Chapter 1559 - 1555: Demon King of the Otherworld

Under the silent gaze of Ye Qiu and the others, part of the lower floors had already decomposed into countless fragments, some scattered, and some peeled downward. If you listened carefully, you could still hear some heavy rumbling sounds mixed in the wind.

"Ah..."

Fang Wushang let out a small cry. A large part of the lower level had collapsed, countless trees and lake waters mixed with building materials continuously falling, and finally submerged into the red sea of clouds.

That should be near the place where the two had their forest home. Every floor of the Floating City that bore the memories of Ye Qiu and Fang Wushang over the past two years, was collapsing layer by layer like peeling open a thin membrane. With each layer that fell, the grieving emotions pricked their chests once again.

Ye Qiu hugged Fang Wushang tightly and directly sat down on the Crystal Floating Island.

Surprisingly, his mood was quite calm. Although he didn't know what kind of situation the two of them were really in, or what would happen next, he felt no anxiety at all. Ye Qiu had already done what he needed to do, and thus had lost his life, now watching the end of the world with the girl he loved most. That was enough—there was a sense of satisfaction in his heart.

Ye Qiu thought Fang Wushang should feel the same way. In Ye Qiu's embrace, she gazed half-closed eyes at the gradually decaying Aient City. Ye Qiu gently stroked her beautiful hair.

"It's a great view, isn't it?"

Suddenly a voice sounded beside Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu and Fang Wushang looked to the right, and at some point, a man was already standing there.

It was Long Yijian.

His face was no longer Long Yijian's, but rather the original appearance of the Demon King of the Otherworld. However, he was wearing a white shirt with a tie and draped in a white robe. On his soft, thin, sharp face, only those metal-like eyes gave the same feeling. And those eyes now were filled with a gentle gaze, watching the gradually disappearing Floating City.

His whole body, like Ye Qiu and Fang Wushang, also appeared in a semi-transparent state.

Just tens of minutes ago, he had a life-and-death struggle with this man, but after seeing him, Ye Qiu's mood remained quite calm. Could it be that he had left his anger and hatred behind in Aient City, and then come to this world that was forever at dusk?

After Ye Qiu turned his gaze away from Long Yijian, he looked back at the colossal city and spoke:

"What exactly is going on?"

"It should be said ... it's a symbolic representation."

Long Yijian's voice was equally calm.

"Currently, the self-destruct device set up on the total underground fifth floor of Aient City is using all its energy to completely destroy this massive structure. In about ten minutes, this world will be completely obliterated."

"What about the people inside...what happened to them?"

Fang Wushang murmured.

"Don't worry. It was just now—"

"All the remaining alive people, a total of 61,147, have been completely transferred."

So Kleek, the general store owner, and other friends in that world, as well as the people who successfully survived over the two years, were all safe.

Ye Qiu closed his eyes tightly, wiped away the liquid from his eyes, and then asked:

"...What about those who died? Ye Qiu and I were both once dead, but we can still stay here. Does that mean that those who died before can also be sent back to the original world?"

Long Yijian's expression remained unchanged as he placed his hands in his pockets and then spoke:

"Life is not something that can be so easily restored. Their consciousness can never return. The deceased are destined to disappear, and this principle remains the same, no matter which world. As for you—it's because Ye Qiu still wanted to say something to you at the end, that's why a special time was created."

Although he was thinking inside—could someone who killed so many say something like this, somehow Ye Qiu wasn't angry, instead more questions arose. Probably everyone, or rather everyone who knew about this event, should have this most basic question.

"Why—why did you do such a thing?"

Ye Qiu felt Long Yijian smile slightly bitterly for a moment. After a moment of silence, he spoke again:

"Why—Ye Qiu had already forgotten a long time ago. What was it for anyway? When Ye Qiu realized the possibility of this world—no, it should be said from even earlier on, Ye Qiu has lived to create that possibility, a world that transcends all the frameworks and regulations of the real world."

"And at the last moment, Ye Qiu saw something that could transcend the Laws of the world Ye Qiu created…"

Long Yijian's eyes filled with a silent glow first turned to Ye Qiu, then immediately turned away.

The increasingly strong wind swayed Mao Chang's white clothes and Fang Wushang's hair. More than half of the giant city had already collapsed. The town filled with many memories—Alget—had also decomposed and been swallowed by the cloud peaks. Long Yijian continued speaking:

"Ye Qiu, this world is just one of your journeys, and I made you undergo this trial called a wave so you could move forward! This cosmos is vast, and we are so insignificant. I was once a hero like you, but I realized I couldn't save my own world."

"Yes, I became the Demon King to protect my world, the savagery let me successfully protect what I cherished, but so I realized I had to continue searching for possibilities, to find someone who can truly protect this universe. Ye Qiu, I'm no longer your enemy; perhaps this is the last time we meet!"

Suddenly, Ye Qiu recalled everything. He was not of this world, as if he were born in that world, a young boy who had long dreamed of becoming a swordsman. And one day the boy met a girl with light brown eyes. The two fell in love and eventually married, living happily ever after in a small house in the forest—

"Ah...if only that could be true."

Ye Qiu whispered. Fang Wushang in his arms quietly nodded.

Silence returned between the two. Looking out into the distance again, they found that even parts beyond the Floating City had begun to collapse. They could see the originally endless sea of clouds and the red sky, gradually disappearing into the white light on the far side. Erosion of light was occurring everywhere, seemingly slowly approaching them.

"I almost forgot to tell you... Ye Qiu, Fang Wushang, congratulations on completely conquering the wave. You should head to the next place."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qiu and Fang Wushang looked up at Long Yijian standing to the right. He, in turn, looked down at them with a calm expression.