Chapter 118: Believers and Affection
Inside the space, it was as usual. The World Tree, rooted amidst the clouds, stretched to cover the heavens. The woman on the divine seat still sat with her eyes closed. Xia Feng looked around in confusion, then upwards. The branches were bare, and the black crow had vanished. “This silly bird, did it really leave?” Xia Feng’s heart leaped as he recalled the crow’s earlier instructions. “First, if an adult Di Si asks where this seat is, tell her this seat feels profound sin and has gone to the mortal realm’s purgatory for trials.” “Second, if an adult Di Si awakens and doesn’t remember this seat, then don’t say the above. Just pretend you don’t know this seat.” It seemed the black crow and the Dragon God didn’t have a good relationship? Xia Feng was puzzled. The black crow had always wanted to awaken the Dragon God, but now that the Dragon God was awake, she had run away in fear. It was very strange. Xia Feng frowned, staring at the divine seat. Miss Evil Dragon quietly closed her eyes, as if the awakening ritual hadn’t happened at all. He took a deep breath and cautiously stepped forward. But as soon as he took a step, he suddenly found the distance between himself and the divine seat beginning to stretch infinitely. The divine seat, and even all the sights within his view, began to speed forward until they shrunk into stars and disappeared. He blinked in a daze, only to find himself in a dimly lit palace. Xia Feng looked around for a while, unable to sense whether this was an illusion or reality. But he was certain that Miss Evil Dragon must have used her abilities. He swallowed in trepidation and walked forward, slowly passing by the dark and deep palace walls and the rune-covered stone pillars. The dim candlelight on the ceiling flickered and extinguished one by one as he advanced. He looked back; the corridor behind him was pitch black, filled with a despairing, terrifying, and oppressive atmosphere. The air was cold and piercing. After staying here for a long time, Xia Feng even felt dizzy and panicked, at a loss for where to stand. He forcefully stabilized his emotions and continued forward. Soon, he arrived in a magnificent great hall. Ancient dragon language script was engraved on eighteen grand pillars. Looking up along the pillars, he could see epic, illusory murals of dragons stretching across the dome. However, a thin layer of gray mist floated on the surface of these murals. That was vaporized Calamity Spirit Fluid, encasing the dome murals. Not only that, but the walls of the entire palace seemed to be made of gray Calamity Spirit Fluid, which flowed slowly, giving one the oppressive feeling that the palace was built at the bottom of an endless sea. In the distance, in the dim hall, a silent, underworld-like throne was positioned to the east. A pale giant dragon, with its divine eyes closed, coiled behind the throne. Xia Feng’s expression tightened slightly. After walking a little closer, he realized it was a three-dimensional white dragon mural, a full thirty meters high, standing lifelike behind the throne. And on the spacious throne, a woman’s figure reclined lazily. Beneath her sheer starry skirt adorned with mist, her curves were prominent. The only part exposed below the skirt was her slender instep, with skin the color of powdered jade. Her pale dragon tail, trailing from her starry skirt, flowed down her thigh, its hard and flexible snow-colored tip coiling around her fair ankles. Just as Xia Feng entered the great hall, the snow-colored tail tip suddenly retracted into the skirt, and the starry-skirt woman lazily opened her divine eyes. Her pale vertical pupils indifferently asked, “Human, what are you doing here again?” Xia Feng respectfully bowed, “Respected Lord Dragon God, I have come this time because I have a small request.” Upon hearing this, the starry-skirt woman closed her divine eyes again, and her indifferent voice echoed from all directions of the palace out of thin air: “Human, if you are here to demand compensation for awakening me, then I am afraid I must inform you that awakening the God of Sin is not worthy of any reward from me.” “…” The God of Sin? Xia Feng was suspicious. This Dragon God called herself the God of Sin? According to her words, she seemed to believe she was sinful, should be sealed, and shouldn’t have even awakened. Thinking of this, Xia Feng suddenly understood why the black crow had run away. The black crow was likely a subordinate of the Dragon God and wanted the Dragon God to awaken. However, the Dragon God herself didn’t want to awaken, so she immediately fled after awakening her. His thoughts flashed in an instant. Xia Feng raised his head and sincerely said, “Lord Dragon God, I am not here to demand compensation, I just have a small request.” “Hmm?” “Lord Dragon God, could you let me absorb some of the Calamity Spirit Fluid from your body?” “Calamity Spirit Fluid, such evil power, indeed has a miraculous effect of temporarily increasing spirit pressure for living beings. But you, a weak human who hasn’t even reached the Venerable realm, absorbing Calamity Spirit Fluid will only bring you endless pain and despair, with no other benefits.” “So, what is your purpose?” “…” The Dragon God’s inquiry made Xia Feng very helpless. Purpose… he couldn’t directly reveal his true purpose, after all, the Calamity Demon Heart was his core secret, and he didn’t want to expose its abilities. At least, from what he could see, this Dragon God didn’t seem to have noticed anything unusual about him. “Lord Dragon God, cough, can I not state my purpose?” Xia Feng said helplessly, “To you, Calamity Spirit Fluid isn’t a good thing, so giving me a little shouldn’t matter, right?” “If you don’t state your purpose, then leave.” “!!!” The awakened Miss Evil Dragon is indeed troublesome. Xia Feng felt a headache coming on. He had understood that if he asked for Calamity Spirit Fluid with a strong self-serving purpose, Miss Evil Dragon wouldn’t pay him any mind. After all, Miss Evil Dragon had no obligation to help him. Moreover, Miss Evil Dragon had just said that awakening her was a mistake and wouldn’t give him any reward. Since that was the case, it seemed he would have to resort to some extraordinary means to get some Calamity Spirit Fluid from her! Perhaps he could try a different approach, find a roundabout reason… Xia Feng’s thoughts raced. From the information just obtained, it seemed the Dragon God didn’t know how he had awakened her. The black crow had said there were many ways to awaken the Dragon God, and reducing the Calamity Spirit Fluid within her was one of the most difficult. “If the purpose is difficult to state, there’s no need to say it.” Di Si saw Xia Feng’s hesitation and said calmly, “Leave, I need to continue sleeping. If there’s nothing important in the future, don’t come in to disturb me.” “…” Don’t come in? You wish! Xia Feng thought to himself, damn Evil Dragon, I should have never awakened you… As he thought this, he sighed lightly and said helplessly, “Alright, I won’t pretend anymore, respected Lord Dragon God.” He looked up solemnly, his expression unusually serious, “I, am actually your believer!” “?” The starry-skirt woman slowly opened her eyes, which she had closed. Snow-white dragon scales extended from her cloud-gray hair, curling towards the corners of her eyes. Her bewitching yet sacred vertical pupils looked at the human below the throne. “Believer?” She hadn’t heard this word in a long time. Could a god like her still have believers? “Yes, a believer!” Xia Feng’s eyes became increasingly fervent, fanatical! He stared intently at the supreme existence on the throne, his voice excited and solemn, “Even if the Calamity Spirit Fluid brings me endless pain and despair, what of it? If I can use this lowly and dirty life of mine to alleviate even a tiny bit of the pain for the great Dragon God, how honored! How honored!!” “Lord Dragon God, please bestow upon me the Calamity Spirit Fluid!” Xia Feng placed his hand on his chest, bowed, and said, “Let your loyal believer bear the despairing pain caused by this evil power for you!” Di Si: “…” Not only a believer, but a fanatic? The starry-skirt woman’s pale vertical pupils lifted slightly, quietly observing this male human. “The taste of lies, human, you are lying.” Her vertical pupils narrowed, “Interesting, half-truth, half-lie. You actually want to bear this pain for me?” “…” Good heavens, he can actually detect lies. Xia Feng wasn’t surprised, it was very normal for a Dragon God to see through lies. He looked up at the Dragon God. The starry-skirt woman’s expression remained unchanged, showing no anger or outrage at his deception. She merely looked down at him calmly, “You have one more chance to explain.” “…Alright, I am very sorry, Lord Dragon God, I did indeed deceive you in this matter.” “!” Xia Feng said solemnly, “I am indeed not your believer.” Hearing this, the starry-skirt woman’s pale vertical pupils turned cold, and the dim palace fell into dead silence, the atmosphere becoming tense. Her icy gaze was devoid of emotion, chilling to the bone. “Since you do not believe, why did you awaken me, and why do you want to… alleviate the pain for me.” Sealed here for tens of thousands of years, suddenly awakened by an ordinary human who was like an ant, it was hard for her not to suspect if there was some conspiracy hidden within. This human, after awakening her, didn’t demand any compensation from her, nor did he make any unreasonable requests. Instead, he wanted to absorb her evil power and bear the despairing torture for her? Although it was an act of overestimating himself, it still made her feel… very strange. Perhaps this was another conspiracy of the gods? But what kind of conspiracy required an ordinary human to bear the Calamity Spirit punishment for her? Seeing the male human below suddenly look up as if wanting to say something, but then closing his mouth again in a conflicted manner. The starry-skirt woman narrowed her pupils. Could it be the gods’ trick? This human was sent by the gods to harm her, but out of kindness, he didn’t want to do it. “Alright, Lord Di Si, I’m going to level with you, I won’t pretend anymore!” Xia Feng took a deep breath, his eyes suddenly sharp, and he stared intently at the woman on the throne. “Lord Di Si, I actually… actually…” “You were actually sent by the gods, weren’t you?” “Actually, the first time I saw you, I fell in love with you!” Xia Feng’s expression was exceptionally serious, and his tone was certain. Starry-skirt woman: “?” Xia Feng was not lying. Two months ago, the first time he saw Miss Evil Dragon, he indeed fell in love with Miss Evil Dragon’s… appearance! After all, she was a dragon girl~ Who doesn’t like a dragon girl? First of all, let Xia Feng clarify, he is not a “thing-lover,” really not! He was just very curious about the function of a dragon tail for dragon-like creatures. He always liked seeing Miss Evil Dragon’s dragon tail tightly coiled around her ankles, or around her thighs. Even when she was asleep, her tail would subconsciously wriggle, which was very peculiar. “What did you say?” Di Si was genuinely confused by this male human. She didn’t expect that after sleeping for thousands of years, the world would have changed so much? Keep in mind that ten thousand years ago, although humans revered and even feared dragons, they didn’t consider dragon-like creatures with dragon tails and dragon scales to be particularly attractive. Especially the tail. Ten thousand years ago, humans detested all creatures with tails, except for dragons, of course. “I said, Lord Di Si, I like you! From the moment I first saw you, I fell in love with you!” Xia Feng suddenly realized that he too could feel ashamed and embarrassed. This publicly embarrassing declaration must never be known by a third person! After shouting out his declaration, he continued with excited fervor, “So, Lord Di Si, please bestow upon me the Calamity Spirit Fluid!” Xia Feng loudly declared his sycophantic devotion: “Let your loyal suitor bear the despairing pain caused by this evil power for you!” “…” Di Si listened silently to the fervent words of this male human and fell into silence. Because this time, all the words he spoke were the truth! He did like her, of course, mostly physically. This made Di Si not quite understand. Have human aesthetics now crossed species boundaries? Setting that aside for now. The latter two sentences were the same as before, still entirely truthful. This human wanted her to bestow Calamity Spirit Fluid upon him, wanting to bear the despairing pain for her! Could absorbing Calamity Spirit Fluid have any benefits for humans? She wondered, but after searching her vast knowledge base, she found no benefits of Calamity Spirit Fluid. “You were not sent by other gods?” she asked, confused. Xia Feng was startled, “Of course not.” After a long silence, the woman on the throne nodded and said indifferently, “So, it is the drive of physical desire that makes you want to bear the pain for me, correct?” Physical desire? Xia Feng thought about it. After absorbing Calamity Spirit Fluid, his body and spirit would experience a very pleasurable sensation. Yes, rounding it up, it wasn’t wrong to say so. “Yes,” Xia Feng nodded. “If that’s the case, then you should leave.” Once Di Si understood Xia Feng’s purpose, she lost interest and waved her hand. “If you truly absorb even a trace of Calamity Spirit Fluid, you will die, and die in extreme pain and despair. At that time, you will understand that your actions, stemming from impulse and desire, are utterly ridiculous.” “Go, human, I don’t need your insignificant contribution.” A golden portal opened behind Xia Feng. “???” Xia Feng’s eyes widened, unable to hold back any longer. After being so devoted, you still want me to leave!! Looking back at the teleportation portal, Xia Feng’s eye twitched. You must know that entering Evil Dragon Space each time consumes a teleportation material. Faded ink, elephant seal blood, and Boundless Stone are all very expensive per gram. Each entry into Evil Dragon Space is equivalent to burning half a million Imperial Coins. And now, you want me to leave without getting anything? You wish! You damn dragon! Xia Feng grumbled in his heart and turned back with firm, dark eyes, “Lord Di Si, I understand that this reason, stemming from primitive impulse, may not be honorable, but I want to say, I can prove my sincere devotion to you with practical actions!” The starry-skirt woman had already turned her back to Xia Feng and reclined lazily. The mist-adorned sheer starry skirt perfectly outlined her prominent curves. She no longer paid attention to Xia Feng. The slender dragon tail hanging by her snow-white feet instinctively wanted to coil around her fair ankles, but she restrained the impulse and curled it around the side of the throne’s couch. Xia Feng’s gaze shifted to the flowing liquid that formed the palace walls, which was all Calamity Spirit Fluid. Seeing that Di Si was ignoring him, Xia Feng took it as her agreement and quickly walked towards the wall on his right. As he approached, he could feel the concentration of Calamity Force rising sharply around him, likely similar to the restricted zone around the divine seat. Xia Feng took a deep breath and placed his hand on the wall. Instantly, the scene before him changed. He reappeared under the World Tree, near the divine seat, with terrifying gray mist surging from the lips and nose of the woman on the divine seat. He quickly leaned down.
