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"Your Majesty, you jest. All we can do for you is offer some small conveniences in your daily life..."
“The Five Prisons Holy Sect can handle such a trivial matter, and they would certainly do it better than you!” A strong female voice suddenly interrupted Amakasu Touma’s sophistry.
Having roughly guessed who was speaking, Amakasu Touma didn't dare to refute.
Sure enough, the wooden door opened again, and a black-haired girl dressed in white Hanfu walked in.
Looking at Luo Hao, who resembled a young girl, and then at the old man who was supposedly not much older than her, Bai Ye suddenly felt like making a sarcastic remark...
"Why do we all look so old, sir, when everyone else is around two hundred years old?"
"Heh heh..." The old man crushed the teacup in his hand into powder. "What are you doing here, woman? Are you upset because your prey was stolen and you want to throw a tantrum?"
"That's not it. I'm just unhappy that our national hero is treated like a pet abroad, without any dignity. As long as he can be killed by our own people, I don't care who dies at his hands," Luo Hao denied. "As for why I'm here today, it's mainly... um..."
Luo Hao suddenly waved his hand, and a gust of wind blew Ganpaku Touma out the door. When he tried to go back in, Lu Yinghua was already blocking the doorway with his arms crossed.
"Sorry, this road is blocked."
Chapter 085 Voban: Grandpa, I'm going solo!
Watching Luo Hao seal the room with magic, Bai Ye yawned, offering no specific response. Marquis Voban did the same...
There's a saying that goes, "Among those who know you best, there's bound to be your rival."
Although he and Luo Hao didn't get along very well, it was just a personal conflict between them. Voban believed that Luo Hao wasn't the type to cause trouble for no reason.
Only after the lockdown was completed did he ask, "What are you trying to do?"
"Just to prevent a few little mice hiding in the shadows from eavesdropping," Luo Hao replied.
"little mouse?"
"Yes, I found some interesting things while browsing through ancient books."
Clearing his throat, Luo Hao slowly said, "About a thousand years ago, several rebels appeared in Japan, one of whom was Susanoo, who held a significant place in their mythology. However, when these rebels disappeared, there were no records of any new god-slayers appearing. Instead, a magical society that was originally not very powerful rapidly grew..."
"The Committee for the Compilation of Official Histories?" The Marquis felt as if he had grasped something.
“Exactly.” Luo Hao nodded: “In the thousand years that followed, the official history compilation committee also encountered several disasters that almost wiped out the entire organization. However, each time a mysterious powerful figure stepped in to help them overcome the difficulties. When I came here decades ago, I also felt several gazes watching me in the dark.”
"I understand. So where do you think they might be hiding?" The marquis, having guessed that there was another opportunity to fight, revealed a suppressed bloodlust in his emerald eyes.
“The Netherworld,” Luo Hao stated her conjecture, “is the only place where I can escape detection.”
“...That’s true.” The Marquis nodded slightly.
"So I'd like to discuss this with you two. There are definitely more than three hidden beings in the Netherworld. Once you go in, it's up to you who will gain the most."
"Could we wait a couple more days? I need to adjust to the current situation first, and also..."
While you're at it, take on a couple more gods and try to make yourself as invincible as possible.
“Okay, it’s settled then. Once you’re ready, just go to the nearest Five Hells Holy Sect stronghold and let them know.” Luo Hao took out a token and handed it to Bai Ye: “This token will give you the same status as me within the sect. Although you, as a king of equal rank, don’t need these, using this thing will save you some trouble.”
"Thank you." Bai Ye took the badge, which still carried Luo Hao's body temperature, and put it away.
Speaking of her clothes and appearance... where did she keep this brand before?
(The series of articles about people living worse than tokens)
……
Having finalized the cooperation, Luo Hao then dispelled the magic, leaving Lu·Reinforced·Eagle Transformation to Bai Ye, while he himself used his lightness skill to transform into a gust of wind and disappear before the group.
Looking at Lu Yinghua, who was left behind with a bewildered expression, the Marquis smiled sarcastically.
"To throw away a useless apprentice so easily, that's exactly the kind of thing that woman would do."
"Please forgive me, Your Highnesses." Lu Yinghua smiled wryly, "That's just my master's personality."
"Hmph, she has taken on a good apprentice."
After greeting Bai Ye, a gentle breeze arose beneath the old man's feet. This was a small whirlwind created by directly using the power of "Gale and Raging Waves," which carried him away from here.
"Stop looking, let's go. We still have a lot of plans ahead of us." Seeing Lu Yinghua staring in the direction the Marquis left, seemingly lost in thought, Bai Ye patted him on the shoulder.
"Yes." Lu Yinghua clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Please give your instructions, Your Majesty, and I will make the arrangements immediately."
"Hmm... Shall we go to the Mediterranean first?"
Lu Yinghua: "..."
You're the big boss! Where we go is just a matter of your word. Why are you using such an uncertain tone?
"Then let's go to the Mediterranean. Let's fly directly to Crete. I think there will definitely be some surprises there."
"Eagle Transformation obeys!"
……
On the other side, after flying away from the Western Heavenly Palace, the Marquis hovered in the sky for a while before flying directly towards a mountain range.
About half an hour later, he landed in front of a girl holding a divine sword.
"If I'm not mistaken, the knife in your hand... is more than just a divine artifact, isn't it?"
A hint of panic flashed across the girl's calm gaze.
"Let me guess, which deity's subordinate god is this? And a subordinate god that still exists in the present world?"
"Sir, you've made a mistake."
"No, no, no, no, no." The old man held up a finger and waved it from side to side: "Since you know my identity, you should also know that my eyes are different from yours. This is the Eye of Sodom, which I stole from Horatio, the one-eyed god of war in Rome. It can see many things that you cannot see..."
The longsword in the girl's hand trembled.
“There was definitely something wrong.” The old man was completely unconcerned about the hostility the sword-shaped artifact was showing him: “I’ve got it now. According to your country’s mythology and the information that woman revealed earlier, what you have in your hand should be the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, right?”
Girl: "..."
"I'm giving you a chance now. I know that Susanoo can't be watching you all the time, so if you can open the passage to the Netherworld now, I'll pretend I don't know about your ambiguous relationship with Susanoo. Otherwise..."
The old man's face revealed a coldness he had never shown in front of Bai Ye: "For every half hour of delay, I will silence one-tenth of the country beneath my feet. You can bet on whether I can do it."
Seeing the terrifying magical power in the Marquis's hand, Kiyoshuin Ena gave in.
Looking at the passage leading to the Netherworld, the old man happily rushed in—
Only a fool would wait for that woman and that silly boy to come in together. By the time they come in, he might have already cleared out You Shi. Just thinking about the wonderful expression that Luo Hao might have on his face at that time, the old man suddenly felt full of energy.
Ok……
However, the old man seemed completely oblivious to the fact that even Luo Hao needed to contact two more Godslayers to be confident in venturing into the Netherworld.
Chapter 086 The Unchanging Labyrinth
Coordinates: Northern Mediterranean, Crete, Greece.
Looking at the Minotaur cowering in a corner of the maze, trembling with fear, Bai Ye breathed a long sigh of relief. He then thrust Gungnir forward, piercing the Minotaur's heart.
The already battered and bruised body slowly dissipated, along with the surrounding labyrinth that covered an immeasurable area. As a reward for successfully slaying a god, Bai Ye, after a brief moment of disorientation, also received the reward that was rightfully his—
Power, "the eternal labyrinth"!
This is the Minotaur, a place in Greek mythology that King Minos of Crete prepared for his wife and a bull to give birth to. It was both the Minotaur's dwelling place and the place where he was sealed away.
Activating the power will consume a large amount of Bai Ye's magical power, and with his will as the guiding principle, a maze will be created out of thin air.
Creatures trapped in the maze will suffer continuous and inescapable weakening of all attributes. To avoid being passively affected by the maze, either Bai Ye, the maze's builder, will give up, or you will be incredibly lucky to escape the maze—provided that Bai Ye does not use his power to change the maze's terrain at any time.
Even god-slayers or disobedient gods of the same rank, when trapped in a labyrinth, will be passively weakened by the labyrinth, differing from ordinary people only in the degree of the impact.
In summary, this is a purely auxiliary power. As long as the user has a little bit of sense, they can reduce the opponent's strength by several percent before the formal battle even begins!
"Although the summoned object wasn't Theseus as I expected, and I wasted several days in this labyrinth, the final result... was surprisingly pleasing?"
Muttering something to himself, Bai Ye looked at Lu Yinghua, who had quickly jogged up to him after disappearing from the maze.
"How many days have passed?"
“Three days and seven hours,” Lu Yinghua replied, glancing at his watch.
The way he looked at Bai Ye now was just like how a fanatical fan looks at their idol.
According to the information circulating outside, since Rhodes Island killed the disobedient Helios, including the Minotaur in front of him, in less than ten days, Bai Ye has killed three disobedient gods in succession!
And this is only what's circulating outside.
As the only person still remaining in Rhodes Port at the time, Lu Yinghua knew some things that others did not. It's true that the first disobedient being killed by Bai Ye was Helios, but the second and third were definitely not the disobedient Sun Wukong as rumored outside, nor the soon-to-be-rumored disobedient Minotaur, but rather the same disobedient Helios and the disobedient Helios!
Of course, because he had already been warned by Bai Ye, he only told Luo Hao this news once after obtaining Bai Ye's consent, and no one else was destined to know.
"During the three days I was trapped in this maze, did anything new happen in the outside world?"
"Uh..." Lu Yinghua was taken aback: "Which aspect are you referring to?"
"Of course, it's the Disobedient God, the Disobedient God, and the Disobedient God! Although my current assets can still allow me to summon a few more Disobedient Gods, a relic is still a relic. Once you use one, you lose one. If there were ready-made Disobedient Gods delivered to my door for me to chop down, that would be even better." Bai Ye glanced hypocritically at the bull horn that had turned to dust and scattered in the wind after the Minotaur returned to mythology.
Lu Yinghua: "..."
Who was it that brought out three stone heads of Helios on Rhodes Island back then? Don't try to fool him with things like "the people of Rhodes Island built three colossi at once to prove their faith." I, Lu, am not stupid!
And even if we don't reuse them, we can still get a few more to refuse. So maybe we shouldn't live in the same world?
"If we're really talking about information that doesn't comply, there really is one recently."
"Oh?" Bai Ye, who hadn't held out much hope, turned to look at Lu Yinghua: "Tell me about it."
"About two days ago, at least that's what they said when they announced it to the public," Lu Yinghua recalled. "A magical society in Europe, whose name doesn't matter, found an obsidian medallion with the image of a Gorgon engraved on it during an exploration of ruins. They called it the Gorgon Stone. It's said that because of this stone, the magical society was attacked by a god of disobedience, and everyone in the stronghold was petrified. But coincidentally, the stone had been sent to another place before that, and now it has become a hot potato that no one in the entire European magical world wants to touch."
"Europe... I remember there are quite a few god-slayers there, right?"
“Hmm.” Lu Yinghua nodded: “The Sword King of Italy, the Black Prince of the Eagle Kingdom, and the Marquis of Voban of the Balkans are all kings who have loyal forces in Europe.”
"Then why are you spouting all this nonsense? I wouldn't jump into that pit just because of a mere disobedience, would I?" Bai Ye complained while rhythmically tapping Lu Yinghua's head.
Dong~dong~dong~
"Your Majesty, please stop. Do you think I'm the kind of person who would needlessly provoke conflict among kings?" Lu Yinghua looked speechlessly at Bai Ye's "iron fist of love."
Compared to Luo Hao's "education of love," Bai Ye's punches were incredibly gentle, but being hit like that all the time wasn't a good thing.
Fortunately, because of the Minotaur's arrival, there wasn't a single living person or even a fly around here. Otherwise, Young Master Lu might have considered the murder and cover-up package priced at 88.88 million on the dark web.
"Hmm... I'll give you a chance to explain." Bai Ye stopped what he was doing.
"Since leaving the Western Heavenly Palace more than three days ago, the Marquis has disappeared to who-knows-where, the Sword King is still honing his swordsmanship in some unknown deep mountain forest, and the Black Prince is still pursuing some unknown goal..."
"So, does that mean the old man was one of the founders of the world order in Europe?"
"If you really think about it that way... it doesn't seem wrong."
“Then let’s go take a look. Consider it a trip to Europe.” Bai Ye snapped her fingers, finalizing the itinerary. “Just consider it helping Grandpa with the housework while he’s not home.”
Chapter 087 I, Bai, refuse to suffer any form of loss! (Just want to stir up trouble)
Since they've decided to accept that "troublesome" artifact, they naturally need to consult with its current owner first.
Before boarding the plane, Lu Yinghua, under Bai Ye's instructions, greeted the Italian magic society "Red Copper Black Cross," which now possessed the Gorgon Stone.
Therefore, when Bai Ye's plane landed at the Italian airport, the Red Copper Black Cross team, led by their commander Paul Brantelli, was already waiting to greet him at the airport.
A row of black suits stood neatly in the airport, along with a row of equally neatly parked luxury cars not far away, successfully scaring away 80% of the tourists who didn't want to get into trouble for no reason.
The remaining 20% were "politely" asked to leave by Paul's people before the plane landed at night.
"I am Paul Brantley, and all the core members of the Red Copper Black Cross, to respectfully welcome the arrival of King White Night." Seeing White Night descend the steps, Paul, who was at the head, quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully to White Night.
"Hmm." Bai Ye nodded perfunctorily, glanced at the people in front of him, and asked decisively, "Where is the Gorgon Stone? I didn't sense any unusual aura from any of you... Didn't you bring it?"
“This…” Paul gave a perfectly timed awkward smile: “With the strength of our Copper Black Cross, if that being does not arrive before the King, we will be powerless to stop its rampage. Therefore, for safety’s sake, we have arranged for some people to seal the Gorgon Stone.”
"Is it still sealed off?"
“Uh…” Paul seemed surprised by Bai Ye’s directness and paused for a moment before changing the subject: “It’s getting late. We have arranged a room for you in the best hotel here. Please rest here for the night, Your Majesty. We will definitely present the Gorgon Stone to you tomorrow.”
"Hmph~" Bai Ye narrowed his eyes, staring at Paul without moving, and nodded after a long while.
“Since you’ve already made all the arrangements, it would be disrespectful of me to refuse. Eagle, take your luggage and let’s rest here for the night. Consider it a reward for guarding me in the wilderness the other day.”
"Yes!" Lu Yinghua clasped his hands in a fist salute, returned to the plane to retrieve his own luggage, and then used his lightness skill to board the luxury RV where Bai Ye was before the car door closed.