Chapter Seventy-Three: Mo Yue Sets Out

  Tianyun's eyes flashed with complex emotions, and he sighed, saying: "Gabriel is indeed a shame to the divine realm, but I cannot let you cultivate and take revenge on him. If that happens, it may trigger the third great war between the divine and nether realms. Do you want to see so many lives disappear because of your reason?"

  "I don't care, no matter what, I must avenge Tioman Di's brother. As long as you don't kill me, one day..."

  Tianyun sighed and said: "I can only do my best and leave the rest to fate, you rest now." After finishing speaking, a white light flashed, and Tianyun disappeared.

  I felt a wave of desperation in front of this seemingly gentle but extremely stubborn old man, I really had no way out, Tioman Di Da Ge, how can I get your ability at the fastest speed? Now like this, how can I help you take revenge?

  The discomfort in my heart combined with the weakness of my body caused me to gradually drift off to sleep.

  …………

  I came to again, my spirit a little better, but my body still somewhat weak. From being a strong person to becoming an ordinary one was indeed hard for me to adapt to. I let out a sigh and struggled to sit up. The only window in the stone room allowed bright sunlight to shine in. I sat for a while, adapting, then stood up with the help of the bed frame. A wave of weakness hit me, my body swayed, and I almost fell back onto the bed. I gritted my teeth and persisted, leaning against the wall as I walked towards the door. Since my abilities were sealed, the door wasn't locked. I pushed it open with force, and a gust of fresh air rushed in, invigorating me. The dazzling sunlight made me somewhat uncomfortable, so I narrowed my eyes. After a brief moment of blindness, I finally saw the scenery outside.

  Everything in front of me can only be described as beautiful. Here is a small valley, the surrounding mountains are all green, and the valley is full of lush green grass everywhere. Various wildflowers are blooming in profusion. In the valley, there is a village of moderate size. The place where I am located is one corner of the valley, surrounded by several identical stone houses. Almost all the houses in the village are made of stone. Many villagers are busy shuttling back and forth in the village, doing something unknown.

  If I were to come here for the first time, I would think that this is just a secluded paradise, but I am clear that this is actually the headquarters of the Holy Dragon Knights. However, there are many more people than I imagined, and I couldn't help but feel some doubts in my heart - why did the Holy Dragon Knights build their headquarters in such a small village?

  "Isn't it strange?" an aged voice sounded.

  I turned around and saw an old man with white hair and beard, smiling at me. His voice made me feel very familiar, but for a moment I couldn't recall who he was. "Who are you?"

  The old man smiled slightly and said: "Don't you recognize me? I am Tian Gang."

  Heavenly? It was actually him, but he looked much older than his father, Tianyun.

  "It's strange that we're in this village, but it's actually easy to explain. Although we are a secret squad of the Dragon God Empire, we are also human and have our own families. All the villagers here are descendants of our Holy Dragon Knights, like my family, where the youngest child is the eighth generation grandson of my father. Over so many years, the population here has naturally grown to be quite large."

  "I asked: 'Then you didn't teach your descendants martial arts?'"

  "Heaven just smiled slightly and said, 'Of course I will teach you, but the training is very strict and painful. If your talent is not good, no matter how hard you try, you can only reach the level of a Dragon Knight in the end. Children with good talent are getting fewer and fewer now.' Saying this, Heaven felt a little lost."

  I smiled wryly and said, "Looks like I'll be living here from now on, huh?"

  The sky nodded slightly and said, "Yes, to be honest, you are the most talented young person I have ever seen. If we compare ages, you should be in the same generation as the youngest children here, but your abilities far surpass theirs. The day you competed with Uncle Yue, it shocked us dragon riders greatly - none of us expected that you could perform two transformations. After transforming, your strength is not inferior to mine. Even now, I still don't understand why Father wanted to imprison you here; he could have chosen to kill you or let you go."

  After hearing Tian Gang's words, I knew that Tian Yun hadn't told him about the matters of the divine realm. It seems that Tian Yun didn't want his descendants to get involved.

  "Where is your father?"

  "Father is in the valley, but his whereabouts are generally not told to us. He will appear naturally when he wants to see you. Father has instructed that if you need anything, just say it and I will try my best to satisfy you, of course, except for removing the seal. Even if I wanted to, I don't have the ability to remove your seal. Only father has the ability to remove it."

  I had expected this outcome, and rushing now would be of no use. I asked: "Your father is a magician, why did you choose to cultivate internal energy instead? If you cultivated light system magic under your father's guidance, perhaps you could have achieved even greater things."

  Tian smiled wryly and said, "My qualifications are not good, I'm not suitable for practicing light system magic. The achievements I have today were only made possible by my father's deliberate cultivation. Let's go, I'll take you to the village to take a look around. Father said that you can act freely in the village."

  What's the point of taking any action, I'm now as weak as a chicken, even a mischievous kid in the village can knock me down. However, since I've come here, it's better to get familiar with the surroundings.

  Heaven knows where he found a wooden stick, leaning on it, I followed him slowly into the village.

  A man in his 40s saw Tian and respectfully called out: "Ancestor."

  He smiled slightly and said to me: "This is my sixth grandson, Tianhua. In terms of age, he can be your father."

  Tian Hua looked at me and said, "Grandfather, who is he?"

  Tian Gang said: "This little friend is brought from outside by us. In the future, he will also live in our village. You all should take good care of him."

  Tianhua nodded and said, "Yes, little brother, hello." As he spoke, he extended his right hand to me.

  I subconsciously stretched out my hand and said, "Hello."

  Tianhua's hands were rough, but also very powerful, apparently the result of years of martial arts training. When he grasped my hand, he exerted a slight force, and I felt a pang of pain in my hand, involuntarily furrowing my brow.

  Tian Hua immediately let go of his hand and apologized, "Little brother, I'm sorry. I didn't know you couldn't do kung fu. Looking at your robust appearance, I thought you were practicing martial arts."

  Heaven just glanced at me with a profound meaning and said: "He doesn't know martial arts, so you're not allowed to bully him in the future. You go ahead and busy yourself."

  A pang of sorrow in my heart, when was it that I was still the invincible beastman tribe's Ruiqin Wang, commander-in-chief of the entire army? Now, however, I have fallen to become a prisoner without any abilities.

  The sky just took me for a walk in the village, almost everyone who saw him was very respectful, while looking at me with curiosity. He sent me back to the stone house, I lay back on the bed in a daze, my body felt a wave of relieved comfort, but my heart was unusually heavy, facing such a situation, I really didn't know how long I could hold on, if this continued, I would definitely go crazy.

  …………

  Demon Clan Imperial Palace.

  The Demon Emperor's face turned gloomy as he listened to Kogawa's report, "Younger brother, if this is true, then our demon clan is in danger. The Dragon God Empire actually still has such a powerful force hidden, and we have been unaware of it for all these years."

  Kogawa sighed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, we can't go on like this. We must speed up our development, otherwise, if the Dragon God changes his mind and sends the Holy Dragon Knights to attack us, we will be unable to resist."

  Mo Huang's side, Mo Yue frowned and said: "Gu Uncle, if that what's-his-name, Lie Feng, the Wind Extinguishing War God is as formidable as you say, how did you manage to escape?"

  Gu Feng had promised Lei Xiang not to reveal his affairs, so in the previous report, he only glossed over it, saying that he escaped alone and didn't explain the situation at the time. Upon hearing Mo Yue's question, his face changed slightly, and he said: "I took advantage of them not riding the giant dragon yet and flew out desperately."

  The Demon Emperor suddenly smiled slightly and said, "Younger brother, younger brother, we grew up together from childhood to adulthood. Don't I know your personality? Every time you tell a lie, you don't dare look me in the eye. But it's been 50 years since I last heard one of your lies. Between us brothers, what can't be said?"

  Although the Demon Emperor's expression was amiable, Katsuragi had broken out in a cold sweat behind his back, and heaved a sigh of relief, knowing that he could no longer conceal it. With a thud, he fell to his knees and said: "Your subject deserves to die ten thousand times over, indeed there has been deception, please Your Majesty mete out punishment."

  The Demon Emperor stepped down from his throne and personally helped Gu up, saying in a gentle voice: "Younger brother, I didn't mean to blame you. I know that if you don't speak, there must be your reason. But this matter is related to the life and death of my demon clan, so I must get to the bottom of it. I just want to know the truth."

  The Emperor was completely absorbed in surprise, and neither he nor Furukawa noticed that Moegetsu's expression changed when she heard the news of Rai Shou, and her face turned pale when she heard that Rai Shou had decided to go alone to find the secret of the Five-Colored Light.

  "...that's what happened, and then I left. I think, with Lei Xiang's personality, he will definitely go to Baishan Mountain again. The opportunity is too slim, even if we join forces, we are not a match for that fierce wind. But that kid's conviction is very strong."

  The Demon Emperor furrowed his brow and said, "Unexpectedly, there is actually someone in the Beastman tribe who can cultivate the Heavenly Devil Technique to the seventh layer. This is too unbelievable, and he's also too young. What Lei Xiang said is right, if we want to continue surviving on this continent, we must unite with the Beastman tribe. Younger brother, you immediately write a letter to the Beast Emperor, no, you personally go to the Beastman tribe, bring more gifts, tell him about these matters, our two tribes of demons and beasts can only reunite as the best strategy."

  Furukawa nodded solemnly and turned away.

  The Demon Emperor watched him leave, feeling uneasy in his heart. He walked back to his throne and said, "Yue'er, what do you think about this?"

  After a long time, he did not get a response from his daughter. The Demon Emperor turned his head to look and found that Mo Yue's eyes were staring blankly ahead, as if thinking about something. He called out repeatedly: "Yue Er, Yue Er."

  "Moyue finally came back to her senses. 'Father Emperor, what?'"

  Demon Emperor Dao: "What are you thinking? You're so distracted. I just asked you, what do you think about this matter?"

  Mo Yue Dao said, "The Dragon God Empire has suddenly revealed such a powerful force, posing too great a threat to us. What Lei Xiang said is right, we can only start by developing ourselves and become stronger in order to counter them."

  The Demon Emperor nodded and said, "Yes, we now have too few experts. The number of fallen angels on both wings has decreased to only about 20 or so. This won't do at all. Come in."

  A eunuch entered, knelt down on the ground and respectfully said: "Your Majesty."

  A cold glint flashed in the Demon Emperor's eyes as he said, "Pass down my orders, all members of the imperial family are to gather here immediately. I have something important to announce."

  "Yes, Your Majesty."

  "Moon Ink hesitated and said: 'Father Emperor, are you going to...'"

  The Demon Emperor nodded and said, "Yes, I want to gather all the imperial family members for unified training. We must improve their abilities as much as possible. Only with a few more fallen angels can we have the power to counterattack. Since you'll be concentrating on your training, you won't need to participate. Your recent progress has been rapid, and you're already close to breaking through to the top of the sixth layer. At that time, you will become the third four-winged fallen angel in my Demon Clan. That young man named Lei Xiang is indeed a talent. If we can recruit him into our clan, it would be great. Apart from you, he may be the youngest person to reach four-winged abilities. It's almost unbelievable - could he have had an extraordinary encounter like yours?"

  Mo Yue's face turned red and she didn't answer Mo Huang's question. She changed the subject and said, "Father, then I'll go back to practice my skills first."

  "Well, my little one is getting more and more obedient, also knows how to make progress."

  "Moon Ink coquettishly said: 'Father Emperor.'"

  "Alright, you can go now."

  Mo Yue left the grand hall and returned to her residence, sitting alone in a daze. Since returning to the Demon Clan's imperial palace, Lei Xiang's shadow had lingered in her mind, refusing to dissipate. Initially, it was filled with resentment, but as time passed, every smile and frown of Lei Xiang's had left an indelible mark on her heart. Each time she thought of him, a faint smile would involuntarily appear on Mo Yue's face, filling her heart with sweetness. After learning about Lei Xiang's danger earlier, Mo Yue's heart felt extremely heavy, unsure why Lei Xiang's safety continued to tug at her heartstrings.

  "Why? Why do I keep thinking of him, why am I worried about him? I should hate him instead. This is why. Leixiang, you took away my most precious thing, can't just walk away like that? If you die, what will I do? Ah..." Mo Yue's face suddenly flushed with heat, because she suddenly remembered the embarrassing scene that day. She stared blankly ahead, her expression changing drastically. "Could it be... could it be that I've actually fallen in love with this scoundrel who ruined my innocence? No, no way. How can I have fallen in love with him? Mo Yue, how could you?"

  She desperately wanted to shake off Lei Xiang's shadow, but the more she did so, the more she thought of him. She suddenly recalled what Gu Chuan had said: if Lei Xiang clashed head-on with Li Feng, he would undoubtedly die. Had Lei Xiang already died? The thought sent Mo Yue's entire body into a state of weakness, her heart constricting in pain.

  "Moon whispered to herself: 'No, no way, that villain can't die, he hasn't paid the price for what he's done yet, he definitely won't die. I, I have to go find him.' With her mind made up, Moon couldn't care about anything else anymore and stood up to start packing her luggage."

  The next morning, when the maid came to attend to Princess Mo Yue's wake-up call, she found an extra letter on the table. The maid didn't dare to delay and immediately handed the letter over to Demon Emperor, who was directing the royal family's unified cultivation of the Heavenly Devil Seal. Upon hearing that Mo Yue had gone missing, Demon Emperor was shocked and opened the letter to read it. In the letter, Mo Yue wrote: Father, I've left the palace to take care of something. If everything goes smoothly, I'll be back soon. Don't worry about me or get angry. Yours always, your loving daughter - Mo Yue.

  The Demon Emperor furrowed his brow and thought: Where would this girl go?

  Mo Yue left no clues behind, leaving the Demon Emperor with nothing to follow, and had to give up and continue his devilish training on these royal families.

  …………

  It's been ten days since I arrived at the Holy Dragon Knights, and my body has basically recovered. I've also gotten used to losing my powers. Tianyun came to see me once and said a few words before leaving. I often sit alone in my room, never stopping my cultivation. Although my abilities are sealed, I can start from scratch every day, practicing the Crazy God Technique. However, over the past few days, I've found that I can only condense an extremely small amount of energy due to my important meridians being sealed, making it impossible for me to form a cycle. As a result, this energy grows at an extremely slow rate. But my conviction has never wavered - I believe that one day, I'll break through the seal's restraints and become strong once again.

  Due to the blockage of the meridians, I chiseled another path, cultivating separately in the unsealed meridians, causing some airflow to appear in each meridian. Every day, I use these airflows to constantly impact the seal on Kuáng Shén Dòu Qì (Mad God's Fighting Qi). Because I know that light and darkness counter each other, the dark magic seal is impossible for me to break through. My only hope lies with Kuáng Shén Dòu Qì. I have called out to the Kuáng Shén armor in my body many times, but the response has always been extremely weak.

  Although the progress was not great, the Lingkong Stone Milk I took at first gradually took effect. My skin and meridians were constantly being transformed, although I only had the strength of an ordinary person. The cool air in my body continued to nourish my meridians, making the Crazy God's Fighting Qi that I cultivated more and more condensed.

  Tianyun still underestimated the inheritance of a first-class god, but in my continuous efforts to cultivate, I can feel that the Crazy God's aura and armor sealed by him have been growing with the growth of my peripheral aura. I think that when one day I can merge the two auras into contact, it will be the moment of breaking the seal.

  "Kid, you're quite resilient. Even after being sealed by Big Brother, you still continue to cultivate without interruption." A thick voice sounded out.

  I slowly withdrew my power, opened my eyes, and a fierce wind appeared in the room. This was the first time I had seen him since arriving here. With his helmet removed, he revealed his full appearance to me. He looked much younger than I expected, probably only around 50 or 60 years old, with a mischievous grin on his face as he gazed at me.

  I snorted coldly and said, "What are you doing here? If you want to kill me, then hurry up."

  The fierce wind hummed and said, "I wouldn't deign to kill an ordinary person with no power. To be honest, that day, I really wanted to take the place of Second Brother and fight you. Your abilities surprised me, after two transformations, you actually had strength close to a Lower War God. Unfortunately, it seems this life will end here for you."

  "I said angrily: 'Did you come here just to humiliate me? If so, your goal has been achieved. Don't bother me here.'"

  Lifeng said: "Do you know? The Beast Emperor sent an envoy to the Dragon God Empire to see Your Majesty, it's about your matter."

  I was shocked in my heart, Beast Emperor's men came to Longshen, didn't I tell Big Brother to make him not have any unusual movements?

  Liefeng continued, "I didn't expect that you'd be worth so much. The Beast Emperor is actually willing to exchange two territories of land for your safe return. You're really valued in the Beastman Country."

  I exclaimed, "What?!" The Beast Emperor was willing to give up two territories in exchange for my return; this kindness was too great. Until this moment, I truly regarded the Beast Emperor as my father. All along, I had thought he was using me, but it turned out that at a critical juncture, he was willing to use national territory to get one person back. It's imaginable how much pressure he faced within the beastmen nation; having just taken control of the beastmen country, he was willing to take risks for my sake. Father Emperor, I really didn't misjudge you. I coldly looked at Liefeng and said, "Did your Majesty agree?"

  Li Feng shook his head and said, "Without the approval of Big Brother, how could Your Majesty have agreed so easily? Don't hold onto any hope, Big Brother has already let His Majesty reject the Beastman's envoy."

  Hearing him say this, I unexpectedly felt relieved and said: "If that's the case, what are you doing looking for me here?"

  "Frankly, I really hope you can break through Big Brother's seal and have a good fight with me. It's hard to find an opponent, and it's been a long time since I've had a thrilling match with someone."

  I was taken aback and said, "Can't you fight with Yaoyu Shengshen Yue Wuyue? Are you afraid of losing to him?"

  Lifeng shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It's not that I'm afraid of losing to him, but rather, Second Brother would never fight with me. He's just like Big Brother, always nowhere to be found. And the younger ones wouldn't dare challenge me either. Alas, having lived for over 160 years, I feel so lonely, without even one person who can match up against me."

  I sneered: "So you can feel lonely too. Don't worry, as long as I can break through the seal, the first one will be to fight with you."

  "Wait for you to break the seal? I'm afraid I'll be old and dead by then. After all these years with my brother, I still don't know how powerful he is. Is his seal that easy to break? Don't be delusional. I'm going to sleep now."

  The stone gate made a loud creaking sound and the fierce wind passed by.

  I wondered if he had come back just to undermine my will to fight. If that was the case, then he was wrong. Even if I were locked up here for a hundred years, I would never give up hope of escaping. I absolutely could not be a prisoner forever. Thinking this, I burst into rage and shouted: "Kuang Shen Zhan Kui."

  The sealed Crazy God Armor seemed to have heard my call, and it slightly shook within the seal. This time, it appeared to be even more intense than before. I was overjoyed, and taking advantage of the Crazy God Armor's agitation, I desperately used the weak Crazy God fighting energy inside me to impact that seemingly faint seal. The result was disappointing, as although the Crazy God Armor's fluctuations were clearly stronger than in the past few days, the seal's tenacity remained unbreakable. After a wave of fluctuations, the sealed energy once again fell into silence.

  …………

  Baiyue Mountain

  A dark shadow flashed by, quietly falling on the mountain peak where the colorful clouds appeared. Under the moonlight, her charming face was revealed, and the pair of lightly flapping wings behind her, combined with her proud figure, looked so enticing. It was Mo Yue who had come to find Lei Xiang.

  Mo Yue looked around and then spread out the map to compare, muttering to herself: "That's right, it should be here. Those people shouldn't have lied to me."

  Originally, after Mo Yue left without saying goodbye, she immediately rushed to the Dragon God Empire. With her outstanding appearance and human-like features, she easily mixed into the Stru Fortress. Who would have thought that a delicate beauty could be so deadly? Along the way, she also caused quite a bit of trouble. Her stunning looks and captivating figure made her a top-notch killer, even in the simple and honest Dragon God Empire. Often, some people who didn't know their limits would try to flirt with her, but Mo Yue cleverly handled them all. Of course, there were also those who tried to bully the weak, but Mo Yue was no weakling. Their outcomes were usually quite miserable.

  Mo Yue quickly found the location of White Smoke Mountain according to the map she carried with her. In a small town not far from the White Smoke Mountains, after several days of investigation, she had a general understanding of the situation when the five-color rainbow appeared at that time, but she still did not get any news about Lei Xiang.

  As she got closer to White Smoke Mountain, Mo Yue's thoughts of Lei Xiang grew stronger, but she refused to acknowledge her feelings for him, always thinking that she had come to avenge herself on him and couldn't let him die at someone else's hands. After several days of searching, she finally found the place and easily flew up to the mountain peak in her transformed state.

  Mo Yue Si Xia took a look around and relying on her keen intuition, she found many signs of fighting.

  "Is Lei Xiang really dead? That guy's life isn't easy to take, I've ambushed him several times but he...” Mo Yue slapped her own forehead, covering her reddened face, thinking: "Why do I keep remembering that embarrassing thing, it's so humiliating. No way, even if he is dead, I must find his body. Dark Night Fog, listen to my orders, with me as the center, explore all the dark auras around us." This is an exploration-type dark magic used to detect beings with similar dark auras nearby. It's usually used by the Fallen Heaven to determine the location of friendly forces, but Mo Yue uses it to search for Lei Xiang.

  A vast expanse of dark mist continuously surged out from Mo Yue's body, covering the surrounding mountain peaks. Suddenly, Mo Yue's heart skipped a beat as a faint yet distinct dark aura passed through the Dark Night Mist and entered her mind.

  Mo Yue's heart was filled with joy, and she carefully followed the direction indicated by the aura to search for it. Finally, in a clump of grass, she found the source of the dark aura.

  Under the moonlight, Mo Ming was shining with a strange light, quietly lying there. Mo Yue certainly recognized that this was Lei Xiang's sword. She picked up Mo Ming and carefully searched around, but as a result, she was disappointed. She searched the entire mountain peak, but there was no sign of Lei Xiang.

  A somewhat tired Mo Yue sat on the ground, looking at the Mo Ming in her hand, and muttered: "Sword, oh sword, if you have a spirit, take me to find your master, okay?" She said this, just a kind of solace for her own heart, but unexpectedly, Mo Ming actually made a soft sound, and a thought of going north appeared in Mo Yue's mind. She exclaimed with joy: "So, you really do have a spirit, good, I'll do as you say."

  At the same time, Lei Xiang, who was in the Holy Dragon Knights, also felt Mo Ming's aura. The dark magic that had been sealed within him stirred, and a familiar and intimate feeling spread throughout his body. Lei Xiang involuntarily exclaimed: "Ah, Mo Ming."