1274 Conditions and a Deal (1/2)

”King Yama…”

Black Fox, who had an unusual relationship with Black Snake, suddenly felt aggrieved and sympathized with him upon seeing how the man ended up. She even thought: Would the King save me if I was the one who stayed on the 1st hidden island?

She wasn't the only one who thought so, the other 17 people also asked themselves. Their conclusion, nevertheless, sent a chill down their spines.

King Yama's gaze swept across the faces of Black Fox and the rest of his 18 underlings. He then slowly said, ”The 18 of you are my most loyal people. You've been following me in the campaigns everywhere that finally gave us a territory to rule in the Nine Nether Underworld. But Black Snake is a different story altogether. Although he did choose to follow me, it was much later than you all, so he can't be compared to you. I'll surely do everything I can to rescue any of you if you were in his shoes.”

Suddenly, the 18 people felt ashamed for having such a thought. They trusted the King, and such trust was developed after countless years of fighting together in the campaign. So much so that they wouldn't hesitate to die for the King. They believed that if such a moment came, the King himself would do everything to save them.

”But I'm still vexed, King Yama.” Black Fox clenched her teeth with hatred and continued in a deep voice, ”Are we going to hole up on Yama Island just like this? Are we going to let these Great Tang Empire people impose shit on our heads?”

King Yama frowned and asked, ”What do you think we should do aside from holing up here?”

Black Fox's eyes flickered with a cold light and she replied in a deep voice, ”Open the portal to the Nine Nether Underworld and pull those fierce vengeful spirits. If anything, the vengeful spirits of Nine Nether Underworld will never reincarnate, to begin with. Rather than letting them survive in the Nine Nether's darkness, we might as well make them wield the blades and spears to fight for us on this battlefield.”

King Yama was silent for a moment before he shook his head and said, ”Have you ever thought what kind of situation we're going to face once we release all those vengeful spirits in the Nine Nether Underworld? Will those Nine Orthodox Ghost Officials who control the Nine Hells just sit still and let us disrupt the order of the world?”

”It's still nothing but an episode in a war,” Black Fox replied. ”At most, it will only cause confusion in the Underworld and they won't be aware of what happened. Even if any Ghost Official comes from above to investigate, the war definitely would've ended by then. We can just go into hiding regardless of whether we lose or win the war. The Netherworld Authority will never be able to find us, and we can come again after some time.”

”What about you guys? What do you think?” King Yama shifted to the rest and asked.

”I concur!”

”Agree!”

”I'm fine with it.”

”…”

The other 17 people nodded as the killing aura radiating from them got more intense.

King Yama weighed the pros and cons in his mind before he finally accepted Black Fox's suggestion. Then, he slowly stated, ”Since all of you have agreed, then let's make this one a big move. Even if we don't win the final battle, we will give heavy blows to this Great Tang Empire. But the most important thing is, I hate those damned officials in the Netherworld. The more troubles we can give them, the better and the happier it will be to us. Black Fox, you're responsible for bringing back all the members of our organization around the world. Activate the arrays of the 9th hidden island and gather them there. Additionally, I need 3 days to arrange the array. Once the portal to the Nine Nether Underworld is opened, unending streams of vengeful spirits will appear on the 9th hidden island.”

”Understood!”

Everyone nodded and an exciting look overflowed in their eyes. As a group of lawless and wicked beings whose physical state was that of ghosts that practiced the ghost cultivation system, they were long used to a life full of death after cultivating it for millennia. Lives were nothing to them and they never batted an eye even if the number of deaths amounted to one or ten billion souls.

Further, their cultivation system required souls as supplements. Their strength may be able to improve rapidly and reach a higher level if they could devour a large number of souls.

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On the 1st hidden island.

Tang Ahlang looked at Black Snake who had just regained his senses and spoke to him with a light smile, ”You thought that King Yama would come back to save you, yet he just gave you up directly. It's funny, isn't it? Are you feeling disappointed and furious now?”

Black Snake looked up with a fierce expression and said, ”Disappointed and furious you say? Absolutely. But I hate you more than I hate him. I know you got something you wanna ask me since you captured me alive. But you won't get anything from me.”

”Well, if I'm not mistaken, you are not a human, are you?” Tang Ahlang chuckled.

Black Snake hummed coldly. ”Hmph, I'm a Ghostkin warlord, a subordinate of King Yama… FUCK IT! Why should I tell you?”

Tang Ahlang shook his head and smilingly said, ”Well, well. I never thought that Ghostkin would appear in the human world. The most shocking thing to me is that you guys even established an organization here. This is interesting, really. Then, how about making a deal with me?”

”Heh, what deal?” Black Snake coldly hummed.