Chapter 2817: This Hatred Lasts Forever!
Due to the fluctuations of the Old Divine Burial, chaos ensued on the battlefield, along with attacks from the Ember Shadows!
Jiangnan and Jiang Fan were both furious, hacking wildly at the Sea of Embers!
The other Star Devourers did the same to protect themselves, unleashing their power to the utmost!
However, unbeknownst to anyone, the only remaining battle in the second round of promotion was still ongoing!
Chen Mu and Liu Su were still fighting against Du Lulu!
The surroundings were pitch black, embers raging, and the two were utterly anxious!
꒰ง･ˇ益ˇ･꒱ง "Du Lulu! Stop fighting, dammit! Can't we just get through this weird thing together first?"
But Du Lulu couldn't hear their words at all, shattered by the extreme chaos!
Du Lulu was overjoyed, feeling that heaven was helping her. How could she miss such a good opportunity?
Why not seize the chance to kill them while they were down?
So she attacked the two frantically, ignoring everything else, just wanting to win first!
Facing Du Lulu's attacks, Chen Mu and Liu Su were furious and were about to strike back!
But just then, a golden will slash from the horizon suddenly broke through the Sea of Embers, slashing straight at their heads!
When they sensed the danger, the blade light was already upon them, impossible to dodge!
꒰ง･\\ˇ口ˇ･꒱ง "Ah ya~"
A scream rang out as their gravitational bodies were split open, unable to resist even gravity against the will blade's strike!
"Who! Who the hell is slashing at me? Jiangnan? Is it you? I'll..."
Before the words finished, several more golden will blades came slashing down, stacking together like mincing meat!
They slashed wildly at the two!
Chen Mu: !!!
꒰ง\\థ益\\థ꒱ง "I just~%?…;#*'☆! Watch where you're aiming! You hit us! Friendly fire! Friendly fire, alright?"
But before their gravitational bodies could recover, another starlight sword stained with white will power slashed from the side!
It instantly shredded their bodies!
꒰ง\\༎ຶ益\\༎ຶ꒱ง "Who! Who the hell is it again? Don't slash over here! Are you blind... Hiss~"
Just as the starlight sword passed, a chasm-like light curtain descended with astonishing force, slashing furiously toward them!
Their eyes bulged in shock!
What's going on? Why is everyone attacking us? This is really bad luck!
They tried to dodge, but as luck would have it, a time turbulence swept through here, making time nearly stand still!
On the other side, where Du Lulu was, time was accelerated!
She moved like a fast-forwarded video hundreds of times faster, unleashing countless attacks at the two!
Among them were several hundredfold critical hits, and all these attacks, from an outside perspective, only passed in an instant!
The torrent of attacks combined and rushed straight toward Chen Mu and Liu Su!
"Boom!"
It landed together with the chasm slash on Chen Mu and Liu Su!
"Ah ya!!!"
Their screams echoed through the entire Old Divine Burial!
On Jiangnan's side, he was still slashing wildly at the Sea of Embers, the whispers in his ears never ceasing!
But Xiao Chuihuo seemed off. His face was dark, fists clenched, eyes burning with fire, as if listening to something...
...
In that void of consciousness space!
Jiang Fan's pure white will body was completely submerged by countless Ember Shadows, layer upon layer!
Like ants scrambling for a sugar cube!
But just then, a blazing white light pierced through the gaps between the Ember Shadows, erupting violently!
"Boom!"
Countless Ember Shadows were blasted away, tumbling in all directions!
At the very center, Jiang Fan's will remained pure white, unwavering!
He raised his hand, forming a will sword, transforming into a white shadow, killing wildly among the Ember Shadows!
"Since you are already dead, I will send you to die again!"
Every time the will sword cut through, the Ember Shadows collapsed, but soon embers gathered, and new shadows formed!
They charged at Jiang Fan, trying to assimilate him!
But the voice of the Night King echoed through the consciousness space!
"It's useless! We are the hatred from the old days. If the world does not end, this hatred will not die..."
"Don't you want to know the origin of this hatred?"
Jiang Fan sneered: "I'm not interested in your story!"
At this moment, Jiang Fan killed even more fiercely, no Ember Shadow could get close to him!
Although Jiang Fan wouldn't listen, the Night King continued speaking nonetheless:
"When the world was first born, there was only nothingness and blankness, everything meaningless. As time passed and evolved, the first life was born in the starry sky!"
"We did our utmost to build this starry sky world, pioneering the starry sky, laying the foundation for the world, without complaint, because this was our own world, our home! We were willing to pour our hearts into it!"
"When things finally started to improve, and everything was heading in a good direction, everything changed. We were no longer accepted by this world, nor could we endure!"
"Because He wanted us to die! Hmph~"
Jiang Fan ignored him, slashing endlessly, just as he said—he didn't care about others' stories!
He didn't want to know the source of this hatred, nor would he empathize!
This wasn't his story!
The Night King murmured: "The reason was even more absurd: if we didn't die, the starry sky world couldn't shine..."
"We had to make way for those who came after, to end along with the Great Pioneer Era, to be buried in history!"
"I just want to ask Him: Why! Why did we pioneer while later generations enjoy the benefits? Why was our born mission to lay the foundation for the world and then reach the end?"
"This was our home that nurtured us, and now it wants us to die! We are unwilling, unaccepting, resentful!"
As he spoke, the Night King's hatred grew stronger!
His eyes turned even bloodier!
"But... destiny cannot be defied! You don't know what it feels like when the entire world is against you—all roads pointing to that end, and you can only walk that direction!"
"We were no longer loved by the world, becoming discarded pieces used and thrown away!"
"So the Divine Burial War broke out! If there really is a god in this world, then we would bury Him!"
"But in the end, we could not defy destiny. The Divine Burial War was lost. The world's rules were shattered to collapse. We could not change the outcome. This Divine Burial ground became our end, our grave. We died bearing hatred for the world!"
"Some fell in battle, others walked toward the Divine Burial ground to die, ending their own lives. Everything was buried along with the Great Pioneer Era!"
This was an extremely ancient story, so ancient that it had long been forgotten, not even recorded!
Back then, even the Bose race was just a weak, insignificant minor clan...
"The era has ended, everything is meaningless, but our hatred for the world remains unchanged! We wanted to see what kind of brilliant starry sky emerged from burying an era!"
"But in the end, we were disappointed. No one remembered our sacrifice, our foundation! This brilliance bought with our destruction—it's nothing special!"
"Since we have been abandoned by the world, since this world no longer belongs to us, then destroy it, bring chaos and disorder to every corner of the world!"
"We will make Him know! He made the wrong choice!"
Thus came the eruption of the Old Divine Burial in the Eternal Era!
That was the hatred and resentment of the old will from the Great Pioneer Era toward the world!
And that eruption nearly ended the Eternal Era!
They could have succeeded!
"But not everyone hated the world. There were always fools who, even if betrayed and abandoned by the world, still hoped it would become better!"
"Otherwise, the starry sky world would have already fallen into chaos and disorder..."
"We no longer have the power to shake Him, nor the entire world, but our lingering hatred never ends—this hatred lasts forever!"
"So we chose you. Become one of us. The Divine Burial will become your blade, until the starry sky collapses and everything is gone!"
Jiang Fan was utterly annoyed by these endless Ember Shadows!
He narrowed his eyes and said: "I told you! I'm not interested in your story!"
"Your hatred for the world—why should you force it onto me?"
"A bunch of dead people's hatred, and you dare to influence me? What do you think you are? What happens to the world is none of my damn business?"
"I will only act according to my own will!"
The Night King said calmly: "Stop struggling. The lost one will eventually find their path!"
"Our end will also be your end. You... will be that person..."
Jiang Fan sneered: "Nonsense! The ones who should struggle... are you!"
At that moment, a star lit up above Jiang Fan's head, extremely dazzling!
His will body began to expand wildly, turning into a towering will giant, like an omnipotent god, pure white light blooming throughout the entire consciousness space!
Compared to Jiang Fan's will body at this moment, the Ember Shadows of the Night King and the others were as insignificant as dust!
The Night King looked up at the god-like will body, his eyes full of shock!
Endless starlight poured down. Wherever the starlight shone, the Ember Shadows turned to nothing!
And this time, the Night King, Cang Zhou, Xing Yan, and the others did not struggle. They let the starlight illuminate their ember bodies!
Their bodies slowly dissipated, their faces carrying a trace of detachment as they slowly closed their eyes!
They murmured:
"What does it matter? As long as the result is the same..."
"May our wish be fulfilled..."