After Admitting The Wrong God They Regret It - Chapter 49

There was a moment of silence.

In the midst of the tense standoff just moments ago, this silence felt particularly eerie.

Zuo Tan’s gaze followed the divine fragment closely. At this moment, he still couldn’t understand what was happening. Clearly, the other hand held the plant that Lord Yuejian had cultivated with much divine power, a rare top-grade item even in the auctions of the upper star systems. And it had resonated with the divine fragment from the beginning. Now that he had the divine fragment in hand, no one had told him it would slip out of his pocket and run away!

Initially, when he held it in his hand, there was no movement at all.

This divine fragment seemed to have a mind of its own, knowing that it wouldn’t be good to be discovered and capable of misleading him, taking advantage of his relaxation to escape.

This was too much.

What kind of fragment was this? Was it sentient or something?!

Zuo Tan quickly replayed the events in his mind. His already gloomy expression completely collapsed.

“Judge, what do we do next?” someone asked quietly.

Zuo Tan’s face twisted even further.

What to do?

He wanted to know what to do as well.

Initially, all he needed to consider was delaying until the Dragon Clan arrived. But now, besides thinking about how to escape, he also had to figure out how to snatch the fragment back from Xinghui’s hands?

Who could snatch it back?!!

Zuo Tan felt his mind go blank. He instinctively raised his hand to touch his head, which was slightly sore from being hit by the divine fragment.

As his gaze shifted away from Xinghui and the divine fragment, he looked towards Yuanyuan, who was standing not far away, already close to creating a pit in their Lingyan Clan’s powerful spiritual defense.

The towering Evil Demon Clan member had stopped his hands at this moment. Apparently, he found the neatly dressed clothes hindering, tossing his military cap carelessly behind him. His black short hair swayed in the wind, and the buttons on his collar were undone. His Adam’s apple moved up and down slightly, emitting a soft sneer—

A silent mockery.

Didn’t they say the divine fragment had already resonated with the power of their gods?

Then what?

The resonance was over, and the fragment flew into the hands of their little deity?

This resonance—was rather short, wasn’t it?

Unexpected developments unfolded.

The nearby Lingyan Clan members, who were frantically avoiding, were also bewildered.

Baoshan couldn’t say whether he was relieved or disappointed. Originally, he wanted to negotiate with the Evil Demon Clan using the divine fragment, but now it seemed that even the fragment would fly to Xinghui on its own. What use would their negotiations be? Perhaps halfway through the negotiations, the divine fragment would fly to Xinghui by itself.

Moreover, the temperament of the Evil Demon Clan was notoriously bad. If they inadvertently angered the Evil Demon Clan…

But thinking about this now was useless. The divine fragment was no longer in their hands.

After a brief calm, Yuanyuan squinted his eyes slightly and spoke up.

“Leave them.”

“You—”

Zuo Tan gritted his teeth, still protecting the potted plant in his hand, as he retreated amidst the gunfire.

He didn’t know what his next step should be.

And the voice of the Dragon Clan came belatedly through the communicator.

“Have you got the thing? We’re almost there.”

Such words only made Zuo Tan more frustrated.

What good was it to have the divine fragment now?

But they still needed the Dragon Clan’s help to escape.

Zuo Tan quickly sent a few messages to the Dragon Clan, indicating that they should come to their aid immediately.

The Lingyan Clan, not adept at combat in terms of their spiritual power, could only withstand the Evil Demon Clan for a few moments. When they arrived, they didn’t carry many weapons, mainly relying on amplifying their advantages in defense. But the Evil Demon Clan was naturally powerful in this aspect. With two rounds of gunfire, Xinghui, who was standing behind the Evil Demon Clan, was well protected by them.

On the other hand, it was unclear what kind of ammunition they had in their guns. Although the physical power of their shots wasn’t strong, the moment they hit the Lingyan Clan members, they caused them to fall into a brief state of paralysis.

Zuo Tan anxiously waited for the Dragon Clan’s reinforcement.

And at this moment, the most terrifying thing for Zuo Tan happened.

Because he widened his eyes and watched as Yuanyuan, under completely unprotected conditions, approached their defensive barrier, his hands wrapped in spiritual power, attempting to tear open their barrier bare-handed.

And in the blink of an eye, he had already torn open a small gap.

It had been too long since they had seen the Evil Demon Clan, and all their ‘glorious achievements’ were just recorded in books. When faced with this scene, Zuo Tan’s back instantly felt cold.

What the hell was this guy?!

“Is there anyone in the entire universe who can control him??

Are the demons so strong to such an extent??

Just at this moment.

There were sudden rumblings in the ears.

The sound was a bit distant and not very clear.

“Is it the reinforcement of the Dragon Clan coming?”

The elves subconsciously used instruments to search for the current location of the Dragon Clan’s spacecraft.

The reinforcements were indeed on their way, but given the distance, how could they hear the sound of the starship?

“Ah!!”

Following the short scream from the Lingyan Clan.

A violent earthquake followed suit.

Even Xinghui was shaken so much that he almost stumbled backward, reaching out to support the small demonic landing craft behind them to barely maintain his divine dignity.

His little tuft of hair on his head was shaking in apparent ‘panic’.

As if trying to explain to that expressionless face the momentary panic he had almost fallen to the ground.

The demons who stayed by Xinghui’s side also rushed to support him. Seeing Xinghui steady himself, they stood beside him, vigilantly scanning the surroundings.

The shaking continued, but after the violent shaking, it gradually subsided as if everything had returned to normal.

Yuan Yuan had already seized the opportunity to tear open a large gap in the elves’ barrier while the shaking was ongoing. He didn’t pursue further but quickly returned to Xinghui’s side, shielding the little divine being behind him.

Once the elves’ barrier was breached, it was only a matter of time before the remaining demons captured this group of elves.

But something was off about this shaking.

Xinghui tightened his grip on the divine fragment, frowning in thought.

“Yuan Yuan.”

The little divine being spoke, and Yuan Yuan immediately bent over, almost leaning onto Xinghui. His body was almost glued to Xinghui’s, showing that the brief moment of ground tremors had startled him. If it weren’t for the critical moment of ‘tearing’ the barrier and the lack of danger behind him, he might have already moved to Xinghui’s side in that split second.

“What’s wrong?”

Having just finished his exertions, Yuan Yuan’s body was still emitting heat. Xinghui, whose body temperature was naturally cool, felt a bit overwhelmed by the sudden warmth, and unconsciously recoiled a bit, his cheeks flushed by the heat.

Xinghui’s fingertips were too cold, and when they touched, both of them shivered.

Yuan Yuan felt a tingling sensation spreading rapidly from his neck, making him feel numb all over in an instant.

But Xinghui quickly pushed his head forward, prompting him to look up at the sky.

“Do you see anything unusual about the sky?”

Yuan Yuan followed Xinghui’s pointed direction and looked up.

In one corner of the sky, the light blue gradually turned into a eerie purple-red, spreading slowly like watercolor, inching towards the area above their heads.

Indeed, something was off.

“This planet is just an ordinary lower-tier planet, and I haven’t heard of any special phenomena. We didn’t find anything unusual when we investigated before coming here.”

The slight tremors on the ground continued.

Xinghui turned to look at Baoshan.

“Have there been any anomalies around here recently?”

Baoshan had just been helped to stand steady by a few youngsters within the clan.

“Not really. Yesterday, yesterday the sky looked a bit strange, as if it was going to rain, but it didn’t.”

Xinghui glanced at the sky again, noting its color.

“We need to move faster— I heard that you came seeking help, initially just wanting to know how to find energy mines. Later, when you brought out the divine fragment, was it to exchange it with us to leave this place and live near the Resweave?” 

This should be something said during negotiations.

But now, Baoshan had no bargaining chips in his hands. He opened his mouth, only able to nod quickly.

“Our people are not many, and our spiritual power can assist you in many ways—”

Baoshan’s words were interrupted by Xinghui.

“You go pack your things now. Yuanyuan, have someone contact Resweave again, ask if those kids are willing to let them go. If they’re not willing, arrange for them to temporarily live on a barren planet near Resweave. The situation right now feels very bad to me, we need to leave as soon as possible—”

Just as Xinghui finished speaking.

A deafening roar resounded, and the elves’ barrier was completely torn apart by the demons, leaving Baoshan in a sorry state, pinned to the ground by the demons.

His once spotless clothes were covered in dust, and his face was stained with dust and blood. Since birth, he had been a high-ranking elf and had never suffered such humiliation before. His emerald eyes stared fiercely in Xinghui’s direction, his teeth clenched in anger.

But soon his gaze became blank.

Because a nearby mountain collapsed right before their eyes.

In an instant, everyone was staggering, unable to stand firm. Yuanyuan swiftly lifted Xinghui and ascended with flapping wings. Xinghui saw cracks spreading from their location into the distance. What was most terrifying was the huge chasm that quickly split apart from the direction of the high mountain, extending in all directions.

“Natural disaster!”

Sure enough!

Natural disaster??

Not only were the Lingyan Clan in a panic, but Zuo Tan, who had been pressed down by the demons and thought the ground was shaking violently, felt his face scraping against the ground.

But such pain didn’t make him care much.

He had only one question in his mind.

The storm has passed, so why is there still such a huge natural disaster?!

Just at this moment, the Dragon Clan’s starship arrived.

Zuo Tan struggled to try to see the starship above his head clearly.

But the Dragon Clan also noticed the huge natural disaster here, and the starship stopped in midair, no longer approaching.

The commander of the Dragon Clan’s starship, Long Yi, glanced at Zuo Tan, who was captured in the image, and sneered contemptuously.

It’s obvious that the divine fragment had been lost by him.

“Useless.”

“Commander, this is at least a class A natural disaster. Although it should also be considered a sequel to the storm, it has already reached a level of disaster. We cannot confront it alone, and the magnetic field here is changing, staying too close may affect the normal operation of our starship. Shall we go down to rescue?”

Another thunderous sound resounded.

Another mountain collapsed in front of the Dragon Clan’s eyes, and the tremendous energy brought by the collapse shook the Dragon Clan’s starship.

Long Yi’s expression became solemn.

“Accelerate withdrawal from the affected area. Under such a natural disaster, our starship alone cannot handle both fighting the demons and rescuing people. 

“Commander, then how do we explain to the elves later?”

“This natural disaster happened to coincide with Zuo Tan. We’ll wait outside the affected area and participate in the rescue after the disaster. Also, report the situation of this natural disaster to the leader, including the fact that the black-haired deity and the demons also appeared in this natural disaster.”

“Yes.”

“Furthermore, Zuo Tan has already lost the divine fragment. Start recording the relevant situation now to prevent the elves from finding an excuse to blame us later.”

Long Yi squinted lazily, sitting slackly in his seat, several delicate and beautiful potted plants were placed beside him, the flowerpots were made of beautiful crystals or dazzling gold, and he was playing with a few crystal coins in his hand. His gaze shifted from Zuo Tan to the black-haired deity.

Twins, as they said, but they looked nothing alike. Even though he had seen related recordings before, upon closer inspection, Long Yi couldn’t help but say that Xinghui looked good, but not as good as His Highness Yuejian, who sparkled brightly. He preferred shiny things and people.

Zuo Tan watched as the Dragon Clan made a quick stop, observed the collapsed mountains and fissured ground, and then circled around, quickly leaving.

He couldn’t help but curse the Dragon Clan for being unreliable.

“Let me go! Let me go!”

His hair was already messed up by being rubbed against the ground, and his elf ears drooped due to the setback. He looked at the demons pressing him down, his tone completely desperate.

“This is a natural disaster! No one can escape from this level of disaster. If you want to live, release me quickly. Let’s each go to the starships and leave this place. Maybe we still have time!”

The heavily built Zuo Tan was being held down by three demons, and as soon as they heard his words, one of them raised his hand and signaled to the others.

“That guy over there, lend a hand. He’s trying to escape!”

Two demons quickly flew over amidst the trembling of the earth, restraining the struggling target.

Zuo Tan, covered in dirt, exclaimed in frustration, “Are you demons insane? Do you know what a natural disaster is? Why aren’t you running? Why are you letting the Rock Elves go first?”

He could hear the cracks getting closer, but he was pinned down by the demons, unable to move.

“Our orders are to restrain you and wait here. Besides, even if our divine lord can’t save you!”

As one demon forcefully pressed his head down, Zuo Tan’s head was pushed half into the solid ground, causing him excruciating pain. Despite the pain, he couldn’t help but mock the demons’ naivety.

“A few words and you’re easily deceived. In this world, apart from the Abyss, even the gods can’t resist such disasters. When they encounter them, they can only retreat under their protection. They’re all just pawns!”

Just then, as the Rock Elves nervously and orderly boarded the demon’s starship, and even the one stolen by the demons, the chasm was about to reach them.

A warm white light suddenly illuminated the scene. Zuo Tan was stunned as he strained to look.

Not far ahead, the once carefully tended potted plant lay shattered, its pitiful flowers buried in the dust and mud, never to regain their former beauty.

In the sky not far away, Starfall, held by Yuanyuan, stood in mid-air. The divine fragments in his hand had merged with the ones he had previously possessed. They spun around Black-Haired Divine and the towering demons beside him.

Even the divine fragment seemed reluctant, as it spun, hitting Yuanyuan’s head several times.

At the same time, a barrier slowly rose up, firmly blocking the impending chasm—preventing it from advancing another meter!

Author’s note:

Divine Fragment: I’m hitting, hitting, hitting!!!

Unfazed, Yuanyuan: Darling’s touching my neck, darling, darling, darling, your hand is so cold, let me warm it up for you!

No more burning! But my head is splitting. Maybe it’s not completely healed yet. I think I’ll be fine after another nap!

I’ve tried to plump up a bit today, so I should be even plumper tomorrow [hands on hips]

See you tomorrow, my darlings. Go to bed early!