Heroes' Prison

Chapter 710 - 680: Divine King’s Crystal

Diya remained silent.

Soon, his body began to tremble, seemingly recalling the possibility of his woman turning into a ghoul.

In the darkness, his round eyes revealed a trace of terror and pain; he hugged his head, and his shoulders began to twitch slightly, as if he were sobbing. But for fear of attracting the attention of the ghouls outside, he dared not cry out loud.

This man, who had killed countless ghouls, was as vulnerable as a child in that moment.

Huang Yi said nothing, merely squatting in the darkness, listening to the man’s cries. He couldn’t imagine such pain—his dearest person turning into a monster in the blink of an eye, and moreover, a monster he was duty-bound to destroy.

"I don’t believe it. I don’t believe she has become a ghoul. I don’t believe it..." Suddenly, Diya began shaking his head frantically, repeating the sentiment over and over.

Finally, he lifted his head, grabbed Huang Yi’s collar, and demanded, "You said this morning that you saw her turn into a ghoul with your own eyes. What proof do you have? My son is perfectly fine, so why would my wife turn into a ghoul?"

"Why don’t you go and see for yourself?" Huang Yi replied, unfazed, "Isn’t there a passage under your cellar that leads to the outside of the town? You can take that passage and go outside the town to look for your wife."

Upon hearing this, Diya fell silent again, and after a while, without saying anything further, he immediately returned to the cellar.

Huang Yi followed suit, entering the cellar.

The cellar was about the same size as the wooden house above, with various items piled on the floor and a sealed door on the wall.

At that time, a little boy was lying on a small bed below the entrance, engrossed in a book under an oil lamp.

"Daddy!" The little boy called out obediently when he saw Diya return to the cellar.

Diya abruptly stopped crying. He turned his head to look at the boy then quietly walked over and held him tightly in his arms as if embracing the entire world.

After a long while, he turned his head to look at Huang Yi and said, "Please take care of him for me; I need to step out for a bit."

"Alright," Huang Yi nodded, moved to the boy’s bed, and sat on the edge.

Diya immediately approached the sealed door in the cellar. His tall and valiant figure now seemed somewhat desolate. He forcefully opened the door, revealing a passage—apparently the one leading to the outside of town. He took a deep breath and stepped into it, disappearing into the depths of the passageway.

The cellar was suddenly left with only Huang Yi and the little boy.

"Little guy, what’s your name?" Huang Yi asked softly, patting the boy’s head.

The little boy looked up from his book, his bright eyes gazing at Huang Yi, and said obediently, "Big brother, my name is Qiao Sida."

Huang Yi took an interested look at the book the boy was reading. It appeared quite ancient, with a few big characters on the cover—"Overview of the First World." The author of this book was an ancient bard and scholar, who was also the dean of the Oskan Royal Academy during that time—Mu Yan. Qing Shi.

"Hmm? Qiao Sida, you’re reading this kind of book?" Huang Yi said in slight surprise. At Qiao Sida’s age, one would expect to be reading children’s books, yet here he was, engrossed in professional literature about the First World.

In this universe, there are many worlds, with the top three being the First World, the Second World, and the Third World. Huang Yi’s world was the Second World.

Ranking is determined by the number of God Sealers in that world. The rest of the worlds have various names, such as the Blood Map World where the Blood God resides, or the Dragon Tomb that Huang Yi passed by on his way to the Blood Map World, amongst others.

Of all these worlds, the First World is the strongest!

In the Second World, many books are devoted to describing the First World. Such books are generally only read by scholars; ordinary people wouldn’t bother with them.

Qiao Sida nodded his small head and said, "Yes! What about it, big brother?"

"Nothing," Huang Yi shook his head, gaining a deeper appreciation for Qiao Sida’s curiosity.

"Big brother," Qiao Sida suddenly looked up with a twinkle in his eye, reached out his small hand to grab Huang Yi’s arm, and said sweetly, "Tell me the story of the Wild God. Split Sky!"

Huang Yi was taken aback, and with a bit of a laugh and cry, he patted Qiao Sida’s head, saying, "You want to hear it again? Didn’t your dad already tell you today?"

"I just love the story of the Wild God. Split Sky! And what you know might be different from what dad knows," Qiao Sida bit his little lip and said.

"Alright then!" Huang Yi nodded.

He then began to tell Qiao Sida about the Wild God. Split Sky, as he understood the story.

Inside this unremarkable cellar in Blood Town, filled with ghouls, under the peaceful glow of an oil lamp, Huang Yi was telling the story. His voice carried an ancient tone, as if it came from a distant past, captivating Qiao Sida.

"...the Wild God. Split Sky ultimately obtained a drop of Tears of the Pantheons and successfully created his own divine artifact—the Sky-Splitting Spear!"

"Wow! Tears of the Pantheons?" Qiao Sida seemed to have heard a new term, his eyes lighting up instantly. He hurriedly asked, "What are the Tears of the Pantheons? Are they the main material for making a divine artifact, and are they as powerful as the Divine King’s Crystal?"

"You know about the Divine King’s Crystal?" Huang Yi was slightly surprised. Qiao Sida seemed to have too much knowledge for a normal child.

However, remembering that the boy would read specialized books like ’Overview of the First World,’ Huang Yi felt relieved. Qiao Sida, at his young age, must have read quite a few books.

Huang Yi explained, "I’ve heard that the Divine King’s Crystal is the most powerful treasure, even more so than the Tears of the Pantheons. I don’t know what it actually is."

"If you don’t know what it is, then how do you know the Divine King’s Crystal is the best treasure?" Qiao Sida asked, propping his chin with his little hands and looking up at Huang Yi.

"I read it somewhere else," Huang Yi said vaguely.

When he first entered The Second World, he had seen a post on a forum listing some divine objects.

The Divine King’s Crystal was undoubtedly ranked first, while the Tears of the Pantheons were listed second, and Huang Yi’s own Tears of Time were ninth.

Yet this was merely a ranking by a player based on the treasures they knew, some of which might not be accurate. But the ranking of the Divine King’s Crystal in first place was unquestionable because the post’s author stated that he had seen a brief description in the notes of the greatest Alchemist, Mage. Silver Water—"Divine King’s Crystal, the foremost divine object across all continents!"

Mage. Silver Water was an ancient Alchemist, recognized as the greatest Alchemist in the history of The Second World!

At that time, The Second World only had two vast continents, not fragmented into hundreds as it is now. The continents were essentially referring to one world.

Thus, what the note in Mage. Silver Water’s journal said, "the foremost divine object across all continents," actually meant "the foremost divine object across all worlds," including other worlds. The Crystallization of the Divine King was indeed such a powerful treasure!

"Where did you read this? Is the Crystallization of the Divine King related to the Wild God. Split Sky, is it something left behind by his master, the Yellow Emperor?" Qiao Sida bombarded with questions, seemingly extremely interested in the Crystallization of the Divine King.

"I don’t know about that, history is too long and too distant," Huang Yi shook his head.

"Tell me, please, it’s not easy to meet someone who knows something about the Divine King’s Crystallization," Qiao Sida immediately turned on the charm, extending his little hand to shake Huang Yi’s arm.

"I really don’t know!" Huang Yi sighed helplessly, looking at the clingy boy, he changed the subject, "To be fair, you should tell me a story in exchange!"

"Fine then!" Qiao Sida nodded, "Then I’ll tell you a story from the First World. In the First World, there was a God Sealer known as Barbarian God, he was an epic figure..."

"Barbarian God?" Huang Yi was slightly startled, as he happened to have a replica of the Barbarian God. He hadn’t expected the little boy to bring up the Barbarian God.

"Yes, the Barbarian God was one of the greatest figures in the First World!" Qiao Sida spoke with respect gleaming in his eyes, "The father of Barbarian God was the War God of the Divine Realm, and his mother was the Goddess of the Night from the Divine Realm. They defied the Heavenly Law that forbade gods from having emotions, secretly united, and gave birth to Barbarian God! Unfortunately, the War God and the Goddess of the Night could not escape the pursuit of The Gods and perished, leaving only the child Barbarian God."

"Barbarian God was born in the Golden Cave on the high mountains, and from birth, he was capable of mounting a Barbarian Bull and soaring through the clouds. In the second year after his birth, he became the strongest in the First World. Six years later, he achieved Divine Enthronement. To evade The Gods of the Divine Realm and gather strength to avenge his parents, Barbarian God chose to enter the Demon Realm, becoming one of the one hundred and eight great Demon Gods! And because of the presence of Barbarian God, the First World became even more powerful; he was the greatest figure in the First World."

At the end of his story, Qiao Sida’s little face showed immense reverence and longing.

After listening to the story, Huang Yi frowned slightly. Some parts of what the little boy said puzzled him, and he couldn’t help asking, "There are more than ten God Sealers in the First World, so why is Barbarian God considered the greatest? Also, after becoming a God Sealer, shouldn’t he have no more connections to the First World? Why would it make the First World more powerful?"

"Because Barbarian God is the offspring of a god and a god!" Qiao Sida seemed to have a wealth of knowledge, earnestly saying, "It’s said that the most powerful beings in the universe are the progeny of a god and a demon, and such people are called Nefalem. But that’s an impossible scenario because the Divine Realm and the Demon Realm exist in separate spaces. The only one who could break that spatial barrier is one of the two Main Gods of the Demon Realm—the God of Space. So, a Nefalem almost certainly doesn’t exist. Next in line would be the offspring of a god and a god, or a demon and a demon. The Barbarian God is one of them."(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Tickets, Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)