Chapter 11: The Only Destination is Peace
"Not enough... The blood of animals is not enough!"
"I want... more... better!"
Lu Mingfei was running rapidly through the suburban woods. It was late at night, and the weather tonight was perfect for him.
No Moon, no light.
Feeling the increasingly powerful strength within his body, Lu Mingfei felt a bit more confident, but he was, after all, a child of about 12 years old; it would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous.
"Here!"
Lu Mingfei stopped abruptly and stood steadily, looking ahead. A figure was crouching on the ground, gnawing on the carcass of an animal.
"Ugh! How disgusting! Is that a deer? Is this a Dead Servant? Such a large body? It even has things like scales on its body."
The deeper the Darkness, the more clearly Lu Mingfei could see. He saw the poor deer's entrails strewn across the ground, and he saw that humanoid creature turn its head to look at him.
"Kid? Don't... meddle in other people's business... Get lost!" The falling Hybrid, on the verge of losing control, spoke Chinese with an accent that sounded like the stereotypes of the Japanese in anti-Japanese war dramas.
"He can actually still speak? What is this strange accent? A Japanese person? Here?"
This was the first thought that popped into Lu Mingfei's mind.
But looking at him like this... That's why Master said he would hurt many people in the future. Even if he isn't a mindless Monster yet... he counts as a Monster with reason.
"Bold demon, your Grandpa Lu has come to collect you! Why don't you come over and accept your death!" Lu Mingfei roared, holding his cane and making an exaggerated gesture.
"Hmm? Hehe... Since you... want... to die... I will grant your wish..."
The Hybrid before him stood up slowly, still holding a piece of meat in his hand. He turned around, tilting his head to look at Lu Mingfei, who was over ten meters away.
"Ugh, I feel like I'm going to vomit! This person is covered in blood, but, I must!"
Lu Mingfei narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, and pointed his cane at the opponent.
"My name is Lu Mingfei! Remember my name! Because I am the one who is about to send you on your way!" After saying that, he channeled his spirituality into the cane and activated his ability.
Tiny water droplets gathered around Lu Mingfei, quickly converging toward the tip of the cane.
"Turbulent Impact!" This was the name of the move Lu Mingfei had come up with on the spot; he thought it was super cool.
The gathered water was compressed and then blasted forward.
Unfortunately, it failed to produce a significant effect.
The Hybrid opposite him was hit by the water jet, took a few steps back, and then stood straight again.
"Damn! It didn't do anything... According to what Master said... the effect isn't as strong without water nearby... but how come it feels like it didn't cause any damage at all?"
Word of Power: Ghost Victory, Sequence 09, Bloodline Origin: White King. After activation, it can mask pain and unleash the body's ultimate strength.
The unknown Hybrid twisted his head from side to side.
"My turn."
He rushed rapidly toward Lu Mingfei, his hand, already twisted into a claw, swinging toward Lu Mingfei's neck.
"Clang!"
Lu Mingfei blocked the blow with his cane, but was also sent flying.
"Damn! It's like being hit by a car! Such a hard body!"
"Hehe, weren't you going to... send me on my way... With a Word of Power of your level... it's useless against me..."
Clearly, the opponent had mistaken the spell Lu Mingfei cast for some kind of Word of Power.
"Hehe... don't get cocky, I haven't even started yet!" Lu Mingfei quickly scrambled up from the ground and rushed toward the opponent, brandishing his cane.
The unknown Hybrid dodged Lu Mingfei's attacks. Although the kid in front of him was a head shorter, he didn't dare to take a hit to test if that cane was a specially crafted weapon.
Lu Mingfei felt that his movements couldn't keep up with his reactions; he knew how to strike the person in front of him, but his body couldn't do it.
"What's going on... my body seems unable to keep up."
The enemy seized the opportunity, punched Lu Mingfei in the chest, and sent him flying.
"Ugh, I can't beat him... Master surely won't just watch me get beaten like this, right... Help me out."
The falling Hybrid pressed his advantage, quickly rushed to Lu Mingfei, and kicked him down onto the ground.
"Ugh, Master, help me out..." Lu Mingfei muttered while lying on the ground.
"What are you muttering about... kid... You dare to provoke me... Go to hell... I will enjoy your flesh and blood!" The source of the voice was slowly approaching Lu Mingfei.
"Am I going to die? How is that possible?"
In a daze, Lu Mingfei looked up and saw a youth not far away wearing a pure black formal suit with a white flower pinned to his chest, looking extremely similar to him.
He smiled and said to Lu Mingfei.
"Brother, you are about to die. Your so-called Master won't come to save you, so I have come to attend your funeral..."
That figure revealed a distressed expression and continued.
"But I don't want Brother to die, so Brother, are you willing to exchange with me? As long as you exchange, you can kill the lowly one in front of you and gain unimaginable power."
Lu Mingfei stood up shakily, clutching his chest.
"Master did say..."
"Don't listen to the whispers in your ears; hold fast to your original heart, only then can you become a better version of yourself."
The youth who looked extremely similar to Lu Mingfei sighed.
"You still refused, Brother. We will meet again in the future, and then I will offer a condition you cannot refuse."
The youth's figure became transparent until he disappeared completely.
"Kid, you're at death's door, and you're still spouting nonsense. If this is your last will... then goodbye!" The falling Hybrid's sharp claws swung down toward the top of Lu Mingfei's head.
The authority of the Star is Darkness and misfortune.
But the Star represents hope and light.
Lu Mingfei suddenly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the attack.
"You're in big trouble, little Baka..." Lu Mingfei regained his footing and struck a fighting pose.
Time crossed midnight in this time zone and arrived at Sunday.
'Although it might be useless, still remember, the former True God of your Pathway was a kind but very scheming lady. In the field of mysticism, She governed the night and Sunday...'
"I have long been familiar, I have long crossed over, I have long merged... The night falls like a curtain... shrouding the valley and the jungle..." Lu Mingfei chanted the poem loudly and solemnly.
"What are you kid doing... Ugh!" The falling Hybrid felt his eyelids drooping, and he uncontrollably yawned.
"The Star will watch over everything; the only destination... is peace..." Lu Mingfei continued to chant. These poems had suddenly appeared in his mind just now, and his spirituality sensed that they were useful to him, so he recited them directly.
"Hehe, I told you that you were in big trouble..." Looking at the listless humanoid creature with dragon scales kneeling on the ground in front of him, Lu Mingfei managed to force a faint smile.
"What... did you do..."
"I just let you return to peace."
The unknown Hybrid twisted and struggled slightly a few times, and then there was no movement.
Perhaps unable to bear the curse in his bloodline, in the rare tranquility, he spoke softly.
"Arigatou... Lu-san..."
Lu Mingfei's posture seemed different from before. He raised his cane high and swung it forcefully toward the top of the Hybrid's head.
After this, Lu Mingfei suddenly lost the sense of those new abilities, and he sat on the ground, panting heavily.
"You're welcome."
"The only destination... is peace..."
Lu Mingfei felt a significant phenomenon of digestion of the potion within his body.
Chapter 12: The Gods I Know Don't Look Like That
"This is somewhat beyond my expectations, Ming Fei."
Ji Eggers appeared behind Lu Mingfei. He crouched down and stroked Lu Mingfei's head, the bracelet on his wrist emitting a Pale cyan glow.
"You briefly possessed a portion of the abilities of Sequence 8 'Midnight Poet.' This situation is quite rare; after all, you don't have that characteristic at all. Hmm... perhaps it's because..."
Ji Eggers paused for a moment before smiling, "It seems you are truly well-suited for this Pathway."
The pain was smoothed away, and the wounds were healed, but Lu Mingfei's clothes were ruined beyond recognition.
"Master! I almost kicked the bucket just now! Why didn't you come to help me! My clothes are all torn up now; you have to compensate me with a new set! Oh right, you also have to pay me back for the clothes you snatched from me last time!"
After saying this, Lu Mingfei sat on the ground, arms crossed, puffing out his cheeks, looking as if he were angry.
"Alright, alright, how else would you unleash your potential if not in a desperate situation? I'll get you a new set of clothes later. Just say someone dirtied your clothes and compensated you for them when you get back."
"Let's go. Cheer up, and try to be more open-minded. Killing living beings is something you will have to do a lot more of in the future."
Lu Mingfei looked down at his hands. Before today, he hadn't even killed a chicken, but today he had personally killed a human who was still conscious...
"Master, what are they? Why did they become like that?" He raised his head to look at Ji Eggers, craving an answer.
"The same as you."
Ji Eggers walked over to the corpse of the unknown Hybrid and crouched down.
"Hybrids, poor souls trapped within bodies cursed by their bloodline."
He extended a finger from his left hand and tapped lightly, and the entire corpse turned into Pale ash, dissipating into the air.
"But you are the most unique among them."
"The power contained within your bloodline is unimaginable. I do not possess the authority of fate... but I can see it."
"You will awaken amidst extreme repression and pain. Before that, preserve your humanity."
...
"Hey, hey, is that the legendary Lu Mingfei over there?"
"Damn, if you hadn't said anything, I almost wouldn't have recognized him!"
Lu Mingfei was dressed in a proper outfit, a faint smile on his face, paired with well-trimmed hair. He looked like a completely different person compared to how he used to be.
"Sigh~ Don't be infatuated with me~ I'm just a legend~ Hehe... I didn't expect to enjoy the same treatment as Chu Zihang. It seems I, Lu Mingfei, can also have a place on the 'Must-Kill List.' This feeling is just too great."
Although Lu Mingfei didn't show any reaction, he was overjoyed inside.
"Hmm, Master hasn't been back for a week. I wonder what he went to do... Will he bring me a gift?"
A month ago, Ji Eggers gave Lu Mingfei the potion for Sequence 8 'Midnight Poet.' After watching him successfully advance, he told him he had something to handle recently and might not have time to return.
The last time he returned was last week.
"Hmm... speaking of which, isn't this weather a bit strange? It was perfectly fine this afternoon, but just as school was about to end, the sky suddenly darkened and it started to rain."
When things are abnormal, there must be something sinister. Master said to use spiritual perception to sense the situation around me more often... If I encounter a situation I can't handle, I should go to his place.
"I should just go to Master's place for a while today..." Lu Mingfei muttered softly while looking at the sky outside the teaching building.
"Hey, Lu Mingze, I have something to do today and will be back late. Tell Aunt and Uncle when you go back."
Lu Mingfei walked to the door of the next classroom and shouted, causing the little girls in Lu Mingze's class to gasp softly.
"Tch... what are you acting so high and mighty for... Oh! Got it! Remember to come back soon!"
Lu Mingfei turned around and waved, then left.
Chu Zihang stood by the window, dazed.
The rain outside was truly heavy. Originally, private cars were not allowed to enter the campus, but parents, worried about their children, had forced the iron gates open, and all the cars had flooded in. However, that had basically ended half an hour ago, and the playground was empty.
He was the only one in the classroom. He called his Mother, but when it connected, he didn't say a word.
He just wanted to let his Mother know he was okay so she could keep playing. Mother told him to call 'Dad' and have someone come pick him up, but he didn't like that, even though 'Dad' was very rich and treated him very well.
"Chu Zihang? Let's go together. The rain won't stop; they say it's a typhoon, and the Meteorological Bureau has already issued a warning!"
A girl poked her head into the classroom, her eyes not daring to meet his.
"You don't know me? My name is Liu Miaomiao..." The girl's voice grew quieter when she didn't get a response.
Chu Zihang actually knew Liu Miaomiao; she was a grade below him, and she had a piano solo at every annual gala.
"I'm on cleaning duty today, I'll leave in a while." Chu Zihang nodded in response.
"Oh, then I'll be going first..." Liu Miaomiao slowly withdrew her head.
"Damn! If I had known, I would have asked Lu Mingze for some money! Now that I don't have money for a taxi, I have to run back in such heavy rain?" Lu Mingfei stood by the window, thinking gloomily.
He saw Liu Miaomiao from his class walking toward the car, covered by an umbrella held by a driver.
"Hey! Liu Miaomiao! Can you give me a ride? To Peacock Residence in the east of the city!"
Liu Miaomiao turned around and saw Lu Mingfei, who had changed a lot in the last few months, running out of the classroom and shouting toward her.
She thought for a moment and replied: "Sorry, classmate Lu Mingfei! We aren't going in the same direction! Sorry!"
"Damn, what should I do... Do I really have to run to Master's place in the rain? This rain isn't right, wait... I won't encounter any strange things on the way, will I!"
Lu Mingfei remembered that in the last few months, Ji Eggers had either taken him to fight Dead Servants or to deal with dragon blood subspecies hiding in dark corners, fighting until he was a bit numb.
"Lu Mingfei? That's the name, right? If you don't mind, you can come with me."
Lu Mingfei turned back and saw the famous senior Chu Zihang speaking to him.
That's right, senior Chu Zihang also lives at Peacock Residence; I can go with him.
"Hehe, that's so embarrassing... Then thank you, senior Chu Zihang." Lu Mingfei scratched his head and smiled.
"Hmm, wait a moment, someone will come to pick us up soon..." Chu Zihang looked at the curtain of rain outside, wondering what he was thinking about.
A few minutes later, a Maybach 62 drove into the school. The car emitted a low honk, attracting the gazes of Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang.
The middle-aged man in the car smiled and waved at them.
Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei sat in the back seat of the car. Chu Tianjiao smiled and turned around: "You must be the friend Zi Hang mentioned he wanted to give a ride to. I'm his dad, just call me Uncle Chu."
Lu Mingfei nodded obediently: "Hmm, hello Uncle Chu."
Chu Zihang said expressionlessly: "Alright, let's drive."
"Hey, alrighty~ Ahem, start!"
The screen lit up, blue light flashed across the dashboard, and the engine began its self-check. No vibration could be felt inside the car, and the low roar of the engine was also isolated outside.
"Hehe~ A nine-million car, no key needed. Only three people in the world have voices that can start it: one is the boss, one is me, and the other, guess who?" Chu Tianjiao said smugly.
"Not interested." Chu Zihang remained expressionless.
The man chuckled, skillfully shifted gears, accelerated, and drove out of the gates of School Name.
After some time in the car, Lu Mingfei learned from the conversation between Chu Zihang and Chu Tianjiao that the middle-aged man in front of him was Chu Zihang's biological father, but he had already divorced his Mother and was now working as a driver for another company.
However, his spiritual sense warned him that this middle-aged man was far more threatening than he appeared to be.
"Damn... it's really jammed!" The man cursed.
A traffic accident had happened ahead. Two drivers were holding umbrellas and cursing at each other. The traffic police couldn't get there in time. Some people went to persuade them, and new arguments broke out, blocking dozens of cars just like that.
"Damn! I have things to do after dropping off my son!"
Chu Tianjiao poked his head out to look around, his gaze landing on a fork in the road within the rain curtain.
A fork leading up to an elevated bridge.
The road sign next to it was blocked by the branches of a wildly dancing willow tree, and the road was completely empty of cars, which seemed very eerie.
"That road should lead to the elevated bridge, but the elevated bridge is closed now." Chu Tianjiao pointed toward it.
Lu Mingfei's spiritual sense had some intuition; going up that elevated bridge didn't seem like a good choice, but it was already too late.
"Elevated road entrance..." Chu Zihang beside him said half a sentence and then stopped; he probably hadn't seen it clearly.
The Maybach drove on the elevated road. There was nothing in front, and within the poor visibility range, only the curtain of rain existed.
"What if we can't get down later?" Chu Zihang asked from the side.
"If we can get up, we don't have to worry about getting down; it's just a matter of handing out a few more cigarettes." Chu Tianjiao was not worried at all.
He turned on the stereo and played a song; a quiet melody began to play.
"Not bad, right? I heard everyone say it's a good disc, so I bought it. It's about fatherly love!"
Both Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei were left speechless.
"Can't you tell? This song is a conversation between a girl and her father; it's not appropriate for me to listen to." Chu Zihang said helplessly.
"What's the difference between having a son or a daughter? Isn't it all fatherly love..."
The next instant, Lu Mingfei couldn't hear what they were saying. In his line of sight, the entire world had stopped. He sat up and discovered that Chu Zihang next to him had, at some unknown point, turned into a teenager who looked very much like him.
"Brother, you shouldn't have come here..." The teenager was still wearing his usual smile, but this time he wasn't wearing a tuxedo or pinning a flower, but was wearing a set of clothes exactly the same as his own.
This was the third time Lu Mingfei had seen this teenager. The previous two times had appeared when he was in danger.
"No exchange." Lu Mingfei said decisively.
"...Brother, you really are heartless. I'm here to remind you that there is a big guy in front of you who is not easy to deal with. You must be careful. If you can't hold on, remember to call me~"
This teenager called himself Lu Mingze, which he had told Lu Mingfei the second time he appeared. Lu Mingfei had been wondering how anyone would be willing to use his cousin's name.
The teenager disappeared, and the world began moving again, but Lu Mingfei discovered that he seemed to have skipped a period of time, because now Chu Zihang's expression was very angry, and in the rearview mirror, he could see Chu Tianjiao's bitter face.
He didn't know what had just happened.
Suddenly, bursts of laughter came from the car stereo. The laughter was low, yet grand and solemn. Chu Zihang was stunned. He saw from the rearview mirror that Chu Tianjiao had changed instantly; his veins were bulging from the corners of his eyes, and his face was completely tense.
Chu Zihang had never seen the man show such an expression; it was as if he were a different person.
At this moment, the car door was gently knocked on.
Chu Zihang didn't react in time. He looked out the window and reached out to lower the car window.
"Sit back!" "Don't move!"
Chu Tianjiao and Lu Mingfei shouted simultaneously.
He came back to his senses then. A huge sense of fear enveloped Chu Zihang. He glanced at the speedometer: 120 kilometers per hour... Who could chase this Maybach while running at such a speed and still be able to reach out and knock on the door?
The knocking became rapid. Three, five, black figures appeared outside the car, as if they were about to rush into the car in the next moment.
At the same time, silvery-white light shone in from above.
Chu Tianjiao turned his head and shouted: "Don't be afraid! Son! Classmate Lu! Please calm Zi Hang down! Everyone fasten your seatbelts!"
Chu Tianjiao floored the accelerator, and within a few seconds, the speed soared to 180 kilometers per hour, but this didn't completely shake off those figures.
Chu Zihang was holding his head in his seat, gold light flickering in his eyes. Lu Mingfei was observing him from the side.
Is this awakening? Senior Chu Zihang is also a Hybrid, then his old man must also be... As expected, it's not that simple.
"You are in a state of Spirit Vision now; your bloodline is being awakened... I really don't know if it's lucky or unfortunate. I hoped this day would come later." Chu Tianjiao reached out a hand and gripped Chu Zihang's hand tightly.
"What's going on? Are we going to die?" Chu Zihang asked.
"No, son, welcome to the real world..."
...
Hmm, the sensation of both marks has disappeared. It seems they have both entered Odin's Nibelungen. Lu Mingfei, you brat, why are you joining in the fun? But this also makes it easier for me to locate them...
"Phew, I'll wait for them to call me. I hope I can finish my noodles first." At this moment, Ji Eggers was sitting in a noodle shop in Tokyo, waiting for his food.
...
Just now, Lu Mingfei saw that the phone Chu Zihang took out showed no signal. He was ready to call his Master at any moment. After all, it was fine for him to fight one Dead Servant in his current state, but to fight so many outside the car? Forget it.
The deceleration sign that flashed past the side of the road said there was a toll station one kilometer ahead. Bright white lights appeared at the end of his line of sight.
Chu Tianjiao let out a long breath: "Phew, we should be in a normal area now. Later, you two just get out of the car and see if there are any passing cars to take you back."
"Where are you going?" Chu Zihang asked worriedly.
"They will chase me... Don't worry, your old man is very capable. And this nine-million Maybach is no joke; they can't catch me."
Chu Zihang showed an expression of speechlessness.
"Hehe, just kidding with you, don't take it seriously. But don't worry, I still have to attend your parent-teacher meeting... Rest assured, son."
The lights of the toll station were getting closer. Both Chu Zihang and Chu Tianjiao looked ahead.
Lu Mingfei sensed something was wrong.
"Something's wrong..."
They seemed to hear the sound of a horse neighing, and they also seemed to see a solemn and grand sanctuary.
The end of the silvery-white light was not a toll station. What appeared before them was norse mythology, the chief god of the Aesir.
Odin.
He sat on an eight-legged steed as massive as a mountain, holding a curved long spear in his hand. He was wearing dark golden armor all over his body, and on his face was a mask that left one eye exposed, that eye flashing with dazzling golden light.
"Get out of the car, son. Don't be afraid, because being afraid is useless. Open your eyes wide and see clearly... son!" Chu Tianjiao said in a deep voice.
"Is that... a god?" Chu Zihang said tremblingly.
"No..." After Lu Mingfei spoke from the side, both of them shifted their gaze to him.
Lu Mingfei said with a gloomy expression.
"The gods I know don't look like that."
Chapter 13: The Deity Who Holds Death
"Heh, either way, there's no way we're charging through this. Get out of the car. Don't stay too far from me later, but don't get too close either."
The middle-aged man stood in front, holding his blade with both hands, on high alert. Lu Mingfei held Chu Zihang's hand and stood behind Chu Tianjiao.
The three of them stood in the blinding light of the high beams.
"Student Lu, would you mind grabbing a case from the trunk? It's black with a silver mark on it."
Lu Mingfei nodded, glanced at Chu Zihang, then turned and went to the back of the car to open the trunk. Inside, sure enough, was a black briefcase engraved with a silver World Tree mark.
Lu Mingfei handed the briefcase to Chu Tianjiao, who weighed it in his hand before handing it back to Lu Mingfei. Then, he looked at Odin.
"I am ready."
"Then, human! Come, pay your respects!"
Chu Tianjiao leaned down and whispered something into Chu Zihang's ear.
Lu Mingfei quietly spoke to the mark on his hand.
"Hello? Master? Can you hear me? Brother Chu Zihang, his dad, and I are on the highway bridge outside the city, and we've run into someone who looks pretty tough. If you can hear this, hurry up and come save your disciple's life..."
Lu Mingfei returned to the car to get his backpack. Inside were 3-28 and 2-19. 3-28 was a Pale blue cane of the Tyrant Pathway, Sequence 7, given to him by Ji on the day Lu Mingfei became a Sleepless. 2-19 was given to him by Ji a month ago when Lu Mingfei advanced to Midnight Poet.
It was a bronze sword hilt.
It was a Mystical Item forged from a Sequence 6 Dawn Paladin of the Giant Pathway. When spiritual power was injected, a blade of light would extend, and it could unleash the Dawn Paladin's "Storm of Light". After being sealed by Ji, the current side effect was a fear of light after carrying it for one hour.
If Master heard him, he would arrive within a few minutes. To save Brother Chu Zihang and his father, he had to buy time.
The surrounding black shadows shrank back, not daring to approach. They whispered to each other in some ancient language. Although the three of them didn't know what was said, they could understand the meaning.
"Those two humans..."
"A terrifying aura..."
"Delectable flesh..."
Chu Zihang covered his ears and looked around in terror.
"I heard what you heard... It's okay, Dad is here. And I don't think they dare to touch you two..." Chu Tianjiao said in a low voice.
They stood about a hundred meters from Odin and about a hundred meters from the Maybach behind them, stopped in the middle. The rain washed over the long blade in Chu Tianjiao's hand.
"Here, Brother Chu Zihang..." Lu Mingfei handed the cane to Chu Zihang.
"You can't use its abilities, but it's still good for hitting people or blocking damage."
Chu Tianjiao looked back and said, "As soon as things go wrong, you two turn around and run! Don't look back! Come, Student Lu, give me the case."
"My suggestion is that we'd better stall for time. I've already called for backup. If that doesn't work, I have one last resort..." Lu Mingfei handed the briefcase to Chu Tianjiao.
"Heh heh, Student Lu, you still don't know how precious you are to this world. Neither you nor Zi Hang can die here... Listen to me, run as soon as I shout." Chu Tianjiao turned to face Odin.
"I don't think you'll let us go even if we give you the item."
"I promise you your lives," Odin said. "Gods never lie to mortals."
That's not necessarily true... Lu Mingfei thought silently.
"No room for negotiation?"
"All who have been to this kingdom may return to this kingdom. Therefore, all who come here must be servants of God."
"Negotiations failed..." Chu Tianjiao said with a bitter smile, then he roared, "Run!"
The moment Chu Tianjiao shouted, Lu Mingfei quickly took the sword hilt out of his backpack, injected his spiritual power, and swung it broadly at the surrounding black figures.
"Storm of Light!"
The blade that had disappeared condensed onto the hilt. A brilliant golden light illuminated the rain curtain. The blade, constructed of golden light, shimmered with flowing ripples, and any shadows that touched the light were instantly torn apart.
Damn! The spiritual cost of this move is so high?!
Chu Tianjiao was stunned.
Damn, you should have told me earlier that you had such a large-scale killing move!
Lu Mingfei saw the look Chu Tianjiao was giving him and made a distressed expression. "Uncle Chu, I can only use this move one more time at most..."
You kid, you don't have much stamina!
"It's fine. You protect Zi Hang, and I'll block the big guy in front... Hopefully, we can hold out until the help you mentioned arrives..."
Chu Tianjiao took a deep breath, raised his blade, and charged toward Odin, activating his Word of Power.
Serial Number 84, Time Zero.
He released a domain centered on himself. Within this domain, the caster and those granted exemption would receive a comprehensive acceleration, allowing them to move at several or even dozens of times their normal speed.
To outsiders, it looked as if time had stopped.
In Chu Tianjiao's vision, the movements of the surrounding black shadows were almost frozen. He leapt up, swung his blade, and slashed toward the god's throne.
But Odin was completely unaffected. His speed kept up with the accelerated Chu Tianjiao. He thrust his spear upward, instantly repelling him and knocking away his briefcase.
Chu Tianjiao flew sideways back to Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang, who were struggling to fend off the dead servants.
"Dad! Are you okay?!" Chu Zihang shouted anxiously.
"Damn it, that monster can actually keep up with Time Zero. Ow... my back..." Chu Tianjiao rubbed his back and climbed up from the ground.
"Uncle Chu, the case is lost, but that false god isn't paying attention to us... Let's focus on dealing with these dead servants first!" Lu Mingfei wielded his blade of light as he moved around.
"Alright, your Uncle Chu might not be good at fighting bosses, but I can handle clearing out the minions."
Chu Tianjiao's Word of Power activated again. The movements of the shadow-like dead servants slowed down. Lu Mingfei quickly sliced off the heads of several dead servants, then looked toward Odin.
"Wait! What is he doing!" Lu Mingfei shouted.
Odin raised the curved spear in his hand—the gungnir of mythology, which possessed the conceptual attribute of "guaranteed hit."
Lu Mingfei's spiritual intuition warned him that one of them had been targeted.
Damn! There's no time left, I have to use that method...
Lu Mingfei turned to Chu Zihang and Chu Tianjiao and shouted, "Brother! Uncle Chu, repeat after me!"
Chu Tianjiao seemed to realize something. He pulled his blade out of a dead servant's body and leapt over to the two of them.
A heavy, solemn voice emanated from Lu Mingfei's mouth.
"the governor above the styx!"
"the supreme undead lord!"
"The wielder of the authority of death!"
Chu Tianjiao and Chu Zihang exchanged a glance and nodded, then spoke at the same time.
"the governor above the styx..."
"They're here."
Ji placed a 10-dollar bill under the bowl, then stood up and left the dining table.
"I, the great Death Consul, respond to your plea."
"Student Lu, why is there no response? Does this move of yours actually work?" Chu Tianjiao gracefully dodged a dead servant's attack, then beheaded it with a single slash.
"Generally speaking, Master is reliable. Let's hold on a little longer! Storm of Light!" Lu Mingfei released a second Storm of Light, then knelt on one knee, using the sword to support himself as he panted.
"Odin's attack is coming!" Chu Zihang shouted.
Lu Mingfei looked up toward Odin. The eternal spear, gungnir, had been fully raised and was about to be thrown.
"Run! I'll block him!" Chu Tianjiao stood in front of Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei.
A blinding, silver-white light flashed, and the eternal spear, gungnir, was thrown.
But the next moment, it stopped in mid-air. A slightly Pale hand caught it...
"Master! You finally came to save us!" Lu Mingfei released the sword hilt, supported himself with his hands, and sat down on the ground.
"No! This is impossible! What exactly are you!" Odin roared at the black-clad figure.
He had only dared to open the Nibelungen and drag the three of them in while the other party was not in the city, but now the other party had suddenly appeared before him and had even caught the weapon he had thrown...
All the shadow-like dead servants stopped moving. They blankly turned toward the direction of Ji, and prostrated themselves on the ground, facing the noble figure in mid-air.
"Pay your respects, vile one. You are fortunate to catch a glimpse of what lies beneath the veil of death."
Ji looked at the spear in his hand with contempt, then cast his gaze toward Odin, who was seated high on his giant horse.
"I permit you to address me as..."
"Death Consul."
(Tip: After reaching Sequence 3, one can customize their own esteemed name, but the description of the esteemed name must highly overlap with the person themselves. The Sequence stage of Death Consul cannot yet possess the power described by Ji's esteemed name, but because Ji is the highest existing wielder of the authority of death in this world, the esteemed name will point to him.)
Chapter 14: When a stray dog is kicked to Death
The Eternal Spear, gungnir, turned into a Pale light in His left hand. After He let go, the light gradually dissipated in the curtain of rain.
"It really is a fake. I caught it in one grab," Ji thought to himself.
"What have you done!" Odin roared.
"It's simple. That weapon has died. A dead weapon cannot exert any effect, can it?" Ji smiled and shook His head, as if mocking the other's weakness and impotence.
"Then... do you have any other tricks? If this is all... you can return to my River of Underworld."
A Pale light began to spread from beneath Ji's feet, then swirled and intertwined until it enveloped His entire body.
The Pale light forged a transparent robe that covered His body. He raised His right hand, and a giant black scythe condensed in His grasp.
"What... is that?" Lu Mingfei's spirituality urged him to stand up quickly and look at the giant scythe in Ji's hand.
That was the 'Uniqueness' of the Darkness Path.
It represented eternal sleep, tranquility, Darkness, and Death.
"My Valkyries! Stand by my side! Fight for me!" Odin raised his hands and shouted.
Several armored figures appeared from the surroundings and stood beside Odin, kneeling on one knee and saying in unison, "Father!"
"Damn, those few are at least Third Generation Dragon level humanoid Dragon Lords. If it were just one, I could handle it..." Chu Tianjiao held Chu Zihang against his chest, standing with a blade in one hand.
Third Generation Dragon. I still overestimated Odin, or perhaps this is an unimportant avatar that didn't even bring any Second Generation with it? It's a pity I even took out the Darkness Uniqueness I just obtained... Better take it easy; I can't reveal all my cards.
The Darkness Uniqueness was the reward for completing the mission 'Arrival of the magistrate', allowing Him to respond to summons when His esteemed name was chanted. The mission was simple and the item was good; I have to say, this is the most reasonable the system has been so far.
"Hehehehe..." Ji gradually descended. The moment His feet touched the ground, the rain curtain in the entire space paused for an instant.
"I have recognized your value. You are not worthy of me doing it myself. The aura of this small Underworld is not bad... From now on, it belongs to me."
The giant scythe struck the ground heavily, and the entire Nibelungen shook... The ceaseless rain curtain stopped falling.
"Try your best to please me! Prove it to me! Prove it to the magistrate! Prove that you have the qualifications to face me!" The giant scythe in Ji's hand turned into black shards and disappeared. He raised His right hand, His expression sorrowful.
"Stand up! Undead!"
"We had better stand further back. Master seems to be about to unleash his power..." Lu Mingfei tugged on Chu Tianjiao's clothes.
Chu Tianjiao was preparing to take Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang toward the Maybach, but he suddenly stopped. "I feel like there is something beneath our feet... How about you two?"
Lu Mingfei looked at the ground. Everything within his line of sight had turned into a pitch-black water surface that was slowly rising, the water level already covering his soles...
The Dead Servants that were originally crawling on the ground all sank into the water, swallowed by the surface, and disappeared.
Lu Mingfei saw a giant bone emerge from the water surface about ten meters directly in front of him. After it surfaced, it continued to rise into the air. One after another, more bones emerged, quickly assembling into a massive skeletal giant.
He felt the scene before him was a bit blurry, his field of vision was magnifying... the colors were deepening... Lu Mingfei rubbed his eyes, and then he saw.
Everywhere his eyes could see, it was filled with similar skeletal giants, totaling perhaps... over a thousand.
"Come! Cross my army! Come before me! Challenge me! I am right here!" Ji spread His arms, a wild and uninhibited smile appearing on His face.
"Hmm, it seems they couldn't survive the fourth wave, even though I divided the two thousand-plus units into ten waves for them to fight in batches... What a stray dog."
Ji snapped His fingers, and the surrounding skeletal giants turned into Pale specks of light and disappeared; the pitch-black water surface receded.
He walked up to a Valkyrie who had died fighting, kneeling on one knee while leaning on a spear, and removed her helmet. A beautiful face appeared before Him.
"She looks decent, just didn't follow the right person."
Ji turned around and shouted to Chu Tianjiao, "Hey! Old man! You said these are Third Generation Dragon, right! Drag these corpses and take them to your Principal! Tell him that the things I want are owed for now, I'll take them from him later! Oh, right, I'm taking that Odin corpse!"
Then He shouted to Lu Mingfei, "My good apprentice! Come here and let Master have a look!"
"I can't, Master! I have no strength left! My spirituality is also exhausted! I don't want to move!" Lu Mingfei slumped to the ground again.
You might as well be lazy to Death!
"Mr. Administrator!" Chu Tianjiao shouted to Ji.
"What is it?"
After handing his son Chu Zihang over to Lu Mingfei to look after, Chu Tianjiao ran to Ji and asked, "Did you see a briefcase? Black, with a silver World Tree mark on it."
So what the hell is inside that briefcase... for Odin to go to such lengths to snatch it.
"I didn't see it. It should have been sent away by Odin in advance. That was an avatar, very weak. I cannot sense where his main body is." Ji stroked His chin in thought.
"Let's send you out of this small Underworld first, and take Lu Mingfei to the Peacock Residence as well. He needs to change his clothes before he can go home." Ji turned and walked toward the Maybach that Chu Tianjiao was driving.
"Hmm, it's a pity about that good car, being messed up like this..."
The Maybach was covered in damage caused by Dead Servant attacks and Chu Tianjiao's counterattacks.
"Sigh, who's to say it isn't... I hope the boss won't ask me to pay for it." Chu Tianjiao covered his face and followed.
In the typhoon, a wide white crack split open at the exit of the empty elevated bridge, and the Maybach drove out from inside.
Jude Mai was wearing a raincoat, masked, and holding an umbrella, waving at them. This woman was almost wrapped up like a zongzi.
"Potato Chips will definitely scream when she sees the car broken like this; she has always been so stingy."
Maiyi walked up and knocked on the car window.
"Come to the Huanya Building later; the boss has something to say."
Chu Tianjiao nodded in response and drove away quickly.
"Driving so fast, why don't you just crash and die." Jude Mai shook her head.
"You had better leave here quickly, beautiful lady. Something not very good might happen later." Ji walked out of the crack slowly. With a wave of His hand, the white rift shrank until it disappeared.
Jude Mai spread her hands and shrugged. "As you wish. I just came to pass on a message and see if there was any help needed." She activated her Word of Power and concealed her figure.
After sensing that Jude Mai had retreated to a safe area, Ji spoke.
"Are you not coming out yet? Lovely lady? You've been watching for so long; it wouldn't be right not to pay some viewing fees, would it?"
A brown-haired girl wearing a transparent raincoat and white rain boots descended from the sky, landing beautifully without splashing any water. She looked up at Ji, her eyes revealing a look of confusion and shock.
"...You... what exactly are you? Why? This is impossible... Clearly I am the one who is..."
Ji smiled and said, "I am..." "Death."
Chapter 15: The King of Tsundere and Stubbornness
Jörmungandr, or Xia Mi, had awakened over a decade ago. She was the smartest among the eight dragons of the four great monarchs. Knowing that this was no longer the age of dragons, she had disguised herself as a human.
If she hadn't sensed Odin opening the gate to Nibelungen, she'd still be in Beijing working to earn money. Otherwise, how else could she support herself and her dim-witted brother at home?
But now she was feeling a bit of regret.
I'm so stupid... really... I shouldn't have come to join this mess. Why does this person have such a thick aura of Death? No, he's definitely not human! Damn it! Did that old bastard Nidhogg skimp on the authority! Clearly, I should be Death!
To be precise, Hela, the fusion of Jörmungandr and Fenrir, is Death.
He had noticed me long ago, from the moment I arrived here. But what 'viewing fee'! I've been standing here in the rain for over an hour and haven't seen a thing! He lured everyone else away... What does he want to do?
"Death? Heh, that's not funny..." Xia Mi's eyes were practically bulging out, yet she couldn't spot a single weakness on the young male humanoid figure before her.
Jörmungandr's authority allowed her to see the 'eyes' of all things—their weaknesses. This ability was similar to that of a Sequence 8 Gravedigger in the Death pathway. However, as the weakest Dragon King, Jörmungandr was clearly no match for a Death Consul empowered by a Sefirah projection.
No, forget the authority... Is the physical gap this huge too?
Xia Mi let out a faint sigh.
"In my perception, you are fundamentally different from those Third Generation Dragons or that false god... a difference in authority. You must be one of the so-called four great monarchs, right?"
Yeah, right. No perception needed. Just looking at that flawless face and mediocre figure, you know it's the weakest Dragon King, Ha Ji Mi.
"That old principal from Cassell College asked me to help him kill a Dragon King, saying something about dragons being creatures completely opposed to humanity, symbols of tyranny..." The Darkness Uniqueness manifested in Ji's hand as he strode toward Xia Mi.
"So? Are you going to kill me and turn me into a trophy..." Xia Mi tried to step back, but something seemed to be holding her feet.
What is this! I can't move!
Xia Mi activated Word of Power No. 66, Dustless Land. The raindrops around her were pushed away by an invisible barrier, yet she remained restrained in place by something.
He's coming! Damn it! Why is he using a scythe too! The stereotype of Death? Is he going to kill me! No, I still have a trump card... I can still use Shiva's Dance, but...
The giant scythe formed from the Darkness Uniqueness passed through the invisible barrier and rested on Xia Mi's shoulder.
"I'll give you two choices. One, follow me from now on and work for me. Two, become a corpse and join my legion..."
How dare he! How dare he command a monarch with such an attitude!
Xia Mi's expression instantly turned ferocious. She roared at Ji, "Don't get too cocky! You Monster! I am the king of earth and mountain! Jörmungandr!"
Xia Mi swung her left hand, deflecting the scythe. Then, breaking free from the restraint, scales grew on her body as she leaped backward, beginning a magnificent yet Death-filled dance.
The earth was torn asunder, the sky was flattened, and the entire world seemed to be collapsing.
Hmm, still can't be teased too much... No. 117, Shiva's Dance? Looks somewhat visually impressive, but unfortunately, I have this... can cosplay the Evernight Goddess a bit.
Ji took a large stride forward, raising the giant scythe high. With a slight wind-up, he struck Xia Mi directly on the head.
"Ah!"
Xia Mi was knocked out... The progression of Shiva's Dance stopped.
The damaged surroundings gradually returned to their original state.
This was the authority of 'Concealment.' Ji had concealed the history of Xia Mi activating Shiva's Dance. The world was deceived by him; it was as if this event had almost never happened, until he actively lifted the Concealment or it was broken by external force.
Ji wrapped one arm around Xia Mi's waist and caught her.
"Well, the authorities of Slumber and Concealment are really useful. Successfully lured a little female dragon~ Tsk, gotta say, this girl's looks are really outrageously good..."
...
Sis! Sis! Wake up!
Xia Mi heard someone calling her.
Ugh, Fenrir, stop making noise... Let me sleep a bit more... Wait!
Xia Mi's eyes snapped open.
"An unfamiliar ceiling..."
"Good mental state, still have the leisure to make memes." Ji sat on a sofa in the corner of the room, scrutinizing Xia Mi.
Xia Mi looked around. It was still raining outside the window, though much lighter than before. The room's decor was simple, probably not the master bedroom. Why was there a set of men's suits on the nightstand?
Finally, her gaze returned to Ji.
"...You pervert! Who kidnaps a girl, brings her home, and puts her on a bed without a stitch of clothing!"
"Hey, hey, hey! You tore all your clothes when you dragonized! When I carried you back, you hadn't reverted yet! I didn't see anything until I put you on the bed! It was all scales!" Ji obviously wasn't planning to desperately explain under the label of 'pervert.'
"...You can actually interrupt the release of an ultimate Word of Power... Hah, why didn't you kill me?" Xia Mi sat up, covering herself with the blanket, and asked Ji.
"Killing you has no obvious positive impact on me. If you're alive, I can save some effort for other things... I think a living Dragon King is more useful than a dead one." Ji replied with a smile.
This guy! So he never planned to kill me from the start! Pisses me off!
Ha Ji Mi puffed up her cheeks like a pufferfish.
"Alright, acting cute won't work. From now on, I'm your boss. You'll obediently work for me, and the benefits won't be lacking." Ji walked up to Xia Mi and poked her puffed cheek.
Following him... Wait a minute! He's so powerful, wouldn't following him mean I'm very safe! That old bastard Nidhogg has been scaring me for so long! I don't need to find other ways to increase my strength! And I don't need to devour Fenrir.
After figuring it out, Xia Mi's expression instantly turned obsequious.
"Hehe~ Boss~ What's the salary? Does it include food and lodging? Little Xia Mi is at your service~"
"Xia Mi? What kind of weird name is that?"
"It's 'Xia' as in summer! 'Mi' as in precious!"
The little girl's cheeks puffed up again.
"Oh, okay, okay. Xia Mi, Xia Mi. Fine. I don't have any women's clothes here, so you'll have to wear men's clothes. But looking at you... it probably doesn't make much difference what you wear." Ji squinted, eyeing a certain flat-chested figure.
"You're the worst! Pervert boss!" Xia Mi threw a pillow, hitting Ji in the face.
Taking the pillow off his face, he pointed to the suit on the nightstand. "Clothes are here. Come downstairs after you get dressed, and we'll talk in detail." With that, Ji headed for the door.
"Pervert boss! What's your name! It can't just be Death, right? That's too pretentious!" Xia Mi called out to stop Ji.
"Ji Eggers. Just call me Ji." Ji replied without turning his head, opening the door and leaving.
"What kind of weird name is that... sigh, do I really have to wear men's clothes..." Xia Mi hesitated as she picked up the men's suit.Chapter 16 defines a person
"Wuyi Mountain Da Hong Pao, Angers gave it to me, but he didn't give much, so drink it sparingly." Ji held his teacup with a look of intoxication on his face, sipping it little by little.
In reality, he didn't know how to appreciate tea at all; he had only ever drunk this one kind, but that didn't stop him from putting on a show.
Xia Mi looked at the teacup in front of her and smiled awkwardly. "Hehe, I don't like tea... Do you have ice cream, Boss?"
The men's suit fit Xia Mi very snugly, giving her a distinct sense of beauty, but in reality, this was something Ji had bought for Lu Mingfei... Though he had bought many sets, and besides, Miss Potato Chips was very rich.
"Hmph, you don't know quality when you see it. Wait here, I'll go get some."
Since the beginning of summer, Ji had often bought ice cream and popsicles to keep in the freezer so that Lu Mingfei would have something to eat when he came over, though mainly it was because he wanted to eat them himself.
"Hehe~ Thank you, Boss~" Xia Mi took the ice cream and spoon, revealing a sweet smile. She was truly good at pretending... she had even fooled herself.
Ji cleared his throat and said to the little dragon girl sitting opposite him with a happy smile, "I have some things to take care of recently, and I need you to help me watch over my disciple and a potential disciple. You can usually live here, in that room from just now. It hasn't been lived in since I cleaned it up, so it's yours. You can decorate it however you like."
"Is that all? What about the compensation? The salary? The benefits?" Xia Mi asked, blinking playfully.
"...I haven't decided on those yet, but I can give you an advance on your salary now, even though I haven't figured out how much to pay you... Oh, right! Don't even think about running away. The Earth is only so big; no matter where you run, I'll drag you back."
"You Bastard Boss, kidnapping an employee without having anything planned! Decide on things properly in the future!" Ha Ji Mi said righteously.
"Ahem, there will be plenty of perks for you."
"Are you just feeding me empty promises here..."
"Haha, speaking of which, I don't really know you yet. Care to introduce yourself?"
Hmm... Ji wanted to change the subject.
"I'd rather get to know you, but, never mind." Xia Mi put the empty ice cream container on the table and sat up straight, her voice becoming low and serious.
"I am Jörmungandr, one of the twins who holds power among the king of earth and mountain of the four great monarchs. I awoke from my slumber over a decade ago and discovered that this world had changed completely..."
Xia Mi looked out the floor-to-ceiling window, where rain was intermingled with lightning, weaving across the sky.
"The era of dragons has ended, but it is also returning soon... It's just that by then, there will be no place for us four great monarchs in this world. Nidhogg... He will slaughter all rebellious subjects."
Xia Mi took a deep breath and continued, "I want to live. I want my brother to live. But we are too weak."
Xia Mi stopped talking. Ji knew she wanted to say more, but their relationship hadn't reached the point of being that open and honest with each other yet.
"Hehe, there's nothing shameful about wanting to survive... As long as you don't harm the innocent, that is my bottom line." Ji lowered his head, set down his teacup, and pursed his lips slightly.
"What do you want to know about me?"
"What kind of creature are you? You have the appearance of a human, but your essence... I can't put it into words..." Xia Mi looked at Ji curiously, wanting to see if she could discern something from his face.
"I am a human."
"...Boss."
"I consider myself human. I cry, I laugh, I feel happy for others' happiness, I feel sad for others' sadness, and I ponder the meaning of existence..."
Ji looked up, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
"My body has been changed, but my spirit has never changed."
"I have always been human."
"Hehe, perhaps it's because I am too young right now... After my lifespan extends to a certain point, will I still be able to say that sentence as confidently as I do today..."
Humans, are they just like this? Sentimental, self-contradictory, firm yet denying.
A smile, the sweetest Ji had ever seen, appeared on Xia Mi's pretty face.
"I hope you can stay true to your heart... Boss..."
...
Lu Mingfei felt that the atmosphere was very awkward now.
The Chu father and son had previously been in a state of life-and-death separation, but now both were sitting in the car without saying a word...
Except for the initial period, the car drove very slowly afterward, perhaps because Chu Tianjiao also wanted to say something to Chu Zihang, or was waiting for Chu Zihang to say something to him...
However, the silent atmosphere in the car persisted until they reached their destination.
Can't you say something to explain it to me, Dad! Say it... Say something... You're clearly so eloquent...
"Get out of the car, son, Student Lu..."
Chu Tianjiao looked back at Chu Zihang. "I will find a time to explain everything clearly to you later, son..."
Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei got out of the car. "I will wait, Dad. I hope you won't be like before... nowhere to be found."
Although the rain had eased up a lot now, the two youths had no umbrella. Chu Zihang walked quickly toward 'home', with Lu Mingfei following behind him.
"Um, Senior Brother Chu, your dad hasn't had it easy either, hiding his identity and pretending to be a loser... while actually doing those things in the shadows."
"But that's no excuse for him to abandon his wife and child. If he was already doing this kind of thing, he shouldn't have fallen in love with Mom... shouldn't have had me..." Chu Zihang said in a low voice, then turned his head and asked.
"Lu Mingfei, do you live here too? I seem to have seen you often before."
"Hehe... No, my Master lives here. I usually just come to see him."
"...The Master you're talking about is that person from earlier? No wonder he looked a bit familiar."
Lu Mingfei leaned forward. "Senior Brother Chu, Master told me that newly awakened Hybrids are very unstable, and we just went through that ordeal... It's best to empty your mind and rest."
"Mn, I got it," Chu Zihang replied flatly.
I don't know if you really got it... Anyway, I'm exhausted~ Ugh... My hands feel like they're falling apart, and my head is so dizzy. Mid-Sequence items are powerful, alright... but the cost is just too high.
After parting ways with Chu Zihang, Lu Mingfei arrived at Ji's home and saw that the lights were on inside.
Hmm? Master said he had to go do something, he's back so soon?
Lu Mingfei walked up to the Door, raised his hand, and knocked a few times. Shortly after, his enhanced hearing picked up someone moving toward the Door.
"Click."
The Door opened, and what met Lu Mingfei's eyes was a brown-haired girl in a suit with a sweet appearance, whose figure was similar to his, in every sense.
"Fai... Fairy!" Lu Mingfei had never seen such a perfect face, and could only use that word to describe her.
The girl bared her teeth and said, "What the heck is a fairy! I'm a soft girl!"
Ji's voice came from behind the girl. "Xia Mi, let Ming Fei in."
The girl stepped aside to make room for him to enter, putting her hands into claws by her ears and making a face at Lu Mingfei.
Truly a fairy... Lu Mingfei thought to himself.
Chapter 17: I Know...
Lu Mingfei tossed his backpack onto the living room sofa and then took a flying leap to land on it.
"Ugh, I'm so tired... completely drained, and my head feels dizzy too."
Ji Eggers, who was sitting nearby, turned and patted his head, a look of approval in his eyes. His other hand suddenly materialized a huge black scythe, startling Xia Mi, who was standing nearby watching Lu Mingfei.
However, Ji merely tapped Lu Mingfei's head lightly with the scythe before making it vanish.
"Huh? That's amazing! My head doesn't feel dizzy anymore... but my hand still hurts..." Lu Mingfei lifted his head but his body remained motionless.
"Mm, the Authority of Tranquility from the Darkness Pathway, to make you feel a bit better."