prynovel Chapter 262 Passing on the Torch and Facing the Titans
Chapter 262 Passing on the Torch and Facing the Titans
Chapter 262 Passing on the Torch and Facing the Titans
Summer spoke slowly, each word piercing Li Ang's heart like an icicle.
"This is the 'correct' history, the ending I witnessed firsthand."
Upon hearing this, Li Ang felt a tightness in his chest, but even more so, resentment: "So, you are—my future self? You've already experienced all of this?"
Xia Tian didn't answer directly. He simply gazed at Li Ang with his world-weary eyes and calmly asked, "Do you want to change all of this? Change this already set-up, and unreasonable, shitty ending?"
"Of course!" Li Ang said urgently without the slightest hesitation, "Compared to this tragic ending, what I want is a future where everyone can survive!"
Summer's lips twitched slightly, as if in relief or a sense of liberation.
"Alright—in that case, I'll hand over the final 'key' to you."
He extended his withered finger and gently touched Li Ang's forehead.
The instant his fingertips touched, a vast torrent of information surged into Li Ang's consciousness!
The transfer of authority is complete.
[Obtained: Authority of the Torch (Complete)]
In that instant, Li Ang understood that the [system] he had been relying on was not an external thing, but the power of the flame rooted deep in the bloodline of all intelligent life on this planet.
That is the power of inheritance formed by the history, knowledge, skills, and beliefs passed down from generation to generation in civilization.
The so-called "upgrade" is not about creating something out of thin air, but about guiding this inherited power to project an object along its possible future development trajectory, so that its future strength and form can be "projected" into the present through the power of the torch.
What has always limited his upgrades is not anything else, but the limited number of eras he can communicate with. He can only communicate with more eras by constantly adding stars.
Now that power has been fully transferred and restrictions are gone, as long as his mental strength is sufficient, the future he can guide will span far more than before.
After handing over power, Xia Tian's figure suddenly became as transparent as a candle flickering in the wind, but he said with a sigh of relief, "Go—go on a path—different from mine—".
After uttering his last words, his body vanished into nothingness like bubbles.
As summer fades, the gloomy space suddenly transforms.
When Li Ang came to his senses, he found himself standing in a space made of light. In front of him, two enormous giants of light were tightly bound and restrained by thorns emitting black smoke.
Their figures were already incredibly pale, and their bodies were filled with an aura of pain and decay.
However, when Li Ang appeared, the two giants trembled simultaneously, emitting a weak yet intensely emotional and filial spiritual fluctuation: "Is it you? Father! You have finally—returned—"
Father? Li Ang was taken aback, and then a resonance and enlightenment from the depths of his soul surged forth. He knew that the two people in front of him were the Life Titan and the Wisdom Titan from the legend of the elves, who had bestowed power upon them.
The "Flame" authority that he himself acquired and has been using is essentially one of the origin concepts that gave birth to the Titans.
"Is it the elves—who imprisoned you here?" Leon asked softly, an indescribable anger welling up inside him.
The two Titans emitted mournful mental echoes, and countless fragmented images and information flooded into Li Ang's mind.
Thousands of years ago, how did the Elven King imprison the Titans who guarded them through intrigue and betrayal, and how did he use the Thorn Rune to steal their source of power in order to maintain the Elven rule and monopoly on power?
Thousands of years of imprisonment and oppression have brought the two Titans to the brink of collapse.
Li Ang stepped forward, ignoring the dark aura emanating from the thorns. He stretched out his hands and tightly grasped the thorns that bound the two Titans.
Suddenly, the black energy on the thorns erupted with a strong corrosive aura. The ink-black energy instantly corroded his palm, followed by excruciating pain. But Li Ang gritted his teeth and not only did not loosen his grip, but he gripped it even tighter.
His blood flowed down the thorns, and the aura within it, originating from the power of the torch, constantly fought against the dark energy.
Soon the thorns began to tremble violently, and the black aura on their surface began to dissipate. Seeing this, Li Ang roared and pulled outward with all his might.
"Click"
A crisp snapping sound rang out, followed by a chain reaction, as the countless thorns wrapped around the two Titans broke off and disappeared one after another!
The shackles that had bound them for thousands of years were broken at this moment.
The two Titans let out a weak but joyful cheer, and their enormous bodies of light rapidly shrank and solidified, eventually transforming into two childlike figures.
One, radiating a vibrant emerald green aura, is the [Life Titan]; the other, enveloped in a wise blue aura, is the [Wisdom Titan].
They excitedly surrounded Li Ang, like children who had finally found their parents.
The blue, intelligent Titan stretched out its hand, and a crystal-clear blue droplet, seemingly containing the starlight of the universe, appeared in its palm. Then, the droplet quickly transformed into a small bottle of azure liquid.
She handed the liquid to Li Ang, her spirits trembling with relief: "Father, this is my last 'tear,' and also the purest wellspring of wisdom. From now on, I will no longer weep for imprisonment."
The green Titan of Life also reached out, and a drop of emerald green water appeared, then transformed into a small bottle of emerald green liquid.
"Father, this is my blood," the most primal essence of life. From now on, I will return to Mother's embrace, and I will no longer be hurt or bleed.
Li Ang felt a pang of sadness. He knelt down and gently patted the two children's heads: "Thank you for your hard work. Now, leave the rest to me."
The two children, their figures glowing with radiant smiles, gradually became transparent and vanished amidst their laughter. In their final moments, the green child, the embodiment of the Titan of Life, turned back and gently waved his hand. A wisp of primordial light, piercing through the barriers of space, silently flew in a certain direction—the location of Sherry's corpse in the mortal world.
Watching them disappear, Li Ang unhesitatingly uncorked the blue bottle and drank the tears inside, known as the "Fountain of Complete Wisdom."
The moment the liquid entered his throat, an indescribable sense of enlightenment swept through Li Ang's spiritual world, causing a dramatic upheaval.
The original ten stars suddenly shone with unprecedented brilliance, like a supernova explosion, and a clear and stable star ring quickly formed around each star!
The star ring slowly rotated, reflecting the brilliance of the stars and causing the efficiency of each star in storing and converting spiritual energy to skyrocket. But this was not the end! The surging spiritual energy continued to gather wildly in the spiritual world.