Chapter 1433

"I actually think that sacrificing the golden descendants is probably just a fuse; what truly makes her suffer is the void within her…," Lao Aide said softly, "If Kai Sa's expedition truly reaches beyond the heavens, and the five hundred golden descendants truly die a fitting death, Hai Se Yin might still be able to convince herself internally. But if all this is illusion, merely shadows projected on the wall… then it only adds to her suffering."

"I can understand…"

Yue Er was momentarily at a loss for words; although Miss Hai Se Yin in the heavens was pitiful, according to Laigushi's view, weren't they just another "Hai Se Yin" with a different face?

If someone told her that Mr. Lao Aide was fake, that A Ni Ya was fake, and even that the You Li she had watched grow up was fake, that they were all just shadows on the painted wall… what would she think of herself?

Perhaps, like Miss Hai Se Yin, she firmly believes that those projections and echoes are the real world.

Besides believing, what else can they change?

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"Suddenly, the scene before the star changed abruptly, as if day switched to night in an instant, and the air was instantly filled with a strong scent of seawater and blood."

"Ahead, Lord of the Singing Wind and Lord of the Dragging Stone were brandishing swords to resist the sea monsters gathering around them, but no matter how the star drove away the monsters before them, it could not prevent them from walking toward death."

"Two scarred hands clasped tightly together. They looked at each other, smiled, and fell into a peaceful, deep death."

"Ah, this fate full of irony…"

Laigushi did not conceal the mocking tone in his words.

"Even if the foundations of the world have long been shaken, the ruthless Kai Sa still made the same decision as in the past thirty million ages— the first Fire Pursuit Journey, when the Fire‑pursuing legion invaded Stikokisia. Tens of thousands of sea monsters rose from the Underworld River, surging like a massive wave toward the heroes… The hell before you is a reenactment of that battle."

The star pressed on, and ahead the scene of the Fire army's assault on Stikokisia persisted, countless sea‑monster corpses piled together, and the wails and screams of the people never ceased.

Lord of the Broken Edge and Lord of Winter Rain were now on the brink of death, their bodies drenched in blood.

"Kai Sa… Kai Sa… did you see my heroic bearing, Kai Sa…?"

Lord of Winter Rain gritted his teeth and cursed, "Fool… you still don't get it at this point? With her scheme, how could we possibly end up in such a situation? She knew the outcome of this battle from the start…"

Lord of Winter Rain trembled with rage, his whole body bruised, and could only prop himself up with his sword: "Tyrant… I must kill her with my own hands…"

"No… she won't let us die in vain, she won't betray the people's dreams… won't betray Weng Fa Luo Si." Even now, Lord of the Broken Edge still refused to accept reality, "Kai Sa, I know… I am a fool… so I will forever trust your will…"

"Please take my life… and accomplish the great feat of stepping into the stars…"

Lord of the Broken Edge's shattered battle armor ceased its trembling, his unfaltering gaze remained resolute, like a sharp broken blade.

"Stupid dog… um… it seems I cannot take revenge either, tyrant… without me… your expedition will surely fail… I will wait in the Underworld River for your disgrace to arrive… and cut off the crown‑topped head of yours…"

"Remember… I have never yielded to you… or to fate…"

The storm beside Sai Nieka gradually subsided, tears at the corner of his eyes mixing with blood to form a shallow pool, like a shallow pond of golden rain.

"What a tragic death." Laigushi lowered his head, glanced at the two corpses, and said lightly, "The Fire‑pursuing army, devoured to nothing by the reveling fish schools, they realize it only too late…"

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The Crimson‑Eyed Slash.

"So, this battle wasn't solely to obtain Fa Ji Na's fire seed; the more direct reason was that the entire battlefield was turned into an altar, sacrificing five hundred golden descendants so that Kai Sa could complete the 'Law' trial?"

Ta Zi Mi for a moment didn't know what to think—should he call Kai Sa brutal? As an "outsider," he knew that if Kai Sa didn't do this, she couldn't grasp the divine authority of the "Law," and the situation would only become worse for the golden descendants. But if seen from Hai Se Yin's perspective… she would probably collapse.

The Kai Sa she trusted so much actually committed such a cold‑blooded act.

Those golden descendants who once shouted "Long live Kai Sa" in the square, passionately discussed Kai Sa and her great deeds, those soldiers who swore to follow Kai Sa to death… if they learned the truth before dying, what would they think?

"In every one of the thirty‑million ages, Kai Sa made the same choice, which means… in each of those ages she died at Hai Se Yin's hands."

Na Jie Ta let out a deep sigh; Kai Sa's expedition, from beginning to end, from their meeting to the blade piercing Kai Sa's chest… she could only feel that this was a complete tragedy destined to end in death.

Even more lamentable is Kai Sa's ambition… especially after learning of the existence of the realm beyond the heavens in this life, her grand ambition vanished together with Hai Se Yin's sword blade.

…As the king who moves the pieces, would she feel regret?

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"Look, the cruel Kai Sa and her knight commander, the pitiful warden—what a perfectly matched pair of calculation subjects! Their hands are both soaked in fresh blood… golden blood."

In the distance, Hai Se Yin was confronting Kai Sa, the atmosphere seeming rather tense.

"King, and the king's sword beside him." Laigushi said meaningfully, "Looking across the myriad realms, the number of counterpart groups is countless, and their outcomes… are mostly tragedies."

"…"

Hai Se Yin inhaled deeply, seemingly suppressing her anger.

"Kai Sa, why exactly…?"

Thus we output Thus we output Thus we output Thus we output Thus we output Thus we output keludela turned around, his voice still faint: "You have come, Sword‑Banner Lord."

"You ordered me to block the sea route, to clear the threat from behind—but why didn't you wait for my return… why let the vanguard charge recklessly, causing them to die in vain?!"

"Die in vain?" Thus we output Thus we output Thus we output Thus we output Thus we output Thus we output keludela repeated the four words softly, his gaze falling on Hai Se Yin's slightly trembling shoulder from anger, "You are wrong—their golden blood will not flow in vain; the lords have already paved the path for me to become the 'Law' deity."

Hai Se Yin froze for a moment: "…the 'Law' trial? You have never mentioned it to anyone. What exactly is it…?"

"One who wishes to bear the 'Law' must purge this world of curses, offering the blood of the cursed as sacrifice—I've been pondering what the cursed blood spoken of by Talandon truly is. Eventually, I finally found the answer…"

"Thus we output Thus we output Thus we output Thus we output Thus we output Thus we output keludela raised his right hand, looking at the palm that had just tightly grasped the scepter: 'You and I, all the golden descendants summoned by the divine edict, are cursed people. As the arrogant divine officiant said, golden blood is a factor of 'Destruction', a substance that opposes the world's fate.'"