Pei Guang was out of options. One of his subordinates had ignited the path of the Hunt and become the Aeon of Hunt. All he could do was accept it.
At least having an Aeon on his side gave them an even greater advantage in the war against the Aeon of Propagation.
[Pei Guang's Swarm received the blessings of the Aeon of Hunt. Reinforcements from the Aeon of Hunt crossed the star rails and arrived before Tayzzyronth.]
[Countless swarm creatures were thrown into the war. Under endless suicidal assaults, the health bar of the Aeon of Propagation Tayzzyronth began to decrease.]
After multiple Amber Eras of relentless assault, Pei Guang seized even more authority from Tayzzyronth. As the Imaginary power it could use dwindled, Tayzzyronth's regenerative ability weakened as well.
With countless swarms forcefully draining its health, Tayzzyronth's HP finally began visibly dropping. And when Tayzzyronth realized its life was truly slipping away, it felt fear.
[The Aeon of Propagation grew fearful of Pei Guang's swarm. It wanted to escape. Faced with a swarm that could reproduce just as well, if not better, than his own, Tayzzyronth was afraid.]
[The path of Propagation deemed Tayzzyronth useless and fully abandoned it. Pei Guang became the new Aeon of Propagation.]
At the moment the Aeon of Propagation was cast aside by its path, Pei Guang gained full access to the path of Propagation. And upon wielding that full authority, he realized that the power of Propagation was even more terrifying than he had imagined.
Propagation wasn't just about reproduction or raising offspring—both were essential parts of this path. Beyond the basic functions, the path of Propagation also contained fragments of other paths.
As a player, Pei Guang wasn't bound by the restrictions of the paths. In a game world, everything must yield to the player's experience.
So Pei Guang could seriously think about how to wield his new path's power, and push it to its fullest potential.
[Pei Guang believed that Propagation was not just mindless reproduction. He redefined Propagation—every living being in the universe now had the ability to reproduce. Inorganic life was still life, and it too would receive the Aeon of Propagation's blessing, allowing it to create its own offspring.]
[To avoid cosmic disaster, Pei Guang added new rules to the path of Propagation: reproductive efficiency would now be inversely proportional to lifespan. The longer the lifespan, the lower the probability of reproduction. Life in this universe would only lose its ability to reproduce on an individual basis. Every species would receive the Aeon of Propagation's blessing, and this probability could not be altered by any means.]
[All the Vidyadhara gained the ability to reproduce. However, due to their lifespan and reincarnation mechanism, the probability remained extremely low. Even so, the Vidyadhara rejoiced, and Pei Guang gained some degree of favorability with all of them.]
[Pei Guang enhanced the concept of Propagation: during the process of raising offspring, any being that protected its young would gain greater power.]
[Pei Guang enhanced the concept of Propagation: any non-sentient lifeform that birthed intelligent offspring would cause the entire species to awaken to sentience.]
[Pei Guang added his own "preferences" into the Propagation path: among every species, there would always appear a white-haired, red-eyed beautiful girl. These girls would possess special fate and powerful talents.]
[The reincarnated Vidyadhara High Elder commented that "Pei Guang has me in his heart."]
As the saying goes, "Do not meddle in affairs outside your post," but once Pei Guang became the Aeon of Propagation, he began adjusting the Propagation path's powers.
In Pei Guang's eyes, the traits of the Aeon of Propagation were already absurdly strong: everything from pregnancy to birth, childhood to old age, all fell under the domain of Propagation.
Tayzzyronth may have activated the path of Propagation, but because its mind was solely focused on reproducing endlessly, it completely failed to bring out the true terror of this path's potential.
Now that the path was in Pei Guang's hands, of course he was thinking about how to maximize its power. And while doing so, he certainly didn't forget to consider how to use that power to fulfill his own desires.
After fighting for so many years, wasn't he allowed to enjoy himself a little?
And so, Pei Guang began stuffing all kinds of personal touches into the path, even using his Propagation authority to constantly optimize the humanoid appearances of various species. All across the galaxy, countless humanoid beings with animal traits became active.
[Aha believed Pei Guang was abusing the powers of an Aeon, violating the rules of the Tribunal of Life, and initiated a trial against him.]
[Pei Guang replied, "I'm the judge of this court, and you're trying to put me on trial?"]
[Aha caused a massive scene. The whole universe laughed at Aha looking like a clown. Aha admitted he totally lost face.]
[Aha stuck out his nonexistent butt, trying to get Pei Guang to spank him. Pei Guang had no interest in Aha's butt. Aha felt disrespected and got mad, then secretly kicked Pei Guang in the butt.]
[Aha: "Kicking and running away is such a thrill~"]
[Pei Guang grabbed a cane to chase Aha down for a spanking, but the Aeon of Elation Aha vanished. No one knows how Aha disappeared.]
[Rejoice! After Aha vanished, Pei Guang obtained the full power of the path of Elation. But Aha believed Pei Guang's expression—wanting revenge but having no one to take it out on—was probably hilarious.]
[Pei Guang remembered what Aha did and his favorability toward Aha took a curious nosedive. Next time he meets Aha, he plans to tie him to a ship and jab his butt with an End Rod.]
Aha in the memory world knew that this world was about to end, so before it did, he played one last outrageous trick—so outrageous that even the Aha outside the memory world got jealous and wanted to try it himself.
Being able to kick Pei Guang's butt and then run while the other party couldn't do anything back—what a delight!
Too bad he himself couldn't do it. The memory-world version of him had no future joy left.
So just before the world reached its end, he experienced one final burst of elation. He was the Aeon of Elation: he could screw around for joy, but he wasn't looking to die.
Besides, if he really wanted to go for it, he'd wait until Pei Guang was totally unable to retaliate. Watching a player twist their face in frustration, wanting revenge but unable to act, was the greatest fun imaginable.
Yes! The Aeon of Elation wouldn't seek death—but for joy, he'd totally mess around.
If he pulled this stunt now, that would be his final joy. With Pei Guang around, the universe could still go on for a long, long time. If he burned himself out too early, wouldn't the fun end too soon?
Just as the path of Propagation fully stabilized and the entire universe entered a period of prosperity, the Messenger appeared beside Pei Guang.
"Mr. Pei Guang, your experience in this memory world has come to an end. How was it?"