Lumine knew Hermes well and knew exactly what she had to do to escape smoothly... Soon, Binchotan's eyes went wide, and before she knew it, a suspicious trail of moisture leaked from the corner of her mouth... Hermes looked at these two shameless individuals, fell silent for a second, and finally turned his gaze toward Aha's mask.
At this moment.
Aha instinctively shrank back.
He recalled that timeline, where Nanook, Nous, and Tayzzyronth were swallowed in one gulp by that Ouroboros with its tail in its mouth... The Star of Death seemed to be beckoning to him.
Quite comically, anime-style sweat drops dripped from Aha's mask, and then he very cowardly flew backward, wailing all the while: "Conductor, Pom-Pom, save me!!!"
"Hmph! You, the worst Trailblazer in history, actually dare to run in front of this Conductor, pa?"
The Conductor, who happened to be bringing over some snacks, saw the familiar figure suddenly flying toward her. She quickly set down the things in her hands and made a fist-swinging motion, saying: "Eat my Trailblaze Iron Fist!"
"Aha, be good and let me hit you... no, pay up some compensation."
Hermes also extended his fist with a smile, slowly and leisurely throwing a punch: "Giant Panda Correction Iron Fist!"
As the punch was thrown, eleven Cosmic Truths began to weave the cycle of karma, first forming the 'Effect' and then deducing the 'Cause'.
Then, quite comically, after Aha's mask flew toward Conductor Pom-Pom and was knocked away by Pom-Pom's Trailblaze Iron Fist, he very naturally performed the ultimate technique of 'catching the fist with his face,' catching Hermes's fist and turning into a panda face... "Ouch!"
The mask transformed into a human figure, hissing in pain and rolling on the ground while wailing: "Hermes, why does your punch hurt an Aeon so much!"
"It hurts Aha to death!!!"
After a long while, Aha finally stood up again, twitching every now and then.
"Aha being beaten by someone, this joke really isn't funny."
Aha aggrievedly covered his eyes, blinked at Hermes in front of him, and said: "After all, I am the First Envoy of Trailblaze; how can you, the Second Envoy of Trailblaze, be so unable to take a joke?"
"Hand it over."
Faced with this shameless fellow, Hermes's cheek twitched. He felt that punching him really was letting the guy off easy; Aha had actually treated himself as part of the fun... "Hahaha~ Take it, take it. You actually came to find Aha first; Aha really has face..."
Faced with Hermes's demand, Aha was not only not displeased but instead laughed happily. Then, after dropping a mask, he left joyfully.
"Hermes, you are..."
Himeko didn't pay attention to Aha's words just now but looked at Hermes with some concern. Isn't this a critical moment?
Why did he have time to run over to the Astral Express?
"No need to worry."
Seemingly seeing the concern in Himeko's heart, Hermes showed a faint smile and replied: "This is a necessary preparation."
"I won't stay long; there is still some preparatory work that needs to be rushed."
"As long as everything is fine, don't delay the important matters."
Without exchanging pleasantries with his group members, Hermes's figure vanished from the spot.
In the next moment.
Hermes's phantom appeared before a sacred figure with three heads and six arms.
Under that green, life-filled shadow was Yaoshi's incredibly healing and merciful smile.
"Yaoshi."
Hermes greeted in a peaceful tone, "I need a bit of the root power of the Path of Abundance to perfect and broaden my Path of Penacony."
Although the actions of the Aeon of Abundance had caused countless upheavals in the cosmos, Hermes held no ill will toward this Aeon who follows the principle of 'Let all sentient beings obtain what they seek'.
This was an Aeon who truly carved the concepts of selflessness and altruism into the depths of their soul.
It was just that before Yaoshi Ascended to Godhood, their strength and will were both inferior to Aha's, so after Ascending to Godhood, they were swept away by the vast and boundless Path of Abundance.
Only then were the many tragedies in the cosmos caused.
But it didn't mean Yaoshi themselves harbored malice toward the great universe; the philosophy of a Path does not lie.
Yaoshi, naturally, was selfless and altruistic through and through.
Without any surprise, a verdant and boundless Path manifested behind Yaoshi.
Immediately after, an ear of wheat containing the ultimate blessing of Abundance appeared in Yaoshi's hand, as if they still felt it was insufficient.
Yaoshi reached out a hand, seemingly preparing to sacrifice it to create an even higher Miracle of Abundance... "Enough! Enough, Yaoshi, I don't need that much."
Seeing this, Hermes hurriedly stopped Yaoshi's actions. His trip this time was not to tear apart the Path of Abundance; too much Abundance power would not have much meaning.
After hearing Hermes's words, Yaoshi then stopped their actions.
The loving smile on their face grew even more intense. After handing the ear of wheat to Hermes, they left happily.
"Yaoshi is truly a good person... no, a good god!"
Looking at Yaoshi's departing back, Hermes was filled with emotion, thinking to himself: "After things are over, I should still give Yaoshi a hand..."
An alternative Path to attainment does not mean one cannot again condense Cosmic Truths, gain true freedom, and become a true mighty being of the heavens.
It's just that it is very difficult.
Without a heavy hitter to give them a hand, they can only be trapped in the Sea of Trees Multiverse, trapped for good.
At this moment, an Arrow of Light crossing the galaxy reversed the flow of time, carrying the will to sure-kill this unprecedented Abundance artifact, and shot toward him!
"Just in time."
Seeing this Arrow of Light, Hermes was delighted rather than surprised, reaching out a hand to grab and refine it!
"Thanks, The Hunt!"
Putting the arrow into his pocket, Hermes wiped the smile from his face and successively incorporated the concepts of Trailblaze, Nihility, Erudition, Remembrance, Elation, Abundance, and The Hunt into the Path of Penacony, broadening the Path's breadth... the Path of Penacony began to boil!
Hermes could feel that the infinite and boundless power of the Sea of Trees Multiverse's Heavenly Dao was tilting toward the opening of 'Pure Beauty' like the heavens collapsing... "To broaden the breadth of the Path, one actually has to endure this kind of pressure?"
Hermes murmured softly, his eyes gradually beginning to turn hollow. Occupying the Great Source of the Path was equivalent to occupying an authority of the Sea of Trees Multiverse's Heavenly Dao.
Now, he was frantically broadening this authority, so naturally, he had to face the vast power of the Sea of Trees Multiverse's Heavenly Dao head-on.
This was only possible because it was Hermes; had it been anyone else, they would have been completely assimilated by the Path under the scouring of this torrent, ultimately becoming entirely driven by the Path.
"Can't do them one by one anymore; I must hurry."
Hermes's voice gradually became indifferent, like the boundless Heavenly Dao looking down upon the changes of the great universe.
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