What If You Lose?

Poseidon was monitoring the activities of Ye Mei and the others at all times, so as soon as they set out for the Platinum Skeleton Giant Ape, Poseidon informed Guding that they had made arrangements in advance. ++Read+Novel .23x. com

When Ye Mei and his companions arrived at the waterfall, they found it had dried up, and beside it sat a giant ape skeleton. The skeleton was entirely platinum in color, its surface shimmering with a brilliant light. Even just sitting there, it was nearly 100,000 meters tall, truly a colossal creature.

As the group of Dark Race members approached, they could clearly sense that the residual aura of this giant ape was stronger than that of the giant python from before.

Ye Mei recognized it at a glance, "Not bad, he was Half-Step True God in his previous life. I just wonder if this newly generated consciousness is at the three-star or four-star level?"

"Lord Ye Mei, is this waterfall also a spiritual object?" Bendel couldn't help but ask.

Ye Mei then looked at the dried-up waterfall and easily recognized it. "That's right, it's a spiritual object used to temper the physical body, and it's a relatively rare type."

After staring at the waterfall for a long time, Ye Mei turned to Bendel and said, "Since you discovered this place, go to the top of the waterfall and drip your blood to acknowledge its master."

"Me?" Bendel knew this was a dangerous task, but since Ye Mei had said so, he had no choice but to accept the arrangement. He didn't believe that Ye Mei to have him acknowledge her as a master meant she intended to hand over the spirit to him.

"Don't worry, as soon as this giant skeletal ape wakes up, I'll lure him away immediately." Ye Mei noticed Bendel's hesitation and said with a hint of displeasure in her eyes.

Although young, Bendel was perceptive enough to read people's expressions. Knowing that Ye Mei was somewhat angry, he dared not hesitate any longer and leaped above the waterfall. He directly cut his palm, and black blood dripped out continuously.

The Darkness Clan mostly chooses physical cultivation, with very few switching to energy cultivation. Moreover, their blood is completely different in color from humans; it is black.

As the black blood dripped onto the waterfall, the ground began to tremble violently. At the same time, the Platinum Skeleton sitting cross-legged beside it suddenly moved. Before the giant ape could even stand up, the aura of Half-Step True God powerhouse emanated from it, making the four members of the Dark Race feel an immense pressure descend upon them.

The skeletal giant ape's head turned towards the waterfall, its empty eyes fixed on Bendel. Although it had no eyeballs, Bendel clearly felt the skeletal giant ape's almost tangible gaze. Moreover, that gaze carried a chilling killing intent, freezing Bendel's intended escape in place. He felt that if he moved even slightly, he would perish on the spot.

At this moment, Ye Mei finally made her move, her purple longsword already unleashed. The Emperor Projection above her head rapidly coalesced, and a fierce blade aura emanated from the blade, possessing an imposing power capable of cleaving mountains and rivers.

The skeletal giant ape seemed to sense the threat of the strike and quickly turned its head. A roar shook the heavens, and a powerful sonic wave rippled out, actually shattering the blade energy of Ye Mei's attack into dust.

Gu Ding and the others watched the fierce battle between the two on the video projection intently from a short distance away, their expressions showing a hint of excitement. Such a battle between strong individuals was indeed rare.

"This giant ape is stronger than I imagined; I estimate their battle won't end anytime soon." Even after just one exchange, Gu Ding had already discerned the extraordinary nature of the Platinum Skeleton Giant Ape.

"This is good news. We have more time to collect the waterfall." Liliath's mood brightened immediately. She was actually reluctant to compete for this spiritual object at first because the Ye Mei's power was too strong.

The dried-up Heavy Water Waterfall still trembled, and the skeletal giant ape finally stood up. It stomped down on Ye Mei and the others, its enormous foot, though now only platinum bones remained, still covered a terrifying area, engulfing all three of them.

Angel and Agas quickly dodged, fleeing in two different directions. Ye Mei, however, deliberately slowed down, leaping to the side and unleashing another slash.

The giant ape, which had originally intended to give chase, was attacked again. Although it wasn't seriously injured, it felt its dignity had been challenged and once again locked onto Ye Mei, swinging its heavy fist down. With a deafening roar, the ground within a radius of hundreds of kilometers cracked from the impact.

Amidst the swirling dust, a white figure flashed out rapidly, retreating hundreds of meters away. That figure was none other than Ye Mei, though she appeared to show no signs of injury.

Although the skeletal giant ape, which had regained its consciousness, was not very intelligent, it knew that its opponent was not injured. With a roar, it gave chase again.

Ye Mei dodged and harassed the giant ape with his blade aura, fighting and retreating simultaneously. In just a few minutes, he lured the giant ape hundreds of kilometers away. Clearly, he wasn't outmatched; he was doing this deliberately to attract the giant ape so that Bendel could complete the spirit creature's recognition of its master.

The skeletal giant ape was not very intelligent and had no idea that it had been completely fooled. It simply pounced on Ye Mei in anger time and time again. Although its attacks were powerful, Ye Mei's movements were too skillful, and it didn't even manage to land a single blow.

Hundreds of kilometers away, Ye Mei finally stopped holding back and unleashed her soul-piercing sword technique once more. Purple Blade Aura materialized and slashed at the giant ape repeatedly in the void.

The giant ape's consciousness was clearly stronger than that of the previous giant python. It seemed to know that this was a soul attack, and that its skeletal defenses were useless. It roared repeatedly, and wave after wave of sound shattered the blade's energy.

The battle between the two had reached a stalemate.

Meanwhile, Gu Ding and his group had already appeared beside the Heavy Water Waterfall.

"A human?!" Bendel knew he couldn't escape. He wasn't Angel; he didn't possess superhuman escape speed. Besides, he had seen Esrick's corpse earlier, killed with a single blow to the forehead. Esrick's strength was easily among the top 100 of the thousand Dark Race members who entered the ruins. Only the most elite geniuses from the Human Race Camp could kill him instantly, someone he couldn't possibly contend with.

"You're quite clever; you didn't just run away." Liliath's smile was, in Bendel's eyes, a devilish smile. "I happen to have some questions for you."

Bendel had just relaxed his guard when his head suddenly felt dizzy, and he was directly controlled by Liliath's hypnosis.

Elsa stood where Bendel had been standing, cut her palm, and let the blood drip onto the ground.

The ground tremors, which had been almost completely stopped, became violent again, even more so than before Bendel's.

The reason Elsa was allowed to undergo the master-supplication process was that it couldn't be interrupted. If Ye Mei returned beforehand, Gu Ding could stop him. If Gu Ding were allowed to undergo the master-supplication, and Ye Mei returned early, no one could stop Ye Mei, and the process would be interrupted.

The process of recognizing her as the master lasted nearly ten minutes. The Heavy Water Waterfall finally shrank to the size of a palm and rushed into Elsa's body. Meanwhile, Liliath's interrogation of Bendel had ended, directly annihilating Bendel's soul. She mainly inquired about the Dark Race, the list of powerful individuals who had entered, and some questions about Ye Mei.

"Elsa just completed the binding of the Heavy Water Waterfall to her, which caused the Skeleton Giant Ape to be distracted and killed by Ye Mei. Ye Mei is already heading in this direction!" Sea Emperor hurriedly reminded him.

"You guys go first!" Gu Ding shouted to Liliath and the others. Although there was still time to escape, Gu Ding planned to stay and meet Ye Mei.

Liliath and her group mounted a Golden Skeleton, soared into the air, and disappeared from the spot.

Gu Ding sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes slightly, and patiently waited for Ye Mei to arrive.

In less than two minutes, Ye Mei appeared not far in front of Gu Ding. "Human?!"

Gu Ding then opened his eyes. "Human, Gu Ding. You are Ye Mei?"

"So you've heard of me too. How dare you stay here and even kill members of our Dark Race!" Ye Mei didn't attack immediately. He glanced at Bendel's corpse not far away, then sized up Gu Ding and asked, "You must be one of the top prodigies in the Human Race Camp, right? Where do you rank on the Demigod Prodigy Ranking?"

"You also know about the Demigod Prodigy Ranking?" Gu Ding was surprised that even the Dark Race had heard of this list. He then grinned and said, "I was lucky enough to be ranked first."

"You're ranked number one?" Ye Mei seemed somewhat suspicious, then looked Gu Ding up and down again. "Are you lying? Your physical and spiritual strength is only at the level of a god. How can you be ranked number one? If what you're saying is true, then your human powerhouses are completely incomparable to our Dark Race. Any one of the top 300 members of our Dark Race has a stronger physical body than you. As for spiritual strength, every one of the top 100 is stronger than you."

What Ye Mei said was true. The Darkness Clan is naturally stronger in both physical and spiritual strength than humans, and their Prodigy Experts are comparable to some special bloodlines in the Human Race Camp.

"Strength isn't just about physical and spiritual power," Gu Ding chuckled. In terms of basic physical strength, Gu Ding was inferior to Elsa, and even Dokter. In terms of spiritual power, Gu Ding was also weaker than Liliath and Dokter. But in actual combat, Gu Ding's strength far surpassed Elsa's; they were on completely different levels.

"That's true. There are some in our clan whose physical and spiritual strength are close to mine, but in actual combat, they can't even withstand a single move from me." Ye Mei nodded in agreement after hearing what Gu Ding said, and then looked Gu Ding up and down. "Since you are the number one demigod among humans, I won't bully you. I will suppress my cultivation to the level of a demigod as well. If you can withstand ten of my moves, I will not kill you. If you can't, I will have no choice but to kill you and eat your flesh. I heard from my Old Dad that human flesh tastes very good when roasted."

"Suppress your cultivation at the demigod level? And you still want to kill me and eat my flesh?" Gu Ding laughed after hearing this. "What if you lose?" (To be continued...)