Chapter 2994: A Community of Shared Fate? (Community of Fate?)
Let the world forget me...
This might be the last audible sound Zhang San leaves in this world!
And when Zhang San opened his eyes again, the world in his vision had completely changed!
It was no longer just scenery; the essence of the world became increasingly clear to Zhang San!
Countless crystalline threads of causality extended from every person!
It was precisely these countless causalities that wove the vast net of the starry sky civilization. The changes in countless causalities influenced each other, driving the giant wheel of destiny forward relentlessly!
And all of this was clearly displayed before Zhang San's eyes!
At this moment, Zhang San's body had also completely turned into a translucent form, like a ghostly shadow, seeming ready to dissipate at any moment, yet it truly existed!
And now, on Zhang San's body, not a single thread of causality extended outward!
He existed independently!
You see, as long as one exists in this starry sky world, every action generates causality. From kicking a pebble to destroying a star, every cause has an effect!
But Zhang San had none. He was like a child forgotten by the world, drifting outside the web of causality!
In the starry sky, not a single gaze fell upon Zhang San!
Even the Starry Sky Eyes controlled by the two Watchers were searching desperately for something!
Zhang San turned his head to look at Li Si. Li Si's gaze was not on him but was anxiously fixed on Wanxiang!
The causal connection between himself and Li Si had been completely severed because of his breakthrough to Star Swallower!
Of course, Li Si would no longer notice him!
In this world... no one would know the existence of someone named Zhang San anymore...
Zhang San let out a bitter laugh: "I was mentally prepared for this long ago. Why does it still hurt a little when it actually happens..."
"Ah..."
A long sigh, filled with endless regret!
Zhang San refocused his gaze on Wanxiang!
"You think you can kill him here?"
At this moment, Wanxiang was being Star-Transformed by Jiang Fan. His life force was rapidly weakening, as if it could snap at any moment!
Zhang San narrowed his eyes and aimed his hand directly at Wanxiang!
"Extinction of All Causality • Erasure of Existence!"
At that moment, all the threads of causality connecting Wanxiang to the world vanished, as if they had never existed!
And Wanxiang also disappeared from everyone's sight, as if he had never appeared in this world at all!
Jiang Fan's Star Transformation suddenly stalled!
A terrifying divine light flickered in his eyes, and his cold gaze warily scanned in all directions!
"Who?"
"Don't think you can fool my eyes!"
"Full Perception • Eye of Essence!"
Jiang Fan's pupils completely turned crystalline!
Among the countless stars, the starlight drawn from Wanxiang's body had already formed the prototype of a star, nearly complete!
And from Zhang San's perspective, there was an extremely thick causal thread between the star prototype and Wanxiang!
Just now, Zhang San had used his ability to hide all the causal threads extending from Wanxiang's body!
Including that one!
But under Jiang Fan's Full Perception, the causal thread between the star prototype and Wanxiang lit up again!
Wanxiang reappeared in Jiang Fan's eyes, and the Star Transformation continued!
And Wanxiang was already so weak he was about to die!
Zhang San: !!!
"As expected, this guy is hard to deal with! Can this Full Perception also enhance causal threads to a certain extent, making them visible?"
"Was this how Jiang Fan found the Silicon-based Terminal before?"
"Can't save Wanxiang? Then I'll just kill you!"
"My ability is no longer just about hiding causal threads now!"
At this moment, Zhang San reached out and touched a thread of causality, gently flicking his finger!
His body immediately flashed along the causal thread to Jiang Fan's side!
His eyes widened as he frantically searched for the life line belonging to Jiang Fan's clone!
Until Zhang San saw a life line as thick as a heavenly pillar!
Zhang San couldn't help but twitch his mouth!
" This is way too thick!"
But... no matter!
Zhang San raised his hand and slammed it heavily onto his own chest!
"Draw Blade • Causality Blade!"
With a single grab, he slowly pulled out a completely crystalline Causality Blade. As the blade was drawn, Zhang San's existence became increasingly transparent!
It could be said that this blade was the condensation of everything Zhang San was!
"Sever Causes, Destroy Effects • Slash!"
Zhang San held the Causality Blade and slashed violently at Jiang Fan's life line!
One slash struck, cutting deeply into the life line!
The heavenly pillar-like life line was chopped halfway open, flickering wildly, as if it could break at any moment!
Having been promoted to Star Swallower, Zhang San now had the ability to alter and sever threads of causality!
Zhang San roared, using all his strength to try to cut this life line in half!
But the blade became increasingly difficult to push forward. The Causality Blade flickered, and Zhang San's body gradually faded!
Indeed, Zhang San could alter and sever causality!
But there is no such thing as power gained for nothing in this world. Zhang San could freely hide causal threads without any cost!
However, altering and severing came at a price!
It consumed the Source of Causality. Normally, Zhang San could slowly absorb the free-floating Source of Causality in the world to replenish and increase his total amount!
But if he used it all at once, spending more than he had, and the Source of Causality was completely exhausted, Zhang San's existence would directly disappear!
If he were cutting thin lines, it wouldn't be a problem. He could cut many, and even go for sustainable development or something!
But Jiang Fan's life line was Way too thick!
Nevertheless, Zhang San didn't care about any of that!
Even if he had to fall here today, he would stop Jiang Fan!
After all, no one would mourn for me!
"Break for me, dammit!"
At this moment, Jiang Fan, whose life line was being cut, suddenly changed expression and spat out mouthfuls of blood!
His body began to collapse, his Life Source withered, and the Realm Source Energy within him started to spiral out of control!
A wave of deathly aura washed over him!
Jiang Fan warily looked around. Was he about to die?
For no reason, how could he be dying?
Ever since just now, he had felt something was off. Was some existence tampering with the life line of my clone?
Under Full Perception, his own life line appeared in Jiang Fan's eyes, though it was very blurry!
"Who the hell is it? Don't you dare!"
"Nothing can stop me from taking Wanxiang today!"
"All the countless stars are me!"
At that moment, all the shadows of the countless stars transformed into Jiang Fan's likeness!
His existence suddenly multiplied!
And in Zhang San's eyes, each shadow of the countless stars had a thick life line extending from them!
That meant, even if Zhang San cut off this Jiang Fan's life line!
The other star shadows would still become Jiang Fan and continue to exist!
Zhang San was dumbfounded. Even if he exhausted himself, he couldn't cut them all, could he?
Even striking at Jiang Fan from the causal level couldn't easily restrain him?
If he directly cut the life line of Jiang Fan's main body, he could kill him!
But the problem was that Jiang Fan's main body was in the Five-Dimensional Life Forbidden Zone, far beyond Zhang San's reach!
Even if he wanted to sever the connection between Jiang Fan's clone and the main body, there were so many star shadows, all connected, all Jiang Fan!
How could Zhang San possibly cut them all?
This was like Zhang San holding a small knife himself, trying to chop down the entire Amazon rainforest alone!
He would be exhausted long before he finished!
And Wanxiang was about to die any second now, no time left!
Zhang San glared:
" Today, I won't believe I can't do anything to you!"
"Otherwise, what was the point of my breakthrough?"
"If I can't cut them all, then I'll just connect the threads!"
With that, Zhang San used the Causality Blade to lift Wanxiang's life line, which was so thin it could snap at any moment!
Then he slashed it fiercely against Jiang Fan's life line!
A branch split off from Wanxiang's life line and connected to Jiang Fan's clone's life line!
With this thread-connecting move, Zhang San's legs went weak, and his body faded significantly!
While Jiang Fan spat out a mouthful of old blood, his expression full of shock, and his aura wildly plummeted!
Not only him, but also his differentiated star shadows!
And that clone guarding the city, battling Xiao Chuihuo, also had its aura and life source rapidly declining and collapsing!
Meanwhile, Wanxiang, who had been turned into a pincushion by the dao nails and was almost dead, suddenly perked up, as if injected with stimulant!
His condition improved quite a bit compared to before!
Even Wanxiang himself was stunned for a moment!
Was... was this a deathbed rally? It had to be a deathbed rally, right? It actually existed?
But Wanxiang didn't say much. After all, he had already said his goodbyes just now!
If he got up and said something again, wouldn't that be awkward?
This unexpected turn directly made Jiang Fan stop his operation!
He looked at Wanxiang in disbelief!
At this moment, a feeling arose in his heart!
If he killed Wanxiang, he would also die!
Not just die by one clone, but all the clones left outside would die!
Although Zhang San looked weak, a slight smile curled up at the corner of his mouth!
"Go ahead and kill him! If you dare, cut down Wanxiang today, and see if you die or not!"
"Life lines are now connected. You two are already a community of shared fate! If Wanxiang dies, you die too!"
"Let's see how you kill him!"
This move directly stopped Jiang Fan's slaughtering blade that was aimed at Wanxiang!
Under normal circumstances, Jiang Fan's life line was so thick that even someone with Zhang San's ability, even if he exhausted himself, could not easily connect someone else's life line to Jiang Fan's, forming a community of shared fate!
Otherwise, he could just casually find some random person, connect their life line to Jiang Fan's, kill that person, and Jiang Fan's clone would die along with them!
How simple would that be?
But in reality, this was impossible!
The reason Zhang San could connect Wanxiang's and Jiang Fan's life lines was that during Jiang Fan's Star Transformation process, a star prototype of his ability had already formed, and Wanxiang hadn't died yet!
Thus, a very thick causal thread had formed between the two!
To some extent, during Star Transformation, the two were connected, even inseparable!
And it was precisely this special state that allowed Zhang San to go with the flow and complete this operation!
Connecting both their life lines!
Now, Jiang Fan couldn't kill him even if he wanted to, unless he was willing to give up his clones!