Chapter 534: The Unyielding Soul (Part 1)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Nailisi kept the remnants of the twelfth Purgatory Movement in the bracelet, then went to the six-legged flying dragon and looked at him from head to toe. Her green eyes s.h.i.+mmered with golden lines. The six-legged flying dragon was afraid, but after being dragged into the Eye of Hades by Ismail, he should count himself lucky that he was only immobilized and not dead.
Ismail did what he did to save him, so he could not complain. With Nailisi looking at him threateningly, he could not help but think, “Ismail, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d. How could you leave me alone?”
“I know you can talk, so say something.” Nailisi wore a smile on her face as her clean and white fingers brushed the scales under the six-legged flying dragon’s neck. Normally, if anyone dared to do this, he would have retaliated with Dragon’s Breath immediately.
Now, he dared not. There was magic power in Nailisi’s fingers and the six-legged flying dragon felt a strong numbness in the areas that she had touched.
A physical body protected by grade-six magic was frail and vulnerable against Nailisi’s slender fingers.
“If you are still not going to talk, then you shall not talk ever again.” Nailisi’s fingers stopped at the six-legged flying dragon’s vocal chords. The position of his vocal chords was lower than most other creatures. Nailisi’s fingers pressed into his scales and her nails were already piercing through them.
“What… do you want to hear?” The six-legged flying dragon felt the threat of death. “This woman is for real.”
“Six-legged flying dragons exist in many dimensions, but they should not have any allegiances with any particular type of creatures. What motive do you have for following Ismail?”
“He needed me to fly him around and there was no way I could have defeated him,” the six-legged flying dragon’s answer was so simple and straightforward that Nailisi could not help but be stunned for a while.
“That’s it?”
“Of course, that’s it. Based on my power, what can I do? Purgatory dwellers are more powerful than you think.”
“Powerful? He must fly very slowly on his own, or why would he need you?” Nailisi grinned as her fingers moved away from his neck. The six-legged flying dragon breathed a sigh of relief until Nailisi laughed, “You are Master’s follower. By right, I will not do anything to you.”
Upon hearing this, the six-legged flying dragon knew that something was amiss. His body was completely paralyzed as Nailisi continued to send electric currents into his body. She even released the freezing power of the Dragon’s Tooth Dagger and now, he was lying completely still on the floor and could not even lift his head. Nailisi finally drew out the Dragon’s Tooth Dagger and lightly cut around his entire neck. With her robes flowing in the air and her actions resembling a dance, it almost seemed like she was putting on a performance.
The six-legged flying dragon’s neck now showed a cut from the Dragon’s Tooth Dagger, which froze his wound and prevented any fresh blood from flowing out. Nailisi flipped herself on top of his back and hugged his head tightly before whispering, “Listen, since you are Master’s follower, then you shouldn’t have just let anyone else ride you. Learn to be smarter in your next life.”
With that, Nailisi twisted her hands and the enormous dragon’s neck broke. A green phantom shadow flew out from its head. Although the soul of a six-legged flying dragon could not be destroyed, its physical body had decayed long ago. The moment the neck broke, his body immediately turned into dust. With a glow of light in her hands, Nailisi quickly captured the six-legged flying dragon’s soul and kept it in a Green Spirit gemstone.
Next, Nailisi unrolled a scroll and cast a Cleaning spell. Dust that was once the six-legged flying dragon’s body was blown away and amidst the black sand. It was almost as if nothing happened there at all. She clapped her hands in satisfaction and returned to Saleen’s barracks.
Inside the barracks, Ismail wore an expression of defiance as he raised his head to look at Saleen, who wasfloating in mid-air.
Nailisi entered the barracks and announced to Saleen, “Master, I have killed the six-legged flying dragon.”
“What?!” Ismail was infuriated and was beside Nailisi in one big stride. Nailisi smiled at him coldly and did not move an inch.
“I am Master’s summoned creature. If you dare to touch me, you are dead.”
Originally, Ismail was nowhere bothered by Nailisi’s threats. Once he recalled the badge in Saleen’s hands, he stopped whatever he was doing and said, “Master Saleen, what is the meaning of this?”
“Ha, haha,” Saleen laughed and replied, “The person that the six-legged flying dragon signed a contract with was me, yet he kept letting you ride on him, don’t you think that is very funny? I saved the both of from Lorga, but how did you two treat me? Someone to entertain for a while before escaping at the first opportunity?”
Ismail laughed coldly as well and said, “Do you think you can deal with me just because you have powerful resources? Do you know that I can kill you at this very instant if I wished?”
Saleen looked at him tauntingly and said, “No.”
“Neither do I.” Nailisi raised her head, looked at Ismail and said, “You are just a purgatory dweller. Without a master, do you think you can survive on the Myers Mainland? Let me tell you, the G.o.ddess has already fallen. No one else is going to protect you. The G.o.d of the mainland is now the Lord of Glory and he absolutely detests creatures like you.”
Ismail quietened down. He looked around the barrack and realized that everyone was looking at him without any fear. He felt incredulous. If they were counting on him being restrained by the contract, no one in this room was his match. As long as he could stop Saleen from using the badge, everyone was as good as dead.
Why were they not afraid? Although Saleen’s badge attack was indeed scary, it would be difficult for him to aim accurately, unless Eleanor used her special skill to stun Ismail momentarily. Now that he was prepared for such an attack, there was no way Eleanor would have a chance.
Ismail was originally looking for loopholes to exploit, but right now, he dared not be hasty.
Saleen looked down at him and said, “You can either sign a master-slave contract with me, or you can scram. This is the choice I am giving you.”
Saleen did not want things between Ismail and him to turn ugly, but the trouble that he had created was simply too big. Although Delase’s soul did not manage to escape, the news of what happened and how the two adjudicators died could not possibly be hidden from the Supreme Court for long.
His G.o.d’s Strength was too strong. Even Saleen who only possessed two and a half Divine spells could clearly sense it, what more the Glorious City. They must be going crazy over it.
Chasing Ismail away was perhaps a wise choice. The people from the Holy See would never consider capturing him alive and would kill him immediately. Lex and he needed to leave the Purgatory Desert before the Holy See found Ismail. If not, the people from the Holy See would swarm all over them like flies. If the Holy See activated their strongest forces all at once, even if Lex and he had G.o.dly items, it would still be difficult to escape death.
If Ismail refused to leave, Saleen did not mind using all his powers to kill him.
Although Ismail was strong and powerful the trap in the contract had already been set. Once he initiated an attack, his powers would be stripped away immediately.
As expected, Ismail fell for the taunts and began to laugh maniacally. Behind him, the Eye of Hades suddenly appeared. This time, the eye did not open slowly, but pierced through the entire room. With a loud explosion, Ismail was in the air. His hand went through the Eye of Hades, trying to retrieve the Element Gun.
Clank! An invisible lock kept Ismail’s hand firmly stuck in the Eye of Hades. Jola and Su leapt up together, each holding a javelin, and rushed towards Ismail.
In the Purgatory dimension, Ismail’s speed was exceptional. On the Myers Mainland, his agility was greatly reduced. Ever since he converted his faith to follow the G.o.ddess of Myers, the powers gifted to him by the King of Hades became minimal. The tip of the javelins carried by the two Silver Grand swordmasters bore silver-colored sword aura and had also crystallized. Even if his body was made of metal, the javelins could still pierce through the two cavities.
Eleanor drew out her Elf Bow and notched an arrow, but could not shoot it. Ismail only had one hand trapped in the Eye of Hades. His other hand was lightning quick and managed to s.n.a.t.c.h the two javelins. This left hand immediately started bleeding.
“Ow!” Ismail roared in anger. The two javelins actually managed to hurt him. The fresh blood that was flowing out now had taken him thousands of years to acc.u.mulate. His physical body had decayed long ago. Only through G.o.dly Power did he manage to try and form a new body bit by bit so that there was a possibility of recovering his abilities. The sword aura on the javelins pierced through his body and absorbed large amounts of his essence. This made him mad.
What was making him afraid was that the Eye of Hades seemed to be fading away along with the shrinking of the invisible lock. If it completely faded away, then his right hand which was stuck in it would also be taken away.
Ismail’s strongest power had been restrained. He clenched his b.l.o.o.d.y hand and turned the two javelins into a twisted shape. His palm seemed to contain an enormous suction force. With one hand, he manipulated the two javelins into a metal ball and threw it at Saleen. There were purple flames burning noisily on the surface of the ball. The ball shrank very quickly and its surface became liquid.
Ismail was much tougher than the Three Kings. Although they were creatures of the same grade, Ismail received blessings from two G.o.ds. The trap set by Saleen in the contract could only restrict the powers of his Eye of Hades, but not immobilize him completely.
Aiwa held his big s.h.i.+eld and stepped in front of Saleen. Cuisi used a whip to pull Aiwa away. At this moment, Saleen released his Water s.h.i.+eld. The burning metal ball instantly bored through Aiwa’s magic s.h.i.+eld. If Aiwa was still standing there, the metal ball would surely have penetrated his body and left it with a huge hole.
Ismail had lost tens of Abominations and hundreds of Knights of Fear to Delase’s calculated strategy. Now he had lost his most powerful ability for no reason and one of his hands was trapped in the Eye of Hades. Even so, one simple throw from him could still almost kill a demon.
When the metal ball made contact with Saleen’s Water s.h.i.+eld, it did not burst the gigantic bubble. Instead, it sank into the bubble for almost a full second before piercing through it. By now, Saleen was also in the air, so the metal ball smashed into the ground and left a crater that was one-and-a-half yards wide in the black desert.
Ismail flew up and joined Saleen in the air. Although Jola and Su could also fly, they chose not to. The amount of time that Silver Grand swordmasters could stay in the air was too short. If they could not kill the enemy instantly, they themselves would also be put in a dangerous situation.
The loud commotion of the fight had alarmed Lex long ago. She walked out of her barrack to see Saleen surrounded by fog and in the midst of battle with his follower.
“Do you need help?” Lex shouted.
“No need.” Saleen stared straight at Ismail and said, “Now, will you surrender?” After witnessing Ismail using the Eye of Hades, Saleen decided that convincing him to surrender might be a good choice. This power that was currently restricted by the contract was frightening. If Ismail was able to release it, perhaps only Lex and her G.o.d’s Ring would have a chance against it.