The Throne of Thorns! The ultimate symbol of power, forged from death, bones, crystallized sacrifices, and the will of the Twin Crowns! It exudes unparalleled coercion, tempting Xu Shuangyao to ascend it and take control of this new, scarred world!
"Order...eternity..." A cold, majestic, inhuman voice, like the resounding might of a bell, resounded directly within Xu Shuangyao's core consciousness. It was the will inherent in the throne itself! It promised power, control, and an eternal order that would end all suffering! It dispelled the remaining sadness and hesitation in Xu Shuangyao's heart, leaving only a cold, commanding desire that looked down upon all beings.
Xu Shuangyao's hollow eyes gazed at the throne, so close yet radiating a deadly allure. That cold, grand blueprint of order was so "perfect." All she had to do was sit on it... all she had to do was accept the throne's will... chaos would end, and a new era would flow according to her will... Pei Du's sacrifice would have eternal significance... and that crying newborn would grow up safely under this "perfect" order...
Her bloodstained hand unconsciously rose, reaching for the cold, ornate armrest of the throne. As if pulled by invisible threads, her body slowly, stiffly… rose to its feet.
One step. Ash-stained boots stepped onto the cold, frozen wreckage.
Inside the stronghold, the hearts of all the survivors were in their throats! They watched as the figure who had once led them in resistance, now emanating an inhuman aura, walked step by step towards the terrifying throne built of death and bones! Fear gripped their throats! The crying baby seemed to sense something as well, its cries becoming sharper and more helpless.
Xu Shuangyao reached the last step. The throne lay before her. The cold handrails were within reach. The emerald green vines wrapped around Pei Dujing's statue swayed slightly, as if welcoming her. The throne's will enveloped her like a warm tide, enticing her to sit down and merge into this eternal order.
Just when her fingertips were about to touch the armrest of the throne!
"Wow--!!!"
A baby's cry, louder, sharper, and more full of primitive vitality than any time before, was like a thunder that tore through the dark clouds. It suddenly penetrated the cold barrier of the throne's will and pierced deeply into Xu Shuangyao's consciousness filled with the blueprint of order!
This cry! So fragile! So helpless! Yet so... real! Filled with a longing for life, a reliance on warmth! Like a red-hot steel needle, it pierced deep within Xu Shuangyao's consciousness, a region temporarily frozen by the throne's will! There, buried was all her sorrow for Pei Du, her guilt for her fallen comrades, and her instinctive desire to protect the newborn struggling to survive in the ruins!
"No...it can't be...it's...like this..." Xu Shuangyao's hand, reaching for the throne's armrest, suddenly froze in mid-air! Her pupils, shrouded in emerald green and dark gold light, contracted and trembled violently! The throne's icy blueprint of order instantly cracked in her mind! She turned her head abruptly, her empty gaze instantly focused, piercing through space, and locked onto the swaddling clothes in the temporary base! Locked onto the emerald green umbilical cord connecting the baby to the roots of the World Tree! Locked onto the delicate mycelial veins beneath the baby's skin, symbolizing new life!
She saw the utter fear and despair on the baby's mother's face! She saw the awe and alienation in the survivors' eyes, as if they were looking at a new god! She also saw... the throne's icy will, its instinctive rejection and annihilation of this "unstable symbiont"!
This...is not what Pei Du wanted! This is not what Qingluo had earned by burning his roots and dying! This is not the order that his comrades, who were reduced to ashes in the resistance, expected!
"False God... Order... Shackles..." Pei Du's weak but relieved voice before crystallization resonated like thunder in the depths of her soul! The moment he tore his brow and handed the crown to her, it wasn't to make her another "Fungus Lord" sitting on the throne of bones!
"Roots...revolution...for...life...freedom..." The last cry before Qingluo dissipated traveled through time and space, resonating strangely with the baby's cry!
"Burn the throne!!!" In her memory, she was standing on the high platform, facing the shouts of thousands of desperate survivors that ignited the fire of resistance. At this moment, it was like the loudest slap in the face, slapping her consciousness hard!
boom--!!!
The icy vortex of emerald green and dark gold in Xu Shuangyao's eyes shattered instantly! The forcibly suppressed emotions, memories, pain, hopes, and the most genuine reverence for life that belonged to "Xu Shuangyao" were like a torrent that broke through a dam, instantly drowning the cold blueprint of order instilled by the throne!
"No!!" Xu Shuangyao screamed a mixture of extreme pain and clarity! The hand reaching for the throne suddenly withdrew, fiercely grabbing the crown of thorns that was floating above his eyebrows!
"True order... is not... shackles!!!" She roared at the top of her lungs, her voice echoing over the ruins! The power of the Twin Crowns surged wildly within her body, no longer to ascend the throne, but... to reject it! To destroy this monster built from the bones of the sacrificed and the cold will!
Buzz——!!!
The Throne of Thorns seemed to sense its bearer's utter betrayal and resistance! The entire massive entity suddenly and violently shook! The metal debris and solidified debris that formed the base let out a tooth-aching, twisted groan! The fossilized skeleton of roots wrapped around the backrest twisted wildly! The emerald green vines and dark gold thorns guarding Pei Du's crystal statue suddenly tightened and contracted like enraged venomous snakes!
Even more terrifying, the light from the massive crown projected atop the throne suddenly became blindingly violent! A massive, icy wave of energy, imbued with an absolute will of destruction, converged frantically within the throne! It wanted to punish the betrayer! It wanted to annihilate this carrier of the eternal order!
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