Chapter 955 The True Torrent (8000)

[How could this be?!]

Seeing the cracks spreading across H浑天, Sage Yan's expression drastically changed.

This gentle-spirited Sage usually spoke in a weak manner, even when fighting Su Zhou. But now, even he couldn't help but widen his eyes and exclaim: [Even during the battle, we never relaxed our reinforcement of the seal—]

[No, how could this be… The fivefold seal clearly encompassed all the elements of the multiverse. How did He bypass our element suppression and awaken?!]

On the other side, taking a deep breath, Dao Venerable Qian Yuan calmly analyzed the situation. Unafraid of danger, he immediately approached H浑天 and reached out to touch it—but in the next instant, he was bounced back by the realm of H浑天, staggering back in astonishment: [It's really beginning to awaken—is it because of our battle?! No, there's a deeper element at play!]

[It's not related to the fight with the Primordial Torch Dragon… He never touched H浑天 from beginning to end. This isn't His problem; we made a mistake.]

He didn't push the blame onto Su Zhou, nor did he casually take responsibility. Instead, he was pragmatic, gritting his teeth and seriously analyzing the real reason: [What is it… why?]

Stepping forward again, the First Supreme Sage, prepared this time, reached out and wasn't repelled.

Sensing for a moment, Dao Venerable Qian Yuan looked up, somewhat lost and even at a loss for words: [It's existence… and activity.]

His tone was filled with boundless bitterness and confusion: [It's us… and yet, not us.]

Su Zhou didn't speak. The young man's expression was extremely heavy at this moment. He also stepped forward and reached out towards H浑天.

The moment he touched the realm of H浑天, he sensed an incredible, boundless power surging out from within H浑天—if one were to ask what a torrent is, this was the perfect embodiment of it. Infinite power surged outwards incessantly, distorting the endless existence and non-existence, causing all things to be born and perish.

But he, after all, was also a torrent.

Su Zhou went against the current, forcefully breaking through the infinite power flowing around H浑天 in the first instant. Then, in a flash, he rescued all the beings from the five great epochs within the realm of H浑天 and transferred them to the multiverse nascent form that Sage Qiong Yuan, with considerable tacit understanding, had prepared long ago.

—He didn't put the cart before the horse and forget his purpose of entering H浑天 to save people.

And in this process, Su Zhou also understood why the true spirit seal of the multiverse, which even he couldn't find any loopholes in, would suddenly go wrong.

The answer was the most basic 'movement'.

The true spirit of the multiverse was reviving itself from its slumber, 'moving' again, by following the essence of 'the activity of all things is also the activity of the multiverse itself'!

This was a fundamental difference in concept.

For life, movement is fundamental. What doesn't move isn't life, or even any natural phenomenon—even the sun is undergoing nuclear fusion, and rocks are gradually crumbling into sand. The essence of all things, living and non-living, is movement.

But…

Does the multiverse really need 'life' and 'the conditions for life to be nurtured'?

Does the multiverse really need 'movement'?

The answer is no.

Among the infinite possibilities in the multiverse, there's also the possibility of 'everything returning to nothingness and silence'.

Therefore, all 'movement', whether it's the battle between torrents, the Dao discussions between Harmony realm cultivators, the actions of ordinary Immortals and Gods, or the daily lives of ordinary mortals… all movement will stimulate the true spirit of the multiverse, causing it to slowly awaken.

Su Zhou's battle and confrontation with the six torrents was itself 'the activity of the multiverse'. If Su Zhou hadn't fought fast enough and ended the battle almost immediately, it was likely that the true spirit of the multiverse would have revived just when they were entangled.

But even so, the situation had become as bad as it could get.

[There's no way, the taboo is about to revive.]

At this moment, Tai Yi Hun Yuan also arrived near H浑天. He also risked being attacked by the true spirit, which could suddenly revive, and slowly said in a heavy tone: [Although we had considered that the prosperity or decline of the multiverse would indeed affect the taboo's reaction… we didn't expect the other party to be so sensitive, pursuing absolute silence and nothingness, to the extent that any activity is a key to stimulating its awakening.]

[We still underestimated our enemy and underestimated the other party's determination.]

[It seems that to completely seal the taboo, what's needed is 'waiting'.] True World said with some bitterness: [Only the waiting of the Twilight lineage… letting all beings in the multiverse wait, may be able to truly seal this true spirit of the multiverse.]

To this, Su Zhou simply shook his head.

Waiting sounded easy.

But Su Zhou knew that the Twilight's so-called waiting was almost equivalent to living to die.

Waiting for everything, gazing at everything, not interfering… simply seeking the meaning within, simply waiting for the right arrival.

In simple terms, it was complete 'stillness' and 'nothingness'. Both sides had to remain motionless, one playing a staring game with the true spirit of the multiverse, which was the so-called Nirvana and extinction.

Perhaps this was why the No-Beginning Awakened One of the Fifth Epoch was able to use Nirvana light to expel the Immeasurable Heavenly Demons.

But how could the vast majority of ordinary people accomplish this, let alone those with great perseverance, who were naturally suited for such dependents and clans?

Moreover…

"We torrents are themselves infinitely overflowing 'movement'."

He pointed out the most important point: "The Dao changes caused by the torrents, the creation of the multiverse nascent forms, and even my multiverse, are essentially formed by the condensation of our infinite power overflowing."

"So…"

[So, to completely suppress the true spirit of the multiverse, all torrents need to enter extinction.]

Infinite Eternal Return said: [We are the greatest movement in this multiverse. Our existence itself represents the impossible possibilities of the multiverse itself.]

Speaking of this, he laughed instead: [Is it finally our turn to sacrifice?]

All life in the entire multiverse is active. There are fundamentally very few who can achieve supreme enlightenment, so the true spirit of the multiverse breaking out of the seal is inevitable.

But apart from the torrents, the entirety of the multiverse, including all derivations, even the void of dreams, is only comparable to one torrent.

Even the true spirit of the multiverse, the one that hasn't awakened, is still a torrent.

[If it really doesn't work, gather all things of the entire multiverse into us.]

Emperor Polaris said, offering the final proposal: [Although this will definitely cause the multiverse true spirit to awaken in an instant, it can at least save…]

But Tai Yi Hun Yuan, who had studied this method in great depth, denied it: [This method has been discussed long ago. All things exist within the true spirit. If we move all things, it's equivalent to moving the true spirit. Then, how should we deal with the true spirit that has spread into us?]

[The only way is to seal it. This situation isn't unforeseen, but now it's our turn to sacrifice.]

Without the slightest hesitation, Tai Yi Hun Yuan was the first to advance towards H浑天—this torrent of countless colors, while walking, entered extinction.

He laughed heartily without the slightest fear: [We believe that among the endless beings, there will definitely be possibilities stronger than us!]

[That's absolutely right! There are definitely possibilities stronger than us!]

[I used to be just a speck of dust, growing to the level of a torrent today, really relying on the love of the entire multiverse. Now is the time to give back, and I firmly believe that a transcender will definitely appear in this multiverse! I firmly believe this, so I sacrifice!]

Torrents cannot truly 'die'. They can only enter 'extinction' through their own 'choice'.

Even if they enter extinction, they will transform into eternal spectacles, becoming insurmountable mountains in the multiverse.

And now, Tai Yi Hun Yuan didn't have any hesitation. This former Lord of Seals didn't have even a trace of hesitation, directly wanting to return to absolute silence, and then transform himself into a layer of seal, covering the already cracked H浑天.

The reason it was 'wanting to' rather than 'already', was mainly because of Su Zhou.

The Torch Dragon Heaven expanded infinitely, then transformed into giant hands and dragon claws, even tentacles and roots, turning into a layer of seal, blocking all the torrents.

As for Tai Yi Hun Yuan, who wanted to sacrifice himself, he was directly kicked away by Su Zhou, flying back into the void of the sealed multiverse.

"Losers, stay away."

Before everyone could question him, the young man who kicked away Tai Yi Hun Yuan turned around.

Su Zhou faced the realm of H浑天, his back to all beings.

He stared at the great universe in front of him, which was blooming with cracks, and said faintly: "It's not your turn to speak now, you guys whose seals went wrong and couldn't even beat me… let alone sacrifice yourselves."

[Primordial Torch Dragon, now is not the time to show off.]

The No-Beginning Awakened One couldn't help but say at this moment: [Aren't you angry because we sacrificed innocent mortals? That's our choice. No matter what reason is given, it's the evil we commit as 'stronger beings'.]

[And now, you neither punish our evil nor let us sacrifice to repay it. What do you intend to do? Are you planning to bear everything for us?!]

Su Zhou didn't reply.

In contrast, within the Torch Dragon Heaven, the multiverse was rapidly expanding, like a blooming flower, a dragon awakening and moving, a divine tree gradually growing stronger, becoming increasingly tall and majestic.

All existences, including the torrents, couldn't help but retreat uncontrollably when faced with the Torch Dragon's power that had just defeated their combined forces, being pushed away until… they were all pushed out of the Torch Dragon Heaven with astonished and angry expressions.

Returning to the void of the sealed multiverse.

—The weak.

And.

—The strong.

Always with his back to the weak, always facing the strong, always firmly believing that he was just, that he was correct.

Su Zhou had always walked this path.

Whether it was Tai Yi Hun Yuan, or the No-Beginning Awakened One, whether it was the five torrents or the five Supreme Sages, they couldn't change Su Zhou's current thoughts.

And what Su Zhou was thinking about now was actually gratitude.

—It was them.

—It was them who suppressed the revival of the multiverse true spirit since ancient times, that we have the tomorrow of later generations, that we have the freedom of now and the future.

He thought so, with deep gratitude.

And self-reflection.

—Primordial Torch Dragon, you were born from the sacrifices of countless lives, you are surrounded by countless old friends and spirits, you devour the souls of evildoers, you take the wrong world as a trial… it is the sacrifices of countless nameless people, countless dead people, that have made you who you are today.

—Therefore, you need to be humble.

Su Zhou thought so, but the power of the Torch Dragon Heaven expanding outwards became greater and more terrifying, to the point that even the six torrents who were jointly attacking the Torch Dragon Heaven were shaken back, just like when they touched H浑天 before.

—Therefore, Torch Dragon.

He thought so, determined in his conviction.

—You must create a better future, an absolutely better hope, a multiverse where everyone will not be sad, where there will be no more tears and sacrifices!

—For them, for them, for them, and for everything.

—This is my love and justice.

In this instant.

Within the Torch Dragon Heaven.

Emperor Hong Shi and Supreme Venerable Tai Shi saw Su Zhou appear before them.

"It's time to go." The black-haired young man said, smiling gently: "Thank you for opening the Torch Dragon Heaven. Otherwise, that battle would have been very troublesome, and it wouldn't have ended so quickly."

"Even if the true spirit of the multiverse had been unsealed, we wouldn't have had a chance to respond… In other words, Hong Shi, you saved the entire multiverse."

[Let me stay, that's saving.] Hong Shi seemed to have expected Su Zhou's arrival. He said without any politeness: [You…]

Before he could say his second sentence, he was thrown out of the Torch Dragon Heaven, back to the vicinity of the sealed universe.

Next, Su Zhou turned his head to look at Supreme Venerable Tai Shi.

"You're not a good Harmony realm cultivator, nor are you a good powerhouse, but Supreme Venerable Tai Shi, you're a normal person. In this multiverse, normal people are countless times rarer than freaks and psychopaths."

Su Zhou said to Supreme Venerable Tai Shi, who was sighing. He shook his head and smiled: "Actually, I don't have much expectation of you, just hoping that you can gradually become a good Harmony realm cultivator, beneficial to this multiverse… But you came here with Hong Shi, driving the Torch Dragon Heaven together, without leaving midway."

[I actually wanted to run… From the beginning, I felt it was too dangerous. The Torch Dragon Heaven could have gone by itself, it didn't need us to drive it.]

Supreme Venerable Tai Shi said with considerable pain: [I don't want to lie to you, but if I could, I would have…]

"If I could' is the biggest lie in this multiverse."

Su Zhou said calmly: "In fact, the 'truth' that is acknowledged in this multiverse is 'you didn't run away'."

"On the contrary, even though you died once because of my self-detonation, you still stayed here, without any intention of turning back, even thinking in your heart, 'If I sacrifice myself, will I be able to see my master?'"

He reached out and patted Supreme Venerable Tai Shi on the shoulder, who was about to speak: "Admit it, old man, you're also getting better… although not good enough, not firm enough, and still lacking love."

Su Zhou pushed him with a smile.

"But the current you is also Torch Dragon."

Supreme Venerable Tai Shi was also sent out of the Torch Dragon Heaven.

From the beginning, the Torch Dragon Heaven had thrown out all the prisoners—those Harmony realm cultivators who really had a reason to die had already been killed by Torch Dragon and Hong Shi the Complainer, turning into Dao. Those who were left behind still had a chance to be reformed, so they couldn't be allowed to die casually.

"Just now, I didn't finish my words."

Scanning the Torch Dragon Heaven multiverse, which was empty except for himself, Su Zhou turned around.

He held the core of the Torch Dragon Heaven multiverse in his left hand, while his right hand reached out to touch H浑天.

He seemed to be talking to himself, and also to the six torrents outside the Torch Dragon Heaven, who were still constantly attacking the Torch Dragon Heaven: "I said, there are countless battles, but the real result only happens once. You lost not because you weren't strong enough, but because although you already have the position of torrent, you haven't become 'prototypes of transcendents' in the true sense."

"The connection between torrents and transcendents is so close, how could it be that countless long years cannot be crossed? Why is the number of transcendents so small? There are no other extra reasons, simply because they misunderstood the path to take."

The young man shook his head gently as he said this to himself: "Forget it, don't blame them too much."

"They're just amateur torrents."

Su Zhou's right hand pressed on the realm of H浑天.

Instantly, incredible, unreasonable, indescribable boundless divine power erupted in an instant, wanting to push the young man away, wanting to eliminate the young man, wanting to erase the young man.

It rejected the young man's existence, rejected all movement, rejected all perception, rejected all existence.

This was the nothingness of Twilight, but in essence, it was freedom.

—Not wanting to have any connection with any existence, not wanting any shackles, not wanting any treaties.

—Not wanting any love, not wanting to be loved.

—Not wanting to 'think'.

That was the result chosen by absolute freedom.

In this instant, even Su Zhou's arm that was in contact with H浑天 began to burst with subtle cracks. Even the core of the entire Torch Dragon Heaven multiverse, the personification of this infinite space-time structure, dimmed for a moment.

"As expected, it's very strenuous."

Su Zhou frowned, then smiled: "Where were we just now? That's right, everyone, our battle is not for a result."

"Justice is not for a result. The result is just a point, a multiverse. But true justice is not a point, not a result, not an end to an action."

"We hold on to the justice in our hearts to do all this, definitely not for a 'result', such as sealing the true spirit, protecting all things, becoming a transcendent…"

Saying so, the young man closed his eyes, he smiled slightly, ignoring the cracks that were spreading more and more on his arm, and murmured softly: "What we have to do is to let the point sprout, to let the line extend, like planting a seed, like nurturing new life."

Torrent powerhouses can see through the past and future.

Torrent powerhouses can trace back to the origin of the universe, even the multiverse, and reach the end of the multiverse.

Torrent powerhouses can see a person's life, reincarnating countless times. Those infinite reincarnations and the infinite possibilities and parallel world derivations of all those reincarnations, all those 'stories', can be seen by torrent powerhouses, and they can take action to change them.

Torrent powerhouses, without the interference of other powerhouses of the same level, can influence the entire multiverse, shaping the multiverse into the way they want it to be, or even create a multiverse themselves, fully knowing all the possibilities of all life in that multiverse.

But…

Torrent powerhouses didn't do this.

They know, know the suffering of all things; they also know, know the happiness of all things.

They know how to reverse all tragedies, and they also know how to reach all happy endings.

Some torrents did just that, for the happy endings they wanted, for the form of the multiverse they thought was correct, for the justice in their hearts.

But in that way, can another torrent be cultivated?

Can a transcendent be nurtured?

Facing an unreasonable monster… just a result, a point, a seed… what can it do?

Therefore, that is not a true torrent, it is a bewildered person who has not yet awakened.

The most important thing is not the result, not those correct goals.

The true torrent, the most important step towards the transcendent, from beginning to end, is that one word.

[Love]

"We… are only because of love."

Su Zhou opened his eyes, he stared at the realm of H浑天 in front of him, his eyes seemed to penetrate the absolute seal created by the five Supreme Sages, encompassing all things in the five great epochs, encompassing all existence.

He looked at the multiverse true spirit that was about to awaken, and then said firmly: "We…"

"Want to let love happen."

Not to create the result of innovation for the sake of [Innovation]'s justice, but to choose the road of [Innovation] that one believes to be correct for the sake of [Love].

Not for the sake of [Innovation] to [Innovate], but because one wholeheartedly [Believes] that one's [Love] can bring justice, and let all beings also [Believe] in this [Love].

Not for the sake of the result.

But to let new, more, infinite 'love'… eternally, absolutely and infinitely happen!

A new torrent? How can that be enough! There must be an equation set curve that can carry infinite kinds of torrents, infinite kinds of surging 'love', to become infinitely derived in the pan-infinite multiverse derivation axis!

This is both 'love', 'belief', and 'trust'.

And the truth of [Infinity], [Absoluteness], and [Eternity]!

At this moment, the cracks originating from H浑天 had spread to most of Su Zhou's body, and even his face and eyes were covered with those empty, void cracks.

But Su Zhou seemed to be completely unaware. He laughed heartily: "Did you understand? The old guys outside?"

"In your world, at most, you can only nurture existences like me! At most, nurture torrents like me!"

"But if it's me, perhaps my world and order can nurture new transcendents!"

"Because I love everything, even the true spirit of this multiverse, I have compassion and absolutely don't want to give up—but you can only confront this true spirit and the prototypes of future monsters!"

"I, am betterment and innovation, am Torch Dragon and Su Zhou, am the dawn of this multiverse, illuminating all darkness!"

A flame ignited from Su Zhou's heart.

Cyan-purple flames emerged from the empty cracks around the young man, rising up, hot and surging, shaking the infinite space-time, as if even the multiverse itself could be scorched and ignited.

At the same time, in the multiverse void, cyan-purple flame shadows were flying from the sealed multiverse.

—That was Martial Saint, the God of Judgment, the Mentor and Hope, the Savior and Destroyer, the Divine Bird and Divine Tree, and the Myriad Generations of Innovation, the Evil-Devouring Righteous Dragon.

—That was the indignation of seeing injustice on the road, the confusion from the bottom of the heart, the firmness after hesitation, the joy of finally understanding one's own path, and an infinitely flourishing love.

That was infinite power, the 'infinite power' originating from other Torch Dragons.

The infinite power called Torch Dragon… does not only belong to Su Zhou, but also belongs to the beings of the multiverse.

Just like a road, opened up for all beings to walk, not for one person to monopolize it, infinite power is precisely the gift that Su Zhou created and gave to all beings!

And all things also believed in Su Zhou, so the infinite power distributed to infinite beings could also be returned to Su Zhou himself.

"I thank you for your sacrifices, I bless all life, including all beings, including the nameless, including you—from now on, there will be no more sacrificers, no more nameless."

Infinite cyan-purple flames merged into the Torch Dragon Heaven, and incredible power merged and strengthened, making the Torch Dragon Heaven multiverse, which was originally about to collapse, firm again. It also caused the other torrents to instinctively stop their hands, gazing in the direction of Su Zhou, hearing Su Zhou's gratitude to them, and Su Zhou's firm words.

Then, the young man stared at H浑天 in front of him: "Including 'you'."

At this moment, Su Zhou recalled the Fifth Movement universe of the Orchestra Great Universe.

He thought of a possible ending of that universe, and in that possibility, the words that all beings said to him.

Then, Su Zhou, who touched H浑天 and met the true spirit of the multiverse, smiled gently.

Immediately afterwards, he said: "Spiritual Qi, creator of the Era of Miracles, the source of my cultivation all the way, the true spirit of the multiverse that gave birth to me."

He said: "No matter who you are, who you think you are."

He said: "In any case, whether you exist or not, whether you can hear, whether you can understand, whether you can agree."

He spoke to this multiverse true spirit, who had 'sacrificed' his future and possibilities, freedom and choice, and even happiness and love, for the sake of nurturing the beings of the multiverse, using a tone that could not be more gentle, expressing the most sincere thoughts in his heart.

"I want to tell you, I am Su Zhou, I am the Primordial Torch Dragon, I am a better possibility, I am innovation, I am a non-existent existence, an impossible possibility, a torrent surging among all things, a force that is always flowing."

Su Zhou opened his arms, he embraced H浑天, embracing the true spirit of the multiverse: "I came here to see you, and to tell you."

"I love you."

"Therefore, I want to give you a better ending."

—Here, life has created infinite life.

—Here, curiosity has explored infinite distances.

—Here, hope has overcome infinite nothingness.

—Here, existence has infinitely extended itself.

—Here, destruction has infinitely ended the shackles.

—Here, popular will has infinitely condensed dreams.

—Here, civilization has harmonized infinite differences.

—Here, dreams have perfected infinite shortcomings.

—Here, strife has conducted infinite killings.

—Here, stubbornness has insisted on infinite transcendence.

—Here, miracles have infinitely burned determination.

—Here, wisdom has infinitely weighed all things.

—Here, freedom has guided infinite destiny.

—Here, expectation has watched over infinite reincarnation.

—Here, questioners have conducted infinite questioning.

And finally…

Someone used love as a sacrifice, offering it to himself, praying for a better possibility and future.

Thus.

In this moment.

Infinite flames rose up, covering the realm of H浑天 with Su Zhou's soul and will.

And the Torch Dragon Heaven, which had originally been expanding infinitely, even breaking through the sealed multiverse and reaching the pan-infinite multiverse derivation axis, also began to shrink and condense in the midst of the fierce burning.

Finally, it transformed into a star shining in the center of the sealed multiverse.

And a true torrent also fell into silence in this infinite, absolute, and eternal 'love'.

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