Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Chapter 667: The Trial of the God of Death
The Dead Sea wasn’t a sea at all, but a desert, blackened by Death Divinity.
Audoin had carved a path here, leading directly to the God of Death’s Sleeping Land. Tombstones marked the way, otherwise Xi Wei and the others would surely have been lost in the black sand and storms.
The moment they stepped onto the Dead Sea.
“Hiss!”
Xi Wei frowned, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cave. On the desolate, uninhabited black desert, a black sandstorm swept in, hitting their faces like ice blades. The cold didn’t just affect the surface of their skin; it seeped into their bones and permeated their souls.
They knew this was the cold brought by the God of Death’s Divinity. As the wind howled past their ears, they could even hear the wailing of the dead.
“The one chosen by the Holy Dragon, you have come…”
The voice was hoarse and low, yet grand and majestic, as if emanating from the depths of the Dead Sea, echoing in Xi Wei’s mind.
Xi Wei looked around.
He found that Loli, Ruo Yi, and the others had normal expressions.
It was clear that only he had heard the voice just now.
“That’s right, I have come!”
Xi Wei responded silently in his heart, with a hint of theatrical flair.
Didn’t powerful beings like the God of Death enjoy this kind of theatrics?
At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Since the God of Death’s Will was clear, any situation that followed, however terrible, should still be within control.
“My divine body has already decayed.”
The God of Death’s voice was like a sigh.
“I cannot escape Cthulhu’s erosion, so I need you to help me kill my contaminated half-divine body!”
Xi Wei’s heart stirred upon hearing this. Here it comes.
“But I am just a mortal. Although my strength is passable, I haven’t touched the realm of gods.”
Xi Wei didn’t immediately agree to the God of Death’s request.
Although everyone said the God of Death was a benevolent god, and the System’s mission also indicated this, he remained very cautious nonetheless.
“You don’t have to be so self-deprecating. King of Winter, I know you. The Holy Dragon Lord mentioned you to me. As a person of origin, only you can bear the strength of the gods… You have a blank Godhead, don’t you?”
“Yes.” Xi Wei was secretly surprised.
He felt like his very underwear had been seen through. He had to admit, he was worthy of being a big shot who dared to confront the Old Ones head-on. Even in his submerged state, he could perceive everything around him.
“If you help me kill the decayed divine body, I will give you all of the God of Death’s Divinity.”
“Why? If you give it to me, won’t you die?”
Xi Wei still didn’t quite believe in such a generous and selfless god. Who would choose death if they could live?
“My divine soul will perish together with Cthulhu’s residual will. At that time, the contaminated divine body will become a shell with only the will to contaminate and kill. Only in this way can ‘I’ be completely killed, and at the same time, you can take the Hourglass of Time!”
Before Xi Wei could speak, the God of Death added:
“Over these thousands of years, with the help of the Hourglass of Time, I have been fighting against the Old Ones’ erosion. But I cannot stop the leakage of Divinity, nor can I change the fact that I am becoming weaker. One day I will vanish, and a God of Death with Cthulhu’s will will be born then. This will be a disaster. If Death Divinity can be passed down completely, it would be a great fortune for me.”
Xi Wei more or less understood.
It was like the God of Death was looking for a successor. Upon finding one, he would transfer his power and perish together with the evil will within his body.
“Is there no other way? For example, could Cthulhu’s erosion be removed?”
“No,” the God of Death didn’t offer further explanation.
“Alright, I understand.”
Xi Wei agreed. Since the God of Death had made up his mind, he would respect his choice.
“I will wait for you at the end of the Dead Sea.”
With that, the grand will receded like a tide.
Xi Wei came back to his senses and found Loli, Ruo Yi, Connie, and Alice Frost looking at him with strange expressions, forming a circle around him.
“Master, are you alright?”
“Honey… Master, you’re covered in frost! Loli sister is so worried!”
Xi Wei then noticed he was covered in ice crystals, looking as stiff as someone frozen to death in the dead of winter.
“I’m fine, just thinking about some things.”
Xi Wei smiled and shook his head.
In reality, he was still greatly shocked.
The God of Death was indeed powerful. Just conversing with his will had caused such an anomaly on his body’s surface. If he hadn’t already Promoted to Legendary, coupled with Loli’s presence, he might have reached the end of his life the moment he connected.
It was just as Gabriel had said before.
The God of Death was truly a benevolent god, but his Divinity destined him to be lonely, as no living creature dared to approach him.
“Let’s go, we need to continue forward.”
Under the worried gazes of the others, Xi Wei took the lead, acting as if everything was normal.
Loli came up and took Xi Wei’s hand.
Life Divinity flowed into Xi Wei, instantly dispelling all the cold.
They continued forward. The deeper they went into the Dead Sea, the darker it became. Fortunately, the tombstones left by Audoin were conspicuous enough. Even with low visibility, they could still discern the direction.
“What is that?”
Connie exclaimed, pointing ahead.
In the darkness of the sandstorm, a tall figure stood, appearing to be a person floating in the air. He wore a wide, black robe, the edges of which were tattered, leaving many black holes. It billowed and danced wildly in the sandstorm.
Xi Wei frowned.
A panel immediately appeared in his vision.
[Name: None]
[Identity: Death Thrall]
[Level: Legendary-grade – Rank 8]
[Skills: Touch of Death, Reaper’s Scythe]
[Equipment: Death Thrall’s Cloak]
[Reputation: None (A monster distorted by pure Death Divinity, its status is similar to an angel beside the God of Light. They are filled with Death Divinity, administer the rules of death, and hold absolute fairness towards all lifeforms – you all must die)]
“It’s a Death Thrall!”
Xi Wei said in a deep voice and drew his sword.
At the same time, he charged towards the Death Thrall.
Only by letting the King of Conquest Long Sword come into contact with divine creatures could one begin to plunder. Qi Slash would have no effect.
Concurrently, the Death Thrall seemed to hear Xi Wei’s voice and abruptly turned around.
Beneath the wide, black robe, there was only a patch of dark mist.
No facial features, no bones.
Only the cold, deathly stillness—Death Divinity in its purest form.
The Death Thrall silently drew a scythe from within its black robe, its blade wriggling like black mist. It swept horizontally towards the charging Xi Wei.
“Swish—”
A jet-black blade light tore through space with a whistling sound.
Xi Wei frowned and ducked to avoid it.
The blade light gave him a prickling sensation, and even with Loli’s protection, he didn’t dare to meet it head-on.
The next moment, he had already slid to the Death Thrall’s side and brought his sword down on the scythe-wielding arm.
