Chapter 462

Chapter 462: I Want to Surrender

How bizarre, truly bizarre!

The Darkness Origin actually reached out to me on its own, and it’s not to kill me—it wants to chat!

What on earth do I have to talk about with the Darkness Origin?

Shall we discuss who’s going to kick the bucket first and who gets to collect the corpses?

But since Darkness Origin’s here, Lu Ye really is a bit curious.

“No need to enter the Heavenly Gate, let’s find a spacious place to talk.”

Lu Ye was worried it might turn into a brawl and harm innocent bystanders.

“Sure!”

The Darkness Origin had no objections.

The two figures quickly vanished.

They arrived at a deserted area.

Lu Ye clenched his fists. “Speak your mind. Once you’re done, I’ll send you on your way!”

The Darkness Origin chuckled softly, not wanting to waste more words; this Nine Lives character was serious business.

“I want to pledge myself to you!”

The words were clear and concise!

At that moment, Lu Ye’s brain short-circuited.

“Ding!”

“Huh?”

Both the System and Little Heavenly Dao were stunned.

What?

Lu Ye’s eyes were wide with confusion as he gazed incredulously at the Darkness Origin.

No way…

Even in my last life, after becoming a Celestial Lord, the Darkness Origin never had any intention of joining me. And now I’m still in my current state? The Darkness Origin wants to pledge allegiance to me?

This must be a joke!

“What did you say?” Lu Ye asked, trying to comprehend.

“I’m saying I want to join you. I thought it through; we did have some grudges in the last life, but in this life, we have no animosity. Yes, I am indeed your enemy right now, but I’ve never actually harmed you. Enemies can turn foes into friends, right?”

“What do you think?”

The Darkness Origin laid its cards on the table, straightforwardly stating its thoughts.

Lu Ye was still a bit dazed.

The Darkness Origin’s attitude was utterly ridiculous. Just an hour ago, they were practically itching to kill each other, and now, here comes the Darkness Origin, wanting to surrender.

“Even if you want to surrender, you’re not alone in this. Do they allow you to do that?” Lu Ye inquired.

“You don’t need to worry about them. They’re useless to me. Right now, I’m asking, if I surrender, would you accept it?” the Darkness Origin asked.

Lu Ye fell into silence.

He mainly hadn’t considered this at all.

“If you surrender, you must have some requests, right?”

Lu Ye still felt this was a bit surreal.

“Requests? I want you to let me become the Heavenly Dao. Would that be possible?” The Darkness Origin boldly asked.

“Ding—the host, your Small World!”

The System timely reminded him.

Lu Ye naturally remembered. They had previously discussed whether Little Heavenly Dao would become his Heavenly Dao or if the System should take that role.

It seemed simple now that the Darkness Origin was appearing. Lu Ye could just make the Darkness Origin the Heavenly Dao of his Small World.

Regardless of whether the Darkness Origin was genuinely surrendering or not, it wouldn’t experience significant growth in a short time. Instead, Lu Ye could achieve considerable advancement in a short period.

As long as time was available, even if the Darkness Origin was pretending, it would eventually turn into a real surrender.

“Alright, I accept!”

Lu Ye replied confidently.

“Huh?”

The Darkness Origin was taken aback.

It was just a casual statement! There’s only one Heavenly Dao. In the last life, Lu Ye was in cahoots with the Heavenly Dao; it seemed in this life, he had even closer ties with the Heavenly Dao.

Given this situation, Lu Ye agreed to let the Darkness Origin become the Heavenly Dao?

Dude, don’t joke around!

“If I become the Heavenly Dao, what will happen to the current Heavenly Dao?” the Darkness Origin asked, somewhat stunned.

“You don’t need to worry about that. If you truly wish to surrender, you will definitely have the opportunity to become the Heavenly Dao. However, since you’re surrendering, I need you to hand over something so I can feel secure!”

Verbal agreements are utterly useless.

The Darkness Origin’s surrender must ensure that Lu Ye could restrain it, otherwise, there would always be the possibility of betrayal.

Fortunately, Lu Ye had a way to limit the Darkness Origin.

What method?

Naturally, the Unity of Heaven and Man technique.

Previously, when he became the master of the Heavenly Dao, the Darkness Origin was quite similar to the Heavenly Dao itself. Now, this technique was just right to apply to the Darkness Origin.

“Hand over what?” the Darkness Origin asked.

“Acknowledge me as your master!”

“What?”

The Darkness Origin couldn’t help but exclaim.

Are you kidding? Acknowledge Lu Ye as its master?

No way! Absolutely not!

If it acknowledges Lu Ye as master, wouldn’t Lu Ye be able to toy with it however he pleased?

Knowing Lu Ye’s character, once it acknowledged him as master…

The Darkness Origin paused for a moment. Wait, hold on!

Forget everything else; by the standards of character alone, Lu Ye’s integrity was unmatched throughout the Nine Heavens—not even including the vast outer realms.

And those who acknowledged Lu Ye as their master, such as the Emperor’s Banner, Stone Sword, and Tree of Enlightenment, all led very comfortable lives.

Even in the last life, Lu Ye had switched from using the Stone Sword to using his fists due to the sword breaking, which was enough to show what kind of person he really was.

As long as you allied with Lu Ye, he would never let you down!

This was Lu Ye’s solid reputation.

You could doubt Lu Ye’s intelligence, but you couldn’t put his character into question.

But acknowledging Lu Ye as master was just way too significant; the Darkness Origin had come intending to probe Lu Ye’s attitude, only to be caught off guard when Lu Ye readily accepted its surrender.

“Um… this…”

The Darkness Origin rubbed its head, “Can I think it over? This is happening too fast; I didn’t expect you to agree so quickly…” it said truthfully.

Lu Ye didn’t mind.

“Sure, take your time!”

This marked the first time Lu Ye and the Darkness Origin could have a calm conversation—they had always only thought about killing each other whenever they met.

Even in the last life, it was the same.

Yet now, the Darkness Origin was suggesting surrender.

The Darkness Origin pulled out a black jade pendant and handed it to Lu Ye.

“Nine Lives, if I decide, I’ll contact you. I’m serious about this surrender,” the Darkness Origin stated.

“Alright!”

At that moment, Lu Ye had something he wanted to say but hesitated.

The Darkness Origin looked puzzled. “What’s wrong? Just say it.”

Lu Ye felt a bit shy.

“Ahem, since you didn’t actually surrender, and you appeared in front of me, how about I get to hit you once? I really feel the urge to do it if I don’t…”

The Darkness Origin…

Damn it, you’ve really got some nerve!

I’m outta here!

The figure of the Darkness Origin collapsed weakly to the ground, having already departed.

It seriously contemplated this matter.

To surrender and acknowledge Lu Ye as master? Honestly, it just lost two percent of its energy. It didn’t want to be anyone’s servant; who enjoys finding a master for themselves?

However, the situation was such that…

It was at a loss about how to deal with Lu Ye.

Although there was a Darkness Uprising, the Uprising from the last life couldn’t do anything to Lu Ye. Could it really manage it this time?

No. Without the resolve, it decided to see how An Li was doing before making a decision!