Chapter 2555: The Future Is Always Worth Looking Forward To
All of humanity's reactions were fully taken in by the Bose Clan. Yu Gen narrowed his eyes, the glazed horn on his head flickering with light—clearly making a Jiaojiao communication!
(`￢_￢´) "Well? Have you investigated? Did you detect any trace of the Cosmic Origin Seed?"
A voice replied from the void: "We've used the Eternal Ancient Art to search thoroughly. Not a single hint of its presence was detected, including within Jiangnan's alternate dimension!"
"Perhaps Innocent was telling the truth, and this matter has nothing to do with Jiangnan. Otherwise, even if he had merely come into contact with the Cosmic Origin Seed, the residual aura would have been detectable by the ancient art!"
"Based on all of Jiangnan's actions so far, we can basically rule him out as a suspect!"
Yu Gen's eyes were full of frustration. So it really wasn't Jiangnan's doing?
Then that still left Innocent and the Silicon Clan as the prime suspects?
"Hmph! Let this matter rest for now! But whether it's the one who holds the item, or the one who set up this scheme, my Bose Clan will get to the bottom of it!"
As he spoke, he swept his gaze across the entire venue, his eyes occasionally darting toward Mu Ke!
"Once we find out... don't blame my Bose Clan for showing no mercy. That item will also become the catalyst for your destruction!"
The warning in his words was extremely clear!
Even though the Cosmic Origin Seed was right there, hidden in that secret and mysterious place, practically within arm's reach!
The Bose Clan had used their ancient art to search the entire area and still found nothing!
And this time might have been the closest they had ever been to the Cosmic Origin Seed!
Zhang San hitched up his pants, walked with a measured, confident stride, and entered the dimensional gap as if no one else was there.
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Jiangnan curled his lip: (͡°～͡°) "Who are you trying to scare? If you're backing down, just say so! Enough with the blustering! Pfft—you're nothing!"
"Hurry up and release the results of the Cosmos Grand Hunt. I don't have time to waste here with you!"
With that, he also led his people into the dimensional gap!
Yu Gen could only take a deep breath, his gaze icy: "This isn't over! Whoever it is, when the truth comes to light, just wait for my Bose Clan's unrestrained retaliation!"
The venue had been destroyed by the Eternal Gale, and a bunch of Star-Swallowing Lords couldn't just stand around awkwardly in the starry sky.
Soon, with the connection of the mechanical wormhole and the star gate, a massive mobile city named Dawn City was pulled over!
At least everyone now had a place to settle down.
They began tallying the points and preparing to announce the final results.
At that moment, inside the dimensional gap, the atmosphere on the Mechanical Empire warship was one of jubilation. Jiangnan was already bragging to Qin Shou and the others, recounting the details of the Grand Hunt!
He had them completely captivated!
Everyone was in high spirits, except for Zhao Dezhu, Zi Yuan, and the others who had just returned from their streak of bad luck.
Now that the bad luck period had passed, the cumulative side effects of the Strongman Pill had finally worn off, and they were finally free!
But they couldn't muster any happiness. Their eyes were vacant as they sat on the deck, sighing deeply.
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If there was one thing that could make them happy, beating up Jiangnan would probably count, right?
A burst of exclamations rang out across the deck. Jiangnan and the others were sitting cross-legged on the deck, and Ai Jiang was using a holographic projection device to play the recording of Jiangnan's peak battle against Innocent!
Jiangnan looked smug, then suddenly his expression turned serious. He raised his hand and formed a two-dimensional blade!
With a flourish:
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"Slice Void • One Slash Shatters Dreams! Ahahaha~ How am I this cool? What do you think of the name? Isn't it super awesome?"
"I came up with it on the spot! It's absolutely perfect, right? I'm just so good at naming things!"
However, as they watched Jiangnan wildly swinging his two-dimensional blade, Qin Shou and the others turned pale with fear!
୧(٥థyiథ)୨ "Lord Nan! We haven't lived long enough yet! Can we just watch the video without you adding live action demonstrations? We have wives in the three-dimensional world, you know! We don't want to go to the two-dimensional world!"
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao nearby could only cover their faces. Who praises themselves like that? The moment he got back, he was already watching his own highlight reel?
At least Xiao Nan had some literary talent when naming things. Otherwise, if Innocent had been defeated by a "Slice Void • Flashy Shattered Dreams Big Blade" or something...
Innocent would probably wake up crying in the middle of the night and punch the wall out of anger, wouldn't he?
After admiring his own heroic and dashing display, Jiangnan was about to flip through Zhao Dezhu's cringe compilation to have a laugh, when he noticed a gaze fixed on him—it was Black God!
Black God was leaning against the railing, chin resting on his hand, lost in thought. He had been staring at Jiangnan for quite a while!
Jiangnan felt a chill run down his spine:
(￢﹏￢٥) "Wh...what are you looking at me for? Don't tell me you've been captivated by my heroic and handsome figure too? You want to have a deep and meaningful exchange with me?"
Black God: "Hmph~ pfft! Captivated my ass! You bastard! I was just thinking about whether I should arrange something for you, but it doesn't seem quite suitable... your system..."
Jiangnan perked up immediately and teleported right in front of Black God:
(งᵒ̌ꇴᵒ̌)ง "What are you planning to arrange for me?"
Black God wiped his nose:
(yi ก yi ●) "I just discovered a treasure. I was thinking..."
Jiangnan's eyes instantly lit up with a dazzling gleam:
(っ¥﹃¥)っ "What's there to think about? You've got the shoes, I've got the feet! Treasures are always most suitable for me, right?"
"Good steel should be used on the blade's edge! I, Jiang Blade, am sorely lacking in good steel!"
"What treasure? It must be incredibly awesome, right? After all, if Lord Black God is making the move, it can't possibly be some inferior product! Hurry up and pull it out for me to see? Where is it? Where is it?"
As he spoke, Jiangnan's hands groped wildly inside Black God's misty, nebulous form, even reaching deep inside!
Night Emperor and Du Lingyu, who were still lingering nearby, were frightened out of their wits!
He's the Lord of the Dimension, Black God, for crying out loud!
Can you be any less familiar with him?
Black God was speechless: "You could tear me apart and still not find it. It's not on me anyway. I just discovered a treasure, that's all!"
"And besides, you're still pathetically weak. Even if I placed the treasure right in front of you, you wouldn't be able to retrieve it or use it, right?"
Jiangnan was stunned: ᕦ(°口°๑) "Huh? You think I'm still weak? I've grown a lot during this Cosmos Grand Hunt! Below the Star-Swallowing level, there really aren't many people who can handle me anymore. No joke! I'm serious!"
Black God looked disdainful: (yiyiyi●) "Noob! You know damn well that's below Star-Swallowing level! You're still pathetically weak! The things I call treasures—do you really think you're up to the task? Can you conquer them?"
The expression on Jiangnan's face froze!
It seemed like maybe he wasn't up to the task?
(ʃƪᵒ̶̶̷̀ω˂̶́) "Hey~ what treasure is it? Just tell me! I promise I won't tell a soul! My lips are sealed tighter than a Klein bottle!"
Black God still shook his head: (◕ˇ～ˇ◕) "Hmph~ I'm not telling, not telling! Don't think I don't know you! The moment I tell you, you'll be off trying to get it!"
"With your current strength, going there would be suicide. When I think you're ready, I'll tell you. I'll even send a tag-along to go with you to retrieve it..."
Jiangnan had a face full of grievance. He had totally fallen for Black God's teasing. He had gotten his appetite thoroughly whetted, and now Black God was clamming up?
So he also leaned against the railing, looking dejected:
(ᇂ～ᇂ|||) "Alright, alright... I'll listen to you!"
Black God gazed out into the endless void, his expression melancholy:
"If you do manage to get that treasure... could you try to live a little longer? I don't want to be too lonely in the future..."
Jiangnan was taken aback, looking at Black God in surprise. Then his own expression also calmed down.
"What's this? Thinking a bit too far ahead?"
Black God shook his head: "Just thinking about some things. Things so old I thought I had forgotten them myself..."
Jiangnan smiled: "The most important thing is the present moment, isn't it? Besides, who would want to die if they could live a bit longer?"
"I've been in the starry sky for a while now and learned a ton of things, but I still feel the starry sky world is full of mysteries and unknowns that I don't know about!"
"The world is always wonderful! How could anyone bear to die?"
Black God said flatly: "But what if one day, the starry sky world is no longer unknown and mysterious to you? What would you do then? Would you... be willing to die?"
Jiangnan glanced at Black God and fell silent for a long time. Both of them leaned against the railing, staring into the pitch-black void, saying nothing.
There is never true empathy in this world—that's what Jiangnan said to Innocent!
And Jiangnan also understood Black God's current state of mind!
This starry sky world He had watched over for 13.8 billion years—perhaps to Him, it was no longer so fascinating...
The endless passage of time can wear away all passion!
Black God feared loss. Perhaps, after an immeasurable amount of time, there would be no more humans in the starry sky, and no more Jiangnan...
But Black God would still be here, walking all the way to the end of time!
The happier the present, the more lonely Black God might be in the future...
That's why He wanted Jiangnan to live for just a little while longer...
Jiangnan understood Black God's feelings, but he would never truly experience them—because Jiangnan had never lived through a 13.8-billion-year-long life...
Finally, Jiangnan spoke: "Even as strong as you are, you're not powerful enough to peer into the future, are you?"
Black God was speechless: (yiyiyi●) "No shit! You think I'm some kind of immortal?"
Jiangnan: (￢～￢) "Aren't you?"
"Since you can't be sure what the future holds, how can the world ever lose its wonder?"
"The future is always worth looking forward to!"
"Just like you never know when I'm going to grab you next!"
Black God: ???
"What?"
In a flash, Jiangnan's hand shot out like lightning, aiming straight for Black God's groin!
Black God jolted, instinctively hunching over, stepping back, and dodging!
Jiangnan grabbed nothing but air, then propped his chin on his hand, cackling sinisterly:
(΄◞ิก◟ิ‵) "Mhm~ You're gradually taking on the shape of a human!"
Even though Black God's body here had no physical form, he still dodged out of reflex!
Black God's eyes blazed with murderous intent as he seized Jiangnan by the neck!
"Human shape my ass! I'll beat you until you don't look human!"
Jiangnan's eyes rolled back as he was choked:
(꒪ͦ༥꒪ͦ|||) "Let go! Let go! Gah~ Don't be upset! I'll take you out, alright!"
Black God jabbed at Jiangnan's ribs!
"I'm not upset! And I can go out anytime I want! I've got plenty of avatars, you know!"
Jiangnan struggled: "Not an avatar! My real body! My real body, for crying out loud!"
Black God paused, then choked him even harder: "Bullshit! You think you're some kind of immortal? You're going to take me out? I am literally the will of the dimension itself! How the hell am I supposed to go out?"
Jiangnan curled his lip: "Don't believe me then! I'm not going to make you any promises. If I can't keep them, it'll be embarrassing. Just pretend I'm talking crap! And I'm talking it right now!"
As he spoke, he started wildly pulling at Black God's arm!
Black God glared: "Oh? You're getting cocky? Watch my Lightning Poison Dragon Drill!"
Jiangnan: "Hey hey hey! You black calf! Your grandmother's—"
"Goose honk~ I don't have one!"
The two of them immediately started wrestling right there. No one noticed the faint smile gradually creeping across Black God's lips...