Chapter 115: with translation of chapter title

""What is that future you spoke of?" Xing is very curious about this."

She finds it hard to understand what kind of future would require the entire Xianzhou Alliance, even the power of the Hunt Star God.

""I said, Ai Li Ou didn't tell me the key information. The possibilities of the future are infinite; learning the right thing at the wrong time will also turn our long efforts to nothing.""

""Regarding the future, I can only tell you one thing: in the best and worst futures, you will ultimately face the annihilation of Na Nu Ke. At that time you will need all the help, for that will be a cruel battle at the level of the Star Gods.""

""That is a level that neither you, I, nor the Astral Express can reach; in the vast majority of futures, destiny ends at that moment. But if we follow Ai Li Ou's script, there will finally be a sliver of hope.""

""Do you know? Xing, even Star Gods can be killed.""

Ka Fu Ka's tone was calm as water, yet the words she spoke made one's whole body tremble.

Tokyo Jujutsu High

"God-slaying? What a wild idea! But I love it!" Ieiri Shoko slammed her thigh.

Before Ka Fu Ka didn't mention the Star God war, he had always thought Star Gods were lofty existences, supreme beings that transcended and mastered certain rule-based abilities. Now linking 'Star God' with 'death' gave these Star Gods a rare sense of reality.

"Then, according to Ka Fu Ka's words, could we judge that 'Star God' is also merely a kind of creature?... Only their power is stronger." Kusakabe Atsuya speculated, "If classified as a creature, then there really is a possibility of killing them..."

"Can Black Flash work on them?" Yuji Itadori blurted out.

"Uh… this… probably not?" Imai Utaha held her tea cup, slightly imagining Yuji Itadori using Black Flash elbow strike on Na Nu Ke... hiss, feeling a bit chilling.

If what Ai Li Ou said is true, the battle with Na Nu Ke is a Star God-level battle; even calling up the train crew would be useless.

Yuji Itadori shook his head and said, "Although Xing is strong, do we really expect her to hit Na Nu Ke's head with a baseball bat?"

"Uh..." Kusakabe Atsuya also imagined it, but it didn't seem very vivid.

The battle of Star Gods is a level beyond human reach; the only deceased Star God that comes to mind is the Pioneer A Ji Wei Li. Could it have been killed by another Star God?

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Xianzhou.

"Hey, Rakshasa, you've only told half the story about Propagation; go on, it's pretty interesting. Really strange—Star Gods can die? Aren't they invincible?"

Rakshasa smiled faintly: "There is no absolute invincibility in the world, nor eternal immortality; this is merely an exaggeration from a mortal perspective. However, the downfall of Propagation is indeed beyond mortal measure; it fell at the hands of another Star God."

Su Shang tilted their head: "…I don't understand; they're all Star Gods, why fight and kill each other?"

""You…are you really a Xianzhou person?" Su Shang's naive little expression left Rakshasa at a loss—"Aside from other Star Gods, you should know the stories of the Hunt's Storm and Abundance's Healer; the Alliance's cherished wish isn't it to eradicate the Star God Healer?"

""Of course I know!" Upon mentioning the Liyue history taught by the teacher in class, Su Shang's voice and the confidence in her speech quickly dwindled—"Mm, I know a little… I spend all day being supervised by my mother to practice swordsmanship, I haven't really gone to school…""

One-Punch Man world, Hero Association headquarters.

"Propagation… is a Star God I've never heard of before." Child Emperor muttered, "But it reminds me of those sci-fi movies I've watched, where insects and alien monsters can hatch under any conditions."

Each Star God's name more or less represents their duty; this Propagation must be like Abundance, a Star God that scatters power recklessly across different worlds, right? Bang Gu said.

Fortunately it died at the hands of another Star God; otherwise I'd truly worry that one day its power might affect our world.

"Tch, what's there to worry about?" Yuanzǐ Wushi said disdainfully, "To deal with enemies that can propagate or are numerous, you just need enough slashes to kill them; unless it's the Star God itself… otherwise there's nothing to fear."

Having said that, Yuanzǐ Wushi's gaze flicked toward the green-haired girl ahead.

The meaning goes without saying: with Tornado this esper around, no matter how many enemies there are, to Little Tornado they're just a side dish. What truly needs guarding against are individuals and combat power at the level of Envoy or higher.

""Well…maybe we should change the topic?" Rakshasa was also helpless.

""Alright, then I'll change the topic: what's inside that big box?" Su Shang poked her head out curiously, eyeing the coffin behind Rakshasa.

""This white coffin? It's a spirit casket, commonly known as a coffin, specifically used to collect the remains of the deceased." Rakshasa explained.

""The deceased?" Su Shang widened her eyes, "Aren't you a merchant?"

""This is also part of the merchant's work." Rakshasa explained unhurriedly: "I have been entrusted to deliver this spirit casket back to the Xianzhou along the way. Heh, for long-lived species whose lifespan easily reaches a thousand years, death is probably a distant concept."

""Not exactly—Yunqi cavalry members go to the battlefield, death is also ordinary. But we don't have the custom of using a box… uh, a spirit casket to hold remains. The Xianzhou custom of bidding farewell to comrades is to enshrine their names and jade omens in the Hall of Causality of the Ten Kings Office."

"Hmm…is that it? Won't it be too simple?" Hu Tao frowned slightly. After all, in Teyvat, aside from life and death being no big deal for a person in their lifetime, the standards for funerals are very important.

"Aren't longevity mountains and storage vaults, carriages and boats, spirit garments and spirit boxes prepared? Xianzhou seems to pay quite a bit of attention to these, doesn't it?"

"Master, although Xianzhou and Liyue share some cultural commonalities, their customs and habits are vastly different overall; the etiquette for funerals still needs to be adapted to local conditions." Zhongli chuckled.

"Ah, what a pity—if we could open the Funeral Parlor in Xianzhou, maybe we could…"

Zhongli's gaze lightly swept across the girl's cheek, then he calmly took a sip of tea: "Master, are you suggesting making a big profit?"

"Eh? Guest official, saying that is rather vulgar."

Hu Tao gave a sly smile, her twin tails swaying behind her head: "This is cultural dissemination, and… 'exchange' our Liyue's culture of mourning; if we can expand the Funeral Parlor's business on this basis, that would naturally be even better."