Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

The wind no longer blows, the wheat ears no longer sway in the wind, and in the middle of the wheat field stands a person.

Long pink hair, pale purple eyes, and a gentle smile on her lips.

Xi Lian.

Or rather... the Song of Demiurges.

She stood there, holding a small flower in her hand.

That flower was also frozen in memory, turning ice blue, forever remaining in her palm.

"You're finally here! We've been waiting for you for so long!"

Xi Lian tilted her head and spoke first.

Jiang Jiu silently gave her a question mark.

It's our first meeting, so please don't try to establish a relationship. We're not familiar with each other, thank you.

Jiang Jiu looked at her for two seconds, then asked in confusion, "You actually know who I am?"

"Of course I know!"

Xi Lian tilted her head, her smile still gentle.

"You are Jiang Jiu, and also Shi Jin, Genius Club #85, the Great Lord of Annihilation, the Guardian of Preservation, the Self-Destroyer... Wow... so many impressive titles, they're quite astonishing!"

“You have traversed three terminal lines, stopped the Iron Tomb, recreated Onpharos, and killed the Burning Wind.”

She paused, then blinked.

"I've been waiting for you ever since I became a Star God. I've been waiting for so long."

Jiang Jiu: "...You seem to know this."

“Because I am the Star God,” Xi Lian said matter-of-factly. “I know every timeline you have traveled through.”

Jiang Jiu remained silent for two seconds.

I have gained a better understanding of the Star God's omniscience and omnipotence to some extent.

However, this wasn't the first time the Star God had learned about other timelines, so he wasn't particularly shocked by Xi Lian's words.

The only thing that could be called surprising was that she was actually waiting for him.

"Since you know who I am, you should know why I'm here, right? Fu Li..."

"Of course, you're here to stop the end."

Xi Lian held the ice-blue flowers in her hand, her gaze never leaving Jiang Jiu.

Her tone of voice was so natural that an outsider might have thought someone else was responsible for the end...

"Then why are you still standing here?"

Xi Lian looked at him and suddenly smiled.

That smile was different from before; it wasn't gentle, but rather tinged with... bitterness.

"Because this is the end..."

"I am the end."

Jiang Jiu remained silent.

Xi Lian lowered her head and looked at the ice-blue flower in her hand.

Jiang Jiu felt he might be going a little crazy; the more he looked at the flower, the more it resembled Intiwat.

Even a single second can feel incredibly long during a frozen moment.

Why did you freeze the entire universe?

Why did the world end up stuck in the past? It's rare to find someone among those responsible for this catastrophe who is someone to negotiate with; Jiang Jiu is determined to get to the bottom of this.

Xi Lian tightened her grip on the ice-blue flowers.

"Because... there was no other way."

"Onfaros can never escape the cycle of reincarnation; the future of all Golden Blood is headed for destruction..."

"Everyone is dead, everyone..."

She stood in the golden rice field, but her eyes saw nothing left.

"Rather than let the Iron Tomb destroy the universe, I'd rather preserve everyone in this moment, keep everyone here..."

"Isn't it... a very gentle ending?"

Jiang Jiu: "..."

Very good, madman +1, ...?

Jiang Jiu pressed his temples, feeling a bit tired. The good thing was that he could communicate with the boss in this storyline, but the bad thing was that the boss in this storyline was also a bit unpredictable.

"Aren't you just fooling yourself?"

Jiang Jiu countered with a question devoid of emotion, merely expressing pure curiosity.

"Do you think being frozen in the past, being forcibly left in the past, is not the same as dying?"

Jiang Jiu took two steps forward, only to find that even though these few steps seemed short, he couldn't reach Xi Lian's side no matter how hard he tried.

He paused for two seconds, his gaze sweeping around him, somewhat speechless.

...It's all fake, completely fake.

The memories are fake, the wheat fields are fake, and the Elegant Pavilion is fake too.

Is the Floating Star God named Xi Lian in front of us real or fake?

It's hard to say; the Star God of Memory may not necessarily have that many emotions.

So this is fake too?

...That's interesting. Trying to predict the future, huh? Taking a picture, huh? Making a memory, huh?

But Jiang Jiu didn't go any further, because he knew he couldn't reach it.

"You're fake." Jiang Jiu was certain.

Xi Lian looked at him, her smile still gentle.

"Is it true?"

"You stand here, I stand here, the distance between us is real, you can see me, you can hear me speaking... Isn't that real enough?"

Jiang Jiu didn't reply, but just looked at her quietly.

Xi Lian lowered her head and looked again at the ice-blue flower in her hand.

"Freezing the universe... that's the best ending I can think of."

Jiang Jiu frowned: "The best ending?"

"Yes, the best."

Xi Lian raised her head and looked at him.

In those pale purple eyes, there was no madness, no obsession, only a tenderness that bordered on compassion.

"Jiang Jiu, you've traveled through so many timelines and witnessed so many endings... Have you ever thought about what the real end really is?"

Jiang Jiu didn't respond, and Xi Lian didn't need his reply.

"Not destruction, not nothingness, not even death..."

She said softly—

"Yes, forgetting."

"It is those who once existed who have been completely forgotten."

"The traces of their lives, laughter, tears, and love are gradually disappearing into time."

In the end, nothing was left.

Chapter 225 Can I expect you to stop me?

Xi Lian's smile was tinged with bitterness.

"The moment I became a Star God, I saw all the timelines."

"At the same time... I also saw many, many possible futures."

“But… every single time, Onpharos is unable to escape the cycle of reincarnation.”

There isn't a single line...

They can have a happy ending.

It's like going around in circles within a predetermined, unchangeable timeline, no matter how hard you try, you can never escape the ending called death.

Jiang Jiu was silent for two seconds, then asked, "So you froze the entire world?"

"Ah."

Xi Lian nodded without any hesitation.

"Since they are destined to die, then don't let them die."

"Since the future only holds destruction, let time stand still in the present."

"Since forgetting is the end..."

She gripped the flowers in her hand tightly, her voice soft but earnest.

"If I must forget... then let me remember, let me remember each and every one of them."

"Remember what they said... what they did... how they laughed."

"Remember their names, their voices, their warmth."

"forever."

After listening to Xi Lian's speech, Jiang Jiu remained silent for two seconds, then clicked his tongue.