Even the usually expressionless Emperor Snake Beastman was sowhat surprised. "World Heart?"
The gecko nodded, his expression growing more pensive. "The Beast World is different from other worlds. It only has one god. Once he takes over as the god of this world, he is qualified to take the World Heart. His dealings with , with Si Yan—it’s all for this one goal."
Si Yan’s brows furrowed tightly. She anxiously asked, "What does he want with the World Heart?"
After a long sigh, the gecko spoke, "Granddaughter, do you still rember the story I told you before about the god who was too kind-hearted, whose kin were wiped out, and who destroyed his own world?"
Si Yan nodded. "I rember."
The gecko continued, "I was also unsure before. But later on, I gradually confird it—the False Heaven is that unlucky god: the God of Night, Ming Jiu."
Si Yan looked horrified, her face turning ashen.
The gecko said, "All his kin died, and he destroyed his own world with his own hands."
He let out another long sigh. "He was, in fact, a god who deeply valued kinship. He once took great pride in his perfect wife, dutiful children, harmonious siblings, and loving parents. After experiencing such events, his temperant changed drastically. Once he gathers ten World Hearts, he can replicate that forr world and ’resurrect’ his forr kin and family. Therefore, he conquered world after world, destroying them one by one."
"Unfortunately, the Beast World is the tenth world he has set his sights on."
Si Yan was profoundly shocked.
After a while, Si Yan asked somberly, "Is there really a thod of resurrection?"
Si Yan had asked this very question once before, concerning the undead soldiers. That ti, the gecko had outright denied the resurrection of the undead soldiers.
But this ti, the gecko was silent.
After a while, the gecko said, "With the World Hearts from ten worlds and the power of a true god, it is indeed possible to resurrect a few mortals."
The atmosphere grew heavier.
The gecko continued, "The God of Night wants to resurrect his kin. To do so, he must sacrifice ten worlds. Si Yan, the God of Night’s obsession runs deep. For soone like him, disillusioned with all worlds, sacrificing a few ans nothing."
Si Yan’s gaze was cold as she said, "Aside from his own world, the other worlds have done nothing to offend him."
The gecko agreed.
Si Yan asked, "What happens to a world when its World Heart is taken away?"
The gecko replied, "A world without its World Heart will rapidly collapse. Simply put, it will be destroyed. Billions of lives will be extinguished. After destroying his own world, the God of Night has already consecutively destroyed eight worlds. He holds the World Hearts of these nine worlds in his hands. And the Beast World is the tenth world he plans to destroy!"
He had been ambushed by the God of Night and had fallen to the Beast World, grievously wounded. His physical body had already transford into the Dragon Cave, his power reduced to a re fraction of its forr strength. Even now, as he struggles to recover, he can’t regain much of it.
The Beast World’s hope rests on Si Yan. Only if Si Yan becos the Beast God and fights the God of Night to the death is there a chance to save the Beast World.
Si Yan’s expression was grave.
The gecko did not wish to pressure her further.
A’ye, the crafty old fox, ca from the front hall of the tavern, bringing Si Yan a bowl of goat’s milk to replenish her strength, as usual. Then, under Si Yan’s gaze, he silently left.
「...」
After returning to her room, Si Yan once again entered her spatial world. She arrived at the center of her world and saw that her essence, suspended there, had already transford into a light purple Beast Crystal. Unknowingly, her strength had increased once again, reaching a level equivalent to a Beastman in the Beast World who had just entered the Purple Crystal stage. Her world had also grown larger and more expansive. The air was fresh, filled with the songs of birds and the scent of flowers.
Si Yan suddenly saw a familiar figure nearby. Upon closer inspection, it was the water monster, who was surprisingly busy moving rice to brew wine.
The water monster is actually working?
He’s too well-behaved. So well-behaved it’s almost uncanny.
"What’s with him?" Si Yan asked curiously.
"Are you talking about Tao?" The gecko chuckled. "I saw he was about to shrivel up and die, so on a whim, I gave him a radish. Then I casually taught him a few things, and he turned out like this."
Si Yan’s eyes lit up with joy. "Tad?"
The gecko nodded proudly.
Damn, that’s incredible! I’ve tad a water monster! Now my space will have abundant water resources!
"Grandpa has tad the monster for you. You can rest assured," the gecko laughed smugly.
The gecko shouted, "Tao!"
The water monster looked back at the gecko, his expression a mixture of fear and reverence.
"The wheat on West Mountain is lacking water. Go give it a sprinkle!" the gecko commanded.
He promptly replied, "I’ll get right on it! I’ll get right on it!" After speaking, he didn’t forget to bow to Si Yan and the gecko.
This display left Si Yan dumbfounded.
Gecko, has he gone mad? Why is he making such a grand salute over nothing?
The gecko just smiled.
Si Yan asked, "By the way, if the water monster can live in my space, then can Wang and the others also live in my space? If they could co here, they wouldn’t need to hibernate at all. Plus, during the Great Cold Season, I could take them with wherever I go."
If they could enter her space, then in tis of danger, her space would be an invaluable refuge. For example, during the Great Cold Season, Si Yan might be able to put everyone in her space and join the migration.
The gecko said, "Probably not."
"Why not?"
The gecko explained, "Dear granddaughter, look at this water monster. Living in your space, breathing its air, and eating its food—over ti, he’ll beco a dependent of your space. He now belongs to your spatial world and is no longer a part of the Beast World. Your spatial world isn’t very high-level. This ans he can only co out occasionally and cannot stay away from your spatial world for long."
"What would happen if he didn’t return?"
"If he stays away for too long and can’t return to his own world, he will die," the gecko answered.
Si Yan fell silent.
She quickly asked, "I’ve been frequently bringing them Spirit Fruit to eat lately. Will they beco bound to my space like Tao?"
"Don’t worry, that won’t happen." The gecko shook his head and chuckled. "I’ve observed that once Spirit Fruit is brought into the Beast World, it absorbs the aura of this world and quickly becos a fruit of the Beast World. In other words, as long as items from your space are not consud *within* the space, their fundantal nature or allegiance won’t be affected. Only you are different. It doesn’t matter where you eat food from your space; you won’t be affected. Of course, in a life-or-death situation, they could indeed take temporary refuge in the space, as long as they don’t consu anything from within it."
Si Yan understood.
「...」
"You scoundrels, scoundrels!!"
Han Shuang was raging in the cave. Jin Yao knelt beside her, weeping. Shibo and her other two Beast Husbands stood quietly to one side.
"Mother, my brothers don’t want anymore! Not a single one!" Jin Yao cried. "They say Si Yan is better than . They all reject and want to leave the Golden Dragon Tribe."
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