Chapter 609: First Arrival in the Kingdom of the Night God

“Mavuika, which of the two tribes—Flowerfeather or NightWind—do you think is more likely to inherit an ancient name and become the next hero?” Aether asked Mavuika.

“To be honest, I’m not entirely sure,” Mavuika admitted.

“There are so many outstanding people in both tribes… And we have no way of knowing how the Great Spirit judges value. As far as we know, anyone might become the hero.”

“Great… this situation still seems pretty tricky…” Aether sighed.

“If we still can’t find the two heroes within a week, do we really have no choice but to help Captain Capitano carry out his plan?”

“We’ve already agreed. If we fail, we must honor our promise.”

Mavuika answered firmly:

“And the reason I didn’t object earlier was because my intuition told me—I can trust Su Yuan.”

Feeling Mavuika’s fiery gaze, Su Yuan immediately grew flustered.

They had only just met, yet she trusted him this much…

He definitely couldn’t let her down.

And suddenly, Su Yuan had an idea: Since heroes are chosen by the Great Spirit, why not just ask her directly?

He already had his own ancient name—proof that the Great Spirit acknowledged and accepted him.

With the situation urgent, if he went personally to ask the Great Spirit, surely she wouldn’t refuse?

So Su Yuan voiced his thought:

“In that case, why don’t I go to the Kingdom of the Night God and ask the Great Spirit in person?”

“Su Yuan, what nonsense are you saying?”

Mavuika stared at him, puzzled and serious:

“Do you think the Kingdom of the Night God is some tourist destination? That you can go whenever you want and come back whenever you like?”

“Even with an ancient name, you can only possibly be revived by the Ode of Resurrection. And even then, the ceremony consumes a huge amount of resources and can still go wrong.”

“So I can’t let you take that risk!”

“Mavuika, you misunderstood…” Su Yuan explained.

“I want to do this because it’s not risky.”

“The truth is… I can return alive from the Kingdom of the Night God even without the Ode of Resurrection.”

Everyone froze.

If what Su Yuan said was true… then as long as the Kingdom of the Night God existed in Natlan, Su Yuan—within the borders of Natlan—would never truly die?

What kind of terrifying ability was that?

“Su Yuan, you’re not joking, right?” Paimon asked in disbelief.

“Joking? At a time like this? Do I look like I’m joking?” Su Yuan replied.

“If you revive without the Ode of Resurrection, that’s basically forcing open the barrier between the Kingdom of the Night God and Natlan.”

“Even I would need huge preparation and pay a massive price to achieve that…”

“You may be strong, but can you really do something like that?”

“And more importantly, the Kingdom of the Night God is already unstable. Forcing your way back like that would damage both the realm and Natlan’s ley lines.”

“Uh… Mavuika, I think you’ve misunderstood…” Su Yuan said helplessly.

“I can’t break the barrier by brute force. I’m not that strong.”

“But I have a… special method. One that won’t harm the Night God’s realm or the ley lines, and will still let me return.”

He spoke with total confidence.

“But…” Mavuika still hesitated, worry in her eyes.

“No buts! If we want to identify the last two heroes, this is the fastest way!”

Then Su Yuan took out the small knife he carried with him…

…and plunged it directly into his heart.

He thought: Since the rules of his death-rewind ability had changed so many times—since he didn’t even have death rewind anymore—

So, that so-called restriction that prevented him from committing suicide… should have long since disappeared, right?

Feeling the blood surging out from his pierced heart, Su Yuan’s consciousness began to fade, and soon he closed his eyes…

When Su Yuan opened his eyes again, he found himself in an entirely new place.

The sky here was pitch-black; the rocks on the ground and the distant mountains were all a deep, dark blue…

There were no traces of any animals or plants ever existing here—only coldness and utter silence.

Su Yuan looked around, taking in everything, thinking: So this is the Kingdom of the Night God?

If so… then here came the question: where was he supposed to find the Night God?

For a long time afterward, Su Yuan simply walked and walked through the realm of the Night God.

He had no idea how far he’d gone, but the scenery around him never changed—everything looked exactly the same…

At this, Su Yuan became completely confused.

Not only had he failed to find the Great Spirit, he didn’t even know how to leave this place and revive back in Natlan…

So Su Yuan could only shout loudly into the empty expanse:

“Great Spirit??? Night God??? Are you here??? Look at me—I’m right here!!!”

But no matter how he called out, the only response he received was his own echo—nothing more.

A sense of despair grew within him.

What was he supposed to do now?

He had just confidently told everyone outside that he could revive from the Kingdom of the Night God without using the Ode of Resurrection—and now he was being slapped in the face by reality?

Just as Su Yuan was at a complete loss, a translucent figure—like the lingering soul of a person—suddenly appeared before him, startling him!

But soon Su Yuan calmed down.

Considering that the Kingdom of the Night God was similar to Liyue’s boundary between life and death, encountering lingering spirits wasn’t surprising…

“Please… you must… save… our ‘Captain’…”

The faint, flickering figure said in a broken, intermittent voice.

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