Longzang

Chapter 231 Luck
The Realm of the Cold and Desolate is always gloomy; the light never comes, nor does it know when or where it will come from.

Shi Meng sat at the table, holding a teacup half-filled with water that was shimmering slightly.

It was raining outside, the raindrops pattering on the awning, a sound that filled me with a sense of oppression. Today's rain seemed to glow, brightening the world around us, but I could only sit under the palace awning, watching the rain fall.

In the gloomy realm, light is not a good thing. If something that was not originally luminous suddenly gains light, it becomes extremely dangerous. On this rainy day, Dream Eater cannot leave the palace. The cup she holds is not tea, but luminous rainwater, which she can only look at, not drink.

Many powerful demons, shortly after their birth, instinctively seek out light—glowing trees, glowing meadows, glowing ponds—and then vanish. Only those demons who are naturally cautious, timid, and adept at hiding and disguise can survive.

The Dream Eater has lived for a very long time, but she has rarely seen a rain as luminous as this. Every time a rain of light falls, half of her friends from her memories disappear.

This rain lasted exceptionally long, and Shi Meng felt a vague unease. She stood up and carefully checked the fabric of the roof. Seeing that there were no leaks, she felt a little relieved.

She suddenly felt the ground beneath her feet tremble, and then trembled again. She knew that those terrifying behemoths from the outer realms were moving again; they might still be hundreds of thousands of miles away, but she could still feel the earth shaking.

Dream Eater looked in the direction from which the tremor came, wanting to see what kind of colossal object it was this time. Suddenly, she shuddered and saw a figure holding an umbrella walking towards her step by step in the rain.

The moment he saw that figure, Dream Eater froze, his thoughts completely halted!

The figure moved with a relaxed and graceful gait, yet its speed was incredibly fast. It had been far off the horizon, but in just a few steps, it arrived before the Dream Eater's Palace.

It laboriously bent down, but still couldn't see the Dream Eater under the shed. The Dream Eater, like an ordinary human, looked like an insect in front of its enormous body, which was tens of feet tall.

It held its umbrella on the ground to block the rain of light, then lifted the roof of the palace. Its six orange-yellow eyes began to glow, illuminating the dream-devouring below.

The dream eater awoke from her nightmarish stiffness, but all she could see were six halos of light like small suns. Then a loud voice rang out in her consciousness.

"Uncle Li once captured a human, and he fell into your trap. Where is that person now?"

The Dream Eater replied blankly, "He broke my paper wedding dress and then fled back to this world. I have never seen him since."

It pondered something for a while before asking, "Why was he able to break your plan?"

“My Paper Wedding Dress Scheme is only effective on sentient beings with feelings. But that person had no feelings at all, and all I managed to draw out were messy things, so he seized the opportunity and escaped.”

The massive figure fell silent again, and then the six orange-yellow light wheels went out.

Suddenly, it stretched out two fingers, picked up the bride in the bright red wedding dress standing next to the Dream Eater, and then gently blew on her, lifting her veil.

Beneath the veil was a blank face.

Seemingly bored, it gently squeezed and crushed the Dream Puppet with a snap, casually tossing it aside. Then, it picked up the umbrella and rose with a rumble. Its lower body was extremely large, with six giant feet supporting its mountain-like body, making it quite cumbersome and complicated to stand up.

Beside it hung more than a dozen corpses of varying shapes, each enormous, much larger than the Dream Eater. The Dream Eater suddenly saw two familiar bodies, instinctively covered its mouth, and tears streamed down its face.

It glanced at the Dream Eaters and said, "I asked them questions, but some of them lied, and some didn't answer properly, so it turned out like this. You are just the reptiles that came with this world. If you refuse to obey, then we'll bring in another batch."

The enormous figure gradually disappeared into the distance, but Dream Eater's tears wouldn't stop. Her two best friends were now hanging on that enormous body, and would then be served on the dining table and devoured by countless younger members of the witch clan.

That figure is the nightmare of all the great demons in the Netherworld. It can appear in front of any great demon at any time and kill that great demon for all sorts of strange reasons, such as being in a good mood or being in a bad mood.

Its hunting is irrational, unpredictable, and without reason; all adult powerful demons are its prey. It is the Heavenly Witch Dragon Zhe, and to the powerful demons of the Netherworld, it is even more terrifying than the giants of the outer realms.

The glowing raindrops fell upon her, causing her excruciating pain. Only then did the Dream Eater realize that the canopy of her palace had been ripped off and carelessly tossed far away. She immediately burrowed into the ground, hiding in an underground stone chamber.

The stone chamber was empty, unsettling her. She clutched her chest, feeling as if a piece was missing. She vaguely remembered hiding something inside the dream puppet, but the puppet had been crushed, and that thing was gone forever. The Dream Eater tried desperately to recall what she had put inside the dream puppet—emotion, cultivation, or memories?
She had dreamed of eating for a long time without success, so she had to give up. Fortunately, she escaped disaster again this time, but her friends were not so lucky. All her friends and enemies were now on Long Zhe's shoulders.

But Shi Meng knew that the reason he was lucky every time was because of that sorcerer named Shu Li.

Deep within the Witch Domain, in a vast and secluded palace, Sacred Heart and Painted Heart knelt side by side in the center of the hall, with a huge shadow looming over the altar above.

A deep, thunderous voice echoed from the shadows: "Still no trace of the spirit embryo?"

Saint Heart replied, "I went to the east to see that human. He was clearly hiding something, but there was no aura of a spiritual embryo. Red Leaf's probing attack on the Witch Domain failed. It seems that Lord Shuli wants to control the scale of the war with the human race, so I cannot confirm further."

The voice from the shadows grew increasingly agitated: "Don't worry about Uncle Li! He's lost the Spirit Embryo, and he's about to lose his kingdom. He still wants to control the conflict with the human race? I told you long ago, his quirks would kill him, and now he's almost dead. Go tell Hongye, I need to know what that person is hiding, even if it means killing everyone in the Shattered Realm. If he can't give me an answer, I'll wipe out his entire tribe!"

Sacred Heart said, "I will handle it. However..."

"What else do you want to say?" The voice from the shadows grew even sharper.

Sacred Heart said, “My intuition tells me that the secret that person is hiding is likely unrelated to the spiritual fetus.”

"I don't care! Go check first!" the shadow screamed.

Shengxin led Huixin out of the main hall. Once they were some distance away, Shengxin sighed, "My lord is finding it increasingly difficult to control his madness. We don't have much time left; we must urge Hongye to act quickly."

"But Lord Shuli will not agree."

Shengxin said, "If we don't get an answer, then the Lord might very well go to war with Lord Shuli. The Lord is not far from going completely insane."

Huixin suddenly said, "Is it possible that we all made a mistake, and that the spirit fetus and that person actually have no connection?"

"But in that area, only that person entered the Netherworld and survived."

“There may be others, but they didn’t enter through the country, so we don’t know,” Huixin said.

"If humans enter the Netherworld, it's impossible for us not to sense it."

Hui Xin said, "If they entered the Netherworld from the Cave Heaven, they could deceive us; there have been precedents for this. And there are several fragments of Cave Heavens in the Shattered Domain. Actually, there's something else that I've always found strange. Originally, the human race had abandoned this region, but not long ago they suddenly reopened prefectures and counties, wanting to retake the Shattered Domain. Moreover, the King of Western Jin has been lurking there all along, but he was lucky enough to escape the Holy Witch's hunt."

Shengxin pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, I've always felt that person's cultivation level was too low, and he could never be a match for the Spirit Embryo. Even I would find it difficult to kill the Spirit Embryo, let alone him. But if the scheme was set up by the Western Jin Dynasty, then it makes sense."

"What do we do now?"

"First, uncover the secret hidden by that human race, then let Red Leaf sweep through Ningzhou."

"What if Hongye refuses?" Huixin asked with some concern.

"Go to his tribe first and steal his unborn offspring. If he refuses, I can use this unborn bloodline to cast a curse, killing his offspring one by one. If he refuses for a day, I will curse and kill one of them until he submits."

Huixin felt a little reluctant: "But... Hongye has been quite good to me."

"Don't forget, the adults are almost going crazy."

(End of this chapter)