Invincible Dad

Chapter 834 834: Daze

Xu Lai's breathing slowed, and he fell asleep in the most comfortable and leisurely position as time slowly passed by.

Meanwhile, the Annihilation Space continued to shrink, and the outermost regions of the Northern Immortal Realm had gradually turned into a chaotic space.

One day.

Ten days.

Twenty days.

A month passed.

News of the disappearance of the Northern Immortal Realm quickly spread within just thirty days.

With intentional manipulations, rumors of the Heavenly Court's Supreme Emperor possibly perishing in the Annihilation Space grew more rampant.

The three Immortal Realms began to experience some unrest, with many Quasi-Emperors who were dormant within the Dao Endowment awakening one after another.

Fortunately, the elder of the Taotie Clan came forward, slaughtering three opportunistic Quasi-Emperors, staining the starry sky with burning Emperor Blood.

Various Tao Lineages and Holy Lands condemned the Taotie Clan for their ruthlessness, demanding an explanation from the Heavenly Court's Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor was absent.

The Heavenly Court simply couldn't provide an explanation.

But Divine General Baize gave her explanation.

She ordered Divine General Taotie to lead twenty-three Divine Generals of the Heavenly Court and countless Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to flatten the Myriad Poison Island, the most unruly of the Holy Lands.

Myriad Poison Island was located in a corner of the Eastern Immortal Realm, ostensibly having only one Third Heaven Quasi-Emperor, and usually had a low presence.

Just as the sect was about to be destroyed, an Eighth Heaven Quasi-Emperor awoke.

Fortunately, Fairy Qing Yuan personally oversaw the situation.

After flattening one Holy Land,

the Holy Lands of the East, South, and West finally calmed down, especially in the Eastern Immortal Realm where Fairy Qing Yuan resided, as all major powers feared becoming another Myriad Poison Island.

Sadly, this only treated the symptoms, not the cause.

Whether it was Fairy Qing Yuan, Divine General Baize, or the elder Taotie, they all understood that as long as the Supreme Emperor did not return to the Heavenly Court, tranquility would elude the Immortal Realm.

Fortunately, Fengyue Pavilion secretly pledged allegiance to the Heavenly Court.

The "Romantic Autobiography" of the Supreme Emperor continued to circulate, though it was filled with recent rumors from the past month or two.

There were tales of how Fairy Qing Yuan never actually went to Myriad Poison Island, and that the Supreme Emperor intervened personally, after which the two strolled hand in hand on the island, followed by a lengthy indescribable event.

Or how the Supreme Emperor clandestinely met with the fox demon empress of the Southern Immortal Realm, sparking displeasure among his other confidants, with claims that the Northern Immortal Realm was actually destroyed.

These remained just rumors.

But rumors could sometimes be used to one's advantage.

At least, aside from top-tier Holy Lands and Tao Lineages, most of the Immortal Realm's forces and races still believed the Supreme Emperor remained within the Immortal Realm.

These "non-mainstream" jade slips and biographies from Fengyue Pavilion turned out to be quite helpful.

...

...

Within the Annihilation Space.

Xu Lai was unaware that his reputation was growing in the Immortal Realm, with signs of his title changing from "Great Emperor Qingfeng" to "Emperor of Romance"...

He was also unaware that on the distant Earth, the elder Taotie had quietly arrived, and Senior Sister Yu Guiwan was staying by Ruan Tang's side day and night.

For one reason only.

Ruan Tang was about to give birth.

Xu Lai knew none of this, as he sat in a meditative state on the head of a Giant Whale.

Within the long undisturbed sound of desolate wailing, he flew with the whale carrying the Northern Immortal Realm deep into the Annihilation Space.

Xu Lai slept soundly, dreaming a dream.

In the dream.

Xu Lai forgot his identity and became a whale drifting in an endless ocean.

His body was ethereal and transparent, spending each day eating, sleeping, or basking in the starlight on the ocean surface, living a leisurely life.

Its name was also quite elegant.

It was called Dull Dull.

The one thing Dull Dull was dissatisfied with was the water-blue butterfly that always flew onto its head while it was basking in the starlight, disturbing its peace.

It was, after all, a whale capable of swallowing the starry sky, born alongside heaven and earth!

Even if it was still in its juvenile phase, it was still not to be desecrated, so Dull Dull wanted to eat that water-blue butterfly.

But sadly, the butterfly had a keen intuition.

Every time Dull Dull wanted to make a move, the butterfly would always float away, leaving it fuming.

This unrestrained life continued for who knew how many years, but it was long-lasting.

Dull Dull's body grew from palm-sized to hundreds of feet, and there were no longer any adversaries in the ocean, everyone had to avoid it.

Dull Dull waited.

Waited for that pesky butterfly!

Waited and waited.

When its body grew to three hundred feet, the butterfly still had not appeared.

Dull Dull felt a bit sad.

It thought the butterfly might have died.

After all, the ocean was treacherous, the skies were dangerous, and the land was even more perilous. The little butterfly was fragile and likely...

"Splash"

Gusts of wind swept across the sea.

"Woo!"

Dull Dull whimpered excitedly, knowing that when the little butterfly flapped its wings, it often triggered such winds, meaning the little butterfly was still alive.

The wind gradually subsided.

The water-blue butterfly did not appear.

Dull Dull floated motionless on the sea surface, suddenly feeling that the whale's life had lost its direction and motivation to move forward.

Even though its head had grown bigger, and it no longer chased away unsolicited guests, it still could not wait for the little butterfly again...

At an unknown time.

A small boat drifted across the sea.

The white boat with white sails carried a white-clad man at the bow, holding a white jar of wine, humming an unknown tune while swaying.

"What kind of creature is this?"

From the opening of heaven and earth to now, Dull Dull had never seen such a strange creature, but he seemed very happy.

The little butterfly might have died.

I am obviously unhappy, so how can you be so joyful?

Dull Dull lunged forward, yet its mouth, capable of devouring the starry sky, did not swallow the white small boat.

Because the small boat had shifted thousands of miles away.

Dull Dull, unconvinced, continued the chase.

It attempted to bite several thousand times, but could never catch the opponent, instead getting its head bumped by jars of wine thrown by the opponent.

"This is the little butterfly's spot, throw it somewhere else!"

"Oh."

Then the wine jar sharply struck Dull Dull's head.

"..."

Through repeated frenzied biting, the bump-covered Dull Dull finally relinquished its futile struggle.

Few creatures in Hundun possessed intellect, knowing only life or death.

But it was different.

It was a whale capable of swallowing the starry sky, born alongside heaven and earth!

So...

If you can't beat them, join them.

Dull Dull chose to follow the creature on the little white boat.

The little white boat drifted aimlessly on the ocean, as days turned into nights and stars rose, time passed day by day.

"That butterfly isn't dead, it went to a distant place."

The white-clad man often drunkenly uttered, unprompted.

"Where did it go!"

"Maybe to the sky, maybe to the land, maybe to the seabed."

"You're talking nonsense! Also, stop throwing those wine jars, my head hurts."

"I can send you to find it."

"Throw them as you like, White Brother!"

"But I have a condition."

"..."

"Go on, you'll no longer be called Dull Dull, but Lu. When the time comes, you'll wake up and see that little butterfly."

The white-clad man on the white small boat waved his hand and casually threw a wine jar over, drunkenly saying:

"And you, it's time to wake up."

"!!!"

In the Annihilation Space.

The sleeping Xu Lai suddenly opened his eyes, full of confusion.