Primordial Divine Emperor

Chapter 357 - 181: Ten Great Innate Dao Bodies, Sacred Race Descendants, the Entire Audience Boils Over

Above the boundless sky, amidst the terrifying blood-colored waterfall.

Boom—!!!

At this moment, Ye Xiaofan was wrapped in Dao Rhyme, surrounded by endlessly blooming Dao Lotus, filled with mystical aura, as he slowly approached the Ancient Divine Egg. With each step he took, flowers bloomed beneath his feet, as though every footprint left behind was home to Dao Lotus, lingering for a long time before fading away.

Within his body, ancient inscriptions of the Great Dao endlessly emerged, permeating every corner of his blood, with his bones seeming to self-write, awaken, and revive with inscriptions from the Three Thousand Great Dao.

As Ye Xiaofan got closer to the Ancient Divine Egg, the Divine Egg appeared to sense something and trembled slightly.

That tremor was sensed by Ye Xiaofan, causing him to pause slightly.

The closer he got to the Divine Egg, the more shocked Ye Xiaofan felt, as he could perceive that inside the Divine Egg seemed to be nurturing a small life, yet incredibly terrifying.

What shocked Ye Xiaofan even more was that as he ascended into the air, the Divine Egg appeared to sense this as well, emitting a highly intense hostility, even releasing a wave of power that caused Ye Xiaofan’s Divine Soul to tremble greatly.

Faced with this world-destroying power, Ye Xiaofan’s complexion turned extremely pale instantly. His intuition told him that if this power erupted, with his current cultivation, he almost had no chance of survival, as he would be erased without a trace.

Yet the more terrifying the Divine Egg was, the more rapid Ye Xiaofan’s breathing became. If he could truly take this Divine Egg away, in the future it might become a reliance beyond imagination.

And as he continued to approach, Ye Xiaofan gradually discovered that even though it was just a Divine Egg, an extremely human-like emotional fluctuation emanated from within, containing traces of pride, anger, unease, and helplessness, along with hostility.

It was evident that this was a self-protective consciousness within the Divine Egg, yet the feeling it gave Ye Xiaofan was more akin to a nascent life’s fear and timidity toward all unfamiliar things. The hostility was a reflection of its self-defense, due to the proximity of unfamiliar aura.

Quickly sensing this point, Ye Xiaofan made himself appear more gentle and kind.

"I bear no malice, you need not panic. If you don’t want to leave with me, I won’t force it." Ye Xiaofan said softly, looking at the Divine Egg floating close by, showcasing all his goodwill.

Of course, although they seemed close, in reality, there was still a distance of dozens of meters between them.

From the beginning, Ye Xiaofan regarded it not as a Divine Egg, but as a nascent life.

For reasons unknown, sensing the emotional fluctuations from within the Divine Egg, Ye Xiaofan felt an inexplicable familiarity with it. These emotions mirrored his own from times gone by, all interweaving, causing past memories to flood over him like the tide.

Ye Xiaofan inexplicably drifted into memories, as if returning to the days before awakening his Martial Soul, days when infant Ye Xiaofan felt so helpless, humble, insignificant, longing, fearful, panicked, and terrified without the company of his father and mother.

In those days, young Ye Xiaofan was filled with fear and unease at the approach of strangers, yet he knew that his father and mother loved him dearly. Even without their company, he vaguely remembered their loving gaze when he was born, their warm embrace, and the thriving Red Maple Tree, among other things.

To soothe the little life inside, Ye Xiaofan didn’t rush forward but introduced himself, trying his best to convey goodwill.

"Hello, my name is Ye Xiaofan. I’m not a very lucky child, but also a very fortunate person. I’m not here to subdue you. Although you haven’t been born yet, you must be an animal spirit, and perhaps we can become friends."

"You’ve been born into this world alone, haven’t you? Like me, not long after your birth, did your parents leave you?"

As Ye Xiaofan spoke, he gradually drifted into a certain emotion, his gaze scattering. "I was just like you; when I was one month old, my mother left me for unknown reasons. By the time I was three, my father was missing too, leaving only my sister to protect me..."

Evidently, his childhood experiences left an indelible mark on Ye Xiaofan’s heart.

His mother’s departure, his father’s disappearance, his sister’s desperate protection, and then the arrival of his master, who tenderly taught him, alongside the two figures below him battling desperately. He was both unfortunate and incredibly fortunate.

As Ye Xiaofan gradually immersed himself in memory, unknowingly, his true emotions emerged. Perhaps due to this resonance, the life within the Divine Egg seemed to understand Ye Xiaofan’s words and gradually calmed down.

Sensing the Divine Egg fall into tranquility, Ye Xiaofan subconsciously looked up, a complex emotion flickering in his eyes. For reasons unknown, in the Ancient Divine Egg he seemed to see his familiar self, a time when he should have been cared for by his parents but had to confront the lengthy night alone.

Thankfully, his sister Ye Xiaoyue healed him, whereas the Divine Egg had nothing around it, no other egg to guard it, appearing lonely in the void, facing the unfamiliar world alone before birth.

At that moment, Ye Xiaofan even developed a slight illusion of wanting to protect the small life inside.