Xingtie: Starting with an in-depth analysis of the Yellow Springs

[Dan Heng: ...Bai E, Wan Di has vanished without a trace.]

[Bai E: This guy is definitely trying to get rid of you guys because he's familiar with Suspended Peak City. @Wan Di, are you sick?]

[All Enemies: I alone bear the fate of the Hanging Edge; I will bathe in blood, don the crown, and strip the gods of their authority.]

[Xia Die: May death keep you out of the door.]

Our king... has returned! Prince Medmos, I will follow you and fight alongside you against the Black Tide.

[Clatrus: Son of Gordor, you have finally embarked on your journey home; the spirit of the Suspended Peak will never fade!]

[Slay kings to become kings, slay gods to become gods!]

[Billy: The Suspended Man's fighting spirit is comparable to Nicole's obsession with Tenny, alas... Go, All Enemies, kill the Titans!]

[Nicole: What do you mean? This month's maintenance fee... is gone!]

[Ambi: Yay! I can have another hamburger.]

It was the final step. Xiaodie stopped the interference of the conflicting relatives, while Gnaeus and Xing reunited the scattered souls.

As for the process, it requires the power of stars to manipulate spacetime.

The magnificent secret room, under the influence of memory, reflects a dim and dilapidated image, which is its future.

"History has gone astray...it needs to be corrected." Gnaeus was deeply disgusted by this scene.

"Time has passed, but the Titan's soul remains shattered. King Silence and his servants have probably long since turned to dust... No one knows what happened here."

"We have both come here to end this absurdity. Let us journey together and return death to that Titan."

Head to the Soul Forging Platform.

I had only taken a few steps when I heard the sounds of fierce fighting, mixed with angry shouts and the crisp sound of breaking objects.

“In a very similar time and space, my companions are fighting Nicardo,” Xing explained.

Gnaeus remarked, "In this broken age, there are still mortals who defy fate—that is remarkable."

"But you can't destroy an immortal body with just strength... That's why you and that girl came to this era to find the answer."

Courage, honor, perseverance, sacrifice... and reason.

But one of the Soul-Forging Statues is missing, and reason has vanished.

The two arrived at the first Soul Forging Platform. The power of Oronis's prayers brought the shattered sword vessel together and pieced it back together. The sword vessel once again shimmered with golden patterns and slowly fell down.

"We will seal the God-King's courage within the sword vessel."

"This serves as proof: it has never retreated a single step on the battlefield."

"Even when faced with the untouchable black tide from beyond the mist, it stood alone, sword in hand, and bravely confronted it..."

The chants of countless people from Xuanfeng echoed throughout the space, their voices still resounding like a great bell even after a century of vicissitudes.

Gnaeus stepped forward and announced:

"Nikadory's courage—"

"Break free from your shackles and return to your divine form."

The second petal. (For the full content, please leave a comment; the same applies below.)

"The Glory of Nicardo—"

"Break free from your shackles and return to your divine form."

The third petal is resilient.

The fourth petal represents sacrifice.

Four golden beams converged at the empty center of the Rational Sword Vessel.

"Where should we look for that missing divinity?" Xing asked, turning her head.

Gnaeus was silent for a moment, then said, "I was wrong. That last petal of divinity was not lost..."

"I know where to look now."

At the central round platform, Xia Die walked slowly, having already resolved the disputes between her relatives.

"Is it almost successful, Lord Gnaeus?"

“Hmm… only this final step remains.” Gnaeus spread his hands and began to tell the story of the conflict.

"At some unknown time, a black tide arose from the distant horizon—it slowly approached the borders of Onpharos, and Nicardoli was the first Titan to come into contact with it."

"In its struggle against the Black Tide, its consciousness began to fade... At its peak, the Titan could obliterate the archipelago with a single sword strike, but it could not eradicate the root of the corruption."

"It fought against the black tide with its will, but ultimately failed. Before its divinity was completely corrupted, it peeled away a part of itself..."

"Could it be..." Xia Die hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

Gnaeus looked at the four merged souls and continued his narration.

"The part of divinity it stripped away—the part it most wanted to preserve intact—is reason."

"Titan believes that its reason will one day answer the call and return to the body of the god... to fulfill its due mission."

Xing suddenly awoke to find countless warriors who looked exactly like Gnaeus lying on the central platform. He had been to the Soul Forging Zone more than once.

"You are... part of Nicardoli?"

Chapter 286 The Spear of Divine Retribution - Nicardoli!

Xia Die's gaze fell upon the scattered bodies on the platform. "These...all of them are..."

“They represent countless failed attempts.” Gnaeus walked toward the sword dish. “With your help, I can finally put an end to all of this.”

"Lord Gnaeus... what do you intend to do?"

"Courage, glory, resilience, sacrifice—they are all my alter egos… From the whispers of fragments of my soul, I have reached the conclusion—"

“Nikadori’s soul is rotten and there is no possibility of redemption.” Gnaeus shook his head.

Xing frowned and pressed, "How can we stop it?"

There is only one road.

He looked toward the container that held reason; now, only the last piece of his soul remained.

"The seal that binds divinity has been broken. As long as the soul forging is completed here, Nicardoli can be restored to its wholeness."

"You will fight against a Titan nearing his prime; and the glory of slaying a god will also shine before you."

"...And what about you, Lord Gnaeus?" Xia Die already had a guess, but she still couldn't help asking.

“I will return to my roots and become a part of Nicardo.”

It was very ordinary, like talking about everyday things. He had no fear of death, only a sense of relief at having completed his mission.

"Corrosion will probably engulf me, but this step is unavoidable in order to end the madness."

Lowering her clasped hands, Xia Die's eyes softened, and her face showed pity. "Are you willing to sacrifice for a future you can't even witness?"

“That is my origin, my mission.” He remained unwavering. “I am not mortal, nor do I fear death—even so, are you going to weep for me?”

Xia Die sighed softly, "All partings in this world are sorrowful, Your Excellency."

"We haven't known each other long, but I've already learned a lot from you. So, let me teach you a lesson before I leave—"

"A tough exterior with a tender heart," Gnaeus said in a gentle tone.

"Do not despise your talents, do not hate death. The journey is great, the epic is magnificent, because all things eventually pass away."

Xia Die closed her eyes and sighed, "...As the embodiment of strife, is she telling me about the magnificence of the world? How ironic..."

The meaning of conflict from beginning to end is not war for the sake of war. Revolution, resistance, competition... it is a conflict for the sake of a better world.

"Civilization can only grow when it is placed under conflict. Humans are born hating suffering, but only suffering can teach people to stand tall..."

[Gui Naifen: What a brilliant line! It feels like the conflict was orchestrated; the oracles and fables all speak of disaster, but their true purpose is to protect Onphalus.]

[Sunday: Your Excellency Gnaeus, I have learned a great deal from you.]

[Zhongli: The richer one's experience, the more one can appreciate the truths within. Conflicts do indeed cause countless deaths, but the value they bring can drive the progress of civilization.]

[Rin: It is precisely because of the void disaster that the technology to combat erosion has developed rapidly, and heroes like the Void Hunter have emerged. Of course, I don't wish for any disaster.]

[Gnaeus: The Golden Blood, a group of people who dare to defy fate, may the world be a better place because of you. My mission is now complete.]

[Star: Gnaeus, we will prove it to you.]

[Bai Er: The future is as you wish, I guarantee it with my life.]

[Wan Di: Then let's fight!]

[Jiaoqiu: The philosophy of conflict does overlap with that of the Hunting, but the Hunting is not about revenge for the sake of revenge.]

[Xia Die: Death...Can death really bring warmth to the living?]

【Sister Xia Die…】

In the intersecting spacetime, the battle between Titan and Wan Di and his companions continues.

"If I must fight you... then let us fight."

Space station, Yalilo, Luofu, Pinocchio, Xing never backs down. She has experienced times far more difficult than the present. When has she ever been afraid?

To be pioneering means to forge ahead relentlessly.

Gnaeus was taken aback. This young girl was decisive; I liked her.

Turning to Xia Die, he said, "She understands the meaning of battle better than you do; perhaps she can be an inspiration to you."

"If you die by my spear, you need not try to understand these words; if you bury me... promise me, you will use the fire as fuel to ignite a raging fire and continue to fight against the Black Tide."

Having said all that, Xia Die stepped forward.

“On behalf of all the Golden Blood, I grant your request.”

[Aglaia: The butterfly's words are my will.]

[Wan Di: Ha, never changed.]

[Bai E: This responsibility should have been mine, but it's good to hand it over to you. Wan Di, let's fight again after you inherit the flame, and I'll see your demigod form.]

[Bluebird: Putting everything else aside, Gnaeus is worthy of respect.]

[*Thousand Tribulations: Battle...Give it the grandest battle ever!]

A crimson field covered the entire arena, and Gnaeus's momentum was overwhelming.

The first heavy note crashed down, the drumbeats rolling across the earth like thunder, and the Titan's voice, with its sharp force tearing through the sky, soared straight into the heavens. Scorching heat and unstoppable power swept in from the Soul Forging Platform.

My blood was boiling, and my heart was pounding.

"I am the Spear of Divine Retribution, Nicardoli—the messenger of chaos, the embodiment of strife!"

"Remember—I am a necessary scar in this world!"

The soul vessel was overloaded, and the trapped divinity, like a wild horse, tore through Gneus's back with the force of thunder. The dissipated energy spread in all directions like a snake.

As rationality gradually merged, a golden force field rose in the arena, and a new star emerged.

The boundary between the future and the past gradually blurred. A gunshot rang out, and Xing quickly turned around. The image of Dan Hengxu was like an arrow released from a bow, piercing through her arm and aimed directly at the Titan of Conflict.

Danheng...Bai'e, Wan Di?

Their battle with Nicardoli transcends time and space, and has been fully reflected in this world.

Dan Heng was the first to sense the aura of the star.

"Did you hear that?"

"What?" Wan Di responded during a lull in the battle.

Bai E laughed, "They're back!"

The golden spear swept through everything in its path, its strike overcoming all obstacles and falling straight towards the stars.

And its embodiment of reason... Gneus stood at the forefront, using his shoulder to block the blade and his hands to stop the heavy blow.

A blinding light shone from the golden spear, and he turned his head to look back.

"Defeat me—"