Chapter 664 - 421: Destruction and Hope

Chapter 664: Chapter 421: Destruction and Hope

Upon hearing Lu Cang’s theory, An Su chuckled. "Kid, what kind of nonsense are you talking about?"

"The Original Sea... it’s the origin of all oceans. If the Original Sea were to reawaken, all the land in this world would cease to exist!"

"It symbolizes one of the world’s fundamental essences—the very essence of the Ocean!"

"Even Sophia couldn’t completely consume the Original Sea. If Sophia managed to fully assimilate it, She would become the embodiment of all the world’s oceans."

"If Sophia were to descend upon the world in person... there might be a tiny sliver of a possibility."

"But to think She could move the Original Sea relying on nothing but a stolen vessel—the body of a Level 6 Healing Master—is utterly absurd."

"My power may not match that of the true Moon, but I can still see matters of this magnitude with clarity."

"Oh... I see," Lu Cang said.

"But what if?"

"An Su, tell me, if the Original Sea really did appear, would the world be turned upside down?"

Lu Cang gazed down at the vast expanse of the sea.

An Su fell silent. A storm of complex thoughts churned within it before it finally spoke again. "If what you’re describing really happened..."

"The world probably wouldn’t be toppled so easily."

Lu Cang asked calmly, "But wouldn’t the descent of the Original Sea annihilate all the continents and kill nearly all terrestrial life?"

An Su shook its head slightly. "If it really did appear, that would be the most likely outcome."

"However, the world exists in a state of equilibrium."

"This world has seen more than its fair share of entities capable of destroying it."

"And yet, the world is still here."

"Although there is no way to prove it, and no scholar can explain it, my experience tells me that the world’s Destiny follows a principle of equilibrium."

"When destruction occurs, salvation is sure to follow."

Lu Cang recalled An Su saying something similar in the original timeline.

"Kid, don’t go thinking you’re the only savior..."

’So even without me, the Original Sea wouldn’t have truly manifested?’

’My Summoning of Bai...’

’Was it the right thing to do, or the wrong one?’

Lu Cang was unsettled, but he had come here this time precisely to uncover the truth...

’Since I’ve returned to this day, my goal isn’t to repeat my past mistakes, to simply reenact what I already know.’

’Instead... I have to explore as many unknowns as possible.’

Sophia didn’t give chase.

He didn’t know if She couldn’t be bothered or simply couldn’t catch up.

’Sigh... I’m sorry, Kumironi.’

’Kumironi went searching for that call, only to be sent to her death... ’

’But looking at it this way, the Kumironi in the real world is in grave danger too.’

’From what Sophia said, Kumironi was practically groomed to be Her vessel for descending into this world.’

’Come to think of it, Aertemi wants Kumironi too.’

’Is Kumironi really that alluring to these gods?’

’When I get back, I have to warn Kumironi about this as soon as possible.’

Lu Cang walked through the Ocean, his Perception spreading out around him.

The Demons of the Ocean were already rampaging through the ocean in the sky; sky and sea had become one muddled mess.

’I should have shaken Sophia off by now.’

’If I couldn’t get away...’

Lu Cang had two trump cards for dealing with Sophia.

One was to directly summon Bai; the other was to fully unleash An Su.

’Looks like I didn’t need to use either of them. That’s for the best.’

Lu Cang sensed the locations of his other "Cores."

One "Core" was with Yelieya.

One "Core" was on the desolate planet in the Abyss of the Sea, the same planet where Lu Cang had arranged the "True Pure White Descent Ritual"...

One "Core" was right beside him, the one he had left on the sea’s surface.

Another "Core" had been left with Luo Yan.

The Inheritor of the Dark Church.

Lu Cang remembered that Leng Qingying had killed her later on... He was quite curious about her, but the matters in the Abyss of the Sea were more important than Luo Yan.

So, anything related to Luo Yan had to be put aside for now.

The remaining two "Cores" were kept with Lu Cang, reserved for emergencies.

’It would be a huge pain if Sophia actually killed me. I’d probably be thrown into the cycle of Reincarnation, and the Time Curse on me would be lifted. Right now, that’s not a good thing.’

’The price would be extremely heavy.’

’There are too many variables in Reincarnation.’

’That’s why even in this reset timeline, I have no intention of dying so easily.’

’The release of the Original Sea shouldn’t happen so quickly.’

’While there’s still time, I can go see the ever-intriguing Luo Yan.’

With that thought, Lu Cang vanished on the spot.

When he reappeared, he was suspended upside down in the seawater, next to a woman whose bangs covered half of her face.

’Luo Yan.’

The Inheritor of the Dark Church.

He saw that she was touching a massive black sphere.

However, Lu Cang’s appearance made her pupils constrict in an instant!

"You!"

As the word left her lips, the dark whip in her hand had already lashed out!

The whip’s attack carried no physical sensation.

It was like a shadow sweeping past.

Just as a walking person or a moving car pays no mind to shadows and makes no effort to avoid them.

That was the feeling this whip gave Lu Cang.

It was as if a gust of air had been swung at him.

In his subconscious reaction, he had no intention of even dealing with the Weapon.

Only his Intuition screamed a frantic warning, and his Final Sense stirred once more.

He felt the threat and, at the same time, knew how to resolve it.

In an instant that seemed nearly frozen in time.

Lu Cang had already raised his knee, driving it straight through Luo Yan’s abdomen!

"Azure Sky Stream—Second Form: Split."

BOOM!

The blow pierced through her.

A spray of blood mist erupted!

A bloody hole was instantly blasted through Luo Yan’s abdomen, and blood gushed uncontrollably from her mouth!

A mere Level 6 Shadow Mage.

How could she possibly withstand a single Combat Skill from Lu Cang?

CRACK—

Before she could even retaliate.

Lu Cang snapped her hand, tore off her arm, and skillfully broke the Restriction on the whip.

In less than a single exchange.

He had snatched the dark whip for himself.

This whip was also a Divine Artifact.

Luo Yan, having lost an arm and with a gaping hole in her abdomen, was kicked aside. Half-dead, she struggled to look at Lu Cang.

At that moment, Lu Cang took in his surroundings.

He was in a deep, dark cavern. Seawater filled every corner, indicating it was an underwater grotto.

And the massive, dark sphere before him was the object Luo Yan had just been touching.

"You people are certainly busy in the Secret Sea."

’It feels like everyone has their own secrets in the Secret Sea, their own important business to attend to.’

"Who... are you."

’Luo Yan doesn’t remember me now, even though I performed so brilliantly before the second phase of Aigemisa.’

’After all, the effects of the Unsolvable Mystery are at play.’

’She has no memory of who shone so brightly in the battles, or who won the first phase.’

"Just passing through."

"You suddenly tried to kill me. I was just defending myself."

Lu Cang didn’t kill Luo Yan outright.

Because seeing Luo Yan before him, Lu Cang couldn’t help but be reminded of the Thunder Mage he had killed.

"What... is this thing?"

Lu Cang asked Luo Yan.

At the same time, he posed the question to An Su in his mind.

He also sent a sliver of his "Core" to make contact with the dark substance.

"Don’t touch it!"

Luo Yan shouted at that very moment.

Lu Cang stopped his Core and looked at her.

"This is... the hope for a new world."

’Another new term. Just how many schemes are being cooked up in this Secret Sea?’

Looking at Lu Cang’s icy gaze, Luo Yan realized she was no longer in a position to speak with him as an equal.

This was an interrogation.

As if to prevent Lu Cang from doing anything reckless or destructive, Luo Yan began to explain. "All intelligent life will eventually be killed by Demons. The Demons will become the masters of this world."

"The only way to solve this is to find a way to coexist with the Demons."

"I hope you can understand what I’m trying to do..."

"This is the only hope for life to continue."

’The Demons will become masters of the world?’

’What kind of talk is that?’