Chapter 294

Grey Master's sacrifice had a tremendous impact on Wu Tie.

In just two or three days, Wu Tie, sitting dazedly on the altar, had already become another person.

He sat there quietly, occasionally narrowing his eyes; the cold light hidden in his pupils, tinged with killing intent, swept over, making even Old Iron feel his heart jump.

Zhiri and Zhiyue, the two senior brothers and sisters, even muttered to themselves that Wu Tie seemed to have been possessed.

"Possessed? No, no, no, you two masters have gotten it completely wrong." Having condensed the Life Pool and with his five senses extremely sharp, Wu Tie heard Zhiri and Zhiyue's low muttering from afar, and he immediately burst out laughing.

"It's just that Master helped me figure out some... things."

Wu Tie grinned, his red lips and white teeth contrasting sharply, like a hungry wolf that had just feasted on flesh and blood, satisfiedly licking its lips; that chilling aura made even Zhiri and Zhiyue's hearts tremble involuntarily.

Wu Tie raised both hands; behind him, the long banner billowed. Amid rolling clouds of mist, he pulled with his hands toward Zhiri and Zhiyue, and two icy azure shackles flew out from their bodies, shooting straight into the banner.

Zhiri and Zhiyue only felt their bodies lighten, and vast sheets of Zen light burst forth naturally across their entire beings.

"Master, you helped me figure things out." Wu Tie laughed: "I never expected that, in my little Wu family Shibao, the most ruthless and decisive person would be Master. His heart is harder and colder than my father's."

"Especially his awakened bloodline..." Wu Tie lowered his gaze to his hands, speaking calmly: "Master perhaps had long wanted to do this, especially after he awakened his bloodline and saw this 'Land of Literary Confluence.'"

Triple Linked City

From top to bottom, countless tiny characters burst like fireworks on the three pyramids. From ancient times to the present, the vast collections of scriptures accumulated by generations of ancestors are preserved in this Triple City, inscribed upon these three pyramids.

Mu Shang

Grey Master, who had once sought a book in vain, upon suddenly seeing so many scriptures, felt utterly satisfied when he resolved to sacrifice himself.

He smiled with satisfaction, sacrificed himself with satisfaction, and with satisfaction gave his entire bloodline, soul, and life, sacrificing himself to fulfill Wu Tie.

"I know the words you never spoke… this world is too chaotic, too cruel, and I have always been too kind." Wu Tie said coldly: "My nature makes it hard to survive in this world, Master. The words you never spoke must be this, right?"

"Old Iron is a qualified warrior, but not a qualified teacher. He can train me to become an iron-blooded warrior, yet an iron-blooded warrior alone cannot survive in this damned world. So I understand your feelings."

"I will strive, by any means… to survive." Wu Tie stood up, narrowing his eyes; cold light flickered in his narrow slits as he fixed his gaze on Youcang and Youjieya, trapped in the Fallen Soul, Scattered Soul Banner.

Princess You Ruo

"If your main divine artifact's true form were here, perhaps I couldn't deal with you for a while. After all, the treasures I've refined have only been around for a few days; they're still immature and need time and worldly primordial energy to grow."

Lost Soul Scattering Banner

Northern Dipper Soul-Slaying Sword

"What can you do to me?" Youcang hovered within the banner, the blue halo around his body repeatedly fending off the Scattered Soul Divine Light and the Fallen Soul Divine Light. He shouted loudly: "I am the son of the Ice Spirit Divine Clan's Divine King, I…"

Primordial Rare Treasure Wanted List

Youcang stared blankly at Wu Tie, not knowing what he meant, and in the end couldn't finish a single sentence.

Above Wu Tie's head, the Tree of Abundance swayed with countless branches and stems, slowly floating up. The twelve massive light pillars of the Triple City trembled slightly; the Tree of Abundance split into twelve roots and stems, which drove deep into the pillars, beginning to directly draw the vast energy accumulated over countless years in the Triple City.

All the remaining roots and stems howled as they shot into the Soul-Scattering Banner, then violently wrapped around the blue light halo surrounding You Cang and You Jieya.

"This is…" You Jieya suddenly screamed: "Osiris's Harvest Tree, a great treasure ranked among the top 30,000 on the Primeval Rare Treasures Most Wanted List."

Wu Tie blew a whistle: "Oh, the Primeval Rare Treasures Most Wanted List? Is that the loot list you want to plunder? The Harvest Tree only ranks in the top 30,000? Exactly what position?"

You Cang looked at the writhing roots and stems of the Harvest Tree with a deathly pale face.

You Jieya murmured: "The Harvest Tree is merely an auxiliary supreme treasure; there are treasures stronger than it, with greater might, more miraculous… who knows how many exist on the Mother. Its ranking is merely a lower position among the top 30,000. But…"

"The Harvest Tree can absorb all power for its own use." Wu Tie chuckled, looking at You Cang and You Jieya.

The Harvest Tree emitted a dazzling strong light from its whole body, frantically devouring the energy accumulated in Triple Linked City, its volume becoming enormously huge; long roots shot out brilliant light and fiercely entwined You Cang and You Jieya.

The blue halo emitted a strained 'crack' sound; strands of blue gloom continually peeled off, continually sucked into the Harvest Tree, then vanished without a trace after being flushed by the tree's raging internal energy torrent.

Seeing the blue halo grow dimmer and more fragile, You Cang screamed hysterically: "Don't, we can talk nicely… whatever you want, my Ice Spirit Divine Clan will surely satisfy all your desires."

You Jieya also finally realized something was wrong,

She likewise screamed hysterically: "Spare us, no matter what you want—power, wealth, strength, beauties—we can satisfy you… look at me, look at me, a beauty like me, however many you desire, my Ice Spirit Divine Clan can give you that many."

"I don't like seafood." Wu Tie grinned, showing his teeth, and pointed at You Jieya's huge fish tail.

"No, no, no, my Ice Spirit clan can all take human form and even permanently remain so." You Cang shouted sharply: "Don't kill us, you must understand—I am the true son of the Ice Spirit Divine Clan's God King, and You Jieya is one of the future consorts of Princess You Ruo; if you kill us, the Ice Spirit Divine Clan will be your mortal enemy."

"Then let it be mortal enmity." Wu Tie lightly clasped his hands together.

The Harvest Tree's two enormous roots and stems heavily lashed the blue light halo protecting You Cang and You Jieya.

The wavering blue halo shattered with a boom.

The Northern Dipper Soul-Slaying Sword emitted a low rumble; specks of starlight flickered, and threads of netherworld Yellow Spring qi gathered on its blade. Wu Tie pointed forward with both hands; seven long swords plunged into the Soul-Scattering Banner and merged with it into one.

Chilling sword qi surged within the banner, and the souls of You Cang and You Jieya suddenly collapsed.

Within the banner, various spirit lights swirled and twisted, completely shattering their souls; the aura of the Soul-Scattering Banner surged greatly.

Wu Tie turned around, chuckling as he looked at Old Iron, Zhu Ri, and Zhu Yue.

"Think about it—what should we do next? Or rather, what will the people behind these two corpses do?"

On one side of the inland sea of Triple Linked City, a golden light shot up into the sky.

The teleportation array set up there began to operate, and a large group of bald-headed, muscular men poured out, each extremely excited as they gazed upon the fairy‑like scenery of Triple Linked City.

Tie Da Jian, together with the Master of the Six Dao Palace, was among the first batch of Six Dao Palace disciples to arrive.

They immediately saw Wu Tie standing on the high platform; the Master of the Six Dao Palace clasped his hands and bowed from afar.

Zhu Ri and Zhu Yue saw the crowd of bald, muscular men surge out; Zhu Ri raised his head and let out an "ang-ang" cry, while Zhu Yue, excited, bore his long blade and turned into a flash of sword light to rush toward the Six Dao Palace Master.

Wu Tie did not deceive them; there truly were fellow Buddhist practitioners here.

Moreover, there were so many of them, so many, so many bearing the pure aura of Buddhist cultivation.

Zhu Yue beamed with joy; Zhu Ri was even more excited, his black fur standing on end as he continually let out "ang-ang" calls.

On the glacier, inside the warship, You Ruo together with dozens of fish‑tailed Ice Spirit Divine Clan elders were gathered in discussion when suddenly his body trembled slightly, his face changed drastically: "How is this possible? I spared no expense draining the primordial power of the main divine artifact to leave a protective force on them."

A blade of blue cold light poured down from the ceiling of the great hall.

Within the cold light, Wu Tie's figure was clearly visible; his body was encircled by a thick layer of Blood Light, within which emanated extreme malice and killing intent.

"It's him, he killed You Cang and You Jieya." You Ruo murmured: "We must kill him; issue the order, tell the people of Great Jin that as long as they slay him, the previous promise still stands."

"Kill him, kill them……otherwise……" You Rou's face twitched violently: "You Jieya is my consort……She was actually killed by these lowly mortals……I, I, I……"

Inside the hall, the gazes of many high-ranking Ice Spirit Divine Clan members toward You Rou became somewhat off.

Before, when they looked at You Rou, their eyes carried a hint of reverence and awe; now, several of them seemed to look at You Rou with a trace of pity. Moreover, a few of the most powerful Ice Spirit Divine Clan high-ranking members looked at You Rou with an added strange, condescending attitude.

You Rou keenly noticed the change in these clansmen's attitudes toward her.

He straightened his waist slowly and said calmly: "I will bear all consequences and responsibilities……but I can warn you, if we cannot kill this guy, to avenge You Chang and You Jieya, then……"

You Rou suddenly burst into a brilliant smile: "As the leader of the observation base, when my authority collapses, you will also be buried with me."

Inside the hall, the faces of all the Ice Spirit Divine Clan high-ranking members changed again; their eyes once again filled with reverence and awe, their just-straightened waists unconsciously bending slightly, just as before toward You Rou.

Three days' journey from Triple Link City, within the massive stone cavern, and also inside the stone cavern together with the surrounding long passageways, countless Dark Guild-affiliated ratfolk, dwarves, lizardfolk, snakemen, and various other strange tribes' warriors gathered here, densely packed everywhere.

On the dome of the stone cavern, on the dome of the passageway, countless spider mounts hang upside down densely, everywhere are the hissing sounds made by large spiders.

The squad summoned by the Black Spider, consisting of those so-called Chosen Ones, occasionally clashes with the Dark Guild affiliates whose numbers are thousands of times greater.

The Chosen Ones individually possess great strength, but the Dark Guild also has experts, and their numbers are so many as to make one's scalp tingle; the clashes between the two sides often end in mutual loss.

Hei Luo and several of the strongest, most powerful leaders among the Chosen Ones gathered together, frowning as they looked at You Chang and the Black Spider's avatar collapsed on the ground.

The two bodies placed side by side, shoulder to shoulder, had breathing, heartbeat, and normal body temperature, yet they seemed like corpses, showing no reaction to any external stimulus.

"Their souls have been hooked away." Hei Luo said coldly: "This is the soul-hooking technique, an extremely terrifying soul secret art. Moreover, Lord You Chang and Miss Black Spider are powerful enough to silently hook their souls……I find it strange."

Hei Luo was about to voice his doubts when a piercing shriek suddenly came from his belt.

Hei Luo's face changed slightly; he couldn't be bothered to greet the Chosen Ones' leaders beside him, hastily walked out of the hall, ran to outside Shibao, and under the escort of many subordinates arrived at a stone cave at the edge of the stone cavern.

He let a few trusted subordinates guard outside the stone cave; Hei Luo knelt respectfully on the ground and carefully took out a black jade piece the size of a thumb from his belt.

"Your Excellency." Hei Luo pressed his forehead to the ground, bowing reverently before the black jade piece floating before him: "How is it you, personally seeking out your subordinate?"

"The matter is urgent……" A cold voice came from the black jade piece: "Searching layer by layer……Bah, what does this palace need to explain to a filthy wretch like you? Where are you, what are you doing? Have you seen……"

The black jade piece flickered with a dim light, and the humanoid forms of You Chang and You Jieya appeared within the radiance.

"Yes, yes, your subordinate deserves death. Your subordinate……was indeed acting under the orders of these two lords, preparing to attack Triple Link City." Hei Luo's face twitched slightly: "May I ask, Your Excellency, what is this……"

"How marvelous, we've found the main culprit. Hmm, when we discussed this at the Demon-Suppressing Hall earlier, I felt the place of the incident was somewhat familiar……Indeed, it is exactly within this palace's domain. Hehe, marvelous, marvelous, marvelous, I have taken this first merit."

Within the jade piece, that cold voice snorted: "These two nobles were ambushed, their souls imprisoned, now undergoing soul-refining torment. Find their adversaries, warn them: these two nobles are under the protection of my Great Jin Divine Nation."

"Ah? Ah? Oh, yes, yes, yes." Hei Luo blinked his eyes in bewilderment, then hastily accepted the mission.

Two hours later, Hei Luo strode into Triple Link City with head held high and chest out, standing before Wu Tie.

"By order of the Demon-Suppressing Hall Master of the Great Jin Divine Nation, swiftly release the souls of the two nobles You Chang and You Jieya……otherwise, the heavenly troops of the Great Jin Divine Nation will press the border, and you will all become dry bones."