Chapter 1660: Chapter 10: SSR

The Pillar Gods hid within the ancient tree’s hollow for a moment, and only emerged after seeing the huge floating island in the sky start to drift away.

Sun God Ra suddenly remarked, “The trajectory of this floating island is fixed, and it is currently drifting in the exact opposite direction of where we need to go to find the Mother Tree… Lucky us.”

The Pillar Gods breathed a slight sigh of relief.

This place was only familiar to Sun God Ra… they could only rely on Sun God Ra’s experience at this moment.

“Father God, my divine power has been weakened by 90% in this place… I can’t even replenish my strength!”

“This secret location is like that… Conserve your energy as much as you can, I was also careless a moment ago, and in my anger, overlooked the dangers of this place…” Sun God Ra shook his head and composed himself again, “Follow me… This place is treacherous, once we acquire the Bloodline Fruit King, we shall leave immediately.”

Having made up their minds, the Pillar Gods began to move once more.

As for that gigantic floating island in the sky, it had drifted farther away.

But at this moment, concealed among the branches and leaves of one magnificent ancient tree, a pair of eyes quietly watched the Pillar Gods depart.

Then, the leaves rustled slightly, and a silhouette slipped down from the tree trunk.

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“Bloodline Fruit King? You actually know?”

The kimono-clad woman scrutinized Tai Yinzi, seemingly attempting to see through him — it was from Tai Yinzi’s mouth that she had just acquired the intel: Sun God Ra’s group’s purpose this time.

“Those fellows didn’t hide it, so I heard about it.” Tai Yinzi said helplessly.

The kimono-clad woman chuckled lightly, “Looks like they didn’t plan to let you go.”

“I know.” Tai Yinzi shook his head.

This sort of thing, he knew from the start… Once those fellows achieved their goal, his situation would be even more precarious than hanging on the edge of a volcano.

However, Sun God Ra’s group did not expect the sudden intervention of the kimono woman, who took him away.

The foe of Musashi still harbored thoughts of tormenting him, yet Sun God Ra’s group likely intended to silence him directly.

“Do you know the location of the Bloodline Mother Tree?” The kimono woman asked, squinting her eyes.

This was the crucial point.

“Certainly!” Tai Yinzi raised his head and said, “Otherwise, the hardships this Taoist has suffered along the way would be in vain… Hmph, that bunch thought this Taoist was just a disposable waste, yet how could they know I’ve already uncovered their secret.”

——Actually, he knew nothing, absolutely nothing; he had only overheard a single Pillar God mention the Bloodline Mother Tree and Bloodline Fruit King.

——But at this moment, whether he knew or not, he had to claim knowledge, and even more knowledge!

——He was going to turn the tables… all through deception!

The kimono woman’s eyes briefly flashed with doubt… Is it possible for an immensely powerful being walking through dimensional seams to be so careless?

It’s hard to say; some powerful beings indeed have holes in their brains… or simply show their true nature. Everyone has lifted the veil, living as straightforward as mischievous kids, loyal to their own hearts.

“If we truly find the Bloodline Mother Tree, I might let you go.” The kimono woman thought for a moment and said, “I might even give you a Bloodline Fruit King. But if you deceive me… I know of a pond that can freeze souls.”

Tai Yinzi appeared composed; he had these deceptive skills ready, maneuvering effortlessly, maintaining a straight face, spinning falsehoods with ease.

However, these skills were useless before the Club Owner, who could understand what Black Soul was thinking with just a thought; he was fully exposed.

“You won’t be disappointed.” Tai Yinzi chuckled, “Miss, since a temporary alliance has been reached, can you release this Taoist?”

The kimono woman did not haggle over this matter, she simply waved her hand, releasing Tai Yinzi’s ropes which she then collected into her sleeve.

This rope was magical, capable of directly restraining the Dark Soul Body, belonging to that burly man, but it’s unlikely the kimono woman would return it.

“May I ask the miss’s esteemed surname?” Tai Yinzi gestured with his hand… It’s just that his afro and checkered shirt made the scene awkwardly out of place.

“Tamamo-no-Mae.” The kimono-clad woman said indifferently.

“This Taoist is the True Solar Sage.” Tai Yinzi smiled slightly.

When venturing out into the world, using a false name is common practice… But Tai Yinzi had heard of the name Tamamo-no-Mae; after the jade token was unsealed, he had been immersed in the modern world’s culture for some time, touching upon many fields.

Tamamo-no-Mae he knew!

SSR, indeed!

“True Solar Sage?” Tamamo-no-Mae furrowed her brow, then shook her head… Those Taoist immortals quite liked to self-title themselves as certain sages, “Never mind, since you know where the Bloodline Mother Tree is located, lead the way. We must secure it before those fellows do, lest delays bring dreams.”

“Of course.” Tai Yinzi chuckled and waved his hand, shooting out a gray mist which transformed into a feather fan, wielding it with his hand, fanning himself, and his appearance became that of a white-robed elder Taoist.

The ability to change appearance with a single gesture did not surprise Tamamo-no-Mae, she merely nodded, “This appearance seems much more comfortable. Let’s go.”

“This way.” Tai Yinzi smiled slightly, pointed a direction, and walked ahead — randomly pointing.

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Meanwhile, under the guidance of Sun God Ra, the Pillar Gods soon passed through several dense forests.

Along the way, they encountered various mythical beasts, but thankfully without any incidents.

“Strange, although the beasts here have strong auras, for some reason they lack a certain wildness, surprisingly tame.” This was the feeling Goddess Maat repeatedly experienced.

“They seem to be raised here in captivity.” A Pillar God offered their opinion at that moment.

The gods resonated with this, growing increasingly vigilant about this place, especially Sun God Ra; he had ventured through the seams of the Place of the Voidfall before and understood the horrifying nature of creating such a vast space within it, not to mention that enormous stone gate capable of rivaling even contemporary titans.

He began to have an ominous feeling, yet they were so close to the place where the Bloodline Mother Tree was hidden, he was unwilling to give up.

But just then, a voice suddenly appeared.

STOP

At the moment the voice arrived, Sun God Ra’s expression slightly changed, and he looked up, seeing three silver girls suspended in mid-air.

Truly silver: their entire bodies, facial features, and even their hair were silver, and they looked identical… The silver girls wore uniform clothing, as if some kind of attire.

The tension suddenly mounted.

The Pillar Gods reacted swiftly, instantly locking their aura onto these three silver girls.

“Wait.” Sun God Ra motioned for the Pillar Gods not to act rashly while raising his arm high, revealing a long diamond-shaped purple crystal in his palm as he spoke in a deep voice, “I have permissions!”

This was the key to entering the secret place, representing a certain identity… there were several others competing for this key and entering together initially, but they could not make it out alive from here, falling because the key ultimately resided within his grasp.

He saw with his own eyes how these silver girls surrounded and killed those few powerful beings.

The silver girl in the middle glanced around, nodded, “Visitor’s permissions confirmed, passage allowed, please maintain quiet in the garden, keys for restricted areas will be shown, please take note.”

A mechanical, emotionless voice.

“It’s done…” Sun God Ra sighed in relief, then glanced at the Pillar Gods, signaling them to leave.

Visitor’s permissions, that’s the privilege he painstakingly obtained with the key… With this permission, he went far in this secret place, but there are still plenty of places he couldn’t reach, and these silver girls only answer some unimportant questions, nothing more.

Sun God Ra led the Pillar Gods ready to leave.

But at this moment, the silver girls directly drew the golden longswords from their waists, pointing at Goddess Maat and others, “Halt, those without permission are deemed intruders and will be eliminated.”

“What?!” Sun God Ra exclaimed in shock, frowning, “They are my family, together with me!”

“Only one visitor slot, one key grants one slot.”

The silver girls remained unchanged in expression, no possibility of compromise.

“How can this be!” Sun God Ra furrowed his brows again, quickly speaking with the Amethyst Key, “We will leave soon, and definitely won’t destroy anything here!”

The silver girl replied, “You have already caused damage, Sky Island has stopped you once, any more will be deemed an intruder and eliminated.”

Speaking, three silver girls descended simultaneously.

“Hurry away!”

Sun God Ra turned with a loud shout, knowing these silver girls never reasoned, stubborn… Fortunately, only three appeared here.

Sun God Ra calculated in his heart, he had full capability to consume them in the shortest time, then swiftly reach the Mother Tree’s location, pluck the fruit, and leave… These silver girls never left the Stone Gate.

If divine power is used sparingly, escaping should be possible, only Goddess Maat and the other Pillar Gods…

“Just a few guards.” A Pillar God spoke without knowing the situation, mildly angry, “They seem like created puppets, dare challenge divine might!”

It had once ruled over war’s divine authority in the Divine Nation, filled with killing aura, never tolerating provocation.

“Hold on!”

Sun God Ra’s expression changed once more, the war authority-wielding Pillar God had made his move, arriving in an instant, swung his sword, the silver girl’s body directly split open terrifyingly.

“No challenge at all.” The Pillar God shook his head after striking… lacking challenge, such puppets even if in numbers, would fall with each sword swing.

What a disaster!

The moment the impulsive Pillar God acted, Sun God Ra knew things were turning bad… He secretly cursed, but also understood this wasn’t time for rebuke, “You quickly leave, wait at the entrance for my return! This is an order!”

“Father God, no need to fear! These puppets aren’t strong.” The Pillar God carelessly replied, turning back to look at the silver girl nearly split in half by him, his face changed slightly, “What?”

Seeing the silver girl split in half, not only did no liquid resembling blood flow, the damage suffered was rapidly healing, just within breaths, it was completely restored.

“Level two alert.”

Instantly, one after another, silver girls shot up from various parts of the forest into the sky, converging, nearly fifty silver girls now appeared.

“Hmph, more doesn’t matter, still dead!”

The war authority-wielding Pillar God was furious again, striking once more, slashing in the air, a powerful energy blade flew, among the fifty silver girls in the air, instantly sweeping away over ten.

But those silver girls that were cut fell to the ground, swiftly healed again.

“You fool!” Sun God Ra suddenly roared angrily, “These silver girls aren’t strong in attack, but they’re unkillable! Here, our physical strength keeps depleting, completely unable to replenish!”

“What?” The war authority-wielding Pillar God instantly understood why Sun God Ra was so panicked!

How could there be unkillable puppets?

He had never encountered them, even after following Sun God Ra walking through dimensional crevices for a long time, never seen such—unreasonable!

“Hurry away! Don’t mind me, I have permission, they won’t attack me!”

Without hesitation, Goddess Maat instantly grabbed a nearby Pillar God, shooting back the way they came… The impulsive Pillar God gritted his teeth and retreated too, “Father God, I was wrong! Please punish me severely later!”

Dozens of silver girls simultaneously swung swords chasing, mighty… More silver girls were gathering.

Sun God Ra indeed remained safe, the silver girls ignored him, flying past him… Sun God Ra’s eyes flashed with a hint of worry, weighed things out, then resolutely charged deeper into the forest.

Given the situation, the Bloodline Fruit King is a must-have… He still needed to catch up to his daughter and others, and open the exit for them.

“Stop ahead, check the key information, warning once.”

Unexpectedly, a guarding silver girl suddenly called Sun God Ra back.

“What?” Sun God Ra frowned, “I could pass last time!”

The guarding silver girl spoke expressionlessly, “Royal Third Garden is undergoing regular restructuring phase 97313, construction ahead, please detour.”

Royal Third Garden?

Sun God Ra instinctively furrowed his brows… Such information, these silver girls hadn’t revealed before.

Royal… Royal?

Whose country?

Sun God Ra’s expression remained uncertain… The path ahead included the place where the Mother Tree is hidden, should he charge or not?

Looking at the sky full of silver girls, Sun God Ra gritted his teeth, with a decision already made: charge!

What kind of person is most terrifying?

A desperate one is most terrifying!

Sun God Ra instantly charged into the forbidden area… The Bloodline Fruit King holds immense value to him!

His Divine Nation had long gone, but with the Bloodline Fruit King’s capability, he could definitely find a new self, then spread his legend, rebuild a Divine Nation!

And then, bring wealth!

“Visitor’s permissions revoked”

“Pursuit”

“Elimination”

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