Abyssal Chronicles-Chapter 996: Surrender

As expected of the Abyssal Lord who merged with the Judgment Temple... truly absurd...

Asar couldn’t help but sigh inwardly with resignation.

Then, Under Lady Yumo’s intense and puzzled gaze, this newly ascended Ninth level chosen one slowly raised both hands in a gesture of surrender. At the same time, the platinum divine aura rippling around Asar instantly retracted into her body, clearly a show of weakness.

"I have no intention of fighting you, Lady Yumo."

"Hmm?"

Faced with Asar’s direct statement, Yumo was slightly taken aback, seemingly bewildered by the scene before her. After all, in the past, even a Seventh level apostle who had taken enhancement potions would fearlessly charge at her, swinging wildly. But now, after the chosen one had obtained the trial inheritance and reached the highest realm, she didn’t even attempt to fight? Instead, she was giving the French military salute?

Is this really how a chosen one should act?

"Are you... serious?" Yumo asked skeptically.

"Of course... If we really fought, I wouldn’t be able to defeat you anyway."

Asar scratched the back of her head somewhat embarrassedly.

For a moment, the imposing Ninth level powerhouse from earlier seemed to have reverted to the timid Son of Destiny that Yumo was familiar with.

"Besides, my goal wasn’t to fight you. I... just wanted to take back what originally belonged to me."

"What belonged to you?"

Yumo’s eyes narrowed slightly, examining Asar with gravity and caution.

"You mean, that inheritance?"

"Yes."

Asar nodded and said noncommittally:

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"Lady Yumo, you also know about the Guiding Saint... ennmm, in your usual terms, the Goddess, right? The Goddess prepared this trial and a great treasure in this world. This treasure is the trial inheritance. However, because the Goddess favored her daughter, she hid this trial inheritance inside Miss Mengxi. So, to retrieve the inheritance, I had no choice but to open her chest."

As she spoke, Seemingly afraid Yumo would misunderstand, hurriedly waved her hands:

"But you don’t need to worry! Although I extracted the trial inheritance from Senior Mengxi’s body, I didn’t harm her core! Her body’s paralysis and weakness are just due to the drug I administered earlier. She’ll recover after some time. As for the bloody hole in her chest, it looks scary, but it didn’t hit any vital spots. With her recovery ability, she’ll be back to normal soon."

"I know," Yumo said calmly.

Yumo neither agreed nor disagreed with Asar’s words.

Because when treating Mengxi, Yumo had already sensed Mengxi’s physical condition with her Shadow Power. Indeed, as Asar said, it was just weakness of the soul and body.

In fact, If it weren’t for this, Yumo probably wouldn’t be able to talk calmly with Asar right now.

"Then what makes you say this inheritance originally belonged to you?"

"Isn’t it obvious?"

As she asked this, Asar placed her hand on her chest and said righteously:

"How could normal inheritance acceptance be so quick? This trial inheritance was left by my ancestor, Lodgera Barolin. It’s precisely because I’m his descendant that the inheritance power recognized me, allowing me to merge with it so quickly and enter the Ninth level. The Goddess, in fact, very unfairly took possession of the inheritance that should have belonged to our family."

"Is that so..."

Vaguely, Yumo seemed to accept Asar’s words.

Without a soul connection or blood tie, normal inheritance reception would take several hours or even days. It couldn’t be as quick as Asar’s.

Moreover, That fun-loving goddess who threw her into this world as the final boss did seem like she would do such a despicable thing.

"Then, after taking the inheritance like this, aren’t you afraid the Goddess will come after you later?"

"That won’t happen. After all, officially, this trial inheritance was for both chosen ones to compete for. My obtaining it only means I won the competition between the chosen ones. There are quite a few observers of this trial, and now that it’s a fait accompli, the Goddess probably won’t trouble me for the sake of her reputation."

"So what about now?"

"Now? Didn’t I say it already? My goal was to complete the trial. Now that I’ve obtained the inheritance and completed the trial, naturally, there’s no need to be enemies with you all."

As she spoke, A guilty look flashed in Asar’s eyes, and then she very respectfully bowed her head to Yumo:

"I’m sorry, Lady Yumo. To obtain the inheritance, I deceived you all during this time... and hurt quite a few of your people, betraying your trust. I’m truly, very sorry. But please believe me, this was my only option. Also, that star-eyed girl just now was one of yours, right? I didn’t mean to hurt her either! She... she attacked me first, and I was forced to counterattack..."

"But regardless, I’ve completed the trial now. At present, I really have no hostility, nor any intention to fight you! Please believe me!!"

Feeling the terrifying Shadow Power pressure still emanating from Yumo, Asar spoke with evident tension.

It seemed, she didn’t want to conflict with Yumo.

After taking in Asar’s series of reactions, Yumo narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.

Strictly speaking, Although the other party had injured Mengxi and sent Yue flying, perhaps it was indeed as Asar said - she hadn’t really harmed those two. While Yumo felt annoyed about being deceived, essentially... as the final boss who had been nurturing Asar, she didn’t have much to complain about...

Most importantly,

This girl... was now very strong...

Sensing the divine power surging within Asar, Yumo couldn’t help but retract her externally released Shadow Power.

Looking at the big picture, going to war with a Ninth level being was not a wise decision. Given the power of Ninth level existences, if conflict truly erupted, the entire world would be in danger of destruction. There were too many people Yumo cared about in this world; fighting was definitely not a wise move; it could even be said to be the worst option.

Although in the past, whoever dared to bully her children, Yumo would definitely seek justice and teach them a lesson.

But now? Yumo’s rationality was constantly warning her about the severe consequences of taking action.

Sigh,

If they could avoid fighting, it would be best not to fight. After all, this Son of Destiny hadn’t really done anything intolerable.

If She really intended to let it go at this point.

After a moment of inner struggle, under Asar’s anxious gaze, Yumo let out a long sigh.

"I understand."

As soon as she spoke, the crimson light in Yumo’s eyes gradually faded, and the swarm of bloody butterflies that had been agitated by the energy fluctuations also calmed down. A few even perched gracefully on Yumo’s shoulders.

Seeing this, Asar immediately showed an excited look, bowing repeatedly in gratitude:

"Thank you for your understanding, Lady Yumo!!"

After a series of bows, Asar dispersed her protective divine power and jogged a few steps to stand before Yumo:

"Oh, Lady Yumo, thank you for your magnanimity, and also for sparing my life years ago. This is a token of my appreciation, please accept it."

"A token?"

"Here!"

As she spoke, Asar extended both hands, and a stream of platinum energy gathered in her palms, quickly condensing and compressing into several golden pearls.

Holding the pearls out to Yumo with both hands, Asar once again displayed that harmless smile:

"These are crystalline stones I created with my primordial divine power. They can greatly enhance the soul power of those who adapt to them, and can also be used to craft epic-grade weapons... Although for you, these things are still too insignificant, it’s the best gift I can offer! Please, Lady Yumo, accept them! And after this, let’s... let’s coexist peacefully!"

Yumo: "…"