Chapter 591 (2/2)

Sui Xiong was silent for a few seconds, then calmly asked, “So you plan to cut off a piece of my flesh to use in your Wine of Eternal Life? Are you two actually dotards? Or are you so audacious you’ve forgotten how to spell the word ‘death’? I’ve killed a bunch of gods over the past few years; where did two insignificant Legendary Mages like you find the confidence to face me?”

He spoke very gently without a single hint of ferocity, but his words seemed to make a dark, cold smell appear from thin air; it gradually filled their surroundings like slow-moving ice water. The two Legendary Mages felt as if they’d fallen into an icehouse and were seemingly unable to put any of their defensive spells to use.

They shared a terrified glance, only to see thin layers of ice on each other’s faces.

So it wasn’t their imagination!?

In an instant, with just that shared look, the two realized that their feet were already entirely numb. Not only had they lost feeling in their legs, but the numbness was climbing upwards at an incredible speed. In no time at all, it had reached their waists, and if they waited even the slightest bit longer, it would probably climb up to their chests, their necks, and their heads.

At that point, it would be a fatal disaster!

With this imminent catastrophe fast upon them, these two mages—who together were older than the Stone Age site Sui Xiong had found on Earth back before he had space-traveled—could no longer bother keeping up appearances. They began to involuntarily shout.

“Spare us!”

“We have something to report!”

It was then that Sui Xiong realized he’d been unintentionally emitting a killing intent, the cold air already close to freezing them to death. He hurriedly sucked in a deep breath and drew all the cold air back in, thus saving them from a frozen fate.

Even so, they were still cold to their very cores, feeling as if all their organs had frozen. When they spoke, it almost seemed as if they were going to spit out ice.

“The… the situation… is… is like this…”

They then gave him a detailed account, speaking with a bumpy rhythm.

It turned out these two had only joined from a foreign land after Master Le-Peyroux established the Country of Casters. As they weren’t part of Le-Peyroux’s inner circle and ordinarily put on airs because of their old age and seniority, over time their relations with the Mifata Federation had gradually worsened.

As Legendary Masters, bad relations didn’t matter much, so there’d been no need to care, but years had passed. A few thousand years later, their lives had almost reached their limits. These two characters who’d been around since the Witch Age had experienced quite a few wars, and they’d taken more than a little damage. Even if they used every trick and plan they could think of, they could only manage to stretch their lives out to this point. Seeing that they would turn to dust in another 100-or-so years, there was no way they wouldn’t be burning with anxiety!

It was then that they chanced upon a piece of information and discovered a ruin from the Witch Age.

Ruins from the Witch Age weren’t worth much to two seniors who’d gained fame during that same era, but those ruins often included items left over from that time. The spellcasters back then were only average in skill, relying mostly on precious materials to increase the power of their spells, so ruins would occasionally include a few relics.

The pair entered the ruins and, while they failed to find anything of worth, they did discover the recipe to the legendary Wine of Eternal Life, as well as a few remnants.

As they spoke, they pulled out the hide scroll with the recipe recorded on it, as well as some leftovers within an almost entirely dried-up bronze cup.

Sui Xiong examined the objects; they really were items from 4 or 5000 years ago, and there was nothing fake about them.

The two by this point had reached the end of their rope and so were perfectly happy to grasp for straws. After analyzing the recipe, they discovered with astonishment that in order to complete this legendary elixir, they would need to find Sui Xiong. And so, though they knew perfectly well how dangerous it would be if they angered him, they still came anyway.