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Hathaway: [Do not kneel, do not perform the old dynasty's kisses of hands and feet, and certainly do not kneel—Caesar detests formalities—and even more so, she detests the heads of those taller than her bowing below her crown.]

This serious explanation, ironically, made people a little uneasy.

"Why abolish the rituals of the old dynasty?!"

"Old customs are good, it's good to learn more about old customs!"

"Oh, I didn't expect her to be an empress! I feel like this must be the implemented character of the Law Demigod, right?"

"Based on this, it seems the Queen might not be very tall."

Continuing onward, Bai E also encountered two other... well, acquaintances.

Aglaia and Tibo were not there to greet Bai'er, but rather to investigate him on behalf of Keludela.

Hathaway: [Caesar has decreed: A savior will not appear in this era; be wary of suspicious individuals.]

From the very beginning, Hathaway had no intention of taking this suspicious person to see Krydela.

Seeing the situation change, Bai E remained calm.

He is now a veteran who fought to the very end in the last cycle, not to mention that he has inherited the flame of the world. His strength can be said to be at the pinnacle of many demigods and titans. The reason he did not choose speedrun is simply because he is still a little soft-hearted.

However, Tibo didn't come here to fight; she just wanted to confirm the details of the oracle with the other party and see if what the other party said was true.

You will break into a thousand pieces and wither on the soil of a foreign land.

When Bai'er recited the oracle word for word, Tibo's expression changed from a polite smile to shock. Her eyes widened instantly, and she exchanged a glance with Aglaia, who was equally surprised.

【This...how is this possible...】

This scene of staring at each other with wide eyes gave the audience a strange sense of satisfaction.

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Why does it feel like a wish-fulfillment novel?

"What? You're the Dragon King?! (Just kidding)"

"You know what, it really has that feel to it. The low-key protagonist says something surprising, pretending to be weak while actually being strong!"

"Bai'er: My dimension is above yours!"

Chapter 686 The First Devastating Defeat

During the first Eternal Return, it wasn't until Bai E accurately recited the contents of the divine oracle that his Golden Clan companions began to have some doubts.

Seeing this, Bai E began to tell his story.

"You must listen to me, Aglaia, Teacher Tibo: The White Calamity of this world has not yet been born. In the distant future, he will appear before you, guided by divine decree—"

But do not go to him—because the re-creation is a complete scam.

Although the people standing before him were no longer his former companions, he still believed in their shared commitment to saving the world. He believed that if everything was explained clearly, there would definitely be a way to avoid the final outcome.

And so, history began to change.

After finally meeting Krydella, the two sides engaged in a difficult and lengthy negotiation, and eventually reached a consensus.

In exchange for Bai E's strength, Zhu Huo's spoils of war—the Fire Seed—will be sealed by Bai E.

As a test, Bai'e needs to prove himself in the subsequent conquest of the Earth Titans.

In the original history, this was a brutal battlefield, which was ultimately won by the Earth Titan's servant, Arabi, who took over the Earth's flame.

This time, neither side suffered any casualties; Bai E alone severed the giant's head!

The exaggerated difference in strength left the audience in awe.

Earth Titan: Huh? I'm fighting God of Calamity?

"This is what a fully equipped second-playthrough player looks like!"

"Speaking of which, does Bai E already have 12 flames on his body?"

"That shouldn't be the case. At this point, only Fu Shi might have it on him; the other sparks were probably collected later."

The incredible victory made people cheer for the hero of destruction, and in the flickering light, Bai Er seemed to see a glimmer of hope in the gloomy road ahead.

For a long time afterward, Bai'e began his relentless assault on the Titans. All he could do was try his best to collect the sparks and see if they would have any effect when time returned to its starting point, until the cruel future revealed by the reversal of creation was revealed.

Bai'er: [But tell me... if that's truly the case, why have we ended up with the same fate?]

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, we arrived at the end of the first eternal return.

At this moment, in a courtyard somewhere in Onphalus, two White Evils appeared simultaneously.

One of them was clearly a new White Calamity born in this world, but at this moment his expression was one of indignation as if he had been deceived.

New White Evil: [People kept their promise, allowing you to receive all the torches. In this generation, after Tirispeius, no demigod was born in Onphalus.]

Now that things have come to this, all I want to know is, when they vanished into the black tide in their mortal bodies...

Why didn't you shed a single tear?

Your indifference chills me to the bone. Are they just insignificant footnotes to you?

The question from the new White Eel stirred up the emotions of the audience who had witnessed Caislan's journey.

"Waaaaah, please don't say that about him! o(╥﹏╥)o"

"He had no tears left to shed; the burning flame evaporated them all..."

"In this cycle, everyone believed that He'er hadn't become a demigod, but the world was still destroyed..."

"The core issue is still the Black Tide. This thing likely originates from the data constantly generated by the Iron Tomb. If they want to resolve the Black Tide, they must penetrate the Scepter and completely destroy the Iron Tomb."

"But how can we possibly achieve resistance based on just one set of data?"

Hearing the new White Eer's questioning, Caislana remained silent for a moment, then turned to look at his other self.

My sorrow has never faded. On the contrary, the twelve sparks ignited within me have made the flames in my heart burn more fiercely than ever before...

I will remember this world with rage. As long as I burn, they will never leave.

As long as I am still alive, I can reshape everything with the power of Fu Shi and Xi Lian.

But the current New Bai Er clearly cannot understand this statement, or perhaps he does understand, but is simply angry that "he" has failed to meet everyone's expectations.

New White Evil: [You're right, anger, at this moment, is the only weapon I can rely on. So...]

"—Draw your sword, executioner! I'll show you that your biggest mistake was sparing my life!"

After that, Bai E attacked with his sword.

The battle ended after only a few flashes of sword light. Was it because the disparity in strength was too great? Or because one side simply didn't put up a fight?

On that day, who fell by the sword, remaining in the past; and who journeyed to the future, I can no longer recall.

Looking at Bai E's corpse lying on the ground, even the audience could no longer tell the difference.

"Who killed me, and whom did I kill?"

"The surviving Bai E has a highlight in its eyes, so it must be a new Bai E, right?"

"No, no, this is Bai E's first reincarnation. He shouldn't know that killing himself would allow him to inherit memories. To be on the safe side, he would definitely prioritize protecting himself."

"It doesn't matter, the memories should be inherited after death anyway, it's the same sword no matter who dies!"

In the hazy memory of that day, all Bai'er could remember was a nymph in the corner.

It was hidden in the shadows beyond the reach of even a glimpse of the light, futilely pushing the stone ball.

Climb up, fall down; climb up, fall down; climb up, fall down...

The nymph's freedom lies only in deciding how to push the boulder: sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes stopping on a less steep slope to rest against it.

Just like Bai Er's changes in his later journey of collecting the fire, sometimes he accelerated the collection, and sometimes he patiently waited to gain trust to collect the fire...

But ultimately, its choice could not change its futile fate.

This performance, reminiscent of the myth of Sisyphus, left countless viewers in awe.

"What Sisyphus? That's so fitting!"

"Gu Shi didn't interfere in this process, probably because he was just watching for fun."

"It's all destined to be futile..."

"Sigh, we tried our best, but the result was still bleak. Is there any point in trying in such an absurd life?"

"Those who are self-destructing, please reap the rewards!"

"To know the truth yet still bravely resist it—that is the most shining courage, and that is what makes a true hero!"

Then, as Bai E slowly closed his eyes, the scene went dark.

[Eternal Return #1: Subject Caislana successfully persuaded the twelve Golden Sons to retrieve the twelve Flames using non-violent methods. Verification showed that this unauthorized access did not substantially affect the experiment's progress.]

[>>> The twelve Golden Descendants strictly followed the original experimental design sequence, with their lifecycles ending normally and being loaded into the buffer. The object Caesarna's rollback calculation process was initiated, and abnormal fluctuations in the object's mental function were detected.]

[>>> Administrator's comment: A crushing first defeat.]

A cold, hard set of data summarized everyone's life, leaving the audience with a sense of profound emotion.

"So, even the order in which the Golden Descendants died was pre-designed?"

"No wonder he died so precisely according to the oracle's prophecy (bitter smile)."

"You even annotated 'laogu'!"

Then a summary annotation appeared, which recorded Bai E's decisions in each cycle of reincarnation.

From initially avoiding the sacrifice of past comrades, to later attempting to study the Black Tide, and then to impacting the core layer of the Scepter.

With each cycle, the initial decision-making weight of avoiding the sacrifice of past companions begins to show a slight downward trend.

Chapter 687 The same people will always say the same things.

Since the 32nd Eternal Return, Bai'e has attacked the core of the scepter every time, but each time it is only a superficial attack.

Because within that boundless firewall created by the Iron Curtain, relying solely on one's current strength would be tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock.

It is in this continuous cycle that Bai E's mind is constantly worn down, and there is even a risk of overfitting.

According to Rigush, this iteration helps to reinforce the destructive tendencies of the Iron Curtain, which is in line with expectations.

[Ignore this and continue observation.]

The few words at the end conveyed a sense of despair even on the screen.

"It's so painful, God... Isn't this completely hopeless?"

"Overfitting means that the behavior becomes too formulaic, indicating that the mind has begun to become numb..."

"Later on, Bai'er started choosing speedruns..."

"It feels like the purpose of the Lagushi was to train the destructive tendencies of the Bai'er model."

"All those so-called struggles were nothing more than giant experience packs in Lai Gushi's eyes."

When that heavy and urgent bell rang, it marked the arrival of the 134th Eternal Return.

That summer: [This is truly a fantasy...]

When the scene reappeared, Bai E went to see her teacher, Na Ke Xia, to see if there was anything she could do.

Caislana: [I thought... reincarnation was the answer you wanted.]

That summer: [No, it's just that the answer came too suddenly, which diminished the fun of getting to the bottom of things.]

As for the fact that the Black Tide originated from outer space, Xia had actually guessed it long ago.

Looking at Xia, who was not yet his teacher, Bai E smiled, a rare smile appearing on his lips.

Fate is truly wondrous: no matter how the details of history change, the Xia I knew was always so harsh.

Naksha: [Hmph... If the other Anaxagoras only knew how to worship the gods, I would definitely find a way to transcend reincarnation and nip them in the bud—unfortunately, only you have that ability right now.]

Now, after listening to Bai E recount everything, Xia chose to trust her student, just as she had in the previous cycle.

At this moment, the Tree Garden was attacked by the Black Tide, and the two planned to take the opportunity to take away the Fire of Reason. After arriving at the location where the Fire of Reason was stored with ease, Xia suddenly stopped in her tracks.

That summer: [Watch your eyes... someone's watching us.]