Starry Sky Railway: No one understands the Amber King better than me.

Chapter 471 Journey to the Underworld

"Butterfly, please wait."

After the Golden Descendants dispersed, Lin Yuan called out to Xia Die.

The chief clerk turned his head with some confusion, then took small steps to stand in front of him.

"Sir, is there something you need from me?"

"Mm." Lin Yuan nodded.

"Since we promised you to create the world again, we naturally need to take action. Now the fire in the sky has been returned to its rightful place, only death and time have not yet been returned."

Therefore, to ensure the flawless re-creation, as the Goddess of Death of Aidiria, you should know the whereabouts of the Fire of Death, shouldn't you?

Xia Die nodded, then shook her head.

"Your Excellency, from the Aidiria in my memory to Stikosia, I have been searching for traces of the underworld for a thousand years in the mortal realm, but I still cannot be certain whether it is..."

"Okay, let's set off now."

"Ah. Now? I haven't..."

With a small gasp from Xia Die, Lin Yuan grabbed her arm.

The next moment, the endlessly stacked gates of the Hundred Realms opened before them, and the two figures vanished in an instant.

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In the blink of an eye, the two figures had already crossed mountains and seas.

Above the night sky, the lonely moon casts a cold, desolate light, illuminating a lifeless, dead city—Stikosia, the Ancient City of Dragon Bones.

Upon setting foot on this land, Xia Die's expression clearly changed, as if she felt nostalgic, but also a little apprehensive.

"What, were you trying to say that you weren't ready?" Lin Yuan glanced at her.

"Well, it's nothing really."

A hint of nostalgia flashed in Xia Die's eyes. She actually knew roughly where the underworld was, but before that, she had wanted to take one last look at this world.

As the goddess of death in Aedria and the executioner of Stikosia, she has witnessed far too much death.

Despite possessing the divine power over death, she loathed it. She cherished and longed for the vibrant world full of life.

She was going to the underworld for a trial, and failure meant her own demise. This was the first time she, as an immortal being, had taken her "death" seriously.

"Xia Die, tell me the truth, regarding what I said before about leading you beyond the Oracle, do you not believe me? Or do you... harbor resentment towards me?"

"No, Your Excellency, no."

Xia Die quickly and decisively shook her head.

"Don't think like that, Your Excellency. In fact, everyone knows that you came here to save the world. We are all incredibly grateful to you for protecting Ohmma."

She paused, her voice softening slightly:

"You say you want to lead us beyond fate, but in reality... you probably want to bear all this heavy fate yourself, right?"

Actually, there's no need for that. As members of the Golden Clan, we also have our own responsibilities, and we can share those responsibilities with you.

Xia Die raised her head, her bright eyes looking directly at Lin Yuan, her gaze both soft and firm.

"Heh." Lin Yuan curled his lip. Why do you make me sound like some kind of philanthropist? Sorry, you've got the wrong person!

"Audrey, the butterfly of Audrey, what is your dream?"

"Um... a dream?"

Xia Die paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Your Excellency, what you said sounds very much like what Teacher Xia said back then."

She lowered her head and pondered for a moment:

"I want to create a world without 'death' because on an infinite time scale, there is no worry that cannot be solved."

Lin Yuan glanced at her and said, "Butterfly, you shouldn't even think about that."

"If you have a dream, keep going. I saw you sighing and complaining just now. What's wrong? Do you think this is a one-way ticket, or are you afraid that I'll banish you to the underworld for writing unofficial histories every day, never to return?"

“Even so, that’s what I want.” Xia Die shook her head.

"Your Excellency...you are, after all, a gentle person."

“Gentle…” Lin Yuan’s eyelids twitched as he heard this.

Seeing the displeasure on Lin Yuan's face, Xia Die smiled and her eyes crinkled, and most of her previous worries dissipated.

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In the deathly silent city, a section of the icy water was submerged. It was the result of a tributary of the River Styx overflowing its banks.

Around the water's surface, some immortal, solitary spirits lingered, exuding an eerie deathly aura.

"The balance of life and death here has been completely disrupted. What happened before?"

Lin Yuan stood in the air, feeling the disharmony of the broken balance between life and death. The undead lingering by the River Styx were clearly unable to return to the underworld normally.

Xia Die shook her head and, using the power of death, went to investigate and find out.

A moment later, she returned successfully and described what she had seen and heard to Lin Yuan.

She saw some scenes from the past, scenes that were familiar yet strange, as if they were related to her, but she had no memory of them.

However, Xia Die also obtained some information: a dead dragon named Polykes once brought a cursed infant into the world.

Today, this dead dragon may still slumber in the River Styx of Styxia.

"Alright, so that's why the balance between life and death is off. It turns out the one blocking the River Styx has arrived. We must take them down."

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes and quickly spotted a point of particularly intense death at the dilapidated, isolated tower in the distance.

He then led Xiaodie away, and on the way, they encountered a senior soul who practiced ancient alchemy.

The other party told Xia Die that, according to alchemy, if she wanted to summon the dead dragon, she would need to make an exchange of equal value.

Life and death are simply about where we come from and where we go back to.

Lin Yuan watched her from the side, seemingly lost in thought.

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Slowly climb the spiral staircase to ascend the tower.

Moonlight streamed down, illuminating the spirits that appeared on the steps. Xia Die spoke with each of them individually, her expression gradually calming down.

Lin Yuan could sense that the divine authority of death emanating from her was changing; the trial of the Death Titan had probably already begun.

On the high platform, under the moonlight, Xia Die used the alchemy she had learned from Xia Ke to summon the dead dragon to appear in the world.

Facing the death monster formed from the waters of the River Styx, as the terrifying death sentence loomed over him, Lin Yuan stepped forward, pointed to the sky, and uttered a clear declaration:

"Here, death is weakened, and life is strengthened!"

The distant sun suddenly shone brightly, instantly overshadowing even the moonlight over Stikosia.

The deathly aura over the River Styx was largely swept away, and the wandering ghosts and spirits once again sensed the pull of the underworld.

A surge of vitality burst forth from the dead dragon, a vitality it had once shed from the mortal world.

"Life and death are ordained by fate; what is taken will be returned. Promise me, Dragon, that you will not block the evacuation point of the Underworld again next time."

Lin Yuan's tone was calm. The dead dragon roared and crashed heavily to the ground.

The Titans, who are terrifying to ordinary people, crumble in his hands with a flick of his finger.

As the dead dragon was defeated, the illusory River Styx behind it surged and churned, as if connecting to another tranquil world.

That will be the end of this journey.

“Your Excellency, that must be the underworld. I will go there myself. I came from there to the mortal world, and it is time for me to return to the underworld.”

"I'll go with you." Lin Yuan's voice left no room for argument.

"But the underworld is, after all, a realm of death. How can you, as a living being, step into it..."

“In Onphalus, I am the consul; there is no place I cannot go.”

Seeing Xia Die's serious expression, he explained helplessly:

"Consider it a testament. Rest assured, I've been through countless illusions and the narrow passages of destruction; this is nothing compared to that."

Although Xia Die didn't know where Lin Yuan was referring to, she could sense that it was definitely not a benevolent place. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded gently.

After all, having someone accompany her on this journey made her feel especially at ease.

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Chapter 472 Connecting Life and Death

The dead dragon crossed the River Styx, carrying the two directly to the place where the seeds of death slumbered—the Underworld.

As for how that dead dragon managed to squeeze in two people, don't ask. Didn't you hear the dead dragon making sounds of joyful tears?

In the blink of an eye, everything around me had changed dramatically.

Contrary to expectations, once you step onto solid ground, you are greeted by an endless sea of ​​flowers.

A waning moon hangs in the sky, its soft light spilling down, and the flower branches sway gently in the breeze, creating a scene of tranquility and mystery.

"The underworld is indeed as legendary as it is, a sea of ​​flowers."

Xia Die looked around, a familiar and intimate feeling rising in her eyes.

"Yes, just like the flower field we used to take care of."

A voice similar to Xia Die's, but more youthful, rang out.

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw a figure slowly approaching from the depths of the sea of ​​flowers.

Lin Yuan looked closely and exclaimed, "Wow, it's the Wheelchair Warrior! We need to retreat!"

Upon seeing the newcomer's appearance, Xia Die's expression suddenly froze. Lin Yuan, after carefully examining her, spoke in a somber tone: