"I don't like to impose on people."
The sharp claws of the Feathered Dragon Saber scratched the shell of Hellsword's Crystal Suit softly with squeaking noises. Li Yao said casually, "If you want to talk, just talk. If you don't want to talk, so be it. I'll figure it out myself."
"I'll talk. I'll talk!"
Hellsword felt like crying.
If he still had teeth, he would've broken them in fury.
Powerful magical equipment and attack rune arrays had indeed been hidden on his Crystal Suit and his body. Once the enemy dismantled the Crystal Suit and searched his body, they would certainly fall into his trap.
His original plan had been to lurk in the darkness as a soul and wait for Li Yao to search his body. After Li Yao was wounded by the explosion, he would lunge out and stab Li Yao's brain, reversing the situation!
But as it turned out, the best warrior of the six tribes of Iron Plateau was so cunning that he not only guessed that he might turn into a spectral Cultivator but also used him as a shield!
"This lunatic. Is he really a simple-minded man with all brawn and no brain? Is he a hominoid?"
Hellsword had the urge to roar at the sky.
Thinking quickly, he came up with another plan after the first one failed. He mumbled and told Li Yao all the traps. "Below the left breastplate of the Black Horn Battlesuit is hidden a venom sac that is controlled by a 'Six Ren Remnant Wind Array'. Once it is opened by force, it will explode, and the venomous mist will spread everywhere. The solution to the venom is …
"The helmet cannot be separated by force, either. If it is separated by force, the entire super-compressed crystal reactor will explode, and the explosion will be powerful enough to blow down the entire building …"
Hellsword became quite honest and told Li Yao all the traps on the Black Horn Battlesuit.
He had thought that, even if all the traps were pointed out, it would take Li Yao almost twenty minutes to dismantle such a complicated, advanced Crystal Suit.
But Li Yao's hands turned into two clusters of black mist. Countless black feathers were flying in the mist, clinking nonstop. In only one minute, the Black Horn Battlesuit had been reduced to the most fundamental components and scattered on the ground.
Hellsword's wandering soul shuddered as he looked at his own corpse that had died with his eyes wide open. His killing intent was hidden even deeper.
Li Yao observed the magical equipment on the ground in satisfaction and remarked, "You do have a lot of treasures. Other than anything else, this' Black Horn Battlesuit 'is one of the most expensive Crystal Suit of the Flying Star Sector in the first place. Judging from the modifications, the money you spent on the modification is almost twice the original price!
Hellsword was so angry that smoke was popping up, but he could tell that there was greed in Li Yao's voice. With a thought, he suddenly said, "I want to surrender!"
Li Yao chuckled. "I just said that a few minutes ago. Did you see what happened after I said it?"
"I know it's hard for you to believe, but I'm different from you."
Hellsword said quickly, "You are a great hero who is fearless of death, but I am just an Immortal Cultivator who fears death. In order to survive, I am willing to do anything! "
"Here's what I want to say. Like you said just now, as a Yuanying, not only am I familiar with the secrets of Spider Den, I also know a thing or two about the Temple of Immortals. I am of great value, and I am definitely worth the gamble!
"If you don't believe me … I can tell you a big secret first to show my sincerity!
"Mountain, Sea, Black, Lotus, and the four kings of the Temple of Immortals. The operation to assault Heavenly Saints City was led by the 'Black King', but I am not the Black King!"
Li Yao raised his eyebrow. "Is that so?"
Hellsword's soul was bouncing weirdly. He condensed and compressed without alarming anyone, trying to transform into the form of a real spectral Cultivator. In the meantime, he threw out the explosive news to distract Li Yao's attention. "If you think about it carefully, it's not hard to understand. Although I am a Yuanying, I am a lone wolf who has always been on my own. I don't have the ability to manage and command. How could I have planned and implemented such a large-scale operation?
"Of course, I can't tell you who the Black King is right now. But as long as you accept my surrender and give me a chance to join the light, I will certainly tell you everything I know."
Li Yao smiled. His hands moved as fast as the wind as he searched Hellsword's body carefully. He found four Cosmos Rings from the Crystal Suit and the body.
Li Yao said unhurriedly, "Senior Zhuang, I'm afraid that you're mistaken about one thing.
"I am an Iron Plateau native. Of course, I can't stand you sabotaging Heavenly Saints City, but I'm not angry enough to do anything for you.
"Whether you surrender or not, whether you abandon the darkness for the light, what does that have to do with me? Who the real Black King is has nothing to do with me, either!
"Now, you are just a tiny wandering soul in my hand. Your life or death is at the mercy of my will!"
"You want to surrender? Fine. Show me the real deal!"
Hellsword shrieked, "The identity of the Black King is not real?"
Li Yao replied, "For the Cultivators, maybe it is, but for me, of course not! Let me put it this way, the Netherworld Saber Technique that you rely on to become famous is indeed a miraculous skill. Even under such a vile situation earlier, you were still able to cut open such a large wound on my chest. If it wasn't for my left hand still being present, I would absolutely have been defeated by you! "
"This saber art is very creative. I like it!
"Give me the Cultivation art. I'll think about it and accept your surrender!
"However, listen carefully. You only have one chance. Don't be fooled. Hellsword was hiding below his feet. Therefore, this saber art must be based on a certain mysterious' leg art '. It is entirely different from common saber arts and can be seen through easily.
"Like you said, I'm an insane lunatic. You don't want to know what a lunatic looks like when he goes crazy, do you?"
Hellsword was dumbfounded, as if Li Yao had dug a hole in his chest and ripped his heart away.
Li Yao frowned. "It's fine if you don't want to. A gentleman doesn't steal other people's favorite things."
"I do. I do!"
Hellsword was secretly overjoyed, but his wandering soul shrieked in frustration. "The 'Hellsword Arts' are in the Cosmos Ring that you found in my hair.
"However, not only does the Cosmos Ring have a password, it is also divided into three interconnected spaces. You can't open the second space until you open the first one. Below the third space, there is a secret rune array. The passwords are different for each of them.
"If you make a mistake in one of the passwords, the Cosmos Ring will immediately self-destruct. Nobody will be able to get what is inside!
"The secrets of the 'Hellsword Arts', on the other hand, are not in the most secret compartment but in the largest space. It is hidden in a jade chip that I used to record my daily gains. It is coded in garbled code! "
Li Yao chuckled. "What is false is true, and what is true is false. Normal people who get such a Cosmos Ring will think that the real treasure is hidden in the most inconspicuous space. But as it turns out, you have placed them in the first floor openly. You are indeed cunning!"
"I can't be more cunning than you!"
Hellsword was not in a good mood. He paused for a moment. "Fine. Now that I have fallen into the hands of such a brutal man like you, all my struggles will be in vain. I will tell you the passwords of the four Cosmos Rings. They are … You can try them one by one and see if I'm lying.
"Come on. Try the Cosmos Rings. You will know whether or not I am sincere. But don't regret it. After you get all my treasures, you will have to accept my surrender. That way, you will gain both fame and fortune, which will be good for the world of Cultivators.
"If you do anything else, I will haunt you even if I become a ghost!"
Li Yao pondered for a moment and nodded. "Alright!"
Before he finished his sentence … Dozens of black feathers suddenly burst out of the Feathered Dragon Saber and darted toward Hellsword's ghost as fast as lightning!
The attack was completely beyond Hellsword's expectations. He had thought that even if Li Yao was going to kill him … He should have done it after testing all the passwords of the Cosmos Rings!
But why now?
The ghost did not even have the chance to scream before it fell apart. It was not until ten seconds later that the broken ghost was condensed again, but it was extremely weak.
Hellsword was dumbfounded, unable to believe that Li Yao was so brutal as to attack him without any hesitation!
"What — what are you doing?"
Hellsword was completely confused. He roared in confusion and fury.
"I have a few very good friends who are all spectral Cultivators."
Li Yao's voice was extremely calm, without the slightest greed. "Through them, I learned a lot of secrets about the spectral Cultivators.
"For example, for an expert such as yourself, it will only take ten minutes at most to condense into a real spectral Cultivator from a ghost and recover some of your combat ability. Also, because you do not have a real body, your attacks will be even weirder than when you were alive.
"Therefore, I boldly speculated that you did not mean to surrender.
"Since the very beginning, you have been rambling on and on without much struggle. You confessed the Crystal Suit and all the traps on the body dutifully.
"In the end, you even told me the secrets of the Hellsword Arts and the passwords of the four Cosmos Rings …
"You did everything for only one purpose, which was to buy more time for yourself to condense into a real spectral Cultivator so that you could launch a fatal attack and reverse the situation!
"It's been three minutes and fifty-eight seconds since your soul left your body. The danger level is increasing rapidly. I dare not let you continue condensing!"
Hellsword had been condensing for more than four minutes, and he was about to be transformed into a real spectral Cultivator. But Li Yao slashed him back to his original form. He was so infuriated that smoke was popping up from his ghost. "You — you knew it from the very beginning. You've been acting!"
"Yes. You are not the only one who knows how to play along."
Li Yao smiled. "The Hellsword Arts are indeed impressive. If you hadn't put on a show, how could you have told me the password of all the Cosmos Rings and the location of the Hellsword Arts dutifully?"
"Now, I've got everything I want. You can die for real now. As for 'you won't let go of me even if you become a ghost', hehe. Do you think you have a chance to become a ghost after you fall into my hands?"
Li Yao raised his hands and snapped his fingers. Another one. Another one.
After every snap of his fingers, a Floating Six-Barreled Rotary Machine Gun would appear in midair. Hellsword's remaining soul was surrounded by sixteen enormous cannons, and the bullets of spiritual energy were vibrating maliciously in the barrels.
This time, Hellsword was truly desperate. "You can't kill me. I know a lot of secrets and treasures. Don't kill me. They're all yours. All yours!"
Li Yao turned a deaf ear to him. He grabbed a Six-barreled Rotary Cannon with his right hand and checked the cartridge and the barrel unhurriedly.
"No. Don't kill me! The Temple of Immortals is too powerful for you to imagine! We will control the Flying Star Sector eventually! If you kill me, you will have nowhere to run!
"Join us. With your personality and your brain, you are a natural-born Immortal Cultivator. You will certainly have a bright future if you join the Temple of Immortals!
"Maybe — maybe you can become one of the four kings of the Temple of Immortals and the new 'Mountain King'. I will support you and explore the true path of immortality with us!
"Immortality! This is immortality I'm talking about! Endless life, endless Cultivation arts, endless power and wealth, endless mysteries in the universe! "
Hellsword was so scared that he did not know what to say.
"Crack!"
Li Yao inserted a thick cartridge chain into the cartridge. Every bullet was the size of his finger.
Holding the Six-barreled Rotary Cannon with both hands and stepping on Hellsword's head with his left foot, he aimed the barrel at the remaining soul in midair.
The other fifteen cannons were revolving rapidly under the control of his telepathic thoughts, too. A storm of bullets was ready to be launched.
Li Yao smiled, with a shallow dimple on his cheek. While he pulled the trigger brutally, he spat out three words to the Yuanying.
"Eat sh * t!"
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