Chapter 475 - 218: Labyrinth Finale, Number One on Both Rankings
Chapter 475: Chapter 218: Labyrinth Finale, Number One on Both Rankings
Be it his Telekinesis, powerful enough to crush Zhang Daoming, or his terrifying Death Ray, this was the strongest member of the Celestial Abyss Race Lin Ye had encountered to date.
If he hadn’t happened to possess the perfect counters, not to mention a massive Claw and Fang Legion, there was no way he could have beaten Akayle today.
’If I can make him my subordinate, he’ll be a top-tier addition to my forces.’
’Secondly, I can’t delve deeper into the Sigma Ruins for the time being, and who knows when the next rift will open.’
’I need someone, besides myself, who can control the entire Painful Labyrinth and continue to look after this legion for me.’
’Controlling Akayle would mean indirectly controlling every member of the Celestial Abyss Race on the first two floors of the Painful Labyrinth.’
’This massive legion will be my greatest asset when I officially explore the Sigma Ruins in the future.’
’Finally, and most critically, the ability to grant life or death gives me absolute control.’
’I can strip Akayle of his will, and even his life, at any time.’
’This gives me the confidence I need to subjugate this King of a Myriad Curses.’
’If he gets out of line, I’ll just erase him.’
Lin Ye was in no hurry.
He could see the dim, gray soul-fire flickering wildly.
Clearly, a fierce internal battle was raging within it.
Humiliation, indignation, anger, and the fear of death—all these emotions were intertwined.
After a long while, a sigh filled with exhaustion and desolation emerged from the soul-fire.
"I can... acknowledge you as my master."
Akayle’s voice no longer held its former kingly majesty, only endless desolation.
"But I have one condition."
"Speak."
The soul-fire flared violently. The hatred buried deep within the very source of his soul almost became tangible.
"In the future, you must take those members of the Intelligent Mechanism Race below, who have enslaved me for thousands of years..."
"...and slaughter every last one of them!"
Lin Ye could feel the bone-deep hatred in his thoughts.
This didn’t conflict with his own goals.
"Fine."
Lin Ye agreed without hesitation.
[DING!]
[The LV58 Curse Bone Race Lord has sworn fealty to you. The master-servant contract is established!]
[Please name your new subordinate.]
As the system prompts sounded, Lin Ye clearly felt an invisible Spirit Chain extend from the depths of his Sea of Consciousness and wrap tightly around Akayle’s soul-fire.
’Name him?’
A thought crossed Lin Ye’s mind. He had subjugated minions before, but the system had never asked him to name a single one.
But Lin Ye quickly figured it out.
’That makes sense. He’s not just some random mook, after all. He’s my first real right-hand man. He should have a name.’
’A... A-what’s-his-name again?’
Lin Ye tried hard to recall the name but found he couldn’t remember it in full.
After the master-servant contract was formed, Akayle seemed to notice Lin Ye’s confusion.
"I am the King of a Myriad Curses, A..."
Before Akayle could finish, Lin Ye, growing impatient, had already typed two words into the naming field that popped up.
[Ah Qiang]
[Name successfully assigned!]
"..."
The soul-fire froze instantly.
A sense of humiliation, even stronger than when the Intelligent Mechanism Race had drained him of his power, erupted from the depths of his soul.
’Ah Qiang...?’
’What the hell kind of name is that?’
’He, the great King of a Myriad Curses, the progenitor of the Curse Bone Race, had been saddled with such a... a crude, plebeian name!’
Nearby, Carlos and the rest of Lin Ye’s subordinates began to tremble violently, desperately trying to keep from laughing out loud.
Akayle—or rather, Ah Qiang—felt like he was about to explode from rage.
He tried to protest, but an irresistible will traveled through the Spirit Chain, preventing him from uttering even a single syllable.
However, just as he was sinking into shame and indignation, a vast and irresistible surge of life energy, seemingly endless and immense, suddenly poured into his soul-fire from the other end of the Spirit Chain!
WUUUMMM—!
His soul-fire, which had been on the verge of flickering out, was nourished by this energy and, at an incredible speed, became solid and brilliant once more!
In the span of just a few breaths, not only had he recovered to his peak condition, but the very source of his soul-fire seemed even purer than before!
As Ah Qiang felt the power within him—not just restored, but even greater than before—he was completely stunned.
He suddenly recalled what Carlos had said to him not long ago.
"Because you cannot give us... eternity."
"As long as the King does not die, we... are immortal!"
He was beginning to understand everything!
At that moment, all the humiliation and indignation in Ah Qiang’s heart transformed into pure awe.
No one is immune to a good deal.
And he was no exception.
The next second, he bowed his head to Lin Ye in genuine, heartfelt submission.
"My old name is gone. Today, I am reborn."
"Ah... Ah Qiang greets you, my King."
[DING! You have successfully subjugated the Lord-tier subordinate, "King of a Myriad Curses, Akayle"!]
[Taotie mechanism triggered!]
[You have obtained Akayle’s fealty, which is considered a perfect plunder!]
[You have gained a total of 889.6 Strength, 747.6 Agility, 908.1 Stamina, and 1369.7 Spirit!]
[You have gained 825,000 experience points!]
A series of system prompts echoed in Lin Ye’s mind.
The massive increase in his Spirit attribute was particularly noticeable.
’As expected of a Lord specializing in Telekinesis. The Spiritual Power fed back by Taotie was over a thousand points—that’s worth many days of painstakingly practicing my Observation Skill.’
But at the same time, Lin Ye felt that something was off.