Chapter 237

"According to the Ten Kings Office's records, Liaoyuan should have been… miserably defeated by that general named Tengxiao, right?" Huohuo whispered, slapping them in the face.

"Hmph." Fuyan scoffed disdainfully, "In human records, of course they only brag about the general's military achievements! Alas, although the Great Suiyang Liaoyuan absorbed the power of countless compatriots, it still underestimated human treachery and narrowly lost to the general."

After this battle, Liaoyuan shattered into countless fragments, which were sealed within the Creation Furnace.

"However, there are always exceptions. I thought you, Old Tail, had escaped and were living freely… but I never expected you to be subdued by this fox girl—hahaha, truly hilarious."

"Subdue my ass! I, a tiger fallen to the plains, met this little fox—just my bloody bad luck!" Recalling his first encounter with Huohuo, Old Tail was in a foul mood.

But the one who regrets it most is Huohuo; she met Tail when she was little, and at that time he was just a dying spark of fire.

"I was momentarily soft-hearted and placed it on my tail, but… I never expected Old Tail to actually want to eat me! Fortunately, the judges appeared in time, and I escaped disaster."

"Hey, it's just a bite-sized snack that doesn't even fill you up; saying you ate it is overkill." Tail muttered from the side.

As a child, Huohuo was soft and tender like a delicious matcha mini-cake, her eyes reflecting firelight, clear as a lake.

"I… I regret the tears I've shed these past years; they must be because water got into my brain when I made that decision back then."

After hearing Tail's story, Fuyan exclaimed, "Interesting!" However, regarding Suiyang, Xing also had a question: "Why does Suiyang challenge the general?"

"Reason? Do we really need a reason?" Fuyan pondered briefly, "If you want a noble justification— the Astral Ship imprisoned Suiyang's ancestor in a cage to power the Astral Ship— is that enough?"

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Dragon clan.

"Has the Astral Ship of Luofu ever done something like this? I haven't heard General Jingyuan mention it." Caesar tried to recall all information that had surfaced so far, and it seemed there was no mention of this Suiyang ancestor at all.

Even a Great Suiyang can fight evenly with the Astral Ship's general; then the Suiyang ancestor must be an Envoy-level powerhouse— the Astral Ship would surely have records.

"Not exactly none. Do you remember? The Five Dragons' Great Migration…" Chu Zihang reminded in a low voice.

"Aren't those the several Dragon Sovereigns of the Astral Ship Alliance? What's their relation to this?" Caesar recalled the descriptions of the several Dragon Sovereigns in the Five Dragons' Great Migration, but there was no mention of any Suiyang record either.

In Han'ya's description, the essence of Suiyang is an extraterrestrial energy parasite, the quintessence of starfire.

Chu Zihang began to explain patiently; his solemn tone reminded Caesar of a history professor at the academy: "One of the duties of the Vermilion Bright Dragon Sovereign Yan Tingjun is to oversee heavenly fire and watch over the Primordial Flame Emperor— the heavenly fire there and the description of Suiyang roughly match, so I believe the Flame Emperor is the Suiyang ancestor that Fuyan spoke of."

"That is indeed possible." Caesar also agreed with Chu Zihang's view, "But the problem is, if the Suiyang ancestor is trapped and bound in the Vermilion Bright Astral Ship, why would it come to challenge Luofu's general?"

"……I'm not sure either. But based on the information we have, the Vermilion Bright Astral Ship is a forging holy land, with countless ties to fire; its application of fire surely surpasses that of other Astral Ships. The Vermilion Bright people have the ability to imprison the Primordial Flame Emperor, and surely can also imprison the Great Suiyang Liaoyuan; in the Vermilion Bright setting, wanting to defeat the general would likely leave not even a sliver of chance."

"So coming to Luofu would give a chance?" Caesar suddenly laughed, "Luofu's general has been underestimated."

"General Tengxiao probably never cared about Liaoyuan's opinion from start to finish; in the Astral Ship's records, this was merely a boring battle. Writing two extra strokes in the histories would count as acknowledging his strength… but sadly, there isn't even that."

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"If we want to be simple and direct— we just want to fight the general, to gauge the Astral Ship people's mettle."

"Our Suiyang race were originally carefree beings, but because we came into contact with humans we contracted the 'Humanity Disease'— it's all humanity's fault, with their intense emotions and desires, preventing us from returning to our former pure, unblemished state of mind."

"So, I want to regain freedom! I want to return to the extraterrestrial realm, Old Tail— you don't want to reunite with the fragments, nor spend your life as a tail; why not join us and return to the extraterrestrial realm?"

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Nezha: The Devil Child Stirs the Sea

"Oh~ I think I get it— is this like them being used to eating delicacies, so they can't stomach plain tea and rice, then they blame the delicacies for being too tasty? Might as well not eat them then! How come you got addicted and then blamed humans?"

Nezha snorted with laughter; Fuyan this bastard is just looking for excuses, not even finding a suitable one— he's basically exposing his own nature completely.

Ao Bing calmly shook his head: "Suiyang feeds on emotions; to them, human joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are like fine wine— once touched, they cannot quit; but it's obvious that this Fuyan overestimates himself, and also overestimates the Suiyang race."

"If Suiyang truly had the ability to defeat the general, after success, how could they bear to give up emotion-rich humans and leave the Astral Ship? By then, the first thing might very well be to occupy 【them】."

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"Heh, saying it sounds better than singing it." Tail directly ignored Fuyan's invitation.

While they were speaking, the large door beside Huohuo suddenly swung open on its own, startling her greatly. This time, Xing brought Huohuo to his side, and they quickly arrived at a small courtyard with a mirror.

From within the mirror came a continuous sound, calling Huohuo over; as she approached, a voice from inside said, "Huohuo, are you in the mirror? At last we've located you!"

Xueyi said that the Suiyuan Garden had been engulfed by an unknown force, making it extremely dangerous. She instructed everyone to pass through the mirror one by one, to come out first before speaking.

But even after following Xueyi's instructions, the group did not return to reality; instead they appeared in a space filled with many mirrors. Tail instantly saw that the space was rapidly changing, and its owner clearly wanted to trap them inside.

The urgent task is to find the correct mirror.

Huohuo planned to check them one by one; she came to a mirror, and the Snow Clothes inside spoke again: "Huohuo, come quickly, come to sister's side."

These cheesy words gave Tail goosebumps all over: "Would that doll judge really say such a disgusting remark?"