The Great Celestial King's expression slightly changed, yet he still muttered something incredulously, staring intently at Li Xiu.

However, Li Xiu showed no reaction, still smiling as he looked at him.

The Great Celestial King's face turned exceedingly grim, and he wailed, "You knew it was a blood pact from the beginning?"

"What do you think?" Li Xiu replied expressionlessly.

"I accept my defeat," the Great Celestial King sighed, "I no longer ask for you to spare my life, but if you want to know the origin of the Godslayer Shrine, I have one condition."

"I can't save your life," Li Xiu shook his head.

He didn't necessarily need to know the origin of the Godslayer Shrine immediately, but leaving the Great Celestial King's life would make it too dangerous if he ever returned to the Celestial Gate in the future.

"I've already said, I won't ask you to save my life." The Great Celestial King paused and continued, "Nor does that woman need to take my life; I will die myself. But before I die, I will have a child, and I need you to help raise it."

"You want to bear a child?" Li Xiu stared blankly at the Great Celestial King. He always thought the Great Celestial King was a male dog; how could he bear a child? He couldn't help but look at the Great Celestial King's belly, but it was covered in thick white curls, so he couldn't see anything.

"What are you looking at? Can't I bear a child?" The Great Celestial King barked in anger when he noticed Li Xiu's gaze.

"Ahem, of course you can, but aren't you afraid I'll break my promise?" Li Xiu asked with interest, watching the Great Celestial King.

"I have no other way; even if you don't agree, I can only do this. Whether it's you or the demonic spirits in this Celestial Gate City, they could kill my child. Only by taking it out of the Celestial Gate City would it have a slim chance of survival. I can only gamble; there's no other choice," the Great Celestial King sighed.

"Even if I agree, the newborn demonic spirit is so weak; how can it withstand the obstruction of Forbidden Force outside?" Li Xiu pondered.

"It's precisely because it's newly born and extremely fragile, otherwise it couldn't leave either. This is the only chance." The Great Celestial King stared at Li Xiu and asked, "Do you agree or not?"

"Alright, I agree with you," Li Xiu said.

Seeing Li Xiu agree, the Great Celestial King closed his eyes, and strange Light Veins gradually appeared all over his body, shining on him like constellations.

"I heard from my ancestors that when the Demon Kingdom was at its most glorious, people were sent to Longevity Island in the Three Major Forbidden Zones to seek the Longevity Technique," the Great Celestial King said with his eyes closed.

"Wasn't it the Four Major Forbidden Zones?" Li Xiu asked.

"At that time, the Celestial Gate wasn't a forbidden zone," the Great Celestial King answered.

"Continue," Li Xiu nodded.

The Great Celestial King slowly recounted a story where, at its peak, the Demon Kingdom sent many strong warriors to Longevity Island, but countless men never returned. Only one returned, bringing back two tokens, one of which was the Godslayer Shrine.

Legend has it that by engraving one's name on this token, one could obtain an undying body.

The person who returned engraved his own name on one of the tokens and offered the other to the then Demon Country Celestial Emperor.

The Godslayer Shrine was the token that person kept for himself. Afterward, he went on a rampage across the Demon Kingdom, truly gaining an undying body, killing tirelessly to expand the kingdom's borders.

Later, for unknown reasons, that person suddenly disappeared, and the Godslayer Shrine went missing as well.

Subsequently, the Demon Kingdom rapidly declined for some unknown reason. Even the Celestial Emperor disappeared, causing the Demon Kingdom to collapse entirely.

"So, that person is the God of Slaughter; he had already engraved his name on the token. What use do you have for the token?" Li Xiu pondered.

"As long as the name on the token can be erased, and your own name engraved, it should be the same," the Great Celestial King said.

"If it's possible to erase the name on the token?" Li Xiu asked eagerly.

The issue with the Godslayer Shrine had been bothering Li Xiu for a long time. Even if it wasn't for the power of eternal life, solving the Godslayer Shrine problem would still be worthwhile.

"I don't know; I only heard it might be possible to do so. The specific method is unknown to me, but I think with enough power, the name on the token could be erased directly," the Great Celestial King's voice grew weaker, but the Light Veins on his body grew brighter.

Twelve Light Veins emanated strange white light on his body like twelve twinkling constellations.

The next moment, all twelve Light Veins suddenly disappeared, and his stomach seemed like a lamp, shining brightly from the inside.

"Jade Emperor Scripture!" Li Xiu was surprised that the Great Celestial King forcibly used his Light Vein power to unblock a knot described in the Jade Emperor Scripture.

The terrifying power of the Light Veins converged into a single point, causing the Great Celestial King's belly to grow brighter and larger, as if it were about to explode at any moment.

Just when Li Xiu was worried it might explode, his stomach actually burst open.

Li Xiu thought it was bad, turned, and ran. He didn't get far before feeling a powerful force from behind, which directly pushed his body, causing him to fly through the air.

Li Xiu's body twirled countless times mid-air, and after landing, he rolled a great distance. His scholar's robe looked like a rag hanging on him, basically rendered useless.

"Damn it, you had to give me trouble even at death's door. Just how much do you hate me?" Li Xiu understood that the Great Celestial King didn't intend to take his life; otherwise, his clothes wouldn't have just been torn.

Li Xiu climbed up from the ground, looking at the spot where the Great Celestial King had been lying. There was no sign of him anymore; the jade-bricked ground had been blasted into a large pit.

Upon approaching the pit, he immediately saw a pure white newborn pup within it.

The newborn pup was only as big as a palm, already covered in fine white fur at birth, eyes still closed, and its four small paws seemed to kick aimlessly.

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