Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 414 This is no longer an ordinary enemy, we must strike hard!

Hearing Shuangniao's words, Bai Shi and Xia Duo were both shocked.

This ordinary skeleton is actually the god of death?
Xia Duo looked down at the skull in her hand and decisively threw this hot potato into Bai Shi's hands.

Bai Shi caught the head of the God of Death with a very strange expression on his face.

Was this guy translating the communication with the death ritual bird in real time just now?

If you think about it this way, it suddenly feels a bit funny.

But Bai Shi felt that something was not right, as if it was not what he thought.

Because he did not feel any spiritual power in this skull at all, as if there was no thought.

After thinking for a while, Bai Shi walked straight to the headless skeleton.

After aligning the position, Bai Shi placed the skull in his hand on the body where it should have been.

Xia Duo watched anxiously from the side, wondering what might happen next.

Bai Shi also became excited, hoping to have contact with the real God of Death.

However, after a while, the corpse remained motionless and did not react at all.

Bai Shi looked up at the two birds and couldn't help asking:

"Why didn't the God of Death react at all?"

The two birds lowered their heads and looked at Bai Shi and Xia Duo, then replied in confusion:
"Of course, he is a dead man after all."

Bai Shi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and suddenly felt speechless.

Why does this seem so natural to the two birds that are the messengers of death?

When a person is killed, he dies, and the dead cannot speak or move.

...That being said, if it were any other world, Bai Shi wouldn't bother with it, but this is the border area.

There are so many dead or undead creatures at the border, but they are still alive and kicking, and they can jump out from the dark corners and stab the Faded Ones for no reason.

Even the headless temple soldiers among the followers of the Prince of Death can move. Can't the dignified God of Death do this?

As if seeing Bai Shi's confusion, Shuangniao slowly explained:

"Because the predecessor of this corpse didn't have any power to begin with."

"He was a person from another world. For unknown reasons, he drifted to this world and died here."

"But he arrived too early, so early that even death did not exist at the border, and all living things still had a faint sense of immortality."

“So he brought the existence of ‘death’ to the border area and recorded what ‘death’ is for the border area.”

"This death completed the original laws of the borderland and also gave his corpse corresponding power and authority. He is definitely an existence that can be called a god."

The two birds paused for a moment, giving Bai Shi and Xia Duo time to think.

"But as I said earlier, he is just a corpse. He didn't even come back to life."

"So I volunteered to be his messenger, to carry out this power on his behalf, and also to take on this responsibility."

After hearing what Shuangniao said, Bai Shi suddenly became interested.

I didn't expect such a thing existed.

He was clearly the 'first dead person' at the border, but he did not retain his consciousness after death.

The skeleton looks exactly like a human. Even the emperor would have to praise the skull for being a standard one.

However, in fact, when he died at the border, perhaps even the human species had not yet been born.

No one knew where he came from or why he appeared at the border, and he eventually died alone in a strange place.

There doesn't seem to be anything to talk about him, only the power he gained after death, which makes people feel a little sad.

Bai Shi looked at the skull burning with spiritual fire, and said to the two birds again:

"That's amazing. Keep talking."

"For example, what kind of power does this God of Death have?"

The two birds nodded gently, and the feathers on their heads fluttered.

"The destruction of immortality, and from this the power of death."

"As death is recorded at the Junction, the faint immortality that the Junction had for so long in the past is broken."

"At the same time, three forces were born with death."

"It drags living beings into death. Even gods cannot resist or be exempted from this force - the destined death."

“Accept the baptism of death, burn away past destiny, and truly step into the flame of the end—the spiritual fire.”

"And, the last path that runs parallel to ours, the emergence of the ancestors."

The two birds recalled the power that continued to sprout from death, and spoke again with nostalgia:
"That is an extension of the law of death. It is also the cycle of nature. It is the struggle of living beings who are unwilling to die."

"In the past, there was also someone I knew in that group."

"The chances of recovery are so small that they cannot be explored by calculating and calculating means."

"Only creatures that are closest to nature and whose sole purpose is survival can focus on finding a way to revive."

Bai Shi nodded. These forces were all old acquaintances and were indeed closely related to death.

Countless years have existed at the border, and the power of death has been constantly split.

The power of destined death is controlled by Queen Xiao Se Yan, who leads the Divine Skin Apostles to hunt gods and drag them into the world of death.

In other places, the birds of death are responsible for burning corpses with spiritual fire and taking the souls away from the bodies.

However, compared to these things that he had already known about before, the description of the two birds about spiritual fire and fate just now made Bai Shi more concerned.

Destiny is a very mysterious thing.

The fate on the border is not like in various myths that entangle people tightly and are so tough that people cannot disobey them at all.

At the border, fate can be escaped, but it can also be directly changed.

But fate still has some strong constraints, at least it is not so easy to rewrite.

Bai Shi immediately realized something and asked the two birds:
"You just mentioned that the spiritual fire will burn away the past fate..."

"Is this the reason why Xia Duo appears here and retains her figure?"

"Because of fate?"

Xia Duo heard the topic inexplicably turned to herself, and she didn't react why.

She raised her head and glanced back and forth between Bai Shi and the two birds in confusion.

The two birds lowered their heads slightly and answered Bai Shi:
"Yes, you are indeed quite perceptive."

"It is fate that makes Miss Xia Duo appear here."

"But it's not because she was destined to wander in the spirit world, but because of our interference."

The two birds narrated slowly:
"When we are alive, destiny is hard for ordinary people to grasp. Only those with great power and extraordinary abilities can get a glimpse of it."

"But after death, these destinies will unfold before us."

"Death is the death of destiny, and birth is the birth of destiny."

"After the body and soul are burned by the spiritual fire, all destiny in life will be cut off."

"Then the soul turns into its most original and scattered form, waiting to merge with each other and be born into a new soul." "This is an ancient death ritual at the border. The golden tree has not yet removed the things before death."

"After that, the Return Tree took its place and became the Golden Tree's method of dealing with fate after death and the rebirth of the soul."

"This was the duty of the dead birds in the past. They were picked up along with the reconstruction of the spirit world."

"It is shameful that we took advantage of the convenience of this duty and kept Miss Xiaduo's soul, and did not let that fate dissipate."

Bai Shi raised his eyebrows, it turned out that he used his power to intercept Xia Duo.

I didn't expect the two birds to play such a role in this matter.

After thinking for a while, Bai Shi continued to question the two birds.

"Go on."

"Why do you care about Xia Duo's fate? What does it have to do with Godwin and the others?"

"I hope you can tell me everything without holding back, so that I can still see your sincerity."

"Otherwise, as Feiya and the others' collaborator, I won't be polite either."

The two birds were very obedient and had no other thoughts.

The two birds knew the power of Baizhi, and it saw everything that happened before.

Even the king on earth has terrifying killing power in the spiritual world.

"The fate of a living being is complicated."

"There are destinies that are directly linked to the soul from birth, and there are also destinies that are passed on through blood."

"The latter can be abandoned, but the former will always follow you to the grave."

"Ms. Xia Duo's fate itself is not special, but yours is different."

"You have a royal status that shines brighter than anyone else, and Miss Shado's fate is also affected by it."

"Therefore, Miss Shado's soul has the destiny of being the 'King's Witch'."

"A long time ago, the followers of the dead prince approached me and proposed cooperation."

"We hope to build a new spiritual world and bring back the ancient death rituals, while they hope that Godwin can be resurrected."

"They are making an experiment, so they need a 'king' to guide them."

"It doesn't matter if you are a teacher, a witch, a senior, or any other identity, as long as you have an important guiding role, it's fine."

“So when a wandering soul that met the requirements appeared, we kept it without hesitation.”

The two birds looked at Bai Shi and said sincerely:

"It's just that when you first entered the spirit world, I noticed you and saw your destiny."

"I realized that there might be a new turn of events, so I concealed the truth from the dead prince."

"I left Miss Xia Duo, who was supposed to meet the dead prince after he was resurrected, behind to prevent them from meeting."

"It wasn't until you came again that the veil was broken."

Bai Shi frowned and silently thought about the words of the two birds.

So that's how it is. The followers of the Dead Prince joined forces with the Dead Bird faction and originally planned to perform a drama of transplanting flowers and trees.

He wanted to give guidance to the newly born Godwin, now known as Coatel, so that he could be reborn.

As the first demigod to die in the Golden Tree Era, perhaps it could be used as a ritual to revive the God of Death, thereby inheriting power and controlling the spirit world.

For the Death Bird faction who hope to restore the spirit world but have no way to do so, this is probably not a bad choice.

The plan was great, but it was a pity that it came to nothing.

So the two birds decided to wait and see how the situation developed and put a halt to the process they were responsible for.

Inside and outside the spirit world, the birds of death were also collecting information, and this time, the two birds finally decided to join Bai Shi.

I have to say that Shuangniao is indeed a guy who can identify wind direction very well.

Xia Duo listened silently at the side, and her expression was extremely strange at this moment.

I didn’t expect... this was the reason why I didn’t turn into those strange soul bodies.

And I was almost arranged to be someone else's witch. It's really scary to think about it.

But think about it brightly, at least nothing has happened now, and I have retained my human form.

More importantly, I also met Bai Shi here.

When she thought of these words, it didn't seem so hard for her to accept.

Thanks to Shuangniao's actions, she avoided a script that had already been written and could not be refused.
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After a while, Bai Shi completely digested the known information and turned to walk towards the edge of the bird's nest.

Silently watching the faded sun that was constantly leaking dark and thick liquid from its wound, Bai Shi said without turning his head:
"I already know what happened before, so what about now?"

"From what Feiya and the others said just now, it's obvious that they have discovered your concealment and have found another way."

"As the messenger of death, do you know or guess their plan?"

The two birds had expected this. Having exercised the authority of death for so many years, they were very familiar with this place.

From ancient times to the present day, all the possibilities of the spiritual world are on its mind.

The two birds spoke up and told Feiya and the others the most likely decision:
"Yes, I also have some guesses about their thoughts."

"It is a way to avoid confrontation with you, to avoid being completely destroyed, and to escape in general."

"That is to separate the spirit world from the boundary, no longer be related to it, and turn it into a fragment of space in the starry sky that exists independently."

Hearing this, Bai Shi could no longer remain calm and turned around to look at the two birds.

Of course he knew what that meant.

The spirit world is the place where the souls of the dead on the border are recycled, and it is also the place where countless souls wait for reincarnation.

After the Shattering War, less than one in ten people survived in the border area.

Even if not all of them were recycled into the spirit world by the birds of death, the number would still be a terrifying number far exceeding the current population.

If Fia and the others were allowed to act as they pleased, all the souls accumulated in the spirit world would eventually be taken away.

Without the soul, it will be difficult for life to be reborn at the border.

The Golden Tree's tree-returning system has been cut off, and only the tombstones of past spirits are still transforming new souls.

But how many souls can be born from the death that was eliminated from the law by the golden tree?

The number of souls that continue to emerge is extremely small, and they have been born one after another after the Shattering War.

The number of newborns in the border area is now quite small, otherwise it would not have not recovered for so many years after the end of the Shattered War.

And if the spiritual world is stripped away by them, then the border area will come to a complete standstill.

Even if Bai Shi finally became the unrivaled God-King, he still had to face a society that was almost impossible to recover.

Bai Shi's eyes suddenly became firm and he made up his mind.

This is no longer an ordinary enemy, we must strike hard!

(End of this chapter)