Chapter 708 Finale (Part )

The moment Yu Hanche realized what Jiang Xinli was about to do, his red eyes narrowed, and he reached out to grab her wrist.

But a rose-shaped barrier, imbued with immense divine power, blocked him completely.

"Jiang Xinli! Come back!" A heart-wrenching roar echoed all around.

Yu Hanche, like a wild beast out of control, rammed into the barrier with all his might!
"boom!"

The barrier trembled violently under his repeated impacts, cracking open with countless fine lines.

Blood seeped from under his skin, but he felt nothing; his eyes were fixed only on that slender figure resolutely facing death.

The billions of dark orcs, who were bound in place by divine power, panicked and cried out in unison, "Dark Lord, please stop!"

Jiang Xinli did not turn around.

She continued flying towards the black hole in the dome.

At that moment, she finally understood:
Her father must have foreseen her sacrifice and death, which is why he knew she would become a 4S-class dark female and a god, yet he still sent her away at all costs.

Perhaps this is her destiny.

The wind whipped up her long, silky black hair.

The girl, surrounded by a pale golden divine light, was as insignificant as dust in the face of the black hole, yet she was incredibly resolute.

"The Dark Female... is she going to sacrifice herself to seal the black hole?!"

Saint Junlin and Shuang Huan, who were watching on the screen, were also anxious, but they were helpless.

"Jiang Xinli!"

In the instant a roar shook the heavens and resounded throughout the universe, a tall and slender black figure pierced through the barrier and stood in front of her.

The young deity, his eyes filled with savage fury, grabbed her arm, his crimson vertical pupils fixed on her.
"Are you crazy?!"

Jiang Xinli raised her lips in a cold smile, "You're the one who's gone mad."

"Jinyuan, even now, do you still want to deceive yourself?" She took a deep breath.

"What those black holes absorb is not only their superpowers and lives, but also their entire lives' emotions."

"You really only want to open a time portal for us to go home?" She paused,
"No, you're sacrificing their emotions! You want to gain the ability to manipulate emotions!"

"Just like what your remnant soul did on Ocean Star back then." Her tone grew increasingly icy.

"You experimented on sea creatures and land creatures, making them sacrifice emotional energy to give them the ability to see emotional fluctuations."

All of this was for today!

"What a pity," she sneered. "You can manipulate time and space! You can also seal or even alter people's memories at will!"

"But you can never control people's hearts!"

“Jinyuan, you are an omnipotent god. But—” she said, each word distinct and cold, “you are a failure.”

The young deity who gripped her arm had a flicker of despair in his eyes.

Her pale, jade-like fingers trembled slightly. "Jiang Xinli, I did all of this for you."

His voice was hoarse and hysterical, “Why are you still like this after a thousand years!”

"What do I lack compared to them!"

A faint red tinge appeared at the corner of his eye.

He doesn't understand.

He has already changed so much.

Why is she still like this?

If He had known this would happen, He shouldn't have unlocked the seal on her memories.

He thought he had everything under control.

But He was wrong.

Completely wrong.

Jiang Xinli bit her lower lip tightly, her knuckles turning white, and her voice slowly fell:
"Because people's hearts are made of flesh."

"Jinyuan." She recalled the past, her beast husband, and Yu Hanche, now covered in blood and nearly driven mad outside the barrier. A pang of sadness struck her, and her eyes reddened.

"True love is not about control, possession, or deception."

"It is about fulfilling, it is about protecting."

Perhaps this is one of the laws of the universe that even omnipotent gods cannot interfere with.

As soon as he finished speaking, the young deity shuddered, as if struck by a heavy blow.

The unfamiliar words "protect" and "fulfill" pierced through His unwavering conviction over the past millennia like sharp blades.

The crimson ferocity in his eyes vanished.

It was the first time He had seen her face so clearly.

So resolute, yet so sorrowful.

In an instant, a long-forgotten memory surged up:

A thousand years ago, she exhausted her divine power and was covered in wounds to protect this interstellar space, yet she showed a pure smile to the rescued beings.

At that time, He only found it ridiculous.

Is it worth risking your life for a bunch of ants?
But at this moment, the figure in my memory completely overlapped with the woman before me who was willing to die for her beast husband and for the common people.

It turns out it wasn't her who changed.

It is Himself.

His pursuit of possession and control suddenly seemed so despicable and laughable in the face of her unwavering "protection".

His Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice became hoarse and broken:

"Did you ever feel even a little bit of attraction towards me?"

Jiang Xinli looked at Him, paused for a moment, and then said, "...Yes."

"Really?" He tightened his grip on her arm.

“Yes.” She took a deep breath. “Jinyuan, it’s time to let go of your obsession.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she abruptly pulled her hand away and turned to continue flying towards the black hole.

"Jiang Xinli!" A powerful divine force suddenly enveloped her body, imprisoning her in place.

The young deity embraced her and gently kissed her lips.
"You just protected those planets, almost exhausting your divine power. How could you possibly be my match?"

Jiang Xinli bit him in anger, "Jinyuan, let me go!"

"Don't let it go."

He reverted to his half-beast form, his black dragon wings unfurling behind him, and his hooked dragon tail slowly rising.

"You told me to let go of my obsession," He chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"But this obsession has been in my heart for a thousand years, how can I let it go so easily?"

You said that love is about fulfillment and protection.

Jin Yuan lightly touched the dragon crystal necklace around her neck with his fingertips, and the crimson that had surged in his eyes for thousands of years finally subsided completely at this moment.

A gentle smile slowly appeared on his lips, his voice clear and deep:
"Oh, I see. I understand now."

"Jiang Xinli, it's not just them who helped you and risked their lives to protect you."

"And I."

He finished speaking, word by word, and kissed her again. Then he turned around abruptly, spread his dragon wings, and charged headlong into the gaping maws of the abyss that devoured everything.

In that final glance back, there was no madness, no obsession.

All that remains is to grant.

To seal the black hole, only a god can sacrifice his life.

If someone has to die.

That absolutely cannot be her.

Jiang Xinli's heart tightened. "Jinyuan! Stop!"

The young deity paused slightly, and a certain obsession in his heart seemed to quietly loosen.

Jiang Xinli, even after a thousand years, you're still the same. Stubborn on the outside but soft on the inside.

Deep down, you do care about me.

This is enough.

The instant Jin Yuan's figure disappeared into the black hole, the depths of darkness suddenly collapsed, and a violent wave that destroyed everything erupted.

Two jet-black torrents, tearing through space and time, collided like giant dragons, releasing energy that swept across the entire star field at the moment of impact.

The nearby stars flickered and shone uncertainly in this silent impact.

The world fell silent for a moment.

next moment.

"boom!"

A blinding white light flashed by.

The black hole slowly closed, but an invisible portal, visible only to Jiang Xinli, floated in mid-air above the dome.

Jin Yuan sealed the black hole with his life.

However, they left behind the passage leading to the homeland of the gods.

With all restraints lifted, Jiang Xinli staggered.

At the same time, the dragon crystal necklace around her neck and the starstone wedding ring on her hand dimmed slightly.

Yu Hanche rushed over and pulled her tightly into his arms.

He erected a high-level barrier, blocking all view.

His arms were wrapped tightly around her, as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones.

"Jiang Xinli! If you dare to abandon me and die again, I'll die first!"

"Archer."

Overwhelmed by a complex mix of emotions, Jiang Xinli burst into tears.
"Aze and Yunbo are gone."

After becoming a god, she should have been indifferent to worldly affairs.

But at this moment, she was completely out of control.

He hugged her tighter, saying, "Jiang Xinli, you still have me."

A tall, slender white figure appeared behind Jiang Xinli.

Bai Yao clenched his knuckles, hesitated for a moment, and finally gently hugged her from behind.

"Little Pear, I'm still here too."

As her emotions gradually calmed down, Jiang Xinli realized that she was being tightly embraced by the two men.

Just then, the full moon in her palm lit up with a green light once again.

A line of small, flowing golden characters appeared in her field of vision:

[By offering divine power, one can exchange it for the soul's return.]

"This is—" she gasped, "...the way to revive Aze and the others!"

Yu Hanche frowned. "So, you're going to sacrifice the divine power you just acquired?"

"Hmm." Jiang Xinli took a deep breath. "I want to try."

Whether she becomes a god or not is not important to her.

What she wants now is for her beastmen to return to her side unharmed.

Bai Yao grasped her hand, "But Xiao Li, their souls have already vanished."

He was frozen in ice by Jin Yuan, but his consciousness remained clear.

He witnessed everything that Sheng Tianze and the others went through.

Jiang Xinli clenched her fists. "I don't care, I have to try."

She closed her eyes and focused all her attention.

The pale golden divine power slowly peeled away from her body, transforming into seven faint streams of light, which, like candles flickering in the wind, trembled and drifted into the boundless darkness.

They searched diligently among the stars and the sea for the souls of the beastmen who had long since vanished.

With each ray of divine light emitted, a portion of Jiang Xinli's life force was drained away.

She turned cold, inside and out.

The divine power was being consumed too quickly.

A strong wave of dizziness washed over me, my vision went black, and my body trembled uncontrollably.

Just as her last bit of strength was about to run out and her consciousness was about to sink into darkness—

One or two faint sparks of soul fireflies, in the distant, despairing depths of darkness, were finally gently touched by her divine power and slowly stirred.

Those scattered streaks of light gradually gathered and coalesced into seven familiar figures.

After injecting her last bit of divine power into the bodies of the two men in front of her, she could no longer hold on and her body went limp as she fell backward.

But a pair of long, strong arms gently caught her.

At the same time, a subtle divine power quietly seeped out from the dragon crystal necklace around her neck and the star stone ring on her finger, flowing into her body.

*
The Dark Realm, the Palace of the Dark Lord.

When Jiang Xinli woke up, it was already three days later.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw a group of handsome and familiar faces surrounding the bed.

"Lili, you're awake." Sheng Tianze held her hand tightly, his bright golden eyes, filled with starlight, were now moist.

Yun Bo and the others also had moist, red eyes, and their eyes were covered with dark circles.

"Aze, Ache, Ayao, Little Fox"

Jiang Xinli's gaze swept over the faces of each beastman, and she subconsciously reached out and gently pinched Sheng Tianze's cheek.

Smooth, delicate, with a vibrant warmth and elasticity.

Nine beasts, not one more, not one less. A family, all together.

Her Aze, her Yunbo, her little peacock have all really come back.

Her eyes reddened, and she threw herself into the arms of several beastmen.

Overwhelmed by a mix of emotions—bitterness and joy, and the thrill of finding what she had lost—she finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears.

"I thought I'd never see you all again."

"Fool, how could that be?"

Several beastmen were also experiencing a surge of emotions.

There were so many words stuck in my throat, and in the end, all I could do was hold her tightly in my arms.

As her emotions gradually calmed down and she wiped away her tears, Jiang Xinli noticed that the beastmen seemed to be acting differently.

Not only could their superpower levels not be sensed, but a faint, flame-shaped, pale golden pattern also appeared on each person's forehead.

It appears and disappears intermittently, exuding a touch of divinity.

On Sheng Tianze's head, a pair of snow-white dragon horns adorned with gold patterns appeared.

She knew that it was the beast form of the divine beast Bai Ze.

"What are you doing here—" she was about to ask when Yun Bo grabbed her hand.

"Little bride, all our superpowers have now broken through to the tenth level, and—"

He smiled slightly, "Because of your divine power, we now possess the power of demigods."

Not only those who were resurrected, but also Yu Hanche and Bai Yao, who were ultimately infused with divine power by Jiang Xinli, also gained demigod energy.

"A demigod?!" Jiang Xinli's eyes widened as she subconsciously probed the divine power within her body.
"strangeness."

The divine power within her body not only did not decrease, but was even more powerful and surging than when she first became a god.

“Little bride,” Yunbo chuckled, “I have read some ancient books of the sea people.”

"It is said that if divine power is sacrificed out of love, the divine power will eventually return, and one may even gain more."

"But if it is due to hatred or other evil thoughts, the divine power of the sacrifice will completely dissipate."

Moonlight Silver nodded, “Just as the ancient Earth said: Love begets love, and blessings return to those who give them.”

Jiang Xinli was both surprised and delighted, "You can do that?"

She had just sat up straight when a blue serpent tail gently coiled into Xuan Ying's arms.

"Mmm." Xuan Ying hugged her and kissed the top of her head. "Thank you, silly pear."

Jiang Xinli couldn't help but laugh when she saw his dragon horns and snake tail.

"Xiaoying, why have you turned back into a snake tail?"

Everyone else is desperately trying to transform into a dragon, but he just keeps showing his snake tail.

The cold, handsome man with long, icy blue hair hooked her chin with his fingertips, his icy blue vertical pupils gazing intently at her:
"Then tell your husband whether you prefer dragons or snakes?"

“Me? I smiled, pursing my lips. “Of course I like you more.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xuan Ying's icy blue snake tail couldn't help but wrap around the bedpost with pleasure, its tip trembling slightly.

He smiled and said, "I'd like to hear it again."

The remaining men looked on with jealousy.

But after surviving the ordeal, Jiang Xinli woke up safely.

Compared to jealousy, they felt more excited and relieved.

Only Hua Xi couldn't hold back any longer, "Little Pear! You're being unfair!"

Jiang Xinli looked at him, her eyes crinkling with a smile:
"Little peacock, you seem to have become even more beautiful."

Although it did not transform into a phoenix, the peacock feathers peeking out from Hua Xi's head shimmered with the luster of gemstones, making it even more magnificent and dazzling than before.

The boy, who was originally sulking, suddenly turned from anger to joy upon hearing the words "more beautiful."

He squeezed in front of Jiang Xinli, his orange eyes blinking brightly, and his smile was radiant:
"Little Pear, are you really even more beautiful now?"

"Mmm." Jiang Xinli nodded, gently lifting his chin with her fingertips, and tilting her head back to kiss him. "You're even more handsome now."

The sudden intimacy made the young, handsome boy's ears turn red, and his heart pounded wildly.

He suppressed the urge to immediately have a bunch of little peacocks for her and excitedly asked, "Then, Little Pear, do you like me even more now?"

"Mmm." Jiang Xinli nodded with a smile, "I like it even more now."

"Of course, it's more than just liking." Her gaze gently swept over each beastman, her eyes brimming with affection.

"I love you all more than ever before."

[Lili, I love you even more now.]
Hearing Sheng Tianze's heartfelt words, Jiang Xinli felt a warmth in her heart and looked up at him.

[Aze, me too.]
Xue Qianxun gently squeezed to the edge of the bed, her fluffy white fox tail softly brushing against the back of her hand, her shimmering golden-blue heterochromatic eyes filled with deep affection:
"Heart Pear Baby".

“Little fox—” Jiang Xinli looked at him and blinked, “I want to touch its tail.”

The young man smiled indulgently, took her hand and placed it on his tail, "Okay. All ten tails, you can touch them all."

"Ten?!" Jiang Xinli's breath hitched. "Isn't the Snow Fox clan limited to a maximum of nine tails?"

"Ah, I understand!" Her eyes lit up. "You're not an ordinary snow fox anymore, you're a celestial fox with demigod power!"

Legend has it that the tenth tail of the Celestial Fox is formed from the combined energy of the other nine tails, containing supreme power.

"Little Pear, do you only like nine-tailed foxes?"

Xue Qianxun suddenly remembered what Ye Kuo had said: the reason Jiang Xinli liked the nine-tailed fox was because in ancient Earth movies and TV dramas, the nine-tailed fox was usually mysterious and beautiful.

His ears turned slightly red, and he subconsciously hid his most powerful tenth tail among the other nine tails.

If she only likes the Nine-Tails, then he will only ever show the Nine-Tails.

Jiang Xinli looked at him; he was clearly the most clever and cunning fox, yet at this moment he looked so adorable, and she couldn't help but laugh.
"Little fox, I love you no matter how many tails you have."

"Mistress." Ye Kuo clenched his fist, his glossy black leopard tail gently wrapping around Jiang Xinli's wrist.
"I only have one tail, do you like that?"

"Yes, I like it!" She hooked her fingertips around his leopard tail and gently stroked his soft fur. "I like the little leopard's tail too."

The man, whose eyes shone with heroic spirit, froze, his face suddenly turning red.

Jiang Xinli then remembered that the tails of male beastmen were even more sensitive than their ears.

Her fingertips paused.

Just then, a gentle yet precise breeze carried her away from Xuan Ying's embrace.

A pair of jet-black, satin-like plush rabbit ears peeked out from her side.

Yu Hanche wrapped his arms around her waist and gently rested his face on her legs.

The remaining beastmen's eyes widened in shock.

"Darling," the usually proud and aloof man's voice was now low and husky, carrying a hint of coquetry.
"I don't have a tail like theirs, so you don't like me anymore?"

"No, I like it too." Jiang Xinli gently stroked his handsome, sculpted face with her fair fingertips, ran her fingers through his long, scarlet hair, and rubbed his ear.

Yu Hanche has always disliked showing his ears, let alone in public.

They really went all out to avoid losing to the other beastmen.

Bai Yao looked at Yu Hanche, a complex emotion rising in his heart, but in this situation, he could only suppress it.

Hua Xi panicked, "Mistress! I don't have fluffy ears or a fluffy tail, boohoo!"

Ye Kuo lightly punched him, "We don't have any bird feathers either."

Hua Xi glared at him. "Brother Leopard, is that something like you're swearing?"

Ye Kuo spread his hands, a smile playing on his lips, "I didn't."

"Alright, alright." Jiang Xinli quickly smiled and pulled the two of them back. The smile on her lips hadn't disappeared since she woke up.

If this continues, the tails and ears will probably never stop fighting.

Just then, a low, hoarse, and somewhat immature voice came from the corner.

"Royal sister-in-law."

Jiang Xinli then noticed the octopus-like boy standing in the shadows. "C'Thun, you're still alive!"

C'Thun wriggled its dark tentacles and slowly walked forward.

His eyes were reddish at the corners, and his expression seemed calm, but his eight tentacles were tightly curled up.

"Yes, sister-in-law, I'm still alive."

As a vessel for the remnant soul of the Abyss, he was captured and imprisoned in a small space-time after being taken to the Land of the End.

He was only freed after Jin Yuan sacrificed his life to seal the black hole and the restriction was lifted.

Jiang Xinli looked at him and subconsciously asked, "Where's Lancer?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she remembered that Lancer should no longer be there.

"He," C'Thun hesitated, "Sister-in-law, Lancer really wanted to help you, but perhaps he was used by Ember Abyss."

During the time he was sealed, it was probably because he occasionally connected with Jin Yuan's mind.

Sometimes, he can glimpse what is happening within the Land of the End.

He didn't like Lancer.

However, he saw everything Lanse did for Jiang Xinli.

"I know," Jiang Xinli replied softly, her gaze slowly sweeping over her surroundings.

At this moment, she was in a luxurious and dark room.

With its sharp lines and minimalist decoration, it evokes a personal style reminiscent of Yu Hanchuo's personal domain.

"Where is this?" she asked.

Yu Hanche raised his hand and ruffled her hair. "In the Dark Domain, at the Dark Lord's Palace."

"The Dark Lord's Palace?"

"Yes, it was built by the dark orcs a long time ago specifically for dark females." Yu Hanche glanced at Sheng Tianze and the others, finally looking at Jiang Xinli:

“You are now a deity, but you are also our dark female. It is only right that you come here.”

Upon hearing this, Sheng Tianze's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not refute it.

After Jiang Xinli used her divine power to revive them, she fell into a coma.

The Empire, the Federation, Ice Soul Star, the Military Alliance, and the Rich Star all wanted to take her back to their territories, but they were rejected by Yu Hanche and billions of dark orcs.

Yunbo and the others were not concerned about where Jiang Xinli went; they hoped she could recuperate in a quiet and independent environment.

This way, she can wake up sooner.

Unable to reach an agreement among the major powers, Yu Hanche and the Dark Beastmen were forced to temporarily take Jiang Xinli back to the Dark Domain.

"The ultimate mission has been completed, and our exile sentences have been reduced." Yu Hanche's fingers traced the new quantum computer on Jiang Xinli's wrist.

"The Interstellar Military Tribunal reopened the case of Rich Star 3 and discovered suspicious points."

Some of the videos that went viral on the StarNet showing you abusing male beastmen and small animals were digitally created, and in some of those videos, the person in the video is actually Jiang Wanwan.

"Although she underwent cosmetic surgery to resemble you, the similarity is only 85% according to interstellar technology testing, so she is not the real person."

Sheng Tianze continued, "It was also Jiang Wanwan who set fire to Furong Star No. 3."

The arson video was also confirmed to be of her.

Therefore, Jiang Xinli's century-long sentence was originally a misjudgment by the interstellar military tribunal.

The masterminds behind this are Dark Night and the warden of the interstellar central prison.

“This matter has already been made public,” Bai Yao continued.
"Now the entire intergalactic world knows the truth about the ultimate mission and the ultimate place, and everyone understands that most of the serious criminals exiled to the Dark Star were deliberately wrongly convicted."

Including Xue Qianxun and the others, all of them have had their crimes cleared by announcements issued by their respective political systems.

As for why they participate in the ultimate mission and are qualified to enter the ultimate place, they must be serious criminals with sentences of more than ninety years.

They speculate that the conditions were set by the Abyss of Ember, sealed in the ultimate land, to balance some kind of cosmic law before its divine power was fully restored.

After all, the tens of millions of "criminals" carefully selected and exiled to the Dark Star were almost all the youngest and most outstanding core members of the interstellar community.

Such key figures are perfect sacrificial offerings.

They were made to willingly sign the "Death Agreement" and willingly face death in the trial.

This, in itself, may also be a way of defying some kind of law.

Jiang Xinli's expression turned serious. "I had already guessed that. But even with the system's support, Jiang Wanwan alone couldn't possibly destroy an entire planet."

At that time, Jiang Wanwan had just awakened her spiritual power and didn't have many high-level superhuman beastmen following her.

"Because An Ye secretly helped her," Sheng Tianze said in a deep voice.
"They must have used some kind of power to ignite the Earth's core energy and secretly manipulated the Zerg to destroy the protective network, but—"

He paused, then added, "It seems that Jin Yuan is unaware of this matter."

The air in the room became still when Jin Yuan was mentioned.

Their gazes all fell on the crimson dragon crystal necklace on Jiang Xinli's chest and the star stone ring on her finger.

After she fell into a coma, they tried to remove the two items.

But as soon as you get close, the necklace and ring disappear instantly, making them impossible to touch.

Bai Yao asked softly, "Little Pear, do you remember what happened between you and Him?"

“No.” Jiang Xinli shook her head. “Perhaps some of my memories are still sealed by Him.”

Hua Xi was puzzled, "But wasn't His seal already lifted? Shouldn't it be released as well?"

Jiang Xinli fell silent, her fingers unconsciously stroking the dragon crystal necklace on her chest.

After a long silence, she said softly, "Gods do not die, but when their souls are destroyed, they will vanish into nothingness and fall into the cycle of reincarnation."

As for where Jin Yuan fell to, she had no idea.

If He truly has an afterlife.

She only wished that He could truly let go of everything.

 Pfft, I thought the final chapter (3) would be enough to finish the whole book, but I didn't expect that it would still be unfinished. I gave up.

  There's still halfway to tomorrow.
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