Chapter 494: Restoring the Sinful Dragon, Due to the Past

In the human world, the righteous Dharma suppresses evil.

In the netherworld, reincarnation waits.

Yet, that Myriad Star Sinful Fetus, targeted by two lifetimes, showed no signs of nervousness at all.

"Giggle, giggle～"

It even started to laugh.

"What is this? Is it tasty?"

As it said this, the voice was exceptionally childish and innocent, yet the countenance of the Sovereign of the Dead changed abruptly.

Whatever else it wanted to do, it was already too late.

The Myriad Star Sinful Fetus opened its mouth right where it was and took a phantom bite.

Deep, dark, and terrifying, it landed on the Fengdu Binding.

Amidst the wide-eyed stares of the onlookers, bite marks of all different shapes and sizes suddenly appeared—countless in number, countless in variety—biting and gnawing frantically, until it actually chewed its way through, devouring the Fengdu Binding and entering the netherworld directly without a moment's pause.

By the time it reached the Sovereign of the Dead on the other side, the Sovereign had already chosen to let go, but it was still half a step too late, and a small portion of the Sovereign's body, including the hand, was bitten off and devoured.

Chomp, chomp!

"Not tasty."

The Myriad Star Sinful Fetus had only this to say.

"To think it would come to this; the karma of all living beings is tied into one, and the netherworld's reincarnation cannot contain you..."

Bang! The lock of reincarnation shattered instantly.

The Sovereign of the Dead sighed, casting a gaze toward the three living beings, filled only with urgency.

Take advantage of the fact that it is still restricted and run quickly; this is a thing that cannot be killed and must not be killed.

Then, the world of the dead closed with a roar, no longer directly bordering the human world of the living.

And the Myriad Star Sinful Fetus, giggling, turned its eyes to look far away toward Sheng Zhaoshui: "You still haven't told me where that lock came from."

I don't know either!

Sheng Zhaoshui was beyond tears, filled with regret and pain; only now did he realize that, just as True Monarch Chengru had actually prepared a backup plan—if the lock of reincarnation was useless, then use the lock of the human world—but he hadn't had time to release the pressure and activate the Dharma before it had slipped from his grasp.

And this Sinful Fetus, while looking lawless and appearing ravenously hungry, did not look toward where that lock was; clearly, that series of moves just now had also had a significant deterrent effect on it.

After all, in its current state, this was the weakest and most frail moment since its birth!

Therefore, it was rapidly breaking free from various restraints, and at the same time, its umbilical cord was once again exerting its power, becoming full of vigor; the Dragon Venerable's corpse roared and prepared to continue the battle from just before, invisibly blocking the Sun and Moon Suppressing Evil Array, slowing the pressure of the world's righteous Dharma on the Sinful Fetus, and accelerating its escape.

"I'll leave this side to you."

Du En, who had never thought of running away, would naturally not sit idly by and wait for death; he transmitted this to the An Shen, and his avatar, the Sun Giant, had already charged out.

Faster than light, higher than time and space...

The Dragon Venerable's corpse flickered and did the same, while the Moon God Bird transformed by the An Shen seemed to have suffered too much damage just now, so it remained frozen for a moment and failed to intervene in time.

Fortunately, Du En had also long since noticed the clues, and he hadn't just been watching the show earlier, so he was prepared for this; at this moment, that large hand opened in the blind spot of the Dragon Venerable's corpse.

A mountain was floating within it; clearly a ten-thousand-foot-tall peak, yet at this moment it was incredibly tiny, a truly stark contrast.

However, on top of that mountain, a piece of skin was now covering it.

Netherworld Skin! And floating above the Netherworld Skin was another object.

A grey, plain robe, its surface faintly showing a kind of writhing, as if blood vessels and tendons were moving inside.

Sinful Dragon Robe! It was the Sinful Dragon deep within, influenced by the Myriad Star Sinful Fetus and others, beginning to revive and move again, attempting to wander and break free within the various artifact seals set by Meng Changqing.

It could be said that if left alone, it would soon break through the seals and reappear in the world! Since that was the case, it was just right to be put to use.

Let's give it a helping hand.

A precious talisman was stuck onto the robe and was now activated.

Past-Self Reappearance Talisman!

The talisman patterns were profound and mysterious; as it was activated, it drew upon the power of the base material, rose up, and suddenly imprinted itself into the Sinful Dragon Robe, immediately causing a strange reaction with the Sinful Dragon that was currently assaulting the seals inside.

It could be said that this extra Past-Self Reappearance Talisman was actually prepared to be used at this very moment! Thus, accompanied by a protrusion of flesh and blood, the Sinful Dragon regained its past body and was detaching itself from the robe.

If it were just this, it would certainly still be far from enough.

Not to mention whether the Sinful Dragon would be treated as a companion or kin, just its cultivation level of the early Spirit Transformation stage before it died would mean that, placed in the current situation, it would collapse and die thoroughly again if someone were to blow a breath on it.

Therefore, the Netherworld Skin was needed.

Pfft! Accompanied by a piercing, shattering sound, a dead person's hand suddenly reached out from the skin, damaged and ruined, as if it had been gnawed on by many living beings; it was exactly that hand of the Sovereign of the Dead that had been eaten!

It had not actually been completely eaten; on the contrary, it had taken the opportunity to intercept some things from the Myriad Star Sinful Fetus, holding them in its palm—a shallow bit, thick as sludge, rippling with evil sin.

It was the Fetus Essence and Primordial Blood of the Sinful Fetus!

Sensing the existence of this thing, the flesh and blood that had been protruding somewhat sluggishly suddenly accelerated frantically.

—The Sinful Dragon had actually been posturing just now; it didn't think such a good thing as regaining its old body would suddenly fall upon it, and it thought it might be a treacherous plot by Du En, which is why it had been so sluggish.

Until now, it boldly speculated that perhaps that thief Du En was dead, and the robe made from its own skin had fallen into the nest of the sinful creature, which was why it had regained its old body under the influence of various evil monsters, and why there was that evil blood flowing from the base after the sinful creature was harmed!

It was immediately impatient, and the Sovereign of the Dead was just waiting for it to be impatient; after sprinkling the Fetus Essence and Primordial Blood of the Myriad Star Sinful Fetus, and just as the Sinful Dragon couldn't help but open its mouth to receive it, the Sovereign suddenly grabbed through the air, pulling out the entire Sinful Dragon—which was still secretly hiding half of its soul and consciousness in the robe—and stuffed it completely into the past old body.

Everything happened extremely quickly; it was a pre-arranged cooperation between the two sides. When the Sovereign of the Dead had looked over just now, it was already tacitly understood. At the same time, they had a deep understanding of the Sinful Dragon Robe and the Sinful Dragon, having been informed of their origins and details by True Monarch Chengru, which was why they could handle it so easily.

"I'm taking the robe; sacrifice the mountain Dharma, because they all have problems..."

Leaving these final words, the Sovereign of the Dead, with a slight nod from Du En, mysteriously sacrificed the Mountain-Moving Dao Dharma, took the robe that no longer contained the Sinful Dragon with a backhand, and used this broken, ruined body that carried a single hand, along with the Netherworld Skin, to return to nothingness, taking advantage of the situation to create a zone of nothingness.

Decaying gold and ruined leather crashed down; it was the Myriad Star Sinful Fetus, having realized it had been robbed of its blood and that they had appeared here, instantly pouring sinful power into the Dragon Venerable's corpse, making it appear in this place and at this time as if it were a slice of time and space, launching an attack that destroyed an entire expanse of the cosmic void.

But Du En had already stepped into nothingness and fled.

And then, in the void turbulence at the edge of the Dragon Venerable's corpse's attack, another evil existence darted out.

Its horns were not like a deer's, crooked and askew.

Its head was not like a camel's, ferocious and rugged.

The eyes are not like a rabbit's, but rather like maggots.

The neck is not like a snake's, covered in sharp spikes.

The belly is not like a clam's, but a pit of festering sores and rashes.

The scales are not like a fish's, turned outward and curved. The claws are not like an eagle's, webbed and blistered.

The palms are not like a tiger's, flat and thin like paper.

Finally, the ears; they are actually very much like a cow's ears, only two pale human hands grow out from inside them, as if they were part of a corpse.

Evil permeates its body, malice flows upon it; the dragon is not like a dragon, the monstrosity is not like a monstrosity—it is entirely a kind of extreme evil, a terrifying filth! The Monstrous Dragon reappears, laughing wildly.

"Hahahahaha!"

"Du En! And that damned Meng Changqing! You didn't expect this, did you? I am the final winner!"

"Oh oh oh oh! This surging power, this sweet realm, hahahahaha! I have merged, I am a True Monarch, I am the Dragon Monarch, the Dragon King! This era is mine!!!"

It is incomparably delighted, especially looking at the void turbulence all around, it cannot help but feel even more delighted, because this must be the battlefield left behind after that Du En perished together with the evil monstrosity.

In its view, it was possible for Du En to have done so; of course, that was already the upper limit, so there is not a shred of doubt, only greater smugness.

Heh, perhaps he even thought he could wipe me out in the process! Utterly ridiculous!

I am undying and indestructible, born invincible!

So rampant, its body swaying, its twisted form already millions of miles long, smoothing out the chaos, showing its composure, and then...

"Ah!!!!!"

A scream, extremely sharp, covering the entire universe and filled with fury, rings out.

?! The Monstrous Dragon's heart skips a beat on the spot, a sense of hair-raising horror emerging from the void? It is the Ten Thousand Star Evil Fetus discovering that its fetal essence and blood have actually been digested by such a clumsy, inferior pseudo-monstrous dragon—one so foul it would be loathsome even to eat—and it finally cannot help but reveal its exasperated emotions.

Common principles and righteous laws, being hated by both man and ghost, are actually all the same to It, because the righteousness of those beings and Its own evil are not on the same level to begin with; all sorts of opposition are only natural and self-evident.

Therefore, if it is an offense or rebellion from the same side of evil monstrosities, it can easily make It feel exasperated! And so, the void turbulence is forcibly dispersed, dispersed from behind the Monstrous Dragon.

"Uh..."

The Monstrous Dragon's wild laughter pauses; it cannot help but turn its head, and then it is even more stunned on the spot.

A more evil, more powerful dragon appears in its sight.

What? I have to fight a Dragon Venerable? What kind of joke is this...

Before it can fully react, the Dragon Venerable's corpse has already launched a fierce attack, the surging decay-gold and defeated-resentment so thick it is almost tangible, instantly dispersing the turbulence.

In the midst of being sent flying and bleeding from a single claw strike, the Monstrous Dragon finally sees, in that distant universe, the incomparably brilliant Sun Giant, even more formidable than it is now.

I would recognize you even if you turned to ash, Du En!!!

At this moment, how could it not understand that it was dragged out to be used as a cushion and a shield? Unfortunately, even if it understands, it is of no use, because the Ten Thousand Star Evil Fetus, in its fury, directly drives the Dragon Venerable's corpse to launch a fierce attack against it.

"Roar!"

Damn it, even if you are an ancestor, you are just a dead ancestor—die completely for me!

The Monstrous Dragon is no filial descendant; being attacked repeatedly, its monstrous body torn and decaying, anger rises from its heart and malice grows from its gall, and it immediately entangles with the Dragon Venerable's corpse.

Although it is being one-sidedly ravaged and beaten, relying on the undying and indestructible nature of its partial resentment-monstrosity traits, it is able to hold the Dragon Venerable's corpse back.

Watching the Sun Giant rushing toward it, which will arrive before it can break free from the various restraints, the Ten Thousand Star Evil Fetus, after its fury, also makes a rather rational decision.

Pull the umbilical cord back, eat the fish that took the bait, that damned disgusting crawler, and take back what belongs to It.

In this way, it can beat Du En to the punch and break free from the various shackles on its body.

How could I let you do that?

The Dark God also reacts here.

Or rather, his preparation is also complete.

The Taiyin Divine Bird opens its beak, and an object flies out from within. As for Itself, It returns to the formless, appearing at the twisted connection point of the umbilical cord, three claws descending, annihilating and returning to darkness, slowing down the speed at which the Ten Thousand Star Evil Fetus is dragging back the umbilical cord, and also continuing to support the existence of the Sun-Taiyin Evil-Suppressing Array.

Seeing this, Sheng Zhaoshui is violently shaken. Although he cannot see for a moment how that person and that god can turn the tables, in order to make up for his mistakes, he still squeezes out his power, applying Dharma techniques to drive the Supreme Profound Total Truth Heaven.

This third great grotto-heaven, with the help of the Taiyin Divine Bird's contact with the Void Monstrosity umbilical cord, immediately carries the righteous laws of heaven and earth, rumbling down and crushing directly toward It.

Although the various restraints of the Ten Thousand Star Evil Fetus are currently missing one lock for stability, after all, It has not yet broken free, has not yet re-parasitized heaven and earth to seize various nourishment, so by this means, it is still possible to temporarily suppress It back.

"Ah!!!!!"

Another scream rings out, buzzing the heads of the crowd and the dragon, and also shattering the membrane shell of the object just spat out by the Taiyin Divine Bird, revealing the Dark Sun Mirror Crow inside, which appears very miniature at this moment.

Hm?!

Sheng Zhaoshui cannot help but be startled.

The Taiyin Divine Bird is clearly still there, so how did this deity appear?

Actually, it is very simple; this is the Dark God's past self! Manifested by using the Past-Self Reproduction Treasure Talisman, he flaps his wings and moves, flowing light and brilliant colors appearing on his body.

Another treasure talisman is clearly being used: the Flowing Light Treasure Talisman.

On the surface, it only allows one's body to turn into flowing light, avoiding most obstacles and gaining the speed of light, but in reality, it has other uses.

For instance, now, the Dark God uses the method secretly given by the True Monarch to make the decision to use it, immediately achieving the Flowing Light Past-Self, driving that brilliance, and in the midst of soaring, following the causality, flying toward that past.

When all is said and done, besides his own self from the peak of the past, what else can the Dark God's past-self reproduction reproduce?

The answer now is already very obvious.

"Golden Crow Imperial Venerable..."

Sheng Zhaoshui murmurs in a daze.

An undying Dao is manifesting; that is the supreme Great Dao that should have been buried and inherited. At this moment, it slowly emerges from the bottom of infinite principles, and the infinite number of suns in the universe are all responding, beginning to emit brighter brilliance.

That Imperial Venerable, is He coming back?

For a moment, no one can know.

Only the deity is still backtracking and flowing against the current.

Flying, flapping wings and flying, bearing the surging and magnificent pressure, following the causality, along the Great Dao, toward the past, flying wantonly and unrestrainedly...

On the way, it even seemed that a crack—the sound of a shell breaking—was heard.

A gaze looked over from somewhere on the other side beyond the flowing light; as if having discovered the actions here, it hesitated slightly before deciding to assist, and thus the Great Dao, which had originally been emerging slowly, suddenly surged forward at great speed, practically gushing out.

When all is said and done, the Dark God is not a Holy God, nor is it a genuine Sun God Bird.

(End of chapter)