Chapter 881 - 487: The Meaning of Magic

Actually, in the very beginning, Xue Dili would occasionally ponder the meaning of Magic.

Although, in fact, Magic is just a byproduct of the birth of the Venerable King.

Even the name "Magic" has been called such due to his own perception. Xue Dili has always used this term, though calling it Spiritual Power, Mana, Fighting Spirit, or even Soul Power wouldn’t have been a problem.

It is merely a primal force originating from the Venerable King Spirit.

Even Venerable King Spirit is incorrect. 4 billion years ago, it was merely called Demon Element.

It was after Xue Dili left the Absolute Forbidden Magic planet that he gradually came into contact with this primordial force, actively or passively, using it to do many things he had imagined but never accomplished before.

He actually is someone who loves perfect endings.

He still remembers a certain winter break when he finally got some ten days of rest and could take time off from studying to play games. It was then that "Cyberpunk 2077" was released; he bought the deluxe version.

Soon after, upon completing the prologue and realizing his good buddy Jack had died, Xue Dili remembers feeling quite heated.

He desperately searched online for cheats to save his buddy Jack, and with the prevalent misinformation at the time, after trying countless methods and reading dozens of saved files for entire days, he abruptly realized that this death was utterly unavoidable.

The brother named Jack died eternally at the hands of the game developers.

Since then, Xue Dili has never opened that game again, partly due to the pressures of high school academics which made it a fleeting memory of his life.

Thus, Xue Dili occasionally considered the meaning of Magic.

Magic originates from Spiritual Particles, and Spiritual Particles originate from Demon Element.

Tracing it further, you will find Demon Element comes from the Cosmic Void.

Since obtaining this power, Xue Dili always wanted to give every world a perfect end; sometimes the outcome isn’t perfect due to his shortcomings, yet Xue Dili did the utmost of his ability at that time.

Even if there wasn’t a perfect ending, Xue Dili always gathered people to research the Technique called "Summoning of Heroic Spirits," striving to produce that happy end no matter what.

But actually, the more he pursued it, the more Xue Dili realized his limits. He wasn’t a True God; there were many things he couldn’t do, and even the Venerable King couldn’t handle the tragedy from 4 billion years ago, that monster warped by a daughter’s longing for her father had gradually become the biggest tumor of this Cosmos.

Xue Dili couldn’t achieve perfection, so he could only try to achieve the closest state to perfection.

That’s enough.

If he believes in the purpose of Magic, then it’s that this miraculous power brings a bright tomorrow to all who deserve it.

Just like in Greece, he doesn’t remember which old friend said, we have always fought for a better tomorrow.

And as Hassan said, use laughter to cover all and continue forward, filling the Cosmos with joy.

This was the dream Hassan once had, and the belief followed by those polluted by the Void.

At this moment, witnessing the father and daughter waiting for 4 billion years, this old daughter and the scarred father, Xue Dili perhaps understood the meaning of the Masked Ball in wanting to make the entire Universe laugh.

Perhaps, this is also the meaning of Magic.

...

"Fuge..." This call seemed to penetrate Subspace, causing the entire space within to echo.

"Daddy..."

Yi Shan looked at the old, hunched daughter, and Fuge looked at this father she had searched for her entire life.

At this moment, the old woman smiled, perhaps her first smile since that day.

She looked at the scarred man, with burns, frostbites, and bruises from impacts on his body. Although Yi Shan was a Soul Body, the horrifying injuries on him made the old woman understand.

Her father hadn’t abandoned her; they had tried their best and couldn’t return...

It wasn’t just Yi Shan, Tree-man Dominic, Beastman Locke, Avril...

All of them gathered here, smiling at the wrinkled Fuge, and said, "Sorry, Little Fuge, we got lost in the Great Void and came back late..."

And Fuge smiled, tears flowing through the creases on her wrinkle-covered face to her chin, she smiled yet couldn’t stop the tears, saying: "Welcome home! Daddy, and uncles and aunts..."

...

In the distance, watching this scene, Xue Dili couldn’t help but curl his lips upward.

The Great Sage also watched this, and for some reason, he too curled his lips upward.

"Old man, can you still find the remnants of your Demon Star in Subspace?" Xue Dili asked.

At this moment, the Great Sage’s face showed a shocking, even horrifying expression.

"You..."

"Old Deng, you don’t want the Demon race to completely extinct in the Universe, do you?" Xue Dili said, although that was indeed his intention, the words somehow seemed off.

Oh well, so long as the old guy understands what Xue Dili means.