“Father” is what kind of concept?
At least for the cubs of Xu Yintang, the concept of “father” is a nonexistent one.
At most, Second Treasure can barely recall a little bit of attachment and fear that almost melted away when touched by Daeis’s projection. However, it cannot truly equate it with the title of “father.”
In their world, there is only the mother—gentle, loving, and as long as they obediently listen, their mother will never abandon them.
So when the mother pulled out blood-red, still twitching chunks of flesh from his belly and fed them to the cubs, although some deep-seated instinct resisted, just smelling that scent made them feel an uncontrollable submission and tremor from the depths of their souls. They obediently licked the sticky fresh blood dripping from the mother’s fingertips, clumsily chewed and swallowed the still moving chunks.
Entering the mouth was initially as cold as falling into an ice cellar, quickly turning into intense pain as if the body was burning with flames. It felt like insects and spiders crawling all over, dismantling and weaving blood vessels into a web. The cubs endured with painful cries, choking and whimpering as they swallowed the flesh in their mouths, as if they had ingested flames or poison—an absolute touchable blasphemy and taboo.
“Be good, it hurts…”
Xu Yintang patiently comforted the squirming Second Treasure, placing himself under the thick and strong tentacles of Little Darling, whose shadow twisted into a grotesque shape without any human form. The moans of butterflies echoed within, like a city on the verge of a plague spreading disaster.
The cubs cried miserably, but Xu Yintang was not worried about their condition. The instinct of a mother made him know his cubs inside out, and the amount of flesh fed was very cautious. The cubs’ cries were more about the weakness brought by this “father” being nearby—and they disliked this weakness.
After enduring the initial pain, the cubs slowly began to savor the taste of the flesh and blood. It was a strange and indescribable taste, different from all the food they had eaten before, turning into a substantial strength after the pain.
Under the nourishment of this substance, their bodies became stronger, and their inner mysteries flourished like a rebirth. The lingering taste of curses echoed in the depths of their consciousness, describing a mysterious boundary that the cubs, with their inherent weakness, should never have been able to touch.
Fear because of an incomprehensible amount, and greed for the same reason.
More…
Want more…
Mother, mother…
Hungry, hungry…
Xu Yintang heard the cubs’ cries for food and felt nostalgic.
It had been a long time since he heard such sounds from the cubs after they were able to find food on their own. The sharp and ethereal cries imitated the tender cries of human babies, charming and pitiable.
“Don’t worry, there’s plenty… good children…”
Praising gently, he tore open the damaged skin, cutting off more “uterus” to feed them.
Even in a horror movie, this bloody and horrifying scene would be classified as extreme. Kama Zuozi’s face turned pale, and she tightly held the person in her arms, forcing out more black smoke, creating a safe distance between herself and Xu Yintang.
She could sense that Xu Yintang was in an extremely stable period. The breath of the Void Sea on him fluctuated subtly, a delicate balance that made Kama Zuozi dare not make any reckless moves.
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As the cubs shared and consumed the fragments of the “uterus” gathered by moonlight, the discordant and blasphemous red patterns climbing on Xu Yintang’s body began to fade. Like the ebbing of seawater, they flowed towards his lower abdomen, repeatedly repairing the parts that were cut off and digested by the cubs.
When the patterns receded to the chest, the rapidly swelling sensation had eased a lot, and Xu Yintang began to feel an indescribable lightness and tranquility.
The scent of “human” returned to his body.
Touching the rapidly healing lower abdomen, his wandering and elusive sanity gradually returned.
“Alright.” Xu Yintang closed the wound completely, divided the last piece of flesh he had taken out into three parts, and fed them to the three cubs. He tapped Second Treasure’s mouth as he chewed on the last piece, “Today, this is all you can eat.”
After causing a commotion in the dungeon, with Kama Zuozi or Silence and many outsiders watching, and many things waiting to be concluded, no matter how much they wanted to eat, they had to wait until they left the dungeon to eat.
All the cubs knew that when Mom said they could eat, it meant they could really eat.
Feeling disappointed, Second Treasure held the piece of meat in his mouth but hesitated to swallow it. He turned around, hummed, and climbed onto Xu Yintang’s body, sticking out his tender little tongue to lick the bloodstains on Xu Yintang, attempting to mix in a bit of the sweet taste of the leftovers.
Xu Yintang didn’t stop it. He squinted as he observed the residual patterns on his lower abdomen.
Initially, the patterns were only the size of a fist, and after a round of crazy proliferation and reduction, they now firmly occupied his entire lower abdomen. The blood-red patterns were winding and intricate, and when touched, one could feel a slight warmth and chaotic pulsation, like a pocket woven from flesh and blood, storing the moonlight that Xu Yintang could still digest.
When he tried to use the substance inside, the patterns wriggled and grew in the blood and flesh like being activated. At the same time, he could feel a part of himself belonging to “human” being gradually drawn away. His consciousness blurred, and perception distorted, as if his body and soul were being transformed into some kind of monster dominated by the “uterus.”
In the next moment, Xu Yintang timely stopped this dangerous process, allowing the dormant substance controlled by the patterns to calm down.
He did not ignore the fact that he was quietly contemplating the appearance of a blood moon in his consciousness, like the phantom of the gods reflected directly from the distant and boundless sea of void, but he clearly sensed that it had been swallowed by him. What entered his belly was the power he could control.
It’s just that it’s not now. At this moment, these powers are temporarily dormant just because they can’t erode him all at once. He and his cubs need to become stronger, much stronger, before they could completely devour this divine flesh.
—Be patient.
Exhaling a gentle breath, Xu Yintang lifted his gaze, and his eyes regained the usual mildness. He looked at Kama Zuozi, who stood at a distance with a serious expression, “Sorry, just solved a personal problem.”
He explained casually: “My alienation is always unstable, and I have to carry out some… manual intervention on a regular basis.”
Xu Yintang’s tone was understated, and Kama Zuozi cautiously observed his condition. She was concerned that Xu Yintang might lose too much sanity and fall into madness. Regular operations were easy to handle, but contamination by the aura of an evil god would bring endless troubles and must be resolved as soon as possible to prevent hidden dangers.
Fortunately, Xu Yintang’s clear and calm demeanor was evident. Although the patterns on his lower abdomen emitted a chaotic and blasphemous aura, they did not reach a dangerous level. Kama Zuozi personally witnessed the entire process of Xu Yintang feeding the cubs with his own flesh and blood, speculating that this method dispersed the contamination and damage to the soul caused by the Void Sea.
After all, the Void Sea was the lair of the evil gods, and regardless of which evil god Xu Yintang’s cubs belonged to, they definitely carried pollution resistance. It seemed they even found the taste disagreeable and preferred to eat more to enhance their strength.
As for the two cubs hidden in the consciousness realm, Kama Zuozi couldn’t accurately sense them. However, the changes in Little Darling, who had consumed a few pieces of flesh and experienced painful cries followed by rapid growth, were evident even to a blind person.
—When she first saw this cub, it was just spread out like a room, and now she had to look up at the entangled and undulating tentacle mountain. Judging by the growth rate, it was about to surpass the adjacent two-story villa.
Even more noteworthy were the spherical-shaped circular patterns that grew on the tentacles. With the movement of the tentacles, they changed into emotions like anger, pain, despair, and more. This immediately increased the impact of an already impressive appearance by several levels. If Kama Zuozi had seen Little Darling like this for the first time, she would have needed to undergo three sanity checks in a row.
“Oh, I see…” Kama Zuozi twitched the corner of her mouth. She could see the chainsaw that Xu Yintang had never put down, which was a clear warning of the danger of starting a fight if they could not reach an agreement.
Does Kama Zuozi want to fight?
I definitely don’t want to.
Xu Yintang was not a brain dead teammate who just joined the dungeon and has an unclear mind and dirty mouth. He is a beautiful man with a soft temper, nice voice and good relationship with Xiao Qing. Without contamination by the Void Sea, Kama Zuozi couldn’t find any reason to fight to the death with him.
Kama Zuozi folded her wings and shrugged, exaggeratingly showing a relieved expression. She playfully complained to Xu Yintang with a charming smile, “I thought you were invaded by the Void Sea. Those monsters are hard to deal with, and they even come with mental pollution. Next time, if you’re going to do this again, give us a warning in advance. See, you scared Xiao Qing and wasted a bottle of elixir.”
Providing a warning reason, expressing a friendly attitude, and putting Xiao Qing as a buffer immediately revitalized the stiff atmosphere.
Xu Yintang sincerely apologized, “I’m sorry, I’ll pay attention next time.”
Kama Zuozi waved her hand, “Forget it, it’s a good thing to solve the Boss at once. When the second stage of madness comes out, we have to struggle until dawn no matter what.”
She pointed to the remnants of the wreckage, where only a few pieces of masonry were left. Just now, when Little Darling had gnawed halfway through this thing, there were obvious signs of the monster entering the second stage of madness and transformation. The human head she held was also completely consumed.
Kama Zuozi could use a person’s head as a medium to create an environment for casting curses. Anything tainted by the black smoke emitted from a person’s head would be drawn into illusions, inciting emotions, and weakening and slowly draining life due to the curse.
Since the appearance of the demon statue in the square, the people in the town had fallen into the illusions she created, making it easy for them to fall into a frenzy of faith in Xu Yintang amid exhaustion and weakness.
This skill was very effective, and the only drawback was that the head was a consumable item. The stronger the target of the curse, the more discordant the illusions created, and the more it consumed. To suppress the monster’s second-stage madness transformation, Kama Zuozi had to reluctantly use a complete freshly acquired person’s head.
—Fresh, fresh, fresh. From the neck of that idiot teammate who tried to mess with her more than 72 hours ago, she had originally planned to bring it back and handle it properly for better durability.
Ah.
Kama Zuozi threw the now-skinned and fleshless skull aside, comforting herself that trading a person’s head for a C-rank dungeon was not a loss. After all, she had cultivated a relationship with Xiao Qing in this dungeon, which was still a gain.
After consoling herself in this way, Kama Zuozi regained her spirits and lifted the still drowsy Xiao Qing, asking Xu Yintang, “What’s next?”
Xu Yintang looked at her strangely and said, “Just follow the plan.”
Except for collecting some nutrition fees from the child’s father, the unfolding of events followed their original plan without any deviation. Everything proceeded as planned, and there was no need for any modifications.
So, the town’s residents, exhausted from the endless nightmares, suddenly felt a severe sense of weightlessness. They fell from the sky, experiencing a suffocating cold and a complete loss of sensation.
The intense pain of being smashed to the ground made them convulse, shaking off the fine marble powder covering their bodies. After this, they breathed heavily in a post-disaster relief, unaware of whether this was another nightmare until they saw the wings of butterflies shining in the darkness. The residents’ gaze turned to Xu Yintang, whose figure seemed even more sacred and distant, yet touchable. They kneeled down in reverence, offering their heartfelt worship.
Is it a deity? Or a demon?
At this moment, everything else didn’t matter.
They shed tears and knelt down, paying homage to the light that freed them from nightmares, even if this light was darkness itself.
“The reason for the demon’s curse, you have already known.”
They heard the voice of the deity resonating in their consciousness, the deep gaze staring into the depths of their souls, revealing every hidden impure thought.
“This is your sin, which must be repented and redeemed through good deeds.”
“Bury their bodies, abolish the deeds of violence, and let the ignorance of the world know the existence of wisdom. The demon will watch over everything—until the sins are redeemed, there will be no more grievances.”
The twisted humanoid statue lit up with a soft and warm white light. The townspeople saw the stone shell on the statue’s body shatter in the bright light. “They” stood up, untied the ropes on their wrists, and took off the hoods on their heads. They were living individuals, each walking towards the light.
The noble and icy deity gently opened its hands, as if guiding the souls towards the direction of heaven.
“Anna!” Suddenly, a cry rang out from the crowd. Old Duolin, with eyes almost tearing apart, watched the soul and saw the familiar figure of his daughter.
Anna smiled faintly, waved goodbye like a farewell, and then lifted her skirt, resembling a butterfly in the wind, gracefully departing into the distance.
Old Duolin stared at the direction where his daughter disappeared, simultaneously holding back tears, murmuring apologies, and trying hard to get up. He waved his hand as if waving to himself.
The last to leave the statue was Silence.
She still maintained the appearance of the demon statue, with the cold beast eyes of a goat gazing at every confused and bewildered townsfolk. Her throat emitted a roaring shout.
“I will watch over you!”
“Forever! Forever watching over you!”
After the roar, Silence turned around. She walked towards the direction pulled by the aura—she had already seen the person standing there. Yu Kongyou waved to her on the other side of the entrance, and there would be a brand new world behind it.
Silence left the past of Ceylons Town behind. She knew that the townspeople, despite learning the truth of the exorcism ritual, would still consider her a demon. They would regard her as a curse due to the fact they were observed by her, and everything afterward would be seen as her curse.
But what did that matter?
Silence looked at her own dignified and majestic body, full of the beauty of authority, and hummed with pleasure and contempt.
People would be greedy due to a deity’s kindness, but what about a demon who vowed to be a hundred times more disciplined than oneself? They dared not to cross even a hair.
I’ll be glad to see the back of this town… It’s been a complex scenario
What an ending
This arc has been crazy…ready for the next roller coaster… Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️
Thank you for the chapter!!
Woohoo! Watching the babies grow is always a pleasure🥰
Thank you for the chapter💜💜
If you can repeat instances to farm materials as has been established earlier… and Silence is now part of the hospital, meaning XY can summon her in an instance if needed… Technically, couldn’t he come back to this instance and summon her to face herself??? I kind of want to see that play out 🤣
Wow what a crazy arc. Also did anyone else laugh when XY was like “sorry. Fixed a personal matter.” Bc i did
Waa, why do I like children’s biological dad more than step dad, whenever he came , I am excited with anticipation, but sadly he didn’t even have a single line, 😔
Thank you for your translation 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
This arc was so complex and delicious. All the twists and turns and unravellings of the town’s secret and Yintang’s own self as well was so exhausting yet beautifully written out.
All the new character’s personalities were so intricate and made sense within their own storylines. The non-humans especially, the angel statues, communications with the ghosts, the Virgin Mary demon and finally, truly seeing just how inhuman our own protagonist is. He is the delicate balance between a monster and sanity.
The father dropping by to give child support