this infinite world

"You should have explained it to him more clearly, right?"

Watching Yang Yun's figure being gradually swallowed up by the whirlpool of Taixu until he completely disappeared, Lin Xuwen's voice rarely lost its previous relaxed tone and revealed a hint of heaviness, as if falling from the clouds into a valley.

The originally passionate electric guitar solo had somehow turned into a low and solemn piano solo: "For example, this journey is not as easy as we said."

"…What should I explain to him?"

Listening to Lin Xuwen's words, Hou Tu's voice was like the wind that had passed through the ages, carrying the exhaustion and determination that had accumulated over billions of years. She stared at the vortex in the void that had not yet subsided, and said without turning her head: "Should I tell him that this journey is a life-or-death journey, and it is very likely to be a one-way trip; or should I explain that this journey is impossible for others to make, and only he has a glimmer of hope of success?"

"How...what words should I use to describe the danger without extinguishing the fire in his heart?"

"I don't know what is right, but I just think that it's not good for you to hide it from him like this."

Lin Xuwen's eyes fell on Hou Tu's slightly trembling fingertips, and he let out a long sigh: "Hiding the truth is ultimately a blasphemy against choice. If it were me, I would explain the pros and cons to him, and then lay out all the truth in front of him, letting him decide for himself."

"After all, only a soul that was lost in the depths of the void and returned can find its way in this boundless ocean, find the multiverse that was also cut and abandoned, and enter it; and he is the only one who can return from another multiverse after completing the mission."

"At the very least, you should let him know what he is facing."

"I……"

In response to Lin Xuwen's narration, Hou Tu's voice was as light as falling ash. After saying one word, there was no corresponding follow-up. It was unknown whether she was speechless and tacitly agreed with Lin Xuwen's statement; or whether she had other thoughts in her mind but could not express them at this time.

"...Moreover, you should let him know how much effort and energy you have spent to find the trace of the multiverse in this infinite void."

Amid Lin Xuwen's sighs, the piano sound turned into an echo, reflecting a heart-pounding picture. Hou Tu was seen sitting alone in the center of the Samsara Platform. Every time she pushed a step deeper into the void, the holy light flowing around her body dimmed a little. The three thousand black hairs faded to frosty white at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then turned into flying ash under the assimilation of the void; the left half of the body, starting from the fingertips, the flesh and blood were gradually turning into a gray state, like a proof of existence modified by an invisible brush...

"You should know that although the 'Emperor' of your multiverse can separate his own holy path from the multiverse, his true self still exists within the multiverse and cannot exist independently. He is still one step away from the infinite, immortal realm."

Lin Xuwen's gaze was like a sharp sword, piercing through Hou Tu's silent disguise: "If you cannot equate yourself with the multiverse, and completely transcend the flow of countless epochs of the multiverse, you will ultimately be like a bird in a cage, unable to be free."

"Using your true spirit to search in the vast void is still beyond your own limit. If it weren't for your mysterious way of saintliness, you could rely on the meaning of 'reincarnation' to constantly resist the assimilation of the void, and if I didn't help you to eliminate its influence, you wouldn't be able to survive in this state for a long time."

"But now you are even planning to continue burning your own existence without telling him..."

"…I don't want him to worry."

Hearing this, Hou Tu suddenly reacted. She raised her head and all the smiles on her face disappeared. "After all, some roads are walked without hesitation precisely because the end is unclear. And travelers who leave their hometowns also need others to light a lamp for them to illuminate the way home." "...It seems that nothing I say will be of any use."

Lin Xuwen looked at the stubborn Emperor in front of him, his eyes showing helplessness and some unspeakable emotions: "Before you said these words, you should have known the consequences... and even so, you still planned to force yourself."

"In the past, I didn't know the truth, so I regretted it for the rest of my life."

Hou Tu flicked her slender fingers, and the meaning of reincarnation of life and death surged out from her fingertips, interweaving and changing in the void, gradually condensing into two figures that spanned time and space... On the left, there was a tearful girl in the prehistoric era. There were tears in the corners of her eyes, which were sad for the departure of her brother; on the right, there was the Emperor of Earth with sparks in his eyes. Between his eyebrows, there was determination after experiencing vicissitudes!

When the two figures overlapped completely, Hou Tu suddenly raised her head. In her eyes, which had been settled for eternity, not only was there the majesty of the Earth Mother Goddess burning at this moment, but also a kind of obsession that was enough to burn everything: "But when I have the opportunity to make up for this regret, when the same choice is placed in front of me for the second time, I will not miss it again."

"…Are lies woven with good intentions not another form of cruelty?"

Lin Xuwen shook his head and sighed: "Is it really worth it for you to do this?"

“There is no such thing as worth or not worth it, only willingness or unwillingness.”

When Hou Tu's firm oath echoed in this space, the next moment, outside the multiverse, the "Hou Tu Xiang" in the Three Emperors' Holy Way suddenly ignited with raging flames!

In an instant, all the powerful people in the multiverse who could sense this change were trembling, and countless powerful people cast their wills outside the multiverse. Some were confused, some were secretly happy, some were sighing, and some were sad... But no matter what these wills felt, they could not shake the holy flame that was getting brighter and brighter in the void.

Under the gaze of the heavens and the myriad worlds, the holy body of the Queen Earth is transforming into an unprecedented miraculous light. It is like a blazing fire in the void that forms a dazzling trajectory and turns into an extremely bright torch.

The light of this fire of civilization penetrated all dimensional barriers. The great witches in the bottomless abyss could see it when they looked up, and the immortals and gods outside the thirty-three heavens could see it with their eyes raised. Even this brilliance was clearly visible in the void...

The deepest concern turns into a torch that illuminates the road ahead. It is just like the unspoken request of the ignorant girl to keep her brother when he left.

"Even if the holy path is burned to ashes, we must still light the way back home..."

Staring at the bright light, it was like a signpost guiding others forward, or a beacon to lead the wanderers home. Watching Hou Tu light him up, shining brightly in the void, Lin Xuwen took a step back slightly, as if bowing to the other party: "Then as an 'outsider', I can only respect and bless your choice..."

Lin Xuwen's gaze penetrated the mist of Taixu and followed the path of Yang Yun's departure. He seemed to see the figure who had left the multiverse he was born in through the method of subtraction and emptiness, and headed to Taixu without hesitation to seek a way to save his hometown: "Then, I can only hope that person can create a 'miracle' again..."

"…Just like he went to Outer Multiverse and then sent Yang Yun back." (End of this chapter)