Chapter 76: Utmost Treasure of the Divines
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“That’s the previous Dusk River God?” Lu Yun threw Qing Han a disbelieving glance before checking the remains of the corpsefish with his Spectral Eye . “Well, it really is! How did a corpsefish become a god??”
It made no sense whatsoever . Corpsefish were zombie-like creatures born out of fish that were contaminated with human grievances after eating corpses . How could something like that become a god?
Qing Han shook his head, as confused as Lu Yun . “But that is indeed the corpse of a god . . . . ”
Grotesque shadows swarmed out of the abyss, advancing on the two . The tortured cries grew louder and more intense, and a pungent smell assaulted their senses . Something big was coming their way .
Heavy breathing sent a shudder down their spines as a mysterious power weighed down on their chests like a mountain, making their breathing difficult .
Hum .
A soft white light radiated from Qing Han as an empty scroll rose from his body . It was the Scroll of Shepherding Immortals, made by combining the Panorama of Clarity, Portrait of Emptiness, and the Profile of Harmony . Its light drove away the enormous thing silently shuffling toward them from the dark . In fact, it even seemed capable of suppressing the power of the abyss .
“Why is that painting in your hands?” A hoarse voice traveled out from the underwater palace, followed by the emergence of a strange-looking woman .
She was completely naked, but her shrivelled face and exposed skin looked lifelessly grey, as if she hadn’t seen sunlight for a long time . What surprised Lu Yun most was the tail attached to her torso in lieu of a human lower body .
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A mermaid?
Wait, is she dead or alive?!
Lu Yun shuddered . All that was left of her tail were bones! It looked like the flesh had been eaten away by something . Closer inspection revealed that not only had her tail turned into a skeleton, her entire body was a dried husk that lacked the color and shine of a living being .
He pulled Qing Han behind him and took a few steps back, unsure if the creature was dead or alive .
“Why is the treasure of the divine race in your possession?” The mermaid asked again when Qing Han didn’t answer, slowly drifting toward them .
“The utmost treasure of… the divine race?” Lu Yun blinked . She means the Scroll of Shepherding Immortals?
“Are you the Dusk River God?” demanded Qing Han, his body enveloped by the treasure’s light .
“ . . . I am,” the mermaid bit out, then abruptly erupted with a piercing shriek . Violence entered her lifeless eyes . “Speak! Why would the most precious treasure of my kind fall into the hands of a human slave—”
The entire underwater palace shook as corpsefish after corpsefish ventured out . A dense swarm of white tentacles sealed off and isolated the space . There was no water here, yet the creatures swam as if they were underwater .
……
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“What’s happened to them?” Qi Shenghui asked in a quavering voice when he saw Lu Yun and Qing Han suddenly stop moving . The three supposedly lofty august immortals were as lost as headless chickens here . Terrors lurking within the darkness and the strange young woman in front of them had triggered their deepest fears .
“They see what you can’t see,” the zombie king said faintly . “You will be able to see the same if you walk out of the barrier . If you dare think about doing that, however, I will kill you . ”
The eunuch shuddered, too frightened to respond .
“What does that young lad possess that keeps even the monsters from approaching?” If the zombie king left the barrier, the monsters in the dark would swallow her whole . However, the giant thing had cautiously inched its way toward Lu Yun like it was wary .
The zombie king pursed her lips, eyes flashing with a trace of anguish . A living soul trapped in a dead body and enduring daily torment… that kind of agony was one that few could imagine .
……
Whoosh!
Emerald fire suddenly licked the air when the swarm of corpsefish poised to attack . Shrieks of pain sounded out, leaving only piles of ashes after a few breath’s time . As if it were sentient, the fire then churned toward the river god .
“Emerald Mistfire!” The river god cried out, reflexively backing away and darting back into the underwater palace . A tremor spread throughout the architecture, seemingly afraid of something .
Emerald Mistfire was the antithesis of the divine race!
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Yuying dropped down from above with her signature white satin dress and aloof expression . With a wave of her delicate hand, the fire returned to her and shrunk into a spark .
“Please punish this servant for being late, sir . ” She knelt on one knee before Lu Yun .
“At ease,” Lu Yun sighed in relief . “You did well . ”
The short-lived battle had imparted concrete clues nonetheless . The three paintings were the divine race’s utmost treasure, but the three immortal fires could seal the three paintings . Therefore, that meant the fires were natural banes to the divine race!
“Let’s go into the palace!” Lu Yun quickly made up his mind . Since the Dusk River God was vulnerable to both the Scroll of Shepherding Immortals and the Emerald Mistfire, he had nothing to fear!
“Wait!” Qing Han called out .
“What is it?”
Qing Han pointed at the spear pinning the former river god down . “The previous river god was at least a peerless immortal, but the brass spear pinned her to death here . It must be a valuable treasure . ”
Lu Yun slapped his forehead and rolled his eyes . Here he was, an experienced tomb raider, yet he’d overlooked a real treasure! A spear capable of killing the previous river god… . Both the owner of the spear, as well as the spear itself, must be powerful beyond measure .
“Wait, don’t move it yet!” Lu Yun hurriedly stopped Qing Han when the latter was about to yank out the spear .
The Qing scion stopped in his tracks . “What’s wrong?”
“The last river god died here a thousand years ago during the unrest of Dusk Province . ” Lu Yun checked the details about the god’s death, his tone turning grave . “The owner of the spear may still be alive . ”
His mind nagged at him to make the river god an Envoy of Samsara, but he immediately dismissed the idea .
Although the river god was a peerless immortal, she would be at most only a true immortal after being resurrected by the Tome of Life and Death . Moreover, Lu Yun couldn’t accept that she was a corpsefish .
Nailed here a thousand years ago . . . did this thing really stop the unrest in the province? Lu Yun’s head swam with unanswered questions .
The current river god was born less than a thousand years ago . She seems terrifying on the surface, but Yuying is able to restrain her . So that makes her an empyrean immortal at most! Her strength mostly comes from the influence of the abyss . Capture her, and we can save Wanfeng!
Lu Yun hadn’t forgotten that Wanfeng was still on top of the altar by the Dusk River . Though the power of the Dusk River Sacrament wouldn’t go to the mermaid, the will of everyone attending the ritual would . Gods were born of people’s faith, thus the river god would be empowered by her believer’s prayers .
If he captured her, he would be able to use the moral high ground to save Wanfeng . Nothing would be more convincing than words straight from the river god’s mouth .
“The owner of the spear may still be alive??” Qing Han shuddered . What a terrible place this abyss was . Who knew how many more monsters were hidden in the darkness! If they pulled out the spear and awakened something powerful, they could be crushed by a stray thought .
“Enter the palace,” boomed Lu Yun, “and take the river god alive!”
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