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Chapter 438 Breakthrough (Page 12)
"boom--!!!"
Andrei's massive body crashed to the ground, his bronze-like skin cracking inch by inch, eventually turning into a pile of rubble.
Zhang Yun retracted the Candle Dragon's true form and clapped his hands: "Done!"
Lin Qiye walked over, speechless: "Did you use Tiger Balm again just now?"
Zhang Yun grinned: "Tactical interference, that's what he's afraid of."
Yang Jian's third eye twitched slightly: "...Are you sure you're a legitimate representative of a deity?"
Zhang Yun: "What's wrong with this? This is called adapting to local conditions!"
The Queen Mother of the West sat high on her throne, her phoenix eyes smiling: "Today, we have slain the claws of the barbarians; this is cause for celebration!"
With a wave of her hand, the fairy maidens immediately brought out fresh peaches and fine wine.
Sun Wukong somersaulted over and snatched the largest peach: "Hahaha! That was great! That brute has finally been dealt with!"
Nezha, riding on his Wind Fire Wheels, came over with an admiring look on his face: "Zhang Yun, your 'Wind Oil Eye Smear' move is amazing! Teach me!"
Zhang Yun smiled mysteriously: "It's an exclusive recipe, not to be shared with outsiders."
Nezha pouted: "So stingy!"
Li Jing walked over and patted Zhang Yun on the shoulder: "Well done."
Zhang Yun was flattered: "Li Tianwang praised me?!"
Li Jing: "Hmm, more reliable than my Nezha."
Nezha: "???"
Yang Jian walked to Lin Qiye's side and whispered, "Your younger brother... really looks exactly like me?"
Lin Qiye nodded: "Yes, even the way he frowns is similar."
Yang Jian was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What...does he like to eat?"
Lin Qiye was taken aback for a moment: "Sweet and sour pork ribs."
Yang Jian said thoughtfully, "Next time I come to Guanjiangkou, I'll have the cook prepare this."
Lin Qiye's eyes welled up slightly: "...Okay."
Sun Wukong suddenly appeared between the two: "Hey, Erlang Shen, are you two recognizing each other as relatives?"
Yang Jian:"……"
Lin Qiye: “…”
Sun Wukong grinned and said, "Why don't you two become sworn brothers? I, Old Sun, will be your witness!"
Yang Jian: "Get lost."
Zhang Yun leaped onto the jade platform in the center of Yaochi and cleared his throat: "Fellow immortals! Today we have achieved a glorious victory!"
The immortals applauded.
"First of all, I want to thank the Queen Mother of the West for the peaches of immortality, which filled me with strength!"
The Queen Mother smiled and nodded.
"Secondly, I thank True Lord Yang Jian for his Heavenly Eye support!"
Yang Jian nodded aloofly.
"Finally—" Zhang Yun suddenly pulled out a bottle of Tiger Balm, "Special thanks to this year's MVP—Tiger Balm!"
There was silence.
Sun Wukong: "This thing can be MVP?"
Zhang Yun: "Of course! It brought tears to Andrei's eyes and halved his combat strength!"
Nezha: "...I suddenly feel like my Fire-Tipped Spear isn't so appealing anymore."
Halfway through the celebration banquet, Sun Wukong and Nezha got into a fight over the last giant peach.
"You impudent monkey! These peaches are mine!"
"Little brat! Go eat your lotus root!"
The two fought from Yaochi to the sea of clouds, their golden cudgel and fire-tipped spear colliding and creating sparks everywhere.
Li Jing sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Here we go again..."
Master Yu Ding smiled and pulled out a handful of melon seeds: "The betting is open! Bet on the Great Sage or the Third Prince?"
Yang Jian silently took out ten taels of silver: "Bet on the monkey."
Lin Qiye: "...Even immortals gamble?"
Zhang Yun leaned over and said, "I'm betting on Nezha! If I lose, I'll give you a bottle of Tiger Balm!"
Yang Jian:"……"
Just as everyone was making a ruckus, the Queen Mother of the West suddenly clapped her hands.
"Today, to celebrate our victory, I have prepared a small gift."
With a flick of her sleeve, a colossal structure suddenly rose from the center of the Jade Pool—
Karaoke machine!
The immortals: "???"
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "This is the 'Nine Heavens Sound Retention Treasure,' which can enhance the festivities."
Sun Wukong somersaulted back: "How do you play with this thing?"
Zhang Yun skillfully picked up the microphone: "Let me demonstrate!"
He requested the song "The Road to Heaven is Wide and Broad" and started wailing like a banshee.
Yang Jian's third eye twitched violently: "...Can I go back to Guanjiang Estuary first?"
Lin Qiye covered his ears: "Now I believe you're not my brother... My brother doesn't sing this badly."
The Queen Mother of the West released specially made "Nine Heavens Fireworks".
The countless stars transformed into a dazzling rain of light, illuminating the entire Kunlun Mountain.
Zhang Yun put his arm around Lin Qiye's shoulder: "So? Was it worth it?"
Lin Qiye watched the fireworks and said softly, "Mm."
"Come next time?"
"Come."
Yang Jian stood not far away, watching the two of them, a slight smile playing on his lips.
—Having an older brother in the future... seems pretty good?
...
Kunlun Mountain, on the edge of Yaochi (Jade Pool).
The sea of clouds surged, the fairy mist swirled, and the clamor of the Peach Banquet drifted from afar.
In an inconspicuous shadow of clouds, two figures stood silently, their presence utterly absent, as if they had merged with the heavens and earth.
Helmod toyed with the golden dice in his hand, a faint smile playing on his lips: "How lively, the gods of Great Xia."
His golden hair fluttered slightly, and his silver-white light armor gleamed with a cold light in the dim light. His azure eyes reflected the magnificent scene of Yaochi.
Violet stood beside him, her black robes as dark as night, her face cold and beautiful. The ancient book in her hands moved without wind, countless shimmering runes appearing on its pages, as if recording everything before her.
"The threads of fate intersect here," she murmured, her fingertips lightly tracing the pages of the book. "But there are some things... I can't see them clearly."
Helmod chuckled: "A variable that even the goddess of fate cannot foresee? Interesting."
His gaze swept over the immortals in the center of the Jade Pool, finally settling on Lin Qiye and Zhang Yun: "Those two mortals... seem to be more than just ordinary people."
Violet's fingertips paused slightly: "Their fate... is obscured by some force."
"Oh?" Helmod raised an eyebrow. "Even you can't see through it?"
“It’s not that I can’t see through it,” Violet shook her head, “but… someone is deliberately covering it up.”
She closed the book, her gaze deep: "The waters of Kunlun Mountain are deeper than we imagine."
In the center of the Jade Pool, the Peach Banquet was in full swing.
Sun Wukong and Nezha were enjoying a drinking contest, Li Jing and Yu Ding Zhenren were playing chess and discussing Taoism, and the Queen Mother of the West sat with a smile, creating a peaceful scene.
Helmod watched this scene from afar, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes: "The Great Xia's Peach Banquet is much more elegant than our Asgardian banquet."
Violet said calmly, "It's just an appearance."
Her gaze swept over Lin Qiye and Zhang Yun at the edge of Yaochi, and she whispered, "Those two... seem to belong to a different era."
Helmod toyed with the dice: "Time travelers? Or... are they originally part of Kunlun Mountain?"
“Uncertain,” Violet shook her head, “but their existence is disturbing the threads of fate.”
Helmod chuckled: "Should we... lend a hand?"
Violet glanced at him: "Lord Loki's order is to observe, not to interfere."
"Tsk, how boring." Helmod shrugged, but his interest remained undiminished.
Just then, a commotion suddenly arose at the edge of the Jade Pool.
Lin Qiye and Zhang Yun seemed to sense something, and simultaneously turned to look into the depths of the clouds—
"Someone is watching," Lin Qiye said in a low voice.
Zhang Yun squinted: "Should we say hello?"
He raised his hand and waved it, and a silver light shot silently into the clouds!
"Shh-!"
The silver light pierced through the clouds, heading straight for the place where Helmod and Violet were hiding!
"We've been discovered?" Helmod raised an eyebrow, flicked his finger, and the golden die instantly transformed into a barrier, blocking the silver light.
“No, it’s just a probe,” Violet said calmly. “They’re not sure where we are.”
Helmod chuckled: "A perceptive little fellow."
He put away the dice, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes: "It seems... this show is getting more and more interesting."
Violet reopened the book, the runes on the pages flashing wildly, as if deducing some possibility.
“The threads of fate are twisting,” she whispered. “The ending of Kunlun Mountain… is becoming blurred.”
Helmod looked at her: "What do you mean?"
“The once clear trajectory has now branched into countless paths.” Violet’s fingertips traced the pages of the book. “Someone… is interfering with fate.”
Helmod narrowed his eyes: "Who has that ability?"
“I don’t know.” Violet shook her head. “But that person… is in Kunlun Void.”
Her gaze swept over the immortals of Yaochi, finally settling on Yang Jian.
"Erlang Shen's Heavenly Eye... seems to have seen through something."
In the center of the Jade Pool, Yang Jian's Heavenly Eye slightly opened, and golden light swept across the clouds.
"We have guests," he said in a low voice.
Sun Wukong, munching on a peach, asked indistinctly, "What guest? I haven't seen any of them."
Yang Jian did not answer, but looked at the Queen Mother of the West: "Your Majesty, is there anything you need...?"
The Queen Mother gently raised her hand, interrupting him: "Since they are guests, let them take care of them."
She smiled slightly, her gaze profound: "The secrets of Kunlun Mountain... are not so easily discovered."
From within the clouds, Helmod chuckled softly: "Looks like we've been 'tacitly approved'."
Violet closed the book: "The gods of Great Xia... are more composed than we imagined."
"Or rather... they were prepared all along?" Helmod toyed with the dice, a calculating glint in his eyes.
He suddenly raised his hand, and the dice spun in the air, turning into a golden light that shot towards Yaochi!
"Since we've been discovered, why don't we say hello?"
"boom--!!!"
Golden light exploded in the sky above Yaochi, transforming into a sky full of dazzling stars.
The immortals looked up, and Sun Wukong grinned: "Oh, setting off fireworks?"
Lin Qiye and Zhang Yun exchanged a glance, a hint of wariness flashing in their eyes.
"People from Asgard?" Zhang Yun whispered.
"It seems we're not the only ones eyeing Kunlun Void." Lin Qiye gripped the black box straight sword tightly.
The Queen Mother of the West gazed at the illusory stars in the sky and smiled slightly: "Guests from Asgard, since you have come, why not show yourselves and have a chat?"
From within the clouds, Helmod chuckled, "As expected of the Queen Mother, her demeanor is extraordinary."
He was about to take a step when Violet stopped him.
"Don't be impulsive," she said coldly. "This is a test."
Helmod shrugged. "Okay, whatever you say."
He raised his hand and waved, and the star illusion vanished instantly, leaving only a resounding voice echoing throughout the Jade Pool:
"I'm just passing through today; I'll pay you a visit another day!"
The sound faded into the distance, and the presence of the clouds disappeared as well.
The Jade Pool returned to calm, but the expressions of the immortals became more solemn.
Yang Jian's third eye slowly closed: "They're gone."
Lin Qiye frowned: "Just like that, you left?"
Zhang Yun stroked his chin: "I always felt... it wasn't that simple."