The Era of Gods-Chapter 691: The Cloud Mist Giant Race
If Jin Yuntian had a shred of belief in what Lin Xiao said before, now he had none.
Having a strength comparable to Powerful Divine Power before even graduating from college -- not even the direct descendants of great divine power or innately divine beings were so freakish, only the direct progeny of terrifying existences within the Chaotic Void Sea, comparable to great divine power, could be so powerful.
Once Chaos Demons gave birth to offspring, they would inherit the terrifyingly immense strength of the Chaos Demons from the start, being born equivalent to or even stronger than someone with Powerful Divine Power.
However, this young man in front of him couldn’t possibly be the offspring of a Chaos Demon. Thus, there was only one possibility: the things he said before were lies, he wasn’t a neophyte Radiance at all, but a super elite cultivated by Radiance over the years since his descent into the Wizard World. Only this would make sense.
As for whether he’s the boyfriend of my niece, that remains to be discussed.
Regardless, as long as it’s confirmed that he is a Human Descender, that’s enough. As for what was previously said, we’ll wait for big brother to come back before discussing it.
Thinking thus, Jin Yuntian’s attitude shifted from the friendliness at first, adding a bit of formality appropriate for addressing someone of the same rank. He said with a deep voice,
"Since Your Excellency has business, I naturally wouldn’t presume to keep you. Here’s what I’ll do: I’ll activate Gaia Pyramid’s currently under trial communication feature for you, allowing you to communicate just like within the Main World, but it’s limited to the Canglan World. Once you leave this world, you won’t be able to communicate."
As he spoke, Lin Xiao heard a crisp, synthesized voice in his ear:
"System No.8 initializing, please wait...."
Jin Yuntian continued to speak:
"The system initialization will take a few hours. You’ll get to set up the initial settings later. Just don’t leave the perimeter of the Gaia Pyramid, and everything should be fine. If all goes well, your number will be 008, as the eighth Rank 8 powerhouse in the Canglan World that belongs to us."
Lin Xiao found it odd and asked:
"I heard that apart from my father-in-law, there were only four other Rank 8 powerhouses, so where did the extra two come from?"
Upon hearing the word father-in-law, Jin Yuntian’s mouth twitched. How could this man be so shameless?
However, he wasn’t in a position to say anything at the moment, so he explained:
"The four Rank 8 warriors are widely acknowledged. The other two are new Rank 8s we discovered in external domains over the years, but they have always been hidden. If you don’t want to reveal yourself, you can stay hidden as well, but you won’t be able to enjoy the public status and various resources deserved by your rank. It’s your choice how you wish to proceed."
Lin Xiao stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and replied:
"I’ll stay hidden for now. I need to leave this world soon to take care of some business, and I’ll decide whether to make myself known after I return."
"That’s fine."
Leaving Jin Yuntian’s office and returning to his place, the so-called system finally activated successfully, presenting a screen similar to those in the Main World before him, albeit the interface was rudimentary. The core feature was a chat group akin to QQ, containing just over forty members -- all the Rank 7 and above powerhouses aligned with the Human Camp.
Due to this world’s limitations, only those Rank 7 and above had access to this gadget. Those below Rank 7 did not.
"A new Rank 8 powerhouse has arrived?"
A new message popped up on the screen, posted by a member with the number 1024:
"Seems like our Human Camp has grown much stronger."
Those starting with zero denote the first ring of Rank 8 powerhouses, and there are only eight of them.
Those starting with one represent Rank 7 powerhouses, totaling over forty, which is over a dozen more than the twenty-eight known publicly.
This remark quickly stirred up a bunch of normally silent members, all curiously inquiring about who the newcomer was, making the chat channel lively all of a sudden.
Lin Xiao greeted everyone at the start and then fell silent, content to watch the chat.
He wasn’t the social butterfly type, and except for Luo Yan and Jin Yuntian, he knew no one else there. There was nothing much to say.
Moreover, he was about to leave soon and didn’t want to leave too many traces that might give him away.
Now that he had verified Jin Nantian was indeed Jin Sisi’s father and fulfilled one of his wishes, he needed to proceed with the second important task: to search for the Tomb of Myriad Gods in the Depths of the Void to claim the inheritance of the Emperor of Myriad Forms, and then return to see his father-in-law and have a chat.
He felt that his father-in-law was unlikely to return to the Main World at this stage, and when the time came, he would see if he could offer some help. If he could, he would assist; if not, he’d leave. As long as the man himself was unharmed, all other problems of the Jin Family in the Main World weren’t really an issue. It was just a temporary decline; once the father-in-law returned, all problems would dissolve.
A few days later, Lin Xiao said his farewells to Wang Wenchang and several senior schoolmates from Radiance. Luo Yan, who also had access to the chat channel, didn’t know that Lin Xiao was the new Rank 8 powerhouse. Though they didn’t understand his choice to leave now, they said little. Everyone has their own affairs, and all they could do was.....
Lin Xiao felt a warm feeling as he looked at the dozen or so life-saving items on him, which he regarded as not particularly useful.
This was one of the benefits of an elite college: as alumni, once you encountered danger outside, you could expect some assistance.
The strength of an individual was limited, but when united, it became formidable. Often, it was enough to change your Destiny.
If Lin Xiao truly had only the strength of a Rank 5, these dozen or so life-saving artifacts would indeed be genuine life-saving tools, enough to preserve his life in the hands of a Rank 7 warrior.
Unfortunately... he was too strong. His Rank 8 late-stage second True Body was far too powerful; if he truly faced danger, it would certainly exceed the scope of these life-saving artifacts.
Packing away his belongings, he waved goodbye to the seniors seeing him off, sat on a beautifully-patterned flying carpet, and left the immense Gaia Pyramid, vanishing into the horizon.
Wang Wenchang watched his figure shrink into a tiny black dot before disappearing, lamenting:
"What a pity, just a few days ago at a gathering, I introduced Lin Xiao to several interested girls who agreed to meet him. I told them we’d arrange it in a few days, but unexpectedly, he’s gone."
Luo Yan chuckled and said:
"I don’t think it would have mattered; I have a feeling that junior Lin Xiao is quite extraordinary, has his own ideas, and probably doesn’t want to be bound by anything just yet. Your introductions wouldn’t have worked."
Wang Wenchang replied:
"That remains to be seen. Once we descend into this world, it’s almost impossible to return. Lin Xiao may still be unwilling now, but as he stays longer, he’ll come to accept reality. Finding a young and beautiful girl to settle down with here wouldn’t be bad."
Upon hearing this, Luo Yan laughed and said:
"Then let’s wait a few thousand years before we talk about that!"
"By then, the chrysanthemum flowers will have wilted."
"If they’ve wilted, just find someone even younger."
The others were left speechless by this exchange.
The speed of the witchcraft flying carpet was not fast, but Lin Xiao had no intention of speeding up. Sitting on it leisurely, flying slowly with stops along the way, it took him over a year to reach the outskirts of the world, a place known as the Divine Severance Mountain Range, deep within which there was a Teleportation Array that led to other worlds.
This Teleportation Array was owned by a native Race called the Cloud Sea Giants. From afar, one could see a huge vortex spanning tens of thousands of kilometers within the depths of the cloud sea, with a massive pillar of clouds rising from its center, piercing into the unknown heights of the sky.
However, to Lin Xiao’s eyes, hovering above that giant vortex was a vast face, outlined in faint radiance invisible to low-level wizards, emanating a very powerful Strength.
Without a doubt, that must be the king of the Cloud Sea Giant Race, the Cloud Sea Giant King.
Lin Xiao flew towards the center of the cloud sea and stopped hundreds of kilometers away; in front of him the mist surged, rapidly outlining a giant face mirroring the one in the distance. Countless tiny Lightning Rings buzzed around the face, and with a resonating hum, it spoke:
"Unknown human strongman, please state your intentions!"
Lin Xiao clasped his hands in salute and declared loudly:
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"I wish to make use of your noble Race’s Teleportation Array!"
The face stared deeply at him for several seconds, left behind a word ’granted,’ and then vanished.
Disappearing along with it were several gazes hidden within the mists.
With permission granted, Lin Xiao crossed the thick cloud mist filled with confusing Arrays and managed to enter the City of the Cloud and Mist Giants, a floating city in the dense mists—constructed of clouds and resembling a heavenly palace of ancient legends, inhabited entirely by towering humanoid beings made of cloud, but capable of controlling the power of Lightning.
It was likely rare for members of Other Races to enter the city of the Cloud Sea Giants, so the natives observed him with curiosity.
Lin Xiao was not annoyed; on the contrary, he took the opportunity to inspect them with interest. Occasionally, he even greeted some young Cloud Sea Giants, startling them into shy flight.
It seemed the Cloud Sea Giant King had already sent word, for as soon as Lin Xiao entered the city, a few warriors clad in exquisite Armor formed from mist came forward to greet him, leading him deep into the city.
Although they appeared agreeable, this was primarily due to Lin Xiao’s formidable strength. It was no secret within the Canglan World that the Cloud Sea Giant Race possessed an inter-world Teleportation Array, but only those above Rank 7 were eligible to use it; those below wouldn’t even be allowed into the city.
Put simply, they didn’t dare provoke the strong, and the weak didn’t dare provoke them.
Despite being allowed to use the Array, Lin Xiao was still not free to wander the city; many areas remained off-limits, which somewhat disappointed him.
The Cloud Sea Giant Race was rather interesting. If one were to say they were elemental creatures, they indeed had the traits of Elemental beings, much like the Air Element, but they weren’t purely Elemental creatures. If possible, Lin Xiao would have loved to study them.
But doing so would surely anger the Cloud Sea Giant Race.
Of course, with his strength, Lin Xiao wasn’t afraid of the Cloud Sea Giant Race. However, since he had more pressing matters to attend to, he had to first see to his urgent business and perhaps study them on his return.
He soon arrived in front of a huge Transport Sorcerer Array located in an inner area of the cloud city. However, the first thing that caught Lin Xiao’s attention wasn’t the inter-world Teleportation Array but a Rank 8 Soul Race strongman who had just arrived through the Array. The intense aura of a Foreign Divine Domain Child made him involuntarily narrow his eyes.
As luck would have it, the Soul Race Divine Domain Child harbored killing intent as well.
The two strongmen, separated by the vast Teleportation Array, made no effort to conceal their murderous intent, putting the Cloud Sea Giant supervising the Array on alert. At the same time, a powerful will descended from the Vault of Heaven and spoke in a heavy tone:
"According to the covenant, you must not engage in battle within our Race’s territory."
