Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

“Yes, this will be an incredibly difficult battle. Our destination… is still Suspended Peak City.” Bai E nodded.

Wan Di, with his arms clasped, asked:

"So, you've come to pray to the dead Nicardoli?"

"No, quite the opposite."

Bai E's gaze was firm. "I came to tell you..."

"This time, you just need to hand over the front lines to us."

"The battlefield you are about to face... is one where defeat is not an option."

"..."

"understood."

Wan Di's gaze fell upon the lit stars at the heart of the cosmic vortex.

"[The Pioneer] Geoceles—have you heard his story?"

"Hmm?" Bai E was somewhat surprised.

"It seems you've spoken with Hatonus."

"This name, is it that of the legendary mountain dweller?"

Wan Di crossed his arms and said, "Well, let's say a few more words before we part."

He gazed at the stars, his eyes filled with a melancholy.

"Hattonus told me that in ancient times, the mountain people lived in seclusion in the hills."

"He spent his days digging and collecting... living a peaceful and simple life, far from strife."

“But Geocleus was an outlier; he did not accept tradition and longed for the world beyond the mountains.”

“The lukewarm customs seemed like a prison to him.”

Seeing this, Bai E smiled calmly, "Your situation is quite similar, isn't it?"

“That’s right.” Wan Di nodded slightly.

"So he too had to face the same choice: one day, Geocles, as usual, climbed over the hill..."

“I know this story.” Bai E took the story from Wan Di.

"At that time, the Ladonians were fighting their arch-enemy, the Campa, and had used the mountains as their guerrilla base. Geocleus learned the Common Tongue and extracted intelligence from the soldiers—"

"The Ladon people plan to lay mines and explosives throughout the mountains and lure the enemy deep into their territory. That means the mountain people's homeland will no longer be safe and will be fraught with danger from now on."

"So Geocleus immediately returned to the village and told his people the news. However... they preferred to endure rather than seek change, right?"

“That’s right,” Wan Di agreed.

"The people of the mountains fear change, let alone migration."

"War is imminent, but the elders only intend to seek peace and are unwilling to leave the mountains."

“Geocles felt sorrow and anger.”

“He took the gems that the mountain people had hoarded and traded them with the Ladon people for a large amount of gunpowder.”

"He wasn't fighting the Kampa people, but rather, under the cover of night, he set fire to the forests surrounding the settlement, forcing everyone to flee the mountains..."

Such radical measures finally forced everyone to choose self-preservation.

"That great fire became the starting point of the mountain people's history. Only after that did they flow into the great river of civilization, and only then did giants appear in the holy city."

"And those mountains that once stood there have long since become just a few specks of foam in the Black Tide."

"But this has also brought many serious consequences, hasn't it?" Bai E said in a deep voice:

"Many mountain people suffered misfortune after leaving the mountains. For example..."

"I know what you want to say."

Wan Di glanced at Bai E and said calmly:

"It's nothing more than being hunted by us Suspended Peak people and becoming their servants; that's just part of history."

"This is Geoceles, and his merits and demerits will be judged by others."

"But history still regards him as a pioneer. Why do you think that is?"

"Has it ushered in a future where...the people of the mountains are reduced to slavery?" Bai'er asked tentatively.

"roll."

Wan Di remained expressionless.

"The reason is as straightforward as it sounds—because he took action and carved out change with his own hands."

"He did not try to make everyone understand him, nor did he ever waste time in a dilemma where he could have the best of both worlds."

"He burned away the shackles called [tradition] with a great fire, and then drove everyone... toward the coming era..."

"So you also want to set fire to the crowd of people in the Suspended Peak?" Bai E asked again.

"..."

Do you take me for a three-year-old?

Chapter 1302 Kill This Guy

"Anyway, you've made up your mind, haven't you?" Bai E looked at Wan Di's resolute expression and couldn't help but laugh.

“Hmm.” Wan Di nodded, then looked at the Titan stars.

"Soon I will leave Ohma to fight against the darkest place in the world and to bear... Nicardoli's fate."

"So, listen carefully."

Wan Di's expression was serious.

"If one day we meet again on the battlefield, and I stand on the opposite side of Chasing Fire..."

"I remember stabbing my tenth thoracic vertebra from behind; that was the only weak point that could kill me."

“…!” Bai E’s eyes widened, somewhat shocked.

Unexpectedly, Wan Di would reveal his weakness to him... His friendship was so sincere.

“Then, it’s a deal.” Bai E nodded solemnly.

If Wan Di inherits Nicardi's divine position, he will naturally have to fight against the Black Tide.

In this process, he will be the one among the existing demigods most susceptible to being corrupted by the Black Tide.

If Wan Di leads the Black Tide monsters to attack Ohma, the rest of the Golden Blood will have no choice but to kill them.

This is the end.

The two turned around and walked back to back in completely opposite directions.

Wan Di said in a deep voice:

"Go, rush to your battlefield and bring death to the hyena who stole fire."

"But if you are driven to a dead end, then pray to the blades of heaven—"

"—Then, call out the name of the new god aloud."

……

Shortly after.

The dilapidated outskirts of Suspended Peak City.

Bai E brought Dan Heng here, and upon hearing the commotion inside, he was somewhat surprised:

"The sounds of battle are deafening. This doesn't seem like something Teacher Xia could have made by herself."

"Brother Danheng, let's quicken our pace, the battlefield is just ahead."

Along the way, there were corpses of Black Tide monsters everywhere, as well as some... scattered human bodies.

"The Suspended Peak People?" Bai E recognized their identities at a glance.

"I never expected that Ms. Aglaia would be able to get the Suspended Peak Man to help her..."

As Dan Heng walked, he kept looking back at the spirit behind him.

It still radiated golden light, carrying a greatsword, and followed behind Dan Heng with an arrogant gait.

The fact that the spirit is still on standby means that the marked black-robed swordsman has not yet entered the warning range.

"...Ohmah? Why are you here..." The exhausted Suspended Man sat by the roadside, quietly watching Bai'e and Danheng arrive.

"Why...didn't Aglaia tell you?" Bai'er asked in confusion. "We were ordered to come and assist you in hunting down the Fire-Stealing Walkers."

"!!!"

The mention of Aglaia seemed to evoke resentment in the Blade Warrior.

"Aglaia...you damned tyrant, I spit on you!"

"Our king... is coming back."

"If it's him, he can definitely take you... that guy in black..."

His voice was very hoarse, and he stopped speaking halfway through his sentence.

After three breaths, the man convulsed, his head drooped, and his soul drifted away from his limbs towards the River Styx...

he died.

Along with the rest of the Suspended Peak warriors on this road.

“The Suspended Peak People… are indeed just like their king.” Bai E frowned.

The bodies of these Suspended Men were covered with wounds left by the Black Tide monsters.

"Rest in peace, may your glory endure." Bai'e bowed slightly.