On this day,
Upon hearing that they were about to leave the
There was no question about it — the current era of peace on the Divine Abyss Continent had left the Gold-Munching Mouse King feeling thoroughly stifled. Without battle, there was no progress.
The Gold-Munching Mouse clan's claws had been idle for far too long. Conquering the myriad realms — that was the true calling of the Gold-Munching Mouse clan, and that was the positive sign the Gold-Munching King Mouse bloodline truly needed to return to its former glory.
As for the Four Great True Spirits, they clearly had no love for overly comfortable lives either. Staying on the Divine Abyss Continent for so long had naturally left them restless as well.
They, too, craved new challenges.
Jiang Chen's proposal had hit the mark with all of them.
"Chen Shao, when do we set off?" The Gold-Munching Mouse King asked, his face alight with excitement.
"Better not to pick a day — let's just go today!" The Tai Sui White
The other three Divine Beast True Spirits clearly had the same eager look in their eyes.
"In the next few days, most likely. But this venture into the myriad realms could be dangerous, and what I intend to do is something rather grand. It may put you all at some risk as well," Jiang Chen said candidly.
"Oh, come on! Chen Shao, how many years have we been together? We've long since shared life and death — what's the point of bringing that up? Honestly, following you through nine deaths and one life would still be more thrilling than rotting away here in boredom all day long," the Vermilion Bird Divine Bird chuckled.
Little Xuan nodded gently. "Exactly. We Four Great Divine Beast True Spirits would rather blaze brilliantly than fade into mediocrity. With these magnificent bodies, shouldn't we do something truly great?"
The
Jiang Chen waved his hand and smiled. "Don't worry, everyone. The myriad realms are vast and powerful, but with our strength, few would be able to push us around once we get there. The myriad realms are crawling with cultivators on the divine path, but don't forget — we're high-level divine path cultivators. The only ones who could overpower us would be divine kings. And even in the myriad realms, divine kings are hardly a dime a dozen!"
"So you're saying once we reach the myriad realms, we can strut around just the same?" The Tai Sui White Tiger broke into a wide grin, its eyes gleaming with hope.
"You could put it that way. Even in the myriad realms, those who could make things truly impossible for us would be few — perhaps nonexistent. Don't forget, we're still growing. Our rate of growth is destined to make the very heavens tremble!"
There was a touch of humor in Jiang Chen's tone.
But the joke clearly did the trick, lifting everyone's spirits until their blood ran hot.
"Right! We may come from a small corner of the world, but we've got the potential to make the myriad realms tremble!" The Gold-Munching Mouse King licked its lips, its eyes flickering with a dark gleam.
"Chen Shao, with you putting it that way, even these old bones of mine are getting fired up," the Vermilion Bird Divine Bird laughed.
Jiang Chen threw his head back and laughed. "Old Brother Vermilion Bird, you're really not that old at all. There are countless beings in the myriad realms far older than you. Once you get there, you'll realize you're still young."
Everyone burst into laughter.
The sorrow of parting, carefully obscured by Jiang Chen, didn't feel quite so heavy after all.