There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 288 Night Chapter: The First Qilin

After resolving the first wave of the Eternal Night Calamity, Hao Chen looked back and saw that both the Xuanhuang Realm and the Dark Universe had long since become fragmented.

Even the Beast World was affected. The remnants of the divine race, who had been sealed away by Haotian and the powerful beings of the Underworld, were now broken free of their seal due to the Eternal Night.

Furthermore, he chose to actively absorb the eternal night's black mist, allowing himself to fall into corruption, all in order to gain greater power for revenge.

Fortunately, the people of Heaven discovered that although the remnants of the gods had fallen, they could still be restrained by the blood of the Pixiu.

This discovery immediately prompted the Heavenly Court to utilize the Pixiu blood that had been intentionally stored away, thus preventing the Heavenly Court from suffering too great a loss.

Hao Chen saw all of this and guessed that when the Heavenly Court ran out of Pixiu blood, it might set its sights on Bixie and Tianlu again.

This time, however, Hao Chen did not lose his mind due to anger. After giving a cold glance in the direction of the Heavenly Court, he flew towards Qilin Mountain.

Upon arriving at Qilin Mountain, Hao Chen met the First Qilin and the severely injured Jade Qilin.

Although the First Qilin and the Jade Qilin were quite powerful, the arrival of the Eternal Night was too sudden, leaving them unprepared and forced to hastily engage in battle.

Furthermore, since the First Qilin and the Jade Qilin were unaware of the Eternal Night Calamity, the First Qilin was besieged. In order to save the First Qilin, the Jade Qilin had no choice but to burn its own essence to break through the encirclement with the First Qilin.

Although the First Qilin was safe in the end, the Jade Qilin suffered damage to its origin as a result.

But this was not the most serious injury on Yu Qilin. What truly affected Yu Qilin's life was the curse, a curse from the very source of the laws of the real continent.

This curse, like a maggot clinging to a bone, was deeply buried within the Jade Qilin's body, and no matter how many methods the First Qilin tried, it could not be removed.

Furthermore, the curse caused the Jade Qilin's body to leak out like a deflated valve, with its essence and life force continuously draining away.

Just as Shi Qilin was suffering from the pain of not being able to do anything about Yu Qilin's injury, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from the doorway.

"First Qilin, let me do it!"

Hao Chen stepped into the Qilin Cave in human form. He immediately recognized that the Jade Qilin's injuries were exactly the same as those of the Four-Faced Beast.

That's why Hao Chen told Shi Qilin that he would entrust the Jade Qilin to him for treatment.

Although Hao Chen appeared in front of Shi Qilin in human form, Shi Qilin recognized Hao Chen at a glance.

But it was precisely because Shi Qilin recognized Hao Chen that he was shocked: "Hao Chen, you?!?"

Shi Qilin frowned. Even though Hao Chen was right in front of him, he seemed to have merged into the world and was surrounded by a divine radiance. This made Shi Qilin involuntarily make way for Hao Chen.

In the eyes of Shi Qilin, Hao Chen was once somewhat mysterious, but more so a bit immature and shameless, since not everyone had the guts to play his bell.

However, in the eyes of the Qilin, Hao Chen was now surrounded by Yin and Yang energies, radiating a divine light. Every move he made carried an ancient aura, sacred and inviolable, like a god from ancient times.

Hao Chen didn't explain anything to Shi Qilin, and simply sat down cross-legged next to Yu Qilin.

Looking at the severely injured and sleeping Jade Kirin, he couldn't help but let out a self-reproachful sigh: "Alas!"

Shi Qilin frowned. He noticed that Hao Chen was acting strangely. Just as he was about to ask him something, he saw Hao Chen take out a strange fruit, shaped like a jar, with six colors and emitting six special auras.

"This is the power of reincarnation!!!" The First Qilin's pupils widened; he would never mistake the aura of reincarnation.

"This is the Seed of Reincarnation, which can break the curse on the Jade Kirin," Hao Chen explained.

The next moment, a ball of Yin-Yang Dao Fire suddenly emerged from beneath the Seed of Reincarnation. As the Dao Fire scorched the Seed of Reincarnation, it deformed and melted, eventually forming a ball of liquid containing the aura of reincarnation.

"go with!"

With a flick of his finger, Hao Chen sent the liquid transformed from the Seed of Reincarnation onto the Jade Kirin and into its body.

The next moment, just like the fusion of the four non-complementary elements into the seed of reincarnation, a life force rose from the Jade Qilin's body, and the Jade Qilin's complexion visibly became rosy.

"Wife, wake up!" The First Qilin paced anxiously around the Jade Qilin, its hooves pawing restlessly at the ground.

Seeing that Yu Qilin did not react, Shi Qilin had no choice but to look at Haochen. Haochen seemed to know what Shi Qilin wanted to ask and waved his hand: "Don't worry, Yu Qilin has lost too much of its essence. Just be more careful."

Hearing Hao Chen's words, Shi Qilin breathed a sigh of relief, then asked, "Hao Chen, how long do you estimate it will take for my wife to wake up?"

"It could take a thousand years at most, or a hundred years at least,"

"Wait, how long did you say? A thousand years?" The First Qilin's pupils widened in surprise, as if afraid he had misheard, and asked again.

Helpless, Hao Chen had no choice but to repeat it again. Upon hearing this, Shi Qilin collapsed to the ground, utterly dejected.

According to Hao Chen, he might not be able to speak to the Jade Kirin for a thousand years, and their previous agreement to have younger siblings for their eldest son might not be fulfilled.

Just as the Qilin was stunned, Haochen suddenly took out several portions of Immortal Essence Liquid and wrapped it around the jade Qilin. Then, before the Immortal Essence Liquid solidified, he opened his mouth and spat out a drop of his heart's blood, which merged into it.

"Haochen, what are you doing?" Shi Qilin was startled when he saw Haochen spit out his heart blood.

Heart's blood is different from ordinary essence blood; it is the condensation of a living being's essence, energy, and spirit, and every drop used is one less drop available.

Shi Qilin quickly got up and walked to Hao Chen's side, lying down to be Hao Chen's cushion so he could rest for a while, since Hao Chen had given his heart and soul for his wife.

Hao Chen did not stop him when he saw this. He understood what Shi Qilin was thinking, and he also needed to rest at the moment.

So Hao Chen leaned back and rested against Shi Qilin, who thoughtfully covered Hao Chen with its tail as a blanket.

Hao Chen didn't stand on ceremony. He reached out and hugged the Qilin's tail, falling asleep while still holding it. He would even unconsciously rub his face against the Qilin's tail.

When Shi Qilin saw this, he was not angry. Instead, he showed a loving smile like an old father. He felt that this was the Haochen he knew.

After an unknown amount of time, when Haochen woke up again, the sun had already set in the west and the moon had risen in the east.

"Ha~" Hao Chen rubbed his sleepy eyes and nudged the sleeping Shi Qilin beside him: "Wake up, Shi Qilin, wake up quickly."

"Hmm, good morning, Haochen, ha~" Shi Qilin mumbled a good morning to Haochen while still half asleep, and then yawned with his mouth open.

Once the drowsiness disappeared, Shi Qilin realized it was only midnight. He immediately looked at Hao Chen with a resentful expression, as if questioning why Hao Chen wasn't sleeping in the middle of the night.

Hao Chen pretended not to see the resentful look in Shi Qilin's eyes and got up to walk outside.

Although Shi Qilin couldn't understand what Hao Chen was planning to do, he still got up and followed him.

However, as he was leaving the Qilin Cave, the First Qilin suddenly stopped, turned around and came to the side of the Jade Qilin who was sealed by the Immortal Source: "Wife, I'll be right back."

Hao Chen, who was outside the cave, heard the voice of the Primordial Qilin and couldn't help but frown: "This Primordial Qilin, is it really necessary to make such a fuss over something so short!"

After bringing the First Qilin to the highest peak of Qilin Mountain, Hao Chen sat down directly on the ground, and the First Qilin lay down beside him.

However, Hao Chen ignored Shi Qilin and looked up at the brilliant night sky with a dejected expression, his heart filled with helplessness and resentment.

During this time, Hao Chen often thought about what would have happened if he hadn't transmigrated to the world with beasts, hadn't met Tian Lu and the others, hadn't become Zhan Hu's partner, hadn't...

Would it be better for them if their lives were just like in the original story?

Hao Chen felt that since his arrival, he had not only failed to protect Tian Lu and the others, but had also frequently put them in danger.

Hao Chen thought of many things, and his eyes dimmed as he thought about them.

Hao Chen glanced at Shi Qilin beside him and said in a hoarse voice, "Shi Qilin, I'm sorry. I thought I could do anything, but in the end I realized that I can't do anything and can only make a mess of things."

"Haochen!" Shi Qilin frowned. He didn't know why Haochen would suddenly tell him these things, but he could tell that Haochen's current state was very strange.

The next moment, Hao Chen suddenly felt himself being hugged by a fluffy ball of fur, a warmth filling his whole body, and the faint fragrance of the Qilin in his nostrils.

Looking out of the corner of his eye, he saw that it was Shi Qilin who had pulled him into his arms.

"Haochen, I don't know what you're thinking, but I want to tell you that whether it's me, Yu Qilin, or the Four-Faced Beast, none of us will blame you."

"On the contrary, Jade Kirin and I should thank you for playing with the Four-No-Face."

"You know, before you, Little Plum Blossom, and Little Blue Circle arrived, the Four-Faced Beast was very lonely. He longed to have friends to play with."

Hao Chen was stunned. He hadn't expected that Shi Qilin and the others had never felt that he was the one who had disturbed their lives.

"Shi Qilin, thank you!!"

……

And so, Hao Chen and Shi Qilin sat on Qilin Mountain, opening their hearts to each other and talking all night long. It wasn't until dawn that Hao Chen blew a breath that knocked Shi Qilin unconscious.

"Shi Qilin, thank you so much!"

"But I will make amends for my mistakes myself and will never implicate you. See you in the next era."

As he spoke, Hao Chen transformed back into a giant Pixiu, carried the Qilin on his back, and flew towards the Qilin Cave.