"Although I have never seen an example of an ordinary person mastering the power of existence, I can tell you about the nature of the power of existence." After a moment of silence, Alastor finally spoke in a deep voice.
"First of all, all matter exists because of the power of existence. Secondly, compared to other matter, the power of existence of humans is much purer. Thirdly, because the information of the existence of objects is closely connected, when the existence disappears, there will be an information gap. Fourthly, the power of existence will not appear out of thin air, nor will it disappear out of thin air. Fifthly, and most importantly … "
Alastor's tone paused slightly. "The power of existence can be converted with all matter energy, such as heat, light, electricity, mechanical energy, kinetic energy, and so on. It can even be converted into matter itself, but there is the prerequisite of energy conservation, and the converted matter energy cannot be greater than the power of existence itself. At the same time, the power of existence can also reject any matter energy … If you can understand the mystery of these five points and complete the conversion in the actual process, it may not be impossible for you to master the power of existence."
"Of course, this is only a theoretical possibility after all. We Red World Apostles master the power of existence by instinct. At least there has not been any case of normal humans before. If you really want to be this pioneer, perhaps you can try to pay more attention to those torches. As for whether you will succeed or not, I can't guarantee."
"… Okay, thank you."
Tang Hao remembered Alastor's words and nodded sincerely.
A moment later, Tang Hao said goodbye and left. Shana packed the remaining five pineapple bread and asked with her head lowered, "Alastor, why did you tell him this?"
"Because he has the potential."
"Potential?"
"I've been thinking about what is similar to me in him. At first, I suspected that it was the God of Creation, but I later rejected it. With my familiarity with that old guy, even if Tang Hao is really a body created by his power of existence, it can't hide from my eyes. Of course, it can't be the God of Guidance. "
"Maybe he's just contaminated with the power of existence of an ordinary Red World Demon King."
"I can't rule out this possibility, but I always feel that he's hiding a bigger secret, and even … can indirectly affect the entire world."
"Is there any evidence?"
"No, it's just my intuition. However, it also makes me even more curious, just how far can he reach like this? Moreover, as for the matter he spoke of, I also want to know the answer. If humans really can grasp the power of existence without the apostles, then this world might become completely different … "Book 6 Chapter 17.3 - World
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After talking with Alastor, Tang Hao began to understand the nature of the Power of Existence. According to Alastor, the torch was a key pathway. This was not impossible … because the torch was a human substitute created by the Mist Warrior through the Power of Existence. Before and after the formation of the torch, it was a process of energy transformation.
Currently, there were only two torches in this school: Yuji Sakai and Hirai.
Fortunately, both of them were together, so there was no need for Tang Hao to observe them separately.
Ever since he learned about the torch from Shana, Yuji Sakai had been working hard to regain Hirai's sense of self. For example, after class, he would read her name out loud so that all the students around him would notice her. During lunch break, he would ask his best friend, who was also Hirai's crush, to chat and eat together. Even during class, because they were deskmates, Yuji Sakai still tried his best to increase Hirai's sense of existence.
He was undoubtedly a good person.
Perhaps in this day and age, good people were no longer popular, especially people like Yuji Sakai, Jōjō Dangma, and Kiritani Eihisa, who were willing to sacrifice themselves to save others. Many times, they were the ones who were scolded. On the other hand, people like Ichikata Ichikata, Chuunibyou Flash, and Katsuhiro who were both handsome, powerful, and decisive were the most popular.
But for Tang Hao, if he had to choose a side, he would always choose the former.
Good people didn't have any special characteristics, and they weren't pleasing to the eye. They were weak and liked to meddle in other people's business. For people who liked to protect themselves, of course, they weren't the popular type. But at least when you were with them, you didn't have to worry about being betrayed or stabbed, and you didn't have to fight for the slightest reason. After all, this wasn't an anime, it was reality.
Yuji Sakai himself was just a torch. He didn't know that he had a cheat like the Zero Time Particle in his body. In other words, he was no different from the other torches. He was an existence that could disappear at any time, but even though he knew this, he still tried his best to help others. Regardless of whether he liked someone like him or not, he was at least worthy of respect.
And from his current feelings, compared to Shana, who didn't see the torch as a human, Tang Hao liked Yuji Sakai more.
Unfortunately, it was a fact that the torch would disappear. After all, they were just substitutes created by the Mist Warriors. No matter how hard Yuji Sakai tried, Hirai's fate was already sealed.
"Hirai! Hirai … "
Suddenly, Yuji Sakai's anxious voice interrupted Tang Hao's thoughts. He raised his head and saw that Yuji Sakai was already in front of him. When their eyes met, Yuji Sakai immediately asked, "Mr. Tang Hao, did you … did you see Hirai?"
"Over there." Tang Hao pointed.
"Thank you!" Yuji Sakai nodded and ran over.
It was time for school to end. Yuji Sakai brought his friend Chi and Hirai out, trying to use Hirai's love for Chi to recall her existence. In order to observe, Tang Hao followed behind the three of them. But after Yuji Sakai left, Hirai disappeared.
His friend Chi didn't notice her at all. If it wasn't for Yuji Sakai, Chi wouldn't even have noticed Hirai's existence.
Even Tang Hao had to confirm her existence and activate his Astral Vision to find out where she went.
Tang Hao followed Yuji Sakai's footsteps and arrived at the riverside. The sun was setting, and he saw Yuji Sakai and Hirai sitting on the stone steps by the riverside. He focused his gaze and saw that the flames in Hirai's body were extremely weak.
"I'm afraid she won't be able to last until tonight."
Tang Hao heard a melodious voice. He turned his head to look and could not help but smile. "Why are you here? I thought you wouldn't mind at all."
"Idiot!" Shana glared at him. "I'm here to keep an eye on Mystique. The traitor from yesterday will find him sooner or later. If I don't keep an eye on him, how am I going to catch the traitor?"
"I see," Tang Hao replied noncommittally.
"But, you guys really like to do meaningless things …" Shana turned her head, looked at the river, and murmured, "I told you, no matter what you do, you can't save that torch."
"Yes, after listening to Alastor's suggestion in the afternoon, I've been observing the two of them and thinking a lot. If the torch is the residue of human beings, then the residue will eventually burn out. This is an irreversible fact, but … you said that it's meaningless, but I don't think so."
Then, Tang Hao walked forward.
"Huh?"
Shana was surprised. Then, she saw Tang Hao walk to the top of the stone steps, stop, and make a strange pose.
"Radiance, come out!" As Tang Hao shouted, a pure white light bloomed from his back, and he gradually turned into a human. He looked like an angel that just hatched from an egg. Then, Tang Hao pointed forward. "Turn her into light!"
Whoosh!
The pure white light shone down, and it happened to be the moment when the flames in Hirai's body burned out. Just as her body was about to disappear in the flames, the light and the flames converged, and in that instant, the blue flames turned into pure white light.
In the light, Hirai's figure looked very lifelike. Even her originally dim eyes had a hint of color.
"Hirai-san …"
Yuji Sakai stared at her in a daze, not knowing what to do. She couldn't help but look up at Tang Hao.
"Idiot, look at her!" Tang Hao cursed. His expression was slightly ferocious, and his fingers were trembling slightly. It seemed like he was having a hard time.
This was to be expected. Originally, when the flames started to burn, the last remnants of Hirai should have disappeared as well. This was an established fact, as well as the law of existence in this world. But Tang Hao had done the exact opposite. Through the conversion of energy, he forcefully pulled her back, which should have disappeared. This was going against the law of existence.
To put it more bluntly, this was something that only the Red Demon King could do!
When humans signed a contract with the Red Demon King and gave everything they had, they were no different from torches. Because of the Red Demon King's energy, they were able to maintain their existence and become Mist Warriors.
But what Tang Hao was doing now was no different from that.
The only difference was … one was fire, and the other was light.
"This is …?!" Therefore, when he saw this scene, even Alastor was so surprised that he almost couldn't speak.
"Take it, this is my last bit of light!"
Several seconds later, Tang Hao shouted, and the index finger of his right hand shot out like a bullet. The light split into two, and the main body returned to Tang Hao's body. All the energy that was released was concentrated into Hirai's body.
"Hirai-san, you …"
Yuji Sakai's eyes widened. Although the girl in front of him was still burning, she didn't disappear like the other torches. Instead, her body became more solid, and even her blank face had a rich expression.
"Sakai-kun." Suddenly, the girl tilted her head and smiled brightly. "Thank you, thank you for working so hard for me. I hope that one day … you can meet the person that matters to you. Goodbye —"
Whoosh!
As soon as she said those two words, the girl's body became ethereal again. The flames swallowed the light again and bloomed on the spot, turning into a rain of fire that fell in all directions.
Tang Hao was doing the same thing as the Red Demon King, but he wasn't the Red Demon King. Even with the support of his second soul, the amount of energy he could convert was limited. So, even with his full strength, he could only pull the girl back for a short moment. But …
When the rain of fire fell from above, she instinctively reached out and caught a strand of it between her fingers. As she put it away, she saw Tang Hao in front of her.
Right now, Tang Hao looked a little weak. He wiped the sweat off his face, took a deep breath, and smiled. "Although I can't save her, I let her say goodbye to the person who cares about her before she leaves. Can you say that this is meaningless?"
"…" Shana was speechless.
Whether the Torch disappeared or not was meaningless. Even now, she still thought so. After all, the Torch was just a remnant of humanity. However, regarding Tang Hao's actions, she could no longer say the words' meaningless'.
After the existence of humans was swallowed by the apostles, it would directly cause them to disappear from their roots. This meant that the people who were eaten didn't even have the right to be remembered. It was worse than death.
Those people, if they could still have consciousness before they disappeared, what would they think? What would they do?
This was a question without an answer. But today, Tang Hao gave her the answer.
Even if only one person remembered her, even if only one person could say goodbye to her, at least … it could prove that she once lived!
This, couldn't be said to be meaningless.
"Is it worth it for you to do this?" Shana took a deep breath. "You only kept her for a moment, but you used up all your strength. Is it really worth it?"
"Is it worth it …" Tang Hao straightened his chest and laughed. "I'm willing!"
"…"
"Even if it doesn't do me any good, as long as I'm happy, then it's worth it. As for whether it will cause me any loss, as long as it's within my acceptable range, then it's worth it."
Shana was speechless again. She finally realized that she and Tang Hao were two different types of people. If she acted based on reason, then Tang Hao was someone who acted based on emotion.
Emotion?
She had long abandoned that kind of thing after she became a Mist Warrior.
But this guy …
And that torch too!
Shana turned around and looked at Yuji Sakai, who was not far away. He was holding a photo in his hand. It was a photo of Yuji Sakai, his friend, and Hirai. At this moment, Hirai was no longer in the photo, but even so, Yuji Sakai still held it in his hand like it was a treasure. There was a sad but relieved expression on his face.
It was just a torch, but these two guys …
I can't take it anymore!
"Urusei Urusei Urusei! You're all idiots! "
Shana couldn't take it anymore and cursed. Then, she quickly turned around and ran away.
Tang Hao looked at her back and smiled. He sat down on the lawn next to her and took out his phone to look at it in his free time.
[Flame Hair and Eyes Crusader: 10 Cause and Effect Points]
"Look, how can this be meaningless?"
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