Chapter 1689: 23.8 Second Grey Star - Descent
Chapter 1689: 23.8 Second Grey Star - Descent
With the permission of the World Eater, Lord An Shizhe, System Zhi Yang finally told this master what the Ancient God of Chaos, Lord Hunluan, and his master, the God of Destruction, Hei Anjing, planned to do. He explained the meaning of the purple-black star (chaos) flower imprint that appeared above Lord An Shizhe's chest. He first pointed this out before he began explaining the main subject.
Zhi Yang pointed at Lord An Shizhe's chest and said, "On your chest, an imprint of a chaos flower exists. The shade is your color, while the shape signifies your other half. This insignia is called a marriage imprint."
"Marriage Imprint? You mean the one on my son and disciple," said the World Eater, An Shizhe. He looked both delighted and confused. "Then does Luan'er possess one too?"
"No. This is a fake marriage imprint that Lord Hunluan had created. Its only effect is to prevent you from going crazy. A real one has all the resistance to debuff, but what you have is specifically made for you. Moreover, unlike the original, which allows the couple to feel each other, yours is just a normal tattoo. It had no effect on Lord Hunluan; instead, it used up his qi to keep you sane," explained Zhi Yang
As expected, the face of the World Eater had turned worse at this information, but Zhi Yang needed to tell him, as it was the instruction given to him by his master.
"Why the hell did it sound like I am some kind of parasite!" The World Eater, An Shizhe, asked Zhi Gang, "Oi. Do you know how to remove this thing?"
"This is something only the creator can remove, or for the lord to receive a real marriage imprint. According to my master, the imprint will appear at the second marriage. Though it doesn't allow one to borrow your spouse's ability, the resistance to all debuffs can be obtained."
"Lord An Shizhe, Lord Hunluan agreed to undergo the Trial of Marriage. This is your chance to meet him. However, there are some things you must remember. During the Trial of Marriage, what is being tested is not only your love for one another but also your fate. You will be required to have your memories sealed and find each other in a world prepared for you. Your divinity and original powers, including your inherent abilities like gluttony, will be sealed as well."
"The mission is to find each other, fight, fall in love, and get married. As long as the vows of marriage are legit and you keep in your heart your oath of love, you will succeed. There are three marriages you need to complete: a vow for sickness and health until you die, a mateship ceremony, and a vow of eternal love, dao companionship."
"Lord An Shizhe, the requirements of the Trial of Marriage cannot be left unfulfilled, or you will be forbidden to take this trial again once you are deemed a failure. Even my master, Lord Hei, keeps the rules until the end. Lord Hunluan wishes for the same thing as well."
Zhi Yang finished the explanation about the Trial of Marriage and observed the reaction of the world-eater lord. It's not like he can bring the person against his will. Moreover, this lord is a lot stronger than himself. His aura is more terrifying than the Sovereign God of Void and Darkness. Like before, he only waited until the silent Evil God looked at him.
The World Eater, An Shizhe, looked at Zhi Yang and said, "You are my son's… What do you call that again? System? Am I right?"
"Yes, Lord An Shizhe," responded Zhi Yang respectfully.
The Lord asked, "Does that mean you have recordings of my son and my disciple when they are undergoing the Trial of Marriage?"
"Yes. Does Lord An Shizhe want to watch them?" Zhi Yang said as he showed a few recordings of when the lords were doing both the Trial of Marriage and the Trial of Resurrection.
Lord An Shizhe nodded his head and said, "Let me see those. I will make a decision after I see the videos, after I watch them."
Of course, what Zhi Yang only had on hand were the three worlds, which showed the three important marriages that the Trial of Marriage had accepted as a real form of love between the couple. These videos were actually from his alter ego, Zhi Yue, who loves to make a recording of his host when he follows Lord Hei. The private parts were removed, and only the marriage itself was focused on. It was as if Lord Hei also saw this scene of the future. Lord Hei had the ability to see the future. Though he rarely used it, as it was boring for him and cut the fun of the future. It seems he used it for this event.
After the world eater had watched the recording, a smirk appeared on his face. It was as if he found a cheat through the videos his son had sent to him to see. He believes his sons will make sure that he can meet Hunluan. For now, he needs to go to a world where he can meet Hunluan all over again.
"Little one, I agree with this plan. You can bring me to the world where the trial will be held. I am now ready. I promise to keep the rules in mind, in the name of my lover and son. You believe me if I say this right?" The World Eater said.
Zhi Yang finally pulled out a teleportation scroll with the coordinates of the world that Zhi The and the rest will be entering. In the middle of the galaxy, a huge power of space had spread in the area, and rune spells surrounded Zhi Yang and the World Eater, Lord An Shizhe, and finally disappeared on the spot. They were directly teleported to E-class Gray Star, where they will meet up with everyone.
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Meanwhile, in the central region of the Nether System, everyone had completed their preparations, too. They are now about to jump together and descend in the E-class gray star.
Zhi Yue said, "Lord Hei, I made sure to find a family of six that fits you guys. You will not be separated. Lord Hunluan will become a bit younger in this world, as this is the vessel that fits him. The other one was chosen by A'Yang, and the connection between the two characters is close. This will allow you two to meet."
"Lord Hunluan, once you open your eyes to your new body, what needs to be sealed will be sealed. A faint remembrance will be provided. This will allow you to complete the mission more easily."
The Ancient God of Chaos nodded his head and looked at his son and said, "Jing'er, I will leave it to you. If possible, just watch over us and let us complete our trial alone. However, if there is an outsider's interference…"
"We shall eliminate it as soon as possible," said Ye Xiajie, the Sovereign God of Void and Darkness.
The God of Destruction holding the children said, "Let's go!"
The whole group finally descends to the Gray Star, an E-class world in which they will have to complete their respective trials on their own. They entered the space portal that Zhi Yue had opened for them, allowing them to descend without any problems. Zhi Yue entered last as he needed to close the space portal behind them. As expected, everyone split and entered the respective vessels that were prepared for them.
The E-class Grey Star is just a modern genre world. However, its focus is on figure skating, and everyone who has descended this time is more or less involved in this world. The main couple, Hei Anjing and Ye Xiajie, woke up in some kind of waiting room wearing fitted clothes for figure skating. They didn't look younger this time, and they were in their late twenties. Looking at the huge screen in the room and the sofa set they were seated in, they immediately understood what was happening.
Hei Anjing stood up and checked on his clothing. It's pure white, with long sleeves and pants. There are some embroidery patterns of snowflakes. But it looks fake, making it lose its luster. The sequins are annoying to the eyes as well. There is also a long shirt hanging from his long sleeves. Obviously, his role this time is the usual androgynous one. He looked for a mirror and observed his appearance, which was just a quarter of his original face quality, and smiled mischievously when he saw the man who looked like Ye Xiajie wearing an opposite color of his with black fire patterns instead.
He quietly walks towards the sleeping man and reaches out to pinch his nose, when suddenly the supposed sleeping man catches the naughty hand and pulls Hei Anjing towards his lap, forcing him to sit on him.
"Baby~ you look sexy with your costume~" Ye Xiajie said as he pinched the firm butt of his beloved.
Hei Anjing hit his hand on his butt and said, "No. We can't do it when we don't know what we are supposed to be doing next."
"True. Most of my ability is restrained in this world. As expected, lower worlds had greater restrictions on us. Baby, did you receive the memories of your vessel? It seems that we are a professional figure skating duo, and this is a competition abroad," said Ye Xiajie.
Hei Anjing checked on his memories and said, "Indeed, this couple seems to have adopted four children as well. Maybe our babies have taken over those bodies, as they are connected to this couple. Yue did say he found us a family, but to think he would make us a professional figure skater, the kind that is famous in the world. The crowd will be an annoyance."
"Don't worry. I'm here. Just enjoy yourself as usual. As for the rest, leave it to me. Zhi Yue should be supporting your father, Hunluan, in this world. They might have a connection to ice figure skating. Let's wait for him to contact us," Ye Xiajie said.
All of a sudden, the manager of the couple arrived to inform them about the situation. Following him were staff of the competition calling for the contestants to gather.
Knock. Knock.
Ye Xiajie said, "You may enter."