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So where is the silver giant, the culprit behind this explosion that unsettled the entire spacetime fault?
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Tokyo Tower, Japan.
"Ahem, next time you're going to cause such a commotion, remember to tell me in advance so I can find a place to hide."
With a mix of helplessness and relief, Kirino Makio, who had already coughed up blood, sighed softly.
Beside Kirino Makio, Lu Xuan, who had returned to human form, simply shrugged nonchalantly.
"If a similar situation occurs again, I will definitely tell you in advance."
Despite his weak tone, Lu Xuan maintained an upright posture, as if the explosion just now was no big deal to him.
"You really want to do it again?"
Startled, Kirino Makio looked up and asked incredulously.
Why isn't there a next time?
Lu Xuan raised his eyelids in disbelief and said calmly.
"Although Daigo and I destroyed the coordinates left on Earth by the Kiriel, the coordinates of the spacetime rift had already been recorded by Somoko."
"Even without your help in locating it, Zhizi can open spacetime tunnels to spacetime rifts at will."
These words left Kirino Makio even more confused.
"You're going to the time-space rift again? Why?"
Knowing full well that the time segment was once the stronghold of the Kyrie people, and knowing that unless the Kyrie civilization was completely destroyed, those Kyrie gods could not possibly die.
So why does Lu Xuan still want to go to the time-space rift?
"Why? Because time-space faults still have value!"
With a slight smile playing on his lips, Lu Xuan's next words left Kirino Makio completely silent.
"Those Kiriel people are one thing, but I've figured out how their mental network is structured and I also know the history of the birth of their civilization."
"So their actual value is not high anymore, and it's not worth me spending too much energy and time on them..."
After a slight pause, Lu Xuan continued.
"But that spacetime rift is different; there are many more unknown entities hidden within it."
"I even suspect that the spacetime rift was not naturally formed, but rather an independent dimension deliberately created by a powerful civilization to avoid some kind of disaster."
"I'm very curious about what kind of calamity could have driven such a powerful civilization to flee to a time-space rift that was destined to have no future."
"Furthermore, even if we take a step back, the fact that a spacetime fault has coordinates for locating Earth, aren't you curious about why?"
"That powerful civilization that escaped the time-space rift may be a civilization that was once born on Earth at some point in time."
"This explains why Earth's coordinates are present in the spacetime fault."
"Let's go even further and speculate: did that civilization flee to a spacetime rift far from the real universe in order to escape the evil god Gatanothor?"
"If my guess is true, then it means that not only did an ancient civilization exist on Earth, but also an ultra-ancient civilization, and even an ultra-ultra-ancient civilization..."
"Just thinking about this makes me unable to suppress my thirst for knowledge."
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Chapter 403 Final Target: Shining Form
The next day, on Sixth Avenue.
After last night's catastrophe, Sixth Avenue is now in dire need of rebuilding.
A huge, broken gear hangs high in the air, barely maintaining the existence of this subspace.
Sixth Avenue has already become like this, so naturally it can no longer accommodate the existence of outcasts.
At least until Lu Xuan decides to repair Sixth Avenue, it will continue in this semi-damaged state.
Have those residents been properly resettled?
Looking up at the broken gears, Saki turned to Lady Nine-Tailed beside her and asked.
The residents she was referring to were naturally the outcasts on Sixth Avenue.
Although Lu Xuan didn't care about those outcasts, Sha Ji had already taken on this responsibility.
To prevent any accidents from happening to the aliens, Saki immediately arranged for the Nine-Tailed Fox and the others to be settled.
It's not that Saki didn't want to use the power of the extraterrestrial alliance, but rather that these aliens didn't trust humans and extraterrestrials.
In the eyes of these alien beings who have coexisted with humans for thousands of years, only their fellow humans who have settled on Sixth Avenue are truly trustworthy.
"It's all arranged. Young Master Ayan's Yanye Street can temporarily accommodate them."
Nodding in response to Saki's words, the Nine-Tailed Fox gently swayed the tail behind her back, her tone somewhat nonchalant.
"And what about Gedi? Is it... any better?"
Saki opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, not because she was worried about Gedi's injury.
With the Omnitrix collar in place, as long as Gedi doesn't die on the spot, he can "refresh" his physical state by slightly altering his form through a bug.
What Saki was really worried about was Gedi's mental state.
Ever since he shielded Tiga from the Kirieloid's attack last night, Gedi has seemed somewhat listless.
"The guardian is still blaming himself for not being able to stop the severed tail..."
Lowering her head slightly, Lady Nine-Tailed dared not call Gedi by his name like Saki did.
After all, no matter how honest or silly Gedi may seem on a daily basis, it is ultimately Lu Xuan's partner and an ancient monster that has lived for 30 million years.
Whether it's strength, experience, or knowledge, Getty is not as silly and cute as it looks on the surface.
Or to be more precise, Gedi's adorable foolishness was only shown in front of Lu Xuan, Daigo, and Saki.
At other times, Gedi is a true ancient Komainu monster, a being powerful enough to intimidate the entire Sixth Avenue.
"That stupid dog, if anyone's to blame for this, it's Lu Xuan."
"If he hadn't been experimenting with that severed tail, this accident wouldn't have happened."
With a sigh of helplessness, Saki covered her forehead and knew that Gedi wouldn't let go of his worries so easily.
Geddy, who was only interested in proving his strength to Lu Xuan, paid extra attention to any issues that might involve his dereliction of duty.
"What about Lu Xuan and Da Gu?"
"Where did those two go this time?"
"Sixth Avenue is still waiting for Lu Xuan to repair it, and the GUTS team has been constantly asking about Daigo's whereabouts..."
"Why did they both suddenly disappear at this crucial moment?"
Even though she knew she wouldn't get an answer from Lady Nine-Tailed Fox, Saki still couldn't help but complain.
"If I hadn't covered for them, the Victory team would probably have already fallen out by now."
Wisely refraining from taking over the conversation, Lady Nine-Tailed simply smiled calmly and then turned her gaze to Ida Izuru, who was still trying to clean up the mess not far away.
The remains left behind by those unidentifiable things that escaped from the containment space are not as stable as they appear on the surface.
Aside from powerful Oni warriors like Iida Iryu, anyone else trying to deal with those corpses would probably have to go through a lot of trouble.
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The underground temple where the black pyramid is located in Kumamoto City.
Lu Xuan and Daigo, who were being nagged by Sha Jin, were currently in the center of the huge private arena, trying to replicate Tiga's fleeting power from last night.
"It still won't work!"
After Tiga transformed back into his human form, Daigo shook his head in slight disappointment.
No matter how hard Daigo tried, he could never get back into the "unstoppable" state he had been in the previous night, and he couldn't even reassemble that pale golden radiance.
Because that pale golden glow comes from humanity's trust in Tiga, from the belief that everyone is of one mind and united in purpose.
Once the opportunity to "save the world" is lost, Daigo's desire to replicate Tiga's state is nothing but a pipe dream.
"It's not that it's impossible, it's that you're underestimating Tiga's potential."
Lu Xuan shook his head in direct rejection of Daigo's statement, holding a completely different view on the matter.
Shining Form is the final form unlocked in the final episode of Ultraman Tiga. Even with the new generation of Ultraman that were created later, Shining Form has never lost its value.
Although Daigo's form last night did not seem to be a complete Shining Form.
From Lu Xuan's perspective, it clearly already had the prototype of a shining form, which was similar to his own sublimated form.
The only difference between the two is that their sublimated forms only represent their own will and beliefs.
Tiga's Shining Form, however, embodies the faith and hope of all humanity; it is a form truly born to save the world.
“Five thousand years ago, Amui entered a similar state without the help of any external force, relying solely on her own strength.”
Upon hearing Lu Xuan mention the human form of Ultraman Tiga from five thousand years ago, Daigo immediately recalled the scene where the other party instantly killed the Dark Demon God Dokuf in one move.
That nonchalant attitude was clearly proof that it was more powerful than itself.
"Am I really capable of doing that?"
Hesitantly, Daigo turned to look at Lu Xuan, deeply doubting his suspicions.
Daigo didn't doubt Tiga's potential; he only doubted his own potential and wondered if Lu Xuan was setting a trap for him on this issue again.
Having spent so many years with Lu Xuan, Daigo had already come to a very deep understanding of how Lu Xuan could trick him without batting an eye.
"Why can't it be done?"
Instead of answering Daigo's question, Lu Xuan simply asked a question in return, his expression unchanged.
"That extreme state comes from humanity's trust in Tiga, from the light of hope that wells up from the depths of the human heart."
"But the problem is, aren't you a human being yourself?"
"As long as you believe you can do it, even if you can't reach the level you used to deal with the Kirieloids, you can definitely enter a similar state."
At this point, Lu Xuan paused slightly before continuing.
"Besides, isn't my 'sublimated form' a perfect example?"
Upon hearing this, Daigo became even more hesitant.
“I’m not you, so I can’t have absolute confidence in my abilities.”
Sometimes Daigo even wondered if there were still things in this world that Lu Xuan felt powerless to do.
Since they met, Lu Xuan has always seemed so confident and self-assured, as if there is nothing in the world that can stump him.
"Whether you can do it or not is one thing, whether you do it or not is another."
"Now that you've already entered that state, all you need to do is find that feeling again."
Knowing that such empty words would not convince Daigo, Lu Xuan changed the subject and said...
"As long as you can enter that state again, I will equip you with six quantum floating cannons with the same configuration."
"By then, even without the light of hope for all mankind, you can also transform your 'Shining Form' into a permanent form, just like me."
If you want a donkey to pull a millstone, just hang a carrot in front of its nose.
As soon as Lu Xuan, who understood this principle well, said this, Daigu's eyes lit up.
But then Daigo noticed another problem.
"Shining Form? That sounds much better than your Ascended Form."
"But at least I can name my new form, right?"
As Daigo complained to Lu Xuan, he never imagined that his eventual success in establishing himself as a permanent Shining Type would bring such a profound shock to his successors.
The wheels of history have completely veered off course at this moment.
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P.S.: This volume was a bit tiring to write. I've found that it seems not many readers are willing to follow long novels.