Chapter 427

Chapter 427 – Trying to Possess

What a polite Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign.

Lu Ye knew what the other party was thinking: since death was inevitable anyway, why not give it a shot?

If it worked, he’d become Lu Ye, and everything of Lu Ye’s would become his wedding dress.

If it didn’t work, it would just be one less to live.

The Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign didn’t ambush; he just waited seriously for Lu Ye’s response.

“Can you first return my Stone Sword?” Lu Ye asked with a smile.

“Uh…”

The Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign pulled out the Stone Sword.

“Sorry, it’s a professional thing; I can’t help but want to take action just sitting here,” the Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign said with an apologetic laugh.

“No worries, I understand.”

“Actually, you won’t succeed in possessing me, so why bother? If you do possess me, we’ll be enemies, and I can be quite ruthless with enemies,” Lu Ye sincerely advised.

The Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign understood that Lu Ye wouldn’t let him try possession because he didn’t offer enough reward. If there was a substantial reward, not only would he let the possession happen, but the Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign could even use Lu Ye’s body for a while.

“You, fellow Daoist, know I’m the Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign. I have many treasures and resources in my hands. Although I’ve consumed nearly half over such a long time, it’s still vastly more than what you call the Endless Secret Vault.”

“If you let me try possession, I will give you all my treasures, including that Sanctified Heart; not a single one will be left out. If you’re unwilling, I can still give you the Sanctified Heart, but you just need to help me fulfill a last wish. However, with so many treasures, I will have to throw them into the void.”

“What do you think, fellow Daoist?” The Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign asked earnestly.

“So whether or not I let you try to possess me, you’ll give me the Sanctified Heart?” Lu Ye was a bit surprised.

The Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign was clearly a bit weakened; his smile was somewhat strained.

“Having saved up all my life, hoarding treasures while thinking of saving everything, I’ve spent my life being frugal without enjoying myself in the end. Now that I’m about to die, why not splurge a little and be generous?”

Lu Ye…

“If I don’t let you possess me, will you not try to do it?” Lu Ye asked.

The Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign lightly nodded.

“Of course.”

Hey, Lu Ye had learned a particularly valuable lesson in this life: good people are easy to bully, and good horses are easy to ride!

Since the Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign was so nice, Lu Ye was naturally going to take advantage of him.

“Then don’t possess; I just want the Heart of the Sage.”

The Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign…

“You really don’t want all my treasures?”

Lu Ye nodded, “I’m not a greedy person.”

“Also, don’t steal. I know you’re very curious about how I found you, but if you could steal my method, you’d definitely be the Heavenly Thief Demon Saint by now, not just the Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign.”

The Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign said all this nonsense, but his real purpose was probably not the possession.

He was trying to uncover how Lu Ye had found him. Although he didn’t know how, he was sure it was incredibly powerful.

As a Celestial Lord, he was no ordinary cat or dog. Besides stealing, his greatest pride was the maze that belonged to him in this Chaos; that was his main means of survival.

Yet, Lu Ye had effortlessly found him here.

The value of that treasure was probably not weaker than that of the Heart of the Sage.

This was the Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign’s last struggle.

However, it was clear he wouldn’t be able to steal that.

Although he was called the Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign, helping Lu Ye find him was true Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign sighed softly.

He still hadn’t found it. If only he could find it, he could definitely steal it.

“Then let me try possession one last time… Sorry for the trouble.”

Lu Ye smiled slightly and swung his sword at the Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign.

Of course, that sword wouldn’t cause any harm to the Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign; it was merely an expression of Lu Ye’s attitude.

That is… screw you!

“Boom!”

With a tremendous roar echoing in Lu Ye’s mind.

At that moment, Lu Ye’s soul trembled; it was a natural reaction when facing an incredibly powerful being.

But Lu Ye was not panicking at all; he was a person with the heart of a Celestial Lord.

Even when facing a Celestial Lord intending to possess him, he wasn’t the least bit anxious.

In his previous life, he hadn’t encountered the Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign. If he had, even at the peak of the Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign’s powers, Lu Ye could have annihilated him.

That was Lu Ye’s confidence. With that confidence, what was there to fear?

Thousands of Daos roared in Lu Ye’s mind.

The Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign’s Dao materialized at the same time—a gigantic black rat, more enormous than stars—no, bigger than the river of stars. Each hair was like a steel needle, with blood-red eyes filled with madness, it let out a sharp scream and charged at Lu Ye.

Lu Ye’s expression remained unchanged.

When it was his turn, thousands of Daos burst forth in various colors, even forming all kinds of life forms.

Dragon, phoenix, snake, insect, beast, spear, sword, halberd—so many it was beyond counting.

“Kill!”

In possession, the first thing to do in the state of having a Dao was to clash the Daos; anything possessed could be inherited by the possessor, but only the Dao couldn’t be inherited.

So prior to possession, the opponent’s Dao must usually be shattered.

The Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign was briefly stunned upon seeing countless lights.

Because, where was the Celestial Lord’s Dao?

Lu Ye’s Celestial Lord Dao hadn’t appeared at all?

Had his Celestial Lord Dao been shattered?

The Heavenly Thief Demon Sovereign felt a surge of joy.

“Boom!”

A violent impact erupted, that rat was terrifyingly powerful; a casual swipe could shatter other Daos.

Its mouth opened wide to consume the Dao, as easily as munching on beans.

After all, it was a complete Dao of the Celestial Lord, purely terrifying.

But Lu Ye’s Daos were many, and even though each one hadn’t coalesced into a Dao Fruit, his understanding of the Dao was definitely at the Emperor level.

This scene looked like a group of Emperors attacking a Celestial Lord.

The difference in strength between Emperors and Celestial Lords was indeed significant, but it wasn’t that kind of one-hit kill difference.

The shattered Daos were like wounded Emperors; even if they were destroyed, they could still coalesce again.

The key was that these Emperors had strong offensive, defensive, healing, supportive, cursing, harassing, and assassination capabilities.

You could say they included warriors, tanks, mages, archers, assassins, hard supports, and soft supports… everything!

The clash of Daos fell into the most intense state.

Lu Ye still had a mass of darkness behind him that hadn’t moved.

This was the Path of Annihilation.

The strongest Dao underneath the Celestial Lord, the Tree of Enlightenment hadn’t yet been summoned by Lu Ye.

If it’s that simple to possess, then possess properly!

The Path of Annihilation instantly transformed into a dense black light surging toward the battlefield.

Kill!