radicalducati Chapter 7 Oh no, I've become a substitute!
Chapter 7 Oh no, I've become a substitute!
"Since that's the case, then let's settle this blood debt with blood!" Shi Ziling's eyes flashed with cold light, and his spear pointed directly at Shi Yi, his killing intent surging like a tide.
"How dare you! Shi Ziling, Yi'er is the future supreme god of our clan. If you dare to touch him, the world will be turned upside down!" Shi Yuan roared, but was struck by the Fourth Grandfather who had rushed over.
"Stop! What's done is done, and the supreme ruler of my Stone Clan cannot be allowed to fail!" Another elder arrived, named Shi Li, and stood in front of Shi Yi.
"Then return my son's bones first!" Shi Ziling, as if possessed, swept his spear forward like a dragon soaring through the sky, piercing through the protective artifact of the stone hat and sending it flying.
Half of Shi Li's body exploded, and he never got up again, nearly dying.
The couple were of one mind. Qin Yining flashed forward, her eyes cold, and directly cut open Shi Yi's chest to forcibly remove the Supreme Bone. Instantly, divine light illuminated the entire underground palace.
"You've gone mad! You've all gone completely mad!" Shi Yi's mother suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with terrifying ferocity, and screamed, "How dare you harm Yi'er! Aren't you afraid of destroying your Supreme Bone, afraid of becoming a sinner of the Shi Clan?!"
"Sixth Sister-in-law, you are the sinner, you are the one who has gone mad!" Qin Yining sneered. "So what if the Supreme Bone is destroyed? That was my son's bone to begin with, you don't need to worry about it."
"If my son dies, so what if I go mad? Do you really think I wouldn't dare destroy the double pupils!" Shi Ziling shouted, taking one step forward.
Just then, the entire underground palace was shrouded in a hazy glow, the precious bones of an ancient remnant that had imprisoned this world.
"Ziling, stop for now!" The patriarch appeared and advised, "The fault lies entirely with that wicked woman. According to the ancestral teachings, you may kill her or torture her as you please."
"Ziling, we can discuss the truth of the matter slowly, but we must not act rashly against the Double Pupil. How about you take over the Stone Mansion in ten years?" another patriarch said.
Shi Ziling sneered, but also calmed down a little.
The young child's life is in danger, but there may still be hope. Now is definitely not the time for a bloody battle.
If there's truly no way to turn the tide, then we'll slaughter them until the world is turned upside down!
He turned around, ready to kill the wicked woman first to vent his anger.
"Killing her directly would be too easy on her. Let's cripple her first. I want her to suffer a fate worse than death!" Qin Yining said, her voice icy and her eyes gleaming with a chilling light.
"Don't even think about it!" Shi Yi's mother cried out in fear.
She knew all too well how terrifying a woman could be when she went mad; she was so frightened that she severed her own heart meridian and died on the spot. Her final gaze lingered on Shi Ziling and his wife, her eyes filled with resentment: "My father and the Rain Clan will not let you go!"
It's both pathetic and laughable that she only thought about revenge before she died, without ever looking at her own child.
The conflict has temporarily subsided, but the atmosphere in the underground palace remains oppressive.
Shi Yuan and Shi Li hurriedly checked on Shi Yi's condition and saw strands of rosy light flowing out from his double pupils, slowly enveloping him as if forming a cocoon to nourish his body.
"The Supreme Bone has just been removed, can it be reattached?" Fourth Master asked anxiously.
"It's difficult. Once it's taken out, it's hard to reconnect it immediately. The Supreme Bone is still being nurtured, and Hao'er is too young to withstand the back-and-forth." Qin Yining held the dying Xiao Shi, her beautiful eyes filled with tears.
"Is there really no other way?" Shi Ziling asked in a trembling voice, overwhelmed with sorrow.
At this moment, Shi Zhao, who had arrived earlier, finally managed to suppress his chaotic thoughts and suddenly interjected, "Taking out the true blood from the Supreme Bone might prolong Xiao Hao's life."
Her voice was cold and indifferent, as if she were talking about something insignificant, but it struck everyone like a thunderclap from a clear sky, instantly stunning them all.
"No! The Supreme Bone cannot be lost. It means that one of the Supremes of our Stone Clan must not perish because of this!" an elder said, his voice urging.
"There's nothing wrong with that!" Shi Ziling said decisively. "This is my son's bone. What's meant to be his will be his. What does it matter if it's destroyed? As long as he survives, even without this bone, I believe he can still rise to prominence and dominate the world!"
He looked at his wife, only to see her shake her head, her face full of sorrow.
"No, another blood essence has already been integrated into the Supreme Bone, so the true blood is no longer pure. It's useless to take it out." Qin Yining sighed. With her knowledge, how could she not have thought of this?
She turned her head and suddenly called out, "Xiao Zhao, come here."
Shi Ziling's expression shifted slightly, but he didn't say anything and simply took the infant son in silence.
At the edge of the underground palace, Shi Zhao subconsciously walked over, but suddenly seemed to remember something and turned to see a group of people staring intently at him. His heart skipped a beat.
She instantly snapped out of it and even tried to run away, screaming at the top of her lungs.
Oh no, I've become a stand-in?
"Auntie, you wouldn't be thinking of..." Shi Zhao shook her head frantically, her face pale.
"Xiao Zhao, only by handing over the Supreme Bone to you will I feel better. I believe Hao'er would be willing if he were awake, and no one will blame you."
With tears in her eyes, Qin Yining walked towards her: "Please, I'm begging you. If Hao'er... really does meet with some misfortune, at least we'll have something to look forward to."
"No one but you is qualified to lay a finger on Hao'er's bones," Shi Ziling said.
Shi Zhao was no longer listening to any of this; his eyes were filled with terror and pleading. He never expected to encounter such a thing.
She desperately wanted to escape, but she couldn't; she was knocked unconscious.
"..."
The Supreme Bone is covered with countless runes, densely packed, seemingly flowing with the mysteries of the heavens.
But when it entered Shi Zhao's body, not only did a burst of blazing light erupt, but also countless stars, mountains, rivers, plants and trees appeared, and inexplicable chanting arose, causing waves of palpitations.
However, no one present could understand it clearly, and they all thought it was the miraculous power of the Supreme Bone.
Finally, the strange phenomenon subsided, the runes condensed, and it transformed into the unique supreme source bone, which entered Shi Zhao's chest cavity and was enveloped by a powerful and vigorous life force.
Qin Yining brushed her hand over, and runes shot out, causing the wound to heal, stop the bleeding, and regenerate tissue.
"It's done!" Fourth Grandfather managed a weak smile.
"Although the Supreme Bone is damaged, it still retains its divine power. Well, I almost misjudged it just now. This little girl is also exceptionally talented." An old ancestor breathed a sigh of relief.
"Now that we've preserved the Supreme Bone, let's stop here for today. We'll discuss the rest after we return to the manor," said one of the oldest ancestors, who hadn't left seclusion for thirty years.
Shi Yuan's eyes were gloomy. He never expected that Shi Ziling and his wife would be so decisive, daring to forcibly retrieve the Supreme Bone and then transfer it to their adopted daughter.
In his view, this step was absolutely brilliant, not only directly relieving the pressure from the ancestors and the family, but also ensuring the continued existence of a future supreme being.
All I can say is that a black-hearted person sees everything as black!
Meanwhile, within the Prince Wu's residence, a sudden and dramatic change was taking place.
Many rare and precious medicines were sent to two different places. Poor little Shi was too young and weak, and even with daily doses of the medicines, he could not recover.
Fortunately, he still had some Supreme True Blood remaining in his body to nourish himself, temporarily escaping his life-threatening state. However, after losing the Supreme Bone, his essence and spirit seemed to dissipate, and his whole being showed signs of degeneration and shrinkage.
Overwhelmed with grief and anger, Shi Ziling began to settle scores. He was convinced that the wicked woman was not the only one responsible and that others must have been involved.
"Has the investigation been completed?" he asked.
"We've found out. Those children who took Hao'er out to play were from a collateral branch of her family."
"And the shadowy figure in the underground palace, unsurprisingly, comes from her maternal family, the Rain Clan."
"Furthermore, there seems to be some other person involved..."