As the twilight around Morris swirled violently, like an enraged Abyss, he was the first to step forward, his voice like the cold wind of winter, with an unmistakable challenge, aimed straight at the illusory elder:

"Lablas! What on earth are you doing? Why did you arbitrarily alter the elemental foundational arrangement? Don't you understand the enormous upheaval this could cause? The stability of the entire plane could collapse because of it!"

Lablas's illusory brows slightly arched, the mischievous smile on his face dimmed somewhat, bearing a displeasure like that of an elder towards a disrespectful junior, he slowly corrected: "Show some respect, Morris. Before you call my name, you should at least add the word 'mentor'."

Morris let out an unabashed scoff, the sarcasm in his tone almost palpable: "Mentor? You merely became a wizard in that hellhole a few years before us, and with just this time difference, you dare call yourself our mentor? Stop putting on airs!"

Compared to Morris's intensity, Space Truth Guerwige appeared much more composed. He bowed slightly, performed a faultless wizard's salute, and in a calm and respectful tone, inquired: "Lablas… Mentor, could you please explain what's going on? The anomalies at the elemental base layer are truly making us uneasy."

Lablas shifted his gaze to Guerwige, showing a somewhat satisfied expression on his face, nodded: "Hmm, Guerwige, you still remain so polite, knowing to respect knowledge and predecessors. No wonder back at the Eternal Tower, your mentor Argit saw the most potential in you, believing you had the best hope of reaching the true source."

He paused slightly, his illusory figure seemed to gain substance, his gaze swept over the four beings standing at the pinnacle of the Wizard World, his tone grew somewhat more formal, yet the meaning within it caused everyone's hearts to tighten:

"Since you all have noticed, I might as well be frank. I am preparing to restart… the Eternal Heart experiment."

It was as if he mentioned something trivial, he continued:

"So, in the near future, the world's foundational rules might be a bit… chaotic. I hope you can do your best to maintain this world's order and refrain from disturbing my work."

"The Eternal Heart?!"

"Have you gone mad?! Lablas!"

"Actually planning to restart that experiment..."

The moment the words "Eternal Heart" left Lablas's lips, it was as if a destructive thunderclap exploded over Sky City. Even Guerwige's depth, Morris's arrogance, West's coldness, and Englis's purity were immediately replaced by utter shock and disbelief! The faces of the four Truths, all dramatically changed!

Guerwige's gentle and respectful countenance vanished instantly, replaced with unprecedented gravity, his profound eyes fixed intently on Lablas, his voice low and solemn: "Mentor Lablas, why? You should know better than anyone what that experiment entails, why touch this forbidden domain again?"

A chilling aura intensified around West, as if even space was about to freeze, he stepped forward, with ice-like eyes filled with warning and confusion: "Lablas, have you already forgotten the original lesson?"

"Just because of this insane experiment, it brought about such trouble and Destruction! The entire Eternal Tower, once our cradle and sanctuary, was destroyed because of it! Do you want to repeat that disaster?"

Even Englis, always maintaining a harmonious atmosphere, and always with a pure smile, now his expression turned extremely unpleasant, that Warmth of Light aura seemed to dim slightly, even in the depths of his pupils, a trace of indelible fear emerged. His voice carried a barely perceptible tremor:

"Ten thousand years… Lablas, it's been a full ten thousand years! To this day… to this day, I still haven't forgotten the pain and loss that disaster brought about then…"

He took a deep breath, as if dispelling that unforgettable memory, his voice carrying both plea and confusion, "Tell us, why do you want to do this? Could it be… do you still fantasize about creating a 'Divine' capable of controlling everything? That's fundamentally impossible to succeed!"

Facing the unprecedented intense reaction and questioning from the four Truths, Lablas's illusory face slightly relinquished its manic expression, replaced by a mixture of helplessness, determination, and near-manic resoluteness. He sighed deeply, his gaze swept over the four beings standing equally at the pinnacle of Strength, counter-questioning:

"Why? Because this is also something unavoidable!"

His voice rose a few notches, carrying a penetrating soul inquiry:

"You all have glimpsed the Truth, touched the pinnacle of power on this plane. But you should understand better than anyone, even at our level, so-called 'eternity' is but relative! We will still wear away as the river of time flows, the soul will tire, consciousness will fade, ultimately unable to escape the fate of demise!"

His gaze sharpened, as if to pierce the deepest fears and confusion within their hearts:

"Are you resigned? Resigned to being trapped in this plane, watching time slip away, awaiting the final silence, without attempting anything, seeking that truly surpassing everything, the possibility of reaching higher dimensions? To just… be stuck here until death?"

Lablas's words dropped like hefty lead blocks, clattering on the empty plaza, leading to oppressive silence.

Guerwige, Morris, West, Englis, these four beings standing atop the world's peak, at this moment, could not refute. Because they knew deeply, what Lablas revealed was precisely the most chilling, ruthless truth looming across their eternal paths—

Even as Truths they are, before the endless river of time, there will come a day of fading demise.

However, this silence did not last long.

Guerwige took a deep breath, breaking the stagnant atmosphere, his gaze regaining determination, his voice steady yet carrying undisputable opposition: "Mentor Lablas, what you pointed out, regarding the plight of time, I understand, we all understand."

He shifted his tone, which turned heavy: "But, I must nonetheless oppose your plan to restart the 'Eternal Heart!' Not because I do not yearn to transcend, but because I cannot bear the scale of Destruction and sacrifice once more!"

"That price, even for us, even for Truth, we cannot withstand it a second time!"

His voice steeped in profound pain, as if traversing a thousand epochs, touching that never-healed scar once more: "The former Eternal Tower, how glorious it was! And Acadia… weren't their ends tragic enough, profound enough?"

"My mentor Argit, as well as countless talented wizards, numerous beings of Truth like us, were lost in that havoc triggered by the experiment spiraling out of control! What was left for this world was only an indelible, appalling scene of devastation! We cannot, and absolutely should not repeat such a mistake!"

He paused, his gaze fervently fixed on Lablas's illusory figure, throwing out an unexpected revelation: "As for proceeding to higher dimensions, finding the path back home, there isn't just the 'Eternal Heart' pathway replete with Destruction and uncertainty."

"Mentor Lablas, perhaps you still do not know? I have already commenced interpretations of the forbidden documents on Space essence and plane travel prepared by my mentor Argit long ago. Therein, perhaps lies another possibility."

"As long as the repair of Space Truth is completed, we will surely be able to return home!"

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