Chapter 663 - Looking Down On Wei Wei? (1/2)
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
While Helian Wei Wei was still trying to make sense of the situation, the other two nations had swapped out their competing exorcists.
The War Dragon Empire was declared the losing party for the first round.
But compared to before, the ministers no longer seemed dispirited. Instead, their faces were lit with hope.
Even the two courtiers who had knelt down to beg for Baili Jia Jue’s reconsideration of the political marriage had renewed looks in their eyes.
Everybody had their eyes set on Helian Wei Wei.
“Heh.” Someone laughed out out in a low voice. One of the exorcists from the Xuanyuan Kingdom stood up from his wooden chair, his robes flowing out around him. He had angular and sharply-defined features, while his entire person exuded an aura of frigidity. “Don’t think that you can look down on the Xuanyuan Dynasty just because you know how to recite the Nine Words Mantra, Third Princess Consort. I think it is a little early for you to boast like that. Don’t you forget that you’ve just lost a round.”
As he finished his remark, someone exclaimed in shock, “Guys, check out that sword on his back!”
“Is it made of red mahogany? What about it?” The ministers were confused.
The young man muttered in a low voice, “The color of a mahogany sword represents the necromancer’s ability to exorcise. The vividness of the sword color represents the number of ghouls he has dealt with. After a certain amount, one could even summon Reapers from the underworld.”
The young man’s previous worries were turning into reality with this person, who was coming forward.
The acc.u.mulated aura cultivated from years of training that was pouring off him was unmistakable.
The ministers also did not comprehend why it was becoming harder to breathe in the presence of this person.
His eyes looked as if they could predict life and death.
The situation seemed to be turning worse!
And also…
“He could summon Reapers from the underworld?!” Could a person like that even exist in this world?
The young man nodded solemnly. “This is an extremely advanced level of exorcism, I have only seen it used once by an elder. The elder once mentioned that if an unqualified exorcist tried to summon a Reaper and lost control of it, he would be dragged to the underworld, and never to return.”
“Are Reapers necessary for the protection of the Divine Exorcism Seal?” The ministers voiced out their concerns nervously.
After some thought, the young man said, “Some wraiths have to be taken back to the underworld by Reapers, as they cannot be destroyed directly. Otherwise, the residual aura of resentment would affect the seal.”
Helian Wei Wei raised her brows at this. So, they were going to summon Reapers for this round? More commonly known as the gatekeepers of the underworld?
She had never even laid eyes on one before.
And… How was she supposed to summon…
She had yet to even learn the spells.
“You can say anything you like.” That familiar voice rang next to her ears again. His Highness’ tone was slow and deep.
Helian Wei Wei hummed a lazy reply. “Then I’ll try something punny.”
“Punny?” His Highness was perplexed by this word.
Helian Wei Wei answered gleefully. “For example, flip out of your grave!” They are technically ghosts anyway.
Just as she said that, a little Land Guardian Deity popped out of nowhere. It was only visible to her and no one else.
The little land guardian carried a slice of osmanthus cake on its back. Helian Wei Wei’s words made it stop in its tracks immediately. It greeted Helian Wei Wei politely, “Great G.o.ddess and Great King, Your Royal Highnesses.”
He was referring to Baili Jia Jue, who was behind Helian Wei Wei, as the Great King.
Helian Wei Wei cleared her throat, “And you are?”
“A spirit of the land.” Baili Jia Jue answered calmly. “They became deities because of people who pay respects to them regularly.”
The little land guardian was terrified by Baili Jia Jue’s words. “What can I do for the Great King and Great G.o.ddess?”