Chapter 7276 Calamity of the Night, Yi Nuo
Chapter 7276 Calamity of the Night, Yi Nuo
The blonde woman clenched her teeth. She coldly said, “My kin worships the strong. I lost to you, so I am your servant. But that is all. You can question me, but others are not qualified to listen to my answers!”
Long Chen was somewhat surprised by her response. She did not fear death, to the point where she would have killed herself without hesitation, yet she would willingly call herself his servant. At the same time, even as his servant, she still held onto her pride. Only the one who had forced her to submit was qualified to ask her anything, and he could tell that she would rather die than do otherwise.
Long Chen nodded and brought her to an isolated place. Even before he asked, she said, “We have an enormous number of people, and many of them are being raised as sacrificial offerings. Among them, there are half-step Heavenly Sovereigns who aren’t fighters...”
Long Chen nodded slightly when he heard that. He had guessed as much.
She continued, “Once those sacrificial offerings die in battle, their blood soul energy is collected together with the blood soul energy of the people of the nine heavens that died with them. They can be merged, and this merged blood soul energy can be refined through various methods. With the aid of our ancestors’ power, it can be turned into three types of energy essence. We call them nine-heaven essence, outsider essence, and blended essence.
“The nine-heaven essence contains the Grand Dao power of the nine heavens. We use it to buy members of the nine heavens. The outsider essence is our treasure; we can use it to increase every aspect of our power, including our body, soul, divine abilities, and even our Grand Dao comprehension. That is the value of those sacrificial offerings.
“As for the blended essence, we are using it to raise shadow pawns. We plant it inside the bodies of our people and people of the nine heavens who have immense potential. We have our own methods to control their minds, of course, and we have been planting them among the major forces of the nine heavens. Those shadow pawns are capable of concealing themselves from the absolute majority of your screening and vetting. They are part of our most important plans...”
When she reached this point, Long Chen felt a chill run down his spine. He couldn’t help interrupting her. “How long have you been carrying out this shadow pawn plan?”
“Since the primal chaos war!”
Long Chen sucked in a cold breath. It was no wonder the nine heavens were never at peace. Outsider devils had been infiltrating their ranks since the primal chaos era.
“How do you collect the blood soul energy? How does it get refined?” asked Long Chen. He had refined the essence blood of a Heavenly Sovereign, and the result sounded a bit similar to what she had described. Did they have other methods?
“The collection of blood soul energy is done through a ceremonial rite performed among fresh corpses. In other words, it can only be carried out after winning a battle...”
Long Chen sighed in relief when he heard that. It was no wonder he hadn’t seen anything like that back in the North Sea Silver Fox race. Since they had lost so badly, they had been unable to carry out this ceremonial rite. The same was true this time as well.
“As for the refinement process, that is a matter for the Devil God. Although I am a divine emissary, I am not qualified to learn of it,” she said.
Her answers were all very direct and on the point. She didn’t hesitate, and it was obvious to Long Chen that she was not lying. But this was precisely what he found odd.
“I’m curious. Why aren’t you trying to hide anything from me?”
She coldly responded, “The Golden Wing Heaven Devil race is not so contemptible. A defeat is a defeat. You captured me, so everything I have is yours. That includes my secrets.”
Long Chen said, “I’ve killed quite a few members of your Golden Wing Heaven Devil race. They didn’t have that kind of backbone. Furthermore, the aura of your bloodline is different from theirs.”
“Of course they’re different. I am the princess with the divine emperor’s bloodline. I have the noblest, purest bloodline.”
“In that case, why do you only have two wings? I’ve killed many Golden Wing Heaven devils, and some have six or even eight wings!”
“That is because the stronger the bloodline, the more difficult it is to awaken our wings. I will only manage to gain four wings after I become a Divine Sovereign. If I had already awakened my wings, you wouldn’t have been a match for me,” declared the woman. Clearly, the fact that Long Chen had captured her did not mean she was entirely resigned to her fate.
Long Chen simply smiled. There was no need for him to argue that point. In any case, she was his prisoner now. Furthermore, she was surprisingly obedient.
She took a deep breath and said, “I’ve told you everything that you wanted to know. Not one word was a lie. The Golden Wing Heaven Devil race never begs others, but I hope that you can give me a dignified death, or a dignified life.”
She was truly straightforward. Long Chen was surprised by how open she was.
“What do you mean by a dignified life?” asked Long Chen.
“I lost to you. Although I don’t like it, a loss is a loss. Based on our rules, I am your spoil of battle. I can accept being your servant. But I have only lost to you, so only you are qualified to give me orders. You can’t give me to someone else.” Determination flashed through her eyes when she said this. Even at this point, she was holding onto her pride.
As it so happened, Long Chen really had been thinking of giving her to Su Yu. But it was clear that she wouldn’t accept such a thing. If Long Chen used his strength to force her, then even with a slave seal, this prideful woman would find a way to escape or die. Furthermore, Su Yu was simply not powerful enough to command her, and if she was given such a strong servant, that might end up harming her in the end. Thus, Long Chen gave up on that thought.
“What is your name?”
Before, she hadn’t hesitated to answer any question. Only this time did she hesitate for a moment.
“Calamity of the Night... Yi Nuo.”
“You didn’t seem very willing to tell me that.”
“That title is a source of shame for me now. Only the strongest heirs of the imperial bloodline are qualified for it. The Golden Wing Heaven Devils will only be led by the strongest, whoever that is, and I have the highest chances to become the next empress. Well, had.”
“Then, can you be completely loyal to me?” asked Long Chen all of a sudden.
Yi Nuo hesitated once more. She shivered for a moment, then ultimately shook her head.
“That is impossible...”
Long Chen sighed inside. It seemed that he truly had no choice but to kill her.
“Unless you can forever remain stronger than me. I will definitely not submit to someone weaker than myself!”
Long Chen’s eyes immediately lit up.