Chapter 10: subdue
I watched the monsters in case any of them defied the flames and attacked.
“How’s your right hand?” I asked Yamada after a while.
A hand appeared in front of me. Her right hand had shrunk so much that it no longer looked like a hand. It had a bluish sheen, proof that the water energy had damaged it.
“Earth, the root of life.“ The earth element’s recovery technique ‘Earth of Life’ was deployed. Since earth defeats water, using earth elementals spells is twice as effective. A yellow glow enveloped the girl’s right hand, the forces of earth and water entangled, and eventually the power of water retreated, and a yellow glow flashed in the girl’s right hand.
”Okay, rest for another three months, and your right hand will be fine. As for your left hand, it can be used after all the poison is expelled.“
”Thank you, master.”
“Don’t call me master, it makes me feel old,” I said unhappily. ”Call me young master. By the way, what’s your name and how old are you?”
“Yamada Hoko, 20 years old, second-level heavenly ninja of the Yamada family of the land of Earth.“ Ninjas are divided into three levels: heaven, earth, and man, and each level is divided into four grades, from one to four. It is simply appalling to be able to cultivate to the second-level heavenly ninja at the age of 20, and the Yamada family is precisely the family that controls the land of Earth. However, Fusang is far away in the Wind Continent, and I don’t know much about it.
”What is the contract of companionship?”
“It is a master-slave contract between our ninja clan and yours. Once the contract is signed, there is no way to betray.”
No way to betray? What do you call this now? It seems that it was right to make her take the cup.
I didn’t lift the contract for her because there were more important things to do now. The fire sea was about to disappear, and the surrounding monsters were stirring restlessly. “Bang, bang, bang,” three loud noises in succession. This was the result of me using three “explosive” spells, which blew the monsters flying all over the place. There was no way around it, for fear of using too much force and burying myself alive. However, these monsters had coarse skin and tough flesh, and although they were blown all over the place by me, they were not seriously injured. The situation was thus at a stalemate, I couldn’t move, and the monsters couldn’t get through. At this time, I couldn’t help but secretly feel relieved that there were no four-handed monsters, otherwise it would have been a different story.
Yamada Hotoko, who was lying on the ground, stood up from the ground and watched me display my awesome power. The monsters couldn’t get through, so she went to check on Xuan’s injuries first. (Don’t ask me why I was so relieved to let her approach Xuan.)
“Young master, she’s already passed out. We need a quiet place. I can heal her wounds, but for now I can only prevent them from worsening.”
I was shocked. She was fine just now, but now she’s unconscious again. But where can I find a quiet place now? It seems that I have to blaze a path through the flames and go outside.
A sea of flames appeared in front of us. I was just about to tell everyone to go inside when I cursed inwardly. The fire demons and earth fireworms that only appeared deep in the ground’s flames had suddenly appeared in the sea of flames. The fire demons were level 9 monsters that dared to challenge the dragon (level 11, also the highest level), and had powerful fire magic. This time, there were actually 30 to 40 fireworms. I cursed inwardly, “Damn it, why did this fire demon appear at this critical moment?”
It seems that I have no choice but to drill a hole in the wall and guard the hole myself. As soon as I put my hand on the wall, I felt something was wrong. This stone wall was made by humans, and my super brain immediately started working.
I grabbed a stone stalagmite, spun it around for a while, and then pushed it down. A large hole appeared in the wall, and inside was a downward staircase. The air inside was very good, so there must be an air vent. I hurriedly told Yamada to bring my sister down, while I covered the rear. Two fearless horned monsters just rushed in, and the door behind them slammed shut.
“Thick water and heavy walls, block!” A thick wall of water separated me from the monsters, and a burst of fire finally blasted the two monsters to the ground. I retreated the thick wall of water and walked forward, and the monsters’ eyes revealed a pleading expression. I quickly signed a monster contract with them and subdued them. (I forgot about my sister as soon as I started playing.)
The two horned monsters led the way, with ten gargoyles above them, four strength wolves behind them, and a four-handed monster beside us.
“How long is this road? Why don’t we heal our wounds here?”
“No, it’s too small here. If something goes wrong, it won’t be easy to deal with. Besides, who knows what monsters are inside.”
Who’s the boss? I’m a little suspicious: “Okay, whatever you say, but let’s hurry up. I’m afraid Sister Xuan can’t take it.”
Half a moment later, we appeared in a hall. It was a huge hall, I think it was even bigger than Moon Lake.
I called out all the monsters and asked them to search for any dangerous creatures. After a while, the monsters came back and told me that they had found no creatures.
“How long will it take for you to heal your wounds?” I asked.
“She has been seriously injured, so it will take about three days. You must not disturb us within three days.”
“Three days? No way! I even used a big recovery charm for Sister Xuan!”
“You used it a little late, and besides, my unique skills are specifically designed to deal with these things.“
”Can you tell me why those monsters attacked us? According to Xuan, those monsters don’t attack on their own, so I think you must have done something.”
“His Highness told me to assassinate Miss Xuan. A month ago, we set up a trap to lure in the people of the Sword of the Infinite Search by letting it be known that the Nine Dragon Sword had appeared here. Then we burned the incense of killing in the cave to provoke the murderous aura of the beasts. Those beasts were really terrifying, and my sword was lost inside.“
”Okay, you better heal Sister Xuan quickly.“
”You’d better release me from the contract of companionship first.”
This ghost contract is actually similar in principle to a magic circle. Without breaking a sweat, I broke it and then re-entered into a companion image contract with her.
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While they were healing their wounds, I had all the monsters protect them. I pressed my right hand against the air five times, saying, “Born from the fusion of the five elements, manifest,” and created a powerful enchantment around them.
This barrier cost me quite a bit of spiritual energy (because the spiritual energy was too strong, only a little mana was needed in my body, and when casting spells, only spiritual energy is consumed, not mana. Only when the spiritual energy drops to about ten times that of an ordinary person will mana be consumed). I sat on the ground to restore my spiritual energy.
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On the ground, by the Moon Lake.
People from all over sent people into the water to begin searching for the Nine Dragon Sword.
Thunder rumbled in the sky, and the moon had long since hidden behind the clouds. Suddenly, a flash of lightning split the sky and plunged into the water, followed by several more. Everyone who had gone into the water was electrocuted and screamed. The lake water suddenly churned, and vortices appeared in the lake. The people in the water were swallowed up and never heard from again.
“Yellow sand fills the sky and flies,” a large-scale earth magic spell created by everyone appeared in the sky, blocking the lightning and thunder. Those still in the water kept crawling towards the shore.
Two sword lights hovered out of the water, and the moon in the sky also appeared, as the sword lights danced in the moonlight. The sword lights grew brighter, and suddenly rushed into the sky, before flying off to the west.
Everyone was dumbfounded. The swords just left like that? They hadn’t even made contact with them. The swords were too high in the sky for any spells to stop them.
Almost everyone chased after them to the west.
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It’s really not fun to be underground for three hours. I don’t like practicing, so what should I do? Right, go subdue the monster. My mood immediately lifted, and before setting off, I replenished the energy of the enchantment. In order not to affect the power of the defense, I did not bring my monster with me, but instead faced the monster alone, which is the way of the brave.
When I arrived at the original tunnel entrance, I first laid a wall of thick earth in front of me, and then opened the cave door.
Why didn’t the monsters come in? Then I couldn’t use the same method as last time. I threw a lighting stone, which had the desired effect. Immediately, a cornered monster and two ice snakes rushed in, followed by a crowd of others. Okay, okay, three is enough. The place is too small. I quickly closed the door, then unleashed a barrage of “fire pillars” and “explosive fire” (I discovered that water and fire are ruthless and really have no practical effect). The three beasts were blown to bits, dying and dying, unable to escape. In the end, they had no choice but to sign a contract with me.
I used this method to subdue a large number of monsters, including five four-handed monsters. This damned four-handed monster, as soon as I opened the door, he shot an arrow at me. If I weren’t short, he would have pierced me. I hurriedly erected a four-layer wall of thick earth in front of me, and then used a fireball behind the guy, which immediately blew the guy in. After a period of ravaging, he finally surrendered to me.
After subduing the twelfth pterodactyl, I returned home. It had been a day, and it was time to go back and check up on things.
There were only three seventh-order monsters left, a horned monster to clear the way and two to guard the rear.
When I got back, I found that the two were still being treated, and I wondered if they were eating. I looked around the hall and found something to grill the monster meat (when I subdued them, some would rather die than surrender, so I had to kill them). Monsters also need to eat. I divided the monsters into three groups. The newly subdued ones will protect us first, and the rest will return to the monster world to replenish their energy (eat).
After dinner, there’s nothing else to do, so let’s search the house. I first pulled up information about the organs and buildings from the computer, and maybe there are hidden walls or secret passages here. I brought a four-handed demon, two horned demons, and two pterodactyls with me and started searching.
I stopped in front of a wall with seven figures of people sitting cross-legged engraved on it. An amateur wouldn’t know what it is, but I knew at a glance that the legendary Seven Aspects of Evil would appear here. The Seven Aspects of Evil are said to be the shortcut to becoming an evil, and they are the supreme treasure in the hearts of the evil and evil-doers.
Looking at the last portrait, I couldn’t help but frown. This is a trap, but it can only be opened with a strong demonic aura. I used my hand to push against the portrait, used the great power of the demonic portrait, and used my super brain to simulate the power of darkness as demonic aura, and the wall slowly opened. This trap is really gullible.
A suffocating gust of air gushed out, and I took a few steps back, summoning a few wind monsters to cast some wind magic in the cave.
After a long while, the cave was barely accessible. A stone table was placed in the middle, with three magic crystal balls on it. Behind the table was a bed, on which sat a tall skeleton, holding a long-handled broadsword in its left hand.
I placed my left hand on the first magic orb and entered the power of the magic image. The magic orb slowly emitted a white light, and a tall man appeared in the orb. I guessed that he was the one sitting on the bed.
“Yu, the head guard of the Emperor of the Demon Empire, this is the mausoleum built by His Majesty. I was ordered by His Majesty to guard this place, but when His Majesty died, he was not buried here. This is the regret of my life.”
Then this person kept talking about what happened here every day, some insights into practicing kung fu, or what new discoveries were made in this tomb. Finally, he talked about how he was bestowed the Zelin Sword by his majesty, and there is another guard in this tomb, a dwarf warrior who was given a Thunder Dragon Sword.
The second magic orb provides detailed information on the layout of the tomb’s mechanisms. The third magic orb is about his martial arts and magic.
The big sword in this guy’s hand is a treasure. I went up to take it off, but I found that the skeleton’s hand was holding the sword tightly and I couldn’t take it off at all. Forget it, let it stay in his hand. “O soul that has lingered in the atmosphere and has not dispersed, please listen to my call and return to the skeleton and be used by me.” This is the evocation technique in necromancy plus Taoism.
The skeleton sitting on the bed moved, its head staring straight at me, but it didn’t move. I knew that it was my command and the opponent’s soul fighting within the skeleton. However, without a physical body, no matter how strong the soul was, it couldn’t defeat me. Finally, the skeleton walked towards me and protected me from behind. I nodded with satisfaction, “From now on, you will be called Skeleton No. 1. When I’m not busy, I will put you in the world of monsters.” I passed on some martial arts and spells to him (such as earth concealment, so that he can hide underground in the future, without me having to hide him in the world of monsters every time. If he dies, I’ll be in big trouble).
“Where does that dwarf live? Take us there.” I also want to subjugate the dwarf.
Skeleton No. 1 took his big sword and stomped forward. He walked out of the secret room and came to a corner of the hall. He stopped in front of a stone door. Skeleton No. 1 swung his big sword and silently broke through the wall. He turned the door a little and a big hole appeared. He swung a few more times and the door was gone. Skeleton No. 1 bent down and entered, and I followed.
The skeleton of the dwarf lay on the ground, and there was even a petite skeleton in his arms. I looked at it carefully and realized that it was a goblin, and it was a female. I could imagine that it was another sad and moving story. In order to help them, so that they can be together after death, I summoned these two skeletons as well. The dwarf is Skeleton No. 2, and the goblin is No. 3. The goblin used a long sword, but also a long golden bow with only nine arrows. The arrows were clearly forged by the dwarf, and the goblin added magic to them, making them return arrows that would automatically return to their owner after being shot. The dwarf uses the Dragon Thunder Shield and Thunder Hammer, which are accompanied by powerful lightning magic. I frowned. Lightning magic and light magic are natural nemeses of skeletons and other undead. If the dwarf uses his weapons, the other two skeletons will have to retreat. Just now, I said that I wanted to keep the two skeletons together forever, but now there’s a problem. This really hurts my feelings. After thinking about it, I used solidification magic and channeled wood energy into their skeletons. I was exhausted and my spiritual energy was almost depleted. Trying to defy the heavens is not that easy. I have only completed a small part of it, and I still have to do it another 20 times according to the law. Once it is completed, the skeletons will no longer be afraid of light or thunder magic. But since it is not yet complete, I confiscated the Thunder Hammer and Dragon Thunder Shield and gave him a large axe and a shield instead.
This Great Tomb is not yet complete. The hall is relatively intact, and of course there are still quite a few secret passageways. After exploring a bit, I found quite a few good things, including four or five secret scrolls, seven or eight artifacts, a bunch of poisons and medicines, as well as some music scores and musical instruments. I also found two sword scrolls in two sword cases.
After searching here for a while, that is, for ten hours, and there are still more than 50 hours left before Xuan and the others can wake up, I decided to go hunting for monsters again because I was bored.
With three skeletons, I walked towards the cave entrance. First, I built a two-layer wall of thick soil in front of me, and then opened the cave. Just like last time, no monsters rushed in through the cave entrance. I threw a lighting stone, but there was still no response.
“Skeleton No. 1, go look at the cave entrance. If there are any living creatures, come back.”
Skeleton No. 1 strode towards the cave entrance. As soon as it reached the entrance, three fireballs hit it. The skeleton returned unharmed and fired a large fireball before retreating. Then six monsters rushed in (this time using the skeleton as bait, so I stayed a little further away). They charged straight at Skeleton No. 1. The three minotaurs in front suddenly flew backwards, hitting the ice snakes and spear bearers behind them. One minotaur was even impaled by the spear bearer . Those were the three arrows fired by No. 3 in the back, which hit the Minotaur’s right side. If I hadn’t told them not to kill the monsters, they would have died long ago. The dwarf took a large axe (a fire-based artifact), raised his shield, and charged up to No. 1 to cut the six monsters up. After a while, the monsters finally quieted down and obediently signed the monster contract with me.
The door opened again and two fiery figures rushed in, unleashing a burst of flames that immediately blasted open my two-layer wall of earth. “Whoosh,” an arrow came through the hole and pierced No. 1 in the chest. After being shot, the skeleton immediately petrified, but No. 1 felt nothing. The knife in his hand cut a layer upon layer of knife webs, covering the front of the fiery figure. No. 2 advanced close to the ground, slashing his large axe horizontally at the four feet, raising his shield to protect his head. “Sizzling” Two arrows shot at the fiery figure, emitting two miserable cries, while at the same time a scream sounded outside.
The fiery figure was none other than the ninth-order fire-elemental monster, the Fire Demon, while the archer outside must be Medusa (seventh-order).
I charged up without fear of life or death. This fire demon must not be allowed to escape. First, I used seven or eight protective enchantments to protect me, and then I used the Vajra Talisman and the Flying Cloud Talisman to charge desperately up the stairs, closing the door behind me and trapping the fire demon inside. As the door slowly closed, I immediately charged back. Behind me, No. 1 and No. 2 were blocking the fire demon for me.
The two fire demons were unable to do anything against their fearless opponents, and they were even more unable to withstand an arrow in the body. Of course, the arrow wound was not on a vital spot and did not cause much harm to them. A powerful wind blade suddenly burst out from the top of No. 1’s dark broadsword, instantly cutting open the skin of the two demons. However, the sword strangely flashed towards the abdomen and plunged in. The fire demon let out a cry of pain, and his body suddenly burst into flames. A series of fireballs hit No. 1’s body, knocking him backwards. The second one broke the opponent’s leg bone upon first contact, but it had little effect on the fire demon. It came up and sent a flame crackling, blasting the second one backwards. Whoosh, two more arrows blocked the fire demon’s advance.
I fired more than a hundred ice bombs at the fire demon, which made it howl in pain. The back of the No. 1 broadsword suddenly disappeared, then reappeared, and slammed heavily onto the fire demon’s neck, with the sound of bone cracking echoing endlessly. No. 2’s great axe stopped the other fire demon, and after three axe blows, it was sent flying.
While this was happening, I cast a water spell to trap the two of them. The two fire demons looked at the water shield with some fear. Since fire is naturally suppressed by water, seeing the water fire demon naturally gave them a sense of fear.
“I want to make a contract with you. I will be your master and you will be my slave. Hurry up, I still have things to do.”
A flame whip appeared out of thin air on the right hand of one of the fire demons. With a flick of the whip, it came at my forehead like a shooting star.
“Boom” The sky was filled with flying flames. It was the dwarf who used his shield to block the whip for me. Fortunately, the shield was an artifact and also of the fire element, otherwise it was really uncertain whether it could have blocked it in the nick of time.
My anger rose from the bottom of my heart. Damn it, I let you follow me around and eat well and drink well, but you backstab me. My spiritual energy fluctuated, shrinking the water shield and infusing it with the Threefold True Yin. The flames on the Fire Demon’s body kept fluctuating and jumping, and they soon dimmed. The Fire Demon became terrified, knowing that the person in front of him possessed the ability to completely destroy him. Once the Threefold True Yin seeped into the core of his flames, he would never be able to bathe in the flames of the Earthen Flame Pool and be reborn. The fire demon, whose eyes revealed fear, finally begged for mercy and agreed to sign the master-slave contract.
This is a great harvest, I’ve managed to tame ten fire demons, eight Medusas, eleven earth-splitting bulls (seventh rank), and some other sixth rank monsters. If it weren’t time to go see Xuan, I’d really want to stay here and maybe get a few more fire demons.
I could hear fighting in the hall from far away, my face paled, and I called out all the high-level monsters and rushed into the hall. Fortunately, my Xuan sisters and the others were fine.
Then I turned to look at my monsters, and my heart ached. They were all lying dead on the ground, not a single one left, not a single one. There were no more gargoyles, only a pair of howling wolves, and only one magic beast. The ones that were still intact were the strength wolf, the hunting tiger, and the iron ox (that was because they couldn’t hit each other, and the other party simply ignored them). The culprit was the two swords in the air.
“Number one, number two, number three, kill them,” I roared, “even if it means killing my subordinates.”
Skeletons One and Two charged fearlessly, swinging their weapons and slashing at the two swords. The powerful energy of the sword and axe converged at the tip of the weapon, shining with dazzling light.
Just as the sword and axe closed in, the two swords escaped from them, flying around the two skeletons, making a mournful sound from time to time. The cold light on the swords flashed, but they did not shoot at the two skeletons.
I was surprised. Could it be that these two swords were the Dragon Sword of Prosperity and the Dragon Sword of Thunder? I cut into the primordial spirit of the two skeletons, and using their primordial spirits as a medium, I successfully established a connection with the two swords. It turned out that the two men had spent too much time with the two swords, and their primordial spirits were connected, creating a resonance. This was how they could control the swords.