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Chapter 198 Returning to One
Nine dark red energy beams, powerful enough to tear the heavens and earth apart and filled with an aura of destruction, roared out!

Thanks to Xing's incredibly precise calculations, these nine energy beams were not simply a straight-line attack.

Instead, they drew bizarre, artistic arcs in the air, striking the BOSS island from nine different angles, like nine world-destroying dragons bursting forth from hell with pinpoint accuracy!
This is……

The ultimate fusion technique, combining Hoshi's "ballistic art" and Kazuko's "violent aesthetics"—

"Nine Dragons Collapse!"
……

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The terrifying explosion instantly engulfed the entire BOSS Island.

The island, which was supposed to be the final test, couldn't even withstand the nine devastating beams of energy for a second before being completely wiped off the map!

Along with the "Abyssal Aggregate" that was still in the process of being formed on the island, it was reduced to cosmic dust.

When the flames that had turned the world crimson finally began to slowly dissipate.

The entire training ground fell silent once again.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was completely speechless.

They could only stare blankly up at the two Ultimate Titans in the sky, which radiated endless brilliance like gods.

My mind is blank; I've even lost the ability to think.

After completing this astonishing "clearing out" operation, Li Zhe did not rush to leave.

He knew that the real "BOSS" in this exercise was now...

It has only just made its debut.

He turned his gaze to the completely purified, empty sea area.

There, an extremely faint yet incredibly unique energy fluctuation, brimming with the breath of life, was quietly gathering and taking shape...

[Commander, high-intensity unknown energy reaction detected]

Zero's voice echoed in Li Zhe's mind, carrying an unprecedented solemnity.

Its energy model... shows a 99.99% similarity to the 'Seed of the World Tree'.

"finally coming?"

An unprecedented glint flashed in Li Zhe's eyes.

He knew he had finally found the one who could break this damned cycle...

The only "variable"!
"Om-"

Accompanied by a strange resonance, the calm sea began to boil violently.

A giant vine, entirely emerald green and radiating a soft, sacred light, burst forth from the seabed like an awakened dragon, soaring straight into the sky!
Immediately afterwards, more vines surged in from all directions.

They intertwine, spiral, and grow...

Finally, under everyone's watchful eyes, it coalesced into one...

A structure over a kilometer tall, entirely composed of lush green vines and blooming exotic flowers, brimming with life and a sacred aura…

The ultimate life form!
Its form cannot be described in any known language.

It resembles both a towering tree reaching for the sky and a compassionate goddess.

It exudes a unique fragrance that is enough to intoxicate all things, full of life and hope.

It's as if its very existence is the most beautiful miracle in the universe.

[The final boss of the exercise, the World Tree Incarnation, has been activated.]

[Combat Strength Assessment: ???]

[WARNING! This unit has exceeded the current rules and limitations of the universe! It is performing a 'conceptual' erasure of your existence!]

A cold system notification sounded in Li Zhe's mind.

But this time, there was no fear on Li Zhe's face.

He simply gazed silently at the ultimate life form before him, a being radiating holiness and beauty, a complex light flashing in his eyes.

"So... this is your true face." He murmured to himself, as if greeting an old friend he hadn't seen in a long time.

"What exactly are you?"

Faced with Li Zhe's question, the ultimate life form that was transformed from the World Tree did not answer immediately.

Its face, composed of countless petals, revealed a motherly smile full of compassion and pity.

Immediately afterwards, a gentle and ethereal voice, whose gender was indistinguishable, slowly resounded deep within everyone's soul.

It is not a sound wave that travels through the air, but a purer and more direct form of information transmission that originates from the "conceptual" level.

I... am your wish.

"desire?"

Li Zhe's brows furrowed slightly.

Yes, a wish.

That voice carried a barely perceptible sigh.

I am a dream woven from the desires of all young lives on this planet for 'escape' and 'comfort'.

I heard their prayers and felt their exhaustion.

They are unwilling to face the harsh reality, unwilling to shoulder heavy responsibilities, and unwilling to embrace the future full of unknowns and challenges.

They are simply...

[I just don't want to go back to school]

"..."

Looking at the enormous figure before him, radiating an aura of holiness, Li Zhe was momentarily speechless.

It took three years...

This ultimate problem, which has troubled him for hundreds of lifetimes and once plunged him into despair, can be described as "unsolvable"...

The truth behind it is actually this...

Simple and unpretentious, and down-to-earth?
Don't want to go back to school?!

For such a simple, even somewhat ridiculous, reason, a rule-based monster was created, capable of manipulating time at will?

Holy crap, the young people of this world...

Aren't your "willpower" a little too strong?!

[Commander, according to my latest analysis...]

Zero's voice echoed in Li Zhe's mind, tinged with a sense of realization.

I... I think I understand.

This 'World Tree Incarnation' is, in essence, a massive 'idealistic' defensive barrier jointly constructed by the 'collective unconscious' of all students worldwide, catalyzed by the Abyss Meme Virus.

Its core rule is to prevent September 1st, the first day of school, from arriving.

Therefore, it permanently locks time within those short eleven days from August 20th to August 31st, creating an unbreakable, perfect 'summer vacation' cycle.

Everything we've experienced before, whether it's the exercises or those so-called 'mission props,' is nothing more than a series of deceptive 'illusions' or decoys woven to maintain the realism of this 'dream.'

After listening to Ling's analysis, the last trace of doubt in Li Zhe's heart vanished.

It turned out to be the case.

No wonder I couldn't break that cycle no matter what I tried.

Because I have been trying to use a "materialist" approach to fight against an "idealist" existence.

This is not even a battle on the same level!
"So……"

Li Zhe slowly raised his head, his golden electronic eyes coldly staring at the "wishing machine" before him, which was filled with compassion and pity.

"Now, what do you plan to do?"

(End of this chapter)