Xingtie: Starting with an in-depth analysis of the Yellow Springs

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"But we only learned about all the conspiracies behind this later."

From its inception, the Cleansers have targeted the Golden Blood, employing countless schemes and tactics to achieve this.

"Before the journey to the fire began, the Golden Blood had a war to fight for the right to the oracle, and many of Teacher Tibo's clones were also involved."

"It's understandable that people at that time would have viewed golden blood as a curse."

After listening to Bai Er's speech, Feng Jin asked, "Where is Kesenius...? What complex feelings did she have when all of this happened?"

Lunebis: "You'll find out soon enough, Miss Wind Violet."

“Her unconditional forgiveness was met with a merciless betrayal,” Sorapis suddenly said. “Her profound love for the Son of Man was burned away... leaving only boundless rage.”

Arriving before the new armillary sphere, Feng Jin said, "Let's reveal history, Celestial Wall."

The dark clouds once again drove out the Titan, but it had nowhere to escape.

At the same time, memories hidden in the past return to reality.

The new believer, filled with grief and indignation, questioned Sorapis, "Winged Beast Lord, what...what do you want to do?!"

"We are the devout followers of Lady Seneos...we will never betray her! On the contrary, it is these scoundrels...they are the fools who betray heroes!"

Meanwhile, the old believers, filled with despair, pleaded with Lunebis for mercy: "Please spare us! We were blinded by hatred, which led those men in black astray..."

The new believer cried out in anger: "Punish them, Winged Beast! Only without these stubborn scum from the past can the Children of the Sky truly unite around the Valkyrie!"

Sorapis said coldly, "The strong oppress the weak; faith becomes an excuse for persecution."

Lunebis said coldly, "The weak become the strong; the cycle of hatred is eternal."

"Seneus has delivered her verdict—"

"The depravity of the Son of Man is an irreversible disease."

The older believer was unwilling to accept it, saying, "But she loved the world so passionately. Has she... abandoned us?"

The two winged beasts looked at the human on the ground.

“Seneus touched the spark, and she gained the vision of the Titans.”

“She saw what the gods feared—the black tide that was rooted in darkness, that grew from the edge of the world and devoured everything.”

"It flees the pursuit of the dark clouds not out of favoritism towards the scorching sun, but simply out of fear of the boundless darkness."

"But the Son of Man misinterpreted the intentions of the gods and forged them into sharp weapons of self-destruction... This is how this history, born of sorrow and tragedy, will end."

The new converts prayed: "By the Valkyries..."

"What kind of destiny did she weave for us?"

Sorapis and Lunebis together conveyed Seneos's message.

"My compatriots, whom I once loved deeply but was powerless to save—"

"Now, golden divine blood surges and boils within me, and even the tyrant of the sky bows before me. My light is fiercer than the sun, and the gloom that shrouded my thoughts has finally dissipated—"

"As I gaze upon this insignificant earth through the hundred eyes of God, I finally make my decision. My heroic instincts drive me to proclaim the judgment of destiny for you—"

"Your future flows between those scorching, golden pools beneath your feet—"

"Rejoice! For when the blood and flesh of all men become one with the liquid gold—"

"You will eventually understand what true unity is."

A follower of the Old Gods accepted it calmly, saying, "Ah... I had long anticipated this day."

“But this is not your fault, Seneos. Your only mistake… is that you place too much extravagant expectation on people.”

[Fou: The truth about the Sky Clan is unbelievable. They've all been absorbed into the Golden Pool...]

[Rin: Even heroes who become gods eventually lose hope in humanity... when expectation becomes a luxury.]

A self-proclaimed hero is only a hair's breadth away from being wicked.

Wendy: Sigh, Seneos was once a noble and selfless person. Onphalus really can't escape the cycle of reincarnation.

[Dartaria: I'm beginning to understand the meaning of destruction. If even the gods cannot save humanity, then it's better to reduce the world to oblivion and create a new one.]

Sambo: I see. Onfaros's experience is remarkably similar to Nanook's ascension to godhood, and its calculations inevitably lead to destruction.

[Legius: Indeed, only destruction can shatter the moment He anchored.]

[Star: I feel a tightness in my chest.]

[Mimi: Xing, don't be sad. The past can't be changed, but our future is destined to be written by you.]

[Walter: One can imagine the price Aglaia paid on her thousand-year journey to seek fire; she never abandoned the Son of Ohma.]

Lady Aglaia, you are the best leader!

【Aglaia!】

[Aglaia: There's no need to cheer for me. Now, leading you forward is Bai'e, the destined savior.]

[Bai Er: I will...become the dawn of the new world!]

Chapter 464 A Bet Spanning a Thousand Years

"Lunebis, Sorapis, you..."

Facing the pure and innocent eyes of Feng Jin, Sorapis did not deny it.

"Yes, we acted as Seneos's executioners."

"On that day, countless children of the sky fell from the dome of the Eye of Dawn and Dusk and were swallowed by golden lava."

"They spent their entire lives praying to the sky, but their piety did not earn them wings to fight for their lives."

Xing felt conflicted. "Seneus... seems like a completely different person."

"After learning about everything she had been through..." Bai E's gaze was blank and unfocused, his eyes, which usually shone like stars, were now dark and dull.

“I only feel sorry… but I can’t condemn her choice.”

Feng Jin speculated, "If this is the true face of history, then the merging of Seneos and Aegler... wasn't it also to save the world from natural disasters?"

Lunebis stated, "After touching the spark, Seneos not only understood the Titans' fear, but also saw their indifference."

"Aigler never craved the piety of mortals; the establishment of the Sky Civilization was merely the result of the Son of Man acting on his own initiative. The armillary sphere, which was given to the Son of the Sky by the Titans in mythology, was in fact also an invention of mortals."

Sorapis continued.

“Completely disillusioned with humanity, Seneos began to yearn for the indifference of divinity. She sent me and Lunebis to fly to the earth to find the forbidden art that was rumored to be able to merge the souls of humans and Titans.”

[Star: That summer? Holy crap, Seneos was actually preparing to try out his research topic a thousand years ago.]

[Linnie: I'm curious who the original inventor of alchemy was?]

[Magic Technique: You don't need to know, and you don't need to know. Everyone has different interpretations of alchemy, but its core can be summed up in four words: equivalent exchange.]

[Robin: I feel that although Seneos is powerful, she is too simple-minded. She's like someone who does whatever she feels like on a whim without considering the consequences.]

[Ningguang: Weather controllers are inventions of mortals… Keqing, perhaps we could give them a try.]

[Xianyun: What a coincidence, that's exactly what I wanted to try.]

Feng Jin was somewhat confused, "Seneus, who handed down the death sentence to the Son of the Sky, Seneos, who abandoned her humanity—"

"If this is the path she chose, then whose long-cherished wish are we, her ancestors and I, truly upholding?!"

The last fragment of history lies ahead, and she will now face the same choice as Seneos.

Seeing Xing approach, Feng Jin wondered, "Seneus, who abandoned humanity... Am I and the ancestors of the Twilight Courtyard really her descendants?"

She regained her confidence: "The truth will soon be revealed. In any case... I will not shirk my mission."

"Grey Baby, will you stand by my side?"

Xing nodded emphatically, encouraging himself: "Face history head-on, and then challenge the gods!"

Their final memories unfolded before their eyes.

An unnamed Son of the Sky knelt down and pleaded, "Great Seneos, I beg you to spare this lowly life!"

“I have never hurt anyone… The punishment you imposed out of anger is far too harsh on an innocent person like me!”

Sorapis replied coldly, “The time has come, mortal—you must embrace your destiny.”

She abruptly stood up, slashed her wrist, and stared intently at the mark on the mural. "Wait! Valkyrie...please allow me to speak with her!"

“Look, do you see that? Golden blood is seeping from my wounds! That’s right, I am also a Golden Blood… I and Lady Seneos are both chosen by the oracle!”

Lunebis sensed that she wasn't lying and looked up to ask, "Seneus, what do you intend to do with your own people?"

Seneos's voice echoed throughout the celestial mural, her tone extremely cold.

"Golden Descendants..."

"You are no different from others."

"You were once a son of the sun... When your people, taking advantage of the Titans' favoritism, used every means to oppress other races... Did you ever stand up for the weak?"

The nameless Golden Descendant lowered his head. "I...didn't."

"After Aegler's fall, you changed your faith and worshipped me as your new god. When your colleagues turned their blades against the old believers who refused to convert...did you ever lend them a helping hand?"

"I don't."

"When the oracle of creation reached the ears of all living beings, guiding the Golden Blood to become heroes of this shattered world... have you overcome your inner weakness and answered its urgent call?"

"I... failed to do it."

“Behold, Golden Descendants…you are no different from those vile people. My judgment is just; only molten gold can purify your original sin…”

[Mimi: Seneos's tone is so cold; she has completely abandoned any compassion for her people.]

[Hanabi: Oh dear, poor Golden Blood, you're just afraid of death. There's nothing wrong with wanting to live, but using Golden Blood to escape execution… I doubt Seneos will accept that.]

[Sambo: After all, her expectations were too high. For ordinary people, simply not harming others is enough. We can't expect everyone to possess such noble qualities, right, family?]

[Bai E: That's true. It's already extremely difficult for ordinary people to remain untainted.]

[Qingque: Doing nothing is wrong? Then wouldn't my years of slacking off be a heinous crime?]

Fu Xuan: Hmph, you have the nerve to say that.

[Jing Yuan: You've all forgotten one premise: she was also a descendant of the Golden Clan, but she failed to fulfill the responsibilities of that identity. She made a mistake, but it doesn't warrant death.]

The nameless Golden Descendant made his final plea.

"Lady Seneos—please allow me to say a few more words in defense of my cowardice!"

"Your divinity does indeed make mortals appear incredibly ugly... But the Son of Man has walked this earth for countless millennia, experiencing all the hardships of life and witnessing all the shameful flaws..."

"Even so, we still built magnificent city-states and a thriving civilization! Even when we were often mired in the mire of malice, we still struggled to crawl on..."

"Because aside those filthy vices, as mortals... resilience is also a collective virtue of ours!"

"Even if it costs me everything I have and everything I don't yet have... I must kneel before you and beg for mercy, to fight for my own survival... and to prove to you that mortals have the ability to redeem themselves!"

Sorapis said calmly, "To admit your cowardice so righteously... it seems you have completely abandoned your dignity."

"The Goddess of Fusion," Seneos, let out a sigh.

"You said you were willing to mortgage everything you don't yet own..."

"Tell me about it... let me hear what kind of amazing bet that is."

The nameless Golden Descendant smiled slightly. "It's very simple, Lady Seneos... If you are willing to spare my life, I will let my descendants sing your epics for generations to come, until the end of time buries all civilizations and legends."

"If there's even a one in ten thousand chance that the divine message of salvation that's reached our ears will come true..."

"Then my descendants will one day return here and prove to you that even the most inferior and crippled mortals in your eyes can shoulder the weight of the world!"

Chapter 465 Humanity is Worth Saving!

Seneos became interested. "Ah...interesting."

"Let her go, Sorapis, Rubines."

"From this moment forward, she and her descendants will bear both the blessings of the heavens and the curse of their lineage. No matter how long it takes, I will await the arrival of the one destined for us..."

"Then I will properly mock the fate of the Son of Man, betrayed by his ancestors."