Chapter 678: Absolute Relaxation
In the Abyss Realm, at the Sang residence.
At this moment, Zhang Xiaoying was soothing the weeping little maid Qing’er and her daughter.
On the other side, the pale-faced Huo Longyuan was slumped against the head of the bed, weakly gazing at Young Master Sang.
“Your avatar…”
“It’s nothing.” Young Master Sang laughed nonchalantly, “Just an avatar.”
Huo Longyuan fell silent for a moment, then slowly said, “With a mortal body, trying to touch the Primordial Realm is harder than climbing the heavens.”
“In my realm for countless years, only one human has reached the Primordial Realm. Other deities and demons haven’t had even one.”
“Your avatar… what a pity.”
“Actually, it’s not a pity.”
Young Master Sang shook his head. “I only used the avatar to perceive the mysteries of the Primordial Realm. Now that I’ve sensed it, the avatar’s mission is accomplished.”
“But even reaching the Primordial Realm isn’t enough.”
Huo Longyuan said gravely, “This Ancestral Cang… is very dangerous.”
Talking about serious matters made Young Master Sang sober up.
“Tell me, what’s going on?”
“You should know,” Huo Longyuan weakly replied. “Although the Primordial Deities can devour each other’s rules, if they aren’t the deities’ own rules, even if they are devoured, their power remains minimal.”
“So, although the Primordial Deities crave the power of rules, they generally won’t easily go to war over them. After all, even if one party devours the other’s rule power, the enhancement won’t be significant.”
“This is also why I didn’t pay too much attention when I saw Ancestral Cang.”
He bitterly continued, “I thought that even if Ancestral Cang really devoured Old Woman Xi and the others’ rule powers, confronting him directly, I’d still have some means of resistance.”
“But… I was wrong.”
“His rule of destruction is too peculiar.”
“He didn’t choose to devour the power of rules; instead, he melted and destroyed all the rule power he devoured.”
“Every bit of rule power lost creates a void in the chaotic void.”
“When there’s too much void in the power of rules, the Primordial Chaos won’t be able to sustain the universe, and obliteration will begin.”
“And Ancestral Cang’s destruction rule… is precisely the embodiment of obliteration.”
Young Master Sang squinted slightly.
“So, the more rule power he destroys, the stronger his destruction rule becomes. Am I right?”
“Correct.” Huo Longyuan sighed. “If it were any other deity or demon, they probably couldn’t achieve this.”
“Only his destruction rule… what a pain.”
Seeing Huo Longyuan angrily pound the bed, Young Master Sang fell silent too.
“You need to be careful.”
Huo Longyuan raised his eyes. “Even if he destroys our rule powers, the vast majority of rule power still rests in your omniscient hands.”
“So, Ancestral Cang will definitely spare no expense to destroy your Abyss Realm.”
Young Master Sang shrugged. “Let him destroy it if he can.”
“Right now, no one knows how strong Ancestral Cang is. If you haven’t regained the power of the First Deity, I suggest you hurry.”
“By the way, how much have you awakened now?”
Hearing this, Young Master Sang awkwardly shifted his gaze.
Huo Longyuan: “… Don’t tell me you haven’t planned to awaken at all.”
Cough cough… it’s not that. “Just a bit slow…” Young Master Sang chuckled awkwardly.
“What have you been doing during this time?”
“…M-making games…” Young Master Sang said shyly.
Huo Longyuan: “…”
For a moment there, Huo Longyuan felt like this universe might just be over.
“Forget it.”
Despite his pale face, Huo Longyuan still forced himself up: “Although my rule power has been taken away, I can still hold on for a while.”
“Hurry up and awaken. You can’t be so slack any longer.”
“And… take care of Qing’er and my daughter for me.”
Unexpectedly, before he could finish, Young Master Sang decisively shook his head. “No.”
“I’m not interested in married women. Take care of your own wife and kids.”
Seeing Huo Longyuan’s stunned expression, Young Master Sang stood up and stretched lazily. “Leave Ancestral Cang to me.”
“Are you serious? That guy is stronger than you think.”
“So what?”
Young Master Sang made a determined expression. “I will win.”
“I’ll win your big head!”
Before he could even finish striking a pose, a pink fist slammed down on Young Master Sang’s head from behind.
When Young Master Sang turned around with a pitiful look, Nian Nian was glaring at him angrily. “Wasn’t your character draft due yesterday? Why are you dragging it out until today?”
“Th-that’s because I was busy saving people,” Young Master Sang mumbled pitifully.
“How long did it take you to save them? Do you know there’s only one month left until the release? We have tons of work left to finish!”
“Oh…”
Seeing Young Master Sang sulking, Yan Rouwan chuckled, “Don’t feel wronged. You were the one who urged everyone the most back then.”
“I know…”
Listening to their conversation, Huo Longyuan momentarily lost his sense of time.
He couldn’t understand why, even with calamity approaching, these people seemed so unfazed.
Don’t they know how big of a crisis this universe is facing?
“You guys…”
Unable to hold back, Huo Longyuan couldn’t help but ask, “… Aren’t you afraid of dying?”
“Huh?”
Nian Nian turned to look at him crossly. “Die? What are you talking about, kid?”
“Our game hasn’t even been released yet, and you’re here talking about death. What bad luck is that? Can’t you say something proper?”
Huo Longyuan: “…”
“And don’t just stand around. It’s your fault; we’ve wasted time trying to save you.”
Nian Nian finished, storming over and snatching a stack of papers from Bai Ming’s hands, then cramming them into Huo Longyuan’s hands.
“Since you have nothing to do, help proofread the character drafts. If there are mistakes later, the players will be mad at you!”
Looking at the thick stack of documents in his hands, Huo Longyuan was silent for a long time.
He felt like something was off.
But compared to the Sang family, he felt like he was the one who didn’t fit in.
Why… why weren’t they afraid?
Why did they all look so carefree?
Did they really think the Abyss Realm could withstand Ancestral Cang’s destruction rule?
“Alright, stop guessing.”
At this moment, Yan Rouwan chuckled and spoke up, “If you really want to know the answer, then finish your work first, how about that?”
“I’m telling you, Young Master Sang has been thinking about you for a long time. He knows your capabilities and that you’re a workaholic. A few months ago, he was already planning to drag you from home to be his laborer.”
“In a sense, Ancestral Cang kind of helped out.”
Huo Longyuan fell silent again.
In the end, he glanced at the documents in his hands. He let out a long sigh.
“… Sigh.”
“Forget it. I’m tired. You guys can do whatever you want.”
