Chapter 1009 Scathach's Request
After the two leading men were killed one after another, the remaining four or five took the opportunity to rush forward. Because of their numerical advantage, they caused considerable trouble for Ares.
He had to take it seriously and pulled the warrior on the spear off the "skewer". Then he fought against six people alone, waving the spear and constantly igniting balls of fire.
Soldiers kept getting itchy and stood up - and at a banquet, standing up meant joining the battle.
When the fourteenth warrior stood up, Ares finally showed signs of decline.
A handsome male elf had come up from behind him at some point, squatted on his left shoulder, and stabbed the dagger in his hand into his neck!
Ares was about to reach out to grab it, but a strong human warrior with his upper body naked threw a huge leg bone more than half a meter long - the leg bone with half of roasted animal meat on it pierced Ares' chest, forcing Ares to take two steps back.
At this moment, the elf assassin stood up with incredible agility.
It was a gravity-defying posture, like flying over eaves and walls - his body was almost level with the ground, and he kept this posture and circled around, cutting off Ares' head directly!
Ares's headless body collapsed to the ground. The frail elven assassin raised the massive head in his hand and roared, spilling the blood all over himself. Even his neck was red... not from the blood, but from excessive excitement.
"Okay, okay!"
"I told you to pretend, but you still pretend!"
Everyone cheered for him, and some people also laughed at the arrogant Ares.
Even though it was a group fight, winning is winning!
Yasen was completely stunned - although he had fought with others, he had never taken anyone's life; he had seen fighting, but he had never seen such a bloody fight!
This was truly a divine feast... but before he could even take a bite of the meat, he already felt half full.
"Alright, alright...the guests are here, don't make things too bloody! If you really want to fight, just wrestle!"
Ying Tiansi smiled and greeted them, "Everyone, keep eating and drinking! Luke, Fergus, come and sit over here."
As Ying Tiansi finished speaking, all the dead people were resurrected instantly.
Everyone continued to eat and drink in harmony, and someone, unable to resist the urge to wrestle, walked to the middle of the room and planned to wrestle. Soon someone responded, so another round was joined, and then, in front of everyone's onlookers, the two began to wrestle.
The elf man named Luke was covered in blood, and the same was true of Ares, whose head he had just taken off.
The two blood-soaked figures sat at the table, with Yassen fidgeting uncomfortably between them. The strong smell of blood made him feel nauseous.
Yasen felt that he had really opened his eyes this time!
The two men who had just been fighting clinked their glasses and drank in a friendly manner, while Yasen leaned back to make room for the two men.
The strong human being called Fergus sat down next to Vignes without any hesitation, which was closer to Aiwass.
He stretched his head to look at Aiwass and said with interest, "You must be Aiwass! My name is Fergus, and I heard Lancelot mention you before!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to shake hands with Aiwass.
Aiwass also stretched out his hand and shook hands with Fergus.
It was a palm as hot as fire and as hard as iron - this warrior from the Shadow Kingdom should have the strength of the seventh level or above, and if by chance, he might even be able to be promoted to a Heavenly Master.
His body was covered with scars, as if he had been splashed with sulfuric acid, burned by fire, or bitten by many wild beasts.
If an injury is sustained in the Shadow Realm, it will heal in a single breath and will not leave any scars. Injuries sustained in the material world will not affect the soul.
In other words, these horrific and hideous scars on Fergus's body are injuries engraved on his soul.
——It’s most likely a promotion ceremony.
Only the soul trauma left during the ascension ceremony will be carried over into the afterlife.
"get married?"
It was just a handshake, and the other party asked this.
Aiwass raised his eyebrows and nodded in agreement: "Right away."
"Oh, newlyweds. I heard your wife is a descendant of Lancelot... so she's probably a good woman. Be kind to her."
Fergus smiled ambiguously and said, "Then this will be even more useful. Otherwise, you, with your delicate skin and tender flesh, may not be able to do it."
As he spoke, Aiwass suddenly felt something hard in his hand.
He didn't realize what kind of magic trick Fergus used - when the two of them shook hands at the beginning, there was nothing in their hands. But now he quietly handed something to Aiwass.
Aiwass opened his palm and saw a crystal bottle that looked like medicated oil.
It contains a blood-red liquid...
No, Aiwass shook the bottle and quickly determined from the scum and foam that it was blood.
"My exclusive secret recipe," Fergus smiled. "Dragon blood, shadow thorns. Add some secret medicine... Just drink a third of it at a time. I tell you, this is a lost secret technique of ancient alchemists—certified by Her Majesty the Queen, the ultimate secret!"
"...Should I drink it?" Aiwass confirmed.
"Of course. How else would it be given to a little girl? No matter what the reason is, drugging a woman is not something a man should do!"
Fergus scolded.
...I don't think it will be useful.
Aiwass's expression was a little awkward, but he still took it. As Fergus said, he never knew when it would come in handy.
This trip to the Shadow Kingdom was not in vain - I didn't do anything else but accept gifts.
Seeing Aiwass accept it, Fergus also laughed heartily.
"Come, drink!"
The sturdy man raised the wine bowl high as he spoke, "This is the finest wine from the underworld. It's a rare opportunity for you living people to visit the dream world, so every sip you can have is a good one!"
…Actually, it wasn’t difficult for me to come to the dream world.
Aiwass complained in his heart and finally took a sip.
The wine looked pitch black, reminiscent of petroleum, but when you put it to your lips, you could smell the distinct sweet aroma of strawberries.
Oh, it looks like strawberry wine, the same as the shadow wine shared by those warriors before...
But after taking the first bite, Aiwass opened his eyes wide.
It’s not that it’s too delicious—it’s that it’s too spicy!
"...How many degrees is this thing?!"
He was surprised and said, "Isn't this strawberry wine?!"
He had shared some shadow wine with the soldiers outside before, but it was just fruit wine.
And this wine even reminded Aiwas of vodka.
"Spend?"
The strong man was a little confused and didn't quite understand what it meant.
He just laughed: "This is strong liquor! Not water, but essence! Look -"
As he spoke, he snapped his fingers on the wine bowl.
Just by rubbing his fingers, he easily ignited the flame.
The spark fell into the wine bowl and immediately a fire started.
"Look, little brother, this is really warming—but you living people, forget it, don't try to imitate it!"
As he spoke, Fergus swallowed the flaming wine directly into his stomach.
He finished a bowl and opened his mouth, showing his throat.
——The fire still burned deep in his throat.
He blew out a puff of flame and extinguished it with the airflow.
“He’s handsome!”
Fergus laughed.
"If you can't drink strong liquor, then don't drink it," Ying Tiansi said with concern, "Don't you have important things to do?"
Aiwass would have agreed.
But after just a brief delay, Aiwass began to feel a little warmth rising in his chest.
It's not the power of the Tao, but pure life force—
He and Yasen exchanged glances, and both received affirmative answers from the other.
——It’s not an illusion.
This strong liquor, made from fruits born from the land where all things wither and die, can actually permanently enhance the vitality of the living!
"It's okay, I have the Fire Sacrifice technique, so I can't get drunk..."
Aiwass realized that this was good stuff, so he couldn't help but ask, "Can this wine be brought into the material world?"
“In theory, yes, but it’s not very convenient.”
It was Fergus who spoke. "I tried to help Lancelot decorate it and bring it back, but I found it impossible. If the light of the material world shines on it... even a little bit, it will dissipate without a trace. The only exception is the fire here - these fires are caused by burning shadow-soaked wood. Although it is flame, it is actually a shadow."
"...What about those things outside? What kind of wine can be drunk even under lightning?"
"That thing? It's just water at best."
Fergus was quite disdainful.
"The water in the Shadow Realm is undrinkable. It is the water of the 'hatred of revenge' from the material world, and is poisonous even to phantom demons."
Ying Tiansi explained: "So a small amount of Ying wine is added to neutralize its toxicity... These are wines without water.
"If you want to take it away for your friends, I'll research it. Next time you come to Shadow Country, I'll see if I can let you take it away."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Aiwass said gratefully.
"Nothing," Ying Tiansi also smiled, "I also need your help."
"What's up?"
"You should know about the Tail Ring Ritual, right? It's the one that pulls down the Fallen Angels. Since you were able to kill him... and considering your background, I think you might know something about this ritual."
Ying Tiansi finally spoke, stating his position and his demands: "I have a feeling that Huan Tiansi might want to attack me - can you save me, Aiwass? If you need to ascend to a higher realm in the future, I will stand by you."
And this is the real reason why she is so passionate about Aiwass.
——The gods are sincerely asking for help from mortals?
Yassen's eyes widened at the sight.
He finally realized clearly that this trip to the dream world might not only be able to rescue Sherlock.
He was probably going to have to listen to secrets that mortals couldn't hear, and witness miracles that mortals couldn't possibly witness.
Upon hearing this, Aiwass's expression became serious.
"Can."
Without giving it much thought, he readily agreed, "I'll help you, Scathach."
Aiwass addressed the god's name without hesitation, which meant that their status was almost equal at this moment.
However, Shadow Sky Si Scathach was not angry, but asked modestly and seriously: "What are you going to do?"
After all, this matter concerns her life and death, as well as the survival of the Shadow Kingdom, so she cannot help but take it seriously.
"It's simple," Aiwass said slowly. "Just get ahead of the situation and pull down the Blood Celestial Master. That way, no new Celestial Master will be pulled down in this round of the Path of Love."
"...What about the next round?"
Ying Tiansi was a little worried: "Huan Tiansi is going to ascend to the Pillar God... I'm afraid it will take more than one round."
“I try to keep it to just one round.”
At this point, Aiwas narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke in a calm tone, "Two rounds at most. If there are two rounds... there should be new Love Path Celestial Masters, don't be afraid. It's best not to touch the Feast Celestial Master and the Mist Celestial Master, they are also quite familiar to me."
If it drags on for too long, Huan Tiansi's power will become stronger and stronger.
The Tail Ring Ceremony is a grand ceremony in which the Heavenly Ring Master gradually injects the underlying code of the "transmutation" path into the material world.
The more cycles there are, the more chaotic the material world becomes, and the stronger the power of Huantiansi becomes.
After eight cycles, it will reach its peak, and the wall between the material world and the dream world will almost completely collapse... After many cycles, the entire world will gradually deviate to the version at the end of the game.
At that time, James, the adopted father of the material world, was even able to directly resist the might of the Pillar God's artifact. Some weak newborn Celestials were likely no match for the conspirators of the material world. Humanity began to usurp the power of the gods, even going so far as to imprison them. The Celestials who were pulled down were no longer considered version bosses. Instead, the mortals who exploited the Celestials' power became tyrants on earth, their destructive power surpassing that of the descended gods.
——This is the change that the path of “transmutation” brings to the material world.
It wasn't an upward trend, nor a downward trend. Instead, it was a continuous cycle of wars, endless changes... the entire world was edging ever closer to chaos, the rate of entropy increasing steadily. In this way, a constant supply of Dao power would be provided to Huan Tian Si. The entire world had become his ritual ground.
Therefore, Aiwass could not accept the Tail Ring Ritual going on for too many rounds. He might not have the power to change it in the first round, but he had to stop it after two rounds at most.
As long as Xue Tiansi is brought down, at least Ying Tiansi's safety can be guaranteed in the first round.
"——It just so happens that I've been annoyed with Xue Tiansi for a long time."
Aiwass said softly.
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