Chapter 76: Mo Yue Returned to Me

After a while, Mo Yue came back. She closed the door properly, sat down by the bed, her face tinged with shyness, and said in a low voice, “Yesterday, last night…” Her face reddened even more.

I froze for a moment. I did not do anything last night. Could it be that in my sleep I had violated her again? I hurriedly explained, “I—I really did not do anything last night.”

Mo Yue spat lightly and said, “Hate you. I mean—what you said last night. Was it true?”

I was instantly overjoyed. I sat up, grabbed her small hand, and said, “Of course. Of course it was true. Mo Yue, give me a chance. I swear I’ll treat you very, very well from now on.”

Mo Yue nodded lightly and gave a soft “Mm.”

I said excitedly, “You agreed?”

Mo Yue shot me a glance and said, “I’m already yours. If I don’t agree, what can I do? Even if I kill you, my chastity still won’t come back.”

I chuckled and said, “Great. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely give you happiness. But there’s one thing I have to tell you.”

Mo Yue’s expression changed. “What?”

I stammered, “You also know… Zi Yan and I… I…”

Mo Yue glared at me, then sighed. “I know. You knew each other first. What capable man doesn’t have three wives and four concubines? Guess I’m just unlucky.”

I scratched my head and said in a low voice, “Thank you for understanding me. Before I met you, I already made a lifelong vow with Zi Yan and her younger sister Zi Xue. I love them, and I must take responsibility for them. I know this wrongs you, but they’re all easy to get along with. I already told them about us, and they encouraged me to come ask for your forgiveness. I originally planned to finish things here and go to the Demon Race to find you right away. I didn’t expect you would come to find me instead.”

Mo Yue said with a dark face, “What? Two more? You little lecher—no. If there’s them, there’s no me. If you want me, then break it off with them.”

Hearing that, I instantly panicked. “Mo Yue, I—I really can’t be without them. But I also can’t be without you. Just now—you already agreed, didn’t you?”

Mo Yue burst out laughing and said, “Look how anxious you are. It’s so funny, hehe. I was scaring you. If they can accept me, an outsider, why can’t I accept them?”

I pulled her into my arms and pretended to be angry. “You little enchantress. You dared to trick me. Watch how I punish you.”

Mo Yue tossed me a provocative look, wearing an adorable expression that said, what can you do to me? I held her, lowered my head, and moved to kiss her fragrant lips. Unexpectedly, Mo Yue didn’t struggle at all. She even closed her eyes instead.

Demon Race girls were much more open than humans. Once they truly picked the person they liked, they didn’t worry about much, and they didn’t put on a shy act. Heat surged in my chest. Just as our lips were about to meet, the door suddenly opened, and I hurriedly lifted my head in fright.

Song Xue and Song Song appeared in the doorway. Song Xue’s face was still a little pale, but she wasn’t reacting as violently as that day. I figured she might already understand that there was no possibility between us.

Song Song shouted, “Lei Xiang big brother, we came to see you!”

I smiled. “Then come in.”

Mo Yue, in my arms, pinched me hard and muttered, “You’ve already been imprisoned, and you’re still flirting with little girls. Hmph.”

I hurriedly whispered, “I really didn’t do anything. I’m wronged.”

By then, Song Song had already run over. I wanted Mo Yue to get up first, but she stayed stuck to me and refused to move. I could only let her be. Song Song ran up close, his big eyes curiously studying Mo Yue, who was no longer cold. With my other hand, I pulled him into an embrace. Song Song made a face at Mo Yue. Mo Yue immediately stuck out her tongue at him and threatened in a low voice, “Brat, want a beating?”

I tightened my arm around her. “Don’t scare Song Song.”

Song Song huffed. “I’m not afraid of her.”

At this time, Song Xue also walked in and asked, “Lei Xiang big brother, is your illness any better?”

I smiled and nodded. “It’s much better already. Thank you for coming to see me. I’m really sorry about that day—my wife almost stabbed Song Song.”

When Mo Yue heard me openly call her my wife again, her face reddened, but her eyes were full of sweetness.

Song Xue shook her head. “I should be thanking you for saving Song Song again.”

I took out the Jiezi Pouch, chanted, “A mustard seed became Mount Sumeru—appear.” A blue gemstone and a yellow gemstone floated out and landed in my hand. I smiled. “I’ve been here for a while now. These two gemstones are for you to keep as a memento.”

Song Song was a child. Seeing something pretty, he was naturally happy. He reached out and took the two gemstones, held them up toward the window, and under the sunlight the diamond and the Tianhuang Stone gave off a dazzling brilliance. “So pretty! Thank you, Lei Xiang big brother.”

Song Xue said, “Song Song, this is too valuable. Hurry and give it back to Lei Xiang big brother.”

Song Song pouted. “No. I like it. Big brother gave it to us. If you don’t want it, then it’s all mine.”

I said to Song Xue, “They’re just trinkets. Don’t mind it. Take them.”

Mo Yue pinched me again and stuck out her hand. “I want one too.”

I thought, your father is the Demon Emperor—what could you possibly lack? But I couldn’t say that. I could only summon the last Chicken-Blood Stone and pass it to her. Only then did Mo Yue turn from anger to delight.

Just then, a white light flashed in the room. That old fellow Tian Yun appeared inside. Song Xue and Song Song saw him and immediately knelt. “Old Ancestor.”

Tian Yun chuckled. “You’re here too. I have some things to say to Lei Xiang. You two go out first.”

He held absolute authority here. Song Xue didn’t dare resist. She tugged Song Song and left.

Mo Yue saw Tian Yun and her expression instantly turned icy. She said hatefully, “What are you doing here again? We don’t welcome you.”

Tian Yun said gently, “This is my place. I’m here to see Lei Xiang about something.”

I hugged Mo Yue tighter, signaling her to stop. I looked at Tian Yun. “What do you want with me?”

Tian Yun smiled faintly. “Yesterday I just received news that the Demon Race and the Beastmen Race have allied again, and they’ve reopened the border between the two races.”

I sneered. “And who forced them? Your Saint Dragon Knights Corps. If not for you, maybe it would’ve been a three-way balance. But your appearance put both the Demon Race and the Beastmen Race in danger, so of course they had to unite. That means nothing to you anyway. Can they threaten you?”

Tian Yun said seriously, “Correct. They don’t threaten us. But if you’re added into it, it’s different.”

I froze. “Me?” I was just a prisoner now. What threat could I be? Even if I escaped back, I still couldn’t deal with the Saint Dragon Knights Corps. Tian Yun was overestimating me.

Tian Yun nodded. “Yes. You. Lei Xiang, if I let you go back, what would you do?”

My eyes lit up. “You want to let me go?”

Tian Yun said, “I didn’t say that. Answer my question first.”

I thought for a moment. “If I could go back, of course I’d help the Beastmen Race continue developing. After all, your Dragon God threatens the Demon Race and the Beastmen Race too much. If someday a ruler with ambition replaced you and was willing to violate the ancestral injunction, wouldn’t the Demon Race and the Beastmen Race face extermination?”

Tian Yun paused, then frowned. “Only that? You don’t plan to lead an allied army to attack the Dragon God?”

I paused too. I didn’t understand why he asked that, but I still answered frankly. “Of course not. I’m not stupid. Your Saint Dragon Knights Corps is so powerful that even if the Demon Race and the Beastmen Race developed for another hundred years, they still might not have the strength to contend with you. If you used that Star Dragon Rain, we’d suffer massive losses. And I promised my mother I would never lead troops to attack the Dragon God. Oh, right—you don’t know yet. My mother is from the Dragon God Empire. She’s even a princess of the previous dynasty. Back then, my father abducted her to the Beastmen Race.”

Tian Yun’s brow relaxed. “In that case, I’m relieved. I know you find it strange that I asked you these things. That’s right—I do intend to let you go.”

Mo Yue scoffed. “You trust Lei Xiang that much? You’re not afraid he’s lying to you?”

Tian Yun smiled. “Someone who can obtain a god’s inheritance wouldn’t casually lie. Besides, when he spoke just now, his eyes were clear. With my hundred-plus years of experience, I know what he said came from his heart.”

I thought to myself: who said receiving a god’s inheritance meant you wouldn’t lie? Even gods weren’t all honest. Otherwise, Theomandis big brother wouldn’t have been framed. I said, “Why would you suddenly want to let me go? Aren’t you afraid I’ll start a war between the God Realm and the Netherworld?”

Hearing me say that, Mo Yue looked at me strangely. “What are the God Realm and the Netherworld?”

I said softly, “I’ll explain it to you later.”

Then I looked at Tian Yun and waited for his answer.

Tian Yun sighed. “It isn’t that I want to let you go. It’s my teacher, Light God Sudiman, who told me to let you go. Last night, I communicated with my teacher again and told him everything about you. My teacher said that everything has its destiny in the dark, and it cannot be forced. And Theomandis really was framed by Death Angel Gabriel back then. This knot must be untied sooner or later. If I keep you locked up like this and you escape, your hatred will deepen, and maybe you’ll do something even more uncontrollable. It’s better to let things develop naturally. After listening to my teacher, I also gained some understanding. Yes—everything has its destiny in the dark. Maybe my decision was wrong.”

I laughed loudly. “Looks like Light God Sudiman understands reason much better than you do. So when do you plan to release us?”

Finally there was hope of leaving this cage. Joy surged in my heart. As long as I could leave, wouldn’t the free world outside be mine to roam? Aside from those freaks in the Saint Dragon Knights Corps, who else would matter to me?

Tian Yun said, “I can release you at any time, but there are two conditions.”

“What conditions?”

“First: you must swear before me that you will absolutely not start a war between the God Realm and the Netherworld. The two realms are already turbulent beneath the surface. Once a great war erupts, it may affect the human realm. By then, everything here might be destroyed. Can you agree?”

My purpose in going to the God Realm and the Netherworld was only to avenge Theomandis big brother. I had no interest in war. I nodded. “Of course. I, Lei Xiang, swear in the name of the Mad God’s inheritor: if in the future I go to the God Realm to seek revenge on that Death Angel Gabriel, I will definitely not start a war between the God Realm and the Netherworld. But, Old Ancestor Tian Yun, if they start fighting on their own, that has nothing to do with me.”

Tian Yun nodded. “Naturally. Second: you must break the seals on your bodies yourselves before you leave. I will not lift them. As long as you can break through the seals, no one here will stop you. I hope you keep the promise you made to your mother. I don’t want to see living beings drowned in suffering again in my lifetime.”

I blurted out, “What? You won’t remove the seals for us, and you call that releasing us?”

Tian Yun smiled slightly. “Did you forget what I just said? Everything must follow its natural course. If you have the ability to break the seals, then you can leave.”

That crafty old fox—so he still didn’t want to truly let us go. But this was fine. I was about eighty percent sure I could break the seal on Mad God Battle Energy. Then I could use Mad God Battle Energy to break the seal on dark magic, and we could naturally leave. I raised my right hand. “Fine. Then it’s agreed.”

Tian Yun raised his hand and struck mine in midair. “Everything depends on you. I’ll give orders: starting today, no one here is allowed to contact you again. If your abilities recover, please don’t harm them either.”

With that, light flashed and he vanished again.

Mo Yue stared at me. “You just agreed like that? Are you really that sure you can break that seal?”

I nodded. “I should have some confidence. Don’t try it yourself. Wait for me to recover Mad God Battle Energy first, then we’ll recover our dark magic. I’ll start cultivating now. You guard me. Don’t let anyone disturb me. I’m going to break the seal on Mad God Battle Energy in one go.”

Mo Yue tugged my clothes. “Wait. Before you start cultivating, tell me what the God Realm and the Netherworld are, and what god’s inheritance you received.”

I nodded. “It was like this. Gu Chuan uncle should have told you about the Five-Colored Radiance, right? That day, after he left…”

I told her in detail how I obtained the inheritance and how Tian Yun captured me and brought me here.

“Princess Feier Yunna and Theomandis were so pitiful. They loved each other so much, and in the end it became that.”

I sighed, recalling Theomandis big brother’s voice, a heavy emptiness rising in my chest. “That’s exactly why I must avenge them and make that bastard Gabriel pay the price he deserves.”

Mo Yue nodded and smiled. “I support you. Rest for two days before you start cultivating. You only just recovered from your illness.”

I kissed her forehead and said softly, “With your forgiveness, my illness was already completely better. Time is tight. I’ll start now.”

Mo Yue leaned into my arms. “I believe you’ll break through that hateful seal very soon.”

“Of course. There are still many things waiting for me after I leave here. After we leave, I’ll go back to the Beastmen Kingdom first. Will you come with me?”

Mo Yue’s expression dimmed. “I slipped out secretly. Father Emperor must be worried…”

I smiled. “Silly girl. After you go with me to the Beastmen Kingdom, I’ll take you straight back to the Demon Race and formally ask my father-in-law for your hand, so you can truly be my wife. Then you won’t have to worry, right?”

Tears shimmered in Mo Yue’s eyes. She hooked a finger toward me. “You have to keep your word.”

I hooked her finger. “Of course.”

I cultivated Mad God Battle Energy almost without stopping. I ate only one meal a day, and I didn’t even let night go. Nights were cold, but I only needed to release a little of the condensed Mad God Battle Energy to endure it. The cracks in the seal on Mad God Battle Energy grew more and more. I could even feel the sealed Mad God Battle Energy continuously giving off a powerful aura.

Three months later, the seal was already riddled with holes, yet it still guarded the final line. With excitement, I compressed Mad God Battle Energy into the seal one last time, then slowly ended my cultivation.

These three months, Mo Yue’s care for me could only be described as meticulous. My daily life and meals were entirely handled by her alone. Under Tian Yun’s orders, I wasn’t disturbed at all during this period, so I could cultivate in peace.

I breathed out the stale air in my chest and stood up. Mo Yue was sitting on the bed in a daze, not sure what she was thinking.

“Yue’er.”

“Ah. You must be tired. What do you want to eat? I’ll go make it. Yesterday I just learned two good dishes from Auntie Lan. Want to try them?”

Her words warmed my heart. I pulled her into my arms. “Yue’er is so good. I’ve realized I’ve fallen in love with you, you little rascal.”

Those words truly came from my heart. During this time together, Mo Yue no longer had her previous willfulness and fierceness. She cared for me completely like a wife. In my eyes, she grew more and more beautiful. I realized I had adapted to the days with her. I truly fell in love with her.

Hearing that, Mo Yue trembled all over and said in a soft, coy voice, “Hate you.”

I gazed deeply into her eyes. “I meant it.”

Mo Yue pressed her head against my chest and said softly, “You know? When I decided to leave the Demon Race and come find you, I already realized I’d fallen in love with you, you little lecher.”

A surge of emotion hit me. I found her lips and kissed her hard. This time, no one would come disturb us. Mo Yue responded wildly, our body heat rising fast. She was the first to come back to her senses. She pressed down the hand that was stirring trouble on her body and said, “Don’t. You still need to cultivate. Don’t let it affect you.”

Her words cleared my head. I held her tight and laughed. “You really are a little enchantress. I almost forgot the main business. The seal on Mad God Battle Energy is basically about to be broken. There’s only the last hurdle left. I’m about to go find someone to help.”

Mo Yue said in surprise, “Find someone to help?”

I nodded. “I have to find some experts to set up a barrier around this stone house from the outside, because I can feel the energy in Mad God Battle Energy seems to have increased a lot. If the barrier blows apart, I don’t know what will happen. So we must be fully prepared.”

“Will you be in danger?”

I flicked Mo Yue’s cute little nose. While reluctantly ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠helping her tidy her clothes, I said, “Did you forget your husband is the Mad God reincarnated? How could Mad God Battle Energy hurt me? I’m afraid the power will be too big and affect this village. Honestly, if I weren’t imprisoned, I’d like this place quite a bit. The villagers here are simple and honest. No one schemes against anyone. It’s much better than the outside world.”

Mo Yue asked, “When do you plan to do the final breakthrough?”

A cold light flashed through my eyes. I said in a deep voice, “Now. I’ll go find people immediately. At the very least, I need a few Dragon General-level experts to guard me. You wait here. I’ll be right back.”

“All right.”

Leaving the stone house where I had been in seclusion for three months, I let out a long breath. The small village was still peaceful. The villagers worked leisurely according to their different tasks.

There were usually a few Dragon General-level experts at the Training Ground instructing the younger generation in cultivation, so I went there to look.

More than a dozen people were practicing martial skills in the Training Ground, but none of them were who I wanted. Li Yun, who had blasted the giant boulder that day, was also there. I ran over and shouted, “Li Yun, is any of your Old Ancestors around?”

Li Yun glanced at me and said coldly, “Don’t know.”

I paused. I had never provoked him. Why did he seem to harbor hostility toward me? I shook my head and turned to leave, but Li Feng’s voice came over. “Kid, what do you want with us? Your strength recovered?”

I turned my head and saw Li Feng in a green robe, watching me from the side. I stepped forward two paces. “It’s not that easy, but there’s hope. I want to find a few Dragon General-level experts to guard me, because I’m going to truly break through the seal. I’m afraid it’ll damage the village. Please set up a barrier around my stone chamber.”

Li Feng said in surprise, “So you really have a chance to break the seal. That fast.”

I smiled bitterly. “Fast? I’ve already been here for half a year. For me, that’s far too long.”

Li Feng said, “Enough. Stop talking. It just so happens my second brother is here today. I’ll call him. With the two of us, it should be enough.”

With two War Gods guarding me, it was of course enough. I nodded. “Then I’ll trouble you. I’ll go back first.”

Li Feng said, “Fine. I’ll find second brother and come over. Kid, don’t forget what you promised me back then.”

So he was still thinking about fighting me. I said proudly, “Of course. As long as my strength fully recovers, I’ll definitely fight you.”

With that, I turned and left.

Watching my back, Li Yun said, a little dazed, “Great-Grandfather, isn’t he someone who can’t use martial skills? Why are you going to guard him?”

Li Feng clearly liked this great-grandson. He smiled. “Silly kid, you’re wrong. His strength is very strong. Back then, it was your Yue Old Ancestor who personally took action to capture him. You’re far behind him. Work hard, kid.”

With that, green light flashed, and Li Feng left like lightning.

Not long after I returned to the stone chamber, Li Feng and Yue Wuyai arrived. Since coming here, this was my first time seeing Yue Wuyai. He still had white hair and no expression on his face.

Li Feng chuckled. “I really don’t know what big brother was thinking, to actually be willing to let you go.”

Mo Yue beside me said resentfully, “Why can’t he let us go? What right do you have to keep sealing our power?”

Li Feng glanced at her. “Lei Xiang, this is your little wife, huh? She looks not bad, but her temper is too bad. You’ll suffer later.”

Only then did I realize Li Feng could be this approachable. I smiled. “That’s none of your concern. Mo Yue won’t take her temper out on me. Yue’er, stand farther back. You have no strength at all right now. Don’t let yourself get hurt.”

Mo Yue nodded. “Be careful in everything. If it doesn’t work, don’t force it.”

“I will.”

After my firm answer, Mo Yue turned and walked ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠away.

I said to Li Feng and Yue Wuyai, “Then I’ll trouble you two.”

Li Feng chuckled. “I’m looking forward to you succeeding.”

Yue Wuyai glared at him and said, “Since we’re guarding him anyway, let’s go somewhere more open, so we don’t destroy this stone house.”

Right. How did I not think of that? After I nodded in agreement, Yue Wuyai and Li Feng each summoned their mounts. Li Feng and I rode together on Elder Qing Lin. The three of us, with two dragons, flew up to a nearby mountaintop.

As soon as we reached the peak, I was stunned by what I saw. On the other side of the mountain was a much larger valley, and in the valley there were over a hundred giant dragons basking in the sun. Their sizes and colors differed. This magnificent scene made my blood boil. Seeing so many dragons for the first time, I could barely process it.

Seeing my shock, Li Feng said proudly, “See that, kid? That valley is the famous Dragon Valley, the only habitat of giant dragons on the continent.”

No wonder you couldn’t see giant dragons in the village. So they usually went home. This was Dragon Valley. In the future, I had to bring Panzong big brother here and find him a beautiful dragon wife.

Of course, Li Feng and Yue Wuyai didn’t know what I was thinking. Blue and green light rose from their bodies. Li Feng flashed and stood on my other side. Yue Wuyai and Li Feng pinned me in the center. They shouted at the same time, raised both hands high, and immediately formed two barriers—one blue, one green—enclosing me within.

I knew it was time to break the seal.

I closed my eyes, focused inward, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠and gathered all my will on the sealed Mad God Battle Energy. I abruptly opened my eyes and shouted, “Mad God Battle Armor.”

These many days, this was the first time I summoned the Mad God Armor. The moment the incantation left my mouth, I felt the sealed Mad God Battle Energy roil violently, and the cracks on the seal became clearer and denser. I even seemed to hear the seal creaking. Joy rose in my heart as I waited for its final breakthrough.

But things went against my hopes. Although the cracks increased a lot, after waiting for a long time, it still didn’t erupt. The seal was like broken bones still held by tendons, still guarding the final line.

“Kid, can you do it or not? Don’t tell me you’re making us waste our effort for nothing.”

Hearing Li Feng, fury surged in my heart. I refused to believe that after half a year, I still couldn’t break this seal. A fierce anger shot straight up. I roared, “Cra—zy—God—Bat—tle—Ar—mor—!”

Each word I shouted seemed to tug at my sealed energy. My whole body shook violently.

I felt as if a red line burst from my chest and shot straight toward the seal, slipping easily through a crack. My blood boiled, like it did when I went berserk back then. With my blood accelerating through my body, my meridians expanded a great deal. The sealed Mad God Battle Energy fought with all its might to burst out. I knew success was right in front of me.

I concentrated all my will, trying to control the energy about to erupt, and shouted again, “Cra—zy—God—Bat—tle—Ar—mor—!”

As I called it for the third time, what I had been waiting for finally happened.

Light began to appear in several of the larger cracks. It grew stronger and stronger. As strands of golden pillars emerged, my body gave off a faint golden glow, and every cell in my body seemed to be awakened by that immense power, brimming with strength.

Then the seal abruptly forced the golden light back under complete cover. In the instant I was shocked, the entire seal exploded.

Boom—

I felt the world spin. I suddenly couldn’t see anything. I only felt as if I were submerged in a golden ocean. My prediction was correct: when I received Theomandis’s ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠inheritance, he had already used the Spirit Void Stone Milk to reinforce my meridians. Even though breaking the seal erupted with huge energy, it only made me feel swollen with power throughout my body.

But the two War Gods guarding me were not so relaxed.

After my three calls, Li Feng and Yue Wuyai saw golden light flickering over my whole body. Suddenly, the golden light erupted completely. I was like a small sun. A massive, violent energy surged outward with me as the center, putting enormous pressure on them.

As the golden light grew brighter, the pressure grew heavier. Both of them began to strain. Guarding someone by expanding a barrier consumed tremendous stamina. Even though their cultivation was higher than mine, it still wasn’t easy to hold.

Just as they were wavering, a beam of white light descended from the sky and immediately eased their crisis. Tian Yun came down from above and smiled. “I didn’t expect this kid to break through one layer of my seal so quickly.”