# Chapter 2757: Determination in the Heart!
From what Black God said, Jiangnan could roughly deduce that the eternal gale originated from Lin Qing!
Having blown for 2.2 billion years, he was already at the end of his rope. The gale would eventually dissipate, and the Eternal Heart would be buried along with the wind!
If so, the Milky Way Cemetery would henceforth be nothing but dead silence, burying the era and burying the gale as well!
So Black God wanted Jiangnan to carry this Eternal Heart and keep moving forward!
He didn't want the obsession that Lin Qing had held for 2.2 billion years to vanish into nothing, thus fulfilling his long-cherished wish!
It would also give Jiangnan the foundation to continue roaming the starry sky and exist eternally!
Jiangnan might not know exactly what story lay between Xingye and Lin Qing!
But between friends, there was no need to ask!
Since this was Black God's expectation and Lin Qing's wish, then Jiangnan would just go and accomplish it!
Lin Qing smiled:
(๑❛ั◡❛ั)"Good spirit, but gaining the recognition of the Eternal Heart is no easy task!"
"In the eternal gale lie countless afterimages—condensations and manifestations of the will of those who fell in the Eternal Era, the radiance of their final moments, the pinnacle of their peak!"
"Even though the erosion of time has reduced the power of these afterimages to less than a tenth of their original might, residual force still remains!"
"You need to defeat them!"
Jiangnan was stunned:
∑(°口°๑)"Huh? You... you're serious? You want me to fight all the afterimages in the gale? And win against them?"
"I'm still only at Star Breaker rank! If you gave me a few more years, maybe I could..."
Although Jiangnan was confident, he could still distinguish between what was within his grasp and what was impossible!
Even Yu Gen, Noah, and the others had coughed blood when they joined forces to defend. How could he withstand it?
Lin Qing covered her mouth and laughed: "Normally speaking, that would indeed be required, but you're different. You're Xingye's new friend, so the gale naturally can't be so cruel to you. I'll give you some special treatment!"
"When the trial comes, I'll strip away the energy power from the afterimage attacks, leaving only their form and spirit. You only need to overcome their will!"
"But don't think it'll be easy! You must prove that you can go further than they can, further than I can, and that you are worthy of being entrusted with this!"
Jiangnan grinned widely: "Hmm! I understand!"
Wasn't there still a bit of jealousy in Lin Qing's words?
No need to emphasize "new friend," right?
Black God joked half-seriously:
(￢↼￢)"Don't die! Otherwise, I'll take good care of your body!"
Lin Qing smiled:
(๑◔◡◔ิ)"If you die, you'll have to stay in the gale and keep me company~ Since you can be friends with Xingye, you and I would probably get along well too!"
"Though I'd like to have one more friend, a gentleman doesn't take what another cherishes. Don't give me this chance!"
Jiangnan's eyes were full of determination: "Bring it on! There's nothing to be afraid of! Ever since I, Jiangnan, entered the scene, I've traveled far and wide, laid tracks on train rails, cursed Star-Swallowing out of their wits! I've gotten through it all!"
"What fear is there of the eternal gale?"
Lin Qing smiled: "Ready? Then... let's begin~"
Jiangnan thumped his chest loudly:
"Bring it~"
Lin Qing looked at Black God, who had a serious expression and nodded slightly.
Lin Qing then smiled, walked over to Jiangnan, opened her arms, and gave him a deep embrace.
With her eyes closed, she whispered softly in his ear:
"Just experience it—the final radiance of the Eternal Era, the determination in the last moments of our lives!"
Lin Qing had no physical form. Jiangnan only felt a gentle breeze entering his embrace, warm like a spring wind.
The Eternal Heart was also both real and illusory, crystal clear, and it simply crashed into Jiangnan's chest, overlapping with his own heart...
Lin Qing's figure passed through Jiangnan's body, and in his wind-shadow, there was no longer a heart, as if it might dissipate at any moment!
He had left the Eternal Heart inside Jiangnan's body!
The moment the Eternal Heart's beating frequency coincided with Jiangnan's heartbeat—
"Boom!"
Infinite energy burst forth from the Eternal Heart, surging through Jiangnan's limbs and bones!
Jiangnan's body, strong as it was, began to crack from the impact. A dazzling glazed-colored flame ignited on his body!
A searing pain constantly burned his flesh, like a gale entering his body, turning into a steel knife scraping his bones!
Jiangnan thought he could endure pain well, but this impact still forced him to let out a guttural roar!
Yet physical pain was nothing!
With each beat of the Eternal Heart, countless chaotic wills assaulted Jiangnan's mind—battles, roars, laments, weeping, despair—all of it echoed in his ears!
It was as if he had been pulled back to the battlefield of the Cosmic War!
Just as Lin Qing said, this Eternal Heart was formed from the wills of countless people. It was not something ordinary people could withstand!
Jiangnan could even feel the determination in each person's final moment!
Just this will impact alone would cause those with weak hearts to collapse on the spot!
But not Jiangnan!
His eyes were blood-red like fire, memories surging like a tide. Familiar faces flashed before his eyes, and an infinite golden radiance rose from his body!
Even I have reasons I must fight for!
This level can't break me!
Feel the determination of Jiangnan too!
The violent Eternal Heart was suppressed by Jiangnan, temporarily stored within his body so it wouldn't affect him!
Lin Qing looked at this scene with some surprise, then smiled, hope shining in his eyes:
"As expected of the one Xingye chose. There might still be a chance..."
"Then... let's begin..."
"Thump~ thump~ thump~"
With each beat of the Eternal Heart, the infinite gale itself began to surge, like war drums being pounded!
The center of the storm seemed to become a natural arena, a battleground!
Jiangnan stood in the middle, his body wreathed in a glazed-colored flame mixed with golden light. The light of the Eternal Heart on his chest shone like a star!
In the infinite gale, a human figure was outlined!
He was not very tall, his figure stooped, standing with his hands behind his back in front of Jiangnan!
Even his facial features were somewhat blurred, but a pair of eyes locked onto Jiangnan!
Just standing there gave a sense of unbreakable heaviness, as if even if the sky collapsed, he would not fall. His fierce aura dominated the entire scene!
Lin Qing said calmly from a distance: "Xu Pingsheng of the Demon Lord Clan, of Cosmic Realm, one of the brilliant stars shining in the Eternal Era!"
"He created the World-Annihilating Grasp, earning the reputation 'One Hand Covers the Sky, Xu Pingsheng' from the world. He died in the Cosmic War, forever fallen on this Milky Way Cemetery... not even a trace remains!"
"This is his final moment, the splendid afterglow he burned everything for, in pursuit of what his heart desired!"
"Feel it! The determination in his heart!"
As Lin Qing's voice fell, the wind-shadow acted. His eyes blazed with unimaginable killing intent and resolve!
His entire figure shone like a divine sun, emitting ultimate radiance!
"Die!"
This roar, full of killing intent and determination, should have been buried by history, but it crossed 2.2 billion years and rang clearly in Jiangnan's ears!
It exploded like a great bell or drum!
A giant hand wreathed in black energy took shape, reaching from below upward, grasping toward Jiangnan!
An ultimate sense of destruction arose!
As if even if a world existed in that palm, it would be crushed by that giant hand!
Just as Lin Qing said, all energy had been stripped from this World-Annihilating Grasp, leaving only its form and spirit; otherwise, even a Star-Swallower would have their body crippled by such a grip!
Yet even with only the form and spirit, it was still terrifyingly powerful!
Remember, this Xu Pingsheng was a terrifying existence of Cosmic Realm!
How many such figures were there in the entire Thousand Stars Era? He was definitely a blazing sun among people!
And such an existence, placed at the end of the Eternal Era, only qualified to be one of the supporting stars?
This afterimage was his final determination—how terrifying it truly was, only Jiangnan himself knew at this moment!
But Jiangnan would not sit idly by. He definitely didn't want to take such an attack head-on!
He tried to use warp speed to escape the grasp's attack range!
But the World-Annihilating Grasp was not so simple! As the giant hand clenched, space was squeezed tighter and tighter!
Like fine gold, even Jiangnan's control over space became extremely difficult to mobilize!
And given the attack range of this grasp, escaping was a luxury!
Jiangnan activated Blood Incineration to the max, filled his Baleful Flame, and entered Super Abnormal Mode!
He activated Horizon Armor, 2D Armor, and Star Universe Armor!
Grabbing the 2D Blade, he actually charged straight toward the palm center, like a dazzling blood-colored meteor!
"Boom!"
Unsurprisingly, the giant demonic palm clenched tightly into a fist. A great aura of annihilation burst forth with the completion of the World-Annihilating Grasp!
But the next moment, the giant demonic palm was instantly two-dimensionalized, blooming into endless two-dimensional flowers!
Then, with a loud "Boom!" Nation's Bloom activated!
Jiangnan tore through the two-dimensional flower from inside, bursting out. Countless two-dimensional fragments began to spin wildly around him!
At the center, Jiangnan's body was splitting open, flesh and blood disintegrating, everything spiraling out of control!
He coughed up great mouthfuls of blood mixed with chunks of internal organs!
Tengwu and Baleful Flame were frantically healing him, but it was hard to shake off the effects of the World-Annihilating Grasp!
But at least he wasn't dead!
And this was after stripping the energy from the grasp, leaving only its spirit!
The ultimate technique of a Cosmic Realm powerhouse from the Eternal Era—truly terrifying!
Yet something even more bewildering occurred: above his head, another World-Annihilating Grasp was forming, pressing down like a collapsing sky!
Jiangnan's pupils shrank: "It's not over yet?"
Lin Qing said calmly: "Destroying it is not victory. Your determination in your heart must surpass his!"