Seeing the massive continent overhead, Feng Shan Jueyun took a deep breath.
"The Eye of the Night, complete fusion..."
Just as the continent was about to fall, a sudden flash of black light appeared, followed by the appearance of a gigantic giant. It was a black giant, only humanoid in shape, but its facial features were not visible.
He appeared suddenly, and then lifted the massive continent with both hands. However, his strength was clearly somewhat weak, and in an instant, he was forced to kneel on one knee by the weight of the continent, which continued to descend, pressing him down beneath it.
"ah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Under pressure, Fengshan Jueyun let out a furious roar, a roar that shook the heavens and the earth, causing the entire world to tremble. However, the continent continued to shrink, shrink, shrink, little by little.
Just as Fengshan Jueyun was about to give way, Fengzai flew out. Surrounded by Fengshan Jueyun's power, the stones on his body flew out and grew larger, forming four stone pillars that supported the continent.
Following Feng Shan Jueyun, their power surged wildly. However, how could the power of a demon in its final moments be so easily dealt with? Before long, the four stone pillars began to crack and collapse, and cracks appeared on Feng Zai's crystal core before it exploded with a deafening roar.
Fengshan Jueyun sensed it, sensed Fengzai's death. He went mad, he was furious, and his power was released beyond its limit. Finally, in the palace, after Wu Qiu absorbed all the demons, the power of the continent disappeared, and Fengshan Jueyun successfully stopped the floating continent.
A moment of silence fell, followed by cheers from the crowd, everyone celebrating the feeling of surviving a disaster.
Everyone chanted Fengshan Jueyun's name. However, Fengshan Jueyun, who had transformed into a giant, looked at Liyue, his aura solidifying and gradually turning into stone.
Looking towards Liyue, he saw the girl watching the battlefield from the window. Fengshan Jueyun gave a bitter smile. "Aqing, my journey has finally ended, but..."
"I'm sorry... I can't go back..."
After saying this, the last of his strength dissipated, and Fengshan Jueyun completely turned into a stone statue, a huge stone statue that held up the entire continent.
But everyone knows that he is not carrying a continent on his shoulders, but an entire world...
Above, the five trapped people felt the continent stop. They didn't know what had happened, but they were all very happy because the world had been protected.
Just then, the things that had been trapping them disappeared, and Ying's eyes lit up. "They did it! Xiao Qiuzi did it! He did it! He killed the demon!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Noelle even said, "Let's go see Xiao Qiuzi, let's go see our great hero."
"Yes! Xiao Qiuzi, Xiao Qiuzi is waiting for us."
Ying looked towards the palace, her heart pounding, not just because they had won, but more because Wu Qiu had said they would get married after the war ended.
Now, the war is finally over. They won. Wu Qiu killed the demon and became the greatest hero to save the world. How could Ying not be excited? All she wanted to see now was Wu Qiu, to go see him, to hug him, and to give him her first kiss.
So she flew straight over, followed by Kong. But just as Noelle and the others were about to go, suddenly, all three of them froze.
Noelle looked up at the sky, lost in thought. Beside her, Yao Tian seemed to have expected this, and shook his head with a wry smile.
"why?"
Noel gasped. Yao Tian replied, "There's nothing we can do; we can't participate in what happens next."
Zhongli spoke in a deep voice: "Is there really no way to avoid it?"
This time, it wasn't Yao Tian who answered; it was the system.
"It all depends on his choice."
After saying that, Noelle and the others disappeared, vanished from the spot.
Inside the palace, Wu Qiu knelt alone before the throne, head bowed, expressionless, eyes vacant. After a long while, he finally raised his head, looked at the sky, and gave a bitter laugh.
"Is that so?"
Wu Qiu spoke in a low voice, sounding somewhat dazed. Meanwhile, the system's voice came from the air.
"That's how it is. The demon's seed has already merged with the Heavenly Dao. It will slowly devour the Heavenly Dao, turning this world into a dead star. If the demon leaves, then the Heavenly Dao will leave with it, and this world will be destroyed as well."
"And now..."
The system stopped. Wu Qiu continued to look at the sky, then slowly spoke: "I absorbed the demon seed. I am now a demon. So, to save this world, I must die, right?"
Silence, a long silence, finally the system nodded, "That's right."
As he spoke, he seemed to be advising, "Wu Qiu, let's go, let's leave this place. With the power you gained from absorbing the demon, you can already travel to many worlds, so there's no need to worry about your strength."
"Noelle will help me achieve my goal. Ying and Kong are not from this world, so there's no need to worry about them being associated with it. Leave this world, take them with you, abandon this world, find a new place, fulfill your promise, and give her a perfect wedding."
Wu Qiu smiled, looked at the sky, and said calmly, "If it were me, I would definitely leave here. I don't want to die, I really don't want to die."
"But Yingjie loves this world, and so do I. This world holds everything about me and Yingjie, everything about me, our memories. This is where Yingjie and I met, got to know each other, and fell in love. I don't want it to be destroyed."
"Here, everything I have is here. Yingjie is my whole world, and Yingjie's world is here. At the same time, the traces of my important people—Shuangxue, Shuanglin, Fengshan Jueyun, Fengzai, Cangyu, Paimeng, and Cangyu—are all here. If this world disappears, how can I prove that they ever existed?"
As he spoke, Wu Qiu lowered his head, looked at the system, and said, "System, I want to use the last request."
The system shook its head. "If I could intervene, I would have done so long ago. But I can't, Wu Qiu. If I were to resolve everything, I would destroy this world."
Wu Qiu shook his head, gave a bitter smile, and finally said calmly, "No, system, I didn't ask you to solve all of this for me."
"then you……"
"system."
Wu Qiu interrupted the system, and after a few seconds of silence, whispered, "Kill me..."
Outside, the setting sun streamed through the window, casting its light on Wu Qiu and making his figure appear somewhat forlorn. The system looked at Wu Qiu, at him kneeling on the ground with his head bowed, and finally shook its head. "Sorry, this is not permitted."
The system then added a reminder, "Right now, you can't even kill yourself. By the time you're familiar with the power and can kill yourself, the world will already be destroyed."
"And for others, to kill you, you must have a weapon that can kill you."
Wu Qiu lowered his head and looked at his hand. The demonic sword had just been absorbed, and the power of the setting sun's afterglow had also been absorbed, leaving only a fragment of a godhood.
"Stop looking."
The system spoke up. Then it said helplessly, "Those two weapons are fine, but they've disappeared. Now there are only two weapons that can kill you. One is the greatsword in Noelle's hand, but only she can use that sword, and she can't interfere in this matter now."
"And the other one, that weapon, was the one you gave to that person to protect you, and..."
The system couldn't continue at this point. But Wu Qiu understood. He kept his head down, neither looking up nor making any other movement, just muttering to himself, yet continuing the system's words.
"Snow Forest, the only weapon that can kill me, Snow Forest. And now, the only one who can use that weapon is Sister Ying, which means only Sister Ying can kill me, right?"
The system nodded. "That's right..."
The scene fell silent once again. After a long silence, the system finally couldn't help but speak up again, advising, "Wu Qiu, go. You really don't need to lose everything for a world."
Wu Qiu shook his head, as if he hadn't heard what the system was saying at all. He shook his head and said, "No, that would put Sister Ying in a difficult position. It would cause her a lot of pain. I don't want her to be sad. I don't want to put her in a difficult position."
He looked up and said, "System, I want to use the last request."
The system remained silent for a long time before finally speaking: "Please state your request, within the bounds of permission."
The system's voice was very low, very low. He really wanted to save Wu Qiu, he truly did, but he couldn't, because his intervention would be tantamount to destroying the world.
Because of these rules, these laws of the Dao. He governs the Dao of Heaven, yet when has he never grown weary of these Daos?
"system……"
Wu Qiu's voice came through. The system looked at him, then replied softly, "I'm here."
"Erase everything about me, all the memories of me, everything about me, all the traces of my existence, everything I was in this world, erase it all."
"Just pretend I never existed..."
Wu Qiu's voice sounded much older, like a dying person giving their last words before passing away peacefully.
The system remained silent for a moment, but quickly spoke again: "Are you sure?"
Wu Qiu nodded, still kneeling on the throne with his head bowed. As for the system, it finally sighed, "Alright, within the bounds of permission, I will grant your wish and fulfill your desire."
Within the Fallen Star Plains, Noelle, watching all this, shook her head. She finally understood why, two hundred years later, no one in the world knew of Wu Qiu's existence, and why everything about him had disappeared.
"No, no, senior, is there really no other way? Is this really the only option?"
Noelle looked at the system and pleaded. But the system shook its head. "Noelle, I want to save him more than anyone else, but I am powerless to do so."
As he spoke, a power emanated from his body, instantly covering the entire world, the entire Teyvat. All traces of Wu Qiu's existence and the marks he left behind vanished in an instant.
Hiddenstone City lost its legend, Mondstadt lost a hero, a knight of honor. On the battlefield, the people celebrating their victory seemed to be lost in thought for a moment, as if they had forgotten something, but they were quickly overwhelmed by the joy of victory.
The demons wore smiles, but they all had one question.
"Huh? Didn't we have a commander-in-chief from the Demon God this time?"
They then casually forgot about it and basked in the glory of their victory.
Finally, Ying and Kong walked to the end of the corridor and saw the door. Ying's heart was pounding. She imagined meeting Wu Qiu and carefully reached out to push the door open.
Her heart was filled with anticipation and joy. But just as her hand was about to touch the door, she froze, all emotion vanishing from her eyes, replaced by confusion.
Why did we come here?
Ying turned to look at Kong. Kong frowned slightly, then said, "I don't know, but let's be careful, there might be danger."
Ying nodded, then her expectant hand became cautious as she slowly pushed open the door. When the door opened, Ying saw a person kneeling on a high platform, head bowed, as if dead.
But the dangerous aura told Ying that he was still alive, so Ying took out the Snow Forest and carefully walked in step by step.
The system spoke as Ying approached.
"You still have a bet with me on Shinto, and this may be your only chance."
“However, I’m sorry, I really want to favor you, but the Divine Path bet itself is not between you and me, but between me and the Heavenly Path. The bet I make must be approved by the Heavenly Path, and then you will be the one to execute it.”
"Then, I will now begin the divine wager. If Ying can remember you within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, then I will help you resolve everything; if not, there will be no punishment."
Wu Qiu did not reply. At this moment, a force came from the sky, as if it were a signal. As this signal from the Heavenly Dao descended, the system spoke again.
"Since Heaven has acknowledged it, the bet is settled. The rules are: no communication with her, no hints to her. Now, begin the timer."
After speaking, the system fell silent. Below, Ying cautiously approached Wu Qiu, from where she could roughly see his face, and she felt somewhat lost.
Sheathed her longsword, Ying's voice was questioning, but she said something that Wu Qiu was very familiar with.
"Why do you look so familiar? But I don't remember you at all. Have we met before...?"
Wu Qiu finally made a move. He slowly got up, and demonic energy began to gather around his body. When he raised his head again, a murderous intent erupted from his face.
"Watch out, the demon isn't dead yet! The war isn't over!"
He opened his mouth and, as he spoke, quickly merged with Ying to become Yin Feng.
But just as they merged, Wu Qiu flashed past and threw a punch, sending them flying and interrupting their fusion.
With a raised hand, he directly trapped Kong. Wu Qiu unleashed a frenzied killing intent, as if he was afraid Ying wouldn't know he was going to kill her.
Ying picked up Xue Lin and looked at Wu Qiu with somewhat complicated eyes.
Immediately afterwards, the battle began. Ying was no match for Wu Qiu, so she was suppressed by Wu Qiu. However, Wu Qiu did not kill her, nor could he.
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