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There were no earth-shattering explosions, nor any dazzling light effects.

It was simply a pure, condensed gale.

The Honkai Beasts and Death Warriors, composed of spiritual energy, were blown away like sandcastles the moment they came into contact with the wind pressure. They couldn't even last a breath before turning into the most primitive energy particles and dissipating into this pure white world.

"This is……"

Sue's pupils contracted sharply as he stared intently at the cloud-like humanoid figure. "What kind of power is this? It's not the Divine Key, nor is it the power of a Herrscher... I have never seen this form of energy usage in any record."

"It's just a power you don't understand."

As Gu Ye spoke, he prepared to activate his substitute again, using brute force to pull the others' minds out of the illusion.

I suggest you don't do that.

Su saw through his intention and immediately spoke up to stop him, "They are currently immersed in the deepest reflections of their own hearts. If we forcibly wake them up, it will be like snatching the blanket from a sleeping person, causing irreversible damage to their mental state."

He looked at Gu Ye and made a "please" gesture.

"Come on, young man. Let me see just how far your strange power can go."

However, Gu Ye withdrew his attack stance.

He looked at his companions, whose eyes were vacant, as if they were lost in their own worlds, and suddenly smiled.

"Fighting is so boring."

He said, "How about we take a gamble?"

"bet?"

Su raised an eyebrow.

"Yes."

Gu Ye's gaze swept over the faces of Kiana, Rin Tohsaka, Mei, W, Kaimu Kitagawa, the Sword Saintess, Kanae Kocho, Rita, Durandal, and others, his eyes filled with confidence. "I bet that among my companions, some of them can overcome your test through their own willpower."

"Their answers might even shake your 50,000-year-old conviction."

Su fell silent.

He looked at the boy before him. This child was very strong, so strong that he wasn't entirely confident of victory.

The workings of that power called "weather forecast" were completely beyond his comprehension, and confronting it head-on was definitely not a wise move.

And this gamble...

Let them figure it out on their own? Change my mind?

Su's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile, a complex emotion that mixed self-deprecation and curiosity.

I have observed the possibilities as numerous as the sands of the Ganges and witnessed the rise and fall of countless civilizations. What in this world can possibly shake my will?

However... it wouldn't hurt to take a look.

I'm also curious to know... just what kind of people these companions, whom you trust so much, so incredibly powerful and extraordinary, are?

"it is good."

Sue nodded, agreeing to the bet. "I accept your proposal."

"Then let's appreciate their 'answers' together."

As Sue's thought flashed through her mind, the pure white world around her lost its color.

Soft grass sprouted beneath my feet, and a giant tree, large enough to block out half the sky, rose from the ground. Bright sunlight filtered through the lush branches and leaves, casting dappled shadows on the grass.

The air was filled with the fragrance of grass and earth, replacing the suffocating emptiness that had filled the air before.

An old-fashioned stone table and two stone benches appeared under the shade of the trees.

Su sat down calmly, as if in a meditative state, her whole being becoming one with the tranquil world around her.

Gu Ye sat down opposite him without any hesitation, but he did not adopt the inscrutable attitude that Su did.

He pulled a brand-new handheld game console from his pocket, skillfully turned it on, and the crisp electronic music immediately broke the silence of the place.

"I mean, you're that confident?"

Su did not open her eyes, but spoke in a gentle voice, “You should know that the test I set is a reflection of their deepest inner selves, the fears and choices they least want to face.”

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Chapter 84 Next Stop—The Sea of ​​Quanta!

"so what?"

Gu Ye's gaze never left the screen, his fingers flying across the keys. "Isn't that what life is all about? You have to do something to truly live."

On the screen, a pixelated figure is jumping around, dodging a barrage of bullets.

Sue stopped talking.

He can remain calm; he has endless time to wait.

Looking at the boy in front of him, he felt for the first time that he couldn't see through him.

Where did this child come from? And where does his confidence come from?

Time passed slowly amidst the background music and crisp clicks of the game console.

About an hour later, Su, who had been resting with her eyes closed, suddenly made a very subtle movement.

His fingers, which had been resting flat on his knees, twitched slightly, and for the first time, a crack appeared in the unchanging calm of his emerald pupils.

He raised his head and looked into the distance.

The space there began to fluctuate, and a tall and upright figure slowly condensed from nothingness.

Her long, pale golden hair fluttered in the breeze, and her blue eyes were as clear and resolute as the sky after a rain.

It's Durandal.

She successfully escaped the illusion of "Mount Sumeru in a Mustard Seed" through her own willpower.

She looked somewhat tired, but her posture remained ramrod straight, radiating a sharper and more resolute conviction than before.

She saw Su and Gu Ye under the tree, and also saw the game console in Gu Ye's hand. A hint of surprise flashed across her face, but she quickly regained her composure.

She took a step and walked to the stone table.

"Did I pass, pioneer?"

Her voice was clear and strong.

"What's your answer?"

Su did not answer directly, but instead asked a question in return.

His gaze was fixed on Durandal, as if trying to see into her eyes everything she had been through.

“I saw your past.”

Durandal did not shy away from his gaze and said frankly, "I saw you and your best friend, I saw you fighting to protect civilization, and I also saw... your painful choice to seal him in the Sea of ​​Quanta."

"In the final test, you put me in your place. My dearest friend, my adjutant Rita, she transformed into the embodiment of 'Honkai' and stood before me. The test gave me a choice: to seal her away for a longer-term goal, like you, or to choose to perish with her."

Su listened quietly without interrupting.

I didn't choose either of them.

Durandal clenched her fist, her voice firm and resolute, "I choose to stand with her, to face that pain together, and to find a third path together. Sealing is not the solution; it's merely cutting ties and escaping. If we can't even protect our most important companion, what's the point of saving the world?"

"The fate of this generation should be decided by us, the human race! Whether it is sacrifice or salvation, it should be our own choice, not to follow the seemingly correct path paved by our predecessors!"

These words struck Su's heart like a heavy hammer.

For fifty thousand years, he sealed Kevin away, bearing the sins and mission alone, observing countless worlds, trying to find a perfect answer.

He had long since become accustomed to calculating gains and losses in the most rational way, but he forgot that life and emotions are never things that can be measured by value.

Yes... I've been searching for a way to save the world, but I forgot to ask the people of this world what kind of future they want.

Su sighed deeply, as if he had exhaled fifty thousand years of weariness and obsession.

He looked at Durandal, and for the first time, a genuine, relieved smile appeared on his face.

"You've passed, Bianca, Durandal, Atagina."

He said, "You gave a...very good answer."

After Durandal, the others gradually awoke from the illusion.

W came out first, looking very unhappy and muttering curses, as if she had encountered something extremely unpleasant in the illusion.

Next came Raiden Mei and Kiana, Bronya, holding hands, their faces filled with relief at surviving the ordeal. Then came Kitagawa Haimu, Tohsaka Rin, Kocho Kanae, and the Sword Saintess.

When they saw Su and Gu Ye sitting leisurely facing each other under the shade of the tree, with an exquisite tea set on the stone table and Gu Ye still holding the game console, everyone was stunned.

"what's the situation?!"

Kiana pointed at the two of them and asked loudly, "What are you two doing drinking tea here? We just went through something really scary!"

"That's it!"

Kitagawa Kaimu chimed in, "Gu Ye-kun, you're so unfair! You're just lazing around here playing games by yourself!"

"Ha ha……"

Su stood up and explained to everyone with a smile, "This is not his fault. Mr. Gu Ye's mental strength far exceeds my imagination. The test I set was ineffective against him."

He glanced at Gu Ye, a hint of approval in his eyes.

"So he made a bet with me, betting that you could get through this on your own."

"As it turns out, he won his gamble."

Su's gaze gently fell on Durandal, and in those eyes that had witnessed fifty thousand years of vicissitudes, a long-lost clarity belonging to her youth was revealed.

"Your choice touched me."

He said softly, "It reminds me of myself a long, long time ago, when I still believed that 'as long as I work hard, I can definitely do it.'"

"Thank you, Bianca, Durandal, Atagina. You made me realize that perhaps I have been on the wrong path all along."

Su raised her hand, palm up.

The entire pure white "Sumeru Mustard Seed" world began to tremble, and countless points of light converged from all directions, eventually condensing into a seed-like crystal that shimmered with soft white light in his palm.

"The test I set was intended to select the successors who could inherit the will of the previous civilization and walk the right path."

Sue pushed the Seed of Light toward Durandal, "But now it seems I have no right to define what is 'right'. Consider the power of this world bubble as my apology for testing you without my consent. I hope it can bloom in your hands into a flower different from mine."

Durandal instinctively reached out and caught the seed.

The moment the seed merged into her palm, she felt a vast yet gentle spiritual power surge into her body, as if the whole world was opening its arms to her.

After doing all this, Su turned to Gu Ye.

He didn't say much, but simply reached out his hand towards the huge steam locomotive.

The Thousand Realms Vehicle emitted a long, resonant hum, its enormous body rapidly shrinking until it transformed into an exquisite bronze pocket watch covered in golden gears, which quietly landed in Gu Ye's hand.

"Its key is your powerful mental strength."

Sue said, “I believe it will be more useful to you than to me.”

Then, he plucked a verdant leaf from the giant tree beside him, and gently ran his fingertip across it, imprinting countless tiny specks of light into the veins of the leaf.

"This contains some information about various parallel worlds that I have observed over the past 50,000 years."

He handed the leaf to Gu Ye, saying, "Perhaps it will be of some use to people of your time."

"Are you leaving?"

Gu Ye put away the Thousand Realms One Vehicle and accepted the leaf.

"Ah."

Su's body began to turn transparent, transforming into specks of light that drifted upwards. "My time... has long since come. To speed up the observation, I have already exhausted all my resources. To see you all and hear your answers, I am already very satisfied."

"Farewell, heirs of this generation."

His voice became ethereal, and a relieved smile appeared on his face. "I should go and find my answers, go to the end of that ocean, and seek... the truth of the universe that transcends collapse."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su's figure, along with the entire Sumeru Mustard Seed World, completely transformed into countless specks of light, slowly sinking into the invisible abyss known as the Sea of ​​Quanta, and disappeared without a trace.