Chapter 1146: Close Confidante (Please Vote for Monthly Tickets!)
He was about to leave when the voice of the Heavenly Lord Palace came from behind, saying, "If I were you, I would never tame these void beasts. Void beasts are not untamable, but they are extremely peculiar. Each void beast is equivalent to a small part of a person's brain, and all the void beasts together form a complete brain."
Qin Mu was stunned. There were such bizarre creatures?
The Heavenly Lord Palace continued, "And the mother beast is equivalent to the brain's consciousness, controlling all the void beasts. Back when void beasts first emerged from the void, many creators tried to tame them. But later, when the mother beast appeared, all those creators were devoured by the void beasts. No one survived!"
Qin Mu expressed his thanks, then suddenly recalled a key point and probed, "Palace friend says that void beasts suddenly emerged from the void? There was no such creature before?"
The Heavenly Lord Palace shook her head. "The ancient giant beasts in the Ancestral Court were terrifying and immensely powerful, but there were no creatures as abnormal as void beasts. This kind of creature was born from the void. From birth, they dominated all ancient giant beasts, devouring others. An individual void beast wasn't the strongest among all ancient giant beasts, but their reproduction speed was too fast. No matter how powerful other giant beasts were, they couldn't withstand the sheer number of void beasts, and gradually they went extinct."
Qin Mu deeply agreed.
The void beast eggs in the Nineteenth Void were the most terrifying things he had ever encountered.
"If all void beasts form a complete brain, then is this creature natural or man-made?" Qin Mu inquired.
The Heavenly Lord Palace hesitated for a moment, then said, "Come with me."
Qin Mu followed her. The Divine King Gong Yun led him behind the mineral vein, where there was a huge basin filled with countless bones!
Those bones were as large as mountains, with even a single beast leg stretching tens of thousands of feet long!
"Back then, our Nvxin clan revered women as the superior gender. A woman's physical combat strength was inferior to that of stinky men."
The Divine King Gong Yun guided him into the basin, walking atop the massive beast bones, and said apologetically, "I'm not referring to you... So our Nvxin clan often tamed giant beasts for battle. This is the burial ground for the Nvxin clan's giant beasts. Come, look at this beast bone."
Qin Mu looked down and saw that the bone had six thick legs, each as sturdy as a mountain peak!
"This strange beast is called the Mountain Whisper. It looks like a walking mountain range, emitting a whistling sound from its mouth. It has six legs, identical to those of a void beast. However, the Mountain Whisper lacks the void beast's sharp claws."
The Divine King Gong Yun then came to another massive beast skeleton. This one had legs with sharp, curved-blade-like claws, with eight or nine claws on each leg, varying in number.
"This is the Que Qi."
The Divine King Gong Yun said, "Its body was covered in trees and moss. When it crouched on the ground, people would mistake it for a hill. But its claws were incredibly sharp, just like those of a void beast!"
Qin Mu examined the Que Qi's claws. They were indeed exceptionally sharp, identical in shape to a void beast's claws, though much smaller.
"This skeleton is the Po Mo. It walked with a limp. They had fleshy wings and were good at clinging to mountain peaks before gliding. The Po Mo's fleshy wings are the same as a void beast's."
The Divine King Gong Yun came to another giant beast corpse and said, "This strange beast is called Da Xiong. It has a single eye and was born with powerful divine consciousness, skilled at beguiling people. That giant beast over there is called Xiu Feng. It has no eyes, only a large mouth on its head."
Qin Mu's heart stirred. He said in a deep voice, "Do you mean that void beasts were artificially created?"
The Divine King Gong Yun shook her head. "I can't be certain. But I once dissected a void beast's body and found organs from various other giant beasts inside. Even stranger, all these void beasts have no gender and no reproductive function."
Qin Mu was stunned.
The Divine King Gong Yun said, "Strange, isn't it?"
Qin Mu nodded. "Without male or female distinction, that means the void mother beast reproduces asexually. However, if the mother beast is killed, that should solve the problem of the void beasts."
The Divine King Gong Yun shook her head. "The void mother beast has been killed before. After killing the mother beast, the strongest among the void beasts will grow reproductive organs and become the new mother beast."
Qin Mu was dumbfounded. "This reminds me of a divine artifact..."
"The Artifact of Creation!"
The Divine King Gong Yun said, "I also thought of the Artifact of Creation, but I've seen the Artifact of Creation that Ling Tianzun made. That artifact cannot create complete life."
Qin Mu frowned and probed, "Then was it created by the Grand Emperor?"
The Divine King Gong Yun shook her head. "It wasn't the Grand Emperor's doing. The void mother beast that the Grand Emperor controlled was already the seventh generation void mother beast. When the void mother beast first appeared, he was still young and didn't have that level of cultivation."
She came to the void beast that Qin Mu had tamed and gently stroked the void patterns on its body. "Look at these patterns. Do they resemble a type of Dao rune?"
Qin Mu's heart stirred. He had also noticed that the void patterns on the void beast were quite ornate and very similar to Dao runes. He had even planned to study their mysteries to comprehend void runes.
"Knowledge of runic Dao was something the creators didn't have. For our era, it was far too advanced."
The Divine King Gong Yun said, "Only the Dao-born Ancient Gods had such runes, but the creators couldn't understand them."
Qin Mu pondered for a moment. "The Supreme Dao Sovereign, the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor, should be proficient in all Daos. Could the void beasts have been created by him?"
"It wasn't him either. He couldn't control the void beasts, and besides, he wasn't omnipotent."
The Divine King Gong Yun looked up at the sky. "In this Ancestral Court, there are more than just us and the void beasts."
Qin Mu shuddered. More than just us in the Ancestral Court?
What did that mean?
Were there other things sealed in the Ancestral Court by the Ancient Gods of the primordial era?
"Pastoral Lord, you must be careful. The danger comes not only from the void beasts and the Heavenly Lords here."
The Divine King Gong Yun hinted that it was time for him to leave. Qin Mu understood the implication and jumped onto the bone mountain behind the void beast's head. Looking down at the Divine King Gong Yun, he said, "Divine King, I want you to owe me another favor. How about it?"
The Divine King Gong Yun looked up at him. "That depends on whether your information is worth it."
Qin Mu smiled faintly and said leisurely, "I heard your relationship with the Heavenly Lord Hong isn't good."
The Divine King Gong Yun's face turned cold. "I've beaten him a few times, but unfortunately, I couldn't kill him. Why are you bringing this up?"
"The Heavenly Lord Hong is not the Grand Emperor."
Qin Mu said with a grin, "Your close confidante, the Heavenly Consort Qiang, is the Grand Emperor."
The Divine King Gong Yun was dumbfounded. She said decisively, "Impossible!"
Qin Mu laughed heartily. "That little flirt, isn't she on good terms with you? Does she always find excuses to come see you?"
The Divine King Gong Yun nodded as if possessed.
Qin Mu pressed on. "Does the Heavenly Lord Hong avoid you whenever he sees you? The farther away, the better?"
The Divine King Gong Yun nodded again. Suddenly, she came to her senses and gritted her teeth. "The Grand Emperor would never avoid me when he sees me. He would come right up, and even if I beat him badly, he wouldn't leave! Damn it! That bastard actually turned into a little slut!"
She was furious. The Heavenly Consort Qiang had once invited her to share a bed, lying together under the same blanket for heart-to-heart talks, discussing everything. Now, thinking back, Gong Yun couldn't help but shiver all over.
Qin Mu laughed. "I want one-tenth of the divine stones produced from the Nvxin clan's ancient mineral vein. Is this information worth one-tenth of the divine stones?"