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Chapter 258 The Azure Emperor's Sacrifice: Ceremony Completed
When the oppressive force of heaven and earth dissipated and the hills regained their original colors, Xiu En took a step forward.
He held out his hands, and the Apollo Bow, blessed by the Azure Emperor, and the Prayer Arrow, imbued with the power of blessing, reappeared before him.
On the golden bow, life-giving vine patterns are flowing.
The tip of that divine arrow was still gathering green light.
Shuen looked at Clint Barton.
He pushed the bow and arrow toward Clint.
A handover.
The passing on of a sacred mission.
Clint raised his hands and accepted the two artifacts that carried the blessings of multiple gods and the hopes of another world.
The moment he touched the bow and arrow, a warm and refreshing current flowed into his body, soothing the last of his tension and unease.
He felt as if the bow and arrow had become an extension of his body, resonating perfectly with his heartbeat and his breath.
"Ivy".
After completing the handover, Xiu En called out softly.
In the center of the altar, Ivy, who had been sitting with her eyes closed, slowly opened them.
Her eyes turned a brownish-yellow, the same color as the earth.
She stretched out her finger and pointed it at the empty space in front of Clint.
The space in front of Clint appeared as if it had been forcibly torn apart by an invisible giant hand, with a crack appearing out of thin air!
At the edge of the crack, the purifying fire belonging to Xiu En burned, preventing the foul aura within the crack from leaking out.
Inside the crack was a nauseating deep red!
Countless twisted, wailing shadows struggled and floated within it.
A negative aura, a mixture of endless pain, despair, hatred, and madness, rushed out from the scarlet crack!
The Barton children had never seen such a horrific sight before, and they immediately hid in Laura's arms. Laura and Kate also turned pale, and Maya trembled all over because of similar memories.
Seeing this, Xiu En simply waved his hand, and a golden light screen enveloped them, isolating them from the mental pollution.
"Get ready!"
"The passage can last for another ten seconds! Shoot in!"
The moment Clint felt that pure evil as the passage opened, the string of protection in his heart automatically tightened!
He could see nothing else but that blood-red abyss!
He thought of the five years that Thanos had erased from his life, and the ecstasy and lingering fear of his family returning to his side.
He thought of that peaceful morning and his youngest son Nate's innocent smiling face.
Absolutely not! We must not allow such filth to taint anyone behind him again!
The fire of his obsession reignited within him!
This time, it is no longer the flame of revenge, but a bulwark of protection!
Behind him, the flames once again wove the causal string composed of the figures of his family, which only Xiu En could see!
Clint nocks an arrow and draws the bow!
The bow of Apollo, which had no bowstring, was now being drawn back little by little by him!
He saw himself as a mortal, possessing everything he could.
His love, his regret, his responsibility, and his unwavering oath to protect—all of his inner strength, the very essence of Hawkeye Clint Barton, was poured into the arrow in his hand without reservation!
The already vibrant green light on the arrowhead now appears restrained and profound, as if a brand new and complete spring has been compressed into that tiny point.
Draw the bow to its fullest extent!
The world seemed to stand still at that moment.
All that remained between heaven and earth was that blood-red crack and the mortal who had drawn the full moon bow.
"Go."
Clint loosened his grip.
The arrow flew away from the bow.
It flew so slowly that everyone present could clearly see the shaft of its arrow.
But it flies very fast, because the moment it takes off, it seems to indicate that it will definitely hit its target.
Time, space, and laws cannot prevent this predetermined outcome from happening.
Within the blood-red rift, the countless wailing shadows seemed to sense something and let out even more frantic screams. They instinctively tried to coalesce into an energy barrier, to distort space, and to make a final struggle.
But all is in vain.
The arrow pierced through all the chaos and obstacles, plunging headlong into the deepest part of that crimson dimension.
then……
A green light burst forth from where the arrow struck!
That's growth!
Unstoppable growth!
Unreasonable growth!
The emerald green vines began to grow wildly at the speed of light, instantly filling the entire interior of the fissure!
Golden sunflowers bloom from the vines, casting their purifying light on every corner.
The souls of the dead are purified in the light, and chaos recedes in the vitality of life.
That rotting, bloody color is being swallowed and covered by a hopeful, emerald green!
The blood-red passage slowly closed after letting out a final, unwilling howl.
Clint's divine bow and arrows had also completed their mission, turning into specks of golden and green light and dissipating into the air.
He relaxed his tense body, almost kneeling down, but a smile appeared on his face.
In the system's determination.
The Qingdi Sacrifice has been completed.
Meanwhile, Ivy, standing at the center of the altar, emitted a dazzling green light as she was fed back by the immense life force. She slowly floated up and began her life transformation.
The moment the festival ended, Clint's mission was over.
But he and Xiu En became the new audience.
The arrow, carrying the hope of the entire spring, not only tore through and healed the other dimension, but also brought back a vast and boundless life energy!
That power was poured entirely into Ivy's body, who was at the core of the ritual.
The green light emanating from her intensified, and she became like a butterfly encased in a green cocoon of light, slowly floating above the altar.
Her body was undergoing a reshaping and sublimation that mortals could not imagine under the impact of that immense energy!
Xiu En simply stood quietly beside the cocoon of light, spreading a golden force field to protect his little flower, which was experiencing the most important moment of its life, and to isolate it from all external interference.
He stared at the cocoon of light, his eyes filled with anticipation.
This bothered him even more than when he himself achieved the Golden Body.
【good.】
Just then, the gentle yet majestic will of the Azure Emperor descended once again.
His voice resonated in Shuen's heart, filled with praise for this perfect ceremony.
According to His will, the offerings on the altar that had fulfilled their mission shone brightly once more!
[Now that spring has begun, there should be tools for sowing.]
The scattered green light converged to form a jade ruyi (a traditional Chinese scepter symbolizing good fortune).
It flew to Shuen, its body radiating a life-giving glow.
This is a token that commands all things and governs plants.
[Where there is an unyielding conviction, there must be a protective shield.]
The Sunbeam Emblem transformed into a heart-shaped, emerald-green vine shield with golden flames burning along its edges, hovering beside the Jade Ruyi.
It can ward off all curses and attacks targeting the soul.
Having received sacrifices from living beings, there should be a spring of gratitude in return.
The three purified beast souls completely dissipated, gathering on the high platform into a pool of magical water emitting a strange fragrance.
Sweet rain.
It can prolong life for ordinary people.
Plants and trees can grow instantly after being bathed in it.
The time has come.
His divine power once again tore open the boundary between reality and nothingness, and a scarlet passage, more stable than the fleeting rift before, opened up on the lawn!
This is a celestial gate that allows stars to pass through.
Beyond the Heavenly Gate lies a dying world, being frantically covered in emerald green, but still filled with crimson and wailing in many other places.
Go ahead.
Sow these seeds in the fields you have cultivated.
Meanwhile, the cocoon of light where Ivy was located finally reached the final step of its transformation.
A crack appeared on the surface of the cocoon.
Then came the second, the third...
The cocoon of light shattered, transforming into countless green specks of light, each imbued with the breath of life, dancing in the sky!
Ivy, on the other hand, was suspended in mid-air.
Her appearance hasn't changed much.
But behind her, a pair of enormous wings of light, composed of countless green light veins, unfolded like dragonfly wings!
A mysterious emerald green mark appeared on the center of her forehead.
Her aura has transcended the realm of matter; she is no longer the plant queen who needs to rely on the green of Gotham to exist.
Rather, it is a nature god who can roam the multiverse.
The World Tree branch, which seemed to have become completely different, also flew towards Ivy.
She slowly opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was the golden figure that had always been guarding her side.
"How are you feeling?"
Xiu En asked.
"Better than ever before."
Ivy felt the life force within her that seemed capable of creating the entire world.
"I feel like I could plant the entire Amazon rainforest on the moon in one go."
Xiu En smiled.
He extended his hand, as if inviting a dance partner to a grand ball.
"Well then, Ivy."
He smiled.
Would you like to take a walk with me in our new garden?
Ivy looked at him, her eyes turning back to emerald green, revealing a gentle smile.
She gently placed her hand in Xiu En's palm.
"My pleasure."
The two smiled at each other, then turned and flew towards the Gate of Creation that led to the Crimson Hell.
The moment Shuen and Ivy passed through the crimson gate, what greeted their eyes was a scene resembling the deepest hell.
The sky was the color of congealed blood, and the earth was a cracked, black, scorched wasteland covered with bones and resentment.
At the very center of all this, the arrow of blessing that Clint shot out, now transformed into a towering tree, is like a single lighthouse, stubbornly radiating a purifying green light, turning a small area around it into a tiny oasis.
But compared to the entire dimension, this patch of green is nothing more than a drop in the ocean.
Xiu En looked at the scene and his eyes shone with excitement.
Ivy sensed that the land of this world was so sick that it was almost beyond saving.
"Give it to me."
Take out a branch of the World Tree.
"May you, in this land of despair, once again rise as the spine of the world!"
Ivy was reciting the divine scripture that had appeared in her mind at some point.
The branch flew high into the sky, then took root downwards!
They ignored the hard, scorched earth.
They ignored the endless skeletons.
Its roots have penetrated into the very core of this dimension with unstoppable force!
It no longer needs to absorb nutrients from the outside world.
It positions itself as the new energy core of this world!
The massive tree canopy stretched upwards, instantly piercing the blood-red sky!
Countless leaves, radiating the glow of life, spread gentle green light across the earth.
A small, newly formed World Tree rose from the ground and floated in the center of the Crimson Dimension!
Its existence began to fundamentally change the laws of this dimension!
Xiu En then placed the Jade Ruyi, the Vine Shield, and the Dew of Sweet Rain at the foot of the World Tree in that order.
These magical artifacts instantly transformed into the three cornerstones that solidified the new world.
Ruyi transformed into mountains and rivers that nourish all things, vine shields transformed into a sky barrier that resists the invasion of chaos, and sweet dew transformed into the first primordial sea containing endless vitality.
A simple yet complete ecological cycle system has been established!
Looking at the earth-shaking changes before her eyes, and at the World Tree full of potential, Ivy's eyes, which had just transformed into a god, revealed a desire to create!
In this new dimension, which has just bid farewell to bloodshed and welcomed the first green shoots, Xiu En and Ivy stand side by side under the brand-new World Tree.
In accordance with Ivy's will, the giant tree relinquished its control to the nature god whose aura was of the same origin as its own.
Countless roots of light extended from Ivy's feet, connecting closely with the roots of the World Tree.
In that instant, Ivy became this tree, this sea, this sky.
At the same time, Xiu En was also operating the Taihao Life-Giving Pact.
And so the world had its own sun.
With Ivy's cooperation.
He felt that every wisp of his divine fire, every breath he took, resonated subtly with the energy flow of this world.
He could feel the pulse of every leaf of the World Tree, adjust the rising and setting times of the sun and moon, and even modify the gravity of this world or adjust air friction.
It's a feeling called control.
"This place is so beautiful."
Ivy slowly opened her eyes. She stretched out her hand, and a flower radiating a faint starlight quietly bloomed in her palm.
She could clearly feel the joy of the flower, and the satisfied cheers of the whole world after her rebirth.
This is her world, a world that belongs solely to her where she can freely unleash all her creativity.
Ivy turned her head and looked at Xiu En, who was seriously studying the composition of the soil under his feet.
He squatted down, picked up a pinch of soil, and smelled it, looking as if he were assessing the quality of a top-grade metal.
Ivy looked at his profile, at his brows furrowed slightly with concentration, and at the radiance of this new land reflected in his pure golden eyes.
For some reason, her heart skipped a beat.
Ivy cleared her throat, trying to hide the fleeting, strange feeling that crossed her mind.
"Shuen. This place has been purified; we can't call it the Crimson Dimension anymore—it sounds awful. We need to give it a new name, don't we?"
"Hmm, that makes sense."
Xiu En stood up and began to think very seriously.
"How about calling it Golden Crow's Back Garden? Or Little Flower's Experimental Field? I think both are quite fitting."
Ivy: "..."
She decided to suppress that fleeting moment of excitement.
This guy.
She sighed helplessly.
"Never mind. I'll do it."
She raised her head and looked into the distance.
Xiu En's solar avatar hangs high in the east of the world, spreading the light and heat of dawn, while beneath his feet, the wood-attribute energy brought by the World Tree is flourishing.
Dawn and vegetation.
"Let's call it Ximu Realm."
She spoke softly, as if she were giving her child a name full of hope.
The Realm of Dawnwood, the Realm of the Dawn Forest.
Ivy really likes this name.
"The Realm of Dawn and Wood"
Xiu En repeated it, then nodded.
"It sounds better than mine. Okay, this one will do."
He accepted it very quickly because, in his view, it was just a code name, and as long as it wasn't called "World of Terrible Ketchup," he could accept it.
Just when Ivy thought the exchange could only end there, Xiu En suddenly came over again.
"You seem very happy?"
He looked at Ivy.
Ivy was taken aback by his question.
"Of course. With such a large experimental field at my disposal, all the crazy ideas I can think of can be realized here. I'm so happy I'm about to sprout new leaves."
She was telling the truth.
For her, nothing is more exciting than a world with infinite possibilities.
After hearing her affirmative answer, Xiu En also showed a bright smile.
"That's good," he said.
Great.
He thought to himself that Ivy's happiness meant she was satisfied with the outcome of the collaboration.
In this way, if there are similar landfills that need to be cleaned up in the future, we can simply outsource the work to her as a top-notch construction team.
And while she's engrossed in decorating, I can comfortably sunbathe and eat cookies next to her.
A perfect plan!
Ivy already knew Xiu En very well, and she immediately understood that Xiu En was probably thinking about some strange thing again.
But she saw that Xiu En had a bright smile on his face because of her happiness.
At that moment, she felt her wings of light were getting slightly hot.
enough.
she thinks.
Yes, that's enough.
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