Chapter 929: Quintessence Shard (1/2)
***At the Dominion of Death. Inside a stone chamber located in a towering mountain. The chamber was saturated with extremely concentrated elements of death. There, a mighty being was awakened and it rose from the pool it was submerged in. It looked in the direction where Han Hao was, and murmured softly, ”Who could it be?”
Concentrated death elements in liquid state overflowed from its mouth as it spoke.
Every cultivator of the element of death had to absorb the element from the environment to strengthen themselves. This being, however, seemed to have broken this natural law and no longer needed the ubiquitous elemental power found all around the universe. What’s more, the element of death would overflow from his mouth with each word he spoke.
It was almost as if this being was the fountainhead of the death element, as though all death energy in every material plane had originated from it.
”It seems that I have to take a trip to the Dominion of Destiny,” the man murmured. Then, he seemed to dissolve into the death elements in the chamber and disappeared without a trace.
***
At the Dominion of Destiny, at the massive central hall of the Destiny Goddess’ Shrine, Andrina looked at the expressionless Goddess of Destiny with boredom and coquettishly begged, ”Mother, I want to go out to play. I want to go find Bryan. I know that he’s in the Land of Chaos, it’s just nearby!”
The Goddess’ eyes disappeared into squints as she smiled. Not a trace of her terrifying mighty aura, which Aobashi and the others had experienced in the Darkness Dominion, could be sensed. She appeared as though an ordinary mother, graceful and kind as she gently replied, ”No, sweetie, not now. Just wait a little longer. I will arrange for you to meet him in due time.”
”Why?” Andrina, chewing on energy stones like snacks, pouted and grumbled.
The Goddess of Destiny stretched out her hand and caressed Andrina’s soft and long hair, putting on a faint smile as she said, “There are certain things that I cannot reveal to you yet, but I can tell you that Bryan is a key figure… He shouldn’t be here, but his presence will alter the destiny of many.”
”What’s so different about him? Why do you always say that Bryan shouldn't be here? I know Profound Continent is only a low-level material plane, but there are plenty of successful people living on Elysium who originated from low-level planes!” Andrina was a little confused.
The Goddess of Destiny calmly explained, ”He did not originate from Profound Continent, nor is Bryan his original name. You will learn of this in time. His existence is an opportunity for all of us. One day in the future, we might even need his favor.”
Andrina was shocked and perplexedly said, “You all? The Twelve Overgods?”
Then, suddenly, the Destiny Goddess stared blankly with her pair of eyes that seemed to contain galaxies. Stars seemed to be revolving in her deep eyes. She turned and gazed in the direction where Han Hao and Dagmar were fighting. She bunched her brows lightly and murmured, ”Why would a piece of a Quintessence Shard appear here? Mhmm, it is of the death element, he must have sensed it too. I suppose he will be visiting my Dominion...”
“Mother, what is it?” asked Andrina curiously when she saw her in a daze.
“Nothing.” Smiling as she stood up, the Destiny Goddess said to Andrina, “I’ll be leaving for a while and should be back soon. Andrina, promise me, do not be naughty while I’m away and stay home. Okay?”
“Of course, I will not leave,” Andrina immediately assured her with a cute face.
The Goddess of Destiny nodded. She bowed to gently kiss Andrina on her delicate cheek before she faded into thin air and vanished.
***
Back to the battleground between Han Hao and Dagmar where only the latter remained. Dagmar stared blankly for a long while before also leaving the scene.
Three days after the battle, Dagmar went to a volcanic crater near the Fringe. Asser and Dhaka, the Darkness and Destruction Hegemons, were waiting.