Phantylia slammed her body against the ground and rose, revealing most of her massive form.
"It's time— to end this!"
「Profound Root Genesis」!
"Not good!"
Seeing Phantylia strike toward the distance, they instantly realized—
Xun yu had been exposed.
They wanted to stop it,
but it was already too late…
...
Meanwhile—
Xun yu had one hand propping up a sniper rifle, firing black shots,
while the other hand held a freshly prepared bowl of "beautiful-girl stockings–flavored" instant noodles.
Perched on his shoulder was a miniature loli Aha, holding binoculars and watching the battle.
Just as Xun yu finished preparing the noodles—
A Profound Root shot straight at his face.
To reduce his sense of presence, Xunyu had deliberately adjusted this body's power down to the level of an ordinary Pathstrider.
All his damage output came from that hand-crafted, Emanator-grade sniper rifle.
So—
He didn't dodge.
He himself was fine.
But the noodles flipped.
"…Good. Very good."
"I was planning to slack off, but you've successfully pissed me off."
"My dear~ if you wanted to bully a little Destruction Emanator, you could've just gone straight for it~ Why bother finding an excuse?"
What "body strength adjusted to a normal Pathstrider"?
Even if it were adjusted down to a normal human, he still could've reacted.
After all, surface strength is just for show.
"…Mm, well said. Don't say it again next time."
Xun yu flicked Aha away, then took out the Aha Ring.
Striking Ultraman's signature transformation pose, he vanished into a special space.
Xuny u pulled out a card and slotted it into the ring.
"Top donor bro!"
「The Hunt」— Lan, the Aeon!
"Construction-site big bro!"
「Preservation」— Qlipoth, the Aeon!
"Tree-planting pro!"
「Abundance」— Yaoshi, the Aeon!
"Cosmic paparazzi!"
「Remembrance」— Fuli, the Aeon!
"MLM boss lady!"
「Harmony」— Xipe, the Aeon!
"Big Boss!"
「Destruction」— Nanook, the Aeon!
"Black Commander!"
「Nihility」— IX, the Aeon!
From the moment the first card was inserted, the Aha Ring had already started smoking a little.
And when the final Black Commander card went in—
The ring began sparking and belching black smoke…
But—
can you guess why Nihility was placed last?
These cards were created using Aeon power.
Some were borrowed by Elation, some were borrowed by Aha.
Only Nihility—
They took it themselves.
Black Commander couldn't be bothered to move anyway.
Aha and Xun yu could do whatever they wanted.
And then—
The previously unstable powers suddenly stabilized.
Once Nihility entered, the other Aeon powers began orbiting it, forming a bizarre equilibrium.
"…Oh? It actually worked."
Honestly, Xun yu had planned to just brute-force control them.
After all, these were merely Aeon powers—
and he and Aha were actual Aeons.
Control wouldn't have been a problem.
But this result was… unexpected.
A phrase surfaced in his mind:
"Balance exists among all things."
…Wait—isn't this dangerously close to trolling himself?
As for Equilibrium, the Aeon who dissolved their consciousness into the universe—
Xun yu wasn't convinced Aha could actually beat them.
What if this somehow created a true opposite of Elation?
But—
If Elation itself caused the birth of its own opposite, wouldn't that also be the greatest Elation imaginable?
Xun yu felt it—
If an opposite truly emerged from this event, it might actually expand the Path of Elation.
Thinking even bigger—
Maybe they could just absorb the newborn Aeon concept.
…Yeah, okay, he was overthinking it.
Let's keep going.
"Please— lend me all of the Aeons' power!"
"My transformer has no limits!"
Surrounded by Aeonic phantoms, Xun yu pressed the Aha Ring again.
「Fusion Ascension」!
「The Hunt」 + 「Preservation」 + 「Abundance」 + 「Remembrance」 + 「Harmony」 + 「Destruction」 + 「Nihility」
「Fish-Head-Spicy Xunyu — All Beings Are Equal Form」
Accompanied by a dramatic BGM,
'Fish-Head-Spicy Xunyu — All Beings Are Equal Form' appeared before everyone.
Several gazes immediately turned toward him.
Xun yu didn't even need eyes to know which Aeons were watching.
As expected—
The moment they noticed Aha, those Aeons quietly withdrew their attention.
Only Fuli of Remembrance remained.
Mm.
A very unusual memory— worth preserving.
Xun yu noticed Fuli, but didn't care.
Honestly, the most in-character episode yet.
"…Uh, Uncle Yang, Dan Heng, stelle— what exactly is that?"
March 7 stared blankly at Fish-Head-Spicy Xunyu.
"No idea… but somehow it feels kinda cool?"
Stelle scratched her head uncertainly.
"…Abstract."
That was Dan Heng's verdict.
Meanwhile, Jing Yuan's lips were twitching violently.
The being before him was composed of far too many elements.
Not only did it include Lan, whom the Xianzhou Alliance worships—
It also contained several other Aeons.
"Y-you're just putting on airs! I'll grant you Destruction!"
Phantylia had of course noticed her own Aeon's power within Fish-Head-Spicy Xunyu.
To say she wasn't panicking would be a lie.
Was it Abundance plus Destruction making her overconfident?
Or was it simply stubborn bravado?
Destruction and Abundance condensed into an irregular spherical crystal, which hurtled toward Xunyu.
Phantylia's version of Celestial Annihilation?
Seeing this, Xun yu couldn't help but recall how "False Mother · Cocolia" once threw something similar.
Though the two weren't even on the same level.
Xun yu shook his head, clenched his fist—
Then blew gently.
He'd been looking for an opening anyway.
Phantylia delivered it herself.
"Ultimate Aeon Burst Ascending Dragon Fist!"
With a single punch, Xun yu sent the irregular sphere flying.
Under his precise control, it passed through the Scalegorge Waterscape domain—
Soon to "accidentally" injure some people.
Fu Xuan stared in shock as the sphere streaked overhead.
Her expression changed drastically.
"Quick! Seal the Scalegorge Waterscape domain!"
Meanwhile, Xun yu calmly drew back the bowstring in his hand.
"Bye-bye~"
A light arrow streaked like a meteor—
And struck Phantylia dead center.
With a massive explosion, the world before their eyes turned white.
The violent shockwave sent everyone flying uncontrollably.
"AAAAAH—!"