"Earthquake? How is that possible!"
"Run outside!"
"Please don't panic or run, please find the nearest table to hide—"
"Mommy mommy!"
"Wait, the sky...is falling!?"
In the starry kingdom, a full-area barrier was deployed over the sky of Galaxia. This was a defense system specially built by Galaxia after the sky was shattered. It was specifically designed to deal with extreme weather or plate movements. In theory, even facing a tornado or an earthquake or tsunami, Galaxia would be safe and sound.
However, under the gaze of Felix and Deda Rose, the global barrier lasted only a few breaths before it shattered, almost meaninglessly. The sky dripped down like a melted candle, the city shook endlessly, tall buildings collapsed, and the ground cracked, a scene of doom.
Felix sent out wisps of whirlwind, trying to send the people trapped in the buildings to open areas. However, there was no truly safe place in the entire city. Even space cracks could appear in the air, swallowing and tearing the flying magician apart.
At the call of the Noble Charter, all the Astrologers joined the rescue operation without exception, but they were still powerless, because it was not the city that was collapsing, nor the earth that was collapsing, but the whole world that was collapsing!
"What the hell is going on!?" Felix looked up at the chaotic sky, anxiously: "Could it be that Ash—"
“Felix!” Deda Rose’s voice was filled with horror: “You—”
Felix looked down and noticed that his clothes were fading.
No, not the clothes. She turned to look at Deda Rose and found that the most beautiful woman under the starry sky had also lost all her bright colors, leaving only the bleak black and white.
Besides them, there are buildings, flames, lights, the magician's virtual wings, and the eyes of mortals...
Everything in the world is fading.
*
In the Kingdom of Gospel, at the Isu Palace, An Nan had just activated the Gospel-wide defense system when the door of the witch's office was kicked open and a gust of wind blew in.
Tamashi thought she was being attacked and was about to turn around to face the enemy, but the wind swept past her and rushed over to hug Annan. Then a dignified and elegant elf lady came in. Even at this apocalyptic moment when the world was collapsing, she still politely greeted Tamashi.
"Are you okay?" Under the swaying light, Qinna held An Nan's face and asked anxiously, "Didn't Ash take you away first?"
"If Ash is okay, he will protect us. If Ash is okay, it doesn't make sense for me to be here." An Nan broke away from Qinna's embrace with some discomfort, and introduced them to Tamashi: "Qinna, Nona, they are my... relatives."
"You guys have such a good relationship." Tamashi smiled.
"No, she just realized something was wrong and wanted to escape to heaven through me." An Nan said unhappily, "Qina, Nona, who is this... Why did you lose color?"
"How dare you say that to me." Qinna looked down at her faded hands, then looked at her again and smiled, "Aren't you fading too?"
An Nan looked in the mirror and found that he looked like a person in an old black-and-white photo. There was not a single flowing color, only dead black and white.
She touched her earrings, took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down: "It's okay, this is just a temporary adjustment, Ash will definitely be able to-"
"Don't be afraid."
Qinna hugged An Nan from behind and gently held her head. She reached out and rubbed her daughter's head, saying gently, "Mom will always be with you."
"I'm not... afraid..."
Tamashi looked at Annan, who was reluctant but still resting her head obediently in Qinna's arms, and she couldn't help but burst out laughing. At this time, she heard a coincidental laugh next to her, and turned her head to meet Nona's gaze. The two smiled at each other, and Tamashi pulled out a chair and asked Nona to sit down.
*
The main road of Kaimon City in the Blood Moon Kingdom.
At this time, traffic has completely come to a standstill, with vehicles crowded together in a mess. The streets on both sides are in chaos. There are panicked people fleeing, criminals taking the opportunity to rob and steal, and a large number of drug addicts waiting for doomsday in extreme happiness.
Freya and Shivlin held hands and walked in the gap between the traffic. Freya looked up at the sky where groups of magicians were flying around, and asked worriedly, "Is Ash okay?"
"It will definitely be fine." Shivlin said in a firm tone: "You two are bound together by fate. Before he and you are happy, he will definitely be fine."
Freya was shocked: "Then after Ash and I are happy, won't he die?"
"Isn't this natural? You're a Veela, you'll kill him sooner or later!"
"No way! I'm a restrained Veela, I'll at least leave him a breath!"
The two chatted and laughed as they walked through the chaotic streets. Shivlin watched everything in the world, including herself, fade away. The whole world seemed to be collapsing. After thinking for a moment, she suddenly said, "Veela."
"Um?"
"I have something I want to tell you."
"What is it?"
Facing Freya's eyes, which were still lively and lovely even though they had faded, Shivlin suddenly couldn't say the words that were on the tip of her tongue. She squeezed the soft hand of the Veela, smiled sweetly, and her eyes were full of tenderness: "Forget it, I won't tell you."
"What? You aroused my curiosity but you didn't tell me. How can you do this?"
"Maybe later, but not now."
"The world may end in the next second, please tell me~"
"Just don't tell me."
*
In the Star Bridge Hall, Yin Gula and Harvey looked at each other, who were fading, and then looked up at the shaking ceiling. As demigods, they could naturally understand the nature of this collapse better, so they gave up their struggle almost instantly.
Harvey suddenly pulled out two aluminum bottles and said, "Drink it quickly, or it might lose its flavor later!"
Yin Gula twisted it open and smelled it, and was immediately stimulated by the strong smell inside. His soul trembled: "What's that?"
"I brewed the dead wine! The main ingredients are—"
"Wait, don't say that!"
Yin Gula looked at the bottle and then at Harvey, his expression as complicated as if he was facing a pile of chocolate-flavored feces. He sighed helplessly and held his forehead: "Forget it, maybe I can be free later anyway."
Seeing the trickster raise his head and drink it all in one gulp, the black curly-haired man chuckled, took out two coffins and opened them both, then lay down in one of the coffins, sipped the dead wine slowly, and sang the ancient elegy in a ethereal voice:
"When I saw that everything that grows is perfect only for a moment..."
*
On the seventh level of the Void Realm, Ash summoned the Bound Spirit. Since the Bound Spirit could bring the magic from the world into his body from bottom to top, it could also allow him to adjust the flow of magic from the world from top to bottom!
He first decomposed all the ownerless magic spirits into the purest essence, infusing them into all living things in the world, trying his best to slow down their fading speed. Then he retracted his virtual wings, intending to exit the eight-wing state.
"It's no use."
Fanxing looked at his hands covered with snake scales and said calmly: "You are already connected to all magicians. Even if you are not eight-winged, your gravity will not change. Even if you break the ties with others right now, the collapsed virtual world cannot be restored, and the ceremony that has already begun cannot be stopped. I will still merge the virtual world into the World Devouring Snake. Everything is irreversible."
"I advise you not to leave here. The seventh level of the Void Realm has turned into a pool of pulp because of your gravity." Fanxing glanced at the dark and chaotic surroundings. "If you go to the seventh level of heaven, the heaven and the human world that could have been maintained for a while will instantly fall apart because of your gravity."
Ash paused, and in a few breaths he created a miracle that could fix time and space, the "Rainbow Anchor". Thanks to the complete collapse of the virtual world, the laws that blocked the upper and lower levels of the virtual world also became full of errors and loopholes at this moment. After only a few attempts, Ash was able to drive the rainbow anchor into the Seventh Heaven, the human world, and even the lower virtual world!
"You can only delay time, but you can't change the final outcome."
Fanxing's voice was calm, as if the person with scales was not her:
"It was a dead end from the beginning. I even suspected that the dramatic poet had concealed this news on purpose, just to see your expression when you were only half a step away from success... The concept of magician includes the virtual world, which means that the virtual world must be destroyed. There is no option to save the whole world. Only when the virtual world, magicians, and magic are all in harmony, the only magician can appear and the Serpent of the End can be destroyed."
"Although you can't save everyone, at least you can protect the people you care about. You are very close to a perfect ending. When I merge the virtual realm and become the snake that devours the world, kill me, and you will be able to complete the ultimate feat that has never been achieved before or since—"
"Shut up!" Ash glared at her fiercely and said very rudely: "Everyone is busy!"
Everyone
The stars looked down and saw the scene of the seven heavens.
Sonia, Diya, Weisser, and Vichy, with the four gods and all the angels, used the rainbow anchor that Ash had driven into time and space as a basis, constantly adding various miracles of time and space, trying their best to stabilize the collapsed Seventh Heaven.
She saw the wily and omniscient Lord Weaver exhaust the resources accumulated over thousands of years.
Seeing the arrogant and impulsive Blood Moon Master exhausting his energy and becoming as tired as a dead dog,
Seeing the full power of the Lord of the Abyss and the Lord of Illusion,
She even saw her own angels of law.
Faced with the world-destroying crisis of the collapse of the virtual realm, all contradictions are insignificant at this moment. A force far more powerful than the bound gods unites all magicians into a community of shared destiny with a common purpose.
No, it's not just because of the world-destroying crisis.
*
"Hold on!" Diya used silk thread to repair the melted heavenly space-time and shouted, "Ash will definitely save the world!"
"Even the Lord of the Void Realm hasn't given up." Weisser raised the silver lamp, and the pure silver light continued to strengthen the strength of the rainbow anchor: "It's not time for you to give up yet!"
"I will whip the soul of anyone who dares not to contribute!" Vichy used the chains as whips, severely whipping the demigods to fully stimulate their soul potential: "Instead of wasting souls in the hands of cowards, it is better to use them for recycling!"
Sonia held up the ruby sword. This was the first time she held the sword without any killing intent and was extremely dignified. She swung the blade slowly, as if waving the mountains and the sea, slashing out a heavy and magnificent blood-tide sword light, forcibly blocking the gap in the collapsing virtual realm!
If Fanxing has reached the pinnacle of killing swordsmanship, then Sonia has simply opened up a brand new protective swordsmanship.
"Without the Lord of the Void Realm, I am the Lord of Heaven." Sonia said calmly, "Magicians, listen to my orders."
"Protect our world and wait for the triumphant return of the Lord of the Void Realm!"
*
They united not only because of the world-destroying crisis, but also because they knew that Ash would find a way to save this broken world, so they were not discouraged at all.
Even Blood Moon Lord and the others had no doubt about this.
Despair can bring magicians together, but only hope can make them do their best to pursue miracles.
Although Ash failed to save Senluo and the Kingdom of Stars, and if Sonia and the others had not rushed into Heaven, he would have died in Hell and been forgotten by the world... But no one has ever doubted his will, and no one has ever questioned his kindness.
For a Lord of the Void Realm who is pursuing a perfect ending, is there any hope that can make him grit his teeth and persevere more than this
It turns out that there really are people who live like the sun, shining on all those who pray for hope.
Fanxing looked at Ash. He was casting the Rainbow Anchor faster and faster. At this time, his Rainbow Anchor miracle had been iterated eighteen times. He was simply burning up his brain for the rest of his life, desperately squeezing out his last bit of potential.
Colorful colors kept flowing on his body. Not only did he not give up, he was simply burning.
"Ash, are you so unwilling to accept an imperfect ending?"
"Nonsense!" Ash almost cursed, "This is my world!"
Fanxing sighed softly and clasped his hands together: "I really can't do anything about you."
clang!
Buzz!
At this moment, all the sword arts spirits in the entire virtual realm were humming, and all the swords were hanging upside down, pointing straight to the sky. The extinguished stars were lit again, and billions of starlight focused on the stars. She was like the king of ten thousand swords, the master of the stars, accepting the worship of swords and stars all over the world!
The growth rate of the snake scales on her body suddenly slowed down, and the collapse of the virtual realm also slowed down a lot. If it was a violent storm just now, now it was just a gentle breeze and drizzle.
In the six kingdoms of the human world, earthquakes and sky collapses have almost stopped, but people have at least breathed a sigh of relief. Magicians have taken the opportunity to rescue the affected mortals, but those magicians who have completely lost their color will find that they cannot use any magic spirits.
When all things in the world lose their colors, that is when they gather together to form a snake.
Ash looked at Fanxing in surprise, and Fanxing shook her head slowly: "This is only because I devoured the core of the World Serpent, so I can resist the aggregation of the virtual realm to a certain extent... I can't hold on for long, so if you have any other tricks, use them as soon as possible."
"You can also try to kill me, but the virtual world will most likely not stop gathering."
"Thanks!"
Ash looked down at the Seventh Heaven and continuously activated the Rainbow Anchor, almost rebuilding the Seventh Heaven again.
But he had just completed 20% of the reinforcement progress when the dissolved seventh layer of the virtual realm had spread to the seventh heaven, just like the collapse of a building on the top floor. The huge pressure caused would cause a chain reaction, causing the lower layers to break and collapse.
The collapse of the Seven Heavens, the human world, and the Ruby Mountain accelerated at the same time, and the snake scales of the stars also began to grow faster. She said nothing, but her muscles were tense and her whole body was trembling slightly, trying her best to resist the aggregation of the virtual realm.
Ash once again increased the speed of using the Rainbow Anchor, but the harder he tried, the more desperate he became. He felt himself getting colder and colder, as if ice chips were bubbling in his veins.
The Seventh Heaven is actually the smallest virtual realm. The largest one is the Phase Heaven. The heaven itself is not big. But no matter how fast he is, he can't complete the comprehensive reinforcement of the Seventh Heaven, not to mention the human world, Ruby Mountain, Dream Stairs, Time Continent, Sea of Knowledge below... As long as one layer is not reinforced, the virtual realm will still collapse, just like if one floor of a building collapses, the whole building will not be able to continue to exist.
More importantly, as long as Ash's "gravity" is still there, the virtual realm will tend to gather, this is the most fundamental law. As Fanxing said, this is a dead knot, there is no knot.
But Ash couldn't give up... Everyone believed in him, everyone was waiting for him, from the earth to heaven, they risked their lives for him, wasting their time in what might be the last six days of their lives chasing miracles with him... He had solemnly promised to protect their world, how could he not do it
Ninety-nine rainbow anchors fell every second. Ash's thinking speed was running at an extreme speed. The almost boiling source power burned his soul. He tried to save the virtual world that was about to fall apart by himself!
But he was only the magician who was closest to the Eight Wings, not the real Eight Wings. When Ash's right palm was burned to white bones by the source power, his mind suddenly exploded with a buzzing sound, and the rainbow anchor gathered in his palm was about to fission and explode -
"Ash."
Fanxing reached out and grabbed his arm, helping him to stabilize the rainbow anchor. Her palms were covered with snake scales, but they were not hard at all, very soft and warm. Ash turned his head to look at her. Half of her face was covered with magic scales. It was so weird, but her expression was gentler than ever.
"This time, you will definitely be able to save everyone." She smiled and said, "I believe in you."
This time.
Ash was suddenly stunned and stared at her blankly.
She let go of his hand, and her tone returned to her usual indifferent tone: "Are you finally giving up?"
"Do you still remember how we originally planned to save the Kingdom of Stars?" Ash suddenly talked about something that happened a long time ago.
Fanxing thought for a moment and said, "Use your soul kingdom to break through the sky and help the source angel escape?"
"Yes." Ash said as he watched his hand regenerate flesh and blood in the blink of an eye. "At that time, I wanted to use my kingdom to destroy the cage structure."
"So now, can I use my country to integrate this virtual world that is on the verge of collapse?"
Ash summoned up the Soul Heaven. The structure of his Soul Heaven was completely borrowed from the form of the virtual world. There was a fish in the sea, and there was a cow on the back of the fish. There was a Ruby Mountain on the back of the cow. Above the mountain was hell, above hell was the continent, and above the continent was heaven.
He expands the spiritual heaven to its limits and fills the world.