Signing-In: The Lazy Moon Goddess-Chapter 578: The Target

The interference of an outsider from beyond was only by Feng Bingrui. Sadly, he is unable to do anything. The day he is supposed to come out from the egg hasn’t arrived yet. Preoccupied by the hailstorm which was falling above them, everyone in the village who could move had to help. They had to keep the array strong and stable. After all, it wouldn’t be a joke if even one of those icicles fell into the village from such height.

However, like Feng Bingrui had mentioned there was something wrong with the hailstorm. Though he didn’t openly say that it might be artificially made, this current weather is not a normal one. Not only was it unexpectedly stronger than they expected, it even lasted longer than before. By the time the first war of the storm ended, some cracks had appeared on the array which made the villagers nervous.

The Village Chief had gathered everyone in the open area and that is where Feng Bingrui’s egg is. Xue Renxue and Baimei had returned to the side of Tan Bingyu and told her everything they had witnessed.

Village Chief Xue speaks, "The current hailstorm is not normal. The ice falling from the sky is twice as much as last year and this is only the first rain. The next storm will definitely be stronger."

"Stronger?"

The villagers all looked up and stare at the crack on the defensive array, any more continuous impact can definitely be pierced through the barrier and their village will be exposed. When that happens then, it wouldn’t be surprising if their village perishes. However, there is no place safer than where they are right now. This hailstorm is collectively falling in this whole north region.

"Village Chief, this... What should we do?" A villager asked.

Fear can be seen on the faces of every villager after learning of the danger of the hailstorm this year. This is their village, their home and the place they were born. They just couldn’t abandon such a place. Their roots are here, if they leave they have to start all over again.

"Chief Xue, please think of a way. We don’t want to leave here."

"We are willing to do anything just so we can protect the village."

"Village Chief, we will follow your orders."

Village Chief Xue said, "Let me think for a bit. For now, repair the array and just in case create two more."

"Yes!"

Meanwhile beside the egg, Xue Renxue and Baimei are telling Tan Bingyu what happened after they followed the village chief. When the first hail fell from the sky it landed near the border or the village and caused a huge crater which is twice the original size of the object. This shows how powerful the impact was when such a huge ice fell from hundreds meters from the sky to the ground.

"We have seen the crater and it was not only wide but also deep. The ice shard didn’t even melt or break when it landed on the ground," said Xue Renxue.

Baimei added, {Moreover, these ice shards possessed powerful qi. It might be artificially made by someone powerful.}

"You mean someone is intentionally targeting this village. But who would be the target?" Tan Bingyu asked.

The three of them were brainstorming when they heard Bing-Laozu’s voice resounding in their head.

{The target should be me. I can feel another presence of an Ice Phoenix beyond this world. The Ice Phoenix Race believed that the purity of one’s bloodline is shown through the light blue shade of their feathers. Among the three brothers, my elder brother had the brighter shade of blue while I ranked second.}

{My brother and I were ambushed on our way and our original bodies were destroyed. To enter rebirth, we must get hatched from our egg state all over again. This is the current state I have right now.}

"Laozu, do you know who might be targeting you?" Tan Bingyu asked.

Feng Bingrui’s voice turned icy and said, {My elder brother knew that I have no interest in becoming the Phoenix Emperor and if I am being targeted now means something had happened to him. As for the culprit there is only one that fits the bill. My second brother, Feng Binglu.}

Xue Renxue asked, "What is the strength of this person?"

{Not that high. Just Late Mahayama Realm.}

Xue Renxue coughed as he was drinking water when this response was heard by him. Mahayama Realm at Late stage. He is only at Late Yuanying Realm while his wife is only at Mid Huashen Realm. There is no way they can defeat such beings with their current strength.

Xue Renxue complained, "Laozu, that’s Mahayama Realm. How can you say that it’s not a high realm?"

{Most pureblood Ice Phoenix possessed Mahayama Realm at birth. He had been living for hundreds of years and could even breakthrough beyond the Mahayama Realm. He is the weakest among the pureblood descendants!}

Tan Bingyu said, "I heard from the Mistress that he heard it from Taiyang before that the weakest realm in Immortal World is Mahayama Realm."

"Seriously! Does that mean we can only go there once we breakthrough to Mahayama Realm!?" said Xue Renxue.

Baimei said, {Not really. We only need to wait for the Mistress to reach that realm and Lord Shen will bring us away with them.}

As a spirit beasts originally from that place, he knew that as long as you have a powerful backer even if your realm is below Mahayama Realm you are able to enter the Immortal World. Clearly, the Immortal Sun Emperor possessed a strength beyond Mahayama Realm and is only staying in this world because of the Moon Goddess who is one step away from breaking through Mahayama Realm.

Feeling suddenly curious, Xue Renxue asked, "Bing-Laozu, what is your cultivation realm?"

"What are you asking? That’s rude," said Tan Bingyu as she lightly pinched the ears of her dao companion.

Feng Bingrui didn’t get offended as he is used to this brat’s loose tongue.

{No worries. It’s not something to hide anyway. Mid God King (Integration) Realm, my original realm. However, when I hatch from this egg my realm will degrade to Peak Mahayama Realm which will need a few more months before I can return to my peak strength.}

"Wow~ God King Realm!" Xue Renxue exclaimed even Tan Bingyu and Baimei were stunned.

This is a realm they’ve only heard of before. Although they knew that Shen Jueyang was powerful , they didn’t know his real realm. Maybe only Yue Xuexia knew what realm Shen Jueyang is.

Feng Bingrui watched Village Chief Xue worrying about the village. His current state prevents him from lending a hand. But there are their descendants, it shouldn’t be a problem to order them around.

{Xiao Bing, Xiao Ren, Xiao Bai, I would like you to protect the village with everything you got. As long as you can buy time, at least two weeks, I will be able to hatch and defeat that culprit hiding in the sky beyond.}

Xue Renxue said, "I do not mind but... do you think that we will be allowed to interfere in this world?"

"Directly might not be possible. But secretly maybe we could," said Tan Bingyu.

Baimei asked, {What is your plan, Sister Bingyu? I will listen to you.}

Tan Bingyu gathered the two and started whispering things while Feng Bingrui was listening quite attentively.

It was at this moment that the Village Chief Xue finally was able to take a short rest. She still needed to check the array after it was made and because the atmosphere in the village is a bit tense due to the situation, she felt more tired than usual. She sat near the egg and leaned, feeling a bit sleepy.

Feng Bingrui spoke with a gentle tone, {If you are so tired, take a nap. We can wake you up later.}

"Thank you, Rui-ge. Then I will listen to you."

In just a few seconds, she fell asleep. After seeing that Chief Xue had fallen asleep, Feng Bingrui told the youngster to make their move.

{Go! Do as you plan.}

The three left the area and no one knows what they had planned to do. An hour later, a villager came running towards the open area of the village looking for their village chief.

"Chief! Village Chief! Something... Something was found from the destroyed Ancestral hall!"

{Xue’er, wake up!}

Feng Bingrui’s voice resounded directly in Village Chief Xue’s head, directly waking her up. She was still a bit groggy when the shouts of her subordinates came after the moment she opened her eyes.

"Village Chief! You’re here! Please look at this book. Some children were found at the Ancestral hall while playing. It seems to be a book of arrays! A powerful kind as well!"

The Village Chief Xue’s sleepiness faded the moment she heard about arrays. A powerful, defensive array is what they needed the most right now.

She grabbed the book and said, "Show me!!"