Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Small world.
The battle between Gonggong and Ya Zi had already been decided.
After consuming the flowers and plants of the small world, Ya Zi’s strength increased rapidly. Gonggong, already severely injured and consumed by rage, lost his composure, making his defeat inevitable.
Ya Zi slapped him down from mid-air and was about to deliver a fatal blow when Gonggong suddenly picked up a cluster of stone eggs not far away and threw them into the distance, then fled in the opposite direction at high speed.
Seeing the nest of eggs being tossed high into the air, about to land in the blink of an eye, Ya Zi roared angrily. Forgetting about Gonggong, he rushed over to catch the eggs.
Gonggong took advantage of this opportunity and escaped far away.
Hidden in the shadows, Geng Chen hurriedly stomped his foot on the ground. He glanced at the flustered Ya Zi, then at Gonggong who was running further and further away. He turned the entire cauldron to one side, using the rocks and vegetation as cover, and chased after Gonggong.
Ya Zi narrowly escaped catching the nest of eggs. He tenderly touched each egg to make sure they were all sturdy and none had broken. Only then did he angrily drag the eggs back to find their nest.
Gonggong had long since disappeared, and he couldn’t catch up with him. So he simply found a satisfactory place, dug a cave, made a nest, and carefully hid a nest of eggs inside.
Now that we’ve chosen a place to settle down, it’s time to find something to eat.
Although it didn’t get to eat the giant snake meat, Ya Zi was very satisfied with the flowers and plants here. After strolling around, it picked a large bunch and filled its own stomach. Then it piled the remaining flowers and plants around the stone eggs. After that, it lazily yawned, lay down next to a nest of eggs, and prepared to take a good nap.
Once he had rested up enough, he would go catch snakes to eat tomorrow.
At the same time, Geng Chen followed the clues and finally found Gonggong’s whereabouts.
The severely injured Gonggong was healing his wounds with his eyes closed at the foot of a cliff. Several large and small stone spirits were placed beside him, and he was absorbing the spiritual power in the stone spirits to nourish his damaged meridians.
He looked extremely disheveled. The successive injuries had left him in a weakened state. If Geng Chen hadn’t been struck by lightning, he would have been about 80% certain to kill him with a single blow.
However, he was now merely a cauldron with almost no ability to protect himself. Jiang Chi, on the other hand, had exhausted all his strength. At this moment, he had transformed into a cloud of red mist and was dormant, repairing himself.
Seeing that the great opportunity to completely kill Gonggong was about to be missed, Geng Chen was very anxious.
The message had been sent out for quite some time now, and it was unclear whether Ji Xian would be able to bring the little brat here in time. If Gonggong escaped this time, it would be even more difficult to kill him completely next time. Moreover, this was the only chance to reverse fate; if we miss it, there would never be another Bai Ze willing to risk his life to create a new opportunity.
Geng Chen was filled with sorrow and couldn’t help but roll around twice in anxiety.
“Who?!”
Gonggong, who was healing with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and looked warily toward Geng Chen’s hiding place.
Geng Chen froze instantly, rooted to the spot and not daring to move again.
However, Gonggong seemed like a frightened bird at this moment. He stared at Geng Chen’s direction for a while with a gloomy expression, then got up again, still feeling uneasy, and walked towards Geng Chen’s direction.
“…”
As he drew closer, Geng Chen quickly surveyed his surroundings and, realizing that escape was impossible, gritted his teeth and released Zi Zhu in a flash.
Zizhu flew rapidly towards the sky. Gonggong’s gaze darkened, then he realized something and chased after the ever-rising Zizhu…
“Are you sure this is the place?” Following the guidance of the jade pendant, Jiang Lan and the other two had already found a place more than a hundred miles away from Menghu Mountain.
Ji Xian closed his eyes and silently sensed for a long time before nodding to confirm: “It’s nearby.”
Jiang Lan looked up and saw mountains rising and falling, one after another, stretching into the distance: “Is Gonggong hiding in the mountains?”
“It’s around here.” Ji Xian shook his head, pointed to a few places, and said slowly, “It shouldn’t go beyond this area.”
The demons had excellent eyesight. Jiang Lan and Ying Qiao followed her finger and could see almost all the mountains and forests. If Gonggong was hiding among them, they would have seen him.
Jiang Lan and Ying Qiao exchanged a glance, then asked uncertainly, “Are there other small worlds?”
This was the only reason that could explain the current situation.
“Since there’s a first one, it’s not surprising that there’s a second one.” Ying Qiao pondered for a moment and said, “Since the jade pendant points this way, why don’t we search around and see if we can find the entrance?”
No sooner had he finished speaking than Ji Xian beside him suddenly raised her hand and pointed to a spot in the void, saying with certainty, “There it is.”
Jiang Lan and Ying Qiao simultaneously transformed into their original forms and attacked in the direction she indicated.
Most of the attacks missed, but a very small number of them seemed to pass through the void in front of them and landed elsewhere.
The two exchanged a glance, confirming they had found the right spot, and used it as a starting point to break through with all their might.
Ji Xian closed his eyes, sensing the urgency emanating from the jade pendant. His brow furrowed slightly as he joined in.
With their combined efforts, the three of them quickly forced open a narrow passage. A violent vortex of spiritual energy emanated from the other end of the passage, the situation unclear. Ying Qiao and Jiang Lan exchanged a quick glance and were the first to slip inside. Jiang Lan and Ji Xian followed closely behind. As soon as the three of them dispersed, the barely opened gap quickly closed and disappeared without a trace. Only the violent vortex of spiritual energy emanating from the passage swirled a few times before dissipating.
As soon as Ying Qiao landed, he saw Gonggong holding the Nine Cauldrons.
His eyes flashed with a sharp glint, and he said with a half-smile, “We meet again. You really are still alive.”
He looked at Gonggong as he said this, but Geng Chen felt that the little brat was saying this to him on purpose.
Geng Chen was dissatisfied and was about to say something to educate him when he saw Ji Xian arriving a step later. He immediately cowered and dared not utter a sound, so he simply pretended to be dead.
Ji Xian’s gaze swept over him, seemingly indifferent, but Geng Chen, who knew her well, felt his scalp tingle.
She seems a bit hard to coax.
When Gonggong saw the three people who arrived one after another, their faces were twisted and ferocious. He thought that destroying the magical artifact for sending messages would solve everything, but he did not expect that they would still find him.
He glanced at the vast disparity between the two sides, threw the Nine Cauldrons violently to one side, and desperately fled in the opposite direction.
This time, however, the trick didn’t work.
None of the three paid any attention to Nine Cauldorns, and they tacitly surrounded him from three directions.
Gonggong knew there was no way to escape, so he had no choice but to give up fleeing and grit his teeth to fight a desperate battle.
However, his so-called do-or-die battle was a foregone conclusion for the three powerful allies.
Jiang Lan had been eyeing his tail for a long time, and charged forward aggressively. After a few exchanges, Gonggong fell from mid-air, thrashed about like a dead fish, and then lay still.
“So easily defeated?” Jiang Lan stepped forward and shoved him a few times, then squinted and said, “This menace can’t be kept alive, we might as well just eat him.”
Ying Qiao, unusually, did not stop him and silently turned his head away.
Ji Xian remained silent on the matter.
Seeing this, Jiang Lan immediately rubbed his hands together, pondering where to start.
Seeing that Jiang Lan was actually preparing to bite, Gonggong, who had been feigning death, suddenly lashed out with his snake tail at Jiang Lan—
Even if he were to die, he would take someone down with him.
However, Jiang Lan was prepared. He bit down on the snake’s tail that was sweeping towards him, and before Gonggong could react, he had already swallowed it whole.
“Belch!”
Afraid that Gonggong would run away, Jiang Lan ate too quickly and started burping before he could even taste the food.
Ying Qiao rubbed his stomach and frowned, saying, “Did you get an upset stomach?”
Jiang Lan burped again. Feeling an unprecedented sense of fullness, he said happily, “It won’t make me sick, it’s just a little dry, but I’ll feel better after a while.”
Anyway, he digested quickly.
Ying Qiao’s furrowed brows relaxed, but he couldn’t help but remind her, “This time it was a special case, but don’t eat random things next time.”
Jiang Lan patted him bulging belly and secretly pouted, thinking regretfully that there would be no Gonggong to feed her anymore.
It’s rare for me to eat so much!
Ying Qiao was unaware of his thoughts. Seeing that he had agreed, he then noticed the unusual surroundings: “The spiritual energy in this small world seems particularly abundant.”
Jiang Lan and Ji Xian also sensed it. Jiang Lan casually picked a flower, tasted it, and said, “It’s a spiritual plant.”
The spiritual energy in the lower realm was thin, and only by using a spirit-gathering array could rare and precious spiritual plants be cultivated, but here they grew all over the mountains and fields.
Ying Qiao said, “Let’s go take a look elsewhere.”
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this small world brimming with spiritual energy would be a timely boon for the waning demon race.
Jiang Lan nudged him secretly and coughed lightly, “Let’s go find the Nine Cauldrons first, and also check on Jiang Chi’s situation.” As he spoke, he pretended to be nonchalant and quickly glanced at Ji Xian.
Ji Xian remained expressionless.
“Yes, let’s find Nine Cauldrons first.” Ying Qiao seemed to have just remembered that he had a little uncle. He took a step forward and comforted Jiang Lan as he walked: “Geng Chen is fine, Jiang Chi will be alright.”
Geng Chen, who was struggling to roll back, was indignant upon hearing this, but when he saw Ji Xian, who remained silent, he immediately backed down.
He hesitated and circled around in place, not daring to move forward.
As it turned out, Ying Qiao, who was walking ahead, spotted him immediately and raised an eyebrow, saying, “You’re back now, aren’t you?”
After saying that, he strode forward, looked down at Geng Chen, and asked, “Where is Jiang Chi?”
His words revealed a lack of concern for his own uncle.
However, Geng Chen was feeling uneasy, so he didn’t care about the other’s bad attitude. He carefully sent out a ball of red mist and said in a calm manner, “Don’t worry, the little brat is fine. He’ll be lively and energetic again after a nap.”
After all, he was the one who was truly in trouble, yet no one cared.
It’s very sad.
Jiang Lan carefully took the red mist, which then transformed into a small, entirely red beast with two horns on its head. Aside from its red fur, the beast’s appearance was remarkably similar to his original form. At that moment, it was completely unaware, nestled in Jiang Lan’s palm, its tiny belly rising and falling slightly.
“!!!”
Jiang Lan was so shocked hhe couldn’t speak. How could Jiang Chi’s true form be so adorable?!
He cautiously poked Jiang Chi with his paw, and the little cub snorted twice through its nose and curled up even tighter.
Jiang Lan was almost overwhelmed by cuteness.
He held the little cub with affection, while Ying Qiao and Ji Xian watched Geng Chen coldly without saying a word.
Finally, Ying Qiao said, “I’ll give you one last chance. Tell me what you need to say.”
“Alright.” Geng Chen stared at Ji Xian, his cauldron-like figure adopting a humble posture: “I will tell you everything you want to know.”
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