Xing Tie: Wait a minute! How come Weng Xing has two saviors?

When it comes to familiarity with this scent, aside from Bai E and Wan Di, Bai Mo is probably the most authoritative.

At that moment, a hint of embarrassment and helplessness flashed across Xia's face: "I'm sorry... Xia has recently... um, been upstairs using alchemy to try to develop a kind of... uh, a 'red soil nutrient paste' that can be safely consumed by both humans and earth beasts."

As if to prove her words—

Bang——! ! !

A muffled explosion suddenly came from upstairs, followed by a frenzied, excited, trembling shout:

"Hahaha! Behold my magic tricks!"

"I have revealed the truth of the world!!!"

"Aglaia! Did you see that?! I'm going to prove to you! The Earth Beast Red Soil on your clothes is not some mud that can't be washed off!"

"It will be a revolutionary and great food, rich in minerals and life energy! It is the hope for harmonious coexistence between the earth beasts and humans! Hahahaha!"

From upstairs came Xia's almost manic announcement.

"Sigh..." At that moment, Xia's sister and Bai Mo raised their hands almost simultaneously and in perfect unison, helplessly pressing their foreheads and letting out a heavy sigh.

After leaving the Xia family home, walking along the streets of Ohmma as dusk fell, Bai Mo couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Did I... spoil them a bit?" He began to wonder if there was something wrong with the way he changed their fate. Why were the Golden Descendants of this cycle so... peculiar?

Xi Lian, however, seemed very happy. She took Bai Mo's arm, her eyes shining with warmth.

“Little Bai Mo, perhaps it’s not your ‘problem’. On the contrary, it is precisely because you have successfully changed their originally tragic fate and relieved them of the burden that was crushing them.”

"They finally had the chance to show the most authentic, cheerful, and even a little eccentric side of their personalities. Isn't that the best proof?"

Just then, a clear, ethereal voice called out, "Inkfish..."

Heather appeared not far away at some point, and only then did she notice that Xi Lian was also with Bai Mo.

She immediately and naturally switched her form of address, her tone becoming more formal: "'Lucky Lord,' I heard from 'Destiny Lord' that you and 'Sun Lord' have returned to Ohm."

"His Majesty Caesar is hosting a banquet at the palace tonight. I just went to invite 'Lord Blazing Sun,' but unfortunately, he seems to have other matters to attend to. What about you? Would you like to bring this... pink little sea hare along?"

At this moment, the confusion and emptiness that once seemed to envelop everything was no longer visible on Heather's face.

Or rather, she didn't lose that emptiness, but finally found her own warm light in the endless deep sea, a light she was willing to stay for.

Bai Mo looked at her and Xi Lian, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "Okay, I will definitely be there on time."

Heather hummed a melodious and cheerful song that belonged to the deep sea, and her figure disappeared quietly as if it had blended into the evening breeze.

"The demigod of the 'ocean' recorded in history... is this what he really looked like?" Xi Lian asked softly after Hai Seyin left, her eyes filled with curiosity and contemplation.

"What she longed for was never that cold, deep sea."

Bai Mo looked in the direction where Heather had disappeared and answered softly, "Her heart is an ocean deeper and lonelier than the ocean itself."

"What she loved was not the noisy feast itself, but those who were willing to feast with her and briefly awaken her from eternal solitude."

"The ocean is indeed dangerous, but as long as someone can truly cross that storm and reach her heart... loneliness will no longer be her eternal destiny."

However, at the other end of Ohmma, deep within the training grounds.

As if sensing something, Bai E glanced in the direction where Bai Mo was, a complex emotion that was hard to detect flickering in his blue eyes.

Immediately, he composed himself and turned his gaze back to his younger self, who stood straight in front of him, his eyes filled with longing—Bai E1.

“Tell me…” Bai E’s voice was low and hoarse, scorched by flames, yet it contained an undeniable power.

Do you yearn to become stronger? Do you long to possess the power to become the 'savior' who saves the world?

"Yes!" Bai Er answered without hesitation, his voice loud and firm, full of the unpolished sharpness unique to young people.

"Very good." Bai E nodded slightly, the heat emanating from his body causing the air to distort slightly.

"Then, let's start with the basics. Come with me to the hot tub to train your heat tolerance. This is the first step in bearing strength, and also... the most painful step."

Meanwhile, on a level beyond mortal comprehension, cold, mechanical notification sounds echoed in the endless void:

【>>> Eternal Return #1: Targets Kamerslana and Kaerslana successfully persuaded the Twelve Golden Blood to retrieve the twelve Flames using non-violent methods. Mission Assessment: Achieved.】

**Warning! New variable equations have been detected loading into the core calculus process!**

**Warning!** The timeline length consumed by the current experiment has far exceeded all previous experimental records. This has been determined to be a major experimental anomaly. The relevant anomaly data packet has been packaged and sent to the administrator.

>>> Administrator port status: Silent. No response.

[>>> Received follow-up instruction from ▆▆▆ (authorization successful): Ignore the exception and continue the calculation process.]

Nearly a thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.

"Karslana!"

Shouts filled with anger and despair echoed across the empty city walls.

Bai Er strode towards the figure standing alone at the edge of the city wall, gazing into the endless darkness. His voice trembled slightly with excitement:

"The people kept their promise, trusted you, and allowed you to inherit all the Titan fire! In this generation, since Tirispeius, no new demigod has been born in Onpharos!"

He stopped a few steps behind Bai E, his fist clenched, pointing at the desolate, colossal city beneath his feet:

"But isn't that enough? Tell me, why hasn't a single newborn been born on the land of Onphalus since five hundred years ago?"

Chapter 176 In the endless cycle of reincarnation, Caislana first killed himself.

Bai Er 1's voice grew louder and louder, filled with barely suppressed grief and indignation: "Is this... this empty city where only the Dawn Machines keep the light coming, the dawn you and your brother once promised us?!"

"When the members of the Golden Descendants gradually grow old and pass away one after another, just like the most ordinary mortals, Bai Mo will still go to pay his respects and offer his final comfort."

"But what about you?! You didn't even see them one last time! Why...didn't you shed a single tear?!"

Bai E, standing atop the highest point of the city wall, neither turned around nor answered immediately.

His eyes, scorched by the power of the fire and glowing with a molten gold, remained fixed on the distance.

As far as the eye could see, apart from the fragile glimmer of light that the Dawn Machine in the Ohmma Center was struggling to maintain, the entire world had completely fallen, turning into a surging, all-consuming chaotic black tide.

Beneath the city walls, countless twisted and howling shadows converged into a boundless sea of ​​darkness, endlessly crashing and battering against this last bastion of light, emitting terrifying sounds that shook the very soul.

"Your silence and indifference are truly chilling." Bai Er's voice carried an even deeper sting. "Are they, to you, just... a bunch of insignificant numbers and footnotes?"

Finally… Bai E spoke.

“My sorrow has never disappeared. On the contrary... The eleven Titan Flames bestowed upon this body, the pain and weight they bring, have made the flames in my heart... burn more intensely than ever before. And it is because of these flames that I can no longer express my sorrow through tears.”

Bai'e stared intently into Bai'e's eyes, which seemed to have lost all their luster, and demanded sharply, "But if delaying the so-called 're-creation' will only lead to the complete extinction of the Onpharos, then why not..."

“You don’t understand the whole picture!” Bai Er interrupted him calmly.

"You only see that Onpharos is completely deserted except for a few of us. But you have no idea that in the previous cycle, none of the Golden Blood you spoke of died of old age..."

"But how can you expect me to believe you? All I see is that everyone in this cycle of reincarnation is trapped in your one-sided narrative!!!"

Bai E let out a roar, and all reason and patience completely collapsed at this moment.

He suddenly drew Qin Chen, the tip of the sword pointing directly at Bai E, the intense aura even causing the surrounding light to tremble.

"Draw your sword, Caislana! I'll make you realize firsthand that your biggest mistake was training me, giving me the power to challenge you!!!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already transformed into a blazing streak of light, carrying an all-out determination, and fiercely attacked the figure on the city wall that looked like a branding iron!

I don’t know how long it took, but everything was settled.

On the city wall, only one figure remained standing.

Only now, like a belated verdict, did some cold, hard facts clearly emerge into the survivors' minds:

Why are there no more newborns in Onphalus? Because the source of life—the underworld—has long been completely swallowed up and assimilated by the Black Tide.

Why does the Dawn Machine still shine? Because within Ohma, there still exists a will that firmly believes dawn will eventually arrive. Is it Bai E? Or Bai Mo? Or perhaps...?

As for who killed whom in this duel...

That doesn't matter anymore.

The one who survives, regardless of who he was before, regardless of the name and memories he carries, from this moment on, he is, and can only be—

Caislana.

He looked at the half of the "Savior" in his hand, the edges of which were slightly charred.

Then, he left.

Bai Mo sat in the Garden of Life, with Xi Lian beside him as always.

Bai E walked over.

“Bai Mo…” He turned to his brother, his voice calm, yet containing the deathly stillness before a storm, “The twelve Titan sparks… eleven of them have returned to their rightful place.”

“I know…” Bai Mo replied calmly.

"You must... begin the next cycle of reincarnation." Bai E's voice continued, devoid of joy or sorrow, simply stating a cruel truth.

"You and I have forcibly extended the history of this world by nearly a thousand years beyond the original timeline."

"But today, Ohma, illuminated by the Dawn Machine... is a vast, empty city with no future. The last inhabitants have long since vanished with time."

Bai Mo slowly turned his head to look at Bai E, and in a calm tone that revealed no emotion, he uttered a shocking statement: "Tell me, is our persistence... really meaningful? Bai E... '1'."

Bai E, who was standing to the side, suddenly froze, his body trembling almost imperceptibly.

He closed his eyes, and a look of relief, resignation, and immense sorrow appeared on his face.

"When...did you find out?" His voice was hoarse.

“I knew it the moment you completed the transfer of power and memories.”

Bai Mo's gaze seemed unfocused. He seemed to be looking at Bai E1, or perhaps staring at a folder in his mind named "Bai E (Status: Damaged, not recommended to read)", and let out a barely audible sigh.

His thoughts drifted back to what had just happened.

Not long ago, "Golden Finger" presented him with two cold choices:

First, to completely acquire all of Bai E's power, memories, and embers. To shoulder everything alone. Second, to use the system to secretly seal and share some of the painful memories of Bai E's soul being burned due to carrying too many embers during the dangerous power and memory transfer between Bai E and Bai E 1.

He thought about it for a very, very long time. So long that the nymphs in the Garden of Life had already pushed the huge stone ball to the top of the slope, and then it fell down again.

Ultimately, he made a selfish choice—he chose the latter.

He couldn't imagine the loneliness of walking alone on this endless path of reincarnation.

He needs his brother, regardless of whether that brother is the same one he started with.

Xi Lian, who had been standing quietly beside Bai Mo and Bai E, stepped forward gently and grasped Bai Mo's cold hand.

Her appearance remains vibrant and radiant; a thousand years have left no trace on her face, as if she were eternally frozen by some gentle force.

"Actually, everything you've done has meaning, Xiaobai Mo." Her voice was gentle yet firm, like a ray of sunshine piercing through the gloom of despair.

"In this cycle, none of them ultimately died from the black tide of 'destruction.' Under your protection, they lived their own lives, long or short, but complete."

"To them, you are their savior."

Chapter 177, Eternal Return Begins.

“Xi Lian…” Bai Mo murmured softly, his voice filled with indescribable complex emotions.

"Really..." Xi Lian smiled reproachfully, but her eyes sparkled with tears. "Until the very end, I couldn't get you to call me 'Sister Xi Lian' willingly again. It really makes me a little sad."

Her tone then softened and became hopeful: "But... it's okay. I'll continue to wait for you in the next cycle. Next time, please don't make me wait another eighteen years, that's too long."

Bai Mo only saw her figure become somewhat blurry, as if gradually merging into the surrounding light.

Was it because of the tears in his eyes? He didn't know.

“Now…” Her last words were like a sigh, yet filled with endless tenderness and encouragement, “It’s time… to begin the next cycle, Xiao Bai Mo.”

The dawn machine finally shut down.

Bai Mo remained silent, standing there for a long time without uttering a word. His hands were once again stained with golden blood.

He gazed at the world gradually being swallowed by darkness, and looked at the faces of his companions who were dying one by one in his mind.

Ultimately, he and Bai Er1 entered the next cycle of reincarnation together.

【>>> Eternal Recurrence #1: After the world fell silent, Kamerslana once again embarked on the cycle of reincarnation.】

"Are you so certain that you believe him?"