novelraw Chapter 552 - 491: That Shameless Streak, He Definitely Got It from His Father
Chapter 552 - 491: That Shameless Streak, He Definitely Got It from His Father
Anubia’s expression darkened as well. "How long have I been gone? Those guys are already getting restless again!"
"You haven’t been back in a long time. You should go for a visit. It’s not very fair to leave the children at home to do all the work."
"The children are all grown up. I don’t need to worry about them. They can handle these small matters themselves." Anubia’s face was filled with pride.
Sang Luo burst out laughing. "You should still go back and see them. You may not miss the children, but I do. I haven’t seen them in so long. We should bring them some gifts. What do you think Mos, Little Senchuan, and Yolanda would like?"
"I’m surprised you still remember the children’s names. If you just show up, they’ll be overjoyed!" Anubia seized the chance to tease her.
Sang Luo shot him a glare. "You and your big mouth! I do remember my children’s names!"
Taiya couldn’t help but smile, but he was kind enough to his mother not to laugh out loud.
...
「Ghost Domain.」
Yan and Quan Jin arrived before a dilapidated high tower.
It was unknown how many tens of thousands of years this Heavenly Ascension Tower had existed, but it had long since fallen into utter ruin. The tower itself was leaning, its peak had collapsed into broken walls and rubble, and chunks of stone taller than a man littered the ground, speaking to the immense passage of time.
Forget the aura of a living spirit; there wasn’t even a single ghost to be seen in this place.
"Are you sure the voice you heard came from here?" Yan asked his son.
Nuonuo looked at the scene before him, a little hesitant, but it still nodded firmly. "Yes! This is the place I foresaw in my prophecy!"
With that, it jumped down from its father’s arms and ran forward.
Yan didn’t even have time to stop it.
Just as he was about to follow his son, he suddenly froze.
Quan Jin sensed it as well. He asked, puzzled, "She left the Beast World with the children?"
Fortunately, a message from Sang Luo arrived just then—
[Ah Jin, Ayin, I’m taking the children to the Star Vortex Insect Nest for a visit. We’ll probably be gone for a while. No need to worry!]
Quan Jin was speechless. "..."
"With that damned insect accompanying her, there’s nothing to worry about."
Hearing his tone, Yan smiled and made small talk. "Is there some history between you two?"
He didn’t know much about this Insect Husband of Sang Luo’s and had hardly even met him. He had only heard Fei Yuan and the others mention him occasionally. The Beast Husbands in the Beast World had very little contact with Anubia and didn’t know him well.
Quan Jin was really the only one who had a feud with him. It wasn’t a pleasant story; back in the day, the two of them had wished for nothing more than to see the other dead.
"There is some history, but... if it weren’t for him, I never would have met Sangsang." As Quan Jin recalled the past, the corners of his lips curled into a faint smile, and he couldn’t help but say a little more.
After listening, Yan sighed wistfully. "He really is a fortunate one. To die and be reborn, and in turn, earn Luoluo’s favor. He may seem to be the most neglected, but he has the most children."
"..."
’So damn lucky!’
Both of them felt a twinge of envy and jealousy.
"Dad, I found it!" Nuonuo shouted as it ran over. "Hurry, follow me!"
Yan and Quan Jin followed the little fox into the air, and only then did they discover the secret hidden within the ancient tower’s ruins.
The rubble scattered on the ground appeared to be in disarray, but a closer look revealed a hidden design.
It was an illusion, operated by layers of Arrays.
After Yan broke the Arrays, the ruined tower vanished, and a lake emerged from the ground.
The lake was clear and serene, emitting an eerie cyan glow that seemed utterly out of place in the Ghost Domain. But upon closer inspection, they discovered that the lake’s surface reflected another world entirely.
Beneath the lake’s surface stood another tower—it was the Heavenly Ascension Tower, completely intact!
Countless wails could be heard faintly echoing from within.
Yan’s expression changed drastically.
Quan Jin’s face was also extremely grim. "The Ghost Realm is truly audacious, daring to imprison so many souls!"
Yan explained, "Most of these are the Divine Souls of Divine Beasts. They are also the primordial energy from the very creation of the Beast World. The Ghost Domain must have used the Ten Thousand Worlds Mirror to forcibly suppress the soul bodies, imprisoning a vast number of Divine Beast Souls within the Sky-reaching Tower. This is why the Divine Beast souls of the Beast World have been unable to reincarnate, leading to their gradual decline and even extinction..."
Quan Jin’s thoughts were in turmoil as well.
The Demon Beast Clan and the Divine Beast Clan had never seen eye to eye, fighting for countless millennia. But fundamentally, they were two sides of the same coin in the Beast World—its yin and yang!
Ancient Divine Beasts manifested in the world when primordial energy gained sentience, and the same was true for Ancient Demon God Beasts.
This place had imprisoned not only the Divine Souls of Ancient Divine Beasts, but who knew how many souls of Demon Divine Beasts as well!
No wonder the Demon Clan had also been in decline all these years.
Once the Demon Clan and the Divine Clan had weakened each other through internal conflict, falling into decline, it would be the day the Ghost Clan would invade the Beast World and seize it for themselves!
The two of them vanished from the spot.
...
「Meanwhile, at the Star Vortex Insect Nest.」
Anubia brought Sang Luo and the children back to the Royal Palace in Zone 3.
Sang Luo hadn’t been back to this place in a long time. It was much the same as when she had left, though the experimental base had doubled in size and was now filled with newly developed equipment.
The main gate of the base opened, and a brown-haired female insect in a lab coat, wearing silver-rimmed glasses, walked out holding a document. She appeared to be middle-aged, with a calm, intellectual air and a unique, indescribable charm.
Anubia walked up with a smile and greeted her, "Dr. Tomanie, long time no see. You’re looking younger than ever."
The female insect smiled elegantly. "Your Majesty is too kind. I’m getting on in years; I can’t compare to you."
As she spoke, her gaze fell upon Sang Luo and the children. She adjusted her glasses, her voice filled with surprise. "Is this... the Queen?"
Sang Luo extended her hand. "A pleasure to meet you, Doctor!"
Hele Tomanie quickly took her hand. "It is my honor to finally meet you, Queen!"
"The main reason we came back this time was to have you design some suitable battle armor for these children." Anubia glanced at the restless little ones and added with a laugh, "Go ahead and design it to military specifications."
"These... children?" Hele Tomanie had actually noticed Little Qi and the others earlier. Divine Beast Descendants were dazzling beings no matter where they went. She just hadn’t asked about them. Now, hearing His Majesty’s words, it dawned on her. ’These young ones from other clans must be the Queen’s children with her other partners!’
’The Insect Clan has far more males than females, so we practice polyandry. But the Insect King is almost always monogamous, or even polygynous, to produce more powerful offspring. To think that even His Majesty has to share a mate with other males... just who is this Queen!’
At that thought, Hele Tomanie’s eyes filled with even more admiration as she looked at Sang Luo.
"Of course, it’s no problem. If the little princes and princesses would please come with me, I’ll take you to get your physical data measured." Hele Tomanie looked lovingly at the children, especially the two Little Phoenixes. ’Such adorable cubs!’
’Such beautiful wings and brilliant, gorgeous plumage! I’ve never seen anything like it among the Insect Clan!’
Little Song, ever the perceptive one, flew right into her arms. He blinked his enchantingly cute phoenix eyes and cooed sweetly, "I don’t know the way. Can you carry me, big sister?"
"Of course, of course! Big sister will take you there!" Being called "big sister" made Tomanie so happy she beamed, her eyes crinkling. She gathered the four little cubs in her arms and headed back to the laboratory.
Sang Luo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. ’These children may look small, but they’re actually several hundred years old—probably even older than the doctor. And here they are, acting all cute and calling her ’big sister’!’
’Yep! That shamelessness... they definitely get it from their fathers!’