CHAPTER 344: CHAPTER 298: DESOLATE MOTHER

Upon seeing the text, Yang Qizhou immediately tensed up.

The hand on the belly of the ’Holy Light Ancient God’ actually moved... According to the plot’s description, the fetus inside the deity worshipped by Chasing Light Village is the vessel for the ’Desolate Mother’ to descend into the real world, though for some reason, the Divine Descent had been forcibly halted.

But now, that stiff hand actually moved. Could it mean the ’Desolate Mother’ is attempting the Divine Descent again?

This isn’t what ’Da Bai’ promised.

Taking a few deep breaths, Yang Qizhou suppressed the urge to materialize ’Da Bai’ into reality to get an explanation of what was happening, deciding instead to observe how things unfold before making his next move.

"If the ’Desolate Mother’ does descend, I’ll teach this brat a lesson..."

...

"Your attention is entirely focused on the headpiece before you, and you fail to notice the stiff arm has made a subtle movement."

"This must be the ’unpleasant object’ obtained by the ’Holy Light Ancient God,’ right?"

"You intended to reach out and pick up the headpiece, but the sudden and frenzied alarm conveyed by your spirituality makes you immediately realize that this dreadful object has not reverted to normal following the death of the ’Holy Light Ancient God.’ Pollution from the ’Desolate Mother’ still lingers upon it."

"’Da Bai,’ is there any way to cleanse its powers...? You casually ask, with the thought that since ’Da Bai’ had confidently claimed it could scare off even the Desolate Mother, perhaps it might have an idea."

"But what you didn’t expect was..."

"’Da Bai’ no longer appears as confidently spirited as before. Instead, like a child who failed an exam, it speaks uneasily... ’Dad, Dad, this isn’t a magical object, but a medium linked to the ’Desolate Land.’ Unless this vessel is destroyed or its connection to the ’Desolate Land’ severed, the pollution cannot be cleansed.’"

"So it’s actually a medium connecting to the ’Old God’s realm’?"

"Mm-hmm. The ’Holy Light Ancient God’ may not fully comprehend the true nature of this object, but likely suspected its value and, under the Desolate Mother’s influence, decided to keep it."

"Of course, there’s a third way as well: shatter this headpiece."

"You silently speculate."

"You recall how ’Da Bai’ looked so dominant just moments ago, forcefully driving back the pollution at the sacrificial altar, and you can’t help but wonder... Didn’t you claim that even if the Desolate Mother descended, you’d scare them off? How come you can’t even handle this simple matter?"

"’Da Bai’ responds, seeming slightly aggrieved and anxious... ’Dad, I can make the Desolate Mother flee in terror, but I never said I could defeat Her. After all, I’m just a newborn one-day-old child; how could I have such immense strength?’"

"Exploiting a child—you’re truly heartless. A pang of guilt arises in you."

"Your gaze shifts back to the headpiece before you, and you start to suspect that the tragedies of Chasing Light Village and the horrors of the sacrificial altar might all stem from this ’headpiece.’

"After all, it’s connected to the ’Old God’s realm’ inhabited by the ’Desolate Mother.’

"But how can it be dealt with?"

"You ponder briefly before a dark talisman appears in your hand—it’s ’Destiny Replay.’

"Indeed, you intend to deploy the might of the ’Residual Ring of the King of Truth,’ hoping the power of the Super Legendary ancient object might shatter the ’headpiece’ and completely eradicate the contamination plaguing Chasing Light Village."

"But just then, a frantic voice suddenly rings out... ’S-S-Saint Light Ancient God, the container of the ’Desolate Mother’s’ descent—it-it moved.’"

"It’s Sera speaking. She and Lena stand nearby, their voices trembling with fear."

"Upon hearing this, you instinctively glance toward the ’Holy Light Ancient God’s’ belly and notice the stiff arm now convulsing violently, tearing its way through flesh. Strands of pitch-black, sinister hair, along with fragments of scalp, emerge faintly from the gaping wound."

"Moreover."

"With the anomaly in the container of the ’Desolate Mother’s’ descent, the entire temple begins to shake violently. Where the contamination had vanished under ’Da Bai’s’ earlier warnings, it now returns like a tidal surge. Footsteps echo as the lurking creatures in the shadows start emerging."

"Quick, Lena, Sera, come to me... You shout urgently, glancing discreetly at ’Da Bai’ on your shoulder. To your surprise, you find the tiny meatball utterly dazed, as if it’s witnessing something incomprehensible."

"The Elf Guardian of Chasing Light Village and the Night Watch Captain of Fire Stealing Village evidently understand that they are powerless to resist the ’Desolate Mother’s’ pollution. Only by relying on this ’explorer from the Otherworld’ might there be a sliver of hope. They swiftly move and assemble by your side."

"Lena furrows her brows, her voice heavy with concern... ’What happened?’"

"She suspects it’s you who activated the evil forces here."

"Sera also turns to eye you."

"’I don’t know, but it must be related to this headpiece...’ You then detail its origins to the two women."

"’It’s connected to the Old God’s realm inhabited by the Desolate Mother?’"

"The ’Holy Light Ancient God’ obtained such a terrifying object, yet didn’t think to report it to the ruler of the ’God’s Fortress’ or the ’City of Ten Thousand Gods,’ instead keeping it for himself? That’s madness."

"By now, the intangible tide surges like rippling waves, rushing toward the altar where you stand."

"’Da Bai,’ like a prickly-furred kitten, is equal parts furious and panicked, shouting repeatedly... ’Scram! Scram! Scram! Get out of here, now! My mom is the ’Mother of Beauty and Fertility!’ If you dare come any closer, I’ll call for Mom!’"