My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome
Chapter 700 - 67: The Deprived Elemental Origin

Chapter 700: Chapter 67: The Deprived Elemental Origin

Divine Country Space was shrouded in night. After a period of recovery, what had been a barren and lifeless Divine Country was now brimming with life.

The ground, covered in fine white sand, emitted a dim Holy Light. The World Tree spread its canopy wide, its lush leaves rustling in the night breeze, supplemented by various wondrous plants beneath, as if they were performing a sacred hymn.

Ice Chi stood with his hands behind his back, slightly tilting his head upward to gaze at the tree before him, "So this is the World Tree, isn’t it? It seems to be newly reborn?"

Shao Zifeng nodded, recounting his previous experiences in this place.

When the emergence of the Gods’ Resentment was mentioned, Ice Chi’s face was full of sighs, "When the great war was about to begin, we had invited the Western gods to join us against the enemy, but they disdained to do so, completely disregarding their worshippers..."

"Alas, perhaps in Their eyes, those humans were mere ants and vassals. They just didn’t expect that even hiding in this small world wouldn’t save them from being slain."

Concerning the ancient history, apart from what Wa Huang had mentioned before about the Five Calamities, Shao Zifeng knew very little about how the ancestral spirits were sealed, although he had speculated previously that Wa Huang had come to this world by breaking through the parallel space. However, judging by the demise of the Western gods, this hypothesis obviously wasn’t valid.

Thinking of this, Shao Zifeng couldn’t help but ask, "Old Dragon, what actually happened back then?"

"Do you really want to know?" Ice Chi lowered his head. Under the dim light of the Holy Light, Shao Zifeng saw His face clearly for the first time.

Well, how should I describe His appearance?

Quite... majestic, I suppose.

Shao Zifeng nodded. He vaguely felt that Lingling’s changes over the years were related to the so-called Source Messenger, but no matter how he asked, it would not tell him, as though it was being cautious about something.

Ice Chi looked at him seriously and then sat down cross-legged on the ground, making himself eye-level with Shao Zifeng, "Before that, can I take a look at your Source Messenger?"

Shao Zifeng hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand to open a Space Rift.

From within the Space Rift, starlight blossomed, and shrouded in the starlight, Lingling slowly emerged before them.

After transforming into a Star Origin Envoy, Lingling was perpetually enveloped in starlight, its tall figure barely visible through the shimmer. Behind it, several translucent Star Crystals rotated, much like planets orbiting a star.

Its cool eyes opened, warily surveying the surroundings. Upon realizing it was in the Divine Country, it relaxed significantly.

Ice Chi said with some astonishment, "It’s a rare Star Origin Envoy..."

Hearing His voice, Lingling turned to look. The oppressive aura emanating from Ice Chi made it somewhat uneasy, speeding up the rotation of the Star Crystals behind it.

Shao Zifeng quickly soothed, "Lingling, this being is a Guardian Spirit of the Great Xia; He just wants to look at you. Don’t be nervous."

On hearing this, Lingling obediently nodded. The Star Crystals on its back stabilized.

Ice Chi closely examined Lingling, then looked up at the dazzling starry sky. After a moment, he spoke in a deep voice, "You really didn’t deceive me. Your Star Origin Envoy is different from the others."

To His words, Shao Zifeng felt no surprise. Having kept Lingling close since its infancy, it couldn’t possibly be related in the way Ice Chi had mentioned. The only surprise was how He could determine Lingling’s difference with just one glance.

When Shao Zifeng voiced his doubts, Ice Chi responded indirectly, "Do you know how many kinds of Elemental Power there are in this world?"

"How many types..." Shao Zifeng pondered briefly, and after a moment, he shook his head slightly, "I don’t know, because many elemental attributes have not yet been discovered, just like Lingling’s star element is rarely known. But I think there are no fewer than ten common ones, right?"

"Ten types..." Ice Chi chuckled softly, his expression somewhat gloomy, "What if I told you that in ancient times, our world had no fewer than thirty types of elemental energy, would you believe me?"

Shao Zifeng nodded solemnly, "I do believe."

Sss.

Can’t you make conversation, kid? Don’t you have any opinions of your own, believing whatever anyone says?

Ice Chi stared with wide eyes, unsure of how to continue the conversation for a moment.

Seeing his expression, Shao Zifeng coughed softly and said cautiously, "Then... I don’t believe?"

"Never mind." Ice Chi waved his large hand, "What I wanted to tell you is that this world originally had no fewer than thirty types of elemental attributes, but it is precisely because of the appearance of those Source Messengers that now there are only a dozen left."

Upon hearing this, Shao Zifeng glanced at Lingling, recalling the talent it acquired after becoming a Source Messenger.

Star Origin Body: Exclusive talent, the purest Elemental Body, that can infinitely absorb elemental energy of the same origin when releasing skills, to greatly enhance its own skill attacks.

Could it be that those elemental attributes were devoured?

No, judging from the description of the talent, this Star Origin Body can indeed infinitely devour elemental energy of the same origin, but Shao Zifeng, who had seen Lingling use it, knew that the absorbed energy could only be used to enhance the current skill attack and did not mention it could be stored or converted into its own strength.

Ice Chi seemed to see what was on his mind, "Does your Star Origin Envoy have a similar ability to ’Devour’ elemental energy?"

"Yes," Shao Zifeng took Lingling’s small hand and patted it, signaling it not to be nervous, "but it can only absorb the same source of elements, I don’t think it’s as severe as ’Devouring’."

Ice Chi shook his head, "I’m not very clear about the power system of the Source Messengers, but I know they are like a group of raiders, continuously strengthening themselves by plundering the elemental origins of other worlds. When they first appeared, we didn’t pay much attention to them, until one day..."

As he spoke, Ice Chi’s emotions fluctuated, "When we noticed that some of the weaker original attributes had disappeared, and unsatisfied, they began to plunder the Elemental Power within living beings, we in the Dong Huang tribe had no choice but to join the war."

Shao Zifeng looked at Lingling and couldn’t help but ask, "And then?"

"Then..." Ice Chi looked up at the World Tree, "Then we were beaten back step by step, every one of our schemes they seemed to foresee, even the lone ancestors would get slaughtered or sealed."

"That period was truly the darkest days since the establishment of our Dong Huang tribe, witnessing countless living beings being slaughtered, watching the world’s elemental origins being stripped away, and yet we were powerless. I was also sealed under the sea after that."

It was quiet in the Divine Country, only the rustling of the World Tree stirred by the wind.

Shao Zifeng looked at Ice Chi wanting to say something, opened his mouth but did not know how to start.

"You want to ask why we were only sealed, right?" Ice Chi seemed to see through Shao Zifeng’s thoughts, "We are different from the Western gods, as we ourselves do not possess elemental origins, and our power comes more from the worship of the masses."

"Rather than going to the trouble of killing us, it’s simpler and more practical to just seal us."