this infinite world

Chapter 1073 Inheritance
——Everything is gone.

Under the gaze of the Zhongzhou team, the ball of light named "Pei Jiao" disappeared without a trace.

As for the words left by Pei Jiao, everyone had different reactions. Yang Yun and Chu Xuan, who knew a lot of the inside story, had a thoughtful look on their faces. Qi Tengyi and Zheng Zha also seemed to have realized something. As for the rest of the Zhongzhou team led by Cheng Xiao, they were confused and bewildered... It was because the atmosphere at this time was too solemn, otherwise, this man would probably start asking questions.

"...Yang Yun, don't be too sad."

After a long time, it was Zheng Zha who took the initiative to break the heavy atmosphere. The man patted Yang Yun on the shoulder, sighed and said: "Although I don't know what kind of past you and this man named 'Pei Jiao' have that we don't know, but I know that you should be sad now for not saving him... Cry if you want to, it's okay."

"...I'm fine." Yang Yun stared blankly at the place where Pei Jiao's true spirit disappeared. After a while, he lowered his eyes and remained silent.

—Sad, eh?
Perhaps, there is.

In fact, the first second after seeing Pei Jiao's condition, Yang Yun already understood his current condition, which was a condition that could not be reversed by human power... He had lost the support of energy, the light of his own mind, and his own soul. Only a little bit of true spirit remained. If it were Yang Yun himself, he would probably not be able to hold on for even a second.

——But Pei Jiao did it. Just as he said, he persisted for 18,000 years, until the arrival of the Zhongzhou team, leaving behind the spark of hope.

"Chu Xuan." Although he had lost the captain's authority, Yang Yun, who was still recognized by everyone as the captain of the Zhongzhou team, was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "How much do you think we can get to this point now is due to Pei Jiao's help?"

"Well, from what we can see so far, whether it's the setting of a common seal between two seemingly unrelated worlds, the acquisition of a large number of cultivation techniques in The Grudge, or the fact that we were led here, or even the fact that we obtained the Conferred God List."

Chu Xuan nodded gently. The light emitted by the Investiture of the Gods in his hand was sometimes bright and sometimes dim. This unpredictable light seemed to reflect his turbulent inner world at the moment. Or maybe it was just a feeling about Pei Jiao's departure, which was conveyed through the light of the Investiture of the Gods: "In a sense, the path we have walked so far is more or less related to the man named 'Pei Jiao'."

"...Yeah, I guess so."

Yang Yun stared at the place where Pei Jiao's true spirit disappeared, and at his own hands that were emitting a faint green light, and exhaled a long breath, as if trying to use this action to release the complex emotions and heavy burden in his heart: "It seems that my future responsibilities have become even heavier."

"I thought you would be more surprised." Chu Xuan gave Yang Yun an indifferent look, but Yang Yun could sense that in this look that seemed normal, there was a hint of doubt. Like a slight ripple, quietly rippling on the calm lake: "Because before, you were more sensitive to these things."

"You also said that, that was me before."

"People change, and so do I."

Yang Yun raised his right hand, and the light of "Origin-Momentary Reincarnation" rotated endlessly in his hand, like an endless spiral: "We were born here, and we have been fighting until now, perhaps just to prove that the direction we have been working towards so far, and all this reincarnation and restart, are not meaningless."

——There are always some things that can be preserved. For example, the feelings between partners, the bond... or the "inheritance" of the past.

"What do those words mean?" Zheng Zha, who was having a hard time understanding, asked impatiently. However, his words were no longer as light-hearted as before, but rather heavy: "Although I have heard similar words from Dr. Manhattan before, the multiverse is destined to end, and there is also 'abandonment' and so on..."

Having said that, Zheng Zha rubbed his hair irritably, messing it up: "That's enough, I really still hate the Riddler."

When he said this, he glanced at Chu Xuan intentionally or unintentionally.

"It's not a riddler... This is the so-called 'inheritance'. Since Pei Jiao said those words, it proves that in his opinion, it is better for us to find the answer ourselves rather than for him to tell us."

Yang Yun sighed: "After all, only what you find out yourself is the most real truth."

——Inheritance.

It spans 18,000 years and is a heritage of history; it is also the heritage of the "protagonist" from "Death Begins" to "Infinite Horror".

Inheritance is essentially such a relay of time, a transmission of wisdom and experience, and such a mechanism - the legacy left by the predecessors will become a stepping stone for the later generations, and the later generations can stand on the shoulders of the pioneers, or even on their remains, to explore the more distant unknown.

Move towards higher goals and ideals, constantly explore, discover and surpass.

From being food and slaves of all the ancient races, with nothing good except their numbers, to the human race that eventually replaced all the races and stepped onto the stage of history to become the protagonist.

From the first generation reincarnation team in the main god space to the current Zhongzhou team; from Pei Jiao and Gong Yeyu to Yang Yun and Zheng Zha.

Facing the confused looks of the Zhongzhou team, led by Zheng Zha, Yang Yun stretched out a hand, as if to grab something scattered in the void: "Just like life and death, leaves fall into the soil, and then make the plants grow stronger next year, and the things left behind after the death of the past will become the soil for future life."

"And no matter what, the living must keep moving forward."

As the starry sky around them gradually faded, the members of the Zhongzhou team once again felt the substance of the Kunlun land beneath their feet, and the surrounding scenery was still so familiar.

The only difference was that the guard at the door had completely disappeared, as if nothing had happened. He came quietly and left quietly without leaving a trace: "Since he has entrusted the responsibility to us, we should continue to move forward. This is not just for ourselves..."

"At the same time, we are also fighting for 'tomorrow'."

Yang Yun said this and took a step forward.

(End of this chapter)