344 Finger-breaking Mad Devil (2/2)
”Are you occupying her spirit?”
Aya was simultaneously startled and furious. The Caliburn in her hand actually slightly trembled.
As an opponent who has fought with Faceless One, Aya was very aware of this horror. More than one hundred years ago, Faceless One's strength was still very weak, yet his occupying spirit skill was an incredibly terrifying skill. Faceless One was best at toying with human heart. He could unearth the deepest and darkest secret of people and then nourish that darkness.
That nourishment process was completely undetectable. Even the one that did the nourishment itself could not find out. However, once the nourishment was completed, a terrifying thing would be born.
The one that was born, was Faceless One himself. A brave soldier, a skilled strategist, a magician with hundreds of tricks, or perhaps a benevolent ruler, once their spirit was occupied by Faceless One, they would eventually become the new Faceless One.
Faceless One was faceless because he has captured the face of an unknown number of people. If he wanted to, he could even change into any of those faces. And once someone's spirit has been occupied… there has never been a precedent of recovery.
Because of this, when Aya learned that Faceless One was still alive, she has been wary of this occupying spirit. More than one hundred years ago, fierce battles have helped in fully understanding the occupying spirit method. She was also especially sensitive to the seed that was planted in another person's heart; she was always able to detect it. However, it seemed like over the past more than one hundred years, it seemed like Faceless One's occupying spirit skill has entered a new realm.
”Yes, it's the occupying spirit,” Faceless One blandly answered her. ”Speaking of which, it is a really sweet nourishment. Although her power level was not that high, the taste is even more delicious than those of high order professions.”
”You!” Aya felt as if she was about to faint due to anger.
At this time, Wang Lu was still maintaining his calm. ”Occupying spirit? Like snatching or something? Then that's really troublesome. I guess that I can only send her back to the mountain so that the elders can deal with it.”
”Send her back to the mountain?” Faceless One laughed. ”Hehehe, within the sea of clouds, even those of legendary level are not free, much less a few pieces of things given by your master?”
”Oh, if the quality is insufficient, then naturally, I'll have to rely on numbers,” Wang Lu lightly said while taking a stack of paper from his mustard seed bag. ”If one is not enough, then ten should suffice.”
Faceless One's eyes turned sharp. ”Are those… heavenly talismans? They're actually heavenly talismans! You…”
There were hundreds of thousands of talismans in Nine Regions, but the prestige of Heavenly Talisman was so great that it was even known by people of Western Continent. It could break dimensions and space and forcefully transmit people back to a set location. Although… in this sea of clouds, common space props and spells did not work at all, but if it was Heavenly Talisman, moreover, if it was ten at once...
”Mm, in terms of strength, perhaps it could really break through the blockade of the sea of clouds. However, the premise is Liu Li herself has to agree to it…”
”She already did.” Wang Lu laid out those ten pieces of Heavenly Talisman. In each of them, there was a written name: Liu Li. Obviously, they were prepared earlier.
”Moreover, the talismans have been modified by the Elders, regardless of whether Liu Li is unwilling or not, as long as I activate it, she'll have to go back to the mountain… this is called the leader's authority. Well then, enough talking nonsense with you, I'll send her back now.”
With that, he infused the talismans with her magical power, causing them to shine brightly.
”Oh, it seems like you're serious?” Faceless One finally seemed to be a bit surprised. ”But, I have already completed the spirit occupation. If you send back a corpse through the Heavenly Talismans, you, heretics, have committed a grave offense.”
”Corpse? Not necessarily.” Wang Lu said, ”Is your occupying spirit already complete? Although you said so, I don't believe you. I rather send her back to the Elders and let them judge. If Liu Li is still alive, the power of the Five Uniques will definitely be able to save her. But if she's dead… then it's also a humane thing to let her bones return to her homeland.”
Wang Lu's full of confidence words have also infected Aya.
She thought …”That's right, although… although so far there has never been a precedent for someone to survive the spirit occupation, if it's Wang Lu, perhaps…”
”Enough.” Faceless One coldly said, ”Since you doubt my words that the spirit occupation has been completed, I'll just kill myself and you can send her corpse back to her homeland.”
Wang Lu immediately extinguished the glow of the Heavenly Talismans in his hand, deactivating them. Then, with a blooming smile, he said, ”It seems like it's really not. Otherwise, why would you bother saying that you want to kill yourself? That being the case, I'll just take back these ten fluorescent papers.”
Fluorescent paper?
Everyone was surprised to see the ten pieces of paper in Wang Lu's hand. Are they not… Spirit Sword Heavenly Talismans?
”Do you think I'm sick that I want to sacrifice these ten priceless heavenly talismans? On the other hand, I can use as many fluorescent papers as I want, as long as I can deceive you.”
Wang Lu lightly smiled and put those fluorescent papers back to his mustard seed back. However, from Aya's angle, she could see that Wang Lu's hand was actually slightly trembling.
Thank goodness Liu Li was not dead yet. The protective measures on her body placed by the Elders were really effective. And since she was still alive, everything was possible.
”Huh, deceiving me makes you this happy?” Faceless One curiously asked. At this time, he stretched out Liu Li's right hand, and in the eyes of Wang Lu and the others, broke all of Liu Li's five slender fingers that were most suitable for holding a sword.