Chapter 754: Chapter 213: Pulling Out the Tower (Request for Monthly Pass)
Gazing at the anomaly in the sky, Xu Shu’s breathing gradually grew labored.
He suddenly realized that he had seen a similar scene once before.
Where?
Past memories surged in his mind, and Xu Shu remembered.
It was during the previous legend when he had been reborn as the Lust Demon "Alaya" in the "Golden Cave," went through episodes benefiting married women, subdued the seven Saintesses, became the "Rashamon Ming King," and eventually broke through the eighteen layers of the Abyss, passing through a dark hole tunnel underground where he also encountered that mysterious monk, who was suspected to be Xiao Han’s biological father.
Upon seeing him, the first thing the monk said was, "You are late."
At that time, Xu Shu had seen scenes of dry riverbeds and rotten earth.
The monk had said, "The riverbed in the sky dried up, and the sea was carried off by four guys from the Abyss."
Xu Shu initially didn’t understand what the monk meant, but now, seeing the giant blackness enshrouding the safety zone in the sky, with countless raindrops flowing upwards into it, he suddenly realized, from its shape, what it represented.
Wasn’t this the same piece of the sea that was taken from the ground back then!
The difference was that one was in the sky and the other underground.
But other than that, in terms of appearance, in giving the most direct sense of oppression, they were exactly the same—this was the advantage the "True Experience" offered to Xu Shu, allowing him to verify many things he had never seen in reality.
Reflecting on the fact that the Jianqi Sect belonged to one of the four pillars of the Abyss Demons and remembering the monk’s words about the sea being carried off by "four" guys,
Abyss, chaos, four,
All matched!
So, the sea in that legend dried up because it was stolen by the Abyss Four Evils to fight against the Star Tower?!
But the world background of that legend was clearly very different from reality!
What was the connection between them?
Since both the sea and the Abyss had appeared, that crazy monk must exist in reality.
Who could he be?
There was no time for Xu Shu to ponder further.
Because Sarquis was roaring.
"The master is about to arrive, as the left hand, why hasn’t Edric appeared yet? Speak quickly!" he stared at Xu Shu, interrogating fiercely.
"You are mistaken; as a matter of fact, Lord Edric, he, he..." Xu Shu hesitated, not knowing what excuse to use, his heart sinking.
He knew well that a secret cannot be kept forever.
But this exposure was a bit too quick.
It hadn’t even been two minutes, which was even quicker than the time it took him to find Hu Xinrui for a created conflict!
What should he do?
Xu Shu was burning with anxiety.
But in the next moment, Sarquis leaned towards Xu Shu, sniffing left and right, his expression profoundly enjoyed and intoxicated.
Xu Shu clenched his fists, forcibly restraining the urge to punch him—intuition told him not to strike, as forcibly doing so would get him killed!
Wait!
Just wait a little longer!
Maybe it won’t be long before the higher-ups in the Astronomy Association will notice something odd and come out to help me...
After sniffing up and down, Sarquis straightened up, his expression odd, saying,
"So that’s it, Edric actually died. Ah, he was my beloved friend and brother, supposed to serve by our progenitor’s side with me! Who would have thought that during this journey to the human world, he would tragically perish, how sad, lamentable, despicable, and hateful!"
"..." Xu Shu’s expression was slightly stiff.
What was he talking about?
Why did I feel that he was not sad or angry at all, and even seemed quite happy, with his down-turned mouth failing entirely to suppress the excitement visible in his eyes?
Was Edric’s death a good thing for him?
Xu Shu frowned and glanced at Sarquis, not understanding what the strongest Demon Chosen he had encountered so far actually wanted to do.
Their gazes met in mid-air, only to see the other approach Hu Xinrui, whispered a few words in a language Xu Shu couldn’t distinguish, then Hu Xinrui opened her mouth wide and swallowed him whole.
Xu Shu’s eyes widened.
What just happened?
In the next moment, Hu Xinrui’s body began to twist and squirm.
Her bones elongated, her muscles swelled, stretching her white dress almost to tearing, but the originally protruding lower belly flattened out.
With a series of crunching sounds, Hu Xinrui transformed into the appearance of Sarquis.
His facial features changed slightly, from a square face and hooked nose to a round oval face with a delicately perked nose, highly resembling Hu Xinrui to even nine parts similar.
If not for the arrogance still evident in his eyes, Xu Shu would have suspected that it was Hu Xinrui who had taken over everything.
The new "Hu Xinrui" bent over, bowed very genteelly, and extended a hand saying,
"My name is Sarquis Paimon, representing the Solomon Ninth Corps, I express our deepest gratitude to Mr. Gu Pan from the Star Group. Your name will be forever remembered in our holy book!"
Uh...
Observing the "Hu Xinrui" speaking in a gender-neutral indistinguishable voice, Xu Shu’s facial expression became extremely weird.
So, she, no, he is called Sarquis...
I was right not to guess wrongly; this guy was actually happy about Edric’s death.
He had a deep grudge with Edric, so much so that they couldn’t align even against common outsiders!
No... More likely, with Edric’s death, he could gain more benefits, completely overshadowing the loss of a brother, like, occupying this Saintess’s body.
No, should it be said that he has merged with the Son of Evil God?