Chapter 145
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Volume 2 + Chapter 145: The Only Exception
I… should be dead, right?
Xia Yi only remembered that on Belial’s body, she had already resolved to fight to the death against the Demon God Pillars.
Then, under Belial’s will, the Demon God Pillars attacked her.
And Belial’s eye kept watching her, enjoying the desperate struggle, as if watching an interesting performance.
With her strength, it was impossible to defeat the Demon God Pillars, and in the end, she still fell.
This should be her end.
“Ugh…”
Xia Yi opened her eyes, and in a daze, she saw Serra’s face.
At this moment, she was lying on Serra’s lap, a warm and soft touch.
Sure enough, had she already gone to heaven?
“Serra, you died too!”
Xia Yi hugged her personal maid.
“Princess.”
“It really is Serra’s voice, wuuuu!”
The silver-haired loli nestled in the red dragon maid’s arms.
And the maid sister let her feel what is a fragrant and soft facial cleanser.
Such gentleness made the sourness that had been pent up in Xia Yi’s heart well up.
So aggrieved!
“Wuuah! The Demon God Pillars were so mean, bullying me together. How could I win against them!” Tears welled up in the corners of Xia Yi’s eyes.
“There, there, Princess. It’s okay now.”
Serra patted her back, gently comforting her.
“What’s okay? We’re both dead. This is heaven…”
“It’s not heaven, Princess,” Serra raised her head, “The ancestor is watching.”
“Eh?”
Xia Yi followed Serra’s gaze, looked up, and saw the statue of the ancestor.
Then she looked around and realized she was now inside the temple…
She pinched her butt.
It hurt.
Not dead!
She was still alive!
Xia Yi quickly stood up, recalling her loss of composure in front of the ancestor’s statue just now, feeling very embarrassed.
“Cough cough!!”
She hurriedly wiped away her tears, pretending as if nothing had happened.
“Princess, you didn’t wipe it clean here.”
Serra took out a handkerchief and wiped Xia Yi’s face a few times.
This made the little princess even more embarrassed, her cheeks burning. She had to quickly change the subject to ease the awkwardness just now.
“Serra, where did you go? I’ve been looking for you!”
“Sorry, Princess. I got lost.”
“Lost?”
“I found that you had disappeared and wanted to find you, but I couldn’t find your whereabouts no matter what. Later, I came to the center of the Great Sea of Trees and found the ancestor’s temple. I also sensed your aura.”
Serra paused.
“I entered the ancestor’s temple and found the magic array here. There was spatial magic in it. I realized that there might be a hidden space here… So I activated the magic array and came to the other side of the world.”
“Indeed, Serra, you too!” Xia Yi said, “It was because I found the ancestor’s temple that I came to this side!”
“I sensed the aura of a Legendary Beast outside, which was very dangerous. I also saw you lying inside the ancestor’s temple. It seemed that the ancestor’s statue had manifested to protect you. I didn’t know what had happened. For safety, I activated the spatial magic array again and returned to the Great Sea of Trees, guarding you here until you woke up.”
“Could it be that the ancestor saved me?”
Xia Yi was surprised, looking at the motionless statue.
“Serra, actually…”
She told Serra what she had seen and experienced in the Great Sea of Trees.
“So that’s how it is. It’s really incredible.” After listening, Serra was also quite surprised.
“Yeah. At that time, I felt that I was definitely going to die, but I didn’t expect the ancestor to come to life!”
Xia Yi came to the ancestor’s statue and bowed in gratitude.
“Ancestor, next time I come, I will definitely bring you the best offerings and pay my respects to you properly, like my favorite osmanthus cake…”
Serra silently watched her princess, her eyes changing.
Princess, you’re really not an ordinary dragon.
…
On the night before departure.
“Your Majesty, you… want me to attack the Princess?” Serra looked at Xia Lulu in disbelief.
“Yes.” Xia Lulu affirmed.
Serra was very shaken.
As Xia Yi’s personal maid, she had always acted to protect her and had never received such a mission.
But as a member of the Royal Maid Corps, she had to follow orders.
“Deep in the Great Sea of Trees, there is an ancestral temple. Through the ancestral temple, which is actually a spatial base point, one will enter the true land, where the Legendary Beast Belial is sleeping,” Xia Lulu explained, “Xia Yi will definitely find the ancestral temple, open the passage, and go to the true land… At that time, you will play the role of Belial’s Demon God Pillar and attack her, using Xia Yi’s blood to awaken Belial. Serra, only you can carry out this mission. You have directly faced Legendary Beasts before. Others don’t have the experience.”
“Understood.”
Serra’s expression was somewhat complex.
On one hand, she learned that there was a sleeping Legendary Beast within the Dragon Kingdom; on the other hand, this mission was really incomprehensible. What was Her Majesty’s intention?
Xia Lulu saw through Serra’s thoughts, “There is one exception among the Legendary Beasts, that is the Beast of Sloth, Belial.”
“The Beast of Sloth?”
“The goal of the Legendary Beasts is to destroy the world’s civilizations and exterminate all life. Theoretically, it is impossible for them to communicate with anyone. However, in the Mythical Era, such a thing happened. The Beast of Sloth made a deal with a certain human, bestowing its authority to that human to use, allowing that human to control the 72 Demon God Pillars… With the help of the Demon God Pillars, he created an extremely glorious kingdom.”
“There was such a thing?”
Serra was surprised.
She didn’t know about the events of the Mythical Era. After coming into contact with Legendary Beasts, she knew that those existences were pure disasters. How could a calamity communicate with people?
“That person was known as King Solomon. With the help of the 72 Demon God Pillars, King Solomon was invincible for a time. Facing King Solomon, who possessed the 72 Demon God Pillars, all races in the world had no choice but to avoid his wrath.”
“The Beast of Sloth, as a Legendary Beast, actually did such a thing and cooperated with others?” Serra gained a new understanding of the Legendary Beasts.
“Yes. Very few people know the history of the Mythical Era. Even humans themselves don’t remember how powerful they once were,” Xia Lulu smiled, “Without sufficient strength, even the glory of the past cannot be preserved.”
“Could it be, Your Majesty, you want her to obtain this power?”
“Not only do I think so, but the Dragon King of the Ancient Era also thought about it. He tried to contact Belial, obtain the authority of the Sloth, and control the power of the 72 Demon God Pillars, which could easily conquer this land. No one wouldn’t want such powerful strength… Unfortunately, that contact failed. The Beast of Sloth didn’t trade its authority like it did with King Solomon. The dragons also paid a heavy price… In the end, that generation’s Dragon King had no choice but to use the ancestral temple as a base point to create a false space to hide Belial, and Belial was also lazy by nature… Even if it occasionally awakened, it wouldn’t return to the original world.”
“King Solomon was human. He was the only successful exception after contacting Belial. Perhaps Belial is only interested in humans, which is why our previous contact failed.”
“Can the Princess do it?” Serra still had some doubts.
“Xia Yi is the only exception in the entire dragon race.”
Xia Lulu took out a magic scroll written in Ancient Dragon Language, and the material was very rare, even nobles might not be able to access it.
Serra had never seen a magic scroll of this level before.
“The price paid by the dragons in the past was not in vain. It gave the dragons some understanding of the Demon God Pillars. It was after that disaster that the Dragon King of the Ancient Era created this magic scroll with the power of the entire kingdom, which could temporarily seal the movements of the Demon God Pillars for a few dozen seconds. Take it, Serra. Our dragon race only have this one scroll. It must be used at the last moment.”
“I understand.” Serra took the scroll.
This scroll was the last resort to ensure the Princess’s safety. With this, she could survive in front of the Legendary Beast no matter what.
“Let Xia Yi’s blood awaken Belial. Afterwards, Belial may have the Demon God Pillars test Xia Yi, letting them remember Xia Yi well. With Xia Yi’s current ability, she cannot bear such powerful authority… But she still has to try to make contact first, at least before I can help her…”
Xia Lulu’s words stopped abruptly.
Although there were still questions in Serra’s heart, she didn’t understand why Her Majesty had to go this far… But orders were orders. She wouldn’t question them… Since it was a mission entrusted to her by Her Majesty, she would respond well to those expectations.
Her memory was sealed, temporarily forgetting the conversation just now.
“Eh? Your Majesty, why are you here… Why am I here?” Serra looked at Xia Lulu in confusion.
“Go back, Serra, it’s time to rest.” Xia Lulu said.
“Mhm… Your Majesty, then I will take my leave.” Serra nodded and left.
The rooftop was left with only Xia Lulu.
She gripped the cold railing, gazing at the starry sky.
In fact, Xia Lulu didn’t know what Xia Yi’s future would be like. This was something no one could predict.
Her past and future seemed to be predetermined… No matter what she did, it might not make much difference.
But on this path, an accident appeared, that was… Xia Yi.
Her birth was not in the predetermined fate, nor was it intentionally done by Xia Lulu. No one knew what her future would be like.
The appearance of Xia Yi, for Xia Lulu, was a unique miracle.
