If everyone’s “Echo” was related to their own life experiences, then why was his own “Echo” “Endless Life”?

Just as Earth-Tiger’s question suggested, what exactly were his own life experiences?

Why would he have such a deep obsession with “Endless Life”?

“Whether I’m a student or a con artist… this matter still doesn’t make sense.” Qi Xia narrowed his eyes, recalling this matter, feeling he had still lost some important clue.

Not only could “Endless Life” not be explained, even “Spiritual Hearing” before “Endless Life” couldn’t be explained either.

These two “Echoes” had nothing to do with his life experiences whatsoever. After all, he knew he wasn’t deaf, and normally wouldn’t envy Nuwa for being able to “create people.”

Even if every person’s “Echo” in the entire “Land of the End” was related to their life experiences, his two “Echoes” both violated this principle.

So it wasn’t that others were strange—it was that he himself was strange. He was the “exception.”

Furthermore, everything he was encountering now was very likely designed by his past self, but just how different was his past self from his current self?

Could he have even accurately predicted the four words “Endless Life”?

“Are you alright…?” Earth-Tiger looked at Qi Xia who had been spacing out the whole time, softly interrupting his train of thought. “Why are you frozen?”

“I’m fine, I’m just thinking about some things.” Qi Xia sighed and said, “Earth-Tiger, so is everyone’s ‘Echo’ truly related to their own life experiences?”

“At least everyone I know is like that.” Earth-Tiger said. “That’s why I don’t quite understand what ‘Endless Life’ means…”

“But aside from ‘Endless Life,’ there’s another situation that can’t be explained.” Qi Xia said with a furrowed brow.

“What…?”

“Chu Tianqiu.” Qi Xia said. “According to his own account, he obtained ‘Echo’ because he survived to the last day. But according to your theory, his life experiences should have nothing to do with ‘surviving to the last day.'”

“I don’t know about that.” Earth-Tiger furrowed his brow and said, “I was originally an ‘Unfortunate,’ so I rarely had contact with other ‘Echoers.'”

Qi Xia nodded with a heavy expression after hearing this.

At this moment, Xu Liunian spoke up from the side: “Are you talking about Chu Tianqiu…?”

Qi Xia looked at her: “Yes.”

“I suspect…” Xu Liunian pondered for a moment before saying in a low voice, “Chu Tianqiu might be lying.”

“Hmm? Do you have any basis for that?”

Qi Xia didn’t hold much hope for Xu Liunian. What she suspected was very likely what Chu Tianqiu deliberately wanted her to suspect.

“No real basis.” Xu Liunian shook her head. “Qi Xia, I just feel that Chu Tianqiu isn’t afraid of death. He’s never feared death. In the days I spent in contact with him, I was even more anxious than he was. Now thinking back, had he already mastered his ‘Echo’ long ago? So he believed that dying didn’t matter at all.”

Qi Xia carefully considered Xu Liunian’s words, recalling the first time he met the real Chu Tianqiu—it was at Earth-Tiger’s game venue.

At that time, he was sitting on the first floor waiting for the game to end, and Chu Tianqiu had swaggered in and sat across from him.

The people of “Heaven’s Mouth” kept saying they wanted to protect Chu Tianqiu until the last day, but the man himself didn’t seem to care about this matter.

However, denying Chu Tianqiu’s “Echo Opportunity” based on this alone wasn’t reasonable.

“I’m not afraid of death either.” Qi Xia said. “I’ve bet my life multiple times when I had no ‘Echo’ at all. This doesn’t prove anything—it only proves he’s more confident than ordinary people.”

“You mean…”

“He knows he won’t die.” Qi Xia answered. “Or rather, he knows he can resolve whatever trouble occurs.”

Xu Liunian nodded after hearing this, then fell silent. Only then did Qi Xia raise his head again to look at Earth-Tiger.

“Tell me, Earth-Tiger, what exactly happened last night?”

Hearing Qi Xia’s question, Earth-Tiger scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, then sighed and said: “It’s because I’m useless. I messed up what you instructed…”

“Messed up?” The corners of Qi Xia’s mouth rose slightly. “I’m still standing here perfectly fine. I haven’t been killed by you.”

“That’s true!” Earth-Tiger’s eyes revealed a sense of loss. “Although I didn’t get you killed, I still feel it wasn’t far from being messed up.”

“Don’t panic. I told you, I’m here.” Qi Xia said. “Tell me everything that happened, and I’ll make arrangements.”

“Really…?” Earth-Tiger raised his eyebrows slightly.

“Yes.”

Earth-Tiger thought for a moment, then earnestly recounted what happened last night.

That night, after returning to the “Train,” he blocked Black Fur Sheep and Slack-Off Dog midway. Before the two could react to what was happening, he had pulled them into his room.

As Qi Xia listened, he memorized all the characters who appeared in his mind. All these people were “needles.”

These “needles” would completely disintegrate the “Zodiacs” from within.

After confirming there was no one around, Earth-Tiger closed his room door, but looking at the two people before him, they still had unwilling expressions on their faces.

“Pei Qianhu, enough already, okay?” Earth-Sheep asked. “It’s already been a day… Still won’t give up?”

“I can’t give up!” Earth-Tiger said. “I’ve been thinking all day today, and now I feel my thinking is unprecedentedly clear!”

“How are you clear again?”

“Look…” Earth-Tiger gestured to the two with his finger. “Is it possible that if Sheep Bro thinks about it outside, he could know that I know about his plan?”

Hearing this, Slack-Off Dog really couldn’t hold back: “Isn’t that too ridiculous? Do you fucking think you two have telepathy?”

“No!” Earth-Tiger said. “Even my stupid brain can figure this out—how could Sheep Bro not figure it out?”

“That’s not the issue at all!” Earth-Sheep also felt the situation was getting ridiculous. “Your thinking is leaping way too much. First, we can’t confirm he’s Sheep Bro. Second, he has no memories. Third, he couldn’t possibly know what you’re thinking. How did you solve so many problems and directly guess what the other person is thinking?”

“Isn’t that simple!” Earth-Tiger said confidently. “The reason you have so many doubts is because you’ve forgotten one fundamental reason. As long as this reason exists, all problems can be solved, and all my speculations can become true!”

“What reason?”

“That person is Sheep Bro!” Earth-Tiger smiled proudly.