A rift in imaginary space burst open, and countless distorted gilded masks poured out like a swarm of bees.
They pieced together a humanoid silhouette within the pitch-black universe.
Where the head should have been, it was now replaced by a giant mask.
On that giant mask, the facial features twisted and shifted.
At times it grinned widely in laughter, and at others, its eyes curved with an air of endless mockery.
Complex, mocking, absurd, chaotic...
This was indeed The Aeon of Elation — Aha.
"Interesting, interesting! I have never seen such a marvelous combination.
Abundance and The Hunt actually coexist within your tiny body; it's like a chaotic and brilliant farce."
Aha's voice seemed to come from all directions, echoing wantonly in Dante's mind.
Dante endured the embarrassment of being teased and hurriedly said, "Aha, The Aeon of Elation! As you can see, I have formed a group chat and have already invited Yaoshi and Lan to join.
If you join, there will surely be more fun in the future."
Aha let out an even more frenzied laugh, "Fun? You actually say there is more fun? This has piqued my interest.
But first, you must tell me how Abundance and The Hunt are intertwined within you.
If what you say is boring, I'll have to find fun in you personally."
Listening to Aha's pervasive, demonic laughter, Dante frowned deeply.
"There is nothing much to say. Having just arrived here, I received help from Yaoshi while in a desperate situation.
Immediately after, I drew the pursuit of Lan, but after hearing my description, both of them were willing to join my group chat.
If The Aeon of Elation is unwilling to join, it would definitely be Elation's greatest loss."
After Aha finished listening, the expression on the mask constantly shifted.
He laughed loudly, "Interesting, truly too interesting. Aha is willing to join, Ahahahaha..."
Dante sent an invitation to Aha.
A streak of light flew towards Aha, and Aha responded instantly.
[Ding~
Group Notification — The Aeon of Elation: Aha has joined the group chat.
Current Group Members — Four people.]
[Aha: How wonderful, infinite worlds mean infinite fun!]
[Aha: Oh my! Look what I found...]
[The Aeon of Elation — Aha has successfully checked in. Consecutive check-ins: 1 day. Obtained 9 points.]
Group Notification — The Aeon of Elation: Aha has joined group member location sharing.
[Lan:...]
Group Notification — Aeon of the Hunt: Lan has ended group member location sharing.
[Aha:?]
Group Notification — Aeon of the Hunt: Lan has started private location sharing with the Aeon of Abundance: Yaoshi.]
[Dante:...]
[Lan: @Yaoshi]
[Aha: You blockhead of The Hunt, why are you so stubbornly obsessed with the beautiful Abundance?]
[Aha: Wait... blockhead? Yes, blockhead!]
[Aha: Ahahahaha... no wonder you keep chasing Abundance. Are you trying to return to your mother's embrace?]
[Dante:...]
In the depths of the universe, a streak of azure light crossed dimensions and instantly pierced the center of the mask's forehead.
[Aha: Lan sent a rocket to Aha. Yaoshi won't be jealous, right...]
[Dante:...]
Seeing that both Yaoshi and Lan in the group ignored him, Aha was not discouraged and instead asked Dante.
"Since I have joined, what fun plans are there next? Don't disappoint me, Ahahahaha..."
Dante said calmly, "There is no need to rush, Aeon of Elation.
A fun time worth savoring is naturally worth the wait. We need more Aeons to join.
In this way, we can not only fulfill your wish to find amusement across countless cosmic planes as quickly as possible,
but the collision of different Aeons' philosophies and powers will also surely produce countless interesting events in the group.
To you, would this not be a grand feast of joy?"
"Genius of Elation, Aha sees infinite fun in you."
Aha's mask began to twist, "As long as you can bring fun to Aha, Aha won't be more stingy than Abundance and The Hunt."
The light around Aha grew increasingly brilliant.
Those gilded masks flying like a swarm of bees seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force and surged towards Dante one after another.
Each mask radiated a strange glow, and the patterns upon them seemed to come alive, twisting and changing.
They seemed to be telling the absurd and wonderful stories of the universe.
The first mask to touch Dante instantly turned into a streak of light and merged into his forehead.
Immediately after, countless masks followed, pouring in from his limbs and bones as if using his body as a canvas to paint a scroll belonging solely to Elation.
Dante only felt an unprecedented power rampaging through his body.
This power was completely different from the vitality of Abundance or the killing intent of The Hunt; it was full of volatility, absurdity, and unruliness.
His consciousness seemed to be swept into a carnival party, with bizarre scenes constantly flashing before his eyes.
Multi-colored stars danced strangely in the sky, and planets collided like marbles, spraying brilliant sparks.
And from the depths of the universe came bursts of laughter, as if countless beings were enjoying a grand feast of joy.
When the last mask had completely merged into Dante's body, that violent power gradually subsided.
Dante slowly opened his eyes, which shimmered with gilded light, as if he could see the joy in any part of the universe.
A faint gilded luster also appeared on his skin, as if every inch of his flesh could feel that endless joy, resonating with the elation pulse of the entire universe.
"The absurdity and fantasy of Elation."
Dante mobilized the massive power of Elation within his body and injected it into a dead asteroid in the distance.
In an instant, a multi-colored halo appeared on the asteroid's surface, and the originally cold rock seemed to gain life.
The entire planet began to flicker and throb, as if dancing to an invisible melody.
Transforming sadness into laughter, and anger into mockery.
He had truly become the incarnation of joy at this moment; as long as he wished, he could stir up a storm of joy anywhere.
"Excellent, Aha has a good idea.
Release the power of Abundance to your heart's content, and let's go to the Xianzhou together to find some fun?"
Aha's mask gradually shrank, eventually hanging on one side of Dante's waist.
"We have a more urgent and grand goal of joy waiting for us to achieve.
Inviting more Aeons to join is what we need to do now."
"Oh my, Aha's suggestion was rejected... Ahahahaha...
But Aha won't be angry; Aha still wants to contribute to our great cause of joy.
I know of an Aeon who is very interested in all sorts of wonderful things. I'll go lead him here."
After saying that, the light on Aha's face flickered, and countless gilded masks flew out like a swarm of bees again.
Some of the masks detached from the main body and shot off in different directions, seemingly carrying some sort of special signal.
Dante watched this scene, feeling both expectant and nervous. He wondered which Aeon Aha would actually bring back?
And would that Aeon be willing to join the group chat?