As the voices of the thirteen old men reverberated in the underground palace, the gray fog around their bodies gradually started tumbling about. As it surrounded them, it was supposed to shield them from the sun. At that moment, it was boiling violently, and when Su Ming lifted his right hand and swung his arm, the fog let out booming sounds of it crashing into each other.
"Those who believe in me can obtain my protection in Ecang Galaxy," Su Ming said flatly. As he swung his arm, the collision between the fog instantly reached its peak, but soon, it disappeared.
Even the fog scattered to reveal the thirteen skeleton-like old men prostrating themselves on the ground before Su Ming. Their bodies might have been skin and bones, but there was a feeling as if there was a storm contained within them.
"Thank you for granting us new life, Progenitor!" The thirteen old men had zealous expressions on their faces. Purple flames burned in their eyes, and once they replaced their pupils, their eyes turned purple.
That purple color was not rigid. It contained the intelligence that each person should have. Once the thirteen old men spoke, the ancient presence that remained on Su Ming's body completely returned to the passage of time.
"The Yu Family is still the Yu Family. Only you know of my existence. You can leave. Yu Rou, stay," Su Ming said calmly and walked forward. Su Ming asked calmly. He walked forward, and with one step, he arrived right in front of the underground palace. There was a flight of stairs there, and it was something that looked like an altar. There was a gigantic stone chair on the altar.
Su Ming stood in front of the stone chair, turned around, and slowly sat down on it.
At the instant he sat down, an awe-inspiring presence spread out from his body and enveloped the entire area. He had addressed himself as Su in front of these people, and this was something that he would definitely not have done in the past. However, right then, these thirteen people, including Yu Rou, had all been turned … into existences that were similar to apostles by Su Ming with the ancient presence that remained on their bodies and the Art of Faith.
It was just like how the Sun God and Moon Goddess could make others believe in them and turn them into their apostles. This was what Su Ming was doing at that moment.
The thirteen old men immediately obeyed respectfully and lowered their heads to bid their farewells. They would appear in the Yu Family and stir up all the members of the Yu Family, making them go into a frenzy. In fact, they would even lead the Yu Family to start a new fight for power in Black Ink Planet.
Perhaps they would still not be able to become the strongest family in Black Ink Planet, but there was a high possibility that they would no longer be in their current state. Instead, they would become the strongest among the middle-sized auction halls.
As the thirteen old men left, Yu Rou lowered her head and quietly knelt down before Su Ming without a single word.
The area fell into dead silence once again. Su Ming did not speak either. Instead, he sat down on the stone chair and looked at Yu Rou.
Time trickled by, and Yu Rou gradually found it difficult to remain calm. The purple flames in her eyes burned, and confusion and conflict gradually appeared on her face.
"Give me a reason not to kill you." Su Ming's voice broke the dead silence in the place and echoed in the air.
"Sir, why do you want to kill me?" Yu Rou lifted her delicate head. Her face, which could cause a person's heart to race, possessed a beauty that could suffocate any man.
"Is it because Yu Rou hid the secret of Peace Arrives When the Elephant is Here? Progenitor Yu Han might have planned this for tens of thousands of years, but he is still not a god. He cannot be considered an Antecedental Spirit, much less an Ancestral Spirit. He is just a cultivator who is an Succeeding Spirit.
"If a cultivator who is an Succeeding Spirit like this can truly Possess the Apostle, then … you are not the Apostle. As long as you are the Apostle, then Progenitor Yu Han will definitely fail," Yu Rou said softly. Her voice was very pleasant to the ears, and it traveled through the underground palace gently.
"Not enough." Su Ming shook his head.
Yu Rou bit her bottom lip. After remaining silent for a moment, she spoke again.
"Progenitor Yu Han might be an ancestor of the Yu Family, but he once tried to Possess me. He might have failed in the end, but I will never forget this.
"I wanted him to die! I wanted him to fail in Possession and be killed by the Apostle. In fact, I even thought that if the Progenitor succeeded in Possessing the Apostle, then … I would no longer have to be afraid. "
Su Ming's expression was calm. This time, he did not speak, neither did he shake his head. Instead, he closed his eyes and waited for Yu Rou to continue speaking.
Yu Rou lowered her head and fell silent once again.
"I knew a long time ago that you … were not the Apostle." After some time, Yu Rou lifted her mesmerizing face and looked at Su Ming.
"Even if you have the presence of the Sun God and Moon Goddess on you and even if you have walked out of the Second Gate of Heavenly Dao where the Sun and Moon Shine Together, I know that you have devoured the spirits of the Sun God and Moon Goddess in the Second Gate of Heavenly Dao.
"At the instant you devoured them, they sent me a message and asked me to make arrangements for the people of the Yu Family to stop you from devouring them at all costs. In fact, if I had chosen to obey at that time, then the moment you walked out and absorbed the divine bodies of the Sun God and Moon Goddess, the thirteen Progenitors would have attacked, and even you … might not have been able to withstand it."
Yu Rou's face was slightly pale. The purple flames in her eyes burned brightly, and her mind was rapidly being enveloped. She was not like the thirteen old men. They might have great levels of cultivation, but they did not have the power to fight against the strange divine ability Su Ming had used just now. This was a form of suppression in terms of the state of their lives.
However, Yu Rou was different. After all … she was the one chosen by the Sun God and Moon Goddess. Even if she did not fulfill the requirements for Possession by Yu Family's Progenitor, she was still clearly different from a normal cultivator.
Su Ming opened his eyes, and there was a profound look in them as he asked faintly, "Ancestral Spirits, Antecedental Spirits, and Succeeding Spirits. What do they refer to?"
Yu Rou hesitated for a moment before she chose to tell him everything she knew. "This is a legend. Due to the passage of time, no one should know whether it is true or false."
"It is said that when the sky and earth, the universe and the universe, the stars and the sky were still in a state of chaos, the first batch of living beings were known as … Ancestral Spirits.
"The Ancestral Spirits created life, and because of that, the ten thousand races and all manner of living came into existence.
"All lives believed in the Ancestral Spirits, and during the endless passage of time, among the ten thousand races who believed in the Ancestral Spirits, some lives who could bear the power of the Ancestral Spirits slowly appeared. They were known as Antecedental Spirits. Some people say that they are Immortals in the Immortal Dao, while others say that they are Antecedental Spirits. The eras are different, and the understandings are different, but the meaning is the same."
When Yu Rou said this, she paused for a moment before she spoke again.
"An unknown disaster caused all living beings to fall into deep sleep. It did not matter whether it was the Ancestral Spirits or the Antecedental Spirits who became Antecedental Spirits due to their belief in the Ancestral Spirits, all of them could not avoid the disaster.
"As the disaster continued, the ten thousand races withered away. They either scattered or were wiped out until they fell into decline. "That was how the Gate Dao race was like.
"During the endless passage of time after the disaster, there were no Ancestral Spirits, and neither were there any Antecedental Spirits. However, the people looked at the changes in the universe, looked at the stars in the world, sensed the laws and rules, and combined them with some of the cultivation arts that were left behind in the passage of time to slowly create a new system.
"It was … a system that allowed one to attain perfection and increase the state of one's life. The races were different, but their goals were the same. "During the passage of time, the outstanding ones among the people who practiced this system were known as Successor Spirits.
"And now, Successor Spirits are incredibly rare. Due to the countless races spreading out and multiplying, the people who practice it are known as cultivators. Based on the ancient names, they are in truth, cultivators who are known as Successor Spirits.
"The Sun God and Moon Goddess are Antecedental Spirits … and they are very weak Antecedental Spirits. In fact, I suspect that their slumber has caused them to fall to the state of being known as Successor Spirits," Yu Rou said softly.
Her words echoed in the underground palace. Su Ming's expression was calm as he slowly mulled over Yu Rou's words.
After a moment, Su Ming asked faintly, "What is the power of Yin Essence?"
His words immediately caused Yu Rou's face to turn even paler. She did not speak, but an anguished look appeared on her face. She gradually lowered her head and lifted her hands. Right before Su Ming's eyes, she slowly undid her robes.
As her clothes slid off her body, her beautiful figure, which was wearing a tight-fitting undergarment, was revealed. The scene was enough to make one's heart beat faster. It was a feast that could not be refused.
'Power of Yin Essence is a type of Divine Essence Yu Rou obtained from the Moon God in the Second Gate of Heavenly Dao. It will slowly grow in my body and allow my cultivation base to reach its peak as time passes. It will allow me to reach a state of being that is between a Successor Spirit and an Empress Spirit, and I might be able to reach a breakthrough and reach the state of a Successor Spirit.
"At that time, I will be summoned by my duty and will offer my everything to the Moon Goddess.
"You can devour the Moon Goddess in the Second Gate of Heavenly Dao, so you will definitely be able to devour my power of Yin Essence. I can … give it to you, as long as you give me my freedom. Don't let me continue being a puppet who cannot decide my own fate." Yu Rou lifted her head. The purple flames in her eyes were burning so brightly that they had almost replaced all of her pupils. She looked at Su Ming, and with a pale face, she slowly walked towards him.
Su Ming's expression was calm. Not a single hint of change could be detected on his face. When Yu Rou gradually walked towards him and stood in front of him, he looked at the beautiful figure before him, then at the woman who was slowly bending down as if she was kneeling down to worship him.
He lifted his right hand and placed it on Yu Rou's skin, which looked as if it could be torn apart by the slightest breeze. He slowly moved his hand along the curves of her body, and wherever his hand went, Yu Rou's skin would immediately start trembling due to nervousness.
Then, Su Ming's hand slid down to Yu Rou's face and hooked her chin. Once he lifted her head, he slowly moved closer to her. In fact, they were so close that they could feel each other's breathing and heartbeat.
"All those who plot against me, no matter for what reason, will never have freedom in their lives," Su Ming said softly. His words caused Yu Rou to shudder, and her face turned even paler.
"And the method you used to offer up your Yin Essence will clearly make you my woman … but just giving you Yin Essence as compensation is not enough for you to become my woman."
Su Ming lifted his head. There was a smile on his face, and a strange light shone in his eyes. There was a strange, enchanting air about him that could not be described with words.
Yu Rou lowered her head and asked softly, "Has anyone ever told me that you … give off a very evil feeling?"
"Evil … I like that word." Su Ming stood up and took a step forward. His body disappeared from the underground palace, leaving behind Yu Rou in her tight-fitting clothes with a complicated expression on her face. (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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