"A three-headed Mandora?" The water unicorn's pupils suddenly contracted as it looked at the three dragons. "This thing cannot be kept; it's a menace."
"Hmm?" Gu Yu sensed the sudden burst of aura emanating from the water unicorn and his expression changed immediately. "It has already submitted to me and I have planted a master-servant contract with it. It will not disobey my orders, so you can rest assured."
Gu Yu hurriedly explained to the water unicorn, seeing the killing intent in its eyes. The three dragons who had just spoken of incense also froze. The power of an emperor was simply unbearable for them.
"Master-servant contract?" Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, the water unicorn's expression softened somewhat.
"What's wrong? Could it be that the Three-Headed Mandora is in some kind of potential danger?" Gu Yu asked the Water Qilin. When the Cloud Bat God saw the Three-Headed Mandora before, he said that the Three-Headed Mandora was the most evil race in the world. Because they angered the Heavenly Court, they had been exterminated by the Heavenly Court. But why did they anger the Heavenly Court? Of course, this was something Gu Yu thought of now after seeing the Water Qilin's reaction. He hadn't taken it seriously before.
"You don't know its origin?" The water unicorn was somewhat surprised to hear Gu Yu's question, and then explained, "The three-headed Mandora was born from the Primordial Source Gate."
"The Primal Source Gate?" Gu Yu frowned; he had never heard of this Source Gate before.
"The Primordial Source Gate is a source gate that possesses countless gifts. You know the Twelve Ancestors, right? They were able to become Ancestors because they obtained opportunities within the Primordial Source Gate. Even the Source Heart was originally within the Primordial Source Gate. Within the Primordial Source Gate, there is an evil race, the Three-Headed Mandora! They don't need to cultivate; they only need to eat other races to increase their cultivation. They are stronger than newborn dragons at birth. If we're really talking about it, they are the most powerful race in the world. It's just that I don't know why there are no Great Emperors in their race, and even Heavenly Kings are few and far between."
So at first, other races didn't pay attention to them. After all, without an emperor, even if a race is powerful, it's nothing. But these guys were reckless. They walked out of the primordial source gate and began to devour other races. Of course, they were all weak races, so they couldn't do anything to them.
But as time went on, these creatures grew bolder and bolder, even devouring a goddess from the Heavenly Court. This goddess happened to be the Heavenly Emperor's favorite woman, enraging him. He dispatched 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals to annihilate the three-headed Mandora. However, to the surprise of all races, these 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, capable of sweeping away any race except the dragons, were utterly annihilated; not a single one returned.
"Huh?" Gu Yu was shocked when he heard the water unicorn's explanation.
Although the 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals were few in number, their strength was by no means weak, yet they were completely wiped out.
"This has shocked all races. The reason is that after a long period of eating, the three-headed Mandora has consumed hundreds of races and become dozens of times stronger. There is even a faint trend of a great emperor being born. This has caused panic among all races. The more they eat, the stronger they become. If this continues, won't all the races in the world be eaten up?" the Water Qilin said.
Hearing the water unicorn's words, Gu Yu looked at the three dragons. This guy was indeed heaven-defying. He could become stronger by eating other races. One was fine, but what if there were thousands or tens of thousands?
"And then?" Gu Yu asked.
"Finally, the Heavenly Emperor himself took action, uniting countless races to launch a siege against the three-headed Mandora. At first, the progress was rapid, and the three-headed Mandora was powerless to resist the attacks of many races. However, later on, they even began to eat each other. It was only later that everyone realized that they were in danger and wanted to create the strongest three-headed Mandora. They succeeded; they were able to create a peak Emperor."
"Peak of the Great Emperor realm?" Gu Yu's expression changed.
“That’s right. At that time, even the Heavenly Emperor, the Azure Dragon God Emperor, and many other Great Emperors were unable to kill it. In the end, it was only after the Ancestral Realm intervened that it was finally killed. Then came a great siege, where the Ancestral Realm killed all the three-headed Mandoras,” the Water Qilin said.
"What about the three dragons?" Gu Yu suddenly frowned. The Ancestral Realm cultivators killed all the three-headed Mandoras, so why was there still one left? Wait! Gu Yu suddenly thought of something. The three-headed Mandora in the Northeast Source Gate was said to have been sealed by the Human Ancestor. Could it be that the Human Ancestor left one behind? But why would he leave one behind?
“Then we’ll have to ask the Ancestral Realm. So, I hope you’ll keep it under control, otherwise it will become extremely terrifying.” The water unicorn’s gaze turned to Gu Yu.
"I will keep it under control," Gu Yu nodded and said. At this moment, Sanlong suddenly rubbed its big head against Gu Yu, and Gu Yu also reached out and touched Sanlong's big head.
"By the way, my name is Shuimo. What's your name?" Shui Qilin asked Gu Yu.
“Gu Yu,” Gu Yu replied.
"From today onwards, we are allies. I will have the Water Kirin clan protect humanity. Oh, and I have a great gift for humanity," the Water Kirin said.
"What wonderful gift?"
"A great gift that can enhance the strength of the human race," the Water Kirin said.
"Huh?" Gu Yu was taken aback.
"You still don't trust me." The water unicorn looked at Gu Yu and said, "Right now, if I wanted to kill you or invade the human race, it would be too easy for me, so I really have no ill intentions."
"How do you intend to help the human race improve its strength?" Gu Yu asked, looking at the water unicorn.
"Qilin essence blood," the water qilin said. "The essence blood of my qilin clan contains powerful energy. If humans absorb it, it can improve their physique and even help them break through bottlenecks."
"Do you know how many people there are in the Chinese race now?" Gu Yu asked after hearing the water unicorn's words.
Qilin essence blood can indeed enhance human physique and even break through bottlenecks. Although it is not as good as dragon marrow, it is not much different. But how much essence blood can a single Qilin possess?
“You don’t need to worry about that. During the year that the Source Gate was closed, my Qilin clan has been accumulating Qilin essence blood. We have enough Qilin essence blood for humans to use,” the Water Qilin said.
Hearing the water unicorn's words, Gu Yu felt something was amiss. Although unicorn blood essence could regenerate, each extraction of it would severely deplete the unicorn's own resources. This was tantamount to diminishing its cultivation and harming itself. Would unicorns truly do such a thing for the sake of strengthening the human race? Was it selfless dedication?
But Gu Yu couldn't figure out what their purpose was. Just like Shui Mo said, if they wanted to invade the human race, would they need to go through all this trouble? They could just take action directly and achieve their goal.
"Alright, give me the Qilin essence blood." Gu Yu said, extending his hand. Regardless of Shui Mo's purpose, he couldn't stop him for the time being. He might as well take the Qilin essence blood and improve humanity first.
"Okay." Shuimo agreed quickly, and then a storage bag appeared in its hand.
Gu Yu took the storage bag, and as soon as he sensed it, he immediately felt the rich energy inside. It was the essence blood of a Qilin, a great deal of Qilin essence blood. Even Gu Yu was shocked.
"So? Can you trust me now?" Shui Mo asked Gu Yu.
"Let's trust them for now!" Gu Yu said.
"Hehe..." Shuimo chuckled, saying nothing more, then turned towards the source gate and said, "Come out!"
The next second, fifteen people suddenly appeared in front of Gu Yu. Gu Yu's pupils shrank abruptly when he saw these eleven people.
Two Heavenly Kings, four Divine Lords, and five True Gods—this power is enough to sweep across the Earth, and Gu Yu believes that this is definitely not the full strength of the Water Kirin Clan.
“Let’s go to the human realm!” Shui Mo said to Gu Yu.
"Hmm!" Gu Yu nodded. In fact, they didn't need to tell him at all. With such a lineup, what was his million-strong army compared to them?
Once the domain is opened, it's full of ants; no matter how many there are, it's all for naught.
In Central China, at the capital, Mo Shougui was receiving Shui Mo with utmost respect. After all, Shui Mo was an emperor, and he dared not be negligent. Moreover, Shui Mo had said he was willing to protect the human race and had given him countless Qilin essence blood.
"It is a great fortune for our human race that you are willing to help us, senior," Mo Shougui flattered.
However, Gu Yu knew that this Mo Shougui was very cunning, and who knew what this guy was thinking.
“Shuimo, since you want to protect the human race, and the Origin Gate at the Wutong Volcano in Huaxi is not simple, shouldn’t you show your sincerity?” Gu Yu said, looking at Shuimo.
Gu Yu felt that the aura there was no weaker than when the Water Kirin Clan's Origin Gate opened.
“Of course.” Shui Mo replied immediately upon hearing Gu Yu’s words. “Since I am going to protect the human race, I must naturally prevent other source gates from invading.”
“Alright, let’s set off now. The Source Gate is about to open,” Gu Yu said.
“Gu Yu, Senior Shui Mo has just arrived in our human race and brought such a great gift. We should let Senior Shui Mo rest for a few days before discussing other matters,” Mo Shougui hurriedly said, displaying his sycophantic behavior to the fullest extent.
"The invasion of the Source Gate is imminent; there's no time to rest," Gu Yu said. "I think Senior Shuimo probably feels the same way, right?"
“Gu Yu is right.” Shui Mo nodded. “Let’s set off now.”
"Okay." Gu Yu nodded.
They then headed towards Wutong Volcano in Huaxi. At that moment, Wutong Volcano was constantly spewing out lava, and the scorching heat made the surrounding temperature extremely high. Some of the creatures that originally lived there escaped, while others were killed by the intense heat.
"Senior Shuimo, you are very knowledgeable. Do you know what race is in this Source Gate?" Gu Yu asked, looking at Shuimo.
Shuimo looked at the Wutong Volcano in front of it with a solemn expression.
“The Phoenix Clan,” it said.
"The Phoenix Clan?" Upon hearing Shui Mo's words, Gu Yu's expression changed. It was actually the Phoenix Clan! Wasn't that the race of the Ice Phoenix Emperor? The race he had sworn to exterminate.
This caused a burst of killing intent to erupt from Gu Yu. Shui Mo, who was standing to the side, frowned as she sensed the killing intent emanating from Gu Yu. "Gu Yu, could it be that you have a grudge against the Phoenix Clan?"
"I suppose so!" Gu Yu replied. "How much longer do you think it will take before it opens?"
"Soon," Shuimo said.
"Are you confident in dealing with the Phoenix Clan?" Gu Yu asked, looking at Shui Mo.
Since the Phoenix Clan was able to fight the Dragon Clan back then, they must not be weak.
“If it were the Phoenix Clan at its peak, even my complete Qilin Clan wouldn’t dare say I could defeat them. But back then, during the great war between the dragon, phoenix, and qilin, although the Phoenix Clan wasn’t wiped out, both of their emperors perished. Even after so many years, and with a new emperor born, I’m confident,” Shui Mo replied.
"That's good." Gu Yu nodded in response to Shui Mo's words.
So they waited, and as time went by, the light spots in the crater grew to the size of a millstone, and a dark passage gradually appeared.
The light spot immediately began to expand rapidly, and in an instant it became extremely large.
A wave of intense heat immediately emanated from it, causing Shui Mo to frown.
"It seems they have given birth to a new emperor." Shuimo said calmly. The next second, it moved its hand, and the sky changed color. Countless blue energies, like seawater, filled the surroundings, and the temperature dropped instantly.
The next second, it moved and headed straight into the Source Gate. The other eleven powerful members of the Water Qilin Clan followed closely behind.
"Could it be that you really intend to protect the human race?" Gu Yu murmured, watching the water unicorn rushing towards the source gate.
However, he wasn't thinking about anything. With a swift movement, he also headed towards the Phoenix Origin Gate.
Inside Phoenix Source Gate, the temperature is extremely high. There are no plants here, only volcanoes and snow-capped mountains. It is not beautiful at all, a very ugly world.
At this moment, several enormous phoenixes were looking at Gu Yu and the water unicorn.
The next second, a phoenix suddenly breathed out phoenix fire and swept towards Gu Yu and the water unicorn.
Faced with the Phoenix Flame, the ink painting waved its large hand, and a pale blue, ocean-like power swept out once more, instantly blocking the Phoenix Flame from entering.
"Traitor to the Qilin Clan." At this moment, the leading phoenix suddenly flew towards the water qilin. The next second, she transformed into a young woman dressed in a red dress, and she was furious.
“The Qilin Clan is not a traitor; my Water Qilin Clan is merely following the Qilin’s mission,” Shui Mo retorted upon hearing the young woman’s words.
No one would be happy to be called a traitor.
"Back then, when the Phoenix and Qilin joined forces, if it weren't for the Water Qilin Clan's sudden defection and the Ice Phoenix Emperor's reluctance to make a move, the Qilin and Phoenix Clans might not have been defeated," the young woman said angrily.
"You might not necessarily lose?" Shui Mo looked at the young woman. "One Azure Dragon God Emperor alone defeated you, not to mention the Dragon Ancestor of the Dragon Clan. He didn't even make a move. If he had, you would have nothing left, just like the six Qilin Clan members."
"One cannot act rashly at the Ancestral Realm," the young woman said.
“Hehe…” Shui Mo chuckled coldly, “Yes! It is precisely because the Ancestral Realm cannot act casually that your Phoenix Clan has preserved a portion of it.”
"I'll kill you, you treacherous bastard!" After the young woman finished speaking, a fiery red domain immediately spread out, enveloping everyone within it.
Hundreds of phoenixes swept over in an instant. Looking at this scene, Gu Yu smiled bitterly, thinking that his previous statement about slaughtering the phoenix clan was simply a pipe dream.
The Phoenix Clan boasts one Great Emperor, three Heavenly Kings, six Divine Lords, and nine True Gods. This lineup surpasses even that of the Water Kirin Clan. Of course, who knows if the Water Kirin Clan still has any True Gods among them, since Gu Yu himself did not enter their ranks.
whoosh...
Immediately, eleven powerful members of the Water Kirin Clan charged towards the Phoenix Clan, and the most crucial element of this battle was the young woman from the Water Ink Clan.
Gu Yu, holding a wooden sword and wearing source armor, did not charge towards the Phoenix Clan.
Aren't the water unicorns supposed to protect the human race? Then let them show their skills.
Boom boom boom...
The deafening sounds of fighting and the aftershocks of energy immediately filled the air.
Blazing flames and icy water clashed repeatedly.
With a sudden movement, the ink-wash figures charged towards the young woman, their forms instantly transforming into a Qilin and a Phoenix, and the two clashed.
After dozens of fierce clashes, the Qilin clan was temporarily at a disadvantage due to insufficient numbers, but Shuimo was much stronger than the young woman.
The young woman was forced to retreat steadily, and all she could do was roar in anger.
Just as the ink painting gained the upper hand, the surrounding area instantly changed, transforming from blazing flames to icy flames in a flash.
This caused Shui Mo and the young woman's expressions to change, and Gu Yu, sensing this change, also had a change in expression.
A white ice phoenix suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes, and her appearance instantly repelled Shui Mo.
"Ice Phoenix Emperor?" Both the young woman and Shui Mo recognized the arriving Ice Phoenix. The young woman's eyes were filled with joy, while Shui Mo's eyes were filled with solemnity.
As for Gu Yu, his eyes were also filled with anger. It was because the Ice Phoenix Emperor had possessed his Ling'er and still retained Ling'er's appearance that he was even more furious.
"Ice Phoenix Emperor!" Gu Yu roared hysterically. The next second, he gripped his wooden sword and slashed at the Ice Phoenix Emperor.
With the support of the Source Armor, his strength could reach the peak of the Heavenly King, but the Ice Phoenix Emperor's strength was close to the peak of the Great Emperor. Faced with Gu Yu's attack, the Ice Phoenix Emperor was stunned for a moment and then waved his beautiful arm.
Gu Yu was immediately sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Ice Phoenix Emperor, come with me to kill this Water Qilin, and then my Phoenix Clan will go to the human world to obtain the Source Heart," the young woman said to the Ice Phoenix Emperor.
Upon hearing the young woman's words, Shui Mo's expression changed repeatedly. The Ice Phoenix Emperor was at the peak of the advanced Emperor realm, while the young woman was at the early Emperor realm. Although he was stronger than the young woman, he was only at the mid-stage of the Emperor realm, approaching the late stage. He was no match for the Ice Phoenix Emperor at all.
"All Phoenix Clan members, heed my command! You are not to set foot in the human realm, nor are you to continue fighting with the Qilin Clan!" The Ice Phoenix Emperor's icy voice suddenly rang out, startling the young woman and the other Phoenix Clan members.
They originally thought that the Ice Phoenix Emperor's appearance was to help them, but he actually asked them to cease fighting, which they found hard to accept.
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