Chapter 50: The Final Symphony · The Echo of Creation
The last desperate, spacetime-touching struggle of Ice and Fire was like a pebble dropped into a bottomless abyss, failing to create even a ripple. Sun Wukong had completely lost his patience. With utter disinterest, he turned to leave. This shattered world and the challengers lying upon it were no different from dust in his eyes.However, at the very moment his form shifted slightly, preparing to summon his Somersault Cloud—Three utterly distinct, yet equally宇宙级伟力 (yǔzhòu jí wěilì -宇宙级伟力) infused auras, like slumbering ancient gods abruptly awakening, erupted from three directions, instantly locking onto him!It was not an attack, but a ritual, a resonance, a final judgment!Doctor Stephen Strange had somehow struggled into a cross-legged position. The Eye of Agamotto悬浮 (xuánfú -悬浮) before his chest, spinning疯狂 (fēngkuáng -疯狂),迸发出 (bèngfā chū -迸发出) an unprecedented翠绿色光芒 (cuìlǜ sè guāngmáng -翠绿色光芒)! He wasn't manipulating time; he was燃烧最后的生命与意志 (ránshāo zuìhòu de shēngmìng yǔ yìzhì -燃烧最后的生命与意志), using the most profound secrets from the Book of Vishanti to强行接引 (qiángxíng jiēyǐn -强行接引) the本源神力 (běnyuán shénlì -本源神力) of the Trinity of Vishanti! Countless巨大的金色锁链 (jùdà de jīnsè suǒliàn -巨大的金色锁链), composed of pure magical runes, emerged from the void, not to entangle Sun Wukong, but to weave and solidify the space around him, briefly剥离 (bōlí -剥离) it from the现实宇宙 (xiànshí yǔzhòu -现实宇宙) to form an absolute magical结界囚笼 (jièjiè qiúlóng -结界囚笼)!Thor Odinson knelt on one knee, Mjolnir plunged deep into the scorched earth. He roared towards the sky, a final,泣血般的怒吼 (qì xuè bān de nùhǒu -泣血般的怒吼)! This time, he wasn't summoning thunder, but以奥丁之血的名义 (yǐ Àodīng zhī xuě de míngyì -以奥丁之血的名义),祈求九界之力的加持 (qíqiú jiǔ jiè zhī lì de jiāchí -祈求九界之力的加持)! The light of the Bifrost pierced through space,从未如此黯淡却凝练 (cóngwèi rúcǐ àndàn què níngliàn -从未如此黯淡却凝练), enveloping him! He seemed to transform into an extension of Yggdrasil, the World Tree! Endless divine power and ancient runes flowed across his body. He held his hands虚握 (xū wò -虚握), and a巨大的虚无之锤 (jùdà de xūwú zhī chuí -巨大的虚无之锤), forged from the laws of the Nine Realms, slowly took form! The hammer's head wasn't aimed at Sun Wukong, but at the space剥离 (bōlí -剥离) by the magical结界 (jièjiè -结界), aiming to引发规则的彻底崩溃与归墟 (yǐnfā guīzé de chèdǐ bēngkuì yǔ guīxū -引发规则的彻底崩溃与归墟)!Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, floated upwards. The energy around her was no longer unstable猩红能量 (xīng hóng néngliàng -猩红能量), but a deeper, more混沌暗红 (hùndùn àn hóng -混沌暗红), closer to the本源 (běnyuán -本源) of all things! Her eyes were voids, her mouth chanting上古咒文 (shànggǔ zhòuwén -上古咒文) no one could understand. She didn't attack directly. Instead, she pressed her hands to the earth! From beneath the ground, the残留的绝望、恐惧、愤怒 (cánliú de juéwàng、kǒngjù、fènnù -残留的绝望、恐惧、愤怒) of countless heroes and living beings were强行抽取、汇聚、升华 (qiángxíng chōuqǔ、huìjù、shēnghuá -强行抽取、汇聚、升华)! This vast混沌能量 (hùndùn néngliàng -混沌能量), capable of扭曲现实 (niǔqū xiànshí -扭曲现实), wasn't shaped into an attack but was注入 (zhùrù -注入) Thor's即将砸下的虚无之锤 (jíjiāng zá xià de xūwú zhī chuí -即将砸下的虚无之锤), imbuing it with the ultimate attribute of修改现实、否定存在 (xiūgǎi xiànshí、fǒudìng cúnzài -修改现实、否定存在)!Magic! Divine Power! Chaos!Trinity! Interweaving! Resonance!This wasn't simple energy叠加 (diéjiā -叠加), but the强制协调 (qiángzhì xiétiáo -强制协调) and终极共振 (zhōngjí gòngzhèn -终极共振) of the highest powers from three different cosmic systems! Its aim was to use everything残存 (cáncún -残存) on the battlefield as a sacrifice to create a brief, localized,模拟宇宙大爆炸奇点的法则湮灭效应 (mónǐ yǔzhòu dà bàozhà qídiǎn de fǎzé yǎnmiè xiàoyìng -模拟宇宙大爆炸奇点的法则湮灭效应)!This was the ultimate, mutually assured destruction final手段 (shǒuduàn -手段) the heroes could conceive and execute!"FOR... THIS UNIVERSE!!!" The three roared in unison,超越极限 (chāoyuè jíxiàn -超越极限)!HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM—!!!!!!!!An indescribable sound, not of noise, but of the laws of existence themselves哀鸣 (āimíng -哀鸣)!Centered on Sun Wukong, an极致纯黑奇点 (jízhì chún hēi qídiǎn -极致纯黑奇点),吞噬一切光与声 (tūnshì yīqiè guāng yǔ shēng -吞噬一切光与声), was born! Space, time, energy, matter... all concepts of existence were彻底抹除 (chèdǐ mǒchú -彻底抹除) there! The magical结界, the Nine Realms Hammer, the混沌之力... all the invested energy became the nourishment for this奇点's birth!The奇点 expanded疯狂 (fēngkuáng -疯狂),吞噬 (tūnshì -吞噬) everything around it, aiming to reduce Sun Wukong and that space to absolute zero!Facing this ultimate strike that凝聚了 (níngjùle -凝聚了) the final strength of three cosmic-level powerhouses and模拟 (mónǐ -模拟) the景象 of the universe's creation, the laziness on Sun Wukong's face vanished completely, replaced by the excitement of a hunter finding worthy prey and前所未有的凝重 (qiánsuǒwèiyǒu de níngzhòng -前所未有的凝重)!"Good! Good! Good!" He exclaimed three times, his eyes blazing with golden light. "Finally something worth watching! Annihilation from void, all phenomena returning to nothingness? Somewhat resembles the混沌鸡子 (hùndùn jīzǐ -混沌鸡子) before Pangu创世 (chuàngshì -创世)! Pity! Still an imitation, lacking the true essence!"He no longer held back, finally getting serious!"Law of Heaven, Form of Earth!" His body暴涨 (bàozhǎng -暴涨),顶天立地 (dǐngtiānlìdì -顶天立地)!"Primordial Spirit Projection!" An even larger, more condensed golden Primordial Spirit, radiating an aura of万劫不磨 (wàn jié bù mó -万劫不磨), leaped from the crown of his head!"Golden-Hooped Staff! Stabilize!" The massive staff transformed from a weapon into the虚影 (xūyǐng -虚影) of the Buzhou Mountain that held up heaven and earth,悍然镇压 (hànrán zhènyā -悍然镇压) the expanding奇点!Simultaneously, his Primordial Spirit formed hand seals, chanting无上道言 (wúshàng dàoyán -无上道言):"Before the Primordial Chaos was divided, I was already born! When the Chaos was开辟 (kāipì -开辟), my Dao endures forever!""This place is neither void nor substance, this mind neither动摇 (dòngyáo -动摇) nor摇晃 (yáohuàng -摇晃)! For me... stabilize!"An even more古老 (gǔlǎo -古老),宏大 (hóngdà -宏大),包容万物 (bāoróng wànwù -包容万物),超越有无 (chāoyuè yǒu wú -超越有无) power of the Great Monad Dao Fruit spread outwards from his Primordial Spirit!The annihilation force of the simulated cosmic奇点, crashing against this true,历经万劫而不灭的混元道韵 (lìjīng wàn jié ér bù miè de hùnyuán dàoyùn -历经万劫而不灭的混元道韵), found its "annihilation" and "return to nothingness" laws meeting their natural nemesis! It was强行中和 (qiángxíng zhōnghé -强行中和),平息 (píngxī -平息),包容 (bāoróng -包容)!It was like boiling water being poured into an endless icy sea. The恐怖扩张 (kǒngbù kuòzhāng -恐怖扩张) of the奇点 halted abruptly. Its destructive energy was forcibly梳理 (shūlǐ -梳理),转化 (zhuǎnhuà -转化),吸收 (xīshōu -吸收) by the混元道韵!In just a few breaths, the奇点 capable of吞噬星辰 (tūnshì xīngchén -吞噬星辰) was swallowed by Sun Wukong's Primordial Spirit like a whale吸水 (xī shuǐ -吸水)! His Primordial Spirit's golden light intensified, as if炼化 (liànhuà -炼化) a potent tonic!In the distance, Doctor Strange, Thor, and the Scarlet Witch vomited blood violently, their life forces like candles in the wind, falling into complete unconsciousness. Their power had been utterly drained, even damaging their本源 (běnyuán -本源).Sun Wukong收回 (shōuhuí -收回) his Primordial Spirit and Dharma Form, returning to his original appearance. He patted his stomach and let out a burp, a wisp of混沌气息 (hùndùn qìxī -混沌气息) escaping his mouth."Hmm... A大杂烩 (dàzáhuì -大杂烩), the taste is a bit strong, but quite nourishing." He smacked his lips, offering his critique.The ultimate combined attack,凝聚了英雄方最终幻想 (níngjùle yīngxióng fāng zuìzhōng huànxiǎng -凝聚了英雄方最终幻想) and模拟宇宙创生之威 (mónǐ yǔzhòu chuàngshēng zhī wēi -模拟宇宙创生之威), had ultimately become Sun Wukong's... a nourishing meal.Absolute silence fell once more.The surviving heroes—Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and others—struggled to gather together. Looking at the figure who remained毫发无伤 (háo fà wú shāng -毫发无伤), his aura even stronger than before, their eyes filled with utter despair and powerlessness."It's... useless..." Tony Stark's voice was choked with tears. "All our strength... all our trump cards...""No!" Steve Rogers, Captain America, lifted his head sharply, his eyes burning with a final,近乎疯狂的执拗 (jìnhū fēngkuáng de zhíniù -近乎疯狂的执拗). He roared hoarsely, "There's still us! All of us! Together!"He scanned the残存的 (cáncún de -残存的), still-standing heroes around him, raising his shattered shield. "No matter how strong he is, he's just one person! If we all swarm him! Use all our might! He might not be able to kill us all! As long as his法力 (fǎlì -法力) is耗尽 (hàojìn -耗尽), he too will face his劫数 (jiéshù -劫数)! For this world! This is our last chance! ATTACK!!!"This tragic and despairing battle cry, like a final war drum, beat in the hearts of the survivors. Iron Man, War Machine, Falcon, Black Widow, Hawkeye, the Hulk (Banner's consciousness), and every hero who could still move, all flashed with a决绝的死志 (juéjué de sǐ zhì -决绝的死志)! They roared, dragging their broken bodies like moths to a flame, launching a final,毫无章法的 (háo wú zhāngfǎ de -毫无章法的),自杀式的集团冲锋 (zìshā shì de jítuán chōngfēng -自杀式的集团冲锋) towards Sun Wukong!This was no longer a battle; it was sacrifice! Using their lives to填 (tián -填), to消耗 (xiāohào -消耗)!Facing this潮水般涌来的绝望冲锋 (cháoshuǐ bān yǒnglái de juéwàng chōngfēng -潮水般涌来的绝望冲锋), the last trace of excitement on Sun Wukong's face vanished, replaced by extreme boredom and impatience."聒噪 (Guōzào -聒噪)!" He frowned, watching these "ants" who weren't even worthy of him moving a finger swarm towards him, finding it exceedingly noisy.He didn't even bother to use his golden-hooped staff. He simply opened his mouth and gently blew out a breath.It wasn't the Samadhi True Wind, just an ordinary breath of immortal energy containing a sliver of his法力.Yet, to the charging heroes, this breath was like a cosmic storm!Captain America, Iron Man, and those at the forefront felt an irresistible,柔和的却无比庞大的力量 (róuhé de què wúbǐ pángdà de lìliàng -柔和的却无比庞大的力量) smash into them! All their momentum was instantly瓦解 (wǎjiě -瓦解). They were thrown backward as if hit by a high-speed train,毫无反抗之力 (háo wú fǎnkàng zhī lì -毫无反抗之力), scattering and crashing back into the distant ruins, dazed and disoriented. Though not seriously injured, they were completely incapacitated, unable even to rise.The heroes behind them were also tossed about by the breath's aftershock. The charging formation instantly溃散 (kuìsàn -溃散), leaving them lying scattered across the ground.Sun Wukong looked at the struggling "ants" covering the ground, shook his head, his tone filled with utter weariness:"Boring! Utterly boring! Fought for so long, nothing but稀松平常的把式 (xīsōng píngcháng de bǎshì -稀松平常的把式). Not a single one who could put up a real fight! In the end, they just swarm forward,毫无体统 (háo wú tǐtǒng -毫无体统)! This place... is utterly devoid of interest!"He had lost all interest completely. His form flickered, and he mounted his Somersault Cloud,准备冲天而去 (zhǔnbèi chōngtiān ér qù -准备冲天而去), without a shred of留恋 (liúliàn -留恋).The final symphony of the heroes had ended. Only the echo of creation, swallowed and digested by the Great Sage, remained.