"You wish!" Ye Liang chuckled from the sidelines. Everything was going better than he had expected.
He could also tell that Izan Yamato was thinking about retreating.
For some reason, Ye Liang suddenly locked eyes with Black on the battlefield—and they both smiled!
"Die, old villain!"
He shouted furiously, raising his Chaotic Cursed Blade and charging straight at Izan Yamato. His Amenominaka flared wildly. In midair, it was as if he had teleported, appearing before him.
"Kid! You're asking for death!"
Izan Yamato naturally saw Ye Liang too. He shouted in fury, raising the *** in his hand and slashing toward Ye Liang.
Just then—
Black moved in perfect coordination, stepping right in front of Ye Liang. It didn't even care about the *** smashing its arm bones, taking the fatal blow head-on to protect him.
"Old Black!"
Bai cried out in alarm, immediately throwing a punch straight at Izan Yamato's head.
Ye Liang's blade reached too!
Because Izan Yamato's full attention was on Bai, he completely missed Ye Liang's attack.
This slash from Ye Liang struck directly into the back of the armored warrior's head!
A powerful shockwave erupted outward!
The armored warrior suddenly froze.
He stood frozen, absorbing Bai's punch with full force, before suddenly crumbling apart. His flesh peeled away like shed skin, slowly vanishing. Soon, he returned to his original form.
Izan Yamato!
"How is this possible?! How did you find my Divine Spark?!" Izan Yamato shouted in disbelief.
"Divine Spark?"
Ye Liang hesitated.
The two nearby monsters also transformed back to normal.
"Hehe, little buddy, you're quite the trick," Black said with a grin, stepping forward.
"Thanks to you cracking this old fool's Divine Spark, otherwise our fight would've turned dangerous."
"What exactly is a Divine Spark?" Ye Liang asked again.
"It's the source of this old man's power, of course!"
Black resumed his original form and casually waved a hand—the nearby foot-cutting squad instantly fainted.
Then, looking at Izan Yamato, Black slowly explained, "This old guy had terrible talent! Back then, the Creator God took him as a disciple simply out of pity, because he couldn't bear to see him starving outside.
Of course! Even with a deity like the Creator God as his master, he could only reach up to level 80 at most. But this bastard ran off after stealing a Main Deity's Divine Spark following the Creator's death, barely reaching level 100!"
"So that's how it was!"
Ye Liang nodded understandingly.
Beside him, Izan Yamato, apparently unable to bear the shame, suddenly began shouting furiously.
"I served him faithfully through thick and thin! Without me, who knows what would have become of him! And in the end, what did I get?! My master even took his Divine Spark to the grave at the very last moment?
Hmph!
Not even looting his tomb—that's already going easy on him!"
"That was still the Master's own possession!"
Bai immediately argued. "The Creator God saved you all those years ago simply because he felt sorry for you! Without him, you would've starved to death on the streets back then!
And yet you still wanted to steal Master's Divine Spark?! You're absolutely insatiable!"
Bai grew more furious as he spoke and was about to rush over to punish Izan Yamato, but the black skeleton blocked him. "My Master once said disciples should live in harmony. Even if one has committed grave evils, please spare his life!"
"But this damn bastard has gone too far! You still want to let him live?"
The black skeleton shook his head. He raised his hand directly, and Izan Yamato actually began shrinking slowly. With a flick of his finger, Izan Yamato's body landed on his palm.
"Let him stay here with me from now on, guarding the tomb."
The black skeleton turned his gaze toward Ye Liang. "Kid, you cooperated pretty well."
Ye Liang smiled. "That's because you dropped some great hints. In fact, when I entered the Side Chamber, you had already noticed me. You just didn't say anything outright and even taught me a protective cultivation technique."
A smile appeared on the black skeleton's lips. "Of course! When the door of the Side Chamber suddenly shut and locked itself, do you think I'm blind?"
It all clicked for Ye Liang.
"Afterward, while I was manipulating everyone, senior also noticed what I was doing. You even kindly helped draw Izan Yamato's attention, allowing the others' interference to hit successfully."
"Worthy student indeed," the black skeleton nodded slightly after hearing Ye Liang's words.
Beside them, Bai stood there utterly confused.
How come I don't know about all this?
Ye Liang continued bowing respectfully toward the black skeleton. "Young me is deeply grateful for your kindness, yet there's another request I must make—it might sound rather bold, but I still hope senior will grant it."
"Speak," the black skeleton replied coolly.
"Would you please send me back to my original world? My family's still waiting for me, and one of my wives is missing—I sincerely beg senior to show mercy and help me."
Saying this,
The black skeleton suddenly grinned eerily.
In the next second,
Ye Liang and the other Exiles abruptly reappeared on the surface! The surrounding palaces were invisible, and those two strange figures had completely vanished!
"Did I just get out?"
Ye Liang scanned around, frowning. "No, this still isn't right! We're still in the other world—we've only left the palace!
Senior!
I've really got somewhere urgent to be! Please, be consistent in your kindness—help me just a bit further!"
He shouted twice, but unfortunately, no one answered.
Helplessly,
Ye Liang noticed none of the Exiles had died, so he went over and shook their bodies gently.
The chubby little guy woke up first.
"Dude! Where am I?"
He rubbed his forehead, suddenly smacking himself hard on the head. "Dude! What happened to that legendary fruit anyway?"
Even now, you're still thinking about that fruit... unbelievable.
Ye Liang couldn't help but feel speechless.
Gradually, the rest of the group awakened as well. After understanding the situation from Ye Liang, they resumed searching for the Ruins.
He kept it brief, claiming he'd just woken up himself.
The chubby little guy stayed behind. "By the way, my name is Fujiwara Shinichi," he added. "I was sent by the Fujiwara clan for this trial journey. Seeing how skillfully you handled yourself, why don't you become an honored guest under our Fujiwara clan?"
After chatting briefly, the two left together.
After a long while,
Two figures reappeared at this spot—Black Bone and Bai.
"Black Bone!
"Are you absolutely sure? He's really the Dimension's Chosen One?"
"Of course! The Divine Being himself said that only the Chosen One could locate His Tomb. I double-checked later too—the reason Izan Yamato was able to enter was by riding on his fortune."
"Oh, so that old fool managed to get in that way."
"By the way, did you give the Divine Spark to him? Back then, the Divine Being specifically stated the Divine Spark must be passed to the Chosen One."
"As the Tomb Guardian, you have to honor this!"
"I've already given him the Divine Spark, though I don't know whether he's realized it yet." The Black Skeleton gazed in the direction Ye Liang had disappeared and shook its head.
Two years later.
The sky suddenly split open with a narrow crack!
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