Chapter 3059: Weird Little Kid

"Five thousand years."

At the summit of Taigu Edge Mountain, the Nü Di murmured softly. In the outside world, not much time had passed, but according to her calculations, five thousand years had already elapsed within the vortex.

Her murmur was audible to Hong Yan.

Compared to the Nü Di, the light in Hong Yan's eyes had dimmed slightly. After waiting so long without seeing Ye Chen emerge, had he perhaps already perished that day? Their waiting might be nothing more than self-deception.

Boom! Rumble!

The rumbling sounds behind them never ceased. There were supreme emperor tribulations occurring, happening every few days—some involving old divine generals, others young ones.

Besides that, there was the altar.

Ye Chen had entered the unknown domain of the vortex, a place beyond the control of the Heavenly Dao. This caused the Heavenly Dao to feel uneasy. Lightning flashed and thunder roared from time to time, and this will was also transmitted to the body of the first-generation Saint Demon, causing that creature to howl wildly every so often.

This was a very positive sign.

At least, that's what the Nü Di thought. The Heavenly Dao in the shadows wouldn't stir without reason, and the first-generation Saint Demon wouldn't roar without cause. There must be a reason, and it was likely related to Ye Chen.

"You big idiot, what did I do to you?"

The Taigu wilderness was lively, and so was the unknown domain. If you listened carefully, it was filled with Ye Tian Di's furious shouts.

Looking at him now, it was truly comical. He was scrambling along, rolling and crawling, mainly because something was chasing him.

More precisely, a ball was chasing him.

A ball larger than the Wangxuan Star was pursuing a person smaller than an ant. The scene was almost amusing to imagine.

"What did I do to you?"

Ye Chen was in a sorry state. He had been studying the ball, but as he watched, it suddenly charged at him and kept chasing without stopping.

The ball of light didn't respond to Ye Chen's shouts, and it was unclear if it could even speak—it just kept pursuing him.

"What the heck is this thing?"

Ye Chen's face was as dark as could be. Since reaching the peak of Tian Di, this was the first time he'd felt so embarrassed, being chased all over by a ball. He still had no idea what it was, only that it was enormous, likely a gathering of some mysterious force. Even a light brush from it could send him flying out of the galaxy, let alone a direct hit.

Before entering, the Nü Di hadn't mentioned anything about it, or perhaps even she didn't know there was a ball in the unknown domain. If she had come in, she would probably be just as surprised and might end up being chased around too.

Fortunately, Ye Tian Di's speed was quick enough. He constantly reversed the laws to evade it. Though the ball was huge, it couldn't catch him. Who knew how disgusting it would feel to be hit.

"Did you hear that strange voice?"

At the Taigu Edge Mountain Peak, Hong Yan turned and asked. Just a moment ago, it seemed like she'd heard some shouting, and the voice sounded like Ye Chen's.

The Nü Di nodded lightly. If Hong Yan, at the peak of Great Emperor, could hear it, then she, as a Huang Di, certainly could. And she was absolutely sure it was Ye Chen's voice.

Precisely because she heard it, she was puzzled. In that unknown domain, was there some unknown monster? She hadn't encountered anything like that when she went in before!

Still, this was good news. At least it proved Ye Chen was still alive. Just as she thought—he was a supreme of the Saint Body lineage, not so easily killed. Listen to that loud voice; he was clearly full of life.

In the unknown domain,

Ye Chen was still running, but he spotted the exit and didn't head toward it yet. He needed to figure out what this thing was—did it have any intelligence, and why was it chasing him?

Ahead, he suddenly stopped and stood his ground. His ant-like form instantly grew, expanding infinitely until he towered over the ball of light, which was larger than the Wangxuan Star. In front of him, it was truly just a ball.

Since it was a ball, it needed to be kicked.

"Let me give you a chase."

Ye Chen's kick was powerful and domineering. The rolling ball of light was sent flying.

But he didn't fare much better—half his leg was blown apart, only restored instantly by his eternal bloodline.

Then, to his surprise, the ball changed shape. Originally massive like a star, it shrank rapidly. Under his gaze, it transformed into a human form—a toddler, about one or two years old, chubby and plump, radiating a brilliant glow. At first glance, it looked like a little golden ingot!

"How interesting."

Ye Chen also shrank his size, his expression quite peculiar. The little kid was naked, making one tempted to step forward and flick his cute little... well, you know.

So, what exactly was this?

Ye Chen kept observing, still unable to figure it out. He wasn't sure if the child formed from the ball had any intelligence or why it was in this unknown spiritual domain. Was it native here, or like him, an outsider?

Hee-hee-hee!

Suddenly, the little kid laughed, his smile innocent and bright. His big eyes were free of any worldly impurities as he blinked at Ye Chen.

Ye Tian Di's paternal instincts kicked in, and he approached again, circling the little kid more than ten times. He even reached out to pinch the kid's little arms and legs, confirming that this child wasn't human—it had no blood, no flesh, and no yuan shen. Its current form was just an aggregation of light.

"How fascinating."

Ye Chen reached out and picked up the little guy, like holding a rabbit, then activated his divination immortal technique to trace the child's origins.

In the unknown domain, divination worked, but only here—it wouldn't work for outside matters.

To his astonishment, the little kid had no source. No matter how he divined, he couldn't find its roots; it was as if it had appeared out of nowhere.

Encountering such a bizarre existence was a first for him. If it had roots, failing to divine them would be one thing, but appearing from thin air was baffling.

"This doesn't make sense!"

Ye Tian Di muttered, wiping his face. The little guy had just peed right on his provocative face.

It wasn't really pee—since it had no blood or flesh, where would pee come from? It was just light taking the form of urine.

"So naughty—you're not a good baby."

Ye Chen casually set the little kid down. You're the first to dare pee on my face. If you weren't so cute, I'd stuff you back into the womb.

The little kid was even more playful. It climbed onto Ye Chen's shoulder, like a little puppy, hugging his head and sniffing around. It looked like it wanted to take a bite.

And indeed, it did bite.

That bite made Ye Da Shao grit his teeth in pain. As a peak Tian Di and a supreme Saint Body with an indestructible emperor body, he actually had a chunk of flesh bitten off by a little kid.

"Here, try this—it's delicious."

Ye Chen handed over a spirit fruit and, while he was at it, added a bit of the special product from Da Chu, wanting to see if the little guy had any special reaction after eating it.

The kid ignored it and kept gnawing on Ye Chen's head. Not only was it painful to watch, but it was also nauseating.

At this rate, it could probably eat a Tian Di-level Saint Body clean, bite by bite.

Ye Chen reached out again and pulled the little guy down, his eyes narrowing slightly. The two bites of flesh that the kid had gnawed off had clearly been swallowed into its belly, but they vanished without a trace. Even if digested, there should be some residue, right?

But there was nothing.

In an instant, the little guy changed form again, turning into a blob of light and slipping from Ye Chen's hand. Once done, it transformed back into a little kid and climbed onto him again.

This time, it was even stranger.

The mysterious laws surrounding Ye Chen, faint and elusive, had a strand grabbed by it and stuffed into its mouth, disappearing without a trace.

This made Ye Chen shudder involuntarily.

What the heck was this? It could even eat laws?

"Something's wrong."

Ye Chen frowned and scanned his surroundings, observing for a long, long time, his eyes growing deeper.

If he guessed correctly, this unknown domain wasn't always without rules—or at least, it used to have them. The reason it became a blank void was probably because this little thing had eaten them all. If it could devour laws, what couldn't it eat?

If that was true, could this thing even devour the Heavenly Dao?