Chapter 490: Immemorial Sages Vs. Qilin
The Steward Demonic Emperor
âYou again?â
Gu Santong spat, âYou rotten sack of meat, youâve always pushed me around. Last time I let you off yet you still dare to come back. Is it your time to die?â
Covered in black robes, with black mist around him, Shadow King was back. On his side were Gu Santongâs old acquaintances from three hundred years ago, Zhuge Changfengâs old elders.
The two were filled with bloodlust.
Shadow King grinned, âGu Santong, the only reason Iâm here is because this time Iâve come prepared. Look around you, theyâre all old friends of yours. Recognize them?â
Gu Santong snorted, âI donât have time to waste on nameless juniors.â
âQuite the mouth you have. We fought so hard three hundred years ago and after all this time the noble sir Gu acting as Divine Dragon mustâve forgotten his friends of old.â One mocked.
Gu Santong stared back, âYou were there? Wait, all of them are dead so how are you two men still alive?â
âMen?â
Shadow Kingâs hatred burned hotter, âSince you forgot, allow me to refresh your memory. These two fought alongside me back then and faked death when the moment was right. Why else would you still have the gall to saunter all over the place.â
Shadow Kingâs anger targeted these two sages.
The two were bashful, sighing, âShadow King, our team of three hadnât formed yet. Showing up wouldâve only worked against us. So we decided to buy some time to train our teamwork for the next time we fought Gu Santong. Thatâs why we faked death.â
âYou ran, but what about me?â Shadow King glared.
Heaven Sage sighed, âShadow King, youâve always been true and loyal. Youâd never agree with our plan and even fight our attempt. Thatâs why we didnât say anything.â
âYou left me for dead!â Shadow King gnashed his teeth, âItâs because I thought you were dead that I resorted to stake it all on taking Gu Santongâs ten punches. Itâs what got me these creepy ghoulish threads!â
âArenât we the same? After the battle, Gu Santong broke our spirit root, dashing our hopes for the Ethereal Stage and sealing our lifespan. We could only drag our miserable existences as crippled husks.â
âHowâs that any worse than me? Youâre still human! As a spirit puppet, I am stuck at the same spot, forever. I even have to eat souls to survive for crying out loud. Iâm neither man nor shade, but an abominationâ¦ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Shadow King and the sages were digging up ancient history, and any baggage it carried. Gu Santong just stood there with a frown as he considered the twoâs past.
Tuoba Liufeng was fuming below, wishing for nothing more than to go up there and slap some sense into them.
[Youâre here as backup, not to quarrel! Is this how Tianyuâs experts act? Have some sense of duty for Godâs sake. By the time you finish your spat, my men will be gone.]
Gu Santong had heard enough to ring some bells, âOh~! Youâre not dead! Thereâs still some lively ones from back then. How embarrassing. And you even faked death. Thatâs the same as duping me. You three rotten cheaters deserve nothing but death.â
The three turned to the kid, now dawning on them why they were here in the first place and their faces sank.
âHeaven and Earth Sages, letâs leave the rancor for now and get back to our mission. Itâs time we end what we started three hundred years ago!â Shadow King squinted.
The two nodded, âOur teamwork is perfect and the kid will make a perfect target.â
Gu Santong grinned, âI had wiped the floor with you then, and Iâll do the same to you now!â
âHe-he-he, who knows. As they say, time changes everything. And we had three centuries on our side to prepare for the day weâll crush you. Weâve trained our teamwork for this moment!â
Heaven Sage exploded with power, releasing blinding light.
While Earth Sage turned into a black light, the opposite, and gave off an eerie and dangerous vibe.
Under shocked gazes, the two lights blended together forming a huge spinning taiji.
Gu Santongâs instinct told him something was off about that sucking circle.
The two had yet to finish their combo and he was already feeling danger.
[The two actually have an ace. Dad said the first to strike has the advantage. Iâll break their move before they complete it. ]
Gu Santongâs fist glowed red and he punched.
Hum~
The two sages only reached out and the two lights formed a vortex, blocking the attack.
Gu Santongâs attack faded away, chipping away at its power.
[My punchâ¦]
Gu Santong widened his eyes.
Heaven Sage laughed, âThe great Invincible Scamp Gu Santong actually struck first. So you do sense youâre no match for us. Why else would you do it?â
âAs if, I just got tired of your prattle.â Gu Santong stuck his chin out and barked, âIâll send you three to the hereafter just like I did three hundred years ago!â
[Humph, angry about being found out.]
The two sages sneered, sending the black and white vortex at Gu Santong.
Gu Santong jerked, finding the attack was already upon him.
The vortex turned into black and white chains, tightening around him.
The chains were weird to be able to withstand his strength. No amount of struggle helped.
Heaven Sage grinned, âSave it. Our yin yang chains use the breath of the world feeding into each other and are tied to the world itself. Nothing will ever get out of them, unless you can break the world, ha-ha-haâ¦â
The other two laughed at Gu Santongâs expense.
[The prickâs day had finally come. Weâre finally free of that insufferable torment, ha-ha-haâ¦]
Their minds drifted out to all kinds of regrets Gu Santong was having, when the kid burned red and bellowed, âI am Soaring Qilin, tearing the world couldnât be easier!â
Roar!
Gu Santongâs roar shook the heavens, âOrigin form, Qilin!â
Hum~
Gu Santong exploded in a scarlet light and his tiny and adorable face warped. His arms grew, scales covered his skin and his power multiplied.
Gu Santong turned from a cute child into a sacred beast. Even when chained, his aura drove fear into the sages,
âFor godâs sake, heâs a freak through and through!â Heaven Sage gasped as the beastâs every movement contained unmeasurable power, snapping a chain every time.
The entire battlefield was shell shocked while looking at the beast.
Zhuo Fanâs son, the one who wrecked Tianyu centuries ago, Invincible Scamp Gu Santong, was in fact a wild beastâ¦