"Who are you?"
After figuring out the communication method of the two parties, the Fire Ant King could not wait to ask.
"Get a clear picture of the situation!"
Li Yao retorted mercilessly. "I'm the only one who can save you right now. So, I'll ask, and you'll answer!"
The Fire Ant blinked. There was still indifference on his face, but his demonic energy was shivering rapidly and assembled into a series of soundless retorts. "What a joke. You are able to hide from the senses of Elder Nether Spring and the Nether World Watch with such a piece of weird magical equipment. You must be at least in the demon emperor level.
"Would a demon emperor come to my rescue at the risk of pissing off Elder Nether Spring when he sees injustice on the road?"
"Since you want to save me, you must have your own interests. Thus, the relationship between the two of us is not one of saving and being saved. We are merely working together."
Li Yao sneered. "Even if we are partners, you are at a disadvantage. You have no leverage to bargain with me!
"You only have one chance. It's up to you whether or not you want to be frank with me. If we go our separate ways, I will suffer some losses, but they will not be more than yours."
The Fire Ant pondered for a moment, but he did not hesitate to agree. "Alright. You ask, and I'll answer!"
Li Yao immediately asked, "You are definitely not as weak as you appear to be, and you have been hiding part of your capability. Why?"
The first half of the question was not a question but an affirmation. The second half was Li Yao's real question.
"It's simple," the Fire Ant said casually. "Since the moment Elder Nether Spring showed up, I knew that I was doomed.
"Elder Nether Spring must've been scheming against me since a long time ago. Now that he has decided to go against me, he must've made full preparations. Even if I tried my best, I would've been killed anyway. So, why would I struggle before death?
"I might as well preserve some of my capability and make Elder Nether Spring make a wrong judgment. If there were any changes later, there would still be a chance for me to turn the situation around.
"Look."
Although they were communicating with each other through their demonic energy, Li Yao vaguely sensed the smugness in the Fire Ant's voice even though it was impossible to express the concept of 'laughter'. "Now, hasn't there been a change?"
Li Yao thought for a moment. "I can deal with Elder Nether Spring together with you. But I need to know everything about the relationship between you and Chaos."
The Fire Ant said, "So many things, where should I start?"
Li Yao said coldly, "Start from the beginning. Of course, you can also lie, as long as you have the confidence to justify yourself. "
The Fire Ant pondered for a moment and sighed. "That was a long time ago, a place far, far away."
"At that time, Youquan and I were not the overlords of the insectoids. We were just two generals fighting on the frontlines."
"The Blood Demon Sector is a place where the strong prey on the weak. The winner is the king. Even if we haven't waged a full-scale war with the Heaven's Origin Sector, the Blood Demon Sector will still be able to survive. There is internal strife, and blood flows like rivers. Not a day goes by without chaos. "
"Although Youquan and I are silver-blood nobles on the surface, we are actually collateral members of a big family. Because of our outstanding strength, the direct descendants are wary of us and set us up for certain deadly missions."
"In one of the perilous missions, we were ambushed by the elites of the enemy. We were wiped out, and Youquan and I were the only two who managed to break out of the siege. While we were dizzy, we were separated by the enemy.
"I was heavily wounded. Faced with the pursuit, I fled to a cliff. When I had nowhere else to go, I did not want to fall into the enemy's hands and be tortured. Therefore, I simply jumped off the cliff. I wanted to die a quick death.
"But out of my expectation, below the cliff, there were weird tempests and turbulences that looked like enormous swirls. In my dizziness, I was brought to a mysterious cave under the cover of the cliff.
"That's a cave abode of primordial chaos."
Li Yao frowned. "A residence of Chaos?"
"In today's terms," the Fire Ant said, "it was a laboratory of Chaos.
"Chaos was not just the code name of a person but also the name of an enormous organization. In the early years of the Demon Beast Empire forty thousand years ago, the Blood Demon Sector was the last base of resistance for the organization.
"Therefore, residences of Chaos are everywhere deep inside the Blood Demon Sector. They serve as research rooms, warehouses of magical equipment, weapon laboratories, and training grounds.
"The Mausoleum of Chaos is just a residence of the largest scale and the highest level that is managed by Chaos in person."
Maneuvering Neltharion, Li Yao lowered the main gun slightly, as if he were nodding, hinting for the Fire Ant to continue.
"The residence was not large in scale," the Fire Ant said, "but the secret treasures inside the residence were a great eye-opener for me.
"At that time, I was heavily wounded, and my head was not clear. I only thought that the enemy was right behind me and that I should look for a suitable weapon.
"In the end, when he picked up a rusty ancient sword, his finger was accidentally cut open, and some light purple blood with a sweet smell flowed out."
"I still remember the smell to this day.
"The bright purple blood was soon absorbed by the ancient sword. The ancient sword seemed to be connected to my mind and became an extension of my body. It also transmitted sharp sword auras to me!
"Other than the training arts and weapons from forty thousand years ago, what was most important was that I found a few dead bodies in the residence. From them, I discovered the coordinates of a few other residences of Chaos.
"Then, the ancient sword seemed to have consumed too much of my mental power. I fell into a coma.
"When I regained consciousness, I found myself sinking and floating in the turbulent river below the cliff, struggling for my life. There were even ferocious demon beasts in the river biting my legs!"
"I was dragged to the bottom of the river by the demon beasts. Thinking that I was doomed, I slashed and killed crazily with the ancient sword that was connected to my mind, thinking that it would be better if I could drag a few of them down with me. Just like that, I was exhausted and passed out.
"When I woke up again, I was running for my life in the forest, supported by Nether Spring.
"Nether Spring said that he found me on the riverbank, and the cliffs behind me had all collapsed."
"Then, after three months of hunting and running, we were lucky enough to make it back to the Nether Spring Kingdom.
"With the great military achievements of the operation, Nether Spring and I finally gained a firm foothold in the family. We soared to the top from then on. Finally, seven years later, we annihilated all the direct disciples who set us up years ago!
"However, the residence of Chaos that we found in the cliff that day was like a dream that I couldn't get rid of. It haunted me day and night. The records in the residence were still vivid in my mind, which was entirely different from the traditional stories of the Blood Demon Sector.
"If it were other silver-blood demons, they might not have thought much of it and would have considered it a blessing from heaven.
"However, there is still a great secret hidden within me."
"Just now, when Nether Spring and I were fighting fiercely, you were observing nearby, weren't you? Then, you must've seen my ugly tail, too!
"Haha. God must've played a great joke on me. I was not a pure silver-blood demon but an untouchable chaotic-blood demon!
"The two things combined made me lose interest in the competition of the Nether Spring Kingdom. I found an opportunity to leave the Nether Spring Kingdom and wandered on my own for a while. I pretended that I was training on my own, but in fact, I was exploring the other residences of Chaos.
"After a long time, quite a few residences of Chaos perished in the passage of time. But I still managed to excavate a few new residences.
"I received a lot of resources and information from those residences.
"With the resources, I established Void Turmoil City and established my own force. Then, I gathered the organizations of believers of Chaos that were scattered among the civilians and established the 'Blade of Chaos'.
"After the Blade of Chaos took shape, it was much more convenient for me to excavate the residences of Chaos. Also, through the assembly of countless scraps, I gradually discovered the existence of the 'Mausoleum of Chaos'.
"It was said that the Mausoleum of Chaos was the largest stronghold of the organization of Chaos forty thousand years ago. It was also the place where 'Chaos' was buried. His legacy boasted enormous strength. Whoever received the legacy of Chaos would have the ability to change the world!
"At that time, the integration of the Blood Demon Sector and the Tian Yuan Realm was already unstoppable. Countless low-level demons were obliterated on the battlefield as cannon fodder. The Blade of Chaos was at the most perilous moment. I had no choice but to take the risk and excavate the Mausoleum of Chaos without caring about the cost!
"Then, I learned a very interesting piece of information.
"Nether Spring was interested in Chaos, too. He even established his own research lab and conducted relevant studies. His progress in many studies was even better than mine.
"I thought hard for a long time and finally realized that Nether Spring might've entered the residence years ago and discovered part of the secrets of Chaos. But he lied to me and told me that the residence had collapsed.
"At that time, I was heavily wounded and almost shattered into pieces. Naturally, it was impossible for me to go back and check whether or not the residence existed.
"Years later, when I went back again, I did see a collapsed cliff. But it was also very likely that Nether Spring had caused it to collapse later.
"After I realized that, I immediately regarded Nether Spring as the most dangerous enemy. I decided to strike his research without any reserve. I could not allow him to pry into the mysteries of Chaos before I did!
"But as it turned out, I still fell into Nether Spring's trap. I was led by the nose almost every step. You have seen everything that is happening right now."
After hearing that, Li Yao finally understood the grudge between Elder Nether Spring and the Fire Ant. Thinking for a moment, he asked again, "What was the mysterious liquid that you stole from Nether Spring's research lab in Bone Sand City?"
The Fire Ant was slightly dazed. Astonishment beamed out of his eyes. He did not expect that the mysterious expert would know the secret.
After much consideration, he decided to tell the truth. "The liquid was named 'Divine Blood of Chaos'. Of course, it was not the real Blood of Chaos but an antidote, or a 'reduction drug'."
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