They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 488 The Destroyer of Memories

Xi Lian's words finally brought Dan Lei back to his senses, but he still asked incredulously.

"Are you... still the Xi Lian I know?"

No, you are still Xi Lian.

"How do you feel now that you've absorbed the golden blood of the departed? Do you have any urge to destroy anything?"

Dan Lei asked this question mainly because he still has some psychological trauma from Xi Lian's current state.

But the next second, Dan Lei felt that his connection with Xi Lian had not changed, and he seemed to still be able to use the Holy Grail to forcibly take her back.

Therefore, Dan Lei turned to ask Xi Lian how she reacted to being affected by the Golden Blood of Light's Demise.

To Dan Lei's question, Xi Lian's answer was still quite straightforward. She raised her ceremonial sword and pointed it directly at [Nanook] outside the spatial rift, saying...

"Of course I have things I want to destroy, the destruction of [Nanook], one of the sources of the tragedy of Onfaros."

I know he rose to the level of a Destroyer God because his hometown was ravaged by war. I pity him, so for both reason and emotion, I must take revenge and destroy him.

However, my destruction is not about annihilating him; I want to destroy his memories so he can forget the destruction and live as an ordinary person.

Upon hearing Xi Lian's words, Dan Lei immediately thought of the name [Su Sha Ke] when he heard that Xi Lian wanted revenge on [Nanook].

This is a group of avengers who will retaliate against anyone who harms them, their hometown, or their family with completely unreasonable and numerous retaliations.

For example, if someone scratches a family member's finger, they will cut off that person's entire hand.

Turn back the hourglass of time and trace the past. Those you have hurt, you must make them pay even more.

The two sentences above are the code of conduct for [Su Sha Ke].

Clearly, Bai E's ordeal stirred a desire for revenge in Xi Lian.

Because the memories she filled in all came from the Black Calamity of 33550336 reincarnations.

Therefore, his anger towards Nanuk infected Xilian.

Once revenge has left its mark on a blank sheet of paper, it will naturally be stained with the color of revenge when the time is right.

Then, when Xilian said that the way to take revenge on Nanuk was to erase his memories of being the God of Destruction, so that he would completely forget destruction.

Dan Lei wanted to cover his face right now. Xi Lian was the Destroyer Lord who destroyed memories, and there was no escaping it now.

However, [Fu Li] just prompted Xi Lian to fuse with the Destruction Golden Blood. What is he thinking? Does he hope that Xi Lian will destroy him?

Danlei clearly couldn't figure this out in a short time, so he decided to stop thinking about it and leave the rest to his three external brains to think about.

Which three external brains are you asking about?
That was of course Black Tower, Nguyen Mai, and Screw Gum.

So Danlei looked at Nanuk again, his eyes conveying the message, "I still have a drop of golden blood on my hand. Are you sure you don't want to use it? If not, I'm leaving."

Nanuk was probably quite bewildered at this moment. What if he accidentally created a Great Lord of Annihilation who would destroy memories and destiny?
Others may not know, but Nanook certainly does; memory is one of the four fundamental things.

If the destiny of memories is truly destroyed, then the universe will lose the possibility of entering the apocalypse, and it may even cancel an apocalypse altogether.

Moreover, after [Destruction] destroys everything, it seems that the newborn needs to use their memories and destiny. What should be done about this?
The description of the Water Book of Wonders clearly states that the creatures of the Bucolette Nebula directly escaped the destruction of the Starsong by abandoning their cumbersome physical forms and undergoing a memetic rebirth.

In Xingxiao's eyes, they were simply choosing self-destruction in a different way, before the legion arrived.

Therefore, in the eyes of destruction, the fate of memory is not an object to be destroyed.

So, Nanuk could only close his eyes in exasperation, and his gaze toward Onfaros finally disappeared.

As Nanuk's gaze disappeared, the subspace he maintained naturally began to collapse.

Seeing this, Dan Lei immediately wrapped his arms around the waist of the purple-haired Xi Lian in front of him, and then rushed out through the crack created by Bai E.

Once outside, Dan Lei discovered that he had indeed broken out of Onfaros, except that he was in a memory form, while the purple-haired Xi Lian he was holding was in a physical form.

Clearly, Xi Lian triggered the rule that destruction leads to rebirth.

It was originally the data remnant of Xi Lian. According to Bai E's memory, it should be the data remnant of Xi Lian who was killed in the 33550336th reincarnation.

Therefore, she fully meets the prerequisite of being destroyed. As for rebirth, the known conditions are memories and high-purity destructive power.

As a result, both conditions were met this time.

Therefore, although Dan Lei's Xi Lian is still the spirit of the Holy Grail, she has already been reborn, and is a rebirth imbued with the golden blood of destruction.

Fortunately, the Holy Grail Space can be entered by the physical body, so Dan Lei is not worried that she will not be able to take it back.

As for why Xilian could physically enter Onfaros, it was naturally due to her unique ability to destroy memories and annihilate the Great Lord.

A meme with a physical body is something that would normally be impossible.

But Danlei, as someone who takes the path of the unpredictable and the extraordinary to become a new god, is determined to turn the impossible into the possible.

In principle, although Xi Lian's current state is the result of various unforeseen circumstances, she can indeed be considered Dan Lei's first work on this path.

After all, without Dan Lei pouring all sorts of chaotic destiny power into her, she wouldn't be the way she is now.

Once outside, Danlei did not rush back to Onfaros immediately.

The Engraving Anchor has been handed over to Xing. Dan Lei only needs to return to the Immortal Palace and then use the Engraving Anchor to anchor Xing's timeline to achieve synchronization.

Therefore, Dan Lei decided to take this opportunity to return to the Starry Sky Train and get some of the Six-Phase Ice from March 7.

There's nothing we can do. In the last cycle, the clues to finding March 7th were lost, and that light cone is completely useless; it just points at the camera flashing on March 7th.

As a result, Danlei almost disassembled the camera, but still couldn't find any clues related to March 7th.

With no other option, Dan Lei had to try anything, even if it seemed hopeless. If there were still no clues in the next cycle, Dan Lei planned to use the Six-Phase Ice and the Heroic Spirit Summoning Array to summon March 7.

The Type-Moon universe has an electronic Holy Grail War. If March 7 really left data records in Onphalus, he can be summoned as a Heroic Spirit through a special summoning circle.

Of course, the summoned March 7th is definitely not the original March 7th, but we can get some clues from her.

You asked why Danlei didn't do this before in the previous cycle of reincarnation?
Of course, before that, Danlei would have needed to ensure he had a safe house as a backup plan before daring to pull off any tricks.

Then, after the safe house was built, did the series of events stop?
Keep in mind that Danlei had just narrowly escaped death from Nanuk's clutches.

If Xi Lian hadn't shielded him from that drop of golden blood, he would have become the second Xing Xiao, burned by the golden flames of destruction, and turned into the Destroyer of Immortality or the Great Lord of Balance.

In short, Danlei needs to calm down with March 7th now, both physically and psychologically. As for why the relic isn't March 7th's light cone or camera...

Danlei was afraid that using this thing would summon a camera that couldn't speak or some other strange thing.

Dan Lei had only heard of one person, March 7, who could use the six-phase ice in the universe, and even more so, only March 7 could use it in Onpharos.

Therefore, using this thing to summon is the safest option.

The Star Train was parked in the same spot as when Dan Lei entered, and Dan Lei quickly led Xi Lian onto the train.

Due to the difference in the flow of time inside and outside, for the people on the Star Train, the Black Tower and the other two had only recently projected their consciousness into Onpharos. When Dan Lei returned, he heard Himeko talking to Walter.

"Hopefully, Ms. Black Tower and her group can provide some specific information after they enter Onfaros. This is the third group to go in. If we still don't get any information, we'll have to go there ourselves."

After hearing this, Walter, though his face showed worry, still offered words of comfort.

"Don't worry, before Ms. Black Tower went in, she said that Dan Lei had some information coming out, but because of the difference in flow rate between inside and outside, the speed of replying to messages outside was not as fast as going in directly, so there was no communication."

Furthermore, Danlei's body hasn't shown any signs of movement yet, so he should be alright.

After Walter finished speaking, Danlei, who had just boarded the train, immediately chimed in.

“Mr. Walter is right. I will immediately synchronize Onfaros’ information to the database of the Star Room computer. You can go there to check and decide whether to enter it into the think tank.”

The girl next to me is named Xilian, and she is a companion I met in Onfaros.

By the way, the suspicion against Ms. Black Swan can now be cleared.

The memory thief who stole March 7th's soul and memories has been eliminated by me. According to her memories, Miss Black Swan truly had no involvement and was unaware of the situation beforehand.

The sudden appearance of Dan Lei and Xi Lian startled the train crew, since Xi Lian was a complete stranger to the people here, and Dan Lei was clearly in a memory-body state.

However, after Dan Lei spoke, Ji Zi immediately realized what was going on and quickly asked...

"Danlei, please tell us the general situation inside, at least tell us how Xing, Danheng, and Sanyueqi are doing."

Danlei understood Himeko's concerns, so he said to Pam...

"Train conductor, could you please go to March 7's room and fetch a piece of six-phase ice? Be quick, the time difference between Onpharos and the outside world is too outrageous, I'll miss a lot if I get back late."

Although Pam was also concerned about the three little ones, she knew that Himeko would explain to her after Danlei left that Danlei had obviously come back to retrieve the Six Phases Ice, so she immediately ran to March 7's room.

Dan Lei also took this opportunity to say

"The situation of Onpharos is too complicated. To put it simply, I can only tell you that its essence is an imperial scepter, which is giving birth to the Iron Tomb of the Annihilation Lord, with the goal of destroying the knowledge boundary of the path of intellect."

However, the birth of the Iron Tomb will inevitably trigger a catastrophe that will affect the entire universe.

As for Xing, Danheng, and March 7th, the first two are fine, but March 7th is a bit troublesome. I've been inside for so long, and all I can confirm is that she entered Onfaros, but I really can't find where she is.

So, this time I came back intending to use a piece of her six-phase ice to aid in the search.

After Danlei finished speaking, Pam hurriedly grabbed a block of six-phase ice and ran back.

Seeing this, Dan Lei told Xi Lian to hold the ice cubes and then said directly...
"Alright, I need to go back to Onfaros now. You can check the details on the computer in the Star Room."

Whether they decide to come in or continue to observe from the outside is fine.

The situation inside is already complicated enough; I don't think adding a few more of you will make much of a difference.

However, remember to have Lady Black Swan clear the way before you come in. You're not the Black Tower; without someone scouting ahead, you'll be wandering around outside the scepter for a long time.

After saying that, Dan Lei pulled Xi Lian away from the Starry Sky Train and rushed back to Onfaros.

This time, it will be much easier for Danlei to enter Onfaros.

Upon entering that garbage dump of memories, Dan Lei immediately wanted to open the door and return to the Temple of Immortality.

However, Xi Lian suddenly spoke up at this moment.
"Danlei, could we stay here for a while? I found some memory fragments that were dumped here with my data remnants, and I'd like to collect them."

Danlei would naturally fulfill this request, so he replied directly.

“You mark the fragments of memory you perceive, and I’ll help you collect them.”

Xi Lian and Dan Lei were of one mind, so they immediately marked the memory fragments they were looking for.

Dan Lei and Xi Lian searched simultaneously, with Xi Lian focusing on the memory fragments of the Great Lord of Annihilation, and quickly found all the marked memory fragments.

However, the memory fragments are now too fragmented; even if they are pieced together, the useful information is still limited.

In summary, there are two missing terms: "no Titan tomb" and "remembered species".

Clearly, these two words related to Xilian point to the same place. Danlei believes it should be the tomb of some unknown Titan, while Xilian suggests it could also be the tomb of some invincible Titan.

However, Xi Lian himself only said this invincible Titan half-jokingly, so it shouldn't be taken seriously.

Then, in this tomb, there is some kind of seed, whether it's a memory or a record, Danlei cannot confirm.

Furthermore, Danlei cannot confirm whether the "seed" here truly refers to a seed in everyday understanding or a seed file that guides the search for something.

However, Dan Lei has noted down this tomb name. He'll look for it again later; he should be able to find relevant clues about himself, Xi Lian.

After searching through this junkyard of shattered memories, Dan Lei finally opened a door and returned to the Temple of Immortality.

At this moment, in the center of the main hall, the three from the Black Tower, Dan Heng, and the Golden Descendant were all present.

Everyone looked anxious, clearly indicating that there had been a heated discussion beforehand, but no conclusion had been reached.

Upon seeing Dan Lei return, Hei Ta immediately launched into a tirade.
"Danlei! Where have you been! Do you know how long you've been gone?"
The live stream only showed up to the point where Bai Er declared he would grant Nanuk the dawn of a world reduced to ashes before it cut off.

Then for a whole month, you didn't contact me at all!

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei didn't keep them in suspense and immediately produced the golden blood he had obtained from Bai E's attack on [Nanook], then said...

"Has a month passed here?"
It seems to be a matter of the flow of time. From my own perspective, it has been less than three hours since I entered the destroyed warp.

However, those three hours were quite exciting.

I killed the Great Lord of Annihilation, Lightfall, and White Calamity fulfilled his promise, burning himself to wound [Nanook] and obtaining this drop of golden blood that flowed from the face of the God of Destruction.

Then, I witnessed firsthand the promotion of a Great Lord of Extinction, though this Great Lord of Extinction was an unexpected event for Nanuk.

(End of this chapter)