Chapter 196: The Covenant
Mu Zhiguang’s absurd request somehow gave Liu Chai a sudden urge to smash his head.
This guy was obviously trying to take advantage of him. How could he have his own way just because he was a Ghost Emperor Elite?
“What do you think? Once you’re my son, no one in this ocean will ever bully you. You can even get plenty of resources for your own cultivation!”
Now that Mu Zhiguang had lost all of his clansmen, he started to value the Sea King more. He was the only one who had the bloodline of his clan. Seeing Liu Chai with his arm turned out to be an unexpected surprise to him. It was right then that he had the idea of recruiting him into the clan.
Frustrated looking at Mu Zhiguang’s sincere face, Liu Chai snapped, “No!”
“I never had an heir in my whole life… if you would be my son…”
Liu Chai interrupted him abruptly, “Hold on! Why are you going on about sons? Watch your words, can’t you? Do you think you can start insulting people just because you’re the Ghost Emperor?”
Mu Zhiguang was astonished, “You really don’t want to be my son?”
I want to be your father! Liu Chai whispered to himself.
“Alright, since you don’t wish to, I shall not force you. But you do have my blood in your body, therefore you are one of the Mu Te Sea Clan. If you were to encounter any danger, you can always summon me. I will help you!”
Mu Zhiguang waved his hand as he spoke, and a dark glow pierced through Liu Chai’s right arm. At the same time, a notification rang in his head.
[Game Notification: You have received a one-time skill, The Call of Death.]
The Call of Death (Binding: Mu Zhiguang)]: By executing this skill, Mu Zhiguang will be able to hear your request and obtain your exact location!
Seeing that Mu Zhiguang was about to leave, Liu Chai quickly asked, “You still haven’t told me about your memory…”
Mu Zhiguang replied calmly, “I’m not sure about that either. It might be something related to the huge secret of the Dead Clan. I will have to collect all my body parts in order to awaken this strand of memory. So, I have no idea for the time being.”
Liu Chai was dumbfounded after hearing what he said. How was he going to complete his mission if his brain knew nothing about the memory?
“So where are the rest of your body parts? Just go and collect them!” Liu Chai prompted.
“That’s what I am planning to do now. But since my right arm suits you so well, I’m not going to take it!”
Stunned, Liu Chai questioned, “Does that mean that you won’t be able to collect all of your body parts?”
“Yeah, the most I can do is to collect a few more parts of my body. Perhaps this can help to unlock some memories. I will let you know once I find them,” smiling, Mu Zhiguang’s figure started to fade.
Glancing at his right arm, Liu Chai felt rather depressed. This mission is getting increasingly harder.
However, there was another option for Liu Chai. He could wait until he was strong enough to kill Mu Zhiguang and collect the body parts himself.
Nonetheless, he sensed no malice from Mu Zhiguang despite being pissed off by his intention to make him his son. Being a righteous man, this made him even more ambivalent.
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Liuli Coast, Beiqi.
Tong Gua was drinking and playing cards with Ye Chen and some other friends on the beach. A dark silhouette caught their attention as it descended from the sky.
The silhouette stood by the shore for a while before it slowly dispersed. When it reappeared, it was right beside Tong Gua.
Looking at Tong Gua, Mu Zhiguang said curiously, “The spirit of a Demon King in such a weak body? How rare!”
“Who are you?” Tong Gua threw his cards to the floor and ranted while pointing at Mu Zhiguang.
“I’m Mu Zhiguang.”
“What a shitty name… Mu…” Tong Gua was about to burst out swearing before a look of horror crossed his face.
“You’re Mu Zhiguang? The previous king of the Mu Te Sea Nation?” Tong Gua seemed skeptical.
“Mmhmm,” Mu Zhiguang nodded.
“You’re not dead?”
“It seems like many people thought that I was dead,” Mu Zhiguang put on a smile. “Anyways, I’ve heard that there’s a creature named Tong Gua here who has attained the Ghost King Peak Realm. Do you know where he is?”
Sensing that something wasn’t right, Tong Gua coughed a little, “He went out to sea and hasn’t come back for quite a long time. Right, boys?”
Upon hearing this, Mu Zhiguang shifted his gaze to Ye Chen and the others.
Ye Chen and the rest shook their heads firmly as if they had no idea either.
Mu Zhiguang looked disappointed for not getting a usable answer. He disappeared on the spot.
“Shit, things are getting interesting now that this lunatic is out!” Tong Gua stared at the spot where Mu Zhiguang stood just now.
Ye Chen and the others asked curiously, “Who is Mu Zhiguang?”
“He used to reign over the Void Ocean before the Sea King. He was also the Sea King’s clansman and thus, in terms of status, could be considered as the Sea King’s former boss.”
Tong Gua’s words made their faces taut with tension for they knew how tough this matter was going to be.
After all, their fight with the Sea King was at its peak. The sudden appearance of such a strong opponent would definitely give the Sea King an advantage over them. A full-fledged war might be triggered at any moment.
“But as far as I know, he should be dead in the abyss under the ocean. Why did he pop up all of a sudden? Unless someone went to save him from the abyss?” Tong Gua started to speculate.
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The Peak of the Cliffs of Desperation.
A dark silhouette emerged and charged toward the black skeleton beside the pillar pagoda.
At this moment, the white-haired old man’s silhouette came into sight and stopped in front of the dark silhouette.
“I’ve come to take back what’s mine!” Mu Zhiguang, who had appeared physically, exclaimed to the white-haired old man.
“I’ve heard that you went to the abyss under the ocean, and I thought you were dead,” the white-haired old man replied with a smile.
“Do you want to stop me from taking back what’s mine?” Mu Zhiguang’s face was grave.
“You sound so rude and I don’t like it! What are you going to do if I don’t return it to you? Do you think you can defeat me with your current incomplete body?” the white-haired old man retorted.
“I can’t defeat you!” Mu Zhiguang replied honestly.
Feeling as if his reputation was tarnished, Mu Zhiguang added, “But if we are at the same level of power, you would be no match for me!”
Upon hearing that, the white-haired old man smiled, “You know about the new king of the Mu Te Sea Nation, right? What do you think of his strength?”
Mu Zhiguang nodded, “The king is strong. If it wasn’t for that battle with Tao Wu that caused him to be drained out, his strength would be on par with me when I was in my peak realm.”
Grinning, the white-haired old man waved and a hologram appeared amid the golden sparks.
“Stop beating me! Stop it! I promise you that the Liuli Coast is yours and I won’t attack it!”
A voice arose, followed by the scene of a blue-skinned man with his upper torso exposed being ruthlessly beaten up. His face began to distort under the massive, ceaseless blows.
Seeing the king whom he remembered being regal and dignified was begging for mercy with his tail between his legs, Mu Zhiguang’s jaw dropped.
“Do you see that? This was how I snatched the Liuli Coast from your Mu Te Sea King back in the day. So, frankly speaking, you are nothing to me,” the white-haired old man grinned hideously.
“You…”
Mu Zhiguang clenched his fist and anger rushed through him as he thought of how this fellow in front of him used to treat his king.
“What? Wanna have a fight now? I might not be able to stop and kill you, but you better think carefully about this!” the white-haired old man threatened with the same nasty smile lingering on his lips.
Taking a deep breath, Mu Zhiguang’s face became solemn, “King of Beiqi, I may not be your equal now, but I can still surpass you in the future. You keep this body, I will come and retrieve it someday.”
The white-haired old man immediately blocked Mu Zhiguang’s way as he saw that he was about to leave, “Oh, don’t leave! I can give it to you, but you have to promise me something!”
Mu Zhiguang’s brow furrowed when he heard that, “What do you want me to promise you, King of Beiqi?”
The white-haired old man let out a cunning chuckle, “I am no longer the King of Beiqi, so stop calling me that. Besides, this land is no longer under my dominance. I hope I’ve made myself clear. As for my request, it’s simple. If you go to war with Beiqi, you must not be involved personally.”
Mu Zhiguang was stunned as he heard that, “What do you mean?”
“Since you’re out now, you must have thought of rebuilding the Mu Te Sea Nation. With that, the conflicts with those forces in Beiqi are inevitable. I don’t care about this but you have to promise me that you will not be involved in the conflict!”
“Why do you still care about the power games of Beiqi since you’re no longer the King of Beiqi?” Mu Zhiguang asked in puzzlement.
“Stop asking questions! Just tell me whether you agree or not. If you don’t agree, I will grind this black skeleton and drink it up. It’s time for some supplements now that I’m old,” the King of Beiqi snapped and threatened him.
“You…”
Mu Zhiguang was holding back his frustration because he could not fight with a guy. Such a feeling was so unbearable.
“Do you agree or not? Tell me!” as the white-haired old man spoke, the black skeleton flew into his outstretched hand.
Mu Zhiguang shuddered as he saw the white-haired old man’s fingers randomly tapping on the black skeleton. He had crossed paths with many strong opponents in his lifetime but he had never met anyone like this before, who was powerful yet mean and graceless at the same time.
Mu Zhiguang inhaled deeply before nodding, “I agree, I won’t get involved. Give it to me now!”
“Ah, that’s how things should be. If you disagreed just now, I probably would have dismantled your remaining body into pieces.”
Now Mu Zhiguang was speechless.
Reaching out to catch the black skeleton thrown by the white-haired old man, Mu Zhiguang had a rather wistful look on his face. At the same time, the black skeleton started to melt and seep into his body in the form of blackish liquid.
A sudden gust of demonic wind swept through the place, followed by a dense mist of dark energy that expanded rapidly before shrinking back into Mu Zhiguang’s body.
The white-haired old man nodded after seeing how quickly Mu Zhiguang had improved, “Hmm, half a step away from the Ghost Emperor Peak Realm now. Not bad!”
Clenching his fist, he felt the surge of familiar energy circulating in his body. He then fixed his gaze upon the white-haired old man, “I will keep my promise!”
“Alright, alright. Just go. I want to go get some sleep,” the white-haired old man stretched his body lazily and disappeared with the wind.
Mu Zhiguang decided to get going when he saw the white-haired old man leaving. It was then that something unusual about the pillar pagoda caught his attention and his curiosity drove him to take a closer look at it.
Just as Mu Zhiguang stretched his hand out to examine it, a voice suddenly rang in his mind, “Young man, are you looking for a beating? I dare you to touch it.”
“Who’s there?”
Mu Zhiguang’s expression turned serious. He was sure that this voice did not belong to the white-haired old man.
“You are standing right on top of me, who do you think I am?” the Demonic God’s arrogant voice sounded again.
Immediately, Mu Zhiguang looked down and as his pupils started to be covered with darkness, he began to see through the ground.
Then, he saw a gigantic body bound by millions of metal chains. The Demonic God, with his head lifted up, was smiling sinisterly at him!
“The Demonic God!” Mu Zhiguang was appalled.
He was aware of an ancient demonic deity being sealed under the Land of Beiqi, but he didn’t expect it to be sealed here.