thefictionvixens Chapter 1274 The Aftermath of Changing Fate
Chapter 1274 The Aftermath of Changing Fate
Listening to Daines Reeb's analysis, Shao Yun also put away his joking attitude, sat up straighter, and said seriously, "Okay, okay, I know that 'death' alone is not enough."
"Actually... I just don't know what it would be like if the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse gathered together."
"The last time I used them was when we joined forces to hunt down Gustot, who had been bothering Nata for a long time. At that time, I felt that their power was indeed much stronger than summoning them individually, but I had no idea exactly how much stronger they were."
"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?" Daines Reeb frowned sharply, clearly unfamiliar with the term, and asked curiously.
"Huh? What are these Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse you're talking about? And what's the name of your ranch's guardian beast? I asked Kong yesterday, but he couldn't say either."
When Shao Yun heard Daines Reeb still calling out something about "guardian beasts," he rolled his eyes helplessly and explained, "That's not a guardian beast, it's the Apocalypse Horse 'Death'."
"You guys haven't been reading too many of Inazuma's light novels, have you? What guardian beasts? That's completely different from this."
Although Shao Yun said that there were four horses that "died" like the Tianqi Horse.
However, as the saying goes, "all talk and no action is a waste of skill," and "seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving." At this point, Kong suggested that Shao Yunlu show everyone a move.
"Anyway, let's find a testing ground and see how it goes. How about the Kingdom of Night?"
……
In the kingdom of the Night God.
Following Kong's suggestion, Shao Yun and Daines Reeb arrived in the Kingdom of Night through the Abyss Portal.
Silky also came along, intending to use the power of the abyss to reshape her limbs in the Kingdom of Night.
Kong had already scouted the terrain beforehand. He pointed to a clearing not far away and said to Shao Yun:
"Alright, I've already spoken with Miss Night Goddess who guards this site, and she's agreed to let us conduct our strength test here without any other interference."
"Come on, brother-in-law, let's see just how powerful your Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse really are!"
Fearing that Shao Yun might misunderstand and think he wanted to fight him, he quickly added:
"Of course, I don't want to fight you. I just want to see what your trump card is. After all, only by understanding your strength can we formulate a reliable battle plan. That's what I mean."
Shao Yun nodded, said no more nonsense, and took out three Blood Pact parchment scrolls from his pocket, corresponding to the three terms "Plague", "War", and "Famine".
"Alright, light the Blood Oath scroll..." As he finished speaking, flames ignited in Shao Yun's palm.
The moment the parchment scrolls came into contact with the flames, all three scrolls turned to ashes simultaneously.
Immediately afterwards, a mournful horse neighing suddenly came from afar, the sound carrying a strange, decaying aura.
Shao Yun and Daines Reeb looked in the same direction and saw a horse, its body ravaged, its skin festering and its hooves shrouded in green miasma, slowly approaching from the direction where the fog was thickest.
With each step it took, dark red liquid dripped from its eyes, hissing as it fell to the ground.
It was the Tianqi Horse "Plague". It walked up to Shao Yun, gently pawing the ground with its front hooves, and the miasma exhaled from its nostrils made the surrounding air thick.
Immediately afterwards, a second neighing sound rang out, this time filled with scorching power.
Suddenly, a dazzling flame lit up the distant horizon, like a small sun rising in the sky of the land of the night god.
The flames approached at an extremely fast speed, and everyone could even feel the air temperature rising continuously.
The Apocalypse Horse "War" is galloping towards us on flames. Its entire body is engulfed in orange-red flames, and its mane and tail are like leaping tongues of fire.
Wherever it passed, the ground was baked red.
It stopped beside the "plague," and the moment the flames and miasma met, they did not cancel each other out, but instead formed a strange balance.
The final neigh of the horse carried a sense of desolate stillness.
Countless locusts suddenly fell from the sky, weaving a black "road" in the air. A emaciated horse slowly walked down the "road".
It has no superfluous decorations, only a pair of eyes that reveal an insatiable hunger, and wherever it goes, even the hardest rocks become fragile.
This is the "famine" of the Tianqi Horse.
It moved to the other side of Shao Yun, forming a three-way standoff with "Plague" and "War". The auras emanating from the three horses intertwined, casting an invisible sense of oppression over the open space.
Daines Reeb, seeing the imposing aura emanating from the three horses, took several steps back before managing to regain his footing.
After regaining his footing, Daines Reb remained silent, simply observing the three horses before him.
Shao Yun patted the necks of the three horses one by one and introduced them in turn:
"This is Tianqi Horse, who is associated with 'Plague,' 'War,' and 'Famine.' As for 'Death,' he's guarding the house; I don't want my base to be raided."
"I've learned my lesson the hard way once, and I don't want to go through it again."
Daines Reeb was at a loss for words; it seemed he needed to reassess Shao Yun's abilities.
"Um...may I ask about the strength of these three horses? Mr. Shao Yun, could you give a brief introduction?"
Shao Yun rolled his eyes and asked a question.
"Can you find a way to eliminate plague, war, famine, and death?"
Daines Reeb shook his head and answered frankly, "Impossible, what you're saying is just a concept..."
Based on his limited understanding, Shao Yun continued, "Because the disaster brought by the Four Horsemen is an inevitable process of the end of an era, rather than an event that can be prevented or ended by human effort."
"Its appearance marks the beginning of the final judgment, rather than a villain that needs to be defeated by a person or a hero."
Shao Yun's explanation left Daines Reeb only half-understanding... Was it some kind of prophecy?
He paused for a moment, but couldn't help asking the question: "Even if they are the embodiment of concepts, how did you 'tame' these four horses and make them obey your commands?"
"They can't just come to you willingly to be used by you, can they?"
Shao Yun shrugged. He couldn't quite describe whether the horses were truly tamed or not. As he had just said, the four horses represented a concept, not a physical object.
"I'm not sure whether I've tamed them or formed an alliance (blood pact)."
Then, Shao Yun began to recount how he obtained the four Heavenly Horses.
"All I know is that during the war between Nata and the Abyss, I tamed them one by one with thirty silver coins. The plague appeared because I saved a doctor, and then I tamed it."
"I tamed the war on the plateau in front of the blood-soaked Colosseum, roughly near Diluc's current winery."
“Famine was tamed by me in the orchard of the Valesa family; death was tamed by me in the kingdom of the Night God.”
"Thirty silver coins?" Dainesreb, upon hearing the crucial information, immediately pressed for details. "What do you mean? Why thirty silver coins? Is there anything special about these coins?"
Upon hearing this question, Shao Yun looked at Daines Reeb with some surprise.
"Have you forgotten? When we first met, I showed you these silver coins as a gift from the angels."
"You even specifically reminded me at the time that these silver coins must not fall into the hands of the Abyss Order, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."
When Daines Reeb heard Shao Yun mention "seeing the silver coins when we first met," his brows furrowed even more.
He closed his eyes, trying hard to recall the scene of his first meeting with Shao Yun.
It was at the "Gift of the Angels" tavern in Mondstadt. In his memory, he saw a man with a strange demeanor wearing a top hat standing behind Shao Yun, but the details about the "silver coin" were completely blank.
He opened his eyes and said with great certainty, "We did indeed meet at the Gift of the Angels. There was a strange man wearing a tall hat with you at the time."
“However, I do not recall seeing the silver coins you mentioned, nor did I ever warn you that they should not fall into the hands of the Abyss Order. I have no recollection of this at all.”
Upon hearing this, Shao Yun's smile instantly froze.
Upon hearing this, Shao Yun recalled that his acquisition of the silver coins seemed to trace back to his youthful days, but then he was also ensnared by the workings of fate…
Now the logical fallacy is showing. Sigh, I should have resurrected that guy named Lesker Lawrence...
"Hmm, I think I remember the reason... Because of the loom of fate, I changed Miss Hua Nian's fate, which may have indirectly affected your memory."
“The loom of fate?” Dainesreb’s pupils contracted sharply upon hearing the word.
He turned his head, met the airdrop with hostility, and asked in an icy tone, "The loom of fate... to change fate?!"
Kong knew that this matter would be exposed sooner or later, and since he had already been asked, he would no longer hide it.
He took a deep breath and said frankly, "In short, after we got the first eye of the tiller from you, Dain, we used it to perfect the loom of destiny."
"After that, we went to the grass goddess Nasita and borrowed the World Tree to conduct an experiment that would change our fate."
He looked at Shao Yun and continued to explain, "My brother-in-law changed the World Tree through the loom of fate, allowing Miss Hua Nian of Liyue, who should have been killed, to be resurrected."
"It's not simply about altering memories, but a true resurrection, a resurrection pulled back from the brink of death. That's the whole process."
After listening, Daines Reeb criticized, "This is the side effect of altering fate; it's a chain reaction! It could easily lead to serious chaos!"
"Today my memory of silver coins is fading, but tomorrow there might be even more chaos, or even the collapse of the world. By then, it will be too late to fix it!"
Kong didn't offer any explanation; he simply kept recounting his hardships.
"Alright, Dain, I know you're angry. I only resorted to force because I was worried about my sister!"
"Moreover, we have also been blacklisted. As soon as we enter Sumeru, we will be monitored by the Grass God, and as soon as we enter Sumeru City, we will be pulled into a dream (Infinite Tsukuyomi)."