Chapter 2955: The Topic of the Era!
Regarding Qing Er and the Star Farming Clan, Jiangnan absolutely would not give an inch!
Just what he would do before leaving, and to what extent, depended entirely on Jiang Fan's attitude!
Jiang Fan's expression also turned icy cold, two veins bulging on his forehead as well.
He raised his hand and grabbed, a sword of starlight materializing in his palm, pointing directly at Jiangnan.
"You think I'm afraid of your threats?"
"I, Jiang Fan, have never backed down half a step on my journey! Once... there might have been things I feared!"
"But now, with countless stars twinkling above my head, there is nothing left in this world that I fear!"
"You want to cut down this clone of mine? Go ahead and try!"
In that moment, Jiang Fan's sword tip also aimed at Jiangnan's brow, countless stars blazing to life above his head, his aura surging wildly!
The two of them openly confronted each other in the starry sky, neither willing to yield!
Under the collision of their auras, even the starry sky emitted a deep rumble, like muffled thunder on a rainy night, gripping the heart.
Behind Jiang Fan, the Silicon Lord watched this scene, absolutely delighted!
If Jiangnan took out this clone of Jiang Fan, he would never give him the chance to send another clone out from the Final Black Hole again!
He just didn't know if the star scar on the Shizu Machine would be erased along with it.
[ง┐°ꇴ°┌]ง Fight! Fight!
At this moment, the Silicon Lord couldn't help but chant in his heart!
Jiang Fan's icy gaze locked directly onto the Shizu Machine, murderous intent blazing in his eyes!
The Silicon Lord shuddered, immediately not daring to think about it anymore, clearing his mind completely!
Jiangnan said coldly: "You think I don't dare to strike? If you dare to touch Qing Er today, even if you cut off just one of her vine branches, this blade will find you!"
"Qing Er... I will protect her, no matter what!"
The atmosphere in the field grew more and more oppressive, seeming to reach a point where one spark could set it off!
The Star Farming Clan's space teleportation kept opening, and many Star Devourers from the Carbon Alliance and Matter Alliance arrived, even Xiao Chuihuo and Wanxiang had come!
But at this moment, no one dared to interrupt casually; the starry sky was eerily silent!
Jiang Fan's expression grew more irritable: "You want to protect Wanxiang! And Qing Er too! What do their lives have to do with you?"
"I don't say anything about you protecting humans, but you also want to meddle with the ten thousand races of the starry sky! Aren't you sticking your nose in too much? Are you deliberately obstructing me?"
"What benefit does helping them bring you? You want to save everyone! All these living beings, these billions upon billions of lives—can you save them all?"
"Your dream... isn't it too idealistic, too beautiful?"
Jiangnan squinted: "Say whatever you want! I won't let you collapse everything and restart the starry sky world!"
"Make everyone lose the home they depend on for survival, let 13.8 billion years of evolution go to waste, and return everything to chaos!"
"You can call me a busybody, but I will never let you do this!"
Jiang Fan's gaze grew even more furious!
"What's wrong with restarting the starry sky world? Isn't it good? At least the humans you care about can survive, my true body can break free from its shackles, and the crisis of Xun Zu can be resolved smoothly!"
"Why won't you follow my method? Isn't this ending something you can accept?"
"After the starry sky world restarts, humans will have no more external threats. Even the newly born races will grovel beneath the throne of humanity's overlord!"
"Humanity can establish a new order, write the rules, achieve eternity over the long years, and continue forever! Isn't that enough?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present shuddered violently!
Good heavens... This was truly ruthless!
But for humans, this was indeed one possible outcome, but for the ten thousand races of the starry sky other than humans, it was absolutely unacceptable no matter what!
Jiangnan took a deep breath, then chuckled lightly: "Heh~ After restarting the starry sky world, with no external threats, humans can become the overlords of the starry sky and exist forever?"
"You're wrong! What is the essence of humanity? Don't you understand? Humans are very complex beings—they yearn for infinite beauty, yet they can create endless destruction in pursuit of that beauty!"
"With no external enemy threat, no external pressure, how long do you think humans can stay peaceful? Facing an external enemy, we can unite as one, clenching our five fingers into a fist to resist!"
"But if there is no external enemy, humans will begin endless internal strife, one war after another!"
"History is a mirror; through it, we can see the rise and fall! From the very beginning of human development, hasn't it always been like this? We can destroy external enemies! And if there are no external enemies, we can also destroy ourselves!"
"This is human nature. We are tenacious yet fragile, sacrificing yet selfish, sacred yet dirty, united yet self-centered... And you have forgotten all of this!"
"Compared to a human, you are more like a god!"
At this moment, Yang Jian couldn't help but cover his face. Jiangnan was right—humans were such creatures, and this was the path they had walked all along!
It was something carved into their bones!
Jiangnan said coldly: "Making humans the sole race is not a path to eternal existence; on the contrary, it would definitely be the beginning of destruction!"
Even if the starry sky world restarted and humans survived, they would inevitably fight and scheme over limited resources!
Humans hate war, but they also create war!
Jiang Fan squinted: "Indeed, I have forgotten. But is your method workable? Have you forgotten the oppression the ten thousand races once inflicted on humanity? The root of all this?"
"Now you stand on the same side because of common interests! Once this is over, they can stand with you for the same interests, and they can also raise their blades against you for the same interests!"
"I know you care about humans! But how do you guarantee that humans can survive long-term in such an environment?"
"Suppress an era with your own strength, let a single clan ascend to the pinnacle of the starry sky—isn't that the correct solution? What makes you think you're right? Based on your naive and ridiculous ideals?"
Jiangnan's gaze grew even colder:
"Then what difference is there between me and the dragon? I picked up the blade to slay the dragon, personally cut it down, yet I sit on the dragon's throne!"
"Turning my blade against the companions who walked the path with me..."
"The dragon slayer eventually becomes the dragon? So this is the end of the story? How ironic!"
"Do you know that wherever there is oppression, there is resistance! Today, I, Jiangnan, stand up to slay the dragon, eventually becoming the dragon, and tomorrow another person will stand up, pick up the blade, and slay me—an endless cycle!"
"The path of the Bose race didn't work! The bloody lesson is right before our eyes! Do I have to walk it again?"
At this point, Jiangnan paused:
"I don't want to live as the person I despise. I still remember why I fight!"
"You ask me how humans can survive in such an environment? If they don't want to be surpassed by other races, then they must progress! If they don't want to be replaced, then they must move forward!"
"Pressure is pressure, but it is also the driving force for progress, a chance to break through oneself and grow with the times!"
"A hundred schools of thought contending, peaks competing for beauty, the ten thousand races like towering trees, comparing and competing with each other, colliding to create new things, brand-new brilliance!"
"Always growing toward the heights—isn't that what a brilliant era should look like?"
"The starry sky is vast, yet only a single star? Is that the meaning of a star's existence? Don't you find it too lonely?"
"As the possessor of the stars, have you never looked up and gazed at the starry sky?"
Jiang Fan remained expressionless and silent: "But... that is the original posture of the stars! The initial form!"
"What you described is infinite beauty, existing only in fantasy! But reality has always been cold and cruel! Ideals are ideals, reality is reality!"
"Tell me! How exactly can all this be achieved? I don't want maybe, perhaps, probably! I want a definite answer!"
Jiangnan did not evade, but said frankly: "To this day, I still cannot give the answer of that era, cannot submit that exam paper!"
"Looking back at the history of the starry sky, every era has given its own answer! The Eternal Era did so, the Thousand Stars Era did so. The answer of the era is an eternal topic, and there has never been a correct answer!"
"Regardless of the answer, the starry sky world has gone on for these 13.8 billion years. Perhaps the answer I give will ultimately be unable to withstand the test of time!"
"But I know that the answer I give will definitely surpass all those of the past, bringing unprecedented brilliance to this starry sky, remembered by history, engraved in the past time. If nothing changes, why did we pick up the blade in the first place?"
"Perhaps... the era I establish with my own hands will collapse one day in the future. But when that day truly comes, I will hand the exam paper to the later generations to write..."
"As the pioneers of the era, we have already submitted our answers, leaving an indelible glorious mark on the starry sky. That is enough!"
And this was Jiangnan's true thoughts!
Jiangnan did not believe that just because he had reached the pinnacle, no one else could surpass him!
The later generations might do even better than himself!
If that time came, what harm was there in handing it over to them?
At this moment, Wang Youzhi looked at Jiangnan in shock. This was the first time Jiangnan had revealed his plans for the future in front of others!
And Black God finally understood why the will of the starry sky had chosen Jiangnan...
This detachment, this breadth of mind—not everyone possessed it!
No matter how high Jiangnan stood, he had never looked down upon this starry sky world!
Instead, he placed himself in the great torrent of the era, using his own eyes to understand it all!
At this moment, Jiang Fan's face had completely turned cold!