Chapter 172 The Ancestor Descends, What Are You Acting Up For in My Dream?
At the Third Fortress in the Northern Territory, amidst the post-battle ruins, the smoke of war had not yet dissipated.
Jiang Chen lay half-reclined on a specially made leather daybed that Regiment Commander Lei Heng had urgently sent for. He cradled the starry-blue "star dream emperor pillow" in his arms, his entire being radiating a lazy posture that seemed almost "melted."
Forcibly extracting the core of the God's Vessel No. 001 earlier might have looked like a casual grab to outsiders, but for his Divine Sense, which had just advanced to the Early Stage of the War God Realm, it had indeed caused a slight "burden."
In Jiang Chen's view, this burden translated into plain human language as: he was in urgent need of a high-quality, long sleep, and whoever disturbed him would die.
"Mmm... Qingyue, lean to the left, the temperature on your side is just right." Jiang Chen didn't even open his eyes. His hand circled Su Qingyue's slender waist with extreme naturalness, and he buried his head into the crook of her neck, which was still radiating a faint residual warmth from her newly awakened Heavenly Phoenix Bloodline.
Su Qingyue's delicate body trembled slightly. Having just completed her final Awakening, her entire being was still shrouded in holy Phoenix might, but in front of Jiang Chen, this pressure was like a tamed flame.
Not only did she not push him away, but she skillfully adjusted her sitting posture to make Jiang Chen's pillow more comfortable. Her fingertips gently brushed through Jiang Chen's slightly messy hair, her eyes filled with a near-blind worship and admiration.
"Big Brother Jiang Chen, sleep now, no one will be able to disturb you." Su Qingyue spoke in a soft, gentle voice, as if she were cherishing the only treasure in the world.
Mu Qingxue, watching this scene from the side, felt a ripple of "jealousy" flash through her originally cold, ice-blue eyes.
She let out a cold snort but said nothing. Instead, she sat directly on the other side of the bed and caught the hand Jiang Chen was restlessly groping with in his sleep, pressing it onto her own long, straight thigh.
"Profound Yin Qi, cool down." Mu Qingxue found a perfect excuse for herself, letting that large hand feel the texture of her jade-like, icy skin.
For a moment, above the ruins, one man and two women formed a scene that was extremely absurd yet incredibly harmonious.
The soldiers cleaning up the battlefield around them kept their eyes straight ahead, their minds having already automatically activated "full-scale overthinking" mode—look, Consultant Jiang is clearly using the powers of the Heavenly Phoenix and the Ice Phoenix to harmonize the divinity within his body; what a magnificent cultivation!
However, this tranquility lasted for less than three minutes.
"Rumble—!!!"
The horizon, originally dyed red by the setting sun, was torn apart without warning by a massive, sky-covering golden palm.
A heavy, ancient, and suffocating aura of greed surged wildly from that Void Realm rift.
The air within a hundred miles seemed to be drained in an instant. All the soldiers, and even the Grandmaster-level commanders, let out miserable groans at this moment, involuntarily kneeling to the ground.
"Jiang Chen, you brat! You killed our clan's Prodigy and stole our clan's Divine Wood. Today, I shall take your Divine Soul to replenish the ten-thousand-year Luck of the Lin Family!"
The Divine Sense rolled down like thunder.
In the Void Realm, a golden head, fully a thousand feet in size, loomed in and out of existence. Its eyes, like two scorching suns, were locked tightly onto Jiang Chen on the daybed below.
The Old Ancestor of the Lin Family, the anchor of the Hidden Family—Lin Overthrow Heaven!
This was the descent of a Divine Sense at the Peak of the War God Realm. Although it was only a materialized Clone, the suppression of status it emitted had already caused the defensive barrier of the Third Fortress to make cracking sounds under the unbearable strain.
"The Lin Family Old Ancestor?!" Regiment Commander Lei Heng lay on the ground, cold sweat pouring down his forehead like a waterfall. "He's gone mad... This old monster actually descended in person!"
"Jiang Chen, hand over the Divine Wood, kneel, and offer up your 'Nightmare Divine Body', and perhaps I will show mercy and spare these few girls!" Lin Overthrow Heaven's voice was filled with condescending arrogance, and that golden, sky-covering giant palm descended slowly, carrying a destructive aura.
All the pressure was concentrated on that small daybed.
However, in the face of such heavenly might, Jiang Chen, surrounded by two stunning beauties, merely furrowed his brows tightly into a "river" shape.
In his dream, he was just dreaming that he had finally managed to pin Empress Ye Liuli onto her throne, preparing to have her fulfill the benefits after a "back rub." Just as he was about to kiss her, a loud noise suddenly rang in his ears, sounding like fingernails scratching a chalkboard, or perhaps like an electric drill boring into his forehead.
This feeling was just like a corporate slave who had finally waited until the weekend, only to be jolted awake at three in the morning by a neighbor's impact drill during a renovation.
Unforgivable.
Absolutely unforgivable!
【Ding! Detected an extremely low-quality, foul, and high-frequency vibrating noise source.】
【Current status of host: Deep, pleasant dream forcibly and violently cut off.】
【Waking Up Anger charging: 100%... 200%... 500% (Overflow warning)!】
【System reminder: host, since your current anger is sufficient to burn through this plane, it is recommended to find an outlet for it, otherwise your new bed might be ruined again.】
"Really... so noisy..."
Jiang Chen slowly raised his head. In those originally lazy eyes, there was now no white to be seen; there was only a purple-black vortex, deep as an abyss and spinning wildly.
He casually pulled one hand free from Su Qingyue's embrace. His movement was as slow as if he hadn't eaten, yet he pointed with extreme precision at that golden giant face in the sky.
"Old thing, your voice... is so loud that it makes me really want to mute your entire family."