Chapter 566 - A Mystery: the Past and Present Life

The Golden Light sighed, “Child, this is your story. You’re the poor child whose blood was extracted… The eldest prince and the Goddess Qingcheng are your father and mother!”

“That was what happened.”

Ding Hao couldn’t control himself. An unstoppable sorrow came from his body and soul.

“How come? I time-traveled here and merely occupied the body of this boy named Ding Hao. Why do I feel the sorrow from the deepest parts of my soul when I see that, while I have an indescribable feeling of connection? Is it more than just soul fusion or a subconscious matter? Is there any secret in it?”

Ding Hao was baffled.

Something occurred to him. Ding Hao asked, “Then what happened?”

The Golden Light sighed and said, “Although my younger brother Shengtan had world-shocking strength, he was no match for the Emperor of Gods. In the end, he was defeated…”

“The Emperor of Gods?” Ding Hao, trying hard to suppress the grief in his heart, asked confusingly, “Wait, what’s going on? The Emperor of Gods appeared? It couldn’t be right. It was the 13th prince who committed the wrongdoings. Why did the Emperor of Gods punish the eldest prince, his own son? Was he senile?”

“I don’t know the reason, either. I only know that my younger brother Shengtan was defeated by the Emperor of Gods. The couple was seriously injured. They fled with some guards who were loyal to them. They suffered greatly in order to save you and the baby girl…” the golden light sighed and continued, “The 3rd prince, the 4th prince, and two other princes who supported my younger brother were imprisoned!”

How unexpected.

The Emperor of Gods actually attacked Ding Shengtan.

It didn’t make sense.

Sadly, the Golden Light didn’t know the reason, either.

“Even though the Emperor of Gods didn’t chase after them, the 13th prince and Ding Tong were unwilling to let go of such a great enemy. My younger brother had to escape assassinations along the way. Almost all of his guards had died, and in the end, they came to the Land of the Infinity…”

“…Coincidentally, when my brother traveled around God’s Grace Land, he happened to encounter a time-space crack and accidentally reached the Land of Infinity. We shared an affinity, so we became sworn brothers. I was only a few years older than him, so I was the elder brother. He was my second brother together with the other two heroes…”

“… Later, he returned to God’s Grace Land through the time-space crack. Because of this, in God’s Grace Land, Shengtan was the only one who knew the Land of Infinity. It was through this time-space crack that he managed to escape the endless assassination attempts during his exile and brought you and your sister here…”

The Golden Light sighed.

Hearing this, Ding Hao felt relieved and said, “Got rid of the assassination attempts? That means they… are they still alive?”

He was very anxious, praying for good news.

The Golden Light laughed heartily and said, “Of course they’re still alive. That is my younger brother and sister-in-law we are talking about. Even if they’re injured, they would still be able to recover after some rest… Unfortunately, your sister and you were seriously injured and almost all of your life essence was sucked out. They couldn’t cure you in such a short time…”

“Then… where did they go in the end?” Ding Hao couldn’t wait to ask.

At that moment, he couldn’t control his emotions at all. It was a kind of whole-hearted attention and anxiety.

“I don’t know.” The Golden Light’s answer disappointed Ding Hao. He continued, “My brother Shengtan and sister-in-law Qingcheng, together with you and your sister, stayed here for about ten years. They had almost recovered. Unfortunately, you and your sister had been withering and unable to grow because your life essence was damaged. You stayed like toddlers and stopped developing. If your parents hadn’t been injecting their life essence into you day and night, you two little guys wouldn’t have survived…”

Ding Hao was silent.

He could imagine what a difficult time it was. The couple used their life essence to prolong his and his sister’s lives. He could imagine the misery in their hearts, but they never gave up hope.

“After my younger brother and sister-in-law recovered from their injuries, they used the Heaven-seizing Technique and foresaw that their whereabouts might be exposed. They didn’t wish to become a burden for our tribe, so they left this place in order to continue searching for divine medicines to restore your life essence…” the Golden Light continued, “This farewell was forever. There was news about them in the three years after they left. They were both world-shocking figures and had gained great fame throughout the Land of Infinity. However, I gradually heard less and less about them. In the fourth year, foreign demons invaded. Our tribe fought to the death. The entire city was destroyed in the war.”

“Do you mean the Fake God City outside?” Ding Hao asked subconsciously.

“Fake God City?” The Golden Light paused for a moment before giving a bitter laugh. “You’re right, it’s indeed a fake god city. Although our tribe had penetrated the mystery of God, we were not gods, so it is fair to call us fake gods. That year when the foreign demons descended, we suffered heavy casualties. Our territory shrank and in the end, we were forced into this city. Foreign demons besieged the city. Under great peril, we had no choice but to gather our strength and launch the Heaven Annihilation Divine Sacrifice Technique, activating the life essence and souls of 3650 men among the strongest men in our clan. Supplementing it with the giant tower, we released the power of extermination and perished together with the foreign demons!”

“Heaven Annihilation Divine Sacrifice Technique?”

Ding Hao was stunned; he then thought about the golden tower on which all kinds of small divine fire towers were placed.

After thinking about it, weren’t there 3650 divine fire towers on the altar of the giant golden tower? Could it be that… the divine fire towers were not carved from dead objects, but were the actual remains of the 3650 fake-god-level masters who had performed the Heaven Annihilation Divine Sacrifice Technique?

Ding Hao thought for a moment and told the Golden Light the rumors he had heard before.

This also explained what Ren Xiaoyao, Evil Moon, and the others experienced when they lit the divine fires.

“This is it…” The Golden Light sighed. “The Heaven Annihilation Divine Sacrifice Technique is an extremely powerful killing move, which will eliminate all souls and life forms once it is cast. However, heaven mercifully left the door open for us. The supreme masters of our tribe had left behind some legacies, in the hopes that one day, someone would be able to ignite the divine fires, to obtain our abilities and wisdom so that our legacy could reappear in this world. In a way, it is a form of rebirth for us.”

Ding Hao nodded.

He understood the longing for the continuation of the tribe.

“By the way, you still have consciousness, does it mean…” Ding Hao suddenly realized something. His eyes lit up.

“No, I have been dead for a very, very long time. What you see now is just a trace of consciousness that I had sealed here…” The Golden Light sighed and continued, “When my brother left, he told me that one day, he would send someone here. If it were his descendant, I would tell him everything truthfully… Unfortunately, the great enemy attacked and I didn’t have the chance to live to that day. Therefore, at the last minute, I sealed a trace of consciousness in my remains so that I could fulfill my commitment to my brother. God pity me. Hao, I finally see you today. If I were to wait longer, my last shred of consciousness would have soon disappeared from the world!”

A hint of sorrow arose in Ding Hao’s heart. He didn’t know what to say.

“Hoho, child, don’t be sad. My life is worth living now that I have fulfilled my commitment. Haha, I lived up to my brother’s expectations!” the Golden Light was extremely calm as he said, “Hao, you must remember the vengeance. The 13th prince and Ding Tong are both prodigies who are strong existences in this world. With their talents, they are all at the dominator level now. One day, you must return to God’s Grace Land and take back everything that belongs to you.”

Ding Hao nodded.

Hatred was indeed burning within him, but hundreds of thousands of years had passed since the primal ancient Gu ages. Were the enemies of the past still living in this world?

It seemed that what had been lost was not only the memories before he was six or seven years old. It was the memory of hundreds of thousands of years. What had happened to him? Why was it that after hundreds of thousands of years, his body was still that of a teenager? Hadn’t he developed for hundreds of thousands of years?”

Where did Ding Shengtan and his wife go? Were they dead or alive?

Why were he and his sister the only ones that appeared in the slum on the cliff of the Swordsmanship-seeking Sect’s mountain?

Hadn’t those years left any trace on him and his sister’s bodies?

The puzzles were like strange smoke that enveloped Ding Hao.

“By the way, who were the foreign demons? Did they have anything to do with the 13th prince of God’s Grace Land?” Ding Hao suddenly realized another key issue.

If the two were related, it meant that the 13th prince found out about the Land of Infinity, and danger could come at any time.

The Golden Light sighed. “I don’t know, but from my brother’s description of the God’s Grace Land, the foreign demons could not be from there. In this world, God’s Grace Land and Land of Infinity should be all there is, but there are other worlds that we don’t know about. Don’t underestimate these worlds!”

Ding Hao was shocked.

What he learned shook his existing knowledge of the world.

It turned out that besides the Land of Infinity there were many other worlds… This meant that the Earth on which he lived in his previous life could be traceable. It may be just another world.

“Huo, having said this much, this last consciousness of mine is going to be dissipated. Son, remember to look for your parents. Remember that blood feud…” The voice of the Golden Light trailed off. “Sorry son, I’ve been dead for too long to give you anything. Most of the treasures of my tribe have been lost. Let me inject my last power into your body!”