Chapter 208: Radiant Sun, An Abrupt Return (Thanks to Caroilove's Alliance Leader!)

Chapter 208: Radiant Sun, An Abrupt Return (Thanks to Caroilove's Alliance Leader!)



The crimson light shone upon the snow-capped mountains, creating an enchanting sight.

The North Sea shimmered in azure, where the sky and water merged as one, rippling with waves.

In the Endless Forest, lakes interconnected, and within them, a dragon slumbered.

For a day, Qi Yuan accompanied the Gluttonyless Holy Mother, embarking on a one-day tour of the Mundane Heart World.

Standing in the sunlight, Qi Yuan gazed at the distant mountains shrouded in twilight, "It seems I'm truly here for a vacation. My cultivation hasn't improved, but my mindset... seems to have broadened considerably."

Within the game, Qi Yuan never rested, diligently playing at every moment.

Now, for the first time, he was truly relaxing and sightseeing.

"To be honest, this should be my first real vacation in my life."

Although it was a superficial tour, it was still meaningful." Qi Yuan spoke.

The Gluttonyless Holy Mother's beautiful eyes revealed a hint of a smile, "Having one last look at this land with you is also not bad."

"You've reached the pinnacle of the Great Venerable, but what lies beyond the True Deity realm... what kind of realm is that?" Qi Yuan couldn't help but ask.

He was always curious about the Radiant Sun.

However, he had never seen a Radiant Sun before.

The Gluttonyless Holy Mother was the foremost figure in the history of the Mundane Heart World, and she was the closest to the Radiant Sun.

"Beyond the True Deity..." The Gluttonyless Holy Mother fell silent, "I don't know either."

She had reached the pinnacle of the Yin Deity realm, but regarding the Radiant Sun, she had yet to glimpse its entirety.

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan felt a twinge of disappointment, "It seems I'll have to see the final boss to know the true power of the so-called Radiant Sun."

As Qi Yuan finished speaking, a deafening sound reverberated through the air.

Qi Yuan's vision was instantly enveloped in a blood-red curtain.

Endless crimson light filled his eyes.

He abruptly looked up towards the sky.

There, within the blood-red star that seemed to hang above the Mundane Heart World, a terrifying giant hand extended.

The massive palm was as large as a planet.

With a gentle push downward, the Sky Pillar, whose height was immeasurable in tens of thousands of miles, collapsed like fragile building blocks.

"The Sky Pillar... has fallen!" Qi Yuan looked up, witnessing the collapse of the pillar as if gazing upon a setting sun.

He hadn't expected to witness such a historical moment at this very instant.

As the Sky Pillar collapsed, the Mundane Heart World trembled, and blood-red rain filled the sky.

The heavens were weeping!

"Move!" The Gluttonyless Holy Mother took a deep look at Qi Yuan's position and shouted.

Qi Yuan hurriedly followed.

He knew that the Gluttonyless Holy Mother was a Radiant Sun.

He was about to witness the most devastating battle of the Hongtang War.

As the blood rain fell, Qi Yuan and the Gluttonyless Holy Mother appeared atop the shattered Sky Pillar.

"Gluttonyless Holy Mother, twenty breaths!"

"Hold on!"

Six mythical figures communicated through sound transmission, their forms entering the Sky Pillar.

They were about to condense the Seed of the World and send it out from the pillar.

At this moment, Qi Yuan raised his head and looked up at the sky.

The place where the terrifying giant hand had emerged now transformed into a dense sea of blood.

The blood sea churned, and within it, there was no water, only the radiant crimson light.

The scorching blood-red light seemed capable of killing any mortal who dared to look directly at it.

A cold and ruthless voice resounded in the sky.

"Annihilation."

The terrifying blood-red figure's face was indiscernible.

In her eyes, there seemed to be no regard for the Gluttonyless Holy Mother, treating her as no more than a mere ant.

Qi Yuan also turned his gaze towards the terrifying silhouette.

[Blood-Red Great Sage's Devouring Body Projection, Radiant Sun.

This body can devour all things and hold stars in its mouth.]



Standing high in the sky, it fell at a terrifying speed.

Where were the twenty breaths? In just one breath, it was about to plunge into the Sky Pillar.

"Who is he!" At this moment, the Gluttonyless Holy Mother looked up at the terrifying figure in the sky. Her blood-red robe, illuminated by the blood light, appeared even more enchanting and alluring.

"The Blood-Red Great Sage's Devouring Body Projection..." Qi Yuan felt no anxiety and shared the information he had observed with the Gluttonyless Holy Mother.

"Devouring?"

The Gluttonyless Holy Mother seemed to have received crucial information.

Her red robe fluttered in the wind as she raised her head and roared at the terrifying figure in the sky.

"Chaos Limitless!"

"The only one in this world!"

On the snow-white palm, countless rays of light flashed.

The Gluttonyless Holy Mother was like a valiant soldier marching towards death, without any hesitation, she charged towards the terrifying figure.

At this moment, Qi Yuan's voice also echoed through the sky.

"Her upper jaw has been injured."

"Her divine energy is spread throughout her body, with the most concentrated around her head.

Even a mere projection of a Radiant Sun's body could affect Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan felt his entire body trembling, his divine aperture quivering as if encountering an arch-nemesis.

If even a projection of a Radiant Sun's body was this terrifying, how formidable must the original body be? Qi Yuan struggled to imagine.

He kept his eyes on the blood light of the Radiant Sun's projection, scrutinizing every detail of its appearance.

His eyes sifted through the vast amount of useless information, extracting valuable insights to share with the Gluttonyless Holy Mother.

This was a battle they were destined to lose.

High in the sky, two rays of blood light collided as the Gluttonyless Holy Mother burned her divine energy, managing to halt the projection above for a moment.

A voice of surprise echoed, "How do you know who I am, and how do you know of the wound on my upper jaw that cannot heal?"

The terrifying figure pondered.

Its gaze swept across the land, as if searching for someone.

Wherever it passed, all mountains and rivers turned into nothingness.

In the vast expanse of a million li, only the solitary Sky Pillar remained.

However, Qi Yuan was not in this realm, so such a terrifying attack could not harm him.

"Look at the attribute of his Divine Spirit Power!"

Once more, the voice of the Gluttonyless Mother echoed from above the celestial dome.

The terrifying figure was again astonished, "Who are you talking to?"

Qi Yuan hurriedly looked over.

[Devour, Destroy, Assimilate, Puppet...]



He quickly conveyed the information he had seen to the Gluttonyless Mother.

Facing the projection of the Yang Deity's clone, Qi Yuan was still too weak at this moment.

He didn't know how to respond, so he could only follow the Gluttonyless Mother's instructions.

Boom! Another collision occurred above the celestial dome.

Qi Yuan witnessed the Gluttonyless Mother's body, covered in flowing blood.

Even with knowledge of the enemy's information, she was still completely at the mercy of the attack.

Blood fell from the sky, seemingly capable of corroding the earth itself.

The terrifying blood shadow's eyes swept across the world with disdain, as if searching for Qi Yuan.

Unfortunately, her efforts were in vain.

The Gluttonyless Mother's exquisite face was covered in blood, and her powerful Divine Domain shattered at this moment.

"You worm!" The terrifying figure was filled with frustration.

It seemed that Qi Yuan's hidden presence was the source of her anger.

The unknown and the feeling of helplessness were what she cared about the most.

"Who is it?" she asked angrily.

But her anger could not be vented on Qi Yuan.

Instead, it all fell upon the Gluttonyless Mother.

Terrifying attacks ravaged her Divine Domain and body.

The Gluttonyless Mother was completely suppressed.

Her body shattered, her Divine Orifice ruptured, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

Twenty breaths seemed like an eternity, but it eventually passed.

The Gluttonyless Mother's face was covered in blood, and her exquisite features held a smile of resignation.

She seemed to glance at Qi Yuan, her voice cold yet serene.

"I promised to guard the Sky Pillar, and I did."

"I've always wanted to know my fate, and now I do."

"This life is without regret."

She looked at Qi Yuan one last time, her eyes filled with complexity.

Even though Qi Yuan had seen countless expressions, he couldn't decipher the emotions contained within her gaze.

"The rest of the journey... is for you to walk alone."

With these words, the Gluttonyless Mother's body finally shattered.

Countless specks of Divine Spirit Power floated in all directions.

Qi Yuan reached out, attempting to grasp one of the specks.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't catch any of them.

The terrifying figure let out a shrill cry.

"You!"

Sadly, she was destined to never discover Qi Yuan, the outsider observing from the sidelines.

Without any hesitation, she plummeted into the Sky Pillar with a loud crash.

The entire Mundane Realm trembled violently.

Six Mythical figures appeared, only to disappear within three breaths as if they had never been there.

Even in a movie, such powerful Mythical beings would only have a three-breath-long scene, without any close-ups.

A full hundred breaths passed before the area finally calmed down.

Qi Yuan surveyed the devastated land and whispered, "Knowing it would end in tragedy, I shouldn't have come to see this."

To be honest, Qi Yuan felt a bit regretful, yet he also felt no regret.

He stared intently at the terrifying figure within the Sky Pillar and then at the dim light on the glow stick.

"Time is almost up. It's time to... go back."

The Gluttonyless Mother had already perished, and Qi Yuan's visit to the Hongtang War was merely to witness her demise.

...

Near the entrance to the Ancestral Land, He Zhuang, the dark-skinned man, strutted with a smug expression, humming a little tune, "This trip to the Ancestral Land must have been my most fruitful, right?"

On this trip, He Zhuang had multiple fortuitous encounters, opening a total of three Divine Orifices.

Such a harvest was among the most impressive since the opening of the Ancestral Land.

"Are they still inside? If they knew about my harvest, they'd be so jealous!"

He Zhuang thought to himself as he finally exited the Ancestral Land.

The moment he stepped out, He Zhuang's Divine Orifice trembled violently.

He felt as if a terrifying Divine Being was staring at him.

A voice filled with anxiety and impatience echoed, "How did a fool like you get out?"

"Why isn't it the Origin Venerable?"

He Zhuang's heart was filled with discontent upon hearing this, but when he saw the three Great Venerables ahead, his discontent vanished.

"You there, did you see the Origin Venerable? How is he doing inside? Is he in danger?" Lishan Dashi anxiously questioned He Zhuang.

He Zhuang stood silently, not daring to speak.

However, when faced with the Great Venerable, he truthfully answered, "After entering the Ancestral Land, I separated from the others. I'm not sure about the specifics."

He recounted the events that occurred at the entrance and inside the Ancestral Land.

He Zhuang was curious about what had happened to the Origin Venerable and why the three Great Venerables were blocking him.

He couldn't figure it out.

Upon hearing this, Lishan Dashi's expression turned grave, "The Origin Venerable warned of danger regarding those people. There must be a deeper meaning. Those people... they ran off as soon as they entered. There's definitely something wrong!"

He Zhuang stood quietly, not daring to speak a word.

(End of Chapter)

He wanted to ask, why would someone as kind as She Lao have any issues?

Of course, he didn't dare voice this thought aloud.

At that moment, he glanced at the elderly man not far away, a smile spreading across his face: "Elder, this time in the Ancestral Grounds, I opened three Divine Orifices!"

The elder was an old and frail man, and upon hearing the voice of He Zhuang, he indeed showed a surprised expression: "Your harvest this time is so abundant!"

He Zhuang's heart swelled with pride at these words.

He was exactly the kind of person who would feel this way.

Soon, when those familiar people came out, he would ask them, and the flattery and envy he would receive would be crazy.

He quietly waited, his heart filled with both anticipation and fear.

Because the gazes of those Great Venerables upon him were not kind.

Their faces seemed to say, why isn't Origin Venerable coming out instead of you? How is he any less than Origin Venerable?

Time passed, minute by minute, and after about an hour, there was movement from the Ancestral Grounds again.

Lishan Dashi and the other two Great Venerables' spirits lifted as they gazed at the Ancestral Grounds.

"I hope it's Origin Venerable!"

"It must be him!"

"Please don't be..." One of the Great Venerables glanced at He Zhuang.

He Zhuang's face was filled with anticipation, but he didn't care who came out, as long as he could show off.

Just then, the mist covering the Ancestral Grounds parted, and a group of twenty-one people appeared abruptly.

These twenty-one people all had smiles on their faces, filled with joy.

He Zhuang, who had been ready to show off, froze.

Because... he couldn't recognize any of the twenty-one people.

Those villagers who were ordinary before, he couldn't identify them now.

Even the Ancient Deities with lower cultivation than him, he couldn't tell.

Now, he faced a group of seemingly profound and unfathomable cultivators.

What was going on?

"Origin Venerable!"

"You're Origin Venerable!"

"You've finally come out!"

At this moment, the gazes of the three Great Venerables fell upon Qi Yuan, their eyes filled with anticipation and hope.

"Who are you?" Qi Yuan asked, looking at the three with surprise.

"I'm the master of Bai Xi Venerable and a friend of Thunder God Great Venerable. He asked me to take care of you." Lishan Dashi quickly explained.

"Oh, so that's the case. I didn't expect Thunder God to be so kind." Qi Yuan spoke, thinking that in just one day, Thunder God might have eaten all the pigs in the village.

At that moment, Lishan Dashi's gaze fell upon Zhu Zhuangshi and the other villagers, and his eyes widened: "Your God Contemplation Technique... you gave it to them?"

"Yes." Qi Yuan didn't hide it.

"The one you gave... was the latest God Contemplation Technique?" Lishan Dashi asked again, his voice trembling.

"I brought eight villagers, contemplated eight God Contemplation Techniques, and gave them to them." Qi Yuan replied casually.

Lishan Dashi's heart sank upon hearing this.

This was a legendary God Contemplation Technique... and he had used it so casually?

Zhu Zhuangshi looked at Lishan Dashi, his strength seemingly surging, and he felt a bit inflated: "What? Old Zhu doesn't deserve the God Contemplation Technique?"

Now, he had advanced to the second step of Sky Treading and had awakened the Divine Domain Seed with the help of a potion.

Every moment, his strength was increasing.

He felt that he could handle a big black dog with just a finger, or even a leg hair.

Even facing Lishan Dashi, he wasn't intimidated.

Lishan Dashi looked at Zhu Zhuangshi, his thoughts swirling: "Used... so what if it was used?"

What else could he do but regret?

Suddenly, Lishan Dashi seemed to realize something, and his pupils contracted: "Divine Domain Embryo, what's going on? You... no, how did all of you awaken the Divine Domain Embryo!"

Lishan Dashi was shaken.

The Ancient Deities before him seemed to have just awakened their Divine Domain Embryos, and they were still unstable, so they hadn't concealed their auras well.

A trace of their aura had leaked, and Lishan Dashi had sensed it.

"They were underdeveloped, but after taking some oral liquid, they grew strong." Qi Yuan replied nonchalantly.

"Oral liquid?" Lishan Dashi was confused.

Pinehope Ancient Deity spoke up: "The oral liquid the Elder spoke of is the Divine Domain Elixir. Hey, following the Elder, we've hit the jackpot in the Ancestral Grounds."

Hearing about the Divine Domain Elixir, He Zhuang's eyes turned red.

He had cultivated three Divine Orifices, a great harvest, but compared to the Divine Domain Embryo, it was nothing!

How did all these people awaken the Divine Domain Embryo?

He felt envious, jealous, and resentful!

Lishan Dashi was also shaken, a smile spreading across his face.

This meant that among the Ancient Deities, there were now many more with strength comparable to Great Venerables.

Eight of them had even cultivated legendary God Contemplation Techniques.

The future looked promising.

"We need to go back through the teleportation array. Farewell, everyone." Qi Yuan didn't bother looking at the surprised faces of the others and spoke casually.

Just then, Lishan Dashi remembered his purpose for coming and quickly said: "Origin Venerable, please wait!"

(End)

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