As the heart of the Bronze Lantern resonated with Lin Che's chest, the entire Fengqi Valley Ruins suddenly transformed into countless mirror surfaces. Each fragment reflected a different timeline's conclusion: sometimes it showed Lin Che self-destructing his spiritual veins at Starfall Cliff, other times it depicted Ling Shuang wailing at the sky while holding the Bloodstained Celestial Mirror, and more often, it captured the Blood Fiend Sect Master standing atop a mountain of corpses, laughing maniacally.
"This is the true power of the Erosion Mirror," said the woman with a shattered mask, revealing a face marred by cracks resembling those on the mirrors. Her voice suddenly shifted to that of Lin Che's mother. "You think you've escaped three hundred cycles of reincarnation? It's merely an illusion crafted by Jing Yuan."
Lin Che abruptly grasped the dissipating remnants of the lantern. The burning mirror liquid seeped into his palm, tracing the outline of the complete Guixu Sea Eye Star Map beneath his skin. Memories that had been erased surged back like a tidal wave—he realized that during the one hundred fifty-seventh cycle, he had already implanted half of a Divine Phoenix Heart into Gui Xu, while the other half transformed into...
"Observer Jia Xu Sequence, executing final purification." The voice of Icefield Baby echoed from the Star Map. At that moment, the suspended Bronze Coffin opened, revealing three hundred figures draped in silver cloaks—each one a puppet-like version of Lin Che. The blood-red rings on their foreheads perfectly aligned with the cracks in the lantern's heart.
Suddenly, Ling Shuang tore through space and appeared, her Phoenix Tattoo transforming into chains that ensnared the Bronze Coffin. "Che Er, look at the inscription on the bottom of the coffin!" At the base of that coffin was an alarming warning engraved: "The mirror is a prison; the Observer is a Prisoner."
Lin Che's pupils split into dual Star Trails. His left eye reflected Icefield Baby injecting Xing Sha into the First Generation Divine Phoenix Remains, while his right eye saw his own reflection slowly sinking into the Mirror Heart within Guixu Sea Eye. In that moment of overlap between two visions, he finally understood where the primal pulse deep within his bloodline originated.
"So that's it..." The youth shattered all surrounding mirrors, allowing chaotic currents to tear at his body. "The so-called reincarnation is merely the heartbeat of the Divine Phoenix Heart." He thrust his hand into his chest and pressed the pulsating golden heart into the nearest Bronze Coffin.
The world fell silent. All mirrors simultaneously reflected an astonishing scene: three hundred silver-cloaked Lin Ches opened their golden eyes within the coffin, and Xing Sha in the palm of the First Generation Divine Phoenix Remains began to flow backward. Icefield Baby gazed into the void with an expression of compassion reminiscent of Ling Shuang when she sealed away the Erosion Mirror years ago.
As the remnants of Snow Wolf King let out their final howl within Xing Sha, the lantern in Bronze Mask Woman's hand suddenly transformed into a phoenix apparition. That apparition pierced through time and space barriers, carrying a burning heart as it entered Lin Che's shattered chest. Every particle of Xing Sha in Fengqi Valley Ruins began to tremble, piecing together a complete truth that spanned three hundred cycles of reincarnation:
Before its fall, the Primordial Divine Phoenix had split its heart into three parts: "now," "past," and "future." The Observer Organization was merely a parasitic entity born from "the past," while Blood Fiend Sect was a source of contamination leaking from "the future." What pulsed within Lin Che was always the purest essence of "now."
When these three parts of the heart reunited in this world, all mirrors erupted with blinding light. Ling Shuang saw her sister's figure amidst this dazzling radiance—she stood behind Lin Che, her hands gently pressing on his shoulders, with a golden crescent moon and Silver Moon Birthmark forming a complete twin seal on her forehead.
"It's time to wake up." Countless timelines' Lin Ches spoke in unison. The Divine Phoenix Heart within Guixu Sea Eye exploded violently, and all entwined mirror armors transformed into starlight. The miniature Xuan Qiong Mirror in Icefield Baby's palm suddenly surged in size, engulfing the entire Observer Headquarters deep within Jing Yuan.
The Bronze Mask Woman suddenly chuckled before dissipating, "You finally realize that we are merely..." Her unfinished words were swallowed by the wind and snow, leaving only the remnants of a lantern revealing Lin Che's records from his infancy—what he first touched was a blood-stained Xuan Qiong Mirror Fragment.
Three months later, at the Tianji Pavilion's Star Observation Platform, Lin Che toyed with a newly forged bronze ring. Inscribed on the inner side were faintly visible words: "Every choice is a new mirror."
Ling Shuang approached with a cup of hot tea. "News from Xi Zhou: the Blood Fiend Sect ruins have sprouted a Stardust Crystal Tree." Suddenly, her Phoenix Tattoo on the back of her neck grew warm, and the snowflakes falling from the sky revealed a miniature Star Map upon touching her skin.
"That's not a bad thing." Lin Che snapped his fingers, shattering the ring. Countless mirror shards formed the silhouette of the Primordial Divine Phoenix in midair. "After all, the true Erosion Mirror..."
He abruptly halted his speech. From the direction of the Extreme North Icefield came a clear phoenix cry; a snowball-like baby was sprawled on the back of the Snow Wolf King, doodling on the ice with Xing Sha. Beneath the child's tender strokes, a totem featuring the Bronze Lantern and dual moons could be faintly seen.
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