Chapter 1540: Instigatin
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
“How could you treat brother Wu like that, Xu? He’s my friend, and I let you ask him to join us.”
A cold voice came out of the white mist.
Shang Ziyan walked out and to Wu Hao’s side. He bent over and helped Wu Hao stand up. He looked very concerned. “Are you okay, brother Wu?”
Wu Hao looked at Shang Ziyan. He was surprised and confused.
w.a.n.g Xu said, “I thought you asked me to kill him.”
“Brother Wu is the heir of Guanghan Field, a talent of our Heaven World. I’ve been wanting to befriend him for long. How could I have asked you to kill him…”
Shang Ziyan shook his head, took out a saint pill the size of an egg and gave it to Wu Hao. “It’s all my fault that I didn’t make it clear to Xu. I apologize for his behavior, brother Wu. Here’s a Merit Recovery Pill which can dissolve the power of Xu Moon Sword and help you recover.”
Shang Ziyan was the leader of the new generation from Merits Record Palace. His status was as n.o.ble as some supreme saints.
Also, Wu Hao knew that Shang Ziyan was very meticulous. There was no way he didn’t tell w.a.n.g Xu in detail what to do.
Besides, w.a.n.g Xu wasn’t Shang Ziyan’s subordinate.
Shang Ziyan and w.a.n.g Xu are playing good cop and bad cop here, and they want me to do something secret for them.
Wu Hao knew their goal exactly.
However, he couldn’t do anything about it.
Wu Hao looked around. Other than w.a.n.g Xu and Shang Ziyan, he saw more than ten people, all of whom had horrific power.
There was no way that ordinary monks could befriend w.a.n.g Xu and Shang Ziyan.
w.a.n.g Xu himself had such solid background that the entire Guanghan Field couldn’t match it.
Of course, the rules in Heaven World were very strict, and no monks were allowed to break them. No matter how much power w.a.n.g Xu could mobilize, he still needed to keep it contained to a certain extent.
Once he broke the rules, he would be executed.
Shang Ziyan is forcing me to make a choice here, either to be his enemy and be humiliated and tortured or to become his ally.
Wu Hao forced a smile as he realized he didn’t have a choice at all. He felt helpless and desperate, yet he couldn’t do anything about it.
Wu Hao took a deep breath and took the Merit Recovery Pill in Shang Ziyan’s hand. “It’s a misunderstanding… Then we shall just let it pa.s.s, haha…”
The monks standing behind Shang Ziyan all smiled with satisfaction, as this was the result they wanted.
Shang Ziyan burst into laughter. He tapped Wu Hao on his shoulder and said, “You’re so forgiving. I admire that.”
Wu Hao swallowed the Merit Recovery Pill, and then, his skin glowed with saint light. Within the blink of an eye, the blade Qi in his body was expelled, and his legs quickly recovered.
Gradually, Wu Hao could feel his legs again.
Wu Hao could also sense that his saint Qi became purer, and a mysterious energy came into being in his blood, which made him more vigorous. “No wonder it’s a Merit Recovery Pill. Is that the Power of Merit?”
Shang Ziyan nodded and said, “Exactly. What do you think about it, brother Wu?”
“It does live up to its fame. It has the greatest power form the heaven and earth and is unfathomably powerful. It didn’t just clean up the filth in my body, but also strengthened my body const.i.tution. It can even help monks comprehend saintly way,” Wu Hao said.
Shang Ziyan said, “What a shame… What a shame!”
“Why a shame?” Wu Hao asked.
Shang Ziyan said, “Brother Wu, you’ve missed a wonderful opportunity. Otherwise, you could have obtained something thousands of times better than Merit Recovery Pill, and with that, your body const.i.tution and saintly way power would surge. You could easily crush Zhang Ruochen after that.”
Wu Hao asked, “What’s that? What’s thousands of times better than a Merit Recovery Pill? And why did you say I missed it? Did it belong to me?”
Shang Ziyan seemed to treat Wu Hao as a confidant. He said, “You’ve heard of Merit Saint Tablet, right?”
“Of course, I have.”
Wu Hao looked excited. “I heard that only monks who’ve made significant contributions to Heaven World can get a Merit Saint Tablet
“If a monk integrates it with his or her body, the body will become a Merit Treasure Body with unfathomable power.
“Meanwhile, monks who have Merit Treasure Bodies have lots of privileges, which grant them access to many beneficial refining lands to practice… In all, it’s something countless monks crave.”
Shang Ziyan said, “Heaven World was established to fight against h.e.l.l World, and the most important part is Merits G.o.dly Palace, which was built by many G.o.ds, and it has the supreme status. It collects the Power of Merit and makes valuables like Merit Recovery Pills and Merit Saint Tablets.
“These valuables don’t belong to Merits G.o.dly Palace. They belong to the monks who’ve made significant contributions to Heaven World. The more you’ve contributed, the more you’ll gain.
“We collect from the world and give them back to the world. This is the purpose of Merits G.o.dly Palace.
“This time, the monks from Shatuo Seven Fields suffered from a tremendous loss on the Merits Battlefield, and to make up for you guys, Merits G.o.dly Palace took out a lot of merit valuables for you.”
Wu Hao frowned and asked, “Why haven’t I heard of it?”
Shang Ziyan shook his head and said, “Actually, everyone saw that the monks from Guanghan Field fought bravely, so you should’ve been bestowed a large number of merit treasures. As for you, as the heir of Guanghan Field, you led a hundred thousand saints and killed so many Luosha marquises. You should’ve been given a Merit Saint Tablet.
“Unfortunately, Moon G.o.ddess made a huge mistake by charging Merits G.o.dly Palace to save Zhang Ruochen.
“Then, Merits G.o.dly Palace rescinded the valuables they were going to give you, including the Merit Saint Tablet that was supposed to be yours.”
Wu Hao had been craving a Merit Saint Tablet to improve his body const.i.tution so that he could surpa.s.s the talents with Supreme Complete Body Const.i.tution.
But now, Shang Ziyan told him that he’d missed the opportunity of obtaining one.
Shang Ziyan said, “Brother Wu, I wasn’t kidding. After all, Wan Zhaoyi, the heir of Kunlun’s Field, Spiritual Flame Demonic Concubine, the heir of Great Devil Ten Square Field, and the heirs from Eight Ministry Field, h.e.l.l Blade Field, Purple Mansion Field, and Tianmu Field all got a Merit Saint Tablet, but you, as the heir of Guanghan Field, didn’t get anything.”
Wu Hao clenched his fist. He was trying to control his emotions, but he still looked resentful.
Shang Ziyan continued, “If Moon G.o.ddess saved another person, Merits G.o.dly Palace wouldn’t have been that angry. However, it was Zhang Ruochen that she saved. You saw the interactions between Zhang Ruochen and Princess Luosha, and one might wonder whether they’d known each other or not. Besides, Zhang Ruochen killed a large group of saints from the Shatuo Seven Fields and robbed them of their merits, which was totally against the rules of Merits G.o.dly Palace and Heaven World. He should’ve been executed instead of saved, not to mention sacrificing the entire Guanghan Field for him.”
“That’s the decision of the Moon G.o.ddess…” Wu Hao said.
Shang Ziyan suddenly looked solemn and whispered, “We’ve received information that the Moon G.o.ddess has been trapped in h.e.l.l World for a hundred thousand years, and it’s kind of fishy that she suddenly came back to Heaven World out of nowhere.”
Wu Hao was shocked. He said with his eyes popping, “What did you mean?”
Shang Ziyan said, “Nothing. I’m just curious whether it would change a G.o.d or not. Has Moon G.o.ddess defected to h.e.l.l World? Will Guanghan Field be doomed if it keeps following Moon G.o.ddess?”
Even Wu Hao was astounded hearing such thrilling news.
To him, the Moon G.o.ddess had been the greatest and the n.o.blest G.o.d. He must revere her all the time, yet the Moon G.o.ddess had been staying in h.e.l.l World for a hundred thousand years.
Wu Hao felt that his belief had started to crumble.
Shang Ziyan paused for a second and said, “Actually, I came to Shatuo Heavenly Domain under the verdict of G.o.ds. I’m here to kill the spy from h.e.l.l World, Zhang Ruochen.”
“Zhang Ruochen is a spy from h.e.l.l World?” Wu Hao asked.
Shang Ziyan nodded and said, “We’ve received news that Zhang Ruochne went to h.e.l.l World before, and he even gained a divine pill that can bring people back to life. If he didn’t have someone to help him in h.e.l.l World, how did he get the divine pill in the first place?”
Wu Hao’s eyes squinted, and his hostility finally burst out.
Shang Ziyan could feel Wu Hao’s belligerence, so he continued, “In Shatuo Heaven Domain, Moon G.o.ddess and Supreme Saint Manjian are always protecting Zhang Ruochen, so it’s almost impossible to kill him.
“If you can help me kill Zhang Ruochen, then it’ll be a huge contribution to Heaven World. I’ll definitely inform Merit G.o.dly Place, and you can probably get a Merit Saint Tablet.”
“Really?” Wu Hao was tempted.
Shang Ziyan said, “I never lie.”
After an hour, the white mist was dispersed. Su Qingling and Wen Shusheng found Wu Hao, who was standing under the tree, and they left together.