Chapter 76: The Silver Mother of Ten Thousand Blessings

Keli Te! Block the door! Quickly!

Buli Etani, clutching her chest where a massive black spear had pierced through, hurried into the All‑Purpose Shop where the unconscious Kelan Jiating had rushed in, shouting at Keli Te behind her.

Keli Te let out a low hum, and with a single sword she cleaved a charging Timid Demon in two; her lioness‑like figure moved nimbly and powerfully among several Aberrant Demons, the magical sword piercing their bodies precisely, emerald flames igniting them and turning them to ash.

She did not pause for a moment, entered the All‑Purpose Shop's doorway, slammed the heavy door shut, sealing the demons outside.

The Timid Demons lunged, trying to batter the door open, but their frail bodies could not move it, leaving only the sickening sound of their claws scraping the wood.

Keli Te clutched her waist, weakly walked to Buli Etani's side, and a few drops of black blood seeped from where she covered herself.

"How is he?" Keli Te asked after a brief silence.

Buli Etani shook her head regretfully, saying, "The wound is too deep; Abyssal magic continues to corrode him, and without a priest's aid, I'm afraid—"

Then she looked anxiously at Keli Te's waist and asked, "How about you? Can you still hold on?"

The blond girl waved her hand, tugged at the corner of her mouth; over the years she had roamed alone, enduring wounds heavier than this, and had grown accustomed to pain.

She only added, "I don't know how the master is doing."

Keli Te gazed out the window, her eyes silent as water; the number of demons kept increasing, especially the huge creature that had emerged from the portal not long ago, whose mere evil aura alone suppressed her motion, and whose attack had also wounded her then.

"Thud, thud, thud."

Heavy footsteps suddenly sounded outside; Keli Te and Buli Etani exchanged a glance, seeing the weight in each other's eyes.

The strong smell of Tie Xiu grew nearer, the footsteps drawing closer until they halted near the doorway.

"Boom!"

A massive fist pierced the thick wooden door, spreading into claws that ripped the door apart, revealing ash drifting in the outside air and that huge black silhouette.

A Berserker Demon.

"Food!!" the Berserker Demon pounded its chest, greedily staring at the three delicious material‑plane beings inside the house.

The demon hurled the wood chips in his hand toward the ground with great force, scattering them everywhere; a shard of wood cut a gash across the girl's face.

Keli Te struggled to stand, raised her left hand; the armored gauntlet she had lost in the melee was now gone, conveniently allowing her to wipe the blood from her face.

"Huh, are you ready, Buli Etani? This is probably our last time fighting side by side."

Keli Te picked up her longsword and, rarely, smiled; Buli Etani was momentarily stunned, then burst into hearty laughter, a flame igniting in her hand.

"Using a Berserker Demon as a cushion is worth it," Buli Etani grinned.

The Berserker Demon had long been irritated by their conversation; any creature that dared to ignore demons ended up being swallowed, and the two before it were no exception.

"Roar!!!!"

The Berserker Demon brandished its sharp claws, the thick fresh blood already staining them bright red, making them look even more eerie.

"Here it comes!"

Keli Te's gaze hardened; the instant the Berserker Demon moved, she tensed her muscles, and her longsword traced a graceful arc with her swift stride.

Buli Etani also forced out the last of her magical energy, three scorching crimson beams firing from her hands, aimed straight at the demon's eyes.

"Bang!"

The longsword pierced the demon's chest, but the Berserker Demon was unaffected; it closed its eyes to prevent the beam from blinding itself, and its claws swung fiercely toward Keli Te.

The sturdy armor held for not even a second before the claws tore through; a massive force slammed Keli Te back, slamming her hard into the wall.

"Cough cough cough."

The Berserker Demon drew nearer, Keli Te coughed up the blood in her mouth and gave a wry smile.

"Still didn't bring a cushion, huh."

The demon's massive black shadow loomed before her, its claws swooshing out, ready to taste the creature's entrails.

Suddenly, its frog‑like eyes bulged wide, as if something had provoked it.

"No!!!"

The Berserker Demon raised its claws, frantically trying to shred the prey before it, but the next instant its flesh shattered like an illusion, turning into countless specks of ash drifting out the door.

"What's happening?" Keli Te was at a loss.

Buli Etani seemed to recall something, rushed toward the doorway, and indeed, all the demons outside fell into wails, slowly turning to ash. Throughout Degeng City, this was happening to people in suffering everywhere.

To protect an infant, a woman endured fear to face a Timid Demon; to safeguard citizens, city guards used their bodies to form a human wall against the demon tide;

To protect believers, a priest stood before the church statue, sacrificing his life to pray to the gods; those Timid Demons, demon armies, Fro Demons, Berserker Demons—everything—turned to ash in their moment of despair.

Above the sky, the scarlet barrier shattered, ash coalescing into a river, flowing back like swallows to a shrinking portal; the world before them twisted, flowing toward the abyss, finally devoured by void.

Everything vanished, except a silver dragon soaring across the heavens.

At some unknown moment, a gentle moonbeam from the ancient Selennye fell, draping the great dragon; its massive wings reflected the moonlight, and its fish‑fin‑like tail glittered with the world's finest radiance.

The suffering citizens knelt, weeping at the overwhelmingly beautiful sight before them—joy at survival, sorrowful regret, and the moving awe of this divine tableau.

"Oh Blessed Silver Mother, merciful Selennye,"

The dragon opened its eyes, the silver moonlight becoming its cloak, and Naimi Xisi understood.

It realized there was a force that had silently aided them, a power drawn from the moon in the starry sky, the ancient goddess of the Pantheon.

Moon Maiden, Silver Mother—Selennye.

"Little dragon, well done; you saved many people," a gentle, playful female voice whispered into Naimi Xisi's ear.

"Goddess?" Juan Ce Long asked respectfully. "Did you help us?"

"No, no, I did nothing except be a chatterbox parrot in that little Mage's ear," the voice explained cheerfully.

"Following the great one's command, the deity's power cannot descend upon Toriel; you saved yourselves, little dragon."

"You altered Degeng City's original fate; tens of thousands of souls benefited from you not falling into the abyss. That Shu Dai Zi really didn't misjudge you," the voice said contentedly.

"Shu Dai Zi? You mean," Naimi Xisi mused.

"Ah, I slipped," the voice paused, "the one you think of—he bears no ill will toward you, little dragon. I know true dragons disdain the gods, but I sincerely suggest you talk with Him, hmm. Just pray when you have time; He has been waiting for you."

"…I understand," Naimi Xisi said, a bit speechless. A deity has been waiting for me to reach out? Can't He contact me?

Regarding the female voice's indication, Naimi Xisi already has a mind as clear as a mirror; among the gods, which one could so eagerly await a prayer from a Juan Ce Long?

Only one— the god of knowledge Ou Ge Ma.

"Under Selennye's crown, that black cocoon—what should be done?" Naimi Xisi asked; he does not wish to face a newly emerged six‑armed serpent demon himself.

"Fei Bo La Er is also a pitiful person, sigh. Hand her over to me." Selennye sighed.

Realizing there might be a story behind it, Naimi Xisi curiously asked: "This… 'Fei Bo La Er', what is her background?"

The female voice became somewhat suppressed: "She—she is the ancient princess of the Yinbu Tu Kingdom, Fei Bo La Er·Yinbu Tu."

"Princess of Yinbu Tu? Turned into a six‑armed serpent demon?!" Naimi Xisi was shocked.

Selennye's voice flowed like a river, recounting the ancient tale step by step:

"In ancient times, the king of Yinbu Tu was enticed by the abyssal sovereign—Di Mo Gao Gen, and he sacrificed an entire city, tens of thousands of lives, to transform himself into a demon."

"A Balo Yan Mo." Selennye said each word carefully.

Naimi Xisi's eyes widened; a Balo Yan Mo is no ordinary demon—it is the highest‑rank great demon of the abyss, the undisputed king among all demons, each Balo Yan Mo truly a Legendary‑level demon! "The princess of Yinbu Tu prayed to the Earth Mother Goddess Shang Ti Ya, but Shang Ti Ya at that time was trapped in a cycle of slumber, so she too was transformed by her own father into a six‑armed serpent demon."

"All members of the royal family became various high‑level demons; they unleashed a great slaughter in Yinbu Tu. Unlike demonic projections, they exist with flesh in the primary material plane, possessing immortal bodies that cannot be driven away by Expulsion Technique."

"I expended a great amount of divine power, condensed an incarnation to descend to the mortal world, awakened Shang Ti Ya, and combined our two forces to seal the ancient Yinbu Tu royal family beneath this land."

"Below De Gen Cheng lies the original princess—Fei Bo La Er."

"Wait, doesn't that mean—" Naimi Xisi was stunned.

"Exactly, just as you think."

"Beneath this realm, more high‑level demons are sealed, as well as the original king, now transformed into a Balo Yan Mo—'Destruction Tyrant' Da Shan Di·Yinbu Tu."

Naimi Xisi inhaled a cold breath; the red‑robed Mage's scheme gave him goosebumps. Was it the personal plot of that mad Conjuration chief, or had the entire Sai Er gone mad? Awakening a Balo Yan Mo? The Juan Ce Long had to rate the red‑robed Mage as overconfident, leading to a presumptuous Mage.

After Selennye finished the story, a beam of moonlight suddenly fell from the moon in the sky, enveloping the black cocoon on the ground; after a few seconds, the black cocoon sank into the earth, its destination unknown.

Having dealt with Fei Bo La Er, Selennye turned back and continued:

"Alright, now let's discuss the important matters, Naimi Xisi—your reward and the responsibilities you must fulfill."

(End of Chapter)