Chapter 1755: The Truth Is the Truth, Whether You Accept It or Not
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Being stabbed once again after so long had Rheia tearing up in pain, yet when she spoke Hao Ren immediately woke from the daze of the information bombardment. The latter blinked as he looked suspiciously at the tiny goddess of creation. âRheia?â
âItâs me alright!â Rheia hissed. âWhat are you looking at! Pull it out!â
Hao Ren was still totally confused but he still acted on instinct. He carefully laid Rheia down as he held the hilt of the Godslayer, but just as he was about to pull it out, he asked again, âYouâre sure you want me to pull it straight out? I remember reading that you are not supposed to pull a sword out for wounds like this, youâll bleed outâŠâ
Rheiaâs tears almost burst out, âWhatâs with all that nonsense at this time! Most people would normally be dead from a stab like that! Bleed out my foot!â
Hao Ren thought again and concurred, seeing how feisty Rheia was she probably would not die from this anyway, so he gripped the hilt hard, âHold on then, Iâll pull it out now!
âGentlâŠâ
âHey ho!â
âYee-eekkkk!!â
The moment the Godslayer was pulled out, Hao Ren felt an immense change in it. The sword, originally an object of the illusory world, initially felt cold and ethereal in his hands, but now the sword felt very familiar, as the super familiar rambling started as well, âEh partner, looking for me again? Why does this feel so different from the past? Iâm a little dizzy⊠Eh, whereâs this place?â
Before Hao Ren could even open his mouth, the Godslayer shrieked. âWaaahhhh!! This⊠This⊠place⊠Isnât this place back then⊠Did I sleep myself silly, or partner, did you just screw up the timeline and went back in⊠Eeek! The goddess! Why is the goddess on the floor! Why has the goddess been stabbed?! IâŠ.â
Hao Ren and Rheia could not take it any longer and yelled, âShut up!â
Hao Ren then tossed the Godslayer aside as he knelt beside Rheia. âHow are you doing?â
Rheia pointed weakly towards the wound on her chest. After the Godslayer was pulled out of her, a layer of light screen had covered the wound and was visibly healing. Even the torn dress was being restored.
âDonât worry, this is just an illusion. I wonât die again.â Rheia took a deep breath. âBut that really bleeding hurtâŠâ
âIâm still quite confused,â Hao Ren said as he sat beside Rheia and scratched his head, âWhat was that all about? Why⊠did I lost control and stabbed you⊠It was like that illusion before.â
âBefore we entered this realm, I had set up a divine command.â Rheia still lay on the floor, as she continued. âAll shall return to where they were.â
Hao Renâs expression was the same when Raven 12345 stomped on his chest and dunked two bowls of noodle soup down his throat. ââŠBloody hell, is it really so?â
Rheia rolled her eyes. âSurprised? Unexpected right?â
âUnexpected yes, not surprised at all.â Hao Ren looked at Rheiaâs mischievous face, âIâŠwhy did this happen? Regardless, what had happened is just way too much of a twist no?â
âI didnât know why it happened as it did, but I wonât be doing it again,â Rheia said as she held her chest with one hand, and tugging Hao Renâs shirt with another to help herself up. âI never thought Iâd get stabbed again⊠Boy, do I regret that.â
Hao Ren looked at Rheia in the eye, âDid you actually realized that earlier? That I am actuallyâŠâ
âI had never thought of that, but after making contact with the Gilded Disc I saw some memories, it was a memory fragment that was separated while I was in a daze, and had inhabited the disc,â Rheia explained, âThen I saw the mark on your hand⊠So I decided to test it out.â
âBut the mark on my palm was only imprinted on two years back.â Hao Ren looked at his palm and the mark was jarring as ever. âThat was an accident⊠and this shouldnât be innate right?â
âThe entanglement of information⊠Such a thing cannot be explained using causality.â Rheia sighed. âThe mark was destined to appear on you, and it could have been innate, or something that forms later, but regardless, it will always appear before you meet me, as this is the proof that you had once killed a god.â
âSeems like I have to accept it whether I like it or not.â Hao Ren sighed, his tone conflicted. âThis is a bloody joke that I canât even laugh at. I bust my arse for so long to find and revive you, and the truth was that⊠What is this? Some bloody sins of the past?â
âDonât you go cursing in front of a goddess now, especially an underage one.â Rheia rolled her eyes at Hao Ren before turning around. âI know, this will be hard to accept⊠Itâs not only you, even I had never thought itâd turn out like this. Like it or not, accept it or not, this is the truth.â
âYeah, the truth of⊠me stabbing you ten thousand years ago.â Hao Ren laughed at himself, but he felt that many of his questions in the past were now answered.
The web of connections he had with the objects left by the goddess, his immunity to the magics of the Plane of Dreams, his ability to activate the âillusory worldâ, and that Raven 12345 had told him in the past.
âThe matter of the Plane of Dreams, it has to be done by you.â
Perhaps Raven 12345 herself had no explanation for this, but Hao Ren had found his answer.
The illusory world had not ended, with Rheiaâs divine power, this ethereal dimension had stopped as Hao Ren and Rheia sat in the already collapsed temple hall, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
A little was an understatement, it was bloody awkward.
A long moment later, it was Hao Ren who broke the silence. âIâll take responsibility.â
ââŠEh?
âI said Iâll take responsibility, didnât you listen?â
Rheia thought for a bit before her eyes widened. âThatâll cause a lot of misunderstandings if you put it that way!â
Hao Ren had not put much thought when he said that, and with Rheiaâs reminder, he stared at her with an even wider pair of eyes. âWhat the hell is in that brain of yours! Canât you not be pure like a proper goddess should?â
Rheia had fully recovered by then and was in the mood to get into a verbal fight with Hao Ren. âWhat does that have to do with being a goddess! Plus thatâs rich coming from you who had killed a god in the past!â
âThatâs rich, as if me killing you in the past was not directed by yourself!â
âThatâs because you were already planning it, and I just came along and gave you some technical support and suggestionsâŠâ
âIn the past, the stuff of the pastâŠâ
The hall fell silent again, and only after about half a minute later did Rheia let out a long sigh, âRight, those are all in the past.â
âA bloody mess it was,â Hao Ren shook his head, âLetâs not bother pointing fingers, thatâll never end. But regardless, that stab was mine, I wonât run away from that.â
And Rheia did not seem to be in the mind of delving into the matter, âForget about it, I never thought of hating anyone back then, plus like you said, I was one of the hands involved in the deicideâŠâ
As she spoke, she smiled. âNo one should bear responsibility for something they did in their past life, especially when you had already done so much in this. If not for you, I probably will still be asleep in the Umbral Realm, and the Mad Lord may very well break out and Iâm soundly defeated in my sleep.â
Hao Ren gave Rheia a surprised look. âYouâre sure relaxed about this.â
âOf course. Iâm a goddess after all. Seeing those mortal rascals going about trying to kill themselves in all sorts of way, if Iâm tensed all the time Iâd probably die of an aneurysm,â Rheia retorted cheekily as she held her arm, before switching the topic. âBut then again, that stab did hurt. You need to repay me for that.â
âUgh⊠that was you going wild⊠Alright, alright, what sort of repayment?â
ââŠCan my homeworkâŠâ
âNo.â
âWuuuâŠâ
âEven if you go âwuuuâ, the answer is no.â
Rheia gave up. âAlright, forget about it.â
âBut,â Hao Ren suddenly recalled something, âIf you let the guardians know about this, will they come after me?â
Rheia actually pondered it seriously, âIf before I returned, theyâd probably do that. Probably not now, first Iâm already back, and the fall was just a deep sleep, plus you had help them a lot, and all of the burdens of the Plane of Dreams are on you. The guardians are not fanatics and are still rational. Also, isnât this a thing in the past?â
As she finished, she raised an eyebrow at Hao Ren, âAnd most importantly, nothing else better to do that you need to tell them that? I plan to keep it a secret.â
Hao Ren was at a loss for words, and things were just as Rheia had said. He then shook his head as he sighed, âWhen we found out Lily was the reincarnation of the King of the Demon Hunters I had actually wondered if I was some sort of legendary figure in my past life⊠but this⊠legendary figure aside, I actually did some rather legendary stuff back then.â
Rheia hissed. âYeah, you actually ran through a goddess with a blade.â
âUh, too much violence, not suitable for children.â Hao Ren facepalmed, âBut thereâs something I donât understand. When the godslayers were destroyed by the Divine Wrath, the perpetrator would have been subjected to the worst of the wrath. Iâd understand if I was totally annihilated there and then⊠but how did I pass through the Wall of Reality and reincarnate on earth?â
When Hao Ren said that, even Rheia was stunned. âOh right, how did you get over there⊠does the Thunder of Divine Wrath has the ability to send someone over dimensions?â
âBullshit, if that was the case thatâll be taken more as a gift than anything. Then youâll have mortals coming in the thousands every now and then to blockade their churches and the curse their lord no?â
Rheia imagined the possible scene and concurred. âYouâre right.â
Hao Ren stroked his chin and only said after some slight hesitation, âSay⊠how about we rewind back to that scene again?â
âJust because youâre the one whoâs getting stabbed!â
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