Invincible Dad-Chapter 529 Locust_1
Chapter 529: Chapter 529 Locust_1
"The barrier is about to collapse."
Xu Lai frowned. He too had noticed the changes in the barrier and subconsciously glanced at the Emperor Realm heart in his hand.
Is it collapsing because I took the heart, leaving the barrier without a point of support?
His eyes flickered for a moment before he said, "You all retreat first. I’ll be right there!"
"Qingfeng, what are you going to..." Yu Guiwan trailed off, rendered somewhat speechless.
Xu Lai was flying at high speed, skimming just above the ground and searching for treasures among the corpses that had been dead for who knew how many years. Unfortunately, to his great regret, he searched for a full half hour without finding a single thing of value.
He couldn’t help but curse aloud, "He was an Emperor Realm expert, for crying out loud! How could he act like a swarm of locusts?!"
Before leaving, that old geezer, the Great Emperor Youming, must have not only carried off the Bronze Gate but also scavenged the corpses of the Emperor Realm experts who died here in earlier years, picking them clean. Never mind a complete body, Xu Lai couldn’t even find a single bone belonging to an Emperor Realm expert!
Although he found two or three Emperor Artifacts, they were already broken and had lost all divinity, just like the Chaos Cloudstone on the ankles of those two colossal giants.
Hmm? The colossal giants...
Xu Lai’s gaze suddenly sharpened, his eyes fixed on the two giant bodies. Countless years had passed and even Divine Metal had decayed, yet the physical strength of these two giants was still comparable to that of a Quasi-Emperor.
Xu Lai’s eyes burned with desire.
These are true treasures.
He had ’personally’ experienced the formidable strength of a giant’s body, which could suppress six Emperor Realm beings with physical power alone.
"Uh..." Taotie was taken aback. Having followed The Supreme Emperor for tens of thousands of years, he was all too familiar with his every move.
That look in his eyes... it’s like he wants to take these corpses with him.
"The Supreme Emperor, the barrier is about to collapse! We need to leave quickly," Baize urged.
If the small barrier they were in were to collapse, the four of them would fall into spatial rifts. While not life-threatening for those at the Emperor Realm or the fifth and sixth heavens of the Quasi-Emperor Realm, returning to the Immortal Domain would be quite troublesome. They would have to traverse the boundless darkness for thirty to fifty years.
"Wait a moment."
After speaking, Xu Lai opened his Storage Space, intending to place the male giant’s body inside, but it wouldn’t go in.
It’s not that the Storage Space is too small... there seems to be some kind of repulsion between the giant’s corpse and the space...
Xu Lai now somewhat understood why the Great Emperor Youming had physically carried away the Bronze Giant Gate. He hesitated no longer. With a sudden exertion, he used nearly all his strength to finally lift the giant.
BOOM!
The ground beneath Xu Lai’s feet sank dozens of meters. He said in a deep voice, "Let’s go!"
"But there’s still one corpse left!" Taotie cried out in a panic. "The Supreme Emperor, I can’t lift it!"
Baize was so frustrated she nearly cursed out loud and was about to scold Taotie for being out of his mind. They were lucky to get away with one corpse, and he was thinking about a second?
Just then, she heard Xu Lai say, "I’ll come back for another trip."
"..." Baize was speechless.
「Half an hour later.」
Xu Lai carried the second, female giant’s corpse out of the Mass Burial Mound. As he threw it to the ground, the earth split into countless fissures. He let out a heavy breath and sat on the ground, panting. The two giants were incredibly heavy, so much so that even he struggled to move while carrying them. But thankfully, he had managed to bring them both out.
At that moment, the small barrier containing the Netherworld waterfall had long since shattered into countless fragments, its collapse pulling the entire Mass Burial Mound into oblivion. This strange place connecting the three realms vanished without a trace today, leaving only a vast, enormous pit in its place. Perhaps, after many years, this place would once again be filled with countless bodies.
Standing on the shoulder of a colossal giant, Xu Lai spoke with some emotion, "Good thing I got them out quickly."
Afterward, Xu Lai recounted his experience entering the Giant’s Obsession World, causing Baize’s beautiful willow-like eyebrows to furrow sharply.
"The Great Emperor Youming fell in battle at the Mass Burial Mound, but he also severely wounded those two giants, using his own heart to suppress them as he died. The heartless bodies awakened a new consciousness, living a second life and becoming emperors. They were the ones who carried away that Bronze Giant Gate."
Even as the Heavenly Court’s grand advisor, Baize felt a headache coming on. "That gate... could it be Jing Ke? And the key we’re searching for?"
"It shouldn’t be." Xu Lai shook his head. "If it were the key, the two giants wouldn’t have placed it in a lake and drenched it with their blood."
Baize rubbed her temples. "Then where is the key?"
"Who cares where it is!" Divine General Taotie cracked a smile. "What a great haul! An Emperor Realm heart and two giant corpses!"
Divine General Taotie looked the giant corpses up and down, clicking his tongue in wonder. "After death, all their vital blood and divine power dissipated, yet their physical strength is still comparable to the Quasi-Emperor Realm. Could the two of them really have slapped an emperor to death with brute force when they were alive?"
Even though Xu Lai had described it himself, Taotie was still so shocked it felt surreal.
"Mobilize the full power of the Heavenly Court and search for their race across the entire Universe," Xu Lai said gravely, then handed the Great Emperor Youming’s heart to Yu Guiwan. "Senior Sister, eat this. It can extend your life by ten thousand years."
Yu Guiwan’s pretty face darkened. "No! I wouldn’t eat it even if I were to die!"
"Just bear with it, it’ll be fine," Xu Lai coaxed. "Ordinary people don’t get this kind of good fortune. This is the heart of the Great Emperor Youming."
"I don’t want it!" Yu Guiwan took half a step back, looking as if she was about to turn and flee.
Although she had spent nearly 100,000 years in the Mass Burial Mound, there was no way she could bring herself to eat a still-beating heart, laced with bloody veins. Besides the blood, there were also pools of a strange yellow liquid circulating within it, radiating an eerie aura. Even though she knew it was essence from the Netherworld, it still looked rather nauseating.
Slightly helpless, Xu Lai said, "Alright then, I’ll refine it into an elixir for you later."
"Xu Qingfeng, if you dare make me eat that, I will die right here in front of you!"
"..."
Xu Lai muttered, "In that case, after I refine it into an elixir, I’ll save it for Ruan Tang and Yiyi. This is a real treasure."
A single hair from an Emperor Realm expert could be used for Artifact Refining, and a single drop of their blood for Alchemy, to say nothing of their heart, the most important organ of all.
Baize started to speak but then stopped herself. "The Supreme Emperor, I would advise against doing so."
"Women are so squeamish," Taotie grumbled, swallowing hard. "The Supreme Emperor, I’m not picky. Can I eat it?"
"Go cool off somewhere."
"Okay."
「The matter of the Mass Burial Mound was concluded.」
The 400,000 Heavenly Soldiers and the four Divine Generals under Baize returned to the Heavenly Court.
As the sky began to brighten at the break of dawn, Xu Lai and his Senior Sister returned to their Sect. After once again paying their respects to their Master and two Senior Brothers, Xu Lai stood before the graves, lost in a daze.
Watching her Junior Brother’s back, Yu Guiwan spoke softly, "Qingfeng... are you about to leave?"
"Mhm. Ruan Tang isn’t quite used to the Immortal Domain, and there are many things to take care of on Earth. I’ll be leaving in a bit." Xu Lai paused. "Senior Sister, come back to Earth with me. You’ll definitely like it there."
"Me? I think I’ll pass," Yu Guiwan said, shaking her head with a smile. "I want to spend more time with Father and my two Junior Brothers, and help rebuild the Heavenly Court while I’m at it."
"Alright."
Xu Lai didn’t press the issue, merely nodding. He understood that with her time running out, his Senior Sister had no desire to go anywhere else.
But Senior Sister... as long as I, Xu Qingfeng, am alive, how could you possibly be allowed to die?
Xu Lai said no more. He transformed into a streak of light and flew toward Earth with Taotie.
Yu Guiwan sat on the swing on the back hill, staring dazedly in the direction of her Junior Brother’s departure.
She suddenly found herself craving grapes.
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Chapter 529 Locust_1
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