Chapter 81 Flashback

A slight rewind in time…

Not long ago, north of the city, on the rooftop of a shopping center.

Just as Feng Bujue was conversing with Duo Ling… suddenly, an unusual glint flashed in Duo Ling’s eyes.

This enormous, burning skull head was originally enveloped in orange-red flames, but now, the flames around it had turned blue, a kind of cold fire emanating waves of chilling air…

Almost simultaneously, the Bloodthirsty Demon and the Penitent, standing on either side, humbly bowed their heads and chanted to Duo Ling, "Our King…"

Feng Bujue also raised his eyes to examine Duo Ling closely. He noticed that within the hollow eye sockets of the skeletal phantom, a blurred image had appeared, resembling a figure wearing a crown.

"Feng Bujue…" The voice emanated from Duo Ling's eye sockets, not its mouth, undoubtedly belonging to the "figure." "I… have heard your request." His voice was incredibly terrifying, as if countless wails were mixed together, stuffed into bellows, and then squeezed out… Just listening to him speak was enough to make one's hair stand on end and break out in a cold sweat.

Of course, there were those who were unaffected by such a sound…

"Nether Abyss You King?" Feng Bujue immediately asked in a very ordinary tone.

"Impudence!" The right head of the Bloodthirsty Demon turned to glare at Jue Ge, "A mere Otherworld Traveler dares to call our King by his name…"

"Enough…" Nether Abyss You King interrupted his subordinate, "Feng Bujue is ignorant of etiquette, it is of no consequence."

"Yes…" The Bloodthirsty Demon responded meekly and quickly shut its mouth.

Seeing that this You King was quite refined and spoke in his favor, Feng Bujue immediately sensed an opportunity. He deftly changed his tone and continued, "Forgive my impudence… I do not know how I should address Your Majesty?"

"If you wish to serve the Kingdom of the Undead…" Nether Abyss You King slowly replied, "Then naturally you are counted as one of my subjects…"

"Understood." Feng Bujue did not wait for the other party to finish speaking before offering his cheap knee. He knelt on one knee, bowed, and saluted, "My King is above all, his divine might is unparalleled, his magical power is boundless, he is accomplished in both civil and military affairs, may he enjoy immortal blessings forever, and his lifespan be as long as the heavens, for ten thousand generations, may he unify the martial world!" (jianghu)

"Holy crap…" The Bloodthirsty Demon next to him was astonished. The Otherworld Traveler's shamelessness instantly exceeded its narrow imagination.

Even the usually composed Penitent broke out in a cold sweat…

"Hmm…" Nether Abyss You King hesitated for a few seconds, then laughed, "Hahaha… it seems you are extremely eager to join my command, very good… haha… very good…"

Clearly, Nether Abyss You King had never been "praised" so directly to his face. Those who submitted to him were mostly three parts respect, seven parts fear, bowing their heads in submission and following his orders. No one dared to say much in front of this monarch, or even maintain direct eye contact for more than two seconds…

This was also related to Nether Abyss You King's setting. As a World Boss, this Four Pillars God had an extremely heaven-defying passive ability—"Aura of Fear."

Any creature weaker than him would be affected by this ability. When they saw or heard the image or voice of Nether Abyss You King, they would instinctively feel fear. This fear was similar to Scarecrow's fear toxin, a physiological reaction that would then bring about psychological oppression.

And when they truly approached Nether Abyss You King, this mental erosion would become even more pronounced… Taking players as an example, if a player stood face-to-face with Nether Abyss You King's main body, even if neither of them did anything, that player's horror value would remain around 30%.

But Feng Bujue… was an exception. Regardless of the form of fear effect, it was ineffective against him. Therefore, he could still speak nonsense without any pressure when facing this King of the Undead.

Thus… in Jue Ge's fawning words, Nether Abyss You King's favorability towards this Otherworld Traveler rose sharply.

"With just a word from Your Majesty, this subordinate will go through fire and water without hesitation." Seeing that the other party's demonic face was greatly pleased, Feng Bujue took the opportunity to change "I" to "this subordinate," and regarded himself as the other party's subordinate.

"Hmm… I have heard… some rumors about you." Nether Abyss You King said, "It is said that Samodir regards you as a mortal enemy; the Time Lord's prison was also broken by you; the Court of Truth regards you as an extremely dangerous criminal; even among the Derivates… your name is circulated."

"Just empty fame…" Feng Bujue, "What this subordinate has done is like the light of a firefly, Your Majesty's power is like the brightness of the moon."

"Hehehe…" Nether Abyss You King had never been attacked with such high-intensity, high-density flattery. His integrity value was about to collapse. "It seems you are quite knowledgeable."

"I'm going to throw up…" The Bloodthirsty One, as an NPC, was forced to complain by Jue Ge's behavior, of course, only on a mental level…

"Good, since you are so sincere in wanting to serve me…" Nether Abyss You King continued, "I will give you a chance…" He calmed his joyful mood slightly and put on the airs of a Four Pillars God, "Although there are no false reputations under great fame, I cannot unconditionally approve of you… Do you understand?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Feng Bujue said, "This subordinate deeply agrees, I will go and present a certificate of allegiance…"

"Hmm… you understand at once, not bad." Nether Abyss You King laughed.

"However…" Feng Bujue raised his head slightly, a hint of cunning flashing in his eyes, "The situation here is chaotic, and the forces of the other Pillars Gods… have also dispatched their elites. Although this subordinate is confident in killing one or two Time Officials or Jurors, I am afraid that even a good tiger cannot withstand a pack of wolves. If the other party attacks in a group, this subordinate…"

"That… is your problem." Nether Abyss You King's tone turned cold again.

"Tch… it's not that easy after all…" Feng Bujue thought, "After all, he is a World Boss. No matter how strong a player's negotiation skills are, at most it will only make him give up the idea of 'crushing this ant directly.' If it weren't for the reputation I accumulated in the past scripts, he wouldn't even give me this 'opportunity.'"

"This subordinate understands!" Feng Bujue was still respectful on the surface, replying with a look of admiration, "Please wait a moment, Your Majesty, this subordinate will be right back…"

Before he finished speaking, the shadow in Duo Ling's eyes had already turned around and gradually blurred.

Before long, the flames on Duo Ling's head turned back to their original red color, and it began to speak with its mouth again, "Feng Bujue, it seems you have made a deep impression on Our King…"

Jue Ge dusted off his clothes, stood up again, and resumed his arrogant appearance of being unafraid of boiling water: "Was your consciousness still present just now?"

"Of course." Duo Ling replied.

"Good!" Feng Bujue nodded, "Since we're all in the same boat now, you have to help a brother out."

"Who's on the same boat as you…" The Bloodthirsty Demon immediately interjected, wanting to distance itself from Jue Ge.

"Hahaha…" Duo Ling laughed, "Yes, you're right, we are already our own people."

"What?" The Bloodthirsty Demon's three heads all looked at Duo Ling, "Chief… he…"

"I know what I'm doing." Duo Ling turned its head slightly, signaling the Bloodthirsty Demon to be quiet. Then, it said to Feng Bujue, "I understand what you said just now…" It paused for a moment and asked, "You want to get some 'substantial' help from us, is that right?"

"Exactly." Feng Bujue replied.

"Hmph… good!" Duo Ling responded. In the next second, its huge head shook, ghostly energy leaked out, and a cluster of spirit fire shot out from its eyes.

The spirit fire scattered, and a divine artifact appeared.

A few seconds later, a palm-sized object resembling a hexagonal coffin floated in the air.

The Bloodthirsty Demon's expression immediately changed drastically, and the Penitent also lightly "hmm?"

"I won't be polite." Feng Bujue stepped forward and reached out to grab the thing, regardless of whether it still carried the lingering warmth of the flames.

"You Otherworld Travelers…" Duo Ling continued, "Should have the ability to identify this item, right?"

Feng Bujue only spent five seconds quickly scanning the item description. Without saying a word, he stuffed the thing into his knapsack before replying, "Thank you."

After saying thank you, he was about to turn and leave.

"I don't care who you end up using this to deal with…" Duo Ling's voice sounded from behind Jue Ge, "Don't forget… to return it to me after you're done."

"Return it to your ass…" This was Feng Bujue's true thought, but on the surface, he still adopted a very stern posture, slightly turning his head and looking at the other party over his shoulder, "Rest assured, I will definitely return it to you." After saying these words, he silently added in his heart, "In ten years…"

Watching Feng Bujue's figure leaping away and floating away… the Bloodthirsty Demon finally couldn't help but say, "Why did you help him?" It glared at Duo Ling, "I can't see what use this weakling has."

"Heh…" Duo Ling smiled and turned its head, "The potential of the Otherworld Travelers is much stronger than you imagine… don't just look at the present. Besides… strength is not necessarily the most important thing." Its tone gradually became gloomy, "This person… will definitely be useful in the future, and I am also thinking of Our King's interests."

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Time returns to the present, to the battle between Feng Bujue and Rutte.

Jue Ge took out a mini-coffin-like thing from his knapsack and waved it in his hand.

"From the first moment I saw you, I knew that this was your trump card." Rutte said in a deep voice, "If you think you can defeat me with this… feel free to try."

Feng Bujue retorted in a provocative tone, "Hmph… you don't have to tell me, I will try."

[Name: Mo Yao Ling Shu] (Pinyin transliteration)
[Type: Other]
[Quality: Legendary]
[Effect: Allows your summoned creature to temporarily gain unparalleled undead power (Duration: 5 minutes, Cooldown: 12 hours, can only be applied to one summoned creature)]
[Can be brought out of this script: Yes]
[Note: An ominous object that seals billions of undead energy, the will contained within seems to want to drag all living beings in the world into the abyss.]