章 62: Chapter 62: Medusa's 10,000-Year Skull Spirit Bone (I)

The Mystic Shadow Wolf Emperor's entire body was a deep, ghostly purple. Its physique was almost identical to that of the Luminous Wolf Emperor, as if they were cast from the same mold. Yet, its beastly eyes were abyssal black, so profound that they seemed to devour all light, heat, and life as they moved.

It made no effort to conceal its hostility toward the Luminous Wolf Emperor. The darkness that the Glorious Holy Light had previously dispelled was gradually beginning to reconvene.

The Luminous Wolf Emperor had long grown accustomed to the Mystic Shadow Wolf Emperor's mockery and antagonism. Slowly, it said, "You Ying, my child Yao Xing is dead—killed in the Eternal Night region."

The Mystic Shadow Wolf Emperor's pupils contracted slightly. No wonder the Luminous Wolf Emperor had gone berserk; it knew how much Yao Guang cherished the Stellar Silver Wolf.

That was its only son who had inherited the Wolf Emperor's bloodline!

The Luminous Wolf Emperor had only a thirty percent chance of overcoming the third Great Limit. If it were unfortunate enough to perish, the Stellar Silver Wolf would undoubtedly ascend to the position of Wolf Emperor in the future!

Whoever dared to move against the Stellar Silver Wolf could be called audacious beyond measure!

"Yao Xing deserved to die for leaving the Eternal Day region! Yao Guang, get out of the Eternal Night immediately, or don't blame me for being rude."

Knowing the reason behind the incident did not mean allowing the Luminous Wolf Emperor to act recklessly in the Eternal Night region. The Mystic Shadow Wolf Emperor issued a warning as the increasingly dense darkness began to envelop the Luminous Wolf Emperor in a besieging manner.

"Is that what you think?"

The Luminous Wolf Emperor seemed somewhat taken aback and sighed in disappointment. "We were born of the same mother, with the same Chaos blood flowing in our veins.

You Ying, your darkness mutation caused Father Emperor to exile you from the clan. You came to hate him bitterly, so you split the forest and drew boundaries with me. It's fine. If you like territory, I can give it to you and also restrain the clan from disturbing you as much as possible. Yao Xing was my child, sharing the same bloodline as you, and moreover, he was innocent."

"Enough with the nonsense!"

A resentful gleam flashed in the Mystic Shadow Wolf Emperor's eyes as it roared, "That old fool was lucky to die during the third Heavenly Tribulation. Don't mention him to me again! Half of the territory is rightfully mine; whether you give it or not, it's mine!

Let me ask you one thing: Have you slain the murderer who killed Yao Xing?"

The Luminous Wolf Emperor shook its head. "The killer's aura suddenly vanished mysteriously. I don't know whether they died or escaped."

"Useless!"

The Mystic Shadow Wolf Emperor cursed, "Over 200,000 years of cultivation gone to the dogs!"

The Luminous Wolf Emperor gazed deeply at it and said, "With Yao Xing's unexpected death, there's no suitable heir in the clan. Brother, I hope you take care. After all... if I perish in the Heavenly Tribulation, you will need to shoulder the responsibility and return to lead the clan."

The Mystic Shadow Wolf Emperor snorted coldly, unwilling to engage further with the Luminous Wolf Emperor. The Luminous Wolf Emperor saw this and turned to leave the Eternal Night region. Its tall and robust beastly body inexplicably appeared somewhat hunched at this moment.

Fixing his gaze on its elder brother's departing figure, the once-mighty emperor irreversibly heading toward its twilight years, the ground beneath the Mystic Shadow Wolf Emperor suddenly cracked. Stones scattered, dust filled the air, and spiderweb-like fissures spread into the distance.

"Go investigate! Find out who exactly killed Yao Xing!"

It commanded the large gathering of darkness-attribute spirit beasts behind it. Then, swishing its tail, it swayed step by step back toward the core area of the Eternal Night region.

As the two Great Beasts and numerous darkness-attribute spirit beasts gradually dispersed, a burst of violent coughing erupted from the patch of land that looked as if an iron plow had torn through it.

A fair hand lifted a charred thin membrane, revealing two bedraggled figures. Their clothes were tattered, and their faces were stained with the color of dirt, but fortunately, they were still alive.

"That was close..."

Ling Bai and Xu Jiujiu slowly got to their feet, feeling the weakness and soreness in their bodies and their completely depleted spirit power. They looked at each other simultaneously, seeing the relief of surviving a catastrophe reflected in each other's eyes.

The item that had blocked the full-force attack of a 290,000-year spirit beast was naturally an invaluable treasure—the shedded skin of Skydream Iceworm!

Skydream's shedded skin could trap the 390,000-year Ice Jade Scorpion Empress. Ling Bai had taken it back then to have an extra trump card for unexpected situations, and just three months later, he ended up using it.

"This must be... very expensive, right?" Xu Jiujiu pointed weakly at Skydream's shedded skin.

Ling Bai nodded gravely. The shedded skin of a 1,000,000-year spirit beast, the only one of its kind on the Douluo Continent. What do you think?

"Should I compensate you?"

Xu Jiujiu took the initiative to offer compensation. The descent of the Glorious Holy Light originated from her absorbing the Stellar Silver Wolf's spirit ring, so she rightfully bore most of the responsibility.

"Not even all your wealth would be enough to compensate."

"Uh..."

Xu Jiujiu didn't doubt this. Instead, she felt even more embarrassed. She deliberately avoided looking directly at Ling Bai and tentatively said:

"Ten million spirit gold coins?"

Casually mentioning ten million—the princess was unconsciously flaunting her wealth.

Ling Bai said in a strange tone, "Are you trying to shoo away a beggar?"

"No, no, no, it's because that's all the money I have!" Xu Jiujiu hastily explained. "I have another way to compensate you. My imperial brother is preparing to give me a coming-of-age gift, allowing me to select any one item I want from the countless treasures in the Star Luo Empire's imperial treasury. You saved my life twice and helped me so much. I'll give this opportunity to you as a token of my gratitude!"

"It's a deal then."

Ling Bai decided to agree after considering for a while. The Star Luo Empire had a history spanning over ten thousand years. Its imperial treasury contained innumerable treasures, including 100,000-year spirit bones!

Skydream's shedded skin was an unexpected windfall anyway. Exchanging it for an item from the Star Luo treasury might not necessarily be a loss. Back then, the Heaven Dou Empire had the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. Perhaps the rival Star Luo Empire similarly possessed some divine tool!

Xu Jiujiu was relieved when Ling Bai finally agreed. Knowing it wasn't safe to linger, the two of them hurriedly headed toward the outskirts of the Luminous Mystic Forest with all their might.

...

Dusk was falling, the setting sun like blood. The golden-edged rays of the sunset radiated brilliantly, piercing the eyes in a dreamlike, illusory manner.

Ling Bai and Xu Jiujiu abruptly exited the Eternal Night region. Facing the long-unseen, genuine sunset, they unconsciously closed their eyes.

They quietly enjoyed the peace after the storm. Neither of them spoke hastily until a gentle voice broke the tranquility.

"Ning Bai, how about coming back to Star Luo City with me?"

"Oh? Princess Jiu'er wants to risk the world's condemnation by sheltering a heinous Evil Spirit Master?" Ling Bai teased.

"I'm serious. You're not that wicked. You're someone who can turn back from the wrong path and return to the light."

Xu Jiujiu had pondered this for a long time during their journey. These were her heartfelt words. Moreover, the situation on the continent was tumultuous and unpredictable. The Sun Moon Empire had ambitions like a ravenous wolf. She believed Ling Bai's future was limitless and hoped to keep him by her side. The Princess Manor and the Star Luo Empire would undoubtedly benefit from this.

As for him being an Evil Spirit Master?

Sorry, but if the imperial family said he was a righteous Spirit Master, who would dare oppose!

"Turn back from the wrong path?"

Ling Bai laughed dryly. The Evil Spirit Master was Ning Bai. What did that have to do with him, Ling Bai?

As everyone knows!

The Seraphim and Evil Spirit Masters are mortal enemies!

"All good things must come to an end, Princess Jiu'er. Until we meet again."

Ling Bai bid farewell to Xu Jiujiu and walked toward Shrek Academy, leaving her with a dashing silhouette.

"Ning Bai, if in the future you seek a place to settle down, I promise you, as long as you don't become a thoroughly evil villain, the Princess Manor of the Star Luo Empire will always have a seat reserved for you!"

The departing figure paused slightly, then gave an 'OK' hand gesture from afar.