The black rose petals scattered with the wind, and what fell was the sparkling and translucent golden splendor.
In just an instant, the incarnation of the Holy Light died, even though it was a powerful incarnation capable of fighting against a Main God.
Aillé's snow-white robe and the boat on the River Styx simply stood there. This scene gave off an indescribable feeling of age, yet also made people feel sorrow and vicissitudes from the bottom of their hearts.
The River Styx was still flowing quietly in front of me, just like countless eons ago. At that time, right after the mortal plane of Eich was formed, the Creator Goddess of Chaos' daughters vanished without a trace.
And after the new mortal plane was formed, a "ecosphere" with the new plane as its core was naturally formed.
If one had to make an analogy, one could use the solar system as an example. Aichy was Earth, which had the most complete natural cycle and was the most suitable for life to live in. Meanwhile, the lower planes, elemental planes, and upper planes were planets such as the moon and Mars.
Of course, the core of this ecosphere was the hardest currency in all the planes — souls.
Unlike star systems that didn't have boundaries, when many planes were connected to each other to a certain degree, the dimensional walls would evolve into dimensional crystal walls, which would block off spying and probing from the outside world. Only existences at the level of a Dimensional Ruler would be able to affect other planes in any way.
However, this newly born mortal plane represented a tremendous amount of soul resources and newly created dimensional laws. The former was the hard currency for traveling across dimensions, while the latter was an important resource for strengthening the plane. A newly born mortal plane without dimensional walls or dimensional lords would be no different from a noob computer without a firewall. Countless dimensional invaders and marauders would swarm into this new mortal plane.
This was a path that every new mortal plane had to take. In fact, dimensional merchants even called it the "infant baptism of a new mortal plane."
"Only those that can survive the baptism will be able to evolve from the many planes it was formed from, and be called a mature dimensional crystal wall. Those that can't … will naturally become nutrients for other dimensional crystal walls."
In the very beginning, Aichy's abundant dimensional resources and weak dimensional laws attracted countless invaders. But thanks to the two Goddesses of Order and the Gold Tribe's hard work, Aichy's mortal plane managed to survive its most difficult initial period.
The invaders' strength also caused countless Gold Species to perish. It wasn't without reason that the Goddesses of Order and Chaos pursued a powerful and efficient society. It was an instinctive reaction when faced with a tremendous threat.
Among the Seven Calamities of Aichy, between the Fourth Calamity: Return of the Demons and the Sixth Calamity: Chaotic War of the Gods, there was still the Fifth Calamity: Otherworld Descent. In reality, it was just some "seeds" left behind in the past that had been revived. Sporadically, some of their own kind were summoned, but they brought far more trouble to all living beings than the demons.
From a certain standpoint, these "seeds of sudden awakening" were actually reminding the "players" and "Gods" in the mortal plane not to ignore their existence.
However, it was evident that nobody took this seriously. The Sixth Calamity returned to the main theme of the "Holy War". As a result, in the "Seventh Calamity: The Final Calamity", they viciously made their presence known once again. But this time, it was the final ending.
The Seventh Calamity, which was also the Final Calamity.
"The two Goddesses of Order and Chaos have revived and reenacted ancient myths. The Gods have directly started a war in the mortal plane. The Aichy continent has been torn apart over and over again, and numerous dimensional doors have been opened. Powerful otherworld species have completely transformed this world into a living hell. As for whether or not there's an Eighth Calamity, that's no longer important now that the world has been sliced into more than three thousand pieces. (Original quote from Chapter 25). "
It could be said that the destruction of the world of Aichy was personally caused by the Goddesses of Order and Chaos. At the very least, only the Goddesses of Order and Chaos, who were "half" the rulers of the mortal plane, had done more to completely destroy the world's dimensional walls. However, the otherworld species had also contributed greatly. Wherever these dimensional locusts passed through, there would be nothing left.
It could be said that unlike Roland, who only "slightly" understood the situation, Aillé had seen far more since he had come from the Immemorial Era.
How could he not know about the so-called Order Faction's great prophet? In Roland's Armageddon ending, the seemingly illogical "otherworld creatures" gave him a tremendous sense of danger. Since Roland was limited in his knowledge, he didn't care about what would happen after the Seventh Calamity. However, Aillé saw a tremendous danger ahead.
He didn't tell anyone else about this, nor did he need to. He had long since realized that no matter what enemies he would meet in the future, he would just have to face them calmly. It was best not to say such depressing things out loud.
"It's still this River Styx …"
In the earliest years of Eich, the River Styx contained countless hopes. It was the home of countless souls and the cradle of newborns. Although the lives of the people in Eich were also quite difficult, the number of souls in the mortal plane had increased exponentially. This doubtlessly meant that this was a new mortal plane that was flourishing.
Out of the four elements, souls were the foundational and most important resource of the entire mortal plane. Souls could create powerful individuals and provide the power of belief. A sufficient number of souls was also an indicator of whether a mortal plane was healthy or not.
Only Aillé knew that in recent years, the number of souls in this River Styx had been slowly decreasing. The entire mortal plane's protective crystal walls were constantly weakening, which meant that Roland's prophecy was likely to come true.
The reason? Apart from the two "Dimensional Rulers" who were about to awaken and whose appetites were only getting better and better as they furiously devoured soul shards, who else could it be?
Aillé was quite sentimental towards the two Goddesses of Order and Chaos. But this time, he felt that they were wrong.
"… Mortals aren't domesticated animals. Even if they're our parents who gave birth to us, there's no reason for us to become their food. No, if they were truly respectable parents, why would they give such a cruel order? After all, there's no parent who doesn't love their own children! "
Roland's angry roar echoed in his ears. Aillé played with the black rose in his hand as he stood in the River Styx. He couldn't help but recall the oath that Roland had sworn by the River Styx, a death oath that had been engraved into the deepest depths of his soul.
"… I swear that I shall shoulder all my sins, reverse karma, change fate, and allow all living beings to safely survive this calamity."
Finally, Aillé raised his head.
"Alright, Roland, I'll believe you just this once. I'm betting all of my chips on you. Please don't disappoint me."
The petals of the black rose began to scatter. Looking up at the petals that were blown into the air by the wind, the sunlight actually shone into the abyss. Ayer, who usually had a cold expression on his face, was stunned for a moment before revealing a rare smile.
"Tomorrow, my hometown's Shenrui Mountains should have a sunny day again. I should go back and take a look first …"
The final rose was blown away by the wind. The entire River Styx's surface was now filled with floating petals. The entire River Styx stopped flowing, and the small boat on the river lost its pilot and quietly stopped.
Aillé's final words, which were left behind, were some unimportant complaints. Perhaps he had been suppressing his dissatisfaction for a very long time.
"Mother Goddess, Sister Cynthia, perhaps we were all born because of you, but you don't have the right to have us die because of you. Perhaps the lives of mortals aren't important to you, but they're all doing their best to survive. That seemingly light weight of their souls is their everything … "
The River Styx didn't stop flowing for very long. When it started flowing again, the dwarves and the Nature Gods watched on as it mysteriously changed directions and entered an unknown void.
Even though they already knew this was the expected result, the more ancient the existences were, the more astonished they felt as they watched the River Styx, which had remained unchanged for thousands of years, enter an unknown void.
What shocked them even more was that the White-robed Grim Reaper on the small boat had turned into quicksand and was blown away by the wind. Then, the small boat that he left behind sailed into the pitch-black abyss.
At this moment, all living beings stared in astonishment at the sky. Even though they didn't know what had happened, they instinctively felt sorrow and despair. The meteors falling from the sky actually covered half the sky.
"The Gods are dead. The most ancient Gods are dead. The Death God who represents death itself is dead!"
The current God of Law, who represented justice, began to show favoritism. The current God of Holy Light, who represented purification and purity, began to mix impurities. What would be the result?
Death.
The current Goddess of Order chose to compromise with Chaos. What would be the result if the Goddess of Chaos decided to use all sorts of rules to limit herself?
Death.
What would be the result if the guardian of the River Styx decided to destroy the River Styx's "normality"? What would be the result if the God who represented death and eternity decided to destroy the eternal sleep of death for the living?
Death.
The undefeatable Death God had already become a part of the River Styx. He was now a part of the Cycle of Reincarnation. And the moment that he decided to change the Cycle of Reincarnation, he became the destroyer of the Cycle of Reincarnation's order. Since he was the guardian of the Cycle of Reincarnation, he had to fulfill his duty as the guardian of the Cycle of Reincarnation. Due to this conflict, the only option left was to remove the "conflict" from the Cycle of Reincarnation.
"Please die, because all living beings need salvation."
The crazy lich Roland, who always cracked ridiculous jokes, had a heavy expression when he first met the Death God by the River Styx. He lowered his head and begged for the Death God's death.
This was also the first and only time in his entire life that he had ever lowered his head.
He didn't lie, because lying was meaningless to him.
He didn't praise, because glory was meaningless to him.
He didn't beg, because other people's attitudes were meaningless to him.
He didn't hesitate, because this was the only way out.
That's right, such a cruel reality, such a despicable request.
"Please die for the sake of all living beings."
"Please die for the sake of all living beings."
"For the world you love to have a glimmer of hope, please die."
Formless evil intent transformed into the most despicable of words. Even Roland himself felt that he was being far too despicable and selfish by asking others to die so that he could survive.
But if time could be reversed, he would still make the same choice. That was because he had no other choice!
Back then, Aillé didn't respond. Later on, Roland kept pushing Aillé to choose death in order to make his plan more and more feasible.
Perhaps Aillé had already made his choice from the moment that he didn't immediately kill the lich who spoke so arrogantly by the River Styx.
"It's time. The old Cycle of Reincarnation shall collapse …"
"It's time. We've waited half our lives for this moment, the moment when the new Cycle of Reincarnation will be established!"
Aillé's final exclamation was the same as Roland's angry roar on the battlefield.
In the world of the Hades, the dimensional portal that suddenly opened up and the drop of River Styx's water into this world was the best explanation.
Every drop of River Styx's water directly seeped into the land of the undead, transforming the Soul World's illusion into reality. However, the River Styx's water was highly toxic to all other lifeforms, yet it was the nutrition that the undead desperately needed.
The undead crawled out of the River Styx. The newly born undead country received the nourishment of the River Styx and became a part of the Cycle of Reincarnation. It became more and more alive as it truly walked towards reality.
Currently, Roland was in a terrible situation. When the undead army before him displayed their undying bodies, all hostile gazes were directed at him.
Everyone knew that no matter how ridiculous a Soul World's characteristics were, the death of the Soul World's user would naturally cause the entire Soul World to vanish. And no matter how powerful the Hades before them was, it was still Roland's Soul World.
The Devil Lord that represented lies was blocked by Holy Light's incarnation. Amidst the chaos, the Chaos War God unhesitatingly charged towards Roland after he swore to kill Roland.
The battle below was still as fierce as ever. The entire battlefield was torn apart by Roland's charge. The Chaos War God's heavy sword was already quite close to Roland.
However, Roland didn't even look at the incoming threat. He simply quietly looked at the white ice crystal floating before him.
The white ice crystal was glowing with a black light. This wasn't a beautiful gem, but it mysteriously attracted everyone's attention.
This ice crystal had just arrived together with the River Styx's water. This ice crystal was the final foundation that the Hades of Hades lacked.
Roland opened the book in his hand. Two other ice crystals stuck between the pages of the book floated up as well. The blue ice crystal was still emanating traces of coldness.
"For the sake of your husband's revival, Ailos. You must die. "
Roland muttered this as he returned to the day he made his decision.
"I've really gone too far."
Back then, I had forced Ailos to the brink of death in such a manner.
I could only smile wryly as I lightly touched the ice crystal that had been dyed blue by Roland's soul. Compared to Ailos, who had sacrificed everything for the sake of love, I seemed far too despicable.
I was currently holding the blue God Equipment bottle that had been filled together with the River Styx's water. Currently, it was overflowing with the divine power of the ocean. The waves and anger around it seemed to be venting a certain God's dissatisfaction and hatred.
Meanwhile, the other ice crystal was still glowing gold as it floated in midair. It was like a sun that dispelled the darkness around it. However, it wasn't as blinding as the light bulb in the sky.
"Holy Light must be saved. That's why Estrada must die."
I touched the ice crystal, but there were no tears of weakness in his eyes. The war hammer on my back was faintly resonating with me, as if it was comforting me not to think too much.
But right now, I didn't dare to think too much. I no longer had any time left.
The Death God's soul contained far too much power of death. The white ice crystal had already been dyed black. In just a short few minutes, cracks had already appeared on it.
Unlike other souls, Aillé's soul was far too powerful. I needed to complete the ritual before the ice crystal shattered.
"Everyone needs to be saved. The Cycle of Reincarnation must be ended. That's why Aillé must die."
Three ice crystals surrounded me as a dim, three-colored light distorted the entire world. The prelude was over. Far too many people had been sacrificed and lost on this journey. It was time for us to complete our dream. It was time to change the fates of everyone's inevitable destruction. At the very least, we needed to make their sacrifices worthwhile!
Imperceptibly, a masked silver-robed individual was standing behind me. He had descended together with the other Gods, but he had remained abnormally silent this entire time.
Currently, he was wearing a faceless mask and was constantly trembling as if he was laughing maniacally.
He faced the Chaos War God's charge. He suddenly pulled off his mask to reveal the skeleton lich's true appearance. The moment he ascended to Godhood was the skeleton lich's true appearance for eternity. All illusions became reality at this moment.
The last piece of blank ice crystal appeared in front of him. My voice resonated with his, and our faces became the same.
"All sinners shall be judged. All God's laws shall become the norm of this world. That's why, Wumianzhe … Wumianzhe Roland must die!"
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