Chapter 506: The End of the Age of Gods
Chapter 506: The End of the Age of Gods
veryone’sfutureis,ofcourse,notfixed.
Spacecanbedivided,buttimeiselusive.
owever,oncesomeonebelievesinthearrivalofacertainfutureandmakesunremittingeffortstowardsit,thepossibilityofthatfuture’sbirthbecomesfargreaterthanotherfutures.
hisistrueevenforhumans,letalonegods.hat’swhyAdelewasabletopiercetheheartoftheordofeavenwithaspearforgedfromlight.
“heonewhotrulybelongsinhell...”
“syou.”Adeledidn’trelaxhergrip,lookingdownattheordofeaven,Yawei,whowasnailedtothesun,andsaideachwordslowly.Andaboveher,theauthorityoftheworld,the“earofod,”slowlyfell.
toriginatedfromtheCreationod’sfirstcryatbirth,thefirstteardrop,thematerializedlight,thematerializeddarkness,yinandyang.heCreationodentrustedmostof“ts”powertoit,becausethisworldneededittomaintainstabilityandgivebirthtorules,butneverexpectedthatitwouldbringdisaster.Yaweienduredendlessyears,justtoobtainit,torivaltheCreationod,todestroytheumanRaceandtheworldthattloved,andeventriedtopossesstheCreationodbyrelyingonthis“earofod.”
ButYaweiwouldn’thavethoughtthattheCreationodactuallychosetobeburiedalongwithtsworld.heindeliblesoulwasdividedintothreeparts.Yaweidesperatelytriedtokeepthem,butonlykepttheonerepresenting“Balance.”hat’swhy,fromShirley’searliestmemories,shewasinYawei’scareandwasYawei’s“daughter.”
Andtheremainingtwoparts,experiencingtheoperationoftherulesofthehighestworldthatgavebirthtotheCreationodandcountlessevilgods,becamethelaterJingYanandAdele.AfterShirleyburiedherself,thecrazedYaweibroughtdownthepunishmentofheavenlyfire,almostdestroyingtheworld.
hen,inordertofindtheremainingtwosoulfragmentsoftheCreationod,Sheabandonedtheauthorityoftheworld,whichshehadpainstakinglyplannedforcountlessyears,andleftthissmallworldsealedbytheCreationodforthevastandboundlessothersideoftheseaofstars.
erlifecouldbedescribedas“stubborn”and“morbid.”AslongasShecouldhavetheCreationod,nopricewastoohigh.Wasthattheonlyanddeeploveofcreationforthecreator?Perhapsitoncewas.
Butlater,thislovegraduallychanged,finallyturningintopoison.ntheend,everythingYaweilongedforwouldbecomefartherandfartherawayfromer.heCreationodwasoriginallythreesoulsinone,completelyabletoreplaceAdele’soriginalmindandberebornintheoldform,buttdidn’tdoso,insteadgivingalloftspowertoAdele.
otbyitself,butwithAdele’sownweakmindasthedominantone,tohavethatfinalbattlewithYawei.hegirlprovedwithheractionsthateventheweakesthumancoulddefeatodwithherownwill.
hefuturetheywantedtoachieve,andthisworld,theirhome,wouldn’tbeod’splaythings,tobearbitrarilydestroyed.Yawei’sheartandsoulwerepiercedbyAdele’sspearoflight,andShecouldonlywatchastheearofod,theauthorityoftheworld,slowlyfellintoAdele’spalm.
venthoughShecouldconstantlyregenerateinthematerialrealm,difficulttodestroy,oncethesoulperished,whatwasthepointofleavingbehindamerephysicalvessel?heearofodmergedintoAdele’sbody.Undertheendlesslight,thegirlfinallymadethissupremepoweroftheCreationodwhole.
Shefeltincrediblypowerful,abletomanipulatethesunandmoon,alterruleswithawaveofherhand.heordofeaven,Yawei,theoncemostpowerfulenemy,whorepeatedlyputherindesperatesituations,nowseemedlikeanantAdelecouldeasilycrush.
Justaslightlylargerantwithastrongerlifeforce.fcourse,withthedifferencebetweenAdeleandYawei,eventhoughvictorywasachieved,shewouldn’tcontemptuouslyregardYaweiasanant.nthecontrary,hereyeswerefilledwithpityforYawei’ssadandlonglife.
AndthelastmercyshecouldofferasagodwastoconveythemessageleftbytheCreationod.“Yawei,“t”neverregrettedcreatingyou,”Adelerelayedthemessage.“venthoughyougreatlydisappointed“t”.”
earingAdele’swords,twolinesofbloodytearsslowlyflowedfromYawei’semptyandlifelesseyes.Atthismoment,AdelefeltthatYawei’sunwillingsoulhadcompletelygivenupresistance,lettingthegoldenspearforgedfromtheprimordiallightinthegirl’shandcontinuouslyburnersoul,whichhadalreadyfallenintothedarkabyss.
Ablacksunappearedintheskybesidetheoriginalsun.veryoneontheplanetwhohadn’tbeenseverelyaffectedsawit,watchingitburnfromthebottom,wispsofashrisingandalmostcoveringthesky,thengraduallybecomingtransparentunderthesunlight,asifithadneverexisted.
Finally,theblacksunsymbolizingYawei’ssoulcompletelydisappeared.AndatthepositionwherethetipofAdele’sspearpointed,onlyanink-blackteardropremained.“...”
heCreationodawakenedthedawnoflifewithtsfirstcry.henYaweiusederlastteardroptoendthattwistedcausality,theblooddebtofcountlesseras.Justanend,itcouldn’tbecalledrepayment.nfact,noonecouldrepaythetragediesofthosepasterasanymore.
AlltheumanRacecoulddowastoinherittheunyieldingwilloftheirancientancestors,continuouslyforgeaheadandexploretheseaofstars.
Adelehesitated,andfinallyacceptedtheink-blackearofCreation.nthedistantfuture,whenallthiswasallowedtoberevealedtothepublic,thisteardropwouldbeevidenceofthepast.
twouldbedisplayedinhumanity’smostimportantmuseum,lettingallvisitorsunderstandtheprincipleoflearningfromhistory.Attheedgeoftheworldbarrier,Adeleturnedawayfromthebrokenboundaryofthebarrierandthenow-controlledspace-timeturbulence,andlookedbackattheblueplanet,notasagodlookingatercreation,butasahumanlookingatherhomeland,theplacewheresheandherlovedoneslived.
Withthisglancefromthegirlasamilestone,itdeclaredtheendofthedivinewar,theendoftheageofgods,andtheofficialarrivaloftheStarrySeaera.
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Althoughtheordofeaven,Yawei,hadbeendestroyed,Adele,asthenewod,couldn’trestyet.hefirstthingshehadtodowastorescuethepowerfulindividualswhowerestilltrappedinthespace-timeturbulence.heyhadallpaidaheavypricetobuytimeforAdele’sarrival.
Adelerepairedthespace-timeturbulence,fillingtheareaoftheworldbarrierthathadbeendestroyedbytheordofeaven.heoutcomesofthestrongestwerelamentable.helastancientdragonsacrificedhislife,burningthelastofhismythicalbloodline.hecountlessancientsoulscarriedbythePhilosopherKing,withtheirobsessionsgone,turnedintolightparticlesanddissipatedfromhercrumblingbody.ShecastafinalglanceatAdele,fullofreliefandeageranticipationforhersuccessor.
fthetwelveegendaryMagesofthemagicworld,onlythreeremained.eadmistressWinona,astheyoungestegendaryMage,eventhoughshewantedtofightdesperately,wasprotectedbytheoldermagesandthussurvived.Atthismoment,thewomankneltinthevoid,tearsstreamingdownherface.
Adeleknewthiswasn’ttherighttimetodisturbeadmistressWinonaandsighed,givinguponapproachingher.heBlackmperorandrueAncestorislottewerealive,buttheformer’sdemigodstatuswasshattered,herpowergreatlyweakened,herimperialambitionsinruins.islotte,asthelastelf,thefinalimprintoftheWorldreeintheFairyForestwithinherwasalsoshattered,riddledwithscars.
Butaslongasshesurvived,allthisloss...wasn’tsobad.heotherampirerueAncestorsweretenaciousanddidn’tfall.Butthefallenangels,ledbyucifer,almostallfoughtwiththedeterminationtodie,tomakeafinalreckoningwiththeirformercreator,Yawei,thereforenonesurvived.twastrulytragic.
Finally,therewastheellQueen,Jormungandr.Shewasalsoseriouslyinjured,butseemedmuchclearer-headed,finallyrealizingthatAdelewasn’ttheCreationodsheloved.Butshestillsmiledwithasenseoffulfillment,draggingherbrokenbodyandturningaround,usingherlaststrengthtoopenaspacegatetohell.hen,shewalkedalonetowardshell,herfinalandonlydestination.
venthoughsheknewthattheCreationodwouldn’tblameherforbreakingfreefromtheprisonofhellandlivingagaininthisnewworld,ellQueenJormungandrstillhadherguiltandobsession.fitwasn’tforherjealousybeinginstigatedbyYawei,ifshehadn’tstartedthatwarunderthebannerof“divineinjustice,”wouldeverythingthatfollowedhavebeendifferent?
So,shewouldatone,atoneforasinthathadnoend.What’smore,hellwasalreadytheonlyplaceinthisworldwhereJormungandrcouldstillfeeltheauraoftheformerCreationod.Shewouldfindtruepeacethere,untiltheendofhersoul’slight.
hestronghumansalsosufferedheavycasualties.Adeleusedteleportationmagictosendthembacktotheplanettoreceivetreatmentfromhospitalsandhealingabilityusers.Besidesthis,Adelealsohadtocalmthecountlessdisasterscausedbytheordofeaven,suchastsunamis,earthquakes,andtyphoons,usingthepoweroftheCreationod.
nlyafterallthiswasovercouldshehavethechancetoreturntoherbelovedlittlenest!venagodneededavacation!t’sworthmentioningthatduringthistimeAdelewasworkinghard,thegirlssheloveddeeplywerenotidle,it’sjustthatwiththeirabilities,theycouldn’tparticipateinthisworld-destroyingdivinewar.
Butthegirlsdidtheirbesttosavethepeopleindisaster.
Dorothy,dith,ermione,Sharon,Kaiser,Wofoo,andothersledtheyoungergenerationofvampirestobecomeaforcetobereckonedwith.
hosewithstrengthcontributedstrength,andthosewithmoneynaturallycontributedmoney.
hemonetarysystemwouldn’tcollapsesoeasilyinashorttime.
Celesteandanginlangspentmoneylikewaterwithoutanyhesitationtosupportandmaintainstability.
Seraph,FirstSnow,andXiaoAiguardedAdelewhilesheslept,neverleavingherside.owever,whenJingYanappeared,thesethreewerealltrappedbyherpower.So,itwasn’tthattheydidn’twanttoprotectAdele,butthattheyweresimplypowerless.
Fortunately,Adeleliveduptoexpectationsandbecamethesaviorofthisworld.essthanasecondaftershereturnedtoherhome,threecryingfiguresquicklysurroundedher.
SeraphandFirstSnowcouldalreadyteleport,andXiaoAi,purelyoutofherdesiretosave“Mom,”alsocomprehendedtheprofoundmeaningofspaceandlearnedspacemagic.helittleone’smagicaltalent...wasterrifyinglypowerful,orrather,itwasthepowerthatemotionscouldunleashthatwasamazing.
ButitwasfineforXiaoAiandFirstSnow,thesetwolittlegirlswhohadyettogrowup,tocry.Butwhywereyoualso...Seraph?Butitwasokay.venSeraphcouldbespoiledandvulnerableinfrontofher~
Adele’sgentleeyesconveyedthismessage,flowingintoSeraph’sheart.henextmoment,Seraphcouldn’thelpherselfanddeeplykissedAdeleinfrontofXiaoAi.
“Ugh...”twasjustalowlyfallenangel,yetdaredtobesopresumptuous,kissingagod!Damnit...butsosoft,sofragrant.
Adele,afterall,wasagodonthepathoflewdness,andshecouldn’thelpbutbelostinit.FirstSnowwaseagertotryafterseeingthis,andXiaoAiwasalsofulloflonging.Atthismoment,shemadeuphermind.Shewouldfindachancetoconfessto“Mom”later!Shedidn’twanttobeadaughteranymore!herelationshipbetweenthetwowasabitcomplicatedandhardtoexplain,buttherewasdefinitelynobloodrelationshipinthelegalsense.
Anyway,shewantedtobeAdele’swoman!!Shewouldneverbackdownfromthis!
Adele’slipsweresealedbySeraph’s,unabletospeak,andnotdaringtospeakeither.Shecould...actuallyhearXiaoAi’sthoughtsnow,veryclearly!!herefore,XiaoAi’sthoughtshadnosecretsinAdele’smindatpresent.
ButwasthishowXiaoAi...thoughtofher?Adelewasalittlesurprised,butaftercarefullyrecallingherpastexperienceswithXiaoAi,thegirldiscoveredmanysmalldetailsthatseemedtoconfirmit,soshewasn’tsosurprisedanymore.
nshort,nomatterwhat,AdelewouldproperlyrespondtoXiaoAi’sfeelings!
hen,sheactivelycutofftheconnectionbetweenthemthatcouldeavesdroponXiaoAi’sthoughts.Fornow,shewouldpretendtoknownothing,becauseonlythenwouldXiaoAi’scourageousconfessionhavemeaning~
Whethershebecameawitchoragod,Adelewouldalwaysbethatgentlegirl~
hedaysofrestoringordertotheworldwerehardandbusy.Adeledidn’tchoosetousethepowerofodtodirectlyrestoretheappearanceoftheentireworld.nfact,evenifshewantedtodoso,shewasstoppedbyrueAncestorislotte,eadmistressWinona,andothersrepresentingtheumanRace.
JustasAdelefeltandthoughtatthemomentofYawei’sfall,theageofgodswasover.ext,itwasthedawnofhumanity!Disastershadneverdestroyedhumanity,butmadethemrebuildabetterandmoreprosperoushomeagainandagain.Fromtheancienteratothemythicalera,andthentothepresentmodernera,theumanRacehadproventhisagainandagain.
Moreimportantly,prayingtoodandreceivingrewardswassomethingthatbenefitedonetemporarily,butcausedendlessharminthelongrun.fhumansformedpathdependence,givingupontheirowneffortstoachieveresults,Adele,thegodwhowasgoodatspoilingpeople,mightalsohaveabigheadache.
Soherchoiceof“divineseclusion”inthenewerawasthewisestdecision.owever,thatbeingsaid,Adelewouldstillconductso-called“privatevisitsinmicro-clothing”fromtimetotimetocorrectwhatsheconsideredtobewronginsociety.Suchasextraordinaryindividualswithabilitiesharmingordinarypeople,officialsabusingtheirpowerforpersonalgain,andcapitalistsexploitingworkers.
AlthoughCelesteandanginlangwerenowalsocapitalists,underAdele’sinfluence,thebenefitsgiventotheemployeesoftheircompanieswereastounding!hiswastheso-called“profitsharing.”Afterall,forthem,moneyhadalreadycompletelybecome◈оvеlіgһт◈(Continuereading)anumber.Makingalittlemoreprofitwasn’tverymeaningful,andmakingalittlelessdidn’tmattereither.
ButwhatCelesteandanginlangdidn’texpectwasthatthemoretheydidso,thestrongertheemployees’enthusiasmforworkandthehighertheirworkefficiency.Undertheimplementationoftheeight-hourworkday,weekendsoff,andoccasionalthree-dayweekendspolicy,everyonefullyexertedtheirsubjectiveinitiativeandenthusiasmintheirrespectivepositions.
Asaresult,thecompany’sprofitsdidn’tfallbutroseinstead.veryyear,whenthefinancialreportswerereleased,thedazzlingdatawouldshockothercapitalists,andtheywouldcontinuouslysendpeopletoconductfieldinvestigations,wantingtounderstandwhyCelesteandanginlang’scompaniesweregettingbetterandbetter,biggerandstronger.
Buttheresultwasthattheywouldalwayscomeexcitedlyandleavedejectedly.omatterwhat,theycouldn’timaginethatthemethodofgivingmostoftheprofitstoemployees,especiallywhenemployeesonlyworkedforsuchashorttime,couldactuallyincreasethecompany’sefficiency.
So,noonedaredtolearnthemodelofthesetwosofar.veniftheylearned,itwasoftendonehalf-heartedlyandhypocritically.owever,eventhoughCelesteandanginlanghandedinanextremelysatisfyinganswer,Adelewouldstillseverely“punish”themwhensheshould!Shewouldmakethem“begformercy”!Celesteandanginlanggotatasteofitandwishedthattheycouldevenhandoverthecompaniestotheiremployees,sothatAdelecould“punish”themforever!
ButAdelealsohadtobefair.Shealsotookmeticulouscareoftheothergirls,andalsoprovidedthemwithhelpintheiridealsandcareers.
imeflies.Unknowingly,halfayearhadpassed.heimpactofthedivinewarhadbecomenegligible,andeverythinginthisworldwasbackontrack.Afterbiddingfarewelltothescorchingsummerandtheharvest-filledgoldenautumn,Adeleandthegirlswelcomedwinter,whichwasn’tyetcoveredinsnow.
nthedayofStartofWinter,Adele,thinkingitwasn’tfestiveenough,wavedherhand.heentireasternCapitalwasinstantlycoveredwithsnowfallingfromnowhere.rdinarypeopleweredelightedbythiswondroussight,notquestioningthecause.hehigh-rankingofficialsoftheumanRace,uponseeingthis,couldonlysmilewryly. tseemedtheodcouldn’thelpbeingwillful.Butitwasgoodthatitsnowed.“Auspicioussnowheraldsagoodyear.”
hisyearwasindeedayearofabundancefortheumanRace.Adelesmiled,satisfied,watchingthesnowtransformthecityintoabeautifulsilver-whitelandscape.Justthen,Celeste’sgentlevoicecamefromthekitchen.“Adele~t’stimefordumplings.”
“Andeveryone,comeoutandeatdumplings!”hekitchendooropened.
Adeletookadeepbreathofthearomaandhercherry-coloredeyeslitup.“Smellssogood!Coming!”
“’mgoingtoeatthefirstone!”Celeste,ofcourse,couldn’trefuseAdele’srequest.eithercouldtheothergirls,notevenXiaoAi,whodeservedthemostpampering.
SpeakingofXiaoAi,itwasworthmentioningthatonenightnotlongafterAdelereturnedfromthedivinewar,XiaoAiclimbedontoAdele’sbedwithherpillowandconfessedand...declaredherlovetohermostbeloved“Mom”underthecovers!
nlythendidAdeleknowthatXiaoAihadoftensecretlysneakedintoherbedbefore...cuddlingandkissing.Shehadn’tdoneanythingexcessive,just...onepartybeingasleep,andtheothertakingadvantage,itwasalittle...
ButAdeleforgaveXiaoAiintheend!Andshepretendedtobeveryembarrassed,wheninrealityshehadalreadybeenprepared,acceptingXiaoAi’sconfession,andshewaswillingtotreatherasagirl,tobeintimatewithher.
heconditionwasthatXiaoAimuststartstudyinghardfromtodayandgetintothemostfamousmagicacademyinthemagicworld!henameofthatmagicacademywaswritteninancientencryptedcharactersthatnoonecouldunderstandsofar,soitcouldonlybetransliteratedas“Romanesque.”twasalsotheacademywhereeacherictoriahadstudied.
ButAdele,becauseshehadpartofShirley’smemories,couldclearlydecipherthisciphertext,thusunderstandingthatthemostpowerfulmagicacademyinthisworldwasactually...thelegendaryWitchSociety!SotherequirementAdelesetforXiaoAiwasthatshehadtostudymagichardandjointheWitchSociety!
bviously,evenafteracceptingXiaoAi’sconfession,Adelestillhadthementalityofaparenttowardher,wantingherdaughtertosucceedandstudyhard,togetintoagooduniversity.thadtobesaid,thisgod...wasreallydown-to-earth!
earingCeleste’scall,everyoneemergedfromthelivingroom,rooms,study,gameroom,etc. Dumplingsarebetterthangoodfood,andAdeleisbetterthanfun! heyhadfinallyreunited.hemaineventafterdumplingswaswhateveryonewaslookingforwardto.
AnditwasalsowhatXiaoAiwaslookingforwardto!Becausemomentslater,ahurrieddoorbellrangatthedoorofAdele’snewhome.
“sittakeout,meow!?”FirstSnowmeowedexpectantly.
XiaoAi’slipscurledslightly,andshesnappedherslenderfingers.Undertheeffectofmagic,thedooropened.Whatappearedatthedoorwasanowlholdinganenvelope,tiltingitshead.Althoughitdidn’topenitsbeak,itcouldstillspeak.
“XiaoAi!XiaoAi!”
“XiaoAi!”
Adeleblinkedcuriously.“h,isthisaletterforyou,XiaoAi?”
“Sentbyafriendfromthemagicsummercamp?”Adeleaskedcuriously,notjustbecausemagicowlswerecommonpostmeninthemagicworld,butalsobecausebeforethis,inorderforXiaoAitobetterlearnmagic,Adelehadsenthertothemagicsummercamp,whichgatheredcountlessmagicgeniuses,forclosedtraining.
XiaoAienteredattheyoungestage,butwiththebestresults,sheimpressedallthemagicgeniuses.tcouldbesaidthatshesurpassedallthegeniusesofthisgeneration.heso-callednumberoneoftheyoungergenerationinnovelswaslikethis.SoitwasnormalforAdeletothinkthatitwasalettersenttoherbyapeerXiaoAimetatthemagicsummercamp.
ButXiaoAishookherhead,mysteriouslylettingAdeleopentheenvelopeherself.Adelebecameevenmorecurious.Shehadn’tevenhadtimetoeatahotdumplingbeforetakingtheenvelopefromtheowl’sbeak.
Afteropeningit,aletterwiththelogoofthe“Romanesque”MagicAcademyappearedinside.herewasnoneedtomentionthenonsenseontheletter.hekeywasthelastsentence.—RomanesqueishonoredtowelcomeXiaoAi’senrollmentnextspring!
Waitaminute! Whendidthishappen!Whydidn’tshe,adignifiedgod,evennotice??XiaoAihadjustgottenintouniversitywithoutsayinganything!?Youhavetoknowthatthegirl’scurrentphysiquecouldalsobesaidtobethatofanelementaryschoolstudent!
Justhowstrongwasthisgirl’smagictalentthatshecouldbeappreciatedbyallthebigshotsatRomanesquewhensheattendedthemagicsummercamp,plusXiaoAi’srequest,andshewasspeciallyrecruitedtoskipgradesandentertheschool!XiaoAiwasn’tinahurrytobeproudfacingAdele’ssurprise.nstead,shelickedherlipsandsaidcoquettishlyimpatiently.
“Mom...”
“Youcan’tgobackonyourword~”
“hosewhodon’tkeeptheirpromiseswillbethebottom!”
“h!?”Adeleblushed.
“K-Keep...whatpromise?”hegirlwasstillpretendingtobeconfused!
ButXiaoAididn’tmindandsmiledfrankly,“fcourse~”
“t’sthepromisethatafter’madmittedtoRomanesqueMagicAcademy,wecancuddle!”
“Mom...”
“Youcan’tescape!!”
Dorothycouldn’thelpbutsmilewhenshesawthisfunnyscene.“onight~willbeinteresting.”
FirstSnowexpressedheragreementandmadehappy“Meowmeowmeowmeow!!”sounds.
nfact,evenFirstSnowhadn’tjustbeenlazyandcute,relyingonherlittlekitty(Cat-Bird)identityduringthishalfyear.Shefoundedareligioncalled“olyWaterCatCult.”
Fromthenon,allherdisciples,meowmeowmeowmeow!Adele’smoodwas... speechless.
Shereallyshouldn’thavemadesuchanexaggeratedclaim!ow,theboomeranghadcomeback!Butinordertobeaparentwhokeptherpromisesandeducatedherchildrenbyexample,Adeleswallowed.
“uh...”
“-know!”
“ow,allofyou,eatyourdumplingsobediently!”
“Asfortheevening,we’llseewhathappensthen!”
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