Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 707

Chapter 707: Chapter 237: Manifestation of Conviction, Tan Ming Fades Away!

Three obscure terms were uttered in succession, and Cheng Ye’s brows instantly knitted into a knot, unable to immediately grasp the meaning of these words.

Tan Rui took in his confusion entirely, his fingertips lightly tapping beside him as his voice deepened, “In life, people inevitably harbor things they can’t let go of, and people they can’t leave behind. Those lingering concerns and unspoken obsessions inherently bear a trace of form. Yet for most, these thoughts are too scattered, like willow catkins drifting in the wind, dispersing in a gust. But the thoughts of the Extraordinary are different; even in death, they can be preserved.”

“As long as they can find an object to harbor their thoughts, it matters not whether it has a true form or remains human in shape.”

After death, the Extraordinary can still have their thoughts endure?

Following Tan Rui’s explanation, Cheng Ye was momentarily stunned and instinctively asked, “Then has your belief merged into the Stone Province?”

“Indeed it has, though not completely, and the specifics elude even me.”

Tan Rui nodded slightly, revealing a faint smile. Then he shifted the focus, “Regarding my condition, those outside might know better than I my true state. But what about you, do you understand your own situation?”

“Me?” Cheng Ye paused, as the previous conversation flashed through his mind, suddenly bringing clarity to his thoughts, “Could it be that I have inherited your belief?”

“A person’s thoughts are inherently formless, rising and dispersing with the wind.”

Tan Rui did not directly answer and instead burst into hearty laughter, “Enormous entities imbue humanity with unique powers, making their beliefs traceable rather than intangible. Yet even today, we do not understand where this path leads. It’s like that person outside; he too is unclear about where the end of accommodating Extraordinary Creatures lies.”

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As the laughter gradually ceased, his tone became more solemn: “You do not need to try to do anything deliberately, nor pay too much attention to it, just like before, let nature take its course. If you need my strength, complete my belief; it will offer you much help.”

“However, my belief is ultimately mine. While it helps you, it also imposes various constraints, which are obstacles that neither I nor we can overcome.”

“But as long as you can overcome…” Tan Rui’s gaze fell on the withered mark on Cheng Ye’s left hand,

“As long as you can overcome this limitation, it would be akin to completing the unfinished tasks for us.”

“Me?” Cheng Ye followed his gaze down and then suddenly looked up, full of astonishment, “Is this withered rune your belief?”

“Of course, Tan Ming’s will has always been singular.”

Tan Rui smiled and nodded, then pointed to the green vital mark on Cheng Ye’s hand, “In a world of great struggle, Extraordinary resources are innumerable and inexhaustible; everyone can be extraordinary, everyone can be like a dragon. This is the belief carried by the Vital Rune.”

“And you?”

“Me?” Tan Rui paused, his expression adding a touch of gravity as if weighing his words.

After a moment, he slowly spoke, “The belief I seek was born to assist Tan Ming’s will. It seeks the balance between life and death, desolation and prosperity; only with the withering of insects can new life break through the earth, completing the cycle of heaven and earth.”

“Life and death, desolation and prosperity…” Cheng Ye contemplated for a while, “Is extracting the vitality of plants for stones a consequence of your belief?”

“No, that is the result of conflicting beliefs.”

Tan Rui immediately shook his head, his tone growing more serious, “Back then, Tan Ming developed a total of seven beliefs within himself to break through his bottleneck. My belief was born to assist the body, but the remaining beliefs, however, conflicted and fused with each other, ultimately resulting in the situation you see today.”

He finished speaking, then, as if reading Cheng Ye’s thoughts, added: “The beliefs of the other five you cannot inherit; it’s not because you are too weak, but because if you inherit them, it will cause intense conflicts with my beliefs and Tan Ming’s. Just like the land beneath your feet today.”

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“But if ever there comes a day you find a way to resolve these conflicts… they will come to seek you.”

“And you and… Tan Ming?” Cheng Ye heard the unsaid implications in his words, paused, and couldn’t help but ask.

“Life and death, desolation and prosperity, it’s all a cycle. Having already died once, to have found someone to inherit my beliefs and continue this path is already an immense joy. For now, I can face death calmly, to completely fulfill the closure of my belief loop.”

Tan Rui shook his head with a smile, and there was not the slightest regret in his tone, “In this world, tangible things, no matter how strong as metal and stone or dazzling as jade, will eventually be trapped and eroded by tangible poison, turning into decay. Only that intangible thought in the heart remains unbounded by external material, unfollowing the decay of the shell, can truly enjoy freedom and boundlessness, witness the rise and fall of civilizations, witness the dawn of a world in great struggle.”

“My thought can rise with the breeze, crossing forests and waters, nowhere unreachable.”

“My thought can also scatter with the long wind, merging into the world, without leaving a trace.”

“Now that you carry the unfinished will of mine, my thought finds its home, and my soul, therefore, counts as eternal. You need not be desolate for the scene before you; look forward, for this dissipation at this moment is just a longer slumber for me.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than his form began to tremble gently, and his features, which had been distinct as if carved, began to blur to the naked eye, and his blood-red body gradually faded.

“Comrade,” his voice remained clear but was wrapped in a seemingly faint and elusive tone, like the echo of wind in a valley, “Until now, I haven’t had the chance to ask your name.”

“Cheng Ye.”

“Cheng Ye…” The blood-colored figure, now devoid of a clear face, nodded slightly as if earnestly engraving this name into the remaining thoughts.