Chapter 2032: That Wasn't Me At All
Jiang Ning was startled by Jiang Nan's idea. Conquer the Black God?
Wasn't that the absolute overlord of the Dimensional Gap? A divine-level existence. Star Devourer-level powerhouses who had sneaked in before never came back!
Last time, Jiang Nan and the others borrowed the Lost Kingdom as a shortcut and barely made it out alive. That was already a miracle!
Now he wanted to go there again? And conquer Him?
(๑ŏ﹏ŏ๑) "C-can we do it? Don't end up getting yourself trapped in there instead!"
If that happened, the Star-Slaying Operation would be stillborn before it even began, dying in the cradle!
Jiang Nan grinned: (๑¯ิ↼¯ิ) "Oh, I'm pretty familiar with the Black God. Don't worry. I still have like a billion percent confidence!"
"Time is tight, no time to waste. Let's set off right now!"
As he spoke, he grabbed Jiang Ning and went looking for the others.
Jiang Ning: ???
Setting off just like that? Do you always have to be so quick about it?
Jiang Nan directly found Xing Cheng, Mo Mo, Ai Jiang, and Olivia!
All old acquaintances of Ye Yuan. After all, it's easier to work with familiar people!
The moment Olivia heard they were going to the Lost Kingdom to find the Black God, she nearly atomically recombined on the spot from sheer fright!
(*꒦ິ口꒦ີ) "B-black God? The God of the Dimensional Gap? I... I don't want to go. I'm scared!"
Jiang Nan rolled his eyes:
(*꒪ั～꒪ั) "Scared of what? Haven't you interacted with Ye Yuan before? You even talked back to him. Did you forget?"
At that thought, Olivia trembled even harder. She still couldn't believe that Ye Yuan was actually the Black God's alt account!
How could Southern God be so certain? What if he was wrong?
Despite her extreme reluctance, she was still dragged into the car by Jiang Nan!
After giving the orders to Yang Jian, Jiang Nan punched a hole in space, pulling everyone into the pitch-black Dimensional Gap!
He began summoning the Great Prestige Celestial Dragon with his bare hands!
Summoning in the Dimensional Gap didn't consume his spiritual power, unlike in the three-dimensional world.
Sure enough, after a short while, the Great Prestige Celestial Dragon's boundless, massive dark-gold dragon body appeared abruptly before the group!
Its body was even larger than before!
"What did you call me for? I'm still digesting the grace. I don't have time to fight for you. Don't bother me with small stuff, and I can't handle big stuff!"
Jiang Nan rolled his eyes: "Hey! Last time outside, you weren't acting like this. You should be a bit more respectful!"
The Great Prestige Celestial Dragon glared: "You're picking on me now? You've already got the grace. Why should I still put up with your attitude?"
"What did you call me for?"
Jiang Nan's mouth twitched. This dragon was getting cocky, huh?
"Carry us to the Lost Kingdom to find the Black God. Hurry up, we're in a rush!"
The Great Prestige Celestial Dragon tilted its head:
(￢～￢) "Not carrying. Go take the dimensional wind tunnels yourself. You think I'm some kind of bus dragon?"
Jiang Nan: (ꐦ°᷄◡°᷅)
"Forgot what happened last time? Believe me, I'll make your life difficult? If you serve me well, I'll put in a good word for you. Maybe you'll even level up!"
Hearing that, the Great Prestige Celestial Dragon shuddered violently. If Jiang Nan pulled out some weird stuff again, he'd suffer!
But if he got another grace, well...
(͡°͜ʖ͡°)✧ "Get on! Hold the dragon horns tight. Route 101 Bus Dragon is at your service!"
Olivia: (≖﹏≖٥)
Was this really the same Great Prestige Celestial Dragon that had rampaged in the Star Ruins War? Didn't match the image at all!
Everyone climbed onto the dragon. Its enormous body turned and plunged into the dimensional wind tunnel, speeding toward the Lost Kingdom!
"Hey, let me ask you. How's the Black God doing lately? In a good mood?"
The Great Prestige Celestial Dragon looked thoughtful: "Mm, pretty good. But a bit derelict in his duties. Quite addicted..."
Jiang Nan: ???
Addicted?
...
The vast, boundless Lost Kingdom floated silently at the center of the Dimensional Gap, like a rootless duckweed.
Countless intricate dimensional wind tunnels converged like rivers into the sea. Countless dimensional creatures entered and exited the Lost Kingdom.
The kingdom lay in ruins. At its center, in the Lost Temple, the Crab Boss scrambled in on eight legs.
"Report! The Great Prestige Celestial Dragon has arrived with Jiang Nan and others requesting an audience!"
Inside the temple, the Black God, looking like a black coal ball, was still sitting in front of a Little Tyrant game console, playing games.
He stared intently at the screen, his hands on the controller moving so fast they left afterimages.
"I know, I know. Let them come. Now scram."
The Crab Boss quickly withdrew. The Black God suddenly stood up, black mist swirling around him as he paced back and forth in the temple, looking a bit excited.
"Finally here, huh? Nice!"
Then he grew indignant.
"Tch! Only now remembered to come see me? My alt account died for them in vain. They don't care about me at all!"
But thinking about Jiang Nan and the others coming still made him excited inside.
"Oh? They're here?"
The Black God quickly ran back to the console and pretended to play nonchalantly, casually pressing buttons.
As the Great Prestige Celestial Dragon went deeper, the group arrived before the Lost Temple.
If not for her ability to atomically recombine, Olivia would have wet herself multiple times along the way!
She actually saw quite a few dimensional creatures in the kingdom that matched the size of the Great Prestige Celestial Dragon!
This was terrifying!
As for Jiang Ning, she was completely stunned, her eyes darting around, taking in everything in the Lost Kingdom.
For creatures of the three-dimensional world, this place was an absolute taboo and mystery.
Never did she think she'd one day come here herself!
As for Xing Cheng, Mo Mo, and the others, they were completely unimpressed, instead feeling a nostalgic sense of revisiting an old haunt.
Jiang Nan's mood was also a bit anxious as he led the group into the Lost Temple.
The moment they entered, they heard a "da da da" sound. A yellow excavator drove past, belching black smoke.
It floored the accelerator, its breaker hammer repeatedly smashing against the Lost Temple's Roman columns with a "da da da"!
Looking at the ruins nearby, a good chunk had already been demolished.
Inside the cab sat a pitch-black humanoid figure, earnestly driving the excavator.
Jiang Ning: !!!
∑(°口°๑) "W-why is there an excavator here demolishing the Lost Temple? Doesn't the Black God care?"
Mo Mo wiped cold sweat: (•́ω•̀٥) "Could it be that the one driving the excavator is the Black God himself?"
Jiang Ning: "(º口º*) "Huh?"
The Great Prestige Celestial Dragon ground its teeth. Seeing this excavator made it angry. It was because of this thing that he had sold himself out!
Olivia was stunned: (*ﾟﾛﾟ) "Th-this is the Black God's true form? So mysterious!"
Jiang Nan shook his head: ☚(°ー°〃) "No, no, no. That shouldn't be him. Isn't that coal ball playing games over there the real one?"
Everyone's gaze shifted to the black coal ball that had sprouted slender arms and legs...
ง●ง
Olivia: (´థжథ)σ ~Pfft
Forgive me, I couldn't hold it in. This was nothing like what I imagined!
The dimensional overlord was actually this Q-cute?
A "ꐦ" popped up on top of the Black God's head. He threw the game controller to the ground!
He turned around, hands on his hips, glaring:
ꐦ● "Who are you calling a coal ball? Your whole family are coal balls!"
"I am the Dimensional Overlord! The Black God! Where is the respect you owe me? Kneel and submit this instant!"
As he spoke, his aura surged. The surroundings changed, space flickering in and out of existence.
His image grew infinitely imposing. The suffocating pressure seemed to crush everyone's soul!
The Great Prestige Celestial Dragon collapsed to the ground, frantically signaling Jiang Nan with his eyes.
Olivia trembled like a sieve, collapsing to the ground, a floral fragrance spreading around her.
Jiang Ning's pretty face turned pale. Faced with such pressure, even a Star Devourer seemed insignificant. He was the absolute ruler of this realm.
Her body slowly began to bow, about to kneel.
But then Jiang Nan teleported beside the Black God, elbowing him.
(๑ᵒ̶̶̷̀↼˂̶́) "Oh, don't get mad. We're old acquaintances. Why go through all these formalities? Look, you scared Pre-Warning-Chan so much she almost shit herself!"
Olivia: (☍⌂⁰。)!
"I did not! That's a maiden's natural scent! Natural scent, for crying out loud!"
The Black God fumed: "Old acquaintances? When did we become close? You've been gone all this time and only now come back to pay tribute? Looks like you didn't take my mission seriously at all!"
"You let my most loyal servant bleed across the starry sky? Have you thought about what compensation you'll give me?"
"Otherwise, you'll never get out of here. You'll stay in the Lost Kingdom and keep me company forever!"
Jiang Nan: (˵ಡ.̫ಡ˵) "Keep pretending? Still acting like that here?"
"Wasn't Ye Yuan your alt account? You're putting on a pretty good show!"
The Black God's movements froze. His aura grew even more terrifying!
"Oh? What makes you think that was my alt account? Are you really certain?"
Olivia shook her head frantically. Southern God, don't provoke him anymore! This didn't look like an old friend at all!
Maybe you were wrong. If so, we're totally screwed!
Black God: !!!
Damn it! When did Jiang Nan figure out that Ye Yuan was my alt account?
Can't admit it! I'd rather die than admit it!
If I did, then all that stuff about being stuffed into a sack and beaten hundreds of thousands of times, flying freely in the sack, would all be my doing!
Where would my face and image go?
All the losses I took before? Watch me get them all back this time!
Jiang Nan was speechless: "Have you forgotten our glorious exploits when we formed the Dashing Duo and rampaged through the Chaotic Star Sea unstoppably?"
The Black God glared: "What the hell are you blabbering about? I don't understand a word!"
"What about the fun stuff you promised to bring me? I've already broken all the speedrun records for Game 300!"
"If you haven't brought anything satisfactory this time, then I'll play with you instead!"
Jiang Nan's face darkened. He'd learned his lesson, huh? Going on the offensive first this time?
And he still said Ye Yuan wasn't him? Who was he kidding?
"Relax! How could I shortchange you? This time I brought a treasure loved by countless people. When I was a kid, I was obsessed with it for a long time!"
"You'll definitely love it!"
The Black God's interest was piqued. This kid had come prepared!