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At the same time, he forcibly erected a light barrier with a spell in his hand, and the scene behind the door was presented to the two of them through the eyes of Yunxiu's avatar.

That was the truly ancient era, a time when the primordial dragons had not yet fully awakened, and the world was still in a state of chaotic light and power. The primordial dragon king was entwined around a giant tree, and in the entire world, there were only these two beings.

However, this was just a phantom of the world. Yunxiu's clone was not affected. Soon, he discovered that the dragon's body had changed. It gradually broke free from the tree and became a dragon with a human body and a snake tail. Two balls of fire appeared in its eyes, one of which entered the sky and transformed into the shape of the sun.

The appearance of the third product made the world clearly divided, with the sky and the earth gradually becoming visible, and the tree naturally becoming the center of the world.

The dragon's power began to influence the entire world, and seven beams of light appeared on his body.

Chapter 550 The Final Battle (3)

Then, seven dragons appeared before Nibelungen.

The Nibelungs themselves are dragons, so these figures naturally resemble dragons as well.

The first dragon was Shukur, the dragon of source fire, who was granted the wisdom of source fire by Nibelungen.

The Fire Dragon Shukutl was also the absolute core of the Natalantia era, the creator of the Natalantia dragon civilization, and the true leader of the dragon race after the disappearance of Nibelungen. Before the arrival of Yunxiu, he supported the dragon race's glorious civilization for at least a thousand years.

However, as this civilization developed to a high level, external dangers began to arrive unexpectedly. Most importantly, there was the erosion brought about by the dark fate. At this time, the source fire dragon Shukutl had already begun to be gradually corrupted by Gustot, one of the wills of the abyss.

Nata's dragon civilization was also greatly affected, which ultimately led to the birth of "Vichylopochtli," a creation that was meant to reset everything, though it was never truly activated in the end.

After the story of the Dragon Chosen ended, this thing was given to Yunxiu by Kukulkan, who then gave it to Rene and the others to study, and they actually came up with quite a few technologies.

Rene was the true master of the fourth generation, the era of Clauaria, but the problem was that the key nation of the fourth generation was not Fontaine, but Kanria. However, Kanria itself was bewitched by the Abyss, which directly resulted in an extremely terrible accident in the fourth generation, namely the Kanria Black Catastrophe.

This event directly led to a major upheaval in Teyvat. It was through the battles of blocking the flood five hundred years ago and releasing the floodwaters five hundred years later, that Yunxiu completely resolved the problem and ushered Teyvat into the true fourth generation.

If Yunxiu is willing, then he is the key to unlocking the fifth era, and that's clearly what Fanes meant.

"The Burial Fire ended the era of Hyperion, the birth of Lemuria ended the era of Natalantia, the appearance of Kanria ended the era of Lemuria, and you believe that the birth of a new kingdom will end this era of Clauiaria... If I'm not mistaken, your original plan was to use the void of the Grass Kingdom as a node to start a new era."

"The fire will burn down the World Tree, and the Void will be reopened by humankind with their own civilization. Teyvat will also enter a new age of knowledge and spirit."

"That is, the fifth era of Premyia, which began with the burning out of fire."

"In my world, Prometheus can be written as Prometheus, who stole fire and started human civilization. There's also a claim that a sage who stole fire in Natalanta initiated human civilization, but I think that's pure nonsense." Yunxiu waved her hand, completely dismissing such claims: "Can't humans develop civilization on their own? In the world of Prometheus, there's a saying that a sage who stole fire started human civilization, but I think that's pure nonsense."

"This is also why I set Liyue in the last era, so that Teyvat can completely ascend to a new dimension and enter a completely new era."

Even if you weren't in this era?

Even if I didn't exist in this era.

"I didn't expect you to be someone who is willing to sacrifice yourself."

"Sacrifice is for the sake of ideals. As long as ideals exist, sacrifice is simply another form of existence. Dark fate will not be able to threaten the future of Teyvat."

Ying fell silent. What Fanes said actually made sense. At least, even powerful civilizations would find it difficult to survive in a dark destiny, and with the dark destiny spreading, Fanes' approach might be a pretty good choice.

Moreover, once the eternal Teyvat is truly built, energy will naturally not be a problem, because at this stage, it will be possible to absorb abyssal energy and draw energy from the endless darkness of fate. This eternal Eden can become more and more stable, and can even expand its scope step by step.

She held onto Yunxiu's sleeve, looking at her husband with a slightly pained expression; she was also caught in a painful dilemma.

Leaving aside the fate of humanity itself, even Ying herself was exhausted after countless years of trekking and traveling. Even though Yunxiu's arrival made her life quite happy and fulfilling for the past twenty years, who wouldn't want a truly wonderful future?

Moreover, this future is not an illusion.

“Ying…” Yunxiu patted her shoulder: “If in the eternal Garden of Eden, even the thought of ‘rejecting it’ will eventually be erased, then is the desire to ‘stay’ that you feel right now really your own?”

"...Probably not. Maybe I'll forget who I am by then." Ying thought for a moment and still answered with difficulty.

"In times of disaster, one can struggle, one can resist, and one can create meaning from meaninglessness. This is the meaning of disaster. We are not trying to glorify suffering, but to illustrate that when so-called happiness becomes like air, happiness itself becomes numb."

"Just like our children, if they don't truly understand feelings of hatred, pain, and abandonment, can they really understand love? Then what is our meaning as parents? Are we supposed to tell our children that their existence in this world is nothing more than a moment of pleasure for me and their father?"

"Moreover, suppose that in that dark calamity outside there are other humans, or that it is the true state of all humanity, and you hide in the cradle—then you are paying the price for your own comfort with the suffering of others, and such happiness is unjust."

Yunxiu drew her magic sword, looked at the omnipresent streak of light in the sky, and firmly replied, "Besides, even if there's no one outside, your choice to stay in this cradle is an admission that comfort is more important than dignity, pleasure more important than reality, and being fed more important than standing. Isn't that reducing yourself to a pleasure-seeking animal rather than a person who bears meaning?"

Even if the outside world is truly a complete and utter calamity of darkness, I can still ignite my own fire in the darkness!

"I'm going to return those words I said to Zhiqiong back then to you today, in full."

"Fanes, I'll beat your grandma!"

A massive amount of light emanated from Yunxiu's body, and the overwhelming power of energy caused the entire Sky Island to shake violently!

The four Shadows and five Archangels who maintained spatial stability from the outside were utterly shocked by this terrifying power. Even Asmod, the ruler of the sky who had been mentally prepared, showed a surprised expression.

"Was our master's power so terrifying when he shattered March?"

“I feel it’s about the same… but at this point, the magnitude of power itself is no longer important; the contest of concepts is the most crucial. March’s biggest problem is that it only has power but no authority, but Fanes’ authority is probably the strongest among all the people we’ve ever seen.”

"Even though she separated life and death into time and space, and gave a portion of reason to Koitar, that portion was effectively taken back after Koitar's death. But even so, reason is still the most powerful law in this universe, arguably the most powerful without equal!"

“Those clouds and peaks…”

"Order is actually the opposite of reason. Reason is the order of the natural world, while order is the reason of human society. The clash between these two forces, if we were to use the fantasy novels I've read as an analogy, is actually a clash between the Way of Heaven and the Way of Man." A figure suddenly appeared beside the four ruling powers, accompanied by two beautiful sisters.

With a wave of their hands, the two sisters created a solid barrier that completely surrounded Sky Island, forming a perfect connection with the magic arrays of the four ruling powers.

This is the eighth witch, also known as the "Gate Witches," the Keberos sisters. They were brought here by Alice and completely sealed everything away.

Even so, the aftershocks of Yunxiu and Fanes' terrifying battle still shook the world. During Yunxiu's battle, Ying's power also began to gradually emerge. After the twins' power was completely replenished, their strength became terrifying, making them a crucial force in the two-on-one confrontation!

“They’ll be fighting for at least a few more days. Since K.K. is in control here, things shouldn’t go too badly. Rhinedot, why don’t you talk to a few of your colleagues and come with me to do something?” Alice blinked. “It’s something Yunxiu already arranged. Let’s take advantage of the fact that the fighting here has just started and finish it off!”

"What is it?" Before Rheindorf could speak, Jonawa spoke first: "Hasn't the Abyss been completely destroyed? Is there anything else we need to do?"

“The Abyss is far from being destroyed, and the Dark Will hasn’t been eradicated either. We need to clean up this world before the battle between Yunxiu and Fanes is completely decided, while all the Abysses in the False Heaven have been almost completely wiped out!” Alice waved her hand: “Morac and I are ready, and now we need you to come along. For example, we need you for the first step!”

“Me?” Jonawa pointed to herself: “My strength isn’t even the strongest among the four ruling powers. It’s difficult for me to intervene with this level of power…”

"Your power over death and the realm between life and death is of utmost importance. Our first step now is to connect the ley lines of each country with the spirit world after death." An angel suddenly appeared behind Alice. It was Ishcher, the Night Goddess of Nata. She slowly spoke: "By merging the Night Goddess Kingdom of Nata, the realm between life and death of Liyue, and the eternal world of Inazuma, we will merge the spirit world of this world together. I will do it with you."

The four figures exchanged glances and nodded. Seeing this, Alice waved her hand, and the group quickly left. A moment later, a ruler was already floating above the entrances to the spirit realms of the three kingdoms.

At the intersection of the three spirit world entrances, Ishicher and Ronawa hovered in the air, glancing at the others who were already prepared.

“You need to provide the powers and presence from all parts of the spirit world, I will guide them together, and then distribute them evenly according to the ley lines…”

Chapter 551 The Final Battle (4)

The new world needs a complete world cycle, which was something Yunxiu decided before the war even started.

However, the new world cycle needs to be adjusted when Fanes has no say in it, and the foundation of all this is how the world after death can form a large cycle with the entire world's cyclical system.

Every nation's realm of the dead is influenced by the ley lines, except for Nata's realm of the Night Gods. But precisely because of this, the realm of the Night Gods has the best foundation to serve as the basis for this new "realm of the dead."

The realms of Inazuma and Liyue, representing the boundary between life and death, serve as an extension of this new realm of the dead. Once these three realms are connected, a new realm of the dead is fully formed. Because in this new world, the World Tree no longer functions as a ley line; it has returned to its origin and become the primordial tree of this world. Therefore, in this new realm of the dead, everything is no longer recorded by the ley lines.

Yunxiu also deployed the Spirit Realm system in the Death Realm and designed a governance system, with some powerful beings who had died but still existed in the Death Realm in charge of managing the entire world of death.

At the same time, the places where life and death intersect in the realm of the dead are designated as windows to the new realm of the dead. It is certain that the realms of the seven kingdoms will be brought together after the war. Given that it is difficult for the seven kingdoms to be completely integrated, it is the most reasonable choice to first integrate the dead.

Before the battle, Yunxiu told Alice and the others all about this and agreed on the key moments to carry out the mission. Although Alice seemed unreliable, she was indeed the most suitable person Yunxiu had found to do this.

Aside from Yunxiu and Zhongli, only she could truly bring together the Seven Gods, the Witch, and the Four Shadows to get things done.

Yunxiu is on Sky Isle to deal with Fanes, while Zhongli is needed as a last resort against Nibelungen and some potential threats from the outside world. He is currently the most powerful person in all of Teyvat besides Yunxiu.

“The new spirit realm hasn’t been named yet, so we should come up with a name for now, right?” Alice said, directing the four shadows to set up various elemental nodes in the new spirit realm while looking at Night God Ishicher, who was directing from the side. “If we don’t finalize this now, the name will be Yunxiu.”

"You mean a name like 'Super Eighteen Layers of the Great Spirit Realm'? Then we definitely need to think of one..."

"He shouldn't... right?" Rheindot's voice drifted over from somewhere. She was the one among the rulers who was closest to being "human," and she had also had some dealings with Yunxiu.

“I can’t guarantee that, but it’s always best to come up with a name… Let’s keep it simple and call it ‘Spirit Realm.’ In the future, the Spirit Realm and the Human Realm will be two distinct worlds.” Ishicher cast a spell, drawing the spirit realms of several other countries along the ley lines, and began to integrate the spiritual energy channels of the entire world.

"A name... is merely a footnote to time. Whatever he calls it, that's what it will become... so, what it's called isn't really important." Ishtar's ethereal voice suddenly drifted over: "But Alice is right. I've seen ten thousand futures, and Yunxiu has a terrible name in at least ninety percent of them... Let's just call him 'Spirit Realm'."

“With Inazuma’s Tokoyami as the core, it can resonate with the largest computing power in Teyvat, making communication between the two easier.” Iris pointed to the location on the map and said, “Moreover, it will be easier for Inazuma to manage Tokoyami, since Lord Thor is very suitable for managing these things.”

“If it resonates with the computing power mechanism, won’t the convergence of the two powerful energies disrupt all the information in the entire spirit world? Or do you mean that the information in the spirit world should also be shared with the human world?” Rona’s expression was somewhat unpleasant: “Managing the spirit world is the responsibility of the Death Ruler, which would actually offend the connection between the two worlds.”

“The problem is, without ley lines and the World Tree, managing them would be quite troublesome, wouldn’t it? If you don’t mind, we can grant you the highest authority in the Spirit Realm… but I don’t think you’d be very willing to continue dealing with these troublesome matters.” Alice looked at Ronava with some curiosity and said, “Don’t you want to go and see other places after the New World really arrives?”

Jonawa seemed to think about it carefully, and actually nodded. She then stopped talking and began to deal with the things at hand.

Under the guidance of the Four Shadows, Iris, and the Night God, the spirit world of Teyvat gradually began to converge, all gathering near Inazuma. Then, with the help of several powerful forces, the spirit world itself, with the Night God's Kingdom at its core, completely became a true spirit world kingdom.

In this realm, the entire world exists in a conceptual state, and those who originally lived in the spirit world are temporarily protected, with many of them becoming administrators of this realm.

However, because many powerful individuals have been resurrected by Yunxiu one after another, there are not many people here who are capable of managing the area, apart from some powerful individuals who are unwilling to be resurrected.

Of course, this is not a big problem for Teyvat right now. Since Liyue has products that exist between life and death, and other countries have similar things, setting up a related institution is really not difficult.

As for who will be the ruler of the realm of the dead...

Yunxiu's initial idea was to let Zhilin do it, but Zhilin herself planned to take a long leave after the final battle, so it's not confirmed yet, and they can only take it one step at a time.

Finally, with everyone having finished their thorough work, the Spirit Realm was finally set in stone. Inazuma's Tomorrow was the ultimate core, while Liyue's Netherworld and the Night God Kingdom were the absolute backbone. Each kingdom maintained its previous style, making the Spirit Realm's aura even clearer and more distinct.

"Alright, that's barely finished. I'll trouble you to finish this up, Lord Yagami. We have more to do." Alice blinked and smiled at Ishtar. "Next, we need to get the Teyvat timeline back to normal linearity and connect it with this universe."

"Yunxiu still doesn't know that I've decided on the name. After he finishes fighting in Sky Island, I'll say that this is the result of everyone's vote. Does everyone have any objections?"

"When did we vote?"

"Shall we cast our ball now?"

"No need, just say it's the result of everyone's vote," Rhein-Dort said with a smile. "Let's get on to the next matter as soon as possible."

“We still need Kong’s help. We need the Time Model and the Loom of Fate that he has.” Alice glanced at Asmodeus. “Ms. Asmodeus, I think… he should be in your personal space right now?”

Asmodie nodded, and Sora appeared beside her. No one was surprised, as their relationship had been pretty much made public after the Temple of the Sky. Alice didn't say much, but instead took out a peculiar spherical phantom model and handed it to Sora.

This is a time model and a prime number model that Rene had been studying since the inversion theory related to time and prime numbers was first established. After the core elements of creation were thoroughly analyzed, time naturally became no longer a big problem.

This is actually a very ironic point.

As mentioned earlier.

As the "ultimate observer," Fanes's every crucial choice causes other parallel universes to collapse, leaving only one "fate line."

The collapsed parallel universes do not truly disappear, but rather turn into informational remnants that accumulate outside the false heavens—this is the essence of the abyss.

This is what is known as the fate of not being chosen.

In this setting, time in Teyvat does not exist; instead, it is a bunch of fragments forcibly welded together.

The past, present, and future exist simultaneously; there is no passage of time, only a forced connection of cause and effect; the entire world is even in a great cycle.