Chapter 461: Weaklings' Counterattack (Three-in-One)

Author: Three Hundred Jin's SmileWord Count: 252Popular Novel:

The surrounding Heavenly Emperors were momentarily stunned.“Are you greatly interested in the Martial God Palace?” a powerful Witches Clan being, shrouded in divine light, asked. Its physique was extremely strange, tall and mighty, a full five meters, resembling a giant spirit god.

Another person explained on their own, “However, it's likely an interest in the newly emerging system, given that it's the third mortal cultivation system—Blood Qi Martial Arts—apart from the Incense Dynasty and the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.”

“Cultivating qi and blood, undergoing countless trials, and achieving transcendence of life! It is indeed extraordinary, but far too arduous. Only one in a thousand can endure it, not to mention the outstanding ones whose billions of punches have already approached the Dao.”

They found this very reasonable and had no suspicions.

Generally, aberrations have an aura, but a small number of special forms are undetectable, appearing just like real people. They didn't realize that the being before them was not who they thought, but a mysterious demonic entity.

At this moment, outside the South Heaven Gate in the distance, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals became noisy, as if something had happened.

Immediately after, a Heavenly Emperor walked through the South Heaven Gate. It was none other than Heavenly Emperor Li Mi, who had been missing for a century.

“Li Mi, the Witches Clan genius, Heavenly Emperor, is still alive?”

The surrounding Heavenly Emperors were startled and quickly gathered around, asking with great surprise.

Heavenly Emperor Li Mi merely smiled, explaining that he had been trapped by a special aberration during his century-long disappearance and had only recently escaped. As he spoke with the surrounding Heavenly Emperors, he tried his best to conceal things, but still appeared somewhat unnatural. He couldn't recall many past relationships, and gradually, people began to suspect this strange Heavenly Emperor Li Mi.

“Heavenly Emperors, please excuse me for a moment.”

At this point, seeing the attention shift, the being directly approached.

“Is he really coming?”

The people from the Martial God Palace clearly looked uneasy. They hadn't expected this aberration to be so bold, daring to intrude upon the Peach Blossom Grand Meeting as if entering an unmanned territory. Was it not afraid of the gods acting against it?

Whoosh!

A burst of light enveloped them, isolating them from outsiders.

“Mere aberration, this is a grand era for the Three Realms! How dare you come so boldly?” Lin Hongfeng shouted.

“Why can't we attend the grand feast of the Three Realms?”

The being smiled slightly, “Earth Mother Qingteng, as the mother of the Three Realms, nurtures all creation. She not only birthed the Incense Gods of all beings but also gave birth to us aberrations. This is how we came into this world... With our mother becoming a god, how could her children and grandchildren not be present at the Peach Blossom Grand Meeting?”

Us!?

Could it be there's more than one!?

Lin Hongfeng’s expression drastically changed.

She turned her head and looked at Heavenly Emperor Li Mi, who was still smiling. A chilling madness spread within her. How many terrifying aberrations, whose rules were unknown and whose presence was undetected, had infiltrated the Peach Blossom Grand Meeting? Ghosts and monsters?

So, what were their rules?

She took a deep breath, revealing her anxious tension.

Aberrations were extremely unique entities, rule-bound beings formed from the convergence of sentient beings' wishes and fears.

They had limitations.

Just like a false neighbor, despite their incredibly high cultivation, if a mortal did not open the door when they knocked, even a Heavenly Emperor-level aberration could not force their way in. They couldn't even kill mortals. For them, the challenge wasn't about strength or weakness, but about "rules".

Once one entered their rules, survival was almost impossible!

Unless one's combat power was ridiculously heaven-defying, able to kill the opponent a dozen times consecutively, it would be extremely difficult to resist.

“I obtained a Heavenly Emperor's supreme art three years ago. Could we perhaps exchange some insights?” Lin Hongfeng said with a smile, taking out a secret manual.

The being paused, then flipped through the manual, instinctively nodding. “What do you wish to exchange?”

“Tell me about that Li Mi, and offer some advice?” Lin Hongfeng chuckled.

The being’s expression froze.

“He cannot resist.”

The surrounding female Heavenly Emperors immediately rejoiced! The aberration itself could not defy the impressions sentient beings had of it!

Equivalent exchange, answering every question asked, was his rule and also his weakness.

“As expected of the Female Martial Emperor leading the Martial God Palace, your wisdom is astonishing.” The being could only maintain a smile and replied, “My advice to you is not to disturb Li Mi. He is called Vanity. He is timid and untalented, yet he loves to impersonate a hero admired by others, enjoying their adoration and glory. If his false identity is discovered, he will resort to murder to silence witnesses, and great trouble will ensue.”

Vanity?

Everyone turned their heads and instantly dared not make any rash moves.

Even though they knew he was fake, they couldn't expose him, letting him chat and laugh freely with everyone. In his eyes, flashes of fear and timidity could even be seen.

It was the nervous expression of someone afraid of being exposed. Everyone present was an old monster, and his constant flustered attempts at concealment were about to be noticed by those with strange looks...

“Vanity? I think he’s more of a braggart, isn't he? Someone who loves to boast but can't act?”

Lin Hongfeng took a deep breath. “There are always some people who don’t work hard but love to pretend to be powerful in front of others. Perhaps these aberrations are born from the convergence of such emotions. Among the vast sentient beings, there are thousands of types of people, and thus thousands of ghosts and monsters… Xiao Ling, go and help Heavenly Emperor Li Mi ease his embarrassment, lest his identity be exposed and he becomes enraged.”

Clearly, this ghost and monster could not be exposed.

Any action to expose him, by anyone who knew his true identity, would make him furious and lead him to kill them to silence witnesses.

“Sister… you want us to act and play along with him?” Mu Yuling asked nervously. “Even if it violates the rules, we could still overwhelm and kill him! And there are ancient saints here, the Emperor of the Underworld! Even the Heavenly Dao…”

“Go quickly! Who knows how many demons and monsters are hidden here. Observe first.” Lin Hongfeng took a deep breath. “These audacious beings must have already had an aberration break through to become a god, otherwise, they would never dare to come here! We need to buy some time, then we can try to extract more information.”

Everyone’s faces showed horror.

A ghost and monster saint!?

The greatest characteristic of these monsters was their immortality. If an aberration god appeared, it might be able to hold back all the saints.

Something major was about to happen at the Peach Blossom Grand Meeting.

Within the Female Martial God Palace, Lin Hongfeng had always been in charge of decisions, not Pan Xuexian.

Pan Xuexian, for her part, was self-aware. She knew her brain wasn't as sharp, which was why her elder sister constantly teased her about having only muscles for brains.

“Everyone, you are all very interesting.” The being looked at the valiant Female Martial Emperors, then its gaze drifted to Emperor Messiah.

“What is your intention?!” Xila exclaimed, agitated.

He, in the perception of sentient beings, was the wisest being under heaven. Such a calculating and flawless existence, shrouded in darkness, was already the leader of the aberrations.

“Intention?”

The being’s expression was calm as it stated indifferently, “That is something only humans possess... We do not. Our behavior is exaggerated, we are illogical, we cannot control ourselves. We are lives endowed by the fears of sentient beings. Whatever you fear us to be, that is what we are… You are the ones who created us!!”

Everyone's expressions tensed.

“We, however, have no freedom. We also long for true life.”

It smiled faintly, with an inscrutable and strange expression, making it impossible to read or guess its thoughts. “My esteemed Female Martial Emperors, do not be nervous. We are merely here to celebrate our mother’s birthday.”

Silence fell once more, and a group of people adopted fighting stances.

No one knew what it was truly thinking.

“Are you here to assassinate Earth Mother Qingteng and prevent her from becoming a Saint?” Xila couldn't help but ask loudly.

This time, the being did not answer.

Meanwhile, Lin Hongfeng, with a slight smile, spoke again, “That exchange just now—the Heavenly Emperor’s supreme art, which grants unparalleled combat power and is coveted by countless factions across the Three Realms—surely involves more than just a small piece of information about aberrations, doesn't it? I’d like to exchange for your objective for this trip.”

The being’s expression froze again.

That supreme art could indeed be exchanged for several small questions and pieces of information.

“Certainly not.”

He shook his head and said faintly, “We greatly respect our mother. Her benevolence and kindness indeed make her a worthy Earth Mother. And if she dies, the Dragon Vein will inevitably be destroyed, and the Three Realms will face the greatest catastrophe in history. Not only will the Incense Gods perish, but we ghosts and monsters, without fear, will also die… Without our mother, there would be no us. We are the Earth Mother’s most loyal guardians!”

Guardians?

The surrounding Female Emperors were surprised.

This was unbelievable. What exactly did these aberrations intend to do?

“Perhaps I am the most peculiar villain leader throughout history, answering every question from the enemy.” He chuckled self-deprecatingly, then suddenly added, “Since that’s the case, let me tell you a few more things… After all, you are merely newcomers. Do you know the principle of the Dragon Vein? And why Incense Gods and ghosts and monsters came into being?”

Principle?

Everyone knew they were formed from the convergence of sentient beings' fears, but the deeper origins… no one understood.

Pointing to a plain, beige, square stone tile beneath their feet, which had a uniform mirror-like surface, he said, “Look, this stone tile – this is the primordial world before the Dragon Vein appeared.”

Everyone was perplexed, watching him warily. From beginning to end, they had no idea what his true intentions were.

He smiled, then extended a hand over the stone tile. A beam of light shone down, casting the black shadow of his palm onto the tile.

“This is the world of the Dragon Vein. Earth Mother Qingteng, by casting down a beam of light, seemingly illuminated the entire world. These bright lights are the gods who protect sentient beings, formed from the collective good thoughts of all beings, turning into ‘gods’ in the eyes of the populace, allowing ordinary mortals to suffer no hardships.”

“But the world is balanced; everything has two sides, yin and yang. However much light is given, that much darkness will be born. The brighter the place, the more apparent the darkness becomes…” His face was bathed in sunlight.

“Earth Mother Qingteng made the world bright.”

“Compared to the previously uniform world, it is now clearly divided. The Earth Mother took the constantly emanating light from sentient beings, transforming it into pure faith energy. So where did the remaining darkness go? Those diffused turbid evil thoughts, tyranny, malice, fear, madness…”

Xu Zhi paused, remaining silent, continuing to listen to the being speak.

The being said faintly, “Do you understand now? As humanity’s incense power was separated, for every new god that emerged, an equivalent ghost or deity was created… We are the reflected world, inside and outside the mirror.”

Xila was about to speak from the side.

“So, you want to say why the current number of aberration gods is far less than that of the righteous gods?”

The being was all smiles, as if a great sage of the Three Realms who had seen through past and present. “Because although the energies on both sides are equivalent, the Earth Mother possesses great wisdom. In the mortal realm, she constantly disperses and kills aberrations… preventing them from congregating. Furthermore, she had the gods disperse and suppress these main dark energies—a full sixty percent. The Shu Mountain Demon-Locking Pagoda and the Underworld River of the Demon Realm contain the three thousand true Heavenly Emperor-level great demons… I once used various means to investigate thoroughly and only then obtained this terrifying number! This number is enough to create five gods.”

The truth of the Three Realms?

Three thousand great demons!

As its words fell, silence descended upon everyone in the Female Martial God Palace.

At this moment, they finally understood the truth of the world, and the reason why suppressed fears and aberrations had become increasingly frequent over the years.

No matter what methods were used—suppression or division—the darkness of sentient beings would not disappear; it would only grow, like a brewing tsunami that would eventually erupt.

The being continued, “The fear and influence of sentient beings towards those three thousand aberrations are constantly converging on them in the Demon-Locking Pagoda and the Underworld River, thereby continuously suppressing them… Only forty percent of them are scattered outside. Even so, one aberration has already become a god, along with a large number of us Heavenly Emperors…”

“Are you trying to find a way to rescue those three thousand aberration Heavenly Emperors? To release dark energy?” Everyone was greatly alarmed.

“I also wish to truly live and experience the joy of life.” He smiled faintly, his eyes burning, like an ardent martyr expounding upon his steadfast great dream.

“Therefore, we have come.”

“Although we are weak, the world is full of miracles.”

He smiled faintly, then suddenly looked up.

Suddenly, winds gathered and clouds surged; the Peach Blossom Grand Meeting had begun.

Streaks of colorful divine light sprinkled from the sky, sacred and magnificent. Beautiful Cradle Fairies scattered petals, and a vast divine palace soared into the air. Upon it sat ancient existences: the Demon God of Origin, the Heavenly Dao of Longevity, the Emperor of the Underworld, the Blood Emperor—all these beings who had already become gods… and even Hu Rennong, Thunder Emperor, and other top existences of the world.

“We respectfully welcome Earth Mother Niangniang, the Original Mother of Boundless Earth!”

Swish!

A stunningly beautiful woman wearing a golden crown sat upon the divine throne.

Soon, congratulatory messages poured in from all around. Factions stepped forward one by one—Shu Mountain, the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Martial God Palace… each delivering their felicitations. Finally, the being suddenly stepped forward.

“The Ghost Night Palace is here to offer congratulations!”

He extended his hand, and behind him, a series of aberrations appeared, exuding terrifying auras.

Everyone was startled, and the entire Peach Blossom Grand Meeting fell silent.

An ethereal, vast voice resounded; it was the Emperor of the Underworld speaking. “To dare act so brazenly before the Earth Mother, who has come to observe the ceremony, they can be killed!”

Ermin harbored great affection for the Earth Mother, who, like himself, was kind, cared for all beings, and disliked combat.

Bang!!

A vast, pale jade arm tore through the void, but it was swiftly blocked by another entity. A terrifying aura erupted—it was an aberration god.

“Presumptuous!”

“Just an ordinary god.”

Several other gods were slightly surprised and immediately took action, striking hard at this aberration god.

“You cannot hit me; I am in your dreams…” The surrounding attacks instantly missed their target. The terrifying shadow smiled and intensely radiated light, instantly pulling the entire divine palace, where the gods sat high, into its world. “Come, have a good dream!”

Whoosh!

The entire Heavenly Court immediately erupted in an uproar; such a drastic change was too terrifying.

“Even if it’s just an ordinary god, even with its bizarre methods and special rules, the other gods here are all immensely powerful. Once they figure out its weaknesses, they can surely kill it in less than a minute. Don't panic!” the Shu Mountain Sect Master said, his ability to react quickly evident as he swiftly calmed down despite such a drastic change.

For gods, and even for those at their level of cultivation, a minute was already enough to accomplish many things.

“He is merely sacrificing his life to buy time.”

The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty spoke, and this generation’s Great Zhou Emperor was even more direct: “It can only delay for one minute. After it dies, even though it’s an aberration, its resurrection would require an immense amount of energy and a long time. It will surely die.”

It was as if a calming injection had been administered to those around.

However, a sense of unease and dread gradually enveloped their hearts.

What could they possibly intend to do by paying such a heavy price at the Peach Blossom Grand Meeting, forcibly delaying for one minute?

At this moment, the being extended a hand and sneered at Li Mi in the distance, “Li Mi, you are fake!”

“Who dares say I’m fake?!”

“I am real! I am real! I am a hero!”

Li Mi instantly erupted in rage, transforming into a terrifying monster and launching indiscriminate attacks on the surrounding Heavenly Emperors. His horrific combat power nearly devastated the Heavenly Emperors in the vicinity.

“Ultimately, we are not ourselves; we are the ‘terrors’ in the eyes of sentient beings, embodying great terror.”

The being smiled faintly, “When that fellow gets enraged, he loses his sanity and turns into a complete humanoid weapon. He can be called… Mindless. He has no mind, a terrifyingly powerful body, and can absorb all force impacts. He is a monster that even we don’t dare to approach.”

“Winning against the strong with weakness—that is our performance.”

Beside it, four more inexplicable terrifying entities appeared, shrouded in dark aura, and began to engage the surrounding Heavenly Emperors. “Come, a counterattack by the weak. For a miraculous performance, a legendary fate, begins now.”

“I possess the greatest wisdom in the world, and thus, the world shall be rewritten.”

His body gradually floated into the air, and his eyes slowly turned crimson.

“Come! Slaughter! Let the performance of our Ghost Night Palace begin!”

He burst into maniacal laughter, as terrifying and horrifying dark aura swept across the entire Heavenly Court. Endless dense black mist spread out, swirling and drifting, carrying a pervasive, viscous stench.

Boom!

Terrifying aura enveloped its entire body as it roared loudly. A gigantic black-and-red hand reached out to the sky, stirring the dark clouds, which rolled heavily and gloomily, pressing down on everyone, making it hard to breathe.

“The world shall remember the terror of the Ghost Night Palace. We, these seven majestic beings, shall be eternal in this world!”

The earth suddenly cracked open, countless immortal palaces collapsed, and the entire sky shuddered. Innumerable dark-red arms pierced into the sky, stirring the black clouds and mist. The entire sky of the Heavenly Realm began to transform into a transparent, black-framed colossal mirror.

“A mirror? What is he doing?!”

Witnessing such a terrifying spectacle, countless people blanched in horror.

“He isn’t fighting himself; he's letting the five spectral entities he brought slaughter all of us!”

“Audacious! Do you really think we’re made of mud?!”

“Even if aberrations are powerful, we outnumber them more than tenfold, and each of us possesses extraordinary combat power. They won't last ten minutes against us!”

Innumerable beings roared, both shocked and furious.

In the blink of an eye, they each moved forward to engage.

However, those five aberrations had secretly triggered various rules, displaying astonishing, heaven-defying combat power.

Seemingly oblivious to the surrounding battle, the being raised its arm high, and the mirror in the sky fully shimmered.

He raised his arm high,

“The world. Shall remember the fear of this moment!”

The disaster at the Peach Blossom Grand Meeting across the Three Realms began to be rapidly projected through a mirror to various locations in the Mortal Realm and Demon Realm. The entire land trembled, wailing and in chaos.

He raised his arm and shouted,

“World, remember the Ghost Night Palace!!”

The sky was surrounded by a sanguine glow,

“It is the ultimate fear! The ultimate destination of all things in time! Bringing endless catastrophe!”

He tilted his head back, as if unleashing all his roars. A faint, intangible sound thus resonated and spread throughout the Three Realms: the Demon Realm, the Mortal Realm, Nanzhao Kingdom, the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Emperor of the Underworld. At this moment, across almost the entire world, for every mortal and citizen, a mirror simultaneously appeared in the sky, and countless people looked up, their faces etched with terror and fear.

They saw the scene unfolding in the Heavenly Court,

“The Heavenly Court is under attack? Earth Mother’s Peach Blossom Grand Meeting?”

Boom!

“Sentient beings, remember us, the Ghost Night Palace!!”

With a faintly satisfied smile, a colossal, terrifying power transformed into a wind pressure, crushing the Dao of the Three Realms as it swept forth. A ring of mirrors completely unfolded across the sky.

“No! This is their objective!”

Countless beings turned their heads and looked, their hearts filled with horror. Only now did they realize the aberrations' true objective: not to fight directly themselves, but to use a great divine ability to project the unfolding disaster, gathering the fears of all sentient beings across the Three Realms!

Through this, their power could become inexhaustible, even allowing them to defeat the strong with weakness, transforming into truly immortal beings capable of striking down all these Heavenly Emperors!

“The great terror attacking the gods, the Emperor of the Underworld, the Heavenly Dao, and the Demon God is named the God of Sweet Dreams, who grants dreams to sentient beings. It is the ultimate existence of the world! Omnipresent, omnipotent, as long as its name is uttered, its form will be seen in dreams.” The being snarled, its eyes completely bloodshot.

The Heavenly Emperors’ expressions began to change drastically.

“No good!”

“Quickly stop him from spreading fear!!!”

Someone roared.

If that aberration god inside received the fears of hundreds of millions of sentient beings across the Three Realms, it could become incredibly terrifying, its power inexhaustible. Not only would it be extremely difficult to kill, but it might even break through to become a Middle God.

The Three Realms—a great calamity was imminent!

Suddenly, Lin Hongfeng, who was leading the female emperors in battle, looked up. “You all hold them off, I’ll go stop it!”

“Big Sister!”

Those around her looked anxious.

“It’s alright.” She strode forward, resolved to face the disaster alone, and said to the being, “That top-tier Heavenly Emperor supreme art, with its terrifying combat power, should be worth another small question, shouldn't it?”

The being’s expression froze. Standing aloft and initiating the mirror projection for the Three Realms, its mind went blank.

She held up a complex mathematical problem. “You, can you help me solve this?”

Damn it!!

Its inner fury surged relentlessly; it was already enraged to the point of madness. With a darkened face, it looked at the Female Martial God, wishing it could kill her ten thousand times over in an instant!

But in the next second, it abruptly dispersed its terrifying black aura, descended from mid-air, ignored the intense battle around it, and, like a private tutor, gently picked up paper and pen to teach, saying softly, “Now, this problem should actually be solved like this.”