readytorunbook Chapter 336 Divine Child, What Did You Do?
Chapter 336 Divine Child, What Did You Do?
Lei Yingdian stood still for a moment before speaking: "As the god of Inazuma, I have failed their will."
“The sacrifices people made once caused me immense pain, but I forgot the original intentions they upheld. What Inazuma has always needed is someone like Makoto, and it seems I also need to make a change, just like Makoto did.”
It seems that during the time he was away from Inazuma, Rai Dianying had indeed thought a lot and changed a lot.
Xu Ning walked over with a smile, just about to ask Lei Yingdian what her plans were next, when she found that Lei Yingdian seemed to be losing control of her whole body.
Two different expressions seemed to appear on Lei's face, as if two wills were vying for control of his body.
"I...I can't move my body, and the situation is deteriorating faster than I thought."
Xu Ning looked at Lei Yingdian, who was completely immobilized, and asked, "What can I do now?"
Lei Yingdong forced himself to speak, saying, "Take me to the cave below Narukami Shrine. She is desperately calling for me. Now is the time to end everything."
Xu Ning looked around and said to Shen He, "You carry the general, let's go to that hill, there's a teleportation point there."
Shen He picked up Lei Yingdian in his arms, and the two quickly rushed to the teleportation anchor point. Xu Ning used the teleportation to enter Narukami Shrine directly.
"Oh my, this is a rare guest!"
As soon as the three arrived at Narukami Shrine, they saw Yae no Miko with a playful expression, standing at the entrance looking at the Rai movie in Shin-haku's arms.
“My friend, I have never seen you so pitiful and vulnerable before. Are you injured? Would you like me to get you a room so you can recuperate properly at Narukami Shrine?”
Lei Ying didn't even glance at Yae no Kamiko, and gestured to Xu Ning to speed up and head towards the western foothills.
Xu Ning naturally knew what kind of little scheme this cunning fox was plotting, but at this moment, General Thunder's condition was indeed not good.
"Now is not the time to play. I need to get her to the designated place quickly, and I'll explain to you later."
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Xu Ning and Shen He passed through Narukami Shrine like a gust of wind.
"Oh dear, I've been ignored. Humph, the divine child is unhappy. If you ask me for anything, I can't guarantee I'll grant it!"
Xu Ning, who was ahead, naturally heard Yae no Kamiko's resentful tone and thought about it seriously.
It seems there's nothing that absolutely requires asking Yae no Miko.
When the three reached the edge of the cliff, Lei Yingdian instructed, "See that small floating island in mid-air? Land on it, then turn back towards the cliff face, and you'll see a portal."
Xu Ning gestured for himself to go ahead and scout ahead, with Shen He following closely behind.
As Shen He carried Lei Yingdu into the cave, a torii gate suddenly appeared in front of them.
"This is the true consciousness space I once knew, and I deliberately sealed it here. General Thunder no longer allows me to use her body; only here can I make the final decision."
Lei Yingdian looked at Xu Ning and said, "Take me into this torii gate. I will sever ties with the past there."
Xu Ning and Shen He glanced at each other, then walked through the torii gate with Lei Yingdian.
Then they found themselves in a place that was extremely similar to the Pure Land of One Heart.
And here, General Thunder stood still, coldly watching them.
Once inside this space, Lei no longer needed Xu Ning and the other person's support. After nodding his thanks to Shen He, he thanked them.
Lei Yingdian turned to the two and said, "No matter how long this battle lasts, I will return safely. This is my promise. During my battle, please tell Yae no Miko that everything depends on her."
Lei waved his hand at the two of them, and Shen He was immediately sent out of this consciousness space.
Xu Ning's body flashed slightly, yet he remained standing in the same spot.
"Um, me too, please send me out as well."
Xu Ning didn't notice the flash of light on her body, but she was slightly uneasy about Lei Yingdian only sending Shen He away while keeping her behind.
Surely they wouldn't deliberately leave themselves behind to be the referee for counting, right?
This is going to be a long battle, I'm sure I'll die in it, right?
Lei Yingdian seemed a little confused as well, and waved to Xu Ning twice more.
Xu Ning's body flashed with light, but he remained motionless in the same spot.
Although General Lei Dian wasn't quite sure why Lei Yingdian had kept Xu Ning behind, Xu Ning was, after all, an insignificant outsider when it came to what was to come.
General Thunder asked Thunder Movie, "You travel the world in my body, believing you have grasped the true meaning of 'eternity.' Do you think you are more steadfast now than you were in the past, therefore you are right now?"
Xu Ning scratched his head and said, "This is definitely not right!"
"Is it possible that Shen He can leave but I can't? Is it because I have something that Shen He doesn't have?"
Seeing that Lei Yingdong ignored him and was still waving persistently at Xu Ning, General Lei pursed his lips and asked again, "Have you changed your mind because of irresistible wear and tear? Or have you come up with a new idea?"
Xu Ning slapped his palm and said with delight, "I do have an idea."
"It must be the amulet that the god gave me that caused this trouble. I shouldn't have asked Sora for it back. I'll throw it away first and you can try a few more times."
When General Lei Dian saw Xu Ning take out a protective charm from his pocket and place it on the ground, Lei Dian started waving at him again.
General Raiden took a deep breath, loosened his grip on the naginata slightly, and asked once more: "Determination, courage, love, hatred... all will change and become distorted in the long river of time, only the 'laws' remain eternal. Do you want to transcend them, which means you want to be my enemy?"
"I don't want to get involved in your business at all!"
Xu Ning picked up the protective charm from the ground and said with a bitter face, "I'm sure this matter is related to the Eighth Divine Child, but I just can't figure out how she did it."
"And there's a shadow, could you stop for a second? You're making my whole body sparkle!"
A thin vein suddenly bulged on General Lei Dian's forehead, and he slashed down at Xu Ning with his naginata, which was crackling with lightning.
"You are not allowed to interrupt me when I am talking to Ying!"
General Thunder uttered eleven words, but unleashed twelve slashes at Xu Ning.
"No, what does this have to do with me? What does this have to do with me..."
If Xu Ning hadn't undergone the "Anti-Lightning General Special Training" with Yae no Shinji very seriously, those twelve consecutive strikes alone would probably have been enough to make him collapse and need to rest.
Even so, Xu Ning was still in a very awkward position when he tried to hide.
Fortunately, Lei Movie did not stand idly by. His "Dream One Heart" weapon, carrying the same lightning as the Thunder General, collided with the "Naginata no Inahi" weapon in the Thunder General's hand.
Are you... angry?
Lei Yingdian stared into General Leidian's eyes and slowly asked.
General Thunder said coldly, "I don't need those pointless emotions. I'm just clearing away the obstacles to 'eternity.' Whether it's him or you, you're now standing on the opposite side of 'eternity.'"
Lei Yingdian and Lei Dian General finally clashed, and only then did Xu Ning dare to stop, take a big gulp of wine, and angrily say, "What kind of mess is this?! If you two are going to fight for a hundred or two hundred years, I'll be old and dying here!"
Xu Ning took out the amulet from his pocket and muttered to it, "Beautiful and wise Lady, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have ignored you. I'm begging you, please let me out. Lightning's consciousness space, you must have access to it, right..."
At this moment, we are outside this strange space of consciousness.
As soon as Shen He came out, he saw the stunningly beautiful fox-eared woman he had just met at Narukami Shrine.
"Oh my, you're out so quickly! What happened inside? Did they fight?"
Shen He shook his head slightly, "We were sent out before the fight even started... Hmm? Where's Xu Ning?"
Shen He then realized that Xu Ning had not emerged from that consciousness space like he had.
Turning around, I walked towards the vortex in the center of the torii gate again, but in an instant, the area in front of me turned into a stone wall, leaving only the torii gate standing there.
"What? Xu Ning didn't come out? Was he left inside? With those two?"
Shen He couldn't detect any worry in the fox-eared woman's tone; instead, he sensed a hint of schadenfreude in it.
Before Shen He could answer, a divine eye on the fox-eared woman's earring suddenly flashed.
She gently stroked it with her hand, and Xu Ning's cries for help came out from inside.
"...You must have access to Raiden's consciousness space, right..."
The fox-eared woman is the Eightfold Divine Son.
Hearing Xu Ning's words, she chuckled and replied, "Although your apology was sincere and timely, and I am very touched, I am truly sorry, I simply do not have permission to access this space!"
Xu Ning's shout immediately rang out from the purple eye of God, "I don't believe you, you liar..."
Yae no Miko touched her earring, turned off the communication, and smiled at Shen He, who was staring at her, saying, "This is going to be difficult!"
Shen He asked, "What's so difficult about it?"
"If I had some time to prepare, it wouldn't be impossible to find the portal to this space... But the flow of time in this space is completely different from that outside. If I wait for three or five days, three or five hundred years might have passed inside, and by then, the children might have already been born."
Shen He's eyes flickered for a moment, then he suddenly shook his head and said firmly, "Xu Ning will not have children with them."
Yae no Miko looked at Shen He's serious expression with amusement, and nodded her chin, saying, "You're right. Xu Ning might not be able to at first, but time will tell. After all, if a boy and a girl are together for a long time, they will eventually have children."
Shen He tilted his head and thought for a moment, "If I keep staying with Xu Ning like this, will we eventually have a child?"
Yae no Miko almost burst out laughing, nodding earnestly, "Definitely!"
"But I'm afraid that before he can have a child with you, he'll have one with the two inside. A few days later, when we figure out a way to rescue them, a whole bunch of them will come out... Hey, what are you doing?"
Before Yae no Miko could finish speaking, she saw the beautiful woman who had just been so innocent and naive reach out and summon a menacing spear that radiated a chilling aura, then raise it and smash it towards the torii gate.
"I won't allow that kind of thing!"
Yae no Miko hurriedly summoned a Sesshou Sakura to block Shin-haku's spear, and said with a wry smile, "You can't flip the table like this when you're joking around!"
Unaware of what was happening outside, Xu Ning was now sitting cross-legged on the ground, drinking and trying to think of a solution.
He originally wanted to ask Wendy or Qingyi for help to see if they had any good ideas.
But it was only just now that he discovered that his Dust Concealment Gourd was completely unopenable, and even calling out to Qingyi had no effect.
It's as if there are laws in this space that are higher than his own Dust Concealment Gourd, restricting his ability to open the space at will.
"This is troublesome." Xu Ning took another swig of wine.
Although Xu Ning doesn't consider himself someone who readily admits defeat, in this situation, it seems there's nothing else he can do but lie down and give up.
As for helping Lei Movie kill General Thunder...
It seems that this is their consciousness space. As long as their will to live remains, they will reappear unscathed even if they are killed ten thousand times.
Otherwise, why would the two have fought for nearly five hundred years without a clear winner?
Moreover, Lei Movie didn't need my help at all. In the short time since we started fighting, Lei Movie had already gained a complete advantage.
As the light of Dream One shone brightly, Lei Movie's longsword flashed past General Lei's neck.
"The victory is decided!"
As soon as General Thunder regained his form, Xu Ning leaped up and shouted at the two of them, "The battle is over! A new will has surpassed the unchanging laws of eternity, and eternal change has triumphed over eternal protection. Alright, everyone come over and shake hands. We're still good friends. Shall we go out and have a good drink?"
General Thunder glanced at the guy jumping around beside him, then looked at Thunder Movie and said coldly, "The eternal enemy is not so simple. Whether your progress and the future you have built can withstand the erosion of time still needs more proof."
Lei Yingdong calmly lowered his blade, his gaze fixed firmly on the "high wall" he had built with his own hands, and said, "Then let's continue!"
The naginata in General Raiden's hand slid slowly across the surface, as if tearing through a curtain.
The boundless wasteland stretched out.
"Mediocre and lonely, silent and barren."
Xu Ning suddenly realized that he and General Lei Dian's bodies had become transparent, as if they had become a pair of eyes in the void, looking at a lonely hut in the boundless wasteland.
Lei Yingdian is currently residing there.
Or perhaps this version of Lei's movie was born here, his parents are dead, his sisters died young, he was born mute, and he is trapped in the wilderness.
They live off the meager plot of land they cultivate each day, barely scraping by with no means of support.