Chapter 598

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Chapter 598: Passed Away Amidst the Crowd’s Embrace

Alan looked at Bai Yan with an incredibly complex expression. He wanted to speak but hesitated, hesitated but wanted to speak. Finally, he couldn’t hold back any longer.

"Bai Yan…"

His tone was very complex.

"I need an explanation."

Bai Yan also looked at Alan, this man had indeed been deceived by himself for too long, and had also sacrificed too much for himself.

Maryse wiped away her tears, and looked at Bai Yan with indifference.

Meanwhile, Kaluoer had walked over. She paid no attention to Mu Ling and stood by his side.

"Haha!"

Seeing this complicated scene, Merete Chambers felt as if she had encountered the most joyful event in her life.

The Scarlet Moon crossed her arms and furrowed her brow, saying, "What’s going on? I feel so thirsty…"

Alan and Maryse, along with others, watched as Bai Yan calmly approached them. He began sharing his story with them, being honest and transparent without any evasion or deception.

Alan took a deep breath and nodded, saying, "I understand."

Maryse, however, remained completely silent and said nothing.

Kaluoer held Bai Yan’s hand, not saying a word, but silently shedding tears.

Bai Yan took a deep breath.

"Oh, how burdened with guilt I am," he thought to himself.

Just then, Bai Yan suddenly asked Maryse a crucial question.

"Maryse…Have you ever traveled back in time?"

Maryse blinked for a moment, shaking her head slowly, unable to comprehend what it meant.

So that’s how it was.

Bai Yan pondered and realized that indeed, it was not the same "future."

Everything seemed happy and blissful.

World seemed to have been completely saved by the Savior, and everyone appeared to be heading towards a bright future.

Bai Yan turned his head.

He saw Mu Ling still smiling.

Just at that moment, a game prompt from the Babel Tower popped up before his eyes.

"Game Hint:"

"The final Doomsday Crisis had arrived!"

In the next moment, an even more amazing thing appeared!

The game hint suddenly transformed into a passage filled with emotions!

"So, this is the end, Bai Yan… You are now the true Savior."

"Recently, even though you didn’t have the ability, I still let you use some of my power. You should thank me… Now, it all depends on you."

Babel Tower, so you have been silently watching me all along.

Bai Yan raised his head calmly, with a sense of anticipation.

The sky dimmed in an instant.

An unimaginably terrifying, indescribable and indescribably overwhelming feeling shrouded the entire world.

Oh, the frightful Outer Gods!

With the escape of the soul offering, the effect of the Seal of Reversal also faded away!

World was on the brink of destruction!

In an instant…

"Click."

Everything around suddenly came to a halt before Bai Yan’s eyes.

Then, the entire world’s scenery seemed to be taken away by an invisible hand, as if it were a painting.

In the next moment, he found himself in a completely gray world.

"Boom!"

After a thunderous explosion, the gray world around him bloomed with colors, and heavy rain poured down from the black night sky.

In front of him, there was only a plain and ordinary café shining with lights.

Bai Yan was not surprised, he simply walked towards the café.

Open the door and step inside.

The Master of Ceremony, in the form of a human… that gentlemanly man, was calmly sitting by the café window. He extended his hand with a gentle smile towards Bai Yan.

"You have finally arrived at this step."

The Master of Ceremony smiled and said, "Bai Yan, what would you like to drink? Have a taste of my coffee."

Bai Yan thought for a moment and asked earnestly, "Cola?"

"…"

The Master of Ceremony remained silent for a while, then poured Bai Yan a cup of black coffee that was bitter and astringent.

"Come, have a sip… Actually, being an Outer God is just my side job. Brewing coffee is my true passion."

Bai Yan took a sip and nodded, saying, "It’s alright, but to be honest, I actually prefer cola."

The Master of Ceremony remained silent for a little while longer.

"No Cola."

Bai Yan asked calmly, "Astaru, do you still remember? He said that if you and the Origin make a sacrifice, you can save the Multiverse. What’s the story behind it?"

The Master of Ceremony didn’t refute this statement, only saying lightly,

"It was… suicide."

Bai Yan raised an eyebrow.

"Suicide?"

The Master of Ceremony continued, "In fact, with my power and the power of origin, if I give it my all, I might even be able to completely suppress the End, preventing the ‘Final End’ from truly occurring."

"But we, who give our all, must abandon our ‘identity’, like a mighty warrior unable to fully unleash their power within the body of a cat… I must return to my original form."

"But for the Outer God, memories and experiences from the human era are meaningless. Once I transform into the true Master of Ceremony, I will never again turn into a mere human like dust."

The Master of Ceremony paused for a moment and sighed, saying, "From a philosophical perspective…the ‘current me’ is essentially dead."

So that’s how it was.

To my surprise, it was like this.

Of course, Bai Yan could understand the meaning behind the other person’s words. Who would choose to commit suicide unless absolutely necessary?

It is likely that the other party also has many important things that they cannot abandon and are difficult to leave behind.

He continued, asking, "So, what should I do next to help you defeat the End… Is it impossible to eliminate the End?"

The Master of Ceremony chuckled and said, "A world without an End may not necessarily be a good world."

"As for how to defeat the End…

"Since the problem is not having enough power, all we need to do is increase our power and weaken the end… If you replace the end and become one of the new ‘pillars’… Besides the end, no one can kill the Outer God, and there is no way to make the Outer God lose its divine nature. But if you can make the end no longer a ‘pillar’ and become a new pillar in the multiverse, our combined power can always suppress the end."

Thus, the Outer God was born.

Even more, he became one of the mightiest Outer Gods.

If it were the young Bai Yan who first heard these words, he would have thought it was nothing but a wild imagination.

However, as of now, he is only one step away from becoming an Outer God.

The Master of Ceremony said, "To become an Outer God, you need to complete the final steps, just like the steps and conditions I mentioned before… Babel Tower, the Final Stele, the Seal of Reversal, the power of an advanced civilization, the ‘Babel Tower’ ritual, uniqueness… Now, you only have one step left to become the new Outer God."

The 28th Outer God!

Suddenly, Bai Yan guessed what the final step was.

He also realized why the Master of Ceremony only said the final step now, and fully understood why he would feel a bit angry when seeing him.

So that’s how it was.

Bai Yan closed his eyes and said, "The final step is… sacrificing myself, letting go of the past."

The Master of Ceremony nodded gently, without refuting, "To abandon the current form and become a new Outer God, that is the final step to become an Outer God. However, you are different from us… We were originally Outer Gods, and our time as Outer Gods is countless times longer than the time as individuals. So, after we fully restore ourselves, we will only regard the experience as an individual as a fleeting dream…"

"And there is a great chance that you can turn back into being an Outer God, as a being that regards the ‘human form’ as its true self, if… you truly value the things you had during the human era."

But Bai Yan was very clear about one thing.

Actually, there was a possibility that he may never be able to become "Bai Yan" again.

In that case, even though a new Outer God was born and managed to successfully save the multiverse.

But "Bai Yan" would completely disappear in a certain sense.

He remained silent for a while and asked,

"If I don’t want to become an Outer God, would you force me?"

The Master of Ceremony shook his head and calmly, yet sincerely, replied, "No, we won’t. If you don’t want to… You are a person worthy of respect, and we won’t force someone like you to sacrifice yourself."

He continued, "If you are unwilling, then we have no choice… In truth, I hope Su Ling and the children can be forever happy and joyful."

"However, perhaps it is just like that. The true immortal one is the Master of Ceremony, not the current ‘me’."

This man clearly resisted the idea of returning to his original form.

He cherished his personified self dearly.

However, Bai Yan could also sense the determination of the other person, and he would not be forced to sacrifice himself no matter what.

Bai Yan stayed silent for a while and then asked another question, "If you and Origin both completely revert back, will your powers be able to prevent the destruction of World?"

The Master of Ceremony shook his head again, saying, "It’s not certain… In fact, the current ‘me’ cannot fully comprehend how the Outer God version of ‘me’ would think… Moreover, it’s also uncertain whether our powers can truly oppose the ‘End’ of the Pillar in this matter, after all, this belongs to its domain."

"Perhaps, the multiiverse would be destroyed even faster."

—

Bai Yan returned to Tatsumi City once again.

Just moments ago, as he left the physical world, not even the tiniest fraction of a second had passed.

The entire world of Noah is being destroyed.

In the fleeting moment when the Outer Gods appeared, everything seemed to shatter and crumble, falling apart.

Complete disintegration!

The land, the sky, even the flesh and soul, all shattered into countless fragments, as everything wailed and screamed in anguish.

Only the people by his side remained in the distorted world, almost like a vacuum, maintaining their original postures. They all watched in astonishment and despair as everything unfolded.

Bai Yan calmly looked at everyone present.

Mu Ling, Maryse, Alan, Merete Chambers, Kaluoer, the Scarlet Moon, Evie, Ganis, Amy, Aurora, the Slime, Mike, Nian, Red Moon, the Magic Sword, and Rainbow light, Mr. Xia, and others…

The people of Babel Tower remained here.

Facing the end of the universe together.

He suddenly remembered something important.

The prophecy.

I will die in the midst of a crowd.

"I see now."

Bai Yan laughed out.

He understood.

This, in fact, was not a predetermined ending.

But rather, it was a decision made after careful thought.

He wasn’t so willing to sacrifice himself.

But instead, he firmly believed…

The cherished thing deep in his heart would become the anchor that supported his return.

In this moment, I will depart,

But when all the pointers pointed to "three",

I will return once again.

So,

On this day of World’s destruction,

I will die in the midst of everyone’s embrace.