After leaving the Elemental Source Realm, Bai Xi thought it would be a long time before she would have the chance to see Luo Yi and the others again. Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the house, she turned around and saw the little ghost standing in the room, speaking to her in an awkward tone.
"The elemental source realm has stabilized."
That's right. After Bai Xi resolved the crisis in the Elemental Source Realm, they still needed some time to adjust, which is why Bai Xi felt it would be a while before they could see each other again.
I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
Besides... the little ghost was actually willing to see her.
Bai Xi glanced at Luo Yi beside him, and Luo Yi immediately broke into a big smile, floated over to Bai Xi's side, grabbed her hands and placed them in front of her chest, her eyes sparkling.
"We heard you left with the Demon King, and we're all very worried about you."
Behind him stood the little jellyfish, the little green bird, and the deer spirit; probably due to her influence, they had all turned into human form.
I don't know if it's because the elemental spirits can freely take on different appearances, but each one of them looks very good.
"I'm fine. Has the Elemental King recovered?"
Bai Xi shook her head. Her only concern was for the Elemental King. As the foundation of the Elemental Source Realm, if his problems were not resolved, similar situations would continue to occur.
"The king's decline has completely stopped and he is now slowly recovering. It shouldn't be long before he returns to his prime."
The little ghost took a deep breath and gave Bai Xi the answer.
"That's good."
Bai Xi's expression revealed a hint of joy, which was genuinely happy for the King of Elements, after all, everyone standing here was her good friend.
"Um."
The little ghost nodded and didn't say anything more.
The little jellyfish and their friends finally found an opportunity and started chattering away with Bai Xi.
"I knew it... you're a good person, I want to sign a contract with you."
The little jellyfish looked like a twelve or thirteen-year-old child. It walked up to her and looked at her with longing and cautious eyes, as if afraid of being rejected by Bai Xi.
"Um?"
Bai Xi was taken aback. Actually, after she was no longer in danger, she didn't care much about the real name contract anymore. She simply regarded these little cuties as friends. She was a little surprised when she heard what the little jellyfish said.
Logically speaking, she should be very happy now, having gained her friends' approval.
But after a moment of silence, she shook her head.
"I'm sorry, little jellyfish, I think I still have some things to take care of right now. After everything is over, if you're still willing, we can make a pact to never be apart."
Bai Xi thought of Tartarus, the biggest crisis of which had not yet been resolved.
If she agreed to the little jellyfish's request now, she wouldn't be able to defeat Tartarus and would die on the way to fight it...
The little jellyfish was implicated because of her.
Perhaps not expecting to be rejected, the little jellyfish gripped Bai Xi's skirt tightly, her eyes looking pitiful and disappointed.
"Okay, I understand. I'm not strong enough. I'm useless against Bai Xi now..."
He was a very insecure and sensitive elemental spirit. During the long period of being enslaved by humans, the little jellyfish was always disliked. So after being rejected by Bai Xi, he did not think that Bai Xi was bad. Instead, he blamed himself for all the mistakes, saying that he was not strong enough.
No, that's not how it is.
When Bai Xi saw the tear bubbles in the corners of his eyes, she immediately panicked and bent down to comfort the little jellyfish. But at that moment, the fire-type primordial spirit that had been sleeping inside her—Duruso—was awakened.
The scorching heat immediately filled the entire room. Duruso slowly opened his eyes in mid-air, exuding an unusual sense of oppression.
It's not the oppressive aura of a superior, but the profound sense of history emanating from an elderly person who has lived through many years looking at you.
"You should say yes to him."
Duruso looked at Bai Xi and spoke slowly.
His aged face was filled with a deep seriousness, as if he were warning or admonishing.
"What?"
Bai Xi didn't understand why Duluso suddenly appeared and said those things. Her personality was such that if she could handle it on her own, she would never bother others, let alone something as serious as involving the little jellyfish turning back into an unclaimed elf.
"If you still want to fight Tartarus, you not only need to make a pact with them, but also find the last primordial earth spirit."
His rough voice carried a sense of vicissitude, eroded by time.
Bai Xi became serious, adopting a focused attitude. It seemed that Duluso, as a primordial elf, must know something.
What do you mean by that?
She clearly hadn't told anyone about the Abyss, nor had she shared her decision with anyone else. It was unexpected that Duruso would bring it up directly, so he must have some very important information.
"You still have one crisis from the abyss that you haven't resolved in the past."
Duluso turned to look out the window. The blood-red sky of hell carried an ominous aura. His gentle and detailed tone made all the elemental spirits in the room, including Baixi, prick up their ears to listen attentively.
“I don’t know your final plan, but my task is to remind you to go back in time after you find the last primordial spirit, to return to… that period of time.”
As he spoke, he turned to look at Bai Xi. Although he didn't explain himself clearly, Bai Xi inexplicably understood the meaning behind his words.
"Am I really Eros?"
Bai Xi asked.
"right."
Duruso gave her a definite answer to the question that had been troubling Baixi.
"I see."
Bai Xi fell into deep thought. Did she never expect that it would be her present self who had returned to the past?
So the savior she saw in the memory space was indeed herself, only she had become that way because she had traveled back in time.
"The scepter and scales are still with you, right?"
"Durusso said."
"Yes, I haven't had a chance to return it yet."
Bai Xi nodded.
"Take it with you."
Durouso told her, and then added.
"You must remember one thing: everything you rely on is an illusion, a power gained by deceiving time. If you decide to go back, you will be abandoned by this world. This is the price you pay for completely breaking free from the abyss."
His words instantly reminded Bai Xi of the letter that Ulysses had brought.
She wrote the same thing in her letter.
It's as if she came into this world as an ouroboros, as the Möbius strip.
In the past, Bai Xi would have felt a chill down her spine, as if she were locked in by fate, but now she is very calm.
"But I had no choice, did I?"
She smiled indifferently, responding to Duruso's warning, though if she wasn't mistaken, it was a warning she was issuing to herself.
But none of that matters.
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