# Chapter 2564: Is This Enough?
At this moment, Tiffany stood before the Eternal Sacred Spring, holding the Ghost Vine Whip, its body covered in spikes of Cosmos Crystal Source!
It went without saying that if this thing lashed onto one's body, even a Bose Body would have its skin torn open!
Tiffany's eyes were filled with helplessness as she gritted her teeth and said:
(ꐦ°᷄益°᷅)"Brother Innocent! Just stop holding out! I told you, you still have a chance!"
"You know the importance of the Cosmos Seed. If we can't find out where that thing is, the higher-ups will never let you off!"
"Say something at least, don't just not utter a single word, okay? Did you really not take it?"
Even though Tiffany was the leader of the First Light faction, she still had to call Innocent "brother"!
She had been interrogating Innocent here for quite a while now, and hadn't gotten a damn thing out of him. Innocent was like a dead man, as if nothing in the outside world had anything to do with him anymore!
Innocent wasn't the only one being interrogated. All the Bose survivors who had returned were being questioned, and their memories were even being read!
Zhong Xu received even more focused attention!
Ever since they got back, he had been locked up and continuously interrogated!
The Bose Clan had reconstructed the entire Seed Acquisition Plan. Up until the moment the Cosmos Seed disappeared, Innocent's suspicion was indeed the greatest because it had gone missing from his hands!
If it wasn't Innocent, then it was the Silicon, but they hadn't found any evidence that the Silicon had taken it either!
But there were only that many people at the scene. Could the Cosmos Seed have just evaporated into thin air?
Seeing Innocent not speaking, Tiffany tightened her grip on the whip, a fierce look in her eyes: "Don't make this difficult for me! If I can't get anything out of you, I'll be punished too!"
"If you don't talk, don't blame me for being rude!"
But Innocent still showed no reaction. A hint of cruelty flashed in Tiffany's eyes as the crystal whip lashed down, emitting a piercing sound of breaking air!
Instantly, jelly splattered, skin tore open!
Lash after lash rained down, Innocent swayed with each strike, yet the expression on his face remained utterly unchanged!
Tiffany didn't know how long she had been hitting him, to the point where she even started to feel tired!
Just then, the void before the Eternal Sacred Spring shimmered, and the ancient and decrepit Qian Li arrived with the other seven Star Devourers!
On the faces of Yu Gen, Di Chou, and Jing Kun were palm prints, their expressions extremely unpleasant!
(￢益￢ლ(̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿ლ(´-﹏-`ლ)
These three were also the Star Devourers responsible for this Cosmos Grand Hunt, clearly having been severely disciplined!
Seeing the Council of Elders arrive, Tiffany quickly lowered her head: "Tiffany, greetings to the esteemed lords…"
Yu Gen gritted his teeth: "Still haven't gotten anything out of him?"
Tiffany looked disgusted: "He won't talk, and torture doesn't work either…"
Qian Li's cloudy eyes fixed on Innocent. With just one glance, he knew—this man was finished…
"You had such a bright future ahead of you, a seat in the Eternal Ancient Temple should have been yours. But one wrong thought, a slight deviation, and you've missed the mark by a thousand miles!"
"Why do you have to do this? You've utterly disgraced the name your parents gave you! Did you take the Cosmos Seed or not? Where did you put it?"
At this moment, Innocent finally reacted. He slowly lifted his head to look at Qian Li, his eyes still hollow!
"Heh~ I have never disgraced the name Innocent! I told you, I did not take the Cosmos Seed! Ask me ten thousand times, and it will still be the same!"
"I have no reason to take it! Why would I, Innocent, need the Cosmos Seed to break through? Whether it's Star Devourer or Cosmos, it's the same… Heh~"
Even after losing everything, Innocent's arrogance was still etched into his bones!
Qian Li narrowed his eyes: "I know you're very confident! But that's not a reason to clear your name! How do I know you didn't sabotage the Seed Acquisition Plan because you were afraid that after Ancestor Xun's breakthrough, later generations wouldn't be allowed to ascend?"
"Wanting to be the first to taste that fruit and achieve immortality—that's not impossible either!"
Innocent slowly closed his eyes, his voice hoarse: "If you want to frame a man, you'll never lack an excuse… I'm tired. Kill me or flay me… as you wish…"
Qian Li frowned deeply: "Since you say you didn't take it, who do you think did? Who do you think has the Cosmos Seed now…"
Innocent drooped his head, looking at his reflection in the water, sneering…
"Aren't you clear in your hearts? What need is there to ask? Is it because you don't want to tear off the veil with the Silicon, so you still cling to unrealistic fantasies… Heh~"
Qian Li's gaze suddenly turned icy cold. There was no more need to continue questioning!
"Tiffany, go fetch the Soul Wandering Pearl, replicate the ability of the Soul Wandering Race, and check Innocent's memories. Compare them with the others'. I want every detail!"
With that, he immediately turned and walked out with the other Star Devourers. Tiffany nodded in acknowledgment.
Then, Innocent looked at Qian Li's receding hunched back and suddenly spoke:
"Is this era wrong? Is Starry Sky Law correct? Can light truly not shine upon every corner of the Starry Sky?"
"Is everything I swore to defend… worth it?"
At this moment, Innocent's eyes were filled with unwillingness!
Qian Li paused mid-stride, not turning back…
"Nothing in this world is correct, and nothing is wrong. What matters has never been right or wrong, but the position you stand in!"
"Light cannot shine on every corner, because wherever light falls, there will be darkness. Light and shadow have coexisted since ancient times; when light falls, shadow is born! Beauty has only ever existed in fantasy!"
"So… always stand beneath the light, and don't look toward the darkness. That is the way to endure!"
"But none of this has anything to do with you anymore. You are no longer needed. Wait for the investigation results…"
With that, he left with his people. Innocent laughed bitterly…
Always stand beneath the light, don't look toward the darkness…
But we are the light-bringers. Is merely standing in the light… enough?
Is this the way to endure, or just self-deception?
Innocent didn't know. He no longer needed to think about these questions. None of it mattered to him anymore…
His path was cut off the moment he lost to Jiangnan…
Tiffany absorbed the Soul Wandering Pearl, stretched out her hand, and pressed it toward Innocent's crown: "You'd better let me find something in there…"
……
Meanwhile, in the Eternal Ancient Temple, Qian Li's expression remained gloomy!
Yu Gen said darkly:
(̿▀̿益▀̿̿ლ̄)"The Cosmos Seed might really be in the Silicon's hands. They probably used some method to take it. And the Silicon's Guangke Star Domain has been making quite a few moves lately!"
"But are we really going to tear off the veil with the Silicon? At this timing…"
Jing Kun swallowed his saliva:
(´-﹏-`ლ)"Should we wait a bit more…"
Qian Li narrowed his eyes: "Wait? Wait for what? Another million years? Can we afford to wait?"
"Ancestor Xun has already sensed it—the storm is coming. This is an unprecedented change in the era. If we don't successfully break through this time, I fear trouble will arise!"
"And yet, at this critical juncture, you lot managed to lose such an important Cosmos Seed! Tell me—should you die or not?"
Yu Gen and the others kept their faces dark, not daring to speak!
Qian Li slammed his cane: "Even if I have to turn this Starry Sky upside down, I must find the Cosmos Seed!"
"Continue the investigation. Monitor all of Silicon's movements. Report at any time!"
"Innocent's defeat has damaged our clan's prestige! The unauthorized intervention has ruined our reputation. One blow after another has made people think that our Bose Clan is no longer what it used to be!"
"The lower races are starting to stir. If this continues, how will our Bose Clan stand among the ten thousand races? How will we stand at the peak of the era?"
"The Bose Clan needs to establish its might!"
At this moment, Qian Li's eyes were filled with coldness!
"I want every life in this Starry Sky to understand! The Bose Clan is not to be trifled with! And who is the true overlord beneath this Starry Sky!"
……
In just three days, the Starry Sky became turbulent. In the dark corners unseen by the world, surging currents and giant waves arose, enough to grind people to powder!
But none of this had much to do with Jiangnan. This sleep, Jiangnan slept for a full three days!
Warm sunlight streamed in through the window, casting onto Jiangnan's face!
Jiangnan was lying on the floor, half of his leg still on the bed—he must have rolled off. His sleeping posture was extremely unruly!
His mouth was open, drool trickling from the corner of his lips. He wore a fluffy ball-shaped sleeping cap!
And a full set of pink, girly pajamas—no idea who changed him into them!
His face was covered in doodles—freckles, a mustache, glasses, and all sorts of graffiti. Someone must have used a prank marker to mess with him!
He opened his eyes groggily. The sunlight was a bit harsh. Jiangnan sprang up from the floor like a spring, quickly wiping the drool from his mouth!
(●┏△┓ರೃ〃)…
Who am I? Where am I? What time is it?
He thought back for a long time but only remembered the brilliant fireworks at the stroke of midnight. Everything after that was completely blank!
He had clearly blacked out. He had never drunk that much bathtub-full of alcohol in his entire life!
Jiangnan looked utterly bewildered. A thunderous rumbling came from his stomach!
He did a carp leap, jumped up, and stretched hard. His whole body let out a series of crisp cracks, and a feeling of comfort spread through his entire body!
After one sleep, his fatigue was completely gone. He was back at full health!
(●┏ꇴ┓ರೃ〃)"Ah-ha!"
(〃●┏̫┓ರೃ)"Xuexue? Langmie? Mila, Lan? Ladouying? Where are you all? Is there any food? I'm hungry~"
Rubbing his eyes, Jiangnan walked out of the room!
In the training room, the terrifying concentration of Star Source energy almost choked Jiangnan unconscious!
He saw Zhong Yingxue, Xia Yao, and Wu Liang already cultivating again. Their ranks were clearly more refined than when they first returned!
Jiangnan's mouth hung wide open, his face full of shock!
(●┏口┓ರೃ〃)"Damn! You're already grinding again? We just got back! Aren't you taking a break?"
Xia Yao abruptly turned her head away:
(｡￣༥￣)"Hmph~"
Zhong Yingxue's shoulders were shaking, but she still said: "Go to the cafeteria. There's a cafeteria here. They have braised pork~"
Jiangnan's eyes lit up:
(✪┏ﾛ┓ರೃ〃)"Whoa! I'm on my way! Wait for me, okay! I'll come back and grind you all into the dust!"
With that, he teleported away in an instant!
But as soon as Jiangnan left, Xia Yao burst out laughing, clutching her stomach and rolling on the floor!
(๑థꇴథ)σ Ahahahaha~
She hadn't dared to look at Jiangnan just now, afraid she'd laugh out loud and expose herself!
The training room was filled with stifled laughter. Just then, a summons came through the communicator from Yang Jian!
The Sacred Law Council had released the specific rules for this Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle, and had opened the Sea of Star Embers for all races to enter and prepare!