Chapter 1281: A Bean-like Lamp Shackles The Umbilical Mother

“All shall become a believer of my master!”

Cackling, Ancestor Red Cloud spread his arms wide like he was embracing the world.

“Umbilical Mother?”

Ye Qing stopped in his tracks and slowly looked up at the Umbilical Mother in the sky. He looked scornful.

“There’s nothing I hate more than someone looking down on me from above.”

Ye Qing narrowed his eyes slightly and made a grabbing motion.

The Umbilical Mother was unbelievably massive. Ye Qing was less than a speck of dust compared to her.

Not only that, the Umbilical Mother in the sky was really just a shadow of her. It was as intangible as it was powerful.

And yet, Ye Qing was able to catch her using the Yin Yang Qi. Before she could react, he pulled her down to the dust where they all belonged.

As she fell, anger replaced the Umbilical Mother’s kind, affectionate expression. The next moment, a chaotic, evil will washed out into the surroundings, fueling the flames burning on the umbilical cords and conjuring countless Spider Infants into existence. Their cries were so sorrowful, resentful, irate, and hateful that most people felt like they were seconds away from going insane.

But no matter how much she raged, struggled, and resisted, the Umbilical Mother simply could not break free from Ye Qing’s grip. She could do naught but slowly fall to the mortal coil.

Not only that, she was shrinking as she fell. When she was thirty meters away from the ground, she was the size of a human being. When she was ten meters from the ground, she was only as big as an infant. And when she finally touched the ground, she was no bigger than an ant.

Before, the Umbilical Mother was as big as the sky. She had looked down on them like they were ants.

But now, she was the one who was as tiny as a speck of dust. She was the one who had to look up to them like they were gods.

Nothing in the world stayed the same, and sometimes change came very, very quickly. This situation was as amusing as it was ironic.

“Now you look much better.”

Ye Qing walked up to the Umbilical Mother and looked down on her, saying.

“How dare you blaspheme against the Umbilical Mother! You deserve death!”

Ancestor Red Cloud was enraged, but greater than even his fury was shock. He did not think that the god he worshiped and believed to be nigh omnipotent would be so weak and powerless as to be crushed underfoot.

The next moment, Ancestor Red Cloud grabbed the Nine Sons Mother Spider attached to his back and ripped her right off, causing his body to be split into two.

It wasn’t blood that jetted out of the horrifying wound though. It was countless, densely-packed umbilical cords that were only as big as a cow’s hair.

Ancestor Red Cloud screamed in pain, but he did not hesitate to throw the Nine Sons Mother Spider at Ye Qing.

“Kill him, dear!”

As the Nine Sons Mother Spider flew toward Ye Qing, she burst into black, tainted flames and unleashed a terrifying, chaotic aura. It looked powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth.

On the other hand, Ancestor Red Cloud had transformed into a black cloud and flown in the opposite direction.

What was Ancestor Red Cloud doing? He was running away, of course. He was scared.

Rattle rattle rattle!

Ancestor Red Cloud was this close from escaping into the sky when suddenly, a series of rattling noise entered everyone’s ears.

The next moment, countless gray-colored chains appeared out of nowhere and sealed off the entire sky.

The black cloud Ancestor Red Cloud had transformed into let out a deafening, bloodcurdling scream as soon as it made contact with the gray chains.

The black cloud kept changing directions in hopes of finding a gap, but it was futile. No matter where he went, a chain was there to stop him dead in his tracks. Not only that, they were slowly shrinking around the black cloud like a cage until they trapped him squarely at the center.

That wasn’t all. While Ancestor Red Cloud was struggling futilely, a gray chain descended from the sky and pierced the Nine Sons Mother Spider’s skull, eliciting a horrible scream. She was immobilized as her aura immediately started weakening at a rapid pace.

Realizing that he was in critical danger, the black cloud Ancestor Red Cloud had transformed into let out an angry howl before swelling rapidly all of a sudden. Then, a sudden, massive explosion knocked the chains out of position. This allowed the black cloud to scatter into smaller wisps and finally escape.

Right after the black cloud dissipated, the crowd suddenly realized that the sky had darkened. The next moment, a single dot of light shone out of the pitch black darkness.

It was a lamp. A red lantern to be exact.

The lantern’s light was so weak that it could only illuminate a meter of space.

However, the appearance of the lantern made everyone feel as warm as spring. At the same time, the surrounding darkness and corruption were slowly being purified. Those corrupted by the Umbilical Mother felt this the most as their distorted, polluted minds were regaining clarity, and their swollen bellies were slowly returning to normal.

𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

The Spider Infants weeping on the Unbounded Platform had ceased their crying as well. Slowly but surely, the light calmed them down and lulled them into a peaceful slumber.

A lamp like a bean, the world turns to spring.

The evils recede, and purity returns to humanity.

The next moment, the crowd noticed that the lantern wasn’t floating in the air. Someone was holding it. The reason they failed to realize this immediately was because the person carrying the lantern was wearing a black outfit that made them near invisible in this pitch black darkness. It was also impossible to see their face for some reason.

The next moment, a slender hand grabbed a wisp of fire from the lantern and held it to their lips. Then, they blew it.

As the flames spilled across the darkness, it was like a thousand houses lighting up at the same time, filling the world with so much light that it felt like daytime.

Illuminated by countless lantern flames, the Nine Sons Mother Spider and the Spider Infants suddenly caught on fire.

The flames were orange yellow in color. Although they were burning ferociously, it felt warm and gentle to touch. Literally, some people accidentally stumbled onto the flames but felt no pain whatsoever. Even their clothes were completely unharmed.

In just the blink of an eye, the Nine Sons Mother Spider and the Spider Infants were burned into ash. The taint on the Unbounded Platform was wiped clean as well.

The flames weren’t done yet. After destroying the Strangers and cleansing the taint, they all flew into the air like starlight or fireflies, painting a dazzling, brilliant picture.

Not only that, countless chains connected the scattered flames and drew a profound and mysterious picture that resembled both the infinite galaxy and the fires of humanity.

“Argh! It hurts!”

It was at this moment a painful cry cut through the air. Then, Ancestor Red Cloud fell out of the sky while burning in orange yellow flames.

Right now, Ancestor Red Cloud’s face was contorted in pain. He rolled back and forth in the air while screaming like a slaughtered pig.

The orange yellow flames were warm and gentle to touch for most people, but Ancestor Red Cloud clearly thought differently. They burned him like the oil and fire; tortured him until he wished he was dead.

Rattle rattle rattle!

Several chains wrapped around Ancestor Red Cloud and dragged him into the lantern where the flame burned.

“AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

A bloodcurdling scream erupted from the lantern, and the lantern abruptly burst into a dazzling, all-encompassing light, chasing away the darkness entirely.

Once again, the world became as bright as day.

After that, the sea of starlight joined back into a wisp of lantern flame and returned to the lantern. The chains that sealed heaven and earth also transformed into a bracelet that wrapped itself around a slender wrist.

The next moment, a woman carrying a lantern walked out of the sky.