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Chapter 4009 The Song of Purple Moon (60) — Another possibility besides Li Bai?
When one's appearance has reached its peak, there's nothing more outstanding... If we remove the added charm of one's temperament, then there's no such thing as the most beautiful.

But how could an immortal woman in the void not have any temperament...? You can fake it, right?

The sea goddess before them was undoubtedly an extremely beautiful woman, but her body was pale like a corpse, giving people a sense of death—as if she were a specimen preserved in embalming fluid.

The "hole" visible below her abdomen adds a sense of incompleteness to this beauty of death.

"This is the former 'Sea God' Kalithorpe!" [Xiangfeihu] exclaimed, stunned. "Just as the legend says, she was the most beautiful person in the sea, but..."

However, Corybusor's conjecture came true at this moment. The body of the Sea God, which had been banished, was not completely devoured by the extraterrestrial demons, nor did it transform into a divine abomination. Instead, it returned to this place in an even worse way.

In the long and blank history that spans the old and new eras of gods, and between them, no one knows what the body of the Sea God experienced in the land of exile.

"Could it be... the legendary Asura Reversal?" The witch took a deep breath—this was the experience and knowledge gained from robbing and pillaging everywhere... oh no, it was the perseverance and hard work that led her down this path!
"A Shura reversal?" [Xiang Feihu] frowned. "But, [Sea God]'s divine body was only banished after his fall... Can a deceased immortal life still undergo a Shura reversal?"

“This…” The witch was speechless for a moment—this question was completely beyond her comprehension.

She has encountered the Void Asura very few times. Apart from this time in Purple Moon, the only other time was when she encountered it outside the Deep Space Forbidden Zone not long ago—anyway, she ran as far away as possible back then.

And then there's... my first time.

Come to think of it, wasn't the time she encountered the [Void Asura] twice in a row a bit too short? Had she been cursed for several lifetimes?
“There’s no mistake, it is indeed the Asura Reversal.” Testarossa, who had been silent all along, suddenly said, “It is also a divine abomination. If I’m not mistaken, Kalithorpe’s divine body first degenerated into a divine abomination, and after gaining self-awareness, it then underwent the Asura Reversal.”

"You can do that?!" The witch exclaimed, her eyes widening in surprise.

Testarossa said calmly, "At least, in my time, similar situations did occur. And the one who became a [Void Asura] in this way almost destroyed more than half of the [Magic Side]... Later, for some unknown reason, it suddenly disappeared. Some say it went to the [Deep Space Forbidden Zone], the habitat of the Asuras... Of course, I've only heard about this history; it happened before I became immortal, so I can't really verify it. However, it seems to be true now."

“I feel like there’s something wrong with this [Sea God]…” Li Huamei pondered, “She doesn’t seem to be showing the aggression that a Yuan Demon should have?”

"Really?" The witch was taken aback upon hearing this.

If it were the Seventh Asura, he probably would have already launched a thunderous counterattack against the person who attacked him, right?

At this moment, the aura of the Sea God was indeed very similar to that of the Seventh Asura, but there were also some subtle differences.

Just as [Xiang Feihu] said, [Sea God], as [Void Asura], did not show that undisguised, fanatical desire to devour souls.

She stood there quietly, motionless, on the earth that had melted into a mirror-like surface.

"Could it be... because the reversal isn't completely finished yet?" Testarossa frowned and subconsciously looked at Lord... Shopkeeper.

"I'm not sure either," Captain [Lo] shook his head.

Zhang Bolu and the others didn't find anything wrong with these words—because they, too, were temporarily unaware of the situation.

Testarossa knew perfectly well that this problem was not free... and the cost would probably be quite high—but there were other options.

"Miss Long, what do you think?" Testarossa suddenly looked at Ah Xiruo.

The true dragon of Shenzhou frowned slightly, clearly sensing that Testarossa had deliberately asked him this question suddenly—this woman is a scheming bitch!

"I'll just look at it sideways, what else can I look at it?" Ah Xiruo shrugged. "There are only two possibilities: either kill her, or she kills you. As for ignoring it..."

She suddenly looked at Li Huamei and said, "I suppose you couldn't do that either."

[Xiang Feihu] said in a deep voice: "Such a dangerous thing has appeared in the [Freedom and Wildness] Gorge, I absolutely cannot ignore it! Boss and I will swear to protect our homeland with our lives!"

The Pirate King's lips twitched slightly... "No, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

He had experienced the devastation of defeat, the desperate defense of a remote island, and the loss of comrades, friends, and family one by one. After traversing a muddy path, he looked back with surprise and realized that he didn't have to hold on to that place, that he didn't have to be so stubborn... In fact, they could have survived, and they should have survived.

"There's nothing to say." Ah Xi Ruo casually grabbed it and then had Xiao [Mimi] throw it like a softball. "Try to see if you can throw it!"

Little [Mimi]: ? ? ? ? ?

—No…why are you doing this to me? I don't want this to happen!!!
Master, aren't you going to do anything about this?!
In fact, Captain Luo really didn't care at the moment.

This time, Long Xiruo didn't ask any more questions.

Then a large, fleshy ball with big eyes, which was now aching from the wind and had been shedding tears all the way, crashed directly into the Sea God!
—【So what if I die!】

Little Mimi's eyes immediately turned red. Although this place was outside the maze, the power of the maze could still radiate out, and it wouldn't be much different—if it were too far away, then it couldn't do anything about it.

Although it couldn't even say whether it felt fear towards this thing—because the other party hardly seemed like a living being, let alone thoughts…

A dark golden pupil instantly appeared before the Sea God.

But Poseidon remained unmoved, its pupils unfocused.

—【It seems... won't work?】

Little Mimi was momentarily confused—but at that moment, Poseidon's arm suddenly moved, and his pale hand easily tore apart the dark golden Eye of the Labyrinth, then grabbed Little Mimi directly!
It was a strange force that it was completely powerless to resist!

—Oh no, am I going to die again?!

Who in the family understands? A newly evolved [Super Artifact] has been threatened with death multiple times in a single day, forced to struggle to survive in the cracks... Did those predecessors of [Super Artifacts] also experience this?

—I suspect I'm the shortest-lived "super artifact"?
Just as a sense of despair, as if her life was about to end, well, little Mimi suddenly fell into a soft embrace.

Surprisingly, the Sea God who caught it did not harm it at all. Instead, it carefully held it in its arms and even gently stroked its body.

What...what's going on?

Don't dare to move, don't dare to move!
……

"What the hell?"

This scene was naturally seen clearly by everyone.

Even watching the Sea God cuddling and stroking little Mimi, a strange feeling arose in my heart.

"She smiled?" [Xiang Feihu] was instantly astonished: "It was as if she were holding her own child..."

Faced with such an unknown [Void Asura], and with such strange behavior, the group couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

—【Help...help me...】

The large, blood-red characters gathered in front of Ah Xiruo, and even from a distance, one could almost feel that Xiao [Mimi] was truly panicked.

"What are you afraid of? Isn't it a nightmare labyrinth, the embodiment of fear? Or is it made of some kind of ruler's material?"

—【I'm still just a child...】

However, it was ultimately Luo Qiu who gave it to her... Ah Xi Ruo had thought that Xiao [Mimi] might be defeated, but she never expected it to turn out like this.

She breathed a sigh of relief and silently activated the [Holy Mark], moving directly close to the [Sea God].

But at this moment, the Sea Goddess did not react to Ah Xi Ruo's arrival at all; she was completely focused on the child in her arms... little Mimi.

—【Help!】

Lines of bloody words, resembling cheat sheets for an exam, drifted over like the resentment of a little [Mimi]. Ah Xiruo irritably brushed away the blood mist and moved closer again.

At this moment, the Sea God suddenly raised its head, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze instantly—even Ah Xi Ruo, empowered by the Holy Mark, felt a sense of difficulty in taking a step!
However, as soon as she had a thought and took a step back, the heavy feeling instantly disappeared!

"Xi Ruo!"

[Xiang Feihu] and his group flew over immediately.

Ah Xiruo raised her hand to stop her, shook her head, and gestured for Li Huamei to be quiet for the time being... She then carefully examined the [Sea God] at this moment.

She met her gaze, but the true dragon of Shenzhou could only see the deathly stillness in her eyes.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt your...child," Ah Xi Ruo suddenly said tentatively.

Upon hearing this, the Sea God actually lowered his head slowly, looking at little Mimi, and even revealed a gentle look that seemed like a phantom.

"My God, she really treated the Nightmare Maze as her own child?" the witch exclaimed in disbelief. "But... but why would it be the Nightmare Maze??"

[Xiang Feihu], who was frowning, suddenly pondered, "I heard something from [Koribuso] that might be related to this... Back then, when [Sea God] was building the labyrinth, he actually wanted to use [Koribuso] as the core of the labyrinth. Could it be related to this?"

"Who is 【Cornebusor】?" the witch asked in surprise.

But no one paid any attention to the "black cat" lady at this moment.

Ah Xi Ruo thought for a moment and said, "You mean, she thought that Xiao [Mimi] was the little imp who became the core of the maze, so she didn't treat Xiao [Mimi] as her child, but thought that Xiao [Mimi] herself was her child... a little imp?"

[Xiang Feihu] said, "I think it's not that simple. I'm afraid there's some kind of connection between the maze itself and [Kelibuso]."

Ah Xi Ruo stared suspiciously at the little Mimi who was trembling in the arms of the Sea God. "You'd better behave yourself!"

—【I…maybe…maybe because I consumed Corybusser’s nightmare?】

"Where is the little female devil?"

—【Within my body…right, the nightmare creation she projected was this woman! But it shouldn't be the sea god herself.】

In an instant, Li Huamei and Long Xiruo seemed to realize something.

It's not the Sea God, but it looks the same. Could it be the legendary counterpart that the Sea God found to replace him and fathered Corybusser with Davy Jones?

But why is the female ghost most afraid of her own birth mother?
—【Um, can you save me? I have a feeling the sea god is going to crush me any minute now…】

"In that case, why don't you just release that little devil?" Ah Xi Ruo said calmly, "She's looking for her own child, not you."

—【No way!! What if they release Corybusker and that horrible thing tears me apart? No way!!】

Ah Xi Ruo said irritably, "Then I don't care anymore! Anyway, you're not mine!"

Little Mimi looked at her true master with eyes full of sorrow: Master, aren't you going to do anything about her?

Boss Luo simply gave Xiao Mimi a kind look: I've temporarily granted her the right to use it, and I won't interfere.

Little Mimi was instantly overwhelmed with grievance, as if she had turned to stone... She felt that she would be played to death by this male master and this wicked woman who was not sure if she could be considered the female master.

"but……"

Captain Luo's voice suddenly rang out.

Upon hearing this, everyone instinctively turned their gaze to him... eager to know what astonishing words this mysterious Captain Luo would utter.

Luo Qiu slowly said, "This is the first time I've seen such a life form. It feels like... well, like a Rubik's Cube."

"rubik's cube?"

"rubik's cube……"

Luo Qiu didn't explain, but suddenly bypassed Ah Xi Ruo and became the person closest to the Sea God at this moment, besides Xiao Mi Mi.

In an instant, the Sea God raised its head again, its eyes still filled with a deathly stillness... a sense of emptiness.

"I mean no harm," Boss Luo said calmly, but the interest in his eyes was all too obvious.

[Poseidon] was not so easily persuaded, and the pressure around him began to increase sharply.

“Of course, you can also think that I have no good intentions,” Boss Luo suddenly added, “I just want to see things more clearly. To see you more clearly…”

The dangerous aura emanating from [Poseidon] grew increasingly violent!

Sensing this terrifying aura, Testarossa's expression instantly changed. Although she wasn't really worried about anything happening to Shopkeeper Luo, she was terrified by the terrifying aura displayed by this Asura inverted form of the [Sea God].

The danger level of this Asura Reversal Form is more than ten times that of the Seventh Asura Projection Form!
"...See yourself clearly, what you are as a mother."

The moment Boss Luo finished speaking, that violent and oppressive aura vanished instantly.

A faint smile even appeared on the face of the Sea God.

In an instant, the gloom in the entire temple space seemed to be dispelled, and a holy light filled the sky, as if spring had arrived.

Even the tentacle forest that is everywhere here is now covered with a layer of emerald green moss.

Testarossa parted her sensual lips in astonishment, “[Void Asura], can actually use such pure…[Life Force]?”

I've never seen anything like this before...

……

At this moment, Luo Qiu's eyes showed increasing interest.

The reason is that, as Testarossa said, the process by which the Sea God became the inverted form of Shura is probably just like this, which makes it seem very special.

But more importantly, he had already conducted an experiment on [Void Asura] not long ago—with Li Bai!
Li Bai is a variant of the "Void Asura" born under his interference.

The properties of [Sea God] seem similar, so... as different entities within [Void Asura], what are the differences between Li Bai and [Sea God]?

And was the birth of the [Sea God] a coincidence? Or was it man-made... to explore more possibilities for the [Void Asura]?
(End of this chapter)