Chapter 490 Am I Beautiful?

“Gaitian, do you think this looks beautiful?”

Deep within the Dark Origin.

The Dark Origin took the form of a figure clad in a long black dress with dark patterns, her ink-black hair coiled up, revealing a fair neck. Her curvaceous figure was accentuated by the black gown embroidered with dark gold.

Gaitian…

He was already tens of thousands of years old, aged into a withered, barely human form, his eyes cloudy and his body frail.

And now you're asking him to judge beauty?

“Please spare this old wreck, I truly can't tell what’s beautiful or not anymore,” Gaitian blurted out, unable to hold back.

The Dark Origin shot Gaitian a glance and sighed.

“You were the first to awaken—who else can I ask if not you?” the Dark Origin said.

Gaitian’s eyelids twitched.

This was downright bizarre.

Out of the blue, why was the Dark Origin suddenly obsessed with turning female?

What was so good about being a woman?

Why not become a man?

Strange happenings never bode well.

Perhaps the truth was only one—the Dark Origin wanted to fall in love.

At this thought, Gaitian’s eyelids twitched even more violently.

By the Celestial Lord, if the Dark Origin started a romance, it would truly be a love affair that could unravel the cosmos.

If the Dark Origin became emotionally attached and engaged in something inappropriate with her lover, wouldn’t the very fabric of the Dark Origin shudder?

When in doubt, just ask.

Gaitian hesitated for a moment before speaking up, “Um, Dark One… have you fallen for some man?”

The Dark Origin was puzzled.

“What? Of course not!”

“Then why are you…”

“Because I’ve realized that becoming a stunning woman improves my luck. Lately, nothing’s gone my way—my luck has been terrible. So, I need to change my fortune,” the Dark Origin explained seriously.

“There’s such a saying?”

“Of course! This is wisdom I’ve gained after centuries of observation—beautiful women simply have better luck!”

Gaitian…

A flicker of concern crossed his mind. After so many defeats, even the Dark Origin had grown superstitious. As Lu Ye’s strength continued to grow, the pressure on the Dark Origin would only intensify. Would she lose her mind entirely?

“But these old eyes can’t judge beauty anymore…”

In the eyes of the Heavenly Emperor, he had long lost the ability to judge whether a woman was beautiful or not.

But the Dark Origin knew the truth.

She wasn’t beautiful!

Because if the Heavenly Emperor were to see Shen Xitong, he would undoubtedly find her beautiful.

Even if the Heavenly Emperor had lost his ability to appreciate beauty, her beauty was a manifestation of the Great Dao itself—a beauty that would leave anyone breathless, be they man or woman, human or other living being, the moment they laid eyes on her.

This beauty was beyond the ordinary.

If the Heavenly Emperor didn’t see her as beautiful now, then she wasn’t beautiful enough.

That being said, though the Heavenly Emperor had aged into a withered husk, he was still a man, after all. If she transformed into a certain form and asked him whether it was beautiful, would Lu Ye resent it, as if the Heavenly Emperor had chosen her looks for her?

No way—she wasn’t letting that old man judge her again! She had to find someone else!

But who?

The Dark Origin began scanning the sleepers inside her.

Men were out of the question—they’d just get suspicious and might figure out she’d already given in.

That left only women.

And the woman couldn’t be too clever either.

Hmm, Shangguan the idiot would’ve been perfect, but the Dark Origin didn’t dare get too close, afraid of catching something nasty.

The Dark Origin picked through her choices.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up.

Huh?

This one seemed decent—a Quasi-Emperor, no less. No problem—just wake her!

The woman the Dark Origin chose was breathtakingly beautiful. After all, being a Quasi-Emperor, she had to be.

Here, "breathtakingly beautiful" didn’t mean the most beautiful, but rather one in a hundred million.

And this "hundred million" wasn’t referring to ordinary people—regular people might be pretty, but their skin was far from perfect, with pores you could see from space.

This "hundred million" referred solely to cultivators, those with flawless skin.

Another reason for awakening this woman was her aura, which carried a faint echo of Shen Xitong’s grace.

Who knew if she was clever or not? Didn’t matter—she could handle a Quasi-Emperor!

You’re the one!

A soft sigh escaped her lips.

Bai Huxin slowly opened her eyes.

She blinked, still dazed, unsure of what had just happened.

Hadn’t she been in slumber within the Dark Origin?

A beautiful face appeared in her vision, and Bai Huxin instantly became clear-headed, recognizing the identity of the woman before her.

"Junior Bai Huxin greets the Dark Lord!" Bai Huxin hurriedly rose, with a graceful bow, as she bowed respectfully to the Dark Origin.

Why had the Dark Origin taken the form of a woman?

The status of the Dark Origin was absolutely supreme before a Quasi-Emperor, a notch above an Emperor, and on par with a Celestial Lord.

Bai Huxin depended on the Dark Origin for survival, so naturally, her attitude toward it was nothing short of reverent!

The Dark Origin nodded lightly.

"I awakened you early, firstly because..."