Chapter 623: Manifestation of the Divine Soul, I'm Not Your Father (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Bang!
A figure descended from the sky and stepped on a three-legged cauldron.
The three-legged cauldron kept bouncing, but it couldn't escape the figure's stomping.
This person was Zhou Shu.
And the three-legged cauldron was the Heaven and Earth Furnace.
Before it could jump back to its nest, Zhou Shu had caught up and stepped on it.
He could even feel the faint resentment erupting from the Heaven and Earth Furnace.
The corners of his mouth twitched slightly.?A lousy furnace, have you formed a spirit?
He lowered his head and looked into the Heaven and Earth Furnace. His curiosity was finally satisfied.
He wanted to see if the corpse of the master of the Red Water Heaven of Dan Mountain was in this Heaven and Earth Furnace!
Zhou Shu was stunned when his gaze saw inside the Heaven and Earth Furnace.
He had had many guesses about the scene inside the Heaven and Earth Furnace. He had even wondered if the master of the Red Water Heaven of Dan Mountain was still alive. But he had never thought of what he would see.
The Heaven and Earth Furnace was full of a black-yellow liquid, which was clearly formed by black and yellow qi condensed to a certain extent.
And in the liquid, there was a small figure curled up. It was clearly a small baby!
The baby seemed to be in its mother's womb. It was curled up into a ball and floated up and down in the liquid formed by the black and yellow qi.
As for the Heaven and Earth Furnace, it kept jumping along with the rise and fall of the small body.
It was not jumping spontaneously at all but being guided by this small body!
Zhou Shu sized up the baby. It was a baby girl with her eyes closed and a peaceful expression. There was a smile on her face, as if she was dreaming of something fun.
Is she still alive??Zhou Shu frowned slightly. He saw that the baby's chest was still heaving. She was clearly a living person.
In the forbidden area of the Demon Realm, in Yuheng Valley, known as a human tomb, in the Heaven and Earth Furnace, there was a living baby girl.
No matter how imaginative Zhou Shu was, he would have never thought that he would encounter such a situation.
For a moment, he was unsure of what to do.
To be honest, even if Zhou Shu saw the master of the Red Water Heaven of Dan Mountain alive in the Heaven and Earth Furnace, he wouldn't feel so baffled.
If he really encountered the master of the Red Water Heaven of Dan Mountain, he would talk to him if he could. If he couldn't, they would fight. There was nothing to say.
If he encountered anything else, it would be easy to deal with. He had even thought of using the corpse of the master of the Red Water Heaven of Dan Mountain for forging.
But Zhou Shu really didn't know how to deal with this little baby girl.
She was clearly a living baby girl. Zhou Shu couldn't just kill her.
Should he leave the Heaven and Earth Furnace alone and let it return to its original place?
Zhou Shu was a little chagrined.
The Heaven and Earth Furnace was not an ordinary divine weapon. Back then, the master of the Red Water Heaven of Dan Mountain had gone through so much trouble to set it up in Yuheng Valley. It was impossible for him to do it just for fun.
Even if people used their toes to think, they would know that this baby girl was definitely not an ordinary baby.
Could she be the illegitimate daughter of the master of theRed Water Heaven of Dan Mountain?
Or is this the second life of the master of the Red Water Heaven of Dan Mountain?
A few thoughts flashed through Zhou Shu's mind. Speaking of which, he really didn't know if the master of the Red Water Heaven of Dan Mountain was a man or a woman.
Even an ordinary baby will definitely become a peerless genius after soaking in the black and yellow qi for so many years.
No matter where you come from, you're lucky to have met me. If it were anyone else, you definitely wouldn't have survived.
Zhou Shu's eyes gradually lit up. Putting the baby girl aside, the liquid formed by the black and yellow qi in the Heaven and Earth Furnace was definitely good stuff!
The effect of this thing was probably better than his Essence Cleansing Pill!
If he brought it back for the Ten Nations Alliance to use, it would definitely raise the strength of the Ten Nations Alliance to another level!
Even if it wasn't for the Ten Nations Alliance, this black and yellow qi had endless uses.
If he used it to quench the connate divine weapons, the quality of the connate divine weapons would definitely improve.
In short, such things could only be chanced upon by luck.
This was something that the Heaven and Earth Furnace had accumulated after operating for thousands of years.
Just the cauldron of black and yellow liquid alone felt like he had gained more than what he had in the territory of Hu Li after so long!
The risk he took to enter Yuheng Valley was not in vain!
Zhou Shu was overjoyed. He took out forging materials from his Cosmic Bangle and used the Iron Smelting Hands Technique to refine a few containers.
He carefully stored the black and yellow liquid in containers and then put them in the Cosmic Bangle.
After busying himself for a while, Zhou Shu finally put away the last drop of black and yellow liquid. Suddenly, he felt a gaze staring at him.
He turned around and saw a small baby sitting on the ground, staring at him with big innocent eyes. She looked confused. It was the baby girl that he had taken out of the Heaven and Earth Furnace and temporarily placed aside.
She had woken up at some point!
"You…" Zhou Shu looked at the baby girl. He wasn't sure if the baby girl could understand him.
After all, this baby girl looked only a year or two old. An ordinary baby might not have learned to speak.
"Are you my father?"
Zhou Shu had just opened his mouth when the baby girl spoke.
Her tender voice was as crisp as a silver bell, and her innocent eyes made his heart melt.
"I'm not," Zhou Shu said subconsciously.
Seeing that the baby girl could speak, he asked, "Do you know who you are?"
"I am me." The baby girl looked proud. "If you're not my father, why are you here? Shouldn't a father look like you?"
She blinked, confusion in her bright eyes.
"Father, do you not want me anymore?" Tears instantly filled the little girl's big eyes.
Women were born drama queens. Tears came so easily to this little baby!
"Stop. I'm not your father!" Zhou Shu had a headache. "If you dare to cry, I'll spank you!"
The little girl's cries stopped abruptly. She looked at Zhou Shu aggrievedly, tears welling up in her big eyes, but they didn't fall.
This was also a natural ability.
"Since you can speak, tell me who your parents are," Zhou Shu asked.
…
After fifteen minutes, Zhou Shu gave up. Although this little girl could speak, she couldn't explain anything clearly. She couldn't explain who she was or where she came from, not to mention the names of her parents.
From the looks of it, she was clearly still suspecting that Zhou Shu was her father.
Zhou Shu felt very helpless about this situation. He had never raised a child in his two lifetimes, so how would he know what to do?
"Let me ask you. Do you know this Heaven and Earth Furnace?" Zhou Shu pointed at the Heaven and Earth Furnace. She had come out from here. Perhaps the Heaven and Earth Furnace could stimulate her memory. "Do you know who placed you here?"
"Big furnace?"
The little girl got up with a grunt and staggered to the side of the Heaven and Earth Furnace. Her small body looked like an ant compared to the huge Heaven and Earth Furnace.
She raised her hand, patted one of the three legs of the Heaven and Earth Furnace twice, and said excitedly, "I know that this big furnace is for me to bathe!"
Crack!
Zhou Shu heard the sound of an eggshell shattering. Then he saw a clear crack spreading upward at a visible speed.
In the blink of an eye, the crack had already spread throughout the cauldron.
Crackle!
The sound of eggshells breaking filled the air. Under Zhou Shu's surprised gaze, the Heaven and Earth Furnace shattered!
Chapter 624: Walking Grotto-Heaven, I'm Her Father (1)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Zhou Shu was speechless as he looked at the fragments on the ground.
He had already known that the Heaven and Earth Furnace was severely damaged, so he had been very careful, afraid that he would completely destroy it.
Unexpectedly, the Heaven and Earth Furnace was still destroyed in the end!
Furthermore, it was destroyed by two pats from a little girl.
The little girl seemed to be frightened as well. She blinked her big eyes and looked at the fragments, then at Zhou Shu.
She looked innocent.
"It's none of my business. It broke on its own," the little girl said weakly.
Zhou Shu narrowed his eyes and sized up the little girl. This little girl was only as tall as Zhou Shu's thigh. Her complexion was extremely fair, and her big eyes were astonishingly bright.
"Forget it. If it's broken, so be it." Zhou Shu waved his hand.
Although he could clearly see that this little girl's two pats were quite powerful, he felt that it was too embarrassing to argue with a little girl.
Zhou Shu asked casually, "Do you remember where your home is? I'll take you home."
"I don't remember." The little girl shook her head and said weakly, "Father, isn't your home my home?"
"I told you I'm not your father." Zhou Shu rolled his eyes.?What is she saying? I don't want to be a father.?"Remember, don't call me father."
"Got it, Father," the little girl said crisply.
Zhou Shu slapped his forehead. He had never gotten along with children. It was really difficult since he could neither scold nor beat her up.
"Stay aside. I'll deal with you when I'm done," Zhou Shu said angrily.
The little girl nodded vigorously and said seriously, "Oh, okay, Father."
Zhou Shu glanced at her. After hesitating for a moment, he took off his jacket and wrapped it around the little girl.
After all, she was a little girl. It wasn't good to be naked.
The little girl sensed Zhou Shu's actions and smiled sweetly. "Father, you're the best!"
Zhou Shu's face darkened as he snorted coldly.
Zhou Shu left the little girl aside and packed up the fragments of the Heaven and Earth Furnace gloomily.?Why was the Heaven and Earth Furnace so weak?
"Father…"
Zhou Shu was packing up the fragments of the Heaven and Earth Furnace when he suddenly heard the little girl's voice.
He turned his head and glared at the little girl.
The little girl shrank back and raised her hand weakly. "Father, I remember now. I still have another bathtub."
"Another one?" Zhou Shu felt that he was being too strict with a little girl. He softened his expression and squeezed out a smile at the little girl. "You mean you have another one?"
He pointed at the pile of fragments of the Heaven and Earth Furnace.
He wondered what relationship this little girl had with the master of the Red Water Heaven of Dan Mountain. Wasn't it a waste to use a divine weapon like the Heaven and Earth Furnace as a bathtub?
But then again, although this little girl looked delicate, her small body was probably as sturdy as a tyrannosaurus.
After soaking in the black and yellow liquid for countless years, even a piece of scrap iron could probably become hundred refined steel by now.
Ordinary children wouldn't be able to shatter the Heaven and Earth Furnace even if they used all their strength…
Seeing Zhou Shu's eager gaze, the little girl seemed to feel that she could help him. Her face revealed excitement as she raised her hand and pointed in a direction. "There!"
"There?"
Zhou Shu hesitated for a moment. He first put away the Heaven and Earth Furnace fragments on the ground. Although they were fragments, they were also rare forging materials.
"Let's go. Take me there," he said casually.
Just as he was about to pick up the little girl, she let out a cheer and flew into the air.
That's right. She could fly!
Although he knew that this little girl was not an ordinary child, Zhou Shu was still slightly surprised that she could fly.
The little girl giggled and flew forward happily like a little bird. Her small hands waved like a little bird from time to time.
This childish scene made Zhou Shu's suspicion lessen.
She looked completely like a child. She looked nothing like an old monster who had lived for countless years and was pretending to be young.
One had to know that the body could shrink, but it was very difficult to have the mentality to make such a childish action.
No matter how good a woman's acting skills were, they couldn't act to this extent, right?
The little girl flew very quickly. Zhou Shu used his full strength but barely caught up to her.
A moment later, two figures, one big and one small, landed on the empty space in the middle of Yuheng Valley.
This was where the Heaven and Earth Furnace had been and also the gathering point of power in Yuheng Valley.
Zhou Shu was on his guard once again.
He stared at the little girl. Although it felt quite shameless to attack a child, as long as the little girl made any strange move, he wouldn't hesitate at all.
This was the center of the entire Yuheng Valley. Previously, when the Heaven and Earth Furnace was here, it could use the power of Yuheng Valley. Could the little girl have brought him here to use the power of Yuheng Valley to deal with him?
Being in the Demon Realm and in a forbidden area of the Demon Realm at that, Zhou Shu couldn't be blamed for being paranoid. If he wasn't careful, he might fall into a trap.
Chapter 625: Walking Grotto-Heaven, I'm Her Father (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The little girl stood still and cheered excitedly.
"This is it, Daddy," the little girl shouted at Zhou Shu. "I was born here. My treasures are all hidden here!"
She pointed at her feet. Before Zhou Shu could speak, she stomped heavily on the ground.
Boom!
Zhou Shu felt a violent tremor under his feet, and a huge crack appeared on the ground.
He raised his eyebrows.?This little girl's strength…
He felt that she wasn't much weaker than him.
But his attention was quickly drawn to something else.
Multicolored light scattered out from the crack. There were actually countless treasures buried under the ground!
The little girl cheered and flew into the crack.
Zhou Shu reached out his hand, but he didn't stop her.
A moment later, the little girl flew up unsteadily. She was dragging a giant three-legged cauldron with her two small hands.
The three-legged cauldron was more than ten times larger than her body, and she looked ridiculous dragging it.
Zhou Shu's gaze landed on the three-legged cauldron, and disappointment flashed across his eyes.
This three-legged cauldron was not the Heaven and Earth Furnace he had imagined. It might also be a divine weapon, but it was obvious that it was far inferior to the Heaven and Earth Furnace.
It was just an ordinary forging furnace.
Perhaps the little girl couldn't tell the difference between this thing and the Heaven and Earth Furnace. She had only remembered that she had buried a similar cauldron here because she had seen Zhou Shu collecting fragments.
"Daddy, look!" The little girl rushed in front of Zhou Shu, turned around, and threw the giant cauldron in front of him. "You don't have to be unhappy. I'll give it to you!"
Zhou Shu was speechless. But he couldn't refuse her good intentions.
He casually put away the giant cauldron and asked casually, "Everything buried down here is yours?"
"Yes," the little girl said proudly. "I have many toys. I worked hard to save them."
You saved them??Zhou Shu cursed in his heart.?How can a little thing like you save these things?
This is the Yuheng Valley of the Red Water Heaven of Dan Mountain. Could you be the master of the Red Water Heaven of Dan Mountain?
"Can you give these things to me?" Zhou Shu asked tentatively.
The little girl was stunned, and a conflicted expression appeared on her face.
She frowned and thought for a long time before saying awkwardly, "Daddy, can you leave three for me?"
She held up a small hand, revealing five fingers.
"Just three, okay?" She wagged her little hand, her five fingers dangling.
"Alright." Zhou Shu agreed. "Take your pick first. I'll take the rest with me."
He was very generous. She was just a little girl who didn't know how to count. He had to be polite to her.
The next moment, he regretted it!
He knew that the little girl didn't know how to count, so why did he agree to her request?
The little girl flew into the crack with a cheer. Treasures glowing with splendor flew into her small hand. Then without her moving, the treasures disappeared.
One, two, three…
Although the little girl was small, she was extremely fast. When Zhou Shu wanted to stop her, dozens of treasures had already disappeared from her hand.
"Stop!" Zhou Shu shouted. "Didn't we agree on three items?"
"It's three. We're still short of two." The little girl raised her hand in all seriousness, then curled two fingers and raised three fingers in front of Zhou Shu.
Zhou Shu rolled his eyes. "You're wrong! Do you see that? These are only three pieces!"
He reached out, picked up a stone from the ground, and waved it at the little girl.
"Isn't this one?" the little girl said with a puzzled expression.
Zhou Shu felt a tightness in his chest.?Didn't you not know how to count? Why do you know now?
"Cut the crap. Stay aside!" Zhou Shu said angrily. "You're just a child. Why do you need so many things?
"Also, let me ask you. Are you at the Grotto-Heaven realm?"
Zhou Shu noticed that the little girl had put the items away into thin air. But when she came out of the Heaven and Earth Furnace, she was naked. She didn't have anything on her body, so it was impossible for her to carry a storage tool.
This could only mean that she was already at the Grotto-Heaven realm and her body had a grotto-heaven, so she could naturally store items in her body.
Thinking of this possibility, Zhou Shu became even more vigilant.
A seemingly ignorant child's true identity is a Grotto-Heaven expert?
Who is this little girl?
The little girl blinked her big eyes and said innocently, "Daddy, what is the Grotto-Heaven realm? Can it be eaten?"
Looking at the little girl, Zhou Shu was somewhat speechless. If she was at the Grotto-Heaven realm, how would all the martial artists in the world feel?
How many martial artists couldn't reach the Grotto-Heaven realm even after working hard their entire lives? In the end, a child who didn't even know what the Grotto-Heaven realm was actually able to cultivate to it?
Zhou Shu didn't know how to explain to her what the Grotto-Heaven realm was. He thought for a moment and asked, "Where did you put those items just now?"
"Oh, I put them in my stomach." The little girl patted her stomach so as to prove it to Zhou Shu.
She let out a cry, and her body lit up. He could vaguely see a small space appear in her dantian. This space was about the size of a garden, but it was an out-and-out grotto-heaven!
She was indeed at the Grotto-Heaven realm!
Although her grotto-heaven was still very small, it was already formed, not the embryonic form of a grotto-heaven like Tushan's!
In other words, this little girl's cultivation level was even higher than Tushan's!
A Grotto-Heaven almighty kept calling him daddy?
For some reason, Zhou Shu felt inexplicably refreshed!
He looked at the little girl, and surprise flashed across his eyes.
No matter where this little girl came from, since she treated him as her father, he couldn't let a child roam alone outside.
How can I leave this poor thing alone? I'm a good person.
I'll reluctantly take care of her.
Zhou Shu decided.
"Wait for me here. Don't run around, understand?"
"Got it," the little girl said crisply. The next moment, she said aggrievedly, "Daddy, I'm hungry."
Zhou Shu changed his previous attitude and said very kindly, "Make do with these first. When we get home, I'll cook something delicious for you."
He casually took out some food from a Cosmic Bangle and placed it in front of the little girl. He had plundered these from Hu Li's territory. The Ten Nations Alliance didn't only lack forging materials, but food was also a scarcity, so he didn't forget to store some food in his Cosmic Bangles.
The little girl's eyes lit up as she nodded vigorously.
Zhou Shu glanced at the little girl pouncing on the food before leaping into the crack.
The crack opened by the little girl was hundreds of feet deep. Inside the crack, various treasures were scattered messily. He could see dozens of extremely rare heaven and earth treasures with a single glance.
These treasures were basically processed forging materials. There was not a single weapon that had taken shape. Perhaps the cauldron the little girl had dragged up just now was the only thing that had taken shape here.
But this was even better. Zhou Shu liked forging materials even more!
Zhou Shu laughed and took out an empty Cosmic Bangle. He began to collect the forging materials frantically.
Soon, a Cosmic Bangle was filled. The Cosmic Bangles Zhou Shu had forged only had a space of five feet square, so it couldn't contain much.
Previously, in Hu Li's territory, it was precisely because the space in the Cosmic Bangles was too small that he couldn't take many things away, so he had left Yin Chengshan behind.
If only I was also at the Grotto-Heaven realm. I could put the things into my grotto-heaven and leave as I pleased.
That's not right. The little girl calls me daddy. She's a walking grotto-heaven. What's the difference between putting things in her grotto-heaven and me putting them in mine? How can she not give them to me when I need them? I'm her father!