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

"Death...may you rest in peace."

The strike, soaring straight into the sky, erupted instantly upon touching the mangled remains of the dead dragon. The tower was shattered by this domineering force, and the dead dragon before them was riddled with wounds and rendered unable to fight.

It let out a deep sigh.

Xia Die slowly stepped forward, "I'm sorry, I have to awaken you from the ancient death..."

“I understand you’re uneasy… Don’t be afraid…”

"Do you remember me? I'm the girl you once escorted across the Sea of ​​the Dead."

"I'm sorry, for some reason, you weren't in my memory. But with the help of many people, I've finally been able to piece together those fragments of the past..."

“…Pollyceus, I’m back.”

Chapter 414 The living accept death, the dead refuse death.

The dead dragon Polycheth wept softly.

“Although I know this may not be what you expect,” Xia Die said with a determined look, “I have to do this.”

"So now, please take me across the Sea of ​​the Dead, back to the Underworld, just like you did before... take me to the place where the seeds of death rest, okay?"

Xia Die seemed to sense something, nodded slightly, and turned around. "...You two. I'm about to depart."

Xing asked uncertainly, "We...we're not going to crawl into the egg, are we...?"

[Fou: Polyces…it’s crying, it’s wailing in sorrow. How heartbreaking! A naive young girl must face death. Are the two sisters, Xiaodie and Xiaodie, destined never to be together?]

[Silver Wolf: Sigh, after Mianmian, another boss I don't want to attack.]

[Xia Die: Though it's heartbreaking, for the future of Onphalos, for Lady Tibo's tomorrow, and for the touching love, I must awaken her and find the spark of death.]

[Star: I feel a tightness in my chest.]

[Rin: That's true, but crawling into a dead dragon's eggshell is so creepy. My rationality is plummeting; it's truly unpleasant, and I'm genuinely scared.]

[Hu Tao: What will Onphalus's underworld be like? Will there be many souls?]

Wendy: That should be a sea of ​​flowers. I think it was mentioned in a Tibo story before. Meeting on a silvery-white shallow beach... could this be the underworld?

[Tian: Hehe, it seems Tian won't be lonely even when she dies. Not only will she see Little Butterfly, but Little Enemy will also come to visit.]

[Xia Die: Lord Ti'an, please don't be so pessimistic.]

Xiaodie looked at Polyces with tenderness in her peripheral vision, "Although it looks a bit scary now, actually... we... just need to..."

A buzzing sound hit her, and Xing suddenly felt dizzy, unable to hear what Xia Die was saying. She covered her head, clenching her teeth. What... happened...?

"Partner...what...?!" Mimi's concerned voice seemed to be suffocated underwater, barely audible.

Xing forced out a few words through the pain, "I'm going to die..."

"Your Mightiness…?"

Mimi quickly asked, "What...what happened to my friend?"

“It seems time is almost up.” Xia Die thought of the fact that she only had fifteen doors. “If we don’t move soon, I’m afraid… her soul will return to Cenatos’s embrace before I do.”

"What...what should we do? Is there any way to save her?" Mimi was extremely anxious.

Xia Die comforted him, "Don't worry, I promised that I would help you reclaim the right to walk on the earth from Senatos."

"Mimi, please take good care of him here and wait for me to return. Okay?"

With her hands on her hips, Mimi assured them earnestly, "No problem! My specialty is caring for and looking after others."

"Go, Xiaodie. And remember... don't leave yourself with any regrets."

Xing could barely open her eyes, yet she stubbornly persisted in joking, "I'm setting off too, let's see who gets to the underworld first..."

"Don't joke around at a time like this!" Mimi said angrily.

Xia Die nodded slightly, "Then, it's a promise." Then, under the gaze of the two, she walked up to the Dead Dragon, "Your Excellency... wait for me."

Travel to the unseen underworld via the dead dragon.

[Star: Requesting White Dew's support; I think I can still be saved.]

[Silver Wolf: That's hilarious. I'll equip you with a Butterfly, a White Dew, a Wind Violet, and a Sand Gold... then you switch to a Protection Path. I'll see who can kill you then.]

[Mimi: Buddy, I'll definitely protect you.]

[Danheng: Facing death, you still have the mind to joke? I... can only say, you're truly something else.]

[Star: Does pessimism really solve problems? The greater the pressure, the better your mindset needs to be; a good mindset reduces pressure, so the greater the pressure, the less pressure you actually experience. (Applause!)]

[Ya: Clap clap clap!]

[Yuecheng Liu: Wait, Section Chief, what's going on?]

[Ya: I think what she said makes sense. The more work you have, the less work you have, so today's report is yours.]

[Yue Chengliu: ...6. 】

"In the end... you still came back here."

In a sea of ​​colorful flowers, Xia Die slowly opened her eyes. The broken moon in the sky was so dazzling. The River Styx flowed down from the gap, enveloping the sea of ​​flowers in moonlight.

Xia Die looked around and exclaimed, "The underworld... is indeed as legendary as it is, a sea of ​​flowers."

“Yes,” a girl in a wheelchair replied.

The girl's right cheek was covered by a dark shadow, like a black dragon's claw. The wheelchair turned, and the girl faced Xia Die, "Just like... the sea of ​​flowers we used to take care of."

A flicker of joy flashed in Xia Die's eyes, then turned to worry. "Is it you...Pollysia?"

"Do you remember me?" the girl asked in surprise.

She shook her head. "...I don't have that memory. I only saw you in an experiment."

"I see. Well then, just call me Cenatos, it'll be easier that way." The girl's voice was as gentle as a butterfly's. "But now that you know that name, it means you already know everything about Cenatos, right?"

“Hmm…” Xia Die gazed into the distance, “I… came to reshape the order of life and death in Onpharos.”

"You know what? My sister is an understanding person, but also a bit sensitive. Whenever she has something on her mind that she doesn't want to say, she'll avoid other people's gazes and look into the distance..."

The girl smiled, "Just like now."

After a moment of silence, Xia Die asked, "Can you tell me? What exactly did Polycia do during the last re-creation?"

"Then, where should we begin? Let's start from the very beginning..."

In the distant past, there lived a pair of twins of one mind. According to prophecy, they were chosen to succeed the god of death. The price of becoming a god… they had to take the lives of their loved ones with their own hands.

It was the older sister who willingly sacrificed her life, sending the girl to the throne of the demigod of death.

But the girl couldn't accept it. For a future she couldn't witness, the two were forced to kill each other... It was just too unfair.

Therefore, in weaving the rules of a new world, the girl... broke the line between life and death.

She sculpted the soul of the butterfly into a form, and then, in the shape of the dragon Polysia, carried her sister upstream in the River Styx, sending her back to the human world.

Unfortunately, fate had already decreed it, and after a futile attempt, it came true in an unexpected way.

Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the immutable laws of nature, written with birth and death. When the living depart, their souls appear before Cenatho, who decides where they will be sent…

If Death raises its left hand, the soul is granted death and enters the underworld to await reincarnation; if it raises its right hand, the soul will be rejected by the underworld and return to the human world to continue its journey on earth.

"So... the Hand of Darkness can only deliver judgments, not embraces." Xia Die finally understood her own death.

“Yes,” the girl sighed, “just like the two hands of death, which were originally one, split in two when we arrived in the human world, never to touch each other again…”

"The half-life of Cenatho, the one who grants immortality to death... this is the curse I have imposed upon you."

Chapter 415 Is it alright, Polycia?

"What about you?"

"Its death, my demigod, I bore the fate of refusing death, and was declared dead the instant I was born into the world." The girl looked aside. "From then on, the Titans also ceased to exist in the world. Death ceased to flow, and souls, unable to meet the revered gods, could only be stranded in the river of the dead, where there is neither rising nor falling..."

"How ridiculous... My selfish intention was to save lives, but I have written a fate heavier than death for you and this world."

[Star: Strike the clouds to connect with the brain, transform into a dragon to replace thinking! The wondrous method of dragon transformation is still chasing me, no, it's still chasing Dan Heng.]

[Qingyi: Through alchemy, Cenatos resurrected Xia Die, but he paid the price himself. His wish was fulfilled in an almost twisted way. Alas, they were twin sisters, yet destined never to be together.]

[Jing Yuan: Whether it's the Dragon Transformation Technique or alchemy, defying the will of Heaven inevitably comes at a price. Even the Titan of Death, Cenatos, could not control life and death in this world alone.]

[Fireworks: The left hand bestows death, the right hand refuses it. Then, what if I raise both hands?]

[Sambo: Cough cough, that's called surrendering.]

[Fireworks: Boring. What if Senatos couldn't distinguish left from right? How do you know if my left hand represents death or rejection?]

[Xia Die: ...Lord Hanabi, we shouldn't be that outrageous.]

[Fou: I feel like the Death Titan's role is more about balancing the life and death of Onpharos. Because it resurrected Xia Die, the balance of life and death was disrupted, and the Underworld is no longer able to send off the souls of the dead.]

[Walter: I understand. Life and death, the weapon is still the scythe, still the twins, isn't this Seele...]

[Seele: Mr. Walter, what did you call me for? But I'm busy right now. I'm dealing with Blood Sin Spirits with Miss Huangquan. We'll talk later.]

Bronya: Are you with Miss Yomi?

[Seele: After I left Arilor, I drifted through the starry sky for a long time, and I never expected to run into you again.]

The wheelchair turned slowly, and Xia Die followed her along the flower-lined path. "And then, I, Polycia's remaining sanity, remained in the underworld..."

"Day after day, tending to the flowers, watching them grow into a sea of ​​blossoms... savoring life and death, separation, and the long loneliness."

Xia Die sighed softly, "...Fate is indeed absurd."

"Our lives are like reflections of each other's hands... yet even so, we still arrive at the same destination by different paths—"

"We have walked different paths, yet we taste the same flavors."

The girl kept her eyes closed, yet she could sense everything about Xia Die. She felt a pang of regret, "I thought that at least you could live a good life in this lifetime..."

"…sorry."

Xia Die did not accept the girl's apology because she had not done anything wrong.

"Even if... I impose the power of death on you, a complete stranger to me?" The girl looked up and asked softly.

“On this long journey, too many missions have been imposed on my shoulders. I have also been confused, and even angry…” Recalling her past experiences, Xia Die turned to her and smiled.

"Until recently, I realized that without your blessing, I would not have been able to understand where those emotions came from, nor understand my own mission—"

"Not to mention arriving here and reuniting with my destined other half; sharing our past and the scenery before us..."

"And also, the meaning of our existence."

Senatos didn't understand, "The meaning of existence..."

Amidst the vibrant sea of ​​flowers, Xia Die recounted to her, "This sea of ​​flowers grows in a dead land. You and I sowed the seeds of our separation and watered it with tears of loneliness... Yes, what death can create is nothing more than flowers blooming amidst blood and tears."

Therefore, Cenatos cannot shape all things at will, nor can the Dark Hand determine the fate of all living beings—

"Because the life and death of mortals should not be controlled by any will."

The girl was even more confused. "This sounds like it's actually denying the significance of Senatos..."

“No,” Xia Die immediately denied. “No one can stand alone on the scales of life and death, not even a god. The weight of life and death is equally heavy… You and I understand this better than anyone, don’t we?”

Senatos looked into the distance and sighed, "Your life must have been very difficult... We... have truly traveled through an incredibly absurd journey together."

[Walter: As expected, the Titan of Death simulates a balanced destiny, and Miss Xia Die has already grasped part of its true meaning.]

[Ying: Now it seems that Funina and the others are somewhat similar to the Xiadie sisters; one endures suffering, the other experiences loneliness. Forced to accept a fate not meant for them by a divine decree.]

[Sambo: Haha, the essence of the world is absurdity.]

[Fou: Senatos is truly remarkable. From the very first meeting with Xia Die, he tried his best to distance himself from her, instead of forcing his past feelings onto her. He genuinely hoped that she could live a new life.]

[Dan Heng: Existence and Nothingness.]

[Xia Die: Just as I said: the life and death of mortals should not be governed by any will.]

[Star: I understand. My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens. My life and death are determined by my own will! Lagushi, you clown, what right do you have to control Onphalus's future?]

[Laigushi: This is sure to be a romantic story unlike any other (Laigushi). A pioneer from beyond the heavens…]

[Mimi: Ugh, my eyes hurt so much.]