klisemfg Chapter 976 Earth, Bearing the Suffering of All Things 5
Chapter 976 Earth, Bearing the Suffering of All Things 5
"Huangdi... is that you?" Heiseyin recognized the earth beast before her. "Your body... has become so thin."
Huangdi: "Mountains will also grow old and die."
Dan Feng: "But I can hear the surging sound still echoing in your blood..."
Dan Heng: "Presumably, you are the true demigod of the earth."
But Huang Di said, "I am already old. The title of demigod is meaningless. Those who stand here are only the founder's former comrades... and the betrayers who abandoned him."
"Traitor?" Dan Feng was a little confused after hearing this.
"Wild Flute," Heather explained, "this name once belonged to Geocles's Dragoon Regiment, a unit renowned for its skilled riders and their valiant earth beasts. And this is the giant dragon, the King of Earth Beasts, who lived and died alongside the Mountain Founder."
In the Battle of Gioria, facing this insurmountable mountain, Caesar could only collapse from within. Huang Di's defection became the key to the victory of the Fire Chaser Army.
Huangdi: "The Age of Gods has ended. Creatures have adapted to the changes in the Earth's Rift and must learn to survive in the cracks of epic history. Someone is needed to watch over the earth, so I accepted the deal.
As a result, I surrendered to the Titanic theocracy, sank into the abyss, and with flesh and blood cast from stone, I healed the continent. But... there is only one betrayal I cannot let go of. The Founder... until his death, he refused to believe that it was my choice. Faced with Caesar's attempt to surrender, he died to prove his resolve.
Dan Feng: "So, this is why you and Chang Yeyue conspired together?"
"A stranger from time descended upon me, a cosmic power called memory... incredible. Transformed into a spirit, Geocles was reborn, murmuring of the time we fought side by side, just like all the lives this body carries.
The price Long Night offers is not high. All I have to do is exercise the divine power of the earth and cover her tracks."
Heather: "Are you willing to be so honest? Are you...giving up resistance?"
"Oh, resistance... How can we resist a dying beast?"
"Is that so? Thousands of years have passed, and your mind... has long been shattered."
Aglaya of the Starry Sky Railway: "Are you choosing to cooperate with Chang Yeyue just to revive your former best friend?"
Starry Sky Railway Director Yeyue: "It's a simple and fair deal. As long as he helps me hide the stars, he can reunite with his old best friend. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"
Honkai Impact 3rd Kevin: "Even though Huangdi betrayed Geocles in the past, he still chose to help Huangdi after Geocles was resurrected."
Honkai Impact 3rd Otto: "Oh my, this is such a touching friendship!"
Huang Di: "This aging body bears all that I have betrayed. Now, I just want to rest in peace with them in the unchanging past."
Danheng remained silent, while Huangdi said, "Go, Dragonborn. The flames have penetrated the secrets guarded by the earth... the deepest places of Omfalos, the tomb where all the past is buried.
The Long Night Moon you seek emerged from this place. Before her, no one knew of her existence.
Dan Feng: "In other words, that's where Chang Yeyue appeared..."
Heather: "That's where she is now."
Xingqiong Railway Bailu: "Wait a minute, let's not talk about the plot for now. In the video, Danfeng and Heiseyin seem to be communicating?"
Honkai Impact 3rd: Lisa: "So that's right. We were wondering before that Heiseyin couldn't see Danfeng? But from the angle of the video, it seems that the two of them can see each other?"
Genshin Fu Nina: "Yeah, what's going on here?"
Star Dome Railway Heather Yin: "I'm not sure about this for the moment."
Dan Heng: "You're willing to dwell on the past, and your memories have become like this... Is it worth it?"
Huang Di: "At least, I still remember. As long as they haven't forgotten, they are still alive."
"Primitive, animalistic... I understand this instinct. Do you regret it?"
"The earth is not an island in the ocean, but the sum of all that is upon it. I have never regretted defending all that is in it."
"Then, one last question... Huang Di, how much sacrifice are you willing to make for the Immortal Dragon Power?"
Huang Di sighed deeply and said firmly, "Having come this far, I have completely understood my fate. No matter how hard I try, the earth cannot reach the stars.
But my people, they deserve to continue fighting. At the end of my life, I want to give them one last chance to move on to the future...even if that future I can no longer witness."
Dan Feng looked at the two people in front of him and snorted in dissatisfaction, while Heiseyin watched all this in silence.
Dan Heng: "I understand. Then... join me in another rebellion against an unjust fate! Even if the world collapses, the earth must stand. Give me the fire burning within you, and let this immortal body serve as the crucible for your life."
Huang Di was still a little confused after hearing this: "Dragonborn...are you willing to take them to the new world?"
"Empty promises are probably not the answer you seek. Let me try to answer from another perspective. Immortality is the path of the dragon, and eternity is life's deepest desire.
If you entrust the creatures of the earth to me, they will surely coexist with the instincts in my blood. Using this body as a vessel, I will carry them to tomorrow. There, not the western end of Omphalos... but a vast sea of stars."
"Sea of stars..." Huang Di felt a flutter in his heart when he heard it.
Dan Heng continued, "That is a future forged by all living beings side by side, not a cage where memories are consumable."
"In the memories of Eternal Night's Veil, you've always been... a person with reservations. Oh, I missed your determination. I understand... what the only choice is.
Look, this fire burning in my heart, born from the earth, is the red soil from which life sprouts, the melting pot of all things... It tells me to launch a final rebellion, to entrust the responsibility of reclaiming the wasteland and guarding the earth to the pioneers beyond the sky...
In this way, we will carry the everlasting life far into the distance."
"I promise you, Huangdi."
"That's good. The moment the divine power changes, this place will surely fall apart... The Holy Tree is about to fall. Are you prepared?"
"of course."
"Then I will free my remaining body and give you this fire that has betrayed you. My duty as a demigod must be fulfilled right now."
At this time, the fire of the earth had appeared in front of Dan Heng.
At this moment, Huang Di also uttered the prophecy: "You will dig your own grave and burn in the furnace of rebellion"... I hope that my father's long-lost chest will accept my return.
"Come, ye beasts of the earth, and live for this world—rise from your dormancy, and follow me as a soaring dragon of the wild!"