Chapter 179: The Three Sisters of Fate

Despite his lingering doubts, Brother Monkey was right by his side after all.

Song Qi decided to take a gamble.

If worst came to worst, he could simply possess Brother Monkey and run away together.

After all, even when that six-winged angel had sealed off space, Brother Monkey's abilities remained entirely unrestricted, ready to be used at a moment's notice.

This suggested that Brother Monkey's skills might have already reached a completely different tier.

Though his true power was currently sealed, making it uncertain if he could suppress an entire world in a direct fight!

When it came to fleeing, however, relying on the techniques of [Cloud-Leaping] and [Mist-Riding].

There were very few individuals in this world capable of stopping him.

"Well then..."

Song Qi sensed his surroundings and looked toward the opposite direction.

"Let's begin our sweep from the east."

"Brother Monkey, let's go!"

Wukong was just about to respond when he suddenly turned his head and looked upward.

"Little doll, hold on a moment!"

"Someone is coming!"

Scarcely had the words left his mouth when three graceful figures slowly emerged from the void.

The moment the three appeared, Song Qi immediately possessed Brother Monkey.

The Golden-Hooped Rod materialized instantly in Wukong's grasp, violently swung outward in a crushing blow aimed straight at their heads!

Yet, the three figures showed not the slightest intention of dodging, letting the staff sweep right toward them.

Whoosh!

With a single sweep, the staff whipped up a boundless gale, but Wukong failed to connect with any of them.

The Golden-Hooped Rod struck empty air.

"An illusion?"

He retreated a step in bewilderment.

Two rays of golden light beamed forth from his pupils, attempting to pierce completely through the three figures before him.

"Not an illusion. Physical entities?"

This left Wukong even more astonished.

They were actually physical beings?

Then why had his attack been entirely ineffective?

"Save your breath."

"No matter how you attack, it will all be in vain."

Spoke the woman on the left. She possessed a voluptuous figure, faint crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, and an expression tinged with a hint of fatigue.

"Big sister is right!"

The woman in the center seemed eager to prove herself, quickly cutting in.

"Although we are standing right before you, our feet tread upon the threads of destiny. With your current strength, you cannot touch us at all."

"So don't bother wasting your energy."

"Besides, we haven't come here today to fight you."

The threads of destiny?

Song Qi blinked in surprise.

The term sounded vaguely familiar to him.

Moreover, the appearance of the three women before him struck a very familiar chord.

They looked somewhat like figures draped in ancient Greek attire.

The woman on the left appeared to be around forty years of age, yet retained her lingering charm.

The woman in the middle seemed to be in her early twenties, youthful and gorgeous, radiating vibrant energy from head to toe.

Only the woman on the right was the youngest, appearing merely in her teens, her face veiled behind an impenetrable cloth, holding a book in her hands without the slightest intention of opening it.

The three of them wore sheer garments, their skin glowing with a flawless, immaculate whiteness, while their feet were wrapped in coarse hemp cloth bound tightly around their calves.

Their auras constantly shifted between the illusory and the real.

Merely standing there, they made Song Qi vaguely sense a feeling of danger.

Clearly, their strength was by no means weak.

"Since you bear no hostility, why have you come to find me?"

Song Qi asked.

"It's very simple."

The female on the far right spoke up, her voice exceptionally crisp, tinged with a trace of impatience.

"We are here to persuade you to spare our progeny."

"Your progeny?"

Hearing this, Song Qi grew even more bewildered.

Who said anything about killing your progeny?

The ones I want to kill are monsters.

Then, realization struck him like a thunderbolt!

The moment he entertained the thought of annihilating the monsters, these entities had shown up.

Doesn't that mean....

"Who are your progeny?"

Song Qi asked in dismay.

"Just as you surmised."

The voluptuous woman on the left nodded.

"The numerous monsters of this Third Continent—aside from those few within the 'Divine Kingdom'—all other monsters that have come into contact with the rules are the progeny of us three sisters."

"It really is them!"

Song Qi could no longer remain calm.

Good grief!

Does that mean this entire circle of monsters across the Third Continent were all conceived and birthed by the three of you?

Were you born rabbits?

Giving birth recklessly in litters upon litters?

His gaze instinctively drifted toward the bellies of the three women.

The woman on the left and the one in the middle were one thing.

Wasn't the female on the right nearly on the verge of crossing legal boundaries based on her appearance?

How could someone like that bear children?

And what on earth were you giving birth to?

Instead of children, you gave birth to a bunch of monsters?

Doesn't that imply that the partner they mated with was also..... a monster?

Even Brother Monkey's expression as he looked at the trio grew somewhat peculiar.

"The humans of this world of yours... have rather... wild tastes..."

Faced with their strange gazes, the three women showed no discomfort whatsoever, remaining entirely composed.

"Not all monsters across the continent are our direct progeny. Only three of them are our primordial offspring, while all the other monsters are subsequent generations born from their respective matings."

"Of course, a portion of them are also second-generation progeny born between us and our first-generation offspring."

"Furthermore... do not misunderstand. We are not mortals; we are divine beings hailing from another realm."

"Thus, our perspectives might differ somewhat from those of you mortals."

"Had destiny not prevented the three of us from engaging with you intimately, we might have already traveled to the mortal domains to seek your offspring on the day you reached adulthood."

The radiant woman in the middle explained with a light chuckle.

"Wait, let me process this..."

Song Qi grew even more dazed.

First-generation progeny?

Second-generation progeny?

Progeny born with first-generation offspring?

He understood every single word individually, but once strung together, why couldn't his brain process the meaning?

Yet, the three women before him remained utterly unfazed, continuing unbothered.

"Oh right, I forgot to introduce ourselves. My name is Verdandi."

She first gestured toward the voluptuous woman on the left...

"This is our eldest sister, named Urd."

Then she looked toward the young girl on the right.

"And this is our youngest sister, named Skuld."

"Of course, you may not be very familiar with our true names, but you should have heard how the world addresses us."

"We are known to the world as... the Norns."