Chapter 961
Chapter 961 - 947: Lady Mother
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Fearfully, even the builders of An Nan Manor might not know that beneath the residence lay such a colossal underground palace.
On both sides of the walls were strange and mysterious murals, telling tales of an ethnic group reminiscent of lions.
They had once lived in the Cloud Realm, once dwelled in the mountains and wilderness, kept company with flood dragons and held fast to the mountains, once claimed the stars and the earth, once dreamt freely of the boundless universe’s romance...
"....These are the stories of ’Your Excellency’ from the past, of her and her kindred’s splendid history, and their hopes for the future..."
...Until an unending darkness descended and the whole world fell into a grey abyss.
Observing everything before him, Zhao Yan seemed pensive, yet his heart remained undisturbed.
He had heard too many such stories, another civilization that ultimately couldn’t withstand the contamination’s erosion and marched toward ruin.
The progression of the murals seemed to confirm his conjecture.
Grey rain began to fall from the sky, and the ground cracked open with grin-like fissures.
One after another, Mortal Beasts (Cat-type Beastmen) twisted and transformed into bizarre and strange demons.
One deity after another either corrupted and deteriorated or fled far away.
In the end, at the end of the passageway, the story’s conclusion was revealed.
A massive Ark left its homeland, which had completely fallen into darkness.
Within that scene, the most eye-catching, and also the most prominent, was the half-cat, half-human figure.
"Her mortal name is too cumbersome, and our language system finds it hard to pronounce, so, we all refer to her as ’Mother Goddess’, or rather...."
Walking in front, "Mr. An Nan" carefully pushed open the stone door and spoke into the inside.
"...’Mother,’ I’ve brought the person you wanted to see."
A deity inside the room? And likely an Exotic Evil God? In that instant, Zhao Yan was so frightened his soul nearly left his body, almost ready to flee on the spot.
But, if it really was a deity, being so close and already targeted, what purpose would fleeing have?
Facing Mr. An Nan’s "please come in" gesture, he gritted his teeth and still took a step forward.
"Mother Goddess... no, Mother...."
Feeling the presence of the unknown Divine Power before him, he instantly grew timid.
But with a quick glance up, he breathed a sigh of relief... At the end of the hall stood a "statue," not a living person.
And the clearly over-the-top Divine Power Fluctuation was coming from that lion-like Holy Image (taken from the Garden).
And from Zhao Yan’s experience, this fluctuation should not be from a Deity, but a Semi-God.....
"....I know not what the Mother Goddess seeks of me, but if it is within my power, Zhao Yan shall surely...."
"Are you Zhao Yan? Or is it? Or maybe she is, strip off that layer of skin, I only speak with those who make decisions...."
The silent thought echoed throughout the hall, and just a single sentence sent Zhao Yan into a cold sweat.
In front of Lu Ping’an, Zhao Yan’s body simply disintegrated.
The first to speak were the voices from his mouth... A creepy mud-like life form crawled out, a scene straight out of a horror movie that inexplicably made Lu Ping’an want to laugh.
Another voice came from his double pupils.
A Blood-crow flew out from his eyes.
"And me....."
The remaining flesh merged together, forming a small girl who bore a striking resemblance to Zhao Yan.
"....We are all Zhao Yan."
The three Zhao Yans, one of mud, one a beast, one a girl, all spoke at once.
They were all Zhao Yan, and also part of Zhao Yan.
𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
Yet, Lu Ping’an could feel that when unified as Three-in-One, they were indeed Rule-level beings, but what stood before him now seemed to be only three Law Peeks.
Blood-God child? Or perhaps something like a Twisted Avatar—it really would be best not to mess with them.
The original Zhao Yan had clearly screwed up. The Avatars he created had ultimately turned against him... and it wasn’t just an individual that backfired, but the current "Trio" in front of him.
The three had somehow fused together, all of them Zhao Yan, barely managing to maintain spiritual unity.
"...Interesting. When creating the flesh clones, did he despise their weakness and fuse three into one? Heh, he knew only of the threefold increase, yet never considered that a tripling of spiritual power could reverse the master-servant contract. That original Zhao Yan must have been a fool to death...."
With information as support, Big Cat could easily see through everything.
Lu Ping’an simply smiled, standing behind the God Statue, seemingly unconcerned.
But Zhao Yan felt a nameless threat emanating from him... They looked intently and vaguely saw spirit bodies floating around the vicinity of Mr. An Nan.
"Spiritualized physique...."
The Zhao Yans knew the value of what they saw and immediately grasped the situation at hand.
The other party was clearly not revealing information meaninglessly. This was an expression of "friendliness," but in reality, it was also a kind of threat.
The Spiritualized physique was rare, but it had a big reputation for being extremely useful.
Individuals with such a talent, even if very weak themselves, could easily become saints or saintesses of certain churches... When necessary, they could offer up their own bodies, allowing themselves to become vessels for deities or Quasi-Gods, exerting fearsomely powerful combat power.
On the God Statue’s side, there was likely at least a Semi-God level existence, and if she were to descend upon Mr. An Nan, whose strength was not visible, he would probably also be at least an eighth-tier combat power.
Of course, this was showing the sword, and for the Zhao Yans, it was just right.
"Mother Goddess, Your insightful eyes have instantly pierced through our truth and fiction. May I know why You have summoned us..."
"...I can heal you, and allow you to merge into one person, or I can separate you into three individuals, each independently growing..."
In an instant, the three Zhao Yans were overjoyed.
And Lu Ping’an simply watched everything before him, smiling, pretending to be mysterious.
He couldn’t fool Zhao Yan. The gap in strength between them was too great; just a few words based on knowledge would reveal his lack of depth.
And Big Cat... Chris, held genuine Quasi-God level knowledge reserves.
Those of the Blood Feast were always on the path of the Life system, and Big Cat was nearly at the pinnacle of the Life system. As a peer with extensive research into Blood Feast, she managed to stir Zhao Yan with just a few words.
"Mother Goddess, I am willing to become Your faithful follower, to proclaim Your divine light to the world...."
Well then, having betrayed the Blood-crow, this fellow’s efficiency at betrayal was indeed astonishing.
But the God Statue had made no promises to descend, and as her proxy, Lu Ping’an just smiled...
"...Becoming a Rule-level being is not a good thing for you. Your spirits were relatively stable before, but now that you have become Rule-level through the use of ’Avatar’ abilities, each of your spirits has obtained a complete body and come to life..."
The previous Zhao Yan, still a Decree-level Zhao Yan, did not possess the current bizarre terror.
Back then, he was a person with a true Triple personality. But after becoming Rule-level, his trait of "spawning Avatars" vaguely developed a "Creation" characteristic, and each of his three personalities gained a new individual flesh body.
This was actually a good thing, but the previous Zhao Yan was complete only when unified as three-in-one. Now, he was effectively split into three.
Every time he used his power, it was as though cutting himself into pieces.
In actual combat, he could instantaneously split into three or inject a part of himself into the enemy’s body, but while separating was easy, reintegration posed difficulties.
"...I can help you complete a thorough evolution and even provide you with the status of a Divine Envoy, giving you the trait of perfect continuous evolution. But what can you offer me...."
"Mother Goddess! I..." Zhao Yan called out with heartfelt sincerity.
— End of Chapter 961 —