The ferocious spirit god was one of the peak existences in the secret realm world. Sadly, now under the dumbfounded gazes of Ye Dui and his group, he watched as Jiji kept using her newly learned skill to kill him once, once again, and yet again, only to revive once, once more, and repeatedly.
Finally, after being killed by Jiji more than ten times, a patch of blood-coloured mist wafted from the golden box. The mist writhed, attempting to reform into a human shape. In the end, it could only dissipate into the air.
This also meant the ferocious spirit god was completely dead.
The exhausted Jiji, seeing no further mishaps with the golden box, immediately put her hands on her hips. Her mouth panted “huff huff, huff huff”. Her cute little face lifted high, full of indescribable pride. Her will was still in a rather immature stage, plus the “silly infection” from her host Debbie. She probably had no idea what had just happened. But solving this evil bad guy was, after all, a good thing.
Ye Dui wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. In his heart, he sighed that the ferocious spirit god was a generation’s hero in the secret realm world. Now he had died so inexplicably at the hands of the little female warrior god… Truly pitiful. He rubbed Jiji’s little head. Jiji puffed up her head, enjoying the stroking from Ye Dui. This action was initially rejected by the little female warrior god. But gradually, she seemed to like this taste of being rewarded…
He carefully squatted down and opened the golden box. Inside were the few pieces of gold Jiji had collected. Beneath these gold pieces was a thin booklet with a milky yellow cover, as if it had existed for an unknown number of years.
Picking up the booklet, he could vaguely feel various complex auras deeply imprinted on it. This booklet was clearly no ordinary item. Flipping it open casually, Ye Dui saw that the inside was empty. After flipping through, he finally found a line of words on the title page. He was surprised to discover it was divine script, which was Chinese from Ye Dui’s other world:
“Selti said that some divine script must be written to make this thing look grand and lofty. The word count cannot be less than one hundred. But after thinking, I had no idea what to write. So I just wrote randomly. Anyway, Selti is illiterate and doesn’t recognise characters. Writing casually to fool her is fine. That’s it. Word count reached.
— Pen of the God of Gods.”
Ye Dui: “…”
Were his predecessors digging a pit? Who was this Selti?
Posley stood by, looking at the booklet. She clearly knew what it was: “The Necronomicon, one of the three holy artefacts in the hands of the undead ferryman from the age of the gods.”
“Undead ferryman? One of the three holy artefacts?” Ye Dui had heard of this for the first time. He asked curiously, “What exactly is this thing?”
“The magic guild’s records are not detailed. I only know the undead ferryman was also one of the gods. She was responsible for ferrying undead back to the netherworld. The existence of necromancer and spirit god races in the secret realm world probably has a great connection to these relics of the undead ferryman.” Posley explained.
Green walked over from the side: “Posley, then this scythe is also one of the undead ferryman’s relics, right?” As he spoke, he took out the Necro Scythe that the Green Bay tribe’s high priest had given them.
Posley’s face changed slightly. She looked at Ye Dui in surprise: “This scythe is in your hands… Yes, you got it from the Green Bay tribe. Earlier, when I met the Ninth Prince and encountered the divine people, I learned from them that the three relics are controlled by the three major tribes.”
“What are these relics for exactly?” Ye Dui said somewhat puzzled. He took the Necro Scythe from Green’s hand. When the Green Bay high priest handed the Necro Scythe to Ye Dui, his expression was solemn, as if it was something extraordinary.
“I’m not clear on the specific effects. But… the secret realm world hides certain secrets. The most terrifying thing here is not the ferocious spirit god, but the spirit god worshipped in the divine people’s city. To kill him, we probably need to gather all three relics.” Posley guessed. “The Necronomicon, the Necro Scythe, the Necro Cloak. Now we only lack the Necro Cloak controlled by the Gale tribe.”
Debbie suddenly asked curiously: “The three relics are controlled by the three major tribes respectively. What does the divine people’s city have? Since it is the largest force in the secret realm, they should also have something comparable to these three relics.”
“Correct. The divine people’s city enshrines part of the undead ferryman’s body!” Posley looked at Ye Dui. Ye Dui was studying the two necro relics. She continued, “These relics are all exclusive items of the undead ferryman. Only the undead ferryman can unlock their power. So although the three relics are important, without the undead ferryman’s body, they are just useless waste. The divine people’s city holds the most crucial item.”
“Part of the undead ferryman’s body.” Xilesi said somewhat surprised from the side. “Posley, do you know what it is? I heard the undead ferryman was a headless knight. He is also known as the headless knight.”
Hearing Xilesi’s words, Posley laughed: “Actually, the reason I participated in the crown war this time is for that part of the headless knight’s body.”
Ye Dui and the others all looked at Posley strangely. This elegant girl would not have a hobby of collecting human bodies, would she?
Debbie asked: “What exactly is that part of the headless knight’s body?”
Posley smiled slightly and answered: “That is… the headless knight’s head.”
Ye Dui: “What?”
…
The sand eagle beast flew a circle in the air and finally landed steadily on a platform in the central temple of the divine people’s city. This platform was a beast nest. The several sand eagle beasts raised by the divine people’s city all lived here. Functionally, it was like an airstrip.
The somewhat pale Xue Yi jumped down from the giant beast’s back. Besides not adapting to the high-altitude flight, she was also shocked by Ye Dui’s power. That divine person guided the sand eagle beast back to the adjacent beast nest. Xue Yi walked to the edge of the high platform, breathing in the somewhat cold air while surveying the place where the divine people lived.
In her view, it was a prosperous yet indifferent city. The divine people’s city, the most prosperous place in the secret realm. The secret realm world was isolated from the world. The three major tribes lived like natives. But the divine people’s city was full of civilised atmosphere. Intricate streets and alleys, buildings full of desert style. She could see sand people on the streets, trading and buying.
On the way here, that divine person had already introduced many conditions of the divine people’s city to Xue Yi. She knew that in the divine people’s city, residents were divided into two classes: lower citizens and upper citizens.
Lower citizens were like slaves. They lived on the outskirts of the divine people’s city, busy and hurried. They did not even know the secret realm world was just a space isolated from the greater world. They could be killed casually by upper citizens and were seen as inferior bloodlines.
Upper citizens lived closer to the centre of the divine people’s city, possessing wealth and power. Of course, in Xue Yi’s view, this was not worth mentioning. No matter what, this was a cold and boring world.
Surrounded by the tall houses of upper citizens was the temple. The temple was a huge fortress. Even upper citizens had no right to enter casually. But this building that made the divine people revere, in Xue Yi’s eyes, was nothing special. It could not compare to a small city’s lord fortress in the outside world. Her gaze looked ahead. The central shrine of the temple was the holiest place. That was a strangely shaped huge building. Its round exterior looked like… a head.
It was said that the spirit god king worshipped by the divine people’s city was sleeping within. The divine people invited the princes to the divine people’s city to select a suitable host from the many princes to merge with the spirit god king.
Among the thirteen princes who entered the secret realm, now the Third Prince, Fourth Prince, Seventh Prince, and Eighth Prince had all gathered here. Additionally, a mysterious prince had also arrived. But Xue Yi had not learned from that divine person who it was.
The spirit god king was the true peak existence in the secret realm. The ferocious spirit god and water spirit god could only rank second. The ferocious spirit god once thought that by devouring the water spirit god, he could gain the power to confront the spirit god king. That was just his wishful thinking.
The spirit god king’s power was at a crushing level.
Gaining the spirit god king’s approval meant victory in the crown war. This was beyond doubt. Originally, the Sixth Prince should also have been a candidate. But he had no ambition at all. Thinking of the Sixth Prince, Xue Yi could not help but snort coldly. She had long known this beggar prince was the most unreliable!
“You must be Miss Xue Yi from the Moon Gem family, right?” An old man in a grey long robe walked over unsteadily at this time. Xue Yi looked over. He introduced himself, “I am a priest in the temple. You can call me Huka.” The priest old man’s face carried a bit of kindness. “I am responsible for receiving the several princes.”
“I am not a prince.” Xue Yi said indifferently.
“But you are from the Moon Gem family. A beautiful young lady like you, I think the several princes are certainly looking forward to your arrival.” Huka smiled. Before coming to meet Xue Yi, he had already exchanged words with the divine person who brought her. He knew about Xue Yi breaking up with the Sixth Prince. And Xue Yi’s sister Ming Yi, along with the Twelfth Prince, had already sided with Ye Dui.
Although the divine people had not formally met Ye Dui yet, they had already regarded Ye Dui as the hypothetical enemy who started this crown war, someone on the opposing side. Ming Yi and the Twelfth Prince were doomed to die. So Xue Yi was the representative of the Moon Gem family. In his words, he was vaguely telling Xue Yi that she should take advantage of now to quickly choose another prince.
Such words were somewhat insulting to women in this world. But Xue Yi, who dared to directly propose marriage to Ye Dui, naturally would not take it to heart. She smiled slightly, accepting Huka’s kindness. Then she frowned slightly and said: “However, I hope the divine people’s city can take some action against Ye Dui soon. This person is too much of a troublemaker. He has already gained the support of the Green Bay tribe. A few hours ago, he fought a great battle with the Blood Scorpion tribe. The ferocious spirit god will probably die at his hands too. When his power grows, the divine people’s city will likely face some trouble.”
Xue Yi was the first to have dealings with Ye Dui, so she knew how powerful Ye Dui was at causing trouble. These words were to hope the divine people’s city could resolve this issue quickly.
However, Huka smiled and said: “No need to worry about him. The divine people’s city does not need to care about such a kid yet. We would rather see the three major tribes fight each other and consume their strength. Moreover, the ferocious spirit god holds the Necronomicon. Even if he dies, he can revive using the Necronomicon. With his personality, next he will definitely entangle Ye Dui fiercely. Perhaps without us acting, Ye Dui will die at the ferocious spirit god’s hands.”
“From my understanding of Ye Dui, any impossible thing can happen in his hands.” Xue Yi said solemnly.
“Heh heh, Miss Xue Yi, it seems you were quite frightened. Ye Dui is powerful enough. I heard there is also a phase king magic tutor by his side. But this is the secret realm world. The divine people’s city’s power dominates here. He cannot stir up much trouble.” Huka stretched out a skinny palm and gripped it, saying to Xue Yi, “Everything is under our control.”
Xue Yi was about to speak when a divine person suddenly ran over hurriedly from the side. Divine people did not have such elaborate etiquette. He directly said: “Priest Huka, bad news. We just received word… Ye Dui led the Green Bay tribe to exterminate the Blood Scorpion tribe. He killed the Blood Scorpion tribe’s desert giant turtle. The ferocious spirit god died miserably. The Necronomicon has been obtained by Ye Dui.”
“…”
Huka’s palm was still outstretched in mid-air. At this moment, it was completely stiff.
