Chapter 1295: Absolute Desperation

A flash of white light, and the world had completely transformed.

The Primordial Profound Ark plunged down at incredible speed, crashing heavily. Immediately, Xia Qingyue pulled Yun Che from inside, flying swiftly away.

The God Realm of Absolute Beginning!

The aura here was entirely different from the outside world, immensely ancient and heavy. Looking around, the sky and earth were a dull, greyish-white, stretching to the horizon, presenting an indescribably bleak and desolate expanse.

Yun Che had an incredibly clear sensation… as if he had traveled through a time-reversing tunnel, suddenly flung back to a primeval, distant past.

“Is this the God Realm of Absolute Beginning?” Yun Che murmured, surveying their surroundings.

Their immediate vicinity was vast and silent, yet a solemn aura permeated the air, involuntarily tightening one’s nerves, allowing no moment of relaxation.

“Yes!” Xia Qingyue replied quickly, then with a wave of her arm, she retracted the Moon-Stealing Immortal Palace.

The greyish-white ground here was remarkably resilient; the Moon-Stealing Immortal Palace, plummeting at maximum speed, only managed to create a shallow crater less than a *zhang* deep.

“We need to move!” Xia Qingyue dared not linger for a second. She grabbed Yun Che and immediately flew off in a random direction.

The Moon-Stealing Immortal Palace had too strong an aura and was too conspicuous a target. Now that they were here, they needed to find a hiding place immediately.

“Where are we going?” Yun Che asked.

“We need to find somewhere to hide,” Xia Qingyue said. “The ‘Origin Ground’ of the God Realm of Absolute Beginning is incredibly vast. We can only hope that our pursuers were transported to a location extremely far from us. We must conceal ourselves as much as possible before they manage to find us again.”

However, their pursuers were the most formidable beings in the current world. Evading their spiritual perception, even within the God Realm of Absolute Beginning, would be an almost impossible feat.

“Have you been here before?” Yun Che asked again.

“No.”

“Then how did you know the location of the God Realm of Absolute Beginning, and why do you seem to… know so much about it?”

It was no accident that the Moon-Stealing Immortal Palace had flown directly to the God Realm of Absolute Beginning. Clearly, when they were first pursued by Qianye Ying’er and the grey-robed elder, Xia Qingyue must have deliberately headed in this direction.

“My foster father once granted me some special memory fragments,” Xia Qingyue said, her brow furrowed as she scanned ahead for a suitable hiding spot. “These fragments contain a great deal of vital information about the Four Divine Regions.”

“…I see,” Yun Che mused, a realization dawning on him. He sighed inwardly, thinking: *The Moon God Emperor was preparing her for succession to the throne of Moon God Emperor very early. It seems he truly intended for Xia Qingyue to inherit his power and position, not as a fleeting impulse.*

A Glazed Heart coupled with an Exquisite Body… It seems their significance in the God Realm far exceeds my current understanding and imagination, to the extent that a God Emperor would go to such lengths.

“I don’t believe we can evade the spiritual perception of those two,” Yun Che suddenly stated.

It was a joke! One could shake a star’s orbit with a mere raise of a hand, while the other could cleave a small star with a flick of a finger… Such mythical creatures. Even with his Moon-Breaking Shadow and Illusionary Light Thunder Concealment, he wouldn’t be able to disappear before them.

“The aura of the God Realm of Absolute Beginning is quite unique,” Xia Qingyue explained. “It largely suppresses the spiritual senses of all foreign beings. Furthermore, every blade of grass, every tree, and even every grain of sand and stone here emits a considerably dense aura. Concealing ourselves within it can also greatly obscure others’ perceptions.”

Yun Che closed his eyes slightly, releasing his spiritual sense… Moments later, his eyes snapped open, revealing a look of astonishment.

His perception range had been suppressed to barely one-tenth of its usual extent!

The aura here was not murky, yet astonishingly dense. Not only one’s physical body, but even external perceptions felt as though they were weighed down by a colossal, thousand-ton boulder.

Furthermore, with the release of his spiritual sense, an overwhelming sense of insignificance assailed his soul… This sensation told him that this was not a place he belonged. In this “Absolute Beginning” world, he was a minuscule existence, capable of being wiped out in an instant.

“Even so, it will be incredibly difficult to evade the spiritual perception of those two monsters,” Yun Che said with a furrowed brow. This wasn’t pessimism on his part, but a harsh reality… Even if a monster’s spiritual sense was suppressed by ninety percent, it remained a monster.

“We can only leave it to fate,” Xia Qingyue murmured, her gaze constantly sweeping the distance. She whispered, “If only we were lucky enough to find an Energy Jade.”

Exotic treasures were abundant throughout the God Realm of Absolute Beginning. Energy Jades, which could power the Moon-Stealing Immortal Palace for extended periods, were exceedingly rare in the outside world, yet finding them here was not difficult… However, retrieving them was an almost impossible task.

Even the weakest fierce beasts inhabiting this realm were far beyond their ability to contend with.

“There’s no need to worry too much,” Yun Che said, his spirits far less burdened than Xia Qingyue’s. “If we truly can’t escape, we can still use a Void Illusion Stone to get away.”

Yun Che’s words made Xia Qingyue suddenly freeze, her beautiful eyes widening as she turned to him. “You have a Void Illusion Stone?”

A Void Illusion Stone was a true treasure, and each one used meant one less in existence. Even a realm like the Moon God Realm possessed only three.

“Yes!” Yun Che nodded. “It’s just that there’s no telling where this thing might send us, so I really don’t want to use it unless it’s absolutely necessary.”

“It’s much better than falling into their hands,” Xia Qingyue murmured, the heaviness in her heart easing somewhat at the mention of the Void Illusion Stone.

They had no idea what Qianye Ying’er and the grey-robed elder’s purpose was in pursuing them, and this unknown aspect made it all the more terrifying.

“Your Moon God Realm should have Void Illusion Stones too, right? Your foster father values you so highly, didn’t he give you one for emergencies?” Yun Che’s consciousness delved into the Sky Poison Pearl as he asked casually.

“I never leave the Moon God Realm, so I had no need for one.”

This was her first time ever leaving the Moon God Realm.

Energy Jade… Yun Che was about to retrieve the Void Illusion Stone when a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He asked, “Qingyue, can a Heavenly Star Jade be used as an Energy Jade for the Moon-Stealing Immortal Palace?”

“…You have a Heavenly Star Jade?” Xia Qingyue’s beautiful eyes widened again, this time clearly sparkling with even greater astonishment than before.

With a thought, Yun Che’s hand, which had been reaching for the Void Illusion Stone, instead retrieved a Heavenly Star Jade from the Sky Poison Pearl. “This was the reward for the top four in the Conferred God Battle. I heard Palace Master Bingyun mention it could be used as an energy source.”

“…” Xia Qingyue stared fixedly at Yun Che for a long moment, her gaze conveying a profound sense of speechlessness, helplessness… and a strong desire to immediately punch him.

“Why didn’t you bring that out earlier?”

“It just didn’t occur to me,” Yun Che said, blinking with an innocent expression. After the Conferred God Battle, his mind had been entirely preoccupied with the Star God Realm and Jasmine. He had put away the Heavenly Star Jade immediately upon receiving it, without even a second glance.

Xia Qingyue’s chest heaved, unsure if it was from anger at Yun Che or a profound sigh of relief. As she flew, her posture leaned slightly forward, and her ample bosom, with even the slightest movement, created a surging ripple that would set any man’s blood ablaze.

Yun Che discreetly swallowed.

“Heavenly Star Jade is one of the most top-tier Energy Jades, incredibly difficult to acquire,” Xia Qingyue said. “A single piece of Heavenly Star Jade can power an ordinary profound ark for a continuous hundred years of flight. Even the Moon-Stealing Immortal Palace can fly at its maximum speed for an entire month.”

“Uh… really!?” Yun Che exclaimed in shock.

After all, the Heavenly Star Jade was the ultimate reward of the Profound God Convention; it was anything but ordinary!

“Hand it over,” Xia Qingyue said, extending her fair hand, her exquisite face etched with helplessness. If Yun Che had produced the Heavenly Star Jade earlier, they wouldn’t have had to risk escaping into the God Realm of Absolute Beginning at all.

No matter how powerful Qianye Ying’er and the grey-robed elder were, there was absolutely no way they could pursue them at full speed for an entire month… They’d be exhausted to death.

The Heavenly Star Jade was not large, and its profound light was not particularly strong; it was merely covered with a thin, pure sheen of starlight and moonlight. Yun Che had previously found it difficult to imagine that such a small piece of jade could contain such terrifying power.

This particular Profound God Convention was extremely special, and consequently, its final rewards were far superior to any in the past. These four Heavenly Star Jades were meant for the “Four Conferred Gods”—the top four of the Conferred God Battle—to aid their cultivation within the Eternal Heaven God Realm, enabling them to more swiftly become towering figures in the Eastern Divine Region.

The four Heavenly Star Jades were each contributed by one of the four great King Realms… The Eternal Heaven God Emperor had exerted considerable effort to persuade the other three King Realms to each provide one.

If he were to discover that Yun Che was actually using it as an energy source for a profound ark, he might just vomit blood from sheer anger.

Xia Qingyue held the Heavenly Star Jade in both hands. With a slight exertion of her will, the jade vanished from her grasp, integrating into the Moon-Stealing Immortal Palace.

“This way, as long as they don’t attack us, we won’t be in any great danger,” Xia Qingyue said, tightening her grip on Yun Che’s hand. “Let’s go.”

“Is that so? What a pity, you won’t be leaving.”

Xia Qingyue was just about to summon the Moon-Stealing Immortal Palace when a chilling, bone-piercing female voice suddenly echoed in their ears… The timbre of the voice was like a legendary immortal melody, stirring the soul, but the terrifying pressure it contained instantly made Yun Che and Xia Qingyue feel as if they had plunged into an abyss.

They plummeted from the sky together, as if crushed by a colossal mountain, slamming onto the greyish-white ground of the Absolute Beginning Realm.

However, that “colossal mountain” did not vanish; it continued to relentlessly suppress their entire bodies, making standing up impossible and even wiggling a little finger a distant luxury… Their profound energy was completely sealed, rendering it utterly impossible to use even a trace.

This was a suppression they were utterly powerless to resist. Even if their profound energy were a hundred or a thousand times stronger, escaping it, even for a brief moment, would be absolutely impossible.

For this horrifying and unparalleled suppression came from the Brahma Monarch Goddess!

*This is bad…* Yun Che’s heart plummeted. He had not detected Qianye Ying’er’s arrival in the slightest. Given her terrifying power, even if his spiritual perception hadn’t been suppressed, he would likely still not have detected her presence.

It was even possible that Qianye Ying’er had been beside them for quite some time, listening to their conversation with a mocking expression.

With their bodies now completely suppressed and immobile, re-entering the Moon-Stealing Immortal Palace was out of the question, and forcibly escaping with a Void Illusion Stone was now nothing more than a desperate fantasy.

Before them, a golden figure slowly descended from the air.

Yun Che had previously observed Qianye Ying’er from a distance on the Conferred God Stage. Now, however, she stood directly before him, only a few steps away.

Her long golden hair flowed, half draped over her shoulders, half trailing to her hips, each strand shimmering with a radiance more opulent and dazzling than the purest gold. A soft, golden armor, equally lavish, covered her body, accentuating a physique whose proportions were breathtakingly perfect in every aspect: high, perfectly crescent-shaped breasts and buttocks, yet a waist as slender as a fragile willow branch.

The light in the God Realm of Absolute Beginning was dim and grey, yet her exposed skin—her fair wrists, her neck, and even the small portion of her face visible—subtly emitted a lustrous glow like flawless jade, an enchanting and exquisite beauty.

A golden, winged mask obscured her eyes and most of her face. Below the mask, her lips were as pure and beautiful as flower petals, shimmering with light. Her delicate chin was sculpted like jade, utterly flawless.

This was a woman perfect in every detail, every inch. Even with her face partially obscured, she could still captivate any man, leaving him breathless and utterly spellbound. Even Yun Che, seeing her up close for the first time, suddenly understood why she was called a “Goddess” and why so many favored sons of heaven were driven mad by her.

But what filled him more was an undeniable coldness spreading through his entire body.

His mind raced, and a quickly feigned “surprised” smile appeared on his face. “So it’s Her Highness the Goddess! I never expected to coincidentally encounter the beautiful Goddess here; what an incredible coincidence.”

What provided him with a tiny flicker of reassurance was that Qianye Ying’er was not here to kill him and Xia Qingyue. Otherwise, she could have killed them a million times over with a mere flick of her finger.