Chapter 243 - Heavenly Emperor’s Ultimate Art, Divine Void Eye (1/2)

Bang~

The shaking earth pulled Zhuo out of his train of thoughts. He turned to see Gu Santong crying hot tears as he gave his all in shaking the pillar.

With the shaking of the pillar, so too did the whole space. The bolts of purple lightning hammered the red curtain, wishing to punch through and turn all of this place into smoldering ashes.

Zhuo Fan cried out, “Young Sanzi, what are you doing? The red curtain of light that keeps us alive comes from this Soaring Qilin leg. If it falls, we’ll die with it!”

“But… I can’t stand it seeing it struck by the purple lightning. I just can’t take the sorrow…” Gu Santong sniffed.

Startled, Zhuo Fan turned to the Qilin’s leg in thought.

[They say blood is thicker than water.] And Gu Santong’s every action proved to him that the kid wasn’t ordinary. At this point in time, the kid was resonating with the Soaring Qilin leg and started crying.

[Is he perhaps related to one of the five ancient sacred beasts, the Soaring Qilin?]

Zhuo Fan sighed and ruffled the kid’s hair, “If you do not wish for it to cry from Heaven, stop.”

Gu Santong didn’t understand.

Zhuo Fan smiled, “It is nothing if I die, but if you die, the pillar would also feel sad. No one wants to see his descendants die in vain!”

“You mean… he is my kin?” Gu Santong widened his teary eyes in shock.

Nodding, Zhuo Fan continued, “You feel unbearable sadness the moment you saw the Qilin leg being struck down by lightning. Don’t you think the owner of this leg would feel even sadder it’s leg couldn’t protect you from the purple lightning? “

Gu Santong looked at him deeply and no longer attacked the pillar.

Pff!

Suddenly, Zhuo Fan spat blood that scorched the ground again. Gu Santong cried in panic.

Zhuo Fan waved his hand bitterly, “The purple lightning keeps ruining my body. I hoped to find the art to dispel it in Heavenly Emperor’s remnant, but… “

Sighing, Zhuo Fan said, “It looks like I survived the entrance only to die inside!”

“Godfather, you’ll be fine, We just became kin!” Gu Santong was anxious.

He finally found someone who cared for him, only to see him die. Gu Santong was so heartbroken, tears began to fall again.

Zhuo Fan shook his head in dismay. He was an evil man who rarely did anything good, yet even so, someone was crying on his deathbed. He felt gratified.

The irony here couldn’t be more obvious. This godson of his who was crying was gained through tricks and ill intentions.

Squinting, Zhuo Fan sighed and put his storage ring on Gu Santong’s finger, just like a legacy, “This ring has many ingredients. Take it! I hope you will grow up fast. With the natural power in your blood, you will one day get out of here!”

“Godfather…” Gu Santong’s tears glimmered, touched to the core.

Zhuo Fan wiped his tears away and took out the Thunder Skylark’s egg, “After my death, you will be lonely. Take this bird to help you brave the times… “

He didn’t finish as chirping was heard.

Zhuo Fan was startled, “Are you kiddin’ me? It’s hatching now? How…”

Shriek~

With a loud crack the egg burst and revealed the head of a small chick, with lightning streaking it.

It looked different from any common Thunder Skylark, it was purple. And the shocking thing was that the flickering lightning was purple as well!

Gu Santong cowered to the side at its sight, while Zhuo Fan stood agape, “Un-frreaking-believable! It can use the 1st Heaven purple lightning at birth! This Thunder Skylark is a variant… “

Eek~

The chick blinked its beady eyes at Zhuo Fan, taking him for its mother. It cried out in joy and flapped its wings as it leaped at him.

It couldn’t fly yet, having just been born, staggering its frail body over and rubbing its head on him.

Zhuo Fan was out of it looking at the blinking chick. Then he cursed, “You little poultry, you got the most out of this trip to Lightning Canyon! A normal Thunder Skylark can only reach the 6th level with common lightning. But you little cheeky thing got born with purple lightning. I am looking forward to seeing how high you can reach!”

“Godfather, grab it! Don’t let it come near me!” Gu Santong was hiding behind the Qilin leg and shouting in fear.

Zhuo Fan laughed, “Young Sanzi, what are you afraid of? Its purple lightning is only in the 1st Heaven. It can’t hurt even me, let alone you! Once I’m gone, you will only have each other to pass the long lonely days here! Don’t be afraid, alright?

“Come here. Since I’ve cared for this cheeky thing so much, it can be called my son as well. As the big brother, you should come and greet your little brother!”