Chapter 1114 - 804: Do You Love Her?
"I will also participate in this hunting operation." The young man stepped out from the air, his tall and slender figure emerging.
Mansa said in surprise, "Oh? Weren’t you planning to conduct an experiment and said you had to close off for a few months at least?"
"Compared to the importance of the Blood Clan, the experiment can be postponed. Besides, my experiment also requires the genetic samples of the Blood Clan," Shu Kui said calmly.
Mansa narrowed those alluring, charming eyes, about to say something when a strong aura suddenly descended.
The faces of those present all slightly changed, and they respectfully said, "Lord Zhuang He is also here."
The man had a tall and imposing figure, with a fierce and sharp demeanor, like an unsheathed blade, exuding authority without anger.
The newcomer was Zhuang He, one of the Ten Holy Seats of the Holy Temple.
When Shu Kui saw him, he also showed a respectful expression and saluted by placing a hand on his chest.
The Three Holy Seats rarely appeared publicly, even meeting each other infrequently.
"Shu Kui, the task given to you by the Holy Temple is more crucial. I will personally lead Zong Gao to capture the remaining blood clan remnants, and your involvement is not required for this operation." Zhuang He spoke with authoritative and cold tones.
Shu Kui nodded, "I will comply with the Divine Hall’s instructions."
After the others left, Shu Kui’s face darkened. On returning to the palace, his graceful, exceptionally beautiful fingers instantly transformed into pitch-black, metallic claws, piercing his heart to extract a concentrated essence blood.
His face turned pale, enduring intense pain, he staggered to a stone wall and triggered a hidden switch.
The wall opened, revealing several glass pods being delivered.
Unawakened experimental subjects lay inside the glass pods.
One of the pod doors opened, and Shu Kui activated his superpower, intending to merge the essence blood into the experimental subject, which would allow him to control it.
Whoosh—
An ice blade suddenly attacked.
Shu Kui swiftly dodged, but the movement was half a step too slow, and his arm was grazed, tearing a hole in his clothing and drawing blood.
The experimental subject was instantly frozen by the ice blade, shattering with a boom, leaving no remains.
"Every time you make these puppets, you have to consume considerable power from your original body. How many have you made now?"
The mermaid youth had a slender, handsome, and cold body, and had approached without notice.
Those icy blue eyes coldly stared at the black-haired youth before him, mocking laughter playing on his crimson lips, "You have already lost too much power. Continuing this way, you might not be so fortunate next time."
Shu Kui’s face turned cold, "A distinguished guest of the Divine Hall openly attacks a Holy Seat. Isn’t this biting the hand that feeds you?"
Liu Ye tilted his head playfully, "I’m only keeping quiet about your deeds because of our past friendship. Otherwise, guess what situation you’d be in now?"
"You can try, it’s just mutual destruction anyway. You can’t suppress that other personality; eventually, you’ll be devoured."
Liu Ye’s smile suddenly froze, his bright blue eyes revealing traces of angry humiliation.
He recalled the scene when he fled to the Holy Temple—
At that time, the black-haired youth before him wore a mask, arms crossed, leaning against the wall, and speaking leisurely, "Looks like you ran into her again; every time you fall to her, truly pitiful."
Liu Ye, furious, said, "You knew she came here, and you still helped her!"
"I was indeed surprised she would come, but this is your own incompetence; don’t pin it on me." Shu Kui pulled out a blue syringe and directly stabbed it into the mermaid youth’s neck, "This is a stabilizer. It can temporarily suppress your other personality but has time limits. Excessive use will lead to drug resistance; I can’t help you then."
The disturbed energy around Liu Ye gradually calmed, but his complexion remained pale, his eyes blood-red, clearly having endured a fierce struggle.
Shu Kui’s aid was purely due to the Divine Hall’s order; he didn’t particularly care which personality was inhabiting the mermaid youth’s body.
His only request was not to harm Shen Tang.
Otherwise, he would halt all assistance, letting Liu Ye fend for himself.
Recalling this, Liu Ye’s bright blue eyes grew deeper, gazing at the pale-faced man before him, frowning and speaking in a deep voice, "I’m very curious about something. Why do you keep helping her over and over? Could it be..."
He paused, voice cool, "You’ve fallen in love with her?"
Shu Kui stared at the male opposite him who was vaguely exuding hostility, perhaps not even realizing it himself, and hooked the corner of his lips lightly, chuckling, "You misunderstand. I don’t possess the romantic love between male and female for her. Our relationship is more complicated, nothing you need to hear... I think you might not want to hear about her either."
"You better not mention a single word about her to me."
Liu Ye smirked coldly, turned, and left.
Shu Kui clicked his tongue lightly, "Truly insincere, hate lasts longer than love."
He took out another experimental subject, merged the essence blood into it, and once successfully awakened, let him leave in secret.
Even if it dies, so what.
He doesn’t care.
He was existing for her all along.
Shen Tang, at the moment of being sucked into the gate, felt her vision go black, regained consciousness, and found herself in a strange, classical palace.
The Beastmen had all disappeared without a trace.
She looked down at her hands and the clothes she was wearing, her heart suddenly leaping.
Turning her head, she saw a mirror on a table not far away. She hurried over for a look and was stunned.
The woman in the mirror was extremely beautiful, with a cascade of red hair like a waterfall behind her, phoenix eyes, an exquisite nose, crimson lips especially her blood-red eyes were soul-stealing, though her complexion was slightly pale, carrying a trace of sickly fragility, it instead enhanced a touch of delicate grace.
Despite being devastatingly beautiful, she exuded a divine, noble, and gentle aura, captivating people at first glance and lingering in their dreams.
Even Shen Tang, being a woman herself, couldn’t help but be stunned seeing such beauty!
And most importantly, the woman’s appearance in the mirror bore a resemblance to Su Jiu, and her aura made Shen Tang feel very familiar.
𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
Shen Tang suddenly remembered—
"Blood Clan High Priest, Ying Zhao!"
When she saw her last time in the Illusion Realm, she was wearing a veil, and Shen Tang couldn’t see her face clearly.
This time, Ying Zhao was not wearing a veil, nor clad in those complex and solemn garments, only wearing a loose silk robe, seemingly just resting in the palace.
She was... in the Illusion Realm again.
But this time, Shen Tang was no longer an observer but directly entered Ying Zhao’s body, perceiving through her perspective.
It seemed that the High Priest intentionally created this Illusion Realm to convey something to her.
Shen Tang then calmed, not panicking anymore.
A clan elder came with a worried expression, reporting many things.
Shen Tang thus learned more about past events.
Thousands of years ago, Eris Star experienced massive pollution outbreaks, causing more and more beastmen to suffer.
Within just a few decades, the fertility rates of almost all species faced sharp declines.
At this moment, an organization began to rise. They proclaimed themselves as the "Divine Hall," claiming to unite all races to find ways to fight pollution, even proposing a plan to artificially create beastmen to ensure the survival and reproduction of the races.
Of course, this plan was too shocking to reveal outright, most beastmen would certainly struggle to accept it.
So far, the experiment was still in the testing phase and hadn’t been officially publicized; only some elite high-ups knew about the plan.
However, rumors said there were already successful cases.
The Divine Hall conducted experiments on their continent and reportedly attempted to deploy the created experimental subjects to other worlds.
This was truly insane!
Besides testing the experimental subjects, the Divine Hall’s goal was to seize energy cores from other worlds.
Because reversing pollution nowadays seemed uncontrollable; to reverse it artificially, stealing powers from other world’s continents, namely the Earth Core, was the only way to save Eris Star.
Su Jiu worried deeply, as this was an attack under moral disguise, invading other continents... Leading many to become experimental grounds, this was simply inhumane.
More terrifyingly, after long investigations by the Blood Clan, the disappearance of clan members seemed connected to the Divine Hall.
Were those missing clansmen also...
Ying Zhao felt uneasy.
Just then, someone reported from outside,
"High Priest, Your Majesty has returned."