Chapter 246: Chapter 243: [Will You Die or Not?!] (9K Mega Chapter!)
Chapter 243: Are You Going to Die or Not!
The founding god?
The first thought in Chen Nuo’s mind was to reject it.
I’m a successor to Communism, alright! What’s this about being a god? Communism is the only god!
Hmph!
And if we’re being specific here, how does this guy qualify as a founding god? He’s nothing more than a fire thief at best.
Prometheus, that guy who stole the celestial fire allowing humans to evolve.
And this guy, he also stole energy from the Mother and bestowed it to the living beings on Earth, leading to a massive surge in life...
Well, "bestowing" it might not even be accurate.
This guy is clearly an opportunist, investing in humanity, using humans.
That being said, Chen Nuo believed almost entirely in what the Seed had claimed.
Especially regarding the Mother’s fate, it seems most likely that it really was taken out by this Seed.
If the Mother civilization died from that dreadful Spiritual Life Form’s virus disaster—those viruses are fatal to spiritual beings, much like cancer—
then the negative Spiritual Energy generated by life may not be as fierce or as formidable as those viruses.
For the Mother, it’s probably akin to a cold.
But here, this Seed set up its scheme, over who knows, hundreds or thousands of years.
For centuries, constantly playing the game of life sacrifice here, nurturing negative Spiritual Energy.
For the Mother...
Well, a cold might not be deadly.
But being infected with the cold virus continuously for hundreds of years.
Eventually, as the years took their toll, the Mother couldn’t hold on and was silently taken down by this ambitious Seed.
The Mother was drained dry by its own offspring.
What does this story teach us?
Beware of those who bite the hand that feeds them!!
"So, you’ve finished doing everything you wanted to do here?" Chen Nuo asked cautiously. "The Mother here is dead... and you’ve awakened? That John Sterling..."
"He was just a human who stumbled upon this place inadvertently and whom I turned into an avatar," the Seed shook its head. "I needed someone on the outside to constantly bring me new sources of negative Spiritual Energy."
I see, a frontman.
"He was a very useful avatar. After he came here, I gave him some powers, and when he left, I entrusted him with a Crystal Skeleton that I had helped the indigenous humans here make, serving as a Container for storing negative Spiritual Energy."
"After he left, it didn’t take long for him to come back with a delightful amount of negative Spiritual Energy."
"I must say, I’m quite thankful to him."
...It didn’t take long after he left?
A thought struck Chen Nuo.
John Sterling stumbled upon this place during an adventure in World War I.
If he came back not long after leaving...
Chen Nuo sighed.
The Son of the Sun also realized it and frowned, "That John Sterling must have gone to the World War I battlefield to collect negative energy!"
What other place could there be massive slaughter, death, giving rise to vast amounts of negative Spiritual Energy?
Without a doubt, it is the battlefield!
The main battlefield of World War I in Europe, naturally, is the best place to collect!
"That time I was very surprised, and then I bestowed upon him even greater power," the Seed laughed. "And then, he didn’t disappoint me. Some years later, he once again brought back even more negative Spiritual Energy."
... Some years later...
That was World War II!
"After that, he started to have his own ideas, and even began to scheme against me," the Seed said with a chuckle. "In order to assimilate the Mother, I fell into a deep slumber."
"He thought I was a god lying sleeping here, feeding me while hoping I would never wake up, so I could continue to grant him power."
"He even believed that the negative Spiritual Energy that fed me would keep me asleep, or even, he hoped to kill me that way."
"To some extent, his judgment was not totally wrong."
"That negative Spiritual Energy is indeed my weakness."
"Unfortunately, he still failed. I had already completed the utter destruction of the Mother, and my subsequent slumber was merely to digest the gifts left by the Mother."
After pausing, he laughed and said, "However, I still have to thank you. If it weren’t for you finding this place and destroying his plans, I might still be in a deep sleep during absorption, and moreover... he would have brought even more negative Spiritual Energy, and, it is very possible, one day, he would have found the right way to use those things against me."
"Just like how I dealt with the Mother."
"Not that he would definitely succeed, but at least there was a slight chance."
After saying all this, the Seed actually bowed slightly toward the few people, with a tone that was actually very sincere.
"Thank you."
Faced with the Seed’s thanks, everyone simultaneously felt a chill down their spines.
Chen Nuo immediately sneered, "Then there’s really no need to thank us! After you’ve finished giving thanks... the story is also over, so now, let’s get ready to make a move!"
The Seed shook his head, seemingly with some regret, "So you still want to fight?"
He spoke in a very serious tone, as if trying to state and to persuade, "We have no direct conflict, and if your purpose for coming was to kill the Mother, the Mother is already gone."
"But you still exist," Chen Nuo shook his head.
"If you’re saying that I killed many creatures and extracted negative Spiritual Energy... that was to confront the Mother. Ah... I understand."
The Seed seemed to laugh with a hint of disdain, "Is it those boring moralities of you humans? Disgusted by the act of slaughter? Such a meaningless existence. I granted you evolution, turned you into a civilization, yet you also created the by-product of civilization: a moral system. Is that so. But now... the Mother here no longer exists, and that so-called slaughter you resist will no longer continue."
However, the old man, Son of the Sun, shook his head, "But you are still here!"
Glancing at Lu Xixi who frowned as if hesitant, and then at Chen Nuo who seemed thoughtful, Chen Nuo spoke in a deep voice, "This guy will not be satisfied! And... don’t forget, there might still be other pieces of the Mother on Earth! Should we let him go, find another Mother, and then... create another few hundred or thousand years of slaughter and sacrifice? Not to mention... If this guy evolves to the end, who knows what he’ll become!"
What will he become?
A new Mother?!
"Both of you!" The flames of the Son of the Sun had already begun to stir up.
The fat old man spoke gravely, "Compared to the dormant Mother, this being who can move freely is an even greater threat to us! We might not get another chance like today! If we let him go, if we ever want to stop him and eliminate him in the future, it will probably be very difficult to assemble a group like we have today!"
That makes sense.
In this world, although there are some Ability Users of the Controller level, it’s still rare to gather three platinum deities like today...
Ah, spit!
...to gather three Controller bigwigs on the spot; it’s indeed a rarity!
If there’s another chance, it might not be like today.
Chen Nuo also realized that this Seed, although powerful, wasn’t outrageously strong; not to the extent of being invincible.
In terms of spiritual power, he was a bit stronger than Lu Xixi, but that was all.
With three Controller bigwigs on our side, we might not lose!
"Empress Lu!" The Son of the Sun took a step forward, gazing steadfastly at the Seed. Without turning back, he asked loudly, "What’s your take? Fight or give up?!"
Lu Xixi thought for a moment, "I’ll listen to my husband."
With that, Empress Lu looked at Chen Nuo.
Although Chen Nuo still had some things to figure out, feeling as if there might be something more hidden in the narrative of the Seed...
But at this moment, he agreed with the Son of the Sun’s reasoning!
Why did he travel thousands of miles to find the Mother?
His goal was the same as the Son of the Sun’s, as Vanel’s and the rest.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Nuo gave a serious nod.
"Fight!"
Since Chen Nuo had spoken, Lu Xixi also showed a look of readiness to fight.
Electricity began to coil around the Empress’s hands, CRACKLING loudly, while her seaweed-like hair started moving without any wind!
Chen Nuo took a deep breath and activated his spiritual power, forming layers of barriers around himself first, wrapping his body securely.
Whenever Chen Yanluo made a move, he always ensured his own safety first, as steady as an old dog.
Just then, the Son of the Sun suddenly moved his hands!
He quickly signaled a series of tactical gestures!
These were clearly military hand signals.
Chen Nuo understood the intentions of the Son of the Sun with just a glance.
With a powerful enemy right in front, discussing tactics with words would alert the Seed.
Although the three of them had the strength of Controller bigwigs, none of them had spiritual power strong enough to communicate with Pure life forms like the Seed or the Mother just through spiritual power.
Even using Telekinesis to manipulate sound waves for a so-called private chat was not feasible. With such a spiritually powerful enemy present, the Seed could easily eavesdrop, even if the method might work on ordinary people.
Using tactical gestures was, therefore, the best method.
Chen Nuo understood the old man’s signals and Empress Lu was also familiar with them.
The message the Son of the Sun conveyed was clear:
I’ll take the main attack and draw their fire; you two strike from the sides and take him down!
With his knowledge and experiences with the Son of the Sun over two lifetimes, today, for the first time, Chen Nuo truly saw this veteran Legend, this senior Controller bigwig, go all out without holding back!
His move was a do-or-die attack!!
The old man let out a low roar and suddenly his form shot out like a blaze!
His entire being, like a burning star, suddenly burst into brightness, as if the sun had fallen from the sky to the Earth!
The dazzling light instantly illuminated the entire Relic World in a blinding white radiance, so glaring that it made it hard for people to open their eyes!
The surging energy was like a raging river!
As the old man flew toward the Seed, his midair roar was like a furious deity from legends!
Chen Nuo and Lu Xixi were no ordinary people. With ample combat experience and understanding between them, as soon as the old man made his move, the two wasted no time in moving as well—one to the left and the other to the right, also lunging forward!
Barely half a step behind the Son of the Sun, from left and right, they struck the Seed like twin blades!
The Son of the Sun’s attack posture was astonishingly aggressive! Standing his ground, the Seed maintained that slight, seemingly sculpted smile at the corner of his mouth, but his gaze visibly tensed up!
The old man had already charged right up to the Seed, raising his hands high before bringing them down, and with a BOOM, a surging flame as viscous as magma blasted onto the Seed!
The Seed swayed on the spot, taking a step forward; a layer of Mentality Cocoon naturally appearing on his body.
But instead of retreating from the rolling flames, he dove headlong into them, and then the flames, as if cleaved by an invisible blade, split apart!
The Seed’s movements were extremely fast; he suddenly parted the flames and collided head-on with the Son of the Sun.
The old man let out a roar!
Amidst his roar, the ground beneath his feet and the surrounding ruins of the city, wherever he went, the stones were carbonized or even shattered into pieces under the terrifying heat of the flames!
Some of the random stones, in this dreadful heat, melted and then recrystallized!
Yet this terrifying heat seemed to have no effect on the Seed, who was constantly shielded by a thin layer of the Mentality Cocoon, which appeared flimsy but blocked all damage from reaching his body!
The Son of the Sun and the Seed finally came face to face!
The Seed raised his hand, his fingers poking into the Son of the Sun’s body, piercing directly through the flames wrapping the latter.
The old man grunted, clearly injured, but a fierce smile emerged on his face. Instead of retreating, he roared and grabbed the Seed’s arms and shoulders, leapt up and, from a high angle, headbutted the Seed’s forehead!
With a BANG, the Seed was pounded into the ground like a nail hammered into the Earth!
The Mentality Cocoon on his forehead instantly shattered, and his entire head seemed to have been pressed inward!
But within a breath’s time, the Seed’s head recovered instantly, a new Mentality Cocoon formed rapidly, and he suddenly burst forth from the ground. With a hook of his hands, he also grasped the Son of the Sun’s arms, leapt into the air, and vaulted over his opponent!
BANG!!
The Seed perfectly replicated the fat old man’s previous move, hammering the Son of the Sun into the ground.
The old man was pinned to the ground, his legs sunk into the soil up to his waist.
As he lifted his head, the Son of the Sun was bloodied but roared again, lifting his arms to unleash another burst of flames.
The Seed, caught in mid-air by the flames, retreated rapidly. His Mentality Cocoon resisted the high temperature but also melted away quickly.
At this moment, Chen Nuo and Lu Xixi attacked from both sides!
Empress Lu summoned two bolts of lightning with her hands and hurled them at the Seed, while Chen Nuo, half a step slower, instantaneously unleashed a Spiritual Storm down onto the Seed.
The Seed twisted his body, dodging the Empress’s lightning but was slowed by Chen Nuo’s Spiritual Storm for an instant.
The lightning struck the Seed accurately!
The first bolt of lightning was absorbed by the Mentality Cocoon enveloping the Seed, but the Mentality Cocoon diluted instantly, and the second bolt of lightning finally penetrated the cocoon, visibly piercing through the Seed’s body!
Following the blue streak of lightning, the Seed’s body SIZZLED, and his black robe burst into flames.
The Seed’s hair and face also lit ablaze.
A pained expression crossed his face, and then he lunged toward the Empress!
The Empress quickly conjured another Lightning Whip in her hand and rapidly lashed it out!
This time, the Seed sneered and grasped the Lightning Whip. With a shake, the Empress was hit hard and stumbled backwards!
The Seed lunged forward, his hand suddenly drawing in...
A burst of flame, as potent as the Sun’s own fire, erupted forth!
At such close quarters, the Seed suddenly employed a move akin to the Son of the Sun’s signature technique, the fire blast!
Caught off guard, the Empress was enveloped by flames. She could only cross her arms in defense, wrapping her form in lightning and rapidly projecting her Mentality Barrier to protect herself, yet she was still punched directly on her arm by the Seed, who had rushed in.
Empress Lu was sent flying like a swift arrow.
As the Seed knocked the Empress away, his body suddenly stumbled forward. Behind him, Chen Yanluo had already wrapped him in Telekinesis, while Spiritual Force Tentacles from all directions entangled him, frantically tearing at the Seed’s body!
The Mentality Cocoon around the Seed’s body, under the fierce tearing, collapsed thunderously!
Before he could muster a new Mentality Cocoon, Chen Nuo’s spiritual power thundered onto his body!
The Seed let out a piercing shriek as the spot on his back where his spine was located seemed to be ripped open by Chen Nuo!
But mid-air, the grievously twisted Seed twisted a few times, and the terrible injury restored instantly!
Chen Nuo, anticipating this, followed the Seed as he was flung away, bombarding him wave after wave with unrelenting spiritual power!
The impact of the Telekinesis, like a hammer from the sky, sent the Seed tumbling up and down!
Chen Nuo at this moment had no reservations, unleashing his powerful spiritual power for the first time in full force!
For a moment, it even seemed like he had suppressed the powerful Seed by force!
The Seed was pummeled seven or eight times, his body contorting repeatedly under the tear of Telekinesis, but he immediately snapped back to shape.
After several attempts, Chen Nuo’s breathing became a bit more ragged, while the Seed’s face turned even paler!
Finally, a fierce glint flashed in the Seed’s eyes, and after forcibly enduring a blast of Telekinesis, the Seed let out a great roar, stretched out his hands, and countless Spiritual Force Tentacles surged out from his body!
The Spiritual Force Tentacles of Chen Nuo were shattered under this barrage, and he himself was grasped out of the sky.
He spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Let go of my husband!"
With the Empress’ furious roar, Lu Xixi’s entire body crackled with lightning, descending from the sky, where countless dark clouds materialized instantly and a lightning bolt crashed down on the Seed’s head from the heavens!
The Seed was blasted out of the lightning and flew off, while Lu Xixi’s hands danced rapidly like those of a pianist, and dense lightning fell like rain from the dark clouds!
Amidst thunder, the Seed was struck by lightning time after time, until he finally fell to the ground!
"AHH!!!!"
Empress Lu screamed sharply, as the dark clouds in the sky madly condensed together, and an astonishing lightning bolt, like a divine battle axe, fell with a thunderous roar!
The Seed had just raised his head when the lightning bolt smashed him into the ground!
On the ground, the lightning spread out like water ripples in all directions, and in a huge pit, the Seed stood there, his clothes in tatters. Then he looked up, staring at Empress Lu hovering in the air.
The Empress had held nothing back in that attack, and the Seed was clearly severely wounded.
His exposed skin showed cracks in many places that were faintly visible, and this time, his body’s amazing healing abilities seemed weakened.
After a few forceful breaths, the cracks on the Seed’s body had lightened slightly but hadn’t instantly healed as they had from previous injuries.
BOOM!!
A blaze of fire once again roared onto the Seed’s body. He turned around hastily, and a Mentality Barrier went up in front of him, withstanding the sneak attack from the Son of the Sun who was getting up from the ground.
But the Seed then twisted his head and charged into the sky, rushing towards Lu Xixi!
Lu Xixi immediately retreated; she had just unleashed an attack and needed a moment to catch her breath.
As Lu Xixi pulled back, Chen Nuo rushed forward, placing himself directly in front of her.
A Spiritual Storm intertwined, instantly engulfing the Seed as if he were in the eye of the storm.
Chen Nuo roared low, his Telekinesis going wild, tearing at the Seed’s body.
Ensnared in the vortex, the Seed’s struggles became increasingly fierce. Chen Nuo felt as though his telekinetic grip, like a hemp rope, was instead binding a fierce tiger!
And in an instant, that tiger transformed into a Tyrannosaurus rex!
The "hemp rope" snapped instantly, Chen Nuo grunted, his figure falling, but from the ground, countless pebbles from the rubble flew up, and after hovering for a moment, they shot densely towards the Seed!
The Seed bellowed, and within that sharp cry, all the stones flying towards him from the sky instantly turned to dust!
Chen Nuo landed safely, looking up just in time to see the Seed about to pursue, only to be intercepted and blocked again by Lu Xixi!
Lu Xixi’s bolt of lightning blasted the Seed another several meters away.
Chen Nuo grabbed the Son of the Sun from the ground, the old man appeared to be breathing heavily, clearly not in the best condition.
Out of the three, the Son of the Sun was in the worst shape.
He had previously fought with John Sterling in the rainforest for two days and had already suffered many hidden injuries. After arriving here, he had been in constant fierce battle.
All this time, he had been suppressing his injuries with the strong strength of a Controller, and after erupting with all his might, there were now signs of weakening.
"I won’t die," the stout old man shook his head as he stood up, shaking off Chen Nuo’s hand and leaping back into the fray!
By now, Lu Xixi had been struck away by the Seed again!
And this time, standing on the ground, Chen Nuo could clearly see that the Seed had also conjured a bolt of lightning from his hands. His lightning was even more fierce than Lu Xixi’s, shattering her lightning before wrapping her up and tossing her away!
"Careful! This guy is mimicking and learning from our fight!"
Chen Nuo’s heart stirred, and he shouted out loud!
Is the Seed powerful? Of course, there’s no need to question that.
But... is the powerful Seed skilled in battle?
That might not be the case.
Thousands of years ago, the only battle the Seed might have experienced was killing its own kind—perhaps it didn’t even require a battle; it operated in the shadows while the other seeds were in the open.
A stealthy attack would have sufficed.
Then, it began to create sacrifices...
Thus, no need for battle at all!
After he later gained a subordinate like John Sterling, he fell into a deep slumber, focused solely on absorbing the Mother.
One can say, from his birth to today, the Seed actually hasn’t experienced any intense battles.
He possessed great strength, but lacked the corresponding combat skills and experience!
But what’s terrifying is... his astonishing ability to mimic and learn!
Having pushed back Lu Xixi twice already, he first used the Son of the Sun’s fiery blaze.
The second time, he even mimicked Lu Xixi’s lightning.
Additionally, because his energy was stronger, the combat skills he copied were more powerful than the original!
Understanding this, Chen Yanluo also charged into the sky. This time, the Son of the Sun exchanged another fiery blaze with the Seed, but the unfortunate Son of the Sun was repelled once again. If it weren’t for Lu Xixi pulling him, he probably would have been smashed downward again.
Lu Xixi grabbed the Son of the Sun, forcibly pulling him back, as the Seed already teleported close behind them!
The Seed grasped a bolt of lightning out of thin air and hurled it towards Lu Xixi’s back.
BANG!!
Suddenly, the Seed’s entire body shook, and he was flung to one side!
Chen Yanluo, at his side, quickly retracted the kick he had made, then followed up on the Seed once more!
"Stop using your skills! He’s learning how we use our powers!" Chen Yanluo shouted but had already caught up with the Seed!
This time, mid-air, Chen Yanluo didn’t attack with spiritual power. Instead, he went in with a simple elbow strike!
Such a proficient close-combat skill! Though clever, it didn’t belong to a realm of Ability Users.
If Selena hadn’t passed out, she might have been the most familiar person in the vicinity with these things.
An elbow strike directly hit the Seed’s shoulder blade from behind, causing his body to jolt and his shoulder blade to shatter from Chen Yanluo’s attack!
It instantly healed, and as the Seed turned around, he delivered an identical elbow strike with perfect timing, aiming right at Chen Yanluo’s ribs!
Chen Yanluo, already prepared, stepped half way out of the way and grasped the Seed’s arm, giving it a sharp twist and shake!
With a CRACK, the Seed was forced back, his arm hanging limply.
A counter-joint technique completely dislocated one of the Seed’s arms!
The Seed frowned, glanced at his arm, took a deep breath, and the limb immediately restored itself.
Yet, Chen Yanluo had already closed in again!
At the same time, Chen Yanluo roared, "Don’t come over yet!!"
As if abandoning all Ability User techniques, he engaged the Seed using pure Body Technique and physical combat!
Various counter-joint techniques, grappling, bent elbows, knee strikes...
For a moment, the Seed was actually forced into retreat by this seemingly ferocious attack which to Ability Users seemed low-end, suffering heavy blows from Chen Yanluo!
With every breath, he recovered quickly, but ultimately couldn’t withstand the frequency of injuries!
Lu Xixi and the Son of the Sun were taken aback.
The two powerhouses had exhausted their best moves fighting this formidable enemy. Yet, the combined damage they dealt to the Seed was far less than what Chen Yanluo had caused using a fighting technique that seemed deceptively simple for Ability Users.
Finally, after being blown away by Chen Yanluo for the umpteenth time, the Seed began to slowly turn the situation around!
His terrifying learning ability allowed the Seed to quickly adapt to Chen Yanluo’s fighting techniques. After several injuries, he had even begun to learn the combat style, countering with the same techniques!
The last time Chen Yanluo sent the Seed flying and broke his ribs with a knee strike, he himself took an elbow hit. His shoulder was also dislocated by the Seed!
The Body Technique had been completely mastered by the opponent!
Chen Yanluo caught his breath, squinting at the Seed.
"Your combat skills are very primitive..." the Seed frowned, looking at Chen Yanluo and shaking his head, "I understand what you’re trying to do... Better not use it again, I will no longer fall for it."
"Oh?" Chen Nuo chuckled, "Then I’ll switch it up; let’s see if you dare to copy this one."
Seed: "......"
Chen Nuo suddenly twisted his waist and took half a step forward!
His left palm drew to the right, pushed out, and then retracted.
His right palm drew to the left, pushed out, and then retracted.
He posed completely! At the same time, the spiritual power began to furiously gather around him!
Seed’s eyes lit up as he concentrated entirely on Chen Nuo, carefully capturing each of his movements, the trajectory of every Spiritual Force Tentacle...
Chen Nuo went through three to five stances in one breath, and in a low voice yelled, "Die!"
"What is this now?"
"...Dragon-Subduing Eighteen Palms!"
"???"
BOOM!!!
Seed was still watching closely when all of a sudden, lightning struck him!
Lu Xixi leaped from the side and still did not forget to give Chen Nuo a reproachful glance.
How this couple had developed such a high level of understanding was beyond anyone’s guess; as soon as Lu Xixi saw Chen Nuo playing tricks in mid-air, she instantly understood his cunning plan!
Seed was pierced straight through by lightning, leaving a terrifying gaping wound on his body! A gruesome gash had been blasted open at his waist!
His organs were clearly visible!
Yet a cocoon of Telekinesis still firmly protected his abdominal cavity, preventing the organs from spilling out, while over the piercing gash, flesh regenerated rapidly, madly healing the wound!
Lu Xixi spat out a mouthful of blood and in a low shout said, "He’s weakened! Attack together!!"
Son of the Sun stepped in again!
While Seed was striking back, he positioned himself in front of Lu Xixi, taking one of Seed’s bolts of lightning with fiery flames, then the old man drifted away, spewing out another mouthful of blood in mid-air.
Chen Nuo twisted his body to charge in!
This time, Seed didn’t bother to watch his trickery and directly launched a blast of fiery flames. Chen Nuo scoffed coldly as a vortex of Telekinesis appeared in front of him, dispersing the flames, then once more blasted Seed!
"What move is this?" Seed stumbled back, turned his head to stare at Chen Nuo, and asked in a deep voice.
"This is called..." Chen Nuo narrowed his eyes, coldly smirking, about to say something witty.
"Move out of the way!" Lu Xixi’s voice came from behind, and Chen Nuo immediately lunged forward, executing a face-planting motion.
Behind him, a burst of lightning roared past over him, surpassing Chen Nuo and striking Seed!
Finally, Seed’s figure flew backward, crashing into the edge of the Relic World, then heavily falling to the ground!
Seed, sprawled on the ground, struggled to get up; his whole body seemed to have been twisted.
His skin, which was originally cracking, began to exhibit patches of faint collapse.
The fall of flesh revealed horrifying white bones in places!
His body bore countless terrible wounds, blood flowing; although he stood up, it as though he stood amidst a pool of blood!
Together, the three Controllers had cornered the strongest enemy of the four into a desperate situation!
Son of the Sun’s eyes shone with excitement, despite the old man spitting out blood repeatedly—it seemed his injuries were even worse than Seed’s.
Lu Xixi’s mouth too was stained with fresh blood; Empress Lu had clashed forcefully with Seed several times and had suffered severe internal injuries.
Even the craftiest, Chen Yanluo, had used up a vast amount of spiritual power, his Mentality Barrier long exhausted, and although he had no visible grave injuries, his bones were broken in several places!
Moreover, Chen Nuo had noticed that after a few head-on conflicts with the Seed, his internal organs had sustained damage. Internal bleeding was occurring in some spots, suppressed only by his Telekinesis.
The three fell from the sky, surrounding Seed in a triangular formation, enclosing him in the center!
"Finish him off in one go!" the Son of the Sun coughed out blood and ordered in a harsh whisper.
As he spoke, the old man took a big step forward and swung his fist down toward Seed’s head!
Lu Xixi also narrowed her eyes, and as the Empress, with a slashing hand like a blade and a flicker of electric light, followed closely behind the Son of the Sun!
Chen Nuo looked at the Seed but suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of alertness surge within him!
(It seems... something is not right!!)
"How long are you going to stare at that broken bowl here!"
The middle-aged woman behind him raised a broom and scolded angrily.
Wu Daodao sat cross-legged on the cushion, seemingly deaf to her, eyes fixed intently on the ragged empty bowl before him.
Wu Daodao’s eyes were bloodshot, with strands of redness plainly visible, indicating he hadn’t slept for who knows how long.
Impatient, the woman behind him waved her broom and exclaimed, "You won’t eat, you won’t sleep! I worry you’ll work yourself to death, every day I have to bring the soup to your lips before you reluctantly take a sip to keep alive! What madness has possessed you!!"
Yet Wu Daodao seemed still not to hear, his gaze deadlocked on that bowl.
The bowl was empty, but if one looked closely, they could see at the bottom a very, very tiny, minuscule bit of fine grit.
Finally losing her patience, with deep concern in her heart, her temper got the better of her, and what should have been concern came out as scolding: "If you keep going mad like this, don’t blame me for breaking your legs!!"
With that, her broom came crashing down toward Wu Daodao’s head.
Out of the blue, Wu Daodao’s eyes lit up!
"Hold on!!!"
Wu Daodao bellowed, startling the woman!
She then saw Wu Daodao jump up, butt sticking out, hands firmly holding the broken bowl.
"What are you yelling about? You..."
The woman started to say something, then she too fell silent!
Inside the broken bowl...
The tiny bits of powder slowly began to coalesce as if by Magic, wondrously coming together...
Finally, as if driven by some restorative force,
turned into... a strand of hair!!!
Wu Daodao’s face showed shock as he stared closely for several seconds.
"Could it be... fate has changed? I won’t die?"
Just as Wu Daodao was muttering, suddenly, the strand of hair caught fire and rapidly burned up, turning back into powder!
"What the hell?" Wu Daodao’s eyes bulged: "This... this..."
Before he could finish, the hair’s powder reconstituted itself, again becoming a complete strand of hair!
Wu Daodao: "I..."
It burned up again!
Wu Daodao: "???"
And it restored itself again...
Wu Daodao’s mentality was shattered
"Are you freaking going to die or not!!!"