Water Mage in the Flame Realm-Chapter 419 - 403: Bridge (Part 2)

You old bastard!!

Various Magic from the "Water Priestess Series" were flung at the old man like they were free. Andrew, with a fierceness in his heart, thought to himself, if I can’t save the Teleportation Gate, then I’ll save you? If I can save you once, I can save you a second time!

However, all the Magic passed directly through the old man’s body, having no effect whatsoever.

The old man didn’t stop Andrew from trying, he simply smiled and asked, "Andrew, do you know how Li brought everyone to this world back then?"

Andrew was unknowingly covered in tears, cursing, "How the hell would I know how Water God Li brought people here? There’s no Magic concerning Teleportation Gate or Rainbow Bridge in the Water God Mark! Damn it!"

Andrew thought, if he had the ability to establish a Teleportation Gate, the old man wouldn’t need to sacrifice himself to construct that bridge in the sky.

When he first met the old man, the man claimed to be a sinner, and indeed he was, of the most heinous kind, having committed unforgivable, monstrous crimes.

But upon learning the extent of what the old man had done over the years to atone, Andrew held more respect for him.

At this moment, Andrew realized that between him and the old man, there was not only respect; a deep spiritual bond had long been established.

"By the way..." Andrew suddenly thought, "Heart Fire Reincarnation... there’s still Heart Fire Reincarnation! You still have the opportunity for reincarnation, right? You should still have it, right? That way we still have a chance to meet again—ouch!"

Andrew hadn’t finished speaking when he received a flick on the forehead. It was unclear how the old man’s seemingly ethereal body could still hit a person.

This time the old man was slightly annoyed: "Why curse me? When I fought desperately to kill the desolation, the effect of Heart Fire Reincarnation had already ended. For me, that is liberation, you brat should be happy for me instead of cursing me to continue reincarnating!"

After a pause, the old man returned to the previous topic: "You don’t need to blame Li for not leaving you with the way to construct a Magic Teleportation Gate, because... she didn’t possess such means.

Every type of Elemental Magic has its limits, shortcomings, and weaknesses. Water Magic is naturally disadvantaged in spatial teleportation.

Back then, Li created this Water God Realm, but it wasn’t her who brought everyone here."

Andrew, holding his forehead and slightly stopped from crying due to surprise: "If not Water God, then who could it be? Fire God Xu?"

The old man said, "Neither was it Xu. Xu was killed by me back then, how could he establish a teleportation gate? Moreover, Fire Magic excels at individual void traversal but isn’t specialized in creating a stable spatial channel for a group.

—In fact, it was a group of people, a large group who collectively established that Teleportation Gate. They were the Deep Blue Guard who followed Li in their escape.

Haven’t you wondered? Why in this Water God Realm, there are only Water Mages, but not a single Deep Blue Guard besides me?

It wasn’t that Li didn’t bring any Deep Blue Guard back then.

Rather, all the Deep Blue Guards who followed Li sacrificed themselves by opening the Teleportation Gate during the desperate chase, paving the way for everyone to survive.

Andrew’s eyes widened, and moments later he understood something: "So... what you mean is, the bridge you’re constructing now—"

The old man nodded: "Whether it’s this bridge or the Teleportation Gate constructed by those Deep Blue Guards who were far more glorious than me, they are both special professional abilities of the Deep Blue Guard: Gate of Life.

The Deep Blue Guard, named as protectors, precisely because at the most critical moments, they have the ability to sacrifice themselves to pave a path of life, to open a Gate of Life for everyone."

Andrew never expected that the teleportation gate and Rainbow Bridge, such "Magic" means, were actually abilities of the Deep Blue Guard, a Combat Class.

In this instant, Andrew suddenly understood the guilt that had tormented the old man’s heart all these years was not just because of killing Fire God Xu.

The old man should have thought: he should have died together with the other Deep Blue Guards back then, becoming part of the Teleportation Gate in that final great escape.

But after killing Fire God Xu back then, he lost even the qualification to die with his colleagues.

And now, with Divine Level strength, alone, the old man constructs a stable and far more solid Rainbow Bridge than the average teleportation gate.

For him personally, this should count as making up for one of the greatest regrets in life.

From the old man’s perspective and position, indeed, this was the best and most blissful way to die. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The old man’s body began to flicker intensely.

Andrew wiped his tears and asked, "Without Heart Fire Reincarnation, if we don’t meet again, can you at least tell me your true name? What is your name?"

The old man indeed committed great sin, but in recent years, the old man also accomplished countless great deeds.

Andrew truly felt: the old man’s name should be known, should be remembered!

The old man hesitated for a moment, then smiled with relief and said, "My name is Liang."

He was once extremely ashamed to mention this name, so he called himself Nameless, referred to himself as Li.

Now, he can finally reclaim this name with a guilty yet peaceful heart.

Liang’s figure became more ethereal and unstable.

He turned his head, taking one last nostalgic gaze at the surroundings, this planet where he lived for countless ages in the form of the Black Whale.