Ch. 2601..2610
The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 2601
“Look, what’s that under the sea?”
“Ahhhh, there’re so many fishes! All of them are fish skeletons!”
The few all looked down beneath the surface, and they saw millions of fish skeletons, each the size of a water tank. All following behind the golden boat, some swam faster bit on Immortal Bird’s bones. That was why it’s wailing.
Xerxes took a look and said, “These are piranhas.”
He then said to the Immortal Bird, “With your abilities, you should’ve long activated spiritual intelligence. And you should be able to speak and control the size of your body. What’s the matter with you?”
The Immortal Bird didn’t know how to talk, and it could only make noises.
Alex explained. “I think its brain development is slower than usual. It might have suffered polio.”
The Immortal Bird opened its eyes wide, freezing up. After that, Xerxes sped up the boat by two times. Only then were they able to get rid of the weird fishes.
The Immortal Bird shook them off violently as well. It was finally able to relax and drooped its head tiredly on the boat. It looked at Alex bitterly, as if unhappy about Alex mentioning its polio.
Mystic Maiden asked, “What’s up with that Corpse King’s daughter?”
Xerxes said, “She… Oh yeah, I still don’t know who you guys are. How did you get in?”
Alex didn’t want to reveal his true identity, so he lied. “We’re with Homan Technology. We entered here with the Buddhist relic.”
Surprisingly, Xerxes knew about them. “The Hancock family?”
Alex nodded, “Yup, I’m York Hancock. This is my sister Lylith Hancock. As for the bird, we just met it.”
Xerxes and Mandy didn’t doubt his words.
The fact that Alex mentioned Homan Technology and the affair rumor about Commander Benson was enough to prove Alex’s identity. He was indeed a trialist from Earth.
Xerxes explained, “I’m not sure if you guys have been to the ancient city down south. A troop of corpses appeared there, but they were actually being controlled. The person behind all this is Corpse King.”
Xerxes then had been trapped in the city. All exits were sealed dead, and everyone inside became the targets of the soldiers. No one could escape. Finally, Xerxes decided to risk everything he had.
He snuck into the heart of the city and found a huge tomb. In the tomb, he found the Corpse King’s daughter. Grabbing her as a hostage, he made the king open the gates of the city.
He escaped and, at the same time, provided a chance of survival for the others stuck there.
Alex was moved. It meant that Daya and the others could escape the ancient city alive because of Xerxes.
“Why did she call you her beloved?”
“You carried her out of the tomb, and she decided you’re the one? And wanted to have children with you?”
Xerxes was disgusted. He shuddered at the thought of the woman‘s hideous face, and he couldn’t even bear the thought of it.
Mandy said, “She’s just fantasizing.”
The fact that her man was loved and targeted by a hideous creature made her very upset
Just at that moment, grey clouds swarmed the skies above them, and the tide grew swiftly. The skies were clear just a second ago, but suddenly, it was dark. Moreover, the crew felt a thick sense that a dark aura had come with the sudden grey clouds.
“Look, someone seems to be within the clouds!” Luneth pointed to the rumbling clouds and mentioned loudly.
Everyone was stunned, there really was a person.
‘Wasn’t this restricted airspace?’
Soon, the silhouettes among the clouds gradually became clearer. First, the heads appeared, then the bodies. They moved in sync as soldiers would.
“Corpse Kingdom’s troops!” Principal Lewin looked grim as he spat out the words.
Right then, the soldiers said together, “ Greetings, our prince consort. Please come with us!”
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“Oh, f*ck!” Xerxes was boiling with anger as he cursed. His voice was thunderous.
Mystic Maiden stared at the dark clouds and said telepathically to Alex, “Something’s wrong, be ready to leave at any time.”
Alex replied. “Alright!”
Although Principal Lewin was Jade’s ex-husband, even couples flee on their own when in danger. He was helpless in such a situation. If the troops wanted Principal Lewin as their prince consort, he could only give them his blessings.
Up above, the grey clouds became thicker. The spirits of the soldiers were also increasing, and the troops roared. Finally, their image became more evident. The sea moved, and waves tens of meters tall rose, carrying the boat along with it. Vast seawater moved like a fountain as if some sort of power was entrapping the boat…
Half of the Immortal Bird’s large body hung in the air from the water pillar. It kicked its legs furiously and clawed onto the boat desperately, afraid of falling into the sea and drowning.
“Greetings, prince consort. The princess awaits!”
“Please enter the sedan chair, prince consort.”
Alex almost spat at the impressively good service.
As expected, among the troop of soldiers was a vintage red sedan chair. It was surrounded and carried by the soldiers. They led it to the front in order and gently placed it on the water surface. It looked very heavy, but it was balanced and stable on the surface of the sea. There were dragons and phoenixes embroidered on the curtains of the sedan chair, images that resembled celebration.
It seemed like they wanted Principal Lewin to get onto the chair voluntarily.
Mandy was panicking. ‘This is my husband. How can I possibly agree to this?’
“Honey, what do we do? Can we escape?”
Xerxes was silent.
Alex spoke up. “You can’t. These soldiers are special. They aren’t affected by the restrictions here, and they can use law power themselves too. They seem to be the dictators of this place, unless…”
Using his divine eyes, he had noticed something off. The soldiers had spiritual marks and were being controlled by someone. All of them were very powerful, each having the strength of Luneth’s bodyguard.
Once the battle started, it would be a matter of life and death. The crucial key was on the sedan chair, the soldiers were being controlled by something in the chair.
“Could the Corpse King’s daughter be sitting inside the chair?”
Alex had his doubts, but it was a special chair, and he couldn’t see it even with his X-Ray vision. He felt tangled up by law power and dark atmosphere as if he was pinned tight to this place. It made him feel trapped.
“Principal Lewin, I see that this princess is sincere and deeply in love with you. You guys might become a legendary couple. Why don’t you just agree?”
Xerxes’s face twitched with rage. It was super embarrassing for a man to head onto the chair, but if he didn’t do so, the issue couldn’t be solved. He looked at Alex. “Why don’t we make a deal?”
Alex said, “What deal?”
Xerxes put on a miserable expression and said, “I owe this to Mandy. She only came here because of me, and because of that, she has only suffered! There are only two choices in this situation. First, we risk everything and fight. It’ll be up to heaven to decide if we live or die.”
Alex kept quiet, waiting for him to go on.
“Or second, I go on that chair and hold them back. It’ll give you all a chance at surviving, but I have one condition.”
Alex pointed to Mandy. “You mean her.”
Xerxes nodded.
Mandy immediately said, “I won’t allow this! Honey, if we live, we live together. And if we die, we die together.”
Xerxes shook his head. “This is fate. My fate is to suffer in love and never get what I want from a marriage. Mandy, you can’t die. If you die, I won’t have the will to fight for a miracle.”
“You have to believe I’ve survived so many challenges brought on by love. This one won’t take my life. I’ll be back. Then, we can have one… No, we’ll have many babies.”
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Alex was speechless. ‘How many suitors did he have?’
However, considering the fact that he was willing to risk his own life, Alex accepted his request. “Alright, I promise you that I’ll take care of her. As long as I have one more mouthful of food left, she won’t go hungry. If you’re meant to live a long life with the
princess, then I’ll help you… Mhmm, just don’t worry…”
Xerxes was stunned. It was better that Alex didn’t speak, his words only made him worry.
Just then, one of the commanders walked down from the dark clouds and stood next to the red chair. He said to Xerxes in a deep voice, “Consort, please step onto the chair. The auspicious time has arrived, and the escorting troop of marriage is about to head off!”
Right now, Principal Lewin was on the verge of a breakdown. He roared furiously, “What do you mean, escort! Who’s the bride here?”
The commander answered honestly, “You are.”
Principal Lewin couldn’t stand, and he almost passed out.
He tried hard to calm himself down and said, “Fine, I’ll get on right now, but my friends must leave safely, or else I won’t succumb. I’d rather fight you all for three days and three nights.”
“Sure!” The commander promised, then pointed to Alex. “Except for this guy.”
“What did you say?” Alex was taken aback. He pointed to his own nose. “What are you going to do to me?”
The commander’s face was also wrapped by a thin layer of flesh, which looked terrifying. He let out a burst of laughter that made him seem like an experienced bandit of the night. “We don’t want anything from you, but the princess has requested you to follow.”
Alex, too, couldn’t stand it anymore. “Don’t tell me that your princess wants two consorts?”
Thinking of her hideous face would really bring nightmares.
The commander seemed humorous. As if he had his own personality, he said, “It depends on your own effort if you can or cannot be a consort. You can try. But don’t worry, even if you don’t succeed, you should have no problem being a concubine.”
“Ahaha-ahem…” Mystic Maiden couldn’t help laughing.
Even Luneth and the Immortal Bird, who could understand the commander, had difficulty trying not to laugh.
Xerxes, exasperated, said, “Let’s go, bro. At least we have each other. Don’t worry. I’ll praise you in front of the princess and let her marry you officially as a consort.”
Alex glared at him angrily. “That’s not necessary. The place of the consort has already been decided, and it’s yours. The person who’d sleep with the Princess on the night of marriage can only be you, and no one else can replace you. At the most, I can be the nurse of your child afterward.”
The commander nodded. “You have potential! Get on then, if we miss the auspicious time, you friends will no longer be able to leave.”
Xerxes looked deeply at Mandy and said something to her with divine sense. After that, he walked towards the red sedan chair.
Alex followed quickly behind.
Whoosh!
The waves carrying the golden boat lowered.
Seeing that, Xerxes sent out a flow of Chi with his palm to the boat. The boat shot like an arrow in the next moment, tearing past the fog and dark clouds, and went swiftly on its way.
The soldiers did not follow. They didn’t even take a glance at the boat.
Once Xerxes was sure his friends were safe, he said to Alex, “Please, you first.”
Alex said, “No, no no… The consort first, please.”
Right then, two strong gusts of energy came from the chair and dragged the two of them right in.
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Thump, thump, thump…
Eight iron chains appeared from the festive red sedan chair and tied Alex and Xerxes down onto it. They both struggled hard but couldn’t escape. Even their soul powers were restricted.
“F*ck!” Alex was so mad he cursed. The whole situation frustrated him deeply.
He had just fought his way out from Baton’s gang, yet now he found himself in a more dangerous situation. It was such bad luck.
Seeing Alex refusing to give up and still trying hard, Xerxes said, “Don’t waste your energy. These aren’t regular chains. If I remember correctly, these are structured chains. They belong further up than the power of law. With our abilities, we won’t be able to free ourselves even with a hundred years.”
“Argh!” Alex roared, unafraid of letting the people outside hear.
His skeleton let out rays of black and white, and numerous tiny talismans flowed within his bones, fighting against the structured chains.
Klaang!
The chains rumbled, very strong and unbreakable. Finally, he stopped trying.
Then, he looked grumpily at Xerxes. “Principal Lewin, it looks like you’ve just accepted your fate. Could it be that you’ve long been attracted to the princess?”
“Screw you, kiddo. Don’t disgust me. Just one look at that kind of woman makes me wanna puke.”
Alex said, “Are you sure? Even though that woman is hideous, with flimsy skin wrapped around bones, at least she has real skin.”
“Besides, your current wife isn’t even any prettier. At least the princess has a layer of skin. Your wife doesn’t have anything but white bones.”
Xerxes looked at him and asked suddenly, “Do you have an issue with me?”
“No…”
“But, I can tell.”
“Fine!” said Alex, and he shut up.
He was observing the chair. It was full of law power, but it remained chilly and dark. It seemed closely connected to the troop of soldiers outside. Chi flowed in his divine eye, making him notice that the chair seemed to be connected to Xerxes.
“A bead?”
“Is it the… Spiritual Corpse Core?” Alex stared at Xerxes and immediately linked the connection.
Right then, the chair soared in the clouds. It was a dizzying ride. They seemed to go through the grey clouds, heading to some unknown place. They could see the outside clearly as the curtains blocked the view, but they could feel the presence of the soldiers outside.
He used mental voice transmission with Xerxes. “Hey, Principal Lewin, tell me about the Spiritual Corpse Core.”
Xerxes had headed the Flying Eagles Academy for thirty years. Having a high social status in the country, he was also quite intelligent. Despite this, he just shook his head. “You wanna start with the core? It’s no use, I’ve eaten it, so it’s digested! I can feel some difference ever since I ate that bead. Oh, my craving is to blame!”
Alex said, “I think it’s not digested. It’s still there.”
“It’s still here?”
“Yes, and it must have started some connection between you and the princess.”
Hearing this, Principal Lewin felt like crying. Moreover, he had a wild guess. The soldiers outside might be taking them to the ancient city down south because she had lived in the city before and had her own castle.
At the thought of himself being brought there as the king’s son-in-law, getting married, being a prince consort, and reaching the peak of life, he felt that it wasn’t worth living anymore.
Xerxes said seriously, “Hancock, I owe you on this. You’ve been dragged into this because of me. Don’t look so grim. I’d definitely talk on your behalf in front of the princess and try to set you free.”
Alex said, “Are you sure your words are persuasive? Perhaps it only is when you do that in bed.”
Xerxes bit his lip. “If I don’t, who else would? But I need your help with something.”
Alex opened his mouth, but nothing came out. ‘Is Xerxes really planning on sleeping with the princess?’
‘That would need extra courage.’
“What is it? I’ll see what I can do.”
Xerxes asked, “Do you know Jade?”
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“I’ve met her a few times,” Alex replied.
Xerxes nodded. “That’s great. I’ll give you a ring afterward, so please pass it on to her and say… You know what, don’t say anything.”
Unable to bear it any further, Alex asked, “What is the matter with you and Commander Benm ore? And what about you and Mandy?”
Xerxes sighed as if reminiscing the past. “There’s too much to explain. There are so many blunders in life, Jade and Mandy are childhood friends. And I was unfaithful to Mandy.”
Alex was shocked. “Did Commander Benmore really seduce her best friend’s husband?”
Xerxes shook his head. “It’s not like that. It’s… All just tragedies. Alright, let’s not speak about this.”
‘F*ck, another vague answer. It’s so annoying.’
The conversation ended before they reached the climax. Sometime later, the chair rumbled and landed with a loud thud. Alex and Xerxes stopped talking and focused… They couldn’t help feeling nervous.
They heard voices outside.
“Is the consort in here?”
“Yes.”
“Great, bring him in immediately and bath him in the Pool of Forgotten Love. I heard he had a human wife before this, and they were close. That’s definitely not allowed. Consorts must be loyal to the princess.”
Alex and Xerxes were shocked when they heard this.
‘Pool of Forgotten Love?’
It was unbelievable that such a thing that could make one forget their feelings existed.
Xerxes couldn’t accept this one bit.
Then, they heard someone else say, “Grand Preceptor, the Pool of Forgotten Love seems unclean now. During the process, it might also wash away normal memories or even cause amnesia. The person wouldn’t even remember who they are.”
The Grand Preceptor answered, “That’s fine. Amnesia would be the best anyway.”
He paused and said, “There’s a servant that followed, right? Bath him too.”
Alex shuddered. ‘I’m the so-called servant!’
However, the d*mned chair and chains were inescapable. He was about to have a breakdown.
“Principal, it seemed like I couldn’t pass your gift. By then, both of us won’t even remember who Jade is.”
“Argh!”
This time, it was Xerxes who burst out in anger. His aura skyrocketed, and the restricted soul power had a huge change. Countless dim gold bone patterns flowed on his bones, forming a screen of bone patterns that drowned the chair.
Click, clack, cluck!
His bones were mutating. They were turning, transforming, and changing form. He roared painfully. The mutation was obviously uncomfortable, even especially agonizing…
This was called the Dragonification.
‘Principal Lerwin had actually turned into a dragon!’
A living human turned to a bone dragon, his appearance, flesh, and blood all disappeared.
Alex was dumbfounded.
However, right then, a dark-skinned large hand appeared and clasped Xerxes’ neck, interrupting his Dragonification. Another hand reached in and grabbed Alex.
The chains broke, and the two were dragged out.
A soldier that was eight meters tall captured them in his hands.
“Throw them into the pool!”
Splash!
Right then, a delicate voice rang suddenly in Alex’s ear.
“It’s really the Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness! Even the heavens are on my side!”
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Alex and Xerxes were both thrown into the Pool of Forgotten Love. All of a sudden, there was an energy inside the pool that could corrupt consciousness and memory. Wrapping up like countless hands, it grabbed their souls, picking apart their divine collections and penetrating them.
Pain! Howls!
The souls seemed to be rubbed to pieces.
After throwing the two into the Pool of Forgotten Love, the corpse soldier turned around and left without even taking another look at the rest. The Grand Preceptor, or whatever he was called, did not stay at the scene too. “Once in the Pool of Forgotten Love, there will be no more love of the past.”
“Let’s go, and wait outside. It’s uncomfortable around this noise.”
A group of people left.
Soon, no one was left around the Pool of Forgotten Love. They were not worried about the two people escaping. Being in the Pool of Forgotten Love, they would not be able to help themselves. Their consciousness was trapped and their souls imprisoned.
How could they escape?
There was no way to escape!
Xerxes screamed miserably and used his ability to fight against the erosion of this energy, but he suddenly found that Alex wasn’t screaming anymore. Just now, he was crying like him, but now he had actually gone quiet as if he had lost his soul.
“What? So weak?”
“It’s only been a few seconds, and he can’t support himself? Has he been washed clean by the water of the Pool of Forgotten Love?”
Xerxes sighed. Initially, he wanted to ask Alex to bring a gift to Jade for him, but it turned out that Alex might not even enter the Pool of Afterlife with such a level.
There was no way to reincarnate!
Looking at Alex motionless, he sighed softly but soon cried out with ghastly tears again. He did not know how much longer he could hold on.
Hope was all but very slim.
At this moment, Alex neither screamed nor moved. It was not because the Pool of Forgotten Love had washed away his consciousness, but… Shelly had awakened. Alex was in the Yin-Yang Chi water for three years. Shelly was in there for almost the same duration as him and for quite some time too.
At this moment, there was a significant difference in her body figure. She had grown a lot from her previous five or six year old to looking like a girl of eleven or twelve. She still wore the same red cheongsam, and her feet were bare.
Her body figure was more beautiful now. Her eyes were filled with incomparable surprise. She extended a corner from the mind palace in.
Persephone’s Folly Bridge, protecting Alex’s soul and consciousness.
At this time, Alex and Xerxes were chatting, relaxed and at ease.
“Shelly, I haven’t seen you for a few days. You have developed a lot.”
“This is the Pool of Forgotten Love, not the Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness.”
However, Shelly laughed openly, “What Pool of Forgotten Love nonsense? This is the Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness, but it is diluted.”
Alex was surprised. “There’s really a Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness?”
Shelly rolled her eyes charmingly and delicately. With a youthful flair, she answered, “This is the netherworld, and I am the tool spirit of Persephone’s Folly Bridge. Do you really doubt that a Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness exists? Are you out of your mind?”
She then explained that the Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness was not in the netherworld but the Persephone’s Folly Bridge.
That big devil was digging up the whole netherworld and rushed up to the Persephone’ s Folly Bridge on the way, taking Old Lady Meng’s big iron pot, disappearing with Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness. He even tried to snatch Persephone’s Folly Bridge back then, but Persephone‘s Folly Bridge was a big killer which belonged to Ksitigarbha, so not anyone could take it away.
“Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness originally belonged to you?” Alex was a little surprised.
“Is it rare?”
“Then you… Wouldn‘t be Old Lady Meng, right?”
“Hahaha!!!”
Shelly laughed, rocking back and forth. “How’s that possible? There is no Old Lady Meng, only this big iron pot made by Old Lady Meng. It can absorb law power, creating a kind of Dao original liquid that washes away the pleasures and memories of a dead soul. The soul’s consciousness then goes back to its original. In memory of Old Lady Meng, this original liquid is called the Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness.”
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“Really? Why does it feel like you’ re making up a story?”
“What’s in it for me if I’m lying?”
Shelly did not speak again but manipulated Persephone‘s Folly Bridge to absorb the energy contained in the Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness.
She devoured it!
Alex froze, “This is the original Dao liquid that can wash away the soul‘s memories and pleasures. Don’t you want your memories since you are still devouring it so ferociously?”
Shelly lightly smiled. “For others, it is something horrible, but in my case, it is a treasure! The Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness is equivalent to spiritual food for Persephone’s Folly Bridge, like car gasoline. Today, Old Lady Meng’s big iron pot returns, and my strength increases to a higher level.”
She kept devouring while seeing Alex’s soul standing on Persephone’s Folly Bridge, looking at himself, like he was looking at some big fool… Indeed, the pool was not only soaked with Alex’s body but there was also a crying Xerxes. She devoured so heavily as if she was drinking bathwater, a rather unique phenomenon.
Suffice to say. She dragged Alex over as well to swallow together with her.
“Holy sh*t..!”
After Alex swallowed a mouthful, he was stunned. “Something’s about to happen to me.”
Shelly said, “Don’t worry, I am your Dao protector. How could I just watch as something happens to you? The Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness is filtered by my Persephone’s Folly Bridge. It will only be of great benefit to you. This is living energy only… One drop is produced every hundred years. It is a great rarity.”
Sure enough, Alex felt that after the Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness energy had entered his body, his soul resonated again. His soul power was improving, and bone lines were evolving… However, he soon found out that he could not take it anymore, and the luminescence of the ax head in the sea of consciousness was still absorbing his soul power.
No matter how much was added, it ended up being one-tenth of its original.
This old dog was really persistent.
Alex was helpless, but this was led by Shelly. She had to let Alex swallow this Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness. The sea of Dao energy poured in, wrapping the soul, drowning him, without giving him the chance to speak.
He also looked at Xerxes and noticed the Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness energy around him was thin. Thus it didn’t have much effect. By his appearance, however, he should be able to resist. Hence, he was relaxed.
Time passed them by. He found that the luminescence in the sea of consciousness had exploded.
Alex shouted, and his soul immediately returned to his body from Persephone’s Folly Bridge. The fluorescence wrapped around the ax completely exploded.
Xerxes was shocked and quickly moved over to touch him.
“Alex…”
A loud sound could be heard, and his body jolted away. He hit the wall heavily, then fell into the pool.
“What the hell?”
“How did this kid’s soul power get to this unimaginable level?”
Xerxes was shocked to the core. The moment he touched Alex’s hand, his soul power was unstable, as if about to be burned and melted. Immediately after, he saw an even more unimaginable scene, Alex’s body had become a black hole, sucking all the water in this Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness.
Then, he opened his eyes and looked at Xerxes.
“This…”
“Alex, your memories… Are they still there? Do you still know me?”
Alex shouted, “That’s cool! ” then said, “Principal Xerxes, please make way.”
Xerxes did not know what to do. He got out of the way with a suspicious face. As a result, he saw Alex taking out a sword and digging into that Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness.
What was he doing?
Was he planning to finish everything?
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Alex’s sword tried to pry into the Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness… After all, it was Old Lady Meng, which actually made it a pretty challenging thing to do. However, it was not Alex who really exerted the force, but Shelly.
Boom!
There was an explosion. The big iron cauldron was lifted up. At the bottom, there was really a round bottom of the pot, and it was still black.
It was not a pool at all.
Xerxes was stunned, unable to speak for a long time, and finally pointed at the cauldron and said, “Why do I feel that this is a large iron pot for burning vegetables?”
Swish!
Old Lady Meng’s large iron pot was collected into the mind palace.
It was actually taken away by Shelly and turned into a part of Persephone’s Folly Bridge.
Shelly had just told Alex that the return of the Old Lady Meng‘s large iron pot completed the Persephone’s Folly Bridge, and its power would be significantly increased.
At that time, Persephone’s Folly Bridge would be able to complete the divine connection, the Infernal Hell. All creatures affected by the Infernal Hell attack would lose their pleasures and desires at Alex’s whim.
Alex exhaled sharply. “It is indeed a big pot.”
“You collected it?”
“Right.”
“You… Aren’t you afraid of the Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness?” Xerxes was a million times more surprised. “I’m in pain.”
“Let’s talk about it later.”
Alex checked around and found that this space was arranged under a strong spell formation. This was also the reason why the people outside felt nothing, although an earth-shattering noise was inside. However, in this formation, it was difficult to defeat Alex.
“Principal Xerxes, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time. Later, that big man will come in, and we will be in trouble,” Alex said.
“Of course, I know. I just checked. There is only one exit here, and there is a formation protection. It is difficult to fly, and it is impossible to leave here without a sound.”
Alex said nothing. He walked directly to a corner and tinkered with it. He was breaking the formation.
An ancient rune flowed and invaded the formation in the corner. A luster emerged a Dao rhythm flowed, and even chaos Chi energy was mixed into it. Xerxes could not break the formation himself, but with good eyesight, he understood it immediately.
“You still know the formation?”
Alex concentrated on cracking and still didn’t answer. A minute later, a doorway appeared in front of the two people.
The formation was broken.
“Move!”
They then discovered that this place was actually too big to go around, and they couldn’t turn at all. They even almost met patrols along the way.
They came in when they were carried by a big red palanquin, then immediately grabbed by a big man into the Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness, not knowing where they were at all. “Principal Xerxes, I suddenly feel that this time, you have lost a lot of money by running away from the wedding,” Alex laughed helplessly.
“How is it a loss?”
“Look at this house and this land. They are definitely thousands of acres. How many square feet does this have to be? The bride is a rich woman or at the status of a princess. If you stay as a team leader, you will have glory and wealth in the future, a life free of worry.”
“F*ck off!”
Immediately after that, the two heard a loud roar.
“The horse in harness and the accompanying maid have run away!”
“Find them for me!”
Alex and Xerxes found something. Inside this huge princess’ palace, crowds were moving quickly. They hid behind a stone statue and could hear the rumbling footsteps, one after another. Moreover, the sound was coming from above their heads.
Xerxes pointed up. “It seems there is another layer.”
Alex also heard it. However, it was a pity his X-ray vision was of no use inside this palace. He didn’t know what the palace was made of. It was so strange, as though made of some kind of jade, with stones as smooth as the skin but with silver crystals embedded in it.
Alex took out a sharp tool and wanted to dig.
Xerxes looked speechless for a while.
“What are you doing? As if it’s not enough that you finished a pot, you now want to tear away the walls?”
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Alex asked, “Don’t you think this stone is very special?”
Xerxes answered, “I do not think so. I guess this area is under the spell formation force field, which can shield divine consciousness. We had been here for so long, yet didn’t know that there was a layer above.”
Alex shook his head. “There are no force fields here. The key is in these stones.”
“Is it treasure?” Xerxes’s eyes instantly lit up. Immediately, he stuck to the wall and observed carefully, especially those bright silver crystals that were taken special care of, looking at them again and again.
Finally, it was Shelly who reminded Alex that this was the Eclipse Stone. It was a material used in the refining of weapons and was very rare. This Eclipse Stone could increase the probability of success in refining, and it could also act as a shield for divine sense.
In addition, it had an even more special function, which was, detonation!
The power was also particularly strong.
The Eclipse Stone contained a huge amount of moon power, and when detonated with a special technique, the moon power inside can even destroy Earthly Immortals.
However, it was born in the stone. This kind of stone was very hard. It could not be dug out via ordinary means. A sort of immortal weapon called “Divine Frying Shovel” was needed. This weapon was primarily used for mining to pry open the surrounding stone to get the silver crystal out.
When Alex told Xerxes about the function of this stone, he instantly got excited, his eyes turned red, and he immediately wanted to dig.
However, it was impossible.
Alex said, “Forget it, don’t waste your energy. Without the Divine Prying Shovel, you can’t dig at all.”
Xerxes was undeterred. “I’ll try again.”
He thought about it and grabbed a dagger like object, then ruthlessly dug.
Surprisingly, he really managed to dig the stone out.
Alex was shocked. “You really dug through? This shovel is good!”
“This is not a shovel, it‘s a dragon horn. ”
“What?!”
Alex came closer, took a closer look, and was even more surprised. It was really a horn, and there were circles and circles of textures on it. It was complicated and ancient, with some kind of sharp edge, which felt even stronger and sharper than the thirty-six Dragon Bone Sword Alex was holding.
Xerxes dug even more vigorously. He finally dug out an Eclipse Stone. It was as big as a thumb. He held it in his hand to play with it and watch.
“What does it take to detonate this?”
Alex said, “With some kind of ancient rune, formed in a formation blueprint. ”
When he said that, Xerxes completely shut down mentally, for he did not study these at all… One of his red-headed friends was rather knowledgeable about ancient runes, but unfortunately…
At this time, heavy footsteps could be heard, which were getting closer and closer.
Alex sat directly on top of the Eclipse Stone, using his soul power to carve ancient runes quickly in one go. He then rushed over and threw it at the footsteps coming after him.
Xerxes also wanted to see the effect and immediately followed over. The Eclipse Stone hit the chest of the giant corpse soldier. Then, it bounced on the ground a few times.
“Why didn’t it blow up?”
The corpse soldier also looked down, with a puzzled face, trying to see what was throwing itself. As a result, the Eclipse Stone released a flash of silver light and exploded violently.
The silver ball of light directly enveloped the corpse soldier.
Boom!
This corpse soldier was instantly blown up to two or three meters high.
However, he did not die. His body was only hurt a little. The corpse soldier was furious and roared to the sky, attacking towards the two.
Suddenly, at that moment, there was an Eclipse Stone on the wall that exploded again, and this time the silver light mass was even bigger, engulfing the corpse soldier completely and drowning it.
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This explosion was much bigger compared to the previous one. That big corpse soldier was instantly blown to pieces.
Alex froze for a moment. He did not expect such great power.
Xerxes was even more stunned, “Don’t you have to carve a formation to detonate? What’s with that one?”
Alex said, “It seems to be able to chain-detonate.”
“Good stuff. Let‘s dig a few more.”
Xerxes’ eyes shine with incomparable excitement. Since the corpse soldiers with Earthly immortal strength could be blown up at once, the Heavenly Immortals shouldn’t be a big problem. With more boldness and more Eclipse Stones, a Golden Immortal would be killed easily… As for Immortal Monarch, let’s not think too much.
Xerxes used both hands and quickly dug the mine. Then, he let Alex carve the formation blueprint on it. He was so tired that he was sweating and his hands were sore, but he saw that Alex was carving a formation blueprint at a surprisingly fast speed, one in two or three seconds.
“Alex, your study of formation blueprints is profound!”
“It’s just average, I am just starting out!” Alex replied.
“I have a great nephew who has studied the formation blueprint deeply. I will introduce him to you if we are back in America. Let me tell you, he is the first Dao formationist in America and is also the most powerful Dao formationist of Flying Eagles Academy. People who are 70 or 80 years old are still willing to kneel down to worship my great-nephew, the teacher.”
Alex was stunned.
It felt like he was talking about ‘that’ great-nephew. How come he was so much like him?
Xerxes continued, “When the time comes, ask that great-nephew of mine if you have questions. For my sake, he will definitely be able to answer everything.”
Alex leaned sideways and asked, “What is your nephew’s name?”
Xerxes answered, “His name is Alex.”
Alex replied, “I’ve heard of him! Are you sure that this great-nephew of yours will listen to you and answer all questions?”
Xerxes bragged, “Yes, for sure. I am his uncle, which is equivalent to half a father. If he dares to disobey, I will slap him, and he will have to kneel and shout, ‘Uncle, I was wrong…’”
Alex was completely speechless.
If he had a cheek, he would certainly tremble. No wonder his name and his personality were so matching. It was only their first meeting, but he had already bragged so much.
Soon, Alex accumulated ten Eclipse Stones in his hand. Although there were still a lot of walls, they could not dig here. The sound of footsteps intensified, and a large group of corpse soldiers was rushing to the battlefield.
Alex and Xerxes hurriedly run, but they did not expect to reach a dead-end.
“There is no more road!”
The two grown men were dumbfounded at the same time. They walked for half a day, and every road had an exit. It was all because they had guessed correctly so far, for they knew no passageway inside the palace. They all had a uniform structure, disregarding the four cardinal points. No one predicted that at this critical moment, they would reach a dead end.
The corpse soldiers rushed in. The one who led the way was the same Grand Preceptor from before.
They didn’t see it clearly just now, but only now did they see this person’s appearance, which was very different from that of the corpse soldiers. This was actually an old man with flesh and blood. He was alive with crane hair and a red face. He held a fierce expression, bordering on the edge of tyranny.
A pair of old eyes stared deadly at Alex and Xerxes. He loudly questioned, “Where is the Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness? Is it inside? Bring it all out to me, or you will regret it for the rest of your lives.”
Xerxes looked at Alex.
In fact, he also wondered in his heart, how did Alex get rid of the Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness?
He was tortured to death inside and was about to shed a layer of skin, but he turned out to be alive and kicking… Even he had clearly felt that Alex’s soul power had grown, although he did not know how much. But from his senses, it should be quite a lot. This kind of thing only belonged to matters related to cultivation.
Principal Lewin was very tactful and did not investigate deeper.
“I ate it!” Alex spread his hands and admitted.
“Bullshit!”
Grand Preceptor was furious. The Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfuhiess was of great importance and could not be lost. If the Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness was lost, even Her Highness could not carry it. As for Alex’s statement, he did not believe it at all… He was very confident that anyone who went in could not stand the power of the Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness.
Now, the only explanation was that these two bastards immediately took the Pool of Forgotten Love and Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfuhiess after they left.
“Take it out immediately. Now!”