History Has Fallen Ill

Chapter 92: Golden-Winged Great Peng, Great Dragon Mother

They were all Jiang Yan’s spoils of war.

In this Catastrophe of Transforming into a Dragon, the majority of the credit belonged to him, and the others had no objections.

Even if the Earth Serpent had any complaints, it dared not speak them aloud. After all, this group of humans was united, and it couldn’t reintegrate this portion of the position itself, so it simply pretended not to see it.

At this moment, the Spirit of the Chains of the Nine Dragons was entangled by the tendrils of the Evil God, appearing especially tiny within the boundless darkness and infinitely vast Chaotic Sea.

A random chaotic current made it tremble uncontrollably; even a True Dragon would be annihilated countless times here.

And the appearance of the Dark God Embryo had already scared it out of its wits.

Although the chaotic currents obscured the view, it had not clearly seen the true form.

Yet vaguely, it could see the branches spreading across the entire Chaotic Sea. A gentle sway could open up countless worlds.

Such power had already surpassed Great Divine Ability, it was absolutely...

A Great Immortal God!

That human brat was actually related to an Immortal God?

No wonder he possessed such intelligence, able to turn the tables and destroy its and Xiang Nu’s layout. It was clearly the interference of Immortal God karma.

“Spare me, I am willing to submit and become your servant, to lock all beings for you!”

The Spirit of the Chains of the Nine Dragons pleaded, already regarding Jiang Yan as the disciple of an ancient Immortal God among mortals.

A supremely noble being.

“Fool, I can still obtain all of this even if I kill you.”

Jiang Yan shook his head, sneering in his heart.

Although a peak Law Seed level henchman was tempting, the Spirit of the Chains of the Nine Dragons had a significant origin and might still harbor Xiang Nu’s contingency. It could easily become a hidden threat, and if it turned traitor, it would be troublesome.

Even with the Earth Serpent, Jiang Yan didn’t fully trust it.

What if its dumb demeanor was all an act?

When hunting, serpents lay in silent ambush for long periods, motionless and seemingly harmless, waiting for the best moment to bare their fangs.

Thus, Jiang Yan decisively handed it over to headquarters to help search for the Heavenly King’s Treasure.

Even if it harbored small schemes, it could not stir up any waves.

The only ones he could trust completely were his own offspring!

However...

“This White-Bone Dragon-Pacifying Nail was actually made from the claw of the Golden-Winged Great Peng, known for ‘devouring one Dragon King and five hundred little dragons in a single day.’ No wonder it has such a powerful suppressive effect on dragon-type beings.”

Jiang Yan sensed the information fed back from the Dark God Embryo and looked at the Dragon-Pacifying Nail with astonishment.

The Golden-Winged Great Peng, also known as Garuda or Xiang Ying Bird, had many legends associated with it. In the mythology of the Peacock Dynasty, it was the mount of one of the creation trinity gods—Vishnu.

In Buddhism, it was regarded as an incarnation of Vajrapani Bodhisattva or one of the Eight Divisions. It was said that its wings were golden, stretching thirty-three thousand six hundred miles when spread, and it resided on the lower levels of Mount Sumeru.

The Golden-Winged Great Peng possessed four reproductive forms: moisture-born, egg-born, womb-born, and transformation-born. A moisture-born bird could only eat moisture-born dragons, and likewise, only a transformation-born bird could devour all four types of dragons.

But another interpretation pointed out that these “dragons” referred to serpents or flood dragons.

In the mythological novel Journey to the West, the Golden-Winged Great Peng was the younger brother of the Buddha Mother, Peacock King Ming, one of the three great demon kings of Lion Camel Ridge. He built a kingdom amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood, causing immense trouble even for the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

In any case, it was a top-tier divine beast.

Although it was unclear which Diseased World History this finger bone of the Golden-Winged Great Peng came from, it was certain it wasn’t from the original one.

Because that being, even if not an Immortal God, would have at least been at the level of Great Divine Ability.

Anything related to it—even a wisp of aura—could collapse the entire Jinhua City and give rise to a Dike-Break Level Diseased Domain.

It was most likely a descendant at the Ancient Talisman peak or Heavenly Official level, refined through Buddhist methods to enhance its dragon-eating traits.

That the Corpse-Dissolution Court acquired it was not surprising.

Because the Brahma Religion of the Peacock Dynasty and Tibetan Buddhism were geographically close and influenced each other, and both were intricately tied to the Great Qing, there was most likely a related Diseased Domain.

“Dragon position... suppression ability over dragon species...”

Jiang Yan squinted his eyes and took out another item.

It was the Earth Serpent’s essence blood he had collected when riding it.

Since he was already here, he couldn’t go back empty-handed.

Jiang Yan used the Dark God Embryo to nurture it and read the information.

【Earth Serpent’s Source Essence Blood】

【Description: After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom’s fate Dragon Vein shed its position, the dying serpent was blessed by the Earth Mother Goddess—‘Great Dragon Mother’—and transformed into an Earth Serpent wielding the power of earth essence.

It excels at manipulating earth power and controlling metal. Rooted in the earth, it can connect with the Earth Veins, drawing endless power. It is adept at finding mineral veins and smelting them into its own scales, especially fond of gold.】

“No wonder the Earth Serpent looks so strange. I thought its form was innately odd, but it turned out to be due to the blessing of the Earth Mother, transforming it into an ancient serpent.”

After reading the information, Jiang Yan’s brow gradually furrowed.

The Earth Mother Goddess was not simply a deity overseeing the earth; multiple criteria had to be met.

She had to be a female god, presiding over the proliferation of all things, mountains, rivers, yin and yang, and reproduction.

Most Earth Mother Goddesses also shared the divinity of creation gods.

In the Tianxia Alliance mythology, few could be called Earth Mother Goddess. The most famous were Nüwa and “Houtu, who follows Heaven’s mandate,” also known as Houtu Lady, the Mother of All Things.

“The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom’s fate Dragon Vein, after shedding the Dragon position, was accepted by the Earth Mother Goddess—was that just coincidence?”

Jiang Yan pondered deeply, for the treasure was related to God’s Secret Treasure, making it hard not to suspect the layout of other Great Immortal Gods.

Moreover, he had never heard of the name Great Dragon Mother, but judging by the word “Dragon” in the name, it should be a deity from Tianxia mythology.

If she was a Dragon God, Jiang Yan wouldn’t be surprised.

But being an Earth Mother Goddess—such deities were typically symbolized by ancient serpents or frogs; rarely did they share dragon-serpent attributes.

After all, in the earliest myths, ancient serpents symbolized immortality and reincarnation—older than dragons.

Nüwa, with a human torso and serpent tail, possessed supreme divinity.

Calling oneself a dragon would, for an Earth Mother Goddess, actually imply a lowering of position.

Was it an evil god born from a Historical Disease Mutation?

Or a hidden identity of some Great Immortal God?

“Forget it, it has nothing to do with me.”

Jiang Yan discarded all these thoughts. After all, he wasn’t even at the Ancient Talisman level yet, and there was no need to dwell on grand conspiracies.

Even if he knew, so what?

The perspective of high-dimensional beings spanned millennia. Meddling rashly would only entangle one in karma, falling into their net as prey.

Even Ba Lie had once said, Great Divine Ability was equivalent to Heavenly Will. The moment you conceive resistance, you are already opposing the world.

All things around you would become obstacles.

Endless misfortunes would cling to you.

Since that was the case...

“Let my offspring devour each other.”

Jiang Yan murmured.

No matter if you carried the layout of Immortal Gods or Great Divine Ability, Jiang Yan had the Dark God Embryo, which could directly transform you into his offspring, eradicating all hidden dangers.

Swish, swish, swish!

Tendrils from the Dark God Embryo entwined outward, devouring all three, transforming into three newborn fruits, each radiant and brilliant.

Buzz!

Before they were even born, they heard the command of their Creator and began to devour one another—for the chance to become the offspring of the Creator.

In the end, the offspring born from the Spirit of the Chains of the Nine Dragons achieved final victory, forming a completely new golden fruit.

“A flood dragon, an earth serpent, a dragon-eating bird—what kind of offspring can these three produce?”