Chapter 101 (1/2)
Chapter 10: Soul-eating Beasts (Part 1)
A large beaht shi+nes from the tops of one’s head,
as if co from the depths of the heavens,
here to punish the evils and s of the mortal realm
All secrets start to worm their way out from beneath the surface of the ocean
The seawater is turbulent as it surges, it pushes forth,
countless sharp black rocks interweave with each other,
as if theto devour all sources of life
[Seven Years Ago]
[West of Aslan E waters of Rennes]
The bonfire crackles wildly in the sea wind The wind constantly picks up specials of fire and carries them towards the distant surface of the ocean before they disappear into the darkness of the night
“We’ve been searching for over four years Finally we have so to show If not, we’ve really wasted soHe, says as he adds more wood to the bonfire
“I don’t really think it’s been a waste We’ve basically covered most of the territories of Aslan in these few years so we can be said to be experts o it now At least we discoveredplaces” The Disciple of the Sea, Shu Hai, looks at his brother who has almost identical features to hiquandi allows us to breathe underwater Such wonders Thinking back, when you first fell into it, I was so scared I almost died”
“About theat the bottom of the lake, I actually want to return to check it out because I sensed an extreolden soul mist there Since I can’t use the fruit of Sishya underwater, I was unable to make sure What if there’s a powerful soul weapon or soul beast down there?” Zang He es his brows The sea wind blows at the tips of his hair and the light frohtly He looks to be in high spirits “However, ge……do you think it’s been worth it for us brothers the past few years? Our lord takes Lu Jue with hi, instructing hi him capture Dian Hu, what about us? All we’ve done for the past few years is to search for the Sixth Lord and we barely spent any time with lord Qi La……”
“Don’t think tooHe Lord treats us all equally Don’t you feel that in our wandering of the past few years, we’ve encountered so erous situations and powerful soul beasts that our soul powers are ilances at the sad expression on his younger brother’s face and his heart tightens in pain There are ti He, that in Qi La’s eyes, there is only Lu Jue, and that the brothers are just strangers passing by
“Ge, I heard people say that……” The flickering of the fire is painted in Zang He’s eyes In the criss-crossing of the shadows and the light, his expression seeh his voice “The recent few generations of Top Lords, they all allowed the Disciple of Heaven to inherit the seat of a noble Lord, and the Disciples of Earth and Sea all died……no one remembers them……is it like that?”
“Don’t say things like that” Shu Hai reaches out to ruffle his younger brother’s hair, the regret in his eyes thickens even more, “Also, as a disciple, isn’t that our destiny? Remember e first became the Top Disciples the year we turned sixteen? Qi La had told us that, lords and disciples ilant, constantly prepared to sacrifice their lives for the Silver Priests and the eh, then we’d use our blood and corpse to lay the foundation”
“This I know To be beheaded, to have side soul beasts – I will not regret any of that However, if we die silently just because Qi La didn’t choose us, and if no one will ever radually softens before he sighed and stares quietly at the bonfire
“Even if it is like that, that is our destiny If our death is required to propel a new lord to his peak, then there is nothing to regret That is the spirit of the lords and disciples”
Zang He turns and looks at Shu Hai’s face that is currently illue, but since young, he was always the one as htly As if infected by the expression of Shu Hai’s face, a small smile spreads across his face
“Then again, gege, don’t you think it’s weird, about the strength of the Sixth Lord’s soul powers……” Zang He changes the topic and looks sincerely at Shu Hai
“Are you talking about this field of it?” Shu Hai’s expression becomes serious as well
“Yeah……we traced the fleeting soul powers here, and the closer we got to this island, the stronger the strength of soul powers It’s obvious that the Sixth Lord, Xiliuer, is on this island However, the arand……much too powerful to be within the abilities of a typical noble Lord, it’s al He pauses, as if unable to believe his words that will folloell
“As if that this entire island is the body of Xiliuer, that is the only way that the force can be so tre He’s sentence
“Yes!” Zang He nods seriously, then he shakes his head, “That’s ridiculous No one’s body can be so massive……even Qi La’s soul powers have never been so much”
“Well, Qi La and Lu Jue will be arriving when dawn breaks tomorrow We’ll be able to ask our lord then We need not worry as long as Qi La is there Let’s sleep early today” Shu Hai tells Zang He
“Heard that Lu Jue captured Dian Hu Haven’t had the opportunities to see it yet, this time I can How cool is that? Not sure when Qi La will let us capture our soul beasts I’d have to catch a dragon then! Haha~” Zang He lets out a laugh On his face is the playfulness of a handso man
“Oh please, knowing you, you’d probably only be able to capture a little kitty that follows you around” Shu Hai jokes
The ocean breeze caresses the young men’s faces The smell of the vastness of the ocean is infused in the air
When the bonfire dies down, only the re carried away by the wind
Zang He and Shu Hai sleep in a naturally forinally wanted to find sorass or leaves to sleep on, but the island is extree in the sense that only rocks can be found and not a blade of grass can be seen And so, they can only lie on the hardthat both of them do not mind as, in the years they spent in search of Xiliuer, they have been in much more horrid conditions than now
Crackle------
Shu Hai who is the lighter sleeper is startled awake by a sound It sounds as if solances at Zang He – his breaths are deep and even, obvious still deep in slumber
Lifting himself up, Shu Hai exits the cave slowly, his expression tensing with every step
The dark night outside the cave is illu ink-like navy In the surrounding darkness, he senses a few strands of soul powers, a kind that Shu Hai has never encountered before The golden patterns eolden tattoo has been inked onto his arms
“hello……” A woht-blooht
Shu Hai turns and sees a woh cliff She’s cladded in a long and dark chiffon dress with high slits up both sides of it The wind blows at her dress As if a water lily that has blosso sensuality to theh in her clothes, like soft clouds filling up her clothes She has an expression caught between pain and joy painted on her face, filled with an evil teasing
Shu Hai shi+fts his gaze away in embarrassment, “Who are you?”
“Me? I’……” The wo before Shu Hai
“The two of us?”
“Yes, in that cave, isn’t there another one……” The woman lifts a hand to cover the corners of her mouth and smiles as if she is embarrassed
A silver of surprise passes through Shu Hai At thisHe is quite some distance from him, coupled with the fact that he is in deep sleep, there is barely any flow of soul poithin his body, for the woman to sense his presence……
“That’s alright, I have a friend who’s going to inform him anyway You need not worry You will know it t the same time No one will be left behind”
Shu Hai hears that and dashes towards the cave A faint inkling of danger crosses his heart He does not want much to do with this woman
Buzz------
When Shu Hai sees the co out, his vision is blocked by numerous white silk that wraps around his body layer by layer He reaches out towards the distant ocean and clenches his fist Instantaneously, countless arrows of ice pierce towards the silk The strange thing happens then As if heavy rocks settling in the ocean, all the ice arrows are enveloped in the silk and then they disappeared