Chapter 496: Ox-Headed Man (2/2)
Lan could have stopped him, but he had to consider the options he had if he wanted to make a move. Fortunately, he felt no killing intent from the ox-headed man; all he felt was curiosity.
The ox-headed man had been guarding the ghost realm since its creation, and he had never encountered a Rulebreaker before. However, the Ghost Realm laws had been imprinted into his soul, and upon encountering one, he knew what he had to do.
”Rulebreakers are permitted to enter the Ghost Realm. Depending on the sacrifice made to create you, you are allowed to bring foreign entities into the realm with you, but the number of entities you can bring fully depends on the grade of your Rule-Breaking identity.”
Xue Wei could not help but raise an eyebrow in surprise. So there were different grades of being a Rule Breaker? How was this estimated?
”Your grade is seven, not bad, it is in the upper realms,” the ox-headed man continued to speak as he was pacing around the confused Xue Wei.
”With such an identity, you can bring up to three entities with you into the Ghost Realm,” he continued and looked at his group of friends.
Xue Wei was also deep in thought, but then he shook his head. ”I am going to bring Lan as the only one.”
Everyone was surprised by his words, but Xue Wei had already made a decision.
He looked at his friends, his expression was solemn, and his eyes flashed with reluctance, but they held a firm belief at the same time.
”We have been together for many years, but I cannot take all of you with me to the Ghost Realm. Splitting up is not feasible, so you will stay here while Lan and I enter the Ghost Realm. When I return, I will find you all; Lan can sense you, so don't be afraid of moving around.
”Also, the war has not ended yet, so give it everything you have, make sure to fight in every battle and advance your skills.
”When I come back from the Ghost Realm, we will leave the Xiyang and the Demon Phoenix continents behind and move on. I have a deadline for when I need to find Wang Xiaoyun, so we have to find the White Tiger and the Black Tortoise Clans first.”
The others were suddenly enlightened. Xue Wei did not bring them with him for two reasons. One of them was that he did not know what he would encounter in the Ghost Realm, and thus he dared not put them in harm's way.
Another was that if he did bring some of them, those who remained in the Xiyang Continent would easily be targeted and might end up losing their lives.
Either way, he would blame himself, so the choice he had made was the most suitable one for them all.