Chapter 589

Indeed, Loti was not a Time God, nor was she the January Moon.

She could not resist Kanzaki Rei’s future simulations.

Yet after learning the truth,

Kanzaki Rei froze in place, his expression turning grave.

"You mean... the location of the filthy source nest..."

Loti narrowed her eyes slightly, covering half her face with her fan. Her right hand had already condensed a mass of white, misty substance, while her divine kingdom was half-unfolded. The white mist gradually spread around Kanzaki Rei.

"Me?"

This was the response Loti had given him in the simulation.

The instant he received this answer,

countless clues connected in Kanzaki Rei’s mind!

[Huang Minzhi: "Have you ever felt that a person who should have appeared has never shown up?"]

["Have you never wondered exactly how you became infected with spiritual contamination?"]

His thoughts shifted sharply once more.

Kanzaki Rei recalled the scene he had seen with Ansul upon first returning to Earth—a massive ritual setup.

He also recalled the answer he had seen between the questions.

That ritual

had been arranged by the filthy source nest.

The filthy source nest’s own purpose was to contaminate the spirituality of the Tree of Wisdom.

The filthy source nest... should have appeared.

But it never had.

Where exactly was it?

Kanzaki Rei had searched for the filthy source nest’s location before, but it was a place that could not be found at all—an unknown region.

He recalled once more

how, when Ahekator tried to erase him within her divine kingdom, something had helped him resist Ahekator.

Ahekator had said it was the filthy source nest.

Why had it appeared there?

Kanzaki Rei had assumed the filthy source nest had simply existed there, monitoring him.

But how had the filthy source nest intended to continue contaminating him?

Up until now, the contamination had not worsened.

Up until now, Kanzaki Rei had not felt any further contamination invading him. It was as if the contamination had completely vanished.

As if the contamination had already been eliminated.

Until Loti pointed it out now.

"You are the location of the filthy source nest. Why don’t you think about it—if you were the filthy source nest... what would be the best place to parasitize in order to contaminate someone?"

"Would you pollute them after they had already grown strong, or... plant the seed thoroughly while they were still a sapling?"

Crack—

It felt as if glass had shattered in his heart.

Whoosh!

Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh—

In Kanzaki Rei’s mind sea, a towering, radiant Tree of Wisdom suddenly rose. The giant tree sprouted countless branches and leaves, and at the tip of each of those countless branches bloomed a pitch-black, malevolent flower!

Countless intents surged uncontrollably!

He suddenly realized that in this very instant, he was no longer himself.

Kanzaki Rei slowly closed his eyes, then opened them again.

This time, when Kanzaki Rei opened his eyes, what appeared were pitch-black sclerae like an abyss. His pupils were tiny, writhing within his eye sockets like white, swimming sperm.

Loti covered half her face. "Oh~ It bloomed directly?"

Kanzaki Rei spoke word by word: "Loti. Senior."

"Are you perhaps... joking?"

Buzz!

Kanzaki Rei grabbed with his right hand!

The black Imperial Sword appeared in his grasp.

Whoosh!

Before Kanzaki Rei could swing the Imperial Sword,

a red figure appeared before him in the next instant. Its giant sword swung wide and powerful, striking first despite moving later!

At the same time, another figure brimming with imperial dominance appeared!

The person stood behind Kanzaki Rei, swinging a giant axe horizontally!

Carrying the momentum to cleave the entire world in two!

Kanzaki Rei opened his eyes and clearly saw the two figures.

"Chisei... brother?"

And Yang Ming!

Two ninth-tier warriors!

Loti half-covered her face with her fan, seemingly unsurprised by the scene before her. The warriors facing Kanzaki Rei wore expressions of pain and resolve.

The red giant sword showed no hesitation as it slashed out!

Boom!

Kanzaki Rei sidestepped and raised the Imperial Sword horizontally!

Black-and-yellow shockwaves erupted!

In the single clash, mountains, seas, heaven, and earth within five hundred light-years were instantly annihilated!

White mist enveloped Loti.

She remained completely unharmed.

The two warriors also separated after the collision, positioning themselves on either side of Kanzaki Rei.

Kanzaki Rei’s black eyes were cold and indifferent.

He flipped the sword behind his back with one hand, calm and composed. "Chisei, brother. Long time no see."

"After so many years, the rare occasion we reunite, and you immediately turn your blade against me?"

Kanzaki Rei’s tone was filled with cold indifference, without the slightest joy of reunion.

Whoosh!

Chisei gripped his giant sword once more.

"Kanzaki Rei..."

"Before this, I never imagined we would reunite in this way."

Kanzaki Rei gave Chisei a cold glance, completely unmoved by the struggle and pain on his face.

Instead, he pointed his sword toward Loti.

"Calling out the current me—is this what you wanted?"

"If you hadn’t told me this, I should have been able to continue living as myself. The fact that I’ve become like this is all your fault."

Loti still half-covered her face. "Continue living as yourself? Do you really believe that?"

"Contamination is ultimately contamination. If I hadn’t exposed you today, would you truly have remained as you were forever?"

Kanzaki Rei fell silent for a moment.

Boom!

The next second, the Imperial Sword in his hand slashed outward!

However... what suddenly appeared before Kanzaki Rei was a majestic, massive stone!

Obades!

As the defender in Izparalt’s party, he had always remained inconspicuous.

Yet now he stood before Kanzaki Rei, blocking the strike for Chisei and Yang Ming.

Chisei placed a hand on Obades’s thick shoulder from behind and shouted to Yang Ming beside him, "Yang Ming! That sword—you gave it to him, right?!"

Yang Ming cursed angrily, "Fuck! How the hell was I supposed to know he was the source of evil!"

The massive impact spread—

The imperial pressure rippled across tens of thousands of light-years. Everything in its path crumbled and was destroyed. Yet within this destruction, some still survived.

Those who believed in Kanzaki Rei, those who revered him as their emperor,

were spared within the aftershocks of the imperial might.

The Imperial Sword did not kill its own citizens.

"It’s coming!"

Chisei’s instincts screamed danger. He sensed something was wrong!

Before Chisei could move, Obades’s enormous body reacted even faster than the warrior.

It turned like a fortress wall, shielding Chisei behind it!

Boom!

A thunderous crash exploded from behind!

Kanzaki Rei held his sword with one hand, floating in midair.

Obades’s body was covered in cracking patterns.

Yet closer inspection revealed that these cracks only appeared on the surface and had not penetrated deeper.

In Kanzaki Rei’s hand, however, a nigh-indestructible shield had also been extracted.

Behind Kanzaki Rei, death spirits grew like bubbles. Each death spirit held a terrifying divine artifact in its hand.

This display made everyone present look grave.

The current Kanzaki Rei had already become far too powerful.

Kanzaki Rei did not rush to continue his attack. He lightly flicked his sword and pointed it at Loti.

"Loti."

"I’m very curious—how did you know about this?"

"Even I didn’t know. Who told you? Was it Yogg? Or Yakathicta?"

"But if you had known earlier, you should have killed me before this."

"Otherwise, dragging it out until now..."

"You can no longer kill me."

Loti snorted coldly. "When did I ever say... that I wanted to kill you?"

"The filthy source nest is indeed an evil origin that should be eliminated. But Kanzaki Rei, you are the supreme masterpiece of the aggregate of all spirituality."

"As for why I waited until now..."

"Of course it’s because the one who tied the bell must untie it."

Loti looked up at the sky. Her will pierced the clouds as fantasy manifested from nothing. An illusory figure formed in the sky: "Yakathicta!"

With this call!

The illusion turned to real!