Chapter 227 : Chapter 227
Chapter 227. Perfected Yuding: Wait, I Haven’t Even Appeared Yet, and You Already Finished It?
At the Guankou Divine Ruins, the darkened sky was illuminated by the mirror light released from the Void Mirror.
Wherever the beam passed, the air was roasted until it crackled and exploded, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared in space as if it were glass.
As time passed, the dazzling cold mirror light slowly dispersed.
Hypnos, the God of Sleep whose Divine Spark had shattered, had not even left a body behind. Only silver-white specks of light remained, drifting across the sky before falling into the human realm.
Jiang Yichen raised his hand, and the silver-white specks of light fell into his palm. “Gods aren’t that impressive. He couldn’t even withstand one strike from the Void Mirror.”
He shook his head slightly.
If everyone in Guankou had not fallen asleep under Hypnos’s Laws, they would probably have doubted their entire lives after hearing those words.
Jiang Yichen tapped the space between his brows, and the Void Mirror transformed into a stream of cold light, returning to his Sea of Consciousness.
Then, the pale golden Divine Power slowly disappeared, and his golden eyes returned to their original color.
The instant Jiang Yichen withdrew from the Deification state, he only felt that his body was somewhat… hollowed out.
“Wait, System. This skill has side effects?” He clutched his waist.
【A mortal undergoing Deification is an act that defies the heavens. In order to give the Host a better experience, this system has already reduced the weakness after Deification to the lowest possible level.】
When Jiang Yichen heard this, he nodded in understanding.
“Now I should think of a way to wake them up.” His gaze swept across the people below, who had fallen into deep sleep.
Medusa had said that when an old god died, the Laws would flow toward the Divine Contract Holder, giving birth to a new god.
He would go look at the Sleep God first.
Jiang Yichen was just about to use the power of space to return to the ruins when, suddenly, a beam of golden light broke through the clouds above the sky.
Hm?
Under the powerful perception of a Divine Mind User, incomparably powerful Divine Power was gathering above the sky.
Damn!
Jiang Yichen’s heart jolted. Another god had arrived!
He had just exited the Deification state, and in a short period of time, he had no way to continue using Deification at all.
How was he supposed to fight this?!
Jiang Yichen’s expression turned grave. Looking at the golden light blooming in the sky, he was just preparing to take out the Void Mirror and face the enemy.
But in the next second, golden rosy clouds poured down like a waterfall, dyeing the entire sky a warm orange.
“You Foreign Gods dare invade my Huaxia human realm. Today, this poor Daoist shall use your blood to wash away the crimes Olympus committed on Huaxia’s land a hundred years ago!”
The voice arrived before the person appeared.
A figure slowly stepped out from within the golden light. He wore a white Daoist robe, and fine golden radiance flowed across his clothes.
The Daoist held an Immortal-Slaying Sword in his hand, and the immortal aura coiling around him transformed into pale purple mist that gathered beneath his feet.
Layer upon layer, it paved a heavenly immortal road.
The Daoist seemed like an immortal descending to the mortal realm, his face untouched by worldly smoke and fire.
This was…
Jiang Yichen sized up the white-robed Daoist, and his gaze fell on the Immortal-Slaying Sword in his hand.
In Huaxia Mythology, among the Twelve Golden Immortals under Yuanshi Heavenly Venerable, the weapon used by Perfected Yuding was the Immortal-Slaying Sword.
This was recorded in the Complete Knowledge Points provided by the system.
Whew—
Jiang Yichen breathed a sigh of relief. So it was one of their own gods. He had nearly been frightened.
“Huaxia mortal Jiang Yichen greets Perfected Yuding.” He copied the ancient way of saluting and greeted Perfected Yuding.
Across both of his lives, this was still his first time seeing an immortal from Huaxia Mythology. He just did not know whether he could take a commemorative photo with him.
Hm?
Perfected Yuding was stunned. He looked around, only to discover in surprise that the aura of Hypnos, the God of Sleep, had disappeared.
That was not right. The direction indicated by the compass just now had been here. Why was he not here?
His expression was puzzled. His gaze fell on Jiang Yichen, and his eyes showed some surprise.
The people on the ground who had fallen into deep sleep and Jiang Yichen, who was awake, formed an incomparably sharp contrast.
“You have not fallen asleep. Have you seen a god… a mysterious person who could make others enter dreams?” Perfected Yuding feared that Jiang Yichen might not understand, so he did not mention the word “god.”
“Oh, you mean Hypnos, the God of Sleep.” Jiang Yichen smiled faintly and nodded. “He has already been destroyed by me.”
???
Ah?
Perfected Yuding’s expression froze. A stream of Divine Power swept over Jiang Yichen’s body, and his gaze became increasingly strange.
Hiss! This mortal was somewhat abnormal.
Under his Divine Power’s investigation, Jiang Yichen’s physical strength was several times stronger than a divine body. His entire body was filled with abundant blood and Qi. He possessed an excellent foundation for cultivation.
However, when Perfected Yuding tried to probe deeper, an inexplicable obstruction appeared and scattered his Divine Power.
Surprise appeared in Perfected Yuding’s eyes.
He was a deity, after all, yet he could not even investigate a mortal.
This person was not simple.
“Did you really kill Hypnos?” Perfected Yuding made a divination with his fingers and asked tentatively.
Jiang Yichen nodded slightly. “If I had known you were coming, I would not have acted. I would have left him to you.”
A fight between immortals would have been much more interesting to watch than his own one-sided crushing.
He could not help feeling a little regretful.
The corner of Perfected Yuding’s mouth twitched. The result of his divination was truly just as Jiang Yichen had said. He could not help carefully sizing Jiang Yichen up.
A mortal, no matter how strong his body was, should not have been able to kill a god whose life level was higher than his.
It seemed that in the past hundred years, a new variable had appeared in the Huaxia human realm.
Perfected Yuding lowered his hand and began inwardly considering how he should return and discuss this with his master.
“Perfected One, I have a small request,” Jiang Yichen suddenly said.
Perfected Yuding was startled. “Speak.”
Jiang Yichen took out his phone. “Can I take a photo with you?”
Hm?
Perfected Yuding stared at the rectangular object in his hand and asked in confusion, “What is this object?”
Uh… He really was an immortal untouched by worldly smoke and fire.
Jiang Yichen briefly explained it to Perfected Yuding. The latter did not refuse either, and there was some curiosity toward the phone in his eyes.
Click!
The photo with the immortal was captured.
Jiang Yichen raised his brows. Looking at the photo on his phone, the corners of his mouth lifted.
To be honest, in his previous life, he had not liked taking photos very much. He felt there was nothing worth commemorating.
But ever since he began slacking off, he always liked recording interesting moments in life and enjoying every beautiful little detail.
When he was in high school, he had yearned greatly for Huaxia’s immortals. Now he had seen one in person.
Life truly was full of surprises everywhere.
Jiang Yichen could not hide his excitement.
Perfected Yuding was somewhat unable to understand Jiang Yichen’s strange behavior, so he changed the subject.
“How did you kill Hypnos? You are a mortal without Divine Power. How could you possibly have killed him?”
When Jiang Yichen heard this, he moved his gaze away from his phone and smiled slightly. “I will explain that later. First, I will wake them up.”
Perfected Yuding looked at the people on the ground who had fallen asleep. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and followed Jiang Yichen into the Guankou Divine Ruins.
Jiang Yichen immediately walked to the Sleep God’s side, but at this moment, the Sleep God’s condition made his eyes turn grave.
White, threadlike Laws coiled around him, but the Sleep God’s body was covered in bloody cracks, as if he would shatter into pieces at the slightest touch.
“His body cannot withstand the complete Power of Laws. In less than three double-hours, he will turn into a cloud of blood mist.”
Perfected Yuding placed his fingers on the Sleep God’s pulse, then sighed and shook his head.
Jiang Yichen was startled. “Perfected One, is there any way to allow his body to withstand the Laws?”
If the Sleep God died, it would mean that everyone here who had fallen asleep would sink into eternal sleep.
Perfected Yuding pondered for a while, then shook his head slightly. “It is very difficult to forge a divine body for a mortal. It requires a large amount of heavenly treasures, and there is no way to gather them in such a short time.”
When Jiang Yichen heard this, his heart jumped. This…
He opened the System Space. The only Golden Crow Blood Essence that could forge a divine body had been given to his father. He no longer had any.
What should he do?
Just as he was feeling troubled, the system’s voice suddenly sounded.
【Ding! Congratulations to the Host for making a slacking choice. You have obtained an Intermediate Slacking Gift Pack. Would you like to open it?】
A gift pack?
Jiang Yichen was startled. Then joy bloomed in his eyes.
Right, he had gift packs!
Pulling Su Linyu out of her inner illusion had earned him an Advanced Gift Pack, and not listening to Mei Xue’er’s suggestion just now had triggered another slacking choice.
He would open both gift packs together and give it a try!
Jiang Yichen thought, “System, open the gift packs!”