Conversation with Boyi

Within Gu Ding's domain, Ye Mei lay lifeless on the ground, his eyes wide open. There wasn't a single wound on his body, for Gu Ding had simply annihilated his soul with the Demon Face.

After glancing at Ye Mei's corpse and confirming his death, Gu Ding prepared to dispel the domain, but was stopped by Sea Emperor. "Wait!"

"What's wrong? Is something wrong?" Gu Ding asked with some surprise. He was quite certain that Ye Mei was dead, because Ye Mei's aura had completely disappeared.

"Wait a few more minutes." The Sea Emperor himself wasn't quite sure. "I'm not sure if anything will happen. I just feel that since Ye Mei is Direct Lineage descendant of the Darkness Clan's king, the Night God, and the Darkness Clan's number one prodigy, the Night God couldn't possibly have left him with some special means to protect his life."

"Alright then, since Ye Mei and those two skeletons are no longer a threat, with Scarlet's Combat Strength, no one in the Darkness Clan should be able to defeat her." Gu Ding simply sat down cross-legged and waited patiently.

Sure enough, five or six minutes later, Ye Mei's originally annihilated soul began to condense in reverse, and the lifeless corpse came back to life.

"This is Time-Space Reversal Resurrection Technique! Each time it is used, it consumes a mouthful of True Blood from a true god." The Sea Emperor immediately recognized this technique.

"I'm still alive! It must be a trick left behind by the Ancestor!" Ye Mei was also shocked upon waking, but he quickly realized he was still within Gu Ding's domain, and Gu Ding was watching him from a short distance away, still feeling weak. He spoke with apprehension, "Gu Ding, have you considered the consequences if you really kill me?"

As he spoke, he silently gathered his strength, preparing to tear through Gu Ding's domain in one fell swoop and then escape.

"Do you think I care?" Gu Ding had already noticed his underhanded actions. His Demon Face eyes flashed Red Radiance again, and he killed Ye Mei once more.

Seeing Ye Mei's effortless aura, Gu Ding didn't dispel his domain, but instead asked, "Could he come back to life?"

"That's quite a lot to say." The Sea Emperor wasn't sure how many times the Night God had hidden this kind of supernatural power within Ye Mei.

Gu Ding had no choice but to continue waiting.

A few minutes later, Ye Mei's soul miraculously reformed and coalesced once more. He looked at Gu Ding with a hint of fear. "Gu Ding, don't do it. Listen to me first. If you really kill me, given the temperament of our Clan Elder, once you leave this ruin, not a single member of your Pirate Crew will survive. And your family and friends, as well as the families and friends of the other members of your Pirate Crew, will all die. Not only that, our Darkness Clan will definitely wage war against humanity, and trillions of people will die because of that war."

Gu Ding frowned slightly upon hearing this. If it were just him, he wouldn't be afraid of any consequences, but since it involved other people, Gu Ding had to reconsider whether or not to kill Ye Mei.

"Hmph, once I leave this ruin alive, the first thing I'll do is have the ancestor wipe out your entire Pirate Crew!" Ye Mei said calmly on the surface, but inwardly she thought to herself.

"Gu Ding, kill him! I just read his brainwaves. If we let him go, he'll incite Night God to attack our entire Pirate Crew!" Sea Emperor suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Gu Ding's face turned icy cold, and he once again activated the Demon Face to kill Ye Mei.

"Reading brainwaves? Is that your new ability?" Gu Ding thought this ability was indeed a bit too powerful.

"It's a new ability, but I can't read just anyone's brainwaves. This ability of mine is limited by the strength of your soul. I can only read the brainwaves of those whose soul strength is lower than yours," the Sea Emperor explained.

"This guy won't come back to life, will he?" Gu Ding looked at Ye Mei was lying on the ground and had already been killed three times by him, and said speechlessly.

"It's hard to say, let's wait and see." The Sea Emperor was still uncertain.

"Fortunately, his supernatural power can't control the resurrection interval; it only takes effect about five minutes after death each time. I'll wait another five minutes. If he doesn't come back to life, he probably won't." Gu Ding patiently stood in place and waited.

Five minutes later, Ye Mei revived. Upon waking, he did not immediately open his eyes, but instead pretended to be an unconscious corpse, suddenly striking the ground of the domain in an attempt to break free and escape.

But Gu Ding had calculated his resurrection time long ago, so how could he give him such an opportunity? The moment he woke up, Gu Ding activated the Demon Face and killed him instantly.

After this initial intervention, Gu Ding waited. Five minutes passed, but the corpse showed no signs of resurrection, and the previous soul reunion did not reappear. To be on the safe side, Gu Ding waited a few more minutes, but Ye Mei did not revive again.

"It seems that the Night God only gave him three life-saving Fated Divine Power." Gu Ding was now certain that Ye Mei would not wake up again this time.

"Three life-saving Fated Divine Power are already quite a lot. The use of such divine abilities is not only extremely time-consuming and energy-intensive, but also requires the support of True Blood. The Night God must have put in a lot of effort to implant them into Ye Mei's body," the Sea Emperor explained.

Walking towards Ye Mei's corpse, Gu Ding put the longsword from his waist into his Storage Space. Then he noticed that Nightshade had another ring on one of his fingers, identical to the one he had lost to Guding. He removed it along with the Smart Watch and tossed it back into his Storage Space. After doing all this, Gu Ding withdrew his domain.

Without the support of its domain, Ye Mei's corpse fell from the sky, landing on the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Seeing Gu Ding standing proudly in the void, the Dark Race members were utterly terrified. Their clan's number one prodigy had actually been killed by Gu Ding.

"Ye Mei is dead, run!" Abram was the first to react and shouted.

The Dark Race members, who were originally locked in battle with the Human Race Camp, immediately scattered.

"Gu Ding, don't leave any survivors! Otherwise, the Night God will soon find out that you killed Ye Mei, and that will cause a lot of trouble," the Sea Emperor hurriedly reminded him.

"Kill them all!" Gu Ding shouted at the Human Race Camp's powerful members below.

Upon hearing Gu Ding's words, many people rushed forward and engaged the Dark Race in battle once again.

Upon hearing Gu Ding's words, Liliath and the others immediately took action, focusing their efforts on hunting down the Dark Race members. Gu Ding, naturally, was not idle either, joining the fray in the carnage.

Before long, the black river of blood stained the brain region of the True God Remains pitch black. Most of the powerful figures who witnessed Gu Ding killing Ye Mei were killed; only a few escaped to a greater distance. At this point, less than two hours remained before the exit of the ruins opened. If they pursued with all their might, they could certainly catch up. However, some Dark Race members who had left earlier would also learn of Ye Mei's death if they encountered the escaped individuals. Two hours was insufficient time to kill all the Dark Race members scattered throughout the True God Remains.

"Everyone, come with me to collect all the treasure in the warehouse!" Gu Ding knew this too. This time, it was impossible to keep it a secret, so he simply put it aside and began collecting the final spoils.

Since both skeletons were killed by Gu Ding, and the invincible Ye Mei of the Dark Race also died at Gu Ding's hands, everyone knew perfectly well that even if Gu Ding took all the treasure from this warehouse, it wouldn't be unreasonable.

But Gu Ding only brought Liliath and the others. After taking a few spiritual items and a few other things, he gave up everything in the warehouse. The other powerful members of the Human Race Camp also distributed the items among themselves.

"Gu Ding, what exactly happened when you were swallowed by that skeleton that was half a five-star Half-Step True God?" Liliath couldn't help but ask.

"I used Absolute Seal to seal it away, and then attacked it many times with the Demon Face before finally destroying its consciousness. Although its Combat Strength was sealed, its consciousness strength was still that of a five-star Half-Step True God. Even with the weakening chains, it was still at the four-star level, so it took some time," Gu Ding explained.

"But what about the blood?" Liliath pressed. "When we saw the blood, we thought you were dead."

"It was actually quite dangerous, because that skeleton was very fast. When I was bitten, I didn't have time to seal it away, so I paid the price with an arm. However, it only took a few seconds for the arm to grow back." Gu Ding's explanation finally let Liliath and the others know what had happened.

Just as the group was chatting, Boyi, sitting in a wheelchair, appeared in front of Gu Ding, his expression towards Gu Ding somewhat strange.

"Boyi, is there something you need? I haven't seen you for the past two days..." Gu Ding and Boyi weren't really close; they'd only met twice at most. But his sudden appearance meant he clearly needed something from him.

"Do you know how big of a mess you've gotten yourself into?" Boyi took a deep breath before speaking.

"Are you talking about Ye Mei?" Gu Ding immediately understood what he meant.

"You shouldn't have killed him." Boyi frowned slightly. "Now you've really caused a lot of trouble. That guy, Night God, will definitely not let this go."

"If I don't kill him, once he leaves the ruins, he'll turn around and try to kill me and everyone around me. I have no choice but to strike first." What Gu Ding said was also true.

"I've already taken care of the few who escaped earlier. None of the remaining Dark Race members witnessed you killing Ye Mei. But this kind of thing can't be kept secret for long, given how many humans saw it. With Night God's methods, he'll find out sooner or later." Boyi looked up at Gu Ding. "If anyone from the Federal Government comes after you, just say that I, Boyi, killed Ye Mei, and clear your name. I'll tell those people from the Federal Government that I used illusion magic to deceive those who witnessed the battle, deliberately framing you."

"Why are you helping me?" Gu Ding was a little confused as to why Boyi would do this.

"The Human Race needs people like you to become stronger." Boyi's words startled Gu Ding.

"I don't understand. You are still a demigod, but your strength is greater than mine now. In comparison, the Human Race should need you more." Even though Gu Ding now possesses the Combat Strength of a three-star Half-Step True God, he feels Boyi's unfathomable depth more and more than before.

"Some things have nothing to do with strength. You and I are not the same kind of people, but Hake and I are the same kind of people. However, Hake can still be saved, but I am beyond saving." Boyi said, glancing at Hake was not far behind Gu Ding.

"I have a question: if I were to pin this on you, what would happen to you?" Gu Ding pressed.

"There are some things you don't need to know." Boyi turned his wheelchair around and drove away into the distance.

"I need to know, otherwise I won't do this kind of thing." Gu Ding insisted, he didn't want to see anyone bear the blame for his sins for no reason.

Boyi turned around again and looked up into Gu Ding's eyes. In those eyes, he saw determination. After a long while, he finally spoke, "I will be handed over to Night God by the Federal Government. As for what will happen next, I don't know, and it's not something you should worry about."

"I won't let that happen. I will tell the Federal Government the whole truth. Because this is something I, Gu Ding, did, and I don't need anyone else to take responsibility for me." Gu Ding clenched his fists. He knew without a doubt what would happen after Boyi was handed over to Night God.

"What you say is useless. Those people in the Federal Government know what to do." Boyi turned around calmly, and before leaving, he spoke again, "If you really feel you owe me something, then help me take good care of Hake, and let him grow up in the sunshine with you. He will be a very good partner." (To be continued...)