The barren earth is flat, and when you step into it, you can feel countless dust rising from the ground and falling slowly, as if it were sinking from the bottom of water.

The dust seemed to be mixed with iron filings, with a flash of metal.

Ash and silver mingled in one place, stretching into the distance.

Other than that, there was no life, and no trace of anyone was to be seen.

The riverbed dried up, the mountains cracked, and all life seemed to be drained in an instant, only the fluid-like ether surging in the air reminded Ye Qingxuan of where he was.

When he raised his head, he could see the giant tree of light rising into the sky in the middle of the earth in the distance, its countless magnificent branches piercing into the sky, spreading a blazing stream of light.

And its root system is hidden under the earth, absorbing the unimaginable power of humans, ambushing for thousands of miles, and occasionally branching out of the soil like air roots, forming a huge thorn tens of thousands of meters long.

Fluorescent thorns rise and fall above the ground, growing meanderingly, climbing on the silver-gray earth, sometimes forming a scene like a dense forest, sometimes like a grassland, with no end in sight.

Flowers bloom in the thorns.

The crystals formed by the high-density ether are adsorbed on the veins of the thorns, like a flower poured with silver, and thousands of layers of petals unfold, reflecting a beautiful and bewitching light.

"I knew that you were so artistic, so I saved up money to send you to the art academy. ”

Ye Qingxuan stretched out his hand, stroked the edge of the petals, and let those rust colors spread on his fingertips, and finally peeled off in vain and fell into the dust.

If I had foreseen it at that time, all this would not have come to this point, right?

Perhaps, he can salvage something.

At least......

"Little Yezi, you're here. ”

A familiar voice sounded, and from behind Ye Qingxuan, the tone was calm and quiet, as if he was smiling.

Ye Qingxuan turned around and saw the people standing in the dust of the vast desert.

It was as if it was the only living force that existed between this barren world.

He was dressed in a white robe, stepping on the earth barefoot, with a smile on his well-defined face, but that smile was by no means the kind of pleasure that Ye Qingxuan was familiar with.

It's as peaceful as the ocean.

Facing all things with pity.

"Long time no see, Charles. ”

After a long silence, Ye Qingxuan made a voice, continuing the greeting words of the old friend when he reunited: "What have you been busy with lately?"

"A lot of things. ”

Charles thought for a moment and laughed: "Sometimes I really feel in a hurry, but after I finish it, I still feel quite accomplished." I didn't go to art school, but I felt very comfortable practicing.

Maybe I'm self-taught, right?"

He turned around and beckoned to Ye Qingxuan, anxious to show his new discovery:

"I'll take you to see it, come with me. ”

Subconsciously, chasing his direction, take a step.

It was as if I had finally passed through the thick deep sea and came to land, and the heavy feeling of suffocation disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by a fresh wind blowing in the distance.

The wind carries the fragrance of flowers.

Lush greenery sprouted from both sides of the path, interspersed with a few unknown wildflowers, and frogs leaped from grass to grass, chirping lowly, leaping into someone not far away.

Cruise through crystal clear lakes.

Soon, its tracks were obscured by falling branches. There were abundant fruits on the branches, and the apples that were ripe fell from the branches and fell in front of Ye Qingxuan.

Ye Qingxuan bent down to pick it up, but a black shadow jumped out of the bushes in the oblique time, jumped and ran over, and when he passed by, he lowered his head and copied it from the ground, and bit the apple in his mouth.

Then, run away.

Only a pair of huge antlers could be seen looming in the forest.

Ye Qingxuan grabbed the air, but couldn't help but reach out again to touch the soil on the ground, the soil was grabbed from the ground with his fingers, and then, the fertile black soil fell from his fingertips again.

Faintly visible finely chopped grass seeds.

The shouts of ploughing cattle came from afar, Ye Qingxuan pushed aside the grass and saw the farmland cultivated in the distance, as well as the ploughing ox pausing in the middle, dragging the broken plough next to it.

A few farmers gathered together, smoking cigarettes and scratching their heads at the broken plowshare. It wasn't until Charles picked up the plowshare, patted the dust on it, that he said something to the men, and the farmer heard it, and ran away with the plow in his hand.

Xia Er turned around, saw Ye Qingxuan in the distance, waved to him, and motioned for him to walk in.

The sound of the water is clearer.

You can vaguely see the rushing river at the foot of the mountains in the distance, and the villages that are connected by roads, with galloping horses galloping on the roads, dragging heavy wagons.

Farther away, Ye Qingxuan could faintly glimpse the outline of the rain clouds.

Rain fell from the sky, fine and dense, covering the earth.

After Ye Qingxuan walked over, the farmers had already led the ploughing cattle away.

"The wooden ploughshare is still too easy to break, but I was told that I had found an open-pit iron mine nearby. I'm going to teach them to build an iron-making furnace here. It just so happened that the charcoal-burning kiln had been built two days ago, and there were many trees nearby, and there was nothing missing. ”

Xia Er patted the dust on his hands and smiled at Ye Qingxuan: "How is it, not bad?"

"Where is this?"

Ye Qingxuan looked around at the scene around him, and couldn't help the doubts in his heart.

"A peaceful and stable world. Charles spreads his hands and happily presents his work to his best friend: "I prefer 'Paradise' to 'Heaven'." ”

Here it is...... Eden?

Ye Qingxuan couldn't believe it.

It wasn't until Charles admitted it himself that he finally realized that it wasn't his delusion.

So easily, I came to the deepest part of the etheric realm, which was isolated by layers, and entered the hinterland that everyone dreamed of entering.

There's also a black box on his body that can destroy this place in one fell swoop.

Ye Qingxuan subconsciously pressed to the back of his waist.

The cold touch of steel came from the palm of his hand.

It's so reassuring.

He could destroy this place at any time if he wanted to.

Burn everything to the ground.

But Charles didn't seem to notice anything, just took his hand and walked in front: "This is just the bottom, follow me, there is still ahead." ”

They crossed clear streams, rivers of milk and honey, and a lake in the distance filled with the sweet smell of wine. Drunken elk lay and rolled in the grass.

Came to a huge city with a lot of people.

Countless people walked side by side on the market, and the sound of hawking came from both sides of the street, and a girl with two children ran through the street, bumping into many people and spilling a string of laughter.

Frolicking and walking away.

In the center of the city, in the town hall, men in gray robes speak eloquently and wave from the podium, discussing obscure and profound philosophies.

It's about death, it's about sex, it's about people, it's about everything in the world.

They argue with each other, persuade each other, or break up.

The stonemasons recorded their eloquent gestures, carving outlines from the white plaster. In the square before the town hall, there are already many round and ornate statues standing.

There were old men, women in tulle and bare skin, and naked young men.

Beneath the statues, young people sat in twos and threes, carrying wine and bread, laughing and talking to each other.

Ye Qingxuan was distracted, he didn't pay attention to the road in front of him, and almost hit something.

The dog he kicked barked at him, baring its teeth, and then a little girl bent over and picked it up, and stopped barking, and buried its head in her arms tamely, its tail wagging.

"You're scared of it. The little girl looked at him.

"Sorry, I'm not ......"

Ye Qingxuan subconsciously apologized, but halfway through the words, he found something, looked at the little girl in front of him, and was stunned.

The girl grinned at him, revealing her chipped front teeth.

Turned around and ran away.

Only Ye Qingxuan was left standing in place, silent, and did not speak again.

Just follow Charles, walk through the city, continue on, and admire the world so vast that it seems to have no end, as if every silhouette and detail is perfect.

At last, in the early twilight, they returned to the foot of the mountain once again, looking at the lights in the distance.

Rivers of stars cut through the night sky, shedding a brilliant glow.

"It's so peaceful. ”

Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Well, there was no pain or hurt either. ”

Charles sat on the ground and stared into the distance: "They were able to live for themselves, without oppression and plunder, and were free to give meaning to their lives. ”

Just looking at the countless lights, he smiled contentedly.

It's as if happiness has been obtained.

"So, you're just keeping them like that, like pets, living without worrying about food and clothing......"

Ye Qingxuan's tone couldn't tell whether it was praise or ridicule:

"I'd say you've done a good job. ”

"At least they don't hurt themselves, right? ”

"Yes, the dead don't hurt anyone else. ”

Ye Qingxuan's eyes gradually fell silent, recalling the little girl who smiled at him during the day, the corners of his eyes seemed to be stinged, and he twitched slightly:

"That's why you intercepted them from the Yellow Spring and left them here, didn't you?"

He asked, "You make dolls out of clay, blow on them, fill them with memories of the past, set the roles for them to play, and let them perform a peaceful life in your paradise."

But none of them changed one problem - they were all dead. ”

"I can keep them alive. ”

Charles looked at him calmly, answered truthfully, and proclaimed the truth: "Now I can let anyone live." ”

Ye Qingxuan was silent.

Didn't speak again.

"Long time no see, Mr. Ye. ”

Not far away, someone waved.

The musician in white stood in the moonlight and smiled at Ye Qingxuan, "You look really majestic now. ”

I don't know how much sincerity is contained in that smile.

But the person who spoke made Ye Qingxuan unable to react.

"Paganini?"

Ye Qingxuan looked at him and couldn't help but shake his head: "A guy like you, didn't you have time to run away?"

Paganini just shrugged his shoulders and didn't speak, instead Charles explained for him:

"He volunteered to stay here and assist me in managing the place. ”

"Whatever the success or failure of the Promised Land, there has to be someone to witness it, right?"

Paganini's expression was calm, and he did not shy away from talking about his plans in Charles, and then bowed his head and said goodbye: "Then, there are still some trivial matters that need to be sorted out, let me retire." ”

He turned away and disappeared into the distance.

"Look at the gods up close, you've really got him a good job. ”

Ye Qingxuan retracted his gaze from a distance and looked at Xia Er: "So, what about the wolf flute, where is he hiding to give me a surprise?"

"He's dead. ”

Charles replied.

Ye Qingxuan's fingers curled up, subconsciously.

"At first I was going to let him go, but when he knew what I was going to do, he challenged me. ”

Charles shook his head regretfully, "Perhaps, he's the same guy as Gaius, they all have too much responsibility for all of this, and I don't have a choice." ”

Ye Qingxuan was silent for a long time, and asked softly, "He lost?"

"No, he won. ”

Charles raised his palm, showing the narrow, slender cut in his palm: "He touched me." ”

That's the scar left by the wolf flute.

After sacrificing everything, paying all the price, using all wisdom, just scratching the skin.

A shallow layer, and no blood was even seen.

If it weren't for the Charles' deliberate survival, they wouldn't even leave a trace.

"According to our agreement, for fifteen days, the Promised Land will be confined to the Caucasus, regardless of what happens outside. This is what the wolf flute has done for this world, and I hope that you and the people outside will know about it. ”

Ye Qingxuan smiled reluctantly, only feeling a little tired,

"Can I smoke?" he asked.

"Whatever you want. ”

Ye Qingxuan lit a cigarette, polluting the fresh air in the Promised Land, leaving behind human pollution. Sweeping away the smoke in front of him, he looked around:

"After seeing all this, where is your home?" he asked, "aren't you going to let me take a tour?"

Charles did not speak.

In a short silence, Ye Qingxuan lowered his head and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

It was as if he understood Charles's answer.

"Is that so?"

He choked on the smoke with laughter, and couldn't help coughing, almost speechless: "I have created such a magnificent paradise, but I don't have a place of our own......

Charles, are you telling some kind of joke?"

Such a vast paradise, an unprecedented paradise, the kingdom of heaven has come to earth, and it seems that everyone can attain peace and joy.

But in the great kingdom of heaven, there is no place for gods.

Day and night, like a ghost, wandering in the promised land, looking at countless peaceful and happy lives from afar.

The creator of the Promised Land has no place in the Promised Land.

It's like a joke......

"Perhaps. ”

Charles's expression was still calm, just staring at him, "I don't need that anymore. ”

"So, what about the teacher?"

Ye Qingxuan pressed forward step by step, trying to tear a crack from his calm disguise: "Let me see, where did you place the teacher, is it delicately dressed, like a delicate tomb?"

The expected anger did not come.

Charles's face was still a palpitating silence.

He looked at Ye Qingxuan and asked in confusion:

"What teacher?"

Ye Qingxuan was stunned.

Stiff in place.

Immobile.

For some reason, he suddenly felt a little cold.

The cold came out of his bones, almost freezing him.

Only now did he realize what a stupid mistake he had made.

He had always thought that Charles was pretending to be calm, deliberately isolating all human emotions, pretending to be a god and looking down on everything.

As long as this calm and indifference is broken, he will be able to find the flaws in the Charles.

By seeing Charles' anger, he was able to find Charles' weaknesses as a human.

But now, he suddenly realized: how wrong he was!

After cutting off everything that was once human, how many memories of the past do the charrs still have?

Even Abraham's existence has been abandoned by him.

Who is the person standing in front of him now?

"What's wrong?"

Charles asked, "Is there anything wrong with it?"

"Nothing. ”

Ye Qingxuan said, "Let's just think I'm mistaken." ”

He barely squeezed out a smile and did everything he could to do it.

That smile was so hard to see that even I couldn't stand it.

At the end, he bowed his head and snuffed out the cigarette.

"Shire ......"

"Huh?"

The moment Charles turned back, the sword of the New Testament slashed down without warning, towards his head.

In an instant, almost the weight of the entire Divine Cauldron was pinned on it, and the violent gravitational pull emanating from the magnificent system that ran through the entire Aether Realm set off a hurricane in the paradise.

The blazing blade of the sword was like a blazing sun, tearing the whole night apart, igniting all darkness.

In the scorching light, Ye Qingxuan looked at the friend in front of him.

Finally, the meaning was revealed.

"I'm here to kill you. ”

Collapse!

Violent shocks came from above the blade, as if they had hit something unbreakable, and from the countless bifurcations to the trunk, countless music theories vibrated endlessly, glowing with painful wails.

The slashing blade came to an abrupt end.

Resting in front of an unfolded palm.

It's only a fraction of a minute away from the wound left by the wolf flute.

If so, it seems to be across the abyss, no matter how Ye Qingxuan urges his strength, he has not advanced even a little.

Call it a day.

It wasn't until the light went out that Charles lowered his head and sighed softly:

"I thought you would have persuaded me first. ”

"Well, according to the predetermined plan, it should be like this. Ye Qingxuan admitted: "But I thought about it for a while and decided to empathize: If you come to persuade me, will I stop." ”

"So, what's the answer?"

"I don't think so. ”

Ye Qingxuan clenched the hilt of his sword and stared into Xia Er's eyes: "So, instead of wasting time, why don't you go directly into the sneak attack plot that everyone is familiar with?"

Even though the swords have been added now, there is still no anger or sadness in those eyes.

It's just calm.

Unshakable calm.

"There's one thing I'm curious about. ”

Charles asked softly, "I know that my presence is a hassle for many people to deal with, but I don't think they can impress you.

I knew what you wanted to do when you came here, but I couldn't figure it out anyway......"

"Xiao Yezi, do you have any special reasons to kill me?"

"Of course not. ”

This is Ye Qingxuan's answer: "I thought a lot along the way, but in fact...... There's no reason why I have to kill you...... Just now I was thinking, maybe you will be a qualified and selfless deity.

Believe me, this statement is from the heart. ”

"Then why ......"

"But compared to the promised land you've created now—"

Ye Qingxuan interrupted him, and could no longer bear the pain in his heart:

"-I'd rather see hell here!"

In that moment, the projection of the web of ether emerged from behind him, and the music theory of the New World emerged from the outline of the sacred cauldron, and thousands of movements drew endless ether, rising into the sky like stars, turning into a torrent and sweeping towards the Charr.

The terrifying heat burst out in an instant, burning the entire mountain to a crimson color, and countless lava was swept away by the hurricane and gushed out in all directions.

In the blazing heat of the foehn wind, the beasts were reduced to ashes in an instant, the stream evaporated, revealing the parched riverbed, the milk and honey congealed into lumps and burned into black coals, the lakes of fine wine were ignited, and the burning fire stretched into the distance.

In Ye Qingxuan's hands, the Paradise was burned.

The wails rang out from afar, and the sound of cries rang out, filling the world once again.

"Don't be afraid. ”

There is a gentle voice ringing in the ears of every weeping man: "Soon it will be over, and the peaceful and peaceful life will come again, and salvation will never leave."

Therefore, there is no need to put up with it.

If it is painful, cry out loud.

If you are desperate, roar and cry.

These are only insignificant memories of the land you will receive. ”

In the midst of the lava of the earth's fire, barefoot figures appeared, walking on the fire, and wherever they passed, all the flames and pain dissipated without a trace. Clear water gushes out of the riverbed and meanders along it.

The people who were burning also stopped crying, and although they were not healed, they no longer felt pain. Just basking in the light of God, saying goodbye to his family softly, smiling and closing his eyes.

Calmly greeted death.

The promised land is back.

All that is at peace is like the kingdom of heaven.

It's heaven, it's so beautiful......

However, it made Ye Qingxuan extremely dazzling.

Maybe everything is true, maybe the Promised Land has really come to this world, but just looking at it, Ye Qingxuan was already angry and couldn't restrain himself.

If this is hell......

If the Charr had created hell.

Maybe I can feel his pain, and maybe I can still ......

However, Ye Qingxuan didn't see any flames and anger remaining here.

The original sins of all men have been forsaken outside the realm of God.

This is a paradise on earth.

Truly the Kingdom of Heaven.

Perhaps, the Charr will be a qualified and fair god, maybe there is nothing wrong with the world being controlled by the Charles, or maybe after the old world is destroyed, humanity will be able to usher in happiness or salvation or something.

But none of that matters.

What Ye Qingxuan wanted was never that kind of ghostly thing!

Compared to what is sacrificed, the so-called salvation is simply not worth mentioning.

"Why are you still laughing, Charles?"

Ye Qingxuan asked hoarsely, just staring at his face, he couldn't help but want to roar: "Including the teacher, how many memories have you discarded?"

He was answered by a smile of pity.

It is as if he is really like a god, after being far away from the world, he looks down on the suffering of the world and sheds compassion.

Anger was abandoned, and tranquility was obtained.

Away from sorrow, reap joy.

Suffering was rejected and salvation was ushered in.

However, Charles......

If you abandon hatred, what are you going to turn yourself into?

"Aren't you sacrificing enough, Charr!"

"What do you want to destroy yourself into before you give up!"

Ye Qingxuan's expression was distorted in anger, staring at the smiling son of God in front of him, unable to bear the pain in his heart: "You're just like that...... Do you want to become a god?"

At that moment, under the urging of anger, under the urging of pain, the sword of the new covenant burst into a wail of breaking.

Countless fissures emerge from it.

The weapon that had poured everything Ye Qingxuan had forged could hardly withstand Ye Qingxuan's full force at the moment, and even the World Tree Capital Matrix could hardly accommodate the music theory of the riot.

The terrifying impact of countless suns bursting from it, all the time.

Until the sword of the New Testament disintegrates completely, and the steel is washed away by the ether into a magnificent stream of light that is too hot to look at. Pure power descended in Ye Qingxuan's hands and slashed forward!

To the gods!

The mighty stream of light and the power of the gods collided in one place, bursting into a chaotic torrent that caused turmoil throughout the Aether Realm.

But Charles's expression remained unchanged.

There wasn't even any counterattack.

It's just that under the huge stream of anger, he protects the paradise behind him and protects the fragile world.

Just looked at Ye Qingxuan, who was close at hand.

Eyes of pity.

All destruction is dissolved, and all power is meaningless.

Ye Qingxuan almost cried from exhaustion.

"Don't you have the slightest hatred?" he looked at the god in front of him, almost pleading, "Pick up your pain, Charles, and take revenge, and create hell!"

"At least that's the ...... You're still you!"

"Hell?"

Charles shook his head in disappointment, "Haven't you seen enough of that stuff outside?"

He reached out and grasped the terrifying glow that was slashing down at him.

Five fingers folded.

Let the uncontrollable force burn his palm, but it is difficult to leave any scars on that palm.

Until finally, completely dissipate.

Beat the air.

"Little leaf, I didn't want to take revenge on anyone. ”

Ye Qingxuan heard Xia Er's calm voice: "Because revenge never has any meaning. ”

"I told you a long time ago: I want to put an end to all this. ”

In the silence, the gods stood in front of Paradise and stared at humanity: "I will overthrow the cruel and cruel world, and let Paradise cover all things, so that all people can be redeemed." ”

At that moment, Paradise shook.

Magnificent singing rang out from the deepest depths of the Aether.

In the midst of the observations, the silent Eden lit up with a divine glow that seemed to be eternal.

In the barren land of the Caucasus, the huge tree of light burst out with a roar, and after ten days of silence, began to grow again.

To heaven and earth, to the distance, to the whole world.

Countless thorny roots pierce the earth's crust, take root, and then spread outward from the earth, digging the earth, shaking the mountains and rivers, and extracting the breath of all living things.

In the blink of an eye, it expanded several times.

Everywhere I went, everything fell silent.

Between heaven and earth, only the magnificent melody of paradise grows remains.

Under the pull of Paradise, the sea of ether has completely evaporated, and the etheric realm and the material realm have been forcibly merged. It's like an invisible palm forcibly pulling two parallel lines together and tightening them.

In the upheaval, heaven and earth were torn apart.

But in the terrible calamity, the sound of wailing and crying is not heard.

On the earth covered by thorns, all human beings collapsed like dust in an instant, merging into the thorns. After losing his body, he was far away from all the tortures of the world and came to the paradise of the world.

Salvation, sprinkled throughout the world.

"Finally, is it the beginning?"

In the turbulent sea of ice, on the cracked ice floe, Bach lit the last of his cigarettes and gazed silently at the kingdom of God.

After losing the maintenance of the music theory of the Blue King, he is not even as good as an ordinary musician at this moment, and it is difficult to even maintain a false heart beat.

But now, his eyes were shining, as if he were burning his soul, resisting death.

At the very least, please let me see the final ending......