Chapter 1178

Princess Kaguya wants me to confess.

Translation: "Princess Kaguya wants me to confess."

Check: original: "Princess Kaguya wants me to confess." Means "Princess Kaguya wants me to confess." Good.

Xiádié actually wants to create a world without 'death'…… If she ever gets the chance, she really should go to the Immortal Vessel to have a look and learn about the universe's 'Abundance' Path." Shíshàng Yōu said resentfully, "Honestly, her idea is very dangerous. Perhaps her original intention isn't bad, but if an infinite timescale could resolve a person's worries, the Immortal Vessel wouldn't have so many demonic yin bodies."

Báiyín Yùxíng rubbed his forehead with his index finger and let out a soft sigh: "Yeah, the key is that even the Immortal Vessel has 'death'; demonic yin bodies are an inevitable fate that every immortal race cannot escape. Moreover, the Immortal Vessel and the Abundance People have been at war for thousands of years, which also serves as a population balance mechanism. But if the people of Wēng Fǎ Luó Sī truly gained immortality, a problem would arise——the population of Aohema would keep growing, and the monsters born from Heichi infection would also increase. Since Heichi is also immune to death, humans and Heichi would fall into mutual slaughter, but no one could kill the other."

It feels like Wēng Fǎ Luó Sī will become a place similar to ancient Rome's Colosseum……

Hmm." Báiyín Yùxíng said, holding his chin, "But if the influence were limited only to Wēng Fǎ Luó Sī, that would be fine. If one day Wēng Fǎ Luó Sī could no longer bear the massive number of Heichi monsters, they would leave Wēng Fǎ Luó Sī for the universe, polluting other other star systems, and as the source, Wēng Fǎ Luó Sī might even be targeted by the Divine Bow——"

Téngyuán Qiānhuā suddenly realized: "Oh… I think I get it now; the so-called Recreation of the World is actually a means to suppress Heichi. Humans can't defeat Heichi, so we can only use Recreation of the World to send Heichi back…… Is that what you mean?"

Báiyín Yùxíng: "Exactly, the purpose of Recreation of the World is to imprison Heichi in Wēng Fǎ Luó Sī, using humanity of a planet as the price, a means to stop it from spreading to the universe."

——

""According to the warriors led by the centurion, that evil dragon has long been dead, the deadly curse that brings death is not from it…… and in the dragon's bosom they saw a maiden… she is the true God of Death!""

""……" Xuédié took a deep breath, struggled to suppress her surging emotions, and calmly continued asking: "…May I ask, where is that girl?""

""According to rumors, the queen spared no expense to bring her back to the castle; she intends to use this unprecedented power to bring the whole of Wēng Fǎ Luó Sī under her grasp……" The official shook his head, "As for whether it's true… nobody knows.""

""Your insights are most precious, I am deeply grateful. Please treat this touch… as my thanks to you." Xuédié lightly placed her hand on the official's forehead; amid a sound of surprise, the official's body gradually dissipated, leaving only a few echoes of "thank you" reverberating in the quiet treasury."

The official's dissipation also left a dark red orb; Xuédié touched it, and past memories once again appeared before several people.

……

Amonnet: "So you brought death to him?" The girl she was looking at furrowed her brows, "This isn't like you… Even if I ordered you, you would surely refuse."

""I… don't know." Xuédié said, lowering her head, "I originally acted out of sympathy, thinking I wouldn't suffer because of it. But even now… my mind is in turmoil."

""Sympathy? Sympathy for that invincible youth?""

""That youth received Talandon's favor, learning a 'secret sword' from the hands of a god. With it, in his struggles against people he can defeat foes with a single strike and never lose. In the Golden Age, he could constantly win with this skill. But now, death has fallen upon the world, and that god‑granted secret sword also lets him arbitrarily 'cause death'—in other words……"

Amonnet saw what the girl was thinking and interjected: "Do you think he… is somewhat like you?"

""Hmm, he never lacks skill; whenever he acts, his opponent inevitably dies. So he sought me out, asking me… to end all of this."

""Perhaps it's because your reconciliation with 'death' came too suddenly, leaving you feeling helpless."

Xuédié calmly shook her head: "I… have not found reconciliation."

""I personally witnessed the people of Ai Diliya straighten their chests in the face of death. Before the predestined end arrives… they are content with all that life has already composed for them. Their demeanor is so proud that it leads me to think… if 'death' were merely a thoughtless duty bestowed by some god, that would be an insult to their dignity."

""Perhaps in this world, the authority of death… should not exist at all. Just as I… should not exist."

Amonnet listened calmly as she finished, then spoke slowly: "I don't want to hastily reject your theory. But… perhaps I should tell you a story. It's a fairy tale from a foreign land. In that tundra, the person who brought you to me once related all of this to me——"

""That… the queen of Stikokisia."

——

Harry Potter.

""Wait… I need to organize my thoughts."

Harry took a deep breath; the sudden bombshell information left his mind blank for a moment.

""So it was the queen of Stikokisia who sent the young Xuédié to Ai Diliya, and then Amonnet raised her. And that girl born from the dragon's bosom…… is none other than Xuédié!! Xuédié is the 'princess' revived through Alchemy in that fairy tale!"

This answer is truly shocking, to the point that nobody connected the fairy‑tale poem spoken by the wandering bard in Xuédié's mouth with her birth.

""This…… isn't right? The fairy tale didn't also say the evil dragon ate everyone in an entire kingdom? Using the tale to verify history is too forced." Ron muttered, trying to rebut.

""No, you're right, Harry." After hearing Harry's summary, Hermione also calmed down, "The fairy tale certainly has exaggerations, but at least it can prove that Xuédié is closely linked to that dead evil dragon, and the fall of Stikokisia is probably related to Xuédié as well. Moreover, there's another question——how did that evil dragon come to be? In the fairy tale the evil dragon can appear out of nowhere, but in the real world it cannot. We must find that evil dragon."

Ron said: "But that evil dragon has been dead for thousands of years, and according to that official's words, the evil dragon was already dead, likely because of Xuédié's "death" curse; even if we found it, what could we do? It's probably rotted down to just a few bones."

""But at least it's better than wandering aimlessly inside Stikokisia; otherwise, who knows where the Death Titan actually is? Xuédié can communicate with the dead, so perhaps that evil dragon's spirit is also wandering the city."