Chapter 1125: Violetgrave’s Deal (2/2)

Violetgrave opened her hand to display an azure blue flame dancing on her palm.

Qiu Luoyu’s face spasmed painfully. As a heavyweight of the chaos, he naturally knew of a certain existence in the chaos that controlled a purple flame. That personage had reigned invincible in the chaos and ultimately surpassed it, becoming a legendary existence.

He’d also seen the purple flame once—nether fire. There was currently something very similar to it quietly burning in front of him.

“That little fox was the first being to transact with me. He obtained my nether fire,” chuckled Violetgrave, as if she’d read Qiu Luoyu’s mind. “You… are probably the last, so I’ll make a deal with you for dark fire.”

“What price do I need to pay?” Though Qiu Luoyu was sorely tempted by the eerie flame, he didn’t entirely lose his mind.

“Your soul belongs to me after you die.” Violetgrave smiled sinisterly. “But bear in mind that not even the first to make a deal with me has died yet.”

Qiu Luoyu trembled violently and grit his teeth. “Deal! My soul is yours after I die!”

Death?

He constantly flitted between life and death in the chaos, and would be slated for immediate execution if those of the nine divine sects caught him.

Qiu Luoyu wasn’t afraid of death and didn’t care what would happen to him afterwards. Being able to obtain greater power now and create a sanctuary for otherkind in the chaos would be worth even his death on the spot.

Violetgrave smiled again and waved gently, sending the azure blue flame into Qiu Luoyu’s body. His body, hair, eyes, and lips instantly turned vivid blue. While his strength and cultivation level didn’t change, his bearing was completely different. He would now be formidably armed whenever the flame burned.

“That’s not very nice, Violetgrave.” Busily setting the immortal dao in order, Qing Yu suddenly opened her eyes. “My Lu Yun sees Qiu Luoyu as one of his own and gave him the creation seed. It’s not very nice for you to rob him like this.”

“Oh?” Violetgrave blinked, surprised that Qing Yu wasn’t affected by her control over time either. But the conundrum resolved itself as soon as she took a look at the Dao Flower over Qing Yu.

“Your dark fire burns away life force. The more he uses, the faster he dies.” Qing Yu remained staring at Violetgrave. “I made some quick calculations just now. With Qiu Luoyu’s cultivation level, he’ll die after three uses of dark fire at most.”

Qiu Luoyu trembled violently and his jaw dropped.

Burns life force? I’ll be dead after three uses??

This wasn’t a deal, it was a huge scam!

Violetgrave spread her hands out with resignation. “He agreed to the deal and my dark fire already took root in his life force. What else can we do? He won’t die if he doesn’t use it haphazardly.”

Qing Yu frowned without a word.

“Alright, I should be getting back now. Remember, seventeen more years. You must come get me in seventeen more years or I promise that I’ll become an utter disaster for you two. I’ll be worse than anything you’ve seen thus far.” Violetgrave started fading away. “Since you’re good friends with Lu Yun, I’ll give you a few more chances. Your soul will belong to me only after five uses of the dark fire.”

Her voice drifted away after this last tidbit.