After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Extra 3.1

Xiu Si was dazed by the stunning beauty of his cubs on the spot.

Human form! The children’s human forms appeared!

He nearly lost his balance. If Wang Chang’er hadn’t appeared from behind and supported him in time, he might have stumbled.

Xiu Si’s pupils shook as his gaze fixed on the ground. His brain felt like it was spinning, and he could hardly collect his thoughts from this stunning impact!

“Haha, are you shocked?”

Wang Chang’er had an unbothered expression.

Of course he was shocked!

Xiu Si wanted to reply to him but was too shocked to speak. The images of the children flashed through his mind one by one, each one stunning him.

He had seen the eldest cub’s appearance before and was shocked then, but today He wore different clothes which made it even more impressive! He was just too majestic.

He had vaguely seen the second cub in his dreams. He was stunning from every angle, so beautiful that father nearly fainted.

The third cub Vassago used to have the build of a big fat cat. After becoming a lynx, He was still a fat lynx. He had thought his third cub would be chubby, but that wasn’t the case at all. His third cub’s human form was a beautiful youth with an air of languor!

Then there was the fourth cub, with that solemn and dignified aura, He really… had both beauty and elegance, He was simply like a painting.

Xiu Si was dumbfounded. He raised his head and continued staring blankly at the “humans”.

Where was his fifth cub? Wow, such an aura of golden fortune and prosperity, yet not appearing vulgar at all – rather it was the highest level of luxurious nobility!

His features were like a Greek sculpture, deep and dimensional, very photogenic, and He even wore very beautiful gold earrings.

Xiu Si was delighted internally as his gaze moved on to see the sixth cub.

She wore an elegant and deep dark forest-like formal dress, with a large emerald necklace, Her hair casually draped down to Her waist, smooth and soft, like a great beauty walking out of an artistic impression painting.

He stared in awe, even feeling a surge of emotion in his heart.

He wanted to tell the whole world that these were his children, each beautiful like scenery!

Then looking at the seventh cub Amon, Xiu Si’s pupils trembled as he showed an expression of disbelief.

The seventh cub was actually youthful, with delicate features, fair skin, a slender figure, with added touches of gentleness.

So beautiful! Xiu Si immediately gave full marks in his heart.

His gaze moved, and he froze when he saw the eighth cub.

The eighth cub Barbatos was also beautiful, with a gentle temperament, like the sky, like the ocean, with calm eyes that held both gentleness and depth.

Beauty, the descent of the Goddess of Beauty!

He was really about to faint from the beauty. For someone who appreciated beautiful forms, having so many beautiful forms suddenly appear in his vision was undoubtedly a lethal amount of beauty.

He tried to stay calm and continued looking at the ninth cub.

His ninth cub was heroic and graceful, not wearing complicated formal wear but simple white clothes and black pants, with a sharp aura, giving people a neat and elegant type of beauty.

His tenth cub Buer seemed to be the other extreme – extravagant!

Buer wore a complex and gorgeous crystal formal dress, extremely ornate and beautiful. Ordinary people might not see how amazing it was, but Xiu Si had researched luxury fashion for over ten decades as a modeling artist – how could he not see how strong the craftsmanship and design of this dress was?

This look would steal the spotlight on any red carpet. Especially since the tenth cub’s styling was particularly enhanced – whether makeup, hairstyle, jewelry, or bracelets were all top-tier pieces!

Xiu Si couldn’t calm his emotions for a long time, staring dumbfounded.

In comparison, the eleventh cub Gusin dressed much more simply, with a leisurely and content air, naturally carrying a garden fairy-like feeling, which was also pleasing to the eye.

He turned his gaze to fall on the twelfth cub Sitri, and suddenly his whole body trembled – it was like seeing a noble young master!

He wore blue and white, noble and elegant, graceful and proper, like a golden-jade landscape painting. His temperament was distant yet detached, as if He usually lived in bamboo forests, completely untouched by worldly air.

This was really, really wonderful.

Xiu Si shook his head to clear it, then saw the thirteenth cub Beleth.

Beleth was very quiet, with a unique scholarly air, and fortunately wasn’t chubby like His orange cat form.

Noticing his gaze, Beleth gave a slight smile.

The old father’s heart was immediately moved.

The fourteenth cub was the Elven Ancestor God, whose beauty needed no explanation, carrying a holy aura that made it impossible to look away. Beautiful to the point of purification!

He had seen the fifteenth cub Aelioge’s human form before, leaving a deep impression, and finally saw it a second time.

Really, why did they always hide their human forms and not let father see?

Xiu Si felt somewhat puzzled about this.

Then, he saw Zepar and his eyes widened.

Wasn’t the sixteenth cub too trendy? It was like He had just come down from the grand stage of a rap battle finale. Although some details of His outfit were hard to understand, there must be reasons for them, right?

Xiu Si shifted his gaze and then saw Botis.

In an instant, he was shocked, thinking internally how strong His fashion sense was.

Shoulder-length neat short hair, skin so fair it was nearly transparent, deep-set features, cold temperament, with a pair of dangerous yet beautiful snake eyes. At first glance it was an ascetic style suit, but it actually had special designs, reflected in the choice of necklace and attention to details.

He looked very pleasing to the eye! There was a sense of wabi-sabi.

(TL: Wabi-sabi (侘寂) is a Japanese aesthetic philosophy that finds beauty in imperfection, impermanence, and simplicity.)

Xiu Si’s lips curved upward, unable to suppress the joy in his heart.

The eighteenth cub Bachin’s clothes were a bit simpler. He actually had rare straight bangs, which was quite memorable.

But what was with that unmistakable otaku aura?

Haha, that was fine too.

Xiu Si looked at Celerios and paused for a moment.

Ah, were his Cele’s bangs a bit too long? It seemed like He wore clothes very carefully, intentionally trying not to attract attention?

Xiu Si walked over worriedly and asked, “Cele, what’s wrong?”

Celerios was stunned for a moment, as if completely not expecting Xiu Si’s movement.

Xiu Si brushed aside His bangs and saw a pair of beautiful light green eyes like jewels. His eyelashes were long and fine, trembling from nervousness, his pupils rippling waves, looking extremely beautiful.

“No need to be nervous.”

Xiu Si comforted Celerios.

Celerios received his father’s caress, blankly nodded his head, staring intently at the person. Father was looking at Him with such love, but His siblings were staring at Him, making Him scared, especially brother Botis – His eyes looked like they wanted to devour demons.

His wavering and fragility were quite endearing.

Xiu Si hadn’t noticed anything else, only seeing Cele’s timidity, and couldn’t help saying, “It’s alright, Father is here.”

Celerios seemed to grow a bit stronger, softly saying: “Mm.”

Xiu Si smiled, then turned his gaze to see his twentieth cub Busson.

Busson was beautifully graceful, with an elegant temperament and extremely strong approachability, just that She seemed somewhat laid-back, very fitting with Her personality.

The clothes of Morax next to Busson were much more flamboyant, actually wearing the most eye-catching bright red suit at the scene – how could He not draw attention?

Then there was Inpos. His appearance was androgynous, fully displaying an androgynous beauty, standing among the demons with His own unique recognizability.

This was really wonderful.

Then there was little Ayni. Hmm, where was She?

Xiu Si blanked for a moment, only when he lowered his gaze did he find Ayni in the form of a young girl.

He wore a puffy dress, energetic and lively, with especially animated large eyes staring straight at him.

“Hehe, is Father surprised?”

She said with a smile.

Xiu Si immediately nodded, his heart couldn’t be more surprised, just that could they consider his heart a bit more? The human heart was weak, seeming unable to withstand such big shocks.

Eh, wait, had it stopped beating since just now? No way.

Xiu Si paused, then saw Beelzebub smiling at him.

Beelzebub had wavy curled long hair, was exceptionally handsome, with a noble temperament, very much giving the feeling of a God of Destruction.

And when he turned his gaze again, he actually saw a pair of black and white twins.

They had small wings on their backs, clearly the humanized forms of Little Black Bird and Little White Bird.

Xiu Si was shocked for a moment, then felt gratified in his heart.

He had picked up Little Black Bird back then, not knowing Its specific background. But now, of course, he knew.

The God of Death, also known as the God of Darkness, like the God of Light, was his former creation, children he had cherished in the palm of his hand.

Unfortunately, too much time had passed, They had constantly been succeeded by others, letting other consciousnesses temporarily take over the divine positions, until finally in this era the original gods returned to their positions. After twists and turns, they had finally reunited.

“You’ve had it hard these years.”

Xiu Si said looking at Them.

They were stunned for a moment, then showed smiles.

“Actually it wasn’t hard! All necessary experiences!”

Xiu Si was somewhat surprised, “Is that how you feel?”

“Of course!”

They nodded simultaneously, their synchronization rate astoundingly high, truly worthy of being twins.

Xiu Si looked down to the left and discovered a very small girl.

The girl seemed to carry her own light, golden eyes sparkling brightly. Behind Her she was holding hands with an even smaller girl.

Black hair and black eyes, looking only 1 year old, with slightly red cheeks and very cute baby fat.

They were of course Little Light Body and Little Black Cloud.

Little Light Body and Her father Great Light Body were both his creations from his Creator period, just that Great Light Body had forgotten, and Little Light Body also knew nothing about it.

Little Black Cloud was the God of Curses, not his creation but that “Creator God’s” creation, he would not use the concept of “curse” to create life, but strictly speaking, She was also his child, if not father then at least grandfather.

She had drifted outside for so long, not living very well, needed to be well taken care of.

Just as he thought this, Marbas suddenly appeared behind Them, picked up both babies, one in each hand, letting Them sit on His arms, laughing loudly, “Why didn’t the little sisters tell elder brother when they came out?”

The two babies blinked their eyes. Little Black Cloud still couldn’t speak, but Little Light Body could.

“Telling elder brother now meow!”

She hadn’t gone through a cat form, but had unconsciously picked up the verbal tic through osmosis, which was very cute.

Marbas smiled and teased Them a few more times.

Xiu Si looked left and right but didn’t find Death and Silence. As his gaze swept past, he suddenly froze.

They were beside Agares, or more precisely, had stopped on Agares’ arm in butterfly form.

As if sensing his gaze, the two butterflies even fluttered their wings.

Speaking of which, he had recalled many past events recently. Including his “death” in the Abyss, and after falling into the dream realm and becoming lost, all the things Agares had done to save him.

Back then, he was at death’s door, but barely had one breath left, planning to wait until his life value recovered a bit before quickly going back to find the children.

But after struggling for three days and three nights, when he finally had a bit of strength to get up, he saw a “fake” that looked exactly like himself walk over, holding a black blade of the God of Killing in hand.

He had no memories and was unclear-headed due to severe injuries, and was unable to resist being killed by It.

His consciousness was shattered by the black blade and should have been destroyed instantly, yet still stubbornly held onto one breath. Because he couldn’t die, he had many children waiting for him. No matter what happened, unless They no longer needed him, he absolutely could not die.

At that time he was truly hanging by a thread, or perhaps he had actually been destroyed – for the first time in his life his consciousness had intermittent breaks.

He sank to the lowest place, lower than the Abyss, namely the border between truth and void, the bottom of the dream realm.

As long as he had one thought of giving up, he would completely sink into that darkness.

In that silent place without time, he nearly despaired, but at some point heard Agares’ voice.

He told him to rest assured, promising to definitely save him, but for this, He needed to arrange some things.

Those arrangements were His universe-level magic. Because reviving a Creator was not a simple matter – ordinary methods could not achieve it and would have no effect at all.

—Only beings of higher status could influence beings of high status, but the Creator was already the highest status being. How could anything influence the Creator?

This was almost a paradox. The highest was already the highest, there could not exist anything higher than the highest.

But Agares solved this paradox. His method was to lay a path for him, letting him grow and surpass his former self.

The Creator being the highest status hadn’t changed, just that he had taken one step beyond this.

His second cub had really put in a lot of effort to save him. Especially to complete that universe-level magic, second cub even personally went to the deepest dream realm.

That was a dangerous place – one wrong move and you would lose yourself, your consciousness falling into endless wandering, seeing the world as a faint, thinly outlined haze.

He had indeed accidentally fallen into that state, which was why They couldn’t communicate with Him before.

But fortunately, he had gone to the dream realm in time and awakened Him in time.

No matter what, he was very grateful for Agares’ unwavering dedication to him.

With His omniscience and omnipotence, He really shouldn’t have been constantly concerned about him. Even if he was His father.

—You with endless wisdom should have the vast world, and should not be fixated on any one person or thing.

At this thought, Xiu Si’s gaze became somewhat complex.

When he came back to his senses, Agares had somehow walked in front of him, His deep and calm gaze as usual.

His heart trembled as he slowly raised his eyes.

Though the other said nothing, it was as if He had already told him.

That was His choice. So please don’t blame yourself, Father.

Xiu Si was stunned for a moment. Actually he should have known – Agares would only do what He considered “right”.

And just at this moment, Zepar had already rushed over unable to contain himself.

“Father! We prepared gifts for you!”

“Gifts?”

Xiu Si asked in confusion, unconsciously asking, “Why so sudden?”

“Because today is Father’s birthday!”

Ayni also ran over, eyes bright and sparkling.

Xiu Si only then remembered that it really was today. He had forgotten himself, but the children still remembered.

Wang Chang’er beside him said, “You really are forgetful, Xiu.”

Xiu Si turned his head to look at Wang Chang’er, then glanced at the five friends who were already eating and drinking.

In the middle of the birthday venue there were also two banners hung – one saying “Happy Birthday Father” and one saying “Happy Birthday Friend Xiu Si”.