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Chapter 756 Gaining Power from the Past

"Helena, you've drawn your sword against me?"

Leia looked at her friend, who had become indifferent, and said painfully, "Do you know what you're doing? Do you even know who you are? Do you know who I am?"

Helena's tone was icy: "No matter who it is, I will not hesitate to harm the Holy Serpent."

Leia took a deep breath and slowly placed her hand on the knife at her waist.

Seeing her movement, Helena raised the tip of her knife, aiming it at her throat, just a hair's breadth away from piercing it.

The sentries behind Leia drew their weapons and aimed them at Helena and the guide beside her.

Instantly, the atmosphere became tense and hostile.

Geffens scoffed and said sarcastically, "Leia, you've always been smart, how come you've become so irrational now?"

With just a few sentries, he could crush their mental constructs with the slightest flick of his finger.

Leia stared at him coldly, her face tense. "What did you do to Helena?"

This was not the Helena she knew at all.

Upon hearing this, Geffens paused for a moment, then walked to Helena's side, took her hand holding the knife, and slowly pressed it down.

Helena glanced at him and took a step back.

“Leia, shall we have a proper talk?” Griffins’ tone softened. “I don’t want the Serpent Clan to split up either.”

"Split?" Leia pointed to the golden tree in the center of the lake and said, "As long as this thing exists, the Serpent Clan will be destroyed!"

Leia's words seemed to stir up ripples on a calm lake, and the other sentries around her looked at Geffens with displeasure.

Geffens' expression gradually turned cold. "If the Holy City can have a Golden Tree, why can't we? Besides, we found it ourselves, we didn't steal it from them."

Leia retorted, "Is your brain filled with shit? Do you think the Holy City doesn't know there's a Golden Tree here? Doesn't it know there are their own kind here?"

"Do you think Ivy is something you can just pick up off the ground?!" Leia was so angry that her chest heaved violently. "Those things in the contaminated zone have been contaminated by alien species. How could you dare to keep them around you?"

Geffens said, "It seems you also know that the Holy City doesn't care about their lives or deaths. In that case, we have even less to worry about."

Leia almost laughed in anger at his words. "Are you crazy? Or did you not understand what I said?"

Geffens placed his hand on her shoulder. "I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, I can handle it."

Seeing that he was unmoved, Leia slapped his hand away. "There's no room for discussion. This tree must be destroyed. Or, I'll go talk to the Holy City and hand the child over to them. Maybe they can still help him."

As she spoke, she glanced at Helena, who stood there motionless like a puppet, and turned to leave.

Geffens released his spiritual form to block Leia's path, the serpent flicking its tongue, its cold, vertical pupils fixed on her every move.

“I think you’re the one who’s gone mad,” Geffens said from behind Leia. “The Holy City has repeatedly rejected our Serpent Clan’s requests to serve us. If it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t have needed to ask Ivy to save Helena myself.”

Leia frowned and tilted her head slightly, saying, "What do you mean?"

Geffens: "Didn't you want to know why Helena became like this?"

Leia snorted coldly, "No matter what, Helena is not an excuse for your mistakes. The Helena I know would never agree to you doing such a thing."

Geffens' voice suddenly rose, "Don't talk like you know her better than I do! I am her guide, we are spiritually connected, no one knows each other better than us."

"Is that so?" Leia's lips curled into a mocking smile, directly exposing Geffens' true purpose. "Helena has told me many times that no matter what, never touch those things deep in the contaminated zone, never contact or communicate with them, and if you encounter them, you should run away. She has been going in and out of the contaminated zone for many years and is always cautious. She is the most experienced team leader and knows what those things are better than anyone else."

Yu Xia watched the argument on both sides, her gaze lingering on Leia. She could see a bit of Alex in Leia, both in appearance and personality.

Especially her slightly upturned corner of her mouth and her mocking look, Alex was practically a carbon copy of her.

It seems Leia is indeed Alex's mother.

“I forgot to ask you, why was Helena so badly injured?” Leia turned around and questioned Geffens.

Geffens: "She was injured in the contaminated area; she was attacked by a high-level alien."

Leia: "A normal high-level mutant wouldn't have injured her to this extent, and besides, she didn't have to come here."

Leia pointed to the glittering golden tree and said, "Geffens, she ventured deep into the heart of the land for your sake. It was you who wanted the golden tree."

After she finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent for a few moments.

Geffens said slowly with a cold face, "I'm asking you, do you want to serve this golden tree with us?"

"Hiss." His spiritual form stood up high, his gaze toward Leia growing increasingly cold.

Helena once again pointed the knife at Leia.

Yu Xiaxin couldn't help but bring it up as well. She knew a little about the internal strife within the Snake family from Alex and the others. Could it be that this was the time when Kather Creeman's parents and Alex's mother turned against each other?

She turned to Polya and said, "What Leia said is the complete opposite of what we just saw."

If she hadn't heard what Leia said, she would have thought that Geffens imprisoned the golden snake for Helena's sake; she had been too naive.

Polya squeezed her hand, his tone reassuring, "Because you know too little, let's take another look."

"Tsk, why make things so complicated?"

A casual voice broke the increasingly tense atmosphere between Leia and the others.

Yu Xia knew it was Xiwei as soon as she heard the voice.

Her gaze followed the figure emerging from the group of sentries.

Sevi stood in front of Leia, gave her a look, and then turned to Geffens and said, "I'm quite interested in the Golden Tree. I've always wanted to go to the Holy City to see it but never had the chance. I didn't expect to see it here."

Geffens glanced at Sevi, then moved his spiritual form aside. "You can serve the Holy Serpent with us. It will grant you the same purification and energy blessings as the Holy City."

Sevi smiled. "That sounds tempting."

He turned to look at Leia. "I think it's a good idea, Leia. Let's serve the Golden Tree here. We also need to cleanse ourselves of the pollution. I've been having nightmares these past few days."

Leia: "Sevi, you."

Sevi winked at her gently, signaling for her to cooperate.

When Yu Xia saw his expression, she knew he was definitely up to something.

Leia sighed helplessly, glanced at Helena who seemed to have lost her sense of self, and could only agree for the time being.

Geffens' gaze swept over Leia and Sevi, somewhat satisfied with their sensibility, but still warned them, "Now we are all in the same boat, and you only have one path: to serve the Holy Serpent with us." His voice faded as the scene before Yu Xia's eyes gradually disappeared.

The image didn't disappear completely; instead, it froze on the golden tree.

Yu Xia wanted to see what happened next, so she impatiently shook Polya's hand, "Adar."

Polya smiled slightly and said, "Don't you want to take a look at this golden tree?"

After hearing this, Yu Xia looked at the golden tree.

The golden tree is still quite young, and if you look closely, it has a faint red glow. The golden snake is lazily coiled on the tree, its gaze fixed on Leia and the others.

However, as Yu Xia stared at it, its gaze slowly turned to her.

Yu Xia met its gaze, and her heart skipped a beat.

Is it looking at itself?
Really? Right now, she's in the memories of the meteorite, looking at this past memory through the perspectives of the meteorite and the golden snake, so it's impossible for them to have any real interaction.

The snake was still watching her.

Yu Xia felt uncomfortable under its gaze, yet she was still inexplicably drawn to it.

“It’s strange,” she murmured. “Adar, I feel like I can touch it.”

Unconsciously, she recalled that when she went to see the meteorite earlier, he had reached out his hand in her direction.

At the time, she didn't think the meteorite had seen them.

But right now, this golden snake gave her the feeling that there was an invisible thread connecting them.

Polya's voice rang in her ears, "Andor, the Golden Blood possesses the ability to communicate with the past, just as the consciousness of our ancestors guides us in our mental landscape."

Yu Xia turned to look at him in surprise.

In this boundless, dark space, Polya's voice sounded ethereal and distant, as if it came from ancient times: "Andor, do you still remember the images that appeared in your mind when you were little, about your mother and the other golden people?"

“I remember.” Yu Xia paused, then said with a touch of sadness, “But whenever I think of these things, I can’t see my mother’s face clearly, nor can I see the faces of the other Golden Clan members.”

Polya stroked her face and said softly, "We can draw strength from the past and see the people we want to see."

Yu Xia's heart stirred; she saw the person she wanted to see.
She turned to look at the golden tree that shone with a golden light in the darkness. The snake was still watching her, its eyes, which always looked down on others, now showing a hint of doubt and interest.

Its gaze was always fixed on her; it could see her.

As Yu Xia was being stared at like that, something deep within her heart seemed to be stirred.

Her mind kept replaying Polya's words: the golden bloodline has the ability to communicate with the past, so will she be able to see her mother?

Polya wrapped his arms around Yu Xia from behind, gently nuzzling her cheek. "Andor, tell me, what kind of world do you want?"

Yu Xia parted her lips slightly, her eyes somewhat blank. What did Adar mean by that?
Polya tightened his grip on her and whispered in her ear, "Don't rush to tell me. Go and feel the true power that belongs to our Golden Clan first."

His gaze met Yu Xia's as they looked toward the golden tree not far away. He said, "Gold is our medium and anchor point to the past. Ando, ​​go and give it a try."

After saying that, he released her.

Hiss.

The golden snake sensed Yu Xia's presence and became even more excited.

A certain stirring and longing welled up in Yu Xia's heart, as if something was about to sprout from her body.

“Don’t be afraid.” Polya took her right hand and slowly raised it. “You can do it.”

The two people's spiritual power intertwined and merged, transforming into a thin golden thread that stretched towards the golden snake. The golden snake flicked its tongue, and a golden thread also stretched from its forehead towards them.

Yu Xia's vision gradually blurred, with only golden light flashing. Some strange power was drawing her in, making her want to chase after it.

But a thought was pulling her in the right direction, making her want to stop.

Polya gripped her wrist, reinforcing her connection to the past, "I'm here, Ando, ​​Adar will always be with you."

Yu Xia felt inexplicably sad. She beckoned with her finger, wanting to put away the golden thread, but Polya possessed a very strong power and obsession. He longed to go back to the past and to be with her.

Being with Adar is what she wants, but why go back to the past?

As the two golden threads drew closer, Yu Xia asked the question that had been lingering in her mind, "Adar, you really want to go back to the past, why?"

She couldn't see through Polya's obsession, but she could sense that Polya didn't just want to see people or things from the past, but wanted to stay somewhere in the past.

Polya wrapped one arm around her waist and held her wrist with the other, generously pouring energy into her. He gently kissed her cheek and gazed at the golden tree that served as their anchor point, saying:
"Because I have no future."

Yu Xia's pupils suddenly trembled. What did that mean?
"Don't be afraid, Ando. There is no future here. This world will never be better. I will find a world that belongs to us."

Polya's voice was gentle and calm, and he didn't think that these words were anything surprising to Yu Xia.

"Adar!" Yu Xia's heart began to panic. She grabbed Polya's wrist, which was wrapped around her, with her free hand. "What do you want to do?"

Polya: "Andor, I have foreseen the future of this world. You have carried too much on your shoulders. You can go and see it, then let go of everything here and choose the world that truly belongs to you. You deserve to be looked up to by them."

As soon as he finished speaking, the golden thread in Yu Xia's hand connected with the snake.

The moment the connection was established, a dazzling golden light exploded before Yu Xia's eyes, followed by a dizzying sensation.

She frantically tried to grab something, but the hem of Polya's clothes slipped through her fingers like flowing water. In the blinding light, Yu Xia saw Polya's figure merge into the light, and then she felt icy water rushing in from all directions.

She sank to the bottom of the water, and the golden light above the surface receded further and further away from her.

Yu Xia stared at the light and reached out her hand—

Something jumped into the water, shattering the light. A moment later, Yu Xia's outstretched hand was grasped.

Her gaze and consciousness gradually returned, focusing on the sentry in front of her.

She sensed the sentinel aura emanating from him.

The scattered light was stirred by the water, which was dim, and she couldn't see the sentry's face clearly for a moment.

The sentry embraced her and led her upstream.

"Wow—"

Yu Xia was rescued ashore by the sentry. Just as she was about to brush the hair covering her eyes, a hand pinched her face, making her lips pout. Then, two cool lips pressed against hers.