From star abyss

Nomi stared blankly at the simple farmhouse in front of her. The emotions in her heart were ups and downs, and she seemed to have thousands of words she wanted to express.

But when the words came to her mouth, she could only say:

"It's so broken."

The house in front of me only has two rooms, and the two-story building in the middle is the main house. The tattered eaves are full of vicissitudes of time, and the windows are even covered with a piece of paper at random.

The other room, probably a studio, was built along the stream, complete with mill, waterwheel, and forge hammer. A number of farm tools, such as hammers and nails, hanging in a shed nearby could lead one to guess that this was a blacksmith's shop.

But whether it is the main house or the blacksmith's shop, the two houses are really shabby for the people of Layer Abyss who have already entered the interstellar era for who knows how many years.

Faced with this situation, Nomi couldn't help but feel confused. She turned to look at the accompanying security personnel - the dragon-blooded titan who called himself Di Yalan, and asked him directly:

"Are you sure this is where Li Ozi will live?"

"The result of the Philosopher King's calculation shows that this is here."

Di Yalan was not surprised:

"You have very little contact with Li Aozi, and you have forgotten many memories due to rebirth. In fact, Li Aozi is a person with few desires. His needs on the material level are very low, and a luxurious life has no appeal to him. ”

"I really don't know. I always thought that guy was a dangerous and idealistic terrorist."

"A person can have many sides, and they may even contradict each other. A woman who dresses exquisitely and loves life and animals may secretly be an extreme terrorist who wants to kill all men."

"Isn't that the Frost-plated Republic? Fortunately, I am from the Devlin faction. Long live asexuality and creditism."

"Let's not talk about this first..."

Lista Kacha from the temple looked weak and haggard:

"Why do I, who look like a walk-on character at first sight, come with me? Could it be that I have also been appointed by Yuanyuan's will to save the world?"

"You're overthinking."

Di Yalan said lightly:

"After all, one more person can share some of the dive curse. We will have to dive again later."

"Come again!"

"Yeah." Di Yalan nodded: "Twice."

"Is this reasonable?"

Lista said desperately:

"I have never been 9 million light years away from home in my life. I have never done anything bad except online forensics all day long. Why did you take a vacation and go straight to the abyss of the world?"

"Maybe Xingyuan will be finished soon. What's the point of still worrying about your useless vacation here?"

Nomi muttered and looked at the dilapidated door of the house in front of her:

"What I really care about is...do you think there will really be traces of life here?"

Di Yalan was silent for a moment.

"Di Yalan? Don't you even know?"

"Rationality tells me that no one has lived here for a long time, whether it is the dusty stove or the abandoned wheat field, but intuitively, I think this is where the human side of Leos lives."

"What's the reason?" Nomi asked.

"No reason, just a gut feeling."

Lista couldn't help complaining: "You don't even believe me, and you brought us here..."

squeak——

While several people were discussing, the door to the main house suddenly opened.

Accompanied by the squeaking and heartbreaking sound of the door axis turning, the three people's eyes immediately fell on the door of the main house: they saw a thick and strong man walking out of it.

The man has disheveled hair, coarse clothes, cloudy eyes, and an unkempt beard. He looks like a slovenly country man.

He glanced up and saw several women coming outside the fence, so he walked to the water tank nearby, picked up a ladle of water, slapped it on his face, and wiped it with his rough black fingers, pretending it was clean. Gauge.

After doing all this, the man broke off two cloves of garlic from the garlic string hanging in front of the door and walked towards the door while peeling the garlic.

"Who?"

The man uttered a word, threw the garlic clove into his mouth, and chewed it wildly:

"What's the matter? Tell me?"

The three ladies looked at each other in confusion. The moment they saw this thing, coupled with the strong olfactory impact, they couldn't help but waver in the opinion of Yuanyuan's will and the empire's philosopher king.

"Excuse me, are you Li Aozi?" Di Yalan asked.

"What?" Li Ozi asked.

"Then I'll get it straight to the point - we come from the Abyss, and the Philosopher King has deduced the nature of the Abyss. Your divine side, which is Leoz, is now dragging the entire Abyss universe to hell on earth, thinking The only way to stop him from destroying all this is to take you to merge with Leoz..."

"No, get out."

After Li Ozi said that, he turned around and was about to leave.

"no!"

Before Di Yalan said anything, Lista, who had been tortured by the curse, became anxious:

"Wait a minute! Mr. Li Ozi, the universe is going to be destroyed. Are you just going to watch it?"

"It's none of my football business."

Li Ozi said nonchalantly:

"That was Leoz's choice. No matter what he does, he can understand it. Xingyuan owes him."

"But what about the residents of Six Abyss Thirteen Narratives? They are innocent."

"Innocent? Ridiculous. Isn't this situation in Xingyuan caused by the narrative of Six Abyss Thirteen?"

Li Ozi clasped his hands behind his back, turned around and sneered:

"The reason why the Star Abyss is not unified is because the Thirteen Six Abyss have their own agendas and always want to be independent. As long as they unite, not only can they solve all difficulties and dangers, but at least driving the earth's devils away from their homeland will not be a problem."

As he spoke, he paced and questioned the visitor.

"But what did you do? When Leoz launched the Yuanyuan Unification War, you just stood aside and followed the Yuanyuan Federation to eat the rest. Fortunately, you still knew that this was a time when civilization was overthrown. If you had earlier By joining together instead of fighting openly and secretly for petty gains, how could the people on earth have been able to fight like this?"

Li Ozi raised his hand and pointed to the top of his head and to the ground:

"To put it bluntly, the Thirteen Narratives of Six Abyss do not want Xingyuan to unify. They all want to stay in their own territory and become a local emperor, free and happy. Which one of these is for the working people of Xingyuan and the people of Dawn? Which one is for In order to save the common people and bring peace to the world? They are all trapped in their own little land for their own grand narratives.”

"I don't deny that you are right."

Di Aram said:

"But if you don't come with us now, the Star Abyss will definitely be destroyed by Asdra!"

"Yes, yes." Lista said quickly: "I don't even want to do forensics anymore, but I also want to dive into the star abyss. Just treat it as a trip and follow us to the void... the farthest point is the abyss. Take a trip."

"Why?"

Li Aozi drooped his eyes and said lazily:

"The rise and fall of the world has its own destiny. It has nothing to do with me, an old man. If the sky falls, there will be someone tall to hold it up. If a universe needs me, a mortal, to die for it, then it is better for such a universe to be destroyed."

"...So, is this your nature?"

Nomi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke:

"Cowardly, selfish, and instead of showing respect for those who are trying to change the world, they are indifferent and mocking."

"You are wrong. This is not my nature. It is an ordinary person, a common citizen - the embodiment of most people in this world."

Li Aozi smiled and sat on the threshold:

"I am the human side that Leos abandoned voluntarily - do you know why you abandoned me? Because ordinary people can't do anything. Those high-ranking aristocratic families, God's chosen citizens, always want to use various grand narratives They came to kidnap the common people and trick us into fighting for them - but there is no hatred between ordinary people? They are just being coerced by one party to kill the other."

"Ideals do not belong to the working people at the bottom, ideals only belong to you elites. It is precisely because I am weak, timid, and have shallow knowledge that I am a commoner and I am the majority. Success and fame have nothing to do with us, Leoz gave up Because of me, He can accomplish great things.”

"What qualifications do you have to comment on my nature? You keep talking about the Six Abyss Thirteen narratives. In addition to those narratives, there are indigenous civilizations that have not yet set foot on the native planet. When you conquered and invaded them, did you ever think about their feelings? For For them, what difference does it make whether Earth wins or Xingyuan wins?”

He poked at the door panel behind him and sat among the broken tiles of the kiln. Said frankly:

"Have you seen this? If Leos was like me, a common man with ordinary humanity, how could he become the commander of Yuanyuan or the true god? He is nothing more than a sloppy blacksmith."

"Even if Leos becomes a big business, what does that have to do with me, an ordinary person? He clearly abandoned me so that he could have a chance to succeed. And now you still want to erase this mediocre person's only chance to make a comeback? You Do you think it’s possible?”

"I'm not a hero, and I don't intend to be one for you."

"I'm not special, and I don't want to be special. I'll be content just living like this until the end of my life."

Li Ozi's speech silenced the three of them.

No one thought that Li Ozi's human side would turn out to be such a common man with no ambitions. He has neither special skills nor quality, and is mediocre and stingy at heart.

The end of the world? What does it have to do with me? That is what the big shots consider.

Need me to save you? If you don't go, even if you die, why should I dedicate everything I have to extending the lives of these gentlemen?

Di Yalan has already understood.

"let's go."

She shook her head and prepared to leave.

"Leave? Then didn't I suffer this curse in vain?" Lista was surprised: "I can't!"

"The purpose of this business has failed." Di Yalan was too lazy to waste time explaining.

Today, Li Ozi hates and despises some elites violently and extremely. He seems not to regard himself as a member of Xingyuan, nor does he care who will rule Xingyuan and the earth.

Just like what he said, the mortal Li Ozi refused to work for any powerful class.

What is the use of such humanity even if it is returned to the original body?

It is nothing more than causing Xingyuan to lose a high-level combatant and making it easier for him to be beaten by the people on earth.

This trip was not in vain, at least it strengthened Di Yalan's determination, and she began to plan in her mind how to launch a plan to hunt down hidden citizens in Jingyuan.

Everyone has his mission, and people with certain specialties are suitable for doing such things.

Just as Di Yalan was about to leave, Nomi spoke again:

"The Li Ozi I know is not like this."

She stepped forward, passed by Di Yalan who turned around, pushed open the fence, walked into the courtyard, and said to Li Ozi:

"The Li Ozi in my memory is neither a hero nor a mediocre person."

Li Ozi raised his eyes and looked at her.

At this moment, Nomi realized that this was the real meeting between them since Shuang Ping said goodbye.

"Lee Ozi is a madman who can kill through human experimental organizations for his own principles."

"Hey, Nomi..." Lista twitched her lips: "You can talk like that!"

"Lee Ozi is a little beauty with an upright appearance, but she has never used her appearance to win the love of others. Instead, she chooses to rely on her fists, kicks and arcane energy to fight her way through the world."

"To be honest, my impression of Li Ozi was never that warrior who broke through the curtain blockade with the Azure Star and changed the destiny of Frost Plate and the Four Kingdoms."

"No matter what other people think of Li Aozi, in my eyes, Li Aozi will always be the madman who will unceremoniously give himself a shot to prove that he is not afraid of pain. He is the one who promised me that he would change the unfair situation of frost plating. The idiot was the errant teammate who got me killed because of his carelessness."

"You have to understand that you have never been a special person in my eyes."

Nomi stepped forward, squatted down, and stared into Li Ozi's dim eyes:

"We are all mediocre ordinary people. So we all make mistakes, we all only think about ourselves, and we all don't have lofty ideals."

"But it is precisely because you and I are ordinary people who make up the vast majority of the world. This world is our world. Those superior gods need to convince us in order to rule this world."

"I have a correspondence college degree, and you are a security guard who graduated from a technical secondary school. Even now, you have become a sloppy blacksmith, and I am just a volunteer soldier. Because of our limited talents, we will never be able to participate in the chessboard that determines the fate of civilization. ”

“But now, maybe it’s our chance to cultivate something that’s hard to come by in ten lifetimes.”

She stretched out her hand:

"Whether it's Abyss or all living beings, this is the only chance for ordinary people like us to make those elites and dignitaries bow their heads and beg us."

“Instead of saving the world for others, they beg us.”

"If you still have the determination, then come on. Amid the cries of mourning everywhere, we will rescue them, just like we rescued the wild dog that fell into the water."

"Even if our actions will continue the rule of those people - the mark we put on will never fade, the people will remember it, and civilians will also have the opportunity to change the world. Sometimes the meaning is more important than the result."

Li Ozi's cloudy eyes stared into Nomi's purple eyes.

More than a hundred years ago, in the underground ward of the outer world of Azure Star, the former bank security guard also looked into these purple eyes through a thick iron door.

Time has passed, and now the person who needs to reach out to help climb up is no longer a thin girl.

Nomi cut off her long hair, and her figure became taller and stronger. She no longer had the tendency to be bullied, but when she opened her mouth, she could still see her mouth full of shark fangs.

Some people have changed, but they seem to have never changed.

Li Ozi looked at Nomi, and he suddenly realized that in fact, his connection with this girl was very pitiful. Even Ao Neng had left early, and all the endings were erased by Entropy.

But when he was abandoned by his true body and his humanity was devolved into the wilderness, the first person to come to her was this girl with no identity, no status, and no much care.

"Hey, Li Ozi."

Nomi smiled and said:

"Do you still remember what I said at that time?"

……………………

"Don't think of all this too indifferently. This is our world. Whether it's me or you, aren't we also part of this world?"

"This is not a random game. For us outsiders, the Rose Army, no, all those who resist the Four Kingdoms, are our belief."

"Actually, anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is impossible to fight against the Four Kingdoms - but we insist on doing this. Even if we just use our teeth and nails to bring a little pain to the Four Kingdoms, this kind of struggle process is enough to prove one point to them:"

"We, the reptiles who are eking out an existence in the outside world, are just as human beings as the people in the four countries who blow on the heater, eat steamed buns, watch TV and read books."

……………………

"We were in a much more embarrassing situation at that time than we are now, right? We still had the courage to resist the invincible Four Kingdoms."

Nomi said:

"Is there any difference from Shikoku to Tenjin?"

Li Ozi replied: "This is different..."

"What's the difference? If they are all invincible, then there is no difference! They are all our enemies."

"So what if it changes? The sentient beings in Xingyuan will still be enslaved. After thousands of years and tens of thousands of years, at most there will be another revolution or invasion, or we will invade other universes, the homes of other life forms - So all of this is just a cycle of reincarnation. What are the similarities and differences? What’s the point of resistance?”

Li Ozi sneered:

"I can't do this kind of thing. If I do this, I will be like those intruders."

"significance?"

Nomi said in a deep voice:

"Fuck you what Goby means."

"Damn it, don't ask about the meaning of resisting them! I have a college degree, how do I know what it means? You who claim to be one of the common people should also know that most people do certain things that are definitely not What’s the need?”

"The gods in high heaven regard their abilities as power. We mortals have to tell them that that power is worthless without the testimony of mortals. The Yuanyuan God Clan always thinks that it can do something, so Just do whatever you want. We just want to tell them that ordinary people just do whatever they want, regardless of the meaning."

"Because we want to, don't ask if we can. We're going to do it, we're going to change the world, for no reason, I think! I'm going to rebel against the world that restricts us from doing it with all kinds of conditions, it's that fucking simple! "

"As long as you resist against this corrupt world, it is meaningful in itself."

"Follow your desires and heart, rather than being kidnapped by reason and going against instinct - this is the privilege that belongs to us mortals."

"Come on, Li Ozi, don't ask if you can do it, I just ask if you want to do it!"

"No! No matter! Right! Wrong!"

silence.

When Nomi shouted that sentence, right or wrong, the whole world fell into silence. An atmosphere of deathly silence lingered over the entire realm, and the mute button was pressed on the universe. Although the leaves were moving, there was no sound of the wind, and there were birds flying and fluttering their wings, but no sound was heard.

In this strange silence, a magnificent coercion fell from all directions instantly, like a shackle firmly suppressing the land of Jingyuan.

Oh!

Suddenly, the silent world was broken by laughter.

"Right or wrong? Good one, right or wrong!"

Nomi and others subconsciously stepped back, only to see Li Ozi standing up from the threshold in front of them. He raised his head and laughed a few times. He flicked his sleeves and immediately transformed into a monk in white clothes and black cloak. He had red lips, white teeth, and sword-shaped eyebrows. Starry eyes, fluttering clothes. The loess of the wasteland with a radius of a million miles was peeled off from the ground in an instant and rose into the clouds. Clouds and mist shrouded the soles of the feet. Looking into the distance, the mountains and rivers were beautiful and boundless, and they were all peach fields.

When I looked again, I saw that the dilapidated roofs and tiles were long gone, replaced by a hundred-story high-rise building, the Star Palace and Taoist Temple. Millions of monks seeking immortality were crowded into the pavilions. In the various courtyards, there were people chanting sutras and meditating. A person who talks about martial arts. Nine dragons spit water to fill the Tianchi, giant spirits smash hammers to forge magic weapons, phoenixes rest on parasol trees, thousands of spiritual beasts and spiritual plants plant spiritual vegetables, the magic door of the wonderful world connects all the heavens and worlds, there are gods and Buddhas in the west, and there are demons and monsters in the underground. , there is the Supreme Golden Immortal, and there is also the Yama Shura.

This is not some dilapidated farmhouse. It is clearly a fairyland in the sky where gods, demons and mortals live together in the same room.

"I understand what you all mean."

Li Aozi stood with his hands behind his back, accompanied by seven or forty-nine Taoist boys, and he seemed to be a true immortal with a Taoist spirit:

"There are just some things that I have to tell you early on."

"I am different from the real body Leoz. Although I was differentiated from human nature, I took the pseudonym 'Zhen'. I have been practicing martial arts and Taoism since the beginning, cultivating Qi and practicing techniques. I have practiced all the way from the Red Arrow Kingdom in the Abyss to this point. I am 230 years old. Cultivating the Golden Immortal Body. Twenty years ago, after becoming the [Overlord of the Stars], I also dived into the abyss, broke through the boundaries, and became a true god."

"This seat is the [Infinite Immortal Lord]. It rules the immeasurable sea of ​​​​dharma, has countless magical powers, builds immeasurable immortal palaces, and educates the world. At this point, it is cut into two parts from the original body. His way is different from this seat."

"I have just understood what you said. Although I mean it, I can't do anything about it. The human side of Leos has also killed three corpses early, comprehended the way of heaven, and ascended to the gods. Even if I become one with my true body, I will not let him. Oz turned into Lee Oz."

This series of changes made the three of them look at each other.

"Then, what should we do?" Di Yalan frowned: "Without Li Ozi's human restraint, Li Ozi would definitely become Asdra."

"No."

Li Aozi—or rather, [Infinite Immortal Lord] smiled and answered the question:

"The Philosopher King of the Empire asked you to come to me, not just to bring me to Leos, but to get you to come."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at Nomi. The latter was stunned and pointed at himself:

"I?"

"Yes, it's you, little Nomi."

Nomi was confused:

"But, what does this have to do with me..."

"Because of you," the immortal said, "you are also Astra."

Nomi stood there blankly.

"Are you kidding me?"

The Immortal Master looked serious and turned to ask:

"Have you ever wondered what Astra is?"

"Isn't that a more terrifying Destroyer?"

"Astrola is a will, a will that resists everything. It's that simple. As long as you resist, it will continue. What can defeat Asdra is never suppression and violence, but happiness and satisfaction."

Immortal Lord said:

"You and Lioz are both Asdra's hosts, but only one Asdra can appear. Different Asdra manifest themselves in different ways."

"If Leos becomes Asdra, he will show powerful destructive power and destroy all existences stronger than himself - because this is his underlying logic. The injustice between people comes from the difference in comprehensive strength. , so we must encourage the poor to kill all the rich, take away everything they have, equalize wealth, and keep society under their absolute violent rule forever. Everyone is half dead. If those who are neither rich nor poor can survive, there will be no injustice. existence.”

"And what you think of resisting injustice is not as cruel as Leos: live on, bear witness to everything, eliminate evil and promote good, even if you don't have the ability, you must fight to the death to let the other party see the pain of oppressing the people at the bottom. . It is a general institution for admonishment and punishment.”

"The philosopher king of the empire has not figured out how to eliminate Asdra, because the will to resist will not be extinguished as long as injustice exists, and as long as the world is rich and diverse, there will always be injustice, even within society. The difference between the speaker, members, juries and citizens is that they live a happier life.”

"However, those who resist have many opportunities to change."

"Leoz is an existence without happiness and joy, and has no ability to love, so when Leozi becomes Astra, it will bring pure destruction and collapse to the world - but you are different. Nomi, you have The ability to love and be loved, if you become Astra, you will not think about completely overthrowing the existing order and civilization, but choose to fight evil and unethical people in your own way."

"This is the difference."

"The Philosopher King has tried his best to calculate and cannot come up with the inference to eliminate Astrala. If this is the case, then replace Astrala with a long-term existence but not causing serious harm. This is the purpose of choosing you."

"And having said that, you should also understand that whether this world will be destroyed does not depend on you or mine, but on whether this world is considered to be able to continue to exist - if Astrala All of them appear in people like Leos, which means that this world should have been overthrown long ago.”

"So, the person who can really save the world is not me. What you have to do is not to invite me to come over and merge with Leoz, but to face Leoz in person."

“Facing Him is also facing yourself.”

"Wait!"

Lista quickly interrupted:

"Brother, ah no, Immortal Lord, please stop, stop, stop! You let Nomi face Leoz... isn't that equivalent to donating money to Red King? You can't come up with such a damaging trick. Don’t I know what Nomi’s abilities are? That Leoz has even defeated the void, so even just looking at Nomi is too much.”

"Then it depends on whether Nomi is ready to be completely destroyed."

The Immortal Lord looked at Nomi meaningfully:

"The Philosopher King of the Empire handed you over to me because I was afraid that you would run away after knowing the truth. I could catch you in front of Leoz and have you two confront each other."

"As the host of Asdra, your ability is near-indestructible immortality - and the only existence that can kill you is another host, which is Leoz - in the same way, Leoz is also Astra Asdra's host, you can also kill Asdra in him."

"It's just that you have to do a good job and completely transform into Asdra from now on. The existence of 'Nomi' will be swallowed up by eternity. You are no longer you, but one of the thousands of [Eternal Star Gods]."

"Okay, I'll go."

Nomi nodded:

"I thought it was some big deal. If this can keep the world going, then I'll do it."

As for the reason... she has already said it before, and there is no need to elaborate on it now.

As a mortal, there are not many opportunities to prove oneself to the world.

"The original body will not be as generous as me."

Immortal Lord said:

"The void has been sealed now, but I can force a breakthrough and take you to the abyss with me. But after that, I will be bounced directly back to the abyss. How far I can go depends on you."

"Victory over Oz, the world can go on."

"And if you are defeated by him, Leoz will gain the full power of Asdra... At that time, even I can't guess what he will do."

"There aren't that many chances. Asdra will show up sooner or later anyway."

Di Yalan clenched his fists and looked firmly:

"Come on, this is the final battle."

"Um."

Nomi took a deep breath and clenched her fists:

"Let Leoz regain his freedom, let Xingyuan be free from suffering and aggression, and let ordinary people see that the existence of these mortals can also make the gods of Yuanyuan pray for protection."

"It's time to write the ending to all of this."

Lista glanced at the Immortal Lord, then at herself, and scratched her head:

"Does that mean I have nothing to do with you? Can I leave? I'm afraid the forensic team will be reported later..."

"You can't leave." The Immortal Lord grabbed Lista with his invisible big hand: "My secret skills have a price, and those boy subordinates have to stay and continue to maintain the operation of the Immortal Palace. I can't share the curse for you, so you Those who come from Layer Abyss must join them in order to share the curse."

"No! I want to take a vacation! I want to get off work -"

Tomorrow the white wolf