CHAPTER 1047: CHAPTER 1045: A NEW FAITH

The Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm felt its heart tremble for the first time, abandoning the little snake, and looked down at Chen Nan.

At this moment, Chen Nan appeared almost like a dried corpse, but the white light in his hand emanated waves of heart-palpitating aura.

Hongmeng Origin Thunder!

Currently, Chen Nan’s cultivation was still in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and the Hongmeng Origin Thunder inside him could only be used once. He had to wait until he recovered to use it again.

But on the way up the mountain, he had already used it once. Now, wanting to use it again would come at a great cost!

As it was at this moment, to condense another Hongmeng Origin Thunder, he had nearly drained all the mana and essence blood within him.

"Mortal, you have thoroughly angered me!"

The Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm let out a grand voice, filled with overwhelming rage, and a terrifying force began to gather, surrounded by thunder and lightning like the end of the world.

But just at this time, a powerful force descended with an overbearing stance, heavily striking the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm.

The face of the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm changed: "Not good, damn Holy Daughter, I made you the Holy Daughter, and you dare betray me?!"

"Even so, you all will die!"

No matter how it roared in furious rage, it was to no avail. This force was like a garment, draping over its body, causing its massive size to shrink rapidly.

In the end, the once overwhelmingly large form shrank to the size of a calf.

Though still much larger than the little snake, it could no longer stir up any waves, and even the force it had gathered vanished without a trace.

Though not knowing what had happened, Chen Nan knew this was a golden opportunity, and he immediately stopped condensing the Hongmeng Origin Thunder, for now, it was already enough.

Chen Nan shot like an arrow, swiftly reaching the little snake and ran off to a distance, while the Hongmeng Origin Thunder erupted with a roar, and the blinding lightning enveloped the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm in the blink of an eye.

BOOM!

The tremendous thunderclap was earth-shattering, as if to shatter this space entirely, and the intense tremors seemed endless.

He didn’t know how much time had passed before the lightning finally dissipated, and the wretched figure of the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm appeared before Chen Nan.

At this moment, the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm lay powerlessly on the ground, its body full of charred scars, already on the verge of death.

The little snake’s face was filled with rage, it could feel how weak Chen Nan was, and this was all caused by the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm.

Thus it transformed directly into a beam of silver light, landing on the scorched, smoking body of the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm, then opened its mouth to start devouring it, intending to consume the entire Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm!

Chen Nan watched this scene in shock, but in just a short moment, the body of the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm was completely swallowed by the little snake.

The little snake lay on the ground with a bulging belly, letting out a burp.

"Aren’t you afraid of bursting?"

Chen Nan laughed and scolded, when suddenly the surroundings began to collapse, eventually, everything fell into nothingness.

When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the top of Gu God Mountain, but at this time, the array had disappeared.

The body of the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm was still there, but only a husk remained.

The little snake directly darted back into Chen Nan’s hand, causing him to stagger and almost fall.

He was too weak now.

From the bottom of the mountain came waves of sorrowful cries, pouring towards the mountaintop like sound waves.

They could all feel that the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm had vanished.

The crying people were Heavenly Border Gu Masters who deeply believed in the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm, even those like Chang Qing who opposed the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm, couldn’t help but tear up at this moment.

After all, the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm had been the sole belief in the Heavenly Border for so long, its sudden death was naturally saddening.

The battle was over, the outcome was decided, only Shuang Jiang was still resisting.

She wasn’t doing it for the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm, but for her Daoist companion.

"Why bother."

Zha Guang sighed, as Gaso, Ou Dan, and others gathered around.

Against the besiege of several Nascent Soul cultivators, Shuang Jiang had no chance of winning.

"You all are traitors to the Heavenly Border, I’m ashamed to associate with you!"

Shuang Jiang, deeply wounded, yet maintained her proud posture, gazed around at everyone, revealing a smile of liberation.

"Sang Feng, I’m coming to find you."

She closed her eyes, causing Zha Guang and others’ faces to change drastically as they fled.

BOOM!

A radiant light blossomed in the air, and Shuang Jiang was completely extinguished.

At the top of Gu God Mountain, Chen Nan steadied himself with a silent sigh.

But when he looked towards the Holy Daughter and the elders, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Because at that moment, the Holy Daughter and elders all appeared aged by a thousand years, each with white hair and faces full of wrinkles.

They were completely elderly!

And their aura was like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to extinguish at any moment.

"What happened to you all..."

Chen Nan recalled the scene where the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm’s size suddenly shrank, and had some guesses in his heart.

"Young master, we fell for the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm’s trick, almost causing your death, naturally, we have to make amends."

"From now on, you are the Saint Heir of the Heavenly Border."

The Holy Daughter spoke weakly, yet her face bore a comforting smile.

"No, I cannot stay in the Heavenly Border."

Chen Nan’s expression was resolute.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to stay, the Heavenly Border had several Nascent Soul cultivators, if he became the Saint Heir, asking them for assistance wouldn’t be an issue.

But who he offended were the top sects in the Nine Provinces, whether it be Yuantian Sect, Piaomiao Sect, or the Wang Family, the number of experts they had surpassed the Heavenly Border.

Therefore, even with the Heavenly Border’s backing, safety couldn’t be assured, it might even bring catastrophic disaster to the Heavenly Border.

"I understand your concerns, but the position of Saint Heir can only be yours, and the little one in your arms, will also become the new belief of the Heavenly Border."

"Please."

The Holy Daughter stood up tremblingly and knelt directly to Chen Nan.

The other elders did the same, and even two elders lost their lives the moment they knelt.

This was equivalent to entrusting the entire Heavenly Border to him; Chen Nan hesitated greatly but seeing the Holy Daughter and elders kneeling before him, he still gritted his teeth and agreed.

"Alright, I agree to be the Saint Heir, and the little snake can become the new King Gu of the Heavenly Border, but we cannot remain in the Heavenly Border permanently, we can only hold the title."

The Holy Daughter lifted her head with a smile: "That’s enough."

Then, she used the last bit of her strength to announce this news to everyone below Gu God Mountain.

Whether it was the black-robed people or Chang Qing and others, they all knelt down to the new King Gu.

"Little snake, now your status has become quite noble."

Chen Nan patted the little snake, helplessly smiling.

Turning around, the Holy Daughter and several elders had already completely lost their vitality, but their faces carried gentle smiles.

Whether for sealing the Nine Tribulation Celestial Silkworm with their lives, or for considering the sake of all in the Heavenly Border, they were worthy of respect.

Chen Nan bowed towards their remains.

"Rest assured, the Heavenly Border will become better and better."