Chapter 1004: Wuzhiqi’s Real Body (1/2)
After deciding that Levitating Island would be his new home, Wuzhiqi spent his days pouring effort and energy into the island. He dismantled all of the formations that the two scarlet apes had set up and rearranged everything according to his liking. He also installed most of the treasures he’d preserved from the Primeval Era and refined a great deal of changes into the landmass.
However, it’d never occurred to him that as the maker of the island, the little fox would leave a strand of core essence in it and that she’d be able to ignite it to blow it sky high. Everything that he’d diligently worked on in recent times was now strewn across the ocean in pieces—Wuzhiqi had had only enough time to grab Silverlight.
Enraged beyond belief, he brought the enormous club down to pulverize this insect that courted death, but the mammoth Mount Vastspace suddenly appeared between them. Interposed between the two ancient personages, it took the brunt of Wuzhiqi’s blow.
The water monkey’s emerald-colored club was a connate treasure while Mount Vastpace was a connate treasure beneath the immortal dao. The two were evenly matched, but what set the mountain apart was the countless folds of space it contained within. Layer upon layer and level upon level of space formed the true heart of the mountain.
Wuzhiqi’s blow crashed right into the dense overlapping layers without meeting any resistance. Caught off guard, the demon god stumbled and fell into the mountain. Fully poised for a bitter duel to the death, the six prodigals started with surprise and hastily called upon the mountain’s power, sealing Wuzhiqi in the depths of Mount Vastspace.
Not only were there endless layers of space in the mountain, it was also a world unto its own with the rules and laws of one. As Wuzhiqi tumbled to the inner depths, the treasure’s power of a world completely restrained him before he could even bring his own strength to bear.
The Deaf Prince and others, including the torch dragon, were completely taken aback by this incredibly fortuitous development.
“Monster, monster spirit ancestor…” An awkward Silverlight had struggled free of Wuziqhi’s grasp in the commotion. She stood quietly in midair, unsure of how to address or approach the little fox. If it hadn’t been for the timely arrival of the six prodigals and the little fox these days, she would already be deep in her duties as water monkey incubator.
“Go to Dusk Province, Goldenlight is still kneeling in front of the Dao Academy gates.” The little fox waved a hand and didn’t address anything else.
Expression shifting slightly, Silverlight looked at the little fox with a few more hints of gratitude and veneration than before. She fell to her knees in midair and kowtowed three times at the little fox before departing in the direction of the province.
This interlude went ignored by the Deaf Prince and six others as they stared blankly at the little fox.
“It’s… over? Just like this?” the torch dragon asked with confusion. Since its body was a projection, it could spontaneously reform even though the little fox had smashed it to pieces.
“Hmph.” The little fox glared at the torch dragon and ignored it. She was the grudge-nursing sort.
“What was that?” softly asked Jing Dichen as she walked over.
“Did you all really think that we meant for you to die when we told you to break free of your tribulation?” the little fox snorted. “Having you die would be meeting the tribulation without a plan, not breaking free of it. Lu Yun and the Tianqi kid wouldn’t do something so stupid.”
Though Lu Yun and Tianqi hadn’t seen each other for a very long period of time, the two of them had made certain plans long ago. Tianqi, in particular, spent every day and hour conjecturing what his master wanted and his eventual goals, making his own moves accordingly.