Watching Yu Sheng body turn into a hot mess the man snapped his fingers with a sigh, turning the room into pitch darkness once more.
"To think I was provoked by a brat." Sitting on his comfortable throne he thought while staring into the deep abyss that is this strange room.
"Not only were you provoked, but you also fell into that boys schemes." A shadow came from out of the ground to form a dark humanoid body.
Matching the already dark room, the body became fully camouflaged inside. However, if one were to look closely they could see sharp bloody teeth grinning at the man on the throne.
"I fell in his trap? You think too little of me my friend." The man shook his head with a haughty laugh as he look at the humanoid monster that only showed its creepy looking red teeth.
"If you did not fall into his trap then tell me how you nearly lost that little game." Seeing that he provoked the man the monster smile grew wider.
"I just wanted to give him the hope of winning to see his reaction when he lost." The man said as he recall the words that came out of Yu Sheng mouth when he died.
"Who are you trying to fool? I could see it in your face." The humanoid monster huffed as he continue showing his teeth.
"That angry expression that rarely anyone in the universe has seen."
"Hmph! I refuse to lose to a mortal who just began cultivating!" Realizing his act was out of the window he dropped his facade as he reveal his inner thoughts.
"Haha! Your all the same~"
"What do you mean?" Hearing the monsters laugh he asked with questioning looks.
The monster seeing his expression chuckled. "I mean you and the others. You all have a superior complex."
Not expecting him to say such a thing the man paused for a second to think about what the monster just said before saying:
"What can you expect from people who live so long? We tend to develop a few screws or two in our heads." The man shrugged, replying rather proudly.
'Not just any kind of people' The monster roll his eyes at his response before taking on a serious expression. His red teeth vanish returning the room back to darkness.
"What were you thinking messing with that boy anyways? Do you want to anger that woman who has already gone mad!" The monster yelled as he think about a woman who sends shivers down his spine.
If he have a spine that is.
Covering his ears the man groaned at how loud the monster screamed. However, hearing the mention of this 'woman,' he became annoyed. "First off, she was always mad. Second off, why should I give a fuck about that woman? It's not like she can do anything to us. Afterall, we helped her greatly in her experiment."
"It's not like she's stronger than me anyways...." He whispered, but the monster clearly heard him.
"Sigh... You should know best what that woman is capable of. It's not about whose stronger, its about the fact that SHE has the ability to trap us for eternity with a flick of her sleeve!"
"Don't underestimate that woman!"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. If she comes here I will apologise...." The monster hearing this sighed in relief.
"....by fighting her! Don't you think that's a great apology my friend?" The man revealed a maniac looking smile, his eyes brimming with the will to fight as battle intent leak out of his body.
The monster could only stare in silence at the man with eyes that looked like they gave up on finding a way to peacefully solve things.
"Your hopeless master." He could only say that as he went back to merging with the darkness.
Realizing the monsters lost look the man turn to him with a slightly crazy smile. "What's with that look. You want to fight?"
"I gave no such look!" The monster screamed as he thought.
'Who was I kidding to try to solve anything? I mean whose better at dealing with mad people?'
'Another mad maniac god dammit....'
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Yu Sheng open his eyes wide as he gasp for air. His body tremble out of his control as his mind became blank.
When he breath in and out he soon began to calm down as memories of what happened before he died appear in his head.
'To think I would experience death a second time.' Gathering his thoughts he couldn't help but recall the scene of himself dying in such a gruesome way.
He repeated the image a dozen times before getting tired of it.
'Unlike last time where I could feel pain coming from my heart, this time I felt... at peace? Well I wouldn't feel any pain when I was basically dead the moment that man attack hit me.'
'Speaking of that man. Who the hell is he? Is he some unknown expert hiding in the Xu Clan or is he directly related to the Xu Clan?' Remembering the man whose face he could not see he turn to look at the Xu Emperor who for some reason was staring at him the moment he opened back his eyes.\
'The entire Xu Clan is suspicious as hell. I should note to my main body to never get involved with these people...'
'How am I still alive anyways?'
"Your awake." Before he could indulge in that thought, the Xu Emperor noticing Yu Sheng strange gaze announced for all to hear.
Xu Lengyu, Xu Weizhe and especially Yu Xiaolian quickly turn to look at him.
"Yo little brother, you got me worried there for a second. Just a second....."
"Next time stay dead."
Yu Sheng listening to both Xu Lengyu and Xu Weizhe comments smiled a little. Especially at Xu Weizhe.
"Sorry, but there's no way I am gonna die before I beat your ass." He responded with a mocking smile causing Xu Weizhe face to twitch slightly, pleasing him.
As for Xu Lengyu, he ignored him. After literally just experiencing his second death he didn't want to talk to Xu Lengyu who refused to help him when fighting the Bounty Hunters.
Afterall, he could have died that day if it wasn't for his talent and quick thinking.
"What a cold little brother..." Seeing this, Xu Lengyu whispered to himself, but Yu Sheng continue ignoring him.
"Are you okay?" Turning his face he saw Yu Xiaolian smiling with a warm look. However, he could tell with one look that she was hiding her true look that was filled with worry.
In his head he could think what she was saying right now...
'Is he hurt?! How am I going to explain to the queen if anything happens to him?! This is bad... she's definitely going to kill me if something is wrong with him!' Was what he thought was going through her head right now.
"Don't worry I am fine." He quickly reassure her causing her eyes that was filled with worry to soften a bit.
"How was your meeting with that man?" The Xu Emperor suddenly cut into their conversation with a question. His face revealing a curious look as he stare at Yu Sheng.
"Do you know him?" Yu Sheng raised his eyebrow a little at the Xu Emperor question.
"That's right." The Xu Emperor answered.
"Who is he?"
"A man." He said honestly with a straight face.
"..."
"Come on... He must have a name at least..." Not backing down Yu Sheng stare seriously at the Xu Emperor not at all bothered by his presences.
At first when he felt the Xu Emperor presences his instincts scream for him to leave immediately. However, after entering that dark room that presences seems to vanish.
'Could it be that I became immune to his presence?' He thought to himself but quickly got rid of that conclusion. After all, who was the Xu Emperor? He could be said to be a man who lived for hundreds of thousands of years. Someone who some would say is on par with his own mother, Yu Yaojing.
And he knew how scary his own mother mere presence was. The thought of it sent shivers down his body.
"His name is just man." The Xu Emperor answered once more with an honest expression.
"..."
This time Yu Sheng remain silent while rolling his eyes. 'Yeah right. Keep your dirty secrets to yourself.'
"What secrets?" The Xu Emperor also known as Xu Hei Tian titled his head in a confused manner.
"The meeting was horrible!" Yu Sheng quickly responded with an irritated look.
'God dammit. Why is everyone checking my mind?! Is this some common ability that everyone have?!' Realizing what Xu Hei Tian just did, Yu Sheng yelled to himself. The first person to ever check his mind was Yu Bing, then Yu Yaojing and now Xu Hei Tian.
'Do these people not know what privacy is?' He grew annoyed at the thought. It wasn't a bad thing when he was just a child who couldn't talk, but now he was in an adult body with many secrets he wish no one apart from his own mother herself would know.
"I did not check your mind. I just read your thoughts." Xu Hei Tian quickly defended himself.
"Aren't they basically the same.." Yu Sheng grunted with an angry look. The type that looks like he was ready to strangle this man even if it meant killing him in the process.
"Wrong. What I did was read the words flowing outside your mind. You might not be able to hear it with your ears, but you can with your mind. As for the mind... uh, yeah." Xu Hei Tian explained.
"You confused yourself didn't you?" Narrowing his eyes at his explanation Yu Sheng asked.
"What do you mean by it was horrible? Did that man do anything?" Seeing Yu Sheng look, Xu Hei Tian quickly changed the subject.
"He..." Yu Sheng then began explaining everything from when he entered the room to when he died.
"I see." Xu Hei Tian nodded his head with a slightly shocked look.
'To think that man nearly lost against a mortal who just began cultivating.' He thought before quickly hiding his shocked face.
"Don't think too much about it. I was merely testing you when I sent you to that place. What I did was sent a tiny portion of your soul to visit that man." He quickly reassured Yu Sheng when he saw his worried look.
"Although I did not expect him to kill you. It was only that tiny portion of your soul that died. It doesn't even amount to 0.00001% of it so no harm was done to your soul or body."
'As expected of the one chosen by the God of Death.' As he continue explaining, Yu Sheng eyes began glowing with admiration in them. He never thought the human race would have such a strong pillar who could easily extract his soul without harming it!
Although he was still pissed about the fact that Xu Hei Tian sent him to that place he couldn't do anything about it.
"To think our father could have a normal conversation." Xu Lengyu watching the two talking couldn't help but smile.
"Our father? I thought you didn't accept us as children of the Xu Emperor." Xu Weizhe exclaimed with slightly jealous eyes. He was quite envious of the attention Xu Hei Tian was giving Yu Sheng.
"People change you know? Besides its not like you two are weak and cowardly. I'd say apart from me, you two has inherited the entirety of the Xu Emperor personality." Xu Lengyu replied while rubbing Xu Weizhe head.
"Unlike all of my siblings I treat you two as my dear little brothers~"
"What about you? Do you treat me as your lovely big brother?"
"Get your hand of me and no. Who the hell would trust a man like you?" Forcing Xu Lengyu hand off his head he sneered with clear disdain written all over his face.
"You break my heart-"
"You don't have a heart and if you do it has already become pitch black."
"Why thank you~"
"You bastard.. that wasn't a compliment..."
Seeing the two acting like brothers Yu Xiaolian chuckled to herself. 'I won't lie, but I feel like I don't belong here. I wonder why the Xu Emperor would allow me to stay anyways?' She questioned to herself. After all, she did not belong to the the Xu Clan and to some people she was even a traitor to the human race.
She move her gaze from the two to stare at the Xu Emperor who was still talking to Yu Sheng who was now looking at the man with a some what respectful expression.
'That man... don't tell me he grew interested in the prince? This is bad, I must inform the queen when I get back.' She thought to herself. Unlike Yu Sheng, her mental defense was strong enough to stop others from invading her thoughts.
Just at that moment Uncle Chen who watched everything from the start walked up to the Xu Emperor with a serious yet hateful expression.
"There's someone I must tell you all." Uncle Chen said as his eyes survey everyone in the room.
"Everyone?" Xu Hei Tian asked to clarify something.
"Everyone." Uncle Chen nodded while staring at the people of the Xu Clan who was still unconscious.
Seeing his gaze Xu Hei Tian frowned slightly before saying:
"How long are you idiots going to continue staying on the floor?"
Soon enough the people of the Xu Clan quickly got up from the floor with embarrassed expressions when they realized they were found out.
"Hehe sorry clan leader." They exclaim all at once. It seems like the Cao Xiuying ability hardly had any effect on them.
Though, that should have been expected by those of the main branch.
Xu Hei Tian nodded his head at them before turning back to Uncle Chen.
Uncle Chen seeing his gaze turn to everyone before announcing, "The Qi Clan alongside the Qi Emperor...."
"Has betrayed the human race by allying themselves with the Central Domain." Uncle Chen said as killing intent that he could not control leak out of his body.
Before the announcement could kick into everyone minds he continued. "They also released the Blood Race from the Blood Lake Prison a couple hours ago and from what I was told..."
"The Blood Race has also chosen to ally themselves with the Central Domain."