Chapter 56: I Want to Ascend to Immortality (End)
“Everyone!”
“Earth Mother needs us!”
“Begin!”
They shouted in unison, and the echoes from the numerous Disciples rumbled like thunder, their morale soaring through the clouds.
Then, gathering all their strength, they advanced towards the Chongdao Shrine’s main hall.
The leading Disciple took out several ropes made of cloth strips that had been prepared beforehand and tied them one by one behind the idol.
The idol was solemn and majestic, seemingly sacred and inviolable.
But they paid no heed, their hearts no longer holding the old reverence; with a command, everyone exerted their strength together, gripping the ropes, attempting to pull the idol down from its high platform.
Although so many people pulled together, the idol was firmly embedded in the divine platform, not moving an inch.
At this moment, a more oppressive aura emanated from the darkness shrouding the Seven Profound Academy, and layers of black vortexes appeared on the idol's face, as the idol unleashed a heaven-shaking fury.
The roars of the weird objects grew closer; countless weird objects rushed over, like a prelude to the apocalypse.
Pig-Head Chef, his eyes bloodshot, picked up his cleaver and charged towards the crowd.
All the heads of the meat zhi weird object grinned sinisterly as it rolled closer.
Facing these beings they once feared immensely, the Disciples at the foot of the mountain, though trembling like sieves, all picked up their weapons.
This time!
They no longer wanted to live like ants!
Then, crimson blood splattered across the bluestone path, and fleshy meat zhi bloomed from bodies.
And in the Chongdao Shrine on the mountain, the several ropes pulling the idol extended into the courtyard, with countless determined hands pulling on them.
The idol's fury condensed, and the black vortex brought immense pressure, causing blood to seep from the seven orifices of the Disciples at the very front.
“Don’t look at the idol!”
Jiang Tao spat out a mouthful of blood, enduring the pain of his shattered organs, and hoarsely said.
He had already achieved a Breakthrough to the Qi Refinement Stage and could barely hold on.
The Disciples gripped the ropes tightly with both hands, their muscles tensed, their faces flushed, exerting their strength in unison.
However, the idol's pressure was suffocating, and one Disciple after another fell into delirium and collapsed.
But there were still many Disciples behind them, stepping up one after another.
They had to leave this place!
Even if they couldn't leave, they wouldn't let the hand behind the scenes have an easy time!
Even if they died, they would peel off a layer of skin from this so-called god.
Suddenly, a barely audible cracking sound came from the bottom of the idol, and a tiny piece of rubble fell from the base.
Faint, but filled with hope.
…
Seven Profound Master saw this exact moment; he looked at Liu Sheng in shock and anger.
“It’s you?”
“How did you know…”
Liu Sheng directly interrupted: “How did I know that idol is intimately connected to your true body?”
“Isn’t it obvious?”
“You’ve devoured so many people; your karmic debt must be severe, right? That’s why even if you continuously devour, your Guai Qi still outweighs your Spiritual Qi, making it difficult to Cultivate.”
“That’s why you needed a shrine, to send a part of yourself to suppress the vengeful spirits, to restrain them with spirit tablets, to receive offerings of incense, and to use the Spiritual Qi generated by everyone’s Cultivation to purify the resentment and eliminate the karmic debt.”
“But you still couldn’t always suppress them, which is why you would descend in your true form periodically.”
Seven Profound Master heard this and didn't say whether Liu Sheng's conjecture was right or wrong, but his expression grew even darker.
“Are you telling me all this to distract me?”
Liu Sheng spread her hands innocently and said: “I truly have a pure heart for the Dao!”
“Do I need to attract your attention to deal with you?”
“With so many layers of space-time entangled, you can’t possibly keep track of it all, can you?”
“So you couldn’t discover the little tricks I was pulling right under your nose.”
Saying that, Liu Sheng pulled out a piece of paper covered in large characters from her in my arms.
Although the paper was small, Seven Profound Master's eyesight was extraordinary, and he could clearly see the exaggerated and enticing sentences written in crimson on it:
【Are you also struggling for survival every day?】
【Do you feel you live worse than an ant?】
【Do you want to leave this eternal darkness?】
【Do you want to live?】
【If you do, go to the Hidden Scripture Library to find Earth Mother; she will guide you.】
Of course, these bold and embarrassing slogans were thought up together with Jiang Tao and Qi Youlin.
They were her first batch of “followers.”
Additionally, it needs to be stated that the title “Earth Mother,” which made one’s toes curl, was Little Tentacle’s idea, insisted upon playfully.
Later, Liu Sheng transformed into a living printing press, using Little Tentacle to frantically replicate and distribute large quantities of these flyers everywhere.
Finally, they attracted quite a few curious people.
Although some also questioned her, they were quickly intimidated by the might of her tentacles.
As for the dark truth Liu Sheng spoke of, that there was no way out of the Seven Profound Academy, many people were initially half-believing, half-doubting.
However, as the information barrier was broken, everyone gradually recognized the truth.
In despair, with such a mysterious and powerful individual, possessing strange abilities, stepping forward to offer hope, what other choice did they have?
Thus, the followers of “Earth Mother” grew more and more numerous.
Finally, this day arrived.
…
In the Chongdao Shrine, the idol finally loosened.
Unbeknownst to them, as the idol loosened and a certain Restriction was broken, many people inexplicably appeared around the Disciples; their figures were somewhat blurry, their expressions weary, as if they had just awakened from a long slumber.
These were precisely the souls sealed beneath the spirit tablets.
She Chan was among them.
She looked up at the endless night sky and murmured, “You must be well…”
Then she also reached out and grabbed a rope, pulling hard.
The other souls did the same.
…
A murderous glint flashed in Seven Profound Master’s eyes; he was about to unleash the power of thunder to punish those Disciples who didn't know their place.
Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, his brows furrowed, and an unprecedented agonizing pain arose from his abdomen.
A strange power surged and expanded within his body, and his Guai Qi was rapidly draining away with it.
Just then, a horrifying scene unfolded: Seven Profound Master’s abdomen suddenly swelled strangely, and then, countless thick tentacles, like a frenzied swarm of snakes, burst forth from his belly, bringing with them a sky full of blood and rage.
Those tentacles writhed and twisted in the air, each one emanating a suffocatingly bizarre power.
In pain and anger, Seven Profound Master’s gaze, sharp as lightning, shot directly at Liu Sheng: “You!”
He never would have thought that when he put Liu Sheng into his mouth, Liu Sheng had quietly planted a Little Tentacle that, following his throat and esophagus, crawled into his stomach, lurking and devouring Guai Qi.
In that environment filled with Guai Qi, this segment of Little Tentacle was like being in the most fertile soil, greedily gorging on Guai Qi and growing at an astonishing speed.
Until the idol was shaken, it finally became the terrifying force that tore open his belly.
His body was in unbearable pain under the erosion of the tentacles, and his Guai Qi scattered.
…
At the same time, a huge black hole suddenly opened in the idol’s abdomen in the Chongdao Shrine, and pottery fragments poured out.
Jiang Tao’s eyes were covered in blood, barely able to make out the scene, and he lay on the ground, smiling tragically.
Finally, it was almost here.
“It’s Earth Mother!”
Qi Youlin and another leading Disciple shouted at the opportune moment.
The Disciples were greatly invigorated and pulled even harder.
The idol’s resistance was clearly much weaker; more and more rubble fell from its base, and the cracks grew larger.
…
But Seven Profound Master was, after all, a weird object of disaster Rank or higher; as long as his vital point hadn’t been completely destroyed, he still had strength remaining.
Now, he only wanted to crush Liu Sheng to death.
Liu Sheng had already known his intention and actually leapt from Seven Profound Master’s palm.
It was almost time; she should make her graceful exit.
A bitter smile touched her lips; she had tried her best, but unfortunately, she couldn't save everyone.
Seven Profound Master was momentarily stunned, frantically reaching out, but Liu Sheng was too small, and she nimbly slipped through his fingers, aided by the swimming tentacles.
Subsequently, the Little Tentacles on her body, which had grown much stronger—no, thick tentacles—swung wildly, then detached one by one, pushing her body further and further away.
Seven Profound Master remembered the seven profound token and still intended to form a hand seal to summon her back to the Seven Profound Academy, but her body showed no reaction, only moving further and further away.
Instead, a severed tentacle limb, coiled around the seven profound token, slowly drifted towards him.
…
The collapse of the idol was like the final judgment; with an earth-shattering shattering sound, it disintegrated into countless fragments scattered into the dust.
The despair that had weighed on the Disciples’ hearts crumbled, and the good news spread from the mountain to the Disciples who were still blocking the mountain path, being slaughtered by the weird objects.
“Long live Earth Mother!”
“Long live Earth Mother!”
“Long live Earth Mother!”
Regardless, at this moment, they had won.
Although they paid a heavy price.
However, this was something everyone had already decided; rather than despairingly waiting here for a day they might lose their lives, it was better to fight to the death.
Even if they couldn’t make it out, it would be good if others could.
Earth Mother had said that in such circumstances, cooperation was the optimal solution, which was why the weird objects wanted to divide and conquer them, keeping them in constant conflict, competition, and snatching.
The power of faith actually united them.
…
Thankfully, Liu Sheng, high in the sky, could no longer hear those embarrassing shouts, as she gradually drifted towards the Void Realm.
And Seven Profound Master’s body was completely consumed by the tentacles until his form shattered and fragmented, no longer belonging to any known creature; a bizarre and enormous eye slowly formed within his body, gazing into the Void Realm.
At this moment, all rules began to disintegrate; the surviving Disciples suddenly felt the seven profound token on their bodies grow hot and scalding, and then, in shock, they all vanished from the Seven Profound Academy.
Before disappearing, Qi Youlin, covered in blood, looked at Jiang Tao, who lay on the ground, having lost his Life Qi, and murmured words like “goodbye,” finally fading away.
The black mist dispersed, the weird moon receded, and the night sky was dotted with stars.
On this strange land of the Seven Profound Academy, only the weird objects, suddenly losing their target and wandering aimlessly, remained, along with the souls and piles of corpses.
Pig-Head Chef put away his blood-stained cleaver, his eyes regaining clarity, and slowly walked back to Qiongxiang Hall.
He just wanted to be a chef.
She Chan looked up at the sky, seemingly searching for a certain figure through the clear starry night.
And the eye within Seven Profound Master’s remains, gazing from afar at Liu Sheng’s unprotected Mortal body, slowly ceased to move, then became covered in a layer of ice crystals, gradually drifting away into the Void Realm, finally turning into a tiny, reflective speck of light…
Liu Sheng: Why is everyone else “Dragon Mother,” but I’m “Earth Mother”? Am I unworthy!
It’s the third update! I did my best _(:з」∠)_
Sister Sheng needs to rest for a while and improve herself.