Frightening Joke: Above the Mist

Upon hearing, Zhou Tian's heart and mind fluctuated violently!

Bai Yanliang's eyes suddenly changed, now's the time!

He manipulated his thoughts, gripping the orb filled with Meng Zhen's memories, and plunged into the body of the residual shed giant insect.

He was gambling.

Meng Zhen's long-held desire was to bring her child back to the Human World.

However, what Bai Yanren had promised, to lead her son back to the Human World, was not fulfilled.

What he brought back was his own "backup," Bai Yanliang.

And the consciousness recently awakened in Bai Yanliang's body was not Meng Zhen's son, but the real Bai Yanliang, the younger son of the Bai Family.

So, from the beginning to the end, Meng Zhen's child could never return to the Human World.

The most likely reason is because Bai Yanren had a partnership with Zhou Tian, and Zhou Tian would never allow that child back into the Mortal World.

Thus...

Zhou Tian's ability to control the residue, to obtain some control over the Fog Realm, had an explanation.

He manipulated the Fog Realm through... his son.

And this Light Ball carrying all of Meng Zhen's memories was the key to breaking the impasse.

It had been sealed within Xu Zhifei, constantly giving him "precognition"-like prophetic visions for this moment.

These memories were probably left by Meng Zhen as her contingency. Perhaps that clever woman had long realized her husband's change, accepting her fate.

But she couldn't convince herself to let the child in her womb accept the same fate as hers.

These memories were the key to awakening that child's consciousness.

Zhou Tian had fully realized the significance of Bai Yanliang's current actions.

He finally lost his composure a bit, shouting loudly: "Get away!"

A terrifying energy pressed against Bai Yanliang, causing his flesh to creak, nearly collapsing.

Yet Bai Yanliang was unconcerned; instead, he laughed, revealing blood-stained teeth: "You're afraid."

Stop him, he must be stopped!

Zhou Tian's inner voice roared as he frantically commanded that child, regardless of the consequences, regardless of whether he could bear it, the terrifying energy of the Fog Realm surged forth.

Bai Yanliang's flesh began to dissolve, revealing his stark white bones.

But he knew he was right.

"Ma... Ma..."

A mottled voice rang out across the world.

All seemed to come to a standstill.

This voice, mingling male, female, elder, child, hoarse, resonant, sharp, deep... it was as if countless people were shouting those two words simultaneously.

"Ma... Ma..."

He awoke.

The child's self-awareness was born.

Zhou Tian's pupils dilated in an instant.

The next moment.

The massive insect, exploded and disintegrated.

And Zhou Tian's true body was revealed.

It was... a woman's body?!

Bai Yanliang's remaining consciousness barely discerned Zhou Tian's condition.

That form, from head to toe, was entirely female characteristics!

Bai Yanliang understood everything... The child was a medium for invoking the power of the Fog Realm, while the wife's body served as a vessel to endure the Power of the World...

He truly was a good husband, a good father.

Bai Yanliang no longer looked at him, because the "resentful baby" born from Meng Zhen's memories would not spare Zhou Tian.

A piercing scream penetrated the heavens and the earth, Zhou Tian was unable to rest in peace. He was so close to success, had reached the final step, yet now, boundless discontent and resentment rapidly gathered.

Meanwhile, the turbulent Power of the World, unleashed by the insect's collapse, swept across the land!

The Fog Realm Mother Tree, having absorbed much of the Power of the World, was rapidly withering, cracks appeared in the Dark sky as if it might collapse, and the earth trembled violently.

The real apocalypse, it was only beginning at this moment.

Bai Yanliang's body had disintegrated entirely, and he closed his eyes, allowing himself to fall.

He could feel that the Fog Realm Mother Tree was about to fail its support; soon, the Fog Realm would truly collapse and shatter the Mortal World.

Was what I did... right?

Bai Yanliang listened to the howling wind in his ears, his heart filled with confusion.

Suddenly, he laughed again, his mouth full of blood.

I really am human...

Feeling the confusion in his heart, Bai Yanliang was immensely happy.

And at that moment, his body was suddenly gripped by a force, stopping his descent.

Bai Yanliang was somewhat surprised, but he guessed who it was.

Sure enough... Xu Zhifei had arrived.

His current will could no longer control the power of the Fog Realm, and Zhou Tian, along with his child, was plunged into chaos.

After releasing the Meng Zhen memories stored within, Xu Zhifei attempted to mobilize the power of the Fog Realm.

She was fortunate, as was Bai Yanliang, succeeding at once.

"What... do you want to do..."

Bai Yanliang's condition was dire. Although he was a creature of the Fog Realm, this was the Mortal World; his physical body was collapsing, and speaking a complete sentence took all his effort.

"This tree is dying."

Xu Zhifei said.

"Hmm..." Bai Yanliang nodded unsurprisingly, as those who could command the power of the Fog Realm could easily perceive the Fog Realm Mother Tree's condition.

"I saw a record through her memories." Xu Zhifei said.

Bai Yanliang looked at her unexpectedly, was there still some hidden secret?

Xu Zhifei glanced at Bai Yanliang, suddenly feeling that the girl in front of him was not like himself, she was her own, unique self.

For example, at this moment, he could not grasp her thoughts at all.

"The Fog Realm is a world that can never give birth to self-awareness, because all residues that do become self-aware will completely vanish."

Xu Zhifei said.

Bai Yanliang nodded; he knew this from Bai Yanren.

"The Fog Realm is a companion world to the Mortal World; it was wrong from the start," Xu Zhifei looked at Zhou Tian battling the resentful baby, "The power of the Fog Realm cannot destroy the world."

"But it can indeed cause massive damage to the Mortal World."

"This tree did not exist when the Fog Realm began."

"Those residues that gained self-awareness disappeared, but the awareness did not vanish," Xu Zhifei said shockingly, "We are not exceptions; in the countless ages, many residues have developed self-awareness, they all dissipated, the dissipated self-awareness took root and sprouted in an endless gray plain, gradually... growing into a towering tree."

"It is the first entity with self-awareness in the Fog Realm, and the Fog Realm's only tree."

Xu Zhifei's voice wafted in the wind, and Bai Yanliang listened, somewhat entranced.

"Now, it's dying, the Fog Realm will not collapse, but the residues will become uncontrolled and flow into the Human World."

Wait...

Bai Yanliang suddenly realized something, he stared at Xu Zhifei and asked, "Do you intend to replace the dying tree and become the second tree restraining the residues?"

Xu Zhifei was silent for a moment, tidied her hair by her ears, and gently nodded: "Yes."