That pillar of golden light was the finality of order, an absolute command to erase all discordant notes.
It ignored all filth and illusions, piercing through brazenly with a force akin to a fundamental law!
Pfft!
A faint, crisp sound.
The pink nebula, which contained the Evil God's final defense, failed to even slow the attack, being instantly penetrated and vaporized upon contact.
The pillar of light struck the "Mother of Rebirth" squarely in the chest.
A massive hole appeared in Her perfect divine body, constructed from desire.
The golden power of order spread like the most terrifying virus, frantically annihilating the "Desire" divine power that constituted Her very existence.
"Aaaaaahhhh!!!"
A shriek sharp enough to tear souls apart erupted from the "Mother of Rebirth's" non-existent mouth.
The voice held no trace of seduction, only pure madness and venomous hatred.
She was wounded.
A mere descended fragment of Her consciousness had been grievously injured in its divine body by a native of a mortal world, using a power beyond Her comprehension!
What an utter humiliation!
The pillar of light exhausted its power, shattering into countless golden motes that slowly dissipated into the air.
But the massive, transparent cavity in the Mother of Rebirth's chest was stubbornly occupied by the Laws of Order, preventing it from healing.
It "stared" fixedly at Lin Qingyue, its smooth mask seemingly burning with endless fury.
Yet, It also saw the smile on Lin Qingyue's face—a smile that grew ever more brilliant.
That smile seemed to say: Surprised? Didn't see that coming, did you?
"You... deserve... to... die!"
The Mother of Rebirth descended into utter madness. Disregarding its grievously wounded divine body, It abruptly spread Its arms, preparing to launch a final, desperate counterattack!
It would drag this entire Dreamscape—along with these mortals who dared to defy divine might—into the deepest Hell of Desire!
At that very moment.
The BGM, which had played ceaselessly from the beginning, soared to its most climactic and impassioned chorus!
"It comes! Stride to our kingdom and see the light of day!"
The lyrics, brimming with power and hope, echoed across the heavens, triggering another miraculous transformation!
At the far edge of the Penacony Dreamscape's skyline.
A light of unparalleled brilliance suddenly erupted!
In an instant, that light tore through the celestial canopy, like the very first ray of creation!
"Woooo—!!!"
A steam whistle, piercing through time and space, loud and distant, resounded across the entire Dreamscape World!
A steam whistle?
Lin Xiyue, Su Wan, and Xia Lian looked bewilderedly toward the sound.
In the next instant, their pupils simultaneously shrank to the size of pinpricks.
A train, its entire body shimmering with starlight, so magnificent it seemed otherworldly, tore through the sky, trailing a long tail of blue stellar radiance! It advanced with a grand momentum that seemed to trailblaze and crush everything in its path!
"Of all martial arts, this is the Astral Express!"
Lin Qingyue silently added the bullet comment in her mind.
The "Mother of Rebirth's" frantic move to take everyone down with Her came to an abrupt halt.
What is this thing?!
Her divine consciousness crashed at that moment.
She couldn't comprehend it, much less react in time.
"No—!!!"
She only managed to let out a roar filled with terror and unwillingness.
Time and space seemed to pause at that instant.
The starlit train, carrying the unstoppable power of "Trailblazing," slammed squarely into the "Mother of Rebirth's" massive divine body.
There was no earth-shattering explosion.
Only a conceptual, absolute crushing.
The "Mother of Rebirth's" divine body, composed of pure desire, began to crack and disintegrate inch by inch from the point of impact under the irresistible kinetic energy and conceptual shockwave
Spiderweb-like cracks spread across the smooth mask on Its face.
Crack.
With a soft snap, the mask shattered completely.
Along with Its indignant roar, frenzied will, and boundless divine power, it all disintegrated into a sky full of shimmering dust of light.
Lin Qingyue stared up at the shocking yet absurd scene, the Weeb Soul deep within her burning fiercely.
"Damn, Evil God Avatar, you really got the VIP treatment!"
"To be taken down by a joint attack from Dominicus and the Astral Express... you can die proud!"
The Astral Express didn't linger. After smashing through the Evil God Avatar, it plunged back into the sky and vanished without a trace.
Its sole mission seemed to have been to "run over" this clueless fool.
Crack...
Another crisp sound echoed.
With the complete dissipation of the Mother of Rebirth's avatar, the entire Penacony Dreamscape lost its foundation and began to tremble violently.
The phantom of Dominicus behind Lin Qingyue dissolved into countless motes of light and slowly faded away.
The entire Dreamscape World shattered like a mirror.
The scene before the four women shifted rapidly.
The Dreamscape's brilliant starlight was replaced by the harsh glare of the sun, and the cloying, sweet fragrance in the air reverted to the dry, dusty scent of the wasteland.
The next moment, the ground beneath their feet vanished, and their bodies plummeted downward.
When they came to their senses, they were already standing again outside the City of Corruption, Winred City, with solid ground beneath their feet.
In the air, the psychic toxin that amplified desire still lingered, but compared to the Evil God's Divine Might in the Dreamscape, it was as mild as mint water.
Lin Qingyue's "Robin" disguise faded away, the magnificent gown reverting to a simple priest's robe.
The rousing BGM finally ceased completely.
The world returned to its original silence.
A deathly silence.
Lin Xiyue, Su Wan, and Xia Lian stood frozen in place, staring blankly at Lin Qingyue.
What just happened?
We were pulled into a dream...
Captain turned into a pop star...
Summoned a giant golden figure...
Injured the Evil God...
Then... a train rushed out and... ran over the Evil God?
Every link in this chain of logic was filled with an absurdity that made their brains crash.
"Sis..." Lin Xiyue's lips moved with difficulty, her voice incredibly hoarse. "Was that... your new skill? Called... Space Train Collision?"
Su Wan pressed a hand to her forehead, her body swaying slightly.
Her worldview had been repeatedly formatted eighteen times today; now, everything looked like garbled code.
Xia Lian, meanwhile, made the sign of the cross on her chest, then clasped her hands in prayer, muttering, "Thank the heavens, thank the earth, thank the unknown Train God..."
Only Lin Qingyue let out a long sigh of relief.
She wiped away nonexistent sweat from her brow, a relieved smile of survival spreading across her face.
Deep inside, a voice screamed wildly.
Yes! I saved the Zhongli Trial Card again!
[Ding! Detected that the Host has completed an unprecedented, highly entertaining, and subversive style-breaking dimensional takedown, perfectly embodying the true meaning of Elation: "Defeat magic with magic, defeat an Evil God with memes!"]
[Elation Value +9999!]
Lin Qingyue looked at the long string of numbers on the System Panel and grinned even more brightly.
However, her smile froze before it could last three seconds.
Her gaze shifted to where the fanatical parade had been earlier.
Lin Xiyue, Su Wan, and Xia Lian followed her gaze.
Then, their expressions, like Lin Qingyue's, instantly froze.
Where were the people?
The massive cultist parade from before had vanished without a trace.
On the solid ground, only dozens of mismatched, scattered articles of clothing and musical instruments remained.
Those people weren't dead, nor had they run away.
They had simply... vanished.
It was as if an invisible giant hand had erased them from the world, leaving behind only these indigestible inorganic objects as proof of their existence.
A dry wind blew past, sweeping up a few scraps of cloth that twirled in the air before falling back down, solitary and forlorn.
The scene exuded a bone-chilling eeriness.