SWDnovel Chapter 973: Beg Him
Chapter 973: Beg Him
Long Yue’s realm has advanced further, and no matter who the Secret Spirit guarding the Sky Garden’s gate is, she is confident enough to fight them.Even if it were the Sky Secret Spirit of Mo Qin’s level, she could give it her all and try.
Moreover, with Chen Guan by her side, Long Yue also feels she has some external support, so at this moment, Long Yue’s confidence is much stronger than before.
But Mi Xiang doesn’t share her confidence while wondering who will be guarding the Sky Garden’s gate.
Previously, the gate was guarded by the Hundred Flowers Fairy, whom Mi Xiang once fought, extracting the Serpent Race from Sky City.
The capabilities of the Hundred Flowers Fairy were very unique, suppressing Long Yue’s abilities, but Mi Xiang’s abilities perfectly countered hers.
But now, if it’s not the Hundred Flowers Fairy guarding, then who will it be?
Mi Xiang thought of many Secret Spirits, but couldn’t determine it.
Chen Guan kept observing the Sky Garden along the way; the closer they got, the more they felt its magnificence.
When they arrived at the entrance below the Sky Garden, it looked like a massive hollow sphere standing atop a tower’s pillar.
Only at close distance did they realize the pillar of the tower didn’t touch the Sky Garden; it was floating there—truly a Sky Garden.
From afar, the pillar seemed thin, but up close, it’s like a giant pillar holding up the sky, larger than any peak Chen Guan had seen before.
At the tip of that enormous pillar sat a figure, cross-legged, with the entrance to the Sky Garden hovering above his head.
When Chen Guan and the others saw the figure clearly, they all showed shock on their faces.
"Spirit Devouring God!" Chen Guan exclaimed in his heart.
He didn’t believe he could defeat the Spirit Devouring God, having seen how the latter took away the Celestial King—a level and power far beyond Chen Guan’s understanding.
Chen Guan always thought that even within the Celestial Secret Realm, the Spirit Devouring God must be at the top of the food chain, possibly the strongest among the Sky Secret Spirits, if not the strongest.
But now he’s guarding the Sky Garden’s gate, which shocked Chen Guan’s heart.
If someone like the Spirit Devouring God is not among the top-tier combatants of the Sky Secret Realm, then how powerful is their top-tier combatant?
In Long Yue and Mi Xiang’s eyes, there was only despair left.
Mo Qin is known as the Secret Spirit who never loses because her abilities ensure she never fails; even if she does, she can try again.
But this doesn’t mean Mo Qin is invincible.
In fact, the Twin Celestial Fish Race is just one of the many top Secret Spirit races in Sky City; there are twenty-three races like them.
The strengths of the powerful individuals in these top races vary greatly; none have fought to the death, making it hard to say who is stronger.
These twenty-four races, including the Twin Celestial Fish Race, represent the combat ceiling of the Sky Secret Realm, but there’s always an exception.
The Spirit Devouring God is this exception, not belonging to any of the twenty-four races, nor to a race at all, with no branches or kin.
Yet, his combat strength is such that even the strongest of the twenty-four races dare not provoke him lightly and speak of him with reverence.
The Celestial Secret Spirit Descend Day and related matters are all handled by the Spirit Devouring God.
Besides that, the Spirit Devouring God rarely involves himself in Sky City or Sky Secret Realm affairs; he even abstains from voting by the residents of Sky City, having never participated—most Secret Spirits have little sensation of his presence.
But Long Yue and Mi Xiang, being high-level figures, are fully aware that the Spirit Devouring God is a terrifying existence—stronger than someone like Mo Qin, perhaps significantly so.
They knew that when humans invaded the Sky Secret Realm long ago, it caused substantial trouble.
Various races sent their top Secret Spirits into battle, but the humans grew stronger within the Sky Secret Realm, nearly unmanageable.
That’s when the Spirit Devouring God stepped in, suppressing the humans who stormed the Sky Secret Realm.
In that battle, Mo Qin was just one of the secret spirits involved, while all top Sky Secret Spirit races participated, including Mi Xiang and Long Yue.
None could suppress the humans, showing just how strong the Spirit Devouring God was.
Had the matter not been related to the Earth Secret Realm, the Spirit Devouring God wouldn’t have acted.
So when they saw the Spirit Devouring God guarding the Sky Garden’s gate, they felt hopeless.
Despite Long Yue’s advancement, she had no belief she stood any chance against the Spirit Devouring God.
"Spirit Devouring God, why are you guarding the Sky Garden’s gate?" asked Long Yue, gritting her teeth.
The Spirit Devouring God sat atop the tower’s tip, eyes closed as if in meditation, showing no response.
Long Yue knew she had no chance, yet was unwilling to retreat; wanting to advance, she was held back by Mi Xiang pulling her arm.
Mi Xiang gently shook her head at Long Yue who turned back, but Long Yue reached out to move Mi Xiang’s hand away, gritting her teeth, she said, "You understand what it means for the Spirit Devouring God to guard the Sky Garden’s gate."
Upon hearing this, Mi Xiang released her grip, knowing full well what it meant.
With the Spirit Devouring God there, it meant that Sky City was determined not to let any race withdraw; it also signified this Sky Descend Day wouldn’t be straightforward.
In fact, this Sky Descend Day wasn’t as originally scheduled.
The last Sky Descend Day was supposed to be the actual date, but it was disrupted because the Emperor Ancestor breached the Sky Secret Realm, making it unsuccessful.
This time is compensating for the last failure, but no one knows how strong the Earth Secret Spirit and humans have become.
Nearly a thousand years ago, humans and their Secret Spirits entered powerfully, and now it’s even more uncertain.
After Mi Xiang released her hand, Long Yue glanced at Chen Guan and then turned to fly toward the entrance below the Sky Garden.
Her body entered a state of no leakage, transforming again into a black hole, with her Secret Collection and Secret Realm aura activating simultaneously.
Carrying no Secret Treasure previously, Long Yue now held a necklace, each bead resembling a black hole, as if light itself struggles to escape.
Long Yue fingered the beads before snapping her fingers; her figure disappeared, seemingly having passed into the Sky Garden.
The Spirit Devouring God, at some unknown time, opened his eyes, and her vanished figure reflected back in them, revealing Long Yue’s body floating before him as if her throat was gripped by fate, suspended there, hands clutching her neck, desperately trying to free herself, but unable to.
Chen Guan and Mi Xiang were horrified; even Long Yue, so powerful, appeared incapable of resisting the Spirit Devouring God.
"Do you wish to enter the Sky Garden?" the Spirit Devouring God finally spoke, but his gaze shifted from Long Yue to Chen Guan on the path below, speaking indifferently: "Then seek his help."