496 Then why are You here as Well? (1/2)
The skeleton in the ninth palace shuddered, pulling at the chains and the spike, making them tremble as well. He also caused the mountain to start shivering faintly. He stared at Su Ming’s palm, stared at the strand of hair on his finger. A dim light gradually appeared on his dried up face. As that light spread through his body, life also seemed to have returned to his dried up body.
”Lie Shan Xiu…” Su Ming’s expression remained calm, but there was already a huge wave raging in his heart. This was the first time he heard that name, and based on this person’s words, this name belonged to the God of Berserkers… the first God of Berserkers!
”I could leave without bringing along the Earthen Aura dragon’s soul, but with this power of the God of Berserkers, not only can I just rain death upon you Spirits of Nine Yin, I can destroy this place sealing my crimson dragon. And judging by how it is acting as a seal, this place must also be a very important place to you Spirits of Nine Yin!
”It’d be to my best interests to destroy this place, but if I can’t, I can still leave unscathed if I coordinate the power of my cultivation with the power of the God of Berserkers... And from then onwards, I would search for every single one of you Spirits of Nine Yin who strayed off from your kind, and I will not stop until I kill every single one of you!
”You’ve already seen my divine ability just now. I can do what I just said!” Su Ming quelled the shock in his heart and declared languidly. He possessed the power of the God of Berserkers, and with it, he could even destroy Di Tian’s clone. This was also the reason why he was confident he could save the crimson dragon. It was also the reason why he chose to bear through so many difficulties and hardships to arrive at the ninth palace!
If he had revealed the power of the God of Berserkers before he got close, then he would not be able to be as threatening as he was now. Only by showing off his abilities and bringing out this threat could he bring out the best result he desired!
As the skeleton in the palace recovered, the dim light in his eyes grew stronger. He stared at the strand of hair on Su Ming’s finger, and a complicated look mixed with nostalgia appeared on his face.
”Lie Shan Xiu was the first person who forced his way through the palaces… That was a very long time ago… This presence does indeed belong to him. I didn’t expect him to have taken that step…”
When he finished saying those words, the skeleton let out a long sigh and looked towards Su Ming. He did hear Su Ming’s threat clearly, and if he did not possess the power of the God of Berserkers, the skeleton would have just treated it as a joke. However, right at that very moment, what he said was not a joke!
”We can make a deal…” The skeleton had already completely recovered. He stood up from the ground slowly, and as he did, the chains on his body melted, and the spikes stuck to the ground loosened one by one before they disappeared without a trace.
When the skeleton stood up, Su Ming saw that he was not tall. He was just about the same height as him. As he stood there, a yellow robe gradually appeared on his body.
Su Ming did not speak. He only looked at the skeleton.
”I need the Earthen Aura dragon’s soul because the power of the Earthen Aura it contains is extremely useful for my people… But now, if you are willing to use the power of the God of Berserkers to help my people, then we will naturally no longer need this puny dragon soul!” The skeleton spoke slowly, and as he spoke, he lifted his right hand and pressed downwards.
Immediately, the crimson dragon’s picture on the ground distorted. As a low roar reverberated in the air, the picture melted, and as if a seal had been broken, the crimson dragon’s body manifested and flew up from the ground. It looked listless as it charged towards Su Ming.
At the same time, all the Spirits of Nine Yin within the eight palaces under the foot of the mountain stopped attacking, and instead, they started retreating before they returned to being statues. Immediately after, the Poison Corpse charged forth and returned to Su Ming’s side. The small snake also rushed towards him. Nascent Divinity returned last with Han Mountain Bell in tow.
During the entire process, the Spirits of Nine Yin did not try to stop them and simply allowed them to return to Su Ming’s side.
”This is a show of my sincerity,” the skeleton said slowly as he looked towards Su Ming.
”If you agree to this, not only will I allow you to bring the Earthen Aura away, you will also receive our friendship. This friendship will last for eternity.”
Without batting an eyelid, Su Ming put away Han Mountain Bell and his Nascent Divinity, then looked towards the skeleton, and spoke in a freezing voice.
”I heard the Shamans had the same friendship with your people in the past.”
The skeleton now looked like an ancient old man. Towards Su Ming’s words, he only shook his head.
”There is no friendship between us and the Shamans. There is only a promise and a mutually beneficial relationship. They did not keep to the promise and brought this disaster on themselves. It has nothing to do with us Spirits of Nine Yin.”
Su Ming frowned. He did not speak.
”Oh well, there’s no harm in me telling you this. The promise between my people and the Shamans was that we would help them open up an area of one million lis and allow them to build Shaman City. We would also willingly serve them if they give us what we want so that they can survive here.
”In return, they had to give us what we required once in a while. And every single time my people helped them, they had to give us what we needed! The Shamans couldn’t bring too many powerful warriors in a go either…
”But fifteen years ago, the Shamans broke their part of the promise first and caused the land to fall apart,” the old man in yellow robes, who had transformed from the skeleton, explained with an ancient voice.
”Once I give you the power of the God of Berserkers, I will no longer have anything to threaten you with. If you go back on your word, I will be in danger,” Su Ming’s stated slowly with a glint in his eyes.
The old man in yellow robes fell silent, then walked slowly forward until he moved out of the palace. As he stood outside, he looked towards the world outside.
Su Ming took a few steps back and maintained a certain amount of distance between them.
”Everyone… has their own home…” After a long while, the old man suddenly spoke in a hoarse voice.
”You have one, the Shamans have one, and Lie Shan Xiu also had one… Similarly, we Spirits of Nine Yin also have a home… Now, the World of Nine Yin is sealed, and no one from the world outside can enter, and neither can anyone from within leave. Do you want to leave this place?” The old man turned his head around and looked at Su Ming.
Su Ming’s heart shuddered. During the past few days, he had been unwilling to think about this. The things that had happened to Fated Kin had moved his heart greatly, but he had a vague hunch that it was going to be incredibly difficult for them to leave the World of Nine Yin.