DADH Chapter 73

#Dragon Slayer Server Crashed!#

The popularity of the Radiant Divine Skill, which steals players’ experience in reverse levels, has not yet cooled down. Unexpectedly, within a day, the Dragon Slayer resurfaced.

Players kicked out of the game rushed to the studio account, shouting.

[Hurry, go for maintenance! Let me in for some masochism!]

[Hurry, go for maintenance! Let me in to lose levels!]

[Hurry, go for maintenance! Let me in to help Flower Mom find her flowery panties!]

…

A few passersby: “…” Is this some bizarre game?

Then they quickly joined in the fun.

After finishing their melon, the passersby also rushed to the account to follow suit.

[Hurry, go for maintenance! Let me take a look!]

The studio: “…”

They were at a loss for words, maintaining on one hand and pondering on the other. The game had long been beyond their control… Hmm?

Did they fix the game server!?

Not only that, they found that all the data they had lost control of before had returned.

The game seemed to be back to normal!

The older brothers who had logged out of the game in advance remembered the words Jing Nian had left them before leaving the instance. They immediately connected to the video call in Jing Nian’s hospital room.

And then, they were all disappointed.

Inside the nutrient chamber, the young man still had his eyes tightly closed, as if immersed in a deep and beautiful dream, refusing to wake up.

The body monitoring data on the side of the nutrient chamber remained the same as usual.

His health had reached 90%, but there was no sign of awakening.

Just at that moment, the person in charge of the Studio came over, trembling.

“In the game, we… we can’t find a trace of Fourth Young Master Jing anymore…”

With a sharp crunch, a certain brother crushed the corner of the desk.

Fortunately, just a second before the studio was about to be torn apart by the brothers, a shadow arrived just in time.

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As Huo Yi opened his eyes, Jing Nian nervously stood on tiptoes and lightly grabbed Huo Yi’s shoulder, asking, “How is it? Did you tell my brothers?”

Meeting the concerned gaze of the young man, Huo Yi hesitated for a moment and then raised his hand, gently touching the young man’s head, softly saying, “Yes.”

Feeling the real touch on his head, Jing Nian’s pupils contracted, and he looked up in astonishment at Huo Yi’s hand.

“How can you touch me?”

“Because I used my divine sense.”

Huo Yi’s appearance, almost floating away due to the young man’s shock, was so cute that he extended his hand in time to hold the nearly flying person.

Jing Nian looked at the sky and patted his chest. “Thank you!”

Because of Huo Yi’s casual help, he thought again that without him, his brothers would be even more anxious trying to find him. Therefore, he looked at Huo Yi once again with deep gratitude.

“Thank you!”

Huo Yi’s eyes deepened slightly. “No need. Now it’s time for you to go back home.”

Jing Nian’s eyes brightened, then he suddenly paused. “Will it affect the timing in any way?”

Huo Yi didn’t quite understand but still replied, “No.”

The reason Jing Nian ended up with the Dragon Egg, crossed the world barrier, and ended up in the game world was that the Grans Continent didn’t reject his soul.

It was uncertain whether that was fortunate or unfortunate.

For another person, such an accident might not have happened at all because a soul rejected by the world couldn’t enter in the first place.

After listening to Huo Yi, Jing Nian breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Then I’ll stay here for now to help you find the little dragon!”

After all, he couldn’t keep relying on Huo Yi, and he had initially promised to help before being sidetracked by the thought of going home.

At this point, Jing Nian remembered something more crucial and asked Huo Yi, “Now that the worlds have separated, is the little dragon in the game world or the Grans Continent? If it’s in the Grans Continent, I can stay, but if it’s in the game world, it might be more convenient for me to go back home.”

Hmm…

If it’s the latter, Jing Nian’s mood dropped a bit, as it meant he would have to bid farewell to the dragons.

But as long as the dragons were not in danger, it would be the best outcome!

Jing Nian reassured himself.

Then he turned to Huo Yi, gazing at him with a pleading look, and said, “Before forming a contract, I…” He had just thought about fulfilling a promise to help someone, but now he found himself asking for another favor, and he felt a bit embarrassed.

“Before forming a contract, can I meet the dragons first? I mean… can you let them see me?”

Huo Yi: “…Before forming a contract?”

Although he understood that the young man had misunderstood, Huo Yi’s heart raced.

He even had the impulse to just go along with the young man’s words and form the contract right then and there.

But looking at the innocent young man, he ultimately told the truth.

The young man in his soul form blushed deeply due to Huo Yi’s words, and he started to stutter.

“Co-contract is… a marriage contract!?”

Huo Yi observed the young man’s expressions of shock, shyness, and then settling into a puzzled and troubled expression.

There was a faint sense of disappointment in his heart.

As he was about to say, “Actually, there’s another way,” he heard the young man ask with a timid voice.

“Ca-can it be done?”

Huo Yi raised his eyes, his gaze filled with an unknown light.

The young man’s innocent and enticing appearance was irresistible.

Who said that gods had to be all about light and straightforwardness?

“Yes, it can.”

In Huo Yi’s mind, a scene flashed by of a dark god being beaten up by a light god.

Suddenly, he felt that if he were to deceive the young man at this point…

Even if it’s like that, it’s fine.

Jing Nian suppressed his wildly racing heart, thinking that Huo Yi was really amazing.

He was willing to use a marriage contract to help him.

But…

Wouldn’t that make Huo Yi his first spouse…?

Huh? Wait, what?

His thoughts started to drift off course. People in the cultivation world had such long lifespans, and he had already ascended, making his existence even longer. Maybe there had been several marriages already?

For some reason, Jing Nian’s rapidly beating heart started to feel bittersweet.

He didn’t understand what was happening to him. He tried to push down these strange thoughts and, with a forced smile, he looked at Huo Yi.

“Don’t worry, I won’t be greedy! I can dissolve the contract as soon as I get back home!”

“It won’t delay you…” Jing Nian’s voice grew quieter.

He silently swallowed the imagined images and watched as the young man’s crystal-clear eyes filled with disappointment. He heard himself explaining, his voice slightly hoarse.

“A god’s contract has an eternal term.”

Jing Nian raised his head, looking stunned. “Huh?”

“A god’s contract, once in a lifetime, with an eternal term.”

The wild joy that momentarily surged within him, Jing Nian firmly suppressed it. He felt a bit despicable. Huo Yi was so good, and knowing that there were no second or third spouses, he was actually happy.

He was happy that his benefactor was an old bachelor!

This was too surprising! No, it’s… too cynical! Jing Nian lowered his head in embarrassment.

After the storm in his heart settled, he looked at the man with a calm expression.

Meeting the man’s unflappable black eyes, Jing Nian suddenly remembered Huo Yi’s appearance when they first met, that rugged but incredibly handsome cold uncle with a stubble.

He suddenly felt…

Unbeknownst to him, the man’s gaze seemed much gentler.

Being mild-mannered didn’t mean he was a pushover.

Soon, he realized that he had unconsciously fallen for Huo Yi a long time ago.

Marriage…

Jing Nian calculated his age and realized that, with the time spent in the game, he was already an adult.

He didn’t think it was impossible.

So, with red ears and a buzzing voice, he asked, “A…a lifetime? Does that mean I’ll be keeping you for a couple of hundred years?”

His brothers had told him that his genetic defects had been healed in his interstellar body, and his physical functions had been restored by the nutrient chamber.

So, he should be able to live up to the average lifespan of an interstellar person, right?

“Not a couple of hundred years, but forever.”

Huo Yi, though aware that this might not be particularly appealing to the young man, emphasized it.

“After forming a contract, our lives will be shared.”

“Ah?”

Jing Nian once again fell into a daze.

This…

Seeing the young man’s watery eyes, Huo Yi couldn’t bear it and spoke slowly.

“There’s actually another way.”

Jing Nian: ?

It wasn’t until he was brought by Huo Yi to the sky above the Abyssal Canyon, that he woke up from his daze.

Beneath the Abyssal Canyon.

From Mini Street all the way to the front of the Dragon Palace, it was packed with various races.

Of course, the most eye-catching was the golden… baby dragon on the elevated platform in the front.

The moment Jing Nian saw the baby dragon, he recognized it.

It was his baby dragon!

And it had grown quite a bit!

Not only in size but also in its behavior, the baby dragon looked much more mature. It was currently carrying something toward the center of a certain altar.

It wasn’t until it placed the item down, wiped away some sweat, and affectionately touched it, before walking away with apparent reluctance.

Jing Nian then realized that what had been placed in the center of the altar was, in fact, a statue.

A handsome young man with golden hair and emerald eyes gazed gently at the beings before him. He had wings just like the dragons, exuding a sense of purity and sanctity.

Compared to the dazzling radiance of the Light God, which demanded reverence, the purity of the youth’s statue was more approachable and natural, and his gaze was that of a gentle friend.

Jing Nian, suspended in the air, was left speechless. “Th-this…”

“This is a god’s ceremony.” Huo Yi gazed softly at the bewildered expression, replying in a low voice.

“Have you heard of the Ascension of Saints?”

Jing Nian recognized the various races gathered below.

Leading the way were, of course, the dragons.

Following them were the inhabitants of Mini Street, forming a vast and bustling crowd. It included not only the residents of Mini Street but also members of their respective tribes.

Further behind, there were the races that Jing Nian had once requested the dragon clan to shelter when outsiders invaded.

Even the sand vultures were carrying their little ones in the middle of the procession.

And there were his dwarf friend, although Ga’erfu was alone, he was followed by a group of members of the forging guild who had sought his help.

Elves, even people from both the Dark and Light Temples had come in great numbers.

The Abyssal Canyon was perhaps livelier than ever before in its history.

And were all these visitors here for him?

Jing Nian was dumbfounded. He couldn’t comprehend why.

But the godly ceremony was not complex, in fact, it could hardly be called a ceremony. Ascension of Saints required a specific quantity of heartfelt prayers from the believers.

Moreover, most of the beings from the Grans Continent, especially those vulnerable ones whom Jing Nian had helped, were pure and simple in their faith.

Before Jing Nian could react, he felt a warm sensation enveloping him.

Amidst the radiant light, Jing Nian was tightly embraced by a chubby figure, and there was an exclamation in his ear.

“Jin Jin!!!”

There was no doubt that it was the baby dragon.

Jing Nian looked from the chubby dragon’s neck and saw the jubilant multitude of beings, bathed in the radiance, cheering because of him.

He felt an intricate web of connections forming all over his body.

And even one strand coming from…

Following that much stronger sensation than others, Jing Nian met a pair of black eyes.

“Congratulations.”

“The Guardian God of Grans.”

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End of the main text.

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