"Shatter! Kokomi's shoulder!"
Caelus picked his ear. He was here recording the scene of the Astral Express member Dan Heng transforming into the High Elder to part the sea, but for some reason, the system started singing in his ear inexplicably, and it was singing very loudly.
"But who is Kokomi? Why shatter her shoulder?"
Caelus's question did not get an answer from the system. Based on the system's character, Caelus was certain that this song was definitely a meme, maybe even some kind of homophonic pun.
Although there were some twists and turns along the way, everyone still broke the final seal leading to the Ambrosial Arbor and faced the Lord Ravager Phantylia, who had already prepared there, refining the Ambrosial Arbor into her own body while simultaneously wielding the powers of Abundance and Destruction.
Let's look at the members of both sides.
Stelle the Stellaron Gremlin, the mysterious girl March 7th, the veteran member Welt, the High Elder Dan Heng, and the Divine Strategist General and Emanator Jing Yuan.
The enemy consisted of only one person: an Emanator of Destruction, the Lord Ravager Phantylia.
A peak-level battle was on the verge of breaking out, while another powerhouse, capable of easily swaying the outcome of the battle, stood on the sidelines acting as an observer and recording the events.
The battle between the two sides was certainly spectacular, but Caelus also noticed that this was not Phantylia's true form. The actual output power was far below what he expected from an Emanator-level entity.
Although there were some twists and turns in the battle, even creating the illusion that Jing Yuan was about to lose, in The Finality, it was all part of Jing Yuan's calculations. This Divine Strategist defended his title as a General and displayed the power of an Emanator, with the massive Lightning-Lord suddenly appearing and striking down with glorious, awe-inspiring power.
With the conclusion of the battle, the current crisis on the Xianzhou Luofu was officially resolved.
Incidentally, before the release of the High Elder's seal and the departure to the Ambrosial Arbor, Bailu, who had been locked away for who knows how long, was finally let out.
Bailu was now accompanied by a two- or three-year-old boy with an indifferent expression, golden eyes, and a pair of gray dragon horns on his head.
The little boy watched calmly as Bailu wept bitterly in front of him.
The reason Bailu had been locked up for so long was that the culprit was this little boy standing before her. He was the newborn Vidyadhara created by Caelus.
"The High Elder, huh? Just so-so."
The little boy looked at Bailu, who was crying her eyes out simply because she had been locked away for too many days and could not go out to play, and at the previous High Elder who had been exiled from the Xianzhou Luofu.
He felt absolutely no sense of respect or reverence toward these two, and his evaluation was that they were completely inferior to his Heavenly Father.
The boy's memories from his infancy were not clear. He only vaguely remembered that he had been created by the supreme Heavenly Father, and he did not tell the Dragon Masters within the clan who revolved around him all day about this.
In fact, during the first few days after being created, the boy could have grown at a rate where he changed every day, but he was attached to his Heavenly Father's embrace, so he remained in a chaotic, infant state.
After leaving his Heavenly Father, and realizing that he truly could not return to that embrace, he allowed himself to grow up rapidly.
"Father, thank you for granting me new life. I will spread your name, I will praise your great achievements, and I will make all the Vidyadhara your followers. Even if you do not value it, even if you do not care, I must use this to express my gratitude and my reverence for you!"
Bailu stopped crying, slightly afraid, and shrank her neck as she looked at this strange member of her kind. His expression felt like a Xianzhou native suffering from Mara-Struck. It looked a bit scary.
"Hmph! As the High Elder, you are actually controlled by those old fossils in the clan, listening to their every whim. You are truly useless."
"Then what can I do! They are, after all, the elders who raised me. Should I beat them all down and make them all obey me?"
"Foolish. As the High Elder, you should be the one leading them forward, standing at the very front, not like now, with your whole heart set on medicine. Furthermore, your people should be your support, not your burden."
"But my talent is better suited for being a doctor, and I prefer being a doctor."
"Hmm, in that case, acknowledge me as the boss. From now on, you don't have to listen to those old fogies. You listen to me. I'll take you out to play, and I'll take you to eat whatever you want. This way, you can be the doctor you want to be, and I will shoulder the responsibilities you are supposed to bear."
"Can you do that?"
"Just wait and see."
"Oh, right, I still don't even know your name!"
"My name is Ao Xiaotian."
"Why not just call yourself Ao Tian? Why add the 'Little'?"
"Because only my Heavenly Father can be called Heaven, and as his offspring, I am naturally only Ao Xiaotian."
"Sigh! Since when can the Vidyadhara have children!"
"The great power of the Heavenly Father is naturally not something you vulgar people can understand. By the way, you should also join me in believing in the Heavenly Father. That way, you can also obtain greater power!"
"Wuu! This is so suspicious!"
"If you don't listen to me, I'll beat you up."
"Hitting people is wrong. Why are you so violent?"
"Because power is the very reason for becoming a king!"
...
[Main quest completed.]
Caelus raised his head in a daze. At this moment, he was holding the drifting heliobus fire in his hand, devouring all the emotions and memories possessed by that heliobus.
"What's going on? What did I do? How did the main quest get completed so inexplicably?"
Unable to understand why the main quest had been inexplicably completed, Caelus put away the heliobus that had lost all its emotions and memories, then decided to meet Jing Yuan one last time before preparing to leave his home universe to travel to other universes.
Jing Yuan had originally been sitting on his throne, sipping tea comfortably. After this battle, although the Luofu had suffered some damage, the internal festering sores had been removed, the conspiracy of a Lord Ravager had been successfully repelled, and the reputation of the Luofu had increased somewhat across the universe.
At this moment, a person suddenly appeared not far away, causing Jing Yuan to almost spit out all his tea.
"General, what's wrong? How did you choke while drinking tea?"
Caelus looked at Jing Yuan, who was coughing over there, and asked in confusion.
"Cough, cough! Mr. Caelus, could you not be so elusive next time we meet? I have just experienced a great battle, and my body still has some injuries that have not healed. I really cannot handle such shocks."
"Oh, I just came to say that I am leaving the Xianzhou Luofu, and before parting, I prepared to give you some gifts."
After speaking, Caelus rummaged through his clothing pocket, though in reality, he took out a large pile of easily preserved cookies he had made from his storage space.
"These cookies, like those chocolates, can soothe the mind, lift the mood, and are medicines that can delay the Mara-Struck."
After placing these cookies on the table, Caelus continued.
"By the way, please look after Ao Xiaotian. That child was created by me not long ago, and he might be a bit restless in many aspects, so please bear with him. I will take my leave now."
After speaking, Caelus submitted the task and left this universe.
Jing Yuan had just been thinking about finally sending away this plague god and wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, but upon hearing the other party mention a child named Ao Xiaotian, he was suddenly somewhat puzzled. Who was this Ao Xiaotian?
At this moment, the door to the Seat of Divine Foresight was pushed open. Jing Yuan watched as the Vidyadhara escorted a Dragon Master inside. Walking at the very front were two children. One was Bailu, whom he knew well, and the other was a slightly unfamiliar little boy with golden eyes and gray dragon horns.
"General, the Believer of the Luminflux Dragon Master Taoran privately conducted inhumane human experiments and, in league with the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, committed multiple murders and assaults. This recent upheaval on the Xianzhou was also caused by this person. We only recently discovered the cause. We feel deeply ashamed that such scum has emerged within our clan, and we have specifically escorted him here to await the General's judgment."
"Who are you?"
"It's no wonder the General cannot tell. I am that child. My name is Ao Xiaotian."
"...Ao Xiaotian?"
"Yes, why does the General have such a strange expression?"
The smile on Jing Yuan's face vanished, and his eyes were even a bit unfocused.
Fu Xuan, I was wrong. I really want to retire!
(To be continued.)
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