Chapter 100: Ao Guang: Bailu is not a descendant of our Four Seas Dragon Clan.'
「 After talking with Tingyun, Stelle and March 7th were planning to wander around Exalting Sanctum, but as soon as they reached the square, they found many people gathered there.
Pushing through, they saw a Cloud Knight lying on a stretcher, clutching his head and struggling in agony. The next second, a golden light wrapped around him, and branches grew and spread from his body.
"This is the Mara-Struck!"
"Just as the entire square was about to descend into chaos, a small girl with horns on her head and a dragon tail trailing behind her suddenly rushed over at an extremely fast speed.
"Everyone, step back!"
Then, the little dragon girl's tail crackled with lightning, and with a powerful sweep, she made the Mara-Struck soldier enjoy an infant-like sleep on the spot.
Afterward, she pulled out a small gourd from her.
"Give him this medicine and make him lie down!" 」
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〜Journey To the West World〜
Undersea Purgatory
"This... IS THIS OUR DRAGON RACE?!"
Ao Guang looked at Bailu's horns and tail with an incredulous expression.
Undoubtedly, these were the characteristics of their Dragon Race.
"Could it be that there's a branch of our Dragon Race in Xianzhou?"
A blue female dragon crawled out of the magma, her sharp claws hooked onto the rock wall, giggling:
"It seems the scene in this light screen is our future."
"How can you tell?"
The South Sea Dragon King, Ao Qin, asked.
Ao Run narrowed her eyes, pointing at Changhuan Palace in the light screen:
"The clothes and attire of the people in this Xianzhou, how similar are they to the common folk of Chentang Pass? Perhaps the ancestors of those large ships of Xianzhou were from Chentang Pass."
"No, no..."
Ao Guang slowly shook his head,
"Where is the Heavenly Court then?"
"'Beyond the man, there is a man; beyond the sky, there is a sky,' Eldest Brother... How do you know that outside the Heavenly Court, there aren't stronger forces?"
Ao Run smiled meaningfully.
Her words were easy to understand. The so-called 『 Abundance 』, 『 Destruction 』, 『 Hunt 』 and other Aeonswere powers that transcended the Heavenly Court.
"Eldest Brother, is there a possibility that when the Xianzhou set off back then..."
Ao Run hesitated.
Ao Guang silently gestured with his chin, signaling his sister to continue.
"When the Xianzhou set off, the Heavenly Court had already been annihilated by the Emanator dispatched by those Star Gods. It was precisely because of this that those common folk were able to activate the Xianzhou and leave their homeland, heading to the universe. Our Four Seas Dragon Race would no longer need to suppress the undersea demon beasts, and thus went with them."
"This way, we can explain why there are descendants of our Dragon Race on the Xianzhou."
"That makes sense, but the Heavenly Court being destroyed..."
Ao Guang cast a sharp glance at the sky. This conclusion was still too incredible. With his cultivation and methods, it was hard to imagine the scene of the Heavenly Court's destruction.
"Could there be a mistake somewhere?"
Ao Qin said from the side,
"Although that girl is of the Dragon Race, she doesn't show much of the power of our Four Seas Dragon Race. She just knocked out the Mara-Struck with a single tail swipe..."
"Hmm, you're right, let's observe a bit more."
Ao Guang sighed deeply.
He ardently hoped that what Ao Run said was true. Compared to eternally suppressing demon beasts in the Undersea Purgatory, it would be better to ride the Xianzhou with humans and head to the universe, even if the future was uncertain and life and death were unpredictable... It was still better than enduring endless torment here.
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「 As soon as the girl handed out the gourd, four more soldiers turned into Mara-Struck, slowly standing up.
"Uh... I—I mean..., make "them" lie down... properly."
Such a cute little girl had asked for their help, so Stelle and the others naturally wouldn't stand by. They, along with March 7th, took their weapons and dealt with those Mara-Struck, knocking them all out.
Looking at the fallen Mara-Struck, Bailu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"...That'll teach you a lesson. Ready to lie down now?"
"Thank you, uncles and aunties, for helping to stabilize the patients' emotions. This 'Assertive sedation' technique is quite impressive."
"Assertive sedation... Do we have that?"
March 7th was the first time I heard such a niche medical term.
The Mara-Struck soldiers were now even more injured after this ordeal, and Bailu sighed, saying she couldn't handle it all.
"Aren't you a little young to be realigning bones?"
Stelle said in a coaxing tone.
March 7th also began to look around, searching through the crowd.
"Where did you come from, little one? Is your Dad around?"
Bailu: "I don't have a dad."
"Uh—?"
March 7th's face showed sympathy and pity.
"Then what about your mom?"
Bailu: "I don't have a mom either."
"..."
March 7th was completely stunned. She scratched her head helplessly, as if she had repeated something wrong.
"I understand. You see my small stature and think I must be a child who secretly ran away from my parents."
Bailu put her hands on her hips, proudly raised her chin, and snorted.
"Hmph, welcome to Xianzhou, my short-lived outsider friends— appearances can be deceiving here! The Vidyadhara race is self-reincarnating— no mum or dad required!"
"This young lady has been studying medicine since she shed her skin and emerged from the water. I'm also a properly licensed medical practitioner in the Alchemy Commission!" 」
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〜Journey To the West World〜
"Chi, Chi... Ming (Vidyadhara) Clan? What's that? Another name for the Dragon Clan?"
Shen Gongbao looked at Ao Bing, who was practicing not far away.
"Master, the Four Seas Dragon Clan has never heard of this title."
Ao Bing put down his weapon and respectfully replied.
"Although she also has dragon horns and a tail, the connection between this little sister and our Four Seas Dragon Clan might only be limited to that."
Ao Bing pondered slightly:
"She just said that the Vidyadhara are self-sufficient in reincarnation, which is completely different from our Dragon Clan's method of reproduction."
Although he had followed his master in cultivation since childhood, he still had parents.
And looking at this little sister's soft and cute appearance, it seemed she wasn't very related to the power of the Four Seas Dragon Clan.
However, ever since his master saw the appearance of the celestial screen, Ao Bing had noticed that his elderly master's entire mood was somewhat off.
The vast universe seemed even broader than the Heavenly Court. At first, his master refused to believe it, insisting that his Venerable Master would intervene to subdue demons and monsters. But until Stelle and the others' adventures in Belobog ended, let alone his Venerable Master appearing, he didn't even see a shadow of the Heavenly Court.
There were no dazzling spells, no revered immortals, only the vast, ocean-like power of the Aeons, dominating one planet after another.
Recalling being glanced at by the Aeon of 『 Preservation 』 Qlipoth, Ao Bing for the first time felt like a drop in the ocean. In front of the Aeon, not only him, but even the Twelve Golden Immortals, his master had always yearned for seemed to become insignificant...
Being granted divinity and ascending to heaven, but beyond heaven, there was still heaven, and not just heaven, but also Aeon.
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( Translator-kun: Didn't notice this project already has 100 chapters translated... Σ(⊙▽⊙) Another milestone achieved! Next, let's aim for 500 chapters! A quick poll here since I'm unsure which 'World' to use for those Chinese myths: should it be "Investiture of the Gods and the Heavenly Court" or "Journey to the West"? I'll let you decide since this 'World' will appear frequently. As for the reason, well, you know... Xianzhou is based on Chinese cultural and mythological roots. *PS: For temporary I used "Journey to the West". )