Bai Xi lowered his eyes and remained silent, which intensified Luo Yi's panic. He looked at Ulysses, who was lying on the ground, and felt the lifeless aura emanating from him, wondering what had happened.
After a long silence, Roy finally heard Bai Xi speak calmly.
"Roy, I should go back now."
The hidden meaning in her words left Roy somewhat bewildered. He knew that Bai Xi was ready to return, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.
"Is he... injured?"
After asking the question, Roy felt a little annoyed, as the vampire's condition was clearly abnormal.
"Yes, he was seriously injured while saving me, and it might be a long time before he wakes up." He'll forget me when he does wake up.
Bai Xi didn't say the second half of her sentence, but simply stated this sad fact in a calm tone. In fact, if it weren't for this, she clearly wouldn't have had to confront Ulysses. Unfortunately, in the future, they had already forgotten each other.
"ah....."
For a moment, Roy didn't know what to say, so he could only stay silently by her side.
He knew that Bai Xi had most likely given up on continuing to live like this because of Ulysses, and that it would be faster to go back than to endure all kinds of suffering.
Roy knew he had no right to interfere, nor could he persuade Baixi, since in this era, there was no one left to accompany her forever.
Especially... Hyakushi, who already understands what emotions are.
In the past, she might have been able to endure it, but now that she has gained it and then lost it, it's a completely different situation. The sadness she is experiencing now is definitely much greater than before.
Then we might as well follow her wishes.
"Okay, I'm going to find Duruso."
Bai Xi had already made a plan. This temple would eventually need someone to guard it. Among the elemental spirits, Duluso was the most suitable. He was calm and peaceful, and it was most appropriate to have him keep the secret and entrust it to his future self.
I just didn't expect this day to come so much earlier.
She turned and disappeared into the Statue Square, leaving behind a mess.
Roy gazed at her retreating figure, hesitant to speak, and finally let out a sigh.
...
"Why do you suffer the pain of having your soul torn apart?"
As the primordial fire spirit, Duluso, chosen by Baixi as a messenger capable of conveying all the truth to her, revealed almost everything, of course, while evading the monitoring of the world's consciousness.
Over hundreds or thousands of years, she has developed the ability to outwit and outmaneuver the world's consciousness, which is now powerless against her.
Unaware of her thoughts or actions, and constantly constrained by the future Seven Gods, it had no clue what to do even if it wanted to order Bai Xi to do something. After all, everything Bai Xi wanted to do was related to resolving Tartarus, and as the world consciousness, it had no reason to stop her.
Or rather... it wants to seize control of this continent, provided that the continent can continue to exist. It needs Baixi as its savior, and it also attempts to control Baixi.
At first, it did hide it very well, but after years of contact, Bai Xi still figured out its true intentions.
From a certain moment on, the two poles reversed.
Bai Xi listened to Dulu Suo's words, which sounded both sorrowful and persuasive, but her expression remained unchanged. This was all part of the plan, and no amount of persuasion would change her mind.
"It's not 'why not,' it's 'necessary.'"
She said it in a calm tone.
Bai Xi needs to hand over this body to her future self, but her soul must return in its current form, otherwise they cannot merge.
However, her current divine body cannot easily separate her soul, and it would also carry a great risk. Only one person can do this, and that is the Goddess of the Dead.
"Alright, I will keep my promise and continue to guard this temple until you reappear."
Duluso nodded slightly. Even though it was just an elemental spirit, it admired Baixi for her exceptional dedication. The task was arduous and would involve losing freedom, but none of that mattered; it was their agreement.
It was originally destined to endlessly cultivate within the volcano, never leaving for a long time; it has simply moved to a different location.
"Yes, thank you."
Bai Xi finally smiled and nodded before continuing.
"Summon all the other elemental spirits. I'll wait for them in the main hall."
Durousseau let out a deep sigh and responded softly.
"good."
This means that Bai Xi is prepared to abandon her body and let her soul travel back in time. It is unknown whether she can withstand it. The spacetime turbulence is quite terrifying. Even the soul strength after becoming a god is still worrying.
Strangely enough, even though Bai Xi was involved in their life and death, the elemental spirits had completely accepted Bai Xi during their time together, which was neither too long nor too short.
They trusted her completely, so no one stopped her when she chose to make such a high-risk decision.
After hearing the answer, Bai Xi was teleported to the main hall of the temple.
When Roy rushed over, he only caught a glimpse of Bai Xi leaving. He and Duluso exchanged a glance, both elves seeing the worry in each other's eyes, but there was nothing they could do.
When the seven elemental spirits arrived at the main hall, Bai Xi was already sitting in her seat waiting for them. The seven figures of different colors looked at Bai Xi, and no one spoke for a moment, until the little ghost stepped forward and said to Bai Xi in a deep voice.
"The magic circle for traveling through time and space has already been written. Are you sure?"
He didn't actually want to hear Bai Xi's affirmative answer. At least for them, seeing Bai Xi again would probably be many years later. As long as there were feelings involved, they would be reluctant to part.
"OK, sorry I have to say goodbye now."
Bai Xi knew this was cruel to them, so even though her body was numb from grief, she forced herself to apologize.
The little ghost took a deep breath, turned its head away without speaking, and it was unclear whether it accepted Bai Xi's apology. At that moment, the magic circle under their feet lit up, and each elemental spirit stood in one corner, forming a hole in the middle that resembled a teleportation array. This was magic that allowed them to leave this era.
Bai Xi stepped down from the throne, with Luo Yi by her side, and walked without hesitation to the center of the magic circle.
At that moment, the spirit of the goddess of the dead emerged from her body, and a dark light enveloped her entire body.
The feeling of being detached from one's soul was unpleasant, but Bai Xi had no other thoughts in her mind except for one very clear idea.
That is, I haven't seen them for a long time, and I hope I can see them again when I go back.
Bai Xi's soul was engulfed by the white light of the teleportation array, and a tearing pain spread throughout her body. But this was only the beginning. This pain would accompany her until she arrived in the future.
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