Heroes' Prison

Chapter 711 - 680: Divine King’s Crystal

Diya remained silent.

Soon, he started to tremble all over as if the thought of his woman also turning into a ghoul had crossed his mind.

In the darkness, his round eyes showed a glint of horror and pain. He hugged his head, his shoulders twitching slightly as if he were sobbing. But in order not to attract 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 at this moment.

Huang Yi didn’t say a word; he just squatted there in the dark, listening to the man’s crying. He couldn’t imagine the pain—the person he loved the most, suddenly turned into a monster, and what’s more, one that he was duty-bound to eliminate.

"I don’t believe it, I don’t believe that she turned into a ghoul! I don’t believe it..." Suddenly, Diya started shaking his head fiercely, repeating the words over and over.

Finally, he looked up, 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 fine, so why would my wife turn into a ghoul?"

"Why don’t you go take a look for yourself?" Huang Yi asked in return, not angry, "As far as I know, there’s a passage beneath your cellar that leads to the outside of the town; you can use that passage to go out and look for your wife yourself.

Upon hearing this, Diya fell silent again. After a while, without saying anything, he immediately returned to the cellar. Huang Yi also followed him down into the cellar.

The cellar was deep, connected to the ground by a ladder. The cellar was filled with some clutter, and in one corner, there was a door tightly closed.

At that moment, a little boy lay on a small bed under the entrance, thoroughly engrossed in a book in the dim light of an oil lamp.

"Daddy!" The little boy called out obediently as he saw Diya re-enter the cellar.

Diya held back his tears, went over, and hugged the little boy tightly in his arms. He held him so tightly, it was as though he was embracing the entire world.

After a long while, he suddenly turned his head to look at Huang Yi and said, "Please take care of him for me for a moment; I’m going out."

"Okay!" Huang Yi nodded and moved to sit on the edge of the little boy’s bed.

Diya immediately walked toward the tightly closed door in the cellar. His tall and valiant body looked somewhat desolate in the dim light of the oil lamp.

Reaching the door, he opened it forcefully, revealing a passage. Then, taking a deep breath, he walked into it and disappeared into its depths.

Now there were only Huang Yi and the little boy left in the cellar.

"Little fella, what’s your name?" Huang Yi patted the little boy’s head gently and asked.

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

Huang Yi looked with interest at the book the little boy was reading. It appeared quite old, and on it were written a few large characters— "Overview of the First World." The author of the book was the famous bard and scholar from ancient times, who was also the dean of the Oskan Royal Academy at that time—Mu Yan. Qing Shi.

"Qiao Sida, you read this kind of book?" Huang Yi said, somewhat surprised. At Qiao Sida’s age, he should have been reading children’s books, but instead, he was reading a specialized book about the First World.

In this universe, there are many worlds, and the top three are known as the First, Second, and Third World, respectively. This ranking is based on the number of God Sealers in each world. Huang Yi’s world is the Second World. Other worlds go by various names, such as the Blood God’s Blood Map World, Lü Ye’s Auroyass World, and so on.

Among these many worlds, the First World is the most powerful!

The Second World has many books dedicated to introducing the First World. Such books are generally only read by scholars; ordinary people don’t read these books at all.

Qiao Sida nodded his small head and said, "Yes! What’s wrong, big brother?"

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

"Big brother," Qiao Sida suddenly rolled his eyes, reached out with his little 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 somewhat helpless chuckle, he patted Qiao Sida’s head and said, "You want to hear it again? Didn’t your dad already tell you the story today?"

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

"Alright!" Huang Yi nodded. Then, he went on to share the tale of Wild God. Split Sky that he knew with Qiao Sida.

Within the cellar, unremarkable amidst Blood Town filled with ghouls, under the tranquil glow of the oil lamp, Huang Yi spun his tale. His voice carried a distant flavor, as if hailing from far-off history, enchanting Qiao Sida completely.

"...Wild God. Split Sky eventually obtained a drop of the Tears of the Pantheons and succeeded in creating his Divine Artifact—the Sky-Splitting Spear!"

"The Tears of the Pantheons?" Qiao Sida seemed to have heard a new term and immediately lit up, hastily asking, "What are the Tears of the Pantheons? Are they actually the main ingredient for creating Divine Artifacts, and are they as powerful as the Crystallization of the Divine King?"

"You know about the Crystallization of the Divine King?" Huang Yi was slightly surprised; Qiao Sida’s knowledge was quite extensive, not at all typical for a child of his age.

But remembering that the other party would read professional books like ’Overview of the First World’, Huang Yi understood; Qiao Sida, at his young age, must have read quite a few books.

Huang Yi explained gently, "It is said that the Crystallization of the Divine King is the most powerful treasure, surpassing even the Tears of the Pantheons. The Tears of the Pantheons are a treasure formed from the mixed tears of the gods, possessing various Divine Powers. As for the Crystallization of the Divine King, I don’t even know what that is."

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

"I saw it mentioned somewhere else," Huang Yi said vaguely.

When he first entered the Second World, he had seen a post on a forum that listed some Divine Objects.

Among them, the Crystallization of the Divine King was undoubtedly ranked first, the Tears of the Pantheons second, and the Pact of Water third. Huang Yi’s Tears of Time were ranked ninth.

However, this was just the player’s ranking based on the treasures he knew; some details might not be accurate. Within the entire list, the only certainty was the top-ranked Crystallization of the Divine King. This was because the author of the post had mentioned that he had seen a brief description in the notes of the greatest alchemist, Magic Refiner. Silver Water—"The Crystallization of the Divine King, the prime Divine Object of all continents!"

Magic Refiner. Silver Water was a great Alchemist from the Ancient Era, also recognized as the greatest Alchemist in the history of the Second World! His words could certainly not be false.

At that time, the Second World consisted only of two vast continents, unlike now when it is fragmented into hundreds. Thus, at that time, a continent was actually referring to a world.

The true meaning behind "the prime Divine Object of all continents" in the notes of Magic Refiner. Silver Water was "the prime Divine Object of all worlds!" which included all other worlds!

The Crystallization of the Divine King was indeed such a powerful treasure!

"Where did you see it? Is the Crystallization of the Divine King related to Wild God. Split Sky? Is it something left by his master, the Yellow Emperor?" Qiao Sida fired question after question, seemingly extraordinarily interested in the Crystallization of the Divine King.

"Well, I don’t know that, as history is too long and too far away," Huang Yi shook his head. His knowledge of the Crystallization of the Divine King was limited to that post on the forum.

"Please tell me about it! It’s not easy to find someone who knows about the Crystallization of the Divine King," Qiao Sida immediately began to act coquettishly, stretching out his small hand and shaking Huang Yi’s arm.

"I really don’t know anymore!" Huang Yi sighed helplessly, looking at this sticky little boy and tried to change the subject, "To be fair, why don’t you tell me a story in exchange?"

"Alright!" Qiao Sida nodded unwillingly, no longer clinging to Huang Yi, and said, "Then I will tell you a story from the First World. In the First World, there was a God Sealer known as ’Barbarian God’..."

"Barbarian God?" Huang Yi was slightly taken aback. He happened to possess a replica of the Barbarian God, and it was unexpected that the little boy would bring up Barbarian God.

"Yes, Barbarian God in the First World is truly one of the greatest of all!" Qiao Sida spoke with an air of deep respect, "Barbarian God’s father was the War God of the Divine Realm, and his mother was the Goddess of the Night. They defied the Heavenly Law of gods not having emotions, joined together in private, and gave birth to Barbarian God! However, both the War God and Goddess of the Night failed to escape the pursuit of the other gods and both perished, leaving only their child behind."

"Barbarian God was born in the Golden Cave high in the mountains, astride a Barbarian Bull that could trample the clouds and fly. On the second year after his birth, he became the strongest in the First World, and by his sixth year, he had successfully been enthroned a god. In order to evade the other gods of the Divine Realm and gather the strength to avenge his parents, Barbarian God chose to enter the Demon Realm, becoming one of the 108 great Demon Gods! And the First World, thanks to the existence of Barbarian God, became even stronger; he was the greatest person in the First World."

By the end of his tale, Qiao Sida’s little face was full of reverence and longing.

Having heard the story, Huang Yi furrowed his brow, feeling somewhat confused by certain parts of what the little boy had said, and asked, "There are more than a dozen God Sealers in the First World; why is it that Barbarian God is the greatest of them all? And after his enthronement, Barbarian God should have had no more association with the First World, so why would his existence make the First World stronger?" (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Ticket and Monthly Ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)