Power was what drew them.
The Nightmare Beast spent most of its time deep underground to cultivate and rarely intervened in what was happening on the surface. The first to summon it from its cultivation was actually Wang Chong’s Divine Embryo 3.
Divine Embryo 3 was the first to sense something wrong with the capital’s Xiangliu Formation, as if something was obstructing its energy flow.
But Divine Embryo 3 couldn’t find the reason, not even with Divine Embryo 2, so in the end, they had chosen to get in touch with the Nightmare Beast.
As a mental creature, the Nightmare Beast had even stronger Psychic Energy than Wang Chong’s original body, let alone his two clones. The Nightmare Beast was far more capable of sensing minor details.
The Nightmare Beast was extremely loyal to Wang Chong, so it quickly went out to see what was going on, but what it found was completely surprising.
Firstly, Little Nightmare had found that the Xiangliu Formation had been invaded by some powerful outside force that had caused it to stop, and immediately after that, Wang Chong’s two Divine Embryos were attacked within the capital.
The attackers were none other than Essence Supreme and several other Supremes.
While Wang Chong’s clones were powerful, they were much weaker than old Grotto Heaven realm monsters like Essence Supreme.
But the capital was still Wang Chong’s home court, presided over by many experts, together with the Demonic Emperor Old Man and Wushang Village Chief. Thus an intense battle broke out, circling around the King of Foreign Lands Residence and Wang Family Residence which were being protected by Divine Embryos 2 and 3.
Even Su Zhengchen had participated in this battle of unimaginable ferocity.
By the time the Nightmare Beast had arrived, the area had been covered with corpses and berserk floods of energy. But the Nightmare Beast was still able to use its immense Psychic Energy to restrain Essence Supreme’s group.
The advantage in terrain and numbers should have been enough to compete with Essence Supreme’s group, but even before the battle could enter a stalemate, a figure emerged that completely upset the tempo of the battle.
Chapter 2303 - Little Grass? Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan!
Chapter 2303: Little Grass? Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
“Heaven!”
Wang Chong trembled, for he had already guessed the answer.
At the most intense point of the battle, a red light had suddenly dropped from the skies. That terrifying energy had instantly defeated Wang Chong’s two Divine Embryos, Su Zhengchen, the Demonic Emperor Old Man, the Wushang Village Chief… All of them had been overwhelmed by that power.
The gap between the two sides was just too great. Even at the end, none of them had even been able to see the originator of that red light, not even Little Nightmare.
In other words, they had been defeated before they could even see Heaven’s true face.
The Wushang Village Chief, the Demonic Emperor Old Man, and Su Zhengchen had all been swept up by that red light and had disappeared without a trace.
As for Divine Embryos 2 and 3, they had sensed something wrong. Divine Embryo 3 had used Ice-Sealed World to seal more than half the capital in ice, buying the two Divine Embryos enough time to successfully flee the capital.
In the end, besides Divine Embryos 2 and 3 and a small number of people, everyone had been taken hostage by Heaven.
The answer he had received from Little Nightmare’s memories left Wang Chong’s heart heavy.
It was good news that Divine Embryos 2 and 3 had managed to escape, albeit wounded, but the Demonic Emperor Old Man and Wushang Village Chief had both been taken hostage by Heaven. This was a heavy stone weighing on his heart.
In his short trip to Sindhu, far too much had happened in the capital. To say that the heavens had changed would not be excessive.
Wang Chong had never imagined this possible.
In Wang Chong’s clash with the Celestial God Organization and Heaven, there was no doubt that Heaven had the upper hand with his hostages.
Master, Village Chief, Senior Su, I’ll definitely save you! Wang Chong said to himself.
After a long while, Wang Chong asked, “Little Nightmare, why didn’t you run with them instead of returning underground?”
The ambush from Heaven and Essence Supreme had caught Wang Chong off guard.
If Little Nightmare hadn’t charged out and detonated its soul and physical body, Wang Chong would have never been able to so easily escape from Heaven.
One could say that Little Nightmare had used its life to open a path for Wang Chong.
After a few moments of silence, Little Nightmare said, “I was the last to arrive at the battlefield. At the time, Heaven’s attention was on Divine Embryos 2 and 3, not on me. Moreover, Nightmare Beasts have a skill for mental concealment known as ‘Traceless Nightmare’. It can constrict all of one’s Psychic Energy into a ball that leaks out no energy. Even Heaven would be hard-pressed to find me.”
Wang Chong nodded. The Nightmare Beasts were an extremely unique species, which was already obvious through the Destiny Tempering. A normal human’s soul would have never been able to survive a self-detonation, but the unique traits of a Nightmare Beast had allowed it to survive.
Heaven was extremely powerful, and it would have been very difficult to escape his senses, but this was not true when it came to the mental existences that were Nightmare Beasts.
Little Nightmare truly did have the ability to pull this off.
“At the time, I was also about to leave the capital, but something I saw at the end made me change my mind,” Little Nightmare sternly said.
“Once those people had succeeded, they did not take Master’s parents or the other people of the Wang family hostage. On the contrary, they put many of the people back, and they even restored the Wang Family Residence and the King of Foreign Lands Residence so that they looked the same as before. It was as if nothing had happened. I knew at that moment that they were plotting something big.
“It was incredibly likely that they were targeting Master.”
Little Nightmare voiced its conclusions.
“The capital is far from Sindhu, so even if I wanted to find Master, I might not do so in time. Thus, I decided to stay beneath the Wang Family Residence, restraining all of my energy, and wait for Master to come back.”
Little Nightmare didn’t say what happened after that, as there was no need.
Once it was done, Wang Chong was both moved and ashamed.
Little Nightmare’s loyalty to him was unquestionable. Alas, it would take a long time for it to recover its strength.
“Little Nightmare, thank you,” Wang Chong sincerely said to the soul in his hand. “Don’t worry. No matter what, I’ll help you recover.”
After a moment’s pause, Wang Chong asked, “Right, you recognize Heaven?”
Wang Chong recalled the immense hatred Little Nightmare had unleashed before its self-detonation.
“Yes, he’s the chief culprit behind Little Grass’s murder!” Little Nightmare said, making no effort to conceal its hatred for Heaven. “Even if another several thousand years passed, even if I became ash, I would never forget his aura!”
“Little Grass?”
Wang Chong’s eyes widened. This was not the first time he had heard the Nightmare Beast mention this name.
It was a very ordinary name, but Wang Chong knew that the Nightmare Beast was referring to an illustrious figure in the history of the Central Plains: Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan!
“You’re saying that Heaven assassinated Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan?”
Though he had his guesses, Wang Chong was still stunned by this revelation from the Nightmare Beast.
Regardless of what parallel dimension or spacetime one resided in, it was recounted in the annals of history that the Yellow Emperor’s end was that he had risen to the heavens atop a drago
n while his officials and consorts watched, becoming the first Celestial Emperor in the history of the Central Plains.
Though there was no telling whether this story was true, it was a beautiful fantasy. Moreover, as a renowned sovereign that had ruled over the entire realm, Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan should have at least enjoyed a quiet retirement and passed away in his sleep.
But according to Little Nightmare’s narrative, this was far from the case.
Wang Chong frowned and asked, “Weren’t you sealed by Little Grass beneath the earth? Little Grass should have been alive when you last saw him, so how can you be so sure that Heaven killed him?”
“It’s not that simple. Those people opposing Little Grass back then were sent by Heaven. That so-called Chiyou was actually Heaven’s subordinate!” Little Nightmare’s voice trembled in anger.
“What?!”
Wang Chong’s face paled at this news.
That Chiyou that Xuanyuan had vied for the world against had actually been connected to Heaven! Wang Chong had never imagined this.
This was world-shaking news.
“Moreover, while I was sealed by Little Grass beneath the earth and forbidden from reaching the surface, I still shared a mental connection with Little Grass. Not long after I was sealed underground, this connection was suddenly cut. And right before it was cut, I received a final message from Little Grass through our soul link.”
Little Nightmare’s voice, bursting with hatred, resounded in his ears.
“He knew that I would definitely do all I could to break out, so he left me that message.
“He told me that his foe was very, very strong, someone that I had no hope of beating. And he said everything he did had been in his foe’s calculations, and that he had already been defeated in this era and been stripped of the ability to fight back. He told me that I had to endure no matter what, that I could not try to avenge him or break out.
“In his message, he told me that after a long while, someone with a similar aura to him would appear before me, and that this person would be my second master. He wanted me to follow that person and help them as if I was helping him. That person that would appear in the future would be the key, the one that would avenge him and bring an end to it all!” Little Nightmare sternly said.
This was the first time the Nightmare Beast had divulged this old story. It brought one back to that ancient era and made one’s heart inexplicably throb in sorrow.
What stunned Wang Chong even more was that this was the first time the Nightmare Beast had told this story to Wang Chong.
He suddenly understood why Little Nightmare had obeyed the Origin Immortal Lord for so many years, and why it was so annoyed deep under the earth. It was not merely because of the Origin Immortal Lord’s prophecy or those millennia of loneliness.
Deep down in its heart, it had been constantly thinking about avenging Little Grass.
“So, the moment Heaven appeared, you recognized him,” Wang Chong said with a sigh.
“Not just that, I felt the aura of Little Grass on him. He has something that belonged to Little Grass, something that Little Grass would have never given to anyone,” the Nightmare Beast said with bitter hatred.
Wang Chong said nothing, and though his face was calm, his heart was in turmoil.
Why would Heaven have Xuanyuan’s energy on him?
Had that revered sovereign of the ages really died at Heaven’s hand?
And why did Little Nightmare insist on calling the Yellow Emperor ‘Little Grass’?
From what Wang Chong knew, the name ‘Little Grass’ did not match the naming standards of that era.
This long-gone period of history contained many secrets that were unknown to both Wang Chong and the world at large.
After some thought, Wang Chong had an idea and opened his hands. “Little Nightmare, you said that you sensed an energy similar to Little Grass’s on my body. Was it this?”
Bright points of Stellar Energy began to form themselves into an image, and soon, a projection of the Stone of Destiny appeared.
The Stone of Destiny had long ago merged with Wang Chong’s body and soul. Even if Wang Chong couldn’t remove it, he could replicate its shape and luster, at the same time transferring some of the Stone of Destiny’s power and aura into the projection.
At least on the outside, the projection looked identical to the Stone of Destiny.
Once he was done, Wang Chong stared at Little Nightmare, looking out for any ripples in its soul.
Wang Chong already had some theories on those matters of the past, including the Little Grass the Nightmare Beast spoke of, but he never had any evidence to verify them. This seemed like his best chance.
Chapter 2304 - Abnormality in the Wang Family!
Chapter 2304: Abnormality in the Wang Family!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
All was silent, the Nightmare Beast seemingly entranced by the projection of the Stone of Destiny in Wang Chong’s palm.
After what seemed both like a second and like endless epochs, Little Nightmare finally spoke.
“Right, that’s it!” the Nightmare Beast firmly said.
This comment exploded in Wang Chong’s ears and caused his blood to surge.
Perhaps not even the Nightmare Beast realized the significance of what it had said. At the very least, Wang Chong was sure that the Nightmare Beast didn’t know the details about the Stone of Destiny. However, for Wang Chong, the Nightmare Beast had divulged an incident that could match the importance of his own reincarnation.
That Little Grass that the Nightmare Beast spoke of who had lived more than a thousand years ago, the ruler of the Central Plains who had been revered by future dynasties, had possessed a Stone of Destiny just like him!
Wang Chong struggled to control his emotions.
Numerous thoughts ran through Wang Chong’s mind.
He wasn’t alone!
Wang Chong was at least certain that Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan from several thousand years ago had suffered the same treatment.
Others knew him by his name of ‘Xuanyuan’, but Wang Chong was certain that ‘Little Grass’ was his real name.
Which Destiny Body would he be?
Was it Three, Four, or even One?
There were far too many riddles here.
There was one thing that he couldn’t explain. If it was as he imagined and that man was also a transmigrator, how could he be so sure that someone like him would appear in the future?
What had happened back then?!
Wang Chong’s chest heaved up and down as he tried to calm himself down.
“Little Nightmare, relax. If it’s really as you say and Little Grass was killed by that man, I’ll do everything in my power to avenge Little Grass!”
Wang Chong took in a deep breath and came back to his senses as he looked at Little Nightmare.
“By the way, do you know where Divine Embryos 2 and 3 are hiding?” Wang Chong asked.
The connection between Wang Chong and his two Divine Embryos had not been naturally broken. Wang Chong didn’t know what Heaven had done, but he was confident that Little Nightmare knew where they were hiding, given that it had been concealed in the capital for so long.
Heaven was simply too powerful and had the likes of Essence Supreme assisting him. Wang Chong needed to find his two Divine Embryos, help them recover, and then use their powers to deal with Heaven.
“Mm. I left mental brands on their bodies, and though these brands have been somewhat disturbed, I can still determine their general location,” the Nightmare Beast said, upon which it began to feel out their locations and tell them to Wang Chong.
“Mm. Little Nightmare, your soul is extremely weak, so I will have to trouble you to dwell in my body like before,” Wang Chong sternly said. As he spoke, he released a stream of soul energy that wrapped around Little Nightmare’s soul core and sent it into the Stone of Destiny’s Foundation Dimension to be with the Ifrit
King, where it could be slowly nurtured by the Stone of Destiny’s power.
Wang Chong’s Foundation Dimension contained a large amount of energy, and together with the special abilities of the Stone of Destiny, it could be of enormous aid to Little Nightmare.
Whoosh!
Once he was done dealing with Little Nightmare, Wang Chong calmed down and began to examine his surroundings.
He was in the middle of a barren mountain range, with no sign of human activity for the surrounding ten-some li.
It appeared that Heaven and Essence Supreme would not be catching up to him just yet.
Wang Chong quickly turned his mind to another matter.
Buzz!
With a thought, Wang Chong summoned the halo divine tool.
In a flash of light, the halo appeared in the air like a sun, but this time, its red light was riven with horrifying cracks.
Heaven was unbelievably powerful, and even just thinking back to it left him stunned.
This halo divine tool had been like an impregnable fortress, and even though Wang Chong had attacked it countless times in his battle with Genesis Supreme, the halo divine tool had blocked him every time.
This halo divine tool also contained the peerlessly sharp Sword of God. It could be considered a fusion of the strongest weapon with the strongest shield.
But Heaven had cracked this powerful ritual tool, leaving behind indelible wounds upon it.
After a momentary flicker in his mind, Wang Chong disappeared into the ritual tool.
The universe contained in a mustard seed!
This was an unbelievable ability for mortal martial artists, but for Grotto Heaven realm experts, it was something that could be done with the snap of a finger.
As a top-class divine tool, the halo could be both large and small. Within the halo was a massive dimension. As Wang Chong entered the halo, his surroundings became pervaded with red light. In the depths of the red light, on a flat piece of ground, Wang Chong saw the familiar form of the Wang Family Residence, festooned with lanterns and streamers.
Besides saving the world and altering its fate of destruction, what was most important to Wang Chong was his family.
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