I Am Willing

When the Goddess of Life saw the Silver-Haired Girl, her eyes lit up. With the insight of a God King, she could see that the moment the girl arrived in this universe, the laws of life around her began to stir. Even the Life Ancient Tree started to sway, radiating delight.

"What is this? The true essence of life... This child has realized the meaning of life. How remarkable."

"Moreover, this child's bloodline comes from some ancient god of life. Such a powerful bloodline, such a powerful unknown Deity... Even the Dragon God may not compare!"

From a single clue, the Goddess of Life discovered far too much in the Silver-Haired Girl.

Yet what puzzled the Goddess of Life was that another kind of power fluctuation emanated from the child. It was the power of a destruction-type Deity, no weaker than the life-type bloodline within her.

Destruction and life, existing within the same child—this filled the Goddess of Life with delight. In the Silver-Haired Girl, she saw destruction and life, and the possibility of herself and the God of Destruction giving birth to new life.

She and the God of Destruction were husband and wife, but because life and destruction conflicted, they had never been able to bear children. It had always been their regret. Yet the appearance of the Silver-Haired Girl let her see hope. Could this be the great fortune foretold by the Life Prayer Ritual?

If her thoughts were correct, then it truly was great fortune for her and the God of Destruction.

She then looked at the other Spiritual Entity. It was the Spiritual Entity of an ordinary person. Logically, the instant it left its body, the spirit should have dispersed. She did not know why it had instead been preserved.

The Goddess of Life guessed that Starlight had protected his soul, but Starlight had clearly exhausted its power and could no longer protect that Spiritual Entity.

At that moment, Liu Xing's body began to dissolve into particles of light. Tears slowly rolled down Firefly's cheeks, and she stood helplessly at a loss, having no idea what to do. She had no way to keep Liu Xing from leaving.

Looking at his increasingly translucent body, Liu Xing said lightly, "Looks like my name wasn't chosen wrong after all. Liu Xing, a fleeting flash... It really suits me."

"It's just that, Firefly, I may have to break my promise. You'll have to walk the road ahead alone. This journey has reached its final stop for me. I can't accompany you any farther."

There was a trace of regret in Liu Xing's voice. He had finally met his two-dimensional wife, and he had truly looked forward to the adventures he and Firefly would share. But unfortunately, he was still a dead man—a dead man with only a soul remaining.

But since he had already reached the end, there was nothing he could do about it.

Liu Xing took it in stride. The only thing he could not let go of was Firefly. Firefly's fate had been influenced by him, and she had inherited his memories. He did not know what would become of her in the future, or whether she could cure her Entropickness.

Liu Xing raised his right hand, wanting to wipe away the tears at the corner of Firefly's eyes, but he touched nothing. He withdrew his hand dejectedly. At the very end, he wanted so badly to touch the two-dimensional wife from his previous life just once.

"Can you... not leave?"

Tears streamed endlessly down Firefly's face. It was as though she had returned to that battlefield, where the corpses of comrades and Swarm covered the entire planet—the loneliness and sorrow of being the only one left.

Liu Xing showed a relieved smile and comforted her. "Don't cry. Death isn't the destruction of life, just a change of place. You have to keep living. Maybe one day, you'll see me somewhere else. When that happens, remember to say hello!"

Liu Xing looked toward the dim Starlight. He guessed it had expended too much power escaping the Pleasure Star God. Otherwise, Starlight would never have entered that pitch-black dimensional space.

Liu Xing smiled. "I don't know whether you have self-awareness, but thank you anyway. You let someone who should have died experience such a fantastical journey, and you even let me meet Firefly. But... it's time for me to get off. Goodbye."

Liu Xing closed his eyes, unable to bear seeing Firefly's sorrowful face, and sighed inwardly. In the end, there's still nothing but regret.

Damn Fun God, you have to take the blame for this. Otherwise, I could have stayed with Firefly a little longer.

Liu Xing felt somewhat miserable as well. His two-dimensional wife was right beside him, yet not only could he not touch her, they were even about to part ways.

"Ah... poor child."

An incomparably gentle voice rang out at that moment. Firefly abruptly raised her head and instinctively drew out a firefly-shaped Elytra Transformation Device with her right hand, warily scanning her surroundings.

"Child, do you want to save him?"

That gentle voice sounded again. Firefly's body trembled. Though she did not know whether its owner was friend or foe, she could not care about anything else now. She was helpless regarding Liu Xing's condition and could only seize this final lifeline.

Firefly nodded without hesitation. "I want to save him, no matter the cost."

"Neither you nor he belongs to this world. This world bears no imprint of either of you. Once he dies, his soul will scatter completely; he cannot even enter reincarnation. Although I can help him reshape his physical body, his soul does not match this world. Reshaping his body would be useless."

The gentle voice sighed as well.

Firefly frowned, her gaze turning cold as she clenched the Elytra Transformation Device in her hand. "Are you playing with me?"

"Don't be impatient, child. I still have another way to save him."

The gentle voice did not grow angry at Firefly's attitude. It remained as gentle as ever.

Hope ignited in Firefly's eyes. Her tone softened greatly, even carrying a hint of pleading. "Please tell me."

The gentle voice said, "He has no physical body, and therefore no anchor. But you do. Are you willing to accept my inheritance, forge a connection with this world, and share your life with him?"

Liu Xing frowned and shook his head. "There's no need. I don't know what accepting your inheritance means, but I only want to leave quietly. I don't want to burden anyone."

Though the owner of this voice might mean well, sharing life did not sound beneficial to Firefly at all. Liu Xing would not do something that harmed Firefly just to stay alive. He wanted to live, but for him, being able to meet the two-dimensional wife he had longed for and experience this fantastical journey was already enough.

"I'm willing!"

Ignoring Liu Xing, Firefly answered decisively.

She only had to share her life, not give up her life. She had nothing to hesitate over. To her, life was important, and Liu Xing was important too.

Though they had not spent much time together, after exchanging memories, it felt as if they had known each other for a very long time.

Liu Xing could not help saying, "Firefly."

"Shut up."

Firefly shot Liu Xing a glare, then looked around without finding the owner of that gentle voice. She called out loudly, "What do I need to do?"