Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 359: The Shadow of War_1

Chapter 359: Chapter 359: The Shadow of War_1

"Of course, if it were just a world war, they wouldn’t be so tense. I believe you can guess that the reappearance of Odinis is the issue,"

"Wait! Are you saying that Odinis isn’t..."

"That’s right, Odinis has been destroyed, but it seems the other party is not ready to call it quits. Now, the Odinis continent is considered a joint interference zone."

"Joint interference zone?"

Feng Yuan tapped his fingertip on his lips as he glanced at Qi Chen and said,

"Yes, a joint interference zone. Currently, Odinis should be under the shared influence of two worlds’ rules. Now, within the Odinis continent, the powers of Spirit Beasts and Divine Beasts are suppressed. Of course, it’s the same for the adversary’s powers."

"Within the joint interference zone, the strength of the forces from both worlds is entirely affected by the degree of the interference rules. How much interference is left on Odinis continent from our world?"

When Feng Yuan turned to look at him, the spectral figure of Agunas fell silent for a while before saying,

"The current degree of interference is 57%."

"Eh? Even after reclaiming a page of the Golden Book, it didn’t increase to over 60%?"

Looking somewhat surprised at the spectral figure of Agunas, Feng Yuan laughed self-deprecatingly as the spectral figure of Agunas helplessly said,

"Before reclaiming a page of the Golden Book, the interference was only 47%."

"That low...then you really have been put through the wringer..."

Glancing at Feng Yuan, the spectral figure of Agunas didn’t say much else. After some thought, Qi Chen said with some disbelief,

"Right now the Star Realm is engaged in a world war, correct?"

"Yes, that’s why you can’t find the Lorraine Towers now. They’re either in the Star Realm or have gone to Odinis."

"The war in Odinis also involves a world war, right? And... it’s not the same world’s war, is it?"

"Exactly, and that’s the problem at present,"

Feng Yuan said with a somewhat grave expression,

"Normally, world wars do not happen back to back, and it’s even less likely to have multiple world wars occurring simultaneously."

"There’s a problem outside of our world..."

Some helplessness crept into the spectral figure of Agunas’s voice as it spoke. Although they had suspected this, there weren’t many good solutions since Divine Beasts currently couldn’t leave their own worlds and were powerless concerning anything beyond their worlds.

"It’s basically like that. Not just Aonia, the Xingluo Realm and the Starry Heaven Realm are also the same, being attacked by multiple worlds simultaneously. Or rather, there might be a hidden adversary inciting war amongst the various worlds."

"Yao Yin!"

Qi Chen said, with some surprise. Looking amused, Feng Yuan glanced at Qi Chen and said,

"She’s not the one. She’s just a pawn, a piece they tried to use to provoke a war between Xingluo and Aonia."

"You’re still having doubts?"

"It’s not so much doubt. After all, the Star Realm and we are in an alliance. I believe many worlds are aware there’s a problem. It’s just that once a war starts, neither side can determine when it will end."

Agunas said fervently to Feng Yuan,

"Thank you."

Confused by the unexpected gesture from the spectral figure of Agunas, Feng Yuan scratched his head, puzzled,

"Thank me for what? You could analyze this yourself, couldn’t you?"

"I’m thanking you for averting a catastrophe for our world."

After considering it for a moment, Feng Yuan understood what Agunas meant and waved his hand casually,

"Don’t forget, I am residing in this world now. It’s only fitting to protect it as appropriate."

Hearing Feng Yuan’s explanation, the spectral figure of Agunas showed a smile. Qi Chen had his guesses but was still shocked to look at Feng Yuan, as this signified that Feng Yuan’s own powers had exceeded his imagination.

Noticing Qi Chen’s expression, Feng Yuan said with a mischievous grin,

"How about that—impressed, aren’t you? Wanna kneel in worship?"

"Scram!"

Qi Chen was amused by Feng Yuan’s expression and, seeing his unserious demeanor, all the restraint that had just surfaced disappeared. Remembering something, Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan and said,

"Did you come back because of this reason?"

"You’re overthinking it. Ancient times were pretty boring at certain points—no cellphones to play with, no vibrant nightlife. It’s fine for a little sightseeing, but settling down there? No, thank you."

"As for why I’m back, it’s because Yongning City’s destruction just ended. Although there’ve been all sorts of underhanded dealings in private, there was nothing that needed my help."

Noticing Agunas, who seemed to want to say something but hesitated, Feng Yuan shrugged and said,

"What He wants me to do is simply to compile all those abrupt Spirit Beast studies into that period. It’s not urgent. Now is not the time. If Mo Li draws too much attention, the consequences are severe."

"Abrupt Spirit Beast studies?"

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan with some confusion. Sitting on his own bed, Feng Yuan pulled out a book and handed it to Qi Chen, saying,

"This is the history of Spirit Beast research development. I’ve marked the problematic parts; you can take a look."

Ah Mu used its tendrils to take the book from Feng Yuan and handed it to Qi Chen, who, after flipping through it for a while, said with some confusion,

"Is there something wrong with the strength grading of Spirit Beasts?"

"Big problem. I ask you, if not referring to the existing Spirit Beast strength grading, what level would you classify a Scholar Owl?"

"Of course, Good Level."

"Reason?"

"Of course, it’s..."

Seeing Qi Chen fall silent, Feng Yuan curled his lip and said,

"That’s the issue. There are many very special Spirit Beasts like the Scholar Owl, so how did the person who set up the Spirit Beast grading get their positions right from the start?"

"Don’t start with strength—who can see that, after all? And for a Spirit Beast like the Scholar Owl, their strength spans from Good level all the way to Legendary. It’s easier to tell with a Magic-route Scholar Owl, and mechanics can somewhat show strength, but what about music and arts?"

"That..."

"So what’s really going on then?"

Lying on the bed, Feng Yuan said helplessly,

"Most of these odd, sudden Spirit Beast researches were His work, due to the invasions... as emergency measures for resistance."

"The strength grading can prevent attempts to contract with overly strong Spirit Beasts. Of course, Beast Tamer contracts appeared after the strength grading. But without the grading, it would have been quite difficult to come up with Beast Tamer contracts, especially if someone carelessly tried to contract with a seemingly weak Spirit Beast like the Scholar Owl—the consequences would be dire."

"What He now hopes is for me to dump all these abrupt research results onto the end of the Great Li Dynasty, preferably all on Mo Li’s head. If these things were spread amongst different people, the pressure on space-time would be too great."

"The problem is, if these things are released too early, the pressure on Mo Li would be immense..."

As he listened to Feng Yuan continue to explain the matters related to time, Qi Chen felt it was more exhausting than attending class. Agunas’s spectral image seemed more and more spirited as it listened. After a while, Qi Chen said helplessly,

"Stop it, I’m not understanding any of this, and it’s not very useful speaking about it to me, right?"

Glancing at Qi Chen, Feng Yuan sighed and said,

"Maybe it’s not needed now, but what about later? Besides, the fragments of the false World Clock haven’t been completely collected yet."

"You’re not suggesting I go collect the fragments of the false World Clock, are you..."

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan speechlessly; glancing at Qi Chen, Feng Yuan covered his forehead and said,

"Of course not, what I mean is, what if you come across them? Anyway, I’ve helped you remember the important details with my ancient memories, so if it happens, you’ll know if it’s useful."

"You’re messing with my head again!"

"I’m not making a mess. You’re just bad at remembering, so I helped you memorize it—don’t worry, there are no side effects. Those memories will only surface when you need them."

"You know..."

Qi Chen felt somewhat helpless at Feng Yuan’s reckless behavior.