Chapter 716
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Chapter 716: The End of the Aurora River
Amiya Haruki watched as the two individuals solemnly introduced themselves, hesitating whether he should also coldly state, “The master of the Japanese Wakazashi, [Yubeng], Amiya Haruki.”
After some thought, he decided to keep his mouth shut.
After all, his sword was not in his hand, and calling himself the master of the Wakazashi would be somewhat embarrassing.
Whoosh—!!
At that moment, the 50 yen coin resting in Lin Qiye’s palm, just like the two Wakazashi, slipped from his grasp and flew off in the direction of the Aurora River, disappearing from sight.
Lin Qiye stood frozen in place.
Why did the coin fly away too? Wasn’t it only the Wakazashi that couldn’t be used?
“It seems that not only the Wakazashi, but also forbidden items cannot be used here,” Wei Dong observed thoughtfully upon witnessing this scene. “The coin that helped us escape from the Dead Zone should also be a type of forbidden item; otherwise, it wouldn’t possess the power to shift space.”
Not only the Wakazashi, but once a forbidden item is used, it will also slip away?
Wait… this scene looks so familiar.
Lin Qiye seemed to recall something, disbelief flashing in his eyes…
Could it be such a coincidence?!
“Where is this place?” Amiya Haruki asked, looking around in confusion.
Under the gray sky, apart from the flowing Aurora River beside the three of them, there was nothing else to be seen, as if they had entered an endless universe, dead and desolate.
“It should be directly above the Demon Shrine,” Wei Dong glanced below and said, “The Torii wall connects various corners of the Demon Shrine. The place we just escaped from is a mysterious area used by the shrine to imprison some statues, like a kind of cage.”
“The direction the coin just flew in is the same as where the Aurora River flows. If nothing unexpected happens, that should be the source where the Wakazashi cannot be used,” Lin Qiye snapped back to reality from a bold thought, waving his hand to summon [Yubeng] and [Heisheng] back again. “Let’s go check it out.”
Amiya Haruki took [Yubeng], deep in thought.
“‘At the end of the Aurora River sits the supreme existence that transcends the past and future’… Could the existence mentioned in the prophecy be in the same place as the source?”
“Possibly.”
Lin Qiye activated his Nimbus Cloud and swiftly flew forward along the scattered Aurora River in the sky.
Wei Dong looked at Lin Qiye’s back, as if recalling something. “By the way, what is your team’s mission for coming to the ‘Human Circle’? Is it to cooperate with us in destroying this place?”
Due to Amiya Haruki’s presence, the three communicated in Japanese. Upon hearing this, both Lin Qiye and Amiya Haruki froze in place.
“‘Human Circle’? What is that?” Lin Qiye asked in confusion.
Wei Dong’s mouth dropped open, staring at Lin Qiye for a long time, his expression one of disbelief. “Are you serious about this question?”
“?” Lin Qiye raised an eyebrow. “What’s wrong with this question?”
“You don’t know how the ‘Human Circle’ executes its missions?”
“The situation is a bit complicated… We didn’t come here because we received a mission; we drifted here,” Lin Qiye vaguely recounted how he landed here and continued, “So, what exactly is the ‘Human Circle’? What did you mean by destruction just now?”
Wei Dong took a long time to react, helplessly explaining everything again, including the truth about the “Human Circle” and the goals of the Xie Sha Association…
After listening, the questions that had been troubling Lin Qiye were finally resolved.
The reason for this country’s existence, the presence of the Oracle Envoy and [Pure Land], the truth behind the divine authority… At this moment, Lin Qiye combined his experiences here with Wei Dong’s information, and everything became clear.
Lin Qiye seemed to think of something and turned to look behind him.
Amiya Haruki was standing at the very end of the Nimbus Cloud, his head lowered, silent.
His hand was tightly gripping the hilt of his sword, his knuckles turning slightly white. His body trembled slightly despite his efforts to appear calm, but the flames of anger still burned fiercely in his eyes.
“Caged… huh…” Amiya Haruki let out a bitter laugh, “Is this the truth of this country?”
Seeing his reaction, Wei Dong looked at Lin Qiye, as if asking whether they needed to deal with this Wakazashi master.
After all, their goal was to destroy the entire ‘Human Circle.’ Amiya Haruki was a local resident and the master of the Wakazashi; if he intervened, things could get very complicated.
Lin Qiye shook his head at him.
“Don’t doubt me; I agree with destroying the ‘Human Circle,'” Amiya Haruki slowly spoke. “I can even help you. This country is already beyond saving; there is no other way but complete destruction…
But the people inside are innocent; they know nothing.”
“You should know better than I how many people are in this ‘Human Circle,'” Wei Dong looked into Amiya Haruki’s eyes. “Over fifty million people! This is the largest and most insane ‘Human Circle’ in the world.
These neon-lit cities are the greatest ‘evil’ in the world!
We must destroy this place, but with over fifty million people here… there is simply no place to accommodate them! Moreover, even if we find a suitable place, how will you transport these fifty million people? How will you convince them? Can you guarantee what they will do once they learn the truth?”
Wei Dong’s series of questions plunged Amiya Haruki back into silence.
Wei Dong was right; relocating such a large population in the fog was impossible, and once they learned the truth behind it, their actions would be completely unpredictable. At that point, it would be fifty million irrational refugees.
After a long while, Amiya Haruki hoarsely spoke, “I will find a way to deal with this matter.”
Wei Dong didn’t say much more; how to handle these fifty million people was not within his mission scope. Whatever Amiya Haruki wanted to do was his business, as long as it didn’t conflict with him.
As they spoke, the Nimbus Cloud passed through the Aurora River, and a massive blue cloud hung quietly in the sky.
In the center of the cloud sat an ancient, crumbling gray-green palace. The massive columns surrounding the palace had mostly weathered away, and a pitch-black palace door stood tightly closed, with a faint blue glow flowing out from the crack.
That was the end of the Aurora River.
Lin Qiye piloted the Nimbus Cloud directly above this cloud and slowly descended.
The palace was made of an unknown material that blocked Lin Qiye’s spiritual perception. The three jumped down from the Nimbus Cloud, landing steadily on the blue cloud. Between the cloud vapors lay a thick expanse of stone slabs, sturdy enough to support their weight.
