Chapter 920 Extra Story - Spirit Tree Seedling
The 108 children held the small shooting stars in their hands, not having enough time to enjoy them before the stars left their palms and automatically landed on their foreheads.
Immediately, the children turned into luminous beings, uncontrollably floating up into the air.
In the night sky, the voice of the previous God sounded, "It's shift change time!"
This was the remaining wish of the God, existing in the starry sky.
When the time came, it would automatically announce itself.
"Dad, why am I glowing?"
"Dad, why am I floating?"
"Dad, I can't come down, please save me, let me come down..."
"Dad, mommy, save me..."
The 108 children cried and shouted, but they couldn't come back down no matter what they did.
Their bodies floated higher and higher, shining brighter, just like the stars in the sky.
"Children, my children..." Ivy tried all her spells, but couldn't bring the children back down.
They radiated a bright light, continuously floating higher.
"Sister, what's happening to our children? Have they all turned into stars?" Bluey cried and said, "I don't want them to be stars. I want them back with me. Sister, please help me, please."
Owen embraced Bluey and with tears in his eyes, said, "Bluey, this is their mission. They were born as gods, it was destiny."
"Why does it have to be our children? Why..." Bluey cried and shouted, "Children, my children..."
Ivy also wanted to cry, but she couldn't.
As the Heavenly Queen, she knew the duty of the children. This was an inescapable mission.
But her heart, it hurt so much!
"Dad, mommy..."
"Dad..."
"Mommy..."
In the sky, the voices of the children grew fainter and farther away.
Bluey was already crying uncontrollably.
Ivy's face was already full of tears.
Alexander announced hoarsely, "The 108 divine generals have returned!"
In the night sky, 108 bright stars appeared.
Apart from the residents of the Ashford family mansion, no one knew that these 108 shining stars represented the 108 children of the Ashford family.
Upon hearing Alexander's words, Maria suddenly had a bad feeling. She tightly held Blake's hand and asked, "Blake, our children won't... won't be going to the heavens too, will they?"
Before Blake could reply, Alexander declared again, "28 divine lords have returned!"
As soon as he spoke, the 28 children by Maria's side each caught hold of a small starstone.
Shortly after, their bodies emitted a radiant glow and floated involuntarily into the air.
They had just been born, just started crawling; they couldn't speak, walk, or even call their parents yet.
In their innocent confusion, they departed from the world of adults.
"No! These are my newborn children... I haven't even had a chance to hold them," Maria cried and rushed to the yard, desperately wanting to grab hold of her children, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't hold on.
"My children, my children... I haven't even named them yet," Maria collapsed into tears.
Samantha cried as she looked up at the sky, unable to believe that it was real. "My grandchildren... they're gone just like that..."
Calliope and Lyra sobbed uncontrollably, and everyone's faces were filled with tears. No one could accept this reality.
Leo and Ruby, worried that their own children might also turn into stars, protected their eight children, not allowing anyone to get close.
Through tearful eyes, Alexander said, "I'm sorry, everyone. I know you're all grieving, and I am too. But as a god, I must do this. The 108 divine generals and 28 divine lords have to rotate every 50,000 years, and this year marks the 50,000th year. They have diligently battled against demons and monsters, without a single complaint for 50,000 years. If I don't let them retire in time, they would be disheartened..."
"I understand..." Ivy cried as she threw herself into Alexander's arms. "But the children haven't grown up yet..."
Alexander comforted her tearfully, "They will grow up..."
Maria and Bluey both cried as they looked up at the starry sky, longing to hear their children call them "mom" and "dad."
But all they could see were flickering stars, blinking at them.
Suddenly, Satan emerged from underground and asked, "Ivy, Alexander, have the 108 divine generals and 28 divine lords returned?"
"Mhmm!" the two nodded with tears in their eyes.
Seeing everyone crying like tearful people, Satan found it somewhat amusing. "Why are you crying? The children haven't gone forever; they'll be back in 50,000 years!"
"50,000 years... you make it sound like it's just 5 hours," Maria complained tearfully. "A person's lifetime is
"So short, who can wait for fifty thousand years?"
"Why can't you wait? You are no longer a mortal," Satan replied.
"But my child has just learned to crawl. They are so young and already need to fight demons. What if they are not strong enough to defeat them..." The thought filled Maria with worry about her children's safety. "No, I want to go to heaven to be with them, I want to patrol with them!"
But her powers were limited; she couldn't ascend to heaven.
"Ivy, can you take me to heaven? I want to be with my children..." Maria pleaded, tears streaming down her face.
"Sister, we can't go there..." Ivy's tears fell like beads.
Satan comforted her, saying, "Don't worry unnecessarily. Your children were born as the 28th God, they are born divine. To them, those demons and monsters are like ants they can crush anytime, got it?"
Hearing about her children's strength, Maria felt relieved.
But Bluey became slightly uneasy and asked, "Grandfather, who is more powerful, God or General of Gods?"
"Well... they are about the same, there's no ranking!" Satan cajoled, "Bluey, your 108 children and Ivy are all very capable. Don't worry about their safety. Once they join, they automatically possess the General's spells and the divine weapons. Although they may hesitate to leave, they will forget about you in no time. Because those divine weapons are much more fun than earthly toys. Let's not worry about them, let's just think of it as them playing games in a different place. Cheer up!"
"But... sigh!" Bluey knew that it was useless to say anything and sighed helplessly.
Satan looked up at the starry sky and mumbled to himself, "It would be better if the Spirit Realm still existed. In the Spirit Realm, there was the Spirit Tree and its Spirit Vein, which could connect to any corner of the universe. As long as there was a Spirit Vein, we could go to the night sky and look at the stars anytime..."
Upon hearing this, Ivy's eyes lit up, "Grandfather, are you saying that the Spirit Vein could allow us to see our children anytime?"
"Yes, unfortunately, the Spirit Realm is no longer here..." Satan said regretfully.
"We have it!" Ivy casually summoned a tiny sapling of the Spirit Tree from the spatial ring.
"A Spirit Tree sapling? You actually have a Spirit Tree sapling..." Satan exclaimed in surprise.