use this tranquility to purify the fury of the Iron Tomb."

Xing went straight to the point: "How do I do it?"

Xi Lian smiled and said, "It's very simple. Just like it has always done to us, only in reverse."

She raised her hand and summoned what I had written, the pages flipping rapidly: "Don't forget, they are the [Mind of Onpharos]. As members of the [Factors], their power now belongs to more than just the Iron Tomb—"

"Let's gather the memories of thirty million lifetimes into us, and let the scepter reveal the answer it gave before it was altered?"

"The body is inherently bound by the mind, isn't it? Even if the world-destroying virus is destined to spread throughout the galaxy, we can at least try to fight hatred with love..."

She clasped her hands together, having already made her decision: "Rewrite the equation for the Iron Tomb's [Destruction], and wash it into a [blank] space."

[That Summer: Good idea. Onphalus's accumulation over thirty million lifetimes is more than just hatred and rage! The best way to destroy a monster whose limbs control its mind is to restore its intelligence.]

[Qingque: After all this time, this corner of the erudite deity's body has still completed its most original task. Sigh~ What a waste of all this trouble.]

[Lai Gushi: This is the inevitable waste and redundancy in the process of the world's progress. To borrow a phrase from the ancient sage Xianzhou: Defending for the sake of offense, retreating for the sake of advance, turning to the side for the sake of facing forward, taking the detour for the sake of taking the straight path. The affairs of the world do not change according to your will. You may want to do one thing, but you can't do it all at once; then, after going around in circles, things are accomplished. This is dialectics.]

[Qingque: What the ancient sages said is indeed true, but coming from you... if I may ask, where did the detours come from?]

Suddenly, the page that Xi Lian was turning in her hand, just like the one in my book, froze, filled with light.

Upon seeing something unusual, everyone disregarded everything else and rushed over to look.

The inscription on it was written in poetic language.

In ruins, wilderness and ashes

The projection of the intelligent machine sends you greetings.

"Philia093... originally an electrical signal of [love]".

Now all is quiet.

Why not examine yourself through the lens of the starry sky?

……

On the train, Xing frowned as she read a page.

The words ruins, wilderness, and ashes piled together best describe the scene of the Iron Tomb unleashing its fury and sweeping across the galaxy.

[Star: Wait, the more I read this, the more it sounds like something from a historical novel.]

[Black Tower: Be confident, that's it.]

Xi Lian looked at the words in the greeting.

In all the journeys of light toward the end of the universe,

The stars gradually faded away.

The wreckage cooled and turned into...

Uniform, stable, and clean dust.

……

In a daze, a spark of inspiration shone.

……

Love has many names.

"Variables, interference,"

"The breaking of symmetry, the initial mistake."

Love and destruction, though different paths, lead to the same end.

The pages turned again, and the book passed by in a hurry.

Everyone in the galaxy carefully pondered the meaning of the book and silently comprehended it.

The reason why Xi Lian was able to come up with the method of "washing Iron Tomb into a blank space" so quickly, almost the instant Iron Tomb made its move, was because she received a hint from Zandal!

[Phantom Image: Ha! I knew it! Before coming to the Black Tower, Lai Gushi confidently declared that the Demosis would have no impact on the outcome—that was a lie. I never imagined that a top genius like you would resort to such a petty trick!]

[Black Tower: You're mistaken. Thinking back, he meant that the Demuse would bring about the birth of the anti-Creator; now it seems he cleverly changed the subject. Senior, you're truly something else. What can I say? Sigh… you've really been a great help, twice at that.]

[Rakushi: Defending for the sake of offense...]

[Star: Stop, stop, stop! I get it, I get it! You really do... understand the essence of the galaxy.]

The second half of the sentence was forced out by Xing through gritted teeth. Although she was very reluctant to admit it, she really had no choice but to.

[Fireworks: I'm so tired of hearing those two words, I'm practically running away from home. And it's—curiosity again?]

[Black Tower: Perhaps, there's more.]

Inside the space station, Black Tower silently picked up a cup of coffee and took a sip in a daze.

She recalled everything from the moment Gu Shi first appeared in the light screen until now, without missing a single detail.

Ultimately, it returned to her first scene with Lycus when she was invited by Walter to rescue people in Onphalos.

That time... destruction was mutually guaranteed.

At that time, Lai Gushi exposed her conscience with a single sentence and used it to control her, which made her very angry.

But now that I think about it, was his ability to see through things so easily really just due to meticulous analysis?

Perhaps... it's because those of the same kind are always exceptionally easy to understand?

She glanced at the screen and shook her head with a wry smile.

Even though I've made up my mind to do something so heinous, there's still a tiny bit of emotion left that I can't erase no matter what.

"It's not nearly as intense as 'curiosity,' but it just can't be erased. In fact, no one wants to erase it."