Chapter 1292: Adopted Son and Adopted Father (Third Update)
On the altar, the Earth Mother Origin Lord gnashed her teeth in hatred, yet no matter how hard she tried to summon Dragon Xiao by activating the altar, she simply could not call forth that colossal beast!
Dragon Xiao’s strength far surpassed her current self. Even in the past, Dragon Xiao had been more powerful than her.
It was only because she was the Mother of the Earth and could also control the giant beasts that the Primordial had sent her to deal with Dragon Xiao.
She had chosen not to kill Dragon Xiao, instead hiding him and some other powerful giant beasts in the dark side of the Ancestral Court, all to plan for her own future.
The Earth Mother Origin Lord harbored her own ambitious desires. The Heavenly Duke and the Earth Count could remain aloof, but she, as a Primeval Wood that had grown and strengthened by serving as the Ancestral Court’s Creator’s sacrifice, had long been tainted by the Creator’s worldly aura. She had once wanted to contend with the Primordial for control of the future universe.
However, the Primordial was later elevated by the gods to establish the Dragon Han Heavenly Court and usher in the Dragon Han Era. The Earth Mother Origin Lord realized the endeavor was impossible and thus abandoned that notion.
Later, during the War of the Supreme Emperor, she was besieged by the Moon Celestial, Ling Celestial, Fire Celestial, Xiao Celestial, and others. Before she could summon Dragon Xiao, she was killed.
Now, with the Ancestral Court unsealed, she finally had the chance to summon Dragon Xiao—yet Dragon Xiao showed her nothing but contempt!
“Since you are heartless, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
The Earth Mother Origin Lord sneered coldly. “I may not be able to summon you, but I can summon your descendants, bringing all the giant beasts from the dark side of the Ancestral Court back here to serve me and fight for me! With the blood of your countless offspring, I will pave the road to my ascension!”
She continued summoning the giant beasts from the reverse side of the Ancestral Court. Strange and grotesque creatures of all shapes and sizes emerged endlessly from the sky, landing one after another, each one colossal beyond measure.
In the void, Qin Mu stared wide-eyed. So many giant beasts, with such immense physiques—they were not far off from the Void Beast itself.
Of course, the Void Beast had gathered the strengths of most giant beasts, possessed more attack methods, and was far more mysterious and unpredictable. It was still stronger than these beasts; otherwise, it wouldn’t have been the only one left here.
“In the Ancestral Court back then, the Creators lived in such a perilous world. If they hadn’t mastered the power of the Primordial Divine Stone, it would have been truly difficult for them to survive here.”
Qin Mu couldn’t help but sigh. The Creators’ discovery of the Divine Stone was accidental, but it had opened the curtain of civilization.
From then on, the Creators grew stronger and stronger, gradually controlling the giant beasts, contending with heaven and earth, and eventually becoming the rulers.
For later races, the Creators were the most ancient of gods.
Just then, Qin Mu suddenly sensed something. He quickly took the Primordial Beginning Egg and fled deep into the void.
Shua—
An incredibly thick root-tendril shot past in front of him. Its sharp root hairs suddenly swelled up like a giant hedgehog, countless roots madly growing in all directions, piercing through layer after layer of void, chasing straight after Qin Mu!
“Mu Celestial, do you still think you can hide?”
A root-tendril suddenly grew, transforming into flesh and blood, and quickly formed a woman in the shape of the Earth Mother Origin Lord not far from Qin Mu. The woman let out a piercing laugh. “Dragon Xiao’s scales have already reflected your figure in perfect detail, yet you still think you’re hiding cleverly!”
Qin Mu, carrying the Primordial Beginning Egg, fled from the second layer of void into the third, then the fourth. But the root-tendrils danced everywhere, crisscrossing around him, attacking him wildly.
On the root-tendrils, one Earth Mother Origin Lord after another grew—some clinging to the tendrils, others hanging upside down beneath them—attacking Qin Mu from all directions.
Qin Mu moved gracefully, calmly dodging the attacks coming from every side. He was pursued relentlessly by the Earth Mother Origin Lord, plunging deeper and deeper into the void.
He entered the void with his physical body, seeming to merge with it, facing no rejection from the void at all.
The Earth Mother Origin Lord, however, lacked his skill. She could only use her overwhelming magical power to forcibly resist the void’s rejection. Thus, Qin Mu was confident he could make her retreat.
“Earth Mother, you probably don’t know that Yan Celestial Consort has already arrived at the Ancestral Court.”
Qin Mu laughed. “It seems Dragon Xiao was right—your blood-fiend affliction has indeed clouded your wisdom. Summoning Dragon Xiao and all these giant beasts, making such a commotion—it’s hard to hide it from Yan Celestial Consort. If you don’t leave now, are you waiting to die at her hands?”
The Earth Mother Origin Lord was startled. All the root-tendrils piercing through the void rapidly retracted, and her main body immediately sank down into the altar!
Suddenly, a Return to Ruins Great Abyss appeared above the altar, sucking in the countless root-tendrils that were still contracting in the void, pulling them into the abyss!
This was Yan Celestial Consort’s Return to Ruins technique. It caught the Earth Mother’s root-tendrils, anchoring the Earth Mother Origin Lord underground and forcibly dragging her toward the surface!
Because of her deep hatred for Qin Mu, the Earth Mother Origin Lord had thrown all her root-tendrils into chasing him. Now that they were being swallowed by the Return to Ruins Great Abyss, even she found it hard to escape.
Just as the Earth Mother Origin Lord was about to be pulled to the surface, one root-tendril after another snapped with a crack. The Earth Mother Origin Lord, knowing she was no match for Yan Celestial Consort, severed her roots to escape.
The Return to Ruins Great Abyss devoured and annihilated the severed root-tendrils. Yan Celestial Consort’s figure emerged. She flicked her sleeves, clasped her hands behind her back, and looked down at the ground, observing the direction of the Earth Mother Origin Lord’s escape.
Her aura was overwhelming, like an empress ruling the cosmos, wielding supreme authority over the world and over life and death.
Suddenly, the giant beasts summoned by the Earth Mother Origin Lord roared and charged at Yan Celestial Consort, ferocious and menacing.
Yan Celestial Consort snorted coldly, withdrawing her gaze and sweeping her beautiful eyes over those ancient giant beasts.
Wherever her gaze fell, Return to Ruins Great Abysses appeared, pulling the ancient giant beasts into the abysses one after another.
In the abysses, blood plasma gushed like fountains. Those seemingly invincible giant beasts could not escape her gaze; they were ground to ash one after another.
She suddenly looked up toward the depths of the void. Qin Mu was startled, thinking she was about to strike at him. He quickly put away the Primordial Beginning Egg. But at that moment, he saw a big-headed youth appear in the sixteenth layer of void, observing the commotion in the Ancestral Court.
The big-headed youth hadn’t expected Yan Celestial Consort’s gaze to be so terrifying. Before he could react, a Return to Ruins Great Abyss had already appeared in the sixteenth layer of void, sucking him up and dragging him down into the abyss!
He had thought hiding in the sixteenth layer of void was safe enough, but Yan Celestial Consort’s gaze could pierce through countless layers of void, reaching him directly!
“A Celestial—truly terrifying beyond expectation!”
This big-headed youth was none other than Shu Jun. His face turned pale. He had come for Dragon Xiao, but Dragon Xiao hadn’t been summoned by the Earth Mother Origin Lord at all, and instead, he had run into this ruthless woman, Yan Celestial Consort.
His divine consciousness was powerful, but he had used it all to strengthen his physical body. If he hadn’t, he could have hidden in even deeper void layers and not feared Yan Celestial Consort’s gaze.
But now, even fleeing into deeper void layers was impossible.
Just as he was about to be sucked into the Return to Ruins Great Abyss, a figure suddenly blocked his path—it was Qin Mu.
Qin Mu, too, found it hard to resist Yan Celestial Consort’s technique. With a whoosh, he was pulled into the Return to Ruins Great Abyss. From inside the abyss came a thunderous roar, like a giant beast opening its mouth and biting down hard. Crack, crack, crunch, crunch—a chaotic chewing sound.
After a moment, it seemed Qin Mu had been ground to pieces by the Return to Ruins Great Abyss. A cloud of blood mist sprayed out from the abyss.
“Mu Celestial…” Shu Jun’s mind was in turmoil, his voice trembling.
The blood mist churned and then reformed into Qin Mu’s figure. He waved at Shu Jun and laughed. “No need to worry. Yan Celestial Consort’s technique isn’t that powerful here.”
Shu Jun was horrified.
Suddenly, the void trembled. Yan Celestial Consort’s figure appeared before the two of them. Her cold, clear gaze swept over them.
Qin Mu stepped in front of Shu Jun and laughed. “Celestial Consort, we are allies. We parted not long ago—why the sudden murderous intent?”
“Mu Celestial, you and I are not allies.”
Yan Celestial Consort seemed to want to see through his body, to get a clear look at the big-headed youth behind him. She said softly, “This youth is… Not bad at divine consciousness cultivation.”
“This is my adopted son.”
Qin Mu turned around, took the big-headed youth’s hand, and laughed. “He specializes in divine consciousness techniques. He’s showing off in front of you, Celestial Consort.”
Shu Jun was extremely unwilling inside, but he still forced himself to say, “Godfather, this lady is…”
“Don’t be rude!”
Qin Mu feigned anger and shouted, “This is Yan Celestial among the Ten Celestials, the Celestial Consort! Why haven’t you paid your respects?”
Shu Jun hurriedly performed the rites of a junior, feeling even more displeased inside. “My seniority seems to be getting lower and lower…”
— Today, I’m meeting up with book friends from Shanghai, so still only three updates.