Caelus raised his hand to push away the part of Aha clinging to him and tossed the other party aside. He specifically took out a tissue and began wiping the spot that had just been touched, feeling a strange sense of being dirtied. At the same time, Pom-Pom raised their broom.
"You bastard who blew up the Astral Express, how dare you come back, Pom!"
"Conductor! I report, I accuse, Akivili did it too!"
"You two bastards, Pom!"
Just like that, a bizarre scene unfolded inside the carriage, with Pom-Pom chasing the Aeon of Elation, Aha, with a broom.
However, Pom-Pom's short little legs were simply no match for Aha, who had long legs and was wearing black stockings and red high heels.
Stelle silently raised her phone to take pictures. During the process, in every photo, Aha made a different pose for the camera. Some were strange standing poses, some were charming glances back, some were flexing muscles like a tough guy, and some were expressionless, like a normal ID photo.
Moreover, the art style of every photo was different. Some were realistic, some were cartoonish, some were comic-style, and there were even bizarre, abstract styles.
As for how the expressions were made, just changing the mask was enough.
Caelus watched this chaotic scene with black lines practically appearing on his forehead, then silently pulled the Spiral of Contradiction out of his bag and handed it to Pom-Pom.
"Conductor Pom-Pom, this one is more powerful."
Pom-Pom looked at the Spiral of Contradiction in their hand, put the broom aside, and then charged at Aha without hesitation. Because the Spiral of Contradiction possessed the "always-hit" characteristic from The Hunt, Aha could not dodge this time and was stabbed right in the butt, flying high into the air and getting his head stuck in the ceiling like a cartoon character.
"Ahahaha! Aha's head is stuck! Akivili, help me!"
"I've said it many times. I am not Akivili, so stop acting crazy here."
"Geez, you have the potential of an old friend, but not the soul of one. Back in the day, Akivili and I were a match made in heaven. The times we spent together were so happy, but unfortunately, they are gone forever."
Aha pushed hard with both hands and pulled himself out of the ceiling. The ceiling, which should have been left with a hole, showed no signs of damage.
After saying this, Aha pulled a mask out of his chest and tossed it to Caelus.
Caelus took a towel from his backpack, caught the mask, then took out a large amount of clean water and, after carefully wiping it clean, put the mask away.
At the same time, he balanced the energy within his body, consolidating the power of the Path of Elation he had just received.
"Let me see. Nihility, Remembrance, Equilibrium, Finality from another universe, Abundance from another universe, Finality, Destruction, Harmony, Abundance, The Hunt, Elation... Kid, you are a slave to eleven Aeons! This is truly hilarious!"
"Nihility is the cornerstone of your existence, and Equilibrium is the cornerstone of your Path. I look forward to seeing what you become as you continue down this Path."
After saying this with a chuckle, Aha turned and disappeared from the Astral Express.
Pom-Pom handed the Spiral of Contradiction back to Caelus, retrieved their little broom, and then sighed as they looked at the place where Aha had disappeared, saying, "I haven't seen him in so many years, and he's still the same. Just like Akivili, he's a restless soul."
"The joy of existence is what Aha seeks, using it to counter meaningless Nihility."
Caelus put away his weapon and looked at Stelle, who was currently frantically forwarding the photos she had just taken on her phone and adding a caption.
Stelle: Top Secret Dossier on the Aeon of Elation! One of a kind, absolutely unique! These photos are not photoshopped, not fan art, but taken on the spot! I guarantee it with my reputation as a Trailblazer! If interested, please DM me! Only 666,666 Credits!
Herta Peerless: Send me a copy.
Screwllum: Transferred.
Ruan Mei: Same here.
"Woohoo! Made a fortune!"
Stelle jumped up excitedly with a strange cry, then raised her phone high and ran toward the back, shouting.
"Dan Heng! March 7th! I'm rich! Once we get to the Xianzhou Luofu, let's go have a feast at Aurum Alley, my treat!"
"Passenger Stelle really is the same as always."
Although Pom-Pom said this, their eyes were full of gratification. After all, for the past few days, the atmosphere on the Astral Express had been far too stifling. It really needed this kind of adjustment to improve.
As for why the atmosphere was so stifling, ah, don't ask.
The culprit shook his head, sat back down on the sofa, and took out a book to continue reading.
...
"Now, we have reached a critical moment of life and death for our Vidyadhara. That individual is about to arrive at the Xianzhou Luofu. How we obtain his help depends on all of you."
At the meeting of the Vidyadhara, a Dragon Master wearing glasses and looking somewhat aged was staring intensely at everyone present.
"I think we just need to state the facts and then sincerely ask for help. After all, such a major event happened previously, and you all know that that individual forged the Eternal Dream and Hell for the oppressed weak across the entire universe. With such a compassionate person, I don't think we need to overthink it. We just need to ask for help sincerely."
"That's easy to say, but when asking for help, we must have the right attitude. To show up without any gifts would be too rude, and who knows, it might lower his opinion of us. Or should we consider what Ao Xiaotian suggested, that our Vidyadhara take on a new god to worship?"
"How preposterous! We are, at the very least, descendants of the Permanence. Even if the Permanence has faded, that does not mean we should betray our heritage. How would we face our ancestors?"
"The Permanence has been gone for so many years, and we are on the verge of extinction! If this continues, in the future, those draconic species transformed by our power of Permanence might all start calling themselves Vidyadhara!"
"Have you been beaten into submission by that child, so you've chosen this way to surrender? You traitor!"
"It is clearly you who is clinging to those outdated traditions, you old fossil!"
Seeing that the meeting was about to end in another argument, the elder Dragon Master at the head of the table tapped the table to quiet everyone down, then coughed and said, "Stop saying these unrealistic things. The clan is already in a serious state of unrest over this matter. It is useless for you to keep arguing here. Let's talk about something practical."
"How about... we send Lady Bailu out as a serving Dragon Lady?"
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Everyone else at the meeting looked at the Dragon Master who proposed the condition with incredulous and strange expressions.
"Why are you looking at me like that! She has the power of the High Elder, after all, and is a being directly connected to the Permanence. To that individual, she should be quite precious!"
"How did this idiot get in?! Throw them out!"
The window shattered, and a Dragon Master was thrown out, confused, beginning a free fall.
(To be continued.)