143: Chapter 143 A Head Pat: Taming the Ferocious Beast!

Su Changge's gaze fell upon the gargantuan body in the deep crater. Every tremor of that body made the earth groan, and the rock and soil of the crater walls crumbled down. He lowered his head again, inspecting his pristine robes and his unscathed limbs.

The memories nearing collapse within his Divine Soul and the absurd, bizarre scene before him created a dissonance capable of tearing his cognition apart.

Chaotic thoughts struggled to reorganize and connect in his deathly silent mind.

A moment ago, it was a giant maw capable of swallowing the sun and moon, a Divine Might that annihilated all things.

The next moment, it was a prostration, a wail from the depths of its Soul.

What exactly happened in between?

There was no earth-shattering Divine Ability, no collision of world-destroying Laws. He had just... stood there, even closing his eyes.

A thought, carrying a cold, absolute certainty, pierced through all the bewilderment.

System.

Apart from that strange existence that threw him into this world, there was no other explanation.

That Supreme pressure that made even the ancient Vicious Beast kneel did not originate from him, Su Changge, but from a certain "momentum" constructed by the System upon him. A "momentum" he could not perceive himself, yet one that could make the heaven and earth and all spirits bow before it.

He was temporarily safe.

This realization caused that string, tightened to the extreme, to loosen slightly, and his nearly dissipating Soul returned to his body.

The corner of his eye glanced at the two figures behind him who had completely turned into stone statues. Mo Wentian and Lin Gujian, two figures who could be called Masters of sects and ancestors in the outside world, had expressions now that were a blank mix of awe, fanaticism, and confusion.

The image of the "Senior Master" in their eyes had risen to an unimaginable level.

Now was the time to act this play out to the extreme.

The persona must absolutely not collapse.

Su Changge secretly mobilized every bit of remaining strength in his limbs, suppressing the nausea rising in his throat due to lingering fear. Maintaining that seemingly innate indifference and aloofness, he stepped down from the back of the Old Yellow Ox with slow, deliberate movements.

The moment his feet touched the ground, a feeling of exhaustion and weakness rushed from the soles of his feet to his crown. His knees were shaking violently under his wide sleeves, and every tendon and bone was screaming to collapse. He relied entirely on his willpower, on a single breath, to force his body to stay rooted in place.

He did not look at the two people behind him, but simply started walking towards the abyss created by the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow's body.

One step. The ground beneath his feet heaved slightly due to the giant beast's trembling; every step felt like treading on a floating boat.

Two steps. The pungent smell of blood and the scent of scorched earth rushed towards him, entering his nasal cavity and stimulating his already fragile nerves.

"Senior! You absolutely must not!"

A hoarse, explosive shout erupted from behind him. The horror and urgency contained in that voice almost caused Su Changge's already taut nerves to snap on the spot, and his figure stumbled.

Mo Wentian's voice was distorted and sharp: "This monster is a remnant of the ancient times, its vicious nature rooted in its Bloodline. Who knows if this is a feigned surrender, trying to lure you close to launch a thunderous strike! You are a body of ten thousand gold, an existence that roams above the void, how can you personally venture into such danger!"

Lin Gujian's voice followed closely, carrying an uncontrollable tremor: "Senior, please reconsider! Even if this beast is heavily injured, its Physical Body is comparable to a Divine Weapon; a single movement has the power to shatter mountains and split the earth! We are willing to scout the path for Senior!"

In their eyes, the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow's current state, though kneeling, was more like a peerless Vicious Beast lying in wait. The Senior's action was tantamount to placing himself in the most dangerous situation.

What kind of self-confidence was this? Or... what kind of... disregard?

Su Changge did not respond.

It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he didn't dare. He was afraid that if he opened his mouth, it wouldn't be the demeanor of a Master, but the sound of chattering teeth. He was afraid that if he turned back, his forced willpower would collapse.

He just walked, walking to the edge of the bottomless giant crater.

Looking down, that head, larger than a mountain, was buried tightly beneath its twisted and broken wings, its massive body curled up, every twitch raising waves of dust.

Su Changge originally wanted to emulate the otherworldly Masters in storybooks, standing with hands behind his back, speaking calmly, and uttering a few profound gathas.

However, the repeated frights and long-term tension had already exhausted all his energy and spirit. Just as he was about to speak, the weakness in his knees finally broke through the dam of his willpower and erupted violently.

His body lost control, and he uncontrollably lunged forward.

"Crap!"

These two words exploded like thunder in his mind. The instinct for survival made him subconsciously reach out, grabbing randomly in front of him, trying to grab something to steady his figure.

The next moment, his palm touched a warm and strange place. The texture was not the hardness of metal as expected, but unexpectedly soft; under his palm were fine and smooth black feathers.

He had pressed down on the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow's massive head.

In an instant, the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow's massive body completely froze!

It came!

It had finally come!

This Supreme existence that transcended the source of its Bloodline was finally going to inflict Divine punishment!

Endless darkness and despair instantly swallowed the last shred of its remaining sanity. It gave up all struggle, even closing those giant eyes like blood moons, stretching its neck to await execution.

However, the destructive power that it anticipated would completely erase its true spirit did not descend.

The hand pressing on its head just... gently stroked it.

Immediately after, a power it had never felt before surged in from where the palm touched.

That was not violent Laws, nor sharp killing intent, but a warm, Dao Rhyme full of the most Origin life flavor, like the first ray of sunlight in early spring, instantly flowing through its limbs and bones, penetrating every inch of broken bone and torn Meridians.

【 emotion points consumed: 100 points, 'All Things Flourish' effect has been triggered. 】

In Su Changge's mind, the System's prompt flashed and disappeared. This was a bottom-of-the-box effect he had exchanged for at the cost of a large amount of emotion points just in case, originally intended to be used as a Heaven-Defying means to fake bringing the dead back to life in certain situations; he hadn't expected it to become a lifesaver at this moment.

The warm current that the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow perceived as "Origin life Dao Rhyme" was causing miracles wherever it passed.

The Meridians in its body that had broken inch by inch due to the forced reversal of its flight posture were actually reconnected at a speed visible to the naked eye under the washing of the Dao Rhyme, becoming even tougher than before.

The wing bones that had been overloaded and twisted and shattered made a "crackling" sound, and countless profound golden runes appeared out of thin air at the fractures, intertwining to remelt and forge the broken bones!

In just a few breaths, the heavy injuries that would have taken it a thousand years of sleep to recover from had already healed more than half!

The Sky-Swallowing Sparrow... was stunned.

This was not Divine punishment... this was... Divine grace?

This existence was healing it?

It carefully, with endless fear and confusion, slowly raised its massive head.

Those blood-colored giant eyes that could make gods and demons tremble were now looking at Su Changge, full of confusion, bewilderment, and a trace of... aggrieved and unbelievable gratitude after being soothed by its natural enemy.

It could clearly perceive that there was not a shred of killing intent on this tiny Human Race before it.

That gentle stroke carried a calming power that made even its Bloodline feel at peace.

"Heaven... my Dao Heart..."

In the distance, Mo Wentian's voice had completely changed, hoarse like an old bellows.

"Senior... he is actually soothing this ancient Vicious Beast! Using Supreme great power to heal it!"

Lin Gujian was speechless, his mind silent, falling into a mysterious state of stagnation.

What had he seen?

One glance suppressed the Vicious Beast that had swallowed the ages.

One palm smoothed out its monstrous ferocity and even bestowed Supreme vitality.

What kind of Realm was this? What kind of breadth of mind? What kind of spirit?

Viewing the forbidden existence that was said to contend with the Supreme as a pet in his palm! Suppressing with a wave of his hand, soothing with a wave of his hand!

This had already exceeded his cognition, exceeded the extreme of cultivation he could imagine!

Su Changge finally steadied himself, the soft touch still lingering on his palm. He discovered that this giant beast not only showed no signs of resistance, but was instead gazing at him with an extremely human-like, almost fawning look.

The heavy stone that had been hanging in his heart for half a day finally fell to the ground.

He had bet correctly.

He took the opportunity to press his palm completely onto the top of the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow's head, imitating the way elders soothed Juniors in his memory, and patted it twice. He tried his best to make his voice sound flat and calm, as if all this were just a trivial matter.

"Considering your cultivation is not easy, and you have gained sentience, today, I will spare your life."

"Go, behave yourself in the future, and do not recklessly commit slaughter based on your own vicious nature."

The voice was not loud, but it carried a majesty as if Words Become Law, impossible to resist. This majesty did not come from his cultivation, but from the role he was playing at the moment, and... the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow's own imagination.

The Sky-Swallowing Sparrow's massive head actually seemed to understand, nodding heavily.

Then, it opened its giant maw capable of swallowing a sun.

There was no fishy wind, no evil aura.

It just spat gently.

A fruit the size of a fist, crystal clear all over, as if condensed from the purest seven-colored clouds, flew leisurely from its mouth and floated quietly in front of Su Changge.

The moment the fruit appeared, an indescribable fragrance instantly filled the heaven and earth. Just breathing in this fragrance made one feel as if all thirty-six thousand pores on the body opened up, the Soul was washed, and the whole body felt comfortable.

"Seven-Colored Glazed Fruit!"

Mo Wentian's scream almost tore through the sky, carrying intense shock and greed.

"It is the companion holy medicine of the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow! This thing blooms in ten thousand years, bears fruit in ten thousand years, and takes another ten thousand years to mature! Legend has it that consuming one can wash the marrow and cut the bones, reshaping the Dao foundation! No matter how poor your aptitude was before, or how dim your Dao path was, you can be reborn and possess the possibility of vying for the Supreme! It can even increase your Lifespan by a thousand years out of thin air! This is... this is a priceless treasure!"

Su Changge's eyes lit up instantly.

Listening to this description, it was definitely a Heaven-Defying good thing!

However, his face appropriately furrowed, revealing an indifferent expression of "what do you mean by this."

"Forget it."

He looked at the holy fruit that radiated endless temptation and waved his wide sleeves lightly.

The Seven-Colored Glazed Fruit was not blown away by the wind, but abruptly disappeared in mid-air, as if plucked by an invisible hand and taken into a dimension of another space. It was directly stored into the System storage space by Su Changge.

"This thing is useless to me. For the sake of your sincerity, I will accept it for you."

His voice was calm and waveless, as if he hadn't accepted a holy medicine that could make powerful figures fight to the death, but just an ordinary wild fruit.

And deep in his heart, it was already a stormy sea, the huge waves of joy almost overturning him.