Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 501 The Dawn of New Day

The sun unleashed its power without reservation, its dazzling rays shooting straight into the sky.

The blazing white light poured out like a torrent, and the moment it touched the earth, it transformed into countless golden and red interwoven flames, like a curtain hanging from the sky covering the entire borderland.

The clouds melted like wax, revealing the deep, vast starry sky behind them.

Even the deepest darkness was completely dispelled by the light, and the entire borderland was bathed in light, even brighter than the daytime illuminated by the golden tree.

On the Alpine Plateau, the radiance of the magnificent golden tree, like fireflies, was crushed into dust by this dazzling light.

In Lienia, the calm surface of the lake reflects the sun, creating a spectacular sight resembling two suns in the sky.

The crimson glow of Galid, the howling winds atop the snow-capped mountains, Fam Azra towering high in the sky, the newly unleashed Shadowlands...

The sun's rays spread to every inch of the borderland.

No matter where they are, people around the world can witness this earth-shattering blow.

—It was as if the first ray of light at the beginning of creation had reappeared.
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On the battlefield of the Mausoleum Plains of the Weeping Peninsula, there was fighting, roaring, blood, and fire...

The fierce war continues, and the soldiers use every means to defeat the enemy in front of them, all for the sake of their beliefs.

However, with the burst of light, the sounds of battle, the wind, and even the passage of time on the battlefield were all swallowed up by the sun.

In absolute silence, the warriors on both sides of the battlefield ceased their fighting.

Faced with this unprecedented miracle, both friend and foe, their eyes were completely drawn to the dazzling sunlight, and their minds were filled with immense shock.

A look of terror crossed their faces as they raised their arms in front of them, trying to block the oncoming light.

No matter how you look at it, it seems like the aftershocks of a battle between kings have spread over.

The soldiers' vision was forcibly taken away, everything faded into darkness, leaving only a blinding, intense white.

However, when the light and heat truly swept over the soldiers on the battlefield, their armor turned red-hot, yet no one was injured; only their various weapons dissolved.

The light, like a living thing, bypassed the flesh and blood of mortals, melting the weapons that fought each other into molten iron.

As the sunlight swept across them, the wounds left from the war healed and they were restored to their original state.

The soldiers trembled as they opened their eyes again, still unable to believe they were still alive under that terrifying light.

The soldiers stared blankly at their 'weapons' that had turned into molten iron.

Without weapons, do they still need to fight?

If you want to fight, there are plenty of ways.

They used their fists and feet, branches and stones, or even their teeth to tear at each other like wild animals.

For warriors, as long as they want to fight, they themselves are the most powerful weapon.

However, having personally experienced this warm and powerful force, the soldiers present had completely lost their will to fight.

On the chaotic battlefield where the fighting had stopped in an instant, an eerie silence fell.

After a long while, the warriors of Baishi shouted loudly, embraced each other, and praised the Sun King's mighty name.

The Faded Ones and Wilderness Warriors brought by Gefuli hung their empty hands and silently looked at the sun shining in the sky.

No one has any doubt about the true ending anymore.

Lani and Melina stood side by side, both looking up in admiration at the direction of the light.

Long before Bai Shi became a god, the two of them already knew about Bai Shi's true power.

However, relying solely on verbal descriptions makes the events in the starry sky seem too distant, and they lack a real sense of reality.

Moreover, due to the limitations of the border area itself, Bai Shi almost never chooses to interfere directly with his main body; he still has to go through this body.

For them, the power Bai Shi was displaying at this moment was more direct.

Lani gazed at the light that turned night into day, a smile on her face.

"That's incredible."

"This kind of thing has probably never happened before in this border area."

"The warriors who were fighting each other just a moment ago are now all bowing down to this power..."

Melina shook her head, not quite agreeing with Lani's statement.

"It was not so much their powerful strength that made them submit, but rather Bai Shi's kindness and gentleness that won them over."

"Through this warm light, they saw the ideal world in their hearts."

"Now that the battle between the kings has been decided, any further bloodshed and war are unnecessary."

Lani shrugged, offering no further comment, and simply basked in the sunlight with Melina.
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The blinding light gradually faded, but the tentacles of night had not yet swept in again, and the sky still retained a twilight-like glow.

Holly Lou faced the devastating blow head-on, her hands trembling, as the King's Axe transformed into a crimson torrent of iron in the light.

The blessings of the golden tree evaporated like dew, and the remaining marks on Marika broke off inch by inch.

The lingering phantom of Serlosh finally dissipated, and the trace of the beast, along with the shackles of the past, was completely burned away by the sunlight.

However, despite directly enduring the blazing sun, Holly Lou was completely unharmed.

Only he himself knows what exactly happened.

Holly Lu's strong body slowly collapsed to the ground. He propped himself up with his hands and looked at Bai Shi, panting heavily.

Just now, he truly endured a devastating blow.

In a daze, it felt as if my body and will were completely melted away under the sunlight.

For some reason, when he came to his senses, his physical body was completely unharmed... no, even the previous injuries had completely disappeared.

Holly Lou looked up at Bai Shi, knowing that all of this was due to Bai Shi's kindness, and asked in confusion:

"...Why didn't you kill me?"

"To die in battle, to fall like a blood-stained star, that is the fate of a king."

Bai Shi slowly descended from the sky, drawing the power of the sun back into his body and returning to human form.

He slowly walked up to Holly Lou, a smile on his face, and calmly said:

"Now that I have defeated you, you are no longer a king."

"As the warrior Holly Lou, all you need to do is fight to the bitter end and determine the victor."

Holly Lou was silent for a moment, then shook her head and sighed deeply.

"What a powerful and benevolent king! I am completely convinced."

"I believe that under your leadership, the border region will move towards true light."

Holly Lou gazed into the white eyes that shone with a light that was entirely different from the blessing of the Golden Tree.

Meeting Bai Shi's gaze, Holly Lou slowly spoke, offering a reminder as a firsthand witness:
"...I have something to say upfront."

"I hope you will be very careful with the enemies you are about to face."

"Although I know you are very strong, and absolutely determined and confident to face those enemies..."

"But those real enemies hiding behind the border are not simple guys either."

"The incarnation of the Dharma Ring, and the offspring of that supreme will, they are all genuine deities." Can a human truly defeat such deities?

Holly Lou still harbored some doubts about the challenge she was about to launch against the gods.

Even if we know who the enemies are, just how strong are they at full power? That's completely unknown.

Bai Shi looked at Holly Lou and sensed his worry, but simply smiled confidently.

He was able to understand Holly Lou's concerns.

After all, what they were about to face was the Beast of Elden and the unfathomable Mother of Fingers.

They are creations of supreme will, beings that the people on the borderlands can only ever look up to.

Even gods and kings are nothing more than their puppets.

Queen Marika, a deity who contains the magic ring, is still imprisoned.

But to Bai Shi, they were nothing more than that.

Bai Shi patted his chest and said with a bold and confident tone:

"Of course, it's easy!"

"Because those gods are utterly insignificant before me!"

Seeing Holly Lulu's disbelieving expression, Bai Shi simply smiled.

"As a warrior, as a king, perhaps it is indeed difficult for me to do this..."

"But... what if I were God?"

Bai Shi stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers lightly.

As Bai Shi moved, the even brighter light tinged the sky with gold.

After a night of fierce fighting, the sky was already gradually brightening.

In the sky, the previous light had not yet completely faded, and now a new light has shone brightly once again.

If the fading light was like dusk, dimming and night about to return, then now the dawn is truly breaking.

The real sun appeared in the sky above the border, selflessly spreading its light.

Now that things have come to this, Bai Shi no longer hides his true form.

Amid cheers that resounded throughout the border region, the sun's rays would forever illuminate the border area.

Bai Shi looked at the dumbfounded Holly Lu, thought for a moment, and continued:
“You said before that God created this world so that we would kill each other.”

"I don't agree with that statement."

"If this land so thirsts for blood, then let the blood of the king irrigate this land in place of the blood of his people."

"I will embrace this bleeding earth, even if this world is full of death."

"I will embrace all those who suffer and all the lands ravaged by war."

"Because I am their king, the king of the people, and the king of this land."

"Therefore, I will never turn a blind eye to their suffering."

Bai Shi extended his hand to Holly Lu and said to him:

"People always pass on their misfortune to others, unintentionally hurting each other, but this is not their fault."

"If people cannot get warmth and hope from the world, they will rely on each other and eventually hurt each other because they cannot understand each other."

"I will put an end to this pathetic and endless cycle of mutual hatred and harm."

"If people can find warmth in the world itself, then the resulting conflicts will cease to exist."

"The process may not be as smooth as I'd like, but I will definitely make it happen."

"Want to witness with your own eyes the coming of the Age of Light?"

Holly looked up at Bai Shi, sighed softly, and then tightly grasped his outstretched hand.

Rising from the mud, Holly Lou closed her eyes and quietly bathed in the light.
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At the foot of the distant golden tree, the army that returned from the shadows did not immediately engage in battle with the royal army.

With the reassembled land and the fissure carved out by Ashmi as the boundary, the two armies held their ground fiercely, their eyes occasionally sparking with tension.

Just when everyone thought the night would pass in a tense atmosphere, the sun's rays shone on the distant horizon.

Then, the sun's radiance never faded, and it remained high in the sky.

As dawn broke, Messermo and Ashmi stood side by side on the edge of the plateau, waiting for Bai Shi to arrive as promised.

The elevator roared again in the distance, as 'Twin Moon Knight' Lelana led Kalia's elite troops to provide reinforcements.

All the warriors bathed in the dawn light, quietly awaiting the return of their king to his loyal Yatan Plateau.
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The warriors of the royal city looked up at the blazing sun, their eyes filled with longing.

They were right at the foot of the golden tree, yet the warm light shining from the distant horizon was even more dazzling than the golden tree itself...

Although they still admire the golden tree and are willing to sacrifice themselves for it.

Having witnessed the sun's magnificent miracles several times, many of them have already been imprinted with the sun's significance in their hearts.

Fighting for a better future and hope is a desire in everyone's heart.

Among the countless people who shared the same thoughts, the current patriarch of the Sheldon family gazed intently at the sun that illuminated the sky, his eyes filled with reverence and anticipation.

As a family that secretly dealt with ominous children in the former royal city, the Shehide family has witnessed too many shadows cast by the Golden Tree.

They bowed in darkness, serving the light.

They remained steadfast in their duty from beginning to end, without ever slacking off.

Even with the Golden People's aversion to children of ominous signs and their view of them as unlucky, the thought of harming an innocent newborn would still cast an unnecessary shadow over their hearts.

The radiance of the golden tree was the most dazzling existence Marika could imagine.

But in the face of the sun's true brilliance, the golden tree paled in comparison and became indistinguishable from the most ordinary trees.

"How wonderful it would be if one day we could see that true light..."

He was muttering to himself. The servant beside him heard his words and his heart skipped a beat. He wanted to remind his master to be careful with his words.

Such words can be described as treasonous and rebellious.

They were not in their own family at this moment; they were among the powerful and wealthy, surrounded by a chaotic mix of family members.

But when the servant reflected on his own thoughts, he found himself finding it difficult to speak.

Because he suddenly realized that he actually had similar thoughts in his heart.

He wanted to advise the head of the family to be careful with his words and actions, not because he believed the idea was wrong, but simply out of a sense of duty.

The servant was incredulous at his own thoughts and looked around, but no one responded to Sheldon's words.

Everyone longs for the sunshine.

True enlightenment comes from the will of the people and cannot be blocked by anything.

(End of this chapter)