While Reneedol was blankly staring at the corpse.
At another location.
Gu Qing Shan had dispelled the Law of All Beings Equal and was walking through a sparse forest.
There was still only the colorful snake in his left hand.
"I need to hurry … otherwise, everyone is going to go hungry"
Gu Qing Shan muttered, hung the colorful snake on a tree, and casually took out a bow.
With a flick of the bow, a sharp arrow flew over a thousand meters away and took out a leopard's head.
As soon as the colorful snake on the tree wanted to move, Gu Qing Shan pulled it back and squeezed it until it fainted again.
Still holding the snake in his hand, he quickly walked towards the leopard.
"O 'great Overlord of Death, I have something to ask of you"
Gu Qing Shan said as he walked.
Next to him, a cluster of black flames flickered.
Gu Qing Shan then said: "Err … it's like this, you and I have a covenant, so you should be able to see everything I did — — can you not tell the other Overlords what I did just now?"
A line of burning black text appeared:
[I'm not familiar with the other Overlords, they are afraid of me]
Gu Qing Shan slightly nodded, then said: "There's one more thing …"
[That Reneedol is my enemy, she has the power of the Law of Fate, I don't want her to use my ability again — — can you help me?]
The burning black text stopped for a bit, then turned into a new sentence:
[You provide for me, and I grant you power, this is the content of the covenant, other than that, I have no obligation to help you]
Gu Qing Shan was surprised.
That's true.
Why should I help you?
Gu Qing Shan thought for a few moments.
A Overlord of Death …
He thought of Anna, then that dog.
For the sake of a few wine cellars, the dog that was called Hound Deity agreed to Anna's request to protect them.
"Could it be that all Overlords of Death like to drink?" Gu Qing Shan silently thought.
Although this sounds ridiculous, I don't have time to worry about that right now.
— — with the help of an Overlord, it would be much easier to deal with my own problems.
Gu Qing Shan rummaged through the storage bag and took out some of the rare snacks made by Qin Xiaolou.
"You see, this is part of my offering, and also a small token of my appreciation" Gu Qing Shan said.
The line of black flames turned into a line of words:
"I need to absorb power from the death of all living beings. I don't need mortal food."
"But these dishes taste good. You can have a taste." Gu Qing Shan carried a few plates and said sincerely.
The air was quiet for a second.
A pastry disappeared from the plate.
After a while, a soft burp rang out in the void, accompanied by a small black flame.
Although Law lifeforms inherited part of the will and authority of the world, they were still lifeforms in the end.
Soon, a line of small words appeared:
"It's not good. Don't give me these things in the future."
"You're not used to it? I'm sorry, I was too rude. "Gu Qing Shan quickly apologized.
— — -but if the Overlord of Death can eat, he should be able to drink as well.
Gu Qing Shan took out a bottle of chilled liquor.
In truth, this bottle of liquor was the main event.
Gu Qing Shan poured two cups of liquor and offered one of them to the black flame.
"To celebrate our covenant, I offer this precious treasure to you" Gu Qing Shan said.
The cup didn't move.
A line of text appeared in the black flame:
"What is this?"
Gu Qing Shan was shocked.
This Overlord hasn't seen liquor before?
I guess I was wrong.
But since it had already happened, Gu Qing Shan decided to give it a try and said:
"This isn't the same as food, it's very good"
Another two breaths' worth of time.
The liquid level in the cup dropped a bit.
Then the black flame surrounded the cup of liquor.
The cup was instantly emptied.
Gu Qing Shan's eyebrows twitched.
Huh?
Haven't drunk it before?
You call this' haven't drunk it before '?
Seems like the Overlord of Death doesn't mind the taste of liquor …
Gu Qing Shan pondered.
A line of blazing text appeared in front of his eyes:
[This tastes quite nice, please give me a bit more. As for what you said, we'll discuss it later]
Gu Qing Shan was overjoyed and immediately took the bottle of liquor out.
The bottle of liquor and the black flame disappeared without a trace.
He left.
Seems like …
He's a bit unreliable.
… Fine, from the fact that he drank liquor, it seems like all entities under the Law of Death are on good terms with me.
Gu Qing Shan silently thought.
At another location.
Reneedol had returned to the camp.
Atley, Epta, and Scarlet were all a bit embarrassed.
In the previous battle, they were forced into a mess by a single sword, unable to help Reneedol at all.
If Reneedol hadn't absorbed Shroud's power at the very end, the situation might have turned out differently.
"Did you catch up to that swordsman?" Shroud asked as he lay on the ground.
"I didn't" Reneedol replied.
"It's fine, since you've absorbed my power, you can summon a Law Behemoth whenever you want, that swordsman won't dare to come again" Shroud consoled her.
Reneedol replied with a 'hm' and sat down next to Shroud, but her gaze was focused on the other three young people.
That person was clearly sent to kill them.
Why aren't they dead yet?
"Atley, I have something to ask you" Reneedol said.
"What is it?" Atley asked.
"When I lured the enemy away, everyone was resting on the road where the carriage was destroyed, why did they suddenly move here?" Reneedol asked.
Atley told her the truth: "After you left, a few people came to kill us"
"And then?" Reneedol asked.
Atley lowered his head and muttered: "I'm not sure"
"You don't know?" Reneedol asked in surprise.
Epta continued: "We fainted at the time"
Reneedol turned to Scarlet.
Scarlet nodded and agreed with Epta's words: "After those people appeared, we somehow fainted"
Reneedol controlled her emotions and asked further: "And then? Who was the first to wake up? "
"It was me"
A voice resounded from afar.
Everyone turned to look, only to see Gu Qing Shan carrying a leopard on his shoulder and a colorful snake in his hand as he entered the camp.
Gu Qing Shan tossed the leopard and snake on the ground, then skillfully took out a set of cooking utensils and began to prepare dinner.
He casually said: "I was already here when I woke up, the others were still unconscious, then Shroud also woke up. I was afraid that he would be worried, so I didn't tell him anything"
Shroud nodded.
Seeing that, Reneedol fell into thought.
The four of them had the same story, and Shroud had also confirmed their story.
When the wizard sent people to kill them, I specifically took a look at those people.
At the time, the Laws couldn't be used.
The young people couldn't use the power of Laws, so it wouldn't have been an issue for those people to kill them.
Rhode … was the first to wake up.
Among the young people here, he was the only one who was weaker than Shroud.
That's understandable.
Could it be that the strongest swordsman in the world, Mara Heavenly King, really came here?
He was chasing after the 7th swordsman, Red Wraith?
Wait a minute — –
Red Wraith himself told me that he was the strongest and 7th in the world.
But who can guarantee that he was telling the truth?
Red Wraith has too many abilities, including acting, dancing, rapping, etc. He's clearly not a proper swordsman, so it's very likely that he's lying to me.
If he's lying …
Reneedol looked around, her gaze moving from one young person to another.
Should I absorb all of their powers?
But I've already absorbed the power of three people today, so I've used up too much of my power of Fate.
Reneedol's gaze fell onto Atley.
Atlee looked crestfallen.
— — -he's always been like this, everything is written on his face.
Then Epta.
This little girl knows me very well, so she's focused on learning healing techniques to join a combat team.
She should be fine.
Scarlet.
She's a smart girl.
A combat support Professionist is an existence that tests one's ability to adapt to the situation the most — — - what abilities to use when charging, what abilities to use when retreating, what abilities to use when attacking and ambushing are different.
She … might be able to do it.
Reneedol silently released her power of Fate.
All of Scarlet's abilities flashed through her mind, being examined one by one.
No, it's not her.
Reneedol was a bit tired, but she also felt a bit more relaxed.
She didn't bother to rest and turned her gaze towards the last person.
Rhode.
Rhode is an annoying guy, other than being a good cook, he doesn't really have any good points.
He should be fine as well, but for the sake of safety …
Under Reneedol's gaze, Rhode was cutting open the snake.
He clapped his hands and said: "I can't bear to skin it alive, but I'll tell you in secret, it can indeed be used to make liquor"
From the void of space, the black flames descended and touched the snake's body.
The snake was dead.
As Reneedol was about to act, she recalled something and couldn't help but ask:
"Rhode, did you use the power of Death to kill the snake?"
"Hm" Gu Qing Shan casually replied.
"… How did you gain the Overlord of Death's recognition in the first place?" Reneedol continued to ask.
"Because I personally killed 10,000 living beings, fulfilling the minimum requirement for an Overlord" Gu Qing Shan answered without changing her expression.
"10,000? How is that possible?" Reneedol didn't believe it.
Not just her, the others didn't believe it either.
There were occasional wars in the world, but they were all small-scale.
Because the era of peace had lasted for too long, the Overlords enjoyed this tranquility and didn't like large-scale wars, as that would involve the various Laws and give them a headache.
"That's right, you've always been studying with us, where would you find the time to kill people?" Atley asked.
Gu Qing Shan pointed at the leopard on the ground, then at the snake, and replied: "I cook every day"
Everyone froze.
… Ah, he also cooks.
Cooking means preparing ingredients.
Preparing ingredients …
So that's how bloody this word is.
Gu Qing Shan smiled and asked Atley: "Do you want to form a covenant with the Overlord of Death?"
Atlee felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the smile on his face.
But the temptation of forming a covenant with the Overlord caused him to ask again: "Ah? Can I? "
Gu Qing Shan glanced at the void of space and said: "I'll introduce him to the Overlord and see if he's suitable"
A few moments later.
A line of burning text appeared in the void of space:
[Kill 30,000 living beings in one day and you'll be able to form a covenant with me]
Atley was surprised: "But Rhode only killed 10,000, and it took him so many years to do so!"
The line of burning text changed and continued:
[He is the first person to form a covenant with me, so he'll receive preferential treatment]
Atley was troubled and muttered: "30,000 …"
The text continued: [Yes, 30,000, you'll be able to form a covenant after that, or you can form a covenant with me first, then kill 30,000 living beings. If you manage to do that, the covenant will remain in effect for a long period of time. If you fail to do that, but still hold the covenant, then …]
"Then what?"
The burning black flames turned into a new line of text:
"I will use your death to end this test."
Everyone couldn't help but fall silent as they read this.
Atlee shrank back from him.
Reneedol turned to Rhode.
— — -the Overlord of Death's covenant is too terrifying.
If I accept the covenant from him, what if this Overlord wants me to kill 30,000 living beings?
If I can't …
Reneedol shook her head unnoticeably.
— — -fine, since all three of us are fine, there's no need to risk my life to investigate Rhode.
This matter was most likely a conflict between two swordsmen, and I accidentally got dragged into it.
How unlucky.
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