Chapter 483: Another one

“Really, anything at all?”

Liang Yu almost blurted out, “Then acknowledge me as your master.”

This wasn’t just referring to Wu Zhiqi, but also other Gods and Demons. However, he didn’t say it; an intuition told him that the consequences would be severe if he did.

So, after thinking for a moment, he asked.

“Lending it to you is not a problem.”

“But!!!”

“You need to tell me, what are you or your group going to do with this crystal?”

What he got in return was only Wu Zhiqi’s silence. He couldn’t tell Liang Yu about this matter, so Wu Zhiqi, having been struck by the speed of light, could only say,

“Choose something else. This matter cannot be spoken of.”

Liang Yu frowned tightly, a hint of displeasure rising in his heart, but he also knew that forcing the issue was useless. Since Wu Zhiqi had told him, there was no need to ask a second time. He pondered for a moment, then said,

“Alright, then I’ll change my request.”

“But first, you have to tell me one thing, consider it compensation.”

“Hmph!”

Wu Zhiqi let out a long, heavy breath. He endured this matter.

He had even forgotten when his temper had become so good that he hadn’t fallen out with the other party yet.

He nodded, signaling his agreement to Liang Yu.

Liang Yu then asked a question he had always wanted to know.

“In the Gods and Demons Abyss, how many are still alive?”

He didn’t explicitly state it here, but he figured the other party should know what he was asking.

Shangguan Ye, standing beside him, once again showed a surprised expression. He was a little flustered now.

Was this the kind of thing he could know for free?

He even wondered if he would be silenced afterward.

Wu Zhiqi merely glanced at him indifferently before shifting his gaze. This wasn’t something that couldn’t be said, so he didn’t refuse again.

He answered methodically,

“So many years have passed, less than half have survived.”

After he finished speaking, Liang Yu pressed on again.

“What is their current state?”

But this time, Wu Zhiqi didn’t answer. He held up two fingers.

This was to tell Liang Yu that this was his second question.

Liang Yu was still pondering how he should use Wu Zhiqi’s condition.

Just then, Wu Zhiqi’s current body once again split off another ball of light.

Before Liang Yu could figure out what was happening, this ball of light began to clamor for Liang Yu to hand over the item, adopting a condescending attitude, as if Liang Yu handing over the Taiji Crystal was a favor to him.

He sensed the aura of the ball of light, and it was clearly not very related to Wu Zhiqi.

Liang Yu inferred that it might be another one who had also projected his consciousness through Wu Zhiqi, and this guy seemed quite unfriendly.

Seeing that Liang Yu didn’t answer him, he immediately became furious.

The City Lord Shangguan Ye’s greatest fear had still come to pass.

He felt a powerful energy gathering within the ball of light. At this point, he didn’t care about anything else. He raised his hand and summoned the flying swords from his sword-box, surrounding the ball of light and Wu Zhiqi.

Countless flying swords formed a sword array. Shangguan Ye intended to use the sword array to isolate them from the city, thereby reducing casualties in the city.

However, he only heard a snapping sound beside him. When he came back to his senses, the scene before him had changed. This was no longer the Cultivation Field in the city.

Before he could react to the situation, an explosion erupted from the sword array, and all the flying swords that formed his sword array were destroyed.

The arrogant voice of the ball of light came again.

“A mere low-level plaything dares to show off in front of me.”

Shangguan Ye’s fists were clenched tightly at this moment, his fingernails already digging into his flesh, but he was helpless. If it were anyone else, he would have rushed forward and hacked them down without hesitation.

But the opponents were truly two Demon Gods. Even if they weren’t their true forms or clones, they were not something he could contend with.

A lean camel is still bigger than a horse, let alone the opponents were not even as lean as a lean camel.

Just then, Liang Yu reached out and drew a portion of energy from the Light Emperor War Dragon, directly injecting it into Shangguan Ye’s body.

Shangguan Ye felt a surge of immense energy pour into his body. His body, which had been churning with qi and blood from the sword array explosion, instantly recovered, and he even felt as if he had entered a state of invincibility.

A hint of surprise and gratitude flashed in his eyes. He clenched his fists, and the desire to fight reignited within him.

Liang Yu’s voice drifted from behind him.

“Go! Young man, you’ve been buffed!”

Although Shangguan Ye found this sentence a bit odd, he didn’t hesitate and once again summoned flying swords from his sword-box.

These flying swords were different from the previous ones. Having received the sun’s energy from within the Light Emperor War Dragon, the flying swords also glowed with a golden radiance.

Seeing this, the ball of light snorted disdainfully, still completely dismissive.

“Hmph, you think you can slay a god with just this?”

With that, the form of the ball of light changed, also taking on a human shape, but his entire body glowed, only allowing the outline of a human to be seen.

Liang Yu’s first reaction was to the Little Golden Man from a fox demon manga he had seen.

He was still thinking, could it really be him?

If he took out that stick, it would truly be confirmed.

However, Liang Yu was overthinking. The Little Golden Man pointed his hand forward, and a giant abyss mouth appeared in front of them.

With an open mouth, it sucked in all the golden flying swords Shangguan Ye had just summoned.

Having devoured those flying swords, the giant mouth seemed unsatisfied. It opened wide and lunged at Shangguan Ye.

Watching his flying swords being completely swallowed by the opponent in one gulp, he understood that this was not an opponent that could be defeated by sheer quantity.

He even laughed at himself in self-mockery, realizing he was still too naive, trying to overwhelm the opponent with numbers.

Immediately, he held nothing back. The opening of his sword-box once again opened. This time, no flying swords flew out. Instead, a pure energy extended from the sword-box and landed in Shangguan Ye’s hand.

This pure energy condensed into a golden longsword in his hand. The sword body shimmered with dazzling light, emitting a heart-pounding power.

Shangguan Ye gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands, placing it in front of his eyes, his gaze burning with resolute fighting spirit.

He roared and charged towards the giant abyss mouth. The longsword in his hand drew a brilliant arc, slashing towards the giant mouth.

The golden sword light collided with the giant mouth, emitting a deafening roar. Powerful energy fluctuations swept through the surroundings.

The Little Golden Man was slightly startled, apparently not expecting Shangguan Ye to have such a technique.

He controlled the giant abyss mouth, intending to swallow this golden longsword and Shangguan Ye himself this time.

But he took all of this for granted, still believing this was his true form, his then-unmatched power.

The Little Golden Man looked down on Shangguan Ye, a mere mortal, and never thought he would lose.

Just as the giant abyss mouth swallowed the man and sword into its internal space.