He changed Tiwat

However, it doesn't matter. Eliminating the "eternal enemy" is the top priority. If she really loses in her own "pure land of the heart," it means that her will is shaken and there will be no possibility of "eternity" from then on.

"'Using the blade of authority to eradicate rampant delusions and eliminate the possibility of dreams arising and ceasing peacefully... such a silent world, free from strife and devoid of gain or loss, would be a path of amnesia.'"

—My former friend once instructed me in this way, and the scent of cherry blossoms still lingers today.

Lei Film never forgot her friend's words, just as she would never forget everything that had passed away over the centuries.

But she could not heed the advice left by her friend.

After all... having witnessed the scene of deep darkness annihilation engulfing those we cherish, how could we not regard the inexhaustible cycle of birth and death and the unsolvable entanglements as mortal enemies?

Since no one can reverse the impermanence of this world or the fleeting joy of solitude, let us bring the eternal pure land in our hearts to the country she cherishes.

In the stillness of eternity, the pitch-black naginata fell.

If Lei Yingdian were willing to give Han Fulai more time to use his "verbal skills," he would actually have a whole host of reasons to give Lei Yingdian.

In his view, the "Pure Land of One Heart" interstellar spaceship in Lei's film was already short of "fuel" when it set sail - after all, most people are, to put it bluntly, "people who live for a living". They are already doing their best to eat and survive every day, so how can they have so much spare energy to pursue anything "eternal"?

If they weren't struggling to make ends meet, they wouldn't even have the desire to "change".

This inherently makes Lei's films lack the "power of will" they can obtain.

Even if Raiden's plan succeeds completely, truly awakens Raiden, truly gives life to the lifeless Pure Land, and then puts all the Inazuma people from 500 years ago into the Pure Land to escape Teyvat, and during this escape, those people can truly continue to multiply in Raiden's Pure Land... it will not change the final outcome.

Leaving aside whether it's safe "outside the world," whether she can truly escape the "Crimson Moon Fleet's" attack, and whether the small population in the Pure Land can support the development of a civilization... even if it could, could human civilization continue in such a closed Pure Land?

The answer is clearly no.

Neither Raiden nor Raiden Shin are truly "eternal" beings—even the laws of nature cannot be "eternal," let alone them.

The puppet general, who is said to be "never worn out," will actually wear out, as evidenced by the fate of the "spare troops."

Even the eternity and life granted by their powers will slowly be consumed during their time on the run.

This is a spaceship that was only injected with one-fifth of its fusion fuel at launch. It already didn't have enough fuel, and it had to divert some fuel to maintain the spaceship's ecological cycle system... The only result could be that the energy was exhausted, the ecological cycle system stopped operating, and it became a "tombstone" in the universe.

Moreover, their spaceship had no other escaped ships to plunder resources for continued survival... Everything outside the world was unknown to Ray Movie, and she might not be able to find a new world for her people to live in before running out of fuel.

Of course, from the perspective of Lei's films, escaping is a last resort, a leap from a high-rise building during a fire, or a lifebuoy thrown into the sea during a shipwreck—just a glimmer of hope in despair.

Ray's films don't believe Teyvat can win, nor do they believe humanity can cope with the apocalypse, so she can only try to create a lifeline for her people to float on the sea.

Han Fulai can understand Lei's films, but even if he can understand them, he is not prepared to agree with them.

His choice was to confront the "Red Moon Fleet" head-on, just as his predecessors faced the Sixteen Kingdoms Alliance, and defeat their opponents honorably.

He firmly believed that humanity possessed such power—just as the "word of power" that Dain had given him: "Humanity has its own essence; we are not the residue left after the chosen ones have been filtered out."

Previously, no one or any god on the continent of Teyvat could unite the "willpower" of all humanity, and therefore no one or any god could mend the sky with their own hands.

However, Han Fulai was prepared to become such a "mending the sky" person.

To establish a moral compass for Heaven and Earth, and to secure a destiny for the people. To continue the lost learning of the sages, and to usher in an era of peace for all generations.

Opposite the naginata, Han Fulai remained frozen in time, his finger raised to the sky.

He was unable to resist, or even to think.

Time, both inside and outside his body, was put on hold by Lei's film.

If his brain could still function at this moment, he might be wondering if he could awaken some new skills in this desperate situation—like "Platinum Star" or something...

They are "descendants" after all, so it's reasonable for them to use cheat codes at the last minute, right?

Unfortunately, no burly man shouting "Ora Ora!" appeared to help him block the naginata in front of him.

However, he didn't need any "Platinum Star" to save the day in the first place.

—Because the "Spear of the God of War" has been unleashed.

The equation for victory was already solved the moment he threw the salt gun into the sky.

He collected not just one kind of "willpower," but two kinds.

One is the "willpower" that is currently wrapped around his body, used to resist the "sword of no thought," representing the "wishes of the beings on earth."

Another type is wrapped around the shaft of the Salt Sorrow Spear, which can crack the "symbol of eternity" and represent the "will" for "change".

These two kinds of "willpower" may seem easy to confuse on the surface, but they are different in essence. To put it more clearly, the "willpower" held by Han Fulai represents the "present", while the "willpower" on Yan Ai Spear represents the "future".

When he unleashed the Salt Sorrow Spear, what he injected into the spear was his final trump card—"The Seed of Time".

His target at the time was not the conspicuous red moon, but "Pure Land of One Mind" itself.

When Ying recounted the battle in "Isshin Jodo" to them on Haiji Island, Paimon specifically emphasized that "Ying's fight with the general was only a moment in her eyes." Han Fulai also took note of this at the time, imagining that after entering "Isshin Jodo," there might be a situation where one would have to face the power of "time."

When he said, "General, you have been defeated," he was not referring to Lei's personal defeat, but rather... his defeat in the face of the "vast ocean of people's war."

His "God of War Spear" will break through his closed-off sanctuary and bring hope to humanity.

In a spacetime where everything should be still, a golden spear still flies in the boundless sky.

Because of the stillness of time and space, its spearhead suddenly touched the boundary of this world.

The spearhead of the Salt Sorrow Spear pierced through the outer shell of "Pure Land of One Heart" from the inside.

At the same time, three golden meteors streaked across the sky above the sacred land.

Lei's naginata fell, but it didn't reach Han Fulai's neck because two gleaming golden swords blocked its blade at the same time.

The pink-clad shrine maiden rang the Kagura bell in her hand, shattering the imprisoned spacetime as if it were glass.

Han Fulai heard the voice of the Divine Child, who said, "You have lost, Shadow."

Chapter 204 The People's Hearts, Entering a State of Stillness [4k]

For the past five hundred years, only Ying has ever sat alone in the "Pure Land of One Heart".

The fleeting shadows of the past are but fleeting dreams. The hearts of the people have fallen into a state of perpetual stillness.

For Ying, a believer in "eternity," the tranquility of the Pure Land is the only constant.

The disturbances of the outside world should never disturb the tranquility of this pure land... But today, this lonely pure land is being visited by outsiders one after another.

This was something that should never have happened.

"Pure Land of One Heart" is her inner world. Without her permission, the "wall of the heart" of Pure Land will block all outsiders. Even gods cannot enter her heart.

However, the man who called himself the "wallbreaker" broke through the "wall of her heart".

The breach in her "wall of the heart" signifies that her defenses have been broken—her belief in "eternity" has been shaken.

"You have lost, Shadow."

The one who said those words to her was her only remaining friend and only family member, Yae no Miko.

Above the dome of "Pure Land of One Heart," the crack opened by the "Spear of the God of War" is growing larger and larger, with bright "meteors" constantly entering the Pure Land through the crack...

The widening cracks in the "wall of the heart" symbolize her current wavering.

This wavering came from Han Fulai, from Shenzi, from Ying and Xingqiu, and even more so from the light they brought into her heart.

—In Lei's mind, the sky obscured by the red moon suddenly experienced a "meteor shower".

The colorful rays emitted by hundreds of "meteors" added vibrant hues to this pristine land.

"The Eye of God..."

Lei Films recognized the physical forms of those "meteors".

The divine eyes that were confiscated by the "Eye Hunting Order" and embedded in the "Thousand-Handed Hundred-Eyed God Statue"—and the divine eyes that belong to every Inazuma person.

Each "shooting star" represents a person's inner voice.

Without needing to close her eyes or concentrate, the sounds naturally entered her ears.

"After returning from the front lines, my parents seemed to have aged considerably, and my wife looked even more haggard... Inazuma City was much quieter; friends I used to talk to about anything were now tight-lipped..."

"Why can't the war end? I couldn't be by my child's side when she was sick, I couldn't come back to see her one last time... I'm so sorry, so sorry..."

"My three sons have not returned to this day... If I had known this would happen, why did I send them to bring glory to our family in the first place... It is truly regrettable..."

--regret.

"Since the end of the Ako Hyakume Oni Rebellion, there have been no pirate activities for hundreds of years. Now, in this era of 'national isolation,' smuggling and maritime plunder have been revived... If this is truly the decree of His Highness the Great..."

"What is the purpose of the 'Eye Hunt Order'...? I have served my country faithfully, why must you take away my God's Eye...?"

"...Does our revered Lady Narukami truly care for her people?"

--Confuse.

"If I didn't hate the shogunate, why would I join the resistance? We must not show any mercy to the shogunate's lackeys!"

"A blood debt must be paid in blood!"

"We will never have a good life until we overthrow the shogunate and the Raiden Shogun!"

—And then there's hatred.

Countless words, countless heartfelt sentiments, like bullets piercing the eternal heart.

Lei Film suddenly realized that none of those voices agreed with "eternity" or with her as the shogun.

Moreover... all the sounds conveyed to her only one emotion—

pain.

The "eternal kingdom" now seems to bring people only eternal suffering.

"Surprising, isn't it? These real voices are more unbearable than you imagined... They even remind you of the 'losses' you've experienced..."

The priestess shook the Kagura bell in her hand and slowly stepped forward.

The sound of the bell rang out, reaching Kage's ears along with the words of the divine child.

“You originally pursued ‘eternity’ so that you would never ‘lose’ again, but you have instead caused the ‘loss’ of the Inazuma people with your own hands…”

"You once thought you were the most miserable person in the world—you lost your loved ones, you lost your friends, you lost everything you cherished, and you vowed to take them back, to make all that is beautiful eternal... But in the process, the people of Inazuma also lost their loved ones, their friends, and everything they cherished..."

“You think it’s all worth it, you think you don’t need other people’s understanding, you think you’re firmly walking on the right path… No, Aying, you’re not as firm as you think.”

"The so-called 'eternity' means no longer losing what you already have, but from another perspective, it also means giving up the possibility of getting more."

"To shut yourself off, to curl up in a world where only you exist, with no one else to reflect upon, is a terrifying thing..."

The shrine maiden, dancing the "Kagura Dance," no longer had the playful tone of her voice. Even the Shadow was seeing Yae no Miko so serious for the first time.

“Divine Child…” Shadow looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar friend in front of him.

The last time she heard the voice of the divine child was more than ten years ago, when the "Five Thunder Gods" defected.

In order to protect the Kamisato family, the princess once left Narukami Taisha Shrine and broke into the castle tower, leading the courtiers to plead with her.

At that time, Lei Yingdian did not appear in person, but only saw the divine child once in "Ichishin Shōto" through the eyes of the general.

Five hundred years old is merely the age of coming of age for the Bai Chen Fox Clan; the divine child at that time had not yet fully shed his naiveté. But now, the divine child appearing before her reminded her of the Fox Palace—that friend who had lived for thousands of years, possessing mature wisdom and sharp eyes, and who could guide her on her path.

Ying subtly pursed her lips.

For some reason, she suddenly wanted to greet this long-lost friend with a smile, just like five hundred years ago when everyone gathered under the cherry blossom tree and argued about karuta... even though they were now on opposing sides.

Looking at the "shooting stars" streaking across the sky in the Pure Land, Ying asked in a low voice, "Divine Child, did you bring these 'wishes' in here?"

In fact, Ying already had the answer in her heart. Only the "Kami-sakura-shin-yu-kamaga-bu" (Divine Cherry Blossom, Divine Wandering, Divine Music Dance) passed down through generations of Narukami Taisha could convey the voice of humanity to the heart of the gods in such a way.

The ritual dance of Narukami Taisha is based on the "telepathy" of the celestial fox, serving as a bridge of communication between humans and deities.

Since closing himself off and retreating to the "Pure Land of One Heart," Ying has not attended any sacrificial ceremonies for nearly five hundred years, nor has he listened to the voices of the people for nearly five hundred years.

This also means that the divine child is helping outsiders... defeat her.

The priestess lightly flicked her sleeve, and the Kagura bell in her hand suddenly paused, pointing towards the "shooting star" in the sky.

"Shadow, don't you think those wishes are beautiful?"

Shadow gently shook her head: "Wishes are detrimental to 'eternity.' You may not realize it yet, but pursuing wishes... often leads to greater losses. Just like, the act of confiscating the Eye of God itself doesn't cause anyone to die from its separation... those who insist on pursuing their wishes are the ones who lose their lives, aren't they?"

Her voice was calm, but the naginata in her hand was anything but.

Ying and Xingqiu remained silent, clenching their teeth.

The naginata seemed to possess immense power, pressing down on people so much that they could hardly breathe.

Even though both of their swords were empowered by "wisdom," it was still extremely difficult for them to withstand the shadow's blade.

While the Shadow and the Divine Child were conversing, the "power of will" on their swords was locked in a stalemate with the dark power swirling around the naginata.