"Alright, enough talk. It's time to harvest the fragments from your bodies."
"You think we'll just let you harvest them obediently?" Illustrious said, gripping elucidator and dark repulser tightly.
Alice and the others also gripped their weapons, preparing to fight Kangxi. They wouldn't let her succeed. Kangxi was too dangerous, letting a billion people die just to give her divine artifact a new consciousness.
If she were allowed to complete the artifact and gain full control, the empowered Kangxi would surely be a disaster for the world.
"Like mayflies trying to shake a tree, you overestimate yourselves," Kangxi sneered. "Don't forget, I'm the one who gave you your power."
A powerful aura of an S-rank Divine Seal Bearer erupted from Kangxi's body. The pressure was so intense that everyone struggled to breathe. With a wave of Kangxi's right hand, the fragments inside every Ruler across the world flew out of their bodies, slowly condensing in front of her.
With the fragments gone, all Rulers turned back into ordinary people. This sensation of being ordinary felt uncomfortable to them; losing such miraculous power so suddenly would make anyone feel uneasy.
Before long, all the fragments had been collected. A black cauldron emitting golden light appeared before everyone. As soon as the black cauldron appeared, a beam of light shot up from it toward the white clouds, piercing through them and creating a massive hole in the sky.
In the blink of an eye, the black cauldron transformed into a beautiful Silver-Haired Girl. Seeing this Silver-Haired Girl, Asuna had a look of disbelief because she looked exactly like Illustrious.
"Because the most fragments were inside Illustrious, the spirit's appearance became identical to hers? Whatever, having a beautiful girl as a spirit by my side isn't bad," Kangxi said to the spirit. "From now on, I'll call you Xiao Ding. Let me hear you call me Master."
"Master!" After Xiao Ding spoke, she hugged Kangxi tightly.
Seeing the intimacy between Xiao Ding and Kangxi made Asuna feel jealous. Even though that person wasn't Illustrious, she was still jealous.
"Well then, everyone, until we meet again, ho ho ho!" A black hole appeared beside Kangxi. She and Xiao Ding entered it, and the black hole vanished as soon as it closed.
Looking at the disappearing black hole, Alice turned her head to look for Li Mingqiao, the head of the Huaxia branch of the Organization, but found that he was gone. Strange, he was just there a moment ago!
"Damn it! You actually got away. I won't let you off next time," Illustrious muttered, staring at the spot where Kangxi had disappeared... Five years later, Illustrious and Asuna were getting married. Yes, Asuna was marrying a girl. Naturally, Kazuto Shouzou and Kijo Kizuki disagreed. Later, Kazuto Shouzou's company faced a bankruptcy crisis.
Illustrious and Asuna gave all the money they had earned during their three years as Rulers to Kazuto Shouzou, which relieved the company's cash flow issues. With Illustrious's help, Kazuto Shouzou successfully turned the losses into profits, ensuring the company not only survived but reached new heights.
Because of Illustrious and Asuna's help, Kazuto Shouzou agreed to their marriage.
With Kazuto Shouzou's consent, only Kijo Kizuki remained.
One day after work, Kijo Kizuki encountered a robber. The robber grabbed her, but Illustrious happened to be passing by and immediately intervened, easily subduing the criminal.
Seeing Illustrious handle the robber so fiercely and handsomely, Kijo Kizuki's heart fluttered for some reason. 'If only she could be my lover...' At that thought, she suddenly shook her head and thought carefully. That was her daughter's girlfriend; how could she have such thoughts? It was too shameless.
However, leaving Asuna to such a handsome person like Illustrious seemed like a good choice. At least Illustrious loved Asuna deeply. During this time, Illustrious had been constantly trying to win her over. Kijo Kizuki's stance on the marriage had already softened, and after being rescued by Illustrious, she finally agreed to the marriage.
Although Kazuto Shouzou and Kijo Kizuki agreed to the marriage, they had one condition: the children must take the surname Yuuki.
Illustrious agreed! After all, they were her children; it didn't matter whose surname they took.
On the wedding day, Illustrious and Asuna, both wearing wedding dresses, successfully came together under the witness and blessings of many relatives and friends.
After the priest's vows, the two exchanged rings and finally kissed. The audience below immediately erupted into warm applause.
Among them, Kirito clapped the loudest because he saw hope. If even two women like Illustrious and Asuna could get married and be together, then what was impossible about him and his sister Suguha being together?
Asuna was throwing the bouquet. This bouquet was a transmission of happiness; whoever caught it meant their love would be fulfilled. Kirito went crazy trying to grab it. Seeing that Klein was about to catch it, Kirito kicked Klein in the butt, sending him face-first into the dirt.
The bouquet floating in the air was easily caught by Kirito as he leaped up.
Illustrious glanced at Kirito and Klein, then blessed Kirito, "Well, I look forward to your wedding. Don't forget to invite Asuna and me."
Asuna followed up, "Kirito, don't mind the eyes of the world. Go after it boldly! Just like Illustrious and I did, you'll be able to successfully marry and be together too."
Kirito thought Illustrious and Asuna were blessing his romance with his sister. Deeply moved, he said gratefully, "Thank you for your blessings, I will work hard."
A year later, in an obstetrics and gynecology hospital, Illustrious was pacing back and forth outside the operating room, feeling very nervous.
When she saw the red light above the operating room turn green and heard a baby's cry, Illustrious became excited. "Asuna finally gave birth!"
The door opened, and the nurse saw Illustrious and said, "Don't worry! Both mother and daughter are safe!"
"That's great! Can I go in and see?" Illustrious asked.
"You can't just enter the operating room. Wait and see them in the ward later," the nurse said, shaking her head.
Finally, the nurse brought Asuna and the child to the ward, with Illustrious following closely behind.
"Wife, how are you feeling now?" Illustrious asked concernedly, pulling a chair to Asuna's side.
"How am I? I almost thought I was going to die. I didn't expect giving birth to be so painful. It's truly terrifying," Asuna said weakly, holding the baby.
"You've worked hard, wife." Looking at the silver-haired infant in Asuna's arms, Illustrious said impatiently, "Let me see the child!"
"Mm! Be careful, okay?" Asuna said as she carefully handed her over to Illustrious.
"Is this our daughter? Hehe! I never thought I, Illustrious, would have a daughter too," Illustrious laughed happily.
"Illustrious, give our daughter a name!"
"For a name, let's call her Illya!"
"That's a foreign name! Besides, without the Yuuki family surname, Mom and Dad will be angry."
"Hmm! Then let's call her Yuuki Liya!"
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