togophonebook Chapter 617 Yi Shoots Down the Suns, I'll Be With You by Your Corpse
Chapter 617 Yi Shoots Down the Suns, I'll Be With You by Your Corpse
Chapter 617 Yi Shoots Down Ten Suns, I'll Be With You by Your Corpse
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Seeing that Nüren had lost her last breath and turned into a charred corpse engulfed in flames, Chongming burst into tears and let out a heart-wrenching scream and roar, desperately trying to tear at the tear bubbles that bound him.
The tear bubbles enveloping him were formed from the sorceress's power condensing his tears, and even though the sorceress was dead, he could not tear them apart.
He was like an observer in this ancient, primordial era, an observer unseen by others, roaring, howling, and crying out in pain all by himself.
The sun remained high in the sky for ten days, scorching the earth and making it even hotter. All the creatures on Qitian Mountain cried out in despair.
With a soft pop, the sound of a tear bubble bursting rang out.
Chongming fell from his tears and lunged at Nuren, who was engulfed in flames and turned to charcoal. He tried to embrace her, but his body passed right through hers.
He couldn't hold her, he couldn't touch her.
He could only offer a half-hearted embrace, tears rolling down his reddened eyes, down his cheeks, and onto the woman's face and body, one drop, two drops, countless drops.
Suddenly, all the creatures praying at the foot of Qitian Mountain felt raindrops falling, hot and bitter raindrops, descending from the sky under the blazing sun.
They raised their hands, they looked up at the sky, they opened their mouths, they cheered: "It's raining, it's raining, it's finally raining! Long live the Great Witch of Nuren, long live, long live!"
"Rain, rain! We are saved! We are saved! Great Witch Nüren, please let the rain fall even harder! Please let the earth drink this rainwater and let all things regain their vitality!"
"Nüren, Nüren..."
"Ah, this rainwater is so salty, so salty, so salty, it's like drinking a mouthful of seawater. It doesn't quench my thirst, it's just salty."
"Yes, yes, how can rainwater be salty? Shouldn't rainwater be sweet? Why is it so salty?"
"And these past ten days, such heavy rain has fallen without wind or dark clouds; it doesn't make sense!"
“Look, look! It’s only raining above our heads, not around us. It’s not raining around us.”
"Why is this happening? What happened to Nüren? Isn't she the only and most powerful female shaman in the Nine Provinces, Four Seas and Eight Wastes?"
"Yes, she is the female shaman of the Wuxian Kingdom, the female shaman who tours the nine provinces. She prayed to the heavens and communicated with the gods, but why didn't it rain?"
"Is it because we don't have enough offerings? We can make offerings to trade with the gods and ask them to send rain!"
"No, no, no, Nüren has been up there for a very, very long time. If there hadn't been rain, if there hadn't been food, she would probably be in grave danger..."
"No, Nuren has a giant crab with a back that can stretch for thousands of miles. It has everything on its back: mountains and rivers, lush trees, birds and beasts, and even precious dragonfish."
"Nüren travels the Nine Provinces on the giant crab, and her eating, drinking, and relieving herself are all superior to the giant crab's. Moreover, she is a witch, a female high witch, the most powerful witch in the entire realm. She will not allow herself to die, she will not..."
"Yes, ten days of scorching sun have continued, no rain has fallen, the land is cracked, and life is in turmoil. All the shamans cannot pray for rain or wind. It is not that they are useless, but that the offerings are insufficient."
“I heard from the elders that the shamans offer cattle and sheep as sacrifices to the heavens. If the cattle and sheep can get what they want, then it is just cattle and sheep. If the cattle and sheep cannot get what they want, then they have to increase the stakes and need more valuable items.”
“The witch... communicates with heaven and earth and the gods. If she cannot get what she wants, she will offer herself as a sacrifice to the gods in exchange.”
"To the gods, the most capable shamans and kings in the world are the best sacrifices."
"These salty tears falling on us, do you think, could they be Nüren's final swan song?"
"No, no, no, no, don't talk nonsense. Nuren won't die. It'll rain heavily soon, and she'll leave in ten days..."
"Ahhh, why is this happening? Why is this happening? I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"
Someone burst into tears and questioned the heavens.
Then more people started crying, wailing and sobbing in despair.
Between heaven and earth, it seemed as if only the sound of weeping could be heard, and nothing else.
Time passed slowly, and the number of species at the foot of Qitian Mountain dwindled. They didn't leave.
They are dead.
They were literally baked to death by the sun.
The salty rain only lasted one day.
It was not enough to quench their thirst, nor enough to save their lives.
They died under the scorching sun; because the weather was too dry and hot, they did not decompose and turned into mummies.
One mummified corpse after another, layer upon layer, surrounded the foot of Qitian Mountain until everyone below died.
Chongming held Nuren in his arms on Qitian Mountain, his tears flowing until they dried up. He didn't know how much time had passed when suddenly one day, the witch spirit staff on the ground rolled and made a sound.
Chongming, as stiff as a stone, heard a sound and slowly turned his head to look. The Witch Spirit Staff rolled to his feet and touched him.
Chongming blinked slightly, thinking he had misread or misjudged the situation.
Unexpectedly, the Witch Spirit Staff touched him once again.
He didn't see wrong, and he didn't feel wrong.
He slowly withdrew his hands from the woman's embrace and grasped the witch's staff.
The Witch Spirit Staff neither ran, nor walked, nor dodged.
Chongming grasped it firmly.
Just then, a golden arrow shot out from the distant earth, heading towards one of the ten suns in the sky.
With a loud bang.
One of the ten days was shot by a golden arrow, which exploded in the sky, shattering into countless pieces of fire that fell from the sky.
Immediately following, the second, third, and fourth golden arrows were shot out, and the first, third, and fourth arrows were shot out and fell downwards.
The scorching heat between heaven and earth began to lessen, lessen...
After the nine suns were shot down, the Witch Spirit Staff in Chongming's hand seemed to come alive, detaching from his hand and soaring into the air.
The red and green snakes coiled around the witch's staff transformed into two giant beasts, roaring and howling at the only sun in the sky.
Boom, boom, boom...
Three deafening thunderclaps echoed throughout the heavens and earth, accompanied by the roars and fury of the green and red serpents.
The sky, following the thunderous roars and the howls of the green and red snakes, darkened and clouds appeared—one, two, countless clouds—until the sun was shrouded in darkness. Then, a bolt of lightning ripped across the sky, and rain began to fall.
A large raindrop fell from the dark clouds onto the earth, and the parched land drank a drop of water after being exposed to the scorching sun for ten days.
Then came the second raindrop, the third raindrop, the fourth, and countless others. A torrential downpour descended from the sky and crashed onto the earth.
The fragments of the sun that were shot down burned on the ground, but were extinguished by the torrential rain and could not be rekindled.
The green and red snakes coiled around the Witch Spirit Staff again, which then fell from the sky and landed in Chongming's hands.
The woman's body, as red as burning coals, remained unchanged despite the torrential rain, just as if she had died from being exposed to the scorching sun.
Chongming was soaked to the bone, his face wet with what looked like rain or tears. He reached out to touch Nuren's face, but his hand passed right through her skin.
He forced a smile and said, "Nüren, Jiang Chacha, don't be afraid. Even if your three souls and seven spirits aren't here, it doesn't matter. I'll be here with you."
"Let's witness together on Qitian Mountain the restart of heaven and earth, the renewed prosperity of the Nine Provinces, the renewed turbulence of the four seas, the transformation of the world, the great war between the Lich King and the Demon King, and that I love only you, only you!"