Chapter 2124: Sudden Changes (3) |
With a smile, Dragonblood Marquis soared into the sky. Noticing the gazes on him, he said, "I'm going to kill the out-of-control death spirits. Human experts, you are free to help if you wish to. We can't allow them to cause more trouble for Emperor Yu, right?"
"Dragonblood." North Heavenly King called out, displeasure in his voice. But Dragonblood Marquis completely ignored him. This was an opportunity. Yes. An opportunity.
At any other time, he couldn't kill death spirits openly as that would attract too much attention. But this was a perfect excuse to him to start killing a large number of them. In fact, he would even receive the support of the humans. What an amazing opportunity.
This was what he had been waiting for. Right at that moment, an imposing voice appeared in the minds of all death spirits.
"My people, kill all invaders and be rewarded with dao power. The more you kill, the more you will receive."
Those with weaker will would be directly controlled. Those with powerful will would be tempted with rewards. While Dragonblood Marquis was still thinking about his potential rewards, something happened.
In the Celestial River of Death.
One of the death spirits in search of his essence lost himself to the will of the river. Everyone else was too distracted to notice the change in him. Instantly, a nearby Daofuse death spirit was killed by the out-of-control tier-four Daofuse.
And next, a powerful burst of power poured into the said death spirit. In the blink of an eye, he grew from tier four to tier three. He had only killed a tier-five Daofuse to receive such a reward.
Everyone was stunned.
Was the death spirit dao...really capable of operating in such manner? All of them were in the river, but the dao was still capable of differentiating each of them. More importantly, that reward...was unbelievably generous.
Even Dragonblood Marquis was stunned.
Killing a tier-five Daofuse to jump one tier forward.
"My people, slay our enemies. You will be rewarded."
"Slay the essence thieves and receive double the reward."
"Slay the foreign dao cultivator and I grant you the strength to match Masters of Laws."
Dragonblood Marquis was completely stunned. He was not alone. The other death spirits were greatly shocked as well. Killing an essence thief for double the reward.
As for the so-called foreign dao cultivator, that was probably Su Yu. They only needed to kill him to become a Master of Law?
Was that real?
But a being like Master of Death wouldn't lie to the likes of them, right?
***
At the same time.
Even the fifteen sealed death spirits were tempted by the offer. One of them said helplessly, "We're sealed. We can't go."
In short, this offer would have nothing to do for them. All they could do was cause some disturbance in the river.
Dizhiluo sneered and said, "Forget about it. We can't even leave this place. We can't do much relying only on our control over the river. We won't be a match for Yu Ziqi and the others."
He really wanted to grab this offer, but that wasn't possible. The reward was too generous. For the Master of Death, a Master of Law or two was no big deal. Thus, this was most likely a genuine offer.
***
Su Yu looked at the giant coldly and said, "Master of Law? Not even this body of yours is at that level, yet you're promising such a reward? What a joke. You have yet to even regain that much strength yourself."
The offer was clearly a lie. The will of the river could have elevated its manifestation straight to that level if that were possible.
The giant said, "Ignorant fool. I have yet to awaken fully. After killing you and awakening more, I will naturally gain the ability to grant that reward."
It hadn't promised to grant the reward immediately. What was the big deal about a single Master of Law? It was more than capable of granting such a reward.
"My people, kill the foreign dao cultivator and you shall rule the Death Realm in my stead."
Even the leadership of the Death Realm was being offered. Of course, this was only the position of the acting leader. The Master of Death would remain the true master of the Death Realm.
Once again, the strength of the giant skyrocketed. Slowly, it reached the level of the Venerable. After pushing Su Yu back with its trident, the giant pushed forth while riding on the waves of the river. As it moved, the entire river trembled and grew even more turbulent.
At the same time, some of the death spirits who were still in control of themselves started attacking the death spirits around them.
One succeeded and instantly grew stronger. It would be hard for them to snatch the top reward, but snatching the secondary rewards wasn't as hard. The killing of a death spirit caused the giant's aura to drop slightly, but the giant smiled. "Looks like the invaders are finally fighting among themselves."
The giant was not mindless. That much was clear.
Su Yu's face fell. The giant was trying to create an internal strife among the various death spirits trying to resurrect. And the bait was incredibly tempting. They could gain strength by simply killing someone beside them.
The offered growth was too substantial to be ignored. Each kill would weaken the giant slightly, but it didn't matter as the giant was still growing at a rapid pace.
With a cold expression, Su Yu threw another punch at the giant. Inwardly, he was starting to worry. Were they not done?
This trouble was only going to grow.
***
"Devour!"
After giving another order to a death spirit under her wing, South Heavenly King's expression changed as her head snapped in a certain direction. Ahead of her, the river had parted to create an opening. When South Heavenly King looked into the opening, her face turned even more unsightly.
Why? Because she saw something she didn't want to see there. Inside the opening, a stunned face could be seen.
Below, Dizhiluo was muttering blankly, "The river...has opened up. Can we...enter the river directly now? Is this...our way out of these seals?"
That was...inconceivable. The stretch of river above them was too powerful to be opened by anyone. The sealed death spirits would have created an opening to escape long ago, otherwise.
But now, an opening had appeared above them. Having sensed their desire, the will of death granted their wish and created an opening right above them. With this opening, they could flee, or they could kill.
After a while, Dizhiluo recovered from his shock and looked at Death Imperator with excitement, "Imperator...we...should go."
Yes!
He did not dare to enter alone since he could see South Heavenly King and the others in there. But he would have nothing to fear with his allies.
There were fifteen of them, with the Death Imperator being someone as strong as a Master of Law. There were also four Venerables among them. The rest of them were heavenly kings.
South Heavenly King and Marquis Lanshan were no match for them.
Death Imperator looked up with a deep frown. He wanted to leave as well, but doing so would create a conflict with a certain someone. Before he could make up his mind, Wan Tiansheng and the others soared into the sky.
With a sigh, Wan Tiansheng said, "I hope...you can stay out of this battle. We will think of a way to break the seal after the battle. That will preserve the peace between us. I can make this promise on behalf of His Majesty. Stay out and we will help free all of you."
Dizhiluo was already losing control over his emotions. He said, "Does anyone believe that? The way out is right in front of us! Don't forget that we are all death spirits! The Master of Death is our true master! Are we supposed to keep staying here like fools? Are you crazy?"
The sealed death spirits started stirring. All of them looked at Death Imperator.
Suddenly, Death Imperator asked, "Is Emperor Yu's Court really willing to help us?"
Wan Tiansheng promised, "Yes. This is my promise. It is also Emperor Yu's promise. I don't wish to break the peace between us. None of us will benefit from this."
After a short silence, Death Imperator nodded, "I...will trust you this one time."
"Imperator!" A venerable roared in protest. "We...can leave right now! We don't need their help!"
Death Imperator said, "Leaving? We won't be set free before fighting an intense battle with all these people. We are better off waiting here."
"Imperator!"
Someone else roared with fury. What was this? Instead of seizing the opportunity before them, they had to wait for the mercy of others. So what if they had to fight? Were they supposed to be scared of that?
Nope!
"Do as you wish, everyone." Death Imperator said, "The only exit from the river is the one near Su Yu. Before you can exit, a battle will definitely break out between you and Su Yu."
He was certain of that.
The sealed death spirits gnashed their teeth as they hesitated. What was the Imperator thinking?
In truth, Wan Tiansheng was quite surprised that the Death Imperator had opted to wait. He had not expected this. He had assumed that they wouldn't let go of this opportunity. After all, they had been sealed here for too many years.
As for the potential battle they would be dragged into, so be it. Any price was worth paying for freedom.
However, Death Imperator had opted to trust his promise. Even Wan Tiansheng himself was surprised.
What...was going on here?
Just what was this Imperator thinking?
The Imperator said nothing and continued looking up in silence. What was he thinking? It was simple. Leaving now could very well lead to his death. A complete death.
Could a Creator be defeated so easily? He found that hard to believe.
He was certain Su Yu still had many hidden trump cards. Choosing to enter the river through this opening was the same as fully standing against Su Yu. He also knew that the moment they left their seals, they would no longer have free will. The river would force them into a battle against Su Yu.
Suddenly, someone roared, "Go!"
Then, eight figures soared into the opening.
Only a fool would refuse this opportunity.
The Imperator must have gone mad from being sealed away for so many years.
What a fool!
A way out was right before him. Why was he giving up on it and relying on the mercy of others?
Waiting for Emperor Yu's Court? A foolish choice.
Death Imperator frowned and said, "Even without this, the seals here will break by themselves in ten years. Why risk everything now?"
At worst, they would need to wait ten years.
"Imperator, we're unwilling to wait longer."
Yes. They were not willing to wait any longer.
Just then, Fat Ball flew over and stomped the tunnel connected to the opening apart. Then, he transformed into a black dog and roared, "Kill them all!"
The friendly Fat Ball was no longer friendly.
