Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 494 Reconstruction of the Spirit Realm, Fleet Crossing the Sea

The air deep within was stagnant with the embers of a destined death, and everything in the world trembled at the return of this death.

Koyater slowly stretched out his fingers, adapting to the newborn body.

He looked down at the fingerprints on his fingertips, gilded by the sunlight, his Adam's apple bobbing as he swallowed a sob.

Koyater firmly believed he was human, but was forced into the body of the dead prince, nearly becoming a non-human being.

And now, he finally lives on the border as a true human being.

Just as he was shocked and moved, he heard a soft breath beside him, and the warm, moist air blew on his face.

Koyatl turned his head and was startled by the huge beast that had appeared beside him at some point.

Maricus instinctively walked to Koyatl's side and stared at him in a daze.

Maricus scrutinized Koyatl's figure, trying to distinguish him from the 'Golden' Godwin in his memory.

But no matter what he tried, he was never able to immediately make a change in his thinking and treat it as a completely independent stranger.

Previously, Bai Shi had explained the whole story to Maricus, and also mentioned the matter of Koyater.

Bai Shi also mentioned that Fia and Falsanx wanted to use this to resurrect Godwin, and firmly believed that Godwin would be resurrected as they wished.

When he heard about this, Maricus found it laughable.

Even if he collected the fragmented souls and nurtured them, he would no longer be the original Godwin.

As Queen Marika's sworn brother, Marikas holds a unique position within the Golden Family.

And almost all of the first generation of demigods grew up under the witness of Maricus.

But now that he has actually met Koyatl, who looks exactly like Godwin, Maricus suddenly begins to understand why they would do such absurd things.

The faces, the figures, even the unique fingerprints of each person were exactly the same...

Under Koyatl's questioning gaze, Maricus shook his head vigorously, trying to banish all these thoughts from his mind.

Koyatl is now a blank new life, and Maricus must completely erase the past.

Although Koyatl didn't know what Maricus was thinking, he quickly felt relieved when he realized that Maricus was not in any danger.

No one can resist a big, strong, and handsome dog.

Looking at Maricus, he even felt a sense of closeness and took the initiative to start a conversation.
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Bai Shi did not interfere with their contact and communication.

After all, he originally intended to entrust Koyatl to Maricas for guidance.

Now that they have a harmonious relationship, he has even less to worry about and can focus on absorbing the power of the law in his hands.

Bai Shi now has something more important to do, concerning whether the border region has any future left.

At this moment, the power of law in his hand was also a part of death.

Previously, as part of the collaboration between the Twin Birds and Fia, Koyatel had innately grasped some of the laws of death, including control over the spirit world.

Bai Shi had already communicated with Koyater when he was reshaping his body.

The other party had no interest in this power; as long as they didn't stay in that inhuman body, these things were of little importance.

So, just now, Bai Shi had extracted the part of the law of death from the depths of the other party's soul.

At this moment, the black and red thread swirling in Bai Shi's hand was the manifestation of that power.

In the spirit realm, Bai Shi had already taken the remaining portion of the laws for himself and firmly controlled them.

At this moment, Bai Shi separated the part of Koyater's body and summoned the power he originally controlled, completely merging them into one.

Thus, the power of death in this spirit realm returned to its complete form, transforming into another law related to death in Bai Shi's hand, which slowly floated in his palm.

At this moment, her destined death was already in Bai Shi's hands.

Of the three powers derived from the authority of the 'God of Death', two are now in Bai Shi's hands.

The power of the ancestral spirits is relatively unique, and it was developed by themselves. In fact, the power over death itself is not that crucial.

In other words, the laws governing the cycle of death and reincarnation are now entirely in Bai Shi's hands.

Bai Shi grinned. Now that all the necessary conditions had been met, there was no need to wait any longer.

Bai Shi controlled this power with one hand, while firmly grasping his destined death with the other.

Perhaps because they have been separated from the original power for too long, these two forces of death have long since begun to operate independently.

The expected mutual attraction and close integration did not occur; the two forces even seemed to refuse to merge.

However, Bai Shi was not without options; he released the power of the sun to suppress it.

In his hands, two powers with the same origin finally began to slowly merge, eventually combining into a brand new rune.

The dark red hue was slowly stripped away, revealing the texture of amber under the sunlight.

Once death is stripped of its external attributes, its sacred essence is revealed.

The runes of death flowed in Bai Shi's palm, no longer the violent god-slaying power of the past, but an extremely pure law.

The order that should belong to death arrives, and the runes of death are thus completed.

Upon seeing the Death Rune complete, Bai Shi did not stop there.

He pressed on with his energy and immediately activated the power of that law, releasing it.

As the power of death spread, a strange change occurred in the spirit world.

Bai Shi wants to use his power to restore the spirit world and re-establish the cycle of death and reincarnation.

The first thing to do is to repair the dilapidated spirit world.

With the power to control death, Bai Shi can be considered a true deity in the spirit world.

Even though they weren't actually there, the will of the god was completely transmitted and dominated the entire spirit world.

The earth in the spirit realm trembled slightly, and the two birds sensed it, looking up at the sky above the spirit realm.

The birds of death flew out of their nests due to the strange behavior, and the death priests who had made pacts with them could not understand the situation, so they continued to repeat their hymns to death.

Only the two birds quickly sensed the complete power of death and immediately bowed their heads respectfully, submitting to the true new master of the spirit world.

With a thought, Bai Shi conjured a reflection of the sun in the spirit realm, which hung eternally in the sky.

Even in the afterlife, the sun will protect you, and its light will shine forever.

As the sun's rays illuminated the spirit realm, sustaining its power, Bai Shi simultaneously manipulated the runes of death to repair the spirit realm.

In the spirit world, those plains of bones, miasma-filled swamps... places where all life had vanished, have all been transformed into lush grasslands and verdant oases, bathed in the warm sunlight.

Regarding the afterlife, Bai Shi prefers Heaven or Valhalla to places like the Underworld or Hell.

Along with them, the souls that were corrupted due to the incomplete rules of the spirit world also changed.

Previously, because the Golden Tree's system of returning to the tree had not been replaced, even if the dead birds secretly brought their souls back to the spirit world, they could not be transformed into their normal form.

These abnormal souls gradually dissolved the black mud on their bodies and transformed back into human form.

The souls, now back to normal, stared at themselves in shock, then bowed and knelt before the sun in the sky.

Bai Shi opened his eyes and slowly exhaled.

In this way, the spirit world itself will be able to resume normal operation and be able to contain souls.

Next, the spirit realm must be firmly anchored on the other side of the boundary.

Instead of using nails like those at the Huffington Obelisk, they used a much tighter connection, directly welding the spirit world and the boundary land together.

This was relatively easier for Bai Shi, who slowly dragged the spirit realm closer.

In a short while, the spirit world and the borderland were conceptually connected, with only a barrier protecting them from intrusion.

Having done all this, Bai Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at the roots of the golden tree.

Once the repairs and alterations to the spirit world are complete, things will be much easier from here on out.

Bai Shi stretched out his hand and released the power of death into the roots of the Golden Tree once more. Although he had just cleared away the accumulated death within the roots of the Golden Tree, Bai Shi was now ready to take action against it.

After the channels were cleared, those 'pipelines' that transported souls were also emptied.

He was not the owner of the Golden Tree after all, and could not use the system of returning to the tree for reincarnation, while Queen Marika, who could actually use it, was still hanging in the tree trunk.

Therefore, Bai Shi now intends to sever the reincarnation system of Gui Shu and directly connect the channel to the spirit world.

Once we truly control the Elden Ring Road in the future, we will definitely need to repair this passageway again.

But as an emergency measure at this moment, there is absolutely no problem.

Moreover, to be fair, using the roots of the Golden Tree that are spread throughout the border areas to collect the dead and their souls is definitely more efficient than relying solely on the birds of death to collect them.

The soul is transmitted through the tree roots, while the physical body is absorbed directly through the tree roots.

In the future, the two could even be combined and continuously improved, allowing the dead birds to reclaim the areas where the golden tree is difficult to access.

Moreover, many of the underground cemeteries left by the Golden Tree were originally used in previous eras and were places where the dead birds burned corpses.

It is perfectly acceptable to continue using it in the future.

Bai Shi slowly raised his hand, his fingertips lightly touching the void.

The power of death spread out like ripples, seeping into the roots of the golden tree.

Those tree systems that had been blocked for thousands of years were now completely unblocked by the power of their predetermined death.

But before it could resume operation, Bai Shi used his authority as a lock to cut off the Golden Tree's transmission of souls.

"The cycle of returning to the tree ends here."

As Bai Shi's words fell heavily, the roots of the Golden Tree trembled, and the wails of countless dead souls echoed in the void.

They were nobles or heroes who should have returned to the tree through the golden roots, but now they are unable to do so and have been freed from the roots.

These souls transformed into specks of pale blue light, emanating from the tree roots.

Bai Shi's gaze was calm, and he clenched his fist, causing death runes to suddenly bloom.

That power instantly transformed into a pitch-black bridge, connecting to another dimension—the spirit realm.

That is the destination of death, the other side of the soul.

It is also the place that souls should truly go.

Long before the Golden Tree era, the birds of death guided the souls of the dead here, balancing life and death, and ensuring that death came equally to all.

Now, Bai Shi, using the authority of death as the key, has reopened the gates of the spirit world.

“Birds of the dead, bring back the lingering souls.”

He whispered his declaration, his voice piercing through both realms and reaching the depths of the spirit world.

In an instant, countless black wings unfolded in the nest of the spirit world, and the birds of death swarmed out.

They are the oldest death messengers in the borderlands, and now they continue to perform their duties under the will of Bai Shi.

The birds of death transformed into shadows, passing unimpeded through the barriers between the spirit world and the borderlands, flying to every corner filled with death.

Deaths at the border are reclaimed and await future reincarnation.

The matter of reincarnation cannot be resolved for the time being, so Bai Shi can only send the souls to a better spirit world and wait for the time being.

Once he masters the Elden Ring and brings death under the law, the final piece of the puzzle of reincarnation will be completed.

And that day is not far off.

Maricus stood to one side, his pale mane swaying gently.

He gazed at Bai Shi's figure, his beastly eyes flashing with complex light.

As the former guardian and user of the Fated Death, he could sense to some extent the undercurrents behind the border.

Death has truly arrived at the boundary of equality.

The return of the spirit world is clearly more in line with the broken borderland at this time.

But seeing that the return of the golden tree had lost its meaning, he couldn't help but feel sad.

Everything about that golden tree was built by them through countless battles and fights, ultimately constructed with their own hands.

Maricus remained silent for a moment, then prostrated himself on the ground and lowered his proud head.

From then on, he devoted himself entirely to the new era and obeyed Bai Shi's orders.

Bai Shi nodded slightly, turning his gaze to Koyater.

He stood there, his eyes still dazed, but more than anything, filled with curiosity about the new world.

Bai Shi had already decided where he would go, and softly called his name:

"Koyater".

The other person immediately looked up and met Bai Shi's gaze.

Bai Shi, seeing the blank, white soul through his eyes, instructed him:

"You still have a lot to learn."

"Next, you will follow Maricus and receive his guidance."

Koyatl was initially puzzled, but then a determined look appeared in his eyes.

"Ok!"

Although he didn't know what he was supposed to do, he figured he should just listen to Bai Shi.

Maricus lowered his eyelids, his past mistakes making him very worried about his ability to perform the job.

"Are you sure you want to entrust this to... me?"

Seeing Marycus's anxious and uncertain expression, Bai Shi couldn't help but laugh.

He was so fearless in battle... I never imagined his heart was so sensitive and delicate.

Bai Shi simply said to Maricus in a way that left no room for refusal:
"Yes, this important task is entrusted to you."

"The seeds of the bad consequences caused by your mistakes have now been sown, and it is now your turn to replant them. I hope to see a perfect result."

"This is the real way to make amends for your mistakes, instead of just blaming yourself."

Maricus took a deep breath, strengthened his resolve, and solemnly replied to Bai Shi:

"Yes... I will dedicate myself to training him into a hero who can stand on his own."

Bai Shi sensed Maricus's determination and nodded in satisfaction.

Just as Bai Shi was about to say a few more words of encouragement to them, he suddenly received a message from Stoneville.

This means that something important has happened that must be reported to Bai Shi immediately.

Bai Shi was curious about what had happened that made them so anxious.

Seriously speaking, this was the first time he had actually used the emergency response plan since it was established.

Bai Shi closed his eyes and concentrated, sensing the information.

The message transmitted to the white consciousness is also very simple.

—At the edge of the coastline of the Sobbing Peninsula, a vast fleet is visible to the naked eye as it sails across the sea.

Bai Shi's eyes widened instantly, bursting with fierce fighting spirit, and the corners of his mouth kept turning up.

"The wait is finally here."

The 'First King' Govre is about to return.

(End of this chapter)