Chapter 613: Not Daring Enough (1/2)

Chapter 613: Not Daring Enough

Misty clouds wreathed the top of mountain.

Zhao Shanling’s expression flickered as he glanced down at the two seventh grade outsiders’ corpses and wrestled with a dilemma.

Before today, he had known very little about Wu Ji.

Not only that, but he had also selectively ignored everything about the Realm of Flame Heaven.

Since it was a realm that hadn’t produced a single Soul realm expert, and had been ridden roughshod by the Realm of Earth Sieve, the Realm of Dark Underworld, and the Realm of Black Marsh, it was understandable that he had attached no importance to it.

However, he was apprehensive that Wu Ji and his uncanny time-manipulating magics would be a true threat to him.

Eyebrows furrowed, he weighed the matter in his mind, and couldn’t make up his mind.

Wu Ji, however, seemed surprisingly calm as he sat in his small, silver boat with his eyes closed.

That made him one of the few people Zhao Shanling couldn’t fathom.

After this battle, more white was quietly added to Wu Ji’s gray hair.

It had only been a while after the battle, and he seemed to have recovered some of the lifespan and time power he had consumed during the battle.

“If I kill Wu Ji, I can forget about the deals I made with Nie Tian,” Zhao Shanling thought to himself. “Since Wu Ji has unleashed Time Freeze to slaughter all of the outsiders, he probably won’t have enough lifespan left to enter the Soul realm.

“If he can’t enter the Soul realm, then he won’t be that big a threat to me.”

With these thoughts, Zhao Shanling smiled and backed away from Wu Ji a bit.

Even though he had found some rational reasons to not kill Wu Ji, he knew that, deep down, he didn’t dare to make the attempt.

He was worried that Wu Ji would be able to kill him as he died.

Sensing that he had taken a step back to make his stance clear, Wu Ji reopened his eyes and said with a smile, “You did the Realm of Flame Heaven a big favor by bringing my disciple back and sealing that spatial rift. I’d like to thank you for that.” He clasped his hands.

“No need to stand on ceremony,” Zhao Shanling said expressionlessly. “I only help those who can bring me benefit. I don’t do charity. Your precious disciple happens to be useful to me.”

“That does sound like you,” Wu Ji said, looking at Zhao Shanling.

While a subtle undercurrent passed between the two, the other human Qi warriors on Cloudsoaring Mountain were still in confusion.

The Bone Blood Demon, which Nie Tian had unleashed after seeing that the battle was over, didn’t care about what had happened. It had already started channeling the blood of the numerous outsiders into itself.

Soon, Fang Hui, Li Jing, Jiang Zhisu, and the other experts gathered to Nie Tian.

“How did you come back, Nie Tian?” Li Jing asked curiously. “Also, why didn’t you summon the Bone Blood Demon as soon as you joined the battle?”

“If I summoned the Bone Blood Demon, those two seventh grade outsiders might have sensed the unfavorable situation,” Nie Tian explained. “They might have flashed to the spatial rift with their bloodline magics and gotten away. There are other outsider experts in the Realm of Split Void. Once they learned of what was going on in the Realm of Flame Heaven, they’d descend upon us within a breath’s time.

“I didn’t summon the Bone Blood Demon because I was waiting for Zhao Shanling to seal that spatial rift first.”

Surprised, Fang Hui asked, “Zhao Shanling is here?!”

“Did he bring you back to the Realm of Flame Heaven?” Jiang Zhisu asked, looking shocked as well. “Zhao Shanling always travels alone. Why would he help you and the Realm of Flame Heaven?”

Everyone that was gathered around Nie Tian felt deeply puzzled. They had all heard stories about that maniac, and knew that this fierce figure, whose name was known throughout the entire Domain of the Falling Stars, wouldn’t even listen to the major sects.

None of them could think of a reason why he would agree to help Nie Tian and the Realm of Flame Heaven.

“He needs my help with something.” With these words, Nie Tian jerked his head towards the mountaintop that was wreathed in thick clouds, and said with a concerned look on his face, “I wonder how my master is doing.”

Then, he shouted at the Bone Blood Demon, “Take me there!”

The Bone Blood Demon, which was still absorbing blood from outsider corpses, looked somewhat reluctant as it jumped over, grabbed Nie Tian and flew directly towards the top of the mountain.

Upon seeing this, Fang Hui, Chang Sen, and the other experts soared after him.

Moments later, Nie Tian and those few Profound realm experts arrived at the top of the mountain, one after another.

As soon as they arrived, they saw the corpses of the two seventh grade outsiders, who had their foreheads and hearts penetrated, lying by Wu Ji’s feet.

Wu Ji, however, was talking calmly with Zhao Shanling.

Before Nie Tian could stop it, the Bone Blood Demon set its eyes on the corpses of the seventh grade outsiders, and rushed over to harvest their blood.

Nie Tian rushed to Wu Ji and asked concernedly, “Master! Are you okay?!”

Chuckling, Wu Ji shook his head and answered, “I’m fine.”