Terraria: Cruel World Legends

Andrew was lying on the roof admiring the moon. His calm expression actually revealed a hint of worry, which was something Xi Yao had never seen on Andrew's face before.

However, Xi Yao's appearance made Andrew immediately put away his solemnity and worries, and then he smiled, very warmly.

"Why, can't you sleep like me?" Andrew asked.

"Hmm... I always feel like there's a stone hanging in my heart, and I feel uneasy for no apparent reason..."

"Maybe you think too much. Of course you feel uneasy. How about... let's talk?"

"Well, okay." After saying that, Xi Yao landed beside Andrew and then looked at the bright moon in the sky.

After a moment of silence, Andrew spoke first: "Xiyao, do you want to know the story of the Age of Divine Death?"

"Um... OK."

"Okay, I'll talk and you listen." Andrew cleared his throat before speaking.

“The Age of Gods’ Sorrow first appeared a few hundred years ago. The reason for its appearance was that the ancient guardians of the Terra continent, the Golden Dragon Clan, were massacred by humans. Those who killed the dragons absorbed the dragon souls and became gods.

However, it was not the Age of Gods’ Sorrow at that time, but the Age of Gods’ Seizure… until several centuries passed, and the God Seekers appeared, which changed everything.”

"In order to seek justice for the Golden Dragon Clan, the God Seekers declared war on the gods, which is now known as the God Seeker War. That's how the title of God Seekers came about. The essences of the gods who were killed were scattered throughout the world, which is why the Age of God's Sorrow came about..."

(The time in the original plot has been changed here, but I will not spoil the core plot, so you can rest assured.)

After Andrew finished speaking, he paused for a few seconds.

"However, the Age of God's Sorrow is actually divided into two categories, namely the Age of Moon God's Sorrow and the Age of Evil God's Sorrow."

"In terms of the order in which they were sealed... first, most of the powerful divine essences were sealed in the body of the Ancient God of the Moon, and then it was the turn of the remaining divine essences to be sealed. However, the two Divine Ages were sealed less than half a year apart, so people classified these two types of Divine Ages into one category."

"Is there any difference between the Moon Goddess's Death and the Evil God's Death?" Xi Yao asked.

"Yes, in the Moon Goddess's Age of Death, because the divine essence was very powerful, both the weapons and equipment were much stronger than those in the Heretic God's Age of Death. There is no comparison between the two. Okay, let me continue."

"Let me start with the recent Evil God's Age of Sorrow. In the Evil God's Age of Sorrow, many new substances and enemies will appear...

However, if one day the seal of the Heretic God's Age of Death is broken and those substances and enemy monsters reappear in the world, we should not say that they are new, but only that they have been unsealed and returned to the world."

"By the way, how do we break the seal of the Moon God or the Evil God Shenshangji?"

Andrew gave an answer almost instantly: "If you don't change your mind about becoming stronger, then tomorrow you can break the seal of the Evil God's Age of Death."

Xi Yao was stunned by Andrew's words: "Guide, are you kidding?"

"I'm serious," Andrew said.

Xi Yao was silent for a long time, then asked, "How do you break the seal?"

“You have to know that the existence that sealed the evil god Shenshangji’s essence is a... monster. When the time comes, you just need to kill it, and the divine essence in its body will spread to the world, breaking the seal and allowing the evil god Shenshangji to reappear.” After Andrew finished speaking, he lowered his head slightly.

"Xi Yao, let me ask you, are you really determined to break the seal and let the evil god Shen Shangji return to the world?"

Xi Yao lowered his head in deep thought, and after a long while he nodded slightly: "Guide, I just thought of a saying, without destruction there is no construction."

After hearing this, Andrew pondered for a while, then looked up and smiled at Xi Yao, "How can we establish the new without breaking the old? Xi Yao, I support your decision." After saying that, Andrew raised his head and looked at the bright moon in the sky with a solemn expression.

"When can I see the Lantern Night again?" Andrew murmured to himself... Then, Andrew stood up and stretched.

"Hiss...Okay, I'm going to rest. You should go to bed early too." After saying that, Andrew jumped off the roof.

Xi Yao remained where he was, silently reciting what Andrew had just said:

"If you don't break the old, how can you create the new..."

……

In the Dryad's Room

Carly was sitting upright on a chair, her long emerald green hair casually spread out and her focused expression made her look very charming.

The palms of Carly's hands glowed with emerald green light, and she was controlling a dark green thorn... When she saw that she could really control the thorn, Carly said to herself excitedly: "Great, it turns out that my auxiliary ability can also attack! Xiyao didn't lie to me!"

That time, after leaving the corrupted land, Xiyao found Kali and told her that she could actually control the thorns to achieve an attack method. At first she didn't believe it so she didn't practice it, but this time she tried it and it verified what Xiyao said.

As she spoke, Carly manipulated the thorn, changing its shape at will, into a triangle, a quadrilateral, and even a heart shape...

Suddenly, Carly thought of something, and she deformed the thorns into the shape of a sword, and then she looked at the wooden door.

"Hmm... try out its power! If you get hurt, I'll use natural magic to repair you." Carly said to the wooden door, and the next second she controlled the thorn sword and quickly stabbed the wooden door!

Suddenly, the wooden door opened and a figure walked in under the moonlight.

When he saw the thorn sword stabbing at him, the man just closed his eyes slightly. The next second, a red laser shot out from his eyes! Then, the thorn sword instantly turned into a pile of ash.

Carly raised her head slightly to look at the newcomer, then she manipulated a thorn again and fiddled with it, "Wall of Flesh and Blood, what do you want from me?"

"I'm ready to go." The visitor said softly.

"Go? Where are you going?" Upon hearing this, Carly immediately put down the thorns and looked at the person who came with some uneasiness.

"Of course it is the fate of every living being - death... Oh, that child wants to break the seal of the Heretic God Shenshang Ji."

Carly stood up and looked at him solemnly: "But, you don't have to do this..."

"Tree demon, according to what the child said, there is no construction without destruction." The visitor said word by word, and then took out a small, prismatic black object.

"I'll ask a favor of you. When that kid comes back from hell, give this to him. Everything inside is prepared for him... Oh, and this, too."

After saying that, the visitor cut open the empty space and took out a very thick green book.

"Give this to him as well. Although the text inside is sealed, once I die, the seal will be broken and I will be able to read the text inside...Okay, it's okay."

After saying that, the visitor placed the two things on the table beside him, then smiled at Carly. Just as he was about to leave, Carly suddenly called him.

"But... you know... once the divine essence in your body returns to the world, the people living in Terraria will have to face the extreme darkness and false light it releases..."

“Dryad, only by truly destroying the evil darkness and false light can we achieve true peace. The so-called peace on the Terra continent is false after all... and I believe in that child.” After saying that, the visitor retreated and gently closed the door.

Carly was silent for a while, then looked at the rectangular object and the book on the table with a serious expression and a pair of furrowed brows.

"...Well, it seems we have to be prepared to face the reappearance of the evil god Shenshangji..."

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