This was the third time Su Ming saw the mackerel pike and the woman.
The first time was when he had just Transcended and was on his way to Freezing Sky Clan when he saw the woman at Sky Mist Barrier. He heard the booming sounds from her battle against Bai Chang Zai.
From that moment onwards, the mackerel pike and the woman's figure were forever etched in Su Ming's memories.
The second time was during the battle in Sky Mist City. During that time, he saw the woman joining the battle and saw the mackerel pike's strange power.
It was also during that time that the woman helped him in secret, allowing him to leave the battlefield.
Yet only during this third time did Su Ming see the woman and the sacred beast that he would never forget the moment he saw it … the mackerel pike at such a close distance.
Su Ming stood there and looked at the sea of clouds tumbling in the sky. He looked at the numerous mackerel pike that had become much smaller and were welcoming him respectfully as they whistled through the air. He looked at the beautiful woman with her hair dancing in the air. She held the flute in her hands and swept her gaze across the land.
During that instant, the woman's eyes swept past Su Ming, who was in the temporary tribe of Autumn Sea Tribe on the ground.
She did not stop. It was as if Su Ming did not exist in her eyes. When the gigantic mackerel pike finally floated in the sky above the tribe, the woman walked down lightly. Her robes fluttered in the wind, showing off her beauty. She landed in the tribe and turned into a white arc that flew towards the center of the tribe.
Not much time had passed since she appeared until she disappeared from the tribe, but it was enough to make all the members of Autumn Sea Tribe become excited. There might not be any uproar, but Su Ming could clearly see the excitement and fanaticism in the eyes of all the members of Autumn Sea Tribe.
'Sacred Lady Wan Qiu …' Ya Mu, who was standing 100 feet away from Su Ming, stared at the spot where the woman disappeared. A fanatical look along with a hint of complicated emotions appeared in his eyes. After some time, he shook his head, picked up his pot of wine, and walked into the distance.
As he left, silence gradually returned to the bonfire where Su Ming was. Besides the faint crackling sounds coming from the fire, not many other sounds could be heard. Su Ming remained silent for a moment, then went up to the old Berserker whose name he still did not know. The old man's body had been sealed by the End Shaman Zong Ze's Soul Catcher. As time passed, not only did he not recover, even his soul seemed to have frozen up, and his eyes were lifeless.
Su Ming waved his arm beside the old Berserker and immediately put him away into the Fire Ape's storage bag. After tidying up his luggage, Su Ming turned his head around and cast a glance at Autumn Sea Tribe's temporary tribe before turning around and walking out of the tribe.
He was going to leave and find his own path.
Before he left, he did not visit the End Shaman of Autumn Sea Tribe or the Saintess, Wan Qiu. They had saved him because they wanted to have a conversation with Eldest Senior Brother.
It was a trade.
Besides Ya Mu, the other people's attitudes towards Su Ming were cold, just like how they had done just now. Once their conversation ended, they completely ignored him. Su Ming might not be bothered by it, but he would not go and make trouble for himself.
If the others did not care about him, then he would not care about them. As he turned around, Su Ming gradually walked into the distance. His back looked rather bleak and lonely in the night, and he did not fit in with the surroundings.
There was a sense of bewilderment surrounding him, but it was usually hidden very well by Su Ming. Only when he was alone would that bewilderment show itself against his will.
As he walked, Su Ming walked past the lit bonfires. As he walked, the people from Autumn Sea Tribe who were on night duty saw him. They must have received orders, and when they saw that Su Ming was walking out of the tribe instead of entering some of the important places in Autumn Sea Tribe, they did not stop him. They only watched him coldly.
Just as Su Ming was about to walk out of Autumn Sea Tribe, his footsteps suddenly came to a halt, because a hoarse voice traveled forth slowly from the depths of the tribe behind him.
"Are you going to leave just like that?" Su Ming was not unfamiliar with that voice. It belonged to the old Latter Shaman.
"Autumn Sea Tribe saved you twice. Don't you have anything to repay us for?" The old woman's voice was cold, and there was not a hint of emotion in it as it echoed languidly beside Su Ming.
Su Ming fell silent.
"Leave your bracelet behind. That is my Nine Li Shaman Soul. It doesn't belong to you." The old woman's voice traveled forth from behind Su Ming, causing a layer of ripples to appear around him.
"This is something your Nine Li Shaman Lord gave me." Su Ming turned around and looked behind him. He did not see the old woman anywhere he looked.
"Or perhaps, before the Shaman Lord comes, you can stay." Almost at the instant Su Ming finished speaking, the old woman's voice traveled into his ears once again. As she spoke, the originally empty space in front of Su Ming suddenly distorted, and she walked out from within.
"I'll give you the span of ten breaths to make your choice." The old woman stood there and cast Su Ming a cold glance, then no longer bothered herself with him. To her, Su Ming was just a tool for their tribe to communicate with the Shaman Lord. If this tool wanted to leave, then it was not impossible, but he had to leave that bracelet behind.
Besides, Su Ming's level of cultivation was nothing in her eyes. The weak had no right to make demands before the strong. They could only obey.
She did not care about Su Ming's status in the land of Berserkers. Even if she had heard that he had obtained a hint of the God of Berserkers' power, she had never seen this power before. In her eyes, with her status as a Nine Li Shaman, her power as a Latter Shaman, and her own tribe, she did not believe that this so-called power of the God of Berserkers could kill her.
Besides, she had come here on orders. Someone had asked her to come here to test the waters. She did not believe that this was the power of the God of Berserkers.
Su Ming lowered his head and looked at the bracelet on his arm. Time passed by, and when the sixth breath arrived, Su Ming no longer hesitated and took off the bracelet.
He lifted his head and looked at the old woman. He knew that she did not care about him. In fact, when she looked at him, she did not even bother hiding the gaze of someone in a superior position, as if she was looking at an ant.
She had saved him for the sake of talking to him. She had saved him for the bracelet.
In truth, the old woman was not the only one who thought this way. Zong Ze was also the same. Su Ming smiled faintly and looked at the old woman before he waved the bracelet at her.
"From now on, I will no longer have anything to do with Autumn Sea Tribe. You saved me once in exchange for a chance to talk to the Shaman Lord. This is a deal.
"You saved me twice, and now you want this bracelet. This is also a deal. Now that everything has ended, I will take my leave!" Su Ming's gaze was calm as he turned around and walked out.
The old woman took the bracelet. Once she cast a glance at it, her gaze fell on Su Ming's back, and a glint appeared in her eyes. She might respect the Shaman Lord, but she was still a powerful Berserker of Autumn Sea Tribe. Besides, the situation in the land of the Shamans had changed. She could not place all her hopes on the Shaman Lord.
In her eyes, Su Ming was incredibly weak. If he left alone, then he would definitely die in the land of the Shamans. Once he died, then his treasures would be taken away by others. In fact, some of the things that even she thought were secrets would end up being taken away by others.
If that was the case, then it was better for him to stay!
"The two deals have indeed ended, but since you're a Berserker, why did you take our Soul Catcher Pearl? Leave the Soul Catcher Pearl behind and tell us about the Candle Dragon's presence. Only then will we let you leave. Autumn Sea Tribe will not make things difficult for you. We will only take your item and keep it for you. When the Shaman Lord returns, I will naturally give it to him.
"Or else …"
Before the old woman could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Su Ming's long string of laughter.
Su Ming had been enduring this for a long time. He could give her the bracelet if she wanted it, but this item did not belong to him in the first place. Yet even after he gave it to her, Autumn Sea Tribe still made things difficult for him and demanded Spirit Plunder and even wanted to find out the secret of his Soul Catcher Pearl.
If Su Ming submitted to them once again, then what awaited him would be even more subservient actions!
"Autumn Sea Tribe, do you really think that you can control everything about me? You've already taken the bracelet. Let me give you a word of advice, don't go overboard!" Su Ming turned around swiftly and a freezing glare appeared in his eyes.
As Su Ming's words traveled outwards, a large number of Shamans immediately appeared around him. All of them looked at him coldly, and besides the aloof look in their eyes, there was also disdain.
As for the old woman, a cold sneer appeared on her face. "You don't know what's good for you.
Something like the Soul Catcher Pearl will only bring disaster to you. I'm doing this out of consideration for you and reducing the danger you'll face when you go out. It's fine if you don't thank me, but you're still acting so arrogantly. With your level of cultivation, I'm curious. What right do you have to threaten me? "A glint appeared in the old woman's eyes, and as she spoke, she took a step forward.
With that one step, the entire ground seemed to tremble. The space between her and Su Ming also looked as if it had frozen up. The power of the world around them also charged towards Su Ming at that instant with a loud rumble.
There was no divine ability that shook the sky and earth, but with just that one step, she could gather the power of the world and force it down on Su Ming. This sort of strength was something that the Bone Sacrifice Realm could not hope to compare to!
She did not want to kill Su Ming. She only wanted to injure him so badly that he would know what sort of attitude the weak should have when they faced the strong.
Yet the instant she took that one step and the power of the world charged towards Su Ming, he did not cast any other methods. He only lifted his right hand and stretched out his index finger. The strand of hair wrapped around his finger started burning, and an indescribable power erupted forth with a bang from that finger.
The strength of that power was so great that the instant it erupted, booming sounds instantly rang out around Su Ming. The power of the world that the old woman had brought over instantly crumbled layer by layer, as if it could not withstand the indescribable power that erupted from Su Ming's body. That power even started sweeping through the area in a ring shape.
The expressions of the Shamans in the area immediately changed drastically and they retreated simultaneously. Yet even so, they were still swept up by the impact that was spreading in all directions. All of them coughed up blood and fell back like kites with their strings snapped.
Su Ming stood at the center of it all. His hair danced in the air, his expression was cold, and his gaze was like lightning. His robes fluttered in the wind, and a violent gust of wind howled around him. He stared coldly at the old woman, whose expression had already changed drastically. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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