The old man you see with your phone is highly suspicious.

Although, based on rational calculations, this is actually the most likely outcome...

Little did anyone know that in a parallel universe on Earth, "Xercy" had been gender-bent countless times. At that moment, Xue's Law really had the same expression as Hercules seeing a certain black Hercules from a movie.

"I'm leaving too, Ishan." The dark elf Karl reached out and gave his old friend, whom he hadn't seen for 40 billion years, a final hug.

It may seem like yesterday to them, but now it is 40 billion years later.

"Don't cry. You are the true hero who saved the universe in the end. Cheer up, don't embarrass the members of the Fireseed." The dark elf laughed, released his old friend, waved, and said, "See you in Valhalla."

"Goodbye in Valhalla!" Ishan waved as well.

The dark elf Karl entered Valhalla, and his story was recorded there.

“Dark Elf Karl, the commander of Expedition 13 and a secret agent of the United Front, died in action at the age of 42 during the first disaster the Fireseed was dealing with, when he failed to save the drone recovery platform despite his best efforts.”

……

Once the Seventh Expedition point was located, the remaining points were easy to find.

Xue Law remembered the formula that the God of Myriad Machines had calculated. By applying the formula in reverse, he could find the locations of the wreckage of other expeditions.

In just 40 billion years, many places have changed, and many people have changed as well.

But it doesn't matter, Xue's Law now has plenty of time to do these things slowly in subspace.

It was only then that Xue Dinglu understood why his mother could so easily find lost souls in the subspace. After death, a person's spirit particles would unconsciously head towards the end of the subspace to find the King, and then gradually dissipate along the way.

I don't know exactly where my mom's fishing spots are, but she always manages to catch some really heavyweight souls.

This is also an insight gained from Xue's Law's current activities in subspace.

He had located the remains of the 1st to 6th expeditions beforehand, and even found a soul among them that he could hardly believe.

A soul that has never appeared, but has served as the strongest background character in countless stories.

"God of all machines..." Xue Dinglu murmured.

"Perhaps I prefer you to call me the Silicon-based King," the God of Machines even joked.

He was an inorganic life form, or rather, a silicon-based life form, and it was they who completed the most primal research on magic elements (spiritual particles) in that era.

The God of Myriad Machines is the one who appears most frequently in the background, and can even be considered as half of the King's father.

But when the God of All Machines learned that his formula had given birth to something called "King," his first reaction was: "This is not scientific!"

"This is unreasonable!"

"My equation was clearly meant to cut through the vast void of the universe, so how did this thing appear? What's the principle behind it?" The God of Myriad Machines bombarded Xue's Law with a series of questions, leaving even him bewildered.

Xue's law could only stammer; he certainly couldn't answer it.

Finally, he went to Valhalla because he seemed to have suddenly become very interested in the spirit particles of this era, and then prepared to continue his research on spirit particles.

Xue's Law secretly prayed that the parameters in the simulated world of the Mimic King would be realistic enough...

Otherwise, the problem that even a silicon-based monarch could not solve by tearing a cable might actually be due to the discrepancy between the virtual and real worlds, which would be truly absurd.

At the same time, Xue's law also borrowed a lot of power by using his authority of "unity", and these powers will become his help in the future.

The power of unity is also one of Xue's trump cards.

Then, Xue Luding rushed to the ruins of the Eighth Expedition Team again. This time, a sea of ​​flowers covered the ruins, and Xue Luding successfully summoned the Liar Monster of the Thirteenth Expedition Team, as well as more than a hundred other predecessors.

From then on, Xue's Law actually became more and more successful.

From the wreckage of Expedition 9, Xue Dinglu summoned the spirit of the Bone Dragon...

At the wreckage of Expedition 10, the spirits of Strange Eye, Treant Domini, Ghost, Insect King, Catfish, Minotaur, and Necromancer appeared simultaneously.

They smiled at each other, then embraced, sharing the common-sense information about the future that Xue's Law had provided them.

Among them, the catfish was probably the happiest.

The agent, whose mission was to protect the beacon, cried like a fool.

As for Domini, he only apologized to Ishan in the end.

They remained close together; these two, from completely different races, were the best of friends, childhood buddies.

Xue's Law continued forward, summoning the orc Locke and the navigator Avril.

And when Xue Lude finally returned to the altar star, which was once the Mist Council, he saw the God of Order and the Void perfectly balanced like Yin and Yang. Under the God of Order's "Are you sick? Why did you come here like this?" look, Xue Lude once again used the Heroic Spirit Summoning.

This is actually the person he most wants to summon.

In this situation where the God of Order and the Void Monster were perfectly balanced, the God of Order's rational thinking crashed the next moment, going from doubt to astonishment to confusion, and even almost losing the balance with the Void.

Amidst the sea of ​​flowers, a frail old woman emerged.

She seemed very old, as old as a withered tree, and her whole being seemed to suffer from dementia. She was completely different from the other heroic spirits, as if she had completely lost her original agility and vitality, and had become completely lifeless.

However, Xue's Law smiled.

This one, perhaps, is his true target.

Those who died on the altar star did not include the apostles who were swallowed by the void.

After all, if you're swallowed by nothingness, then there's really nothing left.

In other circumstances, the Lord of the Mist will not allow any other deaths on this planet.

Therefore, barring special circumstances, there are only two "heroic spirits" here.

One of them was Ishan, the last member of Expedition 13.

The other person is the one that Xue Law truly wanted to call upon.

“Fug…” Ishan looked at the old woman in front of her and uttered her name with difficulty.

Chapter 495 The Meaning of Magic

In fact, at the beginning, Xue Law occasionally pondered the meaning of magic.

Although, in reality, magic is merely a byproduct of the King's birth.

Even the name "magic" has been used by Xue Lude because of his own beliefs. He has always referred to it by its name, such as spiritual power, magical power, battle qi, or even soul power.

This is merely a primordial power originating from the King's Spirit.

Even the term "Zunwang Lingzi" is incorrect. 40 billion years ago, "Zunwang Lingzi" was simply called "Mosu".

After Xue Dinglu left his home planet, which was absolutely magic-suppressing, he gradually came into contact with this primordial power. Whether actively or passively, he used this power to do many things that he had wanted to do but could only imagine.

He actually really likes perfect endings.

I remember one winter vacation when he finally had about ten days off. He was able to squeeze in some time to play games amidst his studies and schoolwork. At that time, Cyberpunk 2077 was very popular, so he bought the deluxe edition.

Then, very soon after, after finishing the prologue and discovering that his good friend Jack had died, Xue Law still remembered how red-hot he was at the time.

At that time, he desperately searched online for a guide on how his good friend Jack could survive. Coupled with the rampant fake news online, Xue Law tried countless methods and spent several days reloading saves dozens of times before suddenly realizing that this death was completely unavoidable.

That brother named Jack died forever at the hands of the designer.

From then on, Xue never opened that game again. Due to the academic pressure of high school, the game gradually became a thing of the past.

Therefore, Xue's Law actually considered the meaning of magic at times.

Magic originates from spirit particles, and spirit particles originate from magic elements.

Further investigation reveals that the source of the magic element is the vast void in the universe.

Since he obtained this power, Xue Law has always wanted to give every world a perfect ending. Perhaps sometimes, due to his own shortcomings, the ending is not perfect enough, but Xue Law has done his best at the time.

Even without a perfect ending, Xue Lude kept gathering people together to study this spell called "Heroic Spirit Summoning," striving to achieve that happy ending no matter what.

But in fact, the more this happens, the more Xue's Law will discover its own limits. It will realize that it is not a true god and that there are many things it cannot do. Even the Venerable King could not handle the tragedy that occurred 40 billion years ago. The monster that was twisted from a daughter's longing for her father gradually became the biggest cancer in the universe.

Xue's Law cannot achieve perfection, so it can only strive to achieve the closest possible state to perfection.

That's enough.

If he believed that the meaning of magic was that its power of miracles could give all worthy people a bright future.

Just like what an old friend once said back in Greece, we have always been fighting for a better tomorrow.

Just as Hassan said, cover up all sadness with laughter, then move forward and fill the world with laughter.

This was Hassan's dream, and it was also the idea that they, a group of people corrupted by nihilism, followed.

At this moment, looking at the father and daughter who had waited for 40 billion years, the old woman-like daughter and the scarred father, Xue Law may have understood the meaning of the masquerade ball's desire to make the whole universe laugh.

Perhaps this is the meaning of this magic.

……

"Fug..." This call seemed to pierce through the subspace, causing it to echo throughout the entire space.

"dad……"

Ishan looked at her daughter, whose hair had turned white and whose back was hunched, while Fugu looked at the father she had been searching for all her life.

At that moment, the old woman smiled; it was perhaps the first smile she had shown since that day.

She looked at the battered man, whose body was covered in burns, frostbite, and bruises from impacts. Although Ishan was only a spirit, the horrifying injuries on his body made the old woman understand.

His father hadn't abandoned him; they had done everything they could, and he truly couldn't come back...

Not just Ishan, but also the treant Domini, the orc Locke, Avril, the catfish...

They all arrived here, smiling as they looked at the wrinkled-headed Fugger, and said, "Sorry, little Fugger, we got lost in the Great Hollow and are late..."

Fuzz smiled, tears streaming down her wrinkled face to her chin. She smiled, but couldn't stop the tears as she said, "Welcome home! Daddy, and Uncle and Auntie..."

……

Watching this scene from afar, Xue Dinglu couldn't help but smile.

The great sage also watched this scene, and for some reason, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

"Old man, can you still find the remains of your Demon Star in the subspace?" Xue Luding asked.

In that instant, the Great Sage's face showed shock, even horror.

"you……"

"Old Deng, you don't want the Demon race to be completely wiped out in the universe, do you?" Xue Dinglu said. Although that was indeed what he meant, for some reason, the tone of his words seemed very off.