Chapter 0 – 125. Surprise Attack
“A small matter.”
After reassuring them, Qin Gou immediately turned to the ancient scroll and said, “Old Demon, what exactly is going on? Tell me yourself?”
“Do you really think the black mist on this ancient scroll is just covering my name? Anyone who dares to forcefully invade and attempt to destroy will pay a heavy price! He is already within the black mist now.”
“I see.”
“And, in your realm, it is currently being dealt with by the backup plan that guy left behind back then. I am happy to enjoy my leisure.”
At the same time.
That effeminate voice transformed into a ball of white humanoid light, appearing in the black mist-filled area.
“What kind of hellish place is this?”
“Intruders will die,” the Abyss Demon God’s voice rang out.
“What?!”
The voice came from all directions, deafening. The white figure immediately looked up, and then instantly froze in shock.
Compared to the colossal, sky-obscuring black giant figure above, it seemed like a speck of dust.
…
“How is it, Qin Gou, can you directly retrieve the Soul Grabbing Umbrella now?” the Old Demon asked.
“Your luck has indeed always been good.”
Qin Gou chuckled, “However, you must keep your promise from just now.”
“What?”
“You told me to speak frankly, so now I’m telling you. Think back carefully. Besides the Soul Grabbing Umbrella, did you leave behind any other rare treasures?”
“Things from your realm are not something this seat left behind,” the Old Demon’s tone was strange.
Qin Gou spread his hands and laughed, “It’s all the same. Just tell me in detail based on your memory.”
“You guys actually…”
At this moment, Ling Shan Hai beside him had a very complex expression. He extended a hand, pointing directly at Qin Gou.
“What? Do you still think that guy is truly an Abyss Demon God?” Qin Gou asked curiously.
“I will personally investigate everything!”
With that, Ling Shan Hai turned around.
Qin Gou stomped his foot, and in an instant, he appeared in front of Ling Shan Hai, blocking him. “Your Excellency, you intend to leave just like this?”
Ling Shan Hai’s brows furrowed. “I know, you just want the Soul Grabbing Umbrella, right?”
“Wrong. It’s not just that anymore.”
Qin Gou smiled. “In fact, I’ve known from the very beginning that not everyone who shouts the loudest is necessarily the mastermind. Although you seem to have always been respectful to that strange guy, it’s not impossible that you might be the one who came up with the plan.”
“What did you say?!” Ling Shan Hai’s tone became increasingly grim.
“I just want to ask Your Excellency to stay here a little longer.”
With that, Qin Gou reached out his palm, and the Soul Grabbing Umbrella in Ling Shan Hai’s hand directly flew out of his grasp. As he grimaced in pain, Qin Gou easily took it into his own hand.
“You…”
Ling Shan Hai suddenly realized that the reason he had never been able to sense Qin Gou’s cultivation from the beginning was not because he was using some powerful artifact to conceal it, but rather because of the astonishing gap between them, like an insurmountable chasm.
This felt too unreal.
Even the current number one Abyss Lord, Yan Suo Yun, whom Ling Shan Hai had met once, did not give him such a terrifying impression.
“Old Demon, can you sense it?” At this time, Qin Gou had returned to everyone’s side and asked.
The Old Demon considered for a moment before saying, “Place the Soul Grabbing Umbrella near Luo Wei Ban’s ancient scroll.”
Not long after, after everyone had been silent for a while,
“I saw it clearly.”
The Old Demon said confidently, “Countless blood-red threads are tightly binding the artifact spirit of the Soul Grabbing Umbrella, and there is no mistake, this is definitely the aura of the Lingbo Boat Master’s Clan!”
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Ling Shan Hai.
His face turned ashen, and he remained silent, no one knew what he was thinking.
“Is there a way to undo it?” Qin Gou asked.
“To be direct, I cannot,” Ling Shan Hai replied.
“You can’t even undo the seal you set yourself?” Qin Gou shook his head and chuckled.
“Does it mean that as long as it has the aura of the Lingbo Boat Master’s Clan, it must be me who did it?” Ling Shan Hai said coldly, extremely unwilling to cooperate.
“Then, Old Demon, what about you?” Qin Gou turned to the ancient scroll again and asked.
“This seat can indeed do it, but with the distance between us… I don’t know how much of this seat’s power will be wasted in vain!”
“As expected of you, that’s good. As long as you can do it, it’s fine,” Qin Gou nodded. On the surface, his expression was as usual, but in his heart, he was thinking that Luo Wei’s previous judgment was entirely correct. Now, even the Abyss Demon God of the Western Heaven Realm could transmit some of its power to this realm.
“Move it closer. Damn it, no, Nine Deaths, you also provide more spiritual power to this ancient scroll. Let’s start.”
For a moment, the Soul Grabbing Umbrella trembled slightly non-stop, and the sound of something shattering echoed in everyone’s ears.
Finally, the entire Soul Grabbing Umbrella suddenly erupted with an extremely strong scarlet light, and the voice from the artifact spirit finally rang out, “This is… My Lord?!”
“Soul Grabbing Umbrella, tell the truth, who sealed you,” the Old Demon asked directly.
“Ling Shan Hai!” the artifact spirit pointed at Ling Shan Hai’s current location without hesitation and said, “It’s this Lingbo Boat Master!”
“As expected.”
Then, the Old Demon added, “Now, Soul Grabbing Umbrella, form a contract with Qin Gou beside you.”
“Yes.”
Because it was a command from its creator, the Soul Grabbing Umbrella had absolutely no hesitation.
Soon, all the steps were simplified, and Qin Gou indeed felt a faint, invisible connection between himself and the Soul Grabbing Umbrella. The mission was accomplished.
“Is that it? Qin Gou, this seat has kept its promise. Now, it’s time for you to fulfill yours,” the Old Demon said.
Qin Gou nodded with satisfaction, “Okay, if the two of you contact me at the same time in the future, I will definitely choose you first.”
Hearing this, the Old Demon seemed to want to say something more, but suddenly, a deafening roar echoed.
“What’s going on? What happened on your end?”
Qin Gou’s expression was startled, because the sound did not come from their side, but from Luo Wei Ban’s ancient scroll, originating from the Old Demon’s actual location.
“It’s you?!” the Old Demon exclaimed in extreme anger.
“To take your dog’s life!”
This was clearly the voice of the Abyss Demon God from Qin Gou’s realm!
Qin Gou could not have mistaken it, because there was always a significant difference in tone between the Old Demon and the Abyss Demon God; the Demon God was always more arrogant, crude, and direct.
“This is…”
The Old Demon’s tone was astonished. “With just you, you dare to scheme against this seat?”
“Isn’t it easy for this seat to scheme against you? No one would think that someone who looks like an old fox at first glance is truly cunning, right? Look at Qin Gou, how many years has he lived? Has he ever acted like a wise old man?”
The Demon God laughed heartily. At this moment, a series of loud noises erupted, and the connection with the ancient scroll was actively severed by the Old Demon’s side.
