Chapter 585 - Killing Two Birds with One Stone (Part 2)

The Evil God could sacrifice its own life to reincarnate into a certain Evil God creature and recover over 90% of its strength in a short time. Lu Ran knew about this as Ghost Mother had told him before, but currently, Lu Ran indeed seemed to have no way to prevent it. It was a troublesome ability, like a gecko severing its tail to survive.

However, it didn’t matter. Lu Ran looked at the Evil God’s body, still filled with curse force. At the very least, Dark Crow could have a feast for now, even if they temporarily couldn’t obtain the Evil God’s core resource, the Curse Core. The secret realm time had just begun. Lu Ran still had plenty of time to play hide-and-seek with the Evil God.

The Evil God’s escape was one thing, but now Ghost Mother and Squirrel God’s attention returned to Lu Ran. “You...”

Looking at the holder of the Stone of the Other Shore and Captain Doofus, the two kin were deeply shocked by the strength Lu Ran had displayed.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Ran’s side had three Superior-Legendary combatants. No wonder the Evil God had fled immediately. As Six-Path Flower had said, the Evil God, being an assassin, would certainly not engage in a head-on clash with someone of Lu Ran’s terrifying strength and reserves.

“Ghost Mother, Squirrel God.” Lu Ran also looked at these two kin.

“Are you really from the future? A divine messenger of the Divine Dragons?” Squirrel God still found it hard to believe.

Ghost Mother said, “It should be true. After the God of the Other Shore’s death, the Stone of the Other Shore was lost. Moreover, the Stone of the Other Shore has permission restrictions set by the Death Dragon. If he hadn’t obtained the Divine Dragon’s permission, he wouldn’t be able to use the Stone of the Other Shore.

“Furthermore, such strength... His growth couldn’t have gone unnoticed, yet we know nothing about him. This aligns with the claim of him coming from the future. However, since your mission is to completely eradicate the Evil God, and we accidentally let it escape, will it affect your mission?”

Lu Ran shrugged. “It’s fine. I can still remain in this timeline for a long time. There are plenty of ways to find it. However, during this period, I hope you can cooperate with my work. Besides destroying the Evil God, I actually have other missions.”

“Please elaborate,” Ghost Mother said.

Lu Ran smiled and looked at Squirrel God. “This mission might require Squirrel God’s cooperation. I also need to unseal the ten elemental gods sealed in this timeline one by one and eradicate them completely.”

Beside them, Baby Cloud, who had exploded into cotton candy by the backlash, weakly raised a paw, its eyes lighting up.

Can I eat the elemental gods again? This backlash wasn’t in vain!

After some thought, Ghost Mother and Squirrel God agreed to Lu Ran’s request, given his status as a divine messenger of the Divine Dragons.

Lu Ran looked at the Evil God Sea and said, “Then, from now on, this place is my territory. Baby Cloud, later, you will go with Squirrel God to eliminate the elemental gods. With your current authority and strength, as long as you don’t touch the Light and Dark Primary Divines, you can easily devour the other eight.

“Dark Crow, deal with this pile of Evil God flesh. Captain Doofus. Maintain this power form and experience this strength. How much you can inherit depends on your comprehension.”

The familiars nodded one after another. To assist Lu Ran in hunting the Evil God, Squirrel God, and Ghost Mother also began contacting other kin to jointly search for traces of the Evil God. The current kin were still formidable in combat and could, to some extent, mobilize the power of the Divine Dragons, making them a significant asset to Lu Ran within this secret realm.

***

The real world, Stellar Moon.

While Lu Ran was wreaking havoc in the ascension realm, the Stellar Moon Federation was also seeking ways to free itself from Lu Ran’s control over Stellar Moon or, rather, hoping for stronger power to counterbalance Lu Ran.

And then, on this very day, the Federal Research Institute made a major discovery. Top-tier experts like the Mechanical Leader, Divine Throne, and Sprite Queen gathered in a research institute, intently watching a drop of blood in a certain container.

“Describe the situation,” The Mechanical Leader said to a doctor in the institute.

“Leader, starting today, the curse power on this drop of cursed blood suddenly faded, and the blood began naturally generating a large amount of life force, showing signs of rebirth from a drop of blood.”

“Incredible, or rather, as expected of Mythical Jiyuan.” The Mechanical Leader took a deep breath.

Everyone present knew the origin of this drop of cursed blood. It was discovered by the federation during an archaeological excavation of a tomb ruin.

After the fall of the Beastmaster Empire, Mythical Beastmaster Jiyuan, who emerged from the resistance army, took on the responsibility of the Beastmaster Empire and led human forces to continue resisting the invasion of the Evil God faction.

Unfortunately, the Evil God was too powerful. Even by the final battle, Jiyuan had only severely wounded the Evil God and failed to kill it completely. Instead, he himself fell victim to a fatal curse from the Evil God and was nearing the end of his life.

From then on, Mythical Beastmaster Jiyuan disappeared from the continent. Even after the Evil God was later sealed by Ghost Mother, Jiyuan never reappeared, and people believed he had died.

This was indeed the case. Jiyuan, under the curse, could find no way to break it. However, Jiyuan did not give up resisting the Evil God’s curse. He sealed himself away, resisting the Evil God’s curse within the seal. Unfortunately, by the end, only a drop of blood remained, still retaining the curse power. This drop of cursed blood was Jiyuan’s final trace.

After obtaining this drop of blood, the federation spent a long time researching before understanding its origin. However, regarding this drop of cursed blood, the federation couldn’t conduct any valuable research, but today, before the federation could go into deeper research, it spontaneously exhibited miraculous power.

After a long while, under the astonished gazes of the federation’s top brass, the drop of blood actually began to undergo rebirth from a drop of blood, slowly transforming from a single drop into a complete human form.

This person was equipped with Beast God Armament. It seemed that this divine beastmaster skill, known as Beast God Armament, granted this person the formidable ability to regenerate from a single drop of blood.

Finally, under the bewildered expressions of the Mechanical Leader and the others, the person shattered the instrument, slowly opened his eyes, and looked at everyone present.

A faint voice emerged from the person’s mouth. “Strange, I clearly fused with the curse power, nearly perishing together. How could I be revived again? It seems some bizarre power interfered with the curse power, defying fate to revive me.”

Jiyuan looked at the three top-tier federation figures before him, who could undoubtedly be called peerless experts. Looking at his surroundings, he knew that a long, long time must have passed.

“Did you help me? May I ask, what era is it now?”

The Sprite Queen blinked and looked at Jiyuan. “Mythical Jiyuan, it is now the Federation Era. After the fall of the Beastmaster Empire, the Stellar Moon Continent entered the Divine Tree Era. After the Divine Tree Era ended, it became the Stellar Moon Republic, also known as the Mechanical Era. And now, it is the Federation Era, after the Mechanical Era’s fall. Since your death, two more eras have passed.”

𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

“What about the Evil God?” Jiyuan asked.

“Sealed by the Divine Dragon kin, Ghost Mother. However, we recently heard that the Evil God showed signs of breaking the seal. Moreover, the Divine Dragon kin that maintained the continent’s stability have lost their power, which might bring catastrophe to the continent.”

Jiyuan took a deep breath and said, “So my revival has a purpose. Being reborn in this life, it seems I must still solve the Evil God issue and complete that unfinished battle... Wait, wait a moment.”

Jiyuan suddenly felt that something was off.

At this time, the Sprite Queen also pondered and said, “Speaking of which, was the historical record mistaken? Mythical Jiyuan, it turns out you are female... not male?”

A historical...error?

Jiyuan, in the Federal Research Institute, was shocked. “What’s going on?”

He had felt something off about his voice from the beginning. He subconsciously touched his chest with both hands and grasped a soft, fleshy mound. Then he reached toward his crotch but found nothing. This struck him like a bolt from the blue.

“A lingering... curse?” Jiyuan, who was now female, was devastated.

I don’t remember being under such a curse. Being able to revive was a good thing, but why did I become a female? Is it a curse similar to the one the Lust Evil God inflicted on the Witch Council?

The three federation members looked at each other, judging that Mythical Jiyuan seemed to have encountered a problem similar to the one Shi Zhen from Blue Planet had faced.

“Mythical Jiyuan, don’t panic yet. It’s just a curse, so it can definitely be removed,” the Mechanical Leader said.

Jiyuan looked at the three with an unpleasant expression and said, “No, this curse is very strange. With my current power, I actually cannot reverse it. In any case, regarding my revival and the fact that I am still under a curse, please do not spread the news.”

The Mechanical Leader nodded. “We understand. We will also fully assist you in finding a way to lift the curse. By the way, I wonder how much of your strength you have retained now...”

Upon hearing this, Jiyuan fell silent for a moment and said, “Fortunately, my Beast God Armament allowed me and my familiars to merge into one. Although we were cursed together, since I have revived, they haven’t suffered much.

“It’s just that now... I am somewhat weak. Give me some time, and I should be able to recover to my peak combat power. I know you are worried about the Evil God, right? This time, I will deal with that bastard.”

The resurrection of an ancient Mythical being, one who was concerned about the nation and its people. He had previously died in battle against the Evil God to protect the people of Stellar Moon. Now, the three members of the Stellar Moon Federation took a deep breath, as if having found the key figure who could balance the military strength between Blue Planet and Stellar Moon.