Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao-Chapter 177 - 074 The Giant Bone and the Death Crisis

Upon hearing Zhou Yan’s explanation, Jia Yongheng visibly displayed a slightly peculiar expression.

He thoughtfully stared at Zhou Yan’s Spirit Armor, scrutinizing it carefully for a long time before he nodded and said, "Zhou Spiritualist, indeed, there is a special flame energy within your Spirit Armor that can temporarily resist the corrosion of Netherworld Black Water."

"If you want to try it out, this Spirit Armor isn’t really anything remarkable. I’ll give it to you as thanks for the help you gave me earlier.

Besides, given the strength of my physical body, I hardly need this Spirit Armor." freewebnøvel_com

Seeing the fervent gaze Jia Yongheng fixed on his Spirit Armor, Zhou Yan thought for a moment and seemed to understand something, then he generously spoke.

With this person’s unfathomable strength, if the other party decided to forcibly take his Spirit Armor, Zhou Yan was sure he would have no chance to escape. This was no longer a matter of relative realms.

Therefore, such behavior from the other party must have another purpose, and Zhou Yan decided to go along with it, thus showing a bit more generosity.

Moreover, Zhou Yan knew that this Spirit Armor was merely crafted by himself. Although his artifact refining skill was already quite good, such a creation was still unlikely to appeal to someone like Jia Yongheng, who favored only the finest treasures.

Zhou Yan also remembered that during their time in the Ancient Array, Jia Yongheng was the dominant force in condensing the essence blood of ancient demon beasts, providing considerable effort! Although this person also had his own motives, Zhou Yan, given his personality, had kept this assistance in mind.

As for the Heavenly Mechanism Soul Stone, Jia Yongheng had exchanged the stone for the treasures beneath the ancient path, so Zhou Yan already considered it his own. Moreover, after being burned by the Purple Flame, the Black Iron had transformed and merged with the Lotus, so naturally, he wouldn’t disclose this at the time.

Hence, he presented his own Spirit Armor with much sincerity.

"Well, since Zhou Spiritualist is so sincere, it does make Jia somewhat ashamed; however, if Jia doesn’t accept it, it would rather be an insult to Zhou Spiritualist’s kindness. Thus, I shall humbly comply," Jia Yongheng replied.

Jia Yongheng’s eyebrows suddenly arched, clearly showing a look of delight. He then immediately rushed to strip off Zhou Yan’s clothing.

Zhou Yan’s expression darkened slightly; he hadn’t expected this treasure-cherishing man to be so keen on his item.

Zhou Yan thought to himself that this man indeed had thick skin—but since he had already intended to give it away, Zhou Yan didn’t feel the need to be petty. He took out another decent Spirit Armor from his Extreme Jade Cold Light Ring, donned it, and then handed over the Spiritual Lotus Armor to Jia Yongheng.

"Though I’m not particularly fond of stripping clothes from a man to wear, I must say, Zhou Spiritualist, you truly are a character.

I don’t actually need this Spirit Armor. All this has merely been a test, a test of your behaviors and actions, a test on whether I should eliminate you!

Congratulations, you have passed the test!"

Jia Yongheng suddenly turned serious and spoke.

"Huh?"

Zhou Yan’s extended hand momentarily froze, hanging in midair.

By now, Zhou Yan was almost certain of Jia Yongheng’s motives, but still, he pretended to be unaware and kept his thoughts well hidden.

"Sigh... This time, I merely owed a favor to Ji Wudao, promising to settle it. Of course, part of the reason was also due to matters concerning the Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City, but I didn’t expect such a turn of events.

Anyway, I have my principles. Although I’m not a whimsical person, I think it’s just better to avoid making things difficult for you," Jia Yongheng chuckled.

Hearing this, Zhou Yan felt an increased sense of wariness; this person kept coming back, evidently for a reason.

Just why would he suddenly let go?

Zhou Yan deliberately acted this way, but equally, he still felt a slight sense of suppression; before entering this place, had Ji Wudao already set the time of his demise? Or had the Ji Family already plotted against all the members of the Li Family and even the Great Zhou Family who entered the Ancient Tomb Mountain?

Following this train of thought, Zhou Yan deeply pondered and soon guessed a series of likely scenarios, which then visibly changed his expression.

He suddenly realized that the situation had become very serious.

Zhou Yan took a deep breath and sighed, "You’re now candid with me about this matter, which means either you have indeed intended to kill me, or you plan to form an alliance with me. But I don’t think it’s the latter."

Jia Yongheng smiled slightly and said, "Normally, that would be the case, but I’m actually quite afraid of death. Since eliminating you could very likely lead to being inexplicably struck dead by a giant finger, I’d rather believe you have a significant background.

Originally, I wanted to use the useless Heavenly Mechanism Soul Stone to trigger a crisis for you, intending for you to perish.

However, you sensed nothing and then took the initiative to throw this item into the Netherworld Water."

Jia Yongheng continued, but then suddenly sensed the hint of anger that Zhou Yan had just shown.

He chuckled and said, "Zhou Spiritualist, don’t be angry. Talking like this at this moment also proves that I have completely let go of any obsession to kill you.

I’ve handed over the fragment of the Heavenly Mechanism Soul Stone to you, and with that moment, I’ve truly fulfilled my promise.

Afterwards, you avoided danger on your own, which was your own fortune.

As for the earlier probing, I merely wanted to test your character.

If I found you disagreeable, and had you not had a terrifying guardian, I might have even helped you a little, as compensation. But you turned out to be bolder than I imagined, which is why I’m telling you all this."

Jia Yongheng had indeed explained quite a lot.

Zhou Yan nodded and said coldly, "Indeed, in the eyes of the powerful, the weak have no status at all. However, I can understand that, it’s just the natural law.

But, as a Spiritualist, to willingly serve Ji Wudao, I must say, I thought highly of you."

The feeling of being manipulated, controlled into applause, was not pleasant.

At least, Zhou Yan did not like being passively suppressed by others. Of course, at this moment, he was just adapting to the changes in the situation, deliberately so.

At this point, he had also restrained his casual attitude, and his demeanor became not so friendly.

"It’s not a trend, but merely a promise. Zhou Lingzhe, I suppose you also can’t ignore your own promises, right? Well, let’s not talk about this anymore, it’s enough that you know.

Let’s talk about the Heavenly Mechanism Soul Stone!

Zhou Lingzhe, luckily you had thrown them into the Netherworld, otherwise if you had carefully studied it along the way, you would surely have been entangled by the chaotic energy within, leading your Tao Rules to go berserk, eventually resulting in the total destruction of your abilities and the demise of both body and Tao..."

Jia Yongheng explained in detail as he talked, continuously observing Zhou Yan’s expression.

Regrettably, Zhou Yan now showed no emotion whatsoever, which made it impossible for him to judge anything through ’Observing Words and Colors’.

"Alright, since it’s like this, we no longer have any ties. Let’s part ways then. I think, it’s time for me to leave as well. Staying here doesn’t help my abilities any further, and staying on is meaningless."

Zhou Yan slightly bowed to bid farewell, his attitude chilly.

He seemed to have been deeply provoked by this matter.

Hearing this, Jia Yongheng somewhat dejectedly nodded, resignedly saying, "Alright, Zhou Lingzhe, take care."

"Indeed, Jia Lingzhe, take care as well."

Having said that, Zhou Yan turned around and headed in the direction from which Zhou Qianqian and the others had left.

At that moment, after watching Zhou Yan leave, Jia Yongheng continuously sensed his surroundings several times. Once he found no trace of Zhou Yan’s presence, he then turned to look at the dark and turbulent Netherworld Black Water.

At that time, the black light of Heaven and Earth still shone on Jia Yongheng’s face, but he seemed not to care about the black light, his face revealing a hesitant expression.

"That kid, truly my nemesis, actually threw such a precious treasure into the Netherworld Black Water!

He must be crazy! How am I supposed to deal with this? Well, this Heavenly Mechanism Soul Stone is so important, a pity I didn’t realize it myself and even gave it away! Plus, I cheated him without any reaction, and almost let the Netherworld energy erode his memory... What bad luck!

It looks like he really threw it in here, so I must go search for it, no matter what, I must get this item!!!"

Jia Yongheng muttered to himself, then as if he had made up his mind, he took out a very strange object resembling a lighthouse!

As this object appeared, the black light between Heaven and Earth suddenly dissipated, revealing a terrifying aura.

It was as if suddenly, an ancient demon had awakened, and Heaven and Earth seemed to tremble inexplicably!

Jia Yongheng’s expression became extremely serious, then he controlled an immense, violent energy and with a sudden push towards the Netherworld Black Water, a light appeared, casting down like a sky filled with stars!

Stars like the sea, brilliant as the abyss, his action had actually split the Netherworld, revealing its interior.

Inside the Netherworld, there was an ancient palace resembling a crystal palace!

Within the palace, lay a giant skeleton a kilometer in size!

The bones, one by one, were arranged and combined into an ancient coffin, inside which lay an exceptionally beautiful woman!

However, this woman had no eyes, and her pitch-black eye sockets flickered with two ghostly black orbs.

The gushing Netherwater streamed out from her eye sockets as if from black holes.

Not far away, Zhou Yan, who was hiding, saw this scene and was completely shaken.

"Haha, it’s finally open, Jia Yongheng Spiritualist, you really lived up to my expectations. But you were too careless, leaving an ant here, I’ll take care of it for you!"

Just then, a voice suddenly appeared.

It was a very arrogant and confident voice.

Even without seeing the person, just hearing this voice, Zhou Yan suddenly knew that this person was undoubtedly Ji Wudao! Ji Family, a peerless genius of the ancient times!

Furthermore, as soon as he heard the voice, Zhou Yan’s whole body immediately turned cold, a bone-chilling coldness suddenly invaded his soul, as if it wanted to devour him!

This was the instinctive reaction when facing a mortal threat!