"Eldest Sister, are you really that confident that you can capture all of us sisters in one fell swoop?"
One of the Immaculatus made no secret of her desire to clash with Evernight.
She harbored a sliver of doubt as to whether Evernight was truly stronger than her.
Cyrene discovered something.
That was, among the Immaculatus present, there were differences between their ice crystal bodies.
The thinness, transparency, and thickness varied from person to person.
The most obvious difference was the luster on their bodies; some were dull and lightless, while others were incomparably bright.
Cyrene looked around.
Within this Sudarsana, including the three of them, there were a total of twenty-four Immaculatus present.
And the luster on Evernight's body was the brightest. Her thinness, transparency, and thickness were all the closest to the true form of Fuli, and because of this point, she was exceptionally conspicuous.
So conspicuous that anyone wouldn't be able to ignore her.
This was also why so many people present were able to recognize her as the 'Eldest Sister' at the first moment.
The Immaculatus who had just voiced her doubts about Evernight had an ice crystal texture that belonged to the middle-to-lower tier among the twenty-four people.
In Leon's words: a stinky Medium Cup!
"I originally thought I was the number one in the current age."
An ice crystal figure with a shining luster on her body walked forward and spoke to Cyrene.
"There is always someone better, and a heaven beyond heaven. It seems this was never a joke."
This Immaculatus laughed in self-deprecation, looking as if she needed to guard against arrogance and rashness.
Cyrene understood what she meant.
Among the twenty-four people present, Evernight ranked first, she was second, and the one before her was third.
From the fact that she said this to Cyrene instead of Evernight, it could also be seen that she accepted losing to the Eldest Sister, but she originally thought she was the second person right after her.
In the end, she hadn't expected there would actually be a Cyrene.
"There's no need to compare yourself with me. After all, I have no intention of fighting for this position."
Taking this opportunity, Cyrene just stated it directly.
Having clarified her stance, if they were still preparing to make a move against her, then she would go and complain to Leon.
"What..."
The Immaculatus present, upon hearing Cyrene's abstention speech—the speech from the person who theoretically had the highest chance of seizing the position of Fuli right under Evernight...
"Oh my, to think that the first time I met other sisters wasn't amidst the clash of weapons, but instead I lost a competitor right from the start."
They all had more or less some reactions among each other.
"Putting on an act, it's nauseating."
Some simply felt surprised, some took it seriously for the time being, and some felt Cyrene was faking it.
Those who were surprised were half-doubting, and those whose words didn't match their hearts took it seriously for the time being.
As well as those who thought it was an act, a lie used to tempt them into relaxing their guard.
The attitude held by the majority of the Immaculatus toward Cyrene's speech was the third kind.
No one believed that any Immaculatus would voluntarily give up the position of Fuli.
"Stop joking around!"
And besides the above three, there were also Immaculatus who felt Cyrene's abstention was an insult to themselves.
"What do you think the privilege of 'Summoning' held by the one with the highest weight is for?"
Of course, it was to allow this imperial princess with the most potential, after maturing, to directly sweep away all obstacles in one fell swoop, ensuring that her ascension to the throne could succeed smoothly!
This was the consensus of all the Immaculatus!
"Do you think you can still stay out of it after coming here?"
An Immaculatus spoke coldly, "Did you really think that with just a single sentence of abstention, you could make everyone give up the idea of reclaiming the weight on your body?"
"And cheerfully shake hands and make peace with you?"
"Everyone has their own origins, and everyone also has their own karmic retribution."
"This is something that was decided right from the very beginning!"
"As an Immaculatus, even if you don't want to fight and truly have no thoughts about the position of the Lord of the Immaculatus, you never had any room to escape your fate."
Everyone is so serious...
But Cyrene could also understand; even Leon would want the strength of an Aeon.
"Why the need to speak so harshly?"
An Immaculatus stepped forward to act as a peacemaker.
"If this sister truly doesn't want to fight, then you might as well consider joining forces with me, lending me a helping hand, and assisting me in seizing the position of the Lord of the Immaculatus."
However, judging from her words, this Immaculatus, who belonged to the upper-tier of the large cups among the twenty-four people, had ulterior motives.
"The merit of assisting the dragon; afterwards, I guarantee your safety!"
No one could resist trying to win her over; the weight on Cyrene's body made these people deeply covetous.
It wasn't as if there were no precedents for cooperation among the Immaculatus.
The Garden of Recollection—this place was founded by the joint efforts of multiple Immaculatus.
This thing called held weight could be increased.
As long as an Immaculatus was reclaimed, they could divide and devour the weight on her body.
Otherwise, where did you think the saying 'only one person can ascend to godhood at the end of time' came from?
Fuli must be complete.
And the weight on the bodies of the Immaculatus was scattered, which was why there was this concept of reclamation.
Immaculatus with low held weight would definitely not be able to defeat those with high held weight in a one-on-one fight.
Joining forces was instead a very common occurrence.
If Cyrene didn't want it, then she shouldn't occupy the position without doing anything. The high weight on her body held the hope of allowing them to compete with Evernight.
"Did you not hear her?"
This was Evernight's first time speaking.
"She said she isn't fighting for it."
A high-intensity Remembrance pressure abruptly appeared from her body, like a monarch giving orders to subjects, pressing down so hard that all the Immaculatus present found it somewhat hard to breathe.
This was the existence closest to the Lord of the Immaculatus...
"But I never said I wasn't fighting for it."
As soon as these words came out, these Immaculatus finally belatedly noticed one thing.
Cyrene had stayed by Evernight's side from the very beginning to the end, not leaving for even a moment.
The fact that she could stay by this lord's side was already enough to fully explain the problem...
One had to know that when these Immaculatus first arrived in this Sudarsana, their standing positions were scattered, with spaced distances between each other.
Yet Cyrene had followed Evernight from beginning to end.
The latter had an attitude of keeping strangers away toward these Immaculatus.
But this attitude was not reflected in the slightest toward the former...
After realizing this point, the hearts of the twenty-one Immaculatus instantly sank to the bottom.
Cyrene took Evernight's side, and Evernight stood up for Cyrene.
No matter which point, it reflected the fact that the two had likely formed an alliance early on.
This is bad...
The Immaculatus secretly felt things were bad.
With these two joining forces, did they really still have any chance of survival to speak of?
No wonder the 'Eldest Sister', who had not had any news all along, suddenly appeared today and summoned all of them here; it turned out she came prepared!
"Eldest Sister, are you really going to make a move?"
An atmosphere of drawn swords and bent bows began to permeate the air.
"Rest assured, I don't want your lives today."
If possible, Evernight also wanted to eliminate all these hazards right here.
But she couldn't do it.
The person who possessed the highest weight among the Immaculatus was the complete and intact true form of March 7th.
It wasn't her.
She was only a small part of March 7th's past, and the abilities she could mobilize were actually very few.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have needed to borrow Cyrene's weight to secure her position.
It was nothing more than a fox exploiting the tiger's might.
If a real fight broke out, she wouldn't necessarily be able to win against the few strongest Immaculatus present.
"The outcome will be decided on a later date."
Evernight spoke in a tone that allowed no refusal, "Right now, I only want you to obediently cooperate with me."
"Cooperate?"
All the Immaculatus present did not let down their guard in the slightest upon hearing these words.
"May I ask what Eldest Sister went through such great lengths for, what do you want us to cooperate with?"
"Give up the weight in your hands and temporarily hand over the position of the Lord of the Immaculatus to me."
Evernight spoke indifferently.
"That's impossible! You asking us to abstain is asking us to die!"
An Immaculatus immediately objected!
What a joke!
Giving up their weight and withdrawing from this struggle for the imperial throne—wasn't this equivalent to indirectly sending them to their deaths?
The Immaculatus could completely be said to be halves of Fuli; in a sense, they truly could address each other as sisters.
But in the end, only one person could become Fuli. For the position of the Remembrance Aeon.
They wouldn't hesitate, and they had long since made the preparations—
The preparations for relatives to destroy relatives, and for good friends to sever good friends!
If they gave up just because of a single sentence from Evernight, wouldn't their persistence all along become a joke?
More importantly.
If Evernight truly became Fuli, would she really be like what she said, just borrowing it temporarily and returning the weight once the time passed?
Safely letting them go?
No, no one believed that Evernight would truly let them go once she became Fuli.
The Immaculatus present, by joining forces right now, still had the ability to compete with their Eldest Sister.
But if they let her become Fuli, then they would become meat on the chopping block.
At the mercy of others.
How could these Immaculatus, who had zero trust in anyone, possibly agree to this proposal!
"I said, it's only temporary."
Evernight let out an imperceptible sigh; she knew it wouldn't be that easy.
"These are all your one-sided words; who knows if your words don't match your heart?"
None of the Immaculatus had a good tone.
"To put it bluntly, why should we entrust our lives to you?"
Evernight had started baring her fangs, vainly attempting to lay her hands on their lifeblood.
"Just because you are the Eldest Sister?"
It would be a miracle if they could give this Eldest Sister any good looks.
"I want to resolve the Swarm Disaster."
Evernight calmly stated the reason why she needed this position.
There was no need for any arguments with these sisters; this answer alone was enough to kill the competition.
The Immaculatus fell into a period of silence upon hearing her goal.
The Swarm Disaster?
They didn't hear wrong, right? This Eldest Sister of theirs wanted to resolve the Swarm Disaster? Not ascending during the Swarm Disaster, but instead wanting to resolve it?
This move was somewhat unexpected to the Immaculatus.
But it also made quite a few people have a little bit of belief in what Evernight said before.
Because there was a necessary condition to become Fuli, and that was the Galaxy reaching its end.
[Only one Immaculatus can ascend to godhood at the end of time]
If time had not reached its end, then ascending to godhood would be out of the question.
Previously, Iron Tomb could have destroyed the Galaxy in one fell swoop; that was the end, so Cyrene successfully took out a loan to become it.
It was just that it was stopped by Leon in the end, so it was left unresolved.
And now, the Swarm Disaster was another end of time; it could definitively bring the end to the Galaxy.
So theoretically speaking.
Now was the best opportunity for these Immaculatus to seize the position of the Lord of the Immaculatus.
This was also why everyone felt that the reason their Eldest Sister Evernight called them over today was to take this opportunity to reclaim all the authority into her body.
But if it wasn't to take advantage of the Swarm Disaster's tailwind to ascend, but to end it, then it truly was the temporary borrowing that Evernight spoke of.
Just like Cyrene during the time of Iron Tomb.
"I didn't expect our Eldest Sister to actually be a righteous person who cares about the world."
After a while, an Immaculatus spoke up.
"Such a personality is not suitable to be a king."
"What, are you even fit to discuss whether I am suitable or not?"
Evernight's attack power toward these sisters had never been low.
"Eldest Sister, regardless of whether what you say is true or not, even if it is true, must we risk our lives to accompany your antics just because of a single sentence from you?"
The attitude of the Immaculatus did not change because of this.
"Where under the heavens is there such logic?"
In the final analysis, no matter what Evernight said, this group of sensitive people couldn't possibly believe her, let alone provide her with any help according to what she said.
After all, the identities and interests of the Immaculatus were laid out here. The benefits Evernight could bring by breaking the contract were simply too great; not a single person on the scene could resist the temptation of the Lord of the Immaculatus.
"Just give it when you're told, where did so much nonsense come from!"
Accompanied by a cold shout—
A might of The Hunt, as if the true form of Lan had come in person, appeared from Evernight's body. A monstrous aura of slaughter and conquest echoed throughout this entire Sudarsana in an instant!
As if as long as these Immaculatus dared to say a single word of 'no', then what awaited them in the future would be the endless revenge of The Hunt!
All twenty-one Immaculatus were triggered into a stress response by Evernight's sudden move!
They subconsciously adopted combat-ready stances!
Without exception, Emanator-level fluctuations surged from their bodies, as they strenuously used their Remembrance, which was extremely weak compared to this The Hunt, to try their best to offset Evernight's offensive!
—What a joke!!!
The twenty-one Immaculatus, seeing this situation and scene, roared in unacceptability at the bottom of their hearts!
Although there was still some distance from an Aeon...
But, without a doubt—
The might of The Hunt exuding from Evernight's body was absolutely of the highest tier just below an Aeon!
This texture could even be completely said to be half equal to Lan; the distance from the true form was only lacking that pre-determined step to be taken!
Different from low-level reservists like them, the original owner of this might was an inheritor already pre-determined by an Aeon, a lofty proxy!
As long as they waited for Lan to die.
He could directly replace His position and set foot upon the throne of an Aeon!
How is this possible, how is this possible!
For some unknown reason, Cyrene always felt that she saw incomparably astonished expressions on the faces of these Immaculatus.
Even though they were clearly a group of faceless people whose faces couldn't be seen.
If these Immaculatus knew Cyrene's thoughts at this time, they would definitely not be able to hold back from cursing out loud: You have a big shot backing you, so you can act all high and mighty!
The Immaculatus naturally understood what the appearance of this might from Evernight meant.
Evernight had received the bet of an Aeon reservist; her assisting minister was the proxy of The Hunt, and there was a great Causality between the two!
Two Aeon reservists had joined forces.
After realizing this point, who wouldn't be astonished?
What the hell were they still playing for? What were they fighting for? The verdict is to just declare Evernight the winner!
"Don't want to give it, right? If you don't want to give it, then all of you can just die right here for me!"
Evernight's tone carried the absolute domination of a superior over inferiors. The twenty-one Immaculatus present couldn't help but feel a bit suffocated upon hearing these words.
"Don't want to listen to good words, fine!"
Sudarsana began to grow turbulent, and a patch of black and red immediately enveloped the originally blue and white space!
"I can still achieve it by reclaiming you all!"
Evernight spoke coldly, showing off the sheer awesomeness of being the one holding the highest weight!
Although it was just an empty bluff, it was enough!
"If you have doubts in your hearts, you are more than welcome to step forward and give it a try."
Evernight knew what these people were thinking; she understood these sisters far too well.
It was nothing more than feeling she couldn't do it; if she could truly do it, she wouldn't have started by talking.
Yes, she truly couldn't do it, but did anyone dare to gamble?
"Those were just angry words just now. Why does Eldest Sister need to be angry with us sisters over this?"
After a period of silence, under absolute pressure, the Immaculatus chose to concede.
"Since Eldest Sister has opened her mouth, then as sisters, we naturally cannot refuse."
They immediately staged a wave of seamless face-changing.
Nonsense, who dared to gamble? These Immaculatus cherished their lives more than the next!
Perhaps Evernight might truly just be putting on an act.
But the might of The Hunt on her body just now was the genuine article!
It couldn't be faked!
They didn't want to forge enmity with the people of The Hunt.
Or rather, how many in the Galaxy dared to provoke The Hunt?
Between The Hunt and The Destruction to choose as an enemy, they would rather provoke The Destruction.
The people of The Hunt were a bunch of mad dogs.
Escaping a disaster from the hands of The Destruction meant truly escaping a disaster.
But if you escaped a disaster from the hands of The Hunt, that wasn't an escape; it was the beginning of a nightmare!
The people of The Destruction wouldn't specifically target anyone.
They treated everyone equally and wouldn't dispatch troops specifically for anyone.
But as long as The Hunt formed a grudge, then the people of this Path were truly like sticky plasters.
They wouldn't rest until one side was dead, and they would risk their lives and forget death just to kill you!
Not to mention that the person standing behind Evernight didn't have just an ordinary status within The Hunt.
An Emanator wouldn't even be fit to carry the shoes of a proxy!
With such a heaven-defying existence, even if she didn't become Fuli, who had the confidence to contend with her?
"...Swear upon that assisting minister of yours, otherwise, you might as well just kill me."
An Immaculatus chose to act recklessly out of despair, demanding that Evernight give more promises.
The majority of the Immaculatus remained silent, but they clearly implicitly sided with the team demanding a promise.
The people of The Hunt had always been just, and were also famous for being the most intolerant of injustice.
Swearing upon him would indeed greatly increase the credibility of Evernight's words.
They also wouldn't have to worry about this Eldest Sister breaking the contract anymore; after all, breaking a contract in itself was unjust.
If things went wrong, the two might even fall out.
Losing the bet of a proxy could be described as quite unworthy.
Evernight frowned, somewhat wanting to say, "Are you even fit to bargain with me?"
She didn't like putting Leon directly on the surface; trump cards needed to be tightly hidden.
But this was a special situation right now, and time couldn't be dragged on any longer.
She could only accept it...
Evernight clicked her tongue in the dark.
"...Fine, I swear in his name."
She took a deep breath.
"After resolving the Swarm Disaster, I will definitely return the authority of everyone exactly as it was."
"Good!"
The twenty-one Immaculatus, having gotten the answer they wanted, agreed immediately!
"Remember your words."
The first Immaculatus stepped forward and extended her hand to her.
"I care about him more than anyone."
Evernight shook her hand, letting them rest assured; offending him for their sake was completely unworthy.
"Heh."
With a sneer, this Immaculatus turned into drops of energy and surged into Evernight's body.
"Speaking of which, this sister is somewhat curious. I wonder if this assisting minister of Eldest Sister is male or female?"
The second Immaculatus stepped forward and extended her hand.
Evernight shook it, not offering an answer.
"So aloof and unapproachable."
"Regardless of whether it's a man or a woman, in short, congratulations to Eldest Sister for hooking a powerful backer."
As her words fell, this second Immaculatus was also successfully reclaimed by Evernight.
The third, the fourth...
Very soon, all twenty-one Immaculatus were entirely reclaimed by Evernight.
Next, only Cyrene was left.
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