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

The company's fleet soldiers were still frantically reloading at the last minute.

"I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"

Civilians on a certain planet huddle under the ruins, trembling with fear.

"*Galaxy profanity*, no matter the cost! Hold on! Fight to the death!"

One of the sea patrolmen was still charging forward before he died.

"Help--"

That was a child's voice.

20%......30%......

There are just too many...

Countless memories flooded his mind, pressing down on his thoughts. Each one carried the weight of a life. The despair, fear, resentment, and anger of those people before their deaths all surged into his mind.

Those memories and emotions were like knives, cutting into his heart again and again.

Consciousness is fading, and my own existence is beginning to crumble...

He began to see double.

The faces of the dead flashed before his eyes, one by one.

The company fleet staff, the Screw Star's AI, the sea patrol rangers, the Cloud Cavalry of the Immortal Ship, ordinary civilians...

Children, the elderly, men, women, countless faces, countless eyes...

—Everyone was watching him.

They were all saying...

"Please...remember me."

"Don't forget me."

"I don't want to disappear..."

Jiang Jiu's fingers dug into his palm, his nails piercing his skin, and blood dripped down his wrist.

Beep beep... beep...!

40%......50%......

Black Tower (Master of Knowledge?): "■▄■■▄▇ Are you still conscious?■▄▄■■▄▇"

"I don't want to die... I'm only six years old..."

The child's face flashed before his eyes, his eyes filled with fear and confusion.

"Mom, can we go home?"

"Yes...yes, it definitely will..."

The mother's voice trembled, but she was still comforting the dying child in her arms.

"I don't want to disappear... I don't want to..."

"Who can save me...who can..."

"Help--!!!"

Countless sounds and images flashed before his eyes.

A multitude of emotions spiraled out of control, but in the end, only the purest, most humble... remained.

Please, remember me.

60%...

Jiang Jiu: "..."

He recalled the hazy, forgotten scenes he had left behind on the path of nothingness, scenes he could no longer remember.

So this is what it feels like to be forgotten...

It turns out that being remembered is such an important thing.

70%......80%......

He chuckled softly: "Still somewhat sober, I suppose..."

...Making a self-destructive being remember something is a bit too far-fetched.

His mind was a mess, very noisy, and then... a hand grasped his fingers.

It's very cold.

Very small.

But very forcefully...

Jiang Jiu was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes.

Not that proud, arrogant genius, but a tiny black tower puppet.

She stood on his sword, her small hands gripping his fingers tightly.

Those purple eyes held none of the usual playfulness or teasing, only an almost obstinate seriousness.

She looked at Jiang Jiu and said, word by word:

"Never forget, Jiang Jiu."

"Resonate with me."

Jiang Jiu paused for two seconds, then took a breath: "...Wait a minute, I have a problem here."

Black Tower (Master of Knowledge?): "■▄■■▄▇ There's a problem with cause and effect■▄▄■■▄▇"

"......right."

100 %

Anchoring exists.

Jiang Jiu was still pressing his temple with one hand, while slowly raising the other.

Then......

Time stopped.

Chapter 232 Dialogue between the Two "Star Gods": A Paradox of Cause and Effect

As everyone knows... the Star God is omniscient and omnipotent.

Jiang Jiu took a deep breath, lowered his eyes, and conjured a small patch of Good Heaven as a temporary repository for the memories of this shattered universe.

He now understands why he was kneading this thing.

Because if you don't pinch it, Onpharos will truly be gone...

He looked up at the Venerable Master Boshi, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"The learned gentleman looked at you."

"The Black Tower...or the Learned One?"

Black Tower (Master of Knowledge?): "■▄I am ■■Black Tower▄▇I have already aligned with Master of Knowledge■▄▄Need to rewrite some■■anchor points▄▇"

Black Tower (Master of Knowledge?): "■There's a slight ■ problem with cause and effect■■"

Is it impossible to close the causal loop?

Black Tower (Master of Knowledge?): "■■Master of Knowledge wanted to calculate the rebirth of the galaxy after its death, but now■■"

"■ A problem has occurred with the 'new student'. ■"

Jiang Jiu borrowed the computing power of Bo Shizun and directly connected the problem to Bo Shizun himself.

"Your anchored timeline is already such a mess, are you still planning to keep watching?"

Learned Scholar: "■■■■■■■■"

Bo Shizun: "■■■■It shouldn't be you■■■■"

"Who should it be? Who do you hope it is? Xi Lian? The Trail Blazers? Or... Akivili?"

Black Tower said directly, "It's no use talking to him. In the instant of omniscience and omnipotence, everything will be known."

Jiang Jiu: "**."

“Swearing won’t help,” Black Tower said, her tone surprisingly carrying a hint of familiar disdain. “The cause and effect are out of order, and this can’t be solved by swearing.”

Jiang Jiu took a deep breath.

"So what now? You went through all that trouble to get here only to tell me this is a dead file?"

"You really treat the world like a game?"

Jiang Jiu paused for a moment, then didn't reply.

Black Tower chuckled lightly, "Not so bad."

Jiang Jiu thought for a while, then suddenly asked, "Your omniscient and omnipotent authority is higher than mine. What if I were to complete the cause and effect of Ongphalos for Xi Lian?"

"It's useless, it's a paradox."

Xi Lian alone could not possibly bear the memories of the entire universe. In the instant she began to bear them, her "self" had already become so thin that it was unimaginable.

Ascending to godhood and rewinding the timeline would not allow for the suppression of the Iron Tomb, but without rewinding the timeline, one could only watch as the memories of the Milky Way were destroyed.

There is only one path before her: to rewind the timeline again and again until the concept of "self" completely disappears, or to freeze all memories and lead the universe's memories toward the end.

Meanwhile...

The disaster did not disappear; at the same time, a paradox arose within Onphalus, and no one came to fill in the gaps in the cause and effect within Onphalus.

The others are alright. With the blessing of cause and effect, perhaps in the future other pure beings without defilement will appear in Onphalus and glance at it. But what about the stars?

Xi Lian cannot return to the past; Xing was in a "dead" state the moment she stepped into Onphalos.

The journey of the star in Onphalus did not end.