Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 151 Promoting Cooperation
"With your little strength, you want to absorb my soul energy, don't dream. Since you know that our Undead Ghost Phoenix has the ability of 'rebirth after disaster', why are you still so arrogant? Don't think that it's a big deal to kill a few of my peers of the ninth level. I am a tenth level lower level, and my strength is much greater than theirs. If I hadn't been unable to adapt to your attack method at the beginning, and hadn't been set up by you, and had suffered a little loss due to my carelessness, I wouldn't have been forced into such a mess. Moreover, even if you can kill me, at most it will only end in a lose-lose situation, and you won't be much better off. I can be reborn immediately, with my "The degree of disability suffered by your body will only reduce you by one level. How can you be my opponent when you are already seriously injured and exhausted? You are still brazenly talking about taking a risk and challenging me. You are simply courting death!" Wuji on the side was also full of anger. He used to live a free and happy life, but was dragged down by Ibola, the "public enemy of the undead". He was forcibly subdued by me and lost his freedom. As an individual with a relatively high IQ, he was naturally unwilling to accept this. He was already very depressed, and when he heard some "derogatory words" about its strength from Ibola, he couldn't help but burst out.
"That's just your wishful thinking. What's so great about being at the lower level of level ten? You're still at a disadvantage because of me. If we keep fighting, you'll be the first to die. As long as I can kill you once, I'll have achieved my goal. Would I be stupid enough to keep fighting you? You've experienced a 'rebirth after a catastrophe', and you only have the strength of an upper level of level nine at most, but it will take a long time to recover to your original state. And the recovery ability is the strong point of us, the Knights of Destruction. As long as we get rid of your pursuit, we will definitely be able to recover our strength before you. I already know the location of your lair, so I can come and challenge you again. By that time, you won't have recovered and will only be at the upper level of level nine. How can you be my opponent?" Ibola was not a person who would suffer a loss. When Wuji interrupted him, he immediately retorted.
Wuji even sneered directly, "Don't be stubborn, you are the one who is dreaming. You underestimated my strength. Even if I was ambushed first, I might be killed by you. After rebirth, I only have the strength of the upper ninth level, but my condition will be fully recovered, and it won't take long. With your slow speed after being seriously injured, how could you escape my pursuit? What are you talking about in the future? Just wait for me to get rid of this harm to the people!" The two guys glared at each other, both of them were full of resentment. When the fight failed, they started to quarrel. You said something and I said something back, and they started arguing for a while.
The higher the intelligence, the more troublesome it is. Even if they sign a "soul contract", their nature is hard to change and they are not easy to tame. On the basis of obedience, they will keep some of their original character and will not be so obedient. I had to forcibly interrupt the quarrel between Ebola and Wuji and teach them a lesson separately. Now that they serve the same master, they should value peace and unite against the outside world. Don't be so fussy about the little personal grudges in the past. As a result, although the two guys with strong personalities kept silent according to my orders, they both turned their heads to one side and still looked angry. It seems that if you want to mediate the conflict between the two of them and ease the relationship, it is not something that can be done in just three or five days. It will take more time.
There is no way. Although Ibola can sign a "possession contract" with Xiaobai and gain the ability of "teleportation", which should be of great help to its strength and resistance to the "Nine-fold Thunder Tribulation", the immortal ability of "rebirth after the disaster" is also extremely practical, which can further enhance the sustained combat effectiveness and life-saving ability of the Destruction Knight. As a subordinate, the stronger the better, and most of it has been converted and stored. It is a pity to waste it. In order to help Ibola continue to complete the plan of killing and absorbing the soul energy of the Undead Ghost Phoenix in a limited time to have an immortal body, he must rely on Wuji's cooperation.
Wuji has been subdued by me, and he is a rare level 10 undead spirit. Naturally, I am reluctant to sacrifice him to help Yibo La, so I can only look for other undead ghost phoenixes to replace him. Previously, Yibo La used the traditional way of searching, using himself as bait, wandering , relying on his characteristics as a "public enemy of the undead" and being killed by everyone, to attract the attention of the undead ghost phoenixes living nearby with his evil aura, inducing them to rush out and attack him, and then kill him. How long it takes to get a harvest depends entirely on luck, which is extremely inefficient. So until today, he can no longer suppress his instinct and is about to start evolving. He has not killed enough undead ghost phoenixes, and is forced to take the risk to challenge the strong men of the lower level of level 10. Although Yibo La is now subdued by me, with the power of the "soul contract", I can help him further suppress his instinctive desire to evolve and delay it for a while, but he can't hold on for too long, at most only one or two months, and then he must start evolving. There are only one or two months left. If I continue to use Ibola's stupid method, I certainly can't expect any surprises. Fortunately, I have subdued Wuji. From him, I can naturally get the inside information about the Undead Ghost Phoenix clan, which I can use as a reference for my actions.
Betraying one's compatriots is the fate that every conquered undead cannot escape, and Wuji is no exception. However, the information obtained this time is not very ideal for me. The undead ghost phoenix clan is small in number, and they live alone in remote places. They almost never interact with each other. There is no contact between them. Even if they are of the same clan, it is impossible to know the specific residence of other undead creatures. As a special form of undead creatures, the undead ghost phoenix does not need to rely on absorbing the soul energy of other undead to grow. Their nests are usually built in places where yin energy gathers, and the specific location they choose is very secretive. Unless they search very carefully, it is difficult to find them. Undead ghost phoenixes usually live in their nests most of the time, spend in deep sleep, automatically absorb yin energy, and promote growth. During this period, they have only a little perception. Even if the "undead public enemy" Destruction Knight appears nearby, unless they enter the nest directly, they will not be alarmed. This lifestyle also makes them rarely go out, and the probability of accidentally discovering them by high-altitude reconnaissance can be said to be very small. Each newborn individual can freely choose a suitable place to build its own nest. Once it is determined, it will stay there for life. However, the nest will be abandoned after the occupant dies. It is impossible to wait in the old nest and wait for the nest to come to you.
Of course, even if there is no direct contact, as a fellow, Wuji still has a little advantage in finding other undead ghost phoenixes. It can sense the places where the yin energy of the same kind gathers, is familiar with the relevant nest layout, and can be targeted. Compared with the aimless and lucky search method , it is naturally easier to find the traces of other undead ghost phoenixes. However, as a high-level and intelligent undead that I have just conquered, the purpose of searching for the same kind is to completely destroy them and be absorbed by Ebola, the "undead public enemy". Instinctively, there is still a lot of resistance. Unless I personally supervise it, there is a high possibility of slacking off. It's just that such a search takes a lot of time, and it can't be done in ten days or half a month. I have many important things to take care of. I can't take out a month or two to accompany it to search and delay my own development. Anyway, Ibola used to act independently and was used to being self-reliant. I shouldn't need to keep it in captivity like Wu Ma did. The best option is for it to cooperate with Wu Ji and give full play to their subjective initiative to find and kill the Undead Ghost Phoenix on their own, reducing my troubles. This requires the effective use of the power of the "Soul Contract" to coordinate the relationship between Ibola and Wu Ji, so that they can eliminate hostility and establish a partnership of mutual assistance and cooperation. This can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. It can lay a good foundation for Wu Ma's future development - I have decided to let it choose to transform the ability of the Undead Ghost Phoenix after it successfully evolves into an intermediate destruction knight.
These things cannot be rushed, and need to be taught slowly. Therefore, although time is tight, I did not immediately let Wuji and Yibo La start the search for the Undead Ghost Phoenix. It took a few days to let them get used to living in peace, and I stayed by their side and constantly brainwashed them, strengthening their obedience and suppressing their instinctive wildness as much as possible. At the same time, I was waiting for Xiaobai to rush to the Lost Continent from the "Yinfeng Valley" so that Yibo La could sign a "possession contract" with it and add an ability of "instant movement", which was also an extra guarantee, so that I would not worry too much when I let it go in the future. It's a pity that the "possession contract" of the demon spirit can only be signed face to face in the "Dead Spirit Space", otherwise it would be much more convenient to summon both of them to the human world to sign the contract, without bothering Xiaobai to travel such a long distance.
Finally, my efforts paid off. After several days of unremitting efforts, I started to hold three-party talks every day when I went online to persuade and educate Yibo La and Wuji. Usually, I talked for sixteen hours. Finally, I influenced them and suppressed their hostility. They no longer obsessed with their previous personal grudges and reluctantly accepted my cooperation order to find the immortal ghost phoenix hidden elsewhere and work together to serve me, the master. After I helped Xiaobai cross the "Dragon Bone Mountain" and arrived at the Lost Continent to sign the "Possession Contract" with Yibo La, the two of them set out hand in hand and began to seize the time to find other immortal ghost phoenixes. I believe that as time goes by, plus I take a little time every few days to talk to them and further consolidate my feelings, their cooperation will become more and more pleasant. I did not assign other subordinates to follow and escort them, for fear that the difference in strength would be too great. Without my specific command, it would easily add unnecessary trouble to their actions. Anyway, one is an upper-level ninth-level Knight of Destruction with the ability of "teleportation", and the other is a lower-level tenth-level Undead Ghost Phoenix with an immortal body. Although they are not yet invincible, they should still be able to protect themselves under normal circumstances.
During this period, Khufu's actions were not delayed. His former enemy, the Great Pharaoh Osasura, had received the news and appeared to meet him. Because it had changed its appearance and name, he could not imagine that it was his old friend who had been plotted against by him thousands of years ago but had survived. After verifying Khufu's qualifications as the mummy pharaoh, he accepted the application for promotion. Khufu would naturally not take the initiative to reveal his identity. He would wait until he defeated Osasura and killed him before revealing everything. The effect should be better, leaving him time to repent for his despicable behavior.
Perhaps because he saw that Khufu was a mutated mummy whose physique had been transformed into a fire attribute, his strength should be stronger than that of a dark attribute mummy. Osasura also took Khufu's challenge very seriously, and arranged a maximum of six pharaohs to compete with him for the challenge qualification. At the same time, he would be present at every battle to observe Khufu's actual combat ability, hoping to have a clear idea and increase his chances of winning. However, Khufu's greatest helper was me, who had not yet appeared. Even if he knew Khufu's true strength, he would face a joint attack from me and Khufu, which was definitely unexpected.
For Khufu, although he had undergone a catastrophe and had delayed his development, and had only recently evolved into a pharaoh, he was at a disadvantage in terms of the total amount of spiritual power he possessed, but he had become a pharaoh more than a thousand years ago. The six pharaohs that Osasura arranged to compete were all his juniors, with much more practical experience than his opponents, and they also took advantage of the fire attribute. It was no problem to defeat the six pharaohs, but it would take a little time. Moreover, as long as he recovered, Khufu could not wait to continue to challenge the remaining competitors, unwilling to delay any more time. According to his current progress, if everything went well, it was estimated that around May 10, he would be qualified to challenge Osasura.
With the spare time, I naturally continued to travel to the Western Continent to commit murders, but those light players became more and more cunning, running away, going offline... just unwilling to fight and be killed by me. I was completely left to those light NPCs to encircle and suppress me, and most of the people I ran into were small fish and shrimps with bad luck or slow reactions. There were no powerful master players, and the benefits of each action were not rich. However, I would rather earn less qualifications and merits each time, and I insisted on not using the "Dead Soul Scepter" "Dead Soul Domain" ability. Its first appearance was destined to be in the meeting hall of Huadu, and I must strive to give Hua Mantian or even the Supreme Honor a surprise. Fortunately, during this period, I took on another professional task of "Heaven Journey" and successfully demonized a lower-level eight-winged holy angel of level 10. The accumulated merits, in addition to providing for the growth of the "Gate of the Underworld", also exchanged for a "Spirit Sealing Card". Unfortunately, the type of "pseudo-artifact" reward is randomly determined by the system and is beyond my control. Otherwise, I would like to get another "Soul-collecting Finger", which would be more helpful to me.
On May 8, Khufu contacted me and told me that he had defeated the last competitor and could start challenging the Great Pharaoh Osasura. I immediately rushed over to meet him and decided to take a day off to recover and officially launch the promotion challenge at noon tomorrow.
According to tradition, the final battle takes place in an area within the mummy territory. No one is allowed to watch except the two parties involved in the challenge. All mummies retreat to the periphery to maintain the smooth progress of the challenge and avoid accidents. It is said that the other eleven pharaohs will also rush to the vicinity and hide in the dark to guard if there is no delay, so as to prevent the third party from disrupting the order of the sacred pharaoh's advancement challenge and affecting the inheritance of the special equipment of the pyramid .
However, as Khufu's master, a necromancer, my special status allowed me to directly intervene in the promotion challenge and help Khufu fight against Osasura. After obtaining the official challenge qualification, Khufu informed it when he agreed with Osasura on the location of the final battle. It was within the scope of the system rules to join forces with the master to fight the enemy, and it had no right to object. On May 9th, close to noon, as the challenger, we should arrive first to wait out of courtesy. Under the guidance of Khufu, we passed the qualification verification of the mummies stationed outside and entered the empty challenge place, waiting for Osasura's arrival.
At the appointed time, Osasura showed up on time. I carefully looked at this despicable man who had been famous for a long time but met for the first time. As the Great Pharaoh, he was more than four meters tall, nearly one meter taller than Khufu, and his physique was more solid and solid, but not clumsy at all. He looked light-footed and quick-moving. I guess his agility should be higher than Khufu. He was gray all over, and his whole body, including his arms, was wrapped in several thick layers of gray cloth. In his right hand, he held a gray bone staff about three meters long and about six or seven centimeters in diameter. His appearance was similar to Khufu, but he was not wearing a hat wrapped in cloth on his bald head, but a pyramid-shaped object. The body was golden, but it emitted a black light. According to Khufu's introduction, it should be the special equipment "pyramid" given to the Great Pharaoh by the system, but I don't know what specific function it can play.
"Hello, I am Osasura, the Great Pharaoh of the Mummy Clan." Osasura stared at me. His hat, robes, gloves and the scepter in his hand were all the objects of his attention. It seemed that he was worthy of being the Great Pharaoh. He had a good eye and could see the most valuable pieces of equipment on me.
"Hello, I am Khufu's master, the necromancer Ah Dai. Let's start the challenge." I was too lazy to say anything more. What awaited Osasura was only death. There was no need to waste time trying to make friends with it.
