Kapitel 23: Emerald King

After Huolong Ji left, Zao Tian was left alone. His body was bloody and he felt a great pain.

The punishment decreed by Ye Zuo had been increased to twelve lashes daily. Zao Tian began to wonder whether he would endure such punishment until the end.

But at that moment, the dark cell, where there was practically no light, lit up completely, giving the impression that the day had arrived inside the cell.

Gold materialized and stood in front of Zao Tian.

"I hate the dark!" Gold exclaimed.

"You started very badly at this school ... I believe, that in your present conditions, you will not be able to get out of here!"

Every word Gold uttered poured the sad reality over Zao Tian.

"Hmph ... Well typical of you! Did you just show up to tell me the obvious? "Zao Tian got up and snapped.

"Oh! You're getting more and more daring! That way ... I think I should punish him too! "Gold replied, his eyes were narrow and it was apparent that he did not like the way Zao Tian addressed him.

"Are you serious? Punish me even more? "Zao Tian replied with wide eyes.

Gold: "Well ... You will suffer enough! But it's not like you did not get anything out of it. "

Zao Tian: "...? What do you mean by that?"

Gold: "It's just ... This prison was built in the worst possible place for an ordinary prisoner. It is about a great concentration of spiritual energy. However, this is an extremely violent energy, any ordinary person, would suffer immense pain, upon entering this place. "

"So ... is that why you told me to act earlier?" Zao Tian finally understood why Ye Zuo had that face as soon as he entered the Punishment Department.

Gold: "Certainly! If anyone realized that you were not feeling anything when entering this place, that would raise many unnecessary suspicions. "

"But ... why ... I do not feel any pain?" Zao Tian asked confused. He could not imagine a reason for that, since even Ye Zuo, who was at least in the realm of the Soul, could not bear it without showing an ugly expression.

Gold: "Hmph ... Idiot! Do you really think that you have ordinary spiritual veins? This violent energy directly attacks the spiritual veins. People with ordinary spiritual veins are not able to endure this without suffering. "

"..." With these words, Zao Tian finally realized how special, were his Spiritual Veins.

Zao Tian: "But Gold ... why is there such a great concentration of spiritual energy here?"

"That's ... that's the good part. When you reach a certain level, in martial Dao, the spirit of a specialist will remain in this world for a long time, part of its strength will also continue to exist. That energy comes from one of those experts. "Gold replied smiling.

Zao Tian was astonished. He would never have imagined that the spirit of such an expert would be within the Golden Province.

"Well ... You can survive this period here. Because the spirit of this particular expert ... has healing and alchemical powers, far beyond what you can imagine. "Gold continued to smile.

"You want ... that I ... connect me with that spirit? So did I do to you? "Zao Tian asked.

"Right, Kid! But this spirit does not have the strength to remain conscious as I do! Only traces of his strength and consciousness have remained until now."

"I can make a seal, which will release that spirit and cause the fusion process to begin. But ... Hahahaha ... this time ... It will not be as simple as before! "Gold said as he laughed.

Zao Tian: "What do you mean?"

"When I joined you, I offered no resistance during the process. But surely, this spirit will be resilient. It will attack not only your body, but it will attack your mind and your spiritual domain. "

"The process will be far more dangerous than before. If you lose the battle and succumb to the spirit ... You will disappear and no trace of your existence will remain ... Hahahaha, "Gold explained.

"Do you think I can beat him?" Zao Tian asked.

"Hahahaha ... Hardly! I calculate, that you should have a ... eight percent chance of success. But ... I also calculate, that you have a one percent chance of surviving this place. "Gold replied.

Zao Tian: "So what choice do I have? Dying at the hands of this specialist will be far more rewarding than dying slowly at the hands of that fat son of a bitch! "

Gold: "Then it's settled! Get ready!"

After finishing speaking, Gold used the blood of Zao Tian, to do the ritual.

Gold began to make an absurd amount of extremely complex seals. Seals spilled over the floor, ceiling, and walls.

Virtually all the blood that flowed through Zao Tian's body was used by Gold.

In just a few seconds, all the seals, which practically covered the whole cell, were ready. Zao Tian did not even try to understand how and what those stamps meant.

Suddenly, the stamps began to glow intensely. A blood red color, took over the whole place.

With the process finished, Gold returned to the body of Zao Tian.

Although chained, Zao Tian did not have all of his restricted movements. The chains were long, he could stand and even move a few steps. Just getting away was impossible.

Zao Tian stood up as he bathed in the red light.

* Ziiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnngggg *

A deafening buzz came. It came from the matrix of stamps.

* Booooooommmmm *

The buzzing was suddenly stopped. In its place, a huge explosion, with the Department of Punishment as the epicenter, shook the entire Golden Province.

A powerful green spiritual energy arose.

The Punishment Department was not completely destroyed because the seal matrix blocked most of the energy that came into being. But in the basement, where Zao Tian's cell was, no cell or wall, other than the cell where Zao Tian stood, stood.

"W ... what ... is going on here?" Huolong Ji, who was in a sealed room, felt a violent spiritual energy attack his body.

Confused and shifting in pain, Huolong Ji immediately gave the order that the whole building of the Department of Punishment be evacuated.

The guards took the prisoners out of their cells and rushed out of the building. No one was able to reach underground, because the violent spiritual energy made it impossible for anyone to approach.

In Zao Tian's cell, the strong green light gradually diminished; The image of an old man with long white hair and beard came up; his body did not look anything like an old man's, he was strong and muscular, he also wore only pants, green and torn in the leg.

The old man looked around and saw the matrix of seals. He took a deep breath and then exhaled hard.

"WHO DARES ... TRYING TO DOMINATE MY STRENGTH? WHO DARES ... BOTHER ME? I, THE EMERALD KING, I WILL PUNISH SEVERELY, THOSE WHO DARE TO UNDERSTIMAT ME! "

The old man's screams were deafening. Every word he uttered carried an air of superiority and nobility.

Zao Tian, feeling the pressure exerted by that old man, felt a shiver of bone trembling. He stood before the old man and said,

"Senior ... I was the one who brought you here. I need your powers ... to secure my life. "

The old man analyzed Zao Tian from top to bottom, but he did not believe it was that boy who had made the seal matrix.

"You lousy boy! Like a catarrhal like you, can you have the knowledge to make such a matrix? "Emerald King said angrily.

Zao Tian: "I tried to be respectful ... But you just do not want to listen to me ... You powerful men, they should all be like that. Well! Let's get started! "

"Hmm?" The Emerald King was a bit confused.

At that moment, Zao Tian had already felt a kind of connection between him and the Emerald King. It was like a great magnetic force coming from his spiritual veins.

With only a small spiritual force, Zao Tian pulled the Emerald King into his spiritual domain.

Emerald King frowned and was immediately absorbed by Zao Tian.

"Hmmm. Kid ... You just caught your own death! " Emerald King snorted in Zao Tian's conscience.

"Uhhhhhh" Zao Tian, who was fine so far ... He rolled his eyes and writhed in pain. The Emerald King had begun to attack his body, soul, and spiritual domain.