Lao Bai: I'm Dying (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Compared to the black-robed figure in front, the one following behind had a much more carefree personality and spoke more casually.

He said indifferently, "Although our 'Mystery' Path isn't strong, it's because we have too few people."

"Compared to other Paths, the individual strength of our Path has always been superior."

"In fact, the two of us rank in the top 10 among all the old timers. Plus, the abilities of our Path are always bizarre and unpredictable, making us impossible to guard against. Which other Path doesn't fear us?"

"So, don't even mention sending a few ordinary God Kings to watch us. Even if those three old guys from the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb' personally came to watch us, they might not be able to keep tabs on us."

Hearing the words of the black-robed figure behind him, the one in front frowned slightly. His golden eyes flashed with a cold light, and then he softly reminded, "Wu Ai, some things are fine to say to outsiders, but don't fool yourselves."

As they walked, the face of the black-robed figure in front was faintly visible beneath his hood, revealing long golden hair, golden eyes, and golden patterns on his face.

He said, "The strength of the two of us is indeed good, but among all the High-Level God Kings, we can only be considered upper-middle. And among the six major Paths, our 'Mystery' Path has the fewest High-Level God Kings. Our strength simply cannot make up for the gap in numbers."

"Adding so many restrictive conditions to balance the gap in strength with them is only to unite the power of our own Path and deter the petty individuals of other Paths."

"If we believe it ourselves, it's very easy to overestimate ourselves and cause great disaster."

Hearing the words of the black-robed figure in front, the black-robed figure named Wu Ai behind him slowly withdrew the smile from his face and gave a soft "Mm."

Unlike the God King in front, he had short black hair, silver eyes, and even the patterns on his face were silver lines.

Seeing that the black-robed figure behind him did not continue to argue, the expression of the one in front softened slightly.

In fact, neither of them was wrong.

As High-Level God Kings of the 'Mystery' Path, the two of them could rank among the forefront of the more than twenty High-Level God Kings in terms of individual power.

Coupled with the unpredictable and unguardable abilities of the 'Mystery' Path, even High-Level God Kings with greater strength were unwilling to provoke them easily.

The other God Kings of the 'Mystery' Path were similar to them: each possessed considerable individual strength, but they were few in number.

Therefore, the overall strength of the 'Mystery' Path was not strong, ranking at the bottom of the six major Paths, even inferior to the 'Life' Path. Anyone could bully them.

This also made the two High-Level God Kings of the 'Mystery' Path worry incessantly for their own Path.

Competing for the attributes of the next epoch was their next objective.

The 'Mystery' Path had strong individual power but was scarce in number, so they had to find ways to increase the number of God Kings in the 'Mystery' Path.

And the best way to greatly increase the number of God Kings of a certain Path was naturally through the inherent attributes of the 'Ancient Continent.'

Therefore, in order to obtain the attributes of the next epoch of the 'Ancient Continent,' the 'Mystery' Path had taken many actions over the years.

As a result, just when they were on equal footing with the 'Order Shrine' and had a high chance of success, the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb' suddenly appeared midway.

It was precisely for this reason that the two High-Level God Kings of the Mystery Path, Feng Lei and Wu Ai, had proactively appeared in the 'Chaos West Capital.'

They needed to determine the strength and resolve of the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb' to judge their next plan.

Thus, they silently infiltrated the white mist.

God King Feng Lei and God King Wu Ai soon arrived at the outskirts of the 'Chaos West Capital.'

At this moment, the outskirts of the 'Chaos West Capital' were completely engulfed in war. Calamity Abilities and Heavenly God Skills were flying everywhere, with the God Kings of the 'Chaos West Capital' and the God Kings of the 'Immortal Heavenly Tomb' clashing.

Calamity Power fluctuated wildly, feeling as if it were about to form a calamity storm.

However, the two God Kings, Feng Lei and Wu Ai, were clearly accustomed to such scenes.

They casually found a high vantage point and observed the battle.

As soon as they cast their gaze down, they discovered that there seemed to be people "peeping" at them from several other directions.

In that instant, the two were startled and looked towards the directions that were "peeping" at them.

"It's 'Order'."

"This side should be 'Life'."

The two simply made a rough assessment and had a conclusion in their hearts, so they exchanged information.

Wu Ai: "They actually got here faster than us."

Feng Lei nodded, scanned the two major Paths that were looking at him again with vigilance, and then said, "They most likely arranged people in the 'Immortal' camp early on."

"After the two sides started fighting, they teleported over directly."

Wu Ai nodded slightly and then said, "Most likely."

He continued, "We originally thought that the two of us were the most concerned about this matter, but we didn't expect 'Order' and 'Life' to be so interested as well."

Feng Lei pondered for a moment and then said, "Perhaps... it's not just 'Order' and 'Life'."

Seeing Wu Ai's puzzled expression, he pointed to the 'Chaos West Capital' and said, "The 'Immortal' attacked the 'Chaos.' How could the 'Chaos' not have anyone paying attention?"

"As for 'Destruction'..."

"This time, weren't they the originators?"

"Do you really think those guys from the 'Destruction Royal Court' have lost contact with the 'Tyrant'?"

Hearing the words of God King Feng Lei, the face of God King Wu Ai, covered in silver divine patterns, couldn't help but reveal an expression of sudden realization.

Seeing Wu Ai's expression, God King Feng Lei's face remained unchanged, but a golden eye on his forehead flickered with lightning as his mood fluctuated.

The Immortal Heavenly Tomb currently held the advantage and was on the offensive. All the Immortal Deities were charging into the Chaos West Capital.

As such, when Qiu Tu and the other two charged towards the Chaos West Capital, they weren't discovered. They entered the Chaos West Capital without any trouble.

Upon arriving in the Chaos West Capital, they were hit by a pungent smell of blood.

Qiu Tu looked around, and there were corpses everywhere.

Clearly, the two sides had engaged in a fierce struggle for this area.

Qiu Tu glanced at Qing E and Mo Li. Mo Li acted as if nothing was wrong, completely unfazed by the sea of corpses before her.

In contrast, Qing E's face was deathly pale. Even though she tried her best to control her expression, a flicker of unease could still be seen in her eyes.

Qiu Tu had recently been intimate with her, so seeing her discomfort, he couldn't help but gently pat her back, offering comfort through touch.

Sensing Qiu Tu's concern, Qing E looked at him, forced a smile, and then said softly, "I'm fine."

Qiu Tu nodded slightly and was about to move forward.

However, Mo Li said in a saccharine tone, "Brother~ Sister is fine, but I'm scared."

Qiu Tu:

Honestly, before he knew Mo Li's true identity, Qiu Tu found her "little green tea" act quite amusing.

But now that he knew who Mo Li really was, and she still acted like this every day, Qiu Tu was starting to get fed up.

In a way, Mo Li was deliberately toying with him.

One day, I'll make her go back and forth in a straight line at a constant speed.

He muttered this thought to himself, then snapped back to reality. He glared at her impatiently, "Scared of what, you idiot?"

"If they encountered you, they'd be the ones who should be scared."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Mo Li didn't seem to care at all.

She deliberately put on a pitiful expression with her large, watery eyes, feigning ignorance. "Brother, I'm not a monster, why would they be scared of me?"

When he was busy with important matters, Qiu Tu disliked fooling around. So, he couldn't be bothered to argue with Mo Li any further and directly instructed, "Contact Shepherd Heart God King."

"Ask him where he is and how things are going."

After saying this, Qiu Tu paused, then added, "Most importantly, ask him if the transaction can still proceed."

Mo Li seemed to be completely immersed in her persona.

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, she didn't care about her image at all. She smiled slightly, and two dimples appeared at the corners of her mouth. "Yes, Brother, I'll contact him right away~"

With that, she took out the communicator she used to contact Lao Bai and activated it in front of Qiu Tu and Qing E.

As Mo Li was the king of the Chaos Path, her communication authority with Lao Bai was undoubtedly the highest.

So, in less than two seconds, the communication was connected. Lao Bai's voice slowly came from the Communication Treasure Item, "Qiu Tu?"

Hearing Lao Bai's words, Qiu Tu couldn't help but chuckle.

As expected, even after all these years, Lao Bai still understood him the best.

So, he didn't play coy and directly replied, "It's me, Lao Bai."

"We've infiltrated the Chaos West Capital."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Lao Bai fell silent for a second, as if using his World Master authority to search for Qiu Tu and the others.

After a moment, he spoke, "Relax your body. I'll transfer you over."

Following his words, the next second, Qiu Tu felt a terrifying power descend upon him.

Qiu Tu didn't resist, allowing the power to engulf him.

After a moment, his vision went black and then bright again.

When he could see clearly again, he found himself in the palace where he had played chess and chatted with Lao Bai several times before.

However, Qing E and Mo Li were nowhere to be seen.

He wondered if Bai Yi hadn't transferred them, or if he had transferred them to another space.

Does Lao Bai want to speak with me alone?

He guessed silently and then walked straight ahead following the route he took the previous times he visited Lao Bai.

Soon, Qiu Tu arrived at the main hall of the palace where he played chess with Lao Bai again.

At this moment, Lao Bai, dressed in white, was sitting in front of the chessboard, as if waiting for Qiu Tu to play chess again.

Given how familiar Qiu Tu and Lao Bai were, there was no need to hide anything. So, Qiu Tu strode over, sat down, picked up a black piece, fiddled with it, and looked at the situation on the chessboard.

At this moment, Lao Bai's gentle voice echoed in Qiu Tu's ear, "You've probably already guessed Mo Li's identity."

Mo Li's acting was hard to see through, so Qiu Tu wasn't surprised that Lao Bai had guessed it.

He kept his eyes on the remaining pieces on the chessboard and replied, "You don't even need to guess, do you?"

Lao Bai nodded slightly and then said, "You've also met the High-Level God Kings of the Order Shrine."

"Met who? Ink God King?"

This was indeed a bit beyond Qiu Tu's expectations.

After all, only Ilena, Qing E, Zhong Shi, and Hanhai knew about Qiu Tu meeting the Ink God King.

If Bai Yi wasn't purely guessing, at least one of those four had leaked the information to him.

Thinking this, Qiu Tu casually asked, "It was indeed the Ink God King. But... how did you know?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Bai Yi smiled slightly and then said, "I just bluffed."

Qiu Tu:

Qiu Tu didn't believe him. Ever since he met this guy in New Realm City, Qiu Tu knew he liked to keep things hidden.

Hiding things, keeping so many secrets in his heart. Making him impossible to read or understand.

At this moment, as Qiu Tu was thinking this, Bai Yi spoke again.

He said, "I'm going to die."

Hearing this, Qiu Tu paused his actions and then helplessly looked up at Bai Yi.

"What number is this?"

"Is this real death or fake death this time?"

If Bai Yi had said he was truly dying, Qiu Tu might not have cared, thinking he was joking again.

But when Bai Yi said it was fake death, Qiu Tu couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Is this guy really going to get into trouble?

At this moment, as Qiu Tu was thinking this, Bai Yi reached his right hand into his left sleeve and took out a small golden box.

He looked at Qiu Tu, extended his hand, and handed it to Qiu Tu.

Qiu Tu cautiously reached out and took the golden box, then looked at Bai Yi and asked, "What does this mean?"

Bai Yi smiled freely. He pointed at the small box and then said, "A gift for you."

"However... I've set up a restriction. This small box will only be opened after I die."

"Only then can you see the contents inside and receive the gift I've given you."

Hearing Bai Yi's words, Qiu Tu's brow furrowed slightly.

It wasn't that he didn't trust Bai Yi, or that he was suspecting a gentleman's intentions.

He just felt a vague sense of worry.

So, he asked, "Isn't this your escape route?"

"Once something happens to you, you can use what's in this small box to seize my body, resurrect, and change your fate."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Bai Yi couldn't help but laugh.

He said, "You must have watched too many TV shows back in New Realm City."

"Even at my peak, I might not be your opponent. If I die, my soul will definitely be weakened, how could I possibly be your opponent?"

He paused here and explained gently, "This box contains a greatest secret."

"And you will definitely be interested."

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