Chapter 409: Geniuses And Lunatics
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Hiss.
Christina could not help but cover her mouth when she saw Watson like that, holding back her fear.
The monster only appeared for a moment, and the pitch-black substance disappeared along Watson’s body, allowing him to return to normal. Then, he stretched his hand outward, and a pitch-black line appeared and flew to the roof. It pulled his body upward, and then the black line was automatically cut off, turning into a squirming black liquid that dripped onto the ground, corroding the ground into a half-meter-wide hole that was more than ten meters deep. There was a pungent smell.
“That is the poison that my eldest senior brother was poisoned with just now. It’s so terrifying. It’s hard to imagine what kind of damage that level of poison would cause to the human body.”
The juniors in the room could not help but exclaim in admiration when they saw the terrifying poison. Some of them even bowed gratefully at Watson.. ” I’m really grateful to you. If you had not endured that poison, I’m afraid we would all have suffered, right?”
They saw the viscous black liquid spreading out in all directions in the bottle, hitting the scene inside the bottle. If not for Watson, that pitch-black substance would definitely corrode all of them completely.
“You’re welcome. That is what I should do! And if you want to say thank you, you can thank Samuel.”
Watson turned to look at Samuel. After fusing the potion into his body, a lot of knowledge related to potions appeared in Watson’s mind. Most of them were poisons. It was as if all the poisons in the world were in his control. As long as he willed it, he could decompose all kinds of poisons from his blood, including weak poisons that could make people fall asleep or enter a state of paralysis, as well as terrifying poisons that could make people’s intestines burst with a drop.
‘Even though I don’t know why His Majesty poisoned Samuel, he has given me a great gift. Furthermore, I saved Samuel. I believe that Samuel will treat me much better in the future, killing two birds with one stone.’
While Watson thought about that, the forbidden material on Samuel’s body was severed by Christina’s sword aura.
Samuel’s face was pale. He slowly opened his eyes, and the powerful aura on his body immediately returned to platinum-tier. After looking around, Samuel’s eyes locked on Watson, and he jumped up in excitement.
However, he did not thank Watson. Instead, he rushed to Watson and grabbed Watson’s neck.
“D*mn Watson, return it to me. Return the G.o.d’s Remains to me! That’s mine; it’s my power.”
“Idiot, kneel.”
Without waiting for Watson to react, Reid snorted. A powerful sword aura filled the air and shattered Samuel’s knees. He fell to the ground with a plop, his face filled with pain.
“Samuel, is this how you treat the person who saved you? I’ve taught you to have a good att.i.tude since you were young. You should know how to repay someone’s kindness. Is that how you repay your benefactor?”
Reid stared at Samuel coldly, causing Samuel to break out in cold sweat. His expression became much clearer.
“Master, it’s fine. I don’t think Senior Brother Samuel did it on purpose.” Watson rubbed his neck and reached out to comfort Reid.
“Not on purpose? I don’t think he was poisoned at all. He took the initiative to accept that poison in exchange for great power. Samuel, am I wrong?”
“Master, I—”
Samuel could not say anything.
“Samuel, you really disappoint me. Before practicing the sword techniques, one must first be upright. If a person is not upright, then his sword will certainly not be strong enough. After doing such a thing, he would harm the rest of the family. I can’t keep you here anymore. From now on, you are expelled from my sect and are no longer my disciple.”
Reid’s voice became colder. He was so angry because Samuel’s actions were too excessive and also because he knew that after Samuel obtained that power, the first thing he did when he entered the courtyard was to fight with Christina. That made him suspect that Samuel wanted to use that power to hurt Christina.
“Master, I know I’m wrong now. Please don’t chase me away. ”
Samuel could not help but panic. He lowered his head and kowtowed on the ground. “Master, I was bewitched by others to do such a thing. Besides Watson, I absolutely have no intention of hurting anyone else here!”
‘Good heavens! What did he mean by he would not hurt anyone other than me? Was he okay with hurting me?’
Watson said, “Master, leave this matter to me. I know the reason why Senior Brother Samuel has become like that. Let me have a good chat with him. He came for me, so only I can resolve that matter.”
“Watson, are you sure?”
“Yes, Master Reid.”
“Since you think so, I won’t stop you. You can have a good chat with Samuel. I’ll go out with the others first.” Reid snorted coldly, turned around, and left the room with the others. He was not a cold and heartless person. Although Samuel had done such a thing, the problem could be solved gently, and he did not want to lose his disciple.
Boom!
When the door closed, Watson came to the bedside and sat down. He waved at Samuel, and the other man’s shattered knees were immediately covered with a layer of green light. The flesh quickly healed. Then, Samuel stood up.
“Now, there are only two of us left here. Furthermore, I have cast a soundproof spell in this room. Don’t worry. No one will be able to hear our conversation.”
After Watson used the absolute cure to heal Samuel, he asked, “If I’m not wrong, the thing in your body was given to you by the King, right? He gave you that thing so that you could kill me?”
Watson had suspected that the King would use poison to poison Samuel. Still, when he found out that Samuel was not poisoned but had voluntarily accepted the poison, there were explanations for his doubts. Poor Samuel had absorbed the power of the G.o.d of poison. Christina defeated him before he could do anything. Then, he was tied to a chair. It was pretty tragic.
“Watson, how do you know about that?”
Samuel’s expression wavered for a moment before he revealed a determined expression. “No matter how you know, I no longer have the power to fight against you. Kill me.”
He did not regret the fact that the King had given him strength. If he could go back in time, he would still choose to drink that poison. Of course, if there were anything that he wanted to change, he would confirm with the King that that poison was enough to allow him to resist everything. He did not even fight Watson after he drank it. It was too embarra.s.sing.
“If I wanted to kill you, it would be easy. But if I did that, not only would it hurt Master, but Tina would also be sad.”
“Shut up. Who are you to call her Tina?”
Samuel interrupted Watson’s words, his eyes burning with flames, which made Watson smile slightly. “It seems that the main reason you hate me is Tina! Don’t worry. There is nothing between her and me. At least, nothing has happened. You didn’t pursue the woman you like properly but chose to eliminate your love rival. That’s too petty!”
Samuel did not refute Watson’s words. After a long silence, he gritted his teeth and said, “Watson, are you here to humiliate me?”
“Of course not. I just said that it’s very easy for me to kill you. I did not kill you because you’re still useful to me.” Watson jumped down from the bed and paced around the room with his hands behind his back. “Let me get straight to the point. I want you to become my spy! Did the King want you to continue to contact him? Tell me everything that he told you. In return, I can give you the power that you desire. That power is stronger than whatever the King can give you. ”
“Watson, what exactly do you want to do?”
Samuel was confused about his purpose. Watson wanted him to spy on the King? Was it for a rebellion?
“My goal is not big. I just want to overthrow the ruler.”
Overthrow the rule of that country; that was all he wanted.
“Watson, you’re a madman. Talking to a madman for so long, I’m stupid too.” Samuel shook his head. In his opinion, what Watson had just said was crazy. A very famous proverb in the Holy Dragon Kingdom noted there was only a thin line between a genius and a madman. In Samuel’s opinion, Watson was just like that.
Watson might not know the kingdom’s power or the king’s right to say such words. The Holy Dragon Kingdom had more than a million troops on the surface, and among them were Dragon Knights, who were as powerful platinum-tier elites. In addition, there were nearly ten platinum-tier existences.
Those were only on the surface. It was terrifying to learn about the King’s hidden forces. However, the King had bestowed G.o.d’s Remains to Samuel. It proved that the king must have many similar things. If the King wanted it, he might be able to create an army of starlight-tier in an instant.
What right did Watson have to overturn the king’s rule? Based on Watson’s diamond-tier strength?
Perhaps Watson was really very strong and was no weaker than his master, Reid. However, no matter how strong he was, there would be a moment when he would be exhausted. His master did not give up his arrogant words and said that one person could resist a kingdom’s military.
“I know you don’t believe what I said, Samuel. That’s why I’m keeping you here to prove it to you!”
Watson stretched his right hand outward, and a black thread appeared on his fingertip. The black line was layered and continuously revolved, forming a small poisonous divine kingdom. The black liquid on the surface of the divine kingdom was squirming. Just looking at it made people think of death.
Then, Watson stretched his other hand outward, and a kingdom in the shape of a huge sword appeared in his hand. Although it was shrinking, the sword aura still made people feel that it was very majestic.
The Kingdom of the Sword and the Kingdom of Poison were the two kingdoms that he controlled. At that moment, he had fused the two kingdoms.
“System fusion, activate!”
[Congratulations on fusing two starlight-tier abilities, Master. You have obtained the peak starlight-tier ability—Dual Divine Kingdom. ”
Following the system notification, the two completely different divine kingdoms were fused. The Kingdom of the Sword that was originally rus.h.i.+ng toward the sky was gradually dyed black, exuding an aura of death. At the same time, the blade squirmed and became a living body. Black bubbles appeared on the surface of the skin. Under the bubbles, huge mouths with intersecting fangs were revealed. If one looked carefully, one would discover that those fangs were pitch-black blades.
The size of the divine kingdom had increased significantly after the fusion, from one level to two levels. There was a clear gap between the upper and lower levels.
The dual divine kingdoms emitted an aura ten times stronger than the Kingdom of Poison or the Kingdom of the Sword. Samuel could not help but take two steps backward, his face filled with disbelief. “That is—”
“As you can see, that is my ability to fuse. I can fuse anything that exists in the world and raise its quality! The starlight-tier weapons that were previously made for Master Antonio and Master Reid were created using this kind of magic that can fuse objects and even creatures. ”
Watson’s casual words caused great waves in Samuel’s heart.
“So, Senior Brother Samuel, do you choose to submit to me or refuse? I hope you will consider it carefully before making a decision.”
“Watson, do I still have a choice?”
Watson showed his strength, revealed his trump card, and even stated that he wanted to overthrow the king. Samuel knew that it would be very difficult to end things if he did not choose to submit to Watson. The difference was only between voluntary or pa.s.sive submission. Watson had also said that he could fuse living creatures, naturally, that included humans. Samuel did not doubt the authenticity of Watson’s words at all.
“I’m sorry, Senior Brother Samuel, but you don’t have a choice.”
“I know, I submit! You’re really a madman. I hope you can fulfill your promise and give me the power even the King can’t give me. Otherwise, I’ll be killed after I submit to you.”
Sighing, Samuel gritted his teeth and knelt on one knee toward Watson.
“Of course, I’ll do what I say. Before I give you power, let me tell you something. Actually, the power that the King has given you is not weak. If you had not gone to fight Miss Christina but had chosen a random person in the courtyard, even if you had gone to fight Master, you would not have been so miserable.”
“Watson, what do you mean? Could it be—”
“It’s not what you think. Before she fought you, Miss Christina had just received the power that I gave her.”
Watson smiled when he saw Samuel’s darkened expression.
“Watson, it seems that my luck is not very good. Let’s cut the c.r.a.p. I should have died or been expelled by Master. It was you who protected me. As long as you can give me a power that’s not weaker than Tina’s, my life is yours!”
Samuel closed his eyes, his face full of determination. Sword Saint Reid had adopted him since he was very young. Reid had always been like his father, and Christina was the person he had liked since he was young. He did not have parents, and Reid was very strict with him. The gentle and kind Christina had always been the light in his heart.
At that moment, he was not excited about the strength Watson was about to give him. Instead, he remembered what happened when he was young. When he was about seven or eight years old, he was playing with Christina in the yard. He put a ring made of straw on Christina’s finger. At that time, Christina asked him with a blushed face, “Senior Brother Samuel, what is this?”
He had said, “This is the witness of our agreement. If you wear this ring, Tina, you will be my fiancée. From now on, I will always protect you! Right now, I don’t have much money, so I can only give you a ring made of straw. I will work hard in my cultivation and become a Sword Saint as powerful as Master. Then, I can give you the most precious ring in the world.”
“Senior Brother Samuel, you are an idiot. How long do I have to wait for you to become as powerful as my father?”
“It won’t take long, at most ten years. Perhaps I can do it in three to five years with my talent. Master has always praised my talent!”
The memory came to an abrupt end. Samuel’s lips curled into a bitter smile as he said softly, “It has been more than ten years since that time. Tina had also left nearly ten years ago and gone to the City of Steel to pursue her dream! Thinking about it carefully, it seems like Tina had started to distance herself from me at that time. I always felt that she had forgotten the promise she made when we were young. But now it seems that I have been avoiding it and did not dare to fulfill the promise. In the end, I blamed others and even took it for granted that Tina liked me. How ridiculous was that?”
“Since I’ve agreed to become your subordinate, from now on, I should let go of that relations.h.i.+p. It’s obvious that your strength will be able to protect Tina better. As long as she can be happy, then I’ll be satisfied.”
“What is that guy mumbling about?”
Seeing that Samuel was crying and laughing at the same time, Watson scratched his head in confusion.
Perhaps he was worried as he did not know how he would get the ability later, so he appeared to be afraid?
“Don’t worry, Samuel. Miss Christina did not feel too bad when we did it previously. You don’t have to worry.”
“I can’t believe that you guys even did that thing? Watson, you b*stard. Although I’m unwilling, Tina can only be handed to you.” Watson was trying to comfort Samuel, but he did not expect his words to cause a misunderstanding instead.
‘So, what exactly is that guy talking about?’
Watson was even more confused. Then, he shook his head and decided to give Samuel the power to become his follower. He would think about that problem later.