Chapter 217 No Negotiation
On the other side.
The Void was still immersed in the joy of suddenly connecting with the Wordless Book, completely unaware that the Wordless Book had already entertained the thought of “Either submit or d*e!”
After waiting for a few seconds and seeing that the Wordless Book did not respond, it eagerly followed the faint signal and sent a message to the Wordless Book.
Void: The energy stick you are looking for should be with Calamity. When I read her information earlier, I saw an option in the submenu of her upper pocket.
After sending this message, the Void squirmed its body and looked towards Nanling Yaohua, who was waiting by Calamity’s bed.
She held a sword in one hand, her gaze sweeping back and forth across Shen Baiwei on the ground and Calamity on the bed, her slightly narrowed eyes revealing a chilling intent.
That was the gaze of someone looking to k*ll!
The Void even suspected that she was contemplating the perfect crime.
Retracting its gaze from Nanling Yaohua, the Void sent another message to the Wordless Book.
Void: However, there is someone stronger than me guarding her, preventing me from getting close. I’m not sure if I can obtain it.
Wordless Book: I understand. Try it first. If you can acquire it smoothly, send it directly to Huaiyuan Jun.
Seeing that the Wordless Book finally responded, the Void was delighted, a big laughing expression appearing above its small head, but the next second, its expression became chaotic and turned into a mosaic due to shock.
Wordless Book: Also, once things over here in God Realm Yumen are settled, I need an explanation.
The Void repeatedly read the phrase “I need an explanation,” sensing a strong killing intent between the lines.
In a daze, it even felt like a cold, long-haired woman appeared silently behind it, raising a butcher’s kn*fe towards it.
Void, “???”
What the heck? What’s going on? Did I say something wrong? Or is her killing intent actually directed at Calamity?
The Void’s little head spun rapidly, and after a long three seconds of deep thought, it finally realized the problem.
Perhaps, it shouldn’t have sent a message to the Wordless Book at this time.
Its relationship with the Wordless Book had not yet reached the level of intimacy that would justify such an overstep.
Although, from its perspective, it was a rare moment of “understanding each other” to accidentally pick up the faint signal from the Wordless Book, so it didn’t feel joy, but the Wordless Book clearly regarded it as a threat.
“…”
It really was dangerous to want a Calamity’s affection!
How did Calamity achieve this?
What should I do now?
The Void pondered for a moment, then suddenly had an idea and sent a new message to the Wordless Book.
Void: [User’s message has been restricted, remaining messages available 0/3]
Although there is a bit of a threat, I can only send three messages at most. She should be able to accept this a little bit, the Void thought.
Wordless Book: Playing dumb won’t work with me. You’d better be honest!
Void, “……” d*mn! I actually couldn’t fool her?
After a brief silence, it chose the method the Wordless Book liked most—acknowledge the mistake and fully cooperate, replying.
Void: Got it, sis. Once this matter is settled, I will go to you and accept your orders.
Wordless Book: That’s good!
The Void read the message from the Wordless Book repeatedly, confirming that the killing intent was much diminished before finally letting out a sigh of relief.
After slightly adjusting its state, having shaken off the shock brought by the Wordless Book, it looked at Nanling Yaohua not far away and squirmed its body towards her.
Noticing the Void approaching, Nanling Yaohua’s expression darkened, and she coldly said, “Stop! What do you want?”
Although the Void appeared here to convey a message for the Siye Society’s guardian, and Nanling Yaohua was an old acquaintance of the Wordless Book, it was still a urban legend—who knows what other thoughts it might have.
Right now, Lu Xianbei had unknowingly fallen into a state resembling a fake d*ath, lacking any self-defense means. If someone wanted to harm her, she was almost ripe for slaughter.
In this situation, as long as Nanling Yaohua still had breath in her body, she would never let anyone or any urban legend approach Lu Xianbei!
The Void was immediately halted by Nanling Yaohua’s shout and stood still. After a few seconds of silence, it cleared its throat and said, “Ahem, this, uh, Miss Nanling? How about we negotiate? I mean there’s something on Calamity…”
“Clang——!”
Before the Void could finish its sentence, the sword in Nanling Yaohua’s hand was already in front of it.
The blade was wider than its body.
The sword Qi tugged at its body, warping it for a moment.
Under Nanling Yaohua’s sword, it looked exceptionally weak, pitiful, and helpless.
“There’s no negotiation!” Nanling Yaohua coldly stated.
Void, “……”
It seemed that accomplishing the task of obtaining the energy stick from Calamity would be a long and arduous journey!
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After receiving the message about the energy stick left behind by Huaiyuan Jun from the Void, the Wordless Book thought for a moment and guessed that the energy stick was probably picked up by Calamity after Huaiyuan Jun accidentally dropped it.
No matter what it is, if there’s even a hint of spirit energy, can it be taken out of Calamity’s pocket?
Absolutely not! She would definitely keep it for herself!
However, at least it being in Calamity’s hands was better than being left in some unknown corner of the God Realm Yumen… The Wordless Book thought, steadying her mind, focusing her attention on the book and brush in hand, ready to write a message to Huaiyuan Jun, asking her to stay calm.
At that moment, a rumble echoed across the Sanlongsha area.
“Boom——!”
The moment the rumble began, the Wordless Book instinctively thought it was the [Black Emperor], who returned to the Dachunyang Palace just after her, could no longer contain his anger, activating the Zixiao Terrace, locking onto the personnel of various spirit energy organizations, and descending thunder.
However, less than a second later, the terrifying spirit energy fluctuation that came along with the rumbling made her furrow her brow.
It was a spirit energy fluctuation she had never recorded before, filled with brutal and bloody scents. Judging from the strength of the fluctuation, it must have originated from some Cataclysm Grade, and a slight touch would elicit a killing intent.
Was it Hong Bian or the Shaman Queen? The Wordless Book thought, hurriedly emerging from her hiding place to gaze towards the direction of God Realm Yumen, and after seeing the scene of the desolate land shrouded in yellow sand, her expression changed.
The God Realm Yumen was breached!
Above the southern city wall, a massive gap appeared, measuring over fifty meters in diameter, looming over the majestic city gate like an eye opening from the sky.
A line of red light burst forth from that eye, accompanied by the buzzing of countless weapons clashing and battle cries converging, as if intending to shatter everyone’s eardrums.
The shockwave from the spirit energy fluctuation swept through like blades of jaw-dropping size across the vast Gobi Desert, leaving behind abrupt voids where the swirling wind and sand seemed to be severed.
Following that, the red light shattered and rained down like a meteor shower, instantly igniting the Gobi.
In the twisting flames, wind-eroded hills and dirt platforms crumbled violently amidst strong tremors, dust exploding to the sky, blown far away by the wind.
Deep within the collapsed earth platform, bottomless, menacing fissures revealed themselves, and something was writhing in the depths of the cracks, emanating a stench of bl**d, intense flames, and poisonous smoke… spreading in all directions.
Then, a pale skeletal figure, wrapped in rusted armor, leaped out from the fissure and landed steadily on the ground.
Then came the second, the third… countless others.
Figures that had slumbered for over a thousand years were awakened by the desire to k*ll, dragging their decayed armored bodies, picking up twisted weapons, mounting skeletal horses, crawling out of the fissures, standing once again on this land, gazing towards the direction of God Realm Yumen, awaiting the return of their king.
Awaiting the return of that ancient destroyer who had never truly failed, to awaken here and bring forth the end that should have come a thousand years ago.
Watching those figures appearing on the earth as the God Realm Yumen crumbled, the Wordless Book’s expression grew serious, murmuring to herself, “To think… it could come to this?”
As the highest-level archivist of the Siye Society, she had seen many secret documents, including those recording the specific process of the Lamp Bearers repairing the southern wall of God Realm Yumen.
The document described the process of the Lamp Bearers repairing the southern wall of God Realm Yumen, which was quite similar to the family heirloom notes of the General; the only difference being that it recorded the fate of the Lamp Bearers after the repair work was completed.
More than half of those Lamp Bearers who participated in the repair work experienced a drastic change in personality influenced by the Shaman Queen’s powers within three to five years after completing the repairs, becoming irritable, bloodthirsty, and treacherous, meeting a tragic end…
The Wordless Book had thought that the Shaman Queen’s powers only affected living humans and urban legends, but she never expected that even the Shaman Queen’s army, which had long been sealed and dead, remaining only as a corpse and a shred of soul, could be awakened and empowered.
“…”
Perhaps it had something to do with merging with the powers of Hong Bian?
d*mn it! What should I do? Hasn’t the [Black Emperor] already rushed back to the Dachunyang Palace? How could he not take action now that the situation has escalated to this level?
Is it really believing that Calamity can turn the tide at this point? Isn’t that like hoping a child could help solve the family’s problems during tough times? the Wordless Book thought.
Through nearly a year of observation and documentation, she acknowledged that Calamity was a particularly special urban legend capable of doing many things that ordinary spiritual ability users and urban legends could not achieve.
However, Calamity was still only an A Grade urban legend; those awakened Shaman Queen’s army might not even be manageable, let alone the real Shaman Queen.
Facing an opponent like the Shaman Queen, she would probably turn to ashes with a single encounter!
Given her nature, she should flee right away, the Wordless Book thought.
Just as she pondered this, the personnel of various spirit energy organizations moved on the distant mound, rushing toward the desolate plains headed by Tongzi Tian, like a pack of organized hunting wolves.
The promise of the Siye Society was to resolve the crisis at Yumen Pass within forty-eight hours, and now, only one-sixth of the time had passed, and the God Realm Yumen had already fallen. This meant their agreement with the Siye Society was already void, and the time for them to act according to their own plans had arrived…
