I Am Your Natural Enemy

Wen Yan reached out to touch the head of the Heavenly Hound, gaining a profound understanding within.

It was only when he truly began to borrow the power of the Flame Emperor that he realized who this Flame Emperor was—it turned out to be the Divine Farmer.

The first great figure to possess the power of temporal manipulation.

The power he borrowed was not enough for him to turn back time, nor even to change the surrounding environment.

According to Wen Yan’s understanding, it was more like a very realistic illusion technique.

It had no effect on everything around, only those influenced by this power felt as if they experienced a time reversal, while in reality, they had not.

The Flame Emperor had developed this ability to a completely different state.

In this way, no matter how many times the past is revisited, it seems not to affect others, becoming indistinct and ambiguous.

The condition of the Heavenly Hound, though troublesome, was not particularly difficult to kill after losing its physical form.

Even without Gauss or any experts present, there were still other ways to disrupt the Heavenly Hound’s connection with the moonlight.

The challenge was merely in achieving Wen Yan’s desired outcome.

And this goal might require the borrowed power of the Flame Emperor.

As Wen Yan touched, the Heavenly Hound itself seemed to have retrospectively traversed many times, finding its own singular path to survival.

As it began to step onto this path, all uncertainties started collapsing into one single certainty.

The outline of the Heavenly Hound formed by moonlight was fixed there, as Wen Yan glanced at the Fourth Great-uncle Master beside him.

”Fourth Great-uncle Master, can it be temporarily sealed?”

”It has no physical body, only a soul, and has severed the connection with the moonlight, essentially making it no different from a ghost.

Simply sealing it isn’t difficult.

Sealing it for a few hundred years should not be a challenge.

However, you said temporarily seal, do you have something else in mind?”

”Indeed, seal it temporarily, it’s best if it can undo the seal itself after a certain period.”

”How long exactly?”

”Not clear yet.”

”Then let’s just seal it for now.”

Wen Yan couldn’t specify the exact requirements, and the Fourth Great-uncle Master didn’t say much either. He took some items from a cloth bag he carried, set up a temporary miniature altar on the spot, performed some spells, and tossed a piece of smooth white jade.

The white jade landed on the head of the Heavenly Hound, and the moonlight outline of the Heavenly Hound flowed into the jade like a trickle of water, transforming it as if it were a luminous pearl.

Wen Yan held the white jade in his hand, watching the light swirl around it, faintly reflecting the silhouette of an exotic beast.

Within that silhouette, it was as if there was a smaller moon, radiating light.

That was the essence of the Bright Moon devoured by the Heavenly Hound on the other side.

Wen Yan held the white jade and put it away.

”Fourth Great-uncle Master, how long ago was the last time the Emperor’s Syrup fell?”

”I’ve only seen records of such a thing in ancient texts, the only documented time, probably reliable, was four or five hundred years ago.

Further back, a thousand years ago, there was a definitive record.

But it doesn’t quite fit with the oldest records.

It’s speculated that when the Thirteenth Ancestor was around, the Heavenly Hound that came, though it died, greatly depleted the essence of the Bright Moon.

The minimum time required for the Emperor’s Syrup, which must appear once every sixty years, increased by at least seven or eight times.

According to the current understanding, the core drive is probably missing, but the whole system barely manages to operate.

However, the efficiency is not as good as before.

Are you planning to use the essence of the Bright Moon contained within this Heavenly Hound to replenish our moon in the sky?”

The Fourth Great-uncle Master, upon hearing Wen Yan’s question again, had his suspicions confirmed.

However, it’s not easy to replenish it, as the essence of the Bright Moon has already merged into the soul of the Heavenly Hound.

Even if this Heavenly Hound were killed, nothing would fall out, instead, the essence of the Bright Moon would dissipate.

”You’re right, from the moment I saw it, I decided not to kill it.”

Many times, killing can solve a problem easily, but Wen Yan wants to solve many through the natural order.

Having received a definitive answer from the Fourth Great-uncle Master, Wen Yan grew more determined in his thoughts.

He took out his phone and called Feng Yao.

”Hello, Feng Yao, let me ask you—does Divine Land have any lunar plans recently?”

”Hmm, do you think I know everything?”

”You surely know more than I do. If I go ask the General Director, he will just have to ask the people below.”

”Tell me first, what are you trying to do?”

”I have an idea. I want to send something to the Moon to try, if it succeeds, it would be a great benefit.”

”You know, not everything can be sent to the Moon. How big is it, and what is it?”

”Roughly less than fifty grams, a white jade.”

”I checked, there’s no manned mission planned for the next year, but other exploration missions are indeed planned. If you want to spare fifty grams for you, you’ll probably have to talk to the General Director directly for coordination, you should know, unless absolutely necessary, we can’t interfere with the Space Agency’s affairs.”

”Trust me, it’s very necessary. I’ll talk to the General Director.”

Ending the call, Wen Yan looked at the demonic qi surrounding the area, just like a Great Demon emerging, the scene was quite grand, with Gauss maintaining a cocky posture, holding a useless magic wand, floating mid-air, slightly raising his head, looking particularly punchable.