Blocking the way for the Shen Ling and Xie Ye, Xue Hua and his husband, Xie Mo stood in the way of the Dragon Breath. The stunned expression of Xie Yi and Shen Ling was the complete opposite of the nonchalant expression on the Ghost King and his Lord Consort. What is surprising is that Long Yi himself was astonished as he didn't even notice the arrival of these two. Plus that bright glowing golden aura from Xue Hua. He almost closed his mouth and swallowed his own fire breath which would definitely burn his throat.
The Ghost King glanced at Long Yi with disdain within his obsidian eyes, he snorted as he showed his attitude of looking down on him.
"Tsk! Just a mere lizard. What the hell could it do to this Lord? Hmp!" said Xie Mo as he just waved his hand once and the incoming dragon breath extinguished in thin air and without everyone understanding what just happened. "Playing with fire in front of this Lord. You are brainless," a tiny black flame appeared on top of his palm and fling it away towards the Dragon.
The moment Xie Yi, Long Yi, and the hidden Gui Se saw the black flame they all felt extremely terrified.
Xie Yi trembled as he hugged his wife, "H-Hell… Hell Flames!!!"
"FUCK!" For the first time in his life, this Dragon Heir lost his elegance and composure. He didn't even think twice as he tried to fly away in his dragon form even forcefully destroying the boundary Shen Ling had made.
Everyone watched as the Golden Dragon and a wisped black figure flew away to escape as well. Hell Flames is the hottest fire that could have existed. Except for the Eternal Ice, nothing could contend against it. A bit distant from the bridge they heard the tormenting cries of the dragon until it fades no one knew whether that Dragon is still alive or not. It unmorphed from its dragon form to its human form. The black flames scorched his back and thawed his wings.
GROOOAARRR~
Gui Se who was fearful of the black flames panicked in its presence.
Aaagggghhhh~~~
"Damn! It's a real hell flame!!!" exclaimed Gui.
Amid his pain, Long Yi looked at his friend and said, "Ahhh! D-Do something!? T-This thing had melted my wings… I can… No longer flying! Do something! It's melting my spine now… ARRGHH!!"
He screamed in despair. He is a proud dragon who rules both the land and the sky but now that he lost his wings he is no different from a real lizard except for his size. He could only howl in pain, grief, and misery. He couldn't believe this kind of flame is under the control of the Ghost King.
Gui Se was still panicking as he remembered the Ghost prison he had with him in the shape of a purple gourd. It is a special item from the Underworld, it could help in immediately transferring criminal Gods and Deities instantly. Once he opened the cap, a sucking force could be felt coming from it.
"I'll transfer the flame to the Underworld. Don't get suck in yourself!"
SWOOSH! CLUG~
AAAAGGHHHHH!!!
The sound of swallowing and Long Yi's cries synchronized. Until the small black flame on the Dragon King's back had been completely sucked inside the gourd. As soon as the gourd had transferred the Hell flame to the Underworld the gourd itself had melted in Gui Se's hand. He was speechless seeing this Sacred Artifact dissolved like that.
Plus that gory figure of Long Yi's back is a sight to behold. The skin on his back even his scales turned to ashes. His wing bone is half melted and some mushy thing was hanging in the tip of it. It was a remnant of the melted flesh of his former wings. His spine is burned and a nice scent of a roasted dragon can be smelled in the area.
Gui Se and Long Yi had escaped from someone in the far midland to the south. They went outside the city hiding in some secluded mountains. After the tremendous pain of being burned, Long Yi couldn't help but tremble with the effects of the hell flames. What's worse, these burns cannot be healed with qi. Even though he ate some flesh regenerative pills the burning sensation on his back never goes away he could only bear it with his face bloodless.
Long Yi grumbled, "Why? I healed the burn. How come the pain is left behind!?"
"This… Hell Flames is a well-known strongest flame that ever existed. It doesn't go out and will continue burning until the end of its target. Nothing could blow out these flames and there is only one existence that could extinguish it, Eternal Ice. The coldest and unmelting Ice in the whole realm. Plus the special effect of Hele Flames is a sensation of burning even if the flesh is healed the pain remains that is unless you found an Eternal Ice Pills to cure it. It will last forever," said Gui Se.
Long Yi's face paled in pain and shock. He couldn't believe what was happening to him and on this journey. He was just uprooting a few future troubles and the Ghost King suddenly appeared before him. Plus didn't he just stare at his Consort for a few seconds?
His body shook in immense anger, "He almost burned me to death! Just because I took a glance at his Consort! Agh~" yelled Long Yi with a tone of complaints.
Gui Se was stunned for a moment and asked, "You saw his Consort? Is it the golden soul?"
"Yes. He is the golden soul possessor," replied Long Yi, only because Gui Se had helped him remove the black flames on his back. "I saw him standing behind the Ghost King. His features are quite refined. Silver hair and golden irises. He doesn't look human, it must be because of his soul being golden with merits."
"If he is indeed the Consort of the Ghost King we cannot do this alone. We must return to the Upper Realm and inform our family elders," said Gui Se.
Long Yi with an ugly expression on his face had no other choice than to nod his head. With his wings gone, staying here to fight that deviant is just asking for death. Only then does he notice that the stupid tiger is gone.
"Bai Yu wasn't with you? Wait your Gui, Is Se'er with him? Where did he go?" asked Long Yi.
Gui replied, "They went to the South where Feng Houye's soul can be felt but now… I don't feel Feng Houye and even Bai Yu's soul presence, did something happen to them?"
As soon as he finished saying those words Se'er miserable state with a missing right arm and fading soul appeared before them.
"Agh! Guigui run! Run back home! There is something evil in this realm that could devour souls. He must be the Ghost King!!?" exclaimed Se'er.
"Impossible!?" retorted the two.
Gui Se and Long Yi were dumbfounded by what they heard. They met the ghost king themselves and those Demigods called him Ghost King. There is no way they saw the wrong person. But Se'er doesn't look like she is lying to herself. Moreover, her current state is as she said. Half of her soul was eaten away.
Se'er is weakening and has to return to her original vessel. She entered Gui Se to heal herself and Gui Se had suffered a few shocks in his soul when it merged. He puked a mouthful of blood due to the internal injuries his female person had suffered too.
Se'er reminded them once again. "We need to leave. Return to the Upper Realm this instant! If what you said is real then that means this mortal realm had to Overlord existence. Feng Houye and that stupid tiger had been eaten by that Evil being I've met. If he really choose to capture us we could no longer return ba~"
"Okay. Let's return for now and report. Gui, the token and Teleportation Talisman," said Long Yi.
Gui Se spoke to his other persona as he prepared the things to return to the Upper Realm.
"Se'er rest. Leave the rest to me," said Gui as he activated the teleportation talisman.
While activating the talisman they felt that their surroundings suddenly turned dark. Both the sky and land suddenly slowly turn black and the talisman in Gui Se's hand turns to ashes in just a few seconds. The two who had been gods for years knew this situation too well. A God is spreading his domain once the two of them got caught, they wouldn't be able to leave anymore.
Gui Se's eyes widened in shock, "Flew towards the gate of Upper Realms. This must be the Evil God Se'er is talking about!"
The two float on air as they run towards the highest peak of the heaven of the Mortal World. Though it was convenient to use Teleportation Talisman instead of flying, those who had no luxury of such things could only fly. Long Yi, a dragon who lost his wings, was a bit unused to flying using just his qi. His flying was a bit slower compared to Gui Se.
"Fly faster! If we got caught by that shadow we can only die! This is a God state born in the mortal realm that is stronger than us with restricted cultivation!" screamed Gui Se.
While gritting his teeth in anger and this feeling of weakness he is feeling made him depressed. This is the first time in his life that he felt weakness that he couldn't even deny himself. They flew at their top speed but shadow chasing on their back is still coming after them. When the two of them saw it, they couldn't help but curse out.
AAHH! FUCKING SHIT!!!
An expression of delight finally appeared on their faces when they saw the silver gates of the Upper Realm. Gui Se showed the token in his possession and the gates responded to it. The Gates slowly open under their hurrying murmurs.
"Faster… Open faster!!!" said Gui Se.
The two were about to cross the gates when Long Yi suddenly held something cold and held his arms. A deep yet sensual voice can be heard behind his ears. It was unnatural and he was unfamiliar with that voice but it gave him an eerie feeling that made him realize that the voice is somewhat similar to that of the Ghost King.
Xia Jieye whispered, "It was you right? The lizard that covets this Deity's wife…"
Trembles~
It was Xia Jieye, the God of Void. His and Ye Xiajie's thoughts are one. Whatever Ye Xiajie saw, felt, heard, tasted, or touched. Xia Jieye could also sense it. So when Ye Xiajie saw the excitement and desires in Long Yi's eyes when he spotted their wife behind the Ghost King, they knew that this stupid lizard was coveting their Jing'er. In his anger, the God of Void immediately comes after without any intentions of killing. He wanted them to feel the pressure of looming death and fear of losing their lives but when Xia Jieye saw Long Yi his anger flared and was almost unconsciously grabbed by the bastard.
"W-Who are you!? Why do you look so much like the ghost king!?" asked Long Yi. "No. No. No, I don't… Don't want to die."
Long Yi was shaking in immense fright and erratic heartbeats. He glanced behind and saw similar features of that of the ghost king. The only difference is those crimson eyes.
An evil smirk appeared in the corner of those thin lips, "Don't be afraid. This deity wouldn't kill you. A bait is only useful when alive~" said Xia Jieye.
He suddenly grabbed both of Long Yi's hands and pulled them from behind. He ripped both of his arms without any hesitation as he dug out his eyes before kicking him in the direction of the opened gates. Even Gui Se wasn't spared as his left arm and right leg were eaten by the shadows that caught up with him.
AAAAHHH!!!
Se'er in his mind keeps shouting, 'Don't freeze. This man is extremely dangerous. Just run!!!'
Gui's thoughts, 'Ha? What?'
"I've already eaten a quarter of your soul. Now I ate one of your arms and legs. The after-taste of the underworld is truly sweet. But you shouldn't have transferred the Hell flames in that flames. Now that land is no more." said Xie Jieye to Gui Se.
'No more? What did he mean?'
AARRRGHHH!!!
Gui Se who was caught off guard was kicked from his butt before the gates completely closed. Beyond the closed gates, Gui Se saw Xie Jieye's figure. Wearing a pure black robe standing elegantly before them with an evil smirk on his lip and his crimson eyes full of mirth, Gui Se realized who this man is.
"Another Deviant? A Yaoguai!!!" mumbled Gui Se.
