Chapter309:TheBattleGodComes
Countlessprayerflagsandsilkribbonsblewinthewind.ThebiggestceremonyintheWaterGod’sworldstarted.
Astrangelightbridgedroppedfromtheclouds.ItwasforgreetingthevisitingteamthatwassentbytheSkySwordGod’sDomain.Incidentally,theinvestigatorsfromtheSwordPalacewerealsointheteam.
AftersleepinginHydra’sdreamforthousandsofyears,theWaterGod’sworldfinallyopenedtotheoutsideworld.
TodaywasdoomedtoberecordedinthehistorybookoftheWaterGod’sworld.
Onthelightbridge,thetutorsofWhiteLotusSwordPalacestoodbehindtheWhiteLotusThrone,holdingtheirbreathcarefully,becausetherewasawomansittingonthethronewitha"notladylikeatall"posture.ShewasoneofthelegendsoftheentireSkySwordGod’sDomain,theBattleGod,thesixthSkySword.
Casina!
Shedidn’tlooklikeafemaleSwordsman,becauseshehadbrownskinandslenderlegs,woreexoticclothesandhadapairoffettersonherfeet.Ifordinarypeoplesawher,theywouldthinkthatshewasadancingdiva.
Onlythepeoplewhohadexperiencedherattackknewhowterriblethestrengthherslenderlegscontained.WhenCasina,theBattleGodgotserious,evenarealgodwouldbescared.
However,itonlymeant鈥淭HE鈥滳asina,whenshewasinbattle.Atothertimes,Casinawasjustalazyladywhodidn鈥檛mindherappearanceatall.Itwassaidthatonceuponatime,shereallywenttoacircustroupetobeadancer,becauseshelostherwayandneededmoneyforhertravelingexpenses.
Ofcourse,thetutorsoftheWhiteLotusSwordPalacedidn’thavethegutstoaskherwhethertherumourwastrue.
SkySwords,nomatterwhotheSkySwordwas,hadenoughcapitaltodowhattheywishedwithoutrestraint.AsthesixthSkySword,CasinaalsohadagreatpotentialtobethefourthDeicideSkySword,justlikeShayaLongnis.
EventhoughCasinawas"notladylikeatall",noonedaredtoscoldher,becauseitwasherrightasastrongbeing.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槣)
Mostpeoplepaidtheirattentionstotheswordonherback.
"TheSandsofTime"wasthesword’sname.ItwasfamousasalegendrankedartifactintheentireSkySwordGod’sDomains.
Justlookingatthesword,peoplewouldseeanendlessdesertthathadinfinitesandsspreadingtotheendoftheworld.
Everysecond,therewouldbegravelsdroppingfromthehourglassshapedswordhandleandreturnedtothehourglassfollowingsomefantasticrules.
Thesandsstoodforthemostmysteriousruleintheentireuniverse:time.
Inlegends,ifapersoncouldunderstandtheruleoftime,thepersonwouldbeabletoseeallthingsinhistory,atpresentandinthefuture.
Throughouttheendlessgod’sdomains,thereweren’ttoomanytime-typeartifacts.Nomatterwhetheritwasahumanoragod,theycouldneverleavetheirtracesintheriveroftimeforever.
Itwassaidthat"TheSandsofTime"couldbeusedtolookintothepast,observethepresent,andforecastthefuture.Itwasoneofthetop3artifactsamongstallartifacts.
Sadly,Casinaneverusedthissword,andduetothat,nooneknewthetruepowerofhersword,"TheSandsofTime".
TothepeoplelivinginSkySwordGod’sDomain,swordsareeverything,countlesspeopledreamedthattheywouldwitnessthetrueappearanceof"TheSandsofTime",andthetutorsofWhiteLotusSwordPalaceweren’tsomeexceptions.
WhenCasinaappearedinfrontofthem,theireyeswereimmediatelycapturedbytheswordonherback.
Thelongertheylookedatthesword,themoremysterytheyfeltfromthissword.Theyknewitwasarealmtheycouldneverreachduringtheirlives.
Itdeservedtobeoneofthetop3artifacts!Asitsowner,Casinawasmoreunfathomableintheireyes.
"Yourhonour,wearealmostthere."Afteralongwhile,atutorhardlymovedhiseyesawayfromtheswordandnoticedCasina.
"Well,really?"Leaningonthethrone,Casinastretchedherselfleisurely.Herlegsstretchedoutandhertoeshuddleduplikesomecutelittlerabbits.
ShehadbecomeafamousfemaleSkySwordoverhundredsofyears,butthetimeleftnotraceonherbody.Justlikealllegendrankedbeings,theBattleGodwasn’tamortalanylonger.
Theywerecalled"legend",becausetheynotonlyhaddevastatingpower,butalsohadalonglife.Whenhistorybecamelegend,legendbecamemyth,theirnameswereeulogizedbypeoplefromgenerationtogeneration,andtheywerestillalive.
"Notbad.ItseemsthatHydrahasreachedthatrealm."Casinasatupandsquintedhereyes,lookingatthesailingjellyfishesinthesky.
Thesetranslucentjellyfishesweren’tjustsomeornamentsinthesky,theyweretheprotectorsofthisworld.Ifanybeingwantedtoenterthisworld,itwouldbescannedbythesesailingjellyfishesfirst.
Oncevoidcreaturestriedtoenterthisworld,theywouldbeexpelledbytheseseeminglyharmlesssailingjellyfishes.
Sailingjellyfishesstoodfor"life".
Thebutterfliesofdeathstoodfor"death".
Thetwodifferentbutalsosimilarcreaturesformedthecirculationof"life"and"death"inthisworld.ThetwofantasycreatureswerethebalancersofthisworldcreatedbytheWaterGod.
SinceHydracouldcreatethetwofantasycreatures,itmeantthatshehadreallybecomea"god".Shewasn’tagodthatneeded"faith",buttherealgodthatcouldcreateabrandnewworld.
Fromafantasycreaturetoagod,itwasreallyatremendousprogress.
AlthoughHydrahadpaidtoomuchforthis,andstillneededtosleepforthousandsofyears,itwasstillasuccessfulbusiness.
Atleast,evenCasinafeltabitjealous,becauseHydrahadfoundherownroadastheWaterGod.