Chapter 2517: Divine Halo

Zu An figured that they had to be Er Fu and the deceased Yayu.

But why did Er Fu leave his brother’s corpse here after killing him?

He gently grabbed the Saintess’ hand, worried the latter would be intimidated by a massive snake body paired with a human head. It was a sight that could swiftly erode one’s sanity. But to his surprise, the Saintess’ hand was warm. She wasn’t afraid in the slightest.

The snake body coiled around the pillars moved slowly as a human head bent down from the ceiling to examine the corpse lying on the stone platform. There was an irrepressible smile beaming on his face. He murmured obscure, ancient-sounding words. Fortunately, Zu An had been to this world, so he could comprehend 70% to 80% of the words.

“Yes, you’re so noble and incredible. Our father likes you. The other celestials like you. The shamans and the people like you. Everyone likes you. What about it? Aren’t you still a cold corpse now?”

Frenzied laughter followed. Afterward, however, Er Fu’s face suddenly darkened. “Don’t blame me. You were asking for it. Why did you have to compete with me over everything? Our parents’ love when we were younger, and later other people’s love too.

“They could compliment you, but why did they have to compare us? The kinder and more virtuous you were, the more despicable and detestable I looked! My dumb little brother, didn’t you know those compliments would come at a price? It was those compliments that led you to your death!”

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Zu An frowned. He'd wanted to experience a deity's divinity close up, but what he got instead was a mentally warped monster. He was greatly disappointed.

Just then, a woman’s voice echoed, “Congratulations, master. You have finally gotten rid of your greatest threat.”

Only then did Zu An notice a skinny woman standing by the corner. Er Fu’s massive body was so visually striking that he'd failed to notice the much smaller woman right away. Zu An looked over and was flabbergasted.

The woman wore a white inner garment with a black robe reminiscent of a dress over it. The black-and-white coordination accentuated her curves. If it had been placed on the internet in Zu An's previous world, the netizens would comment that with such a beautiful figure, it would be fine even if they didn’t look at the face.

But her face was indeed a problem, as she didn’t have a human head. She was literally a birdbrain!

No wonder the monsters believe they're the descendants of the Celestial race. I can see the resemblance. Given her swallow-like head, I bet she must be the legendary Wei Yueyan.

In the future, when the Spirit Mountain’s Ten Shamans told him about Yayu’s death, they'd mentioned something about Er Fu being manipulated by his subordinate, Wei. This birdbrained woman seemed to be that same Wei.

Er Fu’s cold voice boomed in the hall. “My brother is dead. What is there to congratulate?”

The birdbrain woman’s expression stiffened.

What shamelessness! He wants to pretend to be a paragon of virtue despite having killed his brother?

Of course, she didn’t dare to express those thoughts aloud. She mustered her courage and replied, “Yayu deserved his plight for provoking master in all sorts of ways. Now that he’s dead, there is no one to steal faith from master anymore. That is something worth congratulating.”

Zu An’s eyebrows shot up.

Faith? Sounds like faith is important to celestials.

His heartbeat hastened slightly, but that unfortunately caught Er Fu’s attention. The latter raised his massive head and looked over. “Who is it?”

Zu An was alarmed. He immediately tried to leave with the Saintess, but much to his astonishment, a tremendous burst of energy suddenly appeared before him. He hadn’t seen any traces of Er Fu making a move! It was as if the attack had just suddenly manifested around him. It was beyond comprehension!

Despite being on his guard, he couldn’t protect himself from the attack. The terrifying energy was already on the verge of striking him. All he could do in the spur of the moment was to drag the Saintess behind him and gather his ki to tank the attack, but he wasn’t sure if he could endure an attack from a deity.

Just then, a sliver of light shone. A massive tortoise shell suddenly appeared in front of him, shielding him. It was the shell he had received from Wu Peng!

Kacha!

The tortoise shell shattered into dust, but it also neutralized half of the terrifying attack. That bought enough time for Zu An to react. He grabbed the Saintess and performed instantaneous movements to flee outside.

The earlier clash couldn’t have made it clearer that Er Fu was far stronger than Zu An. Even the Lord of Slaughter and the Monster Lord at their peak wouldn’t have been a match for him!

Even though Zu An hadn't experienced a deity’s divinity, he had most definitely experienced a deity’s terrifying prowess.

“The familiar yet hateful aura of the shamans.” Er Fu’s expression turned cold. “Take down the intruder.” It was beneath him, a celestial, to personally make a move.

“Yes!” The birdbrained woman bowed. She gently leaped off the ground and transformed into a delicate swallow. Despite her small size, she was as fast as lightning.

Zu An used Grandgale consecutively to escape. Mo Xi’s Celestial Jade Palace skill reduced the cooldown time of his instantaneous movements, but it wasn't omnipotent. While his skill was on cooldown, he was shocked to see a swallow appear on his back. Having heard of Wei Yueyan’s name, he didn’t dare to underestimate her.

The swallow swooped in front of the two of them and transformed back into that bird-headed, human-bodied woman. She sized up the two of them with surprised eyes. “Hm, two mortals? Are you here to seek death? Come with me to meet my master.”

Zu An smiled. “What if I say no?”

Wei Yueyan’s lips curled in disdain. “You must be confident in yourself to dare intrude on this place. I can tell you’re different from other weak mortals, but you are completely oblivious to the gap between a mortal and a celestial!”

She released a burst of intertwined black and white light.

Zu An was alarmed. He didn't know the fundamental difference between a mortal and a celestial, but his danger instinct was tingling. He'd intended to make a preemptive move, but he couldn’t possibly be faster than light.

As the black and white light shone on him, he felt his body becoming heavy as if he was submerged into a viscous marsh. Not only was moving difficult, but even breathing became hard. He murmured, “Domain?”

Wei Yueyan scoffed, “Is that the limit of your comprehension? How can a divine halo be something as lowly as a domain?” She casually waved her wide sleeve, flicking it toward Zu An and the Saintess. She was planning to capture them alive and bring them to her master.

However, in the next second, she froze up. To her astonishment, the other party had somehow regained his ability to move and dodged her sleeve. “How is that possible?”

Then, her face twisted. “The Taotie’s ability!”