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Chapter 257 Kunlun Ruins, Daughter of the Heavenly Emperor (33)

The far west, the source of ten thousand rivers.

This is the source of a river even more distant than the Huai River, a place infinitely close to the capital of the Heavenly Emperor—Kunlun Ruins.

"hold head high!"

Accompanied by a high-pitched dragon roar.

Suddenly, a black dragon flew out from the clouds and plunged into the source of the Wanjiang River.

tumultuous!
The surging waves continued to churn, and the nearby snow-capped mountains began to tremble.

However, the black dragon continued to swim upstream with an unwavering expression, causing the river to surge and the ice to shatter.

"That's enough!"

"I've already hidden myself all the way here, why must you be so determined to kill me?"

Seeing that the black dragon was becoming increasingly ferocious, threatening to shatter the entire snow mountain.

The calamity that had been lurking in the water palace finally couldn't help but emerge and roar.

Although Misfortune possesses the ability to foresee good and bad fortune, he is always able to escape before a crisis arrives.

However, they couldn't withstand the Black Dragon's relentless pursuit for four or five years, which drove them all the way from the Hundred Mountains in the south to the source of the Wanjiang River in the far west.

The clashes between the two sides along the way attracted the attention of countless gods, making it impossible for Huoji to hide.

After all, no god in any place wants to be targeted by an extremely ferocious and tyrannical black dragon because of a calamity.

"Haha! So you know the phrase 'extermination' too!"

"When you were slaughtering the creatures of the Ghost Fang Kingdom and the Hundred Mountains, did you ever think about not going so far as to exterminate them all?"

The voice of the Black Dragon... or rather, the E'tu, resounded in all directions, and thunderclaps echoed across the sky.

With the blessing of the Earthly Fiend Qi, the ferocious rabbit in its fierce form is not afraid of the calamity of a mere "half-step Heavenly God".

In order to fight against the Heavenly Lord, Huoji forced himself to break through in the heat of battle.

Afterwards, he was constantly being hunted down by the E'tu, and had no time or energy to digest the new power he had gained.

Therefore, calling Huo Ji "half a god" is actually a bit of an exaggeration.

In E'tu's view, as long as he continues to wear down the other party...

It won't take a year for the other party to be completely worn down by you.

Rumble…

Just as E'tu and Huoji were about to engage in another great battle.

Suddenly, a beam of light shot out from the sky, and it seemed as if a gate had appeared out of thin air at the boundary between heaven and earth.

It was a seven-colored gate that seemed to be made of a rainbow.

Standing at the confluence of rivers and snow-capped mountains, it evokes a sense of extraordinary sacredness.

Before E'tu could react, a corresponding seven-colored ray of light appeared on Huoji's body.

This scene not only surprised E'tu, but also left Huoji completely bewildered.

"mother?"

Suddenly, Huoji's cry of "Mother!" startled E'tu.

Then it was as if in response to the call of the wicked.

A goddess draped in colorful clouds and adorned with cloud-like ornaments slowly emerged from the rosy light, gazing upon Evil with a kind and compassionate look.

“I am not your mother. Your mother died a long time ago.”

"But if you want to see your mother one last time, I can grant your wish because we are both 'Guhuoniao'."

After that goddess appeared.

Sensing the danger, the rabbit automatically hissed and dared not make the slightest sound.

Because E'tu's intuition told him that this suddenly appearing goddess was definitely among the strongest, even among all the gods.

Fortunately, the goddess didn't care about the existence of the rabbit at all.

She chose to appear before Mojin because she sensed the impending mass death of the Ubume. Of all the Ubume, only Mojin, who was just one step away from transforming into one, had never sensed that deadly crisis.

This means that the cursed creatures may be the only chance for the Ubume to survive.

"If you're not my mother, then who are you?"

Looking at the face that looked exactly like his mother's, Huoji was completely dumbfounded.

"You can call me Hook Star."

When I heard the name "Hook Star".

Huo Ji's pupils dilated instantly, as if he had heard something unbelievable.

"Hook Star? Daughter of the Heavenly Emperor?"

"How is this possible? Isn't that a legendary existence?"

"With the fall of the Heavenly Emperor, shouldn't you have died long ago!?"

The "Heavenly Emperor" mentioned by Huoji was a great deity from ten thousand years ago.

It is said that he consumed the "immortal herb" and possessed extraordinary abilities and an immortal lifespan, hence he called himself the "Heavenly Emperor".

In order to make his title live up to its name.

The Heavenly Emperor also commanded the gods from ten thousand years ago to build himself a city in the clouds in Kunlun—the Heavenly Emperor's Capital.

Until ten thousand years ago, the capital of the Heavenly Emperor suddenly fell, and the legendary Heavenly Emperor also vanished without a trace.

Today, only the "Ruins of Kunlun," whose existence is unknown, remains a myth that has been passed down through the ages on this land.

"The daughter of the former Heavenly Emperor is indeed dead, so I am now just Guhuoniao·Gouxing."

While not denying Huo Ji's surprise, Gou Xing simply stated this calmly.

"Then what is your relationship with my mother?"

Gou Xing and Huai Huolongnu look exactly alike, and Huo Ji absolutely refuses to believe that this is just a coincidence.

Unfortunately, Gou Xing clearly had no intention of answering the question and continued talking to himself.

“A thousand years ago, I wanted your mother to become a Guhuoniao (a mythical bird that flies to the sky).”

"Unfortunately, she would rather die than submit, and even preferred to split herself into two sides, good and evil, in order to retain her identity as the 'Dragon Girl'."

Listen to this story about the Dragon Girl's past.

Both of them could hear the deep regret in Gou Xing's tone.

"Fortunately, your father, Wuzhiqi, unexpectedly loved that evil dragon girl, and was willing to bring chaos to the earth in order to forcibly revive her."

When he heard this unexpected yet logical truth, Huoji was truly stunned.

After all, Huoji had already learned from Yinfei that Wuzhiqi had implanted a wisp of Guhuoniao's soul into his body.

Now, knowing more about the inside story of how Wuzhiqi instigated the floods and wreaked havoc on the land doesn't seem like such a big deal.
Since Wuzhiqi is now dead, his power has become part of the [Map of Mountains and Rivers].

"When you said you wanted me to see my mother one more time, were you referring to the wisp of my soul within me?"

When asked by Huoji, Gouxing nodded calmly.

"That's right, that's your mother's evil spirit, and it's also the key to your transformation into the Guhuoniao."

Clenching his fists tightly, a silent rage burned within Huoji's heart.

"I am not the Guhuoniao, I am the Makuji!"

With a nonchalant laugh, Gou Xing continued in that calm yet undeniable tone.

"That's what everyone says before they transform into a Guhuoniao."

“But so far, the only one who has truly managed to shed the identity of ‘Guhuoniao’ is your mother.”

"And she has only gotten rid of half of it; the other half is still the Guhuoniao."

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(End of this chapter)