Chapter 1748: Divine Sun General

“There’s no hurry,” Old Man Turtle replied while stroking his beard.

Lingyu asked, puzzled. “Wait for what?”

“For the sun to set.”

Old Man Turtle looked up at the sky. Behind him, the sea was dark and gloomy, but before him, the continent was bright and dazzling. It felt like two different worlds.

In fact, they were. The Land of Endless Day was the place where the sun rose and fell. Here, sunlight shone eternally, and night never came. That was why it was named the Land of Endless Day.

Old Man added, “Oh, I forgot to mention this, but there is only daytime in the Land of Endless Day. Therefore, you must keep track of time meticulously. Otherwise, it is very easy for you to lose your way and put yourself in danger.”

Ye Qing and everyone else nodded in acknowledgement.

It was the Hai Hour (9-11 pm) right now. In the Land of Endless Day, the sun would set around the Hai Hour and rise during the Chou Hour (1-3 am). During the Zi Hour (11 pm-1 am), the sun would remain in the Soup Valley. That was why they were waiting for the sun to rise and leave the Land of Endless Day before officially entering the place.

About an incense stick later, a beam of bright light shot out from somewhere within the Land of Endless Day. In just an instant, what was already a bright, dazzling sky had become so bright then just looking at it hurt the eyes and caused one’s tears to flow endlessly.

A noble, luxurious-looking chariot could be vaguely seen in the light. A divine being was standing on it. Hundreds of meters tall, the divine being was clad in golden armor and surrounded in streams of flowing light. He glittered gold and emanated an immeasurable amount of divine power.

Countless luans and phoenixes were flying around the chariot, and five-colored flames were mixing and blending like exquisite ribbons in the air. It made the divine being look even more imposing, noble and inviolable than he already was.

At the same time, the cries of countless crows rang like bell chimes, joyous and excited.

“The sun chariot flies in the sky accompanied by luans and phoenixes, and celebrated by the cries of Golden Crows...”

Old Man Turtle muttered to himself, “It’s the Divine Sun General!”

When the Divine Sun General had reached the center of the sky of the Land of Endless Day, a gong was struck.

Dong...

Dong...

Dong...

The sound was loud and solemn. It shook the heart and reverberated throughout the four seas. At the same time, every cloud in the sky within thousands and thousands of kilometers was cleared away in an instant, leaving behind only an azure sky.

“The evening gong sounds, the sun sets...”

As soon as Old Man Turtle said this, red hues washed over anything and everything, turning all of the sky and half of the sky red.

Amidst the red hues, the sun slowly came from the west and slowly descended at the center of the Land of Endless Day.

At first, the sun only looked to be about the size of a jade plate. However, it kept growing bigger and bigger.

The sun wasn’t actually growing bigger. It was simply setting and growing closer.

As the sun set, and its dazzling light illuminated heaven and earth, unbelievable heat washed over everything and scorched the Land of Endless Day in an instant. Even the sea where Ye Qing’s group was waiting boiled, bubbled, and steamed in an instant.

“So hot!”

Lingyu exclaimed while wiping away the sweat on her forehead. Despite employing every trump card she possessed, she still could not shield herself from the horrifying heat.

“Do you understand the horrors of the Land of Endless Day now?”

Old Man Turtle mocked her, “Remember that we haven’t even entered the Land of Endless Day yet. If we are, then the temperature would be tens, no, hundreds of times worse.”

Despite his mocking tone, Old Man Turtle still curled his finger and flicked a stream of water to Lingyu’s side. It looked feeble, but not only did it endure the sun’s terrifying heat without problem, it instantly dispelled the growing heat inside the girl’s body and replaced it with soothing coolness.

“Oh... that feels nice!”

Lingyu unconsciously let out a sigh of relief when the heat was gone.

The Profound Nether Spirit Water, huh?

Ye Qing thought while examining the streams of water surrounding Old Man Turtle and Lingyu.

The Profound Nether Spirit Water belonged to the Water of the Five Phases. It was a water spiritual object of the utmost yin and coldness. A single drop could form a river, and a single strand could turn thousands of kilometers of land into ice. It was very powerful.

No wonder Old Man Turtle was able to endure the horrifying heat of the Land of Endless Day for over a month.

Neither Ye Qing nor Feng Qingyou possessed a treasure of supreme yin and cold like the Profound Nether Spirit Water, but they did possess the Innate Yin Yang Qi and the Supreme Primal Origin Celebratory Cloud, both of which were greater than the Profound Nether Spirit Water. Naturally, the heat did not scare them.

Meanwhile, the sky was almost completely blotted out by the descending sun.

The sun resembled a massive fireball that never extinguished.

Legend had it that Pangu’s left eye turned into the sun, and his right eye turned into the moon when he first created the world. Now that he looked at it, it did look a bit like an eyeball.

There was an oval shape in the sun that looked like a pupil. It was split into an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer flame was red-colored, whereas the inner layer flame was gold-colored. Just looking at the sun made him feel like he was burning alive.

“Ahh!”

It was at this moment Lingyu suddenly let out a bloodcurdling scream, and blood streamed down the corners of her eyes. They instantly evaporated into nothing.

“Don’t look into the sun[1]!”

Old Man Turtle hurriedly patted her head and covered her face with the Profound Nether Spirit Water. The cool, soothing water instantly reduced her pain considerably.

Forget Lingyu, Old Man Turtle himself was suffering some eye pain. He thought there were tears dripping down the corners of his eyes.

Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou did not seem to feel any pain though. They continued to watch the setting sun, unhindered and unperturbed.

What monsters...

Old man Turtle ranted mentally. They were all humans here, so how was the gap so big?

The next moment, a miraculous scene happened. The second the continent-sized gigantic sun made contact with the Land of Endless Day, it was as if it had entered a different space.

The space was shaped like a valley. There were two massive trees in the valley.

Both trees were azure-colored and seemingly infinitely tall. They did not have branches, but they had leaves that were shaped like mulberry leaves. The two were entangled as if they depended on each other to exist. The sun had landed at the crown of the two trees.

“There exist two trees in the Soup Valley called Fusangs, and the sun is perched on their crowns...”

Ye Qing looked at the two massive trees and said softly, “That’s most likely the legendary Soup Valley and Fusangs[2].”

“I think so. Legend has it that the Soup Valley and the Fusangs only appear when the sun rises or sets; a place where the living is hardpressed to find. It looks like the myth is true.”

Feng Qingyou’s eyes were bright and starry. “If we have the leisure, we should pay a visit to the Soup Valley and witness the legendary Fusangs up close.”

Ye Qing nodded in agreement. “It is quite mysterious and profound. It will be a valuable experience.”

Old Man Turtle panicked when he heard their conversation.

Are they suicidal?!

“Boy, Miss Feng, please don’t succumb to your impulses! We have a mission, remember?”

Ye Qing chuckled. “Relax, elder. We’re just making conversation. We won’t let anything get in the way of business.”

When the sun landed on the Fusangs, it stopped descending. Only a small part of it was suspended outside the Fusangs.

The Land of Endless Day turned scarlet under the sun’s illumination. It looked like the red hues coloring the sky and was indescribably gorgeous.

But as beautiful as it was, the temperature of the Land of Endless Day had also risen to the max. Heat waves distorted everything in sight, and the sea within thousands and thousands of kilometers of the place were boiling furiously. When the sunlight made contact with the bubbles rising into the air, they cast million rays of colorful light in every direction. It was beyond fantastical, and it made the world look like a celestial realm.

1. You doofus. ☜

2. By the way, this was mentioned in Chapter 1370. ☜