Dragon Tamer-Chapter 913 - 917 Scum Immortal

Chapter 913: Chapter 917: Scum Immortal

Chapter 913: Chapter 917: Scum Immortal

The autumn wind blew, scattering many yellow leaves onto the rain-drenched sand. With the breath of darkness commanding heaven and earth, the stars dimmed amid the rain clouds. Everyone’s vision was oppressed by the rain and darkness, making their breathing feel heavier.

Zhu Minglang’s level was already very high, yet under these conditions, even the objects he could see began to blur. The silhouette of the Ancient Yao illuminated by the God of Fuchen’s divine light appeared even more ethereal and hazy, sometimes indistinguishable whether they were Ancient Yao or just some Nightwalkers.

Everyone tread carefully.

Without the clear rain, their divine team would not fear any creatures of the dark.

But with the arrival of the clear rain, coupled with shorter days and longer nights, the entire Tianshu region seemed to have undergone a drastic change. Unless one was within the Divine City, walking outside felt like being choked by darkness, suffocating at any moment.

Before, while in White Marsh, in the Divine Capital, Zhu Minglang had not felt the difference of shorter days and long nights. This time, Zhu Minglang clearly realized that the darkness had become much more terrifying than before. Some Night Emperors and Dark Demons, which had once slumbered in the depths of the Underworld, were awakening during this long night. Their footprints stepped onto the mortal realm, each midnight issuing a sinister sneer challenging the deities!

“It seems like something has been following us,” Nan Yuso said to Zhu Minglang in a low voice.

“Behind us?” Zhu Minglang asked and turned to look back.

Upon turning, Zhu Minglang saw a strange face, looking outright at him with a cold sneer.

It was as if he was a plate of fish and shrimps, which after simple steaming, seemed about to leap from the plate in their last struggle, hence one often sees a sneer following this scene.

He felt like that half-cooked fish and shrimp on the plate.

The way the other looked at him was like waiting to enjoy a cold, dismissive laugh.

However, when Zhu Minglang carefully stared at this strange face, he found the face dissipated in the mist, looking completely like a hallucination conjured by his mind, even more like a scene reflected by his inner fear of the darkness.

Zhu Minglang could not tell if something was truly haunting them or if it was his own illusion, but the combination of clear rain and the night left him very unsettled.

“Not behind, just feeling like it’s always waiting for us where we passed,” Nan Yuso explained.

“It always appears ahead of us?”

“Yes,” Nan Yuso nodded.

It is said that each deity sees different things at night, even a same mountain or a forest might appear peculiarly different to different divine forms in the night.

Zhu Minglang couldn’t see the “thing following them” that Nan Yuso spoke of, nor could he understand what that misty face was. The darkness had become increasingly elusive, as if, when he had not yet become a deity, it was only because he was too weak and too mediocre to perceive that the darkness was actually far more terrifying than he had imagined!

That region stretching into the thick dark curtain, when one couldn’t see, how many pairs of eyes were staring outright…

“We… are missing one person,” suddenly, a deity official from Yaoguang in front exclaimed.

Upon hearing that, Goddess Qiuci immediately checked the headcount.

“There’s no one missing, we have exactly ten,” Goddess Qiuci stated confusedly.

“Oh, I must have miscounted,” the deity official from Yaoguang said.

“Don’t scare people, I really thought someone was lost just now,” someone retorted.

The deity official’s face looked terrible, his forehead covered in fine beads of sweat. He was in a highly tense state, and it was obvious from how tightly he grasped his staff…

“Careful!” Suddenly, the deity official raised his staff and struck fiercely towards the Winter God, scattering many fire maple leaves in the swing!

The Winter God was stunned, he hurriedly dodged and cursed, “Are you crazy, why are you hitting my head!”

“I just saw a face behind you, I didn’t expect it formed by the mist,” the deity official from Yaoguang explained.

“Calm your spirit, stop being so suspicious,” Goddess Qiuci advised.

As they approached the Half Desert Sea area, they could feel the torrential downpour mixed with seawater beating down from the sky. The darkness was as chilling as knives cutting flesh, causing unbearable pain.

The darkness over the sea was unbearable to look at, it was the boundless and terrifying end of the world. Although one knows the sea has a shore, it seemed indistinguishable from a vast deadly abyss.

By the seaside, their group finally saw some lights.

It was Su Chun and others, walking towards them, all bedraggled from the clear rain. Some were missing arms or legs, the situation looking rather grim.

“Su Lang,” Goddess Qiuci saw Su Chun and her face lit up with joy, hurrying to greet him.

“You… why have you come?” Su Chun asked in surprise, his gaze sweeping over the others with an air of mistrust.

“Weren’t you trapped, asking for our assistance? So, we came,” Goddess Qiuci explained.

Confused, Su Chun turned to his companions, inquiring, “Did you send out another distress call?”

Su Jing and the other deities and leaders shook their heads.

“But I did receive your call for help, someone told me that you all were trapped on Stone Altar Island,” said Autumn Gift.

Su Chun furrowed his brows, seemingly realizing something was amiss, and said gravely, “We indeed encountered some obstacles, and the third altar couldn’t be revived. We can only wait until dawn tomorrow. We are already on our way back and didn’t send out a distress call. Who told you these things?”

The Goddess Qiuci was stunned.

She tried hard to recall who had urgently told her that Su Chun and his companions had met with an accident and needed people to rally.

But for some reason, she just couldn’t remember!

“I… I can’t remember, it was just someone…” the Goddess Qiuci suddenly realized something.

She had been deceived!

The person who had informed her was completely insignificant.

“Oh no, Half Desert City…” Winter God couldn’t help but exclaim.

Deities with high authority were lured out of the city, and Su Chun had not managed to revive all three altars, reviving only two. This meant that Half Desert Giant City was now lacking Divine Blessing Power, and the Ancient Species and Dark Great Demon roaming outside the city were about to commence a devouring feast!

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“We must hurry back!” Su Chun’s face also changed.

If Half Desert Giant City were to be devoured due to their negligence, all the deities present would be hard-pressed to escape blame!

“Heh, a bunch of fools,” chuckled the Raccoon Demon Immortal walking beside Zhu Minglang, muttering softly.

Zhu Minglang was thinking the same thing.

This Goddess Qiuci, she must be out of her mind.

How could she believe a message from an insignificant person so easily?

She is essentially the patron deity of Half Desert City. With her starlight protection lost, many Ancient Yao and Dark Creatures could cross the ancient city walls.

“It’s probably too late to go back now.” Winter God looked hollow-eyed, not having anticipated that they’d be played by the Ancient Species like this.

If Half Desert Giant City fell, they’d be completely cut off from becoming a True God of the North Dipper Divine Land, and the North Dipper Star God would also hold them accountable for their failures…

“Alas, how could you be so careless? Ancient Species possess the abilities to transform, deceive, and beguile. How could you take action based on one person’s word so rashly?” Su Chun expressed some dissatisfaction with Goddess Qiuci’s actions.

“I was just worried about you,” Goddess Qiuci started to feel wronged.

“Our return journey will definitely face various obstructions. It won’t be long before Half Desert Giant City is unrecognizable. This matter will most likely lead to divine punishment and shortening of lives. I came here to assist you, yet you committed such a fundamental mistake. I might be fine since we are to share both the sweet and the bitter, but those following me might have their paths as immortals affected,” Su Chun said.

Su Chun tried to maintain as calm a tone as possible.

But anyone could hear that Su Chun was already blaming her.

Damage to one’s path as an immortal, especially at this critical moment of inception in the North Dipper Divine Land, could mean falling behind other deities and possibly never being able to catch up. No one would want to lose their own chances due to this mistake.

“I will seek forgiveness from the Xuange God. The fault lies with me this time. If it has harmed everyone’s virtue, I will try my best to compensate everyone,” Goddess Qiuci said.

Hearing her say this, the others’ expressions softened somewhat.

Zhu Minglang, however, furrowed his brow and spoke up, “Everyone, with such an incident, instead of thinking about how to remedy the suffering of the citizens of Half Desert City, how can you discuss matters concerning your paths as immortals here?”

Never mind this show of superficial affection between lovers, from the way the incident unfolded, it’s clear—they’re a bunch of worthless immortals.

All they care about is their own paths to immortality.

While the citizens of Half Desert City are being used as bait, devoured by the Ancient Species and dark entities, they feel no guilt, they’re not immediately thinking of ways to remedy the situation, instead, they are all discussing their paths to immortality…

With such behavior, Zhu Minglang was already ready to wield his Sword of the Heavens!

“So what should we do?” Autumn Gift, already very annoyed, especially having been chastised by her lover, reacted coldly upon hearing Zhu Minglang’s words.

“That has nothing to do with me.” Zhu Minglang didn’t bother to suggest a solution, a bunch of fools with big tempers, their negligence led to the death of citizens, it wasn’t quite to the point of execution, but their reluctance to think of remedies, busying themselves with self-preservation instead, they deserved to be buried alive!

“You!!” Autumn Gift gritted her teeth in anger.

“Zhu Lang, think of a plan, for the sake of those citizens,” whispered Nan Yuso to Zhu Minglang.

“For your sake,” Zhu Minglang said.

“Oh, then let’s hear it,” Nan Yuso’s voice was much softer now.

“Now, heading to the Third Stone Altar Island. The journey back is longer, but going to Stone Altar Island is shorter. The Divine Blessing Power revived by all the altars can instantly expel the Ancient Species and Dark Creatures, far more effective than us fighting back in the city. After all, we must consider the citizens and cannot use overly powerful Divine Skills. However, the Ancient Species and Dark Creatures do not have this consideration and might even use the lives of citizens as leverage, making us pay a greater price,” Zhu Minglang explained.