novelhk Chapter 66 The Ending of the Spirit Hall 3
Chapter 66 The Ending of the Spirit Hall 3
Chapter 66 The Fate of the Three Beauties of the Spirit Hall
"Hmm? Bibi Dong's Tomb?"
Lu Xingchen's breath hitched slightly as he looked at the words on the tombstone.
He reached out and gently touched the surface of the tombstone. In addition to "Tomb of Bibi Dong", he saw several lines of small characters engraved on it: the last pope of the Spirit Hall, the first empress of the Spirit Empire, and the god of Rakshasa.
"It seems they're not just people with the same name."
Looking at these few lines of small characters, Lu Xingchen understood that this should be Bibi Dong's tombstone, after all, the indication was too obvious.
He looked around and his gaze fell on the other two tombstones.
On the left side, the tombstone is inscribed with "Tomb of Qian Renxue," and around it are two lines of smaller characters: the last Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, Goddess of Angels.
The tombstone on the right is inscribed with "Tomb of Hu Liena", and also has two lines of smaller characters: the last Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, Commander of the Spirit Empire.
"The tombs of three core figures of the Spirit Hall are gathered here—who erected these monuments for them?"
Lu Xingchen looked doubtful, his mind racing. "Tang San? Or Yu Xiaogang? I remember in the original story, after the Battle of Jialing Pass, Qian Renxue and Hu Liena did not die, and Tang San promised to spare their lives."
Leaving aside Tang San in Douluo Continent II and III, in Douluo Continent I, Tang San was at least a fairly upright person who repaid kindness with kindness and revenge with revenge.
Just like Homelander, when they first gained invincible power, they were still bound by morality and rules, trying to stand as ordinary people.
Only as time goes by and people realize their own strength will they gradually break free of their shackles, reveal their true nature, and begin to stop eating beef.
Tang San in Douluo Continent I was clearly not at that level yet, especially out of respect for Yu Xiaogang, he would never want to kill Qian Renxue and Hu Liena.
Once Tang San makes a promise, even if the subordinates don't care about Tang San's reputation, they shouldn't dare to act rashly.
Although Qian Renxue's divine position was shattered, she still possessed level 89 soul power, and Hu Liena was also a top-tier soul master. If the two wanted to find a secluded place to live out their remaining years in peace, it wouldn't be difficult.
"Could these be the tombstones left by others after they died of natural causes?"
While pondering, Lu Xingchen took out the "0-02 Omniscient Eye". Thinking too much was useless, so he might as well use his appraisal ability to take a look.
One of "0-02's" abilities is "Omniscience," which allows the user to see through others' past experiences and future trajectories, making all of their information readily available to the user.
Although there are only three tombstones here now, don't underestimate the power of "omniscience". As long as it is a history that actually existed, "0-2" can be dug up.
"Buzz—"
As Lu Xingchen poured his spiritual power into it, the Eye of Omniscience suddenly burst out with dazzling golden light. A powerful suction force came from the lens, and his spiritual power was consumed at an extremely terrifying speed. In just a moment, he felt dizzy.
"The consumption is greater than expected."
Lu Xingchen was secretly amazed, "It seems that the greater the time span of the reversal, the more astonishing the mental energy required."
Even so, he did not stop injecting his mental energy.
On the lens of the All-Knowing Eye, streaks of light flashed, like scenes from a movie, constantly revealing past fragments related to the three tombstones, accompanied by a massive influx of information into his spiritual sea.
After an unknown amount of time, the light of the Eye of Omniscience gradually dimmed. Lu Xingchen withdrew his mental energy and let out a long sigh of relief. This time, he had consumed nearly ten thousand points of mental energy, almost a quarter of his total mental energy.
"I see----"
After sorting through the information in his mind, all the doubts in Lu Xingchen's eyes disappeared, replaced by deep emotion.
Twenty thousand years ago, the Battle of Jialing Pass came to an end.
The main force of the Spirit Empire was wiped out. Bibi Dong was exhausted in the final battle with Tang San. Before she died, she left a message, begging Tang San to spare Qian Renxue and Hu Liena.
Perhaps out of pity for the tragic life of his opponent, or perhaps out of consideration for Yu Xiaogang, Tang San finally nodded in agreement, allowing the two to leave with Bibi Dong's remains, to live in anonymity and never again get involved in the conflicts on the continent.
Along the way, there were many petty people who coveted the divine legacy and came to harass them, including radical soldiers from the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, as well as soul masters who tried to seize the fragments of divine artifacts from Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.
Although Qian Renxue's divine position was shattered, she still possessed a powerful soul force of level 89. When her six-winged angel martial soul was unleashed, all enemies turned to ashes wherever the golden flames passed.
Hu Liena, with her Killing God Domain and powerful charm, worked seamlessly with Qian Renxue to resolve crises time and time again.
During their escape, they encountered Xie Yue and Yan Yi, who were also survivors. Xie Yue was Hu Liena's older brother, while Yan Yi was a devoted admirer of Hu Liena. After the destruction of the Martial Soul Empire, the two managed to escape and have been searching for Hu Liena ever since.
After the four reunited, their strength increased greatly, but they also knew that after the destruction of the Martial Soul Empire, there was no place for them to stay in the world.
In order to completely escape the pursuit and to find a place for Bibi Dong to rest in peace, the four of them discussed the matter and finally decided to go to the Lost Canyon to live in seclusion.
The Lost Canyon is a naturally formed, dangerous place. It is rugged with steep cliffs and precipices, and the canyon is filled with highly toxic miasma year-round, with a very harsh climate.
During the Spirit Hall's heyday, this place was used to punish Spirit Masters who committed serious offenses.
Of course, many people also regard it as a place for training juniors. For Soul Masters below the Soul Saint level, it is definitely a dangerous place.
The four chose to live in seclusion in the Misty Grand Canyon because they valued its seclusion and danger, which would isolate them from the outside world. They also felt sorrow over the destruction of the Spirit Hall and did not want to have much contact with the world anymore.
Upon arriving at the Lost Canyon, the four first held a simple funeral for Bibi Dong.
In a relatively flat area deep in the canyon, they carved out a tombstone for Bibi Dong by hand and buried her in this quiet valley.
The inscription on the tombstone was carved by Qian Renxue herself, and each word was filled with complex emotions—resentment towards this "mother" as well as sympathy for her life's experiences.
After settling Bibidon's affairs, the four of them settled down in the valley.
Qian Renxue, devastated by the shattering of her divine position and burdened by her complicated emotional entanglement with Tang San, had long since lost all hope and become indifferent to the mundane world, never having considered remarrying.
Because of her past experiences and the death of Bibi Dong, Hu Liena no longer has any expectations for love.
Only Yan remained devoted to Hu Liena, guarding her day after day, trying to win her heart with his sincerity. However, Hu Liena had already built a high wall around her heart and remained unmoved.
Seeing that the environment in the canyon was relatively stable, Xie Yue married a female Soul Master from the Spirit Hall who had fled there with him. They had children and wanted to continue their bloodline.
Time flies, and a century has passed in the blink of an eye.
Qian Renxue ultimately could not withstand the erosion of time. Although her soul power was strong, she was not a true deity and could not live forever.
On a drizzly morning, Qian Renxue slowly closed her eyes while sitting in meditation, her face calm, as if she were simply asleep.
Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan were deeply saddened. In accordance with Qian Renxue's last wishes, they buried her to the left of Bibi Dong and erected a tombstone for her, inscribing her life's titles.
Fifty years later, Hu Liena also reached the end of her life.
Throughout her life, she witnessed the glory and destruction of the Spirit Hall, experienced the trials of family, love, and friendship, and finally died peacefully in loneliness and longing.
Xie Yue was already old at this time, and his hair had long turned white, but he still personally built a tombstone for his sister and buried her to the right of Bibi Dong, so that the three of them could be reunited in another world.
Yan, a man who had been devoted to Hu Liena throughout his life, became even more taciturn after Hu Liena's death. Even though Hu Liena had repeatedly expressed her dislike for him, he never wavered in his feelings and remained unmarried for the rest of his life.
A year after Hu Liena's death, Yan sat quietly in front of her tombstone for three days and three nights before passing away peacefully.
Before his death, he left a will, instructing Xie Yue not to bury him next to the three female soul masters, "Nana did not accept me when she was alive, and she should not be disturbed by me after death. Just let me guard her from afar."
Xie Yue followed Yan's last wishes and buried him on a hillside outside the Misty Grand Canyon. The tombstone was inscribed with only the five words "Tomb of My Dear Friend Yan".
At that time, Xie Yue's offspring had multiplied and grown into a small family.
For the sake of future generations and to protect his sister's final resting place, Xie Yue led his family to settle outside the Misty Grand Canyon, guarding this hidden valley for generations.
Time has flowed on, and six thousand years have passed.
A sudden and dramatic change in nature shattered the tranquility of the Lost Canyon.
At that time, the Sun and Moon Continent plate and the Douluo Continent plate collided violently. The enormous impact tore countless spatial rifts in the Douluo Continent, and the Lost Canyon was not spared either. The entire canyon was swallowed by a huge spatial rift.
Logically, land swallowed by spatial rifts will eventually be shattered in the raging spatial turbulence and turned into cosmic dust.
But in the Lost Canyon lies the remains of Bibi Dong, the Rakshasa goddess. Although she is dead, her remaining divine power has permeated every inch of this land, giving the entire canyon a divine protection.
It was this minute amount of divine power that protected the Lost Canyon amidst the tearing of the spatial rift.
Moreover, the canyon, with the help of the vast spatial power emanating from the spatial rift, gradually broke free from the constraints of the Douluo Main World and formed an independent small plane.
This small plane exists in relation to the Douluo Main World, yet it has its own spatial rules, and it continues to exist under the combined support of divine power and spatial power.
However, the stability of the smaller planes is ultimately temporary.
Thousands of years have passed. As the divine power gradually dissipates, the power of space also begins to weaken. The spatial barriers of the smaller planes become increasingly fragile and could collapse at any moment.
At this critical moment, two strange beams of light pierced through the spatial barrier of the Douluo Main World. One purple light was as swift as lightning, and the other green light was as warm as jade. They both descended into this small plane that was on the verge of collapse.
These two beams of light contained extremely pure energy, which not only repaired the fragile spatial barrier, but also injected new life into the small plane, stabilizing the small plane that was about to collapse.
From then on, this small plane, which carries the remains of three legendary women from the Spirit Hall, continued to exist in the space-time rift of the Douluo Continent.
Until today, Lu Xingchen unexpectedly arrived here through spatial teleportation.
"So that's how it is—truly the capriciousness of fate." Lu Xingchen stood before the three tombstones, his face showing...
A hint of regret appeared on his face.
The three beauties of the Spirit Hall have finally met their end here in this way. It wasn't a dramatic demise, but it wasn't a tragic end either; at least two of them died of old age.
The momentary感慨 (feeling of mixed emotions) vanished in an instant, and Lu Xingchen's gaze gradually sharpened. He raised his hand and took out an iron shovel from his storage bracelet. The shovel gleamed with a cold metallic luster, clearly made to deal with hard geological conditions.
"Clang~"
The shovel landed with a dull thud, breaking the silence of the secret realm.
"So, which grave should we open the box from next?"
His gaze slowly swept between the three tombstones, his tone calm and even, showing no reverence for the deceased, but rather a hint of interest in exploring the unknown.
That's right, he's about to stage a real-life "Tomb Raider Chronicles".
The previous sighs were merely a lament for the end of a legend. For him, it was a reflection on the passing of Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and...
Hu Liena and the others had no prior connection or grudges, so they naturally felt no psychological burden in taking action.
"Elders first, Lao Dong, it's your choice." Lu Xingchen's gaze lingered on the tombstone in the middle, and then he began to dig.
Just in case, before taking action, he specifically took out the numbers 0-01 and began writing: "[Lu Xingchen will now excavate the three tombstones in front of him; the entire process will not involve any danger.]"
He deliberately set his sights on "the three tombstones in front of him" rather than precisely marking "Bibi Dong's Tomb" in order to guard against possible variables.
Even though "0-02" has reviewed the past and confirmed that there are no human defenses here, it's always good to have an extra layer of protection. Better safe than sorry.
"Om one"
As "0-01" was activated, Lu Xingchen could clearly sense that his mental energy was slowly being depleted. This consumption was not significant, only about ten points of mental energy, which was negligible compared to the nearly ten thousand points consumed when he retraced ten thousand years of history.
This phenomenon also confirms his judgment: excavating these three tombstones is unlikely to encounter fatal danger.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, it's the tombstone where one's own mother and teacher are buried. Who would be so heartless as to set up a deadly trap outside the coffin of their loved one?
"Looks like I watched too many tomb raiding dramas in my past life. These Douluo Dalu lunatics probably don't know how to use traps and mechanisms."
Shaking his head self-deprecatingly, Lu Xingchen gripped the shovel in his hand, took a deep breath, aimed at the ground in front of Bibi Dong's tomb, and shoveled down hard.