You clutched the two Stellaron Cores in your hands. White and golden light erupted from within them! The surrounding space twisted and deformed violently, like crumpled paper! Two cosmic torrents collided fiercely, emitting a silent roar. That pure power was enough to instantly turn anything into nothingness!
This destruction, centered on you, instantly compressed, then expanded outwards like an out-of-control supernova! Everything in its path was erased, leaving no trace.
The Xianzhou Yaoqing fleet, having just warped near the Luofu, saw a blinding white light appear in the direction of the Luofu, much to the terror of the Cloud Knights. Immediately after, the white light expanded rapidly, engulfing everything in their sight. The Luofu Xianzhou, this giant ship that had sailed the Star Sea for thousands of years, was instantly reduced to dust and vanished into the universe. In its original position, a black hole appeared, expanding at an astonishing rate. The black hole's gravitational pull spread instantly, swallowing nearby meteoroid streams and Xianzhou warships attempting to approach for support.
The Astral Express, at the moment the black hole formed, was mercilessly torn apart and crushed by the gravity, then completely annihilated in the white light, along with all its members. The commanders of the several surrounding Xianzhou ships were terrified. They had never seen such a dreadful sight and immediately issued orders to warp away and escape. However, the destructive impact caused by the Stellaron annihilation was even faster! It caught up with the escaping Xianzhou ships. The Xianzhou's shields were like thin paper before the shockwave, instantly shattered. Destruction swept through the entire hull, and the giant Xianzhou disintegrated, exploded, and turned into countless fragments in the Star Sea.
Cosmic observation stations several light-years away recorded the anomaly in the starfield where the Luofu was located at the same time. A terrifying light flashed, and then the Luofu's position was replaced by an ever-expanding black hole. The Luofu Xianzhou, as well as the Yaoqing and Zhuming Xianzhou ships that came to support, were completely annihilated the moment the disaster occurred.
The Xianzhou Alliance high command received the disaster report and were incomparably shocked to learn that three Xianzhou ships were instantly annihilated. They initially didn't even know what had happened to cause such a large-scale disaster. It wasn't until several days later, by analyzing the residual energy, that they discovered it was the power of two Stellaron Cores annihilating each other, which instantly destroyed the Luofu Xianzhou's coordinates, the surrounding planets, and everything else, then formed a giant black hole.
And the culprit behind all this was undoubtedly the Emanator of Destruction, Huan Long! She, by herself, actually destroyed nearly half of the Xianzhou Alliance's Xianzhou ships!
[Express Crew was wiped out again! Villain Value +1000!]
[Three Xianzhou ships destroyed! Villain Value +1000!]
The Path of The Hunt is based on revenge. The Xianzhou Alliance and the Emanator of Destruction are now eternal sworn enemies. The Xianzhou Marshal swore that the arrow of The Hunt would surely point to the culprit who brought destruction—Huan Long! Soon, the Xianzhou Alliance issued the highest bounty, placing you on a universe-wide wanted list.
However, at this moment, you were leisurely vacationing on a remote planet, and by the way, destroying this planet before leaving.
The moment the Luofu was destroyed, your body was naturally the first to be swallowed. But your Heliobus Fire was not so easily extinguished. The destructive energy of the Stellaron explosion and the black hole swallowed everything, including you, who was at the core. However, your main body—that cluster of Heliobus Fire—was not completely extinguished. It shrank to the extreme, becoming a faint flame. This faint flame was captured by the gravity at the edge of the black hole. Then, it was drawn into a suddenly appearing spatial rift. The other end of the spatial rift was actually that familiar 'War Furnace'.
You entered the War Furnace again. Unlike the previous struggle for survival, this time, your Heliobus Fire was exceptionally compatible with the environment of the War Furnace, as if returning to a mother's embrace. The destructive energy filling the War Furnace not only did not harm you but became the most perfect nourishment for the Heliobus Fire, allowing it to gradually grow stronger.
In the depths of the War Furnace, a great will descended. It was the gaze of the Aeon of Destruction, Nanook. Nanook saw the cosmic-level destruction you caused on the Luofu, and saw your feat of destroying three Xianzhou ships by yourself. He was satisfied with this pure and thorough destruction and bestowed upon you even greater power. The Heliobus Fire pulsed continuously. It became more solid and terrifying, far surpassing its past self. At this moment, you had surpassed your past self and became the strongest among the Emanators of Destruction.
During the process of the Heliobus Fire reforming, you sensed a familiar and compatible aura—that was Stelle's body. Stelle's body seemed to have merged into your Heliobus Fire, becoming the perfect vessel for your self-reconstruction. Then, you easily reshaped Stelle's body.
You stood in the depths of the War Furnace, moving this familiar body. It was still the appearance of a young girl, with gray hair and golden eyes. You, in Stelle's form, descended upon the universe once more.
[6420 years old, Star Calendar 8120.]
Not long after, the Xianzhou Alliance, with only half its forces remaining, launched a decisive battle against you and several other Emanators of Destruction you had summoned. The Xianzhou, greatly diminished, proved vulnerable against the combined attacks of the Emanators of Destruction. Even with The Hunt's assistance, firing those devastating arrows, the Emanators of Destruction, seeing the impending death, became even more frenzied! In the end, the Destruction faction paid the price of two Emanators of Destruction's deaths in exchange for the Xianzhou's crushing defeat. One Xianzhou after another was destroyed, and despair echoed throughout the Star Sea.
You stood on the wreckage of a starship, watching the Xianzhou civilization slowly come to an end in your hands. A feeling of immense satisfaction welled up in your heart, the pleasure of a thousand years of accumulated hatred finally burning itself out. Finally, the last Xianzhou turned to ashes in the flames of destruction. The Xianzhou Alliance, this once glorious civilization that had imprisoned you for a thousand years, completely vanished from the universe.
[Xianzhou annihilated, revenge successful! Villain Value +1000!]
From then on, there was no longer any threat in the universe. The forces of Destruction swept across the cosmos. The universe, under Nanook's will, irresistibly moved towards its end. You, in Stelle's body, coldly witnessed it all. Galaxies collapsed in distortion, time stood still, and space shattered like glass. All life, all civilizations, all existence, returned to nothingness under that immense power. Ultimately, even the Emanators of Destruction themselves could not escape the fate of being erased.
Your consciousness, at the last moment when the universe returned to chaos, was completely and mercilessly wiped out. Plunging into endless darkness.
Who knows how long passed. Perhaps just a blink, perhaps billions of years. Your consciousness gradually reawakened. You felt yourself in a soft embrace, surrounded by a long-lost peace and warmth. Everything around you felt so tranquil.
You slowly opened your eyes. What met your gaze was an unfamiliar room. You sat up and found yourself lying on a soft bed. Your body... it was the body named Orion.
The door was gently pushed open. A figure walked in. It was a young girl with gray hair and golden eyes. Her face wore that carefree and pure smile you remembered.
"You're awake!" the girl rushed to the bedside, exclaiming in a boisterous voice. Her eyes were filled with that unique love and dependence for you that you had seen before.
You looked at Stelle before you. She was still so carefree, so adorable, everything like the days on the Astral Express. But this time, you could feel that the emotions in her eyes for you were so pure. And in your heart, an indescribable feeling seemed to emerge.
You reached out and gently touched Stelle's cheek. The touch was so real, with living warmth.
"What's going on...? Did that Aha guy trick me? Is this an illusion, or... a dream?"
Stelle tilted her head in confusion.
"What Aha?" She blinked, "Orion, what strange things are you thinking about again?"
You looked into her clear eyes. You suddenly realized that this was a world without Aeons, without so-called hatred. You suddenly felt that perhaps... living in such a world, or a dream, wouldn't be so bad after all?
[Simulation ended.]
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