Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 918 - 919: The True Purpose

Chapter 918: Chapter 919: The True Purpose

"Tch! What a hassle."

Delong Tower waved his hand, summoning sea water from the Starlit Sea, which whooshed towards the golem giants ahead. With the force of the water crashing against the golems, the strange runes etched on their exterior began gradually to fade.

"Nierlat, huh? This guy really is a pain!"

Delong Tower muttered discontentedly as he flung his hand, causing coral pillars to burst from the ground, soaring into the sky. The coral pillars emitted a bizarre light that twisted space, and the sea gradually submerged the area. Eyeing the surrounding waters, Delong Tower revealed a smug smile as an ancient single-shot fire gun materialized in his hand, engraved with exquisite patterns.

Raising the fire gun, Delong Tower took aim at the golem and smiled, saying,

"Goodbye~"

"What, you’re awake now?"

Qi Chen spoke with some confusion to Dou Yanlan on the other end of the call, having been momentarily stunned when he received her unexpected call and unclear about why Dou Yanlan would suddenly ring him.

"Indeed, Delong Tower left abruptly earlier, but this matter..."

"Pillar?"

Qi Chen, puzzled, walked out to the balcony to look around, only to see a huge pink pillar standing erect in the distance. What on earth was that thing?

"I don’t know, maybe call him to ask? But it doesn’t feel quite right to wake him up at this hour."

"Alright then."

After speaking for a while, Qi Chen hung up the phone, watching the distant pink pillar with concern, still not understanding what it exactly was.

"Hey, what’s up?"

Feng Yuan, who was patrolling near an abnormal space, answered the call with some puzzlement, not quite grasping why Qi Chen would call him at this time.

"Yes, that’s right, it seems those guys have already made a move on Maomu City, but you don’t need to worry about it, I’ve already asked someone to handle it."

"How did you know it was Delong Tower?!"

Feng Yuan was slightly startled. He didn’t recall telling Qi Chen that he had asked Delong Tower to help defend Maomu City, did he?

"I see, that guy really is... Just ignore it. If he can’t handle it, then there’s nothing you guys can do anyway."

"Pink pillar? If you mean it looks like coral, then yes, I know about it. That’s Delong Tower’s Starlit Domain. Although it’s usually used to create advantageous terrain for himself, it can also be used to execute a spatial division ultimate move."

"That must be it, Delong Tower’s ultimate moves are never subtle. If you haven’t seen any other commotion by now, then it’s probably him using the Starlit Domain."

"I’m patrolling the mountains; those guys might not only attack there."

After talking for a while, Feng Yuan hung up the phone, somewhat speechless. He hadn’t expected Delong Tower to actually come by his dorm and, in the process, wake up Qi Chen.

"Delong Tower seems to have caused quite the stir, but what exactly are they trying to do?"

"Divert attention, after all, you might be the only one capable of stopping them."

Old Wei stepped out from the shadows, tugging at his hooded cloak, as Feng Yuan looked at him, clad in his cloak and hood, and said with a slight chuckle,

"What are you doing?"

Raising his head to reveal a smile, Old Wei replied,

"I’d rather not have it be too awkward when we meet acquaintances later."

"Nierlat? Well, that you know each other isn’t really something strange."

"But do you know what they are planning?"

Feng Yuan looked at Old Wei with some surprise. Old Wei nodded and said with a smile,

"As long as you’re willing to go to any lengths, there’s always something you can find out."

"You truly are... they really don’t like you doing this."

Feng Yuan said with a bit of laughter, and although he wasn’t against it—in fact, he somewhat agreed—Agunas flicked its tail and appeared a bit annoyed as it turned away. Veronia, on the other hand, nodded and looked at the other with a gaze of agreement.

"Indeed, having too many concerns can indeed force oneself into a dead end."

Old Wei looked at Veronia with some surprise, as she revealed a smile and made a graceful bow without saying anything further. Feng Yuan turned to Old Wei and asked,

"So, what exactly is their goal?"

"To tie down the main combat force, and then dig out that thing; it’s a bold move. One misstep could cause the Alliance to intervene directly."

Old Wei sighed, and Feng Yuan, scratching his head in confusion, asked,

"What thing are they digging up?"

"The Ring of the Yellow Sand, their real target is Xinmu City, but we can’t ignore this place either. To tie you down, they would certainly try everything to awaken Yognot."

Old Wei said, glancing at Agunas. It was rather unrealistic to expect Veronia to stay, as he was not sure if she had integrated into modern society—probably not, given the length of time she’d been disconnected from the world. And as for Agunas? The situation was special. As the Divine Beast that oversaw historical records, its authority precisely allowed it to rapidly browse through human history in a short amount of time.

Therefore, compared to Veronia, it made more sense for Agunas to stay. However, what Old Wei hadn’t expected was that it was Agunas’s avatar that was now staying by Feng Yuan’s side. Upon seeing Old Wei look his way, Agunas snorted coldly, its form twisted, and quickly split into two.

"Did you also bring your main body here?"

Feng Yuan looked at Agunas with some surprise, glanced at Old Wei, and Agunas said,

"I don’t have anything important to do at the moment, so what?"

Old Wei didn’t say much, simply looking up at the sky and saying,

"Let’s go. I’ll leave this place to you. They are likely to bring quite a few weapons from the Mythical Era, and I believe you should be able to handle those."

Agunas flicked its tail and said,

"That should be almost right, as long as they’re not the super Divine Artifacts or those from Starlotte."

Feng Yuan thought for a moment and said,

"It’s unlikely. If Nierlat could produce Starlotte’s Divine Artifacts, its strength wouldn’t be so weak. Moreover, Lorraine Tower hasn’t given it special attention, so it must not be capable of doing so."

Starlotte’s Divine Artifacts were unique and extremely dangerous. If Nierlat had the capability to produce them, Lorraine Tower would watch it closely to prevent its creation.

That’s right, Starlotte’s Divine Artifacts were absolute taboos—they had to be destroyed upon appearance, with no chance of retention, not to mention production.

"Let’s go."

Old Wei pulled down his hood and walked into the shadow, Feng Yuan looked at Xiao Ji and stretched out his hand, saying,

"Come here. I’ll hold you."

Xiao Ji looked at Feng Yuan with some confusion, not quite understanding what Feng Yuan intended to do. Picking up Xiao Ji, who was in the form of a proud eagle, Feng Yuan said to Big Cat,

"Keep close. Take extra care of Pomiti, and don’t lose her."

The Big Cat whined in response, also confused about what Feng Yuan meant. Holding Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan stepped into the darkness and gently patted Xiao Ji, saying,

"Don’t be nervous or fidget."

Darkness surrounded them completely, obstructing not only their vision but also their senses and spiritual power from penetrating the darkness. Xiao Ji nervously contracted its body and nuzzled into Feng Yuan’s embrace.

Veronia was somewhat surprised by this dark passage; even it could not see or sense anything beyond the darkness here. However, thanks to an intuition-like sense, it wasn’t lost—but because it floated alone in the air, it couldn’t feel the presence of Feng Yuan and the others around it.

This is not at all something interesting, Veronia thought, hastening its pace. It didn’t like this feeling of solitude in the slightest.

Breaking through the darkness to see the light again, Xiao Ji emitted a joyful cry of an eagle, only to get a mouthful of yellow sand. Raising the pitch-black Barrier, Feng Yuan let go of Xiao Ji and grabbed the floating Ancient Book beside him, saying,

"The environment here is really harsh."

"After all, it has just been attacked, and this place is naturally like this."

Old Wei looked around the dunes bathed in moonlight, as they stood beneath a yellow earthen building, with sand carried by the wind blowing continuously in front of them. Xiao Ji, now apprehensive to speak out, looked discontentedly around—it disliked this environment of yellow sand everywhere!

"It seems they haven’t arrived yet. We can set some traps to wait for them."

Feng Yuan’s use of spiritual power instantly made him aware of the situation. As for the possibility of inaccurate intelligence? He still trusted Old Wei, and it also made more sense under normal circumstances, after all, unexpectedly attacking Maomu City and Cha Mu Town would provoke his anger and achieve nothing—if they weren’t fools, they wouldn’t do such a thing.

And as to whether they were fools? Just seeing Great Xia now forced into passive defense was telling enough.