Abyssal Chronicles-Chapter 991: Strange Asar

Greetings,

I want to extend my sincerest apologies for my sudden absence over the past couple of weeks. I was hospitalized and, unfortunately, it took a bit longer than anticipated to recover.

I’m happy to report that I’ve totally recovered and am returning to my normal self. I sincerely thank each and every one of you for sticking with during this difficult period. Your patience and understanding have meant the world to me.

-----

A few minutes earlier, after Eos’s true form left Mengxi’s body to support Tania, the battle between the two chosen ones came to an end.

The purpose of Asar and Mengxi’s fight was simply to deceive Tania and the demon goddess. Now that little girl had successfully left Mengxi’s body, there was no reason for them to continue fighting.

Asar put away her scythe and dismissed the light wings on his back. After dropping her battle stance, she hurriedly descended from the air to the scorched wilderness, coming to Mengxi’s side.

"Senior Mengxi, how... how are you feeling now?" Asar asked anxiously, looking at the silver-haired girl collapsed on the ground.

"It’s nothing..." Mengxi answered with a weak voice.

Then, under Asar’s worried gaze, Mengxi struggled to sit up. She panted, clutching her chest in obvious pain.

After all, Tania had deliberately made Eos body ethereal earlier, merging it into Mengxi’s soul to monitor her. Although Eos was successfully drawn out of her body, the soul-rending pain caused by such a powerful being separating from her spirit was undoubtedly unbearable.

The agony of her soul being torn apart was no less than the pain of being whipped with a feather duster.

Moreover, seemingly on Tania’s orders, the demon goddess had deliberately stripped away a large amount of Mengxi’s soul power when leaving her body, leaving Mengxi in a weakened state. The depletion of her soul power nearly caused her to fall unconscious. If not for her strong willpower keeping her going, Mengxi might have already passed out.

After barely managing to sit up, Mengxi turned her worried gaze towards Vinati, looking in the direction where Xiao and Tania had been fighting earlier. From that direction, Mengxi could sense Yumo’s aura. Yumo had arrived.

The thought of Yumo facing off against the legendary demon goddess who had nearly destroyed the world made Mengxi feel uneasy.

"Can the Duke... control Tania?"

If Tania couldn’t be controlled as expected, whether Yumo could defeat that demon goddess was uncertain. Yumo was indeed powerful, but could someone who always fought easy battles really handle an opponent of equal strength?

Fortunately, Mengxi’s worries were soon dispelled by Asar beside her.

"Don’t worry, the demon goddess flew over there, and so much time has passed without any large-scale conflict breaking out. Sir Xiao must have Tania under control by now. Look, Lady Yumo’s aura is still stable, and the demon goddess’s aura seems to have calmed down too."

"Is that so…"

Asar’s words made sense. After thinking it over, Mengxi gradually calmed down and let out a relieved sigh.

"It seems everything went smoothly after all."

Whether it was Xiao controlling Eos, or Yumo stabilizing the demon goddess, judging from the calm aura fluctuations from that direction, things must have settled down.

However...

"I didn’t expect it to end just like this."

"Isn’t it good that it ended peacefully?" Asar waved his hand casually, also feeling relieved.

Then, Asar crouched down, and pure white magical power began to ripple out, quickly enveloping Mengxi in its warm, gentle force. Asar started tending to Mengxi’s condition.

Glancing at the delicate and cute white-haired girl beside her, Mengxi smiled gratefully and patted her junior’s head:

"It’s been a few years, and your strength has grown quite a bit. You’ve even reached the peak of the eighth level? You’ve caught up to me now."

"That’s all thanks to the Duke’s guidance," Asar replied, scratching the back of her head somewhat bashfully.

"Your strength is impressive, and your acting skills aren’t bad either. Those attacks mixed with killing intent earlier felt just like the real thing. No wonder Xiao dared to entrust such an important undercover mission to you."

"Hehe," Asar giggled like a child praised by an elder.

However, in the next moment, Asar quickly shook his head and looked seriously into Mengxi’s beautiful purple eyes.

"Wait! Wait, let’s not talk about that now! Senior Mengxi, how’s your physical condition? When the demon goddess left your body directly earlier, it must have had quite an impact, right?!"

Mengxi nodded in response to Asar’s concerned words:

"Indeed."

"So how are you feeling now?"

"My soul power is nearly drained. But don’t worry, I just feel a bit weak. It’s not life-threatening, so there’s no need to be too concerned."

"Oh, I see..." Asar let out a relieved sigh, patting his chest. "That’s good... If anything had happened to you, I wouldn’t know how to face Lady Yumo and the Duke."

"That’s why I said not to fuss over me. What you should be worrying about now is the aftermath..." Mengxi gazed at the ruins of Vinati, devastated by the energy waves. Her eyes flashed with intense guilt. If she hadn’t been controlled by the demon goddess, the holy city might have avoided this terrible fate.

"Asar, you should go into the city. The people there need your help more..."

"No, no, no!" Asar shook his head vigorously, rejecting Mengxi’s suggestion. "It’s obvious that you need more attention right now, Senior Mengxi. Soul power depletion is no small matter! It can leave lasting effects! If it does, Lady Yumo will kill me for sure."

Asar’s eyes were full of fear, as if terrified of Yumo.

Ignoring Mengxi’s resigned look, Asar knelt beside her, supporting the silver-haired girl with one hand while quickly pulling out various precious medicines from a teleportation array with the other.

Noticing the tension and worry in Asar’s eyes, Mengxi patted his head helplessly. "Yumo won’t kill you over something like this. She’s very gentle, you know. Don’t worry."

Asar didn’t reply, continuing to carefully apply Nature’s Tears to Mengxi’s delicate body to heal her wounds. While treating her, sge also released soul power to closely examine Mengxi’s condition, seemingly afraid she might have suffered some internal injury.

Faced with such a serious and focused Asar, Mengxi didn’t say anything more. She closed her eyes, trying to recover quickly so she could go see her sister Yumo soon.

However, just as Mengxi closed her eyes, Asar spoke up in an unusually strange tone:

"Senior Mengxi, sometimes I really envy you..."

"Envy?"

Hearing this remark, Mengxi opened her eyes in confusion, turning to look at Asar.

Asar ignored Mengxi’s puzzled gaze and continued applying medicine with a slightly gloomy expression on her face. "Yeah, envy. Senior Mengxi, ever since you came to this world, you quickly became the Church’s famous backup saint. You had amazing talent, your strength grew incredibly fast, and you were treated like royalty. And now? You’ve become the leader of the Church, all high and mighty. Not only that, but you even snagged the Abyssal Lord as your wife. Unlike me, who came to this world all alone and starving. Then I became a servant of the Black Rose family, living each day bowing and scraping. Even now that I’m the Sky City Lord, I’m still just a puppet. And if that wasn’t enough... I even lost my manhood. Sigh, we’re both chosen ones, but how did the gap between us get so big? Compared to me, you’re the one who really seems like a chosen one."

"Asar... why are you suddenly saying..."

Updated from freewёbnoνel.com.

"Well, thinking about it carefully, the big difference makes sense. After all, Senior Mengxi, you’re the Goddess’s own daughter. The Goddess is looking out for you all the time. She even left you the most precious thing in this world right from the start."

"The most precious thing?"

"Come on, don’t play dumb. You know exactly what I’m talking about."

Under Mengxi’s serious gaze, Asar suddenly stopped wiping Mengxi’s body. His hand slowly moved towards Mengxi’s full chest.

"That thing is hidden right next to your core, isn’t it? Think about it. With the demon goddess’s power, she could have easily controlled you with just a fragment of herself. Why did she need to use her true form to watch you? It was to use her immense power to break through the Goddess’s restrictions and take out the World Heart hidden inside you."

Asar frowned, pouting slightly in displeasure. "Although... honestly, ’World Heart’ is what Tania calls it. It still feels a bit awkward to me. I prefer to call it the legacy... the legacy of the Radiant Emperor."

"You..."

As these words sank in, the calmness completely vanished from Mengxi’s eyes. She stared at the white-haired girl in front of her in shock.

"How... how do you know all this?"