#731 - Second Dream
Mu Chen's consciousness drifted hazily in the darkness.
He didn't know how long had passed when suddenly, a black, ghostly light ignited in the center of the darkness, and bursts of black flames rose, transforming into enormous black birds.
The giant birds' eyes flashed with a fierce light, and they abruptly charged towards him.
Mu Chen was both startled and terrified, but he had no way to resist. Just then, a page of mysterious black paper appeared.
This is… that page of mysterious black paper I obtained in the Spiritual Road?
A peculiar,梵音-like sound rang out, as if countless monks were chanting scriptures.
The surface of the black paper lit up with dim, purple light spots. The light spots spread, and a dim, purple mandala flower slowly bloomed.
The petals of the mandala flower were covered with obscure, dark-gold纹路, forming a flower-shaped prison, trapping the charging Nine Nether Sparrow within.
“Hehe… look what I’ve found… a little Nine Nether, a page of Immortal Remnant…”
A mysterious voice echoed in the darkness, very soft, both real and illusory, and Mu Chen completely lost his ability to think.
When Mu Chen woke up, he found that he had returned to Mu Territory, and his father was by his side.
“You’re awake, Xiao Mu,” Mu Feng asked with some concern.
“Dad, how long have I been unconscious? What happened?” Mu Chen rubbed his head.
Mu Feng replied, “That day in the Black Underworld Abyss, you were struck by the black flames, and then you fainted. We brought you back to Mu Territory. You’ve been unconscious for three days.”
“So long?” Mu Chen felt a wave of weakness.
“How are you feeling now? Is your body any better?” Mu Feng asked with concern.
Mu Chen smiled and replied, “Nothing unusual, just a little hungry.”
“Then I’ll have someone bring some food over right away. You get some rest.”
After eating a meal of spirit beast meat, the hunger in his stomach subsided, and he recovered some of his energy. He began to examine his body.
He discovered that he had broken through to the Spiritual Wheel Realm. In his sea of qi, the mysterious black paper he had obtained from the Spiritual Road floated, with a dark purple mandala flower on it, and a small Nine Nether Sparrow trapped within the mandala flower.
Uh… it wasn’t a dream? The Nine Nether Sparrow really entered my body through the black flames, and then it was trapped by that mysterious black paper?
Mu Chen was stunned for a moment, then felt a wave of lingering fear. Thank goodness for this black paper of unknown origin, or he would have probably died at the hands of the Nine Nether Sparrow.
His eyes lit up… I wonder if, when I reach the Divine Soul Realm, I can activate the black paper to refine the Nine Nether Sparrow into my own spirit beast essence?
As if sensing his thoughts, the black flames on the Nine Nether Sparrow surged, and it suddenly jumped up and down in the cage, repeatedly衝擊the mandala flower-shaped prison.
Mu Chen was startled. He had seen how terrifying the Nine Nether Sparrow's power was. Even a slight leak could have killed him without a burial place. He was a little worried about whether the flower prison could trap it.
After a while, the flower prison remained motionless, and Mu Chen finally felt relieved.
It seems that the Nine Nether Sparrow can't do anything about the black paper's seal for now… but this is still a hidden danger.
“Hehe…”
The familiar laughter rang out again, and the Nine Nether Sparrow suddenly stopped moving, its eyes revealing a deep look of horror.
This suddenly appearing mysterious worm gave him a sense of extreme strangeness and danger. Judging from the Nine Nether Sparrow's terrified but unresisting appearance, this worm was clearly something even more terrifying.
Mu Chen could only hope now that the black paper's mandala flower prison could trap this worm as well.
“Hehe… Immortal Remnant Page? This thing can’t trap me.”
A crisp female voice echoed in the sea of qi, but in Mu Chen's ears, it sounded like the grin of a demon.
In Mu Chen's horrified gaze, the translucent worm released the Nine Nether Sparrow and slowly crawled out of the flower prison.
The flower prison was like a decoration to it, not providing even the slightest bit of obstruction.
Mu Chen looked at this mysterious worm, cold sweat beading on his forehead. His greatest reliance, the mysterious black paper, had lost its effect on it. He didn't think his small frame could withstand this mysterious existence that even the Nine Nether Sparrow didn't dare to move against. Remembering that it had just spoken, he tried to communicate with it.
He carefully asked, “May I ask, what are you?”
“Are your eyes not working properly? I’m not a person,” the crisp female voice replied leisurely.
Uh… Mu Chen paused slightly, correcting his wording, “May I ask, what kind of spirit beast are you?”
“Are your eyes not working properly? How did you see that I’m a spirit beast?”
Mu Chen blinked, somewhat at a loss.
“Divine beast, divine beast! I’m a proper divine beast! Don’t lump me in with this kind of trash!”
The mysterious worm seemed a little annoyed, its voice rising a few pitches, and it pointed at the Nine Nether Sparrow with its tail… well, let's call it a tail for now. Mu Chen couldn't tell which side was the head and which was the tail; they looked the same.
The Nine Nether Sparrow, designated as trash, wanted to retort that it wasn't trash, but when it thought of the terrifying pressure it had just felt, it closed its mouth and silently endured.
This thing is truly terrifying! When it crawled onto its body just now, an unspeakable fear uncontrollably rose from the bottom of its heart, even slowing its thoughts and freezing its soul!
It looked at the mysterious worm, its gaze carrying a hint of suspicion. There weren't many insect-type divine beasts, and none of the ones it knew that could be called divine beasts matched the one before it.
Divine beast? Mu Chen was shocked, but then he thought it was normal, judging from the Nine Nether Sparrow's behavior… He also searched the Myriad Beasts Record Heavenly Ranking for answers, but couldn't find anything similar.
Could it be… the Spirit Worm, ranked first on the Myriad Beasts Record Heavenly Ranking? This guess stirred up a storm in his heart.
In the Myriad Beasts Record, most divine beasts and spirit beasts had basic records, but the “Spirit Worm,” which ranked first on the Heavenly Ranking, was like a mystery.
Even its most basic appearance wasn't described, only leaving behind the simplest name.
If what it said was true, then it seemed that this was the only possibility.
Mu Chen was frightened by his own guess… that was something that even the giants who dominated one side of the Great Thousand World had to be wary of!
Although he had previously fantasized about obtaining a fortuitous encounter and refining the Spirit Worm's essence, when it truly appeared before him, it only brought him endless fear.
Who could refine this thing in the Divine Soul Realm? Even with the full assistance of a top expert, there wouldn't be much chance of success, right?
Mu Chen carefully confirmed, “As far as I know, none of the divine beasts on the Myriad Beasts Record Heavenly Ranking match you. Could it be that you are the mysterious number one on the Heavenly Ranking?”
“That’s right, it’s me. I’m number one in the world!” The mysterious little worm straightened its upper body, seeming somewhat proud.
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It really is the number one on the Heavenly Ranking!
It really is the Spirit Worm!
Mu Chen took a deep breath, his mind unable to calm down.
“I’m hungry. Go find me something to eat.”
The Spirit Worm couldn't maintain its arrogant posture for long, and it immediately softened, limp as if it had no energy.
Seeing that it didn't seem like it would take his life at the slightest disagreement, Mu Chen relaxed a little and asked:
“What do you want to eat?”
“Essence, any level of spirit beast essence is fine. I’m not picky,” the Spirit Worm replied in a crisp female voice.
Only eats spirit beast essence… This counts as not being picky? Immediately, Mu Chen's gaze fell on the Nine Nether Sparrow.
The Spirit Worm also turned its head to look at it.
The Nine Nether Sparrow trembled, cowering in the corner of the mandala flower prison, not daring to move.
“Well, it can also be considered a tasty snack. I had a hard time holding back from eating it… Are you sure you want me to eat it?”
The Spirit Worm twisted its body like a python. Its upper body passed through the mandala flower prison and slowly extended towards the Nine Nether Sparrow.
Like being stared at by a man-eating python, the Nine Nether Sparrow was frightened out of its wits, exclaiming in panic:
“No, don’t… don’t eat me…”
The Nine Nether is proud. Even when facing heavenly tribulation, it doesn't retreat, and it isn't afraid of death. But in front of the Spirit Worm, a feeling of fear uncontrollably rises in its heart, as if facing fear itself.
Seeing it like this, Mu Chen sighed helplessly and took out a low-level initial spirit beast essence from his storage bracelet.
The spirit beast essence was wrapped in a团星光, entered his chest, and disappeared in an instant.
Although the Spirit Worm didn't have eyes, Mu Chen could feel it staring straight at him.
Mu Chen's mouth twitched, and he took out three more spirit beast essences.
This time, the spirit beast essences disappeared even faster.
Again and again, until Mu Chen took out all of his low-level spirit beast essences, the Spirit Worm still looked hungry.
Mu Chen gritted his teeth and took out all of his intermediate spirit beast essences, saying in a defeated tone, “It’s all here. There’s no more.”
The intermediate spirit beast essences disappeared, and the Spirit Worm still stared straight at Mu Chen.
“There’s no more, really no more, not even one. Otherwise, you should just eat it,” Mu Chen pointed at the Nine Nether Sparrow.
The Spirit Worm didn't insist, saying lightly, “Thank you for the treat.”
Mu Chen felt that its tone was somewhat satisfied, and he mustered his courage to ask:
“Can we talk about other things? Why did you appear in my body?”
“Oh… you mean that… Let me introduce myself first.”
As it spoke, the Spirit Worm emitted a bright starlight. As the light surged, it transformed into a red-haired girl with fair skin, bright eyes, and white teeth, wearing a monocle on her right eye.
She adjusted her monocle, giggling as she said:
“My name is Second Dream. I’m the current Walker of the Amon Family… Well, you can just call me A’Meng. Nice to meet you!”
